Triumphrat

97TB · 08-01-2009, 09:34 PM

I'll cut to the chase - we were a group of guys who have never met before and, of course, have never ridden together before. We all share our passion for riding, though, and it was obvious today. We had a helluva ride and some good laughs (Bob your comment about the 2 old ladies was SPOT ON!) and some great conversations. Anyway, enough of the sappy stuff. The LI guys and the city boys met up at 9am at the Motorcycle Federation in Manhattan. I'll let them comment on that, as I was too much of a wuss to ride in to the city this morning . . .

Don was sporting the hi-viz and I must say it definitely was visible - and not bad looking at all. I might have to add one of those jackets to my wardrobe. Bob strikes the lady-killer pose. Dan was just warming up his smile in this pic.

Divino was able to get in this shot here. He's sporting the GI Joe bandanna on his neck . .

Here's Dan looking a bit happier. I think he needed his coffee!

Then the fellas left the city and came up to meet me at the gas station on the Palisades North. (see next post)

97TB · 08-01-2009, 09:48 PM

oops, where are my manners? Here's the gang with our name tags:

We left the Palisades gas station after Bob tried to pick up a guy on a Honda 919. Said guy was not interested :-)

We rode up the Palisades and some of 9W to the Gate Hill Rd exit. As luck would have it, the first sign we saw was FRESH OIL followed quickly by LOOSE GRAVEL! Luckily the signs were referring to the other lane, but there was some spillover that we needed to watch. This lasted only about a mile or so. Then we hit the fabulous Rt 106 (no pictures - we were too busy riding at this point). We also meandered down Tiorati Lake Rd which is maybe my favorite road in the area. After Harriman State Park, we headed up Perkins to the top of Bear Mountain. We saw a rather snobbish gentleman (too busy at the stop sign to wave? lol) on a beautiful, rare Bimota. The model name escapes me at the moment - but it was a looker.

Anyway, we posed for a shot which a kind gentleman from Wisconson was happy to take for us:

He was so kind, in fact, that he told us there was too much tree in that last shot. So we got him to take this shot:

We were getting hungry at this point, but we decided to hit up Rockwell Cycles first. As usual, Rockwell had a selection of drool worthy bikes - Ducs, Bimotas, Huskys and Triumphs. Nice selection of gear too - but $$$

We left Rockwell's and did the infamous Rt 218 Storm King Highway. It's one of the best roads - period. At the end of 218 there's a nice little cafe that we stopped at for lunch. I had my nicely seasoned Salmon sandwich. I think everyone enjoyed their food.

After lunch, Bob and Don hit the Palisades and rode home. Dan, Divino and I rode some Orange County roads for a couple of hours and then called it a day. Man did it get HOT during the day! With just the Thruxton, a Speed Triple and Speed Four we picked up the pace a little bit. I thought my Thrux was decently powered, but Dan's beautiful S3 (with that amazing sound!) made me feel like I was riding a bicycle when we dragged for a bit lol. Overall, great day - can't wait to do it again. divino - great job for a guy with only 2 months under his belt!

Dan GSR · 08-01-2009, 11:43 PM

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nycebo · 08-02-2009, 10:09 AM

That is just so AWESOME!

divino · 08-02-2009, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycebo

That is just so AWESOME!

It gets better:

Top of Bear Mountain

divino · 08-02-2009, 12:14 PM

Motorcycle Federation was "anti climactic".. it was closed and they werent ready for the early birds..

however, it was a great ride.. great roads, great company, great pace, great time.

also, this was the Bimota.. a TESI.. he probably didnt wave because he was too nervous to drop his $40K investment.. (i would just keep it in my garage and stare at it)

eagleshadow62 · 09-23-2009, 04:25 PM

It's nice to see a bunch of guys riding something other then hogs!!