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

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Lee,
Maybe a Boss Hoss next year.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
>Sent: Feb 6, 2008 7:46 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Neglecting My Boats (semi-political)
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>
>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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