Jim Beam American Outpost Ride Recap

[Fonzie]

Since it was lost in the crash, thought I'd repost it for posterity. Everyone else feel free to add your pix &/or comments back in as well.........

Bit nippily when I left my place around 7:30......looked like the frost

warning was almost validated, as it was down to high 30's. Headed down

to Lima to p/u Kyle, then we slabbed it down 75 to the meat spot in Xenia with

everyone else. Made good time down there, and pulled in just past

9:30......Nick & Knodel were already there. Got off the bike &

my phone was blowin' up......Shiddy(Garrett) was lost nearby, and

Brian(KawiKid) & Adam(Cleave the Great) were runnin' late as they

had some early morning fog & couldn't see to make any time.

Went inside to warm up & wait, as I couldn't quit shakin' for about

15 minutes.....Guess 2 hours at +5 over'll do that to 'ya, even with

lined pants, jacket, gloves & 2 pair of socks!! :wink:

Garrett showed up shortly after, and started regaling us with some

funny stories while we waited for the other two. Bry & Adam rolled

in around 10:30, and bein' the swell guys we are, we gave them a

whopping 5 minutes to stretch & warm up.....Well OK....truth be

told I was just getting some pictures of the bikes now that everyone

was there! :grin:

Nick took the lead as we left Xenia, as he'd promised to show us some

local backroads/twisties that he thought would save us time & get

us around some of the stoplight towns. Good roads & some great

riding....It was clear early on I was the slowpoke in this group!! 'Course I found out over dinner later that K.C.'s a flat track racer.......So then I didn't feel quite so bad :grin:

Anyway......Also in here somewhere is where Nick began his hourly

stops.....I swear the guy needs a prostate exam, as he must have a

bladder the size of a cashew nut....That or he just likes to "mark" his

route so he doesn't get lost

Got back on 68 south of Wilmington & the twisties morphed into some

really nice roller coaster sweepers. One was this huge downhill

straightaway that we could see for several miles, and some of us may

have hypothetically taken a short blast of +100 over :wink: REALLY

cool suspension bridge as we crossed over into Kentucky. Not sure what

it's called, but had we not already been runnin' late, it would've made

a sweet backdrop for some pix of the bikes! Guess we'll just have to go back for Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey, or Jack Daniels next year :grin:

Pulled into some small town gas station a little north of Lexington,

and there was a sizeable group of sportbikes gettin ready to pull out.

I thought maybe this was a KY contingent of O.R. that came out to

welcome us & ride along :wink:,

but after one of them satisfied their urge to pipe us off the rev

limiter, they continued on their merry way. One of the yocals who I

think had been over talkin' to them, now decided to come over &

grace US with his presence "Y'all get a wheel up on these?!?"

I decided to make him useful & ask how far we were from Lex/the

outer loop. "Well.....'bout 20-25 minutes, but if y'all ride like I do,

y'all be there in 15" to which I replied "Well that's good, 'cause we

were just doin' 'bout 160 back there a ways"

Anyways.....fumbled our way through/around Lexington & found the Bluegrass Pkwy. VERY affluent area through here......HUGE

horsefarms, and a ginormous castle I somehow missed seeing, but the

guys were tellin' me about later at my roadside calisthentic session

I got a major cramp in my hammy, and after repeatedly tryin' to stand

up & stretch it while we continued ridin', as we were already behind

schedule.....I couldn't take it anymore...had to pull over &

practice my kama sutra positions on the guardrail for the entertainment

of all passerby. Plus....Nick kept pullin' up next to me & tryin'

to play with my a$$ :grin: What can I say....The Fonz is one sexy beeyotch to BOTH sexes.....Such is my curse in life!! This is also where Nick was ever so intently watchin' me eat my banana I had in my pack!!

Finally got her stretched out....My cramp I mean.....And we proceeded

to Clermont. According to the lady I spoke to at JB, we should've only

been about a half hour away......but as I stated earlier....Kentucky

miles seem to be different than the U.S. standard. Almost missed our

turn again, as they had every distillery BUT

JB marked along the highway/"Bourbon Trail". Finally pulled into Jim

Beams American Outpost @ 3:30. Went into the visitor center &

checked out some of the exhibits, then headed out for some pix by

Booker Noe's statue in front of the Beam family home..........

This is one of the storage facilities next to the visitor center. Couple of the guys went in there & said it was freezin'

"Santa Booker......I want a Daisy Red Rider carbine for Christmas!!"

Hey Booker.....Gotta little Captain in'ya???"

Came out a bit dark, but Kyle(BlitzBurgh) on the left, me, Knodel(K.C.)

in front, Adam(Cleave the Great) in back, the photogenically elusive

Brian(KawiKid) sittin' on Booker's lap, and NinjaNick, with the Beam

family home in the background. The red circles on the shutters are the

wax "seal" you see on the bottles. The home serves as a museum now, and I believe that's where the tasting parlor is, but it's closed on

Sundays since Bourbon county doesn't allow sales that day

Garrett(ShittyGixxer) on left, with the visitor center in the background

Pretty sweet old Mack, Jim Beam firetruck I found in the garage out back.......

Stayed for about an hour past closing, by the time we were done with

pix & walkin' around explorin'. Really....We were just hopin' to

get locked in there overnight!!

Edited November 6, 2008 by Fonzie

[Fonzie]

PART 2.....Had to break into 2 posts, as site limit is 10,000 characters per.........

Made another pit stop right after we left JB, as Nick had dehydrated

himself, what with all that peein' he did on the way down! :lol:Cooled

off with some ice cream & listened to some yocal tell Shiddy VERY

loudly what rims NOT to buy for his bike because of the problems he'd

had with his....blah, blah, blah, and watched some hottie in hot pants

with some preppy tool in a gay pink golf shirt with flip up collar, emo

jeans & big white girly sunglasses.....Oh wait....That sounds like

pix I've seen of some on here!! :tongue: :grin:

Decided to slab back home, and started headin' for Louisville, then

Cincy. Beautiful weather down here all afternoon....Sunny & mid

80's, as well as beautiful scenery/fall colors! Some more nice long

sweepers through the mountains where speeds may or may not have brushed triple digits.

Had to pull off for another NickStop (our version of a pitstop :wink:) which somehow turned into a political debate on the side of the

expressway offramp. Wish I'd of gotten my camera out, as Shiddy's still

on his bike, with it leaned against/over the guardrail, and

looks like he's about to fall asleep....Even though he's already drank

like 4 Monster's so far. Not exactly a rousing product endorsement if

you ask me!

We decide to get as far as we can while it's still light, before

stopping to eat, and as everybody's gearin' back up & Kyle's

walkin' back to his bike, he keeps stoppin' to turn & thow in one

more point....then another....then another Only the DTC would have a political debate along the side of an expressway onramp in Kentucky! Good thing Justin didn't cum this trip, or we'd still be down there!

Stopped at the TumbleWeed in Florence for dinner.....Home of the most

monotone/unenthusiastic waitress ever. Nick, & I think someone

else, tried the buffalo meat burger, while I savored a pretty good

peppercorn ranch one. I made the observation that us 3 big guys were

the only ones who cleaned our plates....Which is probably why we got to be the three big guys!! :wink: Nick also entertained us with some VERY....ummmm...errrmmmm....interesting...yeah, that's it....interesting dinnertime conversation/stories from his single days

Tried to get a couple night time group shots at the restaurant, but I think the lights were messin' with my focus......

Split up right after we crossed the river.....Shiddy, Brian & Beav

all made a break for 71 towards Columbus, while the rest of us

continued north. Made another "Nickstop" just south of Dayton....Nice

thing about all his stops is that my tank never got below half all day!

:grin: We're BS'in about the day, Kyle was updatin' us on football scores, etc.....Then Mrs. Ninja called crackin' the whip Hugs & kisses & little Nicky's gotta GO....NOW!!

Knodel stayed with us, as he was headin' for Troy, Kyle peeled off

south of Lima.....And then there was just me again. No more stops for

the last 120 miles, even though I had intended to gas up when Kyle got

off. I believe there comes a time in every long ride when you just

wanna get it over with, and I just couldn't bear the thought of

stopping one more time. Reserve light came on just south of Findlay,

and I coasted into the garage on fumes. My throttle hand was a claw as

I started up the offramp....I could barely open it to pull the front

brake.

Just shy of 670 miles for the day...Personal record for me. Got to meat

4 more cool people & spend one of the last gorgeous days of the

year havin' fun with buddies on our favorite toys, and everyone got

home safe.....Can't ask for anything better than that!!

Forgot to mention one of my favorite quotes of the day. As we somewhat knowingly rode by the unmarked exit for JB, and Nick & I are shrugging our shoulders at each other thinkin' that HAS TO be the one....He asks me in the emergency turnaround..."So is this why we call it the dysfunctional traveling circus???" Indubitably my brother....indubitably....But who has more fun gettin' there?!?

[CleaveTheGreat]

hahaha good times. we gotta do it again next year for sure

[jagr]

Haha, Booker has a pimp cup.

[SchmuckGirl]

Fonzie, you are dedicated!!

Hopefully you pasted this from another site

[Fonzie]

Fonzie, you are dedicated!!

Hopefully you pasted this from another site

You mean committed....As in...I should be!!

Yeah....I pasted it from MySpace....That's why the paragraphs are a bit funky

[max power]

Still can't believe you guys rode all the way down there and back in one day. Hardcore.

[kawi kid]

that was honestly the highlight of my summer.................. honestly. most fun i have had in along long time with my bike

[Fonzie]

that was honestly the highlight of my summer.................. honestly. most fun i have had in along long time with my bike

I'm flattered & glad to hear it

Keep forgettin' to post this......I noticed WalMart has Jim Beam skullies & ball caps for like $8-10 if anyone wanted to pick up a "post trip" souvenir to remember their day at the Outpost

Edited November 23, 2008 by Fonzie

[NinjaNick]

Fun memories.

KawiKid's post in another thread led me here tonight.

[kawi kid]

Best ride i ever took with that bike