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U.S. Relay to the Rally 2009

Dilliw wrote:
This whole episode was my fault; I insisted that we take a "short cut"......
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Yea, next time I'm leading. :p

It's amazing how much attention a broken motorcycle attracts. Lots of help from many walks of life and lots of offers to store the bike, if I wanted to, until I could come back to pick it up. Never a dull moment during the four hours I was hanging out at that corner gas station. B)

Wayne, thanks for taking the time to walk me through a couple of things. I wish I could have gotten it going as it was a beautiful day out. My nephew brought my truck and trailer from home and we got the bike back to the house about 5:30PM. I'm going on vacation in a week so that's where the bike will stay until I get back and get the time to either do some more trouble shooting or pack it up and take it to a pro.
 
Aaronmedick wrote:
Hi all,

It looks like Nick will pick up the flywheel in DC on the 7 and meet either Dan and/or myself in NJ on the 9th. We will then run around the city that night or the next morning. After that we will head north to meet Hal, Waspp, in Albany, NY. He will head home that night, near Bennington, VT.

If there is a Delay in transfer, I will meet Hal the following monday.

Then what?
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I will be post here as soon as I pick up from Bill H and we'll coordinate accordingly....
Nick
 
Nick and I will meet in Maryland somewhere tomorrow for the hand-off.

I have some pix to post of the ride up from Pickens, etc., but can't 'til I get back to Atlanta on Wednesday. [I'm flying back and leaving the Norge in Richmond with mojohand; long story.]

Kathi had no idea she would get to "Björn" the relic for 700 miles! Payback is going to be very expensive. :lol:

Bill
 
Excellent, Bill & Nick, thanks much! Look forward to words and photos for the blog and here as well(!).
 
RacerX wrote:
Excellent, Bill & Nick, thanks much! Look forward to words and photos for the blog and here as well(!).
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Nick and I are meeting here for lunch and hand-off: http://www.mtwashingtontavern.com/

And, thanks, Todd, for blog reminder. Will do. Will also send $100 to rider's fund. What is tally now? I see several notes about that in logbook, but is that in blog (where, shame on me, I've not visited yet)?

Off ...

Bill
 
It looks like I'll be picking up the baton on Friday the 10th in Albany NY. Where to next? I can head over into VT or western MA and it would be nice to keep it moving.

Hal
 
I'm ready in Mass. Not sure if there is a VT rider that wants to take it, or if the general consensus is to get it moving West or not.

If it's gonna come towards Mass first, do you need to hand it off Friday Hal, or is a Saturday hand off acceptable?


Doug
 
WitchCityBallabio wrote:
I'm ready in Mass. Not sure if there is a VT rider that wants to take it, or if the general consensus is to get it moving West or not.
If it's gonna come towards Mass first, do you need to hand it off Friday Hal, or is a Saturday hand off acceptable?
Doug
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I'm meeting Aaron at 1 so Saturday would probably work well...or Sunday afternoon, as long as it gets moving before Tuesday of next week as i'm out of town for 3 days. Weather may also be a factor. Here's what works for me:

Late afternoon Friday
Saturday
Sunday afternoon
Monday afternoon

Hal
 
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Met Bill H. in Baltimore today. His lovely daughter and his precious granddaughter joined us for a very nice lunch at the Mt. Washington Tavern (Thank You, Bill).

The flywheel is now in Joysee. Will hand-off tomorrow.....to the Northern group (I've emailed some of you).

Cold day today.

Nick
 
Hey guys, anxiously awaiting updates and photos. Also, you can update the Google Progress Map yourself, using; login name: GuzziRelay09 -- Password: teammember
 
waspp wrote:
WitchCityBallabio wrote:
I'm ready in Mass. Not sure if there is a VT rider that wants to take it, or if the general consensus is to get it moving West or not.
If it's gonna come towards Mass first, do you need to hand it off Friday Hal, or is a Saturday hand off acceptable?
Doug
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I'm meeting Aaron at 1 so Saturday would probably work well...or Sunday afternoon, as long as it gets moving before Tuesday of next week as i'm out of town for 3 days. Weather may also be a factor. Here's what works for me:

Late afternoon Friday
Saturday
Sunday afternoon
Monday afternoon

Hal
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I think we're leaning towards Monday afternoon Hal. The weather is going to really suck on Friday night/Saturday morning with some snowy mix. Still looking for someone to hand it off to in NH, Maine, VT etc.

Do you have a time and place in mind to meet for the handoff?



Doug
 
Jeezzzzzzzzzzzus, I look like a Cop in that picture. Funny, I have been mistaken for a cop many times. I do have cops in my family. I always thought it was my Irish face, but darn. It looks like I'm handing Nick a Ticket.

Anyway, I had a nice ride thru NYC rush hour traffic to meet Nick in Carteret, NJ. It only took 1.5 hours to drive 32 miles.

After the Hand off, The Flywheel and I took a scenic drive thru Old Maffia NY. The Flywheel Particularly enjoyed being on the Verrazano Bridge where he could see Staten Island, Ellis Island, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, and Coney Island. Sorry no pictures, Dirt nap not on my agenda:blink:

After that we stopped in Long Island City for some pics.





Well, off to bed. Tomorrow Dan and I are going to take the Fly wheel on a tour of NYC.

Friday, we are heading north to meet Hal in Albany, NY.
 
Nick wrote:
The flywheel is with Aaron in New York City.
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Thanks guys, Bill sent me a few photos too... which I've added to the Picasa album linked above.

Love to have all of you write some words for the blog first chance you have.

Todd
 
Doug

I can run out RT 2 past North Adams if that helps anyone or I can head down to the MA pike. Monday afternoon works for me, i'm available after 11am to hit the road. I didn't have any place in mind because I wasn't sure who would get the baton next. Saturday is looking like rain so that might not be to good.

Hal
 
Hal,

I'm chatting with the other folks making the run with me. I'll let you know what their preference is. I would bet Rt. 2, but we'll see.

Good luck today. I'll PM you my cell to help coordinate.

Doug
 
Well Fine I'll admit it. "My Name is Aaron and I don't know how to blog." I clicked the link. I looked at the words. I'm not saying I read them. But I couldn't figure out how to add anything.



So, I'll hold off but a little taste. the wheel has been to 4 of the 5 boroughs of NYC. It looks like we are going to miss the Bronx. The Flywheel apparently is not a fan of the Yankee. He actually said to me "All that Traffic... and for what?!!??!!?!" Show me where those nice young men, Mike Piazza and John Franco played the Baseball."
 
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