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Jimduncan69
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 05:22 pm: | 
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you guys are all making me jealous that i can't go.......
but have fun and be safe! take pics and be sure to fill us all in. |
Barker
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 06:00 pm: |
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"How cool that your trip has become deductible!"
I got ya one better.
Wolf & Co,
I might have a serious hook-up for yall friday. PM me yalls cell #.
(Message edited by barker on March 03, 2009) |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 07:04 pm: |
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pm sent |
Paint_shaker
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 - 09:18 pm: |
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If you guys left Daytona about 8am, you should be at Jennings by noon time. Race action starts about noon. My class should start around 3ish. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 09:34 am: |
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I'm gonna take the Cee Baileys and my extra large hand guards/wind deflectors off....
no need for it in the southern region..... rain be damned!
LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO!!! WOOOOHOOO!!! |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 10:45 am: |
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Barker, pm sent.
Mark, so you will be running nekked in the park!?!
I'm still riding the fence about running the B.A.W. I'm older and feeble, I don't like running cold when I can be warmer. It will be in the 40's for the first 400 miles or so South. Wind chill at 40F at 80 mph can't be good.
The bike sure is more fun to ride without it though, and it seems the Love-Bug problem is not present. Gonna have to flip a coin later today. I usually take it off right after MB, that can be a cold ride after dark. |
Rde48
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 10:57 am: |
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40F @ 80MPH = 11.64deg
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Have a safe ride. Wish I could be freezing with ya. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 11:02 am: |
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Thanks for that! We will thaw out as we get further South Friday in the sunshine. The trip back will be much warmer. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 08:50 pm: |
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Ahhhh. Just cleaned the windshield for the first time in a couple of months(been too cold to clean anything). It is staying on for this trip! 
I'm so ready to go, I hate wait until tomorrow. Got to finish work that is ready before I can leave(shit).
Mark are you gonna sleep tonite?? |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 08:56 pm: |
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Mark are you gonna sleep tonite
not much.... I'll be dream of our together time... I hope there in not as much moaning this time..... |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 09:03 pm: |
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Oh crap! NO MOANING this time....at all!
Hey throw your tent stuff in the truck just in case. I just got a call from my son. My ol' buddy has a room tonite but may vacate tomorrow, they jacked his rate for the weekend days up to somewhere near stupid. I will call my son tomorrow to validate the situation. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 09:18 pm: |
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Bring on the tent!! The low for Saturday is 53.... perfect sleep'n weather! |
Rubberdown
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 - 09:20 pm: |
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Have a great time! |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 07:52 am: |
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Its time to roll!!! See ya in a few Vern! |
Tnxbrider
| | Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 08:51 am: |
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T minus one hour and counting... all system go!
I'm so Frickin stoked!
Daytona bound soon.
T |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 09:25 am: |
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We will be going off line for the duration of our trip. My wife has one of those fancy 'puter phone doodads, however, I don't want to borrow it as being called by her contacts over the weekend does not entice.
I will contact Orangulious about posting any important updates. Otherwise we will fill you all in when we return.
As Walter Conkrite would have said it "That's the way it is......March fifth, two thousand nine!" |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 09:52 pm: |
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WE'RE BACK! Well at least I am. Mark loaded his bike up and faces another five hours home in his truck.
A MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!!!
Sometimes if you feel the need to do something stupid, ya gotta follow through!
It was an awesome trip, I will post more when I get rested up. I will tell you this.....I am so glad I left the B.A.W. on my bike, as much as Mark really wished he had left his windshield and big hand guards on! 
And the Gieco girls......ahhhhhhh.....mmmmmmm..... |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 11:09 am: |
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I'm home.... Just got out o the bed to go unload the bike....
It was a great trip.... the snow on the ground and freezing temps made my life suck for a few hours but I would do it again.
Thank for going with me Vern.... wanna do it again next year? |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 04:08 pm: |
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How about next month? Or the end of this month even???
March Badness beacons!
My right hand is gonna be alright! It didn't blister the way it could have. I was running my Polly Heaters as we were smokin' along at eighty MPH for about the first five hours. I had my Buell Gauntlet gloves on and my finger tips were kinda cold but my palms were kinda hot. I kept moving my hand around to balance things out, but maintaining the throttle at that speed kept a little too much palm time on the bar. For a while there it looked like I grabbed a hot curling iron. But at least I didn't freeze. Man that was a long cold evening!
We got to spend some quality time in the Gieco pits with Erik. His arm is still in a sling and he is itching to get back to doing stuff. I could tell the first thing will be his guitars.
We also met up with John Flickenger and Henry Duga. Really great folks. They were all very hospitable and glad to see supporters of the Buell race effort.
For those who didn't know Higbee's fifth place finish was talked up for about five minutes by the track announcers. This was between the race end and the podium announcements. They also were talking about the great efforts by the Buells at the track and how Eslic(sp) made his amazing come back from 69th to I believe it was 15th.
Mark is right about the sound of the Buells. Nothing else on the track sounds like that. Erik said that they needed a couple of engines after practice during the week, so they pulled them off the production line, shipped them down, put them in the race bikes and tuned the ECM for the pipe and injection. That was some inside information that answered a lot of questions. Yes, they are actual production engines. |
Nevrenuf
| | Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 - 07:48 pm: |
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glad to see you guys made it back alright mark and vern. i wish i would have come over but it was our 27th anniversary on friday and i don't think the wife would have understood being left at home cause i was off work friday and she was still working. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Monday, March 09, 2009 - 10:16 am: |
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Thanks Neil. Anniversary stuff is kinda important. Seems like the more you have the more important it is to them! Don't try forgetting one after twenty years. |
