Loveland Castle Ride

Today was just Susan C. and I riding, we decided to meet in Mechanicburg around 9:10.  I took the VTX and on the way to meet her the bike started chugging as I went around the big curve in Ewrin. I pulled the chocke and it was fine, so when Susan got there we talked about if it is smart to go that far with a bike that might be in trouble.  She said that is exactly how her bike acted when the gas pump messed up. So we head back for home thinking I would swap out bikes, but it felt so good on the way back that I changed my mind.  We got to 36 and headed for 68, the bike ran perfect the rest of the ride.  Maybe old gas in the tank from winter.
We took 68 to Xenia the 42 to 48 to rt. 3 into Loveland and then back little roads to the castle.  How fun, castle was built by on man by using the s&s ones for the little Miami river, which was very close to the castle.  When he need brick he made them himself by pouring cement in to orange juice boxes. This was his life long work.  Very interesting to see.
We left around 1:00 and found a nice place for lunch called Balance Cafe & Smoothie.  Good food very fresh.
Felt a few drops when we came out but no more. Yeah and it was much warmer for the trip home.  Came Rt. 3 to 380 to 42 we separated in South Charleston and we both got home around 4:10.  Good ride, one not though the road down to the castle was very steep and curvy, I was fine going to but had a scare coming up on one of the curves there was a pot hole that in trying to avoid I went way left of center thank goodness no cars were coming down.  It got my heart a racin!
Would be a good trip for the whole group some day to do.

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