FJRPittsburgh
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Sorry to hear you can't make it. Keep your eyes posted on upcoming rides and tech days. We'll see you down the road.
2016 SEOR Details
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El Toro Joe
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FJRPittsburgh
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We just finished up the SEOR Recon Ride. The roads were abused by nine riders and are destroyed. Flat, straight, boring roads just as I remembered. Don't bother going to SEOR. Nothing to see there. NOTHING TO SEE THERE I TELL YOU. Stay away!
El Toro Joe
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Nothing like riding 500 miles of flat, straight and boring roads, to break in a new bike.
wheatonFJR
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Man, SE Ohio sounds like it SUCKS!
Good on you for staying awake all day with the boredom.
Good on you for staying awake all day with the boredom.
hppants
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Take it easy, Joe!!! You'll wear that thing out before we even get to SEOR!!!
Has the sand/grit been washed off those straight, flat, and boring roads?
I spent a couple hours on the map this afternoon. I've discovered about 10 different ways to get to Marietta, ranging from 1,100 - 3,500 miles. I haven't figured out which one I will take.
Has the sand/grit been washed off those straight, flat, and boring roads?
I spent a couple hours on the map this afternoon. I've discovered about 10 different ways to get to Marietta, ranging from 1,100 - 3,500 miles. I haven't figured out which one I will take.
El Toro Joe
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The roads that Denny picked out for today's ride, where exceptionally clean. As far as your route up to Marietta...just get there.
FJRPittsburgh
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Joe won't wear out that new blue beauty. He says he still has to dial in the suspension. Coulda fooled us. He looked like he was on a track day tearin' up the asphalt. Once he gets it dialed in, nobody will be able to keep up with him.Take it easy, Joe!!! You'll wear that thing out before we even get to SEOR!!!
Has the sand/grit been washed off those straight, flat, and boring roads?
I spent a couple hours on the map this afternoon. I've discovered about 10 different ways to get to Marietta, ranging from 1,100 - 3,500 miles. I haven't figured out which one I will take.
0Face
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HEY! I'm in on this one... Get that ? off my name.... unless that means something else...
El Toro Joe
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Joe won't wear out that new blue beauty. He says he still has to dial in the suspension. Coulda fooled us. He looked like he was on a track day tearin' up the asphalt. Once he gets it dialed in, nobody will be able to keep up with him.Take it easy, Joe!!! You'll wear that thing out before we even get to SEOR!!!
Has the sand/grit been washed off those straight, flat, and boring roads?
I spent a couple hours on the map this afternoon. I've discovered about 10 different ways to get to Marietta, ranging from 1,100 - 3,500 miles. I haven't figured out which one I will take.
That's pretty funny Jeff...but if you recall, I followed you and Trevor for a good part of the morning...until I made a minor suspension adjustment. It can be a little bit of a challenge to get (9) bikes around slower traffic, on some of those roads.
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Intech
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Yeah, it was 12 miles from the dealership to Smoke Hole road when I picked up the 15 last year. Hadn't even worn the nubs off the tires!
El Toro Joe
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FJRPittsburgh
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Ray rebuilt my front forks last year. They are so nice now. It's kind of funny because I only ride aggressively when I'm following someone who knows the roads well. I usually ride maybe 10mph over around home due to the cops and I'm too cheap to pay for a performance award.
The rear of the bike is a little stiff for normal riding, but seems to perform well in the aggressive turns. On one of the right turns, I was daydreaming about the previous left I made. Put me way too hot into the hairpin right. Somehow I pulled it off with some last minute uncomfortable braking. Overall I was pleased with my early year riding. I'm usually so much more comfortable with a right hand turn.
gray ray
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Hey Joe,
Where are the pic's? AND
Who were those two guys that were with us ? One was on the 1000 BMW, the other was on the 14 FJR.
Both of those guys could really fly.
Where are the pic's? AND
Who were those two guys that were with us ? One was on the 1000 BMW, the other was on the 14 FJR.
Both of those guys could really fly.
El Toro Joe
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Pictures are posted on facebook, Ray. The guy on the red 14 is from Facebook. Denny said that the guy on the 14 was at the first Ramble...I think his name is Johnathan, when your brother and those two broke away from the rest of us on 555, I guess that dude scraped a Canyon Cage in a turn. That's just crazy.
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El Toro Joe
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This one was taken, at a stop along the river
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El Toro Joe
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This one was taken at the meeting spot, in the morning
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FJRPittsburgh
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Thanks for the pics Joe. Trevor and I failed to take any even though we were both armed with cameras.
Cav47
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As I am sitting here in my classroom "working" on a paper for my master's, this thread and a few others are the only thing that is keeping me sane.
Been conspiring with another member on an arrival plan on Friday. We are looking for some great routes to Marietta from the Bloomington Indiana area. If you have some routes in mind, shoot me a PM.
Been conspiring with another member on an arrival plan on Friday. We are looking for some great routes to Marietta from the Bloomington Indiana area. If you have some routes in mind, shoot me a PM.
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