I had a nice 100 mile trip today. I got sick of riding around near my house so I picked a direction on the highway and exited in a place I didn't know and got lost....on purpose of course. It was awesome! I found some great roads and views that I never knew existed in the Chicagoland area and I would have never done this with a car. Motorcycles kick ass! The only bad part of my trip, which was still good because it was a first experience, was a couple miles of road that was torn down for construction. I've only read about riding in road grooves and it wasn't bad at all. The only thing that made me nervous was that it looked like it was covered in oil and very slick the whole way, but I stayed upright. Okay no more typing, bye!