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Near Thurmond, WV....  |
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FloridaValkRyder
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If your offended , you need a history lesson!!
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2012, 02:33:06 PM » |
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Wow... I continue to be amazed at what you do there. That is an incredible picture. It almost looks like a painting. Plus your subject matter, the Valk loaded for a long ride, middle of nowhere it seems and a freight train. Great job.  |
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salty1
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2012, 03:03:50 PM » |
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Great picture! I like the hitch rack for some serious traveling.  |
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Oss
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2012, 03:26:08 PM » |
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great stuff got to love the quality and originality of your work I just love trains, whether models or big old steam locomotives or diesels Your pic reminded me of a pic posted by a member years ago but of course your detail is off the charts wish I could give credit but I cant remember who it is maybe he will see this  |
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
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When you come to the fork in the road, take it
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T-Bird
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« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2012, 05:05:23 PM » |
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Near Thurmond, WV.... "Great Picture" |
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« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2012, 06:24:26 PM » |
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great stuff got to love the quality and originality of your work I just love trains, whether models or big old steam locomotives or diesels Your pic reminded me of a pic posted by a member years ago but of course your detail is off the charts wish I could give credit but I cant remember who it is maybe he will see this Absolutely beautiful!!! |
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An oak tree is nothing but an acorn that stood it's ground!
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« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2012, 07:28:35 PM » |
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 There's something interesting about trains and Valks. They pull like a ............ ......! |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2012, 03:57:51 AM » |
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 -Mike "waiting... waiting... " |
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2012, 04:44:50 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2012, 06:54:40 AM » |
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big iron box steel wheeled things crossing the road?? LOL!
Some serious traveling going on there.......
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henry 008
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« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2012, 07:21:58 AM » |
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Near Thurmond, WV.... love that pic! looks like it needs a ghost in it somewhere... ??? |
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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2012, 09:49:16 AM » |
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Gordorad, looking at your posts, I don't think pictures. Instead "art" is what I see. Excellent work. Thanks for sharing.
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gordorad
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2012, 10:05:30 AM » |
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Thank you very much!!
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bigguy
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« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2012, 02:16:12 PM » |
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Not as artistic as Gordorad's. But it's interesting how many of us have related our Valks to trains.  Queen Wilhelmina State park atop Rich Mountain near Mean Arkansas. |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2012, 03:46:14 PM » |
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bigguy
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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2012, 04:52:38 PM » |
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As I sit here at my desk thinking about my bike, I can hear train whistles echoing through the ancient buildings. I can also hear the sound of the cars on the tracks. In this canyon of aged bricks and mortar, the sounds echo from the sides of empty buildings that stare with empty eyes of broken glass. While loud, it’s an ethereal sound, seeming to come from another world or time. Somehow the feelings those sounds stir in my soul resonate with the thoughts of my motorcycle.
Those sounds make me want to mount my bike with my wife behind me, and follow the ghostly clacks and whistles to some other place. Riding is far more than simply getting from point A to B. At its best, riding takes you to the place that lonely train whistle comes from. It could be a moonlit desert with the lights of a small town in the distance. It might be a high pass, mists rising from the ditches as it carves its way through a mountain forest. It may be a passage through rolling plains, swept with waving grass as the winds kiss the earth.
It’s not a place you’ll ever actually get to. It’s more like a place you’ll pass through on the way to a dream. It’s a place the stress and troubles of the day have a hard time following you. It’s a place you have to be willing to accept on its own terms.From the blog "Bikers and Hobos."Thanks gordorad for the inspiration.
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