[Rhodes22-list] Neglecting My Boats (semi-political)

[KUHN, LELAND]

Elle,

A 185 Yamaha Enduro was my first bike!  That was about 40 years ago--I'm
sure yours is much newer.

Lee


-----Original Message-----
From: elle [mailto:watermusic38 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:30 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Neglecting My Boats (semi-political)

Hey, Lee,

Where does my Yamaha Enduro fit in?  ;^)

elle

--- Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:

> 
> Herb:  God bless America, the Patriot Guard, and
> Hondas.  Most of my friends
> are on cruisers or choppers, and the majority on
> Harley Davidsons.  So when
> it came time to get a new bike, I thought I should
> get an HD too;  HonDuh. 
> ST1300.
> 
> Chris:  I think you're still too big for a
> Montgomery, but what an
> impressive boat.  Speaking of being too big; could
> you find a smaller bike? 
> I test-rode a Buell Firebolt (don't think the
> Ulysses was out in 2004)
> thinking that as a sport bike rider I'd want the
> lightest bike with the
> biggest engine.  Incredible speed and incredible
> handling, but I couldn't
> keep the front tire on the ground.  Thirty years ago
> it would have
> definitely been my bike.
> 
> Art:  I pictured you more on a Boss Hoss than a 125
> Vino.
> 
> Fast bikes and slow boats seem to keep life in
> balance.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> hparsons wrote:
> > 
> > I briefly considered those little electric
> "razors", the all electric 
> > mini bikes, but the more I looked at them, the
> more I felt that an 
> > attempt by me to "ride" one could very well
> involved hiring a 
> > proctologist to remove me from it or it from me...
> Not a pretty thought.
> > 
> > Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
> >> Herb,
> >> Mine is a 125 Vino, and a total pleasure.  I
> carry it on a 4" 'C' Section
> >> crosswise on the front of the trailer and it
> works well.  I got a 70" BBQ
> >> cooker cover from Home Depot to keep it out of
> the elements, but no
> >> solution for on the boat.  The Yeah! works well
> so far, given the large
> >> bike seat from Camper World.  Could a bracket
> over the transom, like used
> >> to suspend a dink on the larger boats, be viable?
>  250+ # is alot of
> >> extra weight to add at the stern.  I saw a
> motorized bike at the
> >> Annapolis show.  I tried one many years ago, with
> metal friction wheel -
> >> it managed at abrade all of the tread from the
> rear tire...
> >> Art
> >>
> >>   
> >>
> > -- 
> > Herb Parsons
> > S/V O'Jure - O'Day 25
> > S/V Reve de Pappa - Coronado 35
> > 
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