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You all are having way to much FUN! King Kenny, started training with the mini's back in the day According to Superbikeplanet, the three-time world champion had owned the ranch for about 35 years. What began as a practice track for Kenny and his friends and family eventually grew to become the Kenny Roberts Training Ranch. It served as a hands-on classroom for eventual championship riders like Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts Jr., Rich Oliver, and Jorge Lorenzo. Roberts was still active in training professional Gran Prix riders last year, and the track saw regular use by local riders. Roberts’ dirt track training methods would also take root in Europe, where he won the first of his three consecutive titles in 1978. The Spanish site of the KR Training Ranch was adjacent to the Circuit de Catalunya, just outside Barcelona. World class competitors like Sete Gibernau and Valentino Rossi would hone their skills as teenagers on the dirt track. Eventually the advent of electronic controls such as traction control in MotoGP racing would render Roberts’ training style obsolete, but he will always stand as a pioneer in the field. In a 1999 interview, 500cc World Champion Alex Criville credited The Ranch with improving his performance on the road racing circuits. “Riding the Rotax singles at the Roberts school helped me stay calm and comfortable when the bike was sliding and helped me get the Honda NSR500 turned earlier and the power down earlier,” he said. “I was racing Mick Doohan on the same bikes, and riding dirt track helped me get on his level in spite of coming from a 125cc and 250 background.”

Had a great 160mile Sunday morning ride down here around Hocking. Got some shots of Vinny a new ADV-er on his KTM 1190 and I was on my V-Strom. 100_0256 by Vin Ride 2019_0009-0 by 100_0254 by Vin Ride 2019_0009-00-11-59-417 by Vin Ride 2019_0009-00-00-25-775 by

Sounds like someone needs a Adventure bike!

A Great no traffic 210 mile ride today. From the Hock, down to Amesville on 329 (road repair ongoing) up to Muskie on back roads. and then to Chapmen's Coffee shop in New Concord Via Chandlersville 313/83. Return thru Blue rock Forrest to Gaysport, old river rd, to 669 to 555 and back roads home. 669 is packed down and ride worthy. 100_0248 by 100_0249 by

We like Variable Surfaces, Fresh Chipseal is fun. 7..15..2019 ADV Stuff by Also skinny back road stuff:

Doc, I am happy to meet you in New Concord around 12:30 to explore some roads down south.let me know the meet spot. I will gladly follow you wherever you wish. I will send you my numbers in a PM.(you may have them) I will not leave home till about 9-10 so you can up date me here. Or when it's close to 12:30 call/or tex. Brian

Cool beans. I will keep a eye on weather.

Tuesday looks to be a cooler 78degs. Great day for a spirited street ride. If not I got more work to do on a ADV route that's in the works.

Durk, You are always welcome to come down and spend a couple of nights and a day or two of the (tour-de-hock) route with me. Many options four you and your family down here.

Did Jim have donuts in his top box? I'm told he likes a glazed handy.

No Sale, I'm Out.

310 miles of great riding today. Thank you Rick and James for allowing me to tag along. Also the music of the CBR and the MT exhaust was great. Sorry I had to split at Woodsfield and blast home on 78. I missed having my asphalt physical trainer Derek Clouser on the HW 78 Section between Woodsfield and Caldwell. I did my best keeping my speed above a ton and doing arm presses in your memory. That was my first spirited group asphalt ride of 2019.

I will detour at Woodsfield and return home to Hocking on 78 Should be great weather and clean road surfaces by now.

I will take them off your hands. I will send you a pm

See you Gent's 10 am at the Marathon. Do not wait or wonder. I will be early. Enjoying a cup at the Chapman's Coffee House. 68 1/2 W Main St, New Concord, OH 43762 I hope.

I can do Fri or Sat at the New Concord meet. Also Jim, I miss riding with you Get well soon.

7x12😥

Hay Mud Bone, you can use my trailer.

Ok, It looks like I will be working in Marietta Sat 24/Sun 25. I should do the MSTA on Tue/Wed/Thru/Fri. Now what bike? I should have my 50/50 tires about gone by then on the V and have a set of 90/10 Bridgestone’s that can handle the asphalt Twisty and Gravel rides. Since the ADV stuff looks very mellow gravel and most ADV group rides are slow as fuck and could be a dusty parade of riders in Power Ranger Suits doing the “Wehrmacht” Riding style march at 35-40mph. Then again there might be a group of lawless KTM riders going mad and that would be fun. May need 50/50 tires and bring two bikes. The Z is fun on the twisty stuff that we all ride over in the SE but that HBHD Tech PT1 ride would be better on the V with the added suspension for the back road downhill air time. I will ponder this dilemma and try to decide soon. Wife and I just eat dinner at “DaVinci’s. It’s just over the bridge at 215 Highland Ave, Williamstown, WV 26187. Great Food.

Me likely this stuff also. Fasty Fun.😀

Welcome, from Hocking Hills. Be sure to check out Wailine Wayne Weekend 2019 Sept 5-8 New Straitsville, OH. Not much ADV activity here on this site. It seems to becoming more of a Big Rig touring bike stuffed animal flair event patch vest wearing how many miles did you ride today site. Still good folks and good information here.😁

Pataskala, Also under his name, above the name of the bike he rides. Get out from under that truck in the garage and sit down at the computer. WTF, trying to get your post count up?

152 out of Huntington to 52 then a little 119 to 194 is good also.

The Elkhorn route: 194 out of Prestonsburg all the way to 194-1499 into Mouthguard 460 to 610 (610 a must) then 80 into the ELK hit the Breaks lookout on the way into the Elk.

I have ridden with the wife in tow on her spider. Prestonsburg: 122S-1498-7-699-221-210-1679 West (Asphalt Little Shepard Trail) then North on 421 to Thousandsticks and Hal Rogers Parkway "80" home to Prestonsburg.