Shoop Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Hi! I'm new to your forum. I'm from Parkersburg WV, just over the river from SEO. I'm 55, married for 33 years - TODAY, and have three great kids who are in college or out & employed. Last fall I re-started riding after 25 years away. I took the MSF BRC2 course and have put several thousand miles on the bike and I'm feeling pretty comfortable. I've been reading the FZ6 forum since starting my research on which bike I wanted, and just found OhioRiders.net. I really like the number of reasonably local rides and events that I've seen since I joined. Really sorry I missed the EPIC ride last month. I'm looking forward to the one in the fall. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lowcel Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Welcome to the forum. I'm a little south of you in the Charleston area. Sissonville more specifically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Hey! It's good to see some folks joining up from thesouthern parts of the area. Welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Welcome Chris, I actually work in the Parkersburg area. We have some very nice roads in our area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I completely agree, Justin. My across the street neighbor is a local guy who's been telling me about roads nearby. I learned about the triple nickle last month and have enjoyed the southern end several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_tracy Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuikAccord Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) Welcome Edited June 8, 2014 by QuikAccord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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redkow97 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I was about to give you a hard time for not being from Ohio, but the sarcasm wouldn't have come across well online, let alone from someone you've never met. Nice bike. Not what I was expecting from someone who starts by saying he's 55 and has spent 25 years off a bike. Good choice, just not expected. Welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I was about to give you a hard time for not being from Ohio, but the sarcasm wouldn't have come across well online, let alone from someone you've never met. Nice bike. Not what I was expecting from someone who starts by saying he's 55 and has spent 25 years off a bike. Good choice, just not expected. Welcome. Well, Now I'll have to be insulted! Or maybe feel complimented. That is NOT sarcasm, just an attempt at humor. Where I work we have lots of folks from either side of the river and it's interesting how much they rib each other. I think it's funny cause I'm originally from PA and we just know we're above all that. << Love this cow emoticon, but it ought to be black & white. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizo Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Welcome and I used to live in Hillbilly - left in 2009 - in Charleston (more like Sissonville) and miss it. NEO reminds me of why WV is a good place to get lost on a motorcycle with some of the best unknown twisties . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro man Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 welcome to OR got's a fishing shack down that way & that's where I ride when I have time to ride but haven't had time this yr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUFZ1 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I stayed at the Blennerhassett Hotel on a recent moto trip. Nice hotel and of course...nice riding roads in WV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted August 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I stayed at the Blennerhassett Hotel on a recent moto trip. Nice hotel and of course...nice riding roads in WV My oldest son worked there as a bellhop/valet until he finished architecture school. And yes!!! The roads around here are great. Well they have been since all the sand the State used last winter finally washed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie14 Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wht_scorpion Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCrawzy Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Welcome, I'm from Beverly. Not too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Wow, my new member post is getting to be pretty old but it flared up again. Are any of you guys who are near Marietta/Parkersburg planning to go on the Epic ride in Sept? I'd really like to go, probably will, but I don't know for certain that far ahead. Anyway, if anyone else is going, would you like to meet up? If we want to use 550 over to Athens we could meet in Barlow or Bartlett. Or if we want bragging rights we could meet up in Coolville, but we'd probably end up taking 50 - unless one of you knows the back roads. I'll be taking that straight-ish fast road on the way home. Oh - one last pitch for bike nights, Thursdays 8/14 & 8/28 at Texas Roadhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wow, my new member post is getting to be pretty old but it flared up again. Are any of you guys who are near Marietta/Parkersburg planning to go on the Epic ride in Sept? I'd really like to go, probably will, but I don't know for certain that far ahead. Anyway, if anyone else is going, would you like to meet up? If we want to use 550 over to Athens we could meet in Barlow or Bartlett. Or if we want bragging rights we could meet up in Coolville, but we'd probably end up taking 50 - unless one of you knows the back roads. I'll be taking that straight-ish fast road on the way home. Oh - one last pitch for bike nights, Thursdays 8/14 & 8/28 at Texas Roadhouse. Right now, I am free this weekend, but I will know for sure when it gets closer. I live in Coolville, and my brother lives two blocks from the meet-up location. I know some good routes to and from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Great, let's keep this in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinNck1 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great, let's keep this in mind.Just out of curiousity, do you wear a white helmet? I think I has passed you going the opposite direction on corridor D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoop Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 In June I switched from a white Scorpion to a light silver Shoei. I'm always wearing a backpack. Mornings I go on Corridor D from the Ravenswood/Lubeck exit to the one from 68 just before the bridge.I'm usually on that stretch just befor or right near 8 AM. Very variable in the evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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