NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM

  • trianglelaguna
  • Offline
  • User
  • New and improved - extra strength
More
04 May 2012 10:49 #519790 by trianglelaguna
Replied by trianglelaguna on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
i'm hearing this....and would love to meet up and at worst ride along....maybe even relay it...any Ca. folks want to p.m me....

1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • BlackZ1R
  • Offline
  • User
  • Kawasaki in my blood
More
05 May 2012 00:21 #519911 by BlackZ1R
Replied by BlackZ1R on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
:woohoo: :woohoo: Loving the relay pics. Nice bikes showing up!!! Ride on!!! B)
Rode my KZ 150 miles today, what frackin' ride too. Getting ready for my relay run. :cheer:

Kawasaki


Someone once told me to marry that motorcycle I was riding ......there's times I wish I hadda listened .

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • tybolt99
  • Offline
  • User
  • From where KZs came
More
05 May 2012 17:26 #520016 by tybolt99
Replied by tybolt99 on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
NC to VA leg, 5/5/2012.


Get ready.



Meet up with Topper, JimStan and their group at South Hill, VA.












82 KZ750 H3
76 KZ900 A4
74 Z1A
73 Z1 (on the shelf)
84 ZN1300
Franklinton, NC

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 08:58 #520144 by Topper
Replied by Topper on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
Let me try posting some pics from my phone...

350 miles yesterday including a drenching and an hour and a half attempt to wait out the storm before deciding to press on.

Attachment 2012-05-0508.36.09.jpg not found


Leaving my cabin in the mountains.

Attachment 2012-05-0511.50.46.jpg not found



Glass house grill, south hill va.

Attachment 2012-05-0512.48.11.jpg not found



Jimstan carried the flag from here for about 2 hours up to Sprouses Corner VA.

Attachment 2012-05-0514.59.24.jpg not found



Jim, his son and a friend head home (Jim can provide names? My brain hasn't dried out yet).

Attachment 2012-05-0521.50.21.jpg not found



Here's the flag today. No more pics of my ride as me and my buddy Doug got hit with a torrential rain storm a little while after parting with Jim. We got waylaid about 15 minutes from Doug's place and he decided to head home. I donned my rain gear and soldiered on to Leesburg, VA, checked into my hotel (where there is some huge Indian wedding taking place).

Its sunday morning and i meet 650ed in about an hour.

Permanent and perpetual noob.

1979 KZ750 Twin
2009 Kawasaki Versys
Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 09:00 - 06 May 2012 18:04 #520145 by Topper
Replied by Topper on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
removed duplicate post

Permanent and perpetual noob.

1979 KZ750 Twin
2009 Kawasaki Versys
Last edit: 06 May 2012 18:04 by Topper.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 09:11 #520147 by les holt
Replied by les holt on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
Glad to see this is charging right along. Keep the pics and enthusiasm going and we may be done this year.

Les

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • Kawickrice
  • Offline
  • User
  • After Monday & Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF
More
06 May 2012 10:10 #520156 by Kawickrice
Replied by Kawickrice on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
Nice to see the pics keep em coming
Here is one for you Topper




73 Kawasaki Z1
07 HD CVO Ultra Classic
82 Suzuki GS 1100
74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy)
77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike)
80 Indian Moped (My American Iron)
1
Long Gone
75 Suzuki GT550
74 GT 380
79 RD 400 Daytona Special
72 Honda CL 175
74 Honda QA 50
Tampa FL

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 17:37 #520258 by Topper
Replied by Topper on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM

Kawickrice wrote: Nice to see the pics keep em coming
Here is one for you Topper




I love that song. Can't believe I didn't think to sing that one in my helmet through the rain. Had U2 stuck in my head instead.

Permanent and perpetual noob.

1979 KZ750 Twin
2009 Kawasaki Versys

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 17:57 - 06 May 2012 18:15 #520261 by Topper
Replied by Topper on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
Met 650Ed this morning in Leesburg. In case you haven't read all 7,000 pages of the original thread, Ed's the one that came up with this whole idea. It was an honor to meet him and tell him how much I've enjoyed being part of this relay. Part of me can't wait to get this up to Newfoundland and finish the East Coast. Part of me will be sad when my job of coordinating the first leg of the ride is over.

BTW, Ed's 1975 KZ 650 turned 35 years old a week before these photos were taken. Ed's owned it the whole time. He says it's still his "new" bike, in that his "old" bike is an even older BSA. This is also a "new" bike in that it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor. He said it has NOT been restored. He's just kept it in this good of shape for 35 years.

My bike's never exactly clean, and Ed's would put it to shame on a good day, but after 350+ miles including an hour and a half in the rain, frankly I was a little embarassed by the "patina" on my bike.


Attachment 2012-05-06-08.32.23.jpg not found



Attachment 2012-05-06-08.32.40.jpg not found



Attachment 2012-05-06-09.16.41.jpg not found



Attachment 2012-05-06-09.27.14.jpg not found



Attachment 2012-05-06-09.32.08.jpg not found



We met at Loudon Power Sports where our old bikes could gaze through the window at some new Kawasakis. None of them had anything on Ed's bike though. From there we went to a nearby donut shop for coffee and breakfast. Ed's a retired IT guy and I'm a web guy, we chatted about how what's old is new again tech-wise. Reminded me of our bikes too.

We asked a guy in the donut shop to take our pic and when he did, one of his kids says "Dad, I bet these are the guys with those cool bikes outside!" We told the kids what we were up to, about the relay, etc. A couple of guys in the shop took interest including a Harley rider and a guy with a modern Suzuki. They followed us outside and looked at the bikes and chatted a bit.

I admit I was getting a little jealous of all the attention Ed's bike was getting (though he deserved every bit of it). Just then a guy drives up to us, rolls down his window, points at my maroon '79 KZ750 and says "I had that bike in green in 1979 it was my first bike!". He had a strong british accent and had owned a "Z750" over on the other side of the Atlantic.

I've been absolutely thrilled with all the people I've met both in person and online through this relay ride. Many thanks to Ed for dreaming it up and many thanks to everyone who got the flag from Miami to Virginia so I could do my small part.

BTW, my small part totaled 490 miles of riding round trip. That's about twice as far as I've ever gone (I've only been riding about two years). I carried the flag for 140 of those miles and Jimstan carried it about 80 miles.

Permanent and perpetual noob.

1979 KZ750 Twin
2009 Kawasaki Versys
Attachments:
Last edit: 06 May 2012 18:15 by Topper.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 18:39 - 12 May 2012 14:06 #520275 by 650ed
Replied by 650ed on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
First let me say THANKS to Topper for coordinating the first leg and for actually getting the relay started. Without his effort this whole thing would probably be in the planning stage until we were all too old to ride. I’m really glad he made it back safely; he had a LOOONG ride 2 days in a row including a very soggy run yesterday. It was a real pleasure meeting him; he is a heck of a nice guy! And don’t let him kid you; his bike looks great even after hundreds of miles of riding in the rain.

We met some nice folks in Leesburg, VA who really did appreciate our bikes. As Topper mentioned; one guy driving through the parking lot nailed his brakes and shouted “Hey, that’s my bike only mine was green!” (referring to Topper’s KZ750) That guy had bought a new green Z750 twin in 1979 in Great Britain, and you could tell he was reliving the good old days as he stared at Topper’s bike.

After saying farewell to Topper I was able to take the flag from Leesburg, VA to Harpers Ferry WV; then through a short section of VA; up through MD to Littlestown, PA; then back to MD to my home. I look forward to delivering the flag to the next rider as soon as we identify who it is.

Here are some pics:

Attachment KZRTRIPVA1.jpg not found


Our bikes in Leesburg, VA

Attachment KZRTRIPVA2.jpg not found




Attachment KZRTRIPWV1a.jpg not found


Harpers Ferry, WV Town Hall/Police Station/Liquor Store

Attachment KZRTRIPWV2a.jpg not found


Views of Potomac River from Harpers Ferry

Attachment KZRTRIPWV3a.jpg not found




Attachment KZRTRIPWV4a.jpg not found


Town of Harpers Ferry


Attachment KZRTRIPPA1.jpg not found


Crossing the Mason/Dixon Line into PA

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
Attachments:
Last edit: 12 May 2012 14:06 by 650ed.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 18:46 - 12 May 2012 13:55 #520277 by 650ed
Replied by 650ed on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
More...

Attachment KZRTRIPPA2.jpg not found


Welcome to PA

Attachment KZRTRIPPA3a.jpg not found


PA farm

Attachment KZRTRIPPA4a.jpg not found


PA community

Attachment KZRTRIPMD1.jpg not found


Welcome to MD

Attachment KZRTRIPMD2.jpg not found


If you have crabs you must be in MD

Attachment KZRTRIPMD3a.jpg not found


MD stream (Upper Patuxent)

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
Attachments:
Last edit: 12 May 2012 13:55 by 650ed.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
06 May 2012 19:04 #520284 by jeffasaki
Replied by jeffasaki on topic NORTH AMERICAN RELAY RIDE PHOTO ALBUM
This is really cool
Cant wait for my turn

78 Z1R
78 KZ1000
76 KH500 gone
71 HS1B 90
81 GS 1100 gone
80 PE400
02 KLR


Ontario Canada

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum