Cape Henlopen (Lewes, DE) Rally, Sept 18 & 19.

Okay folks, here's some late info on the rally. As in the past two years, I have obtained permission to keep the bikes overnight in Battery 519 at Fort Miles (see photos below). Fort Miles is the WWII Coastal Artillery installation at Cape Henlopen. Battery 519 is an underground gun battery, under 30 feet of sand and 10 feet of concrete. It is currently under restoration, so I ask that we put newspaper or drip pans under the bikes to catch any oil that may drip from exhausts, breathers or whatever.
For those interested in a Battery 519 tour, there will be a "Lantern Tour" of the facility at 7pm on Saturday. The cost is $5 per person, with proceeds going towards the restoration. Also, we will need to have our bikes stowed in 519 by 7pm.

Bob Mac 18704 said:

Not that it matters much but are these bikes legal to drive around in the state of delaware

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Truthfully, I don't know for certain, but we've never been bothered by police. Delaware's regulatons seem to treat the bikes as mopeds, and here is what DelDot has to say regarding them:

(a) Mopeds and tripeds shall not be operated upon interstate and limited access highways, even to cross such highways, nor shall they be operated on the right-of-way of an operating railroad, except to cross such railroad, nor shall they be operated on any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles unless the helper motor has been turned off.

(b) No person shall drive a moped or triped without having been licensed as an operator of a motor vehicle under this title. The licensee shall have such license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a moped or triped.

(c ) Regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a moped or triped is operated upon any public road or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

(d) Mopeds or tripeds shall be registered under regulations which shall be adopted by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The registration and reregistration fee for mopeds or tripeds shall be $5 for a 3-year registration period. Upon registration of a moped or triped, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue a decal or a distinctive number plate to be affixed to the moped or triped as indication of registration. (70 Del. Laws, c. 186, � 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 208, � 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 282, � 2.)


As you are not a Delaware resident, the Delaware registration would not apply to you.
One thing though, Delaware does have a helmet law. It is somewhat arcane. I don't even understand the reasoning behind this. It goes something like this:
You must have a helmet. It need not be worn, but must be carried on the bike if not being worn.

I had a great time at the East Coast Rally, but was a little bummed about the turnout not being as strong as I thought it would be. Still, we had an interesting array of bikes, including a Garelli Moped and a vintage Honda C102 (Honda 50). The weather was glorious, and the company of fellow enthusiasts was outstanding. An interesting development was that only two 2-stroke bikes were present at the event. All the others were 4-strokes.
We were able to store bikes in the restored WWII Coastal Artillery Battery (Battery 519) at Fort Miles (the entire park was Fort Miles during WWII), and on Sunday morning I treated some of our group to the "nickel tour" of the facility.
On Saturday we took a ride into Lewes and stopped at the Irish Eyes Pub and Restaurant for lunch. While we were inside (actually on the deck) a bunch of Harley riders same up and parked with our bikes. They spent a fair amount of time looking them over, then came out to watch us when we fired ours up to leave after lunch. On Saturday afternoon Jay led a group of riders (actually the majority of the group) on a ride to Rehoboth and back. Only a few of us stayed behind (myself included) to keep an eye on "Rally Central". I will post photos from the event once I have resized them. Stay tuned...

Here are some photos from the event. The first photo is of a partial line up of the bikes. The second shot is of my EZ bike with the new 64-tooth sprocket and hub adaptor from Creative Engineering. His stuff is a true work of art!
The third shot is of Bob Mac's OCC Stingray powered by a 66cc GruBee, and the fourth shot is jbcruisin's '49 Whizzer. The fifth shot is of Jay from Massachusettes on his Honda 50.

Here are some more photos. First is a shot of jbcruisin's '99 Whizzer with his '49 Whizzer and my EZ bike behind. The second shot is of my 2005 Whizzer, and the third shot is of OCCStingray's OCC Stingray. The fourth shot is Fossil's 2000 Whizzer, while the fifth shot is of his HF 79cc powered '57 Schwinn Corvette.

Here are a few more shots. First photo is anothe shot of my Whizzer. The second shot is of "Rally Central", while the third shot is of jbcrusin in a Rasta cap (complete with dreds) standing next to RusticoRay's "Kermit and friend". Next is another shot of "Kermit" on RusticoRay's bike, and the last shot is of Bob Mac's really cool rig.