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Photo Tour of Dual Sport Events & MC Rallies

Kettle Moraine Field & Forest Ride

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Kettle Moraine Field & Forest Ride



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I have run this route on my R100GS,
skip the Hero sections
& it is a very doable route on must 650 dual sport bikes
 
Kettle Moraine Field & Forest Ride

Halfway through the ride,
Lunch was provided in the large shed

At the end of the ride,
more lunch was provided at Mike's Motorsports shop
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Kettle Moraine Field & Forest Ride

Kettle Moraine Sport Riders 2012 Events

Poker Run - Sunday, May 20th



Hillclimb - Sunday, June 17th


Field & Forest Dual Sport Ride - Sunday, October 21st

http://kettle moraine sportriders. com/


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The British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally

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(1911ÔÇô1940)
At first the machine was sold as the Baby,
but changed to the Popular.
It was soon called Levis Pop

Levis motorcycles, manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham
one of England's leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles

They built two-stroke machines from 1911
and added a line of four-strokes in 1928




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The 211cc vertical two-stroke engine produced 3hp
An enclosed chain from the crankshaft drove the Fellows magneto
drive to the rear wheel was by Pedley Vee belt
The machine weighed in at 120lb

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1940 BSA WM20


The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was founded in 1861
by 14 gunsmiths formed to supply munitions to the British Government


over 120,000
BSA side valve WM20
built for the military war effort



 
British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally

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They were affectionately called
Snortin' Norton

By the late 1960s
competition from Japanese manufacturers
drove the whole British motorcycle industry into decline

The 750 Norton Atlas was noted for its vibration
Rather than change engines
Norton decided to change the frame,
and the isolastic-framed Norton Commando 750 was the result

In 1969, the Commando was introduced
Highlighting its styling, frame and powerful engine
65 bhp @ 6,500 rpm
The Commando was the most powerful and best-handling British motorcycle of its day


The "Combat" engine was released in January 1972,
with a twin roller bearing crank,
crank-shaft main-bearing reliability immediately suffered

crank-bending caused the rollers to "dig-in" to the races,
causing rapid failure

Older engines had used one ball-bearing main bearing
and one roller bearing main bearing

Electric start was introduced in 1974

Sales were respectable but the company declined financially
becoming insolvent in 1975



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Snortin' Norton
&
restored 5 window
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British Biker Rally
(BBC)


This Rally is one good party :bottle

Free beer, . . . I am not much of a drinker :buds

Great music was loud, even with my ear plugs buried deep in my ears :groovy

Nice campground . . . great people . . . wonderful riding area :heart

I had a great time :clap



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Triumphs, aka Trumpets
Brit Bike Gone Bad
a trio of chopped, hopped Triumphs
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British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally

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Triumph Torque


upper motorbike
The Rocket III Roadster
three fuel-injected cylinders
displace a monstrous 2,294cc (140.0 cu in)
pumps out 147lb-ft of torque

"musclebike" and "streetfighter" market
largest displacement engine of any mass production motorcycle





lower motorbike
Thunderbird
1,597 cc (97.5 cu in) liquid-cooled parallel-twin cruiser
six gears and belt drive

"cruiser" market

 
British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally

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1949
BSA A7



The 495cc twin cylinder engine produced 26bhp and was capable of 85mph
manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company at their Birmingham factory
its name was changed to the Star Twin and later the Shooting Star
the BSA A7 continued in production with minor modifications until 1961

BSA A7 was the first of the BSA twin-cylinder motorcycles
was ready for launch in 1939, but the outbreak of World War II
delayed the launch until September 1946
There was huge demand for affordable transportation after the war



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Triumph
Some of the best looking gas tanks
in the motorcycle industry


 
British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally


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"Made like a gun, goes like a bullet"


Royal Enfield


Use of the brand name was licensed by the Crown in 1890

Enfield Cycle Company made motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers, stationary engines, & weapons



The original company was sold to Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) in 1968
Production ceased in 1970 and the company was dissolved in 1971

In 1956 Enfield of India started assembling Bullet motorcycles under licence from UK components,
& by 1962 were manufacturing complete bikes
Enfield of India bought the rights to use the Royal Enfield name in 1995
Royal Enfield production, continues
& Royal Enfield is now the oldest motorcycle brand in the world still in production
with the Bullet model enjoying the longest motorcycle production run of all time

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British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally


British Military Motorcycle


The 50/50 Rule
at 50 miles per hour and 50 feet,
this Triumph looks genuine military
(owner told me he trimmed the bike out just for fun)

The pup tent is genuine military surplus



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British Biker Cooperative (BBC) Rally


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Abandoned Bethel Chapel
(1880)
Richland County, Wisconsin


(just down the road from the BBC Rally)


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