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    Comet Bike Night

    Sep 29, 2026, 09:30 PM
    Info here: https://www.facebook.com/cometbikenight/

    GPJake
    GPJake
    Community Calendar

    Bike Night at Milford Quaker Steak & Lube

    Sep 30, 2026, 10:00 PM    Oct 01, 2026, 02:00 AM
    Typically runs through mid-October. All events are weather permitting. Check here for confirmation: https://www.facebook.com/pg/quakersteak.milford/events/?ref=page_internal

    Kathleen
    Kathleen
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    Smokey Bones Florence Bike Night

    Sep 30, 2026, 10:00 PM    Oct 01, 2026, 02:00 AM
    Smokey Bones Florence Bike Night! Every Wednesday Night from 6pm- 10pm. $5 Pulled Pork Sandwiches and $8 Pulled Pork Meals! 

    Dougtwin2001
    Dougtwin2001
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  • Routes

    Great Ohio Adventure Trail - All Sections

    The first route developed for adventure motorcycle and overland travel to span the Buckeye State from the Ohio River to Lake Erie.

    GPJake
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    OH Routes

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    visiting Cincinnati next week

    Hi Everyone, next week i will visit Cincinnati and i will have some time to kill from Tuesday to Thursday kind of 9-5. (Tagging along on my wife's work trip) Aaand i wonder if anyone is crazy enough to lend me a bike to explore around. Not for free of course and I guess it would be a good thing if u have "other drivers" included in ur insurance just in case. (Altough i am not sure if it works like that there too.) I am coming from the EU btw (Hungarian living in Germany if that ma

    goldieE36
    goldieE36 | 
    Everything Else 💬

    DIY Pillion Seat Backrest

    And here it is mounted after drying for a few days, using existing holes/bolts. I did buy new bolts & nuts a few mils longer than what were already there to accommodate the added distance needed for the metal from the backrest.   I used rubber washers when mounting the pad, shown here, to avoid gouging the paint too much with the nuts.   Overall, this is much stronger & more stable than the prior version (which I expected from the start). But, this di

    GPJake
    GPJake | 
    Wrench Room 🔧

    DIY Pillion Seat Backrest

    After sanding & wiping down with brake cleaner, hung it up for some painting. You can see here where I bent the flat mounting points "inward" so they sort of go around the existing pipes on the bike, then "into" the mounting point. 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of Satin Black, 3 coats of Satin Clear Enamel (all rattle can). Here it is after the last coat of clear (looks much glossier than it really is due to still being wet):

    GPJake
    GPJake | 
    Wrench Room 🔧

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