Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 Always sad to have to say goodbye and start heading home And great meeting some new faces this trip Derek 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 Always sad to have to say goodbye and start heading home And great meeting some new faces this trip Derek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 These go by so quickly. What a trip over the Rockies with Derek, Tammy, Rob, Craig, Darren, Jeff and Al. So great riding and hanging out with you all. I'd do it again next week. You're the best. Saw old friends and made new ones. My special thanks to Corner Carver for letting me sample some real hp and to the Carver clan for diving in on our dead stators. VFRD at its best. Obligatory Rushmore shot . . . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Ticket Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Sounds like it was a good SumSum. 👍 Wishing everyone a safe ride home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer didit Posted July 13, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 It was an incredible event. Just a few highlights for now, with more to come once we're home. - Huge bow in respect to Fred & Lisa (huntinggunns & VcFR) for the rescue run. - To all the superior mechanically inclined Carvers, Qdawg VeeferCanuk and others, helping to perform 2 parking lot stator-ectomies, a chain relink & install plus several other tunes, tweaks and fittings. - OUTSTANDING hospitality from Don & Brenda the owners of the Rocket Motel (everyone needs to post 5******* on google & trip adviser for them) - The many helping hands to make the event such a smooth operation, best in 9 years. I'm sure a flood of pics will follow as everyone departed today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer COS_VFR Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 Rangemaster and I made it across Nebraska and most of East Colorado, parting ways at 2:40p in Limon, CO. I just rolled into the garage at 4p. Tony was right it was a great event. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, didit said: It was an incredible event. Just a few highlights for now, with more to come once we're home. - Huge bow in respect to Fred & Lisa (huntinggunns & VcFR) for the rescue run. - To all the superior mechanically inclined Carvers, Qdawg VeeferCanuk and others, helping to perform 2 parking lot stator-ectomies, a chain relink & install plus several other tunes, tweaks and fittings. - OUTSTANDING hospitality from Don & Brenda the owners of the Rocket Motel (everyone needs to post 5******* on google & trip adviser for them) - The many helping hands to make the event such a smooth operation, best in 9 years. I'm sure a flood of pics will follow as everyone departed today. And Tony, Thanks to you, without which none of this would have happened. You never dissappoint - fantastic job as always. Safe travels home. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Currently traversing the flats at redonkulous speeds. Pics later. For now...it was EPIC!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 13, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 13, 2018 Tammy works on cornering skills in the parking lot while Mr Carver instructs and 4 other volunteers lean the bike so she can get the feel of it. The Carvers play tug of war with CagelessinSeattles stator wire. Those things are a real PITA on a 6th gen, but were no match for a determined bunch of VFRD attendees. Lots of hands pitching in on that one. Finally the Rocket near sunset. It was neat as a pin and the owners were super hosts. I needed a battery for my cell phone - the closest availble was in Rapid City an hour away. They offered to pick it up for me as they were headed there later in the day. You won't find that at a chain hotel. They were super nice people, and good cooks too!! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 Top photo Progress on the stator transplant continues as Mini Carver works diligently. No one would leave for the closing dinner until this work was complete. 2nd photo Tammy sews another patch on to her riding jacket. 3rd Everyone watched with interest while cornering techniques were discussed. Bottom, A riding buddy of mine (5th gen owner) died in his sleep last year at the way too young age of 49. He had emigrated from Ireland and motorcycles were his life as well as livelihood. The sticker I received at his funeral went on my windscreen so he could ride along. He would have loved it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 Tammy has posted a link to a album with tons of photos on Vfrd people on Facebook for those that are not FB Friends 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 Stopped at Devils Tower on the way home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Lee is home. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 More socializing before the closing dinner. Didit packs some tough questions for the prizes - I wish I'd studied. The last thing on my mind prior to leaving home was that I would need to be able to spell "Fahrenheit " . . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 34468Randy Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 I so wished I was able to be there. Is this an annual event or bi-annual event? Depending on just when it happens, I may be recovered enough from up coming hip surgery to make it next year. That will be the goal anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer huskysooner Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 Made it home last night at 11:15 pm, rattling clutch and all, after parting ways with panamawing and Lee2002. Thanks to Tony for allowing me to register late and for organizing a super event. This was my first big VFRD ride, and I had an absolute blast! I don't think I've ever met a nicer group of people. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 The Carver Clan just pullover into Casa de Carver and unloaded the bikes from the trailer, 21 hours after we left yesterday. Pics to follow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gswanson Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 Gswanson home safe at 3:15. Outstanding event, best one so far! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VcFR Posted July 14, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 We are home! We had a great time! Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer didit Posted July 14, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted July 14, 2018 A gusty ride up from Warland to Helena with Jeff, Cora-lynn, Al & Craig. Nothing but beauty weather all the way. So good to hear a chime in that everyone (so far) is making it home safe. Hope I can access Tammy's FB photo album? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Willy Posted July 15, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 7/13/2018 at 4:54 PM, Cogswell said: And Tony, Thanks to you, without which none of this would have happened. You never dissappoint - fantastic job as always. Safe travels home. Dittos to Tony. I was not there but can only imagine half of the effort it took to put this shin-dig on. Despite not attending - we all benefit from the generosity of Tony and others on this forum. Thank you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lee 2002 Posted July 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2018 Once again, Tony arranged an amazing meet. Huskysooner and I left NE Kansas at 0500 to meet Panamawing in Nebraska. We then headed west to our first destination. There is a street in western Nebraska that I share a name with and I've always wanted to visit it, but never had the opportunity. Heading north we crossed the Sand Hills of Nebraska.... a beautiful but desolate place with little sign of human presence. It was here that I first noticed I was having problems. I thought I had lost my speedometer drive nut as my display showed erratic speeds and mileage stopped rolling up. Unfortunately this was not the case, apparently the pulse generator or electronics that read it have low tolerance of low voltage. My stator was failing. At Alliance, NE my bike died when we pulled in to fill the tanks and would not start. A quick check of the battery showed it sitting at 9 volts. Huskysooner jumped on his dry clutch Ducati and rattled off to buy me a new battery. I disabled all non-critical electric circuits. A check with the a meter showed that the bike could (just barely) maintain 12 volts at 5,500 rpm. So off we went to Custer. Me with no lamps. At Custer, Huntingguns had returned from saving Cageless in Seattle from his burned stator. He had already started the process of getting a pair of stators on order. I was the lucky recipient of his foresight. Even with the head start, much of my meet was spent waiting for the FedEx truck to arrive. While I waited, I took a couple of small hikes around the area, taking in the history and scenery. Custer viewed from high above. I was also in the right place at the right time to help in the recovery of Shade's bike when he suffered a broken chain. A big thanks to Dragonfly and Q Dawg for providing the truck needed in this effort. It was like a quick response team jumped into action when the call came in. As soon as FedEx arrived I got to work repairing my bike while Mini Carver went to work on Cageless' motorbike. For those who showed interest in my mini ratchet set google <Wadsworth Super Deluxe Mini-ratchet set> As can be expected with any parking lot repair at a meet, there was a good size "cheering" section with all hands at the ready. Other than stubborn gaskets, all went well on both bikes. Not to be outdone, I burned my stator (right) to a slighly toastier state than Cageless. My bike had 55,xxx miles on it at this point. (New - 24 vac @ idle, 62 vac @ 5500 rpm) The evening festivities were entertaining and fun with Didit keeping everyone in stitches with Corner Carver's help on occasion. (They are not quite the team that Timmy and Carver are, but there was no shortage of things to laugh at.) My multi-meet roomate, GSwanson has moved from his sixth gen VFR to a BMW S1000 XR. He choked me up when he made a presentation of his Sargent saddle to me. I can tell you that it is a huge improvement over the stock seat as witnessed by the comfort I had on my 750+ mile ride home. I was greatly honored when CVVFR arranged to gift me a flag signed by the Canadians. It is a huge honor and a life treasure that I will display proudly. I can't even begin to explain how much this gesture meant to me. Thank you Canadian crew!!!!! At the advice of Axel_7 and Tammy, I was up before the sun the next day to take in the local sights on a foggy morning before the crowds could settle in. It was great advice as I had everything to myself. Following the ride Huskysooner, Panamawing and I joined forces again for the ride to our homes. Led by Panamawing, we took in a few more sights on our way out of Custer. We were able to witness the overnight/day shift change at the bison roadblock when the bison going off duty was relieved by his mate. As one wandered off the road another quickly stepped forward to maintain the post. SumSum 4 !!!!!!! 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 15, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 15, 2018 Tony RE activate your FB ACCOUNT and it will be easy to find it and voila Remember click album name to see all of them. Rob and the two of us had a great day from Cody thru Yellowstone Early and them up to the Berkley pit in Butte then back to Missoula where will part ways till next adventure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer didit Posted July 15, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted July 15, 2018 7 hours ago, Axel_7 said: Tony RE activate your FB ACCOUNT and it will be easy to find it and voila Remember click album name to see all of them. Rob and the two of us had a great day from Cody thru Yellowstone Early and them up to the Berkley pit in Butte then back to Missoula where will part ways till next adventure There is no spoon. RE there is no FB account for me. I'll rely on peeking over the shoulders of others to check this out. Hoping your Yellowstone tour was better than our unintentional route tour. Rule 2: Never route through Yellowstone. Safe and exciting journey wishes to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Axel_7 Posted July 15, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted July 15, 2018 Yellowstone was great almost zero traffic up to the Old faithfull. You just have to get up early 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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