Topic: Tsawwassen Swap meet and Show and Shine

[Lights Out]

I may drive because I want to buy some crap. Hopefully I can get a cafe seat and a 1/fairing there. And hopefully it won't rain!

[Industrial Rat400f Killer]

Hope you guys have a good time today. I'm stuck working on my house.

[Magpie]

Derek and I had a good time, couldn't find the rest of you though! Me on my K1, Derek on his Cafe K8.
Cliff.

[seaweb11]

Had a good time at show. Found someone who can dyno my bike and a list of drag races in the area for some summer fun

Once again all the guys who say they will be there, weren't. 

I found Cliff in the usual place just left of the door.
Cliff and I went to the bar at 1:00 and stayed for an hour. As for 754, if you had a table it was invisible to Cliff & I who went through the entire show a few times.

What's the point of posting that you will be there and then not make an effort

1:00 PM in the bar was all that was required



I was thinking of organizing a weekend Van Island ride with my home as a sleep base this summer, but this has put me off that train of thought.

[754]

Well I finally made it, and was right in front of the bar in the centre portion, rt side if looking out from the bar 3rd table.

In all the prep getting ready to go , I forgot some carboard for signs, put a 754 sticker on the table after a while.

never got away from the table for more than 5 or 10 mins, thru the (whole FREAKING) day.. got to see nothing in thr big room.. even though I was in there by 9 and last one  out of the small room..
We finally left at about 6 and went to Ladner for fish-n-beers.. Don Indian Doody, Mike  from Alberta & me.

Couldnt even unpack all my stuff or sit down..
....................................................................................

Next time we make a better list, with active cell NUMBERS..
I saw Jimmy, another member I dont know by name and a few Honda 4 folks I mentioned the forum to..
 met one of the Cretins from seattle, Spicer and them guys..

But Jeez, just find Todd (his show), and ask if he knows where Frank from Kelowns is..

[seaweb11]

"and was right in front of the bar in the centre portion, rt side if looking out from the bar 3rd table."

WHAT?.....  If that was a description of where you were no wonder we couldn't find you!!
Bar was on 2nd floor, no tables up there.   You weren't there at 1:00 as was posted. You had a watch on your wrist, 1:00 PM meeting was to difficult ...................perhaps a name tag that said FRANK!

Seriously next time Cliff and I won't spend an hour and 1/2 looking for anyone.

I've had better luck meeting people from Colorado at a ferry

Saw FunJimmy's bike beside Cliffs' & my bike, 10ft away,  just never saw anyone around it, and then it was gone?

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

I've had better luck meeting people from Colorado at a ferry

#$%* Derek, I only had to ride a little over 2200 miles one way. Piece of cake. 

[754]

cmon man,

 I was 33 ft out from the glass in front of the bar on the right side, in the rt portion of centre aisle.3rd table.

To tell the truth after working every night to midnight trying to get there, and not even getting a return call from someone that had said they wanted to go.. I was pretty well burnt out, and chained to my table..And i forgot about the 1:00, not that I could leave to get up there ...right above me..

 Like I said lets give out phone #s (that work) and get everyone on the same page.. I phoned the only # I had Sat nit & during Sunday.

 I bet the beer was good, I did manage to grab a pop, and get right back to the table...

At the awards ceremony..12 ft from me, I snagged the guy with the sandcast and sold him my pristine KO tach parts, and showed him the carbs I had.. sold a nice brake caliper, hose, swing bracket & switch off a KO as well, to another fellow..

 Dont know if you read the thread about what I was trying to bring, but a good part of my table was covered by the red & black,  Astralite GPZ mag.. I had a bit of everything on my table and much more I could not display, piles of 78 F stuff..and other stuff in boxes.. I had more in the car than a lot of people brought in their trucks.

 Had a WHITE BELL Star on my table for a good part of the day..

 But I will say this,, nobody not knowing me.. pegged me for a SOHC4 rider..
 If anyone had hung around the back door I would have given them free entry with the other (paid for)armband that went to waste

[seaweb11]

I just hope the KO stuff you sold wasn't the stuff you brought down for Cliff.  He hunted for you all day! 

"Couldn't get away from your table" .....................please.

"Like I said lets give out phone #s (that work) and get everyone on the same page.."

We were on the same page, you forgot

[754]

At one point I made a sticker from tape and put 754 on it, pasted it to the table.. a lot of my boxes had 754 written on them, I did clean a breather and had a lanyard to wear it but it got left behind..

 I do remember saying to a member I think they are meeting in the bar, we should go & check but I cant leave..

 After a few days work sorting and cleaning to get there, I pretty much had to sell stuff... and keep my parts from getting damaged..

 I had a sign on the table part way thru the day, saying I had lots of 750 F parts, and a lot more at home..

Bottom line is, endless work for me.. & did not get to sit down, or see even 1/4 of the tables, or any bikes outside..

If I knew what town a person was from I could find them pretty quick, just by asking Todd.. In the bar/show room, they did not have a PA, but I checked with Todd, he was announcing there was more tables in that room, and nobody stayed longer than us, we were the last to leave..

So was the dark 750 beside the cafe/CR 750,s Seawebs or someone elses?

 

[Pirate]

Hey all,

 I was admiring many of your bikes, without realizing that they belonged to members on the forum!  The thought had crossed my mind, but there were so many bikes and so many people...  I liked the Norton style 'Cafe' decal on that black tank, and FunJimmy, that 550F is flat out amazing.  754 gave me your cell #, but I didn't feel comfortable just randomly calling somebody.  Besides, I was busy trying to scoop up parts to get my bike back on the road as quickly as possible.

754, I'm willing to bet I'm the member you met, but didn't know by name.  Irish rugby jersey, and armloads of CB parts?

I managed to come away with a 550F tank, a set of 400F handlebars & switches, a grab bar that I thought would fit but is way too long, and a 2.15x18" DID aluminum rim and hub--hopefully I can find a matching 1.85x19 for the front (that is the correct size for the bike, isn't it?).

The guy with the 400F bars offered me the front wheel complete with disc, speedo drive, and cable.  If I had been thinking, I would have taken it for the speedo drive so I could run an 18" up front.  Maybe the 350F one I have will fit... if not, there's always next year!

I did pick up some info about a DIY sand/soda blasting place out in Langley that I'll definitely be taking the frame to, once I've finished writing my undergrad thesis this week.

In all I enjoyed myself, and I look forward to (hopefully) meeting some of you before next years'!

[754]

Are you talking the blue 550 tank with 2 dents? I remember
 The other forum member I talked to had an initial and part of his name as user name, was not you.

Funny how people from the forum not looking for me could find me

so who was there?

Seaweb
magpie
754
pirate
initial in name
funjimmy...were all there

Maybe feliz?

 I spread the word to a few 750 cafe owners about sohc4 that I met

[FunJimmy]

Pirate

I think I’m in the bad books with a few people including my wife. 
I rushed out of the house Sunday morning with my head on the 550’s maiden voyage and totally forgot to grab the cell phone.

The cell phone isn’t mine and the company I work for is a bit picky about off hours use so it’s usually turned off after work.

You’re welcome to call and we can chat and/or tip a few wobbly pops over a motorcycle story or two, but you should call the cell during business hours and I’ll give you my home number.

Glad you had fun at the show

Cheers
Jimmy

[Magpie]

754,
I guess the shipping on the parts we were talking about before the swap meet has gone up considerably 
Cheers,
Cliff.

[Lights Out]

I was there (drove), asked a few Honda types if they were on the board, but no go.  Good times! Nice bikes, especially liked the metallic green powdercoated Motto Guzzi, and there was a red white and blue 550 Four I was salivating over.  Since I got BC'ers  reading this, if anyone knows of a cafe seat in town that will fit a 750k6 please let me know.  Don't think I have the patience to make one myself,  and I'm hesitant to ebay but may have to...
Don

[754]

Don that was FunJimmys 550, but I never got to see it,,

I was set up in the hall where the 69 &50 was and the 3 others.. far end same side but near center..beside them clothing vendors..