Topic: Team South 2012 - AL,AR,KY,LA,MS,TN,OK

[j4hfr34k]

3720 hardy street
hattiesburg,ms 39402

that's the address to cici's pizza

[Stev-o]

GZ has arrived in Louisiana!



It was a pleasure to meet Woody and his awesome CB400!

Thanks for the update Hope.

Woody - please post your ride report once you get home.

Thanks

[Tugboat]

Laissez le bon temps roulez!!

[Hope]

Ride report:

I carried GZ from Breaux Bridge to Walker, LA for a total of 88.2 miles after hitting the back roads and taking a detour through Port Vincent to visit Fred's River Bar.

I am glad to report that the rain held off and the overcast made for a nice cool ride, however the winds were whipping.

Also, to prevent GZ from spreading rumors about crazy women drivers, I stayed in the slow lane and drafted behind an 18 wheeler for the majority of the interstate ride. 

No mechanical issues to report.  Looking forward to the ride to McComb, MS, but will probably bring GZ to take pictures in downtown Baton Rouge near the Mississippi River Bridge before he is due to arrive in McComb.

You guys might appreciate that GZ is enjoying a spa day and that he got the road grime and grease off from him:

[Gnik Nus]

GZ says “good bye” to Texas and arrives safely in Louisiana on Sunday April 15, on schedule. A windy, partly cloudy, dry and mild ride via the Sabine Pass and Hwy. 82, following the Louisiana Gulf Coast. 278 miles, 6 AM departure and 2 PM arrival, it was a great ride.

I picked up GZ Friday night at Chris and Robyn's BLIP workshop just south of downtown Houston. Cool folks, cool bikes, food and refreshments. Thanks for the wonderful evening Chris and Robyn.

Saturday GZ attends the 2012 Spring Vintage Motorcycle Kick Off at the Airline Motorcycle Center co-hosted by David Carpenter of Bikesnob.com  More food and refreshments and some wonderfully restored vintage bikes. GZ likes. A really cool motorcycle repair/restoration shop too.

I depart my home Sunday while still dark and stop for my first trip photo. I want to show the folks in Louisiana that we have gators too. Stopping at the alligator capital of Texas in Anahuac seems like the right place to make that point.

Crossing the Sabine River into Louisiana we receive a warm “Bienvenue” and the usual warnings about “no wheelies” on the beach. Oh darn.


More to follow...

[Gnik Nus]

Final report...

Following very close to the coast line, GZ demands that he be allowed to cool his heels in the Gulf. And so he does. It's all about GZ.

Ferry crossings, friendly attendants, numerous (and slow) draw bridges, Yamaha Tenere   
dual sport riders all add to the fun and adventure along the way. GZ basks in the attention.

And then, there's Hope. Waiting for us patiently as we pull into our agreed upon rendezvous, with her uber cool '75 CB550. We complete our official duties; log book, pins and GZ's hand off and then it's time for lunch. A serious Cajun lunch at Crazy 'Bout Crawfish in Breaux Bridge. Oh yeah, this is the REAL deal. GZ likes crawfish. Thanks for that recommendation Hope!

And so, Texas says “goodbye” to GZ. You're being left in more than capable hands with Hope.
“Vaya con Dios” from all of your Texas buds.   

[j4hfr34k]

got the new alternator gasket on and i think i fixed the oil leak. the small rubber grommet for the alternator wires had come out from the small groove it was supposed to be in and oil was leaking from there through the hole it was supposed to cover, put the new gasket on and not even a small oil drip like before i still have the shifter cover gasket on the way as well but hopefully this fixed the oil problem i had

[madmtnmotors]

Final report...

Following very close to the coast line, GZ demands that he be allowed to cool his heels in the Gulf. And so he does. It's all about GZ.

Ferry crossings, friendly attendants, numerous (and slow) draw bridges, Yamaha Tenere   
dual sport riders all add to the fun and adventure along the way. GZ basks in the attention.

And then, there's Hope. Waiting for us patiently as we pull into our agreed upon rendezvous, with her uber cool '75 CB550. We complete our official duties; log book, pins and GZ's hand off and then it's time for lunch. A serious Cajun lunch at Crazy 'Bout Crawfish in Breaux Bridge. Oh yeah, this is the REAL deal. GZ likes crawfish. Thanks for that recommendation Hope!

And so, Texas says “goodbye” to GZ. You're being left in more than capable hands with Hope.
“Vaya con Dios” from all of your Texas buds.   

Right on! GZ 2.0 is on the move!

[madmtnmotors]

got the new alternator gasket on and i think i fixed the oil leak. the small rubber grommet for the alternator wires had come out from the small groove it was supposed to be in and oil was leaking from there through the hole it was supposed to cover, put the new gasket on and not even a small oil drip like before i still have the shifter cover gasket on the way as well but hopefully this fixed the oil problem i had

Excellent news! That grommet in the alt cover tends to give me fits too.

[j4hfr34k]

got the new alternator gasket on and i think i fixed the oil leak. the small rubber grommet for the alternator wires had come out from the small groove it was supposed to be in and oil was leaking from there through the hole it was supposed to cover, put the new gasket on and not even a small oil drip like before i still have the shifter cover gasket on the way as well but hopefully this fixed the oil problem i had

Excellent news! That grommet in the alt cover tends to give me fits too.

its just held in by blind luck and a bit of prayer i think, i liked to never have gotten it back on again, then when it did it just popped right on like everything magically fit into perfect place after 45 minutes of aggravation

[coke]

got a new battery and with my tool kit I am READY.. come on GZ i am waiting .. LOL
 

[Stev-o]

Great reports, Woody and Hope.  Thanks for sharing.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Isn't it amazing how Godzilla gets all these issues fixed and has the riders out on the roads!    All part of the purpose and our strategic planning! You ain't sittin yer ass at home, go fer a ride dammit 

[coke]

Isn't it amazing how Godzilla gets all these issues fixed and has the riders out on the roads!    All part of the purpose and our strategic planning! You ain't sittin yer ass at home, go fer a ride dammit 

Ain't it the truth.  With 4 bikes in my garage, the cb350F gets left out sometimes but this relay makes me want to get out there with it.

[Hope]

Looks like the handoff will be tomorrow.  Rain is in the forecast for Friday and Saturday.  GZ wants to go downtown Baton Rouge to the Capital and the Mississippi River Bridge so Cassandra and I brought him to work.  He's all dressed up and ready to geaux:

[madmtnmotors]

He's all dressed up and ready to geaux:

OMG! 

You know... any guy dressed like that is usually targeted for a b*tt whippin at any self respecting biker bar (if there were such a thing)! 

As long as y'all are havin fun... gonna take a lot of scotch to forget that image... 

[Hope]

OMG! 

You know... any guy dressed like that is usually targeted for a b*tt whippin at any self respecting biker bar (if there were such a thing)! 

As long as y'all are havin fun... gonna take a lot of scotch to forget that image... 

[coke]

He's all dressed up and ready to geaux:

OMG! 

You know... any guy dressed like that is usually targeted for a b*tt whippin at any self respecting biker bar (if there were such a thing)! 

As long as y'all are havin fun... gonna take a lot of scotch to forget that image... 

or a butt something.. ROFL

[Stev-o]

What has zilla gotten himself into?!!

[j4hfr34k]

got zilla, will post pics of the handoff from hope shortly.

[Tugboat]

Well done!! So, has anyone heard from KY riders? Are there any? Or are we supposed to pick up from the GA boys in Chattanooga and get GZ to Arkansas? Guess we need to get planning.... only 2 weeks away!

[jtb]

Hey Tug!  How are you?  I suggested to Ray that if you could head up toward Paducah, cross the line into KY, then over toward Wickliffe, you could cross the Ohio, then the Mississippi just south of Cairo.  Maybe Coke could meet you in Sikeston, Mo or there abouts.  How's the F coming?
John

[coke]

I am fine with meeting you guys at Paducah.  I think that would be pretty good.   

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Now you guys have me wanting to meet you, I'm a Paducah born guy and my bike spent many days and nights on the roads there when new and in front of the bars. Stop by Brown's Plating just outside Lone Oak if you have time. Just off US45. You can take US60 or US62 to Wickliffe then over the bridge to Cairo. As a side trip take the Brookport bridge to Brookport, IL then loop back on I-24 bridge to US60 then west to Wickliffe. The Brookport Bridge is one long 2 lane bridge that you can see through - it's deck is a grate. Spooky at first.

If you guys are heading to Paducah from down south be sure to ride Land Between the Lakes to get there!

I haven't kept up this year. What/when are the Colorado plans?

[madmtnmotors]

Alright! Jerry's on board! I sent the link in my response to your PM, but here it is for anyone else that hasn't seen it: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=101662.0

Click on the map for a larger image.