MHarrisEP

I'm definitely not hot shit! This'll be my 4th season riding, and I've had my encounters with riding above my limits (ask me why my bike is a street fighter!). I guess I just wanted to define my riding style off the bat, as I've been in talks with other sport bike riders before, only to meet up and them literally say they want to go hunting for long straight roads. But, no! No track riding. I'm just about to graduate college, so I never had the money for it. But, I'd love to get on the track. It's definitely something I'll be looking into. If there's guys on here local to Columbus who do track days, I'd love to get advice and maybe a little starters guide for what to do to get into track riding.

Thanks for the warm welcome! With my style of riding, I never wanted to risk it on PR2 or PR3's. I've heard good things and all, it's just that I learned to ride on Battlax's and have stuck with them, so soft tires are all I know. I fear that if I switched to a PR2 or 3, I might try to take a corner at 100+ and wash out. That wouldn't be my idea of a fun afternoon, hahaha. 100+ around a corner is few and far between, but I'll admit it happens from time to time. But, maybe PR's could handle that and I don't give them enough credit. I'm willing to take some advice on that subject! How long of a ride from Hilliard before you get to some interesting roads? As long as it's maybe 20 minutes or so, I'd be fine with that to get my weekly fix of an exciting ride. As far as "hooning", I just mean all the videos I see online of people in cities just doing wheelies and acting like asses, that kind of stuff. It seems like there's not much else to do in a city, as far as riding goes. So, I'm just looking to get some insight onto what roads in the greater Columbus area I might find a few miles of good turns on.

Hey, guys. I was doing some research on riding in the Columbus area, and it turns out I made an account on this forum about a year ago. The basics: I'm 22, I ride a 2006 GSX-R 750. I currently live in the sticks, but in very close proximity to some of the best twisties in the state! So, I'm very used to riding alone or with only a few people, and hitting some curvy roads at a spirited pace. Plus, my tires are too soft and too pricey to waste any time riding in a straight line. Anyways, I'll be moving to the Columbus area (most likely Dublin or Hilliard) in late May or early June. From what I see on the interwebz, it seems like a lot of riding in bigger cities involves hooning around on city streets. I'm really hoping that there is more to it than that! So, I came here in hopes of finding a few people that might be familiar with some good twisties to hit that aren't too far from where I'll be living. It's always good to know some local riders who can show you the ropes! Otherwise, I guess I'll just be exploring for a few weeks.