Author Topic: What is that coming out of the sea......Oh No!!! It's GODZILLA!!! 2015 Ride (Read 34791 times)

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #175 on:** September 28, 2015, 08:39:10 PM »

MJStone's Vetter 500? or 550?

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Godzilla slipstreamin'

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cool view

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I don't think anyone can say this forum has no variety

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smile for the camera, dumbasses

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total poser

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seanbarney41 · « **Reply #176 on:** September 28, 2015, 08:41:01 PM »

more to come

Stev-o · « **Reply #177 on:** September 28, 2015, 09:04:08 PM »

Total poser.....ha!

70CB750 · « **Reply #178 on:** September 29, 2015, 04:24:15 AM »

Excellent, thanks for pictures.

evanphi · « **Reply #179 on:** September 29, 2015, 07:53:16 AM »

Awesome pics. Next year, if PZ is to come my way again, I will need confirmation of other riders in the Northeast so I can do a group ride. I felt bad holding onto him for so long.

I'm joining a vintage bike group this weekend. And there are some other SOHC4s in the group!

Mooshie · « **Reply #180 on:** October 01, 2015, 08:43:20 PM »

Nice to see PZ again. Thanks for the pics

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #181 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:16:51 PM »

...here is some more...
the ride to Whiting Indiana, which culturally, is a south side suburb of Chicago....big steel plant...a surprisingly large portion of the Lake Michigan shoreline along my route seems to be owned by two multi-nationals-name escapes me and BP Petroleum. Sorry, this stuff fascinates me.

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at the beach in Gary Indiana

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you can just barely make out the Chicago skyline through the foggy haze

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seanbarney41 · « **Reply #182 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:25:28 PM »

the "fun" neighborhood of Gary

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but there was something strange going on across the street, personally, I had no problems with it

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seanbarney41 · « **Reply #183 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:44:45 PM »

made it to edwardmorris'

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so ed takes me on a little ride in his area. I feel bad for him for where he lives. Just miles and miles of urban sprawl...no place to really wring it out for miles, and I am pretty sure Indiana has the lowest speed limits in the country. #$%*ed up thing is nobody obeys the speed limits in the city, but out in the country where there is some space, everybody does...roughly 25 miles of riding west through the south side suburbs will get you to the location of SOHC Digger's death. RIP edwardmorris you be careful out there.
So, on the verge of escaping the sprawl, we encounter a huge traffic jam, caused by ten or fifteen minutes of this, with cops blocking traffic and everything...

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Apparently, was the Distinguished Genlemans Ride, Indiana style

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #184 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:55:04 PM »

but we made it somewhere nice after all
and ed's bike is truly nicer than the pictures and you can certainly tell the difference between his and mine

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seanbarney41 · « **Reply #185 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:59:44 PM »

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seanbarney41 · « **Reply #186 on:** October 01, 2015, 11:04:36 PM »

I couldn't stop taking pictures...

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I had a great ride home. Stopped for dinner in St. Joseph, MI. Took this pic from the bluff. Welcome home...

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evanphi · « **Reply #187 on:** October 02, 2015, 05:08:37 AM »

Awesome! The pics of PZ on the seat make it look like he's about to step on something.

Johnie · « **Reply #188 on:** October 02, 2015, 05:33:31 AM »

Excellent job with the pics Sean!

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #189 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:29:06 AM »

and more pics to come...................Sean is taking the Express Ferry to Milwaukee on Saturday AM...........will meet me at the Flat Track races in Elkhorn (of of I-43 SW of Milwaukee) a little after NOON on Saturday. I will have my camera ready.

Trevor.....hoodellyhoo...........will meet us for breakfast on Sunday for the ride to 'the CRUD RUN' west of Madison. Anybody else want to join in on the fun?

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #190 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:41:20 AM »

#$%*...Just got a call that the ferry schedule is canceled due to high winds/water. Gotta figure out what I want to do...

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #191 on:** October 02, 2015, 02:12:44 PM »

typical..............GODZILLA WEATHER...........

Is the BADGER still running............probably

edwardmorris · « **Reply #192 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:18:15 PM »

Thanks for the pix Sean! And thanks for coming out and riding with me. The weather is looking awful for now, but we'll see if we can find a better route for the next time around.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #193 on:** October 02, 2015, 09:02:42 PM »

That's terrible about getting blown out & washed out on the ferry trip.
Way too many miles to ride it around the lake. Hope you can work out something.
Good luck working something out.

Some really nice pictures of the bikes. That Vetter fairing is pretty crazy. Especially since it is on a 500. I would imagine it has been setup for a long time that way. Definitely a northern bike with the nasty bit of corrosion on the panniers and turn signals. Tough keeping brackets and such clean with little access to the brackets.

David

Old Scrambler · « **Reply #194 on:** October 04, 2015, 08:10:36 PM »

Sean is a REAL tooper.................He road his F3 through Chicago on Friday evening so he would be able to meet me on Saturday at the races

We met as scheduled and made plans to meet with Trevor for the Sunday CRUD RUN...........No Trevor...........and worse yet..........No K3 for me to carry PZ...........while riding home on Saturday PM a puck in the head must have blown.......because I have a GUSHER

.......#2 pipe was covered with oil...........so I parked the bike for a winter repair and rode my APRILIA PEGASO to the CRUD RUN. PZ is resting on the K3 in my garage after a quick ride home while hiding in the saddle-bag after the exchange from Sean, who is now having a beer in Milwaukee and will take the ferry home Monday AM. By the time he gets home I'm guessing his bike will have another 900 miles.

Pics when I get a chance. Who do I send PZ to? Please send complete address.

scottly · « **Reply #195 on:** October 04, 2015, 08:18:33 PM »

Quote from: ofreen on September 24, 2015, 11:03:20 PM

Jet airplanes are cool, but my offer to take it west on an actual SOHC4 is still on the table if someone wants to meet from the other direction.

Dennis, send PZ to Greg, before winter sets in.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #196 on:** October 05, 2015, 12:52:13 AM »

Sorry to hear of the oil geyser on the K3. Hopefully it will be an easy and inexpensive fix. Or, a great excuse to build it with more power after spending time in the shop.

Good thing that PZ is on the move and Sean did the ride around the lake to reach you and attend the race. Hope you guys had some fun!

David

seanbarney41 · « **Reply #197 on:** October 05, 2015, 04:12:13 PM »

Just got back

...had a great time in Wisconsin. Gonna rest up and I will get more pics posted.

Gene · « **Reply #198 on:** October 05, 2015, 05:50:09 PM »

"Stopped for dinner in St. Joseph, MI. Took this pic from the bluff. Welcome home..."

Had I known, I woulda had you stop by and say hi to me dear mudder.

Kevin D · « **Reply #199 on:** October 05, 2015, 06:31:40 PM »

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Just got back ...had a great time in Wisconsin. Gonna rest up and I will get more pics posted.

Atta boy Sean, that's the way to git'er dun! Hope you had a safe ride, smooth sailing, maybe even got some sunshine on your ride today.

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