Dual Sport ride Friday 7/3 ?

[klaviator]

If this is too early for anyone thinking of coming, speak up now.  Any other suggestions, make them now.  I'll try to finalize things tomorrow morning. 

I'm OK with bringing a lunch but I'm also OK with stopping somewhere for lunch.  I'll go with the majority on that.

[SoloRider73]

I'm good with the time and bringing a lunch.


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[rider_marc]

Sounds like some good riding. Can't go. In fact the AT will be parked all weekend as I need to drive up to the house for the weekend. Going to be working on the enclosed trailer conversion.

[thinwater]

I'm good with the time.

I plan to pack a lunch, but if we find a place thats open, I'm not against hauling my lunch back home after eating out at an opportunity.  I just don't want to depend on dine in not knowing what will be closed because of the holiday weekend.....Preparedness.

[klaviator]

The plan:

Meeting place:  Shell, 26804 Main St, Ardmore, AL 35739

Time, Meet:  0730
         KSU:   0800

Pack something for lunch as we may or may not stop someplace to eat.  @thinwater will be leading the ride.  This will be an exploration route so we don't know for sure what its like.

[mega1e6]

I'm in.

Ridin' my new bike.

[dooda]

I just found this group via the North AL DS group on Facebook.   I'd like to find more DS riders around HSV.   I've been on a 2009 KLX 250 for years and just added a 2012 BMW F800GS (it's in the shop this weekend).   I'll watch this forum for future rides.   How was the ride today?   Any of y'all plan/track your routes on the free app, REVER (rever.co)?

[klaviator]

I just found this group via the North AL DS group on Facebook.   I'd like to find more DS riders around HSV.   I've been on a 2009 KLX 250 for years and just added a 2012 BMW F800GS (it's in the shop this weekend).   I'll watch this forum for future rides.   How was the ride today?   Any of y'all plan/track your routes on the free app, REVER (rever.co)?

Welcome to the forum.  You might want to introduce yourself in the new members section.

As for the ride today, I really enjoyed it although the plank they disguised as a seat on my new KLX was literally a PITA :D

My total mileage for the day was 240.  I took a bunch of pics and I'll post some them in this thread as soon as I get the chance.

[Sweeper]

Wow! 240 was a pretty big day on a little bike.


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[klaviator]

We had 7 riders show up in Ardmore this morning. 

Some fine redneck engineering to make this CRF more comfortable.



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We got on the road around 8 and started with some country roads.



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We went through those same tunnels we did a couple of weeks ago but in the opposite direction.



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[klaviator]

My only over the shoulder shot of the day.



We were riding along and had to stop for a cow blocking the road.  It eventually moved over and we rode by it.



After we rode by I saw a herd of cattle stampeding alongside the left of the road.  I wish i had gotten some pics of that.

We rode a lot of narrow, paved country roads.



And some gravel roads.



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Stephen was leading the ride but had not ridden some of the roads.  This was an exploratory ride.  We got on a really noce gravel road that unfortunately came to a couple of gates.  We took a break there a a couple walked up.  They had a place back there and told us that the road used to go through but not any more.



We got stuck behind a slow moving tractor on the way out.

[klaviator]

There was no doubt we were in farm country.



While many of the roads were paved, they were often narrow, rough broken pavement and much better experienced on a dual sport of adventure bike.



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Stopping for a much needed break.



Stephen told us this place has fantastic food and he will lead a ride someday that stops here for lunch.  Unfortunately it was closed today.

[klaviator]

We rode into Lynnville hoping to find a place to eat lunch as well as a gas station.  It turned out that Soda Pop Junction was open so we ate there. 



Besides having good food it's an interesting place.



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"Downtown" Lynnville.

[klaviator]

We stopped and checked out this old place.



Mo riding.



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It's not a real dual sport ride until someone's bike takes a nap ;D



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[klaviator]

Mo pics.



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One of many water crossings.  By far not the best but I happened to be set up to take pics of this one.



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