Cannonball! Coast to Coast on a '28 Indian

[waybill]

Doug, Big fan here of the 'Run what ya brung', David vs. Goliath school of racing, but if you need any help with anything, get in touch with these guys, there's some good dudes on that team and they'll help any way they can. Yeah they've got a nice rig and are well choreographed but they also have a lot of cumulative racing under their belts and understand and appreciate what it's like to be the underdog, they've all pretty much been there.

Norm's the rider, a great guy, Neil and Chris the two main mechanics, they can fix anything, and Jack's the owner (guy with the ZZ Top beard) and does the logistics. If you get time go over and talk to 'em, you won't be sorry.

Originally Posted by sleazy rider

[nevada72]

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

This morning, before we took off from the harley museum, I left em a little something....

Lol. I was wondering what you were doing back there.

[waybill]

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

This morning, before we took off from the harley museum, I left em a little something....

That photograph is effing classic, needs to be in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame or at least the back page of Cycle World.

[MZL LDR]

Doug, It was a great pleasure to meet you in Anamosa today. Good Luck & Godspeed .Sure hope the moisture finally dries up in that damn mag,and keep the oiler working. LOL Tom

[Carl Stark]

Doug, we have been following your ride and loving it! We plan on going to Gillette Wy to see and meet ya'll. If you should have any problems between Sturgis and Cody, or need a place to stay or work on your bike in Sheridan, let us know. We have shop, tools,m/c lift,truck to haul you or bike whatever you may need. We will be watching your spot!
Carl and Jonnie

[OaklandStrom]

Originally Posted by waybill

That photograph is effing classic, needs to be in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame or at least the back page of Cycle World.

Front Page on ADV. No doubt about it.

[pdxbrit]

Thanks, I was at work and couldn't look it up.

[charlie101]

Originally Posted by OaklandStrom

Front Page on ADV. No doubt about it.

Classic! Wallpaper!

[Uglyprimate]

Originally Posted by OaklandStrom

Front Page on ADV. No doubt about it.

At least on every Friday...Or Saturday, or Monday, depending on when the mods sober up...

[Voni]

A report from Bill Wood,part of the sweep crew, on Day 4:

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/ind...t01returnid=97

Voni
sMiling

[Voni]

From Bill Wood's Report for Day 4:

At this point, the smallest Cannonball class is still led by Darryl Richman, who has completed a perfect 1,044 miles on his 1928 BMW. But everyone is wondering how these smaller machines will handle the challenges ahead, particularly the high passes in the Rocky Mountains.

For now, though, Richman holds onto the overall lead in the Cannonball standings, thanks to a scoring system that awards ties first to the rider in the lowest class, then to the rider on the oldest motorcycle and finally, if a tie still exists, to the oldest rider.

[bk brkr baker]

A few shots of the ferry ride lifted from Geasy Side Up 's blog.

[ducnut]

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Today was pretty nice, no rain, not too hot, not a long killer day. But, every time I stopped, the bike wouldnt start until I pulled the magneto cap off & wiped the water out of it.
It just wont go away! So tonite, I drilled a drain/vent hole in the bottom of the damn thing.
We'll see how that works out tomorrow.

On some 70's Ford vehicles, they had a nipple installed into the side of the distributor. Off that nipple was a hose running to the aircleaner. On the top of the OEM caps was a capped vent (intake). This kept air moving through the distributor, anytime the engine was running. Might be an idea, for later.

[Dorzok]

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

Today was pretty nice, no rain, not too hot, not a long killer day. But, every time I stopped, the bike wouldnt start until I pulled the magneto cap off & wiped the water out of it.
It just wont go away! So tonite, I drilled a drain/vent hole in the bottom of the damn thing.
We'll see how that works out tomorrow.

has anyone suggested WD-40? am i dumb and don't know something about using it in a case like this? i used to use it on my 2.3 turbo mustang's distributor that would collect water like alll get out. it was the only way it would run in the rain.

[charlie101]

Originally Posted by ducnut

On some 70's Ford vehicles, they had a nipple installed into the side of the distributor. Off that nipple was a hose running to the aircleaner. On the top of the OEM caps was a capped vent (intake). This kept air moving through the distributor, anytime the engine was running. Might be an idea, for later.

I had a Saab where higher air pressure was lead from the windshield base to the dist. pushed the moisture out.