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Subject: Re: Last Ride for the Season?

Author: Robert Hawkes

Date: Nov 12, 2001, 3:57 PM

Post ID: 1708871812

Now Charlie, quit your grousing! Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie Mullendore <C.D.Mul-@worldnet.att.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: Last Ride for the Season?


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Hi Tom and all,

Had my last ride of the season last weekend, this past weekend and
possibly
 this coming weekend. I'm really enjoying this extended fall we're having
in
 the Mid-Atlantic area!

Last weekend I rode just over 220 miles on backroads and byways to
Bedford,
 PA (home of Cannondale bikes and motorcycles) to have a look around and
see
 if the old Bedford Springs Hotel is still standing. It was, so satisfied I
headed south towards Cumberland, MD on US220. About midway there a grouse
comes running across the road and I clobber him good with the front left
of
 the bike. I guess the fork took most of the impact and it set up a wobble
that lasted about 100 yards. After the wobble stopped I pulled over and
had
 a look at the bike. There were feathers stuck to the wheel, forks,
headpipes
 and crashbars. There was blood splattered on the crashbar, so I don't
think
 he came out too well. If I had been on a bike with more (plastic)
bodywork,
 it could have gotten expensive. Sometimes the old Ambo just feels
indestructible! I continued south to Scenic Route 40 east and on to home.

Yesterday started well enough. Warmer than expected when I got up, but
seemed to cool down as the day wore on. Probably the headwind I was riding
into most of the day didn't help. Still, had fun even if I did get rather
chilled. Only managed to ride 180 miles though. I'm thinking about wiring
up
 the electric vest's connector before this coming Sunday to extend the
season
 just a little more. Cheers,

Charlie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Formberg" <guzzi-@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: Last Ride for the Season?


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Saturday we had some decent weather so I decided that
it was time to take my Eldo for what might be a last
ride for the season. At one point during the ride, I
came to a stop and at the corner were 5 RUBs (plus
passengers, RUBettes?) with their H-Ds, all gathered
around one that had puked, it was quite a crowd. That
one machine was puffing some smoke and I could hear:
errrr, errrr, errrr - I knew I wouldn't be much help
to them, so I just waved and as I rounded the corner I
opened the throttle all the way - to the most
wonderful induction sucking sound there is joined by
some mellow exhaust notes - I can only imagine them
wondering: what the heck kind of a bike was that?
Probably thought it was some old Harley. ...did give
me a chuckle!

If I had helped them, I probably would have
inadvertently set one of them on fire or at least
ruined an electronic ignition.

Waiting for the snow...and salt,
Tom
'73 Eldorado
'83 SP/Hedingham
'01 Bonneville


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