Category: Riding
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March 2025
Our Ohio weather this March was outstanding! I got in 11 bike rides of over 50 miles. Most of the rides were on local back roads just taking in the early spring scenery. Not much green around this time of the year, but with no crops blocking the view, many old barns and out building…
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Picking Up Speed…
The weather has made a turn here in Ohio and in the last week I’ve been able to get in some time on the bikes. In total, I’d estimate that I’ve done several hundred miles between the ’74 CB 550, the ’82 Yamaha XJ, and the 2012 NC700X. Other than the CB 550 all the…
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More riding in 2023
The old guy I saw in the mirror the other day told me I’d better get to spending more time on the motorbikes while I still can. While my sister cringes at the thought, I believe riding is quite safe provided you take precautions like wearing a helmet and other protection gear. I’m not “all…
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Some new gear
When I got the bike out of 29 years of storage last year, I just drug out my old riding gear. As the new riding season is quickly approaching, I treated myself to some new stuff!
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Experienced Rider Skills Training
Labor Day 2018 saw me and 11 other bikers taking the Ohio Department of Public Safety BRS-2 (Experienced Rider Skills) training course. It was a very informative All-Day course, and at only $50, quite a bargain too! Highly recommended! If your state offers such training,it’s well worth the effort to improve your skills, and course completion…
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Almost a hood ornament…..
One the way home from a quick trip into town today, I had the bad luck of having the driver of a full sized pickup truck pull out of a side street right in front of me. For a split second it looked like I was bound to end up a hood ornament for the…
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First ride this year!
Very nice day for Ohio in February… almost 80 degrees and sunny. Changed the oil & filter, filled up with some fresh gasoline and off for some back-road touring of about 150 miles. Felt really good to be back on the bike. Need to install new spark plugs as I have a slight miss around…
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Flat tire…..
Went for a ride last Tuesday, trying to get in some riding time before the weather turns here in central Ohio, and had a flat rear tire. When I’m just riding around the home place, I don’t carry tire repair tools and such, so I got on the phone to AAA. I couldn’t find anything…
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Road Trip: McConnelsville
Had a very enjoyable ride to McConnelsville and back today. All in all, about 5 hours in the saddle. No problems at all, and the bike ran great. In fact, as the roads got more and more twisty, I think it was enjoying the workout!
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14K on Speedo
Just clocked 14K on the 550 tonight. 2203 miles in just over a month. The bike is running great too!