Ladyknieval Posted January 8, 2016 My Ride Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 My name is actually Kathleen, and I live in north central Iowa. I own two bikes, my trusty moderately farkeled 2001 Suzuki DR650, and my 2015 BMW R1200GSW, still in the farkeling process. I have been riding since I was 16, and the only off road I have done was a little in Apple Valley, CA on the DR, and a little gravel road riding here in Iowa. I really want to do an off road course, Rawhyde or something similar real soon. I don't own these bikes to keep street tires on them! I commute 60 miles round trip to work when it isn't snowy and icy, last good ride was mid December, unheard of in Iowa, but hey, it's an El Nino year! My husband rides also, but he is my Chrome Cowboy, loving a shiny Road King. We are planning a trip late summer to the Canadian Rockies, which will have to be a road trip, me taking the GS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted January 8, 2016 Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Welcome! Boy, big change from Apply Valley to Iowa! I miss the riding out west for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted January 9, 2016 Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Welcome, Kathleen! Love that new wet head GS. Got any pics of her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladyknieval Posted January 9, 2016 Author My Ride Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Just my profile pic for now. Right now Lucy is just your basic redhead GSW, with Altrider full protection, upper-lower and skid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladyknieval Posted January 9, 2016 Author My Ride Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 BTW Eric, I enjoy your vids on YouTube! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huff_318 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Welcome! See you on the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zook Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I grew up riding Iowa gravel roads near Newton. I moved to eastern North Carolina 20 years ago. EVERYTHING here is paved until I ride 4 hours west to the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bryan Bosch Posted April 13, 2016 Administrators My Ride Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 I grew up riding Iowa gravel roads near Newton. I moved to eastern North Carolina 20 years ago. EVERYTHING here is paved until I ride 4 hours west to the mountains. I can ride to dirt in 30 minutes, but NO MOUNTAINS for at least a full day's drive. BTW, how are the mountains west of you? Been thinking I need to come up one of these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zook Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 There are not a lot of better places to ride than the Appalachian mountains. Lots of choices between twistys and dirt back roads. There are a couple of motorcycle only campgrounds I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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