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rkasal
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Antietam, to me, was like many battlefields where you could feel something had happened there but not sure what. From the observation tower looking over the fields and hills to the Burnside Bridge, Antietam was a somber place. That was a different kind of battle than now. Massing troops just to bottleneck on a bridge and charge up a hill towards the confederates. It's redundant to say confederate sharpshooters as southerners then and now tend to be the best shots. That's a long hill to think about charging up it under fire.
And all of the old homes around there where people lived at the time. Imagine a battlefield right on your doorstep. May it not happen here again.
Regards,
Randy Kasal
The_Veg
D'OH!
The Mystic was a derivation of the R100R (which itself was a derivation of the R100GS), and was BMW's attempt at a 'factory custom.' The name is just what BMW chose, for reasons only BMW knows. The Mystic was basically an R100R with a different seat, instrument panel, rear fender, side panels, sidestand, headlamp-mount, and colour-scheme. Mechanically it was the same as the R, with the final-version of the 1000cc airhead engine equipped with an oil-cooler and 32mm carbs. Five-speed gearbox and paralever, plus a K75 fork up fornt complete the package. The R and Mystic were, in some opinions, the best airheads ever due to superiour suspension and brakes to what other incarnations had. I wouldn't call either one a good touring-bike due to low gearing and less than stellar MPG (which mostly seems to get blamed on the 32mm carbs), but they are great bikes for being a hooligan about town. The low final-drive-ratio and good torque-curve make them great for zipping out of stop-lights and other forms of recreation.
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NRHODES1971
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Happy Halloween, 2007
These posts seem to go on for awhile, thought I better put a time reference on one. This is my mug on a trip in Sept. 2007 from Kansas City to Belgrade, Montana with a short side trip to Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Think of it as a preview, since we will all be here next spring at the Gillette, Wyoming, MOA Rally--rock
These posts seem to go on for awhile, thought I better put a time reference on one. This is my mug on a trip in Sept. 2007 from Kansas City to Belgrade, Montana with a short side trip to Devil's Tower, Wyoming. Think of it as a preview, since we will all be here next spring at the Gillette, Wyoming, MOA Rally--rock
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rocketmanli
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My son Eric and I, with our 2002 R1200C, under a Viaduct near Scranton, PA at the Backroads USA rally in Clark's Summit, Pa.
Eric and me again, outside the Grafton Village Cheese Factory, Grafton, VT at yet ANOTHER Backroads USA ride, The Summer Squeeze.
And lastly, me, Eric, and another guy I met named Larry from New Jersey who also owns a cruiser, at the top of Mount Equinox, Vermont (what a ride)!
Love my kid and love my cruiser!
Larry
Eric and me again, outside the Grafton Village Cheese Factory, Grafton, VT at yet ANOTHER Backroads USA ride, The Summer Squeeze.
And lastly, me, Eric, and another guy I met named Larry from New Jersey who also owns a cruiser, at the top of Mount Equinox, Vermont (what a ride)!
Love my kid and love my cruiser!
Larry
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gened12
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bensonga
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pedrocasper
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My own cartoon rendition of myself.
With Dylan, my 2 year old.
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pedrocasper
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I have to also give equal time to my daughter who is now 4.5 years old, these pictures were taken when she was 2 and 1 years old respectively. The second one is on my old K75, wish I had that bike still....it made a good addition to the r100.
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markbru
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Filtering thru Harleys.
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pedrocasper
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Her first bike was a Montesa? The kid's got good taste.
Rinty
Hey, yeah...I was thinking more of a Matchless or a Motobi, but Montesas work as well!
stew12st
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Just finished reading / viewing 31 pages of good stuff so in return here are a few of me on the wrong side of the camera;
The traveling shot on the way to Lake Placid...
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The on the track (Shannonville) shot...
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I know, body position ALL Wrong.
The Friday the 13th '08 in Port Dover shot...
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The traveling shot on the way to Lake Placid...
The on the track (Shannonville) shot...
I know, body position ALL Wrong.
The Friday the 13th '08 in Port Dover shot...
