First Saturday, take 2!

277 Miles today, mostly in Ohio.  We've never touched tires to Ohio, so definitely a different experience today!  We enjoyed a generous breakfast at our hotel, then rolled north on Interstate roads.  I'm telling y'all; you'd better keep your eyes open.  The interstate has way too many killer pot holes.  Some of them, I feel a motorcycle would very probably suffer some real damage, possibly even wrecking.

277 miles today

All was just fine, and the first 100 miles clicked on by.  Then we saw the Indian dealership!  We darted off the interstate, circled around to the store, and enjoyed our little break browsing bikes.  We even got to lay eyes on a Jack Daniel's edition bobber.  Just like the Elite, that bike is much more beautiful in person.  The attention to detail is really spot on.  I hate the black/gold color combo, but if presented with the opportunity, I'd definitely own one!  We picked up a pair of dealer shirts, then began the task of skirting/dodging the light rain in the area.

David kept one eye on his map and one eye on the radar, and we managed to miss all but the very lightest of drops.  Our legs got a little wet from the wet roads, but overall we stayed dry.

Light rain didn't affect us, but got Khaleesi FILTHY :(

Ohio is flat with a hand full of rolling mountains.  The rain dodging adventure allowed us to take in the local towns.  Such beauty!  Many neighborhoods of picture perfect vintage homes all lined up along a tree lined street; like something out of a storybook.

A much needed pick me up!

The Scout performed beautifully.  If anyone is wondering whether a Scout Sixty can handle all terrain, I'm here to tell you it CAN.  Yesterday was 90% mountain roads, both up and down.  I was easily able to maintain speeds of around 70 mph with no issues.  Being passed by semi trucks was no big deal, and we cruised in comfort now for 2 days.  They key is to set up your bike to fit YOU.  I've changed the seat, windshield, and the handle bars.  I've gone through 2 sets of tires now, and currently am on my 3rd front one (the front tire seems to wear more quickly).  This Michelin tire makes a WORLD of handling difference.  148% better than the stock Kendas AND the Dunlop I replaced the stocks with.  She turns smooth as butter and glides through the curves simply by you thinking about them!  Very happy with my current set up.  Stock pipes/exhaust system.  Pipes will be the LAST thing I go with, after floorboards.

688 miles ridden thus far in 2 days.  No, we're not iron butting it, but we're pulling some pretty serious miles for us.  Currently in Erie; I am NOT impressed with this city.  We walked a little bit and we both felt very uncomfortable.  The hotel is worth exactly what we've paid for it.  It's not nasty, but it's not half as nice as the one we stayed in last night.  We'll be here tomorrow night as well.  Looking forward to skirting the lake tomorrow up to Niagra; hoping for a safe and smooth ride.   Praising God for the smooth, easy ride to date.  Again, traffic was non existent.  No complaints at all!