kmk
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Greetings all, been awhile.
After a nice ride to upstate New York in spring we thought it was time to head out once again. The group of sport bike riders we ran into heading up to the Saranac Lake Region said they where heading down to the Catskills to do some riding and that we should definitely check it out. So Aug 18 - 26 we spent riding around the area.
The ride out was good, we took 70/30 highway/backroads, left in the morning about 8:00 (a new record for us the plan was 7:00 but we knew that wasn't going to happen) and made it into the town of Hancock, NY at about 17:00 here are all loaded up.
After arriving we needed two things good food and a cold drink, good news was there is a pub in PA, just across the river, about 1mi away. Since we don't drink and ride we headed out walking, it felt good to get moving after 10+ hrs in the saddle. The wings where awesome and steak sandwich was really good too.
So after a good meal we start to head out, the waitress asks where we are coming from we state we walked from the hotel in NY and she looks at us like "really?" then states its supposed to pour.. we check the phones, yep a nice big blob of yellow and red heading right for us, yea. Another round? Another round. We headed out about an hour later after the nasty parts passed, we got a bit wet and walking back in the pitch, and I mean pitch, black was interesting (good thing I brought my flashlight).
The riding was great, daytime rain was non-existent and we got to see the eclipse. One night with a crazy downpour, but we had retired to our room, the bikes needed the wash, bugs on top of bugs. The state speed of 55 makes for some nice back road runs. The scenic views are nice too..
The week went to quick, we rode by day new loops on new roads and ate by eve, trying the local fare. It was a great time.
One issue the day before we left, I lost footing at an uneven stop, and down I went on the right side. Case and faring messed up, well, scratched up. Looking at having it repainted. Other than the paint and bruised ego (and shin somehow) everything else is fine. No, that's not extreme lean angle that's the GoPro snapping a pic while I'm trying to lift... bad GoPro...
A great trip even with the opps, the 2004 FJR rolled over to 50,000mi on the way home (rolled, ha). Still lots of riding to do.
After a nice ride to upstate New York in spring we thought it was time to head out once again. The group of sport bike riders we ran into heading up to the Saranac Lake Region said they where heading down to the Catskills to do some riding and that we should definitely check it out. So Aug 18 - 26 we spent riding around the area.
The ride out was good, we took 70/30 highway/backroads, left in the morning about 8:00 (a new record for us the plan was 7:00 but we knew that wasn't going to happen) and made it into the town of Hancock, NY at about 17:00 here are all loaded up.
After arriving we needed two things good food and a cold drink, good news was there is a pub in PA, just across the river, about 1mi away. Since we don't drink and ride we headed out walking, it felt good to get moving after 10+ hrs in the saddle. The wings where awesome and steak sandwich was really good too.
So after a good meal we start to head out, the waitress asks where we are coming from we state we walked from the hotel in NY and she looks at us like "really?" then states its supposed to pour.. we check the phones, yep a nice big blob of yellow and red heading right for us, yea. Another round? Another round. We headed out about an hour later after the nasty parts passed, we got a bit wet and walking back in the pitch, and I mean pitch, black was interesting (good thing I brought my flashlight).
The riding was great, daytime rain was non-existent and we got to see the eclipse. One night with a crazy downpour, but we had retired to our room, the bikes needed the wash, bugs on top of bugs. The state speed of 55 makes for some nice back road runs. The scenic views are nice too..
The week went to quick, we rode by day new loops on new roads and ate by eve, trying the local fare. It was a great time.
One issue the day before we left, I lost footing at an uneven stop, and down I went on the right side. Case and faring messed up, well, scratched up. Looking at having it repainted. Other than the paint and bruised ego (and shin somehow) everything else is fine. No, that's not extreme lean angle that's the GoPro snapping a pic while I'm trying to lift... bad GoPro...
A great trip even with the opps, the 2004 FJR rolled over to 50,000mi on the way home (rolled, ha). Still lots of riding to do.
