Topic: Road America - Lets Go

[mgbgt89]

Oh and I've gotta say, Trevor's 350 is freaking CLEAN. It looks super nice. All original paint. Definitely a lot nicer than mine. Mine has enough "patina" for about 3 bikes.

[greybeard50]

Matt!!! Show 'em a pic of your right side exhaust "can". "Patina" doesn't come close...

[hoodellyhoo]

"Patina" doesn't come close...

I prefer the term "character"

[754]

Dennis I got to ask..
How did this compare to say.. the Bonneville GP"..

 I see they had REAL roaddog touring rigs there.  ... a 350-4 no less! sorta reminds me of what I rode last fall to Miller..

[Big Bob]

You 350 guys will be happy to hear that John Grether won Production Lightweight both Saturday and Sunday on a CB 350/4.

[Old Scrambler]

Frank.........RA vs Miller at Tooele is very different..........RA has a 4 mile track with hills.......lots of shade trees for spectators..........lots of lawn and no dust.  The show attracted more bikes and a wider variety in bad weather, and also had a 40-mile ride. Two aspects were missing......Miller had more sidecars and the CB160 LeMans-start.  RA now has moto-X; X-Country; and Observed Trials to go along with all of the road racing. Flat-track racing on a 1/3 mile oval is planned for next year at one of the nearby tracks. The crowd was larger but spread-out. The campground areas have real sod and good close-by showers.  The paved patron-drive around the 400+acre grounds is an adventure with curves and hills. The food concession is real versus plastic.....but the coffee is about the same. The 3-day swap-meet had 78 vendor spaces sold and from early reports was considered very successful for a 1st-year event. We have room to double the spaces at the current location or move to a larger area with room for 500 or more vendors.

[greybeard50]

".....but the coffee is about the same."

Da$n!! $3 per cup there, too??? Where's $tarbuck$ when you need one?....

Although, I must say that the Bratwurst & Swiss Omlett was probably the best I've ever had. And the folks running the concessions were terrific.

For those of you who haven't had the chance to experience RA & SE WI, I'll say: You need to go!
Absolutely the most beautiful area in the upper Mid-West.

[Big Bob]

Me.

[Zaipai]

Me.

Damn, nice shot!! I see your avatar on your jacket.. What bike is that Big Bob, I think it looks like a CB750 but what year/model..? The one thing that is crazy is anyone coming from the south and taking I94 went right by my place (well I live a few miles west of I94 at the Il/Wi boarder) and it would have been cool to see you guys.. err..

.: Scott :.

[kos]

Frank.........RA vs Miller at Tooele is very different..........RA has a 4 mile track with hills.......lots of shade trees for spectators..........lots of lawn and no dust.  The show attracted more bikes and a wider variety in bad weather, and also had a 40-mile ride. Two aspects were missing......Miller had more sidecars and the CB160 LeMans-start.  RA now has moto-X; X-Country; and Observed Trials to go along with all of the road racing. Flat-track racing on a 1/3 mile oval is planned for next year at one of the nearby tracks. The crowd was larger but spread-out. The campground areas have real sod and good close-by showers.  The paved patron-drive around the 400+acre grounds is an adventure with curves and hills. The food concession is real versus plastic.....but the coffee is about the same. The 3-day swap-meet had 78 vendor spaces sold and from early reports was considered very successful for a 1st-year event. We have room to double the spaces at the current location or move to a larger area with room for 500 or more vendors.

Miller is in the middle of no where! Nice track, great garages and Tom Cullin makes that event fantastic, but it's  in no where's-ville.


KOS

[Zaipai]

Miller is in the middle of no where! Nice track, great garages and Tom Cullin makes that event fantastic, but it's  in no where's-ville.

KOS

Yes, that way no one complains about the noise etc.. If it were being held closer to Milwaukee some one would surely make laws to cut down on the fun!..

Cow tipping anyone?

.: Scott :.

[Big Bob]

Damn, nice shot!! I see your avatar on your jacket.. What bike is that Big Bob, I think it looks like a CB750 but what year/model..?

The bike started life as a 1976 CB 750 K.  It's had a few changes made to it in the years since.

[Zaipai]

Damn, nice shot!! I see your avatar on your jacket.. What bike is that Big Bob, I think it looks like a CB750 but what year/model..?

The bike started life as a 1976 CB 750 K.  It's had a few changes made to it in the years since.

It and you seem to handle the curves like a pro.. If you don't blow that up to poster size and frame it I don't know why...
I see no tail light, am I to assume that its a race track only bike?

.: scott :.

[Old Scrambler]

Zap..  you have to get out more often.........Big Bob is a racer and that is his race bike.....and he's good at it!

[Johnie]

Hey Dennis...don't be so dang modest....your 750 does look as good as that picture I put on this thread. Click the pic if you don't believe me. I think it is so cool how you bought that bike in 73 and have kept it all those years. Good for you man. That is something most of us can not say we did...nice showing Dennis!!!

[Zaipai]

Zap..  you have to get out more often.........Big Bob is a racer and that is his race bike.....and he's good at it!

Yes I am afraid you are correct. However, once I have the bugs worked out I plan to believe me..

I hope I did not offend Big Bob.. I am just some what ignorant in these matters..

.: Scott :.

[Irk11]

It's kinda funny when I go out and find a set of twisties, I think I'm riding so hard and the bike seems to be on the edge of control, but then I see a picture of Big Bob totally hangin off the side of his racer, I realize I aint doin' #$%*! I've gotta find some track days that looks too fun! Awesome pictures guy's. Bob you got any pitures of your ride?

[Big Bob]

I hope I did not offend Big Bob.

You're going to have to work a bit harder than that.  I get more offended by thigns I find in my breakfast cereal.

[Johnie]

I hope I did not offend Big Bob.

You're going to have to work a bit harder than that.  I get more offended by thigns I find in my breakfast cereal.

Yah, Big Bob is a good guy. He almost gave me his sandcast at the show. But his girl said "no". 

[Big Bob]

It's kinda funny when I go out and find a set of twisties, I think I'm riding so hard and the bike seems to be on the edge of control, but then I see a picture of Big Bob totally hangin off the side of his racer, I realize I aint doin' #$%*! I've gotta find some track days that looks too fun!

If you're really interested we've got a track day coming up at Blackhawk Farms.  One group will be all vintage bikes.  If you've got good tires and your bike doesn't leak you should come out.  $150 gets you 6 or 7 sessions on the track with instruction included.

Awesome pictures guy's. Bob you got any pitures of your ride?

I do.  I'll try to post up some more of them this weekend.  A friend of mine got a BUNCH of shots of me at Road America.

At some point I'll have to type up a rehash of the many conversations I had with Ken and his guys from Cycle X.

Back to work.

[Old Scrambler]

Thanks for the comp's Johnie...........Maney years ago I tried to save my original pipes but fumes from a leaky bottle of acid in my shed turned them to tinsel.  I found this set of pipes hiding in the storage at a custom shop in Milwaukee. The motor has about 4,000 milies on it (total of about 70,000) after a .25mm piston replacement a couple of years ago. I had heavy duty shock springs on it until last year when I returned to stock.  I bought the 1st sandcast 750 sold in Wisconsin back in '69.  After 20,000+ miles I sold it to a friend in late '71 and bought the new K3 in early '73. Its never let me down on the road. I am still using the original clutch cable and just changed the throttle cables for the 1st time. I have never had to adjust the clutch. The original main fuse recently failed but the spare is just fine. The odd thing that happened on Saturday just before the ride event was my starter button decided to fall apart.  Thank goodness for the kick-starter.   

[Johnie]

Interesting story Dennis. What did your friend ever do with the sandcast you sold him?

[Old Scrambler]

Johnie.....It no longer had the original cases after a chain incident.  Last I heard (1974 )the bike was in Idaho.

[Big Bob]

Some more pics of my bike






I like this one because you can see the bottom of my left foot.





By the way - I never, ever ride like this on any public road.  Save that #$%* for the track.

[Zaipai]

Awesome Big Bob, I figured you did not ride that aggressive on the public streets. I know I would never that, too much pea gravel and oil to trust even the best looking road.

.: Scott :.