Bleushark

Well thanks for the offer APCh8r. I called a local honda dealer and they had some for 115. I hate to have to pay that much for a single trip, but I dont want to go to Daytona bikeless. Im just trying to be prepared if the trailer doesnt arrive monday.

That would be great APCh8r. I hope you are near Elyria or maybe Cleveland. Thanks for all the replies guys. Unfortunately I borrowed 2 2X6's and they bowed really bad when my buddy got on them and he only weighs about 250. Since my bike weighs about 700 I wouldnt want to chance that. I like the idea of the ditch thing but I would have to drive the bike and the truck at the same time. That would be a feat in itself and I dont think I would need ramps if I could accomplish that.

I need help in locating some ramps so I can load my Honda VTX 1300R into the back of my Silverado. I have purchased a trailer to take my bike down to Daytona next weekend but I dont know if it will be here in time. It is suppose to arrive on Monday but I wont know until then. If anyone has a set of loading ramps I could borrow for 2 weeks it would be greatly appreciated, or a place I can purchase a set for a reasonable price. I dont want to spend too much because they will only be used for this trip. If the trailer arrives on Monday then I wont need them. I will be leaving Thursday morning the 5th and returning sometime between the 13th and the 15th.

I am in school on mondays and wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 and tuesday and thursday from 8 to 10. So no bike nights for me until after 12/20 but then there wont be any bike nites.... Have to wait til summer next year i guess!!!!

I would be game for a Cbus trip. Never been there so it would be a whole new 'ride' for me...and Lisa of course . R1 and I were looking at the map today and thought that your keys might have been dropped between the first bridge when you get on at 301 and the second bridge. Will have to take another look.

Count me in. If you want another scouter for the saturday ride I can do that too. 4408644654

Where is Beachwood? Close I hope, but not likely. If you leave at six and get into Elyria about 7 or so then that only gives an hour since it starts to get dark earlier now then it did last month. I will give you a call about noon or so if that is a good time for ya. Mike

Inyaazz, it appears that sunday is a go but I havent seen anything about a definite meeting place yet. I would assume the west side folks would be meeting at QSL about noon. I will be arriving back in Cleveland Thursday night. If you want I could go scouting on Friday. Since I will be riding somewhere anyway. You can reach me at 4408644654. Mike

OK. Now you have peaked my interest. What is the midohio and where is it? I assume it is an annual event?

Im in for the ride on Sunday afternoon. I am in Elyria. QSL in Sheffield would be a good place to start for anyone on the west side, but that is only an opinion. If you decide to ride the valley parkway it would be a nice 'slow' ride since there isnt anywhere to really open it up, however, getting there could be a different story if we take the 90 to get there and then backroads to get back. Im not sure of anywhere to eat in that area though, although I do remember something within the park that had some type of food. I have never been there so I dont know what type of eating would be offered.

OK R1. what building you work in and what is your job function? I work in the IT building and am in Dallas this week and Rancho next week to train the DC managers with the use of MOVE. What a small world heh? work: modell@invacare.com play: bleushark@oh.rr.com Mike

OK. Two weeks from today sound good? Anywhere between 11 & 1? Dont know of a meeting place although I guess we could start at Quaker in Sheffield since I am sure everyone knows of where it is. A route will need to be chosen and I am not sure of anywhere other then to go. I will see if I can get some of my friends to ride along too.

Im good to ride on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I start school on Aug 20th and go Monday thru Thursday. My first available weekend will be Friday the 17th of Aug. I will be 3 weeks without riding so I will be willing to go anywhere at that point. I have a friend with a sportsbike and I think he has some friends with sportbikes....me?? I have a cruiser...but ridin's ridin...... Labor Day Weekend might be good riding for at least one day (gotta think of those with little ones).

Unfortunately I will be out of town for the next 3 weeks. I will be back in Cleveland next Friday night and flying back out on Sunday to Texas and the weekend after I will be in California. The next available weekend for me is the 18th and/or 19th or the 1st of Sept. I will be free next Saturday day or night. I will be itchin for some riding time by then anyways.

I would love to hook up with anyone in the lorain area. I am originally from California so I dont know many riding spots. I have a couple of friends that would probably hook up too. I have been living in Elyria since June '05. Just got my bike in March though. OH. And I graduated in '81 so Im not much of a youngen these days either...

I would assume this is near or in Columbus? Anyone heading to the QSL in Sheffield?

I wished I would have seen R1's message before I left on an exploring ride. My wife and I went to Valley Parkway via rte 6. We just returned, butts were getting numb......

Someone posted a message here with a link and a search criteria, which I cant remember and cant find the message either, regardless I went to that site and used that search and found a pretty windy road not far from Elyria. (Turns out it is a popular place.) But not being from here all I saw was winding roads on the map. So I went about 11:30 to scout it out for future rides with some friends. Most of you probably know the Valley Parkway Rd. We started at Detroit road and went to Barrett Rd. Thinking this was the end I found a route to bring me home. I started to head that way when I decided to just turn around and go back up Valley Parkway to Detroit Rd. We got back home just before 3:30. It was a great ride and I am looking forward to doing it more often. If anyone else has some good routes in the area let me know. Ride Safe, Mike

I am new to the site as of today. I have an '06 Honda VTX1300R and cant seem to get enough riding in. I am in Elyria and would love some new places and people to ride with. I have been transplanted from California and dont really know much of the roads well traveled locally. Here is a little bit about me: I purchased my bike on March 3rd and on March 9th I slipped and fell at work breaking my leg. Unfortunately my bike spent the next 2 months in the garage. When the doc put me in a walking cast I was on the bike that day. I owned a Honda 360 about 10 yrs ago but never got a license. I attended the safety class at the beginning of June and got my license then went on a road trip with my wife to Niagra Falls (pic in profile). I enjoy riding and look forward to meeting people from this site to ride around northeast Ohio. Ride Safe, Mike