Hello GStwin people! New to the boards here, from right between Baltimore and D.C!

Also sort of new to riding (just over a year), though racking up lots of miles as my '07 GS500F is my primary mode of transportation between the months of March and November. She is my second bike, the first was a '97 Honda Nighthawk that I more than outgrew since last spring. And the reason I said newbies in the title is because you get a 2 for 1 deal in this post. My husband (not on the boards yet) is also a GS rider (he has a '91 GS500E).

And as soon as someone points me to instructions on how to post photos they'll be up! I know how much you guys love photos In the meantime you can try this link to the photo on FB. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=987818945995&l=8669820238

Welcome^2! 

For images you'll need to use an image hosting site like photobucket, tinypic, etc.. upload the photos to there, insert the 'direct link' into the image brackets(insert image button is the first button on the row above smilies) If you want to use facebook images, you'll need to get the url that goes directly to the image and not the facebook page. Easiest way to get this is to right click on the photo and click "view image" or "open image in new tab" depending on your web browser

until you get the hang of it:


Good looking gsF!!

Thanks! I learned to take pictures from flattering angles to hide imperfections (like a nice dent in the tank and a smaller dent in the exhaust where the otherwise lovely previous owner laid it down...and forgot to add my seriously terrifying and totally unsafe rear tire that is getting replaced hopefully this week...) And thanks for the photo instructions! It's been ages since I used photobucket, I guess it can't hurt to resurrect that account...

 Welcome!

Great to have more DMV riders here (I'm in Manassas and we have some other riders here in NoVA). I know a bunch of us are itching to do a group ride, possibly at Skyline Drive. There's a thread somewhere in this section on it.

Have fun out there and stay safe. Living in the metro area sure is a pain for bike riders.

Welcome.  There's a group of us that meet up around Baltimore to ride (though not always on GS's).  Adfalchius and I are in Towson, Jared is in Pasadena, PacmanP is Ellicott City, RedhawkDancing is Owing Mills and Meri is Baltimore City proper.  Sorry if I forgot anyone.  And don't knock the little Nighthawk   

-Jessie

Watevaman, I'm thinking it might be a little while until I'm brave enough to ride Skyline Drive (at least from what I hear). So far my experience consists of my 25 mile (one way) daily commute that's mostly by highway, I don't drive much through either city proper.

I loved the little Nighthawk, Jessie! So easy to ride for someone that's just learning. Super light and don't get me started on the great mileage.  But I've been wanting something just a little bigger, looked for a few weeks before I found this GS. Then I went for one last ride on the Nighthawk before I sold it, and I couldn't believe how TINY it seemed in comparison! 

We're in Ellicott City, too. I would like to try to go on a group ride, but I'm not sure my skills are up to snuff. Maybe you could send me a pm if you and some friends are getting together that like to ride slowly and are willing to put up with a relative newb? Haha. It'd be great to make some local motorcycle enthusiast friends, since I'm the only one that rides out of any of my friends.

   Welcome aboard!

I'm in southern Maryland, but i'd ride with you guys to Skyline Drive. I want to do it, it would be good to do with some more experienced riders.

Welcome!

Southern md here also... I too am looking  forward to a nice group ride... 

Hello!  Nice ride. Kinda looks like mine!   

Whose riding this weekend? If the weather permits... Where are you riding? Just trying to get some ideas, tired of the same streets...

Going to Rock Run Adventure Park if you have a dirt bike or ATV.

-Jessie

Welcome, I'm out west from everyone(hagerstown area) but I would be up for a skyline drive run.

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Just saw this....I dont check this section much....I am in between DC and B-more also....In Laurel, Md.

Time for Porkchop to organize another MD meet up   

-Jessie

Sign me up! I can bring new friends! Just got to talk with another fellow GS-er at school today (he spells his name Jesse, though. I find interesting that the GS is unusually popular with male MD residents named Jesse/Jessie).
So there are still more of us out there.

Definitely have to count mgr in.... 

What's up Marylanders, Germantown right here, also have a friend whose got an R6 who rides with me, I've gotten jus last weekend a 1996 GS500e and took it out for its 1st ride with me and boy it is fun, pm me for any rides yall wanna do.

....and in comes another new guy to bump the thread. Just picked up a '93 GS500! Needs some work before it'll be on the road, but once it does, I'd love to go on some rides with some locals. Until then, I'll be hitting up the Ellicott City back roads and learning the ways of the motorcycle (its a whole new world for me).