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- Week 200 MPH and Upside Down on a Scooter Ride?
- Thread starter klaviator
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They were limiting the attendance to 500 but I don't know if they reached that number. There was a purpose for this event besides providing entertainment for us bike and aircraft fans. They were raising money for the local DAV (Disabled American Veterans). They didn't charge admission and even provided a free hot dog lunch. To raise money they did a 50/50 raffle and auctioned of some stuff. They did this in the Hangar towards the end of the event.
Two of the guys responsible for this event.
The auction.
The stuff they auctioned off was either stuff I had no interest in or was the wrong size so I bought a bunch of 50/50 tickets.
The last thing they auctioned off was certainly interesting but I really don't need another scooter.
I think it went for $2K
I was only planning on staying at this event for a couple of hours but ended up staying for the whole time, nearly 6 hours. It wasn't until I was riding home that it really hit me what had just happened. This will without a doubt be one of the year's highlights for me. That T-28 flight was a real treat. It was extra special because it was a Navy aircraft. I retired from the Navy in 2005 after 21 years as a naval Aviator. This was a real flashback but I never flew anything like the T-28. Everything I flew was turbine powered and this was an old radial piston engine. It would be like riding modern bikes and then getting a ride on an old Harley.
It was also the first time I wore a parachute or was upside down in an aircraft since 1985. This was me in 1985:
That was 37 years ago!
It was also the first time I wore a parachute or was upside down in an aircraft since 1985. This was me in 1985:
That was 37 years ago!
That Ducati SS 900 is my all time favorite bike! I've never ridden one (but I rode a newer 1999 version) and I am scared to own one but I think it's the most beautiful bike ever. I'll take a 1998 Final Edition please.After the auction I offered to take pics of anyone who wanted to pose their bike with the T-28 in the background. A few people took me up on it.
It is a beautiful bike. I have ridden a couple of them. The first one was pretty much stock and steered like a truck. The second had been modified with the tail raised and steering made lighter and quicker. It handled better.
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Expat47
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My 2ed bike was a 90cc BS like the black one in the photo. I didn't see my #1, a 150cc Honda Dream though.
BTW, that big blue scooter with those sticking out things on both sides that say "NAVY" on them... is it an automatic?
Just askin' for a friend.
BTW, thanks for the ride-along.
BTW, that big blue scooter with those sticking out things on both sides that say "NAVY" on them... is it an automatic?
Just askin' for a friend.
BTW, thanks for the ride-along.