Yamaha X1R Black Bird

Yamaha X1R Black Bird racing

The Mixed Double Weekend Runs 2008...

Zaterdag was de zon er even en hebben Lex & MGS

de Matchless "Brommers" weer eens even uitgelaten...

(Foto: Ben Ferdinandus uit Utrecht)

De Matchless G3 350 cc single uit 1939 en de inmiddels welbekende Matchless Model X 990 cc V-Twin Sports Tourer "Black Train" uit 1937. Van laatstgenoemde is de versnellingsbak helemaal uit elkaar geweest en dus was dit een korte testrun.

Nu echter blijkt dat ie toch nog een keer uit elkaar zal moeten want hij schakelt zeker wel weer, maar nog niet zo als het hoort...dus toch weer werk aan de winkel. Och ja... dat maakt niks! Ik weet nu hoe hij in elkaar zit... Nog wat kritscher kijken en met tandwielen & schakelvorken gaan stoeien!?

Ik zal zien...

Het gaat vast goed komen.

Enfin we hebben toch weer even lekker gereden vanuit Urecht ri.Bunnik,

Odijk linksom via Langbroek en weer terug.

Een korte maar toch leuke "test"-rit..van zo'n 45 km.

Hier de Matchless Model X V-Twin 990 cc uit 1938 van John

& mijn Triumph Speed Twin 5T 500 cc uit 1939.

(Foto archief 2005)

Zondag echter was het net zo'n goed weer en ben ik met John,

met zijn andere Norton Model 18 500 cc single uit 1928,

naar Wijk bij Duurstede geblazen.
Met wat "Bokbiernevels" van de avond tevoren... ging ik, geen punt, nu op mijn oude vertrouwde Triumph Speed Twin. In Wijk "on the Wall" gezeten op het zonnige terras voor de cappuchino-met-appeltaart-met-slagroom-stop werden wat plannen doorgesproken voor de komende tijd en het volgend jaar...

Jaja... ook daar zijn wij nu alweer mee bezig!

*Isle of Man?

*The History of the TT
As the Isle of Man TT Races enter a second centenary, the future looks bright for one of the greatest tests of motorcycles and riders in the world.
The current strength of the festival is testament to the efforts of all those involved in the 100 years of excitement, glory, exhilaration, triumph and tragedy which have made the TT what it is today.
For two weeks of every year the eyes of the world focus on the Isle of Man – the jewel of the Irish Sea – as the finest road racers on the planet pit their skills against the 37¾ miles of public roads that form the legendary TT circuit.

Daarna ging het weer stevig over de dijk ri. Oud-Vreeswijk

alwaar werd genoten van een paar op-een-been-kun-je niet-lopen

lekkere bokbiertjes.

(Kabouters ook niet!)

En wij waren echt niet de enige gasten...

Vervolgens ging het weer lekker hard ri. huis...Toch weer een ritje van zo'n 95 km.
Wij hebben in ieder geval weer lekker gereden & volop genoten!
We zullen zien wat er volgende week weer te beleven valt...

SO

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Motorcycle Pictures of the Week - Laurie and Terry

Here are my Pictures of the Week as displayed on the Motorcycle Views Website. These are taken from the Moto Pic Gallery.

See Laurie on her 2008 Yamaha V-Star Silverado 650. Also see Terry on his 1998 Suzuki RM250. For details, see Motorcycle Pictures of the Week.

If you'd like to see your bike as Picture of the Week, submit a picture of you and your bike along with a description of the bike.

Piaggio Recalls Aprilia Scarabeo 500 for Fuel Hose Problem

Piaggio has issued a recall of certain 2006-2008 Aprilia Scarabeo 500 motorcycles equipped with Bitron Spa fuel pump/fuel filters. The fuel hose connecting the fuel filter to the fuel pump/fuel filter mounting flange may come loose. If this connection is loose, or has become completely disconnected, there will be a drop, or loss of, fuel pressure to the engine.

850 units are affected.

Check out my Motorcycle Recalls feature for more details.

I took my son riding!

He's 5, so it's kind of a big deal. I finally found a good child harness that wraps around BOTH of us and that I feel entirely comfortable with my little passenger. The first ride he was nervous and didn't want to go too fast, but the second ride we'd only gone a few blocks when he said, "mommy, you can go faster!" As a bonus, my dad was able to join us on my son's second ride (which was this past weekend). That was neat because it was my dad that got ME into riding. I'll get a photo up on the site soon...

Son's of Anarchy Episode 7 review

Where does all my time go. I posted 6's review, then another regular post, and here we are at review #7 already. I guess I was really busy last week.



Well let's get to it....

I guess the Wackadoo A.T.F. agent Coehen got his Huh?
I love how the FBI agent wasn't able to pin anything on Jax.
Justice (vigilante justice) was served on a silver platter, or wait was that through a plate glass window?

I have a new liking for the prospect, and a new respect for his character. That scrawny little dude can kick some ass in the boxing ring. Funny how the fight ended after the prospect got a little angry seeing Clay and his girl. I loved it when clay thumped his own forehead like duh, I coulda had a V8, then he says "My Bad".

"The rest stays buried."
I wonder what the rest is?

last week, float building, painting, fishing, and riding

This past week was a busy one for me. I took a weeks vacation just to have some me time, and burn some vacation hours before I lost them. I wanted the time off while still warm enough to ride.

I typically do this once a year. 'Bout the same time each year.
I usually end up working on some kind of project such as landscaping around the yard, painting a room inside the house, remodeling, doing a custom paint job or such. All are things which I rarely find time to do unless I do take vacation time to make them happen.

This time was really no different and left me very little time to ride my motorcycle as I had wished. Oh well, such is life.

I worked on painting a parade float for the figure skating club which my kids belong to. A few men on the figure skating clubs board and I built it the weekend prior to my vacation. With my painting skills, I allowed myself to get sucked into painting the float. (Did you know it takes up an entire week painting and custom painting graphics and lettering on O.S.B. chip board?" (neither did I). Lesson learned. Note to self...Remember this is ever asked to paint another float. I'll post pictures of the float when it is re-assembled.

While spending almost the entire week in my garage working on said float, I did manage to get out here and there for breaks. I took a few photos of the fall colors turning.






I might have gotten out Friday afternoon for about an hour and a half on my birthday to wet a line.
On the way, I was in such a hurry to finally hit the lake and fish, that I got pulled over for speeding. The very nice officer gave me a warning for my birthday! (Thanks officer!)

Saturday was a beautiful day. I hooked up with one of my best friends, and went for a ride on the "Frost Your Nuts Run". Great turn out, great weather. It did rain that day, but only upon returning homeward, two miles away from my house. Just enough to get the bike dirty before pulling it into the garage for the day.

So the lack of being there in the blog world last week is due to my being busy doing the things I do when not blogging, or working. Hope your week was good.