Ride Through Kentucky

Nothing beats a ride through Kentucky. This overlooked state has some of the nation's best motorcycle roads. Smooth pavement, tight fast corners, and beautiful scenery all make for an enjoyable weekend. Our group consisted of the usual hooligans: Jay, Rick, Mark, and I. This time we had a newcomer, my track buddy Darren on a Suzuki SV650. We met up in Merrilville after work on Friday and rode straight to Louisville, Kentucky. Stopping only for gas and a pit stop, we arrived at a friend's parent's house a little before 10pm. Riding on the highway at 85 to 90 gave my gasguzzling 998cc engine a MPG of 41...incredible!

We awoke Saturday morning to coffee and breakfast prepared by our great hostess. My buddy's parents were amazing putting 5 guys up in their home. Cheers Rita and Thom.

Our route planner, Jay, had us leaving Louisville heading to Lexington via backroads. He created a nondirect, 400 mile loop of twisty backroads that were incredible.



When we arrived in Lexington at our Super 8 for the evening, we decided to go the cheap route and all stay in the same room. I shared a bed with Darren, while Jay and Rick slept together and Mark used his inflatable mattress. A little creepy and weird, but we were so tired and buzzed no one cared about the snoring.

Sunday was another beautiful day; with the birds chirping and loud motorcycles tearing through the mountains and countryside. After finally remembering how to ride a bike (I had a mental block due to my fall on the track in May), it was back to business. The RR was screaming at 10,000RPM in second gear through the tight stuff.

We finally arrived back in northern Indiana in the early evening, where we departed the local roads for the highway and headed home. Each one of us taking a different route when we approached the city, finally there was only me headed west on 88 back home to Wheaton....if I was in the city I would have been home 30 min earlier. Ha!