Hopefully, you'll be leading group of Canadians later this season.....has the date been set yet for your famous "Buckeye Bash"? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the stars to line up for us!
Very cool Poke. Hope the downed riders are OK. Any post crash analysis?
2 of the 3 are fine and their bikes are gonna be ok after a bit of tlc and money spent. But the worst crash involved a broken collarbone and it seems he is having surgery too. I am at a loss of how or why he wrecked, it was not a bad curve at all. This guy was a pretty experienced rider from what I hear too.
Ohio Riders Epic Ride - May 4 2103
Taking a friend down to southern Ohio in September to explore - our first time in the state, really pumped as I have always heard great things about the area. May use Marietta as home base and do loops out from there. Question to those in the know: What are road conditions like on average? Loaded question perhaps but any feedback appreciated. Video clip above looks great, tarmac wise.
Looks like he went into the corner a bit hot and then instead of trail braking and counter steering and leaning over more he hit the brakes and stood the bike up which caused him to go straight off the road... where he was probably looking.
Taking a friend down to southern Ohio in September to explore - our first time in the state, really pumped as I have always heard great things about the area. May use Marietta as home base and do loops out from there. Question to those in the know: What are road conditions like on average? Loaded question perhaps but any feedback appreciated. Video clip above looks great, tarmac wise.
If you are working out of Marietta you should include 78 going west through McConnellsville to Nelsonville then on west to 56. There are other places to stay. Working out of Lake Hope State Park is nice. Cabins have a screen back porch, living room and 2 bedrooms. Burr Oak is also a good place to for motorcyclists. Nice article to use http://www.roadrunner.travel/magazine/read/march-april-2012/page/68/ if you are planning . Let me know when you are over that way....I just may have to spend the weekend at the girlfriends house in Lancaster and join up for a ride. BTW 555 was a wreck when we were on it last fall . Fresh CHip seal the whole ride made it miserable. 78, 56 and 93 south of jackson are much more fun.
any updates?
You betcha Tom, and you had better be there this year!!! Aug 30th on Friday it begins, Saturday we go have some fun!!! I will post something up on here as time gets closer, I already think after yesterday that I might be drawing a good crowd from Ohioriders.
Didn't look like he was going too fast to me. He never leaned the bike over. Just rode it straight off the roadway. BTW: Trail Braking starts before entering the curve to compress the suspension to help with turn in. Not while already in the curve. He need more throttle and a commitment to lean the bike over.