Ohio to Kentucky and Back

[Doc]

6-5-2010

My day started out on Ohio SR 125 in Amelia. This happens to be where I

start all my trips from because I live here. Leaving my road and making a

left turn onto SR 125 I head out on my two hour tour.

The first thing that happens is a chubby dude pulls up next to me on

a orange Suzuki. This kid picks a spot on SR 125 about two miles before

Bethel to want to race. As always knowing that a twist of the wrist and

my horses on my R1 I could change this kids life but! being an older rice

rocket rider, I have learned when and where to pick my speeding tickets.

This was just not one of those kodak moments where I wanted to pay the

fuzz a few hundred dollars just to make a point out of porkins next to me.

Besides I need a tank of rocket fuel and after Bethel was not to many

places between here and Georgetown for 93 octane so I stopped and fuled

up and watch the orange sunset as it went down the road looking for

another sucker.

With Bethel behind me and Georgetown coming into site, The only place

that gets you going is the cut in the hill down to the river and back up the

other side. You can sneak a quick twist of the wrist here due to the fact

you can see just about everything in front of you.

Just as I enter Georgetown and to my Right is SR 221. This road has 32

curves to it. Six of these curves are close 90 degree turns, three right and

3 left handers. The road was repaved last year and if you like the thrill of

a possible car pull out of a side drive this is a great road. It always gets

my blood going which is why I love this road.

This road dumps out on Ohio SR 52 in Higginsport. I always watch for

coppers here. Local fuzz tends to not like our sport bikes and are always

on your butt so made sure you cover it well here. Between here and

the next big town which is Ripley, I keep my self control and go with the

flow till I am passed Ripley. I have about 7 miles where I can turn it up a

notch and air out my suit.

A few years ago they built a new bridge about 9 miles this side of

Maysville. I love this bridge. I can tell you that my best from the bridge

plate north to bridge plate south I can clear this bridge in 6 seconds flat.

And yes, to do that you have to bend the speed limit but I am not going

to tell you just how much as you can found out for yourself

This is KY 62/68 better known to the locals as Clyde T Barbour Highway.

This is going to dump you onto KY 10. I turn right at the stop sign and

get ready to rock. A few miles down this road it splits, SR9 to the right and

SR10 to the left. Your going right on the AA highway. About two miles

you will cross KY 425. A quick right and you have a few twisties to

do before you dump onto SR8.

At the stop sign, I make a left and head down SR8. Right before I get to

Augusta "Not to be confused with the name Agusta. You are not a true

rocketeer unless you know the beauty of an MV Agusta. What does this

have to do with this ride? Nothing, I am just tripping a bit. Anyway I

make a left here onto SR19 and do a little carving of this road till I get to

the top and I am making a right back onto SR9. There are many many

roads that you can carve up and down between SR9 and SR8. I kept doing

this all the way till I got to SR1019 and headed back down one more time.

This road has a few house on it so you have to stay sharp but it does

have some very nice twisties on it. This road ends in Foster and once again

SR8. I turned left on to SR8 and road this bad boy all the way back to the

I-275 bridge. KY8 is a bad little road. You can keep a good speed and

the road is anything but flat. You are tossed around like a rag doll at

times. It takes a little body English to keep up the speed and that is a

thrill sometimes.

Right before the I-275 bridge is a soft serve shack. I stopped off for a

cone and a bit of a cool off as it was raining in my suit. If you want to

skip the ice cream, the bridge is a nice stop and ogle place. This is a

pretty good size piece of steal here. It's even more impressive that they

are twins. If you ever traveled the I-275 loop the bridge going from

Kentucky into Indiana is a single bridge. It's built like the famous Sidney

Australia bridge. There I go again, Get back to the ride Doc.

From here you will go under the bridge and make a left onto River Road.

This road will take you into Fort Thomas. I hung a Left onto Fort Thomas

pike and then a right onto Alexandria Pike. This road leads you back to

I-275 and the way back to Ohio. As a note, If you go straight, this is the

start of I-471 heading into Cincinnati.

I stay on I-275 till I get to exit 65 which is SR125. Hang a right and

8 miles later, I am back home. I like to do this route once a month

and never get tired of doing it. Sometimes I skip the highway and

drop back down onto SR52 in Ohio and take that to New Richmond and

back Up SR132 to Amelia. Most of the time I do this trip on a tank of

gas and two hours of my time. Two hours of no phones no work and

a little me time, well sometimes me and the boyz time

[CattaniAFJ]

Super long write up, but very detailed.

PM me if you want another good route in your area.

[NinjaNick]

In KY I love 1504 and 22. Make sure you hit those too next time.

[redrocket04]

Good old Brown county. I do not miss living there, but the roads are pretty good.

[serpentracer]

yeah you ride all the in-town boring shit. sometimes I do too but it's not worth writing about.

[gixxie750]

I love ride reports. Ride 125 to 8 mile and say hello!

[gravedigger]

Nice write up. Thanks for sharing.

[idodishez]

Edit

Edited June 14, 2010 by idodishez

[redkow97]

you lost me here:

6-5-2010

As always knowing that a twist of the wrist and

my horses on my R1 I could change this kids life but! being an older rice

rocket rider, I have learned when and where to pick my speeding tickets.

you refer to yourself as a "rice rocket rider?" really?

[CattaniAFJ]