MMm, great ride today...

[Belg]

.. went a lot farther than I originally planned. Went down to Warrenton on the backroads, and after my coffee... proceeded back down 211 to the Culpeper cutoff... then on down to Charlottesville, and up the BRP/Skyline from I-64 down there....

After a wonderful, casual ride, I realised the sun was going down and the road would close. As it was approaching 5pm, I started riding a bit.. shall we say... aggressively... around the twisties to try and beat the Rangers to the gate at the 211 Cutoff. I made it with 2 minutes to spare, and had an awesome sunset ride up the top half of Skyline, too... complete with 3 LARGE bear sightings and lots of curious deer.

My only regret... I left my camera at home... didn't plan on riding that far...

[BradfordBenn]

Very nice.

[B2BWYLD]

...sounds like a nice ride.....'specially the animal sightings.....Just think what it will be like when you get that 2 wheeled Hummer.....I mean GS....!

:clap

[John Brase]

I had a great little Sunday ride too. Work has kept me off the bike for a couple weeks and I was needing it. It was 39 degrees and sunny when I rolled out of the garage and I was layered up pretty good - long johns, flannel shirt, jeans under my First Gear suit and my winter weight balaclava. No electrics. All was good but I think I'm in the market for better gloves. My fingers, out in the airstream on the RS, got pretty cold even with the heated grips on.

I rode east from home on a meandering route toward Rockville Lake in Eastern Indiana. Stopped in the town of Rockville for gas. There were four pickup trucks parked at the station, each with a dead deer in the bed. Guys dressed in camo and wearing orange hats went from truck to truck commenting on each other's prizes. I overheard one comment, "hardly worth shooting," which I took to be a disparaging remark.

My search for a "quaint local eatery" turned up nothing and lunch was at a Wendy's before turning for home. Temps had reached the 50's by then but my only concession was to switch to my lighter weight balaclava.

On the way home I came up behind three bikes, a Wing and two Harleys riding in a tight staggerd formation at 60-65 mph. I followed them at a good distance, not wanting to get in their formation, till I got a chance to pass. I did, on a long straight, level spot with visibility near forever. I gave them wide berth, shifting into 6th as I was beside them at about 100 and stayed on the throttle till they were about a quarter mile behind before backing down to 75 or so. I didn't wave 'cause I like to keep the hands on the bars at those speeds. Must have pissed them off, though, because a few miles down the road they caught me and one of them thought it would be fun to run up my exhaust and stay there for a while before dropping back and doing it again.

After a bit of this game I came to a county road that I've been on many times and turned left onto it. It is a big wide intersection with good sight lines so I layed it over pretty good in the corner just to show off a little. They followed me and resumed their little game of running up my butt and backing off. When they followed me through another turn on to another county road I started to get a little concerned but when we got to the edge of a town they broke off and went another direction.

Got home just as the clouds rolled in and the Colts game started. A good day with a little potential unwanted excitement thrown into the mix.

John

[eddie]

As=h=les,Should have just ran off an left them John.My buddy has a 1150RS and on curvey roads I can't stay with him on my GT.Nothing I like better than passing a harley and leaving them like they are tied to a post.
Friday after Thanksgiving There is going to be a ride leaving from BMW of Louisville, around 10 o'clock. Put those electrics on an come on down. I'll be the skinny guy on the Gray/Green GT.