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Welcome. Nice looking bike. If you like twisties, you’re in the right place.

Tonik and Tim are right. No letters or anything at this point. Tell him straight up he can’t do it and go from there. Hopefully he will respect your request.

@NinjaDoc would tell you to slow down, but as soon as he hits a good twisty road those restrictions get loosened up. 😁

If you enjoy twisties let me know. I have a 3hr loop over into PA from my area we could run. It’s not SEO twisty, but it’s pretty good for a shorter run.

Welcome. I’m not too far from you. You seem to have a bike for just about every type of riding. Which do you prefer to ride the most?

I guess I would upset most of you. I go out without a mask. I try to respect others space but if you come into mine I don’t mind. TootallTim’s post about what you should and shouldn’t do sums up the understanding of this virus. I don’t disinfect everything, I don’t go around licking door knobs either. I try to use common sense and try to limit my trips out. If I need something, however, I go get it. I wash my hands and call it good.

About 300 today. 150 or so with this guy. He planned the route for the most part. 170, nice connector to 518, 164, 644 to some potholed gravel trenched connector(always an adventure when Doc leads me around 😁) to 646 to 9 to 164. We did meet a new rider on a Connie. Guy was pretty good rider. Hope he shows up here.

I agree. It’s funny, I never noticed them as a kid. It sucks to get old and out of shape.

Possibly @B-Mac

Not a lot of experience with guns here. My wife actually has more experience with guns. She grew up hunting and shooting as a kid. She’s a farm girl. That’s why I now have 4 steers, 1 cow, and 1 heifer. Thanks for the advice.

Have some crazy crap going on out here in the sticks tonight. There’s a guy on the loose who is armed and dangerous. There actually was an alert put out about the guy that came across my mother-in-law’s phone. Rumor of gunfire exchanged between him and a home owner. Enough about the back story. The question is this. What is a good gun for home protection? I would like to be able to use the gun for taking care of rodents around the farm as well. If that’s 2 separate firearms let me know.

I had an issue 1 time with a ContiMotion front tire. I believe that was the tire itself. The rest of the time, no issues on the street or track. I tried it because I read where a lot of guys never balanced there tires. I typically mount a new set, give them a test run up to triple digits and call it good.

I’m guessing that would be an ego check

Which bike were you riding?

I’ve heard other OR members speak of what you’re saying but I’m so used to the bike the way is now. I could see me tipping right into the asphalt with this quicker tip in you speak of. I probably should give it try at some point.

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Tim I have no problem with folks looking to bail. I get it, if they don’t want to be there, and are scared my guess is they aren’t going to be very useful. It’s not much different than riding. To me if you ride scared you’re going to be dangerous to yourself and others. I also feel if you don’t work, you don’t get paid. There are people that want to work and can’t at this point. These are the people I feel for. Ed I think the only way I could answer this truthfully is if I were in the situation. Sitting here I would tell I would stay on the front lines, based on commitment. Again I know that’s easier said than done, but my word means a lot to me. If I make a commitment I’m there unless I end up on my death bed. @Steve Butters I had the same thoughts.

That’s because their mommy’s and daddy’s drive them everywhere and do everything for them. I told both my girls they had no choice but to get their license. I’m not carting there butts everywhere.

We all have different ways of diffusing stress I guess. I can guarantee my ways have nothing to do with teaching or my job. Mine typically deal with powersports or exercising.

I teach at a public school. Btw got an update from the wife’s principal and the teachers will not be dealing with food, but still reporting to do work.

My wife is a teacher at a public high school and they told her she is to come in Monday and Tuesday. Makes little to no sense to me.

Rode about 425 miles in a little less than 8hrs. A bit of a lengthy first day, but it was good to be out.

I still think motorcycling checks most of the boxes. Plenty of social distance, gloves, helmet to guard against others sneezes and coughs. If I can just get the weather to cooperate.

No plans of necessarily railing it, but I doubt I’ll be riding the legal speed limit as well. We’ll see what Thursday brings. It could be crap weather. Not concerned about being pulled over if I’m obeying the law, but I don’t want to see Johnny around every corner.

I was out and about yesterday and saw cops everywhere. They were in places I typically don’t see them. I was thinking of a motorcycle ride Thursday but if it’s going to be worse than a holiday weekend I don’t know that I want to deal with it.