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Title: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 03, 2023, 12:28:32 PM
Here's a brief review of my riding in 2022;

My first interesting rides in 2022 were on January 3rd. I went for three rides that day. The first one was on the Like:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-4883WLx/0/8404ac7d/X2/P1030033%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Then I rode the KLX:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-dq93XQt/0/37a0a2de/X2/P1030112%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Winter wonderland in Alabama made for a lot of picture opportunities.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-W3768MC/0/bcfa1956/X2/P1030119%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

And then one more ride on the Like:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-frxmzbb/0/3004002f/X2/P1030138%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

There was still snow on the 4rth so I went for another ride.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-fsHvB6D/0/83299eb4/X2/P1040011%20%282%29-X2.jpg)
Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 03, 2023, 12:30:23 PM
My first long ride of 2022 was a solo ride to Florence and Muscle Shoals.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-NbNvpkm/0/837752ac/X2/DSC04412%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

My first group ride of the year was the next day. We met in Ardmore and had lunch at the Old Delina Country Stor.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-GGKHsbz/0/400f7b02/X2/P2120020%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

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(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-TmVmp4C/0/f9684811/X2/P2120022%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

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(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-V98VmQf/0/b4aa8786/X3/P2120036%20%282%29-X3.jpg)

Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 03, 2023, 12:33:15 PM
Feb 19th. We met in Taft for a dual sport ride.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-v4LpjZs/0/8190f6a3/X3/P2190003%20%282%29-X3.jpg)


@enginebreak was still riding High maintenance back then.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-dQK2XbQ/0/75f21ee9/X2/P2190051%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Lunch in Delina.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-3sscmWG/0/abfa2d45/X2/P2190056%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Stephen managed to find barbed wire on Van Zandt road again.

(https://www.advrider.com/f/attachments/img_2302-jpg.3503151/)

Stephen's video of the ride: https://rumble.com/vvwb9p-2022-first-group-dual-sport-ride.html
Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 03, 2023, 07:02:46 PM
On March 5th we met in Taft again for a dual sport ride. This was the ride where we had 5 Himalayans.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-SnrNgSG/0/63cbc725/X2/P3050010%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Some action photography.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-T75NQ5L/0/1b240bf3/X2/P3050015%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

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(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-xFM2Q2k/0/d621558b/X3/P3050077%20%282%29-X3.jpg)

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(https://www.advrider.com/f/attachments/dsc_1720_happy_astronaut-jpg.3544623/)

Lunch was in Flat Creek.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-d6bktZn/0/ef5db407/X2/P3050100%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

More riding after lunch.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-VcPMHCN/0/4989dfb5/X2/P3050106%20%282%29-X2.jpg)
Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 05, 2023, 07:51:07 AM
Of course I did a lot of short rides, many of them to get sunset pics. This was one of my favorites from March 14th.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-kJ77P6n/0/0ddd38e6/X3/P3140014%20%282%29-X3.jpg)

On March 19th we met in Ardmore for a street ride. We had a huge turnout.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-NtpbXJ5/0/44ad6fae/X2/P3190002%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

On March 26th we met in Gurley for a street ride.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-PjkfMmH/0/949ab95c/X3/P3260002%20%282%29-X3.jpg)


@Thinwater had just picked up his V85TT the previous weekend.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-4N4TqpL/0/51263a56/X2/P3260001%20%282%29-X2.jpg)


We rode plenty of curvy roads.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022A/i-8kghFh7/0/b10eeafd/X2/P3260063%20%283%29-X2.jpg)

@Thinwater 's video for this ride: https://rumble.com/vzcq2v-group-street-ride-on-the-v85tt.html







Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: klaviator on January 06, 2023, 07:03:12 AM
April 3rd. Time for another dual sport ride. We had two meeting spots, Allsport and the Danville Gas station. We ended up with 13 riders.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022B/i-Kb22c8V/0/cdac4fd9/X2/P4020014-X2.jpg)

We rode a mix of dirt and paved roads to Chef Troy's where we met more riders for lunch.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022B/i-WbkprKW/0/0db65580/X2/P4020024-X2.jpg)

It was the first ride after hip replacement for @2372ighost . He rode his Ural.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022B/i-S7bV5rT/0/d0a5514b/X2/P4020029%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Then we rode the Whale Snot trail which wasn't very snotty that day.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022B/i-m9sjScc/0/a990052b/X2/P4020036%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

We rode some easy dirt roads in Bankhead.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/2022B/i-zV8qnGV/0/e491c83a/X2/P4020064%20%282%29-X2.jpg)

Stephen's video of this ride: https://rumble.com/v119gxf-bankhead-revenge-on-the-whale-snot-motorcycle-ride.html



Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: polarissalesman on January 26, 2023, 10:07:18 AM
great pictures .........
Title: Re: 2022 in review.
Post by: Al Goodwin on June 30, 2023, 06:56:23 PM
Great pictures as always ...