WV dualsports,check in

Herewego · 03-04-2008, 05:18 PM

Where are all the guys/gals ? Are we to few and far between? I read central and see daily contact between riders and enthusiest. I see riders in VA talking about routes and rides. I have riden with a few from WV on occasion,so I know they're out there. So lets check in folks,where are ya? What do ya ride ? Post pics of your ride,Lets get something goin.

Herewego St.Marys,WV 05 KLR, 08 KTM 990, 09 KTM 530 exc
Kaylr St.Marys,WV 05 KLR, 11 BMW 650 GS

pnoman · 03-04-2008, 06:42 PM

klrmike,

I'm still living in Illinois for another couple of months until our son graduates from high school. Then, we'll be moving back to WV (I was born in Clarksburg, met my wife in Morgantown at WVU, and now own my grandparents old 133-acre farm near Petersburg, so I still consider myself to be a Mountaineer). I've been out there on my two Air Force Retirement Rides (2005 and 2006) and can't wait to be riding there full time again. I should be somewhat available for rides this summer and fall as we get settled and I hopefully get a job. I'd be glad to join y'all for a group ride some sunny day.

To read my ride reports, our family drive to Alaska and back in 2007, and also 3 years of Europe travel (Air Force, not bike rides

) just click here.

Hope to meet all the WV riders this summer. God bless and ride safe.

pnoman

wvrocks · 03-04-2008, 08:10 PM

Hey Mike, good idea! I'm over in the Canaan Valley area. Drop me a line if you guys end up over this way.

WFOhillbilly · 03-05-2008, 11:24 AM

Hey, I finally made it here.

Sounds like fun. I'll probally go Sunday if the weather is good. I don't mind the cold, just the ice.

wvrocks · 03-06-2008, 11:27 AM

Mike, you should be fine on the dirt roads if the weather holds. Almost all the snow is melted off right now. Water crossings may be high. We had a bunch of rain on Tueday and combined with snowmelt there's a lot of runoff. Its in the 50's today and sunny. I think they are calling for snow starting on Friday night though. Even if you do make it up this weekend I can't ride, ski patrol on Sat, EMT class on Sunday, KLR in about 50 pieces waiting on parts from Arrowhead.

Have a good ride if you do make it!

roninwva · 03-07-2008, 07:05 AM

Lets get this started. 06 Wee-Strom, Hurricane W.Va. Picture is day I arrived back from Arctic Circle/Alaska trip last summer. 10,281 miles in 26 days.

cliffhanger · 03-07-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klrmike

When did ya do that?

Looks nice.

Here's a weather link that does ok for me.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...=174&map.y=139

I'll be at the shop all day Saturday and at home on Sunday. If your in the hood stop by. Hi to Kay.
Neal

wvrocks · 03-08-2008, 06:36 PM

Aww. C'mon Mike it was 45 with light rain at 7 am in Canaan. Got nice and sunny, up into the 50's for a bit. Then all hell broke loose around 11:30 and the temp dropped almost 20 degrees in 30 min and the snow started dumping. Cliffhanger and I were discussing your possible bad choice while out on a car wreck today with the fire dept. Think you made a good decision staying home.

wvgreenhorn · 03-08-2008, 09:48 PM

KLRMIKE,

Another WV dual-sporter checking in! I just recently picked up an '05 KLR and I'm dying to get it up into the mountains!! I'm a little concerned with the Avon Gripsters that came on it, but they couldn't be any worse than the stock Trailwings on the V-strom I sold a while back.

A fellow KLR rider taught me a very important lesson, when planning a route up into the mountains like you guys have, always know where to stop early in the morning for the best gravy and biscuits!!

On your route that would be the Philippi Inn just out of town on Rt. 250! If you were staying on Rt. 50 and comming on over my way, it would be Cool Springs Park.

Since you got snowed out this weekend, maybe I can hook up with you on your "make-up" trip?

Oops409 · 03-09-2008, 05:47 PM

Hey,

We in East Virginia enjoy the Western part of the State as well. This pic is in the Laural Forks area. It took a while to get un-stuck...

I am only about an hour away, as the crow flies. ..Just over that hill:

torrey45 · 03-09-2008, 07:36 PM

Hey, Just moved to Charleston. Always looking to go riding. I'll check this thread for rides.

cliffhanger · 03-09-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klrmike

That looks like a Laural fork campout snapshot if I ever saw one.
I'm guessing a fellow pittsburg adv'er and local cliffhanger were in the neighborhood

I'm sorry to say that I missed that ride. Good thing for us it was well documented here Becoyote's video of the extraction is priceless.
Neal

Nightster · 03-10-2008, 10:41 AM

Hey Mike, I'm on my way out to go riding, be ready.

WFOhillbilly · 03-10-2008, 12:25 PM

Nice to see you finally made it John.

You guys have fun. Maybe we all could get together next weekend and ride, if the weather stays nice.

Gabby · 03-11-2008, 11:30 AM

Hey Mike,
I thought I knew most of the stuff around your way, but that stuff looks new to me. Must have been a great day to ride ( I was stuck here at work). I hope to hook up with you guys and do a little riding this spring/summer.

03-04-2008, 05:18 PM	#1
Herewego ^OP Local Village idiot Joined: Oct 2006 Location: St. Marys WV Oddometer: 485	WV dualsports,check in Where are all the guys/gals ? Are we to few and far between? I read central and see daily contact between riders and enthusiest. I see riders in VA talking about routes and rides. I have riden with a few from WV on occasion,so I know they're out there. So lets check in folks,where are ya? What do ya ride ? Post pics of your ride,Lets get something goin. Herewego St.Marys,WV 05 KLR, 08 KTM 990, 09 KTM 530 exc Kaylr St.Marys,WV 05 KLR, 11 BMW 650 GS __________________ You can only go as far as you're willing to travel You can travel as far as you're willing to go Herewego screwed with this post 04-01-2012 at 07:34 AM

03-04-2008, 06:42 PM	#2
pnoman Just Average Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Clarksburg, WVa Oddometer: 1,571	I'm on my way klrmike, I'm still living in Illinois for another couple of months until our son graduates from high school. Then, we'll be moving back to WV (I was born in Clarksburg, met my wife in Morgantown at WVU, and now own my grandparents old 133-acre farm near Petersburg, so I still consider myself to be a Mountaineer). I've been out there on my two Air Force Retirement Rides (2005 and 2006) and can't wait to be riding there full time again. I should be somewhat available for rides this summer and fall as we get settled and I hopefully get a job. I'd be glad to join y'all for a group ride some sunny day. To read my ride reports, our family drive to Alaska and back in 2007, and also 3 years of Europe travel (Air Force, not bike rides ) just click here. Hope to meet all the WV riders this summer. God bless and ride safe. pnoman __________________ Retired USAF MSgt - Bandsman & Paralegal WV Historical Markers Project My Website - Europe, Alaska, US Bike Rides www.RidingWV.com

03-04-2008, 08:10 PM	#3
wvrocks Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Elkins, WV Oddometer: 373	Hey Mike, good idea! I'm over in the Canaan Valley area. Drop me a line if you guys end up over this way. __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

03-06-2008, 11:27 AM	#5
wvrocks Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Elkins, WV Oddometer: 373	Mike, you should be fine on the dirt roads if the weather holds. Almost all the snow is melted off right now. Water crossings may be high. We had a bunch of rain on Tueday and combined with snowmelt there's a lot of runoff. Its in the 50's today and sunny. I think they are calling for snow starting on Friday night though. Even if you do make it up this weekend I can't ride, ski patrol on Sat, EMT class on Sunday, KLR in about 50 pieces waiting on parts from Arrowhead. Have a good ride if you do make it! __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

03-07-2008, 07:05 AM	#6
roninwva Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Hurricane, WVa., USA Oddometer: 467	Lets get this started. 06 Wee-Strom, Hurricane W.Va. Picture is day I arrived back from Arctic Circle/Alaska trip last summer. 10,281 miles in 26 days. Attached Images __________________ SO MANY ROADS, SO LITTLE TIME CMA PGR HOG 91 FLHTC 04 Kodiak 450 06 Wee-Strom

03-05-2008, 11:24 AM	#4
WFOhillbilly Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: In the hills of WV. Oddometer: 254	Hey, I finally made it here. Sounds like fun. I'll probally go Sunday if the weather is good. I don't mind the cold, just the ice.

03-08-2008, 06:36 PM	#8
wvrocks Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Elkins, WV Oddometer: 373	Aww. C'mon Mike it was 45 with light rain at 7 am in Canaan. Got nice and sunny, up into the 50's for a bit. Then all hell broke loose around 11:30 and the temp dropped almost 20 degrees in 30 min and the snow started dumping. Cliffhanger and I were discussing your possible bad choice while out on a car wreck today with the fire dept. Think you made a good decision staying home. __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

03-08-2008, 09:48 PM	#9
wvgreenhorn n00b Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Thornton, WV Oddometer: 7	KLRMIKE, Another WV dual-sporter checking in! I just recently picked up an '05 KLR and I'm dying to get it up into the mountains!! I'm a little concerned with the Avon Gripsters that came on it, but they couldn't be any worse than the stock Trailwings on the V-strom I sold a while back. A fellow KLR rider taught me a very important lesson, when planning a route up into the mountains like you guys have, always know where to stop early in the morning for the best gravy and biscuits!! On your route that would be the Philippi Inn just out of town on Rt. 250! If you were staying on Rt. 50 and comming on over my way, it would be Cool Springs Park. Since you got snowed out this weekend, maybe I can hook up with you on your "make-up" trip? __________________ The Greenhorn From the Mountains of "Almost Heaven" '05 KLR650 The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!! wvgreenhorn screwed with this post 03-09-2008 at 10:17 AM

03-09-2008, 05:47 PM	#10
Oops409 Tom Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Lexington, Virginia Oddometer: 71	Viginia Hey, We in East Virginia enjoy the Western part of the State as well. This pic is in the Laural Forks area. It took a while to get un-stuck... I am only about an hour away, as the crow flies. ..Just over that hill: __________________ '01 GS 1150 '01 Honda Reflex '09 KTM 450 EXC

03-09-2008, 07:36 PM	#11
torrey45 Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Charleston, WV Oddometer: 125	Hey, Just moved to Charleston. Always looking to go riding. I'll check this thread for rides.

03-10-2008, 10:41 AM	#13
Nightster n00b Joined: Mar 2008 Location: St. Marys, WV Oddometer: 4	Hey Mike, I'm on my way out to go riding, be ready.

03-10-2008, 12:25 PM	#14
WFOhillbilly Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: In the hills of WV. Oddometer: 254	Nice to see you finally made it John. You guys have fun. Maybe we all could get together next weekend and ride, if the weather stays nice.

03-11-2008, 11:30 AM	#15
Gabby Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: The Greater Cutler Ohio Metro Area Oddometer: 413	Hey Mike, I thought I knew most of the stuff around your way, but that stuff looks new to me. Must have been a great day to ride ( I was stuck here at work). I hope to hook up with you guys and do a little riding this spring/summer.

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