MeefZah
Curmudgeonly
Greetings!
I was a member here circa 2012, when I briefly owned a 2012 black S10.
Why, lookie here, here's my intro and a pic of my S10 from back then! I lived in Ohio at the time:
Some years have elapsed, quite a few bikes have come and gone, and I find myself living in Eureka, California; and back astride a just-acquired-from-a-super-cool-ADV-inmate 2014 S10. It seems like a lot of the shortcomings I disliked on my 2012 have been rectified on the 2014+, so that's good. Plus... cruise control! Plus... Yamaha blue!
I also have a WR250R.
I enjoy camping off the bike on longer trips, exploring the local mountains via FS roads, and generally all manner of adventurey-type motorcycle stuff. Always seeking riding companions. I also do a good amount of hiking, shooting, photography, and remote extended camping trips in a 4WD SUV (longest two being both to Alaska in 2017 and 2019, about a month each).
Job-wise, same as before. Municipal cop. Wife is a NP in a local ER. Kids are grown now and back in Ohio (thank god!), giving us a nice buffer zone.
Reach out if you are local and want to be BFFs, or are passing through and need a place to stay and/or local advice. We're basically on US 101, and it's impossible to go up the Pacific Coast without passing by our house. Always happy to meet other riders.
And, since these type threads are worthless without pics, here's a butt shot of the new S10 on its first ride - Bear River Ridge Rd, Ferndale, Calif.
I was a member here circa 2012, when I briefly owned a 2012 black S10.
Why, lookie here, here's my intro and a pic of my S10 from back then! I lived in Ohio at the time:
New in New Philadelphia, OH
I suppose I should check in here, I have been reading up on some threads and replied to a handful in the past few weeks. Seems like a good site, good people, maybe a little more polite than ADV so I will have to curb my tongue... :D My name is Mark, I live near New Philly OH (south of...
yamahasupertenere.com
Some years have elapsed, quite a few bikes have come and gone, and I find myself living in Eureka, California; and back astride a just-acquired-from-a-super-cool-ADV-inmate 2014 S10. It seems like a lot of the shortcomings I disliked on my 2012 have been rectified on the 2014+, so that's good. Plus... cruise control! Plus... Yamaha blue!
I also have a WR250R.
I enjoy camping off the bike on longer trips, exploring the local mountains via FS roads, and generally all manner of adventurey-type motorcycle stuff. Always seeking riding companions. I also do a good amount of hiking, shooting, photography, and remote extended camping trips in a 4WD SUV (longest two being both to Alaska in 2017 and 2019, about a month each).
Job-wise, same as before. Municipal cop. Wife is a NP in a local ER. Kids are grown now and back in Ohio (thank god!), giving us a nice buffer zone.
Reach out if you are local and want to be BFFs, or are passing through and need a place to stay and/or local advice. We're basically on US 101, and it's impossible to go up the Pacific Coast without passing by our house. Always happy to meet other riders.
And, since these type threads are worthless without pics, here's a butt shot of the new S10 on its first ride - Bear River Ridge Rd, Ferndale, Calif.
