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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2016, 04:46:52 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2016, 05:45:58 PM » |
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Great report, Dave!! You guys had a ride within a ride, within a ride. Great pictures, and good narratives. Feel like I was there with you!! Laundry total had to be $20.00 plus!! Thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2016, 06:02:29 PM » |
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Great ride report Thanks for taking the time to share the ride . Our group was on y'all's heels but never crossed paths after InZane on our way to Maine . |
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2016, 08:10:26 PM » |
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Ya'll ridin' too slow, Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2016, 08:28:12 PM » |
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Most of my riding is towards the west, but your ride report makes me want to maybe take an easterly trip. Thanks for sharing that ride.
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2016, 08:31:49 PM » |
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Most of my riding is towards the west, but your ride report makes me want to maybe take an easterly trip. Thanks for sharing that ride.
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2016, 05:24:12 AM » |
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That is an excellent ride report! I've been to a few of the New England locales you visited, it was nice to see them again. Brought back some good memories.
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2016, 06:12:36 AM » |
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What a terrific report! You all were an excellent riding team. Thank you for sharing your adventure! Oh and it was nice meeting you all at InZaine....  Keith
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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2016, 06:31:39 AM » |
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Good report of your wanderings.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2016, 07:02:11 AM » |
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I can not tell you Dave how thoroughly I enjoyed your travel adventures, made one feel as though they were there. I have been through many of the places you documented, not so much in upper New England, however mine were so often in a hurry dealing with expedited freight and from the Interstate, in which one does not see much. There is so much to see in this great country and a motorcycle on the back roads is by far the best way. I watched your home of Moreno Valley explode in population during the mid 80s to mid 90s on my numerous trips from LA to Palm Springs. I also enjoyed watching the tankers, especially KC 135s fly overhead on in the Mojave from their March AFB home. I have eaten at the Golden Corral in Richmond, IN ( 25 miles from my house ) last August for our club leaders wife's 75th birthday. I enjoyed it but for my wife's Birthday's she always insists on the Texas Roadhouse just down the street from the Corral.
What a glorious adventure you fellows got to have. Very jealous here.
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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2016, 07:07:28 AM » |
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Awesome report. Trip of a lifetime!! Thanks for sharing Cadillac Mtn in Acadia= Beautiful Park   |
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2016, 07:19:11 AM » |
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What a terrific report! You all were an excellent riding team. Thank you for sharing your adventure! Oh and it was nice meeting you all at InZaine.... Keith Not only are they an excellent riding team. They are 4 GREAT guys to ride with. My wife and I have done several rides with them and we've ALWAYS had a great time. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2016, 08:13:00 AM » |
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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2016, 09:44:27 AM » |
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Excellent ride report Dave, thanks for taking us with you!. It was really good to see you guys at InZane. God willing, in a few years we will be riding together when we move out into your neck of the woods in Prescott. |
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2016, 09:45:21 AM » |
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Wish I knew you all were coming thru the Hudson Valley I would have helped steer you away from Albany and put you on 22 north along the Vt border
That was a great report lots of memories as I saw the pics of the Adirondack lakes loop and the country store in Vt
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« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2016, 11:07:42 AM » |
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Thanks for the excellent report, Dave! What a great trip! It was fun being with you, Dennis, George, and John if only for a little bit of it.
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« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2016, 11:15:43 AM » |
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Fantastic ride, fantastic report. Upper Maine is a usually unexplored portion New England that is as beautiful a place in the country as can be found. Stepping back in time to a simpler way of living life; towns that aren't in a hurry to modernize and are happy with it. They still roll with the seasons in ordering their lives. Bravo to your journal.  |
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« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2016, 11:58:12 AM » |
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What a great report Dave. Disco and I rode about 4,500 miles and also had a blast. Thanks for letting us tag along up in Maine. The weather was perfect. Now back to 97F and 90% humidity..... South Texas. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2016, 03:28:30 PM » |
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What a great report Must have taken a while to put that puppy together, nice work. Thank you. It's nice to see appreciation for the North East area, there is some really great riding here. Just got to get past the pot holed, broken pavement with patches on patches, dirt would be better, roads to get to it  I just did some riding in the Adirondack area, it was beautiful. |
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« Reply #21 on: July 07, 2016, 05:58:03 PM » |
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Fantastic report!!!!
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« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2016, 07:27:46 PM » |
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Man oh man how tall is the one dude? He's a giant, nice report on the ride also
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« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2016, 07:39:45 PM » |
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Man oh man how tall is the one dude? He's a giant, nice report on the ride also
 Jim, that's Dave. He's our fearless leader of the SoCal Chapter. Although he did meet his match with a dude at a gas station near Mt. Rushmore last year. I think that guy had Dave by 4 or 5 inches. I wish I could find a pic of it. Maybe one of the other guys will chime in with a pic. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2016, 04:56:31 AM » |
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Great ride report and i was the one that bought that pie that we all shared you guy's had a great trip i hope you liked the East
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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2016, 07:36:03 AM » |
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Tanks again Robin for the great pie, as for my height I'm 6'6" and the fellow we met last year was 7'6" and his name was Dave as well. That was some good riding for sure. Thanks to all for the kind words on my ride report. It was fun to share it all with you.  Dave |
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« Reply #26 on: July 10, 2016, 04:51:20 AM » |
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WOW! Great report on an epic adventure! Thanks for sharing...
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« Reply #27 on: July 10, 2016, 05:25:48 AM » |
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Awesome ride report BigMac. We enjoyed your company at the Thursday evening banquet.
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