Many years ago at an Inzane in Johnson City

[Oss]

Don and Tracy led a ride up to their slice of heaven

I was behind Misfit and Lil'Bit on this stretch of road and LD was on the beast taking pics and dancin like usual  She passes at about 90 or so laughing all the way  Yep I got passed by a girl  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaNHTyb0gg

On the way back it poured !  Misfit was running a ToyoProxes T1 and I was so impressed with his bike in the rain I got one the next year.  

Tracy whatever happened to the pics or video you took

[John Schmidt]

I remember you guys taking off in that bunch, unfortunately for me....I didn't(couldn't) join you. I was having some pinstripping done about then, can't remember the young guys name. Also, I think that was when I first you Oss, probably not a huge event in your life, I just seem to recall it. Don't even remember who did the intro, but no matter. Some great riding up that way, would love to have another InZane in that same location. (staff....hint, hint) 

[Misfit]

I remember that day well Evan. 

[G-Man]

I remember that day well Evan. 

Me too!   

[GiG]

I remember that day well Evan. 

Me too!   

Me too.
Lot's of fun things happened that day.
Its when the pic of me in a trash bag was taken... 

[Oss]

so who else was on the ride

I want to say
Detn8er, Joe, Hard 6, Strider, think maybe Charliemac

Do any of you remember if you were on that ride to the Upsndowns ranch sound off

Pretty sure Hard6 went down on the gravel turning into their driveway, and then left
 

Oss

[Misfit]

JP stayed because it was he and I that replaced the valve cover on the side of the road after the dude on the maroon and cream went down. I remember Gig dropped his bike at the gas station that morning also. Evan had a trunk full of tough biscuits too. Wizard was another one on that ride. Who else? 

[Oss]

rotf

Yeah I had forgotten that I brought a bunch of fresh bagels down to Johnson City

If it werent for the (kinda hard) bagels we would have eaten nothing at all for lunch

You didnt use yours as a kickstand did you Damon?

[GiG]

I don't remember ever dropping my bike "in public"  
I do remember nearly falling off though when tweety bird committed suicide into Don's mesh jacket and got stuck there by his beak.  Don plucked Tweety out and threw him up in the air and THE Detonator made an astonishing mid-air one handed  dead Tweety grab!

The souther boys was all making fun of Evan's stale biscuits 

I remember seeing that MD dude on the maroon bike putting BOTH feet down in every curve and knowing I needed to be ahead of him to save my own hide !  

JP was not happy about hitting the gravel at the end of Tracey's drive.

I had made a "conscious" decision to leave rain gear at home  
That was some of the biggest rain I ever rode in, would do it all again in a heartbeat  

[Oss]

and they ate them and didnt use them for target practice

that dude from Md was PIA for sure. Don JP and Damon really did him solid and he was not
a stand up guy

Agree   Would never ride with him in the future

It also poured so hard on the way into JC that Gman had to buy new boots   

He had to borrow my sneakers to ride with,  we had to burn the sneakers   

[The emperor has no clothes]

I remember seeing that MD dude on the maroon bike putting BOTH feet down in every curve

Really ? That must have been quite the sight. Did he get hurt ?

[Misfit]

rotf

Yeah I had forgotten that I brought a bunch of fresh bagels down to Johnson City

If it werent for the (kinda hard) bagels we would have eaten nothing at all for lunch

You didnt use yours as a kickstand did you Damon?

Was glad to have it. I think that you were the only one in the group with something to eat while we waited on the ambulance and some motorcycle parts. I really was a great ride. 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Worse biscuits I've ever had... What I remember most about that ride was the waterhead that went down... I didn't care for that dude . Remember months later he had the bike on Flea-bay and was using pre-crashed pictures in the ad... Dude was a dick I'm glad he's gone.

[G-Man]

I remember seeing that MD dude on the maroon bike putting BOTH feet down in every curve

Really ? That must have been quite the sight. Did he get hurt ?

I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into.  If you haven't ridden the twisties with Joe and them, you don't know what to expect.  He wound up in the ditch between the road and the mountain and then tried to bring it up onto the road but the bottom of the motor caught the edge of the road and laid him out hard.  Took off half his mustache.  I think he broke and arm and a rib and beat up his shoulder real bad.  He hobbled around the hotel for the rest of the rally and then got a ride home I think. 

[shortleg]

  That was the year that Goody and I helped Big BF with all his work because he had crash that year
and was a bit hurt.
   The guy that crashed was a dick, left owning a few people money and more than few favores.

[GiG]

That dick is not gone, he posts on here occasionally.
Big Al MD
        

[Dave Ritsema]

I liked Johnson City, it was one of my favorite venues.

Thought I would post a few random InZane pics from the past.

[Highbinder]

That was quite a ride that day, if ya'll remember we also had a pick-up truck heading down the 4 lane lose control ran across the media and went in front of the ride so close, we rode thru the dust!

I remember the bird, hit me straight in the chest and scared the crap out of me, I didn't know what it was at first, I grabbed it and tossed it up in the air, kinda like fly birdy, fly! Didn't work , looked in my mirrors and saw Detner try catch it, not sure he did or not..

I could write several pages about all the things that happen that day, some good some bad, but all good memories with a lot of good people

[hubcapsc]

I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into.  If you haven't ridden the twisties with Joe and them, you don't know what to expect.

I was there that year, but had not yet made friends out of the Tennessee boys... I remember
bidding an awesome strawberry pie for less than $100 though, and Joe was one
of the ones who got a slice of it...

My experience with Joe and them is to expect them to wait for you at every turn
even if it ruins the ride, and pick you up when you go down. I think I'm glad I
didn't meet up with the foot dragging guy...

-Mike "remember who's at the controls of your motorcycle and you'll be good..."

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

That dick is not gone, he posts on here occasionally.
Big Al MD
        

I'm 99% sure that is not the same person. Al sent Presley a Christmas gift several years ago and the dude that crashed didn't have gas money and was mooching off any and all that was near him . Al seemed to be very much financially stable .

[Willow]

That dick is not gone, he posts on here occasionally.
Big Al MD
        

I'm 99% sure that is not the same person. Al sent Presley a Christmas gift several years ago and the dude that crashed didn't have gas money and was mooching off any and all that was near him . Al seemed to be very much financially stable .

I'm 100% sure that wasn't Al of MD.  Al of MD hadn't owned a Valk for quite some time before that incident.  The rider in that incident soaked or tried to soak several VRCC members and ultimately drifted away.

[GiG]

That dick is not gone, he posts on here occasionally.
Big Al MD
        

I'm 99% sure that is not the same person. Al sent Presley a Christmas gift several years ago and the dude that crashed didn't have gas money and was mooching off any and all that was near him . Al seemed to be very much financially stable .

I'm 100% sure that wasn't Al of MD.  Al of MD hadn't owned a Valk for quite some time before that incident.  The rider in that incident soaked or tried to soak several VRCC members and ultimately drifted away.

OOOPS, Sorry!

My apologies to Big AL MD. I always thought it was him that crashed... 

I remember that truck crash directly in front of the group, too. Dust and wheels still spinning as we passed. Guy crossed over the median just to crash right in front of us! If we was goin 2mph faster...    

[Oss]

It was absolutely not Big Al but some dude who made us about an hour late riding down as he was meeting us at some gas station in northern Va.  Might have had Russian Concussion- Toly? (custom red Valk) riding with us that trip.  RC was a righteous dude. Hope his lovely wife Rosie recovered from the cancer she had.  They were great people

The fella that crashed stayed a few nites in gman and my room and yeah he soaked lots of folks including myself. Still, I do believe, better IMHO to help out a fellow rider with no expectation of reward than to leave him or her in bad way.  I found out that ride in about the great hearts of the men and women of this club and started calling them my family and always will

Joe, real sorry about those stale bagels, after 3 or 4 days in a paper bag even the best bread will get hard on ya     Next time I will call for fresh croissants from the road

[G-Man]

Way I look at things,.... I never loan people money.  Ever.  In my mind, it's a gift.  If I get it back, great.  If I don't, I wasn't expecting it.  However, I may not give a second gift if I do not feel that the first gift was appreciated in one form or another.  This one taught me lesson in that I won't "lend" money to someone I don't know.  And he was like 2 hours late to our meeting spot on the way to the rally!     .

[G-Man]

I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into.  If you haven't ridden the twisties with Joe and them, you don't know what to expect.

I was there that year, but had not yet made friends out of the Tennessee boys... I remember
bidding an awesome strawberry pie for less than $100 though, and Joe was one
of the ones who got a slice of it...

My experience with Joe and them is to expect them to wait for you at every turn
even if it ruins the ride, and pick you up when you go down. I think I'm glad I
didn't meet up with the foot dragging guy...

-Mike "remember who's at the controls of your motorcycle and you'll be good..."

Now, this crash occurred a few bikes in front of me, only about a 1/2 mile into the twists.  Joe and them were leading so they continued on.  So, at that point in time, I still never had ridden with them, I mean really ridden with them.  So a day or 2 later, I'm coming back from a gas stop and see them leaving for a ride and I turned around and got in line with Joe, Mark, Frog, Damon, and someone else, maybe Mike(?).  Frog was behind me when we got into the woods and then the twists.  Within 4 curves, I couldn't see them any more so I just pushed ahead and continued on the ride.  Some time later, one of them came back to see if there was trouble, but it was just me trying to keep up and keep it on the road.  Finally caught up with the rest up ahead.  Took a little cityboy yankee ribbing but it was all in good fun.  Apologized to Frog for slowing him down and he said it was Fine because he was chewing and spitting and just laying back. 

I like to think I'm a decent rider and can keep up with most of those I've ridden with, but you HAVE to know your limitations.  And if you're putting your feet down in turns, your limitations are glaring.  Back off, let people pass, and go home safe.

[GiG]

I could write a book about the Pool Parties in Johnson City!

The Dick Tease, introduction to White Lightnin, the Jerry Springer incident, on and on, but the best one was at the very end.

A HUGE dude was smoking circus sized cee-gars and drinking some kind of funky jungle juice concoction all night. Seriously, the guy was 6'6", 280#. Earlier, his ol lady had told me her room number on 3rd floor (  ).
Well, the HUGE dude couldn't seem to make it out of the parking lot at 4:30 am, said something about selling "Buicks".  I went in the lobby and got the luggage cart, took it to the parking lot and loaded his ass on the cart. Then I took him to the elevator and delivered him to his room.
Never saw ol Drano after that...

[Dave Ritsema]

I could write a book about the Pool Parties in Johnson City!

Now Gig my brother, you KNOW what happens in Johnson City STAYS in Johnson City!

 

[mojo]

The guy that tried to ride with you all and crashed was a newbie to riding.  He came back to the ground zero all mangled up and tried to eat a Joel B chicken dinner at the table with us. Couldn't open his mouth and had food all over him.  The girls tried to help out but he was either on oxycodone or born that way.. Either way, I talked to him and he said he had just gotten the bike and shouldn't have tried to ride with experienced riders on backroads.. I doubt he ever rode a Valk again.... In his lane anyway..

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I could write a book about the Pool Parties in Johnson City!

The Dick Tease, introduction to White Lightnin, the Jerry Springer incident, on and on, but the best one was at the very end.

A HUGE dude was smoking circus sized cee-gars and drinking some kind of funky jungle juice concoction all night. Seriously, the guy was 6'6", 280#. Earlier, his ol lady had told me her room number on 3rd floor (   ).
Well, the HUGE dude couldn't seem to make it out of the parking lot at 4:30 am, said something about selling "Buicks".  I went in the lobby and got the luggage cart, took it to the parking lot and loaded his ass on the cart. Then I took him to the elevator and delivered him to his room.
Never saw ol Drano after that...

Best I remember Jig I helped  load his drunk ass on the luggage cart and even knocked on his Ol'Lady's door. Like Dave said what happened in JC stays in JC... No doubt the best of InZane even if it was just up the road for me... A lot of crap went down on that one even " somewhat " lost a friend I thought I'd have for life and still don't know what I did to make that happen. It use to bother me but time heals all wounds.

[Misfit]

I had totally forgotten about Draino. He was a big dude with big cigars. That dude was a riot. Good memories. 

[GiG]

I could write a book about the Pool Parties in Johnson City!

The Dick Tease, introduction to White Lightnin, the Jerry Springer incident, on and on, but the best one was at the very end.

A HUGE dude was smoking circus sized cee-gars and drinking some kind of funky jungle juice concoction all night. Seriously, the guy was 6'6", 280#. Earlier, his ol lady had told me her room number on 3rd floor (   ).
Well, the HUGE dude couldn't seem to make it out of the parking lot at 4:30 am, said something about selling "Buicks".  I went in the lobby and got the luggage cart, took it to the parking lot and loaded his ass on the cart. Then I took him to the elevator and delivered him to his room.
Never saw ol Drano after that...

Best I remember Jig I helped  load his drunk ass on the luggage cart and even knocked on his Ol'Lady's door. Like Dave said what happened in JC stays in JC... No doubt the best of InZane even if it was just up the road for me... A lot of crap went down on that one...

Yeah, I was intentionally leaving your name out of the story, Joe, but you were involved, for sure.
We were walking him towards the lobby, me and you on each side of Drano. Then the waterworks started and you threw up your hands and said "You're on your own!" . Drano fell down. We was afraid he was gonna drown right there in the parking lot! So that's when the luggage rack made its appearance

[Reb]

Damn,


I missed all the good ones

[GiG]

Ask Joe about his stalker...   

[Reb]

Ask Joe about his stalker...    

I believe this was the first Inzane my Aunt n' Uncle attended. After hearing about this character they called "Smokin Joe" I was eager to get a Valkyrie and meet this feller.

8 years later I'm living in a log home in the great state of Tennessee surrounded by some of the best roads and people a man could ask for.....

It's great to hear these stories and take the time to reflect.  

I'll be sure to ask him  

[3fan4life]

My first two Inzanes were in Johnson City.

Would love to do another one there sometime as well.

Inzane VIII: http://s194.photobucket.com/user/3fan4life/library/Inzane%20VIII

[Harryc]

Dropping bikes and roadside repairs...good times. . You guys are hard core. Lol

[Hook#3287]

That dick is not gone, he posts on here occasionally.
Big Al MD
      

As you guys have figured out, that idiot is not Big Al MD.  He lives in Vegas now. (the idiot)

I bought that bike on e-bay.  When I got there (MD) is when I found out the extent of the damage from his trip to InZane.  He had intentionally left out listing damage, like a hole in the valve cover that was JBWelded. An excellent job, but still  

I almost walked, but he said he would throw in a set of wheels he had.  That, and I fell in love with her.  I checked her out well and decided she was still worth what I paid, loaded her up and drove home.

Posting about my experience is when I found out about what had happened and how the POS had taken some of the members that had stepped up to help him.

I stripped her down, repaired or replaced everything that needed repair or replacement, to wipe his ownership away.

She's the one on the left.



I hope they hold another Inzane in that area, I'll make that.

[98 T]

I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into.  If you haven't ridden the twisties with Joe and them, you don't know what to expect.

I was there that year, but had not yet made friends out of the Tennessee boys... I remember
bidding an awesome strawberry pie for less than $100 though, and Joe was one
of the ones who got a slice of it...

My experience with Joe and them is to expect them to wait for you at every turn
even if it ruins the ride, and pick you up when you go down. I think I'm glad I
didn't meet up with the foot dragging guy...

-Mike "remember who's at the controls of your motorcycle and you'll be good..."

Now, this crash occurred a few bikes in front of me, only about a 1/2 mile into the twists.  Joe and them were leading so they continued on.  So, at that point in time, I still never had ridden with them, I mean really ridden with them.  So a day or 2 later, I'm coming back from a gas stop and see them leaving for a ride and I turned around and got in line with Joe, Mark, Frog, Damon, and someone else, maybe Mike(?).  Frog was behind me when we got into the woods and then the twists.  Within 4 curves, I couldn't see them any more so I just pushed ahead and continued on the ride.  Some time later, one of them came back to see if there was trouble, but it was just me trying to keep up and keep it on the road.  Finally caught up with the rest up ahead.  Took a little cityboy yankee ribbing but it was all in good fun.  Apologized to Frog for slowing him down and he said it was Fine because he was chewing and spitting and just laying back.  

I like to think I'm a decent rider and can keep up with most of those I've ridden with, but you HAVE to know your limitations.  And if you're putting your feet down in turns, your limitations are glaring.  Back off, let people pass, and go home safe.

G-man, Oss,  - I was there that day too.  I remember  Hard 6  had set his bike over on Tracy and Don's gravel approach to their driveway...  He broke a couple pieces of chrome off and decided to walk up to their ranch and leave the bike down by the highway.   I remember the fresh bagels.

The guy who crashed was  "Catman" or "Katman"  from Maryland.   Hard 6 was having a bad day after that  tip over in the driveway so I stayed in back with him.  We were bringing up the rear and came around the corner and saw Katman on his knees in the road and his bike on it's side with a busted valve cover, leaking oil on the road.

I remember Oss and G-man getting   "arrested" by the sheriff.  Don went back to his house and got a pick up truck to bring  Katman's bike  there as I think we were only about 15 miles or so from their house.  I remember it rained on an off that day.

 Oss - remember when we tried to make the  911 call?  Nobody had any signal... eventually, you got a signal (a quarter bar) by hanging over a cliff and I think it was Gman and I and some others who locked arms with you to keep you from falling over...


Was an eventful day for sure!!!