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« on: February 14, 2011, 04:55:26 PM » |
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Another day in the mid 60's! The first half of the day I spent itemizing bank statements with my fellow business partners. The second half of the day I went for about a 4 hour ride. I only saw a couple other motorcycles out. I guess Valentines day put a damper on the riding community. That and the fact that most people have a real job to go to on Mondays. I started by heading south down to Chickasaw Trace Park since I hadn't been there in awhile. There's a great mountain bike trail there, but not much to do for a motorcycle.  I thought about taking a lap around the RC car track, but decided otherwise when I saw the park ranger drive by.  Rode up the dirt trail to the RC plane flying area, but nobody was flying today.  I then headed Northwest till I hooked up with the Natchez Trace Parkway.   Thanksgiving dinner!  I got a little lost on the way back home taking some mountain roads I'd never taken before. There were some beautiful roads, but I'm afraid I probably couldn't find my way back to them. I did get some good practice really leaning into those corners so hopefully I'll be ready for Deals Gap this Spring.  I'd done about 150 miles by the end of the day and had to fill up once. Those were some good thrills for about $10 worth of petrol.  |
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 05:30:11 PM » |
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Great pictures Jon, thanks for sharing! I can't wait to ride solo for a day to nowhere... Getting lost is half the fun!
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 05:52:04 PM » |
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Thanks for sharing. I would love to have ridden today. Looking forward to meeting you in May. Are you and Tbante connecting for the trip?
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 06:00:40 PM » |
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Thanks for sharing. I would love to have ridden today. Looking forward to meeting you in May. Are you and Tbante connecting for the trip?
I'm hoping to. I'm still not positive I can come yet, but I'd put my status at tentatively hopeful  If so, I'll be joining up with Tbante for the ride over. It'll be good to have a newer nighthawk as a companion. Mine has never let me down, but I'd still be a little nervous going that far from home all alone on a 26 year old bike. I'm thinking I'm gonna need some new tires before spring with the miles I've been putting on the last few days  |
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 06:01:50 PM » |
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Aren't you fancy getting to ride on a Monday!  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2011, 09:08:58 PM » |
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Aren't you fancy getting to ride on a Monday! I need to re-retire so I can ride during the week. |
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2011, 05:57:24 AM » |
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Looks nice there Jon. I would love to ride around the Tennessee area.
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2011, 07:38:16 AM » |
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sigh...those roads look so smooth!
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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2011, 11:06:41 AM » |
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Nice report. Has me thinking about a Natchez Trace weekend - maybe next month. Fingers crossed.
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2011, 11:02:48 AM » |
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Nice ride report ... scenic roads. I like the idea of getting on the Nighthawk and taking off without a map!  sigh...those roads look so smooth!
Gotta second Burgi's thought about California's roads ... they are pitiful! |
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2011, 11:51:24 AM » |
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Smooth roads, what a luxury! No grid lock? Whats up with that?! Enjoy man, and thanks for taking us along. |
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