Riding into History

 

Concourse d'Elegance

 

 

 

1960 Triton entered by Jack Forrester.

 

 

 

 

 

1967 Triumph T120R entered by Dewey Bond.

 

 

1969 Norton 750 entered by Ted Erickson.

 

 

 

 

1958 BSA Gold Star 500.

 

 

1961 BSA Gold Star entered by Miles Raymond.

 

 

1952 Vincent Black Shadow entered by Alistair Kean.

 

 

 

1960 Triumph Bonneville entered by Jack and Beth Forrester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989 Honda GB500 entered by Michael Porter. 5th place AHRMA 2005 National Championship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1974 Triumph TR5T entered by Stan Keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1956 MV Agusta CCS entered by Keith Canoust.

 

 

 

 

1981 Moto Guzzi G-5 entered by Michael Abernathy. Restored in 2005.

 

 

1967 Wards Riverside entered by Jim Busse. Unrestored original.

 

 

1948 Moto Guzzi 250 Airone Sport entered by Jack Wells.

 

 

1954 Capriolo 75 Sport entered by John Duss. Unrestored.

 

 

1960 Capriolo 125 entered by John Duss. Restored in 1995.

 

 

1954 Husqvarna Pacer entered by Jen Knight. Unrestored.

 

 

1965 Ducati Mark 3 entered by John Walsh.

 

 

1956 BMW R69 entered by Phillip Vinson.

 

 

 

1969 BMW R69US entered by Norman Buck.

 

 

 

 

These guys have the right idea. As the temperature rose the water antics of the locals caught every ones attention.

 

 

The lake and marshland are habitat to many.

 

 

 

1936 Indian 640 Sport Scout entered by Joseph Gimbel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1976 Moto Guzzi Lemans entered by Stan Friduss.

 

 

Well, the day finally ended and it was time to think about heading home. I had a little tinkering to do, due to my missing front tank mount so turned my attention to that. I was concerned about the remaining mounts breaking so I removed the other front mount bolt and stowed it along with the surviving reflector assembly in my pack. The tank seemed a little loose but as soon as I fueled up the weight settled it right down.

I made my way back to I-95, headed south, and settled into my usual right lane cruise. Traffic steadily passed me in the other lanes but I was in no hurry.

That's when I got the surprise of my life. A tractor trailer came by me at a brisk pace and just as his right rear trailer tire got even with me it exploded. The noise sounded like a canon going off and nearly scared me to death; I found my self in a hail storm of tire debris. I stood on the brakes (the old drums can do a surprisingly good job when they have to) and dove into the emergency lane.

Finally I got enough distance between me and this lumbering monster that I was no longer in the airborne debris field. I was able at this point to check the traffic behind me and found that all three lanes had just about come to a stop with me.

I realized that the car that had been in the right lane behind me was waiting for me to reenter the travel lanes so, waved a thank you and, cranked open the throttle. Quickly I shot over to the far left lane and got clear. The tractor/trailer had not stopped but was proceeding at a much slower pace, I guess looking for an exit. At any rate, I was glad to be away from him.

Soon I settled back into my routine and the miles rolled by uneventfully.

By the time I pulled into the driveway the tank was just about empty again so was rattling noticeably, but that will be another story. I was just glad to get home.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Until next year, ride safe.