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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1222094506 Message started by T Mack 1 on 09/22/08 at 07:41:45 |
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Title: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by T Mack 1 on 09/22/08 at 07:41:45 Ok, here's the pictures from our ride thru the foothills of PA on Saturday Sept 20th, 2008 NOTE: CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW In attendance, Fido-the-Cat on a 2003, PhotoJoe on a 1987, T Mack 1 on a 2001 and Red Wine on a rented 2007 (or was that a 06.... :-? ) So, Journey started Friday morning when PhotoJoe left the New Jersey Shore for a trip to Allentown, PA. He took the scenic route across NJ and then up along the river that borders NJ & PA (Delaware Rvr). After PhotoJoe settled into his hotel, I came over and we when for a quick ride around the Lehigh Valley, ending at the Mack house. A tweak of the clutch cable (was slipping a little in high gear), we had a little dinner my better half made, and a bunch of talking. Afterwards, I escorted Joe back to his hotel. It was a pleasant, brisk night ride. The smells of the corn soon to be harvested brought back memories of days gone by ........ then the freshly departed skunk :o ... so much for smells .... Fresh country air ;) Saturday morning, I met up with Joe at his hotel, 9 AM ('ish). Here's a patriotic shot for you. http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2359-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2359.JPG) And the Hotel, Best Western, on the west side of Allentown http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2360-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2360.JPG) Well, after a little talking, and tanking up, we looked at our watches and realized we were running a little late, so running the interstate (I-78) was called for. the bikes did great, 70 mph (limit +5). We rolled into Cabela's parking lot a few minutes before the 10 AM rendezvous with Fido-the-Cat. A little stretch of the legs and then the mobile phone goes off. Fido-the-Cat had arrived. Fido on the Left, Joe on the right, (click image for larger pict) http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2361-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2361.JPG) And a Bike shot, Photo Joe's on the left, Fido's on the right and mine hidden behind: http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2362-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2362.JPG) After a bit of talking about the bikes and a little route discussion, Fido-the-Cat led the way. We hopped on the interstate again for few miles. Off the interstate and on to the back-roads.... :D . What a beautiful ride. So beautiful I was looking at the awesome stream running along side the road.... (I think you can see where this went ).... I look up and there are Fido & Joe leaning into a nice tight curve... :o Brake, Lean, Push.... made it but WOW... did that wake me up.... The rest of the ride to Harrisburg was great. Nice sweeping curves through the woods . All I can say is WOW...... ;D We get into Harrisburg, find the Hotel and start looking for the Suzuki SV650 Red-Wine has said he was renting. But... Hey... What's across the street... A shiny red S40... What are the odds ... So we pull in along side. Then a person walks across the street and ... Red Wine!!!. Four LS650/S40's in a row.... I think I could feel the gravitational forces shifting from Montana to PA. So... Pict's Left to right, T Mack's '01, PhotoJoe's '87, Red Wine's '07 (rental), and Fido-the-Cat's '03 http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2364-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2364.JPG) The Crew, left to right, red Wine, Photo Joe, and behind, Fido the Cat (remember , click the image for larger shot) http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2363-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2363.JPG) And, starting on the left, Red Wine, Fido, and T Mack 1 http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2365-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2365.JPG) NOTE: here's where I mounted the camera to the bracket attached to my Windshield support. It's the first time I used it so I took pictures when I was comfortable looking down at the buttons........ So, with Fido-the-Cat in the lead, we head to get gas. I'm not sure what I did, but I got the nice pump, card in , pump gas and done... but it didn't print a receipt..... PhotoJoe on the other hand had the mean pump.... He tried his card.... nothing, went inside and the clerk turned it on.... nothing, he went back inside, and the clerk then tells him that it's been not working... I will say, Joe clamed quickly once he got to a working pump.... So, on the road finally, a little late but what a gorgeous day..... We just have to get out of Harrisburg. Here we are at one of many red traffic lights. http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2368-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2368.JPG) Here we are finally past the city traffic and heading towards the hills.... http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2369-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2369.JPG) Here's a movie (6 .6 megabytes) of us as we head towards the first hill ....... click > Movie 1 (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2370.MOV) Note: I had these embedded but took too long to load, even with my Broadband connect. So, back to just a link to the movei file..... for the people with dial-up. Up the hill, near the top ..... Twisties warning.. ;) http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2371-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2371.JPG) Here a shot as we came down the hill.... More twisties......... http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2373-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2373.JPG) Here we are in between the hills... http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2375-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2375.JPG) Beautiful road. Great countryside views.... It's hard to remember to take photo's...... http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2376-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2376.JPG) Another Movie.... (6.6 megabytes) Click -> Movie 2 (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2377.MOV) And another movie.... (1.5 megabytes) click -> Movie 3 (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2378.MOV) Then..... Vibrations cause the camera to stop working (vibrations, a LS650 has vibrations, who would think..??? :) )..... OH NO... I broke the camera........ Well, we arrive in Centralia.... Stop and do more bike talk.... Fido-the-Cat whips out his camera... YEA!!!! But, a quick look at my camera and found that the vibrations had made the little metal tabs of the battery door loose contact... Tweak them and we're back.... Here is Red Wine , cellphone camera in hand standing in an area where we found the smoke weeping up out of the ground. It came out tiny little holes in the ground. In most pictures you can barely see it. The smoke appears as a sight fog to haze in the picture. http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2379-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2379.JPG) Here's one of the tiny holes.... It almost dead center of the picture..... And it was HOT!!!!!!! How hot.... Well, ride your bike for about 1/2 hour. Then let it sit 10-15 minutes, and then touch the oil filter housing.... That hot. http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2381-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2381.JPG) Here's a shot of the crew and the scenery http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2383-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2383.JPG) Now, it should be noted that the smoke was very hard to see in the bright sunlight. Here's a shot of PhotoJoe standing by a smoke vent. Joe is standing to the left of the center of the photo. The smoke is about the same distance to the right of center and appears as a milky haze on the photo. These little vents were all over. They are the reason the US government bought out the homeowners. The vents were opening in peoples basements making the homes un-livable from the sulfur smell of burning coal. http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2386-sm.JPG (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2386.JPG) Finally, the big 11 megabyte movie of the area, including a close-up of the smoke . The smoke is just barely visible..... Click -> Movie 4 (http://www.users.fast.net/~tommack/100_2385.MOV) Form Centralia we started to head to Hawk Mountain sanctuary.....but...running late...a missed turn in Ashland PA and the 15 mile side trip changed the plans to just head to Cabela's. We arrived at Cabela's around 6 pm give or take. We head into the store and after looking at some displays, head to the Buffet restaurant. PhotoJoe, having a 3-4 hour ride to the Jersey shore still ahead, passes on dinner and heads out, he arrived safe, sound and a little chilled at around 9 PM. Red Wine , Fido-the-Cat and I have a sit-down dinner and talk. We head out around 6:30 'ish maybe 6:45...... I arrived home at 7:20 PM, just as twilight was fading.... A Great Day!!!!!!!! 8-) |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by Jimmer on 09/22/08 at 08:02:36 T Mark Great pictures and movies. I am sorry I missed the Pa. ride. Looks like a good time was had by all involved. Let me know when the next ride is I'll make time for that ride. Thanks for the update. Jimmer |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by flcruzr on 09/22/08 at 09:07:23 Very cool, thanks for sharing. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA r Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/22/08 at 15:00:24 You embed movies the same way you embed photos except you use [ media ]URL of movie here [/media] By the way, cool ride. I wish I wasn't so far in the middle of nowhere from everyone else here. I could then probably try to go on some of these. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by photojoe on 09/22/08 at 17:50:02 Hey thanks for the pix & flix TM! I really had a blast on that run. Ears are still ringing a bit, and hair is still tangled like dreads, but man did I have a good time. I feel like writing the Pa. Governor a note of thanks for the fine roads in your state. Good company, fine bikes and nice roads. Yeah, life is good. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by T Mack 1 on 09/22/08 at 18:56:39 20383F243F3A3F500 wrote:
The waaaa__waaa___waaa is pretty much gone. FYI for everyone else, I followed PhotoJoe for miles & miles. My '01 5-spd has a Harley Screaming Eagle clone (with a baffle added) and Joe's 87 4-spd has a Supertrapp with the end-plate removed, aimed right at me. The slight difference in RPM caused a Waaa---Waaa---- Waaaa noise when the two sounds met. If I let off the throttle it was gone, and same if Joe let off. I think it's called harmonic oscillations, or maybe harmonic cancellations, or..... At first it was like a lullabye.... but after an hour ..... :P |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by SimonTuffGuy on 09/22/08 at 18:56:56 Wow... I'm actually upset that I missed out on this get together... :\ It looks like you guys had a great time though. Video 1 - Heading off of 322 and up 147 in Dauphin? Video 2 and 3 - Heading out 225 outside of Halifax... Those are my hometown roads... Granted, I live in Millersburg, but I hit those roads all the time. :) And Centralia is AMAZING... I have a bunch of shots from my trip there listed on my website... You can visit that by clicking here (http://www.pimptiva.com/index.php/gallery?g2_itemId=1785). You can see the smoke and stuff a lot easier. :) |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA r Post by T Mack 1 on 09/22/08 at 19:06:54 1A2C2D362B02272A302A430 wrote:
Thanks.... fixed. EDIT: Unfixed..... embedded took too long to load :-[ |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by T Mack 1 on 09/22/08 at 19:10:35 6B515557566C4D5E5E7F4D41380 wrote:
I'm not sure.... Some how we got on Rt 225 and went over the Blue Mountain. 6B515557566C4D5E5E7F4D41380 wrote:
Red Wine said he will be back next year........ But... I'm open to a spring ride. Something Jimmer can come to. Maybe we can get some others too. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA r Post by Fido_the_Cat on 09/22/08 at 19:21:12 Gotta make this short gang. Thanks for having me along. This was one of those it could not have been a better trip. Everything was on our side. Did anyone notice on the lead photo in the Cafe post, the car passing us has a German (I think) license plate. Nice shot, T Mack! The trip was a blast. T Mack has done an excellent job updating the rest of you on the event. And this may become an annual gathering. We hope to see Red Wine next year at this time and I think it's a good time before the leaves fall and the chill sets in. As I said I will try to have photos up by the weekend. Glad to hear you got your bearings and arrived at your hotel, Red Wine. Joe and Mack; glad to hear everyone arrived safely. Let me know when you plan other trips, 'I don't need a reason to ride, Just a direction.' Be cool. Peace. Fido |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by Jay on 09/22/08 at 21:41:23 Awesome post. Looks like a beautiful ride. I'm for sure jealous. Gotta get out of the Metroplex. Nothing but superslab for me for weeks. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by PerrydaSavage on 09/23/08 at 03:48:24 Awsome pics! Was unable to view videos, but am happy that you guys had a great time! Congrats to all and esp. Red Wine who journeyed all the way from Santiago, Chile to join you! Am very surprized that he was able to actually rent an LS!! :o Way to go folks! 8-) |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by T Mack 1 on 09/23/08 at 06:04:07 467364646F7277457760777173160 wrote:
More amazing is the rental company delivered to his hotel. The Movies are .MOV files (sorry, it's what my camera records in (an older Kodak), and are normally opened using Quicktime by Apple computer. see: http://www.apple.com/quicktime |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by T Mack 1 on 09/23/08 at 11:31:05 037A1A36343C66570 wrote:
I'm not sure.... Some how we got on Rt 225 and went over the Blue Mountain. 6B515557566C4D5E5E7F4D41380 wrote:
Red Wine said he will be back next year........ But... I'm open to a spring ride. Something Jimmer can come to. Maybe we can get some others too. [/quote] Looked at a map. We got off 322 at Dauphin and on to Rt225. I think Video 1 was where Rt 225 takes a left and heads towards the blue mountain. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA r Post by photojoe on 09/23/08 at 18:01:47 TM, you're right. The end plate on my Trapp is gone! Must have fell off cuz I didn't remove it. Heading to the stealership tomorrow to get another one. I've been noticing that the bike has been laboring a bit on top end speed going up inclines. Woner if that has anything to do with it. Add to that, the exhaust on my Audi is hanging by a thread (Jersey potholes). I have two exhausts to fix tomorrow on my day off. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by daweise1 on 09/23/08 at 18:26:27 If repeated in the spring, I will trailer the bike out from Ohio and join you... My in-laws live in Penn Argyl <sp> and I make the trip about 3 times a year, 8 hours on the Turn-pike.... ARRRRRRRRRR Anyways, I would have been there this year, in-laws want to see the 3 months old, but a little thing called IKE took a ride on the Jet-Stream and hit my house with 75+ mph straight line winds in Columbus.... >:( Thus I have been picking up pieces since and trying to find a roofer to fix the blue tarps drawing attention from low flying aircraft. And as a request, could the Southern states please keep the hurricanes to themselves in the future? We have enough trouble with the snow you all miss in the winter.8-) |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by sm96 on 09/23/08 at 18:37:54 Man I wish I could have joined you guys. My family and I go out to Lancaster County about 3 times a year. You are right about the roads. We love the ride in the car but I would love to ride with you guys next year. I could meet up with photojoe and ride out there with him. I will look when spring time rolls around for a posting or maybe someone can keep a list and add my name to it. |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA r Post by Dj12midnit on 09/23/08 at 19:04:40 6D7572697277721D0 wrote:
Poor joe is going to be all exhausted. sorry had to be said... ;D |
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Title: Re: Pictiures & Moveis from the Sept 20th PA ride. Post by photojoe on 09/23/08 at 19:14:09 I'm already exhausted. Gonna get up early tomorrow, get it done and ride for the rest of the day. Tear arse through the farmland. Hey SM, welcome to the forums. If you want to head up to Monmouth County one day, I know some pretty decent roads for a blast. |
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