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A couple good men you have there Carl; I was impressed with both of them.
.......where most bike groups eventually die out; we have promise in having a few young people involved.

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Busy doing more riding than wrenching.......

As always, I had a great time. I too enjoyed the progress Carl's boys made. It was a treat to be a part of that. What great boys they are. The red beans and rice were superb. I think Lane made the tuna and pasta salad which was great too. I am not sure who made the brownies, but also good. The only injury I suffered was blistered hands from too much riding (if there is such a thing) with a death grip. Buddy lead some of us to a new spot on the lake with a swimming area that was beautiful. Funny thing, you get on these bike on these windey roads and you are 16 years old again. Jeff brought us all a bottle opener besides making the shirts. Jim's home brew was superb. Crazy guys on mini-bikes, on-and-on. It was just great. See you next year.

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You are not old until you have more regrets than dreams! - John Barrymore (rephrased)

75 H1
78 CB400II Hawk
78 KE175

yup, was a great week. i lowsided due to rider error.. just got back from doctor and have a fractured right wrist. still.. a great week and the first street wreck i have ever had.

we left a day early after shelly rescued me which was a good thing, as i was certainly not good to drive (just exhausted).

she rode the triumph for many hrs in the rain to get me. ie:save my ass. much awesome

Mark,
Glad you made it home okay. I don't even remember you complaining about the wrist? I guess the road-rash(es) drew more immediate attention.

Wow Mark, sorry about the injury. Heal quickly.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

All I have to say is BOOM!... ..again. What a great time with all you guys. Thanks to Chuck for riding us up in style in his birthday present, a new truck with a/c and new trailer tires. We even had electric windows...
A big thanks to Chris and Jason (hope your healing well) for letting me crash in their room and also for Ricky and Ric for letting me crash in the top bunk for a night ( we even watched Family guy until Ricky fell asleep with the remote in his hand...go to bed already!).
Had a fun ride with Ric and Frank down to Robbinsville for lunch and watched Frank take wicked turns while shaving...
Took a ride into Knoxville with Nitrouscarl his boys and Bill and checked out that Tuesday night bike show at The Tea Room...Cool place. Chuck rode with Jim K but they both got a free shower on the way back riding thru the Dragon at night. They must of had an angel leading their way...it was a pretty bad storm...
Oh yea....Nitrouscarl took us up thru Joyce Kilmer for a pretty cool ride with some great sites and then the guys had a downhill race with their engines off. Even Long Island Russ showed up (ayy ohh what the fk).
Went down to Topoco for lunch with Mark, Shelly, John, Mark(thanks for the .25cent tip) and their friends. I actually got a job offer making pizzas with Tiny...go figure.
Had a Blast riding go carts. shooting roman candles at each other and at the gas pump and Frank (woops)with Jim, Canadian Dale (what a nut...eh oh), SuperDave (who can spit and talk at the same time), and crazy Barry and his wheelie machine.
We also took a ride up the Dragon on freakin gocarts... at midnite and saw UFO's (or was it Superdave again). That was wild.
Heal fast Mark and Jason and hope those bug bites heal up on your arms Barry (thanks for tweeking my go cart).
Tim Steele...thanks again for that wicked something drink that put more hair on my back and for some great conversations.
I also had a nice conversation with Sam (he's cool) until I fell asleep. I thought I could talk a lot...just kidding. He needs to write a book, he's got some great stories (like the time back in 67 when we raided the mess hall...)...

No one would ever believe what goes on there....All I can say is" What goes on at the Gap, stays at the Gap"...until next year.

Stay well everybody...
Charlie...(what dynamite?)

Great stories there Charlie, I think it was another great week for all.

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1973 RD350, 1979 RD400F, 1984 RZ350, 2014 Suzuki Vstrom 1000
CHRIS AND JEFF ARE THE MEN

That is one of the best photos I've ever seen (my new avatar!)


Glad you weren't seriously hurt dude!!

How's the bike?

Charlie,
Thanks for the stories and humor. I had a great time with one and all. Already looking forward to the next meet and maybe a Barber's trip later this summer.
Just for future reference and to avoid some of the confusion with all of the "Ricks", "Marks" and other like-named individuals, please refer to leader/organizer Rick as "Ric"; I'm "the other Rick", "v4rick" or just plain ole "Rick". Neither of us has used any form of Rickey for a long time.
Any more stories or mentions, please post them. Besides the good times, good memories are what it's all about.

Great roads. Great riding with my friends. Great weather. Great food. Great beer tasting. Great midnight conversations. Already looking forward to next year. Y'all are the best.