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Andy you can’t be talking about a Honda burning oil, especially in a public forum. It ruins the whole shoulda bought a Honda vibe I tend to like. 🤫

You can actually get steaks from dairy breeds- Holstein, Brown Swiss. The animal needs to be fed properly so you do get marbling. It does often seem to take longer to feed out a dairy animal. I’m talking a bull/steer not an old milk cow. The problem often with a dairy breed is the waste. What I mean by that is we recently slaughtered a beef steer that weighed 1180lbs live weight. After he was slaughtered and ready to be butchered he weighed 799lbs. That is about 68% of his live weight which is above average. In talking to a local farmer that raises dairy steers to sell for beef he is typically getting 58%.

Also most dairy farmers either raise the bulls born on the farm to be slaughtered for meat or take them to auction to be sold for beef animals. They are still good eating. There just tends to be more waste with a dairy breed (ex: Holstein as pictured in CFA ad). We primarily raise beef animals on our farm and in my wife’s research she found a lot of beef being sold is coming from dairy breeds. We can pick a dairy bull much cheaper than a beef bull for sure, so I can believe her research.

She often references that as one of her best memories during her JO Volleyball stays somewhere. Thanks buddy now she basically tells me my Maxima is not as impressive as the wagon. She no longer has the bike. She wasn’t riding it much, so I sold it.

I’ve done 2 at Mid-Ohio. I currently have a certificate for another. I like the trackday thing, but it’s expensive and scheduled events don’t work well with my schedule. I have a wife, 2 girls, and a farm so there always seems to be something going on. Most of my rides happen when a day just pops up that I’m free. Also I don’t think I’m fast at all on the track. I believe you’ve posted more than once about how being fast on the track is a whole different ball game. I would agree from my 2 track days. I rode novice both times with the faster group and was bumped to Intermediate last year. I could hang with the novice group no problem, but got passed like I was a car on the street a time or 2 as I was being evaluated for Intermediate.

Gotcha. Scenery is low on my rating scale, but I have to admit there is something about BRP that totally puts me in a relaxed mood. I did slow down up there and actually take in the sights. The rest of your ratings are of high importance to me. I can understand why the dragon is low on your list due to traffic, but I have ran it multiple times on weekdays during non-peak hours (early morning/later evening) and have had some great runs through it, so it makes my top 10.

So Tim what is the order you’d list the roads you’ve traveled? I know you’ve rode more than I have.

How in the world are you so thin? I’d be 500lbs if I ate like this.

She’s 16. She’ll be 17 in November.

At one point she had interest in getting her own, but fizzled after I got her a dirt bike. Probably best she doesn’t. No matter how much I tell her not to drive like her dad and slow down she doesn’t. I know, do as I say not as I do rarely works.

No problems with my back or hers. Knees are what bother both of us. My hips, butt, and neck get sore at times. We usually have to stop about every hour, so occasionally just take a little longer break. I’ve thought about the handles in the past, but don’t see it helping my issues. Someday I’ll get wise and buy a sport tourer. Maybe once both girls are through college and I can afford it.

Rode close to 300 miles today with my oldest daughter. We both had a blast.

Do you use the clutch every time you shift?

B-Mac I would love to ride with you, but I’m going to take my daughter for a ride on Tuesday. She has not rode with me all summer and we are both free then. I plan to ride again next week before fair week wrecks all of my plans the first week of August.

Thanks B-Mac.

How many miles is this ride? I keep wanting to make a week run through Hocking, but I’m unfamiliar with the area. I want to make the ride worth my time.

Rode it all over SEO. Top number 561.9 is miles from today and the old girl now has over 50K.

Pauly, what was the issue? Once again a failed attempt at riding with you. Bummer

Brian as always it was a blast riding with you. Jamie it was great to ride again with you. Thanks for coming out and riding today guys.

Thanks for the heads up. I’m bummed you couldn’t make it, but totally get it. For the rest of you I’m in Cadiz. 10 should be no problem for me. If the roads you’re traveling are anything like what I just came off be aware of gravel. Not terrible but it has popped up here and there from all the rain.

I have a wife. If I end up in jail it will be the least of my concerns. I have no plans to end up in jail. We may skip the 260-7-800 portion to save on time. We’ll see where we’re at when we hit Marietta.

Doc from 145 I will be running 800-799-250-646-9-164. I need to be home by 6. That means I need to be to Lisbon by 5.

Just gassed the bike up, checked the tires, and fluids. All systems are a go. Looking forward to seeing you all around 10. @Howabusa and @Blitz hope both of you can make it.

Sounds like Friday it is. @Pauly I will be coming into New Concord from 285 to 70. Let’s meet at the gas station at 83 and 70 I believe it’s a Marathon. @B-Mac it will be great to ride with you again. Pauly I’m looking forward to riding with you finally.

I’m planning to ride this Friday or Saturday. I’m thinking my usual 83-78-377-555-676-7-Lunch-26-260-800-26-260-145. I’m leaning towards this route because I have a desire to ride a faster pace. If you’re interested let me know. I’m guessing I’d be in New Concord at 10-10:15, leave by 10:30 for sure. I can ride either day.