st. augustine Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 got a chance to get out a little just after christmas before new years....daughter and i took a 1400mi ride from St. Augsutine over to Alligator Point in the panhandle, drove the coast up to Pensacola, then up through Montgomery to the Barber Museum in Birmingham (where the staff took great care of us since we were the only ones who got there on bikes (riding in the rain while temp is 3 degrees C)). Returned down through Atlanta, etc. Here are some pics...(sorry, didn't ride the black knight since I am getting the Scura ECM reprogrammed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkanen Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 got a chance to get out a little just after christmas before new years....daughter and i took a 1400mi ride from St. Augsutine over to Alligator Point in the panhandle, drove the coast up to Pensacola, then up through Montgomery to the Barber Museum in Birmingham (where the staff took great care of us since we were the only ones who got there on bikes (riding in the rain while temp is 3 degrees C)). Returned down through Atlanta, etc. Here are some pics...(sorry, didn't ride the black knight since I am getting the Scura ECM reprogrammed) First af all a Happy New Year to you, St. Augustine, and thanks for sharing your pics Nothing better than having some quality time with your children :-) No riding here in Denmark as it's bitterly, freezing cold with temperatures down to -9 Celcius. Can't wait till Spring!! Cheers Søren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jihem Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 No riding here in Denmark as it's bitterly, freezing cold with temperatures down to -9 Celcius. Can't wait till Spring!! It was about - 2° celsius yesterday and I always take my bike out for a small ride to Brussels downtown: it's a mandatory motorised welcome to the new year for me Now, the Barber museum has a Supertwin, can't blame that, but can someone explain to me WHY a purple's swingarm ? Gee...Beauty is in the eye of the non-colorblind beholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoguzzi Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 New Years day, 50+ miles, 27F the I-cycle derby going on now for 61 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. augustine Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 man....how old were you when you started riding 61 years ago? Did they even make trail 90's back then? I know we had them in New Mexico back in '71, they could climb any mesa around, nifty little buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewscura Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Isn't Barber the most amazing collection. It's almost too much to take in. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. augustine Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Isn't Barber the most amazing collection. It's almost too much to take in. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. You are right...here are some more pics for others who haven't had the opportunity to get there just yet. The only bike I didn't get to see, that I really wanted to see, was the 71 Harley Davidson 350 Sprint (made in Italy?). I rode mine across the USA when I was 16 with no windshield, etc. Only a helmet, bandana and a pair of sunglasses (not the fancy type of today). The staff said it was down below getting it's maintenance (they said there were another 450 motorcycles below, not on display). N.B. I rode with my dad, who had a R65 BMW with fairing, etc. (he didn't get as cold as I did riding across the plains of Pecos Texas in the chill of the night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Field Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Extra points for a sly John Prine reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhansen Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Extra points for a sly John Prine reference. its just a hard way to go. dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. augustine Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 thanks for the recognition and the points....it was either that one reference or 'Train to Birmingham' as done by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch on their 'live in Melbourne' recording (http://www.deadreckoners.com/). It's funny, how when you ride with out intercoms (never tried it), you really get inside your head, you get your head around things, you get a song stuck in your mind and stays there and all the while the grim reaper reminds you to pay attention and live in the moment.....or else. E _______________B "I've been riding on this train _____F#m_________A Drinking whiskey for the pain just E__________B______A Another good ol' boy headed home E_________B And every town I see _____F#m_______A Seems to take a part of me E______________B_______A That's the price that you pay when you roam E_______________B Well every year I take this train __ F#m_______A To Alabama in the rain E______________B________A When I get that lonesome feelin' in my bones E____________B I never get to Birmingham _______F#m________A But gettin' there ain't the plan " ____E_______B_____A I just like the feel of going home John Haitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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