Cannonball! Coast to Coast on a '28 Indian - Page 12

RobbieAG · 09-06-2012, 01:58 PM

Wow, this should be good...(subscribed)

Good luck Doug!

bob393 · 09-06-2012, 02:08 PM

Super bike! Looks like fun. I'm from Goshen, I know Newburgh very well. Enjoy

charlie101 · 09-06-2012, 02:10 PM

A link to Jeff Alperins picasa photo album.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1038315...31497761681554

Poolside · 09-06-2012, 03:41 PM

Hey there Doug! It looks like you're off to the usual roaring start.

That can only mean it will go well for you.

hdstm · 09-06-2012, 03:42 PM

Thanks for the Link ! Photos were great.

linksIT · 09-06-2012, 03:52 PM

Awesome looking forward to following the trip.

Mike_drz · 09-06-2012, 04:02 PM

stick to the speed limits

___________
to be safe, there are always overheads

olderigetfasteriam · 09-06-2012, 05:05 PM

Subscribed.

sgio · 09-06-2012, 06:02 PM

Glad you got everything sorted and made it to NY in time to leave NY! I hope to see all you all in Wellsboro tomorrow!

vtwin · 09-06-2012, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie101

Some pictures here
https://picasaweb.google.com/1038315...31497761681554

Nice pictures, thanks for posting.

charlie101 · 09-06-2012, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtwin

Nice pictures, thanks for posting.

Oh, they're not mine, it's Jeff Alperins. Say Hi, and give him your support too!
http://cannonballandthebeast.wildapr...?pageId=977482

patiodadio · 09-06-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie101

Some pictures here
https://picasaweb.google.com/1038315...31497761681554

Thanks for posting ! Great pictures ! I had been planning on going for the start but I'm down with a bad cold / flu something bug and can't make it.

.

rtwdoug · 09-06-2012, 08:08 PM

So......

I got the bike packed

I left Steves in WV, right before a storm was due to come in. I was lucky & didnt hit any rain, just some wet roads. I wandered NE thru WV, VA, WV, MD, & into PA. I stopped in Gettysburg, on the way, but was a bit cautious, as in the past, southerners were not always greeted warmly. G-burg is famous for the battles fought here during the war of northern aggression.

from there, I made it to York & spent the night.
Funny story, I stopped outside g-burg at a bike shop to check the oiling & see about getting an extra quart of oil. The oiling on this is a metered drip feed, with an extra handpump on top of the tank if needed. Theres a petcock under the tank to open the oil flow to the motor from the hand pump. you open it up to give an extra squirt of oil when needed.
The sump in the bottom of the motor was a little low
So, I opened the petcock, & gave a few pumps of oil, started it up, and took off.
It was smoking a good bit, so I gave it a little too much oil, no biggie. It'll burn off.
I got about 10 miles farther, and stopped at a traffic light. bike is running a little much, and then I noticed the smoke. James Bond didnt have shit on my smokescreen. I couldnt see the car behind me!

I kept it running, & stopped just past there at a motel. It was full tho, so I was gonna take off, but figured I should drain the excess oil out first. I opened the drain, & oil shot out like greased shit thru a goose!
I had to back up, to keep the puddle from reaching my boot
and then backed up again. and again
Shit! I forgot to turn off the petcock, so the oil tank emptied into the bottom of the motor

sometimes I am such a dumbass!

oh, and the puddle I left in the motel was about 10 feet long
hehehe

the next day was spent dodging rainstorms, missed most all of them. I only had one problem, some carbon got in the exhaust valve, causing the bike to lose compression & die. So I pulled the head, cleaned the face, & got back on the road

I stopped at this old Gulf station in Stroudsburg, its nice to see these old places still running. The guy even gave me a dicount on gas because he liked the old bike

Shawn from NJ came over to meet me, & we road to Newburgh together, thru PA, NJ & NY, getting to Newburgh about dark
had to stop for a picture in Beemerville tho.....

rgiroux · 09-06-2012, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

So......

I got the bike packed

I left Steves in WV, right before a storm was due to come in. I was lucky & didnt hit any rain, just some wet roads. I wandered NE thru WV, VA, WV, MD, & into PA. I stopped in Gettysburg, on the way, but was a bit cautious, as in the past, southerners were not always greeted warmly. G-burg is famous for the battles fought here during the war of northern aggression.

There's a lot of irony in this pic!

auldublinr · 09-06-2012, 09:10 PM

Doug best of luck on your CB run.Your RR's always leave me in awe and put a big smile on my face.Wife does think I'm nuts laughing at the computer!!

09-06-2012, 01:58 PM	#166
RobbieAG Adventurer Joined: Oct 2010 Location: Greensboro NC Oddometer: 54	Wow, this should be good...(subscribed) Good luck Doug! __________________ 2002 Honda Nighthawk 750 1973 Harley 350 (long gone)

09-06-2012, 02:10 PM	#168
charlie101 Adventurer Joined: Jul 2010 Oddometer: 69	A link to Jeff Alperins picasa photo album. https://picasaweb.google.com/1038315...31497761681554 charlie101 screwed with this post 09-07-2012 at 07:15 PM

09-06-2012, 03:41 PM	#169
Poolside Syndicated Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Long Beach, CA Oddometer: 11,285	Hey there Doug! It looks like you're off to the usual roaring start. That can only mean it will go well for you. __________________ IICE Air Hotrod your GS Fuel Injection Tech Info Buy Order List

09-06-2012, 06:02 PM	#174
sgio Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Upstate NY Oddometer: 78	Glad you got everything sorted and made it to NY in time to leave NY! I hope to see all you all in Wellsboro tomorrow! __________________ Dragon bound from Upstate NY Shake down cruise to the Adirondacks 2003 Honda ST1300

09-06-2012, 08:08 PM	#178
rtwdoug ^OP prominent underachiever Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Alabamski Oblast, Redneckistan Oddometer: 3,024	So...... I got the bike packed I left Steves in WV, right before a storm was due to come in. I was lucky & didnt hit any rain, just some wet roads. I wandered NE thru WV, VA, WV, MD, & into PA. I stopped in Gettysburg, on the way, but was a bit cautious, as in the past, southerners were not always greeted warmly. G-burg is famous for the battles fought here during the war of northern aggression. from there, I made it to York & spent the night. Funny story, I stopped outside g-burg at a bike shop to check the oiling & see about getting an extra quart of oil. The oiling on this is a metered drip feed, with an extra handpump on top of the tank if needed. Theres a petcock under the tank to open the oil flow to the motor from the hand pump. you open it up to give an extra squirt of oil when needed. The sump in the bottom of the motor was a little low So, I opened the petcock, & gave a few pumps of oil, started it up, and took off. It was smoking a good bit, so I gave it a little too much oil, no biggie. It'll burn off. I got about 10 miles farther, and stopped at a traffic light. bike is running a little much, and then I noticed the smoke. James Bond didnt have shit on my smokescreen. I couldnt see the car behind me! I kept it running, & stopped just past there at a motel. It was full tho, so I was gonna take off, but figured I should drain the excess oil out first. I opened the drain, & oil shot out like greased shit thru a goose! I had to back up, to keep the puddle from reaching my boot and then backed up again. and again Shit! I forgot to turn off the petcock, so the oil tank emptied into the bottom of the motor sometimes I am such a dumbass! oh, and the puddle I left in the motel was about 10 feet long hehehe the next day was spent dodging rainstorms, missed most all of them. I only had one problem, some carbon got in the exhaust valve, causing the bike to lose compression & die. So I pulled the head, cleaned the face, & got back on the road I stopped at this old Gulf station in Stroudsburg, its nice to see these old places still running. The guy even gave me a dicount on gas because he liked the old bike Shawn from NJ came over to meet me, & we road to Newburgh together, thru PA, NJ & NY, getting to Newburgh about dark had to stop for a picture in Beemerville tho..... __________________ 2011 Magadan (I hope!) (03 Harley 1200 Dirtster) 2010 Europe & the Middle East (75 Harley Bobber) 2009 Around the World ('62 Harley Chopper) 2008 Europe (TDM & Guzzi Falcone) 2007 Europe (TDM850) 2006 Around the World ('48 Indian Chief) 2005 Europe & N Africa (KLR650) 2004 Europe (KLR650) www.motosapiens.org My bike hotel in Bulgaria. ADVriders get 1st beer free! rtwdoug screwed with this post 09-06-2012 at 08:15 PM

09-06-2012, 02:08 PM	#167
bob393 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Goshen, NY Oddometer: 368	Super bike! Looks like fun. I'm from Goshen, I know Newburgh very well. Enjoy

09-06-2012, 03:42 PM	#170
hdstm Adventurer Joined: Feb 2011 Location: Shelbyville , IN Oddometer: 11	Thanks for the Link ! Photos were great.

09-06-2012, 03:52 PM	#171
linksIT nOObie Joined: Sep 2010 Location: San Clemente, CA Oddometer: 235	Awesome looking forward to following the trip.

09-06-2012, 04:02 PM	#172
Mike_drz Banned Joined: Jul 2012 Location: somewhere near the beach Oddometer: 402	stick to the speed limits ___________ to be safe, there are always overheads

09-06-2012, 05:05 PM	#173
olderigetfasteriam Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Oddometer: 16	Subscribed.

09-06-2012, 09:10 PM	#180
auldublinr Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Denver Oddometer: 40	Doug best of luck on your CB run.Your RR's always leave me in awe and put a big smile on my face.Wife does think I'm nuts laughing at the computer!!

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