whoooo hoooooooooooooo...... reports start on page 4
With the help of Rick G, who has lined up some great rides and destinations for us to choose from we will be holding the 2nd Annual CROV Fall Run in Kingman Arizona, October? 15th & 16th .
There is a nice almost new Motel 6 I have stayed at with a good restaurant (with cocktails!) just across the parking lot.
Motel info:
Motel 6
424 West Beale
Kingman AZ 86401
928-753-9222
We have to buy 10 rooms for a group rate. I don't think we will have that many. Std Rate is $45.99 per night (1 person)
The said to ask for ajoining rooms, use my name Glenn Walker as I booked a room today.
http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_search.asp?City=&state=none&motelnumber=1114
If you have never been to Northern Arizona in the Fall, the weather is fantastic. Rick says that this is there dry season. The rides will include some of the following, near by Oatman (on old Hwy 66) at least two old ghost towns and lots of twisty roads. Rick mentioned a stop at what he describes as the Best Burger spot in AZ (+ 160 kinds of beer). Even those not riding will find plenty to enjoy in this area.
We would hope all who have been on the previous V runs can make it (and maybe Don Minor won't get the Iron Butt award this time!). We also hope some new folks will join us as well. Maybe all the V guys in AZ, Nevada and Colorado can make it this time... and Stu...come on down!
This is not to be missed and one fine bunch of folks. What are you doing in October anyway, carving pumpkins? We have yet to have a Vision break down on these runs.... and if we do we have one of the best V guys in Rick who can help you out... so you have NO EXCUSES not to join us this time!? ?Let us know if you are coming
I'll keep a list going here:
So far we have committed:
Rick G ( our local road guide)
GlennW
Ron McCoy
Chris Coyle
Jim and Lori Coyle
Don Minor
Visionmeister? - Craig
Superfly
Greg & Matt
Supervision - Dave
Where are they now?
Guys from the last runs...
Extent - Mark
Ryan -- maybe?
Can't really tell:
Bernie Lajoie
Can't make it:
Professor? Rex
Dirty Vision - Brian?
H20
Where are some new V riders!!! We can't be the only ones!
I'm there!
Sounds like a plan!? Looking forward to seeing & riding with all you west coasters again - not to mention finally meeting Rick & hopefully a few more Visionaries.? Guess I'll have to fix that damn oil leak before October.? ?::)? Just a very long 1 day drive this time - cool.? Only 850 ~ 950 miles depending on the route.? Plus, I should have at least one relief driver - way cool!
How about Brian (Dirty Vision) - are we going to force him to polish his V before he can join us again?
There's a possibility I'll also have a GTS rider along so if Greg shows up to this one, he won't be quite as conspicuous.? ?:D? Don't worry, Greg - it's a slower blue one.
If this one is a quarter the fun last fall's ride was, it will still be awesome.? Let's see if we can get over 10 this time!? (It's the end of the world as we know it & I feel fine!)
To get a glimpse of the road from Kingman to Oatman, rent a movie called Roadhouse 66,? starring Judge Reinhold & Willem Dafoe.? Bad movie & no great performances but a good car race from Kingman to Oatman & back & quite a few great old cars.? Looks like a fun ride.? Hope they've done SOME work on the pavement, though!
H2O
Quote from: h2olawyer on August 11, 2005, 02:39:53 AM
How about Brian (Dirty Vision) - are we going to force him to polish his V before he can join us again?
P. A. T. I. N. A. It's called patina.
Brian
I can't belive I have not been invited,com'on I live here in Tempe,AZ.have my own bike shop,with vision customers(4). shoot I'll even put a flyer up on my B-board ;D.for that matter I might just clean-up the old hot-rod v and bring it up there (in the back of my truck,got to get there and back you know!)kick-ass!I'm going to have a hard time sleeping t'nite knowing this event is coming to AZ!
? ?well this is good! the other riders may/may not be interested I'll see how they feel and I'll give interested parties this web site info if they want to come on board,isn't it nice to hear from somebody that you enjoy talking about and sharing such warm feelings with such as me! ;) anyway enough about me,I am suprised that the Cali-group would come to AZ. to ride. Kingman is really not much to talk about or a place for decent riding, a trip down to Prescott over to Jerome and back(89A) that's a kick-ass ride!
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What do you mean not invited - everybody who can make it is welcome. Heck, they even let me tag along last fall. :D
There may be better roads in other parts of AZ, (89A is well known enough that even I've heard of it), but it's fairly well centralized to lots of people. Only about 14 hours for me. Won't have to spend a night in a motel on either direction. Besides, the road to Oatman looks fairly twisty & your old buddy Rick probably knows the area fairly well by now - even though he's been busy with an engine rebuild for a while. Might not be as challenging as Caliente - Bodfish (now that's a cycle road!) but the map shows some pretty good twisties.
Looking forward to seeing you and any other V riders you can manage to convince to get there. Might have to call it the Western ROV rally instead of California - especially if the Colorado & Arizona contingents can outnumber them!
H2O
QuoteP. A. T. I. N. A. It's called patina.
Brian - The folks at Antiques Roadshow would be proud!
Glenn,
Put Lori Coyle and I on the list, we should have one of these 3 running soon!
;D
Jim Coyle
Dirty Vision, Brian are you coming?
Bernie, you are welcome.... if bring your V
and don't snivel about the roads. Part of the reason
Kingman was selected was so we could ride with Rick G.
And bring all your V buds !!
GlennW
Usually my bike goes down right before the run? >:(?
This time, the bike has given me plenty of time to fix her up! (she has been down for a month already!? hopefully I will be done this weekend!!)
Any thoughts on dates yet?
Superfly,
So far we have had no objections to the date on the first post but not everyone has been heard from as of yet.
Do live in Lancaster? I'll be bringing mine in on a trailer and will be going through Palmdale on the way if you want a ride.
GlennW
By then, hopefully I will be back in L.A. But if you got room, Yes please!! I would meet you anywhere that is easiest for you.
Typically the only time blackie is "riding in a truck" she is broke down!! (Orion can vouch for that!! he has helped pick blackie up a couple of times)
Superfly,
Yea I have to go through Valencia so we will figure something out I'm sure.
Glenn
I'll put it on my calander and plan on it.
Need to do some starter clutch work. But, should be able to make it.
Just watched The Wild One the other nite. Can't wait to see the V's roll into Kingman just like Brando and Lee Marvin. Much less fanfare from the local authorities though.
Good... we are on our way to having record attendence.....
Yea..Visionmeister Craig.... and bring Supervision Dave with you!
Who was the guy from Vegas who showed up in his car last fall in park in Kernville....?
QuoteWho was the guy from Vegas who showed up in his car last fall in park in Kernville....?
I believe that was Cougar Dave. Haven't heard anything from him in a while . . ..
I like the Wild One reference. Forgot they rode into Kingman. Been a few years since I watched it.
Glenn - Which Motel 6 - East or West?
Craig - hope to have more time to talk this time!
H2O
H20,
I am about 90% sure it's the WEST one. It's been 3 years since i was there! I need RickG to confirm. I would not make any resevations until we have heard from a few more to confirm the date.
If you would like to call them / e-mail them and post what you find out,? that would be great.? I see they have a "group rate box" on the Motel Six web site.
GlennW
It was more from curiosity that I asked. There's one on Andy Devine Blvd. & the other one is southwest of there. Was going to wait to make sure I can go (about 95% right now) and for information about possible group rates and the like. So far, any weekend in October is fine.
I went to each of the websites for the Kingman Motel 6s. Rates are low anyway but if they give us a special deal, that would be great!
Was curious mainly for planning the driving routes on MS Streets & Trips. Want to go shortest distance one direction & do some sight seeing the other. Just nice to have the addresses for things along the way & for the motel so I can plug it into the software & get it printed out.
H2O
CU's fall break is the Oct. 13-14th so I'm going to go home to New Orleans for a long weekend (not going home for thanksgiving this year). So I guess I'm out for this one (again). I'll post if anything changes.
-Rex
Sorry to hear that Professor Rex ...
GlennW
The Wild One was about the infamous Hollister, Ca. run.
Kingman will do.
It just conjurs up images.
The V group is really very friendly, respectable and independent thinkers compared to all those Harley look-alikes.
We'll see you there.
Ok, Bike is back up, and running well! So sign me up for the run!
head em up move em out
Dave.
I'll be in Kingman if I can.You? can ride yours into the ocean. HA HA.
;)
Supervision.. does that mean you are coming?
Where in the He_ _ is Greg??????
I would like to confirm the dates and tie us up some rooms...
Glenn
Quote from: glennw on August 18, 2005, 11:04:36 PMWhere in the He_ _ is Greg??????
Greg was way the He__ out of contact, with no means of participating in any kind of electronic communications (unless you count Marine VHF Channel 16). I spent a week with the family within 30 miles of here (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=18.385805,-64.594460&spn=.131076,0.091324&t=k&hl=en). (I'll leave the actual location as an exercise for the reader.)
Count me in, on the GTS. I don't know if any additional members of the family will be able to attend this time around, though. I'm usually the only one crazy enough to make a trek like that for just a couple of days.
Greg
Good, As I will be going through Kingman next Monday, I'll stop and get it lined up....
confirmed:
Supervision - Dave
have not heard from:
Dirty Vision - Brian
Extent - Mark
Stu??
Yea,I can make it.... Dave.. ;D
Sorry, that's a bit far for me for a weekend. I don't think I would be able to get Friday off and that would mean I would be traveling all day Saturday, miss the riding, etc...
Brian
Brian, Sorry you can't make it.
Of couse now I have to wash my bike because yours won't be there to make it look clean....
Glenn? ;)
Quote from: glennw on August 23, 2005, 01:32:13 PM
Of couse now I have to wash my bike because your won't be there to make it look clean....
Okay I've had all I can take. this has got to change.
From now on, no one else can wash their bikes. This way they'll all match mine!
Brian
(Do I need the smiley?)
Brian -
Too bad you can't make it. Hope to see you at a future ride.
By maintaining that "patina", you are doing your part for water conservation!
H2O
Ok. The move is final! I am moving this weekend (back to North Hollywood) GlennW is the offer still good for the ride?
Superfly...
Sure can I pick you up about 9-10 am Friday the 14th ?
send me a PM or my e-mail is in my profile.
Glenn
But Brian, you have such a headstart on the rest of us that it will take us years to catch up.
;D ;D ;D
Um, If I don't go to Kingman and you do, you'll probably have caught up by then ;)
OUCH!!!!!! :D :D :D :D
Motel info:
Motel 6
424 West Beale
Kingman AZ 928-753-9222
We have to buy 10 rooms for a group rate. I don't think we will have that many. Rate is $45.99 per night (1 person)
The said to ask for ajoining rooms, use my name Glenn Walker as I booked a room today.
http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_search.asp?City=&state=none&motelnumber=1114
I just made a room reservation for Matt and myself. If I can get another bike put together in time, Ryan will be coming along too.
Only five weeks to go...
Greg
I look forward to meeting you all. My wifes health keeps me close to home and this give me an opportunity to meet you all! I hope Bernard comes up from Tempe! it took me a little investigating to find good rides around here as most roads just have miles and miles of miles! The road to Oatman is very twisty BUT care is necessary and possable hazards include: sand on the road , donkeys on the road, donkey meadow muffins on the road ( you haven't lived untill yuo start to slide towards a drop off after hitting a pile of those) also since the road is so twisty many cars cut the inside hair pin turns, and end up way over the center line.
The route to Prescott Via 93 to Wikieup and 95 to Bagdad and I think 97 to Prescott is great . 95 has just been paved and is in super condition and is as crooked as a snakes belly, however I was concerned that many of you might not want to do a 7 to 8 hour, 300+ mile ride ( That was for me alone and I haul ass) when you have a long day in the saddle the next day . we can kick it around when you all get here.
I look forward to meeting you all, Rick
Bump......
We are just one month away from our V run to Kingman!
Everybody got there V up and running? :o
Reservations made ???
It's going to be good.. so don't miss out..
GlennW
Got my room reserved today. Friday 10/14 ~ Sunday 10/16.
V is running great - just need to fix that pesky oil leak (again - still ::) ) and maybe put a set of new tires on her.
Looking forward to seeing those I've already met & meeting those I've not yet seen. 8)
May be riding the bike down if fuel prices don't drop a bit or if I can't get someone to go along & share costs. Ran the numbers & it would cost about the same to ride & spend a couple nights in motels along the way as it would to drive the pickup straight through. Riding would be more fun but the weather over the passes between home & the 4 corners region can be iffy by mid October. Last year, headed to the Johnsondale meet, I drove through 6" of slush at the Eisenhower tunnel approaches & Vail Pass. Wouldn't have been fun on the V at all!
H2O
H2, drive 45, youl get excellant mileage. Barb and I just did a run up the coast, across the top of the state ( hwy 96 ) , down and over thur Susanville and camped at Tahoe for a few days.... Most of the way diesel was in the 3.45 range, the highest was 4 bucks at the base of Tioga Pass... This is going to be fun to get the gang togther.......... as well as the new attenders Going to bring son Trevor on his vfr 750f haulin them in the truck,gettin there on Friday.
Dave
Thanks Dave - If I go 45, I may get all the way up to 14 or 15 MPG! ::) Have yet to pay more than $2.95 for regular here. It was over $3 for a few days but is coming back down. There's even a normally expensive Texaco station selling regular at $2.85. I'm doing my budgeting for the trip @ $2.85 / gal, hoping it will come down a bit by then.
I'm really looking forward to this get - together too. Will be great to finally meet Rick_G and meet even more people crazy enough to love these bikes. Don't know about a Honda (shudder) joining us, though. ;D
H2O
If any of you arrive early enough on Friday , you might consider the two museums that are with in sight of the motel, right accross from the big steam engine in the park. Their interesting , one is about Route 66 and the other is focused on local history and colour. Mister D's is accross street , they have good food.Its right next to Dunton Motors, the local Artic Cat dealer, stop in to the service dept. and say hello . I have a part time job there. I get off at 5:00 so I'll swing by the motel to see who has arived .
I asked my boss if I could open the service department in the event someone has trouble and he said "why sure" ! I look forward to meeting all of you!,
Rick
Lori and I have our room reserved for Friday night through Sunday.
We are taking a week off, if the weather is good we're going to spend a day at the Canyon the Monday following the ride.
I traded our 93 AWD Caravan for an 83 Venture that has 12,600 miles. Got it from the son of the original owner. The brake pads are just scuffed in, it was the original owners last bike.
Our "V" probably won't get rod bearings until winter so we'll just use the Venture and enjoy seeing everyone else's "V".
gbranche, what is your schedule for riding over?
coil
Quote from: coilXZcoyle on September 17, 2005, 02:56:28 AMgbranche, what is your schedule for riding over?
There's no need to be quite so formal. I'm "Greg" to my friends. :)
Matt is taking a class in Hollister, so I'll be meeting him there on Thursday afternoon. From there, we'll head to Bakersfield via CA-152/I-5/CA-46/CA-99/CA-178, where we'll meet with Ron. On Friday, we'll head out of there on CA-58 to Barstow, where we'll most likely pick up I-40. Of course if there are some interesting side roads along they way, we may deviate a little. (I don't expect there to be any interesting side roads through the Mojave desert. :P ) Due to Monday morning obligations, we'll probably have to long-haul it all the way back to SJ on Sunday.
If you'd like, we can meet somewhere along US-101 in San Jose. I live in the southern end of the Santa Clara valley, so I'll most likely be getting on 101 at the Blossom Hill Rd. interchange. Alternately, if you'd like to meet Matt and I at the Hollister airport (which is where his classes are), that may be easier to find.
BTW, your Venture won't be the first one we've had at one of these gatherings...
Are there any other Bay Area riders going? (Hey, Extent, I'm talkin' to you!)
Greg
I located my Arizona map (inthe tank bag on the bike! where else? ) and here are the correct road numbers that I am proposing for the Sat. run I 40 east from Kingman AZ 93 south past Wikieup , left on 97 to Bagdad, then 96 to Prescott. Then we pick up 98 to Ashfork on I 40 . At Seligman we change over to Hiway 66 for the 80 or so miles in to Kingman. The second day will be much shorter , but no less interesting . The second day will be much shorter. We take AZ 93 north, 20 miles to chloride and the best burgers in Arizona and 160+ brands of beer! after lunch we double back and exit I 40 at Shinarump road, Then take old 66 30 miles to Oatman . I believe that all of you will enjoy these rides . See you when you get here
Are we ready CROV guys!!! ;D ;D ;D
See you all on Friday...
>:(
Going to have to cancel. Have to go out to Wray, CO - on the Colorado / Nebraska / Kansas border - for some meetings this week & won't be done until Friday afternoon. If I drove straight through from there, I could be in Kingman sometime mid-day Saturday, worn out, sleepless & in no shape to ride.
RATS!
Hopefully I can make one of the runs next year. Was really looking forward to seeing / meeting everyone. Have a fun & safe weekend. I'll be thinking of y'all tearing up the AZ pavement.
H2O
Sorry to hear that H20.....? :(
We will see you in the Spring... ;D
GlennW
Oh well - the interests of my clients have to come before my fun. I'll be looking forward to seeing some pix from this fall's run & eagerly anticipating hearing details of the spring, 2006 ride. Maybe fuel prices will be a little more reasonable then, too.
The weather isn't cooperating either. Was going to take a couple days extra & ride the V. It hasn't been running & driving this well since it was new. But, there's 10 ~ 20 inches of snow on a couple of the passes I'd have to cross. By Wednesday - when I'd have been going over them - there would be just some sand, gravel & icy spots remaining on the roads. Would have slowed down that first travel day but it would have made it more 'interesting'.
H2O
Sorry to hear that you can't make it. The weather here is great, 75 during the days and coolish at night.
Prescott is around 6000 feet so be sure and bring your jacket liner and warm shirts just in case its cooler up there. Better prepared than cold. remember we will have a 65 mph + wind chill , while on the road
We're ready!
Greg, the Hollister Airport works for us. What time Thursday? Is there a Coffee Shop for a meet nearby?
Jim
Quote from: coilXZcoyle on October 11, 2005, 02:37:55 AM
the Hollister Airport works for us. What time Thursday? Is there a Coffee Shop for a meet nearby?
The Hollister airport has a nice little cafe there. Serves a good breakfast and lunch. It's on the airport, and you can see Corbin Industries across the road (in case you want to get a saddle like mine :-) )
Brian
If any of you run into problems on the road or if you want to check in , My csll is 928 530-5690. If you will let me know of you arrival time, we will have enough tickets for everyone , who wants to , to see out two museums.
Guys,? I have got to work all weekend, and will miss the ride.? Sorry I cant make it.
>:(
My son Matt won't make it either. There was some confusion with the guy that was supposed to take Matt's Saturday morning shift. :-\
I'm still planning on being there, though...
Greg
I'm loading the V today and heading for Tonopah for o'nite.
See you tomorrow. Hope to be in by 3:00 PM.
Rev em up. Move em out.
whoooo hoooooooooooooo...... reports to follow!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
WOW!!!! This was some kind of fun! Sat. we all rode the back roads to Prescott, passing through several metroplisis such as Wikieup , Bagdad and Kirkland on the way. After I missed a turn at Kirkland we discovered we were on a better road anyway. We stopped in Prescott for a late lunch and to adjust my clutchease and my carbs , Mine was running fairly crappy just off of idle and stalling in traffic . It has never liked 6000 feet!
There was a variety of bikes including a BMW K100 that I dubed "the diesel pusher " It was the size of a 2 wheel motor home and moved like a rocket , it would be a speck in my mirror and suddenly come shooting past. It was great fun and the rider stood all the ribbing in good humor. I now know the faces that go with the names just not which one go with which faces !!
Sunday , was a lighter crowd , one Vision fell ill to a bad stater just as we were leaving and another just as we arrived back from Oatman. Plus , I dropped my bike in the parking lot , luckley damage was limited to a broken brake lever, turn signal and my wounded pride . Thanks to all those who rushed to my aid and picked it up. I'll let others elaborate further on Rick and the CROV's most excellent adventure !
Sure glad I trucked it down. I just didn't trust that 10 year old stator for a 1200 mile ride. I'm sure it was that last 94 mile freeway blast that took it out.
The mountain roads around Prescott were beautiful.
As in the prior CROV rides, the true joy comes from the great company and having the opportunity to ride together in new territories and share war stories.
Hope everyone made it back safely.
So Glen, was that you that lost a stator also? Those freeway miles were fast, especially when within sniffing distance of an ice chest full of beer.
Great ride.
Guilty....
I went to put it on trailer and the battery was dead... :-\
GlennW
That will teach you not to sit around at breakfast and talk about how nobody had lost a stator.
Chris
I think I'm just going to buy a SV650.... :o
just kidding...
GlennW
I think I have to take the blame for saying that stator problems were just a rumor.
Ron
Thanks for frying all those stators! It's in the mid 70s here now & the light breeze is from the Southwest. Y'all extended the warm weather riding season around here by at least a week. ;D Having eaten 2 stators in a 13 month span, stator problems are definitely more than just a rumor!
Sounds like a great time & I really wish I could have been there. Hopefully, I can make it to one of next year's runs. Who all made the trip? How many Vs in one spot this time? Photos? Any roadside bombs (IEDs) around Bagdad? How about donkey pies on the road to Oatman?
H2O
H20,
The spring run will be in Solvang ...
about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara....
Hey I won't need a trailer for that one!
GlennW
Quote from: glennw on October 17, 2005, 01:48:35 PM
H20,
The spring run will be in Solvang ...
about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara....
I should be able to make that one! (Give me those fried pastries!)
Brian
Here are a few pictures from the ride.
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//http://ccoylepictures.tripod.com/kingman_ride
If the hyperlink doesn't work this time, you will just have to cut and paste.
Chris
http://ccoylepictures.tripod.com/kingman_ride/
Ha,Ha,Ha, pretty darn fun... cool people, amazing views, the rock formations and the Motel 6 all made the trip worth the effort! I'm glad you guys waited till I was long gone to fire up those stators (wouldn't want my bike to get a wif of it, might start something). Thanks Rick, Airazona is titts on a ritz. Boy that Prescott is a nice city. Dave
What a great ride.... no matter where you go with the Visions you get people asking what they are.....What is that? When did they make those?? Of course the answer is .. Where were you in 82 ??? Everyone rolled in Friday afternoon and we shared a very nice dinner.
Saturday morning after our group breakfast at the honorary CROV dining room in the restaurant.. we plowed through 50 miles of straight road to make our first stop in Wickieup...
They must have had a post office somewhere...?. Then the road started to curve, first on the high speed highway and then we turned off on the road to Bagdad.... we brought our terrorist with us.... Don on his Beamer... he just loved buzzing our little V's ... no matter how fast we were going. I had to do a diaper check after he went by me one time...
Bagdad was like going back 30 years... everyone was at a high school football game up the road from the gas station... we were there about 20 min and saw 2 people pull up. One guy had a 70's Chevy Pickup the was on it last legs....or set of tires anyway. Funny thing about Arizona... people were riding ATV in all the small towns we went to... right down the main drag.
Then on to Kirkland... it had a bar, a store and a railroad crossing... The road from Bagdad to Kirkland was my favorite... it had it all, from tight mountain curves to big high speed sweepers and a few loooong straightaways... and very little other traffic. I love pulling the helmet off and walking around with a stupid grin on your face for a while? after you park.... That's when I know I'm having fun..
Then it was off to Prescott (pronounced Pres-kit)...more sweet twisty roads all the way into town... A little more traffic but Rick bullied them out of the way for us! Someone decided to deposit an unknown quantity of fresh white latex paint in the middle of the groove around one corner... Ron and his new blue paint job got the brunt of it (of course). It's weird to be able to smell what you are about to run into.. and you think..OH MY GOD it's FRESH! Smelling that fresh paint made me pucker up as I went leaning into the corner. This happened the next day too on the way to Oatman where the apparently have a large Donkey population! More about this later.
After getting separated in Prescott for a while we regrouped for some tasty burgers downtown and headed back towards Kingman...When we got to Ashfork in turned into a high speed 95 mile romp down Highway 40... I didn't know? rain drops could sting so bad... but the beer awaited and it only rained for about 2 miles. Besides the faster I went the more my jeans dried!A few beers and lots of swapping stories later we had another nice dinner.. just a walk across the Motel lot..sweet!
They next morning after a breakfast buffet some of us headed off to Oatman... Craig's stator died just prior to that run... we loaded him up and we were off. The road to Oatman rocked! Very tight.. It's hard to believe this is HWY 66.. at one time the main road across the country!? Oatman is a throwback to the old west... there were at one point 50-75 bikes of every type lining the street.. (closed down for the 11 AM mock gun battle). Rick found a bag of carrots and soon had a mother and baby Donkey eating from his hand... he could have stayed all day.. but I was jamming him to get back to Kingman so I could get back home at reasonable hour. We sped in back to town and as I went to start it my V to put it on the trailer it had no battery left. Another stator bites the dust...Well it's not even one payment on a new bike and I don't know how I could have had more fun on another bike...
Thanks to everyone who showed up... You meet the finest people on the ROV site!
Here are the "awards":
Best Host: Rick G!? Thanks again Rick!
Long Distance & Biggest Yamaha: Coyle & Lori
Biggest SUV Bike: Don (again)
Newest bike: Ron's new ST1300 (used to and from Kingman)
First trip without a Laptop: Greg
Best paint: Ron's V
More:
CROV regulars: Ron, Sharon, Greg, Don, Dave, Craig & me
Newbies: Trevor (Dave's son, on a Sweet 80's VFR750) Chris (on his Katana), Coyle& Lori, and Rick
Stay tuned for the spring ride... in my back yard this time.. Solvang California..
Bring the wives and girlfriends (and the credit cards!)
GlennW
Thanks for the rundown, Glenn.? Wanted to be there.? Will try to make Solvang in the Spring.? Isn't that where the first CROV ride was - the one with the building full of old bikes?? Guess I'll have to spend some time on Pashnit.com investigating the riding in that area.
Oh well, at least I may now be getting involved in a fairly major interstate water battle, so the trek out to Wray, CO was worthwhile.? Its the type of case that some lawyers can spend their entire career on, keeping them out of other silly mischief!? :D
The photo site linked by Mr. Coyle sometimes takes a long time to open.? Probably something in my security setup.? Looking forward to hopefully seeing more pics!? Thought Don was going to bring his V this time.? Guess Ron decided flat black wasn't fast after all.? ;D? Glenn's legs were probably drying because of the frying stator - not the high speed.
Glad everybody had a safe ride & the casualties were limited to stators & Rick's 'oops' - especially considering the latex paint incident.
H2O
H20,
The first run was in San Miguel about 125 miles north of Solvang. We found the bike collection on our way to Cambria. Oh and Solvang has a real nice bike museum. It?s one guy?s private collection.
;)
The Solvang bike museum was just featured in the latest Cycle World.
It will be a must see I guess.. Am I right about it being a private cillection? I have never been
Solvang looks like a fun place. Found the motorcycle museum's website:
www.motosolvang.com/ (http://www.motosolvang.com/)
It is a private collection & it looks like we can get them to open for us if we can't get there on their schedule.
The riding looks good, too. Looked at Pashnit (www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm (http://www.pashnit.com/motoroads.htm)) for some of the roads in the region. Pretty scenery & lots of twisties available. ;D
Any tentative decisions on date - or at least month you're planning on?
H2O
Nothing yet, I'll try and figure it out what month...
by the end of October.. I'm thinking March or April.
I've been there for the bicycle century which is the first weekend in March and the weather is usually nice so any time after that should be good.
Ron
I'd say we lucked out on the weather, thanks for putting the pics. up Coil
Trevor says he needs a BMW K1200R to ride the next time he rides with
Don...
We certainly did luck out ! We have had a down pour for the last two days.
I have a few pics but no site to put them on , any one want to put them up ? I'll email them to whom ever wants to.
Mr & Mrs Coyle are still in Kingman , as she is ill . They are considering going to the hospital. I'll keep every one posted . They are in our prayers.
That beautiful weather has been up here for the last week. We're about to get your wet stuff on Wednesday. :'( The riding here has been fantastic. 75 ~ 80 (F) days. Had to go to Loveland this afternoon. Normally a 15 mile trip each way. By the time I got home, I'd done over 80 miles. Had to take the long way through the foothills. The fall colors are truly awesome here this year.
Sorry to hear Mrs. Coyle is ill. Hope she gets well soon. She is in my prayers as well.
Let me look into a couple things & I may be able to post your pics in a few days. I can PM you when I'm ready if someone else hasn't helped out sooner.
H2O
Now that I have been baptized in water (rain) at a vision ride, I figured I would complete the rebirth with a new name.
Before: ccoyle6731
After: Visionless
Just wanted to let everyone know that I had a great time and it was a pleasure meeting all of you. I now know why my mom and dad speak so highly of everyone.
Rick, if you e-mail me those pictures, I will add them to the others.
Chris
Chris, does this mean you're going to be coming over and working on the red one?
Once its on the road, you'll need to change your name again.
What fun!? 8)
Thanks Rick and Glenn for instigating and organizing the ride.
We made it home Thursday evening, Lori got over her intestinal problems and we did 500 +- miles Wednesday to Los Banos, then saw the Winchester mansion and had a short ride home all day Thursday.
The camera isn't downloaded yet. I will sort the good ones and Email to Chris for him to post on his page in the morning after work.? I will also burn *.jpeg files to CD for any one that wants them all. Just Email me an adress for "snail mail"
I'm going to try to have three V's running for the Spring ride. The pictures of all your Visions will be posted on my shed's walls to keep me inspired through the Redwood Drizzle Days that are sure to come.
Gratefully,
;)
coil
So I was thinking today as I tested my blown stator...(confirmed.. D.O.A. today) how much fun I had last Saturday. Then I started thinking..gee... let do this more often...
Glennw
I'll second that. Its hard to beat the fun we have getting together and riding.
I'm free next Saturday, just kiddin, but it sure was fun, Spring sounds good to me. Trevor and I are going riding tomorrow out towards Yosemite probably only 150 miles or so. Were going to follow the river up to were they charge to enter the park, and head back out again. We are going to breakfast in Snelling, Ca. (the town were we had beer at the park, when we met on the way to the cabin) we'll take the road that goes past the park, out about 5 mi. we 'll be on the Hornitos road which we rode on in the Spring. Dave
Sounds like a fun ride.? I have a mountain bike ride going tomorrow in the foothills east of town.? We have the HWY 99 car show in town this weekend too.
I do have vacation coming up in a couple of weeks. There will be some riding done.
Oh yeah, H2O, its still flat black under the blue.
Ron
Here are some more pictures from the CROV fall run
Chris
http://ccoylepictures.tripod.com/kingman_ride/
Do we have more photos guys ???
I have a couple but I need to send them to someone who can post them. I'm on a dial up so it will take a while! :o
We have no pictures at this end, only fond memorys of things like stacks of boulders that looked sureal, gigantic cactus', good bench racing.. Another thing is I can still remember the level of prep Ron's bike was in and couldn't believe he goes and rides it thru fresh paint!!! I think I'll travel to that area again, that's for sure. Dave
Once the rocket pack installation is done
I'll be able to fly out of situations like that. I was happy not to lose the front end in the paint. I just didn't see it in time to change my line enough to avoid it.
Ron
Quote from: Ron_McCoy on November 01, 2005, 06:09:39 PM
I was happy not to lose the front end in the paint.? I just didn't see it in time to change my line enough to avoid it.
When I first got my Vision, I was riding it home from work and came around a corner.? There splayed out in front of me was a huge puddle of white paint.? I was able to straighten out the bike so that I didn't lose it, but I was never able to get all of the paint off.? There are still little bits hiding out in places that I normally don't look at or clean very well (okay, stop sniggering).
Over the years I've gotten most of it off.? Wish I knew what kind it was, I'd use it to paint everything that needed protection, it was a real pain to remove!
Brian
Hi Brian, sounds like the same stuff I'm trying to get off my bike. Amazing how little protection
the fenders give.
Ron
My main concern , when I spotted the stuff was not to loose the front end and go down ! Then I started to worry about someone else going down. Luckily , no one did .
My first concern, when I was approched about leading the ride was keeping a group of guys , who I had never riden with before , togeather . I didn't want to run off and leave them but we had a 325 + mile ride planned the first day and we needed to move right along.
I need not have worried , the group consisted of talented , experenced riders who stay right on target . when we stopped at the side of the road in Kirkland, I no sooner got my helmet off than the last of the group were pulling in.
Great bunch to ride with! I will remember those two days as long as I live!
It was a bit hectic in Prescott , and we got sepearted for a few min. my bike was having one of its fits (I spent quite a bit of time adjusting the carbs and the flapper , prior to the run and it was running like a swiss watch , untill the day of the ride when it developed a bad stumble ) I believe I will adjust the flapper abit more as the problem is intermittiant , some days its fine and others it snorts and gargles .
I stopped on the side of the street in Prescott as my clutch easy had come out of adjustment causing the clutch to drag , that coupled with the off idle stumble made riding in traffic a pain. After adjusting the clutch easy and the low speed on the carbs it was much improved.
Heading back down I-40 (which I hate due to the abundance of big rigs) I pulled out most of the stops to get that part of the ride over with. The BMW diesel pusher pulled up along side and inicated I was doing 105 , my speedo indicated 90. My used parts rebuild and euro gears seem to work well!
I put the pictures that Lori and I took on Photoshare.
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/uH2sG9cc?
Rick G, email me yours and I will add them to the file.
coil
Note: in the ALBUM tab you can download any picture.
Coil, thanks for posting the picture SHOW. That was fun to watch. And to think just two years ago I lived close enough that I could have joined your group on the ride. Oh well I guess I'll just have to stick to the boring old "Tail of the Dragon" ride in the NC mountains (sarcasim).
Life is good!
Mutt
Thanks Coil,
I just got to relive the whole thing all over again! ;D ;D
GlennW
Hey CROV riders.
See my posts to Ontario, Colorado and Philly riders re: 25 year anniversary get together at a National RR site (Pikes Peak, Brainerd, Mid Ohio). 2007 is a long ways off. Any interest?
Count me in. Like you said, two years is a long way off, but I'm definitely
interested.
Ron
With that kind of lead time, we ought to be able to get a pretty good turnout. Thinking about it, southern Missouri is fairly centralized & I'd think there would be some great riding in the Ozarks. Of course, I'd say Colorado is great but a bit more of a trip for those in the east. I believe the geographical center of the US is someplace in eastern Kansas - if that makes any difference.
I'll really try to make it to any 25 year ride - no matter where it is! Having close to 2 years to plan should make for a great event. Let's hear from everybody interested - where would YOU like to see it held?
Thanks for starting the ball rolling, VisionMeister!
H2O
H20, Why don't you organize this one? ::)
25 years, Sounds pretty cool!
GlennW
Quote from: glennw on November 03, 2005, 02:28:28 PMH20, Why don't you organize this one? ::)
25 years, Sounds pretty cool!
GlennW
I could probably do that. Let me get some ideas together & look for a new post in a few days.
H2O
Rick G just sent me his pictures, they are now included.
I changed the Backgroung music, too. My PC's are voiceless so I have no idea what the sound is like. Sorry.
The Album tab will allow downloads and you can order prints.
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/uH2sG9cc?
Thanks again Glenn and Rick for setting this ride up. :-*
;D
coil
I don't seem to be holding my mouth right, I get to the site and a black screen comes up then the intro starts ans anouther black screen come up and after a min. or so the word error comes up and stays there.
Rick,? just got up, sorry for the long response time. It works here from the company LAN but McCoy said it didn't work at his work.
? ? ? ?Were you able to see the first one?? ? ? ???
? ? ? ?You mentioned you were on a dial up. The first time you log onto the site, there is a choice of size int the upper right corner. Click the smallest of the three yellow rectangles to download smaller files for the dialup.
The first thing it does is download the whole show while showing a yellow/white download bar on a black screen
? ? ? ? Does any one else on dial up have it available?? ? ???
I can't troubleshoot the hyperlink address until I get home.
I get as far as the down load bar , but after a few seconds it goes away and it has "error" in the middle of the black screen.
Quote from: Ron_McCoy on October 19, 2005, 02:05:19 PM
Chris, does this mean you're going to be coming over and working on the red one?
Once its on the road, you'll need to change your name again.
Well, Visionless, whats up with the Red one?
If it needs parts, start a thread and post a list.
Could the Red one use a red factory "Sport" handlebar fairing? I've decided to go with a different windshield on the XVZ1200Bob so it's extra parts right now.
Rick G, Glenn & Lucky the Kingman photo CD is going in the mail Monday night.
;)
coil
Hi Coi , I 'd love to see it , it hasen't arrived yet and I concerned it may have gotten lost. We have a rural mail box and I swear at least 1/2 of our mail never gets here.l
Rick and every one else,
They are made and addressed but I don;t remember mailing them. I better check the mail basket and the pile of paper by the printer when I get home in the morning.
I doubt that I mailed them :-\ coil
Did you also say something about needing an 83 petcock diaphram rebuilt?
I didn't mail 'em, found 'em sitting under the mail.
I shall.
:-[
coil
I haven't seen hyde nor hare of the CD yet , I hope it didn't get lost in the mail!
Quote from: Rick_G on February 09, 2006, 02:24:15 AM
I haven't seen hyde nor hare of the CD yet? , I hope it didn't get lost in the mail!
Rick,
? ? ? ? ? They were lost in what serves as my mind? ?:-\
? ? ? ? ? Check your mail, they left here at 11:00AM Wed, USPS Priority Mail.
Sent Glenn's too. We'll bring CD's for everyone else to Solvang.
? ? ? ? ? ?Photoshare still has the Album, turn off your pop up blocker.
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/uH2sG9cc?
;)
coil
Lucky, sent you the paperwork on the next two 83 diaphrams along with the prototype bearing tool.