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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #700 on: October 14, 2014, 03:16:06 am »
My bad, I was typing on my cell phone got numbers wrong but I know Bluesboy from some previous relay picture - 2012 maybe.


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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #701 on: October 14, 2014, 06:40:04 am »
Lets put a name or handle to the face here. I will start:

From left:

First - I forgot :(

Second - Motofist
Third - Spaner
Fourth - Bluesboy
Fifth - me
Sixth - Kickstart
Seventh - fmctm1sw (Matt)
Eight - ???
Nine- ???
Ten - Justin AKA Cheftuskey
Eleven - Bender?

Please, fill in your names, I never said I was bryghd and I forgot a hole lot

Also anybody on East Coast wants PZ before he ships to Mooshie let me know. We are ready to ride.

I'm terrible with names too.  I wrote myself into the quote and 11 is Bender01.
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #702 on: October 14, 2014, 12:29:43 pm »
You got me labeled right :) and yes that is Bender01 on the right end. Missed out connecting flight in Denver on the way home yesterday so had to stay the night. Will be home later today. Even with all the flight issues in and out of Birmingham, I'd do it again in a heartbeat!
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #703 on: October 14, 2014, 04:05:26 pm »
Lets put a name or handle to the face here. I will start:

From left:

First - John! Longtimer! JTB ln the forum! Probably from the first Greenspun days! His # here is 6!

Second - Motofist
Third - Spaner
Fourth - Bluesboy
Fifth - me
Sixth - Kickstart
Seventh - fmctm1sw (Matt)
Eight - Bart/ Blackhog01
Nine- Bill/ Bluto
Ten - Justin AKA Cheftuskey
Eleven - Bender?

Please, fill in your names, I never said I was bryghd and I forgot a hole lot

Also anybody on East Coast wants PZ before he ships to Mooshie let me know. We are ready to ride.

I'm terrible with names too.  I wrote myself into the quote and 11 is Bender01.
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I think I'll be busy going for a ride.

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #704 on: October 15, 2014, 12:48:20 am »
I left Barber with Godzilla Saturday afternoon taking 20 west and later 65 North. I was staying with a friend South of Nashville. Entering Tennessee it started to rain and it did not stop till I got there.

Sunday morning I left at about 4:30 Eastern time and in heavy fog made it back to 65. The only way to ride was with visor up and follow the interrupted white line in the middle of the road.  Once I panicked, it looked like I am running out of the road  - but it was just intersection and that's why the white line stopped.

At 65 I went to McDonald's to wait for sunrise and I met a French guy on 1974 BMW - he was heading from Barber to Chicago. We talked motorcycles, Prague and Kafka.

65 to Nashville was an easy ride, picked up 40 East and somewhere there the rain started. I was in slicks and treated boots and therefore dry, but it slowed me down. Finally made it to 81 North and Dorothy developed some problem. It was not cylinder specific, but lack of power and bogging down over 3500 rpms. After 40 minutes of checking basics I found out it was the exposed air filter that got wet and restricted air flow. Easy fix - I poked holes in it with a knife and went on. The rain was not stopping and traffic was heavy, 81 is a truck route and semis were everywhere but I pushed hard till 8 PM, finally in Lexington I decided in the rain and dark it is only matter of time when a trucker will run me over and decided to call it a night.
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relays
« Reply #705 on: October 15, 2014, 12:59:44 am »
Monday morning 7:20 I checked out of the motel, loaded Dorothy, geared up. It was not raining but misty and wet and I still had quite few miles to go.

Dorothy started happily I walked her backwards 10 feet, clicked in first and she would not move. No weird noise, just would not go.  I looked down and there was my bloody chain on the ground. Back to the curb, digged  out spare connecting link and 40 minutes later had her ready again - luckily I could wash my hands at the motel, I was bit black.

I was not pissed, after riding for hours on 81 in rain with all the heavy traffic and dropping chain the next morning, I say I have some  amazing guardian angel. Why would the clip slip out is beyond me, it was there for 20 000 or so miles, Tsubaki Omega, too.

The rest was easy, 78 miles on 81 and then my beloved 211 over Skyline to Warrenton and home.

Total Godzilla miles: 839
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #706 on: October 15, 2014, 06:29:18 am »
Great ride report!

How big was the intersection?
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #707 on: October 15, 2014, 06:31:24 am »
I guess 2 lanes.

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #708 on: October 15, 2014, 06:57:24 am »
I have had my share of riding in fog. I live in the second/third (depending on the year) foggiest city in Canada. Beautiful some days. Deadly on others.

and thanks for the lesson on always checking chain before you ride!
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #709 on: October 15, 2014, 07:00:26 am »
I wire tied the new link. Taking no chances :)

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #710 on: October 15, 2014, 09:03:11 am »
That's quite a return trip home prokop!  I'm glad you, Dorothy and PZ made it home safe and sound (if a little soggy).  ;D
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #711 on: October 15, 2014, 06:45:50 pm »
Another pic from Barber

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #712 on: October 15, 2014, 08:25:06 pm »
Wow!  Impressive trip 70CB750

Odd that the chain fell off when you parked it for the night.  Last time I did the BRP / Deals Gap, my master link circlip fell off... weirdest thing as the master link managed to stay in place.  Interesting... I also had a Tsubaki Omega chain (of course, that was like 12 years ago).  I wrapped some picture framing wire around the grooves in the master link posts as a makeshift circlip until I could get my hands on a replacement chain.

Bart... nice pic of PZ.
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #713 on: October 15, 2014, 08:26:41 pm »
OK... updated Barber photo with everyone's handles listed at the bottom (I decided to stick to just handles).

Let me know if I got everyone's handle right.

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #714 on: October 16, 2014, 04:52:48 am »
Nice!
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #715 on: October 16, 2014, 06:57:42 am »
Yes Kickstart, you got all the 'handles' right  :)..... It was great to meet all you guys at Barber, SOHC4 guys rule !
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #716 on: October 18, 2014, 04:30:53 am »
Time is running out, anybody wants PZ?

The plan is, afaik, to ship him to Moshie for Thanksgiving, but that is still month away. He can get some miles in before that.

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #717 on: October 18, 2014, 05:49:33 am »
Maybe he can hitch a ride with Frank (a.k.a. dragracer) down to Valdosta for yet another Manufacturer's Cup event (televised finals at that!) and meet some heavy-hitters (Russ Jr., Big Jay, Kenny, etc)?


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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #718 on: October 18, 2014, 03:46:38 pm »
Great ride report.  Looking forward to having PZ back in California.  Just did all the maintenance on Dash so we are ready for Thanksgiving. 
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #719 on: October 19, 2014, 06:18:34 am »
Misspelled your handle, sorry :). If nobody steps forward I will ship PZ to you by mid November.

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #720 on: October 19, 2014, 07:02:58 am »
Well done guys, good picture and a handsome group I might add. They say owners look like their dogs.....well the same must hold true for our good looking SOHC4's.  ;D

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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #721 on: October 19, 2014, 09:49:07 am »
Kickstart on the front straight.







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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #722 on: October 20, 2014, 07:45:34 pm »
Thanks for posting those Bob!

Hmm... need to work on my tuck :)
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #723 on: October 20, 2014, 07:58:11 pm »
Great ride report.  Looking forward to having PZ back in California.  Just did all the maintenance on Dash so we are ready for Thanksgiving.
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Re: 2014 Rally/Relay
« Reply #724 on: October 24, 2014, 08:41:08 pm »
Hi Scott:  will get to the new thread in a moment.  Still trying to decide.  Hear that Oregon riding season will be over by Thanksgiving (even though it has been very temperate this year) :)
Thinking of riding Skaggs road out of Santa Rosa.  I will know more next week.  But either way I want to take the little monster with me.  I think he is due to see CA again! 8)
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