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Offline larecords

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #325 on: July 22, 2011, 08:02:38 PM »
Enjoy gettin' the GZ man back fellas...this trip is a total blast...thinkin' like Kerouac with Jack Cassady, ON THE BUS aka FURTHUR with Ken Kesey and Steinbeck travels with Charley and Neil Pert's Ghost Rider love the totally organic feel to this ride...no super structured in yer face this way or the highway kinda thing ...so very hard to find such a thing happinin' in this over controlled world of ours... let it breathe fellas and enjoy...yer a part of somethin' very, very, very special keep the right hand down and RIDE!!!!
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #326 on: July 22, 2011, 09:18:39 PM »
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Does anyone have a good alternate route from MCS to Hell?

I know some nice rides to Hell, we can adjust if we need to move along or just enjoy. North Territorial is nice, Hines to Seven Mile to Whitmore Lake to Strawberry Lake is nice, I96/M14 will get you there quick and you can jump off at Huron River Drive at Ann Arbor or other places.

I'll be in Canton at I275 and Michigan Avenue.
McDonalds 40241 Michigan Ave just past 275
I'll be there 11:15 and I'll keep my eyes open.

 Blue Angels and such, airshow at Willow Run Airport Noon-3 tomorrow.
Watch out for B2 flyby!!
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/schedule.php
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #327 on: July 22, 2011, 10:30:24 PM »
lofl
If it works good, it looks good...

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Team Michigan
« Reply #328 on: July 23, 2011, 03:32:45 AM »
Good to know that the Air Force sent a Stealth out to welcome GZ back to the US!...  Or did they send it just in case GZ goes a little wild??
« Last Edit: July 23, 2011, 03:47:36 AM by OldSchool_IsCool »
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #329 on: July 23, 2011, 03:49:46 AM »

I'll be in Canton at I275 and Michigan Avenue.
McDonalds 40241 Michigan Ave just past 275
I'll be there 11:15 and I'll keep my eyes open.


Got it.  McD's US12 & I275. 
Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #330 on: July 23, 2011, 04:24:50 AM »
time to go get wet...
If it works good, it looks good...

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #331 on: July 23, 2011, 04:38:56 AM »
I'm gonna try and arrive at Roosevelt Park early, so keep an eye out for a bike with a lot of white Vetter stuff on it.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #332 on: July 23, 2011, 09:59:55 AM »
You all must be at, or close to, Hell by now. Sure wish I was along.   :'( Hope someone posts some pics for a virtually house-bound member soon.  ;)
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #333 on: July 23, 2011, 05:46:00 PM »
There were much better cameras there than mine so I'm sure we'll see some better pictures soon but here ya go.  :)
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #334 on: July 23, 2011, 06:30:26 PM »
Dream ride: A while back, I told a pal that I would like nothing better than to ride with a pack of snarling SOHC4's....Today was the day!
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #335 on: July 23, 2011, 06:40:02 PM »
wish I could have made it.   :( Mayb next time.
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #336 on: July 23, 2011, 06:50:33 PM »
Strong showing, way to go guys!
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #337 on: July 23, 2011, 07:19:23 PM »
11 count em 11 S O H C Hondasfrom really stock to not so stock  way cool
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #338 on: July 23, 2011, 08:09:30 PM »

We had a ball.  Great day, great people ... and oh yeah ... some seriously cool old metal.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #339 on: July 23, 2011, 08:24:38 PM »
Wish you could have been there too Bob!  We'll definitely make sure you get a piece of it next year!

And to wet ur appetite for the FULL write-up, here are a couple candid shots from Hell!




Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #340 on: July 24, 2011, 07:36:10 AM »
At least we can Godzilla has been to Hell and back.  ;)
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #341 on: July 24, 2011, 08:40:49 AM »
I'm going to take a shot at putting names to faces.  Here is Kevin D's picture that he posted earlier (Awesome camera work, Kevin!)



From Left to Right:
Tripps, OldSchool, Artsqu, Dave the Welder, Wohali, Magnum56, Green_Manalishi, DJ_AX, MJStone & SeanBarney41

Missing from photo:
Kevin D who was working the camera.

Same pose, but this time with Kevin D (second from left)



I was working the camera.   Hmmm best not quit my day job!!
« Last Edit: July 24, 2011, 09:04:20 AM by OldSchool_IsCool »
Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #342 on: July 24, 2011, 10:05:34 AM »
Day 2 planning can be found HERE:  http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=92848.0
Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #343 on: July 25, 2011, 12:09:53 PM »
Great Start on your journey!  Planned arrival in the UP on the 28th?  I will be at Cycle X in the PM on the 29th and will meet with you at Wellington MI or Presque Isle WI along Hwy 64 south of Gogebic Lake.  If another location just let me know.   Probably me on my stock 750K3 along with Hoodelyhoo on his 350/4.  My cell is 920-698-0525 when I am travelling.........or home is 920-528-7402.

You name the time for Saturday and let me know................I will confirm with Kenny.

We should plan to leave Cycle X early on Sunday .............maybe 75 miles before breakfast..........then through the Menomonee Indian Reservation to Keshena Falls..........through Slab City ..........a stop at Lambeau Field............Road America and my place.  About 260 miles or longer if you want to travel along Lake Michigan from Manitowoc to Sheboygan.

We can take a 30-mile round trip near my home for some Kettle Moraine Twisties........then into Milwaukee on Monday to meet my handoff with ZanVooden at noon.....about 60 miles of back roads.   
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #344 on: July 25, 2011, 12:20:20 PM »
That works well, since I live just north of the Chicago border I can still get home Monday night and have a day to recuperate before I am back to work on Wednesday.
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« Reply #345 on: July 26, 2011, 08:28:11 AM »
Hey Dennis!

Let's make the meet up in Presque Lake. You can then escort us to Cycle-X for the official hand off ceremony with Kenny's shop in the background.

What would be a good time to meet?  It's about 200 miles (maybe a bit less) from Copper to Presque. Figure we'll need to leave Copper 4 hours before the meet up
Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #346 on: July 26, 2011, 06:52:32 PM »
While you're making our hand-off plans, don't forget that the southwestern UP and Wisconsin are running on Central Time!

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« Reply #347 on: July 26, 2011, 07:20:46 PM »
DOH!  Thanks for the reminder Rat!
Can I have a motorcycle when I get old enough?
If you take care of it.
What do you have to do?
Lot’s of things. You’ve been watching me.
Will you show me all of them?
Sure.
Is it hard?
Not if you have the right attitudes. It’s having the right attitudes that’s hard.

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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #348 on: July 30, 2011, 12:24:42 PM »
Yes, I was the one who ate pavement on M119.   ;D
Fortunately I am fine and feeling much better now that I've had a day of rest.  My bike is still ride-able, but needs some TLC before she can be seen in public again.
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Re: Team Michigan
« Reply #349 on: July 30, 2011, 02:13:39 PM »
rat if you park it next to mine it won't look as bad lol
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