From: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX (The dc-cycles list administrator) To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Errors-To: dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX Subject: dc-cycles digest for 01/02/06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __ /-----\ __ 'dc-cycles' is an unmoderated email discussion list (__\/ _____ \/__) about motorcycling in the Washington D.C. area. =( \___/ )= \ ___ / An archive of the dc-cycles list is available at: | / _ \ | http://www.dc-cycles.org/ \ || || / \|| ||/ Subscribe/unsubscribe requests should be sent to: \| |/ dc-cycles-digest-request@XXXXXX |_| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:22:42 -0500 From: Aaron Maurer To: DC-Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] Yamaha dealer? One of my friends is interested in the new Yamaha Star Roadliner. Does anyone have a recommendation for a local dealer? (He lives in McLean and works in downtown DC if that makes any difference.) Thanks, Aaron _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) From: "rich hall" To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: RE: [dc-cycles] Yamaha dealer? Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:24:50 -0500 Champion in Herndon (might be Sterling now). >From: Aaron Maurer >To: DC-Cycles >Subject: [dc-cycles] Yamaha dealer? >Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:22:42 -0500 > >One of my friends is interested in the new Yamaha Star Roadliner. >Does anyone have a recommendation for a local dealer? > >(He lives in McLean and works in downtown DC if that makes any difference.) > >Thanks, > >Aaron > _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:32:58 -0800 (PST) From: Tom De To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: [dc-cycles] Dakar on OLN Hopefully better coverage this year, albeit shorter. http://www.olntv.com/nw/article/view/673/?UserDef=true&catID=76 Tom de '03 ST1300 _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:42:46 -0500 From: Michael Jordan To: rich hall Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Yamaha dealer? Cc: dc-cycles@XXXXXX > Champion in Herndon (might be Sterling now). Not Sterling (yet) Definitely not Herndon, either. They're about 1/4 mile into Loudoun County off 606. -- Michael J. '86 SRX-6 '93 GSX1100G '03 DL1000 AMA IBA #3901 USAF (Ret) NRA etc. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:47:25 -0500 From: smthng else To: DC Cycles Subject: [dc-cycles] My first, my turn. Hey all, Guess it's my turn. Yesterday was a nice enough day, so I decided to take a few hours to wear out some rubber. I was under time constraints (SWMBO), so I just decided to haul ass out to Front Royal and then work my way back to Springfield using anything other than a 4-lane (or more) road. The trip out to FR was an uneventful scoot down I-66, other than five college twits in a ratty old Celica who repeatedly thought they could A) keep up with me, B) ignore the little striped line in the middle of the road. The one thing I like about 66 is that there are enough open and visible spots to really wick it up without fear of flashy blues in the mirror. Needless to say, the Celica didn't last long. With 5 people in it, a Celica won't last long against anything. Anyway, I skipped Skyline and headed instead down 522 South. Nothing exciting there, but the GPS told me that Hume Rd (Hwy 635) looked somewhat interesting, so I took that route. Hume is an unpainted country road with lots of little hills and sweepers. Don't expect to see more than 100 yards ahead at any given time. A fun little road that I could see being excellent for a group ride... fun, interesting, but not too technically challenging. Lots of cattle ranches out there, including a few longhorns. Eventually I stopped at the Marriott Ranch for the requisite picture - http://www.smthng.com/images/MarriottRanch.jpg (phone camera sux). The Marriott Ranch is run by the Marriott family and is an actual ranch with lots of interesting bed & breakfast and out-in-the-country type activities if you're into that kind of thing. I may take the wife one of these days. Anyway, I continued on down Hume road into the village of Hume (don't blink). Took a left on Hwy 688 (Leeds Manor Rd?), as there were a couple of redneck trucks chatting in the middle of Hume Rd and that looked like it was going to become dirt anyway. At some point, I got real close to I-66 again and decided that just wasn't for me this time. Instead, I somehow ended up on some little tiny dirt and gravel trail going through the woods. This seems to happen to me quite a bit, so I'm kind of accustomed to it. I don't know how I got there and I don't know exactly where it was (looking at a map now, it *might* have been Sage Rd, but I can't be sure). Anyway, 4 miles of riding on wet clay and gravel and being attacked by a big-assed hawk brought me back to John Marshall Hwy and The Plains. From there, it was just the usual suburban hell that we all know and despise. A good ride, plenty of dirt, time away from everyone and everything. A great way to start the new year! Hope yours starts out just as well. --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes 2005 Yamaha FJR1300A Springfield, VA http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng/ If smthng can go wrong, it will. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:54:04 -0500 From: Michael Jordan To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] My first, my turn. > Eventually I stopped at the Marriott Ranch for the requisite picture - > ... (phone camera sux). This is what I call the "Talking Dog Syndrome" - the amazing thing about talking dogs is that they speak at all. One shouldn't be upset because they mumble a bit. -- Michael J. '86 SRX-6 '93 GSX1100G '03 DL1000 AMA IBA #3901 USAF (Ret) NRA etc. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:55:10 -0500 From: smthng else To: DC Cycles Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Yamaha dealer? On 1/2/06, Michael Jordan wrote: > > Champion in Herndon (might be Sterling now). > > Not Sterling (yet) > > Definitely not Herndon, either. They're about 1/4 mile into Loudoun > County off 606. Thou hast had too much champagne or smthng... Champion Motorsports 703-471-6990 23035 Douglas Ct. #101 Sterling, VA 20166 http://www.championmotorsports.biz Personally, I've been pissed off (or pissed on) by just about every Yamaha dealer in the area and am considering riding to North Carolina for my next valve adjustment. :( --Jonathan "smthng" Kalmes 2005 Yamaha FJR1300A Springfield, VA http://spaces.msn.com/members/smthng If smthng can go wrong, he probably already has. _ _ _ _ .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. .-.-.=\-. (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) (_)=='(_) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:11:43 -0500 From: smthng else To: dc-cycles@XXXXXX Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] My first, my turn. On 1/2/06, Michael Jordan wrote: > This is what I call the "Talking Dog Syndrome" Woof!