OK, riding season has started. If your bike is not ready to ride it is time to get a move on and get it ready!
Last Sunday we had a really nice ride up to the Kinzua Dam and through the Allegheny Forest. We met up at the Yankee Kitchen and had a great breakfast before we hit the road at 12:00. I really thought we were going to have a great turnout because we had 8 bikes show up for breakfast. It really was not all that warm out so only three of us actually went on the ride: Mark, Nick, and myself. We were surprised by how much snow and ice was still up by the dam, and intended to ride the Longhouse Scenic Drive but we ran into some guys from Akron at the dam and they told us that the road was still covered in ice about five inches deep.
We have some new ideas for rides this year.
I am pretty excited about going to the Mt. Weather secret government underground complex. We are going to try not to get arrested and/or tortured on this ride, but if we do it will give us some great stories.
We are going to do the whole Rt. 68 to Foxburg thing also. There is a great smoked meat place along the way that we can stop at and load up on jerky and it is a very nice ride. I am going to hold off until the leaves are out for this one.
Another excellent suggestion is a little trip around Lake Erie. From Sandusky there is a ferry that takes you to Pele Island. Spend the night camping on the island and then cross the rest of the way into Canada. Spent another night on Long Point and from there hit Niagara Falls for the night. Return home the next day. I am not sure if I will have the time for this one this year, but it sounds like a great ride.
There is also some talk of going to the Honda Homecoming, AMA Vintage Days, and the Superbike races. Also keep in mind that it is very likely that MotoGP will be coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2008 and if that happens I will absolutely be there.