Mid west ride, A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!

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Mid west ride, A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!

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For myself, it was. I will defer to Mark, or Jiri to write up the real stuff. For myself, the roads were like The Isle of Man. Lots of hills, tight turns, long sweepers. I could just go on and on. We did over 240 miles on Saturday, mostly on county roads. Just the BEST! Here is my favorite pic of a town, like a small hamlet. :D Image
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mmmm.....pabst blue ribbon.

good to hear the mid-westerners survived. can't wait for the reports in full.
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My shoulder blades/neck are killing me. :twisted: I should have stopped at that chiropractor. :lol:
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Actually, a lot of "Spotted Cows" were tipped! :shock:

I couldn't resist the pun, Spotted Cow is a local Micro Brew made in New Glarus WI. Very good stuff! You should see a picture of the Brewery when we get the pictures up.

If your in WI, look for New Glarus Brewing Co. beer in bottles and Spotted Cow on tap.
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Did somebody get a pic of the world's largest 6-pack?

I got style....Old Style.
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Iowa,

We weren't that close to the river in La Crosse because we stayed on highway 35. And, unfortunately they were repainted white. Can you believe it?

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Cow up, then down. :lol: ImageImage
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This was the only 'Wet time". About 10 miles. Note Vicky, without any helmet. OUCH! Image
And this was about 20 miles later. :D Image And the last pic of the trip for me. BMW regional HQ on I-90.Image
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And, unfortunately they were repainted white. Can you believe it?

OH NO! I guess it will just have to remain a childhood memory. :cry:
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OU812 wrote:For myself, it was. I will defer to Mark, or Jiri to write up the real stuff. For myself, the roads were like The Isle of Man. Lots of hills, tight turns, long sweepers. I could just go on and on. We did over 240 miles on Saturday, mostly on county roads. Just the BEST! Here is my favorite pic of a town, like a small hamlet. :D
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Right on you guys. As soon as we have the pics compiled, I will put out a writeup. I was already "witting it' in my head while crawling in traffic on my way to work this morning....of course, I was on the back of my noble steed and I was pretending I am still on Highway C, taking the switchbacks down into Stockholm, WI.

It was great you guys and I will tell ya, time to re-name the ride. No way this is annual.....there is more coming this season. I can guarantee you that much.

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Hey Ves, I resemble that remark! :lol:
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OU812 wrote:Hey Ves, I resemble that remark! :lol:
We know... we know... :lol:

Here you go. My shots are on this page.
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Thanks Ves...Great pictures..It's great to see so many partners going along.

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I would like to add, the people I got to know on this trip, I would ride anywhere with any/all of them. They were all GREAT! It was a BLAST! :wink: Do I REALLY talk a lot? :lol: Image
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Here is Jiri Marousek, thinking, when was the last time I checked my oil?Image :smt021 Needless to say, he and Ves both raided my oil supply! :shock: :lol:
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Put names to the faces for us if you can, please? I've enjoyed reading about the Midwest ride, so names with faces will help. Thanks.
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OU812 wrote:Here is Jiri, thinking, when was the last time I checked my oil?... Needless to say, he and Ves both raided my oil supply! :shock: :lol:
Yeah, we did it when you were too busy talking to notice... :smt044
You walked into that one... :smt043

Seriously though, I must not have followed the proper "check your level procedure" cause now I have too much oil in the crank. Looks like I didn't need any... :?:
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It sure looks like a great time was had by all. :D :D :D Next year......Later this year???
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