Subject: RE: Last Ride for the Season?

Author: Kevin Graf

Date: Nov 13, 2001, 6:40 AM

Post ID: 1708877386

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Hi Tom and all,

Had my last ride of the season last weekend, this past weekend and

this coming weekend. I'm really enjoying this extended fall we're having

the Mid-Atlantic area!

Last weekend I rode just over 220 miles on backroads and byways to

PA (home of Cannondale bikes and motorcycles) to have a look around and

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

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

a look at the bike. There were feathers stuck to the wheel, forks,

and crashbars. There was blood splattered on the crashbar, so I don't

he came out too well. If I had been on a bike with more (plastic)

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

the electric vest's connector before this coming Sunday to extend the

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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