Southern IN ride Oct. 23!

:riding Okay, the weather finally looks like its going to be nice for a ride, and we all better take advantage of it while its hear. This could be one of the last nice weekends, so if anyone is interested, lets get together for a ride and possibly an afternoon lunch. Spent 5hrs. and 250 miles on the bike today going to Nashville, and riding on among others, 46 and 135. How about meeting somewhere in Nashville next Sat. Oct. 23 around 11 or 12? If anyone wants to ride down there from Indy, I will be leaving from Fishers. Let me know. Cheers, Ryan

Can't sat....sunday works for me. I have relatives in town on Sat.

:( :( :( :( :( would love to but I have no licensce :boom :boom :machinegu :machinegu :machinegu

are you the type to ride without a license?

how far is nashville from Indy? I am about 100miles from Indy, so that will be quite a ride for me. I will definantly try though. Keep us posted.

Originally posted by Sabian are you the type to ride without a license? usually yes, however next time I get caught its straight to prizon and I have a daughter to think about so not this time:beer

understandable

sat. is probably out for me. my mother is coming from ohio and it's my wife's birthday. sunday??? maybe. i would have loved to made it today (17th) but it was pretty damn cold as early as i would have had to leave to make it there in time. i'll let my friends know and see what things look like as the weekend gets closer. someone up in that area needs to get something going for next year when it's good and warm. talk to a hotel and see about some discounts on rooms for a huge group and start getting the word out and see if we can't work up a few hundred sportsbikes all together on one weekend.

I hear ya Mike, that would be fun. As for Sunday, I am in if we start earlier. I have to be back in Fishers at 5pm, so I would have to leave that area at 3pm. Temps look to be in the 70s-80!

I can probably do sunday or saturday. Set the time/date and I will be there.

I can do either day. Pick one and I will be there!!!

Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok...so the ride goes to Nashville..as in TN right? Starting in Indy? If that's the case, I'm in Greenwood, southern side obviouly of Indy right (literally) off of 65 and exit 99. If you want, we can meet down here, there is a Kroger with a huge parking lot off exit 101. That, or somewhere else around town...though i don't know all of it yet. I'll take a leap and say...10am Sunday the 24th?

I hope you're kidding about Nashville, TN. There is a Nashville, IN about 45 minutes south of us here in Greenwood. Take 135 south until you get to a tourist trap.

Ok...that's what I was hoping. I was just checking. I have friends in TN...and that's like a four our car ride.... Nashville, IN is the stuff then....still...Sunday at 10?

I'm supposed to go to the Colts game myself now that I think about it.

Just to reiterate what is going on here...Sunday looks good for most, but if the weather looks good for Sat. and bad for Sunday, it will be Sunday. 10 or 11am whichever day we pick. Meet at the BP gas station at the corner of 135 & 46 in Nashville, Indiana. Ideas about roads? Joe, I know you are good with the area, what do you think. Lunch? Where? Just throwing some things out there. Let me know if you are going down from around Indy and we will meet up to drive down together. Ryan

What I meant to say is that it will be Sunday unless the weather only looks good for Sat. Sorry for the confusion.

Ok, so you are in Fishers...thats on the north side right? I'll ride down to Nashville with ya if you want to meet somewhere. I have no idea where I'm going so a tour guide would be nice. BTW, I'm Zach. Who is everyone up in here?

Hey Zach, Fishers is on the Northside, just outside of 465. From Greenwood it is about 40 mins., but since we are headed south of you, I can meet you somewhere near Greenwood if you want. Also, if you want a tour of the city let me know. My wife is out of town Wed.-Sun. and it is supposed to be nice. Ryan 317-418-3818

Ryan-- I have a cousin of mine up in Carmel...I know abouts where you are at. We can chat a little later, but meeting in Greenwood off of 65 would be fine with me. As for before that, my bike is being shipped to me at the moment, and won't be here until Friday, in which case I have family I am entertaining until early Sunday morning. Which is why I am only available to ride (when I kick them out) on Sunday. I'll keep in touch though. So who's on in then? Sunday if the weather holds, sat if it doesn't?

Originally posted by argibson .....10 or 11am whichever day we pick. Meet at the BP gas station at the corner of 135 & 46 in Nashville, Indiana. Ideas about roads? Joe, I know you are good with the area, what do you think. Lunch? Where? ....Ryan If we ride 135 south to 58 west all the way over to 37 in Bedford, we could then get on 450 and ride it to Shoals. 150 south out of shoals has some nice curves for a few miles so we might as well ride those too. From Nashville to just south of Shoals will be about 80 miles. There is a place to eat there in Shoals, the food is ok. When done eating, we could run 450 back to 58 and then to 446 north, which has some fun curves on both sides of Lake Monroe. yoderbike might know of a good place to eat around there. (Shoals, that is.) Or we could do something else, doesn't matter to me. So is the meet time 10 or 11am? Make it 11 so you Indy guys dont' have to leave so early? BTW, here is my list of Indiana riders. Does everyone know about this ride? I'm at work, internet is slow and I don't have time to PM/email them all. HempelNet, MotoGP 013, PurdueR1, Sabian, argibson, aronhalt Earache, Jimbo123, pbfaster, slutty, smokeone, Yamahamer, yoderbike

11 works nicely.

11 it is. I Pm'd everyone on your list, so I hope everyone is aware. Do you think your plan described above will get me on the road home by 3pm? Thanks Joe.

Originally posted by argibson 11 it is. I Pm'd everyone on your list, so I hope everyone is aware. Do you think your plan described above will get me on the road home by 3pm? Thanks Joe. Depends how quick we ride and how soon we leave BP. You might have to cut out early and take 37 north out of Bedford back to Indy on the return trip. Bedford to Indy is only about an hour at normal pace......Bedford to Bloomington is maybe 15 mins. I am going to make a post over on the FZ1 board. 11am at the BP in Nashville on SUNDAY.....unless weather is looking like crap then it will be 11am on SATURDAY. Standard wait time is 20min. Then we leave with out you.

Can't do it Saturday. I will be in Evansville this weekend, but can make it back for Sunday. How far of a ride would it be to nashville from there. I can either try to make it back to indy real early, or ride the bike to nashville...Thanks...Shawn

Sunday looks good for now. As for getting to Nashville, I would go straight there...because I think Evansville is 4hrs south of Indy and Nashville is 1.5 hrs. south of Indy. You are definitely better off going straight there. See you there. Ryan

Originally posted by smokeone Can't do it Saturday. I will be in Evansville this weekend, but can make it back for Sunday. How far of a ride would it be to nashville from there. I can either try to make it back to indy real early, or ride the bike to nashville...Thanks...Shawn According to Mapquest.com Evansville to Nashville is: Total Est. Time: 3 hours, 22 minutes Total Est. Distance: 156.40 miles

Thanks for the help guys... Havent decided yet, but I might end up postponing the Evansville trip to save the extra long trip in the AM. An hour sounds much better that 3.5. Zach/Ryan - If I cancel I can hook up with the two of you in greenwood. Will keep you posted as the weekend gets closer.

Sounds great. If anyone is up for a ride somewhere close to Indy any day this week, day or evening, let me know...I am taking the rest of the week off. 317-418-3818 Ryan

hey argibson. what time will you be leaving sun. to go down to nashville? according to yahoo maps i have about 146miles to travel to get there. i really want to go, but im not sure yet.

I will be leaving with a full tank of gas and not stopping at 9:20am. If I dont think not stopping is realistic, I might leave at 9am. Also, I may meet some people off 65s in greenwood. Where are you?

i am in west lafayette. however my bike is back home in buffalo. (monticello area) i am thinking i will have to leave around 7am to be sure and not be late. where is the bp in nashville?

That is going to be a neck breaker, but will be worth it. The BP is just east of the 135/46 intersection about 200yds. Hope you make it. Ryan

how many people are for sure going to be going on this ride.?

As long as nothing changes...I'm in. List: Zach - Sabian

I am in for sure.

Two more from Indy. List: Dave Nichole Zach-Sabian Ryan-argibson

List: Dave Nichole Zach-Sabian Ryan-argibson Joe - 2001FZ1 Sean - Fu's SRAD (from FZ1 site) There might be more guys from the FZ1 site, it still early for those lazy bastards to post.

Nichole???? She ride? She cute? Notice...I'm a member of leg humpers anonymous... she single? :)

Well if you guys are planning on coming all the way down to Shoals, I couldn’t possibly say no. I have no clue how to get to Nashville from here but I’m sure I could find it, however; I’m not real sure I’ll make it there by the time you guys leave so just keep your eyes opened for another group of crotch rockets along the way. We’ll turn around and catch up. but i'll try to make it in time. As for places to eat around here. Not much. There’s a bar in Loogootee (about 8 miles from Shoals) but the food is over priced and not all that great. The best bet on food is to stop somewhere in Bedford. the Old Windmill is a pretty good buffet with some good home style food. If we can get a high enough “for sure” number of people I can call a few places and check on some discounts. I’ll be there. I’ll call some friends and may be able to get anywhere from 2 to 25 more people. Kind of up in the air as to who wants to head out with it cold that early. But I’d say I’m about 97% sure that I’ll be there with 2 other friends. The roads down here are alright. 150 is and 450 are about the best. 50 is a blast between Bedford and shoals but it’s known for cops and they don’t like you taking the turns at 110. But if you want to chance it, it’s loaded to the gills with some long sweepers that just let you guzzle the gas all the way through. One favor to ask though. I’m missing a license till February 5th. If a cop pops out I’ll give somebody 100 bucks to run so they go for you to give me a chance to turn around and run the other way. Well, keep it in mind. Just let me know for sure what the starting point is and how far you guys are planning to ride.

Dont know about Nichole, but will find out. She gets on the chat board on 317revolution.net , sounded like she rides pretty good, and was interested in the ride. I hope so though, although I am retired...trying not to be a hater now. lol. Yoderbike-> mapquest shows Loogootee about the same distance and time to Nashville that Fisher is from Nashville. I did it last Sunday at 9am and it wasnt that bad. In addition to the fact is going to be warmer this Sunday, it is ususally 3 degrees warmer down there. I wore thermal underwear and jeans, leather race jacket, neck gator, helmet, regular leather shoes (not boots), and gauntlet style leather gloves...and I wasnt uncomfortable. Hope you make it. Ryan

Originally posted by yoderbike Well if you guys are planning on coming all the way down to Shoals, I couldn’t possibly say no. I have no clue how to get to Nashville from here but I’m sure I could find it, ....... I assume you can find HW-37...... Take 37 north out of Bedford until you get to Bloomington. Then exit 37 onto 46 west. Follow the signs for 46 (you will need to turn left at the stop light that has Red Lobster on one side of the road and Best Buy on the other.) Continue on 46 west out of town........16 miles later you will be in Nashville. Go straight through the first light in Nashville and the BP is on your left.

I am in for Sunday. Ryan, I will give you a call this afternoon or tonight to set up a meeting place castleton ?

Originally posted by 2001FZ1 If we ride 135 south to 58 west all the way over to 37 in Bedford, we could then get on 450 and ride it to Shoals. 150 south out of shoals has some nice curves for a few miles so we might as well ride those too. From Nashville to just south of Shoals will be about 80 miles. There is a place to eat there in Shoals, the food is ok. When done eating, we could run 450 back to 58 and then to 446 north, which has some fun curves on both sides of Lake Monroe. yoderbike might know of a good place to eat around there. (Shoals, that is.) Or we could do something else, doesn't matter to me. So is the meet time 10 or 11am? Make it 11 so you Indy guys dont' have to leave so early? BTW, here is my list of Indiana riders. Does everyone know about this ride? I'm at work, internet is slow and I don't have time to PM/email them all. HempelNet, MotoGP 013, PurdueR1, Sabian, argibson, aronhalt Earache, Jimbo123, pbfaster, slutty, smokeone, Yamahamer, yoderbike One of those roads by Shoals is gerat. Don't know what it is but it is through the woods and was freshly paved at the begening of summer. We always hit it when we are down there :rock

yeah, the road you're talking about is 150. just a heads up so everyone knows before hand, 450 is an awesome road with some good 90 degree turns. but keep your eyes open as you come up on some of them. one day they'll be clean as could be and the next day they'll be half covered with gravel. 150 is always in good shape. we'll take 450 on our way to nashville so we'll let everyone know if there are any bad spots when we get there. there's always a few good bike wrecks on it every year. been 4 that i know of thus far this year. one guy died. hate to kill the mood but just something to think about for those that haven't hit it before. don't get too far ahead of yourself. it'll bite ya. bad. oh, i'm 100% sure going to be there for sunday. they'll calling for 70's. someone give me a street address or intersection you're all meeting at so i can pull something off of mapquest. and a meeting time.

Originally posted by yoderbike yeah, the road you're talking about is 150. just a heads up so everyone knows before hand, 450 is an awesome road with some good 90 degree turns. but keep your eyes open as you come up on some of them. one day they'll be clean as could be and the next day they'll be half covered with gravel. 150 is always in good shape. we'll take 450 on our way to nashville so we'll let everyone know if there are any bad spots when we get there. there's always a few good bike wrecks on it every year. been 4 that i know of thus far this year. one guy died. hate to kill the mood but just something to think about for those that haven't hit it before. don't get too far ahead of yourself. it'll bite ya. bad. oh, i'm 100% sure going to be there for sunday. they'll calling for 70's. someone give me a street address or intersection you're all meeting at so i can pull something off of mapquest. and a meeting time. Ya, in the summer when it is hot and humid some of the turns stay wet (if it rained a day or so ago). trees cover the turns and the road never drys

I need to know where people are meeting up in Indy, since i have no clue about what roads you are all talking about, and where we are meeting other people...I kinda need a guide. Someone PM me or something...thinking what...10am on sunday?

Originally posted by yoderbike ......... someone give me a street address or intersection you're all meeting at so i can pull something off of mapquest. and a meeting time. If you can't find the BP in Nashville, open your eyes. The town is very small. It is about 300feet from the intersection of 46 and 135

Im in for Sunday. Cancelled the Evansville trip. Name the time and place to meet in indy. pm me or contact me 317.902.3636... Work and weather permitting I should be able to escape work early for a ride friday...Shawn

Originally posted by Sabian I need to know where people are meeting up in Indy, since i have no clue about what roads you are all talking about, and where we are meeting other people...I kinda need a guide. Someone PM me or something...thinking what...10am on sunday? 82nd & bassh (Castleton) @ the Speedway gas station around 9:15

LIST: Dave Nichole Jeff Zach-Sabian Ryan-argibson Joe - 2001FZ1 Sean - Fu's SRAD (from FZ1 site) Mike-yoderbike Paul-pbfaster Shawn-smokeone Yamahammer and PurdueR1, are you guys coming? Indianapolis riders, we are meeting b/t 9-9:15am at the Speedway gas station just off 69 and 82nd st. Call me if you have questions 317-418-3818. Ryan

as far as it stands right now, yes i will be coming down. hey indy guys how are you guys getting there. i was thinking about taking 65 down to columbus then taking 46 over.

Ok...I've pulled the map...if you guys see a dude in silver leathers/helmet on a silver 04 R1 driving around like he's lost...that would be me. Some one please dont' take pics, but instead come get me and show the way. :)

i am in for sunday for sure. for you guys coming to nashville from ??? then look at the map for bloomington and then look just east of there. if you can make it to bloomington then nashville is a 15 min (nice) ride east from there. i think it should only be about70 miles from fishers to nashville but i could be wrong. i am pretty sure that nashville is only about 40 miles south of greenwood/ south side of indy. once i nashville you can't miss the bikes. nashville is a small town with a "main" road running right through the middle of it.

I would love to go, but I have to go support my Colts on Sunday, hope you guys have a good time. I'm looking to ride on Thursday or Friday afternoon though, if the weather cooperates, and anytime next week, if anyone wants to go riding, let me know.

somebody let me know for sure what time you guys are meeting up in nashville.

Originally posted by yoderbike somebody let me know for sure what time you guys are meeting up in nashville. 11am on Sunday at the BP near the intersection of 46 and 135. See you there.

LIST: Dave (317revolution.net-r6dirtydave) Nichole (317revolution.net-nicholegs) Jeff Wyatt (317revolution.net-reVolution) Zach-Sabian Ryan-argibson Joe - 2001FZ1 Sean - Fu's SRAD (from FZ1 site) Mike-yoderbike Paul-pbfaster Shawn-smokeone Madcow Yamahammer Indianapolis riders, we are meeting b/t 9-9:15am at the Speedway gas station just off 69 and 82nd st. in Castleton. Call me if you have questions 317-418-3818. Ryan

Hey all Indy riders how are you getting down there. ie. what roads are you taking. I am thinking about taking 65 down to columbus, then taking 46 across to nashville. BTW. My name is Garrett. I will be on a blue '03 zx636. Wearing black, red, and white jacket and helmet. see you guys there. The weather looks like it will be good.

A kawi???? OMG...we can't have that. J/k. I'm in for sure now. I'll see you guys at the Speedway at nineish.

hey. one request here. if we hit 450, there is a town called Doverhill. it has nothing in it but but 8 90degree turns. one right after the other. when we get up there i want to get some vid of everyone rolling through there leaned way down all in a line. they are now calling for 73 degrees here too. look forward to seeing you all sunday.

sweet i can't wait. im trying to rally some more troops. one guy rides a yzf600 and one guy rides a HD sportster. i know it a davidson but atleast its a sportster. see you guys on sunday

Originally posted by yoderbike hey. one request here. if we hit 450, there is a town called Doverhill. it has nothing in it but but 8 90degree turns. one right after the other. when we get up there i want to get some vid of everyone rolling through there leaned way down all in a line. they are now calling for 73 degrees here too. look forward to seeing you all sunday. I'd suggest that when we get everyone together, someone bring a map, and we can figure out the ideal route to take. Seems that more than one person has an idea or a wish to hit some roads. Since I for one know where none of these are, I'm just following the crowd. Also, this would help some of us that are like me, in that we then might have an idea of where the hell we are all at. Anyhow, we'll figure it out...seems we have quite the group joining up here....

I will print out some maps that pelicanr1 posted awhile back and I know that Joe knows his way around pretty good;probably others. As for getting there, 65s to 46w into Nashville is the best way to get there from Indianapolis. See you at the Speedway gas station at 9am in Castleton (82nd & Bash Rd. just west of 69) or down in Nashville at 11am. Mike, that town with the turns sounds good. Ryan

Why don't you guys from Indy go down 135, it's quite a bit shorter, and a better ride than the 65/46 route. Meet up in Greenwood, take Smith Valley or something over to 135, and head straight to Nashville.

I went on mapquest and copied a few different maps. I then tried to past them all onto one picture. I don't have any photo editing stuff on my computer so I had to M.S. Paint. If you have a good printer or can do better, please bring the map along for the ride. Nevermind, I can't get it to upload correctly. I will email it to argibson

hey indy guys. Now i am thinking about meeting you guys in castleton and riding down to nashville as a group. i don't think that my buddies are going to make it so i really don't want to have to ride all the way down to nashville by myself own little self.

PurdueR1, have you taken this route down there before? If so, how long do you think the riding time would be from Castleton, if we took 465 to 31 south, then took southport road over to 135 south and down to Nashville? I am trying to figure out if it would take longer. Last Sunday it took me 1.5 hours riding time to get down there taking 65 south to 46 west. Thanks for the input. Ryan

Where I live is in between 65 and 135, close to 31. I almost always take 135 down there, just because it is more fun. It takes me around 45-50 minutes depending on traffic. Taking the 65 to 46 route is a longer distance, and I would think it would take about an hour or so for me. The problem with 135 is traffic can suck on it sometimes, so that will slow you down. Nashville is southwest of Indy, and the 65 to 46 route takes you southeast first, and then you have to come back west. And those times are from my house. It takes me at least 10 minutes to actually get on 65, and about 5 minutes to 135.

just checking on the correct meeting location in indy

if anyone is coming from the south, a handfull of guys are meeting at my house in Loogootee. we are taking 50 to 450 Bedford then 58 tp Freetown and 135 up to Nashville. we are heading out at 9:30. give or take a little. anyone coming from the south and want to ride up give me a call at812-296-0995. Ryan; just in case we are running a little late i'll give you a ring and leave a message so you know when we are heading out and that we are on our way. see y'all sunday.

hey indy guys i am going to meet you all in castleton. i am going to leave my house at about 6:30-6:45 so i should be there by 9 easy. but if im not there by 9 please stick around a few minutes more for me. see you all there tomorrow.

I'm for sure in now...bike is in the garage finallly...so all is good. Cya in casteltown or whatever at 9 in the morning.

Hey guys and gals, thought you would like to see the turnout for the ride today. I counted 21, and although there were a lot of people, the riding was decent. Too bad many of us had to get home early, but hopefully we will have another good weekend this season. Mike, did you get good video? Can you download and email me? Ryan

Good ride guys, I want to do it again ASAP before the white death comes. There is a group from the FZ1 forum that rides about 3 times a month, I'll be sure to keep a post going here everytime we set something up. Joe (guy with the Mohawk)

Hey, I just wanted to let everyone know I had a great time. Road hard a little and everyone stayed safe. If something else is set up some time somebody on here e-mail me to let me know. Ryan: yeah, I got some good video. I have to wait for the disc to hook my camera up to the new computer but I’ll put some of it on here once I get it. EVERYONE: I’m setting a ride up for next year to raise some money for a children’s park. It will start in Evansville or Princeton and run to Rising Sun, Indian. I’ve talked to Grand Victoria Casino and gotten them to give me the banquet hall, set up the stage, use of the sound system, serve a FREE dinner, give a section of the parking lot for a bike show, and give everyone 10 or 20 bucks to go onto the casino. We should get a couple hundred bikes but the goal is 500. It will be HUGE and one hell of a time. Keep your eyes open for more info. I still have a few things to get set up before I start to really advertise it. But thanks for the great day. I hope everyone made it home safe.. Take care, Mike (middletonmd@hotmail.com) The one with the real mohawk.

great time today guys. i got back to my house at 5pm and had ridden 400miles. I just wish that i would have been able to ride the twisties a little bit longer before i had to get back. I think we definantly need to do it again. argibson- thanks for setting this up and whenever you need someone to ride with, just drop me a line. that goes for everyone.

:( :( :( I get no love

Slutty...you missed out man. And yes..you get no love.

Yamahamer, Thanks for the post, and thanks to everyone that came out; good times. Cant believe that you came all the way down here to ride, or that you RODE to Deals Gap...you must have nerve damage in your ass! lol. Next time, maybe we can go longer. Joe (and anyone else that lead), thanks for keeping us from getting lost somewhere in podunkville. Anyone that rode today, hit me up if you want to ride or for whatever. 317-418-3818. I am going to start a new thread in the R1-012 Attack Pack forum so we can all stay in touch over the next few weeks and maybe get another ride together. Look for "Indiana Riders." Talk to you all soon. Ryan

Glad you guys had a good time today, but I had to work and missed the fun. Sabian, you were supposed to stop by the store today, what happened? I was ready to go after work!!

So far for Oct. my mileage is about 1800-2000 miles. I would say ive done some riding this month. haha

Thank's everyone. I had a blast. We definitely did the distance. I didn't get home until 6:30. Can't wait to do it again :thumbup

If you guys would like, send me your email address and I will put you in my distribution list so when there is another ride, I will email everyone letting them know to check the board. Joe (blue FZ1 rider with the Mohawk on helmet) joebellman@yahoo.com

Ya, thanks everyone. Indy riders: not sure who it was, but the guy that had the silver 03 r1...went down around 37...wish him my best to get that back together, and if he needs help, I know some places and people that probably could hook him up.

http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103465 New thread for Indiana riders to chat and/or coordinate rides.

CHECK THIS POST OUT!! http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105946