Weekend ride to Madison, Indiana

Our ride left from Donut Kastle on Lyndon Lane. We had a good group show up to ride to Madison. I had some routing issues and missed a decent chunk, but Ralph was able to lead us on his MP3 when I couldn't find a way that was suitable to everyone. I had a pretty good time overall and we got pie when we made it back into Louisville!

Donut Castle

We are hanging out at Donut Kastle, getting ready to ride!

Nice Ride Tomorrow

I have organized a nice ride tomorrow. We're taking some back roads
up to Madison, Indiana on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. We're
going to stop for lunch at a sandwich shop, then come back through
Clifty Falls State Park and on down the Indiana side of the Ohio. It
is supposed to be near perfect temperature and weather. So far I have
a couple folks confirmed and a few more who may or may not show up. I
hope to see a good crew. We are meeting at 930AM at Doughnut Kastle
near the corner of New Lagrange Road and Lyndon Lane.

Gas Mileage

I ride my scooter pretty hard. As a result it doesn't get the 50+mpg
that it says it should get on Yamaha's web site. Plus I am a big guy
and ride with a passenger sometimes. I get about 42-44 miles per
gallon. I was pretty bummed about this until I started doing some
math. Today gas runs about $2.75 or so per gallon. My Oldmobile
Alero gets really close to about 20-21 miles per gallon.

If you figure that I'm riding right now 11,000+ miles, and by February
next year (with just commuting and riding for fun on some weekends) I
will have around 15K. That gives you a rough figure of about $1000 I
will save in this past year by taking my scooter instead of my car.
Perhaps I should get and SUV as my 'second' vehicle so I could save
EVEN MORE money!!