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#1 | 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:33 pm

The 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball is on now and I checked out the bikes at yesterday's lunch stop in Mason City Iowa.
http://motorcyclecannonball.com/route/
Mason City is 190 miles north of me so it worked well to ride up and back, plus give me a couple hours to look at bikes and visit with the riders.
The ride has over 100 bikes, 1929 or older.

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Trip sheet and bicycle GPS. I noticed a lot of the bikes had
bicycle headlights and taillights for daytime visibility.
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Lee
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#2 | RE: 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:41 pm (Last edited: Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:41 pm)

I was visiting with the girl on the black Kawasaki parked next to my RS and she mentioned her and her boyfriend were following the riders for a few days.
They left from Ohio and the girl was going to head home today and the boyfriend was continuing on to Sturgis South Dakota before turning back east.
He was riding a Yamaha 250.
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#3 | RE: 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:21 am

Damn, this bike has a better side stand than the RS :)

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#4 | RE: 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:51 am

Thanks for the pics --- some very cool bikes in that group.

I couldn't help but notice that almost every non-BMW bike seemed to have some fluid leakage issues as evidenced by the fresh spots on the pavement. I'm sure I will be leaking too, if I am lucky enough to hit those ages.

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#5 | RE: 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:34 am

Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #4
Thanks for the pics --- some very cool bikes in that group.

I couldn't help but notice that almost every non-BMW bike seemed to have some fluid leakage issues as evidenced by the fresh spots on the pavement. I'm sure I will be leaking too, if I am lucky enough to hit those ages.

if you go to the UK's National Motorcycle Museum you will find most bikes have cat litter underneath them...

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#6 | RE: 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball datum

Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:15 pm

Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #4

I couldn't help but notice that almost every non-BMW bike seemed to have some fluid leakage issues as evidenced by the fresh spots on the pavement..

When the first 5 or 6 bikes parked, a Harley employee came out with a 20 oz cup of kitty litter and started to cover the oil spots on the street.
One of the riders told him when everyone arrived he would need a much larger cup :)
There was a strong smell of oil and fuel as the bikes pulled in.

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