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Awesome thanks for the info.

Got out for a short 150 mile loop this morning with my youngest daughter Ally. We had a good time.

I only rode there once and was not promoted. It started raining before they could follow us. Thanks for the vote of confidence though.

21 open spots in Novice as of this morning. I’m hesitant to sign up because of the weather.

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Welcome Ed. I’m a teacher as well.

Luke it was nice meeting you and your family today. Thanks for leading me around some different roads other than my normal go to stuff. Gary it was nice to see you again and get to know you a little better. Thanks for making sure I didn’t get lost or end up in a ditch. B-Mac I wish I would have been running video to catch your dance moves. Would have been internet gold to have video of you walking like an Egyptian on your bike. All in all great day. Put down close to 500 miles and got off with a warning from the Columbiana Sheriff, when I definitely deserved a ticket.

This was my feeling after a couple hours on it. I rode it for a good distance my first trip to the gap. The reduced speed of 45mph didn’t bother me on the parkway. It was almost another world up there. I enjoyed it and I hope you do as well. I was typically 5 over maybe 10 at times.

Man I was going to wait until closer to the actual date to weather watch but with all the activity from this thread I’m starting to wonder if I should just commit to it now.

More than likely off 77S.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning. I plan to be in New Concord around 9:30.

I’m going to have to hook up with you on 1 of these weekday rides.

I had similar incident a couple years ago. The hole was down inside a tread like it appears to be for you. I plugged it and rode it for about 4000 miles before replacing it.

I have 1 you can use, but I’m like 3.5hrs away.

Rode some West Virginia roads today. 88S to 250S to 7W. 88 was a bit dirty from pipeline work primarily I believe. 250 had a couple 1 lane traffic light deals and some rough patches, but pretty decent overall. It was the least amount of gravel I’ve seen on 250 in a long time. 7 was in great shape. They repaved the area with the 1 lane bridges.

I just coated the whole circumference of each with rtv and called it good when I went to mid O.

@Tonik tell Ty to double Durant.

You just made me feel more confident/comfortable in the fact I never balance my tires When I mount them. I’m cheap, so I bought my own spoons for about the same price a shop charges to mount. I just do it myself now.

I might be able to make this. Thanks for posting it up.

I bought a Tao-Tao quad brand new for my daughter’s probably 6-7 years ago. I had to do some small things to it for the 4-5 years we owned it. Cleaned the carb a time or 2, a couple new solenoids, maybe new ECU, got all the parts dirt cheap on EBay. I had to repair the gas tank outlet, the plastic outlet tube cracked and started leaking. If you’re somewhat mechanically inclined it’s not terrible to own especially if you’re just going to be yard riding. I don’t think the quad would have held up to consistent trail bashing like 1 from the big 4 would. My girls did ride it on my track a bit and it withstood some single jumps, however. Not sure what you’re looking to spend but I picked up a KLX140 for $900 a few years back. Kawasaki ‘s KLX 110 and 140 are similar to TTR I believe.

How did I get tossed in this mix?

He got r done

Had an awesome day. Just under 550 miles. Ran into a couple of OR friends on my way home. I hope to plan more Saturday rides this year so others can join. A couple things to report on road conditions. 676 has a 15 mph turn section that is rippled pretty bad. It’s shortly after turning on to it off 555. 26 is closed between 260 and 537. Detour is pretty easy up 260N to 537. 255 is closed 536 has multiple issues, so much so that I was questioning if I wanted ride it ever again. Then I hit 556 and I realized all those tight twisty corners and disruptions made me so much more comfortable on a road that is not so technical.

Glad you had fun Rick. Occasionally I would think to myself he probably thinks I’m an idiot and then you’d reappear in my mirror again. So I just continued on with more of the same.

Rick are you still planning on this? I’m currently at Arby’s in Marietta having lunch. Just wondering if I should look for you. Probably leave here in 15 minutes or so. Not sure what time exactly that puts me in Beallsville. If you’re going where should I look for you at?