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They do look sweet sweet sweet. So does that BMW R nine T.

Cool commercials. I remember "Let the good times roll" (yes, I grew up in the 70s - I'm that old). And woot, I got out for 3 hours of riding on 4 bikes today!

Hairless apes aren't ready for nuclear energy. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/u-s-nuclear-agency-hid-concerns-hailed-safety-record-fukushima-n48561

Functional, but uncomfortable looking to me...

I live within spitting distance of Iron Pony and so I spend a lot of money there. But after checking a few times, they didn't have a used starter bike for my buddy within his price, feature range and timing, so we opened the search to Craigslist. One of the listings was for a very nice blue 2003 Shadow 600 VLX for a very reasonable price, so we trekked 30 or so minutes from Columbus to Hebron to have a look. Nice peeps, small-shop environment, clean and stocked with a lot of sport bikes, a few cruisers, some dirt and d/s bikes. They pulled the bike out for startup and in-the-sunlight exam, and it turned out to be the bike he wanted. Smooth transaction, and I rode the bike home for my friend. It'll be perfect for him, and we're planning to change the oil, filter, check valve clearances, etc. today just for good measure. Anyway, it was our first interaction with K&C and I wanted to share the positive experience. Check them out sometime if you're in the area: http://www.kccycleandatv.com/ Scott

Jebus, what kind of insecure coward slimeball does that? Dude, I'm sorry.

Touché, but it's a long ride from Cleveland.

You guys... go ride or get a room

Name a better exhibit of urban decay, I dare ya.

Ben I think I hear your Daytona calling...

You're not far from Detroit. I hear the scenery is fantastic year-round. Or go East towards several national forests in PA (Allegheny, Elk, Sproul, etc.). Lock Haven is a picturesque Amish stronghold and the roads to Jersey Shore (not the Snookie one) and Williamsport is lovely, with a number of B&Bs along the way.

If you want twisties and scenery, go southeast of Columbus into Hocking Hills or further into West Virginia. Or go to Cambridge, stay at Salt Fork Lodge and ride a circle around the reservoir (some dirt options in there too). The Cleveland and Akron areas have great museum destinations, though the riding doesn't compare to southern ohio. I enjoyed the Stan Hyet house, Case Western's car museum, R&R hall of fame, USS Cod submarine...

Fair enough. I'll ride an extra hour this weekend on your behalf. And yes, Columbus isn't too bad right now. A good rain tomorrow morning or evening would help but we'll see.

Own a garden hose? ;-)

There had better be some ride reports this weekend! I'll be wrenching a bit on a friend's first bike ('03 Shadow 600) in the morning then going with him to a parking lot to shake the cobwebs off from what he learned in the BRC last fall.

Noir rox!

That's cool. I think the Versys is probably a tad better in town too. I love my Strom, and she beats the heck out the cruiser she replaced, but urban riding prefers lighter weight, a shorter wheel base and a shorter rake, and the Versys has that. I think anyone would be happy with the Strom or the Versys. I'm keeping my Strom though :-D.

Awesome! Your link foo is showing Casper.

Bone up boys, riding season is almost here. F yea!

Could just as well rank miserable motorcyclists at this point. Though I did get out on my CRF for an hour tonight. ;-)

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That seems to parallel the reviews. Nods have also been given to the Strom for long-distance travel when 2-up, but the Versys usually gets the "more fun, more exciting" mention over the Strom. I think both are still better than the NC700X and a better value than the Triumph 800, BMW F700GS and G650GS. I think Honda's CB500X would be a tough competitor, especially for the price. Anyway, glad you're enjoying the Versys! Awesome color too.

I lived in West Virginia for 18 years and although it's stunningly beautiful and the people are super kind, it's a hell of a place to make a living unless you're in a big city with white collar skills, and even then Ohio's better. Unless you own a coal-related business, that is...

To play devil's advocate, there's also value in making things right, and this social media thing is still a new phenomenon for small-to-medium sized businesses. Customers now talk to each other online and not just the store parking lot, biker bar or garage, so maybe don't judge them so harshly yet. It's not like they stole a 4-wheeler or anything.

Libertarian Jesus could not exist. His concern for mankind would routinely run afoul of Libertarian exaltation of pure capitalism.