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Marion County

Road Conditions: I-79: 4 Lane Interstate, Currently no construction, good condition SR 250: Good wide 2 lane, beware of occasional gravel in turns, good condition SR 19: Good 2 lane, many patches and potholes, watch for gravel and tight curves SR 73: Good 2 lane, many patches and potholes, watch for gravel and tight curves SR 218: 2 lane, many patches and potholes, watch for gravel and tight curves SR 310: 2 lane, many patches and potholes, watch for gravel and tight curves CR 17: 2 lane, many patches and potholes, watch for gravel and tight curves

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Motorcycle Sales & Repairs: DEALERS       There are no motorcycle dealers in Marion County. These businesses are relatively close to the area. B&B Harley Davidson, 100 S Alexander Ave., Nutter Fort, (304) 623-0484 (Harrison County) Leeson's Import Motors, 320 W Main St., Bridgeport, (304) 842-5469 (Harrison County) Morgantown Honda-Suzuki-Yamaha-KTM, 526 Mileground Rd, Morgantown, (304) 296-9055 www.morgantownhonda.com (Monongahela County) R.G. Honda-Yamaha, 1619 Buckhannon Pike, Nutter Fort, (304) 624-5420 (Harrison County) Smitty's Suzuki-Kawasaki-KTM, Rt. 33 W, Corridor H, Buckhannon, WV 26201. Phone::304-472-4824 FAX:304-472-0890 WWW.SUPERSMITTYS.COM Triple S Harley Davidson, 308 Cheat Rd., Morgantown, (304) 284-8244  www.triplesharley-davidson.com (Monongahela County) PAINTING Simms Custom Painting, Rt. 250, Mannington, (304) 986-2939 REPAIR & SERVICE (also see dealers above) Billy the Kidz Bike Works, Fairmont, (304) 363-6800 L&R Racing, 1032 Speedway Ave., Fairmont, (304) 366-1750 Merashoff Customs, 4-H Campground Rd, Farmington, (304) 825-6700 PARTS A&R Cycle, 13 Virginia Ave., Mannington, (304) 986-1031 Cyclemart Discount Motorcycle Products, 202 Elkins St., Fairmont, (304) 366-8119 www.cyclemart.net Gross Cycle Center, 1320 Locust Ave., Fairmont, (304) 366-7029 Merashoff Customs,  4-H Campground Rd, Farmington, (304) 825-6700 PT Bike, 147 W Knotts Ave., Grafton, (304) 265-2773 (Taylor County)

Home Cooking: Muriale's - Route 250, 1.5 Miles North of I-79 Exit 132. Great Italian food, moderate cost, casual dress, beer and wine, flat parking. DJ's 50's & 60's Diner - Airport Road 0.1 Miles North of I-79 Exit 133. Nostalgia diner, chrome, vinyl, poodle skirts, shakes, car shows, leather fits right in, beer, slope parking. Cracker Barrel - South side of I-79 Exit 133. No expanation needed, good food, bring Grandma, flat parking. Mom's Place - I-79 Exit 137, Go towards McDonalds then straight out speedway for 1.5 miles to Suncrest Boulevard. Turn left onto Suncrest then continue straight toward the Phillips lighting plant. Mom's is on the left just before the plant. Home cooked truck stop food without the trucks. Open 24 hours, cheap, bountiful servings, flat gravel parking. Poky Dot - Route 250, 3.3 miles north of I-79 Exit 132 An original diner, newly remodeled, flat parking in front, slope parking along the side. Mi Pueblo - Middletown Mall, Route 250, 0.5 miles south of I-79 exit 132. Authentic Mexican food, beer, margaritas, very casual, good prices, lots of flat parking. TJ's Sports Garden - Next to Middletown Mall, Route 250, 0.5 miles south of I-79 exit 132. Sports Bar atmosphere, fair food, moderate prices, beer and mixed drinks, lots of flat parking. Three Ways Inn - Route 250, 0.5 miles north of I-79 exit 132, next to Wilson Ford. Nice cozy restaurant and bar, very casual, good food, reasonable prices, limited parking.

Night Life: Winston's - I-79 Exit 133, next to the Exxon. This is the happening bike place with live music, food, drinks, lots of bikes, flat parking. Petie's Bar and Grill - Morgantown Avenue. Take the 137 exit off I-79, head toward McDonalds, turn left onto East Park Avenue, go straight at the first light and turn left at the next light (Morgantown Avenue). Petie's will be on the right. Wednesday is Bike Night, great little neighborhood bar, with good food and friendly folks. Flat street parking in front. Say hi to Bev (AKA Petie). Bee Hive - Morgantown Avenue. Take the 137 exit off I-79, head toward McDonalds, turn left onto East Park Avenue, turn left at the first light (Domino's). Look for the Bee Hive on your left at 0.37 miles. A classic bar from the past. Beer, pinball, hotdogs. The Last Stop - Take the 137 exit off I-79, head towards McDonalds but turn left before you reach the light. This is where you see the Chevron station. As you make the turn you are looking at the Last Stop next to the Ice Cream Corner. Pool tables, beer, food, flat level gravel parking.

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Favorite Links: Triple S HD www.triplesharley-davidson.com Morgantown Honda www.morgantownhonda.com Cyclemart www.cyclemart.net Dennis Kirk www.denniskirk.com (parts) Motorcycle Tire Planet www.motorcycletireplanet.com MIG (Suzuki Maruder / Intruder Group) www.migcruisers.com Suzuki Intruder 1500 LC information http://lc1500.com Suzuki Intruder 1500 LC Forum http://intruder.zforums.net/forum/start/login.php?webtag=&msg= Traffic Information http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/ WV Motorcycle Roads - http://www.motorcycleroads.us/wv.html

Links of Interest: Fathers Day Church Fairmont, WV Fairmont Poor Farm BMX Track Main Street Fairmont Marion County, WV Marion County Chamber of Commerce Marion County Convention & Visitors Bureau Marion County Parks & Recreation Pricketts Fort State Park Times-West Virginian newspaper

Contact Allen by E-Mail

Hi, Big Al here in Marion County. This is the nice quiet spot between Monongahela and Harrison Counties. As Morgantown and Clarksburg have blossomed along I-79, Fairmont has shriveled to become the cheap place to live if you want to go north or south to work.      Being along I-79 Fairmont is a good starting place for many rides. I'll get into that later. First let's summarize what's available in Marion County. I'll tend to focus on the Fairmont end of the county but if anyone has a place they would like to mention on the western end please E-Mail Me.

Recommended Rides:      •SR 73 Fairmont (Speedway) to Goshen Road, I-79 return. This is a short half hour loop. Return back SR 73 for a low traffic route.      •SR 250 S to SR 50, then east to SR 72, south to SR 38, west to SR 250 near Phillippi, take SR 250 home. This is about 105 miles, 2 hours 15 minutes.      •SR 250 S to SR 50, then east to SR 72, north to SR 7, west to I-68, south to I-79, then south to home. This is about 105 miles, 2 hours 15 minutes. This is the north loop variation of the above ride. About 115 miles, 2 hours 20 minutes.      •SR 50 to Gormania and Mt. Storm connect to SR 90 and SR 93 to the Davis / Canaan Valley area and are great roads. You can take US 219 north to I-68 or South to SR 72 at Parsons then finish via one of the above loops. Around 130 miles, 3 hours.      •SR 19 N to Rivesville, CR 19 W to Fairview, SR 218 S to Farmington, then SR 250 home. About 30 miles, 50 minutes.      •SR 250 N to Farmington, SR 218 N to Blacksville, SR 7 E to I-79 then south to Fairmont. About 65 miles, 1-1/2 hours.