NJSTOC Sign Up

[SteveST1300]

I am making this the thread to sign up for this event on. The original started by Teglasscock is still there but I am not able to edit his so I am going to start the sign up list here. I will try to get one of the moderators to move it to the events forum. If your name is not on the list and you will be attending please PM me and I will add you to the list.

OK all here is the Hotel Info: I checked out the motel today the rooms are very nice and the place is very clean.

Econo Lodge

973-383-3922
79.99 + tax per night, there is a complimentary continental breakfast that consists of:
Cereal, danish, bagels, toast ,muffins, juice, hot chocolate and a 24 hr coffee machine.

OK I ADDED A LIST OF SAFETY RULES IN POST # 16 (Courtesy of Carl T Thanks Carl)

OK ANYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN THE EVENTS LIST ON THE HOME PAGE PLEASE REGISTER THERE TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE ATTENDING AND IF YOU ARE BRINGING A GUEST. THIS WILL LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO GET ROOMS ADDED! THANKS

I have added the route as an attachment its a mapsource file Ver 7

So far the list is:


STeve & Maureen ST1300 2 Confirmed
Carl & Dawn SV650 Ninja 2 Confirmed
Bob & Mary ST1300 2 Confirmed
Nelson Confirmed
John 1 AgSTreak Confirmed (looking for someone to share with)
RobsST Confirmed ride only
Rulbe (Randy)
2dollarbill
93NJST Adam 2 Confirmed
Teglasscock Confirmed No room needed
Todd Confirmed
Bashingskull Dan 1 Confirmed
Billxp & Danielle 2 Confirmed
Motomac Camping
DEL Mike
TopHook Jimmy & Maureen Confirmed
PanAmerican Mike
Keith_UK Confirmed
Pretbek Dennis V. Confirmed
Coop Maybe?

[SteveST1300]

OK all here is the Hotel Info: I checked out the motel today the rooms are very nice and the place is very clean.

Econo Lodge

973-383-3922
79.99 + tax per night, there is a complimentary continental breakfast that consists of:
Cereal, danish, bagels, toast ,muffins, juice, hot chocolate and a 24 hr coffee machine.

Please call and make your reservations. Tell them you are with ST-OWNERS. There are 12 rooms on hold for us at the moment my reservation is made. There is a 48 hour cancellation policy so if you back out let them know ASAP. If we need to add rooms we will be able to.

[93NJST]

Sign me up!

Adam

[SteveST1300]

Adam you and Elizabeth? Did you make a reservation yet?

[93NJST]

Not yet, I plan to call later this week.
Dan also said he wanted to go. Not sure if he knows of this thread.

[blueSTormer]

Confirmed!

[Kempo-STer]

I'm in..

[Mellow]

I've added a mod to the calendar that will let you rsvp and say you are going to the event as well as any guests you want to bring, should help get a more accurate list of attendees.. Also, you'll see it added to the home page link.

http://www.st-owners.com/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=115&day=2007-7-20&c=1

[SteveST1300]

Thanks Joe I kind of inherited this and its starting to get some interest. :03biker:

[CTYankee]

Confirmed & Room secured.
NP

[93NJST]

I have the room CONFIRMED! they said only double bed rooms are left. Some smoking and others non smoking. I like my cigars but hate sleeping in the smell of smoke.

Cheers,
Adam

[GearedUp]

Ok, I must have missed something somewhere, but what date is NJstoc and what town is the econolodge in???

[SteveST1300]

Econo Lodge is on US 206 in Andover Twp. If you look on the main page under events NJSTO then click on discussion you will be directed to 2 threads about NJSTOC that will answer all your questions.:03biker:

[billxp]

Confirmed & Room secured.

[SteveST1300]

For you guys coming on your own feel free to make arrangements to share a room. Look at the sign up list and pm to make arrangements. Inknow John AGstreak is looking for a room mate.

[SteveST1300]

Rider Safety!
Those with FRS/GMRS Radios bring them along they can be of great help during a group ride!

1. Ride at your own risk. The rider alone is totally responsible for the equipment, the rider’s own safety, and the safety of any passenger. By riding with us you agree that you and your passenger are riding completely at your own risks.

2. Respect all traffic laws. Ride with personal responsibility. If you violate any speed limits or other laws, you are totally and absolutely responsible for ANY consequences.

3. Don’t ride impaired. No one may ride with us while impaired by alcohol or other drugs. We do not partake of even one beer with a meal while continuing to ride. Nor should anyone ride with us when any other impairment to their physical or mental condition which could affect their ability to ride safely.
The time for drinking together (for those that want to) is when the riding is done for the day or evening.

4. Ride YOUR OWN RIDE, and AVOID the bike in front of you. This means that you should ride at a pace that is normal and comfortable for YOU. You must be aware of the limits of your skills, abilities and experience, and ride accordingly. Do not exceed your comfort level by trying to keep up with a faster rider. If you crash, you'll ruin everyone's day, especially yours. There is zero reason to try and keep up with a faster rider, let them go. They agree to be waiting for you at the next turn off *see rule 5.

5. You are RESPONSIBLE for the rider BEHIND you FOLLOWING THE ROUTE. When you reach a turn off, check your mirrors. Stop if needed in a SAFE and VISIBLE spot, either before or just after the turn off. Make certain the rider behind you sees you. Do not resume to full pace until you are CERTAIN the rider behind is making the turn.

6. Do not tailgate. Maintain a safe braking distance by endeavoring to follow the "three- to four second rule", with a two-second minimum at all times.

7. Ride single file in twisties, and on secondary roads, ride at least 3-4 seconds behind the rider ahead. More is OK too.

On faster State roads with longish straights, more traffic, and sweepers that don’t require much lean, close up to more normal 2-3 second following distances. Whenever heavier traffic is involved, you should close up more to a 2 or 3 second following distance, but never closer than 2 seconds behind any bike directly ahead of you, on any type of road, even where we are riding very slowly due to traffic.

8. Ride staggered on divided highways and in town.

9. Your lane is your limit, over the centerline is equivalent to going “off the road”.

10. Pass other vehicles at your own risk and with your own judgment. Pass other vehicles ONLY when YOU yourself decide it's safe to do so. DO NOT use any hand signals intended to tell the rider behind you how to pass; IGNORE any signal you may see from another rider telling you to pass a vehicle (other than their own). DO NOT make an unsafe pass because of concern about being left behind. The rider in front of you will wait for you at the next turn off. *See rule no. 5.

After passing other traffic, in general (when safe to do so), pull to the far right side of the lane for a bit upon pass completion. This habit allows a passing rider behind you (if you've missed seeing them in your mirrors), to get back into the lane behind you more quickly and safely (if space becomes tight with oncoming vehicles). In an extreme unforeseen emergency (with oncoming traffic), the rider behind would be able to tuck in next to you in the left side of your lane and drop back, perhaps saving a life. Otherwise, side by side riding is to be avoided in all normal circumstances (Beyond stop light line ups).

You should AVOID expecting to line up next to the rider ahead when passing as a normal passing procedure, pass only when it is safe to do so. Expect to line up behind the rider ahead after the pass.

11. Leave your ego at home. If you're not comfortable maintaining the pace of the rider in front of you, wave the rider(s) behind you by. *See rule no. 4.

12. Do not pass other Riders in the group. Except when YOU can judge it safe to do so AFTER being waved by. *See rule no. 8.

13. Set speed to sight line (speed set to where you can stop within what you can see).

14. Use your turn signals when turning, changing lanes, or pulling over. Remember to cancel them.

15. Faster riders ride closer to the leader, more laid back riders take up near the back, no novices for sweep position.

16. In general negotiate riding closer or farther from the leader at rest stops. unless you feel the need to wave others by to drop back for a more comfortable pace.

17. Don't "peel off" secretly. Let at least one other rider know if you decide to leave the ride, so time isn’t wasted coming back to find you, thinking that you crashed or had a mechanical problem.

18. Make sure your bike is safe. You are responsible for ensuring that your motorcycle is in a safe operating condition and that it will not pose a hazard to other riders or you. Visually pull a safety check on your bike and your neighbors when we stop.

19. Wear good gear, at minimum a DOT helmet with eye protection adequate protective jacket, gloves, and boots. Protective pants are also preferred. It’s likely a good idea to bring sun glasses or something to cut glare mid day and clear lenses for evening if we get stuck out in the dark.

20. Keep it SAFE FUN.

* Send PM
* Add Buddy

[SteveST1300]

Its looking like we are going to try and do a pre-ride in early April. Will keep you posted. Carl, John get the bikes ready. I hope to get my new rubber on this week. As I can't get the bike out of the driveway I can pull the wheels tomorrow.

[billxp]

Its looking like we are going to try and do a pre-ride in early April. Will keep you posted. Carl, John get the bikes ready. I hope to get my new rubber on this week. As I can't get the bike out of the driveway I can pull the wheels tomorrow.
Count me in for the pre-ride.

I swear the bike gave the snow blower a stare today as I started the blower up.

[SteveST1300]

I have about 2 inches of ice in my driveway. I was supposed to ride tomorrow but it ain't happening.

[Carl_T]

What's that Bill... bike staring at your snow blower??? I swear I caught my snow blower trying to hump the bike just to show it who's still boss. I got a picture of the ner do well blower caught in the act, before I gave it a good kick to stop it's obnoxious shenanigans.

The oil has arrived STeve. As soon as it's changed with a filter, the bike is ready for the pre-ride!

[jmcglash]

Its looking like we are going to try and do a pre-ride in early April. Will keep you posted. Carl, John get the bikes ready. I hope to get my new rubber on this week. As I can't get the bike out of the driveway I can pull the wheels tomorrow.

I just booked my room and am looking forward to ithe weekend. Now if I can just get my wife to bring the kids up for the day I'm sure they would get a kick out of all the bikes.

Let me know when the pre ride will be and I will do what I can to make it.
It should be fun.

[SteveST1300]

Glad to have you along keep checking in here for updates.

[jmcglash]

Sure thing.

I was up in Rockaway, NJ at Winnebago Scout Reservation for training today. I forgot just how many nice roads there are up that way. It is going to be a great weekend.

[SteveST1300]

If you have any suggestions for route feel free to chime in. Have you checked out this site yet? http://www.grouprider.com/jg.php?g=185
There are a couple of routes posted there. Feel free to do up your own.:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

OK guys there are 3 rooms still on hold for us. Thats 3 rooms with double beds. They will keep them on hold for us for a while longer.

[93NJST]

Steve,
Al may be interested. You may want to e-mail him or just text him...... (inside joke!)

Cheers,
Adam

[Casey]

Where do I find more information about this ride?

[Del]

Go to the home page, left hand side under events. Scroll down until you see NJSTOC and voila.

[Casey]

Go to the home page, left hand side under events. Scroll down until you see NJSTOC and voila.

Ok, call me STupid, but I go the the home page, click on the link and end up here.

Any more info?

[SteveST1300]

Its all in the first post. The hotel info etc. we also have a couple of routes posted on Group rider I will PM you the link. follow the link there is a short sign up and I will give you access. Where are you from?:03biker:

[Casey]

Its all in the first post. The hotel info etc. we also have a couple of routes posted on Group rider I will PM you the link. follow the link there is a short sign up and I will give you access. Where are you from?:03biker:


Steve,
Thanks, I'm in Flemington, NJ

[Carl_T]

So Casey, you figure on showing up?

[gene]

One more confirmed for saturday night !! After seeing Del and meeting SteveST1300 I figured Lisa and I needed to head north, it was great to see you guys this past weekend. great to hear you 2 got home safe, I rolled in sunday evening around 9pm all wet ! What a great trip . Del get another top box and try the wife again it's great to see the wives also enjoy our hobbies.

[Kempo-STer]

After seeing Del and meeting SteveST1300 I figured Lisa and I needed to head north

Gene..
Let me get this straight..You still want to hook up with Steve AFTER meeting him???? Oh my!..:eek: :D :D

[gene]

After this past weekend how bad can it be ? Besides there will be enough wives around to keep this in check !

[SteveST1300]

I am glad you can make it Gene. It was a good weekend wasn't it? Mike and I are talking about a SS1K in June.:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

Ok guys we did a pre ride of the Saturday route. It was very nice we will tweek it a bit but it looks like a good ride. I will give you more when I can.:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

I got a PM from COOP he may be there for Saturday! :03biker:

[billxp]

I got a PM from COOP he may be there for Saturday! :03biker:
Are you sure thats a good idea???? :D j/k

[darkrose]

Hi!

I've been jumping back and forth between threads trying to find out where this is taking place, and what it's all about. Can someone fill me in? I'm interested in joining everyone. :)

[Carl_T]

Look at the first post on this thread. STeve has put the particulars there as a starting point (Motel Location etc.).

Oops I see he didn't put the Motel location down in that post.

The Hotel is located on Rt. 206 just south of Newton NJ, and just before you get to Fredon Springdale Rd. Rt.618 and Springdale Garden Rd. Right on 206, Big Sign, can't miss it.

The route mainly winds up through PA and back down into NJ, very nice ride.

[darkrose]

Sounds like fun! I'll have to call them up and see if there any rooms left. :)

[gene]

Steve how about uploading a route file so I can come ready to ride saturday morning

[Carl_T]

After our pre-ride, there were a couple of small tweaks needed in the route. I don't think he's had time to do them quite yet, likely soon though.

[SteveST1300]

Carl is right Gene I hope to get them done soon. I have been very busy at home and at work. I will get them posted here as soon as possible. I won't leave you hanging Bro.:03biker:

[Keith_UK]

Hi fellas - I'm shipping my ST13-Pan across the pond in a month's time (Southampton -to- Halifax, NS). Then I ride down to JFK Int'l Airport to collect my mate, Ellen, from the UK. She arrives there on Mon-Jul-02. We'll then tour around for two weeks, visiting:

Niagara, Toronto (maybe), across NY, MA (Boston), CT ...

.. before I drop her back to JFK on Mon-Jul-16, when she catches her flight back to the UK.

I'll then be touring around the US for a couple-a-months on my lonesome. I'll hook-up with Ellen again somewhere in the northeast, prolly Vancouver, before we fly back to the UK together, from San Francisco, on Mon-Sep-24.

But it would be great to start my solo tour with a Meet-up - and the NJSTOC Meet looks about perfect to me.

So my question is: Can a stray Brit [me :)] tag along too?

In anticpation, I've RSVP'd "Yes" on the other associated thread.

So what's the position regarding the accommodation aspect - are there any rooms left at the chosen venue, does anyone know?

Thanks

KEITH

[SteveST1300]

Keith you have a PM. You are more than welcome to join us. It will be great to meet up with one of our UK brothers.:03biker:

[Keith_UK]

Steve, you should see by now, that I've PM'd you back. As metioned, I'll be in touch again soon.

[Carl_T]

WOW what a cool trip! I look forward to meeting both of you Keith :) My wife Dawn will be there if she can as well.

[SteveST1300]

The hotel info is in the first post of this thread as well as a mapsource route. I also loaded the route at grouprider if you haven't been there PM me and I will send you a link tosign up if you haven't already.:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

OK all lets get his thread fired up again. NESTOC is over and appears to have been a success, let make this one just as good.

[blueSTormer]

OK all lets get his thread fired up again.

:tent6::tent3: :cf1: :work4:

[SteveST1300]

OK Doc have another Captain and Coke! LOL

[blueSTormer]

Why thank you Steve, I think I will!:D Seriously, I'm really looking forward to returning to the State where I grew up to an area that I really don't know too much about. As the next STOC event in my calender, it can't come soon enough.

[Carl_T]

We'll just be back from our 3wk western trip so can only show up Fri. night for Saturday's ride. Hopefully Dawn won't be too trashed to join me. You guys have an early stopping spot with a real cool mountaintop view Friday morning. Also a very cool County Rd. with some enjoyable turns afterwards going up towards Jeffersonville, before cutting back to PA, I wish I wasn't going to miss Friday. There is some very nice countryside we get to ride through over that area of NJ/PA Sat. and a sleeper road that has a great rhythm we got on by accident the first time. Both Days should be plenty of fun.

Our custom two up seat is in the mail for this ride. I sure hope it works :eek: cost enough bucks so it better.

I can't figure what it is STeve, I can't open any of the files you've sent or posted lately. Did you do anything different with the software? I have version 7 and I think you do also. It keeps telling me you have a newer version.

Did you ever get to find out if that restaurant will be open for us or not?

[billxp]

There's a Friday route ????? Ok who's holding out.

Carl you might have to upgrade Mapsource to 6.12.4 (http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=209).

[SteveST1300]

Yes there is Bill for any of us close enough (and I know you are) we are going to meet in port Jervis Friday morning (time to be determined and head out on a Cardinal Carl route. Its a nice ride in to the motel. I can send you the route.:03biker:

[pretbek]

Is anyone else going camping?

There are 3 campsites near:
Green Valley Beach
Panther Lake
Columbia Valley

Just to be sure I reserved 2 nights at the Econo Lodge, but I will probably cancel those at least 48 hours in advance and go to one of the camp sites.

[Carl_T]

After waking up in the CT tornado weather at a CTSTOC, with our tent a few inches high and dry on minuscule island inches higher than water, while some others got a bit, er, ah, "submerged" as it were... I think I'll stick with the motel this time 'round.:rolleyes: see you there though Dennis. I'd come to visit your campsite for the campfire and Pig Roast you will be putting on, :tent6: :D :rolleyes: but don't want to ride the bike back to the Motel after drinking.

OK Billy, this is all a bit confusing, MY "about" says Mapsource 6.5 while the "more information" shows City Navigator Version 7. Both of those sound higher than 6.12.4.

I suppose I'll check for an update, but I've been resisting. Perhaps I will after NJSTOC.

Like STeve says, there's a Friday route to get you guys warmed up and in the mood for Saturday. I was really looking forward to both days and am bummed, but I'll only have been back to work 2 days, and don't see how I could cut that Friday loose now though. sigh.

Port Jervis for Friday has an Elkes Brox Memorial Park, Skyine Drive that goes up to a nice view and is a good jumping off place to get to somewhat different roads from Saturday. It goes up past Hawks Nest and over to Jeffersonville in NY, then into PA and winds into NJ. There's even a lunch spot sporting an elevated deck to eat on.

[billxp]

OK Billy, this is all a bit confusing, MY "about" says Mapsource 6.5 while the "more information" shows City Navigator Version 7. Both of those sound higher than 6.12.4.

In Geek Speak Mapsource 6.12.4 is an upgrade to 6.5 Just double check that link I posted above and scroll down some. City Navigator is now up to Version 8 but that should not stop you from opening the file.

The file opened for me and I'm using 6.12.4. I had no choice in upgrading because older versions would not work on Vista.

Ok somebody send me Fridays ride PLEASE :)

[Flyboy909]

I just called the motel and they only have smoking rooms with 2 double beds...ugh. Nancy and I are planning a bike trip starting the weekend before down to Savannah and thought we could hit NJ on the way back. Dennis, you think you might cancel a non-smoking room? If so, let me know.

Oh, and those of you we met at nestoc and are wondering if Nancy's riding all the way down to GA on her Sportster... nope, I told her either she goes two up or she gets another bike. So she's decided on a BMW F800ST with the lowered seat. She tried the Sprint ST but it was just a little big. This beemer is a nice bike, looks like a good match for her. She should pick it up in a couple of days.

Man, I'm going to have to build another garage.

Kerry

[pretbek]

I just called the motel and they only have smoking rooms with 2 double beds...ugh. Nancy and I are planning a bike trip starting the weekend before down to Savannah and thought we could hit NJ on the way back. Dennis, you think you might cancel a non-smoking room? If so, let me know.

Kerry

Kerry, my plan was to check the weather as the weekend draws close, then decide to hotel it or camp it. I would love to save the money AND have you and Nancy enjoy a non-smoking room, but this...

After waking up in the CT tornado weather at a CTSTOC, with our tent a few inches high and dry on minuscule island inches higher than water, while some others got a bit, er, ah, "submerged" as it were... I think I'll stick with the motel this time 'round.:rolleyes:

sounds ominous. Let me wait it out a bit.

What I have noticed is that cancellations come in at the last moment, so don't give up just because they don't have anything right now. Also, if I do give up my room, we can probably arrange that it goes to you, we'll just both stand there at the counter.

[Keith_UK]

I'm up for this Friday pre-ride too. Dunno where it starts, or where it's going to :confused: ... but I'll be there ... probably :)

Now then, just why-oh-why am I hearing these lyrics in my head?:

Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up AND THAT'S AN INVITATION, roll up for the mystery tour.
Roll up TO MAKE A RESERVATION, roll up for the mystery tour.
The magical mystery tour is waiting to take you away,
Waiting to take you away.

Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

Now I'm showing my age!

KEITH

[Carl_T]

Kerry,
Congratulations to Nancy on a VERY cool new bike choice. I've been watching that one myself. I believe it was Bike magazine that tested it against a VFR and called it the modern VFR replacement, as in better than the VFR (which they previously considered top of the game as an all rounder, well, minus the V-Tech, they must still have the VFR in Europe). They have hard bags for the Beemer I believe, not sure if they come with, or are optional though. I'll bet she's going to really love that bike.

Cool trip you guys are heading out on, rubber down and enjoy.

[Carl_T]

Dennis,
They weren't quite as flooded as it sounds, just a couple inches deep runoff water :p: :D Greg left his tent door open when we went up to eat, with his helmet upside down on the tent floor. He had a half gallon of drinking water in his helmet when we got back :eek: MAN did it dump trailer loads of water on us. The evening's campfire/mini bonfire/nonsense session at Todd's trailer was worth it anyway.

[Carl_T]

Keith,
Just perfect song for a longish adventure to another country on bike! :) Look forward to seeing you there for sure!

Here are a few .jpg images to help you with finding Friday's meet up spot. One is printable size and shows the location of Port Jervis which is where the STate of Northern New Jersey meets up with the STates of Pennsylvania, and New York on Route 209 by the Delaware River.

I'd suggest you guys meet up at the Port Jervis Diner. I've never been there, but it should be a place anyone in town can point you to without trouble. It's a half block up Rt6 from Rt209 I'll post a printable map of it's location for all of you.

If you set a meet time of 9AM, go in and have some coffee, with a start on the road time of 10AM, that should give everyone an easy time of making it there on time. Hotel landing time would be one side or another of 5:30pm then I would guess. That's if you don't honk it along too hard and rest often enough for the two up crowd.

I want to go check on a slight change in road during the week IF I can cut loose a weekday morning to do it. Silverlake Rd. is a nice windy road, BUT lots of developments and such living on it so kind of clogged up compared to what I had hoped. I want to check out Bushkill Falls Rd. as a possible alternative.

[Carl_T]

Here is a pulled back Friday Route overview of where it goes.

[Carl_T]

Billy,
Here is my old Mapsource 6.5 Friday Route for you. I'll attach a STreets & Trips2005 file of Friday's route also in case your Garmine software recalculates the route on different roads (preference settings will sometimes make it do that too). You can check it between both, and probably get it right.

Like I said, this could change as per one road still though. If I can I'd like to check out Bushkill Falls Rd. as an alternative to SilverLake. We're getting ready for vacation, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to or not.

you guys who have no GPS, but do have STreets&Trips, can print out a turn by turn with the STreets&Trips file.

OK THIS IS A REVISED FRIDAY ROUTE as of June 14, 11:30pm. This is the one folks.

[Flyboy909]

Kerry,
They have hard bags for the Beemer I believe, not sure if they come with, or are optional though. I'll bet she's going to really love that bike.

Cool trip you guys are heading out on, rubber down and enjoy.
Yup, they do have hard bags.. but they are extra (about $800!), and not all that big - and you know girls..they don't know how to pack light ;) . She's still deciding on whether to do aftermarket bags or not.

She just sprung the trip on me... wants to visit daughter-in-law who is home alone while my son is in Afghanistan. We're going to meander down the coast.. Delmare Peninsula, Cheasapeake Bay bridge tunnel, etc. Looking forward to it.

Dennis, I'll call and reserve a room and ask if they can consider me when they get a cancellation... but I'll be on the road, so I guess I'll just check back with them probably Wed of that week.

Kerry

[Carl_T]

Kerry,
Prayers for your Son's safe home.

WoW! That trip is as good as an extra Birthday, or Christmas present!:) :) :)

Bet the Beemer bags are both good quality and look integrated compared to stuck on Givis though.

[Kempo-STer]

COOL KERRY and Congrats to Nancy!

Sounds awesome on the trip! Call me this weekend so we can catch up..

Leaving for Michigan for 2 days on business..Yeah:(

[billxp]

Hmmmm Carl this has got to be a software error.
http://www.geocities.com/billxp/images/njstoc-slabweb.jpg
Or is this a planned U-Turn?? :)

[Carl_T]

Didn't catch it hitting 84 in STreets&Trips Billy. It's supposed to have continued straight and taken Blooming Grove Rd. just above 84 instead. The MapSource file I posted has it correct (at least in my version that is).

You never know where I will embed secret U Turns in a route to keep you guys on your toes and your slow speed skills sharp :rolleyes: On the pre-ride the Route had us going on a small section of non existent road just a bit before there.

Thanks for catching the Rt. 84 debacle before someone used the STreets&Trips file to program their GPS.

When you check back and forth with STreets&Trips, did your GPS get the route correctly from my file?

[billxp]

When you check back and forth with STreets&Trips, did your GPS get the route correctly from my file?The Mapsource file worked out fine.

I opened the file then right clicked the route in Mapsource to duplicate the route. I then right click to recalculate the copy. This gives you two routes in Mapsource. I then just look for any variations between the two and adjust accordingly.

This time the routes came up exact. I guess there wasn't many options for Mapsource to chose from.

[Carl_T]

Cool Billy, I gotta thank you for posting that MapSource update! I thought you had to pay for it. Anyway I did the update and can now open STeves files just fine, so my software is up to date. The little thumbnail map is cool.

Thanks :)

I'm hoping MAYBE to take the SV650 and check Bushkill Falls Rd. and double check 590 starting early Thurs. morning if I can trade out work for evening. It's about 250 miles of riding so it'll take a lot longer than I thought though. Of course part of that is there are a few NY County roads on the way home I want to check out for future riding times too. Sadly can't do it any other time or I'd hook up with some of you guys for a run at them.

[Keith_UK]

Keith,
Just perfect song for a longish adventure to another country on bike! :) Look forward to seeing you there for sure!

Here are a few .jpg images to help you with finding Friday's meet up spot. One is printable size and shows the location of Port Jervis which is where the STate of Northern New Jersey meets up with the STates of Pennsylvania, and New York on Route 209 by the Delaware River.

I'd suggest you guys meet up at the Port Jervis Diner. I've never been there, but it should be a place anyone in town can point you to without trouble. It's a half block up Rt6 from Rt209 I'll post a printable map of it's location for all of you.

If you set a meet time of 9AM, go in and have some coffee, with a start on the road time of 10PM, that should give everyone an easy time of making it there on time. Hotel landing time would be one side or another of 5:30pm then I would guess. That's if you don't honk it along too hard and rest often enough for the two up crowd.

I want to go check on a slight change in road during the week IF I can cut loose a weekday morning to do it. Silverlake Rd. is a nice windy road, BUT lots of developments and such living on it so kind of clogged up compared to what I had hoped. I want to check out Bushkill Falls Rd. as a possible alternative.

Carl ... thanks.

When I get to Halifax, NS, in a couple of weeks' time, the first job on the list is to buy some new navigation software, in particular: MapSource City Navigator [North America] v.8 for my Garmin 2610 GPS unit. I'm expecting to pay around USD $140 for this item over on your side of the pond, which is about half what I would need to pay, for the same product, here in the UK.

I'm also hoping to pick-up a copy of MS 'Streets & Trips - 2007' too :) [ ... er ... are there any board members - who is/are prepared to give copyright laws the middle finger - who might be feelin' especially generous and charitable over there? :wink:]

So, if all goes according to plan, I shouldn't have any problems finding my way around when I get stateside.

Meanwhile, thanks again for the posted paper routes, which I shall now print-off for back-up purposes.

KEITH

[ST-DocLizard1]

Keith,
Just perfect song for a longish adventure to another country on bike! :) Look forward to seeing you there for sure!

Here are a few .jpg images to help you with finding Friday's meet up spot. One is printable size and shows the location of Port Jervis which is where the STate of Northern New Jersey meets up with the STates of Pennsylvania, and New York on Route 209 by the Delaware River.

I'd suggest you guys meet up at the Port Jervis Diner. I've never been there, but it should be a place anyone in town can point you to without trouble. It's a half block up Rt6 from Rt209 I'll post a printable map of it's location for all of you.

If you set a meet time of 9AM, go in and have some coffee, with a start on the road time of 10PM, that should give everyone an easy time of making it there on time. Hotel landing time would be one side or another of 5:30pm then I would guess. That's if you don't honk it along too hard and rest often enough for the two up crowd.



That's one whale of a "coffee stop"! I am sure you mean kickstands up @ 10:00AM. If you don't mind, I may join you on Friday if I am not working. Saturday is currently out for me.

Doc

[Carl_T]

Yeah Doc, I tend to bring my own mug on a large diesel flatbed support vehicle trailing behind me, and it take a bit o' time to drain that puppy. :rolleyes: :p: :D :D

Thanks, I edited the start time to 10AM.

Be good to see you there Fri. morning, except I'm stuck working so I can't show up until Fri. evening. However STeverino will be there to lead a group off into the wild blue yonder I'm sure.

Got my Russell Day Long seat today and put it on the Bandit. My better half now has a Queens throne to lounge in when she wants to do two up. I hope to set off 6AM tomorrow morning to check out a couple of NJSTOC roads and some NY roads on the way home for it's maiden voyage, so I'll take the noisy Bandit rather than the stealth SV. It feels like it will be way comfortable sitting on it in the Garage.

I almost got my heels down flat on the Gel seat I had, now it's balls of the feet instead. It's about an inch higher. I don't feel the need to flat foot anyway since you get plenty of leverage with the balls of your feet on the ground, so I'm happy so far.

The look is not sleek and definitely has people knowing you are one serious rider when it comes to fluffer butt comfort!:p: I'll post a couple of photos later on.

[Carl_T]

In case any of you have thought about it for a bike of yours here are a couple of photos of the Russell seat. The ST has more room fore and aft as the bandit had a hockey puck passenger seat, and is a tad short.

I made sure they understood my wife's comfort was job1. It at least looks like she got the Queen throne here. We have yet to test it out riding.

I tend to sit up front dirt bike style so my seat portion fits perfectly for where I perch and we'll see tomorrow if it really improves things or not.

Sure is uhhhhh, different looking. Form follow function with this bike and my Wife's arthritis though, so I'm pretty happy and hoping it is as cushy as it looks for her. They built this to our measurements.

[newbornst1300]

Looks really comfy Carl. All you need now are the armrests and the cup holders.:)

[Carl_T]

I took 'em off for the photos 'cause I didn't want to get teased :eek:

HAH! Only kidding!!! :)

They won't arrive via UPS for a week yet:rolleyes:

OK, still only kidding!!!:)

[Carl_T]

OK I'm definitely the one laughing now.276mi. checkout ride and my butt was singing "zip a dee doo dah I could ride more" at the end.

Everyone ride alert on this one in PA/NJ. Deer jumped out in front of me no less than 6 separate times. YIKES! It was an overcast day and they were on the move for some reason.

The part I thought I might change is staying as is. Bushkill Falls road had a 35mph chopped surface, a 30mph speed limit, and nothing but 90 to 100mph corner radius turns. The original Silver Lake was low traffic today and nice through the STate Park section (minus the Deer).

I did find a very cool short section that even has a nesting Eagle site on it. Nice turns and elevation changes with decent pavement. That is going in to replace the more boring 55. Then some boring stuff connects up to another nice section, but that little ride is worth it in comparison.

WARNING WILL ROBINSON
SO THERE IS A NEW FILE posted up here
http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?p=247642#post247642 8th post down.

I deleted the file that was there and added the new one in it's place, so click on it and download it again if you downloaded it before (Billy this means at least you).

Those that downloaded the other file before 6/14/07 11:30pm, replace it with the new one. This should be the last Friday ride revision.
:rolleyes:

Also the road we figured was the cool one Saturday, well that figuring turns out right. Great run on it, big smile.

[SteveST1300]

Carl I have to thank you for taking on the drudgery of verifying the roads again. It sounds like you had a great time I wish I could have met up with you but I had to work. Have a great weekend everyone Hapy Fathers day to you all. I have a 6:00 AM start for the SS1K we expect to be back in Dover DE between 1 and 3 AM on Sunday. Then its back to Mikes house for a few hours sleep and home for the Fathers day stuff!:03biker:

[gene]

Steve, you and Mike have fun and be carefull, and don't forget your passport !!

[Carl_T]

HUGE congratulations to STeve for his successful 1K run!!! :bow1: I'm not crazy enough for one of those I'm afraid. Happy to hear of a successful run STeve.

I posted up a very short ride report of a section of the Friday ride Dawh and I pre-rode again yesterday. It's on the NJSTOC section of Group Rider here.

http://www.grouprider.com/groups.php?action=viewthread&groupid=185&threadid=1146&page=6&fpage=1#post5682

Oh the drudgery of riding these roads for you guys is SO oppressive. I can't imagine why anyone would ever take a task like that on, what was I thinking? Lord riding through sunny beautiful country with little traffic, who would want to do that?

[SteveST1300]

Well I completed the SS1K. Including stops and the border crossing it was 19 hours 1134 miles. I averaged 47.6 MPG. I think we averaged about 65-70 MPH maybe a bit higher. highest speed recorded on GPS 94.4. All in all it was a lot of fun. The weather was good throughout the day Saturday, we had a bit of fog/mist on our return trip in the Pocono Mts.There were 7 bikes total, one was a Hyabusa and he had his girlfriend on the back( can you imagine 1100+ miles on the back seat of that!) The rest were a VFR, Valk, Wing, and 1 Triumph and our 2 ST's.
Below are some pictures from my visit to Deals Gap.

[Carl_T]

He** of a ride STeve! A little Loony Kazoony, but He** of a ride. You've been having a very good riding season this year for sure. Those are some very nice photos at the gap.:06biker: :03biker:

How was the 07 rental bike's condition? Did he let you ride on the black one, was it slower than silver?

Here's a skyline drive photo included in Friday's ride. This is just a piece of the view, there's a lot more.

[SteveST1300]

The rental was an 06 I did not ride it but it was in good shape. The only problem was by the end of our week the tires were shot. Cupping very badly, they were Dunlops.

[Carl_T]

eeeeeewwwww!!!! Dunlops! Yikes! My SV had them from the previous owner. I took them off with 2/3 of their tread left I disliked them so. :(

That guy with his girlfriend on the Hayabusa with it's hockey puck pillion seat, you just gotta know after returning home, that door is closed for some serious amount of recoup time. Daddy aint getting any for a long time methinks. Hardly seems worth it to me. :eek:

[SteveST1300]

I think you couldn't be more wrong. She got off that bike at our turn point in Canada and I mad it a point to see how she was doing. I am telling you she felt better than I did (no wise cracks here). We were all a bit stiff she just hopped off like she had been around the block. (It must be nice to be young):03biker:

[Del]

That last group of three, the 2 up 'busa and the VFR got back to Dover at 3:30 AM and were all doing great. They had stopped on the way back for a full sit down dinner. The real beast was the guy on the stock Triumph Tiger who arrived ahead of us and said that if he were to continue on for another 500 miles he would need to get his other helmet (?) NOT a full faired motorcycle with aftermarket seat, just another helmet.

[Carl_T]

Yeah MAN! I remember how much abuse I could take when I was younger. Now days with bad knees and easily aching and pulled muscles I can no' do it anymore, sigh. That's pretty amazing on her part though. Maybe she weighed 70lb.?

Was it a Tiger, or a Scrambler or Bonneville? The Tiger seat is real good. I don't need wind protection until it gets down below 30 degrees, but I sure need a good seat real bad now days. If he was on a Scrambler or Bonneville, my hat's off to him, as I "think" they have a pretty retro seat.

The limiting factor for distance on my SV650N is decidedly the seat rather than the element protection for me.

[SteveST1300]

It was deffinately a scrambler I even looked it up on the Triumph site to make sure.

[Carl_T]

Kudos to the man then.:bow1:

[SteveST1300]

Thanks for the tire link I looked at them and then looked online but it doesn't seem like anyone carries that size. I will have to call around and see.:03biker:

[Carl_T]

I think it's just the Stradas in ST sizes are real new, a few calls might shake them up to get a few.

[Flyboy909]

Hey guys, just had a thought. I've been to but one of these STOC get-togethers... and I know Carl likes to keep the riding groups no bigger than about 10 riders. Looks to me like we have over twice that number signed up.

So just curious how it's going to work. Is there more than 1 ride Friday and Saturday?

[SteveST1300]

I think we have 25 attendees but only about 13 or so bikes. The ride on Saturday is more tour than sport as we will mostly be 2 up. If anyone wants to do a more spirited ride we can break into groups if needed.

[Carl_T]

So Kerry, is the new bike in the Stable? How does she like it?

[Flyboy909]

So Kerry, is the new bike in the Stable? How does she like it?

She just brought it home Thursday. We're going for the first long ride today, maybe stop and see Todd and Brian at the campground. Looks and sounds great (dealer installed Akrapovic exhaust). I'll post a pic later today when we get back.

[Flyboy909]

Went ahead and took a pic before we left...

[Carl_T]

Whoa! That is one sweet looking machine!

Oye, another bike added to the list of "might want to buy sometime." If it works for her even half as good as it looks, she'll end up loving it.

[SteveST1300]

OK all if there is anyone who is signed up but not included in the list in the first post please post a message here or PM me so I can add you to the list.

[Flyboy909]

OK all if there is anyone who is signed up but not included in the list in the first post please post a message here or PM me so I can add you to the list.

Steve, just picked up a non-smoking room for Fri and Sat nights... looks like someone must have cancelled. At this point Nancy will be coming too on her bike.

Kerry & Nancy Muller

[pretbek]

Yay! I'm happy for you that you are now guaranteed a nice room. It also helps me feeling not so guilty if I do end up using my hotel room. :o:

[SteveST1300]

Kerry if you would register on the events section click the attend link to get you there . Glad you can make it I have heard nice things about you and Nancy but remember it was from Todd and Carl!:03biker:

[Carl_T]

Who? Me???? I'm BeetleJuice! (from the old mindless Howard STern show).

STeve is calling for a Friday head count on Group Rider

http://www.grouprider.com/groups.php?action=displaygroup&groupid=185

[blueSTormer]

OK, all my southern NE buddies. Nelson, Todd, John, are we heading west young men for the Friday ride? Maybe pick up Bill and Danielle along the way? I'm game ( or gamey). One less day in the office is one more day riding.

[newbornst1300]

This sounds like a lot of fun...wish we could join you guys but we have some riding planned up here this weekend checking out some more routes for OnSTOC. Glad to hear that Bill and Danielle are riding again. See you all real soon and have a great weekend.

[blueSTormer]

Chris, this ride isn't until another four weekends. July 20-21-22. There is still time for you to make plans and show up!

[STNY]

Can I get the ride info for Friday 6/20? I would like to attend.

[newbornst1300]

Chris, this ride isn't until another four weekends. July 20-21-22. There is still time for you to make plans and show up!

Bob, I guess I should look at the events calendar once in a while.
Unfortunately I have to work nights on the 20-22 so we will see you in August.

[blueSTormer]

Can I get the ride info for Friday 6/20? I would like to attend.
The Friday ride is the second attached file in the first post of this thread. Side stands up at 10AM I believe.

[SteveST1300]

Absolutely correct Bob I still have not had time to do the streets and trips map but I will get it posted soon.

[Kempo-STer]

10 AM!!!! You mean Carl is not leading this time?:)

[SteveST1300]

Naw Carl won't be there until Friday night, but don't worry I will lead and I have been practicing my U-turns too. I know I can get 2 or 3 in to this ride!:03biker: I might even be able to run a stop sign!

[Kempo-STer]

Naw Carl won't be there until Friday night, but don't worry I will lead and I have been practicing my U-turns too. I know I can get 2 or 3 in to this ride!:03biker: I might even be able to run a stop sign!

So does that mean Saturday morning stands up at 3AM??:eek: :rolleyes:

[SteveST1300]

That will work for me but man I know Maureen wont llike that. Hey what are you trying to say?

[Kempo-STer]

That will work for me but man I know Maureen wont llike that. Hey what are you trying to say?

I am saying Carl's in town on Saturday LOL:) :)

[Carl_T]

:old1: :tts1:;) ;) Todd eat your Wheaties for Sat. morning outa bed time.:wt1:

and get ready to :mcrider: :mcrider: :woo :mcrider:

I'll have you know whipersnapper, that I had a hand in calling the 10AM Friday "gassed up and ready to go" time :a13:

On the other hand we will have to leave earlier Saturday. Probably 8AM :D

PS, Dawn and I hope to be there for the Friday Ride. There is a small chance we will be too wiped from vacation and work could block it. However, so long as there is enough time to change the tires on the Bandit when we return, we'll show.

THEN Friday start time changes to 7AM :D HAH! Just kidding!!!!

[Flyboy909]

There's a chance I'll be there for Friday as well... assuming the motel can give me the extra night. Won't know for sure till we get close.

[SteveST1300]

Carl thats great I hope you can work it out. I found a great bike shop today. I wen there to buy a pair of Held Steve's (what else) and got to talking with the guy he sets up bikes for racing mostly a small shop but the guy seems very good. i may give him a shot. He is a Held dealer! Steves $129 out the door.:03biker:

[STNY]

The Friday ride is the second attached file in the first post of this thread. Side stands up at 10AM I believe.

Thanks, but it won't open for me.

[blueSTormer]

Thanks, but it won't open for me.

Sorry, dude, that is a Garmin mapsource file and you need the program to open it. Here is a jpeg of the route.

[SteveST1300]

OK guys who is in for Friday? Lets get a list going. Todd where are you? I am going to try and be at the diner by 9 AM to get a bite to eat. :03biker:

[STNY]

Sorry, dude, that is a Garmin mapsource file and you need the program to open it. Here is a jpeg of the route.

Thanks blueSTormer.

[STNY]

OK guys who is in for Friday? Lets get a list going. Todd where are you? I am going to try and be at the diner by 9 AM to get a bite to eat. :03biker:

I'm in for Friday, at some point I may break away from the rest of the group. Anything else I need to know?

[SteveST1300]

OK Saturday night dinner is all set! We have a 7:30 reservation at Bella Italia right next door to the motel. So once we park em we can pop open the brews. We have tried the food there and it was very good, there is also a full bar.

[CTYankee]

OK, all my southern NE buddies. Nelson, Todd, John, are we heading west young men for the Friday ride? Maybe pick up Bill and Danielle along the way? I'm game ( or gamey). One less day in the office is one more day riding.

Sounds like a plan Bob. Count me in for the Friday ride. Early AM departure?

[Kempo-STer]

I'm in for Friday guys..

Out for ONstoc:( ..In for Friday NJ stoc:)

Let the shannanigans begin!!!

[Coop]

Steve, put me down for a maybe.

[SteveST1300]

Youre down Coop hope you can make it. Hey even if you just make it in for the dinner Saturday it would be good to see you!:03biker:

[pretbek]

Please allow me to complicate things:

I can leave on Friday morning from West Chester PA, so I would love to meet up with you guys while you are on the Friday ride... :eek: Can I do that?

What time do you think you will be at the lunch stop (Narrowsburg, NY)? Mapsource tells me it is about 2 hours 10 minutes of continuous riding from Port Jervis to Narrowsburg, following the Friday route...
I was hoping to meet you there, then finish the Friday ride with y'all.

[gene]

Steve here are two waypoints of good spots for me to jump into the route, can you give me a idea what time you would be at these 2 points as we need to cover about 220 miles to meet you guys saturday morning,

[Carl_T]

Guys I'm stuck here in Oakland California with a holed Air conditioner condenser and cracked radiator from a Baha run through a soft deep section of desrt trail earlier in the trip in Utah. We came across the Mojave desert in 124 degree heat without air conditioning and dirt plugging the radiator crack.

We are stuck here in Oakland waiting on a new radiator, and won't know if they have one in Fresno until Monday.

I'm not 100% sure but it looks like this will cause us to miss NJSTOC entirely.

I have answers to your timing questions sitting home in house computer, with no access to them. I THINK we were slated to eat lunch around noon, but can't remember exactly.

[blueSTormer]

Guys I'm stuck here in Oakland California with a holed Air conditioner condenser.

Wow Carl, I didn't know the Bandit had AC!
Seriously, I'm sorry to hear about your troubles, but we are all pulling for you.

[Kempo-STer]

SUCKS Carl..

Another reason you should have Kept the ST:)

[AgSTreak]

Carl, you can't flog a GM product like you do your bikes, shame on you. Sorry you can't make NJSToc. The pig roast is still on at your place, where did you say you kept the key? We'll just add the meat to your bill at the Rosendale Buthchers. Oh, and you are still running a tab at the local liquor store and bar aren't you? Nothing but the best for you buddy.
We'll miss you, hang tough!:(

[pretbek]

Big bummer for you Carl. Good luck to you. Little bummer for me, I was hoping to meet you and ride with you at NJSTOC, especially after I missed NESTOC.
Next time, there is always a next time.

[SteveST1300]

Gene I will check it out and let you know it looks like point 2 might be an hour and a half to 2 hours out from the start it might be the best spot my guess is we would get there between 9:30 and 10. I will check further and get back to you.:03biker: Sorry to hear it Carl we really were looking forward to riding with you again.:03biker:

[ST-DocLizard1]

Who? Me???? I'm BeetleJuice! (from the old mindless Howard STern show).

STeve is calling for a Friday head count on Group Rider

http://www.grouprider.com/groups.php?action=displaygroup&groupid=185

Tell STeve I will meet him at the Port Jervis Diner @ 9:00 am on Friday, 7/20 with kickstands up @ 10am. Group Rider keeps sending me in circles. Why would you use a second website to get a head count for an event on the mother site?:confused:

Doc

[Carl_T]

Thanks Guys :)

DocLiz, group rider does mess with some Internet Explorer browsers and does best with Mozilla. STeve will pick you up here I'm sure. We're testing out the route sharing abilities of Grouprider.

John, you are right about the GM. It looked like I would float the silt with enough momentum, but the wind had buried the existence of some very deep whoop type holes beneath the thick silt. Bad JuJu that turned out to be. What looked like some discarded trash on the fly, turned out to be abandoned plastic under frame truck parts from the fenders of other hapless vehicles in the same spot.

I'd have done better to have stopped and checked out the partly benign looking area on foot first. Hindsight and all that. At least the dirt plugged the radiator leak until they released it working on the AC. 124 for a whole day across hundreds of miles of dessert, with no AC and windows open makes 104 seem balmy and sweet. :D

Dawn has uhh........ "mentioned"... once or twice... that our GM is no Baja Buggy, after that little fiasco. Jumping a GM off four humps is not well recommended, though we did make it all the way across the trap. :p: I've no doubt you will hear about it from her :rolleyes:

Oh, and if you are foolish enough to go for that Pig Roast, Tommy the attack cat will get you all:eek: :)

[jmcglash]

I put this on Grouprider but I am not sure if it is in the correct thread so ...

I hope the leave home at 7am so I should be at the Dinner between 8:30 and 8:45 if all goes well. I hope to see you folks for coffee and a snack before stands up.

Any other folks heading up from the near the junction 287 & 78 or through the area and like to head up together?

Jim

[SteveST1300]

Jim I will be leaving home about 6 AM on Friday not sure which way I am coming up probably backl roads. I will check it out and let you know. I am hoping to get to the diner by 9 AM for breakfast.:03biker:

[pretbek]

Where in Narrowsburg are you guys going to have lunch? I have no one's cell phone number and I still want to meet the group at noon in Narrowsburg.

Oh, and does anyone dare to PM their cell phone number to me? Then I have another lifeline to work with.

[blueSTormer]

Here is what we have so far for the group coming from the east for Friday's ride. Start at Watersedge at 6:30 AM (Bob, Todd, maybe Nelson and others).The group then meets up with John at exit 11 of I84 at 8:00 AM, and then on to meet with Bill and Danielle off I84 (exit 8 at the gas station) in Newburgh at 9:00 AM. We should get to Port Jervis by 9:30 AM for the 10:00 AM start of the ride. Whew! And that is just the beginning of the weekend.

[jmcglash]

Jim I will be leaving home about 6 AM on Friday not sure which way I am coming up probably backl roads. I will check it out and let you know. I am hoping to get to the diner by 9 AM for breakfast.:03biker:

Back roads from easthampton? :bow1: You are the man! Looking at the maps it looks like almost 3 hours on 206 even with 15 miles shared on 80 and 15. I was just planning on headding up 287, 80, 15, and 23 which looked like 1:45 but I would be more than willing to head up 206 with you if you want. I will also take a look and see what I can come up with.

Jim

[SteveST1300]

Jim I will do some back roads to Sommerville and then pick up 206 off 287. Let me know wher you want to meet. I will get there.:03biker:

[STNY]

I have to bail out on Friday, does anyone have the routes for both Sat & Sun? See if I can make one of those.

[SteveST1300]

The Saturday route is in the first post of this thread. Sunday everyone is obn their own.:03biker:
Dennis we will be eating at a bar/restaurant. I will try and find the name for you.

[STNY]

I can't open the file, is there a different format?

[SteveST1300]

That is a Mapquest file. Do you have MS Streets and trips?

[STNY]

No I don't have that program. Maybe you can attach a jpeg of the route if you have one.

[pretbek]

This is a pic of the route from MapSource, it starts at the bottom right at Econo Lodge NJSTOC and goes clockwise.

[billxp]

Here is a pdf of the mapsource directions for Friday and Saturdays rides.

[blueSTormer]

Bill, do you have Acrobat? How did you create a pdf file?

[billxp]

Bill, do you have Acrobat? How did you create a pdf file?I do have Acrobat but there's some freeware that will also let you produce a pdf. Basically you just click print and chose pdf as the output instead of a regular printer.

http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

[jmcglash]

Who needs Acrobart when there are free options...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
or
http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator

PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application.

Key Features:

* Create PDFs from any program that is able to print
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[SteveST1300]

Ok for those who want to try and meet us at the Friday lunch stop it is at the intersection of RT52 and Kirk Rd. I don't remember the name of the place but its the only bar/restaurant at this intersection. Gas is just down Kirk rd. This place has kick *** burgers.:03biker:

[CTYankee]

This place has kick *** burgers.:03biker:

Did someone say kick *** burgers? This just keeps getting better and better...

:)

[SteveST1300]

Whats up Nelson? How are you? see you next weekend brother!:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

Hey all I updated the Friday ride map in GroupRider I think it is accurate now.:03biker:

[2dollarbill]

Steve,
Count me in as a definite on Friday and highly probable for Saturday. My activities previously conflicting with the NJSTOC schedule have resolved themselves and gone away.
Since I now know for sure I will be home and in the area on the dates of NJSTOC, I am willing to open up my home to any of the attendees who have not yet confirmed lodging elsewhere. I do have unused bedrooms and garage space. I am about 15 miles from the Econo Lodge in Andover, NJ and only about 2 miles off Friday's route and what I think is Saturday's route. Sorry for the late notice, but If any member is in need of a place stay - PM me for directions.
This will be my first STOC event and I am looking forward to meeting you folks. By the way, which of the 5 routes listed on Group Rider is the Saturday Route?

$2 Bill

[CharlieTuna]

If I am not out of state, I may be able to do these rides. So please consider me a “possible” and I might even drag a couple of other ST riders along with me. We would not require motel rooms, etc. and are familiar with the area.

However, could Carl or Steve please confirm the following:

1) I understand that the Fri meet is at the Port Jervis Diner at 9:00, leaving at 10:00 – is that correct?

2) What is the meeting point for the Sat ride, the hotel? What is the meeting time and departure time?

3) Could someone attending please print a couple of spare copies of the map source route for those of us with broken printers and no GPS?

Thanks and I hope to be able to meet up with you folks next weekend!

[STNY]

I will be riding on Sat. anyone leaving Sat. morning that would like to meet up and ride to the starting point? If so send me a PM, or email tom1220@optonline.net

I will be leaving from Nanuet, NY. I am near the GSP, NYS Thruway, PIP, and 287.

Tom

[SteveST1300]

You are correct we leave the POrt Jervis Diner at 1000! I will print up some maps ource or streets and trip maps(time permitting). Saturday is from the Econo Lodge I think start time is 8 AM I will check on that it may be 7.:03biker:

[93NJST]

Steve,
What time on Friday do you want to leave morning? Elizabeth will join us later that night at the Hotel.

Cheers,
Adam

[SteveST1300]

Adma I plan on leaving at 6AM.:03biker:

[CharlieTuna]

Thanks Steve. I’m looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the gang and would also like to check out your mic & speaker install in your C2.

[pretbek]

Econo Lodge non-smoking room available!

Tuesday night I'm going to cancel my room at the Econo Lodge in Newton. It looks like weather is going to be pretty good, so I'm going camping.
If anyone wants (or knows someone who wants) a non-smoking room at the Econo Lodge, let me know. We can coordinate and "hand it off".

[2dollarbill]

Steve,
As you are the primary organizer for this event, I am asking your opinion or anyone else who cares to respond for that matter. I make 2 1/4" metal buttons as a once-in-awhile hobby. Being retired, I had nothing better to do this morning so I designed a button for the NJSTOC. If you think the NJSTOC participants might like one as a souvenier, I will gladly produce and donate the required number of buttons.
As this is the first NJSTOC, an inexpensive souvinier might be appreciated. Or some might consider it a bit tacky! Let me know what you think. If you feel the button is not an appropriate addition to the weekend activities - I will understand. If it is a go, let me know how many.

$2 Bill

[gene]

I want 2 buttons!! Since you do this and are retired you might have a new job making buttons for STOC events around the country.

[2dollarbill]

Gene,
You got 'em! And being retired does not mean I always have nothing to do. I do like to get out and ride sometimes. See you this weekend.

$2 Bill

[Keith_UK]

Well, to make the Friday ride on time, I've just this minute reserved my room for Thursday (July-19) night too; so that's THREE nights the State of New Jersey is gonna have to put up with a bloke that talks kinda funny.

See you all this coming weekend.

KEITH [who's in New York City right now ... :eek:]

[jmcglash]

That is great can I get please a button.

Jim

[jmcglash]

Adma I plan on leaving at 6AM.:03biker:

Would you and Adam like to meet at the Bridgewater Commons Mall parking lot? It is just off 202/206 and 287 which should work well for back roads. Also AAA has an office with a parking lot in site of Commons Way (the maill road) where I could wait for you and be fairly hard to miss :) How does that sound? Or is there some place else you would like to meet? What time would you like to meet?

Jim

[SteveST1300]

I pm'd Bill and asked him to make us up buttons to commemorate the event.:03biker:

[93NJST]

Bill,
I would take two of the buttons. Do you plan to make a sticker verson for our rides? If so, I would take two as well.

Cheers,
Adam

[93NJST]

Jim,
Steve is my guide. If he can work it into our route then I have no problem with meeting ya. The more the better.

Cheers,
Adam

[SteveST1300]

Jim I will check it out tonight and let you know if you want to PM me your phone number and we can talk about it on the phone.:03biker:

[2dollarbill]

Adam,
Steve will give me a participant headcount and I will make more than enough buttons for anyone who wants one. Sorry, but I do not have the resources to make decals (stickers). If someone has a contact or facility for producing decals, I will provide the design in a Microsoft Power Point format.

BILL

[93NJST]

Thanks Bill,
Maybe I'll just get 4 pins and use them on the ST instead of stickers. Plus Elizabeth will kill me if I get one for myseld and not one for her.

Cheers,
Adam

[2dollarbill]

Adam,
With some two sided tape or Velcro, you probably could stick them on the ST. I could supply them with magnets for your refrigerater - but they will not work on the ST tupperware. I don't know if I would decorate my bike with something not even close to the beauty the ST. But I know after enough direct sunlight, the ink on the buttons from my HP printer will fade.
Bill

[93NJST]

I was thinking if they would fit, placing one on the oil cap. But if the ink would fade, I may have to rethink everything. I still one at least 2.

What if I put a clear coat on them. Would that help the fading?
Cheers,
Adam

[2dollarbill]

Adam,
The button design is printed on standard print paper. The button making process sandwiches the print between the metal button backing and a plastic sheet overlay. Clear coat solvents would probably dissolve the plastic film.
I do not make these buttons as a profession or business. Just a part time hobby for my own enjoyment. So I am no expert on the ink chemistry - but I do know the home/office printer inks are not stabile over time. Some of the businesses in the button making industry do use more stabile inks. I do not have access to the those inks or the printing machines to apply them.
Maybe a water base acrlyc laquer with a UV absorber might work, if such a product exists. Let us know if you do find something that works. In normal use worn on a jacket, vest or hat, these buttons will last a few years before the ink fading is evident.
If the participants of the NJSTOC determine these buttons were a good idea, the other STOC events may want to do something similiar. Buttons and decals can be custom ordered from many professional sources. The downside is small custom orders end up to be a bit pricey per piece.
Bill

[Kempo-STer]

Hey Gang...

Can't wait to see my old friends and meet my new ones..

[richpeabody]

I'm confused (story of my life)...I thought that I might xoom out to Andover if I can escape rebuilding my basement....but am unable to decipher a schedule for Saturday or Sunday.

Any clues, or should I just head that way and look for blurs?
Thanks

[pretbek]

I'm confused (story of my life)...I thought that I might xoom out to Andover if I can escape rebuilding my basement....but am unable to decipher a schedule for Saturday or Sunday.

Any clues, or should I just head that way and look for blurs?
Thanks

(please correct me if any of this info is wrong or incomplete. I will update this post.)



THE HOTEL:
Econo Lodge
448 US206, Newton NJ
just before you get to Fredon Springdale Rd. Rt.618 and Springdale Garden Rd. Right on 206, Big Sign, can't miss it.

973-383-3922
79.99 + tax per night, there is a complimentary continental breakfast that consists of:
Cereal, danish, bagels, toast ,muffins, juice, hot chocolate and a 24 hr coffee machine.



THE MEETING PLACE:

FRIDAY MORNING JULY 20:
Port Jervis Diner, crossing of of E. Main Street (Route 209) and Pennsylvania Avenue, Port Jervis NJ (see MapSource map in 1st post), N41 22.563 W74 41.134, stands up at 10am.
Route: See 1st post of this thread.
Route ends at the Econo Lodge in Newton, NJ.

SATURDAY MORNING JULY 21:
Econo Lodge in Newton NJ, as mentioned above, stands up at 8am (corrected from "10am").
Route: See 1st post of this thread.
Route ends back at the Econo Lodge.

SATURDAY EVENING:
OK Saturday night dinner is all set! We have a 7:30 reservation at Bella Italia right next door to the Econo Lodge in Newton. So once we park em we can pop open the brews. We have tried the food there and it was very good, there is also a full bar.

SAFETY RULES (linky) (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=197241&postcount=16)

BRIT ALERT (linky) (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=234156&postcount=46)


I have to admit that all the required info is spread around on several forums (Grouprider, ST-Owners) and several threads on this forum.
I hope this gathering together of info is helpful. It would have been good if the first post had been updated with ALL the pertinent info, not just the hotel and the maps for Friday and Saturday.


(this is a repost from my post #22 in the other NJSTOC thread (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17727))

[gene]

Ok Dennis now we need Steve to step in as I'm now confused ?? On saturday at lunch Steve said start time for saturday was 8-ish at the motel.

[billxp]

You are correct we leave the POrt Jervis Diner at 1000! I will print up some maps ource or streets and trip maps(time permitting). Saturday is from the Econo Lodge I think start time is 8 AM I will check on that it may be 7.:03biker:

This is quoted from post #166 (http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showpost.php?p=266984&postcount=166)

[93NJST]

Is anyone bringing FRS radios? If not, I'll leave mine home.

I also think we should get a cell phone roster going. That way if someone gets hurt, is late, or can't make it a call can go out. Right now I only know Steve's.

Other things to think about:
Small tool kit
First Aid Kit
Tire Patch Kit
Emergency Contact number



Cheers,
Adam

[Kempo-STer]

Is anyone bringing FRS radios? If not, I'll leave mine home.

Absolutely Adam..

I know I will one and some of the crew I am coming down with should have theirs as well.

We have a sizable group and having radios will definately be a plus, so anyone thats set up and got 'em..BRING 'EM!

[93NJST]

Great. What channel do we want to use? I also suggest an alt channel incase someone else is on that channel.

Cheers,
Adam

[SteveST1300]

My Autocom is not working right so I will probably not have my radio. I will see if I can work on it before Friday.:03biker:

[93NJST]

I have a can with some string on it that I can loan ya!

[st1300r]

Hey is there room for 1 more?

[SteveST1300]

See the info on the 1st post of the thread if you want to stay overnight you will have to contact the Motel.:03biker:

[st1300r]

See the info on the 1st post of the thread if you want to stay overnight you will have to contact the Motel.:03biker:


Booked. At econo Fri PM. :03biker:

[SteveST1300]

Welcome aboard!:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

Well looks like we are up to about 22 bikes + or - 2. Is everybody ready?:03biker:

[SteveST1300]

OK I worked on my Autocom a bit tonight and it seems to be OK so I will have my radio with me.:03biker:

[PanAmerican]

Have fun guys and gals. Looks like this is going to be a great time with a great turnout. Wish I could come up for this but I've just got too much going on at work and home. :( I'll have to do my best to plan better for next year's NJSTOC! :)

[gene]

Steve this is were I would like to meet up with the group ride saturday morning it is a Wendy's Resturant on milford rd in Smithfield twp. I just need you to let me know what time to be there?? Give me a call

THANKS GENE

[gene]

Steve, I've had to make some choices and NJSTOC will have to be missed this year.:( I cancelled a non smoking king room for saturday night if anyone needs it. Again sorry I can't make it, we were really looking forward to it !!

GENE

[Del]

Well looks like we are up to about 22 bikes + or - 2. Is everybody ready?:03biker:

So far so good. Business meeting Friday 12-2PM, home, change, pack, ride. Hope to to hit hotel before social hour ends Friday.

[SteveST1300]

Will miss you Gene and I was going to try and find Crab legs for Lisa! No problem bro see you soon.:03biker:

[93NJST]

Sorry you cant make it Gene. Maybe next years.

[GRN]

Steve et all...

Have a great weekend, make some turns and drink some beers for me! I'll see some of you for NNESTOC; and now thanx to Kempos lovely bride offering to watch Jesse & Ziggy for me, I'll probably be at CTSTOC too :D

Rubber down ya'll :cool:

[newbornst1300]

Have a great ride everyone. We'll have to try and make this one next year.

[2dollarbill]

Saturday Route Road Conditions Alert
SteveST1300,
I drove up Milbrook Road north of Blairstown today. I do not often drive home this way. Much to my surprise, the entire length of Milbrook Road all the way to the US Forest Boundary is freshly oiled and graveled. I talked the mailman on that route and he said they started last week at the north end and finished the oil and gravel at the south end on Monday.
The Saturday Route picks up on the north end of Milbrook Road off of Birch Ridge Road. That will give us about 2 miles of loose gravel. The current road condition is a little dicey. There is loose gravel in the middle of the road, in the middle of each lane and at the shoulders. The sections if each lane that are now packed are fine to ride a moderate speeds - but we will need to stay out of the loose stuff.
Unfortunately, there is no route around this section if you want to keep the neat roads from Milbrook Village up to Walpack in the route. Sand Pond Road shows on the map as intersecting with Milbrook Road at the north end of the oil and gravel section. But the Forest Service closed egress to Milbrook Road from Sand Pond Road years ago.
Just thought I would let you know so you can plan for a slow but hiccup in the Saturday Route.

[Keith_UK]

Hi to all NJSTOCers. I've just checked-in at the EconoLodge. Nice place BTW - Steve is right about that.

If anyone is still looking for accommodation here, then please note that I have a non-smoking twin-bedded room/lodge with 2 x double beds therein. So if anyone still wants to come along to the Meet - any night, i.e. tonight (Thu-19); tomorrow (Fri-20) or the last night (Sat-21) - and is looking for a bed, then I have one going spare.

We could split any or all the overnight tariff cost(s).

Note further that absolute priority will be given to female members who enquire about this outstandingly special offer!! ... :D

See ya'll tomorrow + Saturday.

KEITH

[motomac]

I have just finished setting up camp at Swartswood State Park. You Texans only think you have a lot of deer out there. Coming into this park I saw far more deer than I did at Kerrville. Holy smokes every open field had herds of them!!! Anyhow I'll see you NJers in the AM. Mac

[jmcglash]

The bike is packed and everything looks ready to go. If all goes well I should be meeting up with Steve and 2$bill. If not I'll see everyone at the diner.

Ride safe, Have fun.

Jim

[AgSTreak]

Bike's packed. I'll meet up with Bob and his group of merry bikers for the ride to the diner. Safe and happy ride in everyone. Watch out for those d****d NJ deer.

[ST-DocLizard1]

I hope you guys and gals had a great ride today without incident. I enjoyed meeting you all at the diner this morning. Sorry I couldn't join you, but family comes first. To the crew at Blairstown, thanks for escort up. Ride safe this weekend and watch out for the deer, bear, and gravel. I saw all three on the way home from Port Jervis.

Doc(Jim):04biker:

[blueSTormer]

Hi folks. The Friday ride went perfectly. Thanks to Steve and Carl for scouting out the route. I'm sure tomorrow will be just as good. I'll post tomorrow but it sure is hard hitting these tiny keys on my Treo.

[Mellow]

LOL.. glad you all are having a good time..

[motomac]

I had a super time in Bob's group today. We were in NJ, NY and PA. There's some really great roads up here, lots of twisty, rolling hills, and some really neat little towns with some fabulous old homes. Well after all the pizza for supper its time for this old timer to hit the sack. Night all.

[billxp]

Here is a small taste :)

[gene]

You guys be nice, don't make Dennis (pretbek) be sweeper all weekend ! He did that last weekend. Great weather and good people what a weekend I'm missing

[SteveST1300]

He has to sweep heis the only one we can see from way up front That jacket really stands out

[Carl_T]

FINALLY we have landed back home safe and sound, if a bit exhausted and a lot behind schedule. It was a great trip!:)

MAN O MAN, I wish we were out there with you guys as we should have been, Dawn and I are bumming about missing riding and hanging out with everyone!!!

The weather seems to be real nice up my way today, so I hope it's the same for you guys. If there was just a bit more time, I'd have grabbed the bayb SV and shot down to hook up with you all for the last of the route, sigh. The Bandit has a bald rear that needs changing, so Dawn couldn't come then anyway.

Pictures! I surely want pictures!!! :) :) :) Rubber down guys, I hope your having a great time! :yes:

[gene]

Dennis will learn to hate that jacket !!! That how he why he was the cabbose last week. And the leader needs a good passender to be his rear looking eyes to keep track of that flouresent yellow jacket!!

[motomac]

WOW, two, I tell you two absolutely gorgeous riding days here at NJ SToc. I thank all who had a hand in selecting the roads we rode on both days. I have had a great time here in NJ. Thanks again everyone. Carl, I know a lot of pics were taken, don't know how many will make this thread, but mine will be posted when I get home tomorrow PM.

[2dollarbill]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
It was a pleasure to meet you all at my first STOC event. You certainly are a great group of riders. A special thank you to SteveST1300 and Cart_T for the organizing the event and planning the routes. The roads were fantastic and so was the weather.

[SteveST1300]

Well Carl we certainly missed you two as well.As you may have seen by now the event went very well. The weather was just perfect! So enough of the chit chat for now I will post some pictures. These are from the Friday ride. We had a great group. Once again I want to thank Bob (Bluestormer, and Billxp) Bill for helping out and leading groups. The event would not have gone as well without your help. Also thanks to all who showed up. This was the first time putting on an event like this for me and to have so many great people show up was amazing. I will start planning for next year!:03biker:

[motomac]

What a bizzare morning it has been!!!! I woke up and looked at my alarm clock and it said 2:56, so I got up and broke camp, mounted up and turned on Gretchen and told her to take me Home. She went through the normal stuff and up comes arrival time of 7:38AM!!! I look at the clock on the ST and it says 01:47. Somehow when I looked at my alarm I must have covered the 1 when I pushed the light button and it looked like 0256 when in fact it was 12:56. Any how I figured my bed was already packed and I was up and about, so I headed SW for home. As I left the park, I saw many deer along the roads. The PIAA 910's really allow me to see them farther away than the regular headlight, so really had no close calls.

Just north of Blairstown, I rounded a sweeping right hander on NJ 521 and saw a BLACK BEAR amble across the road from a big farm on my right into the brush on my left. The Park I camped in said I was in bear country, but I really didn't think much of it. I know I was in bear country now.

I got on I 80 and headed west and at the toll booth I was charged $1.50 in stead of $.75 because I had a 3rd axle with the Unigo!!!! I told the guy that I only had three wheels and was less than a car. He said I have to charge you for three axles. POed??? Naw not toooo much.

So the rest of he morning was uneventful except for at 45 degrees in PA finally pulling over and donning my electrics!!!! Geeeezzz did I get chilly!!!!

Pictures included: are a raccoon in the campground that was a bit addled. It just kept walking around in circles. Keith gets the long distance award. Fearless leader Bob, John, and Nelson on Friday. And the youngest STer of the day Emily treating Dad, Todd to a parking lot race day.

[Mellow]

A raccoon that kept going in circles? ah.. can you say rabies? LOL

[motomac]

A raccoon that kept going in circles? ah.. can you say rabies? LOL


That thought entered my mind as I photographed it. It circled for over two hours in the area across the road from where I was camped in daylight.

[blueSTormer]

Home in one piece. 247 sunny miles home this morning and 842 for the weekend. What weather! Thanks to Steve for being the bestest host, and to my group for putting up with my occasional lapses :eek: as leader. I will post up the pics later.

[SteveST1300]

Maureen and I just got home at about 2:00 PM. a very nice ride home after breakfast with Keith Jim and his wife, Dennis and Elizabeth, Adam was with us for a bit but was still under the weather from the festivities the night before 2 Tylenol and a long ride home! Here are a few more pictures. Keith's Pan under the Banner our long distance award winner! Todd in a familiar pose, Our ST convert Tony's Harley he kept up all day and didn't break down once, but once Sandy sat on a wing and Tony sat on an ST we may have converted them both, Bill and Mark, and members of the group discussing the days events

[AgSTreak]

Made it home safe thanks to the fine escort provided by Nelson, Bob and Mary.
The wildlife made NJSTOC interesting, brainless cagers made it dangerous. Thanks Steve for putting on a wonderful event. Your efforts, coupled with Carl's uncanny ability to find superb roads which don't show up on any maps, made this an unforgettable weekend. Bob, thanks again for being a superb leader. Todd and Emily, thanks for sharing. Bill and Daniel, great to see you back on the ST. Thanks one and all for adding to richness of this experience.
I include one photo, for now, of the three groups that we formed and an example of the type of road we traveled.

[billxp]

We got home safe and sound 1pm. Took some nice back roads through Pine Island NY and the Black Dirt region.

We couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend or better company. I'll post up some pics later.

[93NJST]

Made it home ok. Good to meet you all and I hope to make it out too more events.

Cheers,
Adam

[Kempo-STer]

Emily and I are "home". Peeled off from Kerry and Nancy on 91.

Great weekend, new friends, awesome riding..who coudl ask for anything more!

Emily got her ice cream before we got home. :)
710 miles.

Get some pictures up later.

[CTYankee]

Arrived home safely in time for lunch. Had a great time. Steve, thanks a million for your efforts in planning. It was great to see everyone again!

[jmcglash]

Well I'm home. I shot over to Mom and Dad's and helped the wife load up the kids and headded home.

I have to say Steve and Carl, Thank You for organizing and route planning my first STOC. There will be MANY MORE in my future! It is true, you meet the nices people on a honda.

I think I may have to head to OnSTOC :) NJSTOC was some of the best 500ish miles I've put doen in a long time. I can't believe I forgot my camera :(

Thank you everone for making this a great weekend. Now if I can just remember everyones name. sigh...

Jim

[SteveST1300]

Hey all you NJSTOC attendees please PM me your full names I am compiling a list to give to Keith for his video. So send me your name via PM that way I will have your screen name as well as real name.

Thanks this will help Keith finish his video.:capwin:

[blueSTormer]

A beautiful weekend!

[motomac]

One thing I think we all have forgotten and should be addressed is a big THANK YOU to 2dollarbill for the buttons he donated to the group. Thanks again Bill!!!!

[Bones]

Looks like you all had a great time!

Q: Does Keith get the award for the greatest distance traveled on his own STeed to any STOC event? Cheers, mate!

[blueSTormer]

Thanks 2dollarbill. One will go on the refrigerator door and one will stay with me in the topbox. It was very thoughtful of you to do this for us.:bow1: :clap2:

[2dollarbill]

Mac,
You are more than Welcome. I was my pleasure to provide the buttons. I hope everyone appreciated them for what they were - a simple souvinier of one fantastic weekend.
$2 Bill

[pretbek]

Thank you Steve and Carl for organizing this great weekend and thank you all participants for making this such a wonderful event!! BTW Kempo, I don't think that lady will ever forgive you for that horn blast. :D

This was my first STOC and my first multi-day ride event, after having done 2 RTE's. Actually, this felt a little like a Ride To EAT :eat1: :eat2: :chef2: too: I don't think I have ever eaten so much diner food and so many burgers in so few days.

I also made it home safely, by about 4:10pm. Mellow, you need to teach me how to do this properly, because it took me a whole hour to pack all my stuff at the camp site. :shock:
I would like a bag for the tent that isn't so exactly fitting, so that you have to re-fold the tent to make it fit in the darn thing. :rolleyes:
It was my first time camping in 12 years and my first time ever moto-camping, so I am a little out of practice.

When I get a chance, I will post some of my pics.

[Flyboy909]

Big thanks to the folks that make these things happen (Steve, Carl, Bob...):bow1: . This was a fantastic way for Nancy and I to finish off our week and a half tour - 2500 miles! And after talking to Nelson about New Hampshire, we'll probably see some of you guys there in September.

Our ride out to I84 with Todd this morning was fantastic, Rt 516 I think - nice sweepers, no traffic, great weather.

Kerry

[Keith_UK]

Yes, a BIG thanks to all my newest and bestest Merrycan friends. Thanks especially for looking after me, and making me feel so welcome.

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
But I'm sure we'll meet again some sunny day

[Funny ... that sounds familiar .. :confused: :confused:]

KEITH - who's now in Washington DC

[SteveST1300]

Bones , yes he did there was no one close in distance! :03biker: