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Four score and seven ....

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Dumb question , but have the valves / timing been checked ?

" THE " water truck ?

Any video of the practice , where Raga was unicycling thru the pile of logs . Amazing !

The barrels are interchangable . I had sold my old 350 to the infamous CJ , who then proceeded to make many modifications to the frame , clamps and conversion to a 250 . ( It's archieved somewheres ) The bike changed hands a couple of times and to make the story short , ended up back on my bench for a total rebuild . The worst of it being that 2 weeks after delivery back to it's owner , it got ripped...err...nicked and hasn't been seen since . Anyway , it was much more responsive than the 350 . I think maybe the majority of us yanks were still living in the 70's thinking the bigger the tractor the better . Took us awhile .

This will be my 1st Bultaco ( m151 ) . She's led a hard life , but is mostly complete ( minus the rear silencer ) .

Could it be a Can Am ?

Lineman for the County . Can't sing like I usta' though . Kinda like my riding .

Michigans finest !

Well.....uh.... I must say , I'm impressed at Aarons knack for setting lines .you might consider dropping down to ...eerr.. ohh... well...maybe ... Novice . The good thing is that I think you'll get done before it gets dark . Don't forget the time change btw .

Y'All coming to Vermontville ? Turkey fry Saturday nite . Don't pay attention to the snow forecast . Heh,heh,heh .. ..

A Man and his..... 1) Sheep molesting 2) Modifying my Subaru 3) Stained Glass Window painting 4) Minature steam engines 5) Trainspotting 6) Corgi car collection 7) War film collection 8) Oil Lamp restoration 9) Vintage wines 10) Photography of Landscapes and buildings 11) Embroidery 12) Clock restoration 13) Electronics 14) Bird spotting 15) Hill climbing Tough choices . Hmmm.... ( I don't remember any Sheep in Tennesee ) Have to go with A Man and his Car .

OoooUCH !!!

Heh , Heh , Not to worry , that was my blue Sherco . You might want to get your bars straightened out though .

Well....It's gonna be a while . Just had shoulder surgery 2 weeks ago , waiting for it to heal . Worst part is I'll be having the neck done after that . I told Mr. Waldo I'd give a hand at Vermontville and see how it goes .

Couple more pics .

A beautiful day it was , for the 11th annual Motorcycle Show at the Gilmore Car Museum http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/ located in the heart of SW Michigan . Sponsored by the local BMW Riders Club , it was reported over 3000 in attendance with 184 motorcycles on display . Mid Michigan Trials Club performed 5 shows thru out the day entertaining the crowds . Handouts , a brief history , rules /scoring presentation , leading to crowd pleasing antics on the " Demo Trailer " . Many thanks to Paul LeGrand of Third Coast Trials ( www.thirdcoasttrials.com ) , his sons Isiah and Gabe , Lawrence ( the voice ) Kok , for his narrations , riders Chris Neinhuis , Brian Borgman and special thanks to local MOTA Expert Jason Waldo , who took the day away from competition to help make this a real show !

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Just might have enough ($)leftover to pay for your gas ! OKAY , OKAY , OKAY ! I'll throw in a couple of Hot Dogs , chips and a couple of waters . Help me out here , I'm scraping the barrel ! Can we plan on you now ?

Hey Craig , Hows' bout coming over Sunday and help us " Promote the Sport " . Been doing this for a few years now . Just might have enough ($)leftover to pay for your gas ! Actually is a good show , getting bigger all the time . The Museum itself is well worth going through . http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/

Yep , might to try a batters helmet face guard . For the price it's worth a go .

....Florin ol' bud ,...You know I was there . What wuz'it 1999 ? That's about when I went through political suicide ! AMA ? Yep , been there , done that ! Joined the District , went to all their meetings , ended up gettin' Sh#t on ! I'm tellin' ya' what , iffen you ain't a a Hare Scrambler , Dirt Tracker and OMG ! not an MXer ??! Take a Friggen number !! Okay , Okay , I'm better now ... However , that is a reality of " Joining " the AMA at the local level that is mandantory for joining the AMA . Another thing about the " AMA " is that ' Observed Trials ' is genericaly described in the rules ( back then ... Now ? ) and there is vague references to the NATC . Last I knew , Michigan (MOTA ) Expert - Well..Go ride a National iffen ya' want ...You can do'it ! Advanced - Go ride a National iffen ya' want ....y'all better than me ! Sportsman - Maybe describes me , I'm a player but " Imma' gettin' old ! " , But I Mitecould , but I gotta' go to work tomorrow! Intermediate - I want some obstacles . Novice - I can do a full lock turn !!! Beginner - I have NO IDEA WTF I'm doing ! Got the Seniors ( ridin' Int ) and the Youth . I agree the local level needs polarization . Across the board . But the NATC/AMA needs to get together . Period . Another observation ...Depending on your geography and rider numbers/skills , it's going to be hard to match Apples with Apples . IMHO

Atomant , Thanks for posting this , I had been thinking it was forgotten ( or not seen )and I had taken no pictures . My favorite was the Wassel Framed Bantam . #60 in a run of 60 . There was some very nice hardware there .

Somehow I didn't have the time to sit and chat ( probably a good thing ) the booth seemed busy , but everytime I went by , the youngster was riding around showing great technique / skills . Anyone get his name ? I can see that resistance is futile ..." Hey Zacky , look what GrandPa's got " !