[bob bezin]

hi guys i.m back from our motorcycle trip ,to the west coast. 5 thousand 518 miles on the triumph. pulling the inder trailor.. the fireball should be ready by rally time ,and the plan is to go from  Ace cafe's in tenn. to the rally .tell ya all about it there.

[ScooterBob]

    Sucks to be you....   hope you can make it. Who else will be making the
pilgrimage from mini soda?

It sucks like a HOOVER to be me .....   Of course the mere MENTION of not going to the weeding (testing the waters with "What if" - you know ...) brought about a tirade, complete with hands on hips, pouting and the ubiquitous "Well FINE, then - DON'T come along ....." (meaning I sure as heck BETTER be there). I'm keepin my fingers crossed for an accident to delay it by a week .......Dang UTT!!  

I think Old Tall and Skinny (Mikhail) will be there as well as Kevin and perhaps his better half. You may even see Tim, too - he was all about the brew LAST year (me too!) - but I don't know if you'll see either Jane or Doneen. Again - I'M gonna be pissed to not be there .... it's SUCH a gREat crowd!

[Leonard]

hi guys i.m back from our motorcycle trip ,to the west coast. 5 thousand 518 miles on the triumph. pulling the inder trailor.. the fireball should be ready by rally time ,and the plan is to go from  Ace cafe's in tenn. to the rally .tell ya all about it there.

I was wondering what happened to you and here you are off on a grand ride.  Any pictures?  Looking forward to seeing the Fireball.

[Enfield Pro]

It sucks like a HOOVER to be me .....   Of course the mere MENTION of not going to the weeding (testing the waters with "What if" - you know ...) brought about a tirade, complete with hands on hips, pouting and the ubiquitous "Well FINE, then - DON'T come along ....." (meaning I sure as heck BETTER be there). I'm keepin my fingers crossed for an accident to delay it by a week .......Dang UTT!!  

I think Old Tall and Skinny (Mikhail) will be there as well as Kevin and perhaps his better half. You may even see Tim, too - he was all about the brew LAST year (me too!) - but I don't know if you'll see either Jane or Doneen. Again - I'M gonna be pissed to not be there .... it's SUCH a gREat crowd!

$10 for all the beer you can drink?!?!? Count me in!

[ScooterBob]

$10 for all the beer you can drink?!?!? Count me in!

Yeah - That's what I thought! Hahaha! I'm STILL hoping for a farm accident so I can go, TOO! Dang UTT!! I don't want nobody killed or nothin' - just laid up for a week so I can party with the hippie chick in the "bus" ...... Heeheehee!! 

[baird4444]

   it's only a couple of weeks away....   any luck on skipping that wedding thing
Scooter Bob? Tell Doneen that I'll have the trailer there if we need it.
    Hey cj- you've been quiet on this; have you been braking in the new one so you can ride it down? Hell, bring it in the back of a truck if you have to!!
BoB Beezin- any word on the fireball?
   am I the only one that already has my bag packed and the cooler loaded??
                    - Mike
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 Friday, September 24th thru Sunday, September 26th - Rally on the River

This is the original "Royal Enfield Family Reunion", sponsored by Interstate Motorcycles, Heartland Moto Guzzi Owners Club, and Green's Canoe & Campground.  There is no Rally Fee – everything is pay as you go, so you only pay for what you want to do.  We invite and love every make and model of motorcycle.  Kevin and his crew will again be there from Classic Motorworks.  We are also trying to organize a Winery Observation Run, so that you can experience part of the Missouri Wine Country, which is located on some of the finest motorcycle roads on earth.   

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      FREE Draft Beer all weekend for club members - Weekend Charter Membership available for $10
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      Onsite Tent Camping for $6 per person per night or plenty of hotel rooms available close by
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      Friday night Chili/Chili Dogs for $2.50 per plate
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      Saturday and Sunday morning Free Coffee and Donuts at Rally - Full Breakfast available at Maramec Springs (2 miles from rally) cooked to order country style - very affordable
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      Saturday night 1 lb. Pork Steak Dinner with all the trimmings provided by Green's - $12 per plate
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      If possible, bring your instruments for a Jam Session!!
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      Five local wineries all within 30 minute ride from rally

For info and directions, call Green's (724 W. Hwy 8, Steelville, MO) at 1-800-815-6721 or contact Interstate Motorcycles
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[t120rbullet]

Hey cj- you've been quiet on this; have you been braking in the new one so you can ride it down? Hell, bring it in the back of a truck if you have to!!

Yea, things are not looking good right now. The sT has got a long time before it's ready for a trip like that. It only has about 20 miles on it and I got to work this Sat. and we got a booth at the Battle of the Brits on Sunday. So I got no time to ride.
I've been riding the Triumph most of the summer and is the most roadworthy bike I have now but I wouldn't do a trip like that to it plus it would turn me into a quadriplegic.
Truck need help too and I don't want to sink the bucks into it to fix it.
I'm looking into a rental truck but due to all the fricken "change" up here in the motor city don't know if I should sink a pile of money into this trip.

OTOH I haven't missed a Rally on the River in about 7 years and it is my favorite event of the year so I'm working on it.
We'll see.
CJ
 

[baird4444]

Yea, things are not looking good right now. The sT has got a long time before it's ready for a trip like that. It only has about 20 miles on it and I got to work this Sat. and we got a booth at the Battle of the Brits on Sunday. So I got no time to ride.
I've been riding the Triumph most of the summer and is the most roadworthy bike I have now but I wouldn't do a trip like that to it plus it would turn me into a quadriplegic.
Truck need help too and I don't want to sink the bucks into it to fix it.
I'm looking into a rental truck but due to all the fricken "change" up here in the motor city don't know if I should sink a pile of money into this trip.
OTOH I haven't missed a Rally on the River in about 7 years and it is my favorite event of the year so I'm working on it.
We'll see.
CJ
 

Looks like I won't be getting there till Friday. Leonard is counting on drinking
YOUR BEER  Thursday evening....
                   - Mike

[Anon]

The sT has got a long time before it's ready for a trip like that.

Not to change the subject, but we need pictures of said sT!

Eamon

[t120rbullet]

Looks like I won't be getting there till Friday. Leonard is counting on drinking
YOUR BEER  Thursday evening....
                   - Mike

That hurt.
But like I said I am working on it.
CJ

[ScooterBob]

Man! I THOUGHT I had lucked out as the blushing bride-to-be fell off her horse over the Labor Day Weekend .... sadly, she just bounced on her fat arse and didn't break anything to delay the nuptials by even a week ...... Dang UTT!!! I am conniving EVERY which way to get outta that - I'm told I DO have a choice tho .... one of them is living in an appliance box under a bridge with all my sh!t if I DON'T go ..... I'm not convinced that is appealing. Now if we lived in Key West ...... 

[t120rbullet]

Not to change the subject, but we need pictures of said sT!

Eamon

The only pic I have so far is the one I posted in another thread here (the maroon one) and that's one that IMWA took of the bike before they shipped it. I'm already getting grief over the color choice, one of the guys I work with got some yellow and pink flower fridge magnets for it. I knew I should have got black.
I didn't get all the things I wanted to do to it last weekend so it's still out at the shop.
I put a rear fender support and a deep sump oil pan on it so far. At this point the G5 was much easier to set up for touring use using available accessories. I'll have to make a bunch of stuff like saddlebag supports and a luggage rack for the sT.
This Sun. we're going to take it and the Enfields to a show so I won't even even get it home until Sunday night.
Pics will follow.
CJ

[Leonard]

   
   am I the only one that already has my bag packed and the cooler loaded??
                    - Mike

Hey, today I adjusted the chain, bolted on a new mirror and new rear blinkers.  Once I change the oils and load up I'm good to go.

[t120rbullet]

Not to change the subject, but we need pictures of said sT!
Eamon

Ask, and you will receive.

http://picasaweb.google.com/t120rbullet/ST#

[ScooterBob]

Ask, and you will receive.

http://picasaweb.google.com/t120rbullet/ST#

I don't care what anybody says about that bike - THAT is a machine! I like the COLOR, too .... most people are scared to death of color .... There have been QUITE a few changes on that little mill since last I looked at one REALLY close (2008?) I hope those cats can continue to print bikes despite the ever tightening EPA rules .......