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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day.
We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club: http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=3 Pentagon North parking lot - full. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=2 Yours truly on one of the near overpasses. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=0 All lined up! http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=1 What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjk http://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On May 27, 7:06*am, John H wrote:
Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin.. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 *hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club:http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Pentagon North parking lot - full.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Yours truly on one of the near overpasses.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... All lined up!http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well.. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjkhttp://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Excellent, John! I'm glad you had a great event and weather to match. I don't have the time at the moment to scan all the pics, but the first link looked really swell. "one of these days" I'll get a bike going and do the run. The last time I made a long distance run was on a 1969 M. Goose V-7 Ambassador. I went about 15 hrs. straight to Orlando. Not the most powerful bike in the world, but it was consistent. You hit the 4-lane and just held the throttle wide open. 75 mph. Stop for gas and a leak and hit the road again. That's when I was a 27 yr. old pup. I ain't doin' that no mo'! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On Mon, 27 May 2013 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On May 27, 7:06*am, John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 *hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club:http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Pentagon North parking lot - full.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Yours truly on one of the near overpasses.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... All lined up!http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjkhttp://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Excellent, John! I'm glad you had a great event and weather to match. I don't have the time at the moment to scan all the pics, but the first link looked really swell. "one of these days" I'll get a bike going and do the run. The last time I made a long distance run was on a 1969 M. Goose V-7 Ambassador. I went about 15 hrs. straight to Orlando. Not the most powerful bike in the world, but it was consistent. You hit the 4-lane and just held the throttle wide open. 75 mph. Stop for gas and a leak and hit the road again. That's when I was a 27 yr. old pup. I ain't doin' that no mo'! Whenever you're ready for a nice long ride, give me a shout. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On May 27, 11:42*am, John H wrote:
On Mon, 27 May 2013 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On May 27, 7:06*am, John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 *hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club:http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Pentagon North parking lot - full.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Yours truly on one of the near overpasses.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... All lined up!http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjkhttp://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Excellent, John! *I'm glad you had a great event and weather to match. I don't have the time at the moment to scan all the pics, but the first link looked really swell. "one of these days" I'll get a bike going and do the run. The last time I made a long distance run was on a 1969 M. Goose V-7 Ambassador. I went about 15 hrs. straight to Orlando. Not the most powerful bike in the world, but it was consistent. You hit the 4-lane and just held the throttle wide open. *75 mph. Stop for gas and a leak *and hit the road again. *That's when I was a 27 yr. old pup. I ain't doin' that no mo'! Whenever you're ready for a nice long ride, give me a shout. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! When I'm ready it'll probably be on aHonda 'Wing" or a Yamaha "Star" ?;^ ) |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On Mon, 27 May 2013 20:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
On May 27, 11:42*am, John H wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2013 09:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On May 27, 7:06*am, John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 *hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club:http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Pentagon North parking lot - full.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... Yours truly on one of the near overpasses.http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... All lined up!http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...%20Thunder/P10... What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjkhttp://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! Excellent, John! *I'm glad you had a great event and weather to match. I don't have the time at the moment to scan all the pics, but the first link looked really swell. "one of these days" I'll get a bike going and do the run. The last time I made a long distance run was on a 1969 M. Goose V-7 Ambassador. I went about 15 hrs. straight to Orlando. Not the most powerful bike in the world, but it was consistent. You hit the 4-lane and just held the throttle wide open. *75 mph. Stop for gas and a leak *and hit the road again. *That's when I was a 27 yr. old pup. I ain't doin' that no mo'! Whenever you're ready for a nice long ride, give me a shout. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! When I'm ready it'll probably be on aHonda 'Wing" or a Yamaha "Star" ?;^ ) I don't care! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
John H wrote:
Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club: http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=3 Pentagon North parking lot - full. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=2 Yours truly on one of the near overpasses. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=0 All lined up! http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=1 What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjk http://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. That's outstanding! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:24:56 -0400, Earl wrote:
John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club: http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=3 Pentagon North parking lot - full. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=2 Yours truly on one of the near overpasses. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=0 All lined up! http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=1 What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjk http://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. That's outstanding! Thanks! I'm glad someone appreciates pictures of thousands of Harley Davidsons. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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Rolling Thunder - A Huge Success!
On 6/9/2013 7:58 AM, John H wrote:
On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:24:56 -0400, Earl wrote: John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club: http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=3 Pentagon North parking lot - full. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=2 Yours truly on one of the near overpasses. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=0 All lined up! http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=1 What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjk http://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. That's outstanding! Thanks! I'm glad someone appreciates pictures of thousands of Harley Davidsons. John H. Speaking of Wisconsin and Harleys. I'll be cruising by Milwaukee soon. I wonder if I should tour the Harley plant. Also should I tour the beer plant that *kept* Milwaukee famous? |
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On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:45:41 -0400, Hank© wrote:
On 6/9/2013 7:58 AM, John H wrote: On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:24:56 -0400, Earl wrote: John H wrote: Perfect weather, great organization, and thousands of motorcycles - what a super day. We got there about 9:15, falling in with a pack of Harleys from Wisconsin. They didn't seem to mind the fact that Moto Guzzi cylinders were mounted sideways, so we inched our way together into the Pentagon North parking lot. I'd thought we'd be early, but the north lot was already half full. We spent the next few hours walking around looking at bikes or laying in the grass or taking pictures. Around 11:55 the rumble of exhausts started, and the first row of bikes began to head out. About 2 1/2 hours later our row began moving. Here's our arrival with the Wisconsin club: http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=3 Pentagon North parking lot - full. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=2 Yours truly on one of the near overpasses. http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=0 All lined up! http://s98.photobucket.com/user/jher...tml?sort=3&o=1 What a great ride. This was my third time, but the number of bikes has become unreal. Here are a couple links that have some great pictures and tell the story pretty well. http://tinyurl.com/qypenjk http://tinyurl.com/oebnchr Oh, no Ducati anywhere, but we did see one other Moto Guzzi! This was the same weekend as the annual West Virginia Moto Guzzi rally, which is where most of the local Guzzisti were probably hanging out. John H. That's outstanding! Thanks! I'm glad someone appreciates pictures of thousands of Harley Davidsons. John H. Speaking of Wisconsin and Harleys. I'll be cruising by Milwaukee soon. I wonder if I should tour the Harley plant. Also should I tour the beer plant that *kept* Milwaukee famous? If I were a Harley guy, I'd definitely tour the Harley plant. Being a Moto Guzzi guy, I toured the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy. My wife also rode her V50III (a 500cc Guzzi) from Stuttgart to Mandello, following me. We went across the Spleugen Pass. Scared the crap out of me. Started raining about half way up the Swiss side, which turned to snow at the top. She hung in there, and wasn't at all afraid, she said. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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