Last Ride of May (May 31, 2024)

May is coming to a close, but out once again on the last day of the month. Got out early with temperatures in the low 50's which was fantastic. Early rides are great with very low traffic and just love being out in the early morning. Always a great time to ride. 

Rode out to New Carlisle which was "pretty quiet", but did stop for a cup of coffee. I also rode out to Enon and Fairborn while on this ride. Made for a pretty nice adventure on the Triumph. Thanks for visiting my pages.  

 

Country Roads (May 30, 2024)

 Got out on a beautiful Thursday after being out of town for a few days. Was a great day to ride with lower temperatures and lower humidity. Best of all no rain as was the case the previous week. It was also the case that I was not in town.

Good to get out in the wind on my Triumph and had a wonderful ride on this beautiful day. 

Charleston Falls Ride (May 21, 2024)

Damn nice ride today, a return visit to Charleston Falls on this beautiful Tuesday. Nice going early as while there were people there, not many. Its a beautiful place to wander and always enjoy visits there.

There was even some water coming down from the waterfall which was real nice. Came across a few people with dogs, and that was cool to see. Just a magical day. 

As to the ride, not a great distance from the house. With a stop in New Carlisle on the way back was a hair over 30 miles today.  

 

Sunday Airport Ride (May 19, 2024)

Nice ride on a beautiful Sunday in Ohio. Got out into the Vandalia area, rode out by the dam there, and around the airport. Lots of big places including this Amazon facility . My son works at one but in another town in another state. 

Love riding on Sunday, traffic is light and it is always just a wonderful time to get out and see some new sights out in the country.

70 degrees this late morning, and got in around 40 miles for this chapter of my motorcycle riding. Thank you for visiting my pages 

 

Cow Ride (May 16, 2024)

Good morning ride after a beautiful day out. Went to a number of places. Was out in the country between Enon and Yellow Springs Ohio. Took the photo at left at Yellow Springs, a very cool town. 

Visited Young's Dairy where a cow came up to see me. Was very cool and had a nice time with her. I think they are adorable animals.

Finally took the last photo out amid the farms and fields just outside of Enon. Always a beautiful ride and this one was no exception.  

 

Bike Wash Ride (May 13, 2024)

Being the start of my riding season (well, maybe a few days into it) decided to wash the dust off the Triumph and gave it a good wash on a beautiful day. Once it was all clean, and somewhat dried off, took it out around the area to blow the water out of the nooks and crannies. Nice ride, even made a stop at the New Carlisle Airport as I saw a very rare gyrocopter there. It is in the photo directly below. Below that a photo of my freshly washed Speedmaster. All in all, a very good ride and nice to get out once again. Expecting a few days of rain, but looking forward to the next adventure on the road.      

 

Mother's Day Ride (May 12, 2024)

Got in a short Mother's Day ride on this beautiful Sunday morning. Love to ride in the morning anythow, less traffic (at least on the weekends), 

Rode out to Carriage Hill Farm to see the horses (which you can see in the distance in the photo directly below) and rode around the park for a little bit.  

After that, rode toward New Carlisle and watched "the birds" fly at the airport there. 

Came home and checked tire pressures on the bike after a wonderful ride! 
 

 

Country Ride (May 11, 2024)

Due to some very rainy weather of late, have not been able to get the motorcycle out. However, got a beautiful Saturday (after go figure, morning rain) and rode out some 70 miles. 

Stopped at Rally's for lunch just outside of Springfield, Ohio. Good eats and an old favorite of mine. Went to a number of places after that, and on a variety of roads. Fine with highways, but backroads are a better ride. 

Went by a lot of farms, and saw a lot of farm animals. Did not see a lot of farmers working the fields, probably due to the excessive amount of rain we have had the previous few days (as noted at the top of this post.

At any case, was a perfect day for a really great ride. It was quite windy but not so windy to be dangerous, but was a lot of fun.  

 

Morning Ride (May 2, 2024)

Got out for a real short ride this morning. While out said hello to the family and their kids. A lot of those in the neighborhood of late. Rode out to Carriage Hill Farm, which is a favorite of mine. My horse visited with the other horses having breakfast on this Thursday. Was a beautiful ride, short but any ride is a good ride. Have a pretty full day today, but wanted to get this in, as frankly, its been awhile but riding season in Central Ohio is here at last

 

Back in the Saddle (May 1, 2024)

At long last, got back out on the Triumph once again for the 2024 riding season. Was a long but fun winter and a wet Spring, but things are finally settling down. A few days ago visited the Barber Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama once again. That got my fire lit. Had changed the oil and adjusted the chain a few weeks ago. Today took the battery off the trickle charger, gave it a good once over, checked the tires and got a ride in.

Rode out to New Carlisle, down some backroads to Enon, and then out to Fairborn during the test ride. Everything works and had a wonderful time on a sunny and warm (85 degree) day here in Central Ohio. More to come....