My good friend Phil lives down on Cape Cod, just a half hour from our little summer cottage in Plymouth. My mildly modified burgandy 78 GL is my vacation bike and resides here. Phil also has a burgandy 78, although his is highly modified. We got together this morning for some great riding and lunch, followed by more great riding.
At different times, we were both honored with Bike of the Month recognition, so it only seemed fit that they should be photographed together. How many times has more than one BOM been in the same picture?
1986 VFR750F Interceptor
1983 Honda CB1100F Super Sport - Red 1123 Resto-Mod
1978 Honda GL1000
"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
I had two bikes of the month, and they were in a picture together.....and one became bike of the year. You asked . It IS a good feeling. I agree. Try for three.
1978 custom GL1000
1977 custom with 1200 engine
1985 gl1200
Didn't we have a few BOM's get together at vintage days one year?
1976 Goldwing Super Sport
1985 Honda Elite
1976 KZ900 Dragbike
1992 ZX7 Dragbike (KZ900 style motor w/NOS)
and a rotation of various purchases
Randakk approved Carb Rebuilder
robin1731 wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 5:41 am
Didn't we have a few BOM's get together at vintage days one year?
Yep, photo is in the gallery, Rally's and such me thinks.
Cyborg, Yours, Alwing17 all in the booth at Mid Ohio.
82 GL1100 Interstate-Oldewing October 23 BOTM
06 GL1800 Road bike, as in Rode alot...
Sometimes I wrestle with my inner demons.........
Other times we just hug.......
Team 898
Team LTD 993
Team 76 R2B3
And always remember: beer has some food value--but food has NO beer value...
I'm rarely as far south as the Cape on a naked GL, but I do occasionally drop down into Mass at times on a BOTM Wing. I'm up in Maine.
If you're ever planning to battle the traffic to loop around Boston and up toward New Hampshire or the border with Maine, reach out. I could meet. If you wanted a shot by the water, we could meet near Salem or even up at Hampton Beach in NH.
Avatar is a summer '21 photo of the Blue Phoenix, our 1983 GL1100I rescue gone naked.
In the Stable and Ridable
1976 GL1000 (Original Sulphur Yellow) - Needs a tag and insurance but ready to ride
1992 ST1100 - my longer haul tourer
1987 VFR700 - son's latest, in blue/silver
1983 GL1100I - son's naked Blue Phoenix
1982 GL1100I - naked bagger Cabernet (surf bike)
1979 GL1000 - Ginger Lynn, but not that Ginger Lynn (Wing and a Prayer)
1978 CB550K - son's cafe
1983 CB550SC - one owner, 5k, great paint & seat/good chrome (will soon sell)
1986 VFR700 - fun throwback in RWB
Active and Semi-active Project(s) FrankenWing - 1980 GL1100 motor in 1982 or 1983 frame (still deciding, so maybe semi-active).
CYBORG wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 10:06 pm
I had two bikes of the month, and they were in a picture together.....and one became bike of the year. You asked . It IS a good feeling. I agree. Try for three.
This made me smile, Doug. How many BOTM were in attendance at the 2018 CVMG Paris Fairgrounds Rally
Cliff )
Keep your eyes and ears open and you'll learn something new, everyday.
RE: a thorough fuel tank cleaning
"And your carbs will thank you. They no longer live down stream from a sewage plant." -gregforesi
"Can't see the paint when your looking thru the handlebars..........." -Oldewing "I'd rather Ride than Shine" -RAT Me Too!!
I've been working on one for the last couple of years. Not sure I have another one in me. As they say, "life gets in the way" I must say that you are now, and for years, been an inspiration to me. Stay strong.....we will always have Paris.
1978 custom GL1000
1977 custom with 1200 engine
1985 gl1200
Speaking of Mid-Ohio, my brother can't make it this year, so I'm riding solo. More than likely I'll ride down my yellow '76 (which was lucky enough to be July's BOTM last year) and see about putting it in the show.
I don't know for sure because I'm sketchy on some of the details (Is there pre-registration? Do you have to be part of an organization?), but either way it'll be tootling around somewhere.
1997 Valkyrie- Light Cutomization, but Too Busy Riding
1980 KZ1300- Bike's Haunted
1976 GL1000 (Yellow)- Behaving Itself Rather Nicely
1974 Velosolex 3800- Better Than Walking
1972 CB750- Learning The Joys of 4 Cable Carbs
1969 CT90- The Most Fun You Can Have on 90ccs.
1965 CA77 Dream- Needs a Full Teardown, but Complete
All advice I give is only valid until an expert corrects me.