October 21, 2017

40 mph
52 mpg
243.7 miles
238.63 miles by GPS

September 17, 2017

40 Ave mph
50 Ave mpg
133.1 miles
129.92 miles by GPS

August 6, 2017

That's all I have for this date.

July 16, 2017

Bike Stats:
42 ave mph
51 ave mpg
134.6 miles
GPS Stats: 131.74 miles

Breakfast at Lyons FC.  I thought the cheese steak omelet, usually ranked 1st place in our list, wasn't quite up to snuff this week.  What's uppa dat?

June 25, 2017 New Breakfast Place

Breakfast at Heckscherville Fire Company, a new one to us recommended by a co-worker of Dave's.  Definitely a come-backer.

Stats:
41 ave mph
52 mpg !
146.0 miles per bike
141.78 miles per GPS

June 18, 2017 Lawn FC

Fire Company Biker Breakfast al fresco this morning at Lawn.  Once again Lawn FC receives top honors for best FC sausage gravy and biscuits, beating out long term title holder, Richwood WV Moose Hall.

Stats:
43 ave mph
51 ave mpg
162.8 miles (bike)
159.51 miles (GPS)

May 28, 2017 Haag's Hotel and Short

Bike:
41 ave mph
49 ave mpg
134.2 mi
GPS: 131.16 mi.

Breakfast at Haag's Hotel from the menu:  Dutch style Chicken and Waffles; Steak and Eggs

May 21, 2017 Altoona

Altoona???
Yup, Altoona.  I don't know why either.
At least we got breakfast at Faye's in Carlisle

Bike stats:
455.8 miles
50 mph ave
49 mpg ave.
GPS Odo: 446.36 mi

We split up at the Turkey Hill on Wetrzville Rd.  Lindsey took PA 581 to the Turnpike home via Morgantown exit and Giegertown Rd to D'ville; Tim and Dave were planning to take I 81/I 78/ Pa 183 route home.
Stats for Turnpike leg:
Waypoint                  Time       Miles from Wertzville Rd
Pass Reading exit       6:50      58.4
M'town Toll Booth     7:00      71.0
Pass Old Airport Rd   7:19      84.1
D'ville Wawa              7:20      84.9
Home at Pine Forge    7:29      89.6

May 7, 2017 Weather Wimps Abort

40 Ave MPH
46 mpg
107.66 miles per GPS

Breakfast at Katie's Diner on Rt 309.  Temps in the 40's with a mere splattering of rain; even with the heater gear we aborted and headed home.

April 23, 2017 Nesquahoning Fire Co. Breakfast, Not

178.5 mi
40 Ave. mph
49 mpg
174.14 miles per GPS

April 2, 2017

40 mph
48 mpg
118.4 mi Bike Trip Odo
116.14 GPS Trip Odo
114.923 GPD Track Data

Feb 26, 2017 Breakfast at Haycock FD

Chilly overcast day, low to mid 30's all morning with high overcast and gusty winds, a few reluctant snow flakes in the air.  Love the heated gear.  Great firehouse buffet at Haycock FD for $7.  Bike ran great; very little traffic.  Nice ride.

Tim and Dave were out on New Years but first ride of the year for Lindsey.

Stats:
39 ave mph
47 ave mpg
140.7 mi (bike)
138.07 mi (GPS)

West Virgina and Virginia November 4-6, 2016

Stats:
Day 1, 11/4/2016
45 mph
44 mpg
371.2 mi
364.52 mi per GPS

Day 2, 11/5/2016
48 mph
49 mpg
351.3 mi

Day 3, 11/6/2016
50 mph
49 mpg
332.4 mi

Total:
1055.4 mi per BMW
1034.07 mi per GPS

For future planning if using the run from York as the "get the flock home" leg at the end of the day, from York to the 222/422 split in Reading took 51 min, to Old Airport Road took 67 min, to Pine Forge Road took 75 min.

10/23/2016 Diner Breakfast, Ride Around the County

BMW Stats:
40 mph ave
46 mpg ave
148.4 miles
GPS: 145.52 miles

October 16, 2016 - Cheese Steak Omelets at Lyons FC

BMW Data:
43 mph average
51 mpg aveerage
171.8 miles
GPS:  169.27 miles

Cheese steak omelets at Lyons Fire Company
Goldmine Rd/Mollystown Rd twisty loop
Temp in the 50's
High overcast, very even lighting
New Darien fleece liner from Aerostich worked great

August 28, 2016 - The Blue Hills

Breakfast at The Ice House in Pottstown then an 80 mile jaunt around the Blue Hills.  Clean roads, very little traffics, lots of twisties.  Lighting was very contrasty making it hard to spot lines or assess the road surface so we took it easy.  Weather was great but getting hot by mid day when we finished up.  One of the beauties of living here is that we step out the back door into a motorcycle playground.

39 ave mph
49 ave mpg
126.6 miles total
123.9 miles per GPS

July 3, 2016 Breakfast at Maggie's

Bike:
42 mph ave speed
49 mpg
173.8 mi
GPS 171.28 mi

May 19 to 22, 2016 VA, NC, and WV

 Stats:            LK R12    TL R12
5/19/2016          65          70 mph
                          48          49 mpg
                        270.6            miles
5/20/16              48           45 mph
                          49           50 mpg
                        350.3             miles
5/21/16              39           37 mph
                          52           52 mpg
                        309.5             miles
5/22/16              54                mph
                          50                mpg
                        495.4             miles
GPS:  1424.70 Total Miles
LK Data from Day 1 starts at home including the ride to Lowes; TL data starts at Lowes.
Gas mileage record fill-by-fill shows conclusively that the biggest source of error in measuring gas mileage is the consistency of defining "full" at each fill up.  The variation can be as much as +/- 0.2 gal.  Over the course of 1212 miles of this trip, overall gas mileage was 50.19 for LK R1200R and 50.02 for TL R1200R, but LK's last fill was "heavy" by about 0.07 gal which just about exactly accounts for the difference.  Looks like the 2 bikes got essentially identical gas mileage at 50 mpg.  Both bikes reported preferring the NC No Ethanol gas (52 mpg from the on-board computers on 5/21) but LK's poor filling consistency on these fill ups (one very heavy, one very light) makes it impossible to extract more meaningful statistical data from the record.  Guess we'll have to go back and try again!

May 15, 2016 Lawn FC Motorcycle Breakfast

The Lawn Fire Company Motorcycle breakfast is pretty much a carnival of leathers and Harley-Davidsons with the occasional ballistic-suit-attired BMW or Triumph rider.  At $11 a head it's a little higher than most FC breakfasts but we  had to agree that their sausage gravy and biscuits surpassed the Ridgewood, WV Moose Lodge and is now in first place in the great sausage gravy and biscuit quest.

Stats:
41 mph ave
46 mpg ave
171.1 miles (bike)
168.21 miiles (GPS)

Brother Rick from California enjoying the PA twisties. Rick's first ride since June 2010. Look at that smile!