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Damn Yankees 2005 Pictures:

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BUBBAZANETTI

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(copied from a post i made last night on advrider, i will post some more pictures from the actual rally when i get home tonight, this is the "ride report" section)

it was only 80 miles or so, but we got to see a really neat italian off road museum, had some good eats and i got to go down my favorite road in massachusetts (lots of "oddities", train tunnels, hydro dams, defunct nuclear plant, etc...........) sorry if my first trip report's a boring, i didn't take many pictures

the museum, i've never seen so many ossas in my life:

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wtf???:

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creepy train tunnel (disregard the non creepy family gathering in front of it) this was at one time the world's lognest train tunnel, i've walked about 3 miles into it before, found a small "house" built into the rock wall there and some vent shafts and other things, be neat to go through it on a small dirtbike.....

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decomissioned nuclear plant, there is nothing left but the fuel now, the whole structure was still there 2 years ago, took them 10 years to remove the reactive stuff and 2 to take the rest down:

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Nice pics. Here is another at the museum.

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My home, set-up after the rain Fri. Pole holds a little nightlight.

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haha, mark, i was in the tent just to your left i think, shame we didn't get a chance to chat...........
 
Here's what I got...

6am Saturday morning we had a bagpipe wake-up call :mad

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Later on that day, at a much more reasonable hour, Max BMW sponsored an apparently kick-ass GS ride. Doug Morrison explains some of the road conditions:
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I didn't go, but instead went riding with Derek to Jim Hollerich's museum:

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8 250cc Mick Andrews Replicas, 1972-74
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Jim also has some vintage sno-mobiles:
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Field events on Saturday are always popular. We have water balloon toss, kick the dog (though this year it was kick the doll), slow races, and the weenie bite. I took Rob Nye as my passenger; we didn't win, but this year the queen of the weenie-bite took back her crown:
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Closing ceremonies:
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We have a winner!
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You may have noticed Rob Nye's attire. He was doing his best to keep a low profile before the IronButt, because he obviously takes himself very seriously :rolleyes
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Before anyone could approach him to discuss MOA business, he took off in a black helicopter and was never seen again.

Except for later when everyone was rallying and getting tipsy:
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Derek got a little out of control, so we had to put him in the rabbit cage:
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Clearly he was envious that I beat him out for the best-dressed award:
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BubbaZanetti said:
haha, mark, i was in the tent just to your left i think, shame we didn't get a chance to chat...........

My tent is the Kelty on the right but my bike is on the left in the pic. I was wondering if you were there.

I'm the guy in the red t-shirt in Chace's pic of the shower line listening to the piper.
 
I'm the guy on the very right hand side of Chace's "we have a winner" pic, in the blue T-shirt and YB hat.
 
Chacifer said:
Clearly he was envious that I beat him out for the best-dressed award:
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Glad to see the coat is on it's way to a tradition. Great pics; wish I'd been there.
 
BMWGypsy said:
Glad to see the coat is on it's way to a tradition. Great pics; wish I'd been there.

Thanks.

It took me some time to find just the right one. :D

We missed you guys...


- RPB

Yeah, I know you are talking about Chace's nifty housecoat.
 
Rob Nye said:
Thanks.

It took me some time to find just the right one. :D

We missed you guys...


- RPB

Yeah, I know you are talking about Chace's nifty housecoat.


And clearly you're envious that my hi-viz house-coat outdoes your madras blazer. :p
 
Let the games begin!

first there was the can toss:

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then the "hot dog event" (anything else i typed there sounded disgusting) rob made nice use of his hands to come away as the victor with chace in the first round of this event:

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moving on to the slow race:

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and finally the scottish trials, first rob:

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followed by tire nazi:

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and finally our winner, didn't catch his name:

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next year the beer will wait till after and i might actually participate..........
 
Hey Bubba - you thinking what I am thinking? I am liking the Hus-Ski thingamabob for Rounders Season 2.
looks like you all had a lousy time. not.
gotta ask, why would a museum have 8 of the same bike??
cool pictures all around.
 
Having 8 of the same bike gives you some barganing power when another jem is available , I supose ya could display one & stash the others but if ya got em ,you know!!!!
ps.twas truly a splendid rally , a tip o the helmet to the weather commitee you folks did an exelent job :type
 
Bubba,

Positively glowing report (sorry...couldn't resist)!

Fun stuff...Chacifer, you get a new bike?

Ian
 
Love the OSSA's

Thanks for sharing the pictures. The pictures of the OSSA's bring back lots of memories. I owned 4 OSSA in my time; Pioneer 175 & 250, Plunker, and a DMR. Enjoyed those machines.
 
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