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From: Vito on 8 Jun 2010 07:38 S'mee wrote: "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs >> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one >> of the Easy Rider videos. > > New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic > in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. New motorcycles? Circa 1917 IIRC. Yes, LA - Sturgis is only about half the distance coast to coast. Of course after a few days there John & lance rode home again so .... I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. I've don't coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. I was just noting that those old bikes were more reliable than most people think. Sort of like black powder guns.
From: S'mee on 8 Jun 2010 09:13 On Jun 8, 5:38 am, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > S'mee wrote: > "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > >> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs > >> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one > >> of the Easy Rider videos. > > > New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic > > in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. > > New motorcycles? Circa 1917 IIRC. Yes, LA - Sturgis is only about half > the distance coast to coast. Of course after a few days there John & lance > rode home again so .... Like I said! Those are NEW bikes... ;^) > I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. I've don't > coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do > it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. I was just noting that those old > bikes were more reliable than most people think. Sort of like black powder > guns. I can agree with that...though I no a guy who has to retime his.
From: S'mee on 8 Jun 2010 09:14 On Jun 8, 1:54 am, Robert Bolton <robertboltond...(a)gci.net> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:42:44 -0700 (PDT), "S'mee" > > <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >http://www.goraiders.org/bike/100603ShakeDownRide/4.html > > >Just scroll down...it's an older harley (1914) a survivor by the looks > >of it and that guy is carrying the BARE minimum of gear. > > I am definitely looking forward to the day when I have all the time in > the world. as am I. Probally be between jobs and a week or two puttering around might be fun. > Nice vid, and scenery. That part of the world is even better in person.
From: Mark Olson on 8 Jun 2010 09:19 Vito wrote: > S'mee wrote: > "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >>> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs >>> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one >>> of the Easy Rider videos. >> New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic >> in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. > > New motorcycles? Circa 1917 IIRC. Yes, LA - Sturgis is only about half > the distance coast to coast. Of course after a few days there John & lance > rode home again so .... > > I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. I've don't > coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do > it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. I was just noting that those old > bikes were more reliable than most people think. Sort of like black powder > guns. This guy's story is quite an entertaining read. I suggest reading online, the facsimile version, by clicking on the image of the book. The quality of the images are quite good and add considerably to the text. http://www.archive.org/details/acrossamerica00sheprich Across America by motor-cycle (1922) by C.K. Shepherd An excerpt: "The total number of replacements to the engine alone comprised the following : Five new cylinders ; three pistons ; five gudgeon pins ; three complete sets of bearings ; two connecting rods, and eleven sparking plugs. The machine was entirely overhauled on four occasions between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and on three of these by the recognized agents of the manufacturers. The engine cut-out switch was the only part of the machine that did not break, come loose, or go wrong sooner or later. I was thrown off 142 times, and after that I stopped counting. Apart from that I had no trouble."
From: S'mee on 8 Jun 2010 11:38
On Jun 8, 7:19 am, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Vito wrote: > > S'mee wrote: > > "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > >>> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs > >>> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one > >>> of the Easy Rider videos. > >> New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic > >> in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. > > > New motorcycles? Circa 1917 IIRC. Yes, LA - Sturgis is only about half > > the distance coast to coast. Of course after a few days there John & lance > > rode home again so .... > > > I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. I've don't > > coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do > > it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. I was just noting that those old > > bikes were more reliable than most people think. Sort of like black powder > > guns. > > This guy's story is quite an entertaining read. I suggest reading online, > the facsimile version, by clicking on the image of the book. The quality > of the images are quite good and add considerably to the text. > > http://www.archive.org/details/acrossamerica00sheprich > > Across America by motor-cycle (1922) by C.K. Shepherd > > An excerpt: > > "The total number of replacements to the engine alone > comprised the following : Five new cylinders ; three > pistons ; five gudgeon pins ; three complete sets of > bearings ; two connecting rods, and eleven sparking plugs. > > The machine was entirely overhauled on four occasions > between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and on three of > these by the recognized agents of the manufacturers. > The engine cut-out switch was the only part of the machine > that did not break, come loose, or go wrong sooner or > later. I was thrown off 142 times, and after that I stopped > counting. Apart from that I had no trouble." That last line is the best one and most telling. That is a REAL motorcyclist...when I grow old I hope to be that optomisticly phlegmatic. |