i'ts hot as hel!! during the day so i usually ride at night. got an MMI student friend who i ride with now, but he's moving in a few weeks. we both ride older (re:not as nice condition) bikes, so not looking to street-race really. anyone wanna go with sometime? i live @ bell rd. & I17. e-mail me at : dscottmyers@yahoo.com

Are there any RC51 riders/owners groups in Southern Ontario?

Not only the place for RC51s and 929s but Aprilia, Ducati and others... http://beta.motorush.com/forums



Quite possibly the fastest motorcycle community on the web.

Motorush.com

If you own or are thinking about buying a Honda VTX...come check us out at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/be_different_VTX

Hello everyone. My name is Danielle and I help run a motorcycle show every tuesday at the Heritage Farms Ice Cream on the Pawtucket Blvd in Lowell, MA. We have averaged about 180 bikes weekly. Show is every tuesday from 6pm to 9pm. Door prizes and raffle prizes. Sometimes we meet for charity events or just cruises on weekends. You are guaranteed a good time!! Any questions email me flipper704@aol.com

New Rider riding a 2000 Honda VFR looking for some company while riding..



Thanks

is anyone here from south carolina

im looking for a club to join in south florida can someone help

anyone going to M.B.bike week in may. i'm going to ride down on my 750 ACE from N.C.

any Jersey fans of the Queens Iron out there ? any bikers from Jersey , period ???

Just about everyone knows the Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains offer some of the Sweetest Riding on the planet.



For maps & touring information as well as Current Riding Conditions visit: http://www.motorcycleadventuremap.com



Enjoy!

Gary

Just wanted to share a nice road to ride. Its HWY 16 in southeast Minnesota. Good roads and nice views.

Anyone know of any clubs in the southern Maine area...around Portsmouth, NH actually? Looking to do some serious trips...mostly day trips would like to go up around mt. washington but dont wanna go alone...any info would be appreciated

I'm in Central Indiana and ride all of east and west Indiana, and parts of southern Indiana.



Anybody else in the area? I ride an R1.

so wednesday evening i felt the urge to get on the road. i live in dallas and decided to go to palo duro canyon - just south of amarillo. i was planning on camping at palo and driving back the next day.



i woke up early, packed the r1150rt and got on the road at 6:10a. here's my route:



114W to 81N - rhome, tx

287N - bowie, tx

loop 335 south - amarillo, tx (signs for palo begin here)

27S - amarillo, tx

217E - canyon, tx.



i arrived in amarillo at 10:50. a total of 360 miles - so far - in 4 hours and 40 minutes. this equates to an average of 78 mph. btw, i stopped one time to gas up in vernon, tx (180 miles into the trip).



so i hiked around palo that afternoon. it was about 105F on the canyon floor. needless to say, sweating my tail off got a little old so i thought i'd find a nearby motel in amarillo. however, on my way i got the urge to see lubbock - a town i've never even been close to. so i took 27S and stopped in tulia, tx to recover, gas up, etc.



while sitting at the grandy's and after replenishing myself for about an hour, i decided to just make the trip a long day of touring and head back to dallas. here's the route from tulia:



86E - tulia, tx

70S - turkey, tx

82E - dickens, tx

114E - seymour, tx and home



i arrived home at 9:45p after traveling 825 miles. here are some stats for the entire trip:



miles: 825

fuel: 21.7 gallons

avg mpg: 38

avg mph: 52.4



note the avg mph includes all minutes btw 6:10a and 9:45p.



i was most impressed with the beemer. this was my first 600+ mile day on it. the electric windshield was a real help. i kept it pegged at 90-95 the entire day. the bike enjoyed every minute of it. i did have a few periods 100mph+, but 90-95 was perfect for me and the bike. the 6-speed tranny on the 1150s is awesome. at 95mph the engine is humming at 4500 rpms - about 60% engine utilization. i made very few stops. the first was 180 miles into the trip in vernon. more frequent stops in the afternoon just in order to keep hydrated. while my rear held up well, i'm still considering the corbin seat.



i saw a lot of cops all the way to amarillo on 287. watch out for them. i didn't see one cop from tulia all the way home. most of the roads are straight and made for hauling ass - very few capsules and they were very courteous of bikers - pulling over on the shoulder to let you pass, waving... the whole nine yards.



i'll post some pictures when i get the chance.



i had plenty of time and felt good enough to do a 1000 mile day and get my iron butt association license plate holder. next time i do this, i'm going to set out with the intention of doing the saddlesore and documenting the trip a little better so i can send in the proper documentation to qualify. if none of this makes sense, see www.ironbutt.com.



i'll stop now...