Excited Chatter Thread

[KMG_365]

Maynard's almost ready to go and he's chomping at the bit! I've got to go to work tomorrow for 96 hours in seven days, but then we are ON THE ROAD!!!

 

See you all at Mike05's place deep in the heart of Texas for Rally Point-II in two weeks from tonight! WooHoooo!!!!!

 

BTW, "Maynard", the "Pied Piper's" steed is looking pretty danged "Pied" right about now!

[dhanson]

Bud you are going to have to quit talking about CO, all my hunting buddies are headed that way in a week or so for elk opener

 

I took my caberg flipup apart at the ear speakers for the umteemth time, dremel cut the styrofoam to the front some more, walla, I CAN HEAR!!!! So that is what the radio sounds like, 50% cutout on VOX talk, COOL! Wife goes, I have heard that all along (hers worked from the get go).

 

Took panniers off (bike not llamas) and rode this morning, whew, bike is way too fast for normal roads!

[KMG_365]

Hello!! Hello!!! HELLOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

Did I mention that I'm getting excited??

 

72-hours down and 24 to go! I'm packing tonight, going to work tomorrow and we're leaving as soon as I can get home, get the bike packed and get on the road Thursday morning!!

 

We're getting through the deserts and going up and over the mountains of Utah, Colorado and then down through northern New Mexico, wending our way to Rally Point-II at Mike05's place in the Dallas, TX area! See some of you on Wednesday afternoon!!

[SageRider]

Jamie & Leslie,

Have a good trip. I'll be leaving first thing Sat. 8/25 A.M.

Will see you @ Mike05's if not before then...

I am also going through the Colorado (Silverton, Durango) & New Mexico Rockies (Taos) then down to Mike05's.

[dhanson]

If you go by Cuba, NM, tell em hello! I elk hunted out of there the last two years, beautiful country for sure!

[Bud]

Excited?

 

Did you say you were excited about the

Pied Piper Run?

[KMG_365]

Excited?

 

Did you say you were excited about the

Pied Piper Run?

Funny, I just did a quick search under my user name and found 24 posts containing the word "excited" since the UnRally-VI was announced in January!!

 

EXCITED is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!!

[Berkley]

100 Attendees today!!!

 

who's gonna make it 101?

[Lets_Play_Two]

Long range weather forecast looks good!!! Now if the tropics cooperate so I don't have a problem at home...it looks great.

[gottago]

Been checking the long range weather forecast. Looks like rain/thunder boomers from Utah to Kentucky.

Rain gear all the way

Once we get to Kentucky forecast is sunny skies and happy days.

[Bud]

Been checking the long range weather forecast. Looks like rain/thunder boomers from Utah to Kentucky.

Rain gear all the way

Once we get to Kentucky forecast is sunny skies and happy days.

 

What you talking about Willis?

 

National Weather Service ten day forcast shows 0 percent chance of rain in S. Illinois while you are here.

 

Since our yard is burnt up and trees turning brown and leaves falling off from lack of rain, I believe the lying weather weasels this time.

 

However, before you get there, wear your rain gear.

[Bud]

For those of you who plan on swimming while here, bring your water shoes. Our lake is down, the water over the sand beach is down so the bottom, at least where it will be deep enough to swim, will be mud.

[Paul_Burkett]

Perhaps we can send you a little rain. There was, just now, a tornado sighted five miles from my house and the rain is pelting the house in torrents. Flooding continues and there is no sign of relief for two days.

[Bud]

Paul,

 

You have my sympathies. There is a line north of here (around Hillsboro) where the rain stops. Our back yard is brown and dry. A spark would have the whole thing up in smoke in a second.

 

Hope it ends soon for you folks as you don't need any more at this time.

[Ken H.]

There was, just now, a tornado sighted five miles from my house and the rain is pelting the house in torrents.

There's a tornado 5 miles from your house and you're typing on an Internet forum!?! Hope it's from a wireless laptop in your basement!

[Bob Palin]

Perhaps we can send you a little rain. There was, just now, a tornado sighted five miles from my house and the rain is pelting the house in torrents. Flooding continues and there is no sign of relief for two days.

You can cut that stuff out, I'm heading out in the early morn and planning on the northern route. According to the weather channel I'll be north of the weather next week, I hope so.

[Paul_Burkett]

Sorry for not getting back to this thread sooner, I was cleaning up the flood waters from the basement. Water pouring in through the window well and so much water coming into the pit that the sump pump could barely keep up, and then we lost electricity. It is good to have a gas power generator for back up when the electrc company lets us down, again, twice last year.

[Yeeha! Stephen]

What's a Basement?

 

 

'Zat something like a Root Cellar?

[Paul_Burkett]

Think of it as an under the house cistern where you also store furniture and other things you don't realy need but your wife will not let you through out. The place northerners escape to and drink a beer in peace.

[gottago]

Been checking the long range weather forecast. Looks like rain/thunder boomers from Utah to Kentucky.

Rain gear all the way

Once we get to Kentucky forecast is sunny skies and happy days.

 

What you talking about Willis?

 

National Weather Service ten day forcast shows 0 percent chance of rain in S. Illinois while you are here.

 

Since our yard is burnt up and trees turning brown and leaves falling off from lack of rain, I believe the lying weather weasels this time.

 

However, before you get there, wear your rain gear.

Your right I meant Utah to Illinois. Either way I think were going to get wet.

[Bud]

Think of it as an under the house cistern where you also store furniture and other things you don't realy need but your wife will not let you through out. The place northerners escape to and drink a beer in peace.

 

Or, for folks who don't have a dog, you sometimes get sent there instead of the dog house.

 

You all come to S. IL and take a look at mine.

[Bud]

The Pied Piper has started his run.

 

I'm really excited as they will be here a week from today.

[BereIsland]

My Flight leaves Heathrow at 8:00 am on Saturday and get into Washington DC at 11:00am, great, only a 3 hour flight . I shall pick up my bike and ride to Winchester for my first night. I don't want to travel to far as I might be a little tired. I'm really looking forward to meeting you all.

 

Steve

[Woodie]

Remember, over here we all PTTR.

 

(Pull To The RIGHT!!!)

[BereIsland]

My bikes a Honda VTX, do they PTTR

 

Steve

[Paul Mihalka]

My bikes a Honda VTX, do they PTTR

 

Steve

May be not, but you should! Looking forward to meet you!

[BereIsland]

I hope to be ok riding on the other side of the road, my problems will be coming out of petrol stations, that's when things can go a bit pear shaped for me

Steve

[Bud]

I hope to be ok riding on the other side of the road, my problems will be coming out of petrol stations, that's when things can go a bit pear shaped for me

Steve

 

Please translate that into "American" for us. Petrol I know but "pear shaped" is an idiom with which I'm not familiar.

[lawnchairboy]

WELCOME to the USA, might get to make your acquaintance in Fayetteville... I'll look for a big honda...

 

chris

[Slyder_Steve]

I hope to be ok riding on the other side of the road, my problems will be coming out of petrol stations, that's when things can go a bit pear shaped for me

Steve

 

Please translate that into "American" for us. Petrol I know but "pear shaped" is an idiom with which I'm not familiar.

 

Let me translate for my POM friend;

"pear shaped" everything's looking great, smooth sailing and, oh wait, that can't be right...oh s!@#

 

another of my favorite POM sayings "what could possibly go wrong?"

 

The other Steve--in Florida

[KMG_365]

Here's a bit of help for the Yanks as regards the idiom "pear shaped". That's one of my favorite British expressions, BTW . . . just like it's all gone "tits up", which has even been adopted by some in the US military and referred to in polite company as "gone Tango Uniform"!

 

Steve, have a great and uneventful flight and we'll look for you on that big beastie in Fayetteville! I hope you enjoy your trip to the UnRally and as long as I'm around you're not paying for your drinks! ( . . . although our "beer" is comparatively rather like making love in a canoe--so it's not really that generous an offer--but at least it's cold!! )

 

WooHoo!!!!!

[Bill_Walker]

My bikes a Honda VTX, do they PTTR

 

Steve

 

What happened to the Sportster you reserved? Now you've gone from a true American experience to a Japanese interpretation of an American experience!

 

Actually, I think you'll be a darn sight more comfortable on the VTX. 1300 or 1800? I guess we'll find out in WV. Happy flying and riding!

[Bill_Walker]

I hope to be ok riding on the other side of the road, my problems will be coming out of petrol stations, that's when things can go a bit pear shaped for me

Steve

 

I hear you. On the two occasions I've driven in England, I was most likely to be on the wrong side when pulling out of parking lots (car parks, to you). Then my wife would scream "LEFT!" and I'd put things right, as it were. You'll have to depend on your own sense of rightness.

 

Maybe you should try this mantra: "Left is not right, left is wrong, right is right."

 

Or maybe just "LOOK left, KEEP right."

 

I'll crawl back under my rock now.

[BereIsland]

I hope to be ok riding on the other side of the road, my problems will be coming out of petrol stations, that's when things can go a bit pear shaped for me

Steve

 

Please translate that into "American" for us. Petrol I know but "pear shaped" is an idiom with which I'm not familiar.

 

Sorry, I suppose the term "pear shaped" came from foot ball manufactures, when they made a ball a little "pear shaped"

 

Steve

[BereIsland]

Cheers Jamie, don't worry I don't drink much ,

Steve

 

Bill, I ordered the Sportster on the net with EagleRider but thought I would give them a ring just to check that everything is OK. Turns out that they had no Harley's available so its a VTX for me. I dont mind, I'm just lucky to be able to do this.

Steve

[Mark Menard (Vita Rara)]

Well, I've changed the oil, filter and low beam (38,200 miles). Made a few tweaks to the bike. Lost a bolt on my bash plate, so I made a trip to the auto store and got that taken care of. Cleaning my camel back and packing now. Just printed my packing list. I depart Monday shortly after 6AM. Day one goal is the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

T-minus about 15 hours or so. Hard to believe it's here.

 

Mark

[Bud]

Ride Safe Mark

 

Looking forward to seeing you there.

[Paul Mihalka]

My experience on driving on the wrong (for me) side of the road: The first few days everything is fine because I really pay attention to everything I do. After a few days I get used to it. Then I pass somebody (two-lane road) and forget to go back into the lane where I'm supposed to be because it feels so good

[BereIsland]

Your right, I spent two weeks driving in France when I was in my twenties, no problem at all, got back home, filled up with petrol, drove out on the wrong of the road

Steve

[Mark Menard (Vita Rara)]

Steve,

 

Please be extra special careful. Looking forward to seeing you in WV.

 

Mark

[Lets_Play_Two]

Okay, starting to pack the bags tonight (creating excitement). I hope I have enough room for the two of us with two sets of side cases, a large top case and a duffle!!!

[Woodie]

Switching out the city lids tonight!

[BereIsland]

I haven't packed yet and I'm off this Saturday morning from Heathrow,must get on with it, but I have got some Dollars from the post office though.

Steve

[Tony_K]

UN rally shirts finished yesterday and SHIPPED to the campground!

 

All attendees HAVE FUN!

[Berkley]

yaHOOOOOOOOOOEE!

 

thanks Tony!

[Bud]

UN rally shirts finished yesterday and SHIPPED to the campground!

 

All attendees HAVE FUN!

 

That's what I'm talking about! Excited chatter.

 

A week from today we will be at the UN

[lawnchairboy]

YEAH BABY!

[Ken H.]

I hope I have enough room for the two of us with two sets of side cases, a large top case and a duffle!!!

IF so, you need to teach Donna how! We have - The three expanded GS BMW Vario cases, a Touratech expandable soft case on top of each side Vario case, front soft panniers on each side and a tank bag so tall I can't see the speedo. That's eight pieces of luggage! The thing looks like a pack mule. AND we shipped a box of stuff forward.

 

I don't even want to do the vehicle gross weight calculation!

 

But I guess in all fairness we are going to be out for another week & a half after the UN.

[Berkley]

I hope I have enough room for the two of us with two sets of side cases, a large top case and a duffle!!!

IF so, you need to teach Donna how! We have - The three expanded GS BMW Vario cases, a Touratech expandable soft case on top of each side Vario case, front soft panniers on each side and a tank bag so tall I can't see the speedo. That's eight pieces of luggage! The thing looks like a pack mule. AND we shipped a box of stuff forward.

 

I don't even want to do the vehicle gross weight calculation!

 

But I guess in all fairness we are going to be out for another week & a half after the UN.

 

 

But I can't talk. I'm taking the cage so we can pack everything - Mark and I can't even pack for an overnight trip anymore it seems!

 

Nevertheless, we'll be enjoying some luxuries in the week ahead

[RevRay]

OK OK I too am excited, with highlighted routes six different maps, I'll be leaving the Big Apple at 6am friday morning, to begin this adventure known as the UNRALLY. With a couple of side trips to Shanksville,PA Robbinsville NC,(deals gap) then on to the UN. Looking forward to meeting everyone.....