Cannonball Run 2018

AKsuited · Sep 10, 2018

Bummer

The Arkport, NY lunch stop was canceled, skipped over. The bikes were being trailered to the next stop.

There were a lot of disappointed people. The bike shop, Arkport Cycles, did provide lunch for everyone. Still, how many chances does one get to actually see and hear antique bikes in motion, as opposed to seeing them in a static display?

Bummer...

Subman · Sep 10, 2018

Lots of mechanical carnage yesterday, and a fire...amazing what some of the teams have to fight through.

terham · Sep 10, 2018

I stopped for lunch in Amsterdam, NY yesterday on my way home from the Green Mtn Rally and shared the parking lot with a couple of the bikes. They certainly have a unique sound.

lee · Sep 11, 2018

I could not find the list of the official lunch stops on the Cannonball website.
I called the Harley shop in Mason City Iowa and asked if they are the lunch stop for Friday.
The guy who answered the phone thought the bikes would stop there, but he was not sure :dunno

Anyone know for sure if Harley Davidson of Mason City is the official lunch stop.
Hate to ride 400 miles round trip and find I went to the wrong place.

bobs98 · Sep 11, 2018

Here is the official site and riders list. http://motorcyclecannonball.com/riders/

I was in Portland on Thursday and stopped at the registration/tech inspection site.

Met Daryl Richman and his 1928 R52 (#23).

There was another BMW (#54), a 1926 R42, operated by another that I did not meet (Brent Hansen?).

A third BMW is listed (#58), with Norm Nelson aboard, but I did not see him or the bike.

I was disappointed to not see any of the Henderson 4's, but did meet the owner/driver and passenger of this very cool Indian rig (#31).

There were a lot of Harleys with some very elaborate support vehicles.

I thought this one was very attractive.

Cool headlight.

Then off to the Green Mountain Rally.

lee · Sep 11, 2018

bobs98 said:
There were a lot of Harleys with some very elaborate support vehicles.

I thought this one was very attractive.

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Saw one similar to that on Sunday at the Des Moines Concours d'Elegance.

jdubick · Sep 11, 2018

What is the best website to get current info and pictures? I can't even read the results sheet on the Cannonball website.

61996 · Sep 11, 2018

Lee said:
I could not find the list of the official lunch stops on the Cannonball website.
I called the Harley shop in Mason City Iowa and asked if they are the lunch stop for Friday.
The guy who answered the phone thought the bikes would stop there, but he was not sure

Anyone know for sure if Harley Davidson of Mason City is the official lunch stop.
Hate to ride 400 miles round trip and find I went to the wrong place.

I think the Motorcycle Museum is a safe bet.

Joe

lee · Sep 11, 2018

61996 said:
I think the Motorcycle Museum is a safe bet.

Joe

With the riders arriving between 4 and 6 at Anamosa or Spirit Lake I would not return home until late.
The deer are big and plentiful around here.
If I went to Mason City I can return home at a hour where I can still see the deer.
I'm surprised the website does not list all the lunch stops. Maybe it does and I'm not looking in the right place.

jgoertz · Sep 11, 2018

jdubick said:
What is the best website to get current info and pictures? I can't even read the results sheet on the Cannonball website.

Jim, the "motorcyclecannonball.com" website is very poorly designed, but it does have lots of pictures and some stories about the first three stages. If you enlarge the text to 175% (on a high-res monitor), you can just make out the names on the score sheets. (Erik Bahl is still listed 25th, and hasn't dropped a point yet).

Keep clicking on the "more" button on the bottom for more stories. Recent stories seem to be on the front page, older stories are later, down several clicks.

blender · Sep 11, 2018

jdubick said:
What is the best website to get current info and pictures? I can't even read the results sheet on the Cannonball website.

The web site maintenance is, ah, "poor" (and I'm trying to be charitable). Here's a link for the latest (9/11) results. http://motorcyclecannonball.com/uploads/Stage4-Results-20180911 (1).pdf

jdubick · Sep 12, 2018

Thanks. I went to the antique mc site and the results were there full size.

lee · Sep 12, 2018

Lee said:
I could not find the list of the official lunch stops on the Cannonball website.
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Today I can see the info on the Cannonball website.

Friday, September 14
Harley-Davidson of Mason City
[Motorcycle Cannonball]
Come see the Motorcycle Cannonball riders and to get your Official Motorcycle Cannonball Merchandise on Friday, September 14 at Harley-Davidson of Mason City, IA
which is the Official Motorcycle Cannonball Lunch stop for Stage 7 of competition.

Riders will start arriving at approximately 11:00 am and will be on display until approx 12:30 pm.

https://www.harleyofmasoncity.com/

lee · Sep 14, 2018

Rode up to Mason City Iowa today to see the bikes at the lunch stop.
I arrived at 10:40 and the first rider rolled in at 10:45.

Noticed quite a few bikes had bicycle headlights, taillights and bicycle computers or bicycle GPSs
This guy had a bicycle GPS.

Spotted one female rider.

A couple BMWs

The long frame Hendersons were interesting.

lee · Sep 14, 2018

Continued

I saw several riders working on their bikes.
Theses guys were smart and moved into the shop to get out of the sun.

Good weather day for the riders. It was 85 and partly cloudy when I was at Mason City.
My bike showed 91 when I rode through Des Moines on the way home, but I'm guessing northern Iowa stayed in the mid 80 as the riders rode to Spirit Lake Iowa.

I had guessed the route would try to stay on county roads, but a couple riders told me they were on hwy 218 which is a main highway and mentioned it was not pleasant for some of the riders who had top speeds of 45 or 50 mph.

61996 · Sep 14, 2018

Cool pics.
Did you get a feel for the attrition rate?

Joe

Omega Man · Sep 14, 2018

Great pictures Lee

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lee · Sep 14, 2018

61996 said:
Cool pics.
Did you get a feel for the attrition rate?

Joe

One rider told me he thought 6 bikes had dropped out
He said two had a accident in a construction area.

azgman · Sep 14, 2018

Great pictures Lee... thank you!

Rinty · Sep 14, 2018

Fantastic, Lee; thanks.

I imagine most of the riders have elaborate pre ride check lists to go through. It must take a long time to learn some of these machines.

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