Heagachongoose

We usually have pretty big groups right?? Why not keep the regular groups/route we normally have and add two extra groups for an alternate route? One normal speed and one faster (depending on personnel of course). That way people have the option to do the traditional route or the new one. I personally would be up for something tighter and more technical than the route we had in the past. I say no to May 23rd and 30th just because of one being a holiday weekend and the other being the end of the month. Much more law enforcement out and most likely more traffic. Certain groups would have to be extremely careful. The 16th would be nice. Be chilly on the ride up but I don't mind the cold. June seems to be ideal for me. Maybe a little later than the last but it will most likely be warmer and the chances of better weather are high. Minimal traffic and average enforcement out that time of the month.

Sent you a PM earlier CoolWhip.

I will usually be on the road for 8-10 hours if I have the whole day free. I don't really keep track of mileage. At about 120mi a tank I will usually top off the tank 5-6 times. I'll let you do the math. And it's not like I just put around on the freeway lol

CoolWhip, I think your pm box is full. Have an email?

Yayy. Fun roads. I'm down for whatever. The 26th seems to be the best option though.

Screw the leathers, just wear the wedding dress. That should halt all future arguments on the subject LOL

^^ same here.

Coming off of the bikes you mentioned the Xb will feel severely underpowered to you. But the torque and overall character of the bike is intoxicating. I came off a litre bike to my first XB and there is no comparison speed wise but I could push the Buell much harder and ultimately ride it faster through anything other than straight fast paced roads. They are seriously awesome bikes and honestly the most fun I have ever had on two wheels. To this day I regret selling my Xb9r. A very well engineered and fantastic performing bike for what it is. I could write a novel on the Xb or 1125 series. If you would like any more in depth information feel free to pm me. Xb's are super reliable and also easy to be had cheap, for the most part. Although I have noticed a slight but steady increase in price the last year or so. I personally would jump on it. Just up to personal opinion I suppose.

I'll meet up with you guys when you get to the southern half of the state. Have a definite itinerary yet?

Just an update. Didn't end up going because of snow in the mountains and incessant storms and low temps everywhere else. Decided to postpone a week and hope for better weather...... This weekend doesn't look any better.... Lol. Much sad.

I would be completely down and was actually considering this on my own if it weren't for the weather :/ Just about everything within a days riding distance south of Ohio will be storms and rain all weekend.

I second this. I'll be running around 217/141 early Thursday morning. I'll grab the camera and see if I can't get some decent footage for ya chuck.

Hotels. Motels most likely actually. Somewhere cheap and janky with a ground floor so we can pull the bikes in if needed. It will probably be cool enough to where it may snow up in the mountains.

Open to any suggestions, comments, and/or snide remarks. lol

HI all. This is open to all OR riders. Feel free to meetup whenever or join in on the whole thing. Just pm me if anyone wants to meet up and I will get you specefics. First off, gentle pace, this is mostly a scenery trip although there will plenty of curvy mountain roads to romp around on the pace will be mostly reserved. Think meduim fast-ish. 3 day trip. Departing friday at 1 and taking 33 all the way to WV. I know I'm already missing lots of good roads but they are roads I already know and I would like to get to WV as quickly as possible. From there heading south to fayetteville. No definite "Set in stone" route, jut going to go with it. Decided that after much reading and staring at maps that it really didnt matter and it would be the best way to get the most out of the trip. Below is a basic intenerary and general maps. Day 1: Hebron OH to Fayetteville WV. 33 to wv and then south through the Gauley bridge, Hawks Nest, and New river gorge bridge regions. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z5Rx5cf76Bk0.kYK3tM-Kf48k Day 2: Fayetteville WV to Elkins WV. North East from Fayetteville out to 250E across the mountains to Va then north and back over the ridge via 33W. Hitting some mountain passes and whatnot if we have the time. 33W to Elkins. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z5Rx5cf76Bk0.kNDSBA62RpxE Day 3: Elkins WV to Hebron OH. No idea where to go with this one. Just going to wing it. https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z5Rx5cf76Bk0.knWIezmGWxng Sadly the weather is lookng sub par and chilly but oh well. It;s going to be great. Peak colors are also supposed to be this weekend. Got some new goodies I'm trying out this trip so I'll be posting a few reviews soon. Some other good stuff. I take no credit for these maps. They are reposted from either this forum or a FJR forum which I found thanks to drc32-0. https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Hawks+Nest+Rd&daddr=Gauley+Bridge,+WV+to:WV-16+N%2FWV-39+E+to:WV-20+N+to:WV-55+E+to:Seneca+Trail+to:Maury+River+Rd+to:VA-39+E&hl=en&ll=38.084851,-80.183716&spn=1.725115,2.469177&sll=37.824701,-79.436302&sspn=0.108204,0.154324&geocode=FWSfRQIdkz0q-w%3BFXhnRgIdshAp-ynbLNbNZMhOiDGYV31EkmXGDg%3BFcVURwIdvRQp-w%3BFU5VRwId-Ggy-w%3BFUNBRgIdjog4-w%3BFUhERwIdTNE5-w%3BFcXVQwId4JpC-w%3BFWnVQAId1UBE-w&oq=Gauley+Bridge,+WV&t=p&mra=mi&mrsp=7&sz=13&z=9 https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Seneca+Rocks+Discovery+Center,+Roy+Gap+Road,+Seneca+Rocks,+WV&daddr=US-220+N+to:County+Rte+28%2F11%2FSmoke+Hole+Rd+to:Lost+River+State+Park+Rd,+Moorefield,+WV+to:Howards+Lick+Rd+to:County+Rte+2%2F3%2FSmoke+Hole+Rd+to:Spruce+Knob+Trail&hl=en&ll=38.790486,-79.149628&spn=0.854177,1.234589&sll=38.903057,-79.204559&sspn=0.213207,0.308647&geocode=FUSOUAIdptdE-yGcwF4_KYA3SSmRPX-xxCq1iTGcwF4_KYA3SQ%3BFfPYTQIdCYFF-w%3BFbadUQId_4dG-w%3BFYAQUwIdM5pL-ykvqPGVKxe1iTED-hLoxKfpNg%3BFVaDUQIdd9VL-w%3BFYQUUQId1D1G-w%3BFT2DTgIdxWxC-w&oq=Seneca+Rocks+disc&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=5&sz=12&z=10 https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Pipestem+Resort+State+Park,+Pipestem,+WV&daddr=37.6564194,-80.8221771+to:37.8712114,-80.5352346+to:Lost+World+Caverns,+Lewisburg,+WV+to:Beartown+State+Park,+Hillsboro,+WV+to:Droop+Mountain+Battlefield+State+Park,+Hillsboro,+WV+to:Highland+Scenic+Highway,+Marlinton,+WV+to:Cranberry+Mountain,+Little+Levels,+WV+to:Cranberry+Glades+Boardwalk,+Hillsboro,+WV+to:Hills+Creek+Falls,+Hill+Creek+Falls+Road,+Hillsboro,+WV+to:Mumsey's+Iron+Skillet,+Richwood,+WV+to:37.9128289,-80.823302+to:37.79417,-80.875689+to:Pipestem+Resort+State+Park,+Pipestem,+WV&hl=en&sll=37.84829,-80.498199&sspn=0.194379,0.41851&geocode=FfCyPAIdMCEs-yEXNu1M0rImzSm_60WRuWROiDEXNu1M0rImzQ%3BFWOXPgIdX8Au-ynXVKhcMYBOiDH7QF2MglH3VA%3BFWveQQIdPiEz-ykVHe2eoT5MiDEC4iip0nFkHQ%3BFWNHQQId03o0-yFj7uQN24KmUCmZ1aljWkdMiDFj7uQN24KmUA%3BFfqeRAIddRg3-yE7wk11Ga_GkSkDwWv3YmVMiDE7wk11Ga_GkQ%3BFcKWRQIdVi83-yFg3H9isQcfrCmLZwOonHpMiDFg3H9isQcfrA%3BFR-NSAId_zU5-yk5xqMCnYdLiDGJyOAdjDEMxQ%3BFbN9RgIdSlY3-yFvVlnbYGkXvin9q6U4Ydo1iDFvVlnbYGkXvg%3BFfTcRgId7CA3-ymPnqoQ13lMiDESXG6XaLRupw%3BFWOGRgIdRik2-yFLSSt3yOsPeClbQfLJznZMiDFLSSt3yOsPeA%3BFdkvRwId3NUy-yGt4GmEIdWdpyntfzYMqQlMiDGt4GmEIdWdpw%3BFfyAQgId-rsu-ylBQ73iMp5OiDHj89xPbJFGPg%3BFXqxQAIdV-8t-ylVUcnJypxOiDHwy5PVDMCRhQ%3BFfCyPAIdMCEs-yEXNu1M0rImzSm_60WRuWROiDEXNu1M0rImzQ&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2,11,12&t=m&z=12 https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210849706378318578868.0004fb341fcd557a0f34c&msa=0 https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210849706378318578868.0004fb2f57cd91e04369e&msa=0&ll=37.792422,-81.103821&spn=0.778098,1.674042

I will actually be in the area around that time. The plan is to be in Fayetteville friday night and heading out east towards Virginia saturday. Wanting to run a few mountain passes and 250/33 at the Virginia border before the end of saturday so I may have a bit of time to run around in the morning. No promises though lol.

I Think the route/event was good how it was. It was a very nice mix of some not challenging but fun comfortable roads and good scenery. Perfect for a large group ride of varying skill levels like we had. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I rode nearly 2 hours to get to the meetup point in groveport and had no trouble with that or my return home in the night. Although I understand it is not so easy for others, I am perfectly fine with that and it was worth it. I feel that the epic ride should not change. Maybe an alternate more/less technical route but my favorite part of the experience was being able to meet and socialize with new people. Making a multi day event where people come and go as they please would be AWESOME. But I feel that you would lose some of one of the things that makes the epic ride so epic, the social aspect of it. That being said. I purpose we maintain the fall/spring epic rides as they are with minor changes/expansions as preferred and ADD an entirely new multi day event in a more exotic area, WV for example. I feel that since this was my first big ride with the OR group I really don't have much room to talk about the events or other goings on but that is my $.02 anyways.

Those are wings. Most likely for added stability at high speeds. Honestly I would say they are more for looks than anything. But it would still help a bit. I am assuming the pictured bike is not a street model.

Good times, good people. Thanks to everyone that helped put this together and nice meeting everybody.

lol. But it's belt drive

I'm just going to sleep in my gear. With my bike. On the couch.

You are not alone lol. I literally Just put a new set of tires on. I wont have time to run them until my trip to the meetup point tomorrow. I'm not worried about it. Just be careful and watch your throttle the first few times you drop into a turn. The road will eat up the mold release and whatnot pretty quick. Much yes. Very mega. Such wheelie. Looking forward to meeting everybody tomorrow. Here is my number in case someone needs to get ahold of me for some reason, 1740 tree 576892

Nice. If you end up keeping it and want to ride anytime let me know. I'm just down the road in Portsmouth. Free bump

Hey guys. Looking to buy an action camera. Looking for really good audio video quality. Wifi and the other goodies are nice but not necessary I suppose. Ideally I am looking for a sony as100v but I am willing to settle on whatever. EXPANDABLE STORAGE and a good battery/charger are a must. Thanks.