USA Northeast » Went for a 100 mile ride

Since it was actually a nice day and I'm in an area with relaxed restrictions (6-ft spacing, masks indoors and groups under 25 people) I decided to take a longer ride. Besides, my wife told me too.

In any case, there was a number of motorcycles on the road and several groups were stopped at restaurants or turn-outs. Sadly, none of the parked groups practiced any form of social distancing or wore masks in these tight groups. But, while that caused me some angst, I can say, less than 10% of the riders were wearing helmets. That was truly depressing.

Oh, yes. And, the guy riding an Oilhead RS with a group a Harleys. This gem, riding without adequate space in his group, found himself in my lane (on-coming traffic) on a turn. Surely, the lack of space in his "pack" was a factor, but I doubt he had any real clue how to make a turn.

Hmm....I guess I'm happy I took a ride.

Reminds me of the time I was driving a rental car from Lourmarin to Bonnieux in France. The roads are a bit narrow and twisty, and I did drift towards the center (perhaps a cm or two beyond it) as I climbed towards Bonnieux.

Anyway, this motorcyclist coming down very fast in a left turn leaned towards me so that his extended left arm was directly in front of the car, shook his fist angrily at me, and pulled his hand out of the way just before contact, all without losing his line. I wanted to congratulate him but he was gone. I hugged the right margin for the rest of the drive.

Glad you made it home safe!

Still blows my mind that PA doesn’t enforce a helmet law. We can pass a federal seatbelt law, for safety, but disregard a helmet law, for safety.

Zitat von Doc4216 im Beitrag #3

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Glad you made it home safe!

Still blows my mind that PA doesn’t enforce a helmet law. We can pass a federal seatbelt law, for safety, but disregard a helmet law, for safety.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1

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Since it was actually a nice day and I'm in an area with relaxed restrictions (6-ft spacing, masks indoors and groups under 25 people) I decided to take a longer ride. Besides, my wife told me too.

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I went out for a 100 mile ride this morning. I live near Liberty watershed but I grew up near Loch Raven watershed. Loch Raven has a really nice twisty road going through it but it's closed 10:00 - 5:00 on weekends so I had to go early. While I was out I got to thinking, if I ride through Prettyboy watershed I'll have hit them all. Since there are plenty of back roads around them I took advantage of those and skipped the freeway. It felt good to get out for a couple hours.

My wife got her new GS Tuesday. We went out for a 200 mile ride. We went out again Friday for another 200.

She's been trying to barter a deal with her mechanic for her first service at 600 miles. One of her suggestions actually made said mechanic blush.

FYI: I don't blush easily.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1

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Since it was actually a nice day and I'm in an area with relaxed restrictions (6-ft spacing, masks indoors and groups under 25 people) I decided to take a longer ride. Besides, my wife told me too.

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Our bikes have not moved since November.
I think latter in the week I'll get both bikes out and do a 100 mile or so loop.
I probably won't stop anywhere even though I have five counties I can ride in that only have a total of three cases.
What did you do wrong that your wife suggested you leave for awhile :)


This map shows the number of cases in each county. I'm in Union county, southern Iowa.

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What did I do wrong??? Absolutely nothing more than usual.

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My wife got her new GS Tuesday. We went out for a 200 mile ride. We went out again Friday for another 200.

She's been trying to barter a deal with her mechanic for her first service at 600 miles. One of her suggestions actually made said mechanic blush.

FYI: I don't blush easily.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #8

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What did I do wrong??? Absolutely nothing more than usual.

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I believe we need to speak with all parties involved to determine the accuracy of this statement

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Yesterday morning I took a ride to Gettysburg and rode around the battle field. When I left the house it at 5:45 was cloudy but otherwise promised to be a nice day. As I got closer to the battlefield it got a bit hazy with some ground fog. Barely enough to even bother your face shield. It added a surreal felling to the surrounds which seemed appropriate for Memorial day. When I finished tooling around the battlefield I purposely got myself lost, turning down any road I'd never been on before. After 15 minutes of that I set the GPS for home and headed in. I'd never been on most of the roads the GPS took me on to get home. All of them were 2 lane farm roads with lots of twists and turns. By the time I go in I'd gone just under 100 miles.

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She's gotta be on the tips of her tippy toes when she straddles that beast!

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I went for a 200 mile run today without stopping for fuel. Just an ice cream.
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There are three working covered bridges in Frederick County Maryland. Going out to see them made for a delightful 100 mile ride this morning. Out a little before 6:00 and back a little after 8:00. Almost no car traffic. Just the way I like it. Coffee is brewing and I'm ready for the day.Roddy Road.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Loys Station.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)Utica Bridge.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)