| Author | Message | ||
     Brumbear |
Daaaaaayyyyyyyymmmmm | ||
| Chasespeed |
perky taught plumb Definitely!!! | ||
| Froggy |
What I want and what I get in life are 2 different things!  | ||
| Tramp |
Hey, Court- You still riding up this way this weekend? (I'm a bit laid-up with the worst, if not only cold I've had in about 5 years....)  ..even my attack tabby is steering clear of my runny-nosed, dreary ass | ||
| Court |
I am heading to pick up my bike about 1:00pm and am going to just go "wandering" for a couple hundred miles. Why don't you tend to your health and we'll try to hook up some day in the next week or so when it gets nice . . . I'm betting on some Indian (can we say that?) summer. Get well. | ||
| Tramp |
I thank you! Next week promises to be spectacular, frankly. I'm going to be in the field surveying rare amphibian migration movements quite a bit, and riding when I'm not doing that. | ||
| Tramp |
Tomorrow's forecast to be both warmer and sunnier, here | ||
| Court |
Hey Tramp . . . I hope you get to feeling better . . . but you missed a GREAT day! . . . if it's better tomorrow i can't wait! I, like you, have ridden most the areas of this country and the Hudson Valley area is one of the most amazing. Today was nothing short of spectacular . . .            | ||
| Tramp |
Holy COW those are great shots, Court! (I guarantee you've ridden far more of the country than I have- outside of California and NY, my riding's been hiway mileage to get between states. Within these states, however, it's a different story. The Hudson Valley truly lends itself to Buelling | ||
| Court |
By the way . . . . . I hooked up with some fellow today on a 1997 white S3. Brown leather jacket, blue jeans and a helmet with a largish decal on the back. I saw him making the 287 to 17 transition, followed him into Tuxedo and he seemed like he knew what he was doing so I followed him for a ways. He was going a tad quicker and I stopped to take some photos and lost him but it was fun finding another Buell in the area. Every day in the Hudson Valley is a new adventure. I decided today that I need to learn more about the area. | ||
| Tramp |
Get used to seeing a lot of Buells and other cool sportbikes up here, Court. If you're up this way tomorrow, you should check out one of the mc-friendly eateries, too. In my little hometown (Where I bartended across the tracks at the truly rowdy mc bar, before it was closed down) there's a nice tavern with mc parking- my suggestion, some 15 years back. Also, pick up a copy of "Backroads" (tri state areas answer to SF bay area's "citybike" for cool advise on excellent twisties, etc) ... always a good bunch of folks out riding, here. Sounds like you found the area within an hour or so of home that you've been looking for! | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
I'll second Tramp's suggestions of Backroads magazine. The owners of the magazine are fixtures at COG rallies, and excellent people to boot. I've quaffed many a tasty beverage with those fine folks. Brian and Shira at Backroads run a first class magazine and are truly rider's riders.  | ||
| Tramp |
They're pretty dedicated and they do much for the pastime, around these parts. They're definitely not getting rich from it. | ||
| Brumbear |
I see them pretty regularly as we are not far from each other. They are great folks and actually frequent the places they write about. The magazine is the best local bike mag going and it costs $0 just pay for delivery. backroadsusa.com | ||
| Mikexlr650 |
court, were you in the stewart airport area around 3pm yesterday? | ||
| Tramp |
...It's FREE at any of their advertisers' locales....which they make a point of frequenting. Good bunch. Skeered sh|tless to attend HH runs, but good bunch | ||
| Cecil1 |
MMMmmm Newcastle Brown is it afternoon yet? | ||
| Tramp |
Good Eye, Northlander | ||
| Court |
I've written columns for Brian and Shira and they are absolutely wonderful folks. Thinking back we shoulda conned them into coming over last weekend. I was not at Stewart yesterday, but I was there last week while I was out exploring. Beer from White Plains? | ||
| Tramp |
I've tried, in the past, but, based on earlier experiences I've had with them when they spent a bit of time with a 'unique' non-M/C called the "NY Cruisers", I think they consider me a rude thug. ...which couldn't be farther from actuality | ||
| Tramp |
Just received a shirt order from Erik Buell. | ||
| Brumbear |
he better be present on the next one then  | ||
| Hammer71 |
Good for you, he can pick it up at next years run like everyone else. | ||
| Court |
Just received a shirt order from Erik Buell. I've been plying him with "eat your heart" out pics. One of his boys recently took his Uly to Montana and beat the living tar out of it . . . bike came home covered in mud, grime and goo. . . the SCU commanded "you get out there and clean Erik's bike". Erik intervened, citing "that's the way a Ulysses is SUPPOSED to look". Could damn sure happen next year. | ||
| Hammer71 |
Would be nice. And I'm sure accomodations would not be an issue, or an extra bike for that matter. | ||
| Tramp |
"Good for you, he can pick it up at next years run like everyone else." Damn straight. | ||
| Tramp |
It's funny- Many of the bigger Euro automobile firms have shot their ad photos and vid. footage at Hawk's Nest, where Hammer took the Saturday pack. Many have also used the goat path just over the bridge (outstanding technical curves, but not on a leaf-peeping Saturday). You'd think the folks at Buell would follow suit, esp. given the region's Buelling heritage. | ||
| Hammer71 |
Very much agreed on here. Imagine some of the commercial footage they could get around these parts. Hell I'd take a day and run the roads for the footage | ||
| Tramp |
Hammer makes me think of a great marketing campaign for Buell- Being as the riders, themselves, are an essential and primary force in setting the Buell marque apart, An "I am Buell" ad series, chronicling Buellers twisting it up on their home roads would really bring more positive attention to the uniquely American sportbike brand. First installment: Hammer, The OC's "officer of the year" at Hawk's Nest. ...perfect way to bring more new riders into the fold | ||
| Hammer71 |
Could be a very long ad campaign. Also the fact that numerous people are still thrashing the OG bikes adds mucho to the reliability issues I hear about from time to time. |
