Vermort 11

8:00am Friday, packed up and starting the bikes.

 

Breakdown #2, bike was backfiring and bogging down, loos connector on the coil.

Finally after 12 and half hours we reached Vermont, time for a beer.  Traci brought her own table.

Nice Shovel at the hot rod show.

Poser’s panhead choppa.

The Banker in the background, pulling up on Moosekiller.

Ghost, Barnicle Bill (sitting), LESDL and Effie.

Kathie, The Banker and Ken (trying to figure out how the mouse works). sfsf

Ghost’s bike (and Nick finishing up).

LESDL’s Bike (I think).

I wasn’t able to figure out how the white bench served as a Port o let, so I used the other facilities.

Folks milling about before breakfast.

Bep’s all ready to go, although the lack of coat hanger and sock make it look a bit like a poser bike.

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Breakdown #1, bike would bog down at high RPMs

Somebody has to do the work while I take the picture. :-)

Saturday morning, exhaust port threads are stripped so we secured the header with a coat hanger.

Time for a little work on Traci’s shovel.

I think Bear was wondering if Traci is gonna notice the green slime on the table.

Billg, The Poser, Traci and Don.

Ghost, Barnacle Bill, Schmoe and Risa (Mrs. Schmoe)

Is this Don’s bike?  I can’t recall.

At a combined age of 68, the old Truimphs made it to Ken’s under their own power. WOOHOO!

Jeff was missed, but at least one of his bikes made it.

Sunday morning and we’re off to Libby’s for breakfast.

Folks milling about before breakfast.

Bep’s navigational skills could use a little work, this can’t be the best route through upstate NY.

After 3 hours of road side trouble shooting, we’re back where we started.

Breakdown #3, more backfiring and bogging down, this time it was a broken lead on the condensor

Another shot of the coat hanger.

Bear’s bike I believe.

Andriod, Effie and Traci.

The Poser getting a lift to the beer store from Traci.

Don, Effie, Homebrew, Andriod and Bear.

The Poser’s Panhead. (Oh, and I think Nick’s getting dressed back there)

LESDL and his Road King.

The Poser rode his chopper all the way to the back yard from the trailer out front.

Milling about the Libby’s parking lot.

Folks milling about before breakfast. (Nice ass shot, click here for a closeup) sfsf

Missing frame bolts, yikes!

Eventually we pulled the carb, replaced the main jet, and all was good.  Back on the road @ 12:40pm.

We’ll call this a delay and not a breakdown, the wire off the horn came loose (shown attached).

Poser, Bill, Traci and Bep enjoying a beer at the hot rod show.

Tailguner rode in on a loaner from Jeff, not a bad way to travel.

The Poser, Billg and Android.

Bikes in the backyard.

Tailgunner and Len.

Bear, and bike.

BillG’s bike (I think).

The Banker, LESDL and The Poser.

Time for the group photo: Homebrew, Andriod, Effie, Pauline, Len, Aitch, The Poser (sitting), Bep, Tailgunner (sitting), Bear, Mrs. LESDL, Don (sitting), Billg, LESDL, Traci, Ghost (sitting), Schmoe, Risa, Kathi, The Banker (sitting), Ken, Tud.

Ready to head back to Ottawa.  I lost my oil tank cap on the way to Libby’s, so I tied a sock around the tank to keep it from splashing.