New Rider Sw Michigan

[1TRAK]

Back on the forum after a four year hiatus. My friends call me 1TRAK as I spend the better part of 12000 miles each year riding on and off road. I enjoy riding THE PACE, road trips, bike camping and dual sport riding/ camping. I'm up for a ride anytime and look forward to meeting and riding with some of you soon. Only eight weeks till spring!  

[wibornz]

Or you can ride now. There are many great people in Region 4. See you riding or at a future lunch gathering.  Just look for the c-14 with the front tire barley on the pavement.  

[sleazy rider]

Welcome and stay tuned.  We need to repeat our 1st Annual Michigan campout this summer.  There are many lunch gatherings all year round.  Check out the photo tag game too.  It's a great way to pick a destination for the day.

I'd be out riding now, but I can't see the pavement!  

[CLAY]

Welcome!  South Haven?  Benton Harbor?  How far SW?  I'm just south of GR.  We had another active GR guy, but he just left us for awhile.

We'll hook up for lunch meets.  I have an STN BBQ at my place on June 11:
http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,59425.0.html
We'll have a couple lunch meets before that I would guess.  

[1TRAK]

Or you can ride now. There are many great people in Region 4. See you riding or at a future lunch gathering.  Just look for the c-14 with the front tire barley on the pavement.  

I do get the Dizzer out in the snow occasionally but haven't  this year yet. See you when it warms up.

[1TRAK]

Welcome and stay tuned.  We need to repeat our 1st Annual Michigan campout this summer.  There are many lunch gatherings all year round.  Check out the photo tag game too.  It's a great way to pick a destination for the day.

I'd be out riding now, but I can't see the pavement!  

Thanks for the reply, I'll be looking for those lunches and day rides. Lots of great places to ride and camp in Mich, HY 22 along the west coast is one of my favorites.  

[wibornz]

We camped as a group last year and rode the M22 and most of that whole area..... Tunnel of Trees and such.`

[1TRAK]

Welcome!  South Haven?  Benton Harbor?  How far SW?  I'm just south of GR.  We had another active GR guy, but he just left us for awhile.

We'll hook up for lunch meets.  I have an STN BBQ at my place on June 11:
http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,59425.0.html
We'll have a couple lunch meets before that I would guess.  

Sounds good! I live near Allegan and do a lot of street and dirt riding around here and Yankee Springs. When the roads clear lets roost some dirt or chase some twisties, your choice.  
Posted on: January 15, 2011, 07:18:08 PM

We camped as a group last year and rode the M22 and most of that whole area..... Tunnel of Trees and such.`

Great riding up there, especially Leelanau county.

[CLAY]

Sounds good! I live near Allegan and do a lot of street and dirt riding around here and Yankee Springs. When the roads clear lets roost some dirt or chase some twisties, your choice.  

Cool- the XR's a pig, but works for either.  I love Yankee Springs- it's a great place to run with the Tracker.  I spent a day ripping around the Allegan State Game area this summer on the XR.  Mostly two-tracks, but fun!

[wibornz]

I am down for some two tracking with the KLR.

[1TRAK]

Cool- the XR's a pig, but works for either.  I love Yankee Springs- it's a great place to run with the Tracker.  I spent a day ripping around the Allegan State Game area this summer on the XR.  Mostly two-tracks, but fun!

Had a 93 and 01 XRL that were decent at anything short of tite singletrak, I put a lot of miles on those bikes! Noticed on the sled post some rear racks on the XRL, how do you like that bike for traveling? Looking forward to riding Allegan and Yankee Springs with you, I've ridden these areas 30 plus years and have some nice routes. See Ya! P.S.  That Tracker looks great, bet those megaphones sound sweet!

[1TRAK]

I am down for some two tracking with the KLR. Sounds great, the two traks around here are usually rideable mid to late March.  

[Ack535]

Hey, welcome back!

One word of advice though... If your a cat lover stay away from CLAY. Next to a Chinese restaurant, no one kills more cats than CLAY!

If you value clean air, stay away from WIBORNZ, his farts are so stinky, his wife has to vacate the car when he lets one rip!

Seriously though, great group in Region 4!

Pete

[CLAY]

Hey, welcome back!

One word of advice though... If your a cat lover stay away from CLAY. Next to a Chinese restaurant, no one kills more cats than CLAY!

If you value clean air, stay away from WIBORNZ, his farts are so stinky, his wife has to vacate the car when he lets one rip!

Seriously though, great group in Region 4!

Pete

Stay away from Pete- he spreads lies er, mistruths, ah crap.  Nevermind.    

[1TRAK]

Hey, welcome back!

One word of advice though... If your a cat lover stay away from CLAY. Next to a Chinese restaurant, no one kills more cats than CLAY!

If you value clean air, stay away from WIBORNZ, his farts are so stinky, his wife has to vacate the car when he lets one rip!

Seriously though, great group in Region 4!

Pete

Thanks for the greeting and the heads up! CLAYS skills could be useful Yankee Springs way, lots of strays out there. WIBORNZ... We can be happy we're on two wheels and not four!  

[wibornz]

Not to worry, I always ride in the back.  It is easier for me to keep up with others than for others to keep up with me.  

[1TRAK]

Not to worry, I always ride in the back.  It is easier for me to keep up with others than for others to keep up with me.  

No worries, I enjoy running sweep too, better view of the shenanigans going on ahead!  

[sleazy rider]

Pfft!  Running sweep just keeps everyone in front from seeing the real hooligans.

[wibornz]

Well it works Tom.  You didn't see me riding wheelies down the hills on the way to Wilderness Park and almost over shoot the corner did you?

[Krellian]

Well it works Tom.  You didn't see me riding wheelies down the hills on the way to Wilderness Park and almost over shoot the corner did you?

the only person I know that needs a shimmy dampner on a C-14

[buls4evr]

 Hey 1 Trak welcome back. I also ride dirt and ST and am from the Lansing area. Have ridden in your area many times and know some of these other inmates. Right now wintering in SW New Mexico. We need to make a May lunch thing at Saucy Dog in Jonesville . Great hot dogs.

[1TRAK]

 Hey 1 Trak welcome back. I also ride dirt and ST and am from the Lansing area. Have ridden in your area many times and know some of these other inmates. Right now wintering in SW New Mexico. We need to make a May lunch thing at Saucy Dog in Jonesville . Great hot dogs.

Thanks for the welcome. Seems like an ok group here, surprised they all furloughed at the same time though. Jonesville and hot dogs sounds good, then maybe a jaunt north to Waterloo and Pickney State Recreation Area. Hope you run out of sunblock . Ride Safe!

[duceduceexplorer]

Or you can ride now. There are many great people in Region 4. See you riding or at a future lunch gathering.  Just look for the c-14 with the front tire barley on the pavement.  

the only time i've seen the c-14 with tire on the ground is when its parked  

1Trak, welcome everyone here is super nice and we all seem to mesh well. There are some crazies though that ride through the winter, so don't tell them to look forward to spring bc they have been and will be riding up until then.

[1TRAK]

the only time i've seen the c-14 with tire on the ground is when its parked  

1Trak, welcome everyone here is super nice and we all seem to mesh well. There are some crazies though that ride through the winter, so don't tell them to look forward to spring bc they have been and will be riding up until then.

Thank you for the greeting, glad to be here. Kudos to those riding year round, I understand the need. Years ago a few of us would spoon on the trellies or cold cutters and have at it on the ice or singletrak till spring. Lot of work but worth it at the time.  Last few years we've gone down to Bedford Indiana late Feb for a weekend of riding, by then there's generally no snow and the temps hit mid forties daytime. A few weeks after that it's SPRING and we're good to go.

[buls4evr]

 I rode 102 miles of great desert ranch roads yesterday on the DRZ. It was 68 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. The locals were wearing jackets down here and asking if it would ever warm up! They can't wait until SPRING! HUH? That should start the finger flying....  New Mexico is motorcycle nirvana this time of year.

[CLAY]

Ya gotta screw with us, dontcha?  

Great pics by the way, 1TRAK!

[sleazy rider]

 I rode 102 miles of great desert ranch roads yesterday on the DRZ. It was 68 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. The locals were wearing jackets down here and asking if it would ever warm up! They can't wait until SPRING! HUH? That should start the finger flying....  New Mexico is motorcycle nirvana this time of year.

Heh, that's only about 70* warmer than here right now.  I need a two wheeled road trip.  Jonesin' bad for some seat time to ease the work stress. 

[buls4evr]

 The birds have it right Sleazy Rider. Come on down here where the weather is warm and the roads are great....but be warned. You would not want to go home again. I see you have been here before too. (Where is that Devil Icon?).

[sleazy rider]

Ya think?   



The blanks will be filled in this year.  

[duceduceexplorer]

Ya think?   



The blanks will be filled in this year.  

all of them?

[sleazy rider]

Well, I'm NOT going to Hawaii on the bike and Nunavut is inaccessible by land vehicle.    I have an ambitious riding season ahead.  June will fill in the western Provinces of Canada and Alaska.  September might see me on the east coast if finances recover in a timely manner from June.

/hijack off

[1TRAK]

 I rode 102 miles of great desert ranch roads yesterday on the DRZ. It was 68 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. The locals were wearing jackets down here and asking if it would ever warm up! They can't wait until SPRING! HUH? That should start the finger flying....  New Mexico is motorcycle nirvana this time of year.

Sounds like fun despite the temps and lack of clouds. Like your choice of bike!

[1TRAK]

Ya gotta screw with us, dontcha?  

Great pics by the way, 1TRAK!

Thanks, the Canon follows me everywhere.