Adventure in Ohio? - Page 3282

Whitey1 · 05-23-2012, 08:17 PM

Holy shit! You know they are out of season, don't you?

Glad to hear you are OK.

indypup · 05-23-2012, 08:23 PM

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Pretty cool vids, thanks. For the record I dont hate videos, I am an avid youtube enthusiast. I just didnt like scrolling past them all while on here. But I subbed ya btw.

Wow, I'm speechless Adam and don't know what to say. I don't make the videos just to get subs or views. They are really just a way for me to document my rides and to be able to share the experience with friends. It is a lot easy than taking pics too. Just turn the camera on and go...

You are surprisingly funny guy btw. ;D

EJV · 05-23-2012, 08:24 PM

Sion, Yikes!

It would have been cooler if the antlers were bigger and mounted to the bike.........

swingset · 05-23-2012, 08:25 PM

bad month for animal crashes...glad you're ok sion.

indypup · 05-23-2012, 08:25 PM

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Let me tell you all the epic tale of Maggie vs The Young Buck:

So there I was, out enjoying a spirited ride through the Hocking Hills. Having just run the length of Big Pine from 56 to 664 and back (what a fun road that is) I was on 56 east of Laurelville, just cruising at the speed limit, when this jumped out in front of me:

I had time to think "SHIT!" and reach for the brakes. Dont think I even got them applied when the impact happened. I exited the vehicle to the left while it carried on to the right and onto the berm.

Thanks to the the value of good gear and an ATGATT attitude, I was able to walk away from the wreck with only some bruises and scrapes on my hands (shoulda been wearing the better gloves). Maggie took significantly more damage than I did, but she still starts up and runs, while the deer is lying dead along side rt 56 as we speak. So I'm scoring it Maggie 1, deer 0.

As a result of this event, Maggie has aquired a new name and is now known as Maggie Deerslayer. I was able to recover both antlers which shall be mounted on the bike to go along with her new name.

BTW, anyone got a headlight lens for a V65 Magna laying around?

Wow, glad you are ok Shawn!

sion · 05-23-2012, 08:31 PM

thanks for the kind words...I'm a little sore now, expect to be a lot sore tomorrow...

looks like I'll need to work some OT to pay for some new gear. All three pieces (helmet, jacket, pants) took some rash damage...I'll get some pics tomorrow.

TdubOhio · 05-23-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikef5000

Hey Tdub. Forget about the past 1000's of pages. What's done is done. You'll want to check in here often from here on though, and you'll find plenty of folks wanting to ride at different days/times/places.

The closest known 'trails' are at Perry APV area, outside of Somerset. More often for us (on dual-sports); playing on old and forgotten roads (which can be degraded to the point where they are harder/funner than true trails). To find these hidden gems, you'll want to start coming on group rides. There are two common starting points; Laurelville down southeast, and Danville to the northeast.

I'm riding this Thursday if you're interested. Probably leaving mid-morning (10am?) and returning around 6pm, but that's all flexible.

I know the tw200 bike, but I'm not to sure of it's capabilities, can it cruise at 60-65 mph on country roads?

Howdy Mike, thanks for the reply (and to the other folks that replied, too)
Yeah, those "forgotten roads" are probably really what I'm looking for more than anything else.
Been in Cbus for 6 years or so, but I've pretty much been a city boy in my time here, so I'm woefully unfamiliar with much outside of the 270 loop. Actually live right downtown.
Back home in NE Ohio/W PA, I could get lost for days in the woods out there.

Thanks for the offer for riding on Thurs, but I have an exam at OSU I suppose I'll need to show up for around mid day.
I also got off the bike today to intense nerve pain in my elbow/forearm... worried I may be developing some kind of Tennis Elbow in the clutch hand. It was a mess all day, and I best give her a rest for a few days.

Keep me in mind if a group ride comes up, though, if you don't mind.
The TW can cruise comfortably at 60-65. Might sound like she's screaming bloody murder, but it's all for show...
Much over 70 and we may have a problem, though, lol.

On a side note, my hillbilly band will be playing one of Ohio's best music festivals in a week or so, if any of you Southern Ohio folks are interested.
http://www.appalachianuprising.net/
We go on right before The Dave Mayfield parade and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Friday night.
Good time out in a beautiful So Ohio holler... I'd take the TW, but I got too much gear to haul.

buildit · 05-23-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sion

As a result of this event, Maggie has aquired a new name and is now known as Maggie Deerslayer. I was able to recover both antlers which shall be mounted on the bike to go along with her new name.

Wow, sounds like we need to start calling you lucky! Not many have a run in with a deer where they kill it without major injury themselves. Sounds like there was an angle on your shoulder. I know I'd still be wiping the brown from my ass if that happened to me.

Glad you survived, "Lucky".

Hope you can walk tomorrow.

sion · 05-23-2012, 09:45 PM

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Wow, sounds like we need to start calling you lucky! Not many have a run in with a deer where they kill it without major injury themselves. Sounds like there was an angle on your shoulder. I know I'd still be wiping the brown from my ass if that happened to me.

Glad you survived, "Lucky".

Hope you can walk tomorrow.

thanks Chris...I'm gonna be way sore tomorrow, I can already tell

left big toe, right ass cheek, both shoulders and probably a couple other places that havent revealed themselves yet...right now I'm treating the pain with ibuprofen and beer

btw, I dont believe in luck...it wasnt luck that I was ATGATT...and being geared up is what saved my ass from a much worse fate.

so what we've learned from all this is GET GOOD GEAR AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR GEAR, PEOPLE!

buildit · 05-23-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sion

thanks Chris...I'm gonna be way sore tomorrow, I can already tell

GET GOOD GEAR AND ALWAYS WEAR YOUR GEAR, PEOPLE!

Words to live by. As for being lucky, well. I'll take luck anytime. Even with atg hitting something on a bike is bad. A little luck isn't a bad thing when combined with gear and skill.

Consider my accident. I had good gear, good skill and bad luck.

Bad luck sucks, so take the good luck when you can.

sion · 05-23-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by buildit

Consider my accident. I had good gear, good skill and bad luck.

Bad luck sucks, so take the good luck when you can.

fair enough

dragoon · 05-24-2012, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TdubOhio

On a side note, my hillbilly band will be playing one of Ohio's best music festivals in a week or so, if any of you Southern Ohio folks are interested.
http://www.appalachianuprising.net/
We go on right before The Dave Mayfield parade and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Friday night.
Good time out in a beautiful So Ohio holler... I'd take the TW, but I got too much gear to haul.

I've always wanted to hit that festival. Let us know when you play anywhere there are a bunch of us here that like to take in music and ride bicycles. Sounds like that motorcycling thing is dangerous. Still trying to track down swingset and his band.

Sion

ScienceOfDirt · 05-24-2012, 03:12 AM

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I was able to walk away from the wreck with only some bruises and scrapes on my hands

Ouch! Glad you walked away.

Alacrity · 05-24-2012, 04:20 AM

Sion:

Anything you walk away from.....etc. I"ce got some extraneous gear I can let go very reasonable some gratis. PM me

bikeneil · 05-24-2012, 04:43 AM

sion, that sounds like the ultimate TAG to me

Glad you didn't have any more serious injuries.

05-23-2012, 08:24 PM	#49218
EJV Blue Clutch. Joined: Jun 2008 Location: S10 n C'bus Oddometer: 892	Sion, Yikes! It would have been cooler if the antlers were bigger and mounted to the bike......... __________________ The German scholars have improved Greek so much.

05-23-2012, 08:25 PM	#49219
swingset Got the knack. Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Central Ohio Oddometer: 10,658	bad month for animal crashes...glad you're ok sion. __________________ The Rant-Fu blog & podcast ->Rant-Fu

05-23-2012, 08:31 PM	#49221
sion sigh-own Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Hocking Hills Oddometer: 2,761	thanks for the kind words...I'm a little sore now, expect to be a lot sore tomorrow... looks like I'll need to work some OT to pay for some new gear. All three pieces (helmet, jacket, pants) took some rash damage...I'll get some pics tomorrow. __________________ I say, there's no such thing as a bad day's riding. -metaljockey whats the value of good gear?: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...ostcount=49301

05-24-2012, 04:20 AM	#49229
Alacrity Semi Pro Bar Vaulter Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Flyover Country - Unless I'm Elsewhere Oddometer: 464	Sion: Anything you walk away from.....etc. I"ce got some extraneous gear I can let go very reasonable some gratis. PM me __________________ The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you can't. So far...its working. The bars low

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05-23-2012, 08:17 PM	#49216
Whitey1 "Whitebread" Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Marion, Ohio Oddometer: 9,330	Holy shit! You know they are out of season, don't you? Glad to hear you are OK.

05-24-2012, 04:43 AM	#49230
bikeneil Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Southern Ohio Oddometer: 345	sion, that sounds like the ultimate TAG to me Glad you didn't have any more serious injuries.