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2021 Spring Memorial Ride May 20-23


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I am leaving in about ten minutes for PreRide.  I'll see those of you who make it on Wednesday in Franklin.  

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Got brand new Michelin Pilot Road 2 tires. Changed oil and oil filter with HONDA brand, no more K+N filters.

Thanks. I will be thinking of you and thanks again.

 

Bill

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Booked my room. Can't break away until the end of the week. See y'all Friday!!!!

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Had a great time! Thanks for letting me ride with y'all on Saturday.

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Just got home this afternoon. Pics and details when I get caught up a bit. We had over thirty bikes and about 13 or so VFR's this year.

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On 5/24/2021 at 8:04 PM, Sweeper said:

Just got home this afternoon. Pics and details when I get caught up a bit. We had over thirty bikes and about 13 or so VFR's this year.

I'll be looking forward to those pictures With Wild Anticipation!:wheel:

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4 hours ago, Dutchy said:

Any "nice puppies" pictures? :laugh:

Sorry Leon, I didn't get any. Aaron did have his there so maybe somebody got one.

 

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2021 SpringRide is in the books. If you didn't show, you missed a great one! I drove up to CasadeCarver on Friday to meet CornerCarver and Clarkson for a ride to Franklin where the rest of the PreRide crew was waiting. When I loaded my bikes in the trailer, I discovered that my CB500X had a leaking fork seal. No problem, I had the seals ready for Racetech install. I was lucky enough to have some help from MiniCarver installing the new seals. It went perfectly of course!😀

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We had some hotel mixups and ended up with only one room so Steve was nice enough to put us all up in his basement. 

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We were instructed not to touch Jamie's bike so.....IMG_8310.thumb.JPG.db4cdda849bb04cbbd89ad0dbe2a769a.JPG

This is how you kick off the PreRide! Its an optical delusion. 

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Breakfast of motoGP. Andy has a cast iron stomach.

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You all may have seen something about a gas shortage?

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A nice lady rolled up and told us there was gas with no waiting two miles down the road.

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Some fancy pants hotel in Marion, Va. The desk clerk took great pleasure in asking if we wanted a single queen.

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More food.IMG_8325.thumb.JPG.c37d0986635c62947a7e9e536a8157d2.JPG

Just two guys looking at Clarkson's butt.

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We did The Snake but only one time this trip.

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The worlds shortest tunnel.

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This tire was new four days ago. Less than 1K miles. CLARKSON!!!!!

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Steve was nice enough to loan us a spare wheel with a new tire.

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It turns out that Honda's do run better with oil.

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It was great to see MiniCarver two up. She's a keeper!

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This bike is amazing! Always great to see Griff and his baby.

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Saturday nights green jersey awards. We only had two tip overs by our two newest riders and both about five foot nothing.

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Sunday morning.

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I returned Steve's WR just like he gave it to me.....almost.

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So, there was a rumor that Timmy was going to grace us with his presence on Saturday night. My child decided it would be fun to come see him again. Timmy mess up and pulled a no show. On her way out of town on Sunday, she stopped by the dealership to see him but he was not there again! She called me and asked permission to take a pic with her middle finger extended for him. Of course I said DO IT! She got a little nervous that the patrons might miss understand so we got this...

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After a late arrival back at CasadeCarver, we had to toast to the week. It well into the evening. This last pic was taken for our favorite Kanadian.

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Sorry for the lack of good pics. I really had a hard time taking any after chasing these guys around all week on a paint shaker.

 

 

And yes, there are stories that won't be told except in person.😛

 

 

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3 hours ago, Sweeper said:

2021 SpringRide is in the books. If you didn't show, you missed a great one! I drove up to CasadeCarver on Friday to meet CornerCarver and Clarkson for a ride to Franklin where the rest of the PreRide crew was waiting. When I loaded my bikes in the trailer, I discovered that my CB500X had a leaking fork seal. No problem, I had the seals ready for Racetech install. I was lucky enough to have some help from MiniCarver installing the new seals. It went perfectly of course!😀

 

We had some hotel mixups and ended up with only one room so Steve was nice enough to put us all up in his basement. 

 

We were instructed not to touch Jamie's bike so.....

This is how you kick off the PreRide! Its an optical delusion. 

 

Breakfast of motoGP. Andy has a cast iron stomach.

 

You all may have seen something about a gas shortage?

 

A nice lady rolled up and told us there was gas with no waiting two miles down the road.

 

Some fancy pants hotel in Marion, Va. The desk clerk took great pleasure in asking if we wanted a single queen.

 

More food.

Just two guys looking at Clarkson's butt.

IMG_8329.thumb.JPG.555871c17581ab5aca7ac54456b2cc8b.JPG

We did The Snake but only one time this trip.

 

The worlds shortest tunnel.

 

This tire was new four days ago. Less than 1K miles. CLARKSON!!!!!

IMG_8341.thumb.JPG.4547569a8f80f86fedc2d8ddad8693aa.JPG

Steve was nice enough to loan us a spare wheel with a new tire.

 

It turns out that Honda's do run better with oil.

 

It was great to see MiniCarver two up. She's a keeper!

 

This bike is amazing! Always great to see Griff and his baby.

 

Saturday nights green jersey awards. We only had two tip overs by our two newest riders and both about five foot nothing.

 

Sunday morning.

 

I returned Steve's WR just like he gave it to me.....almost.

 

So, there was a rumor that Timmy was going to grace us with his presence on Saturday night. My child decided it would be fun to come see him again. Timmy mess up and pulled a no show. On her way out of town on Sunday, she stopped by the dealership to see him but he was not there again! She called me and asked permission to take a pic with her middle finger extended for him. Of course I said DO IT! She got a little nervous that the patrons might miss understand so we got this...

IMG_8368.thumb.JPG.a835346b3fa05f61411492ed8add7d8a.JPG 

After a late arrival back at CasadeCarver, we had to toast to the week. It well into the evening. This last pic was taken for our favorite Kanadian.

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Sorry for the lack of good pics. I really had a hard time taking any after chasing these guys around all week on a paint shaker.

 

 

And yes, there are stories that won't be told except in person.😛

 

 

 

So many excellent pics and story recounting Sweeper - how do you remember it all?

A lot of digits up, a lot of digits down in this bit of business.

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I know I should have put this out there two weeks ago. Sorry. I had a great time and was pleasantly surprised at the number of people that showed up (@30). I was expecting maybe a dozen. Met some new friends and found some new roads. Looking forward to the Fall event then next Spring. 

 

Bill Mersch

aka MisterBill

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When I returned home, I put Ol'Heavy in the shipping container while I finish some shop renovations. I don't think she's happy. The mystery of the missing fluid my be revealed soon.🤨IMG_8401.thumb.JPG.7c1edafb282657cd4d01b5a174afb0c0.JPG

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