We rode the neighborhood and the local high school parking lot, daughter is learning how to ride. She has taken the rider safety course and did very well but wants a little more experience before taking her test. She is doing great and should have no problems.
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I don't have my Scout yet, so I took my ST1300 out yesterday. Left from my house outside Knoxville TN, rode through Townsend TN, into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, over to Hwy 441, up and over Newfound Gap, down into Cherokee NC, around to Fontana Dam, through the Tail of the Dragon/US129 back into TN, across Foothills Parkway, and back home. With stops to relax riverside in the NP, a sandwich break, etc, it was right around 5 hours. It hit 60 degrees at lower elevations (around 1,000' at my house), and never got below 40 degrees at higher elevations (over 5,000' at the gap). Clear skies and warm sun made for a very comfortable ride, but there was still lots of snow and snow melt (water on roads) at higher elevations, and gravel/salt on the roads to be cautious of. I made a small snowman up near where I crossed the Appalachian Trail, then decided to set him on my luggage rack. He made it about 40 miles before breaking, and then the aggressive corners of the Dragon did him in completely. Overall, it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Too bad it wasn't on an Indian Scout...
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Thanks for posting the pics. Looks like a great ride. Makes me look forward to Spring all the more.Just a Few Teaser pics to add to this Thread .. Will be riding later today and add some more .. Basically this is a Loop as well.. Breakfast at Cuzins Cafe in Branford, FL, then on to the some good Curvy Roads at Olustee Battlefield in North FL Followed by the Suwanee River Run with the Bike in Front of the Stephen Foster Welcome Center .. This is about a One Hundred Mile Loop in my area, 80% of it Back Roads with Very Little Traffic .. Pics might not be in perfect order but that's how it went ..
I took the high roads today. I went east going through the national forest and the hills and valleys. We are in the last foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and it makes for some great riding. Total miles today was 70. Also dropped in on my old friend Bill who has his own private junkyard.
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Aw man, can't wait.A great 3 day weekend. Very warm weather here in Colorado Friday, Sat and Sunday
Reached a small milestone, 1000 miles
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It was 42 degrees when I rolled the bike out of the garage this Sunday morning. A moderately warm day, but the skies were cloudy and gray and I wasn't at all sure about going. It's been 3 weeks since I've been out for a ride and I'm at the edge of what little sanity I have left. The hubs left for Cleveland this morning, so I was on my own today for a 120 mile ride with the Polar Bears. (No, not the ones that jump in the ocean.) These Polar Bears ride motorcycles, all kinds and brands, every Sunday from late October to early April. It's a different destination each week (some kind of eating establishment) and points are awarded for mileage. Today's destination... the Pic-A-Lilli, in Shamong, NJ.
As I headed south on Rt. 130 the skies brightened and the temperature warmed. No need to turn the heated gear on, just a little heat on the grips. Billy Joel was serenading me on the ipod and I was in the groove. The snow on the farmlands of southern NJ was melting away and the air smelled of dirt and decomposing hay... Spring is near! The sun began to break out from behind the clouds as I merged onto Rt. 206. I met up with some fellow bears and then we were 3.
It was turning out to be an awesome day for a ride. I love this bike like no other. It glides through the turns effortlessly... and the power of this engine, well... you know don't you?
Ah well, an hour-and-a-half of blissful riding later..., I was 2 miles from the destination site. Here come all the Polar Bears. It looks like a good turnout today. Time for some lunch with friends.
Here are some pics from the parking lot.
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As I headed south on Rt. 130 the skies brightened and the temperature warmed. No need to turn the heated gear on, just a little heat on the grips. Billy Joel was serenading me on the ipod and I was in the groove. The snow on the farmlands of southern NJ was melting away and the air smelled of dirt and decomposing hay... Spring is near! The sun began to break out from behind the clouds as I merged onto Rt. 206. I met up with some fellow bears and then we were 3.
It was turning out to be an awesome day for a ride. I love this bike like no other. It glides through the turns effortlessly... and the power of this engine, well... you know don't you?
Ah well, an hour-and-a-half of blissful riding later..., I was 2 miles from the destination site. Here come all the Polar Bears. It looks like a good turnout today. Time for some lunch with friends.
Here are some pics from the parking lot.
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