Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)
Author: Kevin Graf
Date: Jul 13, 2004, 6:21 AM
Post ID: 1717147042
Jeff,
More the merrier it is. I think it's sort of cool it took off like this. It
started with myself and 3 pals, every year I seem to recruit a couple more
on board. It seems this year will be the largest and I get the feeling, if
everyone has a good time maybe an annual run? So yeah, I don't care, it
might just take a bit of organization at breakfast.
Tell them I would be glad to ride with them.
Kev
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From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:06 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded)
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Hey Kev,
Is the philosophy on the ride down to VMD "the more the merrier"? I
have been talking to a few friends and there may be a few more bikes
interested in riding down Friday morning. Just want to make sure that I
am not exceeding the number of desired bikes...
Later,
-Jeff
Kevin Graf wrote:
| Positive thoughts Darrell, positive thoughts..... -----Original Message----- From: Darrell Dick [mailto:ddic-@juno.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:02 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Re: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Give Your Team Access to Their PCs from Anywhere. Increase productivity with a secure remote-access solution from GoToMyPC Pro. Stay in touch with your office. FREE TRIAL: http://click.topica.com/caacpgGb1dfltb63b4qb/ExpertCity ------------------------------------------------------------------- Should I leave a place on the trailer? Darrell Dick Imlay City, MI On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:06:50 -0400 Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com> writes: Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Give Your Team Access to Their PCs from Anywhere. Increase productivity with a secure remote-access solution from GoToMyPC Pro. Stay in touch with your office. FREE TRIAL: http://click.topica.com/caacpgGb1dfltb1xC1lb/ExpertCity ------------------------------------------------------------------- was running like a champ for a few days. Charging sys. took a dump on me last night. I think it's showing me everything wrong with it before midohio... Gonna look at the charging system today between jobs. Kev -----Original Message----- From: sam heath [mailto:eldiabl-@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:04 PM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) probably! is the troublehead going? Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com> wrote: Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a FREE Mortgage Quote from Mortgage War. Simple application for mortgage information. If you're ready to get a quote click now! http://click.topica.com/caacpgib1dfltb6JvF0b/411Web ------------------------------------------------------------------ crap... we'll be going so slow you'll be able to catch us! -----Original Message----- From: sam heath [mailto:eldiabl-@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 11:46 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) yep im out here. not sure if i can take friday off. going to |
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| coffee. I'll let you know if anything changes. Sam-you out there too? Kev -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:00 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| --- Yep, it was me. I tried sending you an email offlist yesterday but I am not sure if it went through. I still plan on trying to join up with you guys, just got to make sure that I can take Friday off of work (should know on Monday). Where are you guys meeting on Friday morning? Later- Buick Kevin Graf wrote: > > Jeff, was it you that mentioned riding down to midohio with us? let me > know. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey Buick [mailto:rusty-@comcast.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:35 PM > To: Loopfram-@topica.com > Subject: Surprise Trip to Italy (long winded) > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: |
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| > > I knew that I loved my wife but this is ridiculous... Two weeks ago my > wife had me convinced that we were going on vacation up in Canada for a > week as a birthday present to me for my 30th (yeah, I'm |
| to catch > you guys). So we show up at our departure gate at Detroit Metro Airport > > and the destination said Amsterdam, my wife (Dana) turned to me and said > > "Do you want to guess where we're really going?". > Dialogue was as follows: > Jeff- "Are we going to Europe?" > Dana- "Yes" > Jeff- "Are we going to Italy?" > Dana- "Yes" > Jeff- "Are we going to Mandello?" > Dana- "Yes" > > She made reservations to rent a BMW touring bike for a week and roughly > mapped out an itinerary with hotel reservations for some of the nights. > > Here's a brief day by day look at our trip, it was awesome! > > Day 1: Fly into Milan and head straight to the motorcycle rental company > > to pick up a BMW 1150 touring bike. Ride north to Como and check into > our hotel and then continue around Lake Como up to Mandello del Lario to > > go to the Guzzi Factory/Museum. We arrived right at 3:00pm which was > good because the museum is only open from 3:00pm~4:00pm on weekdays. > The museam was great, I had an idea of what it would be like because I > had seen pictures of it before, but it was cooler than imagined. The > tour guide let me cross the ropes and get a close look at |
| of the > racing machines even though I don't speak a lick of Italian |
| think > that drooling in universally understood). From there we continued up > the east coast of Lake Como and then took a ferry across |
| the bike > and rode back down along the west coast to Como for the |
| The lake > > is beautiful! > > Day 2: Left Como went back through Milan down to Maranello |
| visited > the Ferrari museum. Again, a lot of very beautiful machines. They had > a ton of engines out on display and cutaways showing their technology in > > brakes / clutches / suspension / etc... Very cool! From |
| we > continued on to Bologna for the night. > > Day 3: Went to the Ducati Factory / Museum only to find out that we > were 15 minutes late for the tour and they would not allow |
| to enter. > > They said that we could wait for the next tour, but that started in 5 > hours so we opted to leave. I was bummed but it turned out okay because > > we went down to Florence for the day and that is an |
| city. > The architecture is breathtaking and there is a lot of |
| and action > > there. We continued on down to a small town in Tuscany where we stayed > at a 1600's hunting manor. Our room had 20-foot ceilings and the whole > place was great. > > Day 4: Stayed at the hunting manor for another night but did |
| day trip > up to Cortona (the movie Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed there). It was > > really cool because it is up on a hillside so you can see |
| miles and > appreciate how beautiful the country is. > > Day 5: Rode to Pontedera to the Piaggio Museum (Vespa / Gilera) and > spent an hour there. They put a lot of effort into that |
| and it > was almost as cool as the Guzzi museum. Beutiful displays of some > really unique machines. Continued on to Pisa and checked out the > Leaning Tower, not much else there. Hopped back on the |
| and rode > to Genove for the night. It is the port town that Columbus |
| from but > > it was kind of a dirty city and didn't seem like it had that much to > offer for tourists. > > Day 6: Rode the bike back up to Milan and turned it in (it |
| a bit of > > a relief because people drive like mad in the city and it |
| nice to be > > able to relax a bit. The tollways are a bit expensive but |
| road > surface and the views are great). Spent the day walking |
| and > shopping in Milan. > > Day 7: Back to Detroit (about 1.5 hours to Amsterdam and 8 more to > Detroit). > > I still can't believe that Dana planned the whole trip and that I had no > > idea where we were going. I am going to be hard-pressed to match this > when she turns 30 next year! > > Later, > Jeff Buick > Detroit, MI > > 1972 Eldo LAPD > 1974 Eldo LAPD > 1974 Eldo Civilian > 1972 V7-Sport > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: |
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