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Henrik
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 08:53 am: | 
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Very cool story. Thank you so much for sharing both story and pictures. Puts a lot of things in life in perspective, doesn't it ...
Henrik |
Berry
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 01:11 pm: |
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Great story and pics. Thanks jb2,Reep and Jerry. Makes our adventures seem small.
Jim A |
Ulywife
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:13 pm: |
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Great story and pictures! Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us! |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 06:10 pm: |
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Great job showing us this unique piece of history. Looking at the patina grown over years of use, that thing looks like a priceless WWII airplane. So cool. |
Firemanjim
| | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:26 pm: |
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Nice read,wish I could have made it to see all you guys.
I didn't know you were over on Adventure Rider,Jerry. |
Nevrenuf
| | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 07:57 am: |
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the title of this thread doesn't do the rest of it justice reep. from your beginning, to the pics and then when you read the other story about his life and what the man's overcome, this is truly a great thread. you did good.
makes me wish i was able to go to my moms for xmas. she lives maybe a mile from the museum just south of there. |
Stingaroo
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 12:13 pm: |
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Excellent thread, very heartwarming tale! Thanks for sharing it with us. |
Prior
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 08:59 pm: |
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Very cool guys. Awesome to see you all together! Someday I definitely want to meet Dave, and it'd be pretty durn cool to do it with Ferris, JB2 and Reep.
Thanks for sharing! |
Buellfighter
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 08:09 am: |
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Another reason why I enjoy Tale Section so much. Thanks for the great story and pics! |
Jb2
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 10:20 am: |
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Alex,
Reep will be at our Memorial Day get together as well as Ferris. I invited Dave but he couldn't commit. Maybe Ferris could work some of that magic on him. Hell, he's talked him into signing up on Adventure Rider so anything could happen. 
JB2 |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 01:47 pm: |
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So when is the official start and stop for the Memorial Day thing? Overnights on May 24, 25, 26?
I'm blocking off my calendar.... Errr.... your calendar... which hangs over my desk... |
Jb2
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 04:16 pm: |
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Reep,
Thursday the 22nd: Brian and I are leaving around 2:00 pm and will arrive around midnight.
Friday the 23rd: We'll prep the location with a new post and leave the cross in the brush for the next day. The rest of the day will be spent riding and starting the feast for Saturday.
Saturday the 24th: Some local riding and preparing for the gathering that evening. We'll set the cross sometime in the mid to late afternoon. Depending on when riders plan on showing.
Saturday evening will be a gathering the at Mikey's with Lou Usher providing entertainment and good food will be a plenty.
Sunday the 25th: Open riding. Prolly groups of around 5 bikes each. Tons of options on routes which we can discuss at the party.
Monday the 26th: Heading home.
You can join us at any point that's good for you. Can't wait. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 04:43 pm: |
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Hmmm.... I'm guessing I will appear late afternoon on Friday.
My preference would be to ride up on the 9sx... but if somebody wants or needs a KLR-250 (which might be a lot of fun around there, probably some nice dual sport rides) I can probably scare up a trailer and bring both bikes.
Any spouses signed up to come along? |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 06:39 pm: |
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Back on topic, two books just showed up today (autographed) from one Mr. Dave Barr!
I scanned one... and can hardly wait to settle down and start reading!!! |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 09:54 pm: |
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I just finished the first chapter of "Riding the Edge", and I am speechless. I am just sitting here, my jaw in my lap.
The writing style is as plain and simple as it could be (a good thing).
The story it tells makes me see God, through a man made in God's image, living the adventure God built him to live.
I don't know what to say, besides thanks. Thanks to Dave Barr, for being what God wanted him to be, in spite of just about every obstacle imaginable. And thanks to Jim Bantz, for once again inviting me into an adventure. |
Jb2
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 10:35 pm: |
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Reep,
We hit it off at BRATPAC II. You may not know it but I became a fan of yours then. Since we'd been trying to hook up and I knew you had a surprise for me it only seemed appropriate to invite you and return a surprise. I had that sneaking suspicion that you'd not only like Dave but would admire him for his accomplishments. It was, to say the least, a great joy to watch you get to know him during our brief visit. If the phone call I received from him was any indication he was grateful to have met you too. Life's to short to not be seeking out adventure. Glad I could be a part of yours.
JB2 |
Jb2
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 10:44 pm: |
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P.S. Regarding the spouses... I think a few are coming. Denise is coming with Ferris. Kim may drive down Friday(no guarantees). It's open to them for sure. Dunno about needing an extra bike but Gentleman Jim is flying in and will be in a rental car(yuk) so...
Okay, back to topic!
Dave rocks!
JB2 |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 - 08:12 am: |
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While Jim is more then welcome to it, I don't know that the term "Gentelman" and "KLR-250" can be used in the same sentence with a straight face. That'd be a LOOONNNNGGGG step down from a FJR |
Berry
| | Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 11:30 pm: |
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A KLR-250 is not far off from the DR-400 in my stable,so I will take you up on the offer, but only if I can bring the Captian and the motel is on me. Let me know.
Jim A |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 12:22 am: |
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I'll start arranging a trailer now!
(You *do* know it's kick start, right?) |
Jb2
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 07:55 am: |
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I've got a nice three rail trailer that's light and pulls well. Only problem it's in my driveway and not yours. Meet halfway sometime in early May? Jim said he's bringin' the Captain?
(Message edited by jb2 on January 13, 2008) |
Oldog
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 09:18 am: |
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BRATPAC III ??? |
Jb2
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 12:48 pm: |
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Oldog,
Maybe close but not quite. If we were traveling the length of the BRP then we could name it that. Maybe in a coupla years we'll do that combined with a ride event that Ferris and I have loosely talked about. It looks as though everyone from BRATPAC II will be there...
JB2 |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 02:14 pm: |
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I think I have a line on a couple trailers locally... so let me try those first.
That answers another delimma for me as well. The bike came from the previous owner with a pretty nice set of 80% street 20% dirt tires... and I want the opposite. I'll get some nasty knobbies, put them on for playing in the winter, and them put back the street oriented rubber for the "Ride with JB1" get together. |
Berry
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 06:17 pm: |
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Bill,
Thanks a lot. I will start on hotel Res. The Franklin motel right JB2? The Captian has been bought!
Jim A |
Jb2
| | Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 07:23 pm: |
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Gentleman Jim,
Yep. The Franklin Motel. 800-433-5507 Tell 'em it's with the Big Jim's Ride group.
JB2 |
