Daily Ride Thread

Decided I needed to ride to Gateway Cycles in Mt. Sterling KY to check on the status of my warranty claim on the lost antenna.

After taking care of some husbandly duties with my wifes car, I headed north on US23 out of Ashland KY. Rode 23 to the beginning of the AA Highway and headed towards Maysville.

Just before Maysville I turned south on 57 towards Mt. Carmel and Flemingsburg.

I tell ya what, that is beautiful rolling hill country. Very nice farms and homes, just absolutely beautiful. If I ever won the lottery, I may have to buy one of those big farms over there.

I did not meet or come up on any Amish Buggies, but there were warning signs that they may be on the road, so if you decide to ride it, be aware.

Downtown Flemingsburg is a very nice old style downtown and worth the ride through.

Arrived at Mt. Sterling and the dealership where I purchased my Voyager. They went and looked and the antenna is supposed to be in next week. I will be at the beach so it will have to wait until I get back.

I decided to take I64 back and had a nice cruise. The radio is enjoyable even at 80 mph.

Oh, I learned something too. This bike seems to get way better fuel mileage at 75 mph vs 80 mph. I wouldn't think that only 5 mph would make a huge difference but the fuel gauge predictor said otherwise. I wonder if it knows what it is talking about?

Anyway, excellent day for a ride. Temperatures in the low to mid 60's and the sun was shining in spite of the patchy clouds.

Have I told y'all lately how much I love my Voyager?

Took a good ride yesterday.

I took my wife her coffee that she forgot when she went to work (gotta get those bonus points guys!), and decided to head to Gallipolis Ohio for lunch, a Footlong Hotdog at Remo's.

So I jumped across the river at Ashland Kentucky and headed west towards Ironton. There was road construction and the dust from where they have been grinding up the old surface was horrible but I had no choice but to ride on.

I jumped off at the exit for 141 and headed north, er, northeast. This is a very nice road with lots of farms and pretty scenery. I then took the shortcut of 175 over to 141 and found myself in Amish Country. They have some really nice farms through there with big white buildings and no electricity. I only came up on one horse and buggy and gave it a wide berth in passing. I also did not rev my engine, not wanting to spook the horse.

I continued on to Gallipolis via 141 and found Romo's. It is right downtown near the park. This was the first time I had caught them open as they are closed on two of the days that I am off. But, it was well worth it. Very good Hot Dogs! Oh, and don't bring a Debit/Credit Card, they are Cash Only!

I decided to return to Ashland using a slightly different route.

I headed southwest on 7 leading out of town along the Ohio River Scenic Highway. I then took 218 up through the hills. I followed that route all the way to 217 which brought me back to the Ohio River Scenic Highway (Rt 7). From there it was a short hop on route 7 over to US52 and then I64 west back to my home.

Southern Ohio is very pretty on the backroads!

A very good ride for lunch if I do say so myself!