Forum: Ride reports
12-30-2008, 12:21 PM
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Best ride report ever!
I am thoroughly enjoying your ride report - especially the audition stories. Seems little changes from student years and auditioning for regional/state orchestra/band to professional opportunities. I...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
07-06-2007, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 2
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Heading to Maine
Will LC8 (formerly Willf650) and I are heading to Hampden, Maine for a week of fishing, relaxing and, well, lots more relaxing.
Any recommendations on restaurants or things to see/do in the...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-07-2007, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 691
My sister lives in Roanoke and we traveled down...
My sister lives in Roanoke and we traveled down there for Thanksgiving last November with riding in mind. Can't tell you about enduros or runs, but in terms of trail/dualsporting options there seemed...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-07-2007, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 5,363
Views: 1,892,170
Hi Scott
Just wanted to post a "HI" to Scott from Riderchick & Willf650. Will tried to get a hold of you this weekend for a ride at Reading Anthracite -- obviously you were not available - LOL
Have a...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-26-2007, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,444
Whoo hoo
Whoo hoo. Congrats on the purchase. Looking forward to getting together to share noob stories soon.
Jennifer
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Forum: Thumpers
02-26-2007, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 19,444
Hi Deb (and Eric)!
As Willf650 said, I just...
Hi Deb (and Eric)!
As Willf650 said, I just bought a used TW200 and have started learning how to ride (I'm taking the MSF beginner course March 15, 17, 18). I'm not planning on doing roads around...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
02-08-2007, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 772
my 2cents
Pretty much in agreement with much of what has been said. You won't find land that cheap within an hour of Philly.
I looked at buying a house last year and found that you get more bang for your...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-27-2007, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,269
Riderchick's 2nd ride
Got lucky with another beautiful day in the middle of winter (very unusual for Northern Delaware). So Willf650 and I headed back to the canal for attempt #2 riding my TW200. This week's goal was to...
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Forum: Regional forums
01-27-2007, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
Made it to 2nd & 3rd gear!
Got lucky with another beautiful day in the middle of winter (very unusual for Northern Delaware). So Willf650 and I headed back to the canal for attempt #2 riding my TW200. This week's goal was to...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,269
I'm sure it was pretty humorous to watch - of...
I'm sure it was pretty humorous to watch - of course I was concentrating so hard on riding I didn't really catch a look. Shadow, our dog, was probably laughing at the sight of my riding 1-2 mph and...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-22-2007, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,269
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Forum: Regional forums
01-21-2007, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
Riderchick's first ride
Whoo hoo! I did it. We went out for my first riding lesson yesterday and I managed to stay on the bike the whole time - no falling. Here's a link to the ride report:
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Forum: Ride reports
01-21-2007, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,269
Riderchick's First Ride
After a year of riding pillion (aka backseat driver) with Willf650, I was finally convinced to try riding a bike myself. My only experiences riding something other than car had been this past...
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Forum: Regional forums
01-19-2007, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
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Forum: Regional forums
01-19-2007, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
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Forum: Regional forums
01-19-2007, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
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Forum: Regional forums
01-19-2007, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
I'm a girl and soon to be a rider!
Well, after months of reading the board as a backseat driver, I am now one step closer to being a "Woman Rider." We picked up my new, to me, 2005 Yamaha TW200 last weekend, got it registered & titled...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
01-18-2007, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,145
Wellsboro
Wellsboro is a lovely place to go -- cute town, lots of shops to browse in, the PA Grand Canyon to walk/hike/explore and some really nice roads too.
Willf650 & I stayed at a really nice Swedish...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-06-2006, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 233
Views: 34,652
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
06-09-2006, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,111
not giving up that easily
Hi all! We made it home after a wet 6 hour drive from Vermont. I'm not giving up on m/c trips yet (though I do like the idea of keeping the trips shorter next time around -- my ass hurts like hell...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
05-30-2006, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,766
Hmm, so not the answer I was hoping for, but...
Hmm, so not the answer I was hoping for, but c'est la vie. Guess I know what I'll be doing the next few nights -- adding in intermediate points and trying to get the same amount of drive time each...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
05-30-2006, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,766
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
05-30-2006, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,766
now totally confused
OK I'm now totally confused. I'm having some of the problems mentioned in the thread. I planned specific routes for an upcoming trip to Canada using Mapsource on my laptop. Yesterday we attempted to...
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Forum: Canada
05-23-2006, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 281
Delaware to Canada and back: 10 days and 2-up
Hi all -- I posted the thread below in the East forum thinking my fellow Americans would jump at the chance to give advice and come along for a ride on a leg, but alas not so much.
Willf650 & I...
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Forum: Regional forums
05-23-2006, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 2,908
Views: 463,655
What to bring, what to leave behind
OK ladies -- Noob needing advice here. I'm going on my first m/c vacation with my S/O heading from Wilmington, DE up to Canada and back with stops in PA, ON, QC, VT, NH, NY. We're riding 2-up (with...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-08-2006, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 969
ME & Canada
Well, to call what I've done so far "planning" would be a stretch -- atleast a stretch of my imagination. In an attempt to meet Will's need to just get up and go along with my need to plan every step...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-08-2006, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 969
maybe....
Just sent the thread link over to Will (aka Willf650). Sounds like fun to me, we'll see if he agrees. Though planning things that far out is not exactly his cup of tea...we're supposed to leave for...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-01-2006, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,009
2 up, we're in
Willf650 & I would be up for a 2-up group ride! We're heading north to Maine & Canada June 3-10, but would be up for any other weekend in June or July. Just let us know when
Riderchick
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
03-31-2006, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 749
byways
Give this website a try: www.byways.org (http://www.byways.org)
According to the bottom of the front page:
"This site is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and is managed by the...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
03-21-2006, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 517
many happy memories from VA Beach
My family spent a week at VA Beach every summer when I was growing up. Some of my fondest memories of summer were staying at the Dolphin Run (at the end of the strip - rental condos) with my best...
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