Hey teddyrob66, good to hear from you. I can't believe there aren't more strommers around the northeast that want to participate. I just did a solo ride to Madrid, NY and back a couple of weeks ago. It was a great ride. What part of NY are you from?
I'd be interested in a ride but I'm on the CT shore (Milford). VT and upstate NY and those areas are not somewhere I have time to ride to at the moment.
Just maybe "if I can make up my stinking mind" about what to buy...F650 DL650... I'd like to join up for a ride this summer...
Live up near Lake George....Great riding up here. Americade shows up every year!
Jack, where do you hail from ? I'm in castleton, VT. and I just came back weekend before last from the Ogdensburgh -Massena area. I ride a bone stock Black DL1-K5 & I look for people to ride with. I enjoy the northEast especially the Adirondacks & the Northeast Kingdom. Give a shout Another Jack...
I will be picking up my DL650 this Friday. Silver/Blue, beautful! After a little time to get used to the bike, I'll be up for a ride.
Just last month I rode to the Berkshries with a KLR650 group, 9 riders. Very Nice! I am not experienced enough to be a lead rider but I don't mind being the "pencil pusher" and assisting in coordinating the ride.
Now I am moving on to the wee and joining the Stromtroopers. I'm excited!
The Adironacks sounds fine to me. That's one of my "places" to ride -along with the Catskills, Canada and then ALASKA, hopefully.
Just throwing this out. Recently, I have been working on a route about 150 miles or so. for Eastern NY; riding up the Hudson river and then back down through the Eastern part of the Catskills. I wanted to make a test run with my cage and my laptop to fine-tune the ride. Does that interest anyone else?
I am not sure how anyone else feels but I usually stay off the Major Interstates. I am 6'1 about 265lbs, size 50 chest. When my chest gets hit with crosswinds, I feel like a sail on a sailboat. But, that was on the KLR650.
Any other Connecticut and/or New England riders around here?
Lots of things to see in upstate!
Other than Lake George theres Saratoga Springs if you like History, Health and Horses. They also have a great Auto museum in the performing arts center...not a bad place.
Saratoga battlefield over in Schuylerville. They put on reinactments at certain times of the year.
Two great places I can think of right off the cuff.
Thanks for the replies guys. Sorry, I haven't been paying attention to this post!
Welcome BHazz, looks like a good ride. I agree, no super slabs. Hilly asphalt twisties and gravel roads rule.
VtSTROM-K5, I'm in South Ryegate, VT. The Northeast Kingdom and NH are my playgrounds. I used to live in Waddington, NY and my daughter was born in Ogdensburg! I was out to Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks last week and found some great riding through Ironville?, Eagle lake, and all around Schroon. Castleton is a great area, let me know when you're out this way.
Kutch, I will be going to Americade this year too. Not sure which days yet. Probably staying at Wood's Lodge in Schroon Lake.
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