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I ran them for a couple years. My problem was I would only get 4000 miles out of a rear. With the amount of miles I put on in a year it seemed as though I was always putting new tires on. I felt they handled well especially for the price.

Pretty much. But I need it to be near 50 in the morning at my house before I plan to venture out. I don't own any heated gear.

Maybe, see how the weather shapes up.

If I would have spotted this earlier I would have tried to make it happen. No way to get there in time now. Maybe next time. Have fun. Enjoy the new bike.

My .02 on 555. It was great once past the 2 one lane traffic lights out of Zanesville to 37. Sure there are some blind corners and some gravel but overall I thought it was a great road you just have to know what you're up against. 37 to Chesterhill pretty much sucks as far as I'm concerned. It is rough. I wish I would have ran 37 over to 377. I will for sure next time unless it's been paved. On a positive note they were repaving south of Chesterhill up until 676.

I'm taking a personal tomorrow to get out and ride while we still have some good weather. All this talk about 555 has peaked my interest and i have included it in my route. 555 was one of the first twisties I rode when I got back into motorcycling. I remember I learned a lot that day. It will be interesting to revisit.

That's a nice looking bike. Congrats.

You're going to the gap with a bunch of guys here correct? I'm sure you will be riding plenty of twisties. I've only been to the gap twice, but each time I feel I've come back a better rider. Ride your own ride and get comfortable. My guess is you will come back a better rider. You'll come back and ride roads you used to think were a challenge and be bored.

Man CB sorry to hear about your low side. Glad you are okay and that your gear did its job.

I kicked a Boy Scout troop out just so I could get the photo. I kind of felt bad about doing it so I did ask politely.

255 had signs posted at 800 and 7 with nothing on them yet. It looks like they're are prepping to pave a lot of patching. I saw the same signs on 556. On 556 the signs said the road will be closed 9-26 until a date in October I did not catch(sorry I was going to miss my window to pass a truck). 536 has about 75% new pavement complete. It is strange there are like 3 one lane sections with traffic lights that need some heavy work. I would have thought they would have fixed these areas and then paved everything all at once. Pavement is grooved for a small distance off of 7. In general the pavement gets better and better the closer you get to 78.

Had a great day 550 miles in 11hrs. My favorites were 377, 676, 26, and 260.

xsr that's a cool looking bike

Thanks Jacob. Just got all my crap together and packed in my tail bag. Going to be a great day.

I rode 255 earlier this summer. It was not terrible then, but a repave would be nice.

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I know it's short notice, but I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it. Still fighting a cold, but I should be good. My plan is med-fast pace, but if I'm not feeling it, may be medium. I'll see how it goes. Plan to leave my place around 6AM, puts me in Lisbon around 7AM, and New Concord around 9ish. Plan to hit Subway for lunch in Marietta for about half hour. Return trip is still up in the air, but my plans were 26,260,800,255, and possibly 536 if its actually repaved and maybe some other great twisties off the river. I know most of you use google maps, but this is my mapquest link to Marietta. http://mapq.st/2ddYlaw Hope the link works. Let me know if anyone is interested. We can discuss meet time and place. I've never lead a ride, but have rode with quite a few of you and my plan is ride your own ride.

Hopefully I should be good then. Thanks for the heads up.

Where is it closed? I was looking to take 83 from New Concord to Bristol Saturday.

Motociclista I read your blog. It was really well written. As a math teacher I'm always in awe of those that can write. I hope to hit 100k on bike some day. Congrats on the milestone.

Congrats Jacob. Take it you sold the cbr quick. Got any pictures?

Danimal you are a machine. I was feeling like I was about to accomplish something by riding 10,000 miles between the 2 bikes I've owned this year. I guess not since you have put 13,000 on 1 that you've only owned 6 months and that doesn't even include what you've put on the SV in that time.

I'm hurt Doc. I was just saying I miss riding with you. Should I have Casper talk to you about your shooting best be hugs?

Is it summer break yet? This working 180 days out of the year is rough when it rains on the weekends.