ckangaroo70
Active Member
I have a box of various parts...so if there is anything you need to get you rolling, you are welcome to anything you need out of my spares box.
2nd Annual Midwest Motorized Bicycle Cruise 2016
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I have a box of various parts...so if there is anything you need to get you rolling, you are welcome to anything you need out of my spares box.
YesImLDS
Member
Same here just let me know what you need. I have a parts engine and several extra parts laying around!
bluegoatwoods
Active Member
Generous replies! Thank you.
Really, I was joking more than anything. And, for that matter, I have plenty of spare parts too. Long, hard experience with happy time bikes has taught me to be prepared.
Now it does happen that I'll make some mod or some repair only to find that now some other component of the bike is interfering or has been knocked out of whack. And then, some of the time, I'll find myself getting discouraged over the time I"m putting into getting everything back on track.
At those times I'll often walk away from the bike for a couple of weeks. Muttering and cursing. But I always come back, of course. When the MB bug bites ya, you don't get away easy.
It's not likely that June 11 will catch me in one of those week-or-two periods when I'm mad at my happy time.
But if that does happen, then I'll be showing up with a pedal bike. I won't expect to keep up with you guys, of course. And I won't even try.
More likely I'll act as the 'sag wagon' for the riders.
But I'll probably be riding my MB.
Really, I was joking more than anything. And, for that matter, I have plenty of spare parts too. Long, hard experience with happy time bikes has taught me to be prepared.
Now it does happen that I'll make some mod or some repair only to find that now some other component of the bike is interfering or has been knocked out of whack. And then, some of the time, I'll find myself getting discouraged over the time I"m putting into getting everything back on track.
At those times I'll often walk away from the bike for a couple of weeks. Muttering and cursing. But I always come back, of course. When the MB bug bites ya, you don't get away easy.
It's not likely that June 11 will catch me in one of those week-or-two periods when I'm mad at my happy time.
But if that does happen, then I'll be showing up with a pedal bike. I won't expect to keep up with you guys, of course. And I won't even try.
More likely I'll act as the 'sag wagon' for the riders.
But I'll probably be riding my MB.
ckangaroo70
Active Member
Share with your friends. There is still time for them to build a bike and join in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x62fJBVmm4I&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x62fJBVmm4I&feature=youtu.be
ckangaroo70
Active Member
Getting close to time so be fine tuning the upcomming event so to speak.
As far as times go...I am thinking we will have meet and greet from 10am to 11am.
Starting at 11am we can begin the cruise. We will leave London Mills and travel approximately 13 miles to the town of Avon. There is a Caseys general store there where we can stop for a stretch and a snack. Caseys sells gas..snacks..drinks..pizza by the slice..etc etc.
We will then leave Avon and travel approx 5 miles to Little Swan Lake and then another 10 miles to the village of Brereton. We can stop here for another stretch and a visit.
From Brereton we will travel approx 12 miles to the village of Berwick. We can stop here for a visit and stretch.
From Brereton will travel approx 6 miles to the town of Abingdon. There is another Caseys general store here where we can stop for gas..stretch or snacks.
From Abingdon we will travel approx 13 miles back to London Mills.
The total trip will be approx 60 mile round trip.
Upon return to London Mills there will be BBQ sudinner served and Ice cold beer and soda. If the weather is great...for anyone interested...we can do another mini cruise.
This would be another route that is a 15-20 mile loop.
Upon return we can sit and polish off those beverages and talk shop.
As far as times go...I am thinking we will have meet and greet from 10am to 11am.
Starting at 11am we can begin the cruise. We will leave London Mills and travel approximately 13 miles to the town of Avon. There is a Caseys general store there where we can stop for a stretch and a snack. Caseys sells gas..snacks..drinks..pizza by the slice..etc etc.
We will then leave Avon and travel approx 5 miles to Little Swan Lake and then another 10 miles to the village of Brereton. We can stop here for another stretch and a visit.
From Brereton we will travel approx 12 miles to the village of Berwick. We can stop here for a visit and stretch.
From Brereton will travel approx 6 miles to the town of Abingdon. There is another Caseys general store here where we can stop for gas..stretch or snacks.
From Abingdon we will travel approx 13 miles back to London Mills.
The total trip will be approx 60 mile round trip.
Upon return to London Mills there will be BBQ sudinner served and Ice cold beer and soda. If the weather is great...for anyone interested...we can do another mini cruise.
This would be another route that is a 15-20 mile loop.
Upon return we can sit and polish off those beverages and talk shop.
YesImLDS
Member
Tomorrow marks one month until the meet and I got a lot to do to get the bike ready! Get your bike ready now! I procrastinated last year and spent the night getting my exhaust slapped together and it cracked off at a weld during the ride ha! I'll be bringing a couple parts with me in case somebody needs something. Also during the ride last year a few of us got a little burnt so dress appropriately! Hope my parts are in soon!
ckangaroo70
Active Member
Yep...time is growing near. I took a nice long ride the other day trying to prep the old backside for the upcomming ride.
YesImLDS
Member
I got some quality of life parts coming my way for the ride as well. My expansion chamber last year made me cock out my leg most the ride gonna have to change that this year. Gonna b a good one
ckangaroo70
Active Member
OUCH!!! I volunteer for fire and rescue and it seems there are more deer hits every year. They sure do a number on the front of a vehicle. Hope you get yours back together soon.
YesImLDS
Member
Hope so. I hopefully got a good shop to do the work and dropped it off earlier today so they could possibly get a head start on it. Even had the bike on the bike ride on the back of the car when I hit it! Luckily nothing more than cosmetic was done! Should be done a week and a half before the meet.
bluegoatwoods
Active Member
okay. I'm experimenting here. Logged in and typing this on our wiiU. Whattaya know? It works!
Glad to hear that you,ll probably still make it, yesI'mLDS.
My bike is up and running and I don't expect trouble. It ought to be a good day.
Too bad this doesn't have a real keyboard. I don't like hunt and peck.
Glad to hear that you,ll probably still make it, yesI'mLDS.
My bike is up and running and I don't expect trouble. It ought to be a good day.
Too bad this doesn't have a real keyboard. I don't like hunt and peck.
bluegoatwoods
Active Member
Okay, ckangaroo.
I just looked over the route you mentioned a page or two back on google maps. They didn't show all of the towns you listed. But that doesn't matter. I could see the general, counter-clockwise route back around to London Mills. So I've got a notion of where we'll be going.
Only a couple more weeks now.
I just looked over the route you mentioned a page or two back on google maps. They didn't show all of the towns you listed. But that doesn't matter. I could see the general, counter-clockwise route back around to London Mills. So I've got a notion of where we'll be going.
Only a couple more weeks now.
bluegoatwoods
Active Member
Oh.....and racie......I've been trying to think of some way of giving you a lift. If I remember right, you're in Terre Haute. That's not so terribly far from me.
But I'll be working til 7 on the night before. Plus I doubt if I can get your bike, my bike and my wife's bike all in my truck.
Sorry 'bout that. But I can't see any way of making it work. At least not without exhausting all of us.
But I'll be working til 7 on the night before. Plus I doubt if I can get your bike, my bike and my wife's bike all in my truck.
Sorry 'bout that. But I can't see any way of making it work. At least not without exhausting all of us.
ckangaroo70
Active Member
Come on nice weather!!! Hoping for a post card type of day.