Pics from my labor day weekend roadtrip (NOT 56k safe!!)
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Well I had to take advantage of nice long holiday weekend last week, so I took an extra day off work and made a little trip north to central Illinois. Had to visit my sister and her twins, and my mom drove down from Chicago, and my dad just moved up there to the same town as my sister about 3 weeks ago from south Florida. Kinda cool we all finally got to get together in one spot... that almost never happens anymore
Anyways... on with the pics [8D] 6:55 am Saturday morning.... bike is all packed, doggie is fed and hugged before I go (she gave me the whole guilt trip thing), and I'm ready to roll out for 700 miles of superslab fun Attachment 69583 Always an odometer shot at the beginning of every roadtrip http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4637Medium.jpg Made my first gas stop up near Ringold, Georgia... finally starting to wake up a little Attachment 69584 Hey don't hate, it's the breakfast of champions! http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4640Medium.jpg Stopped again for gas and some lunch at BK in Antioch, Tennessee... about 15 miles south of Nashville Attachment 69585 Finally made it to the Illinois state line around 3:00 CST Attachment 69586 Had to pull over once I got off the highway to get directions to my dads house... Looks like the same place I remember :funny0jl: Attachment 69587 Attachment 69588 Attachment 69589 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4648Medium.jpg Made it to my dads house around 6:30 or so. He just moved here about 3 weeks ago Attachment 69590 He had a little parking spot already cleared out for me in the garage Attachment 69591 731.2 miles according to my trip odo.... it reads a little high though with my gear change, so it's probably closer to 700 actual Attachment 69592 After grabbing a quick shower, it was over to my sisters house..... finally got to see her twin boys Garrett and Clinton (which one is which, I have no clue). They just turned 5 months old on the 4th. VERY well behaved little guys... they're cool! Attachment 69593 Yours truly with one of them http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4663Medium.jpg And the other.... Attachment 69594 Next night.... nothing beats a good old fashioned BBQ on the grill Attachment 69595 Bath time.... she was filthy with bugs! Attachment 69596 Now Illinois roads suck huge balls, but I must say the part of Decatur that still has the original brick streets.... it takes the cake! It'll damn near bounce you right off the bike Attachment 69597 I had to snap a few nature shots while I was sitting on the front porch, lol (hey I was kinda bored) Attachment 69598 Attachment 69599 Then I tamed a ferocious guard dog Attachment 69600 Attachment 69601 Attachment 69602 Make that 2 ferocious guard dogs Attachment 69603 Attachment 69604 Future stunnas for sure!! I can't wait to get them a fiddy! Attachment 69605 Attachment 69606 Then my dad and I drove up to Bloomington, IL to his sisters house to visit with her for awhile. I had to take a picture of this on the way up, as I think Illinois is worse than Florida as far as squids. Pretty sad out of all the bikes I saw out and about the entire time I was in Illinois, both cruisers and sportbikes, I could almost count the number of helmets I saw on one hand (not counting any other gear... jackets, hell even jeans, or gloves.... JUST helmets). Had to take a pic of these 2 cuz they actually had both helmets and jackets on (I'm a bit of a gear nazi, if you can't tell, lol) Attachment 69607 Crappy pic but.... ever wonder just how big those propellers are on those big windmills they use for generating electricity?? This place along Rt. 51 has all the parts they use to make those, and a place farther down the road makes the big towers they sit on. This pic shows 1 blade (goes from the left to the 'do not enter' sign.... sorry for bad pic!).... there's 3 of them total. Freakin HUGE!! Attachment 69608 Got to my dads sisters house.... really cool sunset right as we got there Attachment 69609 Got back home later that night.... time to lube up the chain before I head back the next morning Attachment 69610 Uh oh! Attachment 69611 Really didn't want to, but didn't have much of a choice. It was leaking a small bit around the nail Attachment 69612 Good to go Attachment 69613 6:15 am Tuesday morning.... dad had to leave for work at 6:30 (first day at his new job), so I got up and moved the bike out at the same time. Looks like it'll be a beautiful day for more superslab fun! Attachment 69614 Checked the oil and coolant levels, and both were A-OK.... so I got her all packed up and ready to go Attachment 69615 Got myself all geared up and ready to roll. Forecast said 90+ degrees that day... figured I'd go ahead and make a rotisserie out of myself [&:] http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4745Medium.jpg Attachment 69616 Yup, definitely not much has changed here, lol Attachment 69617 Attachment 69618 Attachment 69619 Attachment 69620 I was looking for a Bob Evans to stop at for breakfast since their breakfast kicks ass, but couldn't find one along the highway. So I stopped here in Effingham, IL instead Attachment 69621 I must say they have a damn good french toast breakfast! Attachment 69622 Now here was the weird part... right after I got up to Illinois I get a PM here on cbrforum from forum member "isolated1523".... he says "dude I think I saw you on I-24 in Clarksville, TN yesterday". We get to chatting, and turns out it was me. Really weird how the timing worked out, but he was on the on ramp getting on I-24 right as I was going past... weird! So I made a stop in Clarksville, TN on the way back and met up with Adam and his wife. We hung out for a bit in his haunted house, then went and got something to eat. Nice guy! Attachment 69623 Attachment 69624 What's even weirder.... we got to talking, and it turns out one of my buddies from Orlando, had moved to Richmond, KY for a little bit a few months ago. Turns out my buddy sold his '03 600RR to this guys roomate in Richmond. Small world! Almost home... made my last gas stop just north of Atlanta, Georgia Attachment 69625 Made it home safe n' sound about 11:30 pm Attachment 69626 1,507.6 miles according to the trip odo, but as I mentioned before it reads a little high. Probably closer to 1400-ish Attachment 69627 And that's all I've got. Trip went very well.... had a great time! Bike ran absolutely flawless, as always. Kinda sucked I was on time constrains so I had to superslab the whole way.... I could have taken a kick ass route if i had the time! Oh well... next time! Nice being able to spend some time with the family though... it was long overdue. 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RE: Pics from my labor day weekend roadtrip (NOT 56k safe!!)
great pix Jared. Glad ya had a fun n safe trip.
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RE: Pics from my labor day weekend roadtrip (NOT 56k safe!!)
Glad you could stop by. Any CBRforum member is welcome anytime they're near clarksville, TN.
-Adam |
RE: Pics from my labor day weekend roadtrip (NOT 56k safe!!)
ORIGINAL: isolated1523 Glad you could stop by. Any CBRforum member is welcome anytime they're near clarksville, TN. -Adam |
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Awesome pics Jared!
Attachment 69581 is that a car-jack I see? Attachment 69582 With all that highway driving, i thought for sure you'd have some ginormous chicken strips... but man, how fast are you taking those corners!?? Bubbly tires!!? |
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ORIGINAL: FLYOU Awesome pics Jared! http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4724Medium.jpg is that a car-jack I see? http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15...4726Medium.jpg With all that highway driving, i thought for sure you'd have some ginormous chicken strips... but man, how fast are you taking those corners!?? Bubbly tires!!? The tires.... well you've gotta remember where I live, right at the foothills of the north Georgia mountains. I'm up there on a regular basis, plus NC and TN too (I was just up at Deals Gap a couple weeks ago), so no chicken strips here :D Though I can't take entire credit for the bubbles, as I usually always run track take offs. But even when I get new tires, still not much of any chicken strips even with all the commuting and roadtrips I do |
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You already have 135,000 miles on it????? HOLY CRAP. I thought you said you were going to take it easy on us. I just hit 6,000 and thought I was doing good. :D
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nice pics and write up, definitely an inspiration for me to do a lengthy road trip....you have to go up into NW IL for any twisty type roads, that's where i go to ride
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looks like a great trip jared!! wish i could join you one of these times:)
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ORIGINAL: Blue Fox You already have 135,000 miles on it????? HOLY CRAP. I thought you said you were going to take it easy on us. I just hit 6,000 and thought I was doing good. :D |
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