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Author: MolesworthMolesworth Date: Jul 31, 2008 13:32
I wasn't going to go, but Joe had said there was space on his trailer
so, at the last minute, I decided to go. A good decision!
So, we packed the two-Vespa trailer with my '69 Sprint and Joes' '05 PX
and hitched up to Joes' Honda, and after meeting up with Chas and John
in their respective vehicles and set off in convoy for Chattanooga at
7am Wednesday.
Road trips are supposed to be exciting, but after 8 hours it got, well,
boring.
But we arrived. Just in time for the skies to open while we put up our
tents at the Raccoon Mountain campsite, right behind the shower block.
But it was still daylight, the rain quit so we went exploring on our
scoots. Our campsite was about six miles from the meet point at the
'Choo-Choo' Hotel and Conference Center so we rode into town (sounds
like a cowboy film) to scope the place out. The route took us over
Look-out Mountain which is glorious. In fact the whole area is hilly,
bordering on mountainous, as we were to discover!
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Author: cajun-gwailocajun-gwailo Date: Jul 31, 2008 16:19
On Jul 31, 1:32Â pm, Molesworth bellsouth.net> wrote:> I wasn't going to go, but Joe had said there was space on his trailer
> so, at the last minute, I decided to go. A good decision!
, I learned
> more about scooter control in those four days than in the previous four
> years, and I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
can i get the cliff notes? and what's your carbon footprint from this
deal?
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Author: Willielmus de NoersWillielmus de Noers Date: Jul 31, 2008 16:31
Verily, on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:19:20 -0700 (PDT), in accordance with
the prophecy, cajun-gwailo crankletters.com>'s tater trap
opened, and out spewed
> On Jul 31, 1:32Â pm, Molesworth bellsouth.net> wrote:>> I wasn't going to go, but Joe had said there was space on his trailer
>> so, at the last minute, I decided to go. A good decision!
> , I learned
>> more about scooter control in those four days than in the previous four
>> years, and I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
>
> can i get the cliff notes? and what's your carbon footprint from this
> deal?
We saw a report last night that there are 25,000 bikers in Memphis
this week for some kind of a get-together -- Harleys and Gold Wings,
seemed to be upscale type folks with fancy bikes and "club" colors.
They interviewed a few of the participants, and (ahem) it appears,
though they didn't come right out and say it, that the participants
are, uh, of a different ethnic persuasion from most of us here in
NONG. Didn't know there were that many black bikers.
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Author: cajun-gwailocajun-gwailo Date: Jul 31, 2008 17:22
On Jul 31, 4:31Â pm, Willielmus de Noers wrote:
> Verily, on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:19:20 -0700 (PDT), in accordance with
> that the participants
> are, uh, of a different ethnic persuasion from most of us here in
> NONG. Â Didn't know there were that many black bikers.
>
they didn't look like the presidents on the dollar bills? or on the
dollars, bill?
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Author: VivaViva Date: Aug 1, 2008 08:24
"Molesworth" bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ukmole-CC27AA.15325431072008@news.east.cox.net...>I wasn't going to go, but Joe had said there was space on his trailer
> so, at the last minute, I decided to go. A good decision!
>
> So, we packed the two-Vespa trailer with my '69 Sprint and Joes' '05 PX
> and hitched up to Joes' Honda, and after meeting up with Chas and John
> in their respective vehicles and set off in convoy for Chattanooga at
> 7am Wednesday.[..]
>
>
Lovely story about your scoot ride ...thanks for taking us along.
Chattanooga is a beautiful place, but I almost bought the farm in a
torrential downpour on an interstate there one scary night. Hemmed in on all
sides by big 18 wheelers who would not let me out to take my
cut-off...splashing water up on my windshield...
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Author: ClotClot Date: Aug 1, 2008 16:08
Molesworth wrote:
Snipped a lot of interesting info.
> On the entry sheet it said 'Anything notable about your scooter?' and
> so I wrote that., to my knowledge, this is the only scooter in the
> world to ride the complete length of Bourbon Street the wrong way.
> Didn't win me any prizes but lots of comments regarding Katrina.
Sorry, Molesy, but I meet a lot of the local fuzz doing just that! However,
it was before 2000 and Katrina!
>
> Chas rode in the Gymkhana and did really well. I was most impressed.
> And everybody cheered...
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Author: MolesworthMolesworth Date: Aug 2, 2008 13:27
In article ,
"Clot" wrote:
> Molesworth wrote:
>> it's the blimmin semi-trucks with their vortexes as
>> they sweep by at 80 mph. One of them blew me sideways across the
>> rumble strip and I had huge difficulty controlling the scoot -I
>> thought I was going to come off.. but saved the day at the last
>> minute and got back on. Joe says we were doing over 60 mph most of
>> the 20 miles we rode on it. But I don't recommend the experience
>> unless you have a 400cc Burgmann.
>> Got back to the camp before dark, saw Toasty leave, and packed the
>> scoots on the trailer.
>
> Was it genuinely doing 80 or just your estimation of the semi's speed? Do
> you appreciate you are going native? Semi and scoot?
Semi-truck drivers are paid by the hour, with bonii for time saved. I'll
let you imagine the speeds they get up to..
My speedo doesn't work, but Joe's new-ish PX one does and it said in
excess of 60, which impressed me no end!
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Author: ClotClot Date: Aug 2, 2008 16:44
Molesworth wrote:
> In article ,
> "Clot" wrote:
>
>> Molesworth wrote:
>>> it's the blimmin semi-trucks with their vortexes as
>>> they sweep by at 80 mph. One of them blew me sideways across the
>>> rumble strip and I had huge difficulty controlling the scoot -I
>>> thought I was going to come off.. but saved the day at the last
>>> minute and got back on. Joe says we were doing over 60 mph most of
>>> the 20 miles we rode on it. But I don't recommend the experience
>>> unless you have a 400cc Burgmann.
>>> Got back to the camp before dark, saw Toasty leave, and packed the
>>> scoots on the trailer.
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Aug 2, 2008 19:02
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:44:59 +0100, "Clot"
wrote:
>I do appreciate the vortex. I still have a couple of non Mod or Rocker
>Honda 50's in the garage that I used in the 60's and early 70's.
Ah yes, I have fond memories of those Honda 50s and 90s. I remember a
pregnant friend of mine falling off the back of one as it went up a
steep hill.
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Author: MolesworthMolesworth Date: Aug 2, 2008 20:08
In article <4c4a9450k0kq41olku7597k6hj4odd7sgd@ 4ax.com>,
Ben newsam gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 00:44:59 +0100, "Clot"
> wrote:
>
>>I do appreciate the vortex. I still have a couple of non Mod or Rocker
>>Honda 50's in the garage that I used in the 60's and early 70's.
>
> Ah yes, I have fond memories of those Honda 50s and 90s. I remember a
> pregnant friend of mine falling off the back of one as it went up a
> steep hill.
Did she roll?
EMKTK
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Molesworth
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