Oh! New Mexi - Co!
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BikerGeek99
Yeah, it's a concrete corn cob. So?
Same old boring ****, OM.
Please, bore us with as many more boring pictures as you have, and as much more boring, pointless commentary as you can possibly contrive.
Or else Petey will show up on your doorstep and ring your door bell. When you answer, he'll give you a ninja-style jimmy kick. You'll never know what hit you.
:drinks:
Please, bore us with as many more boring pictures as you have, and as much more boring, pointless commentary as you can possibly contrive.
Or else Petey will show up on your doorstep and ring your door bell. When you answer, he'll give you a ninja-style jimmy kick. You'll never know what hit you.
:drinks:
Thanks for the entertaining comments, compadres.
Greatly appreciated.
I'll get this finished tonight after work, I hope. (Ends with a bang.)
Hudson, we MUST have a drink sometime. :lol:
You are OUT THERE. Which is good.
That is, after all, his best side.
Greatly appreciated.
I'll get this finished tonight after work, I hope. (Ends with a bang.)
Hudson, we MUST have a drink sometime. :lol:
You are OUT THERE. Which is good.
Don. You're being awfully hard on the Beaver, don't you think?
That is, after all, his best side.
Good2Go
Well-known member
Enjoyed your report, OM...Great pics and fun read!
Michael - Excellent and entertaining post as always. So where's the rest of the pix???
I recognize the three clowns on the left, but who's that ugly chick on the right? :blink:
I must admit, after I saw you in June and you hadn't posted any fotoshop pix of me I thought you forgot. Now I see you've been hard at work. I'll have to dig up some of my shots of you for future use.
I recognize the three clowns on the left, but who's that ugly chick on the right? :blink:
I must admit, after I saw you in June and you hadn't posted any fotoshop pix of me I thought you forgot. Now I see you've been hard at work. I'll have to dig up some of my shots of you for future use.
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Geez, I suck.
Finally finishing this thing.
It's Saturday morning, and we're going for a ride.
His Hole-iness, Beemerdons would be leading the flock this day.
I think there were about 16 of us (a guess!), and at first, as the group gathered,
I was concerned about riding with so many folks with whom I had no riding history.
Turned out fine.
Though our route was stunningly scenic, it involved nothing too demanding.
Almost no traffic, perfect weather, a relaxed pace, ...and not a ******** in the group.
Just minutes from the hotel, we of course stopped at the Gorge.
(Beemerdons can't pass a big crack without stopping to examine it.)
I didn't actually get any pics of the chasm, but here are some shots of forumites.
Joe's ride.
ABBEY LOAD?
Worry not. The friggin' bridge sprung back into shape
when they got the hell off.
Phil and Charlene. Great folks!
Back on the road.
The area right next to Taos is fairly flat, but beautiful in its own way.
Like Sacramento Mike.
Somebody dances while riding. Fun to watch!
Hay! Let's turn.
Gas stop. A line at the men's room. Honest.
Our RallyBastard, Big-D!
And into the mountains and the first signs of autumn.
You had to be there. Clean and fresh.
Left it in 4th, just rolling on and off.
Listening to Neil Young.
Big birds flying
Across the sky
Leave us helpless...
On a summit. (Not sure the name.)
The tourist train had stopped, and we mingled with our fellow travelers.
Damn. There's enough white fur to build a coupla Santa suits.
Guy on the right took a swing at me.
I jumped on the train to get a few pictures.
Check out the dude on the left. I'm sure he torched a fattie as soon as
the train was underway.
I picked up a Christmas gift for Dr. Rich here.
Daniel and Don, wary of the cow-catcher.
Beemerdon and Niehart contributed to the restoration of this fine machine, I'm told.
How about some details, Papa Chuy?
We all waited to see the train depart.
And off we went.
We stopped again for lunch,...
though many of us just had....
PIE!
Niehart - "Schwing!!!"
My homey Steve (Bluestreek), went with the apple.
Ha! I say "went with".
He unbuttoned his britches, turned his hat around backwards, and
10 seconds later, he was licking the bowl.
Back to the motorcycling stuff.
I failed to get a lot of "action" shots.
Just before we arrived back at Taos, I bailed on the group (with permission)
and poked around at some roadside points of interest.
Looks like Galaxy Blue's back door at the hotel.
The day before, I'd seen this work by Taos artist Ed Sandoval ...
...and when I saw this, just off the road, I wondered...
I remember when these were not uncommon on the road.
BRB
Finally finishing this thing.
It's Saturday morning, and we're going for a ride.
His Hole-iness, Beemerdons would be leading the flock this day.
I think there were about 16 of us (a guess!), and at first, as the group gathered,
I was concerned about riding with so many folks with whom I had no riding history.
Turned out fine.
Though our route was stunningly scenic, it involved nothing too demanding.
Almost no traffic, perfect weather, a relaxed pace, ...and not a ******** in the group.
Just minutes from the hotel, we of course stopped at the Gorge.
(Beemerdons can't pass a big crack without stopping to examine it.)
I didn't actually get any pics of the chasm, but here are some shots of forumites.
Joe's ride.
ABBEY LOAD?
Worry not. The friggin' bridge sprung back into shape
when they got the hell off.
Phil and Charlene. Great folks!
Back on the road.
The area right next to Taos is fairly flat, but beautiful in its own way.
Like Sacramento Mike.
Somebody dances while riding. Fun to watch!
Hay! Let's turn.
Gas stop. A line at the men's room. Honest.
Our RallyBastard, Big-D!
And into the mountains and the first signs of autumn.
You had to be there. Clean and fresh.
Left it in 4th, just rolling on and off.
Listening to Neil Young.
Big birds flying
Across the sky
Leave us helpless...
On a summit. (Not sure the name.)
The tourist train had stopped, and we mingled with our fellow travelers.
Damn. There's enough white fur to build a coupla Santa suits.
Guy on the right took a swing at me.
I jumped on the train to get a few pictures.
Check out the dude on the left. I'm sure he torched a fattie as soon as
the train was underway.
I picked up a Christmas gift for Dr. Rich here.
Daniel and Don, wary of the cow-catcher.
Beemerdon and Niehart contributed to the restoration of this fine machine, I'm told.
How about some details, Papa Chuy?
We all waited to see the train depart.
And off we went.
We stopped again for lunch,...
though many of us just had....
PIE!
Niehart - "Schwing!!!"
My homey Steve (Bluestreek), went with the apple.
Ha! I say "went with".
He unbuttoned his britches, turned his hat around backwards, and
10 seconds later, he was licking the bowl.
Back to the motorcycling stuff.
I failed to get a lot of "action" shots.
Just before we arrived back at Taos, I bailed on the group (with permission)
and poked around at some roadside points of interest.
Looks like Galaxy Blue's back door at the hotel.
The day before, I'd seen this work by Taos artist Ed Sandoval ...
...and when I saw this, just off the road, I wondered...
I remember when these were not uncommon on the road.
BRB
Big-D
Well-known member
Michael,
Which Canon model camera do you currently use? It was seen in several of your shots, but couldn't tell which one you've got!
Which Canon model camera do you currently use? It was seen in several of your shots, but couldn't tell which one you've got!
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
MMMummm... OM the pie shots were great. Bike stuff was OK too.
"Looks like Galaxy Blue's back door at the hotel" made me blow a litte beer though my nose. :lol:
"Looks like Galaxy Blue's back door at the hotel" made me blow a litte beer though my nose. :lol:
When I got back to the Kachina, I might have nodded off in my room.
Can't say for sure.
So, I missed the group photo. By the time I scurried over to the
patio for dinner, I'd missed some stuff.
I did see everyone giggling, ...and this group breaking up.
Hope I didn't miss some girl-on-girl action?
Just sayin'.
Only got a few snaps of the evening. There are many more better ones on the other
threads.
Some of the guys can't spend much time away from what stirs them...
I really wish I'd gotten more photos of all of the great folks
who attended.
And I really wish I'd mingled more, and gotten to know more forum members.
I vow to do better next time.
Well, the next couple of days weren't good ones for me. I'll try keep it brief.
I'd badly miscalculated the remaining mileage in my PR2's. I should have put on new rubber
before I left Northern California.
But, I didn't.
And my run across the southwest had taken more of a toll than I'd expected.
So, I was in a small town in Northern New Mexico, on a Saturday night, with freaking
bald-assed tires.
HotRodZilla and Patch advised me that R & S Sports in Albuquerque was my best bet.
But, like I said. It was Saturday night.
I decided to to spend Sunday in Taos, walking the streets.
Stayed another night at the Kachina Best Western.
Sunday.
Sure.
A few attendees had yet to leave town.
As if women EVER cooperated...
Monday morning, I took off early, so as to be at R & S when they opened.
Nothing too exciting about the ride to Albuquerque.
Saw this Lotus. I've never owned one.
Wwwwwwwwell, of course motorcycle shops in Albuquerque are closed on Mondays.
So that's two days of my too-short vacation burned because I was an ***** and left
home on ****** rubber. I couldn't even enjoy riding around the area, because my Michelins
were VERY bad, and I didn't want to risk a failure.
So, another day of this ...
...in Albuquerque. (HRZ had generously suggested I call him if I was in town and needed
anything, but I understand he was busy helping out another brother. Didn't want to overwhelm him.)
So, now it's goddamned TUESDAY.
I'm at the bike shop at 0900. Great guys.
They had PR2's for a great price.
Very reasonable labor.
Out in just over an hour!
Thank you R & S Sports.
(And thanks Patch and HRZ for the advice.)
So, now I'm grumpy at myself.
The weatherdude says there are heavy thunderstorms on the way.
1 to 2 inches of rain possible in Taos. Southern Colorado and Utah can
expect similar stuff in places.
I ponder my options, and decide I'll head home and spend my remaining days off just
enjoying local roads....where it's sunny and dry.
I hit the road about 1100.
If I was in California, I could split that...
I was home sometime before 0400 the next morning.
Golly, a fellow can make pretty good time out here in the west.
Slept in.
I'm so glad I went to SWFOG.
Thank you Big-D!
Thank you beemerdons!
Thank you forum!
Can't say for sure.
So, I missed the group photo. By the time I scurried over to the
patio for dinner, I'd missed some stuff.
I did see everyone giggling, ...and this group breaking up.
Hope I didn't miss some girl-on-girl action?
Just sayin'.
Only got a few snaps of the evening. There are many more better ones on the other
threads.
Some of the guys can't spend much time away from what stirs them...
I really wish I'd gotten more photos of all of the great folks
who attended.
And I really wish I'd mingled more, and gotten to know more forum members.
I vow to do better next time.
Well, the next couple of days weren't good ones for me. I'll try keep it brief.
I'd badly miscalculated the remaining mileage in my PR2's. I should have put on new rubber
before I left Northern California.
But, I didn't.
And my run across the southwest had taken more of a toll than I'd expected.
So, I was in a small town in Northern New Mexico, on a Saturday night, with freaking
bald-assed tires.
HotRodZilla and Patch advised me that R & S Sports in Albuquerque was my best bet.
But, like I said. It was Saturday night.
I decided to to spend Sunday in Taos, walking the streets.
Stayed another night at the Kachina Best Western.
Sunday.
Sure.
A few attendees had yet to leave town.
As if women EVER cooperated...
Monday morning, I took off early, so as to be at R & S when they opened.
Nothing too exciting about the ride to Albuquerque.
Saw this Lotus. I've never owned one.
Wwwwwwwwell, of course motorcycle shops in Albuquerque are closed on Mondays.
So that's two days of my too-short vacation burned because I was an ***** and left
home on ****** rubber. I couldn't even enjoy riding around the area, because my Michelins
were VERY bad, and I didn't want to risk a failure.
So, another day of this ...
...in Albuquerque. (HRZ had generously suggested I call him if I was in town and needed
anything, but I understand he was busy helping out another brother. Didn't want to overwhelm him.)
So, now it's goddamned TUESDAY.
I'm at the bike shop at 0900. Great guys.
They had PR2's for a great price.
Very reasonable labor.
Out in just over an hour!
Thank you R & S Sports.
(And thanks Patch and HRZ for the advice.)
So, now I'm grumpy at myself.
The weatherdude says there are heavy thunderstorms on the way.
1 to 2 inches of rain possible in Taos. Southern Colorado and Utah can
expect similar stuff in places.
I ponder my options, and decide I'll head home and spend my remaining days off just
enjoying local roads....where it's sunny and dry.
I hit the road about 1100.
If I was in California, I could split that...
I was home sometime before 0400 the next morning.
Golly, a fellow can make pretty good time out here in the west.
Slept in.
I'm so glad I went to SWFOG.
Thank you Big-D!
Thank you beemerdons!
Thank you forum!
So many responses... so little time...
Wonderful pics/report, OM!
Wonderful pics/report, OM!
Niehart
Pie Smuggler
Pinhead, Mtn Mamma, Beemerdons and the three crazy frostbacks in the same picture, I think there are some laws againt that... just saying... :huh:
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Another Amazing Ride Report and Great Photographs from you Old Michael; As Always! Bravo! SW-FOG 2010 was such a blast, I can hardly wait for SW-FOG 2011. My eyes did get arc burned from Bungie's white legs though. Wish DickChin Bust would have been there!
FOOTNOTE: I had mistakenly told you that Niehart worked as my Fitter when I brazed up the steam pipes on Baldwin Locomotive #488 when she was new at the factory in 1888: I just remembered, it was SacramentoMike who was my Apprentice on that job.
Our own Niehart was my Fitter Apprentice when I re-tubed the boiler back in 1926. Brother Dave, old Number 488 is still running strong and her steam pipes are still sound; we did some damn fine steam fitting on that retrofit!! Good Job there, Mr. Black!!!
FOOTNOTE: I had mistakenly told you that Niehart worked as my Fitter when I brazed up the steam pipes on Baldwin Locomotive #488 when she was new at the factory in 1888: I just remembered, it was SacramentoMike who was my Apprentice on that job.
Our own Niehart was my Fitter Apprentice when I re-tubed the boiler back in 1926. Brother Dave, old Number 488 is still running strong and her steam pipes are still sound; we did some damn fine steam fitting on that retrofit!! Good Job there, Mr. Black!!!
I have a peephole,...and a carbon-fiber cup.
PM sent.
Hope you caught it in your mug.
Don't start with me, smart-***.So many responses... so little time...
Yeah, they were like a lantern. After dark, all the bugs were swarming around them.
Rob was so glad when the trip was over. Bungie made him shave them for him every morning.
Tom held the mirror.
Bustanut joker
Well-known member
Butt I was there... Twice.
You best get them eye's checked, bungies legs surely must have burnt your retinas. :lol:
:jester:
rogdeb
Scouser
Bungie
FrostBack #2 - IBA # 44620
Tough talk from somebody from Manitoba.
I'll leave you with this, back in the 70's Sean Connery made a movie called Zardoz. It's widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made. Unfortunately, I've seen it. I just want to know one thing. How much did they pay you?!
BikerGeek99
Yeah, it's a concrete corn cob. So?
Good stuff, bud.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Steve,
Speaking of....
CFR in Flin Flon? (The Manitoba side, of course.)
They have good roads, roads, a road.
(I'll bet Connery winces when he sees that picture! :lol:
Orange diaper/suspenders. Who knew that look wouldn't catch on.)
escapefjrtist
Searching for Dry Roads
Good stuff OM...the last installment was one of your more *colorful* pieces. Enjoyed the read!
--G
Enjoyed the read!--G
nik.hisham
Well-known member
OM,
Looks like a wonderful ride. I'm really loving the pics - especially the one labeled Utah, where you have the bike parked on the side of the highway. This would make a really nice desktop wall paper.
Thanks for sharing.
Nik.
Looks like a wonderful ride. I'm really loving the pics - especially the one labeled Utah, where you have the bike parked on the side of the highway. This would make a really nice desktop wall paper.
Thanks for sharing.
Nik.
