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If it wasn't the middle of the week, I'd just invited myself and say I was going to join you guys....unfortunately my mid week calendar is booked solid already - dang it!
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Sounds good, Bud. At this time I'm planning on being in Prescott starting the 18th, so I'll see ya there.  However I could be covered in drywall dust when you get there 'cuz I'll be opening up a wall inside the house while I'm there that week. (but don't worry...you can just tell everybody at the bar that I'm the Ghost of Southwest Triumph Fest Past!)  I'll send ya a PM with my cell and house phone numbers.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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However I could be covered in drywall dust when you get there 'cuz I'll be opening up a wall inside the house while I'm there that week.
Jeez, Dwight, I'm not THAT BIG. You don't have to remodel on my account...
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A little early for logistics but we figure on getting there Thursday night. Gonna stay in that little motel down the street I was at last year. I forget its name. They have a pool so if the boy snores I can drown him. 
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 Oh YEAH???!!! Well tell THAT to my laser measuring device I used on you that one day(evidently without your knowledge) as you stepped into the Spyder!!! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I didn't say I wasn't heavy, I just said I wasn't big. I'm densely (shaddap) packed. 
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True enough, John! Though those shocks on the right-side still remember ya dude, I must say we DID "kind'a" both fit in that itty-bitty little car, didn't we?!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I think that was the Sierra Inn, wasn't it Ron?
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Thats the one! Thanks Mr. D
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Well I finally got Linda out on the back of the bike last weekend for the first time since last June, and she didn't have any problems with her back. So it looks like we'll be heading to Prescott in May. If you need any help Dwight prepping for the hoards of Triumph riders, just let me know and I'll come a day early.
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Sunny and 44F here today.  Tonight, snow.  Tomorrow, snow.  Tomorrow night, snow.  The San Juans could get another two feet.  I might not make the SWTF after all, at this rate they might not have the passes cleared by mid May.  Oh, well, Big Bill will have plenty of drinking water this year. And Dwight, NO I DON'T want to hear about your weather. 
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Allll....RIGHT!!! GREAT NEWS, Derek!!!  I'm sure glad Linda feeling better and that you guys are comin'!!! (tell her hello for me!)
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And Dwight, NO I DON'T want to hear about your weather.
Well then Mike, I'll gloat about the weather here in Tucson. Last Sunday it was 80 degrees, but it's only supposed to get up to 76 today.
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(tell her hello for me!)
Sure will Dwight! Now I have to get her trained to ride all over again. She's a bit rusty.
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Sunny and 44F here today. Tonight, snow. Tomorrow, snow. Tomorrow night, snow. The San Juans could get another two feet. I might not make the SWTF after all, at this rate they might not have the passes cleared by mid May. Oh, well, Big Bill will have plenty of drinking water this year.
And Dwight, NO I DON'T want to hear about your weather.
Well, before you go estimatin' the water level of Lake Mead and start anticipating those road conditions along the mountain passes of the Rockies this Spring...REMEMBER Mike, mid-May is STILL 3 months from now, dude!!!
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Oh, well, Big Bill will have plenty of drinking water this year.
I dunno about that Mike  Lake Mead
On the bright side, mid 70s this weekend 
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My wife took to riding the Scrambler like a German takes to beer or like you take to sarcasm. Anyway, I guess I will have start making serious plans to show up.
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Mike - Glad I'm not the only one   - it started blowing like a motha this evening, 'they' say snow by midnight and something like a total of 5 inches by Thurs night. But supposed to be 50F by Saturday! Thats the Flagstaff winters I remember! Melt off baby melt off! We did warm up this week and my driveway is ALMOST clear! And Derek! GLAD YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO MAKE IT!!! Say hi to Linda for me. Becky
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Paul - So ya actually gonna make down for this years SW Fest????!!? I'll be headed from Flagstaff to Prescott early Thurs that weekend, if you guys are in this neck of the woods then and want to ride with me.... Course maybe you should just arrive on your own- I wouldn't want to scare you off before you actually get to Prescott!  Becky
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Glad to hear it, Paul! Lookin' forward to finally meeting you and the wife this year! (hmmmm...Scrambler huh?! cool...VERY cool!)
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The GA Rally thread got me thinking...... Some top songs of "that" year...... Look Away, Chicago; Straight Up, Paula Abdul; Girl You Know Its True, Milli Vinilli; Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler; I'll Be There for You, Bon Jovi; She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals; Love Shack, B-52s; My Heart Can't Tell you No, Rod Stewart; I Don't Want your Love, Duran Duran; Patience, Guns N Roses; (Just a few off the Top 100 list)........ 
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Okay...Becky. I'm guessin' our east coast members are now talkin' about pop songs from around 1986 back there in that thread o' theirs, huh?! (well...I'll tell ya ONE THING, lady...mention the name of "Milli Vinilli" in this thread AGAIN, and YOU'LL be "86ed" and OUT o' HERE for GOOD!!!) 
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Okay...Becky. I'm guessin' our east coast members are now talkin' about pop songs from around 1986 back there in that thread o' theirs, huh?!
(well...I'll tell ya ONE THING, lady...mention the name of "Milli Vinilli" in this thread AGAIN, and YOU'LL be "86ed" and OUT o' HERE for GOOD!!!)
You're close - a couple years too early....
The question to the unknown answer is "how many days till the SW Triumph Fest?"
Any other guessers???
And I won't mention Milli Vinili again ... opps...
Its just all this winter weather hear has got me down, so I'm dreaming of biking and I thought if I counted down the days, it might help my DTs.
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How 'bout "Driving Miss Daisy" winning the Oscar.
(depends on which days you want to count though)
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My wife took to riding the Scrambler like a German takes to beer ...
They are cool little bikes.
I had off-road pipes on mine which sound fantastic at full chat! 
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How 'bout "Driving Miss Daisy" winning the Oscar.
(depends on which days you want to count though)
19 89 - that was the count on Friday!!!!
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Today is Sunday.....
LXXXVII = ???
(Can you tell I'm bored, or that I really NEED to ride? - Maybe I'll get the bike out at least for a short spin tomorrow)
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Well, if Freedom goes and you don't, we might truck the bikes down over two days.
So happens I'll be in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that same weekend for my twin nieces confirmation. Angels on earth they are.
But in the meantime, I may offer to give "All Things Friar" lessons for the uninitiated. Good luck kids
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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All they need to know is ear plugs and air freshener and they'll be golden.
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All they need to know is ear plugs and air freshener and they'll be golden.
We shall see Grasshopper, if it is time for you to leave the temple. 
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Tomorrow's number.....days til SWTF The atomic number of bismuth. Robert Urich starred in the film, " ## Hours 'Til Dawn" The ISBN Group Identifier for books published in Poland Frank Sinatra charted ## Billboard Top 200 albums So who gets it right first? must be answered tomorrow, not tonight...may be prizes involved....but no promises! Becky PS - and its snowing again in Flagstaff...... @*&$^#%!!!!!!
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83, Becky. And evidently that's also the number of inches it's snowed in Flagstaff so far this year too, huh?! (hey question...what weekend in March are you usin' the Prescott house? Is it the 15th?)
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Yep - Dwight is correct, 83 days til SWTF!!!! And we have had more snow than that this year!!! And does not look like I'll be using the house in March at all - we all have too much going on!!! I will drop off some goodies the weekend of March 8th but won't be staying - I'll put big signs so you guys don't drink up the beer before we all get there in May!!! If it looks like we are going to get a girls trip put together I'll give you a call - don't know if that is going to happen or not - and could end up in April sometime.....we aren't very organized this year! Thanks Becky
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BUMP  Don't want this to fall off the first page!!!! Becky
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I am getting excited! Kinda like a kid when summer break is approaching and school lets out.
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Me TOO!!! Getting excited!!!  I just did a map and emailed it to a few of you (Dwight, Derek and Ron) - Grand Canyon day - its about 330 miles round trip...Mapquest wouldn't let me link it here. My thinking is to do the scenic ride route in the morning - its about 202 miles from Prescott to the Canyon that way (Jerome, Sedona, Flag and Cameron)(and according to Mapquest about 5 hours drive time - that doesn't give us much time for stops along the way). Part of my reasoning is getting into the Park without a lot of delay at the gate. The gate/entrace at the South Rim (Tusyan) can get VERY crowded on a weekend day with sometimes hours wait, but the entrance on the "east" end from Cameron ususally does not get the crowd going in - but that is the longer leg/route. Then come home south thru Williams and Ash Fork, lunch either in the Canyon or Williams. I am going to contact my friend at the Canyon and see if they can do the tour at Kolb Studio in the middle of the day - not 10 am like originally planned. Waddya think?
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This is very tempting for my first real long-haul ride from the general Seattle area. If I attempt it, it looks like I will have to plan on 3-4 days just to get down to Prescott, assuming the weather is good every day. Don't expect me to bring along any fresh wild salmon!! I might have to first get a windscreen and luggage before attempting it.
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Steve, thats a 1400 mile run. Thats an easy 3 day ride. Maybe you can talk John into meeting up in Idaho and you can ride it together.
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Ok - can't seem to attach a map.....or add a link for one....Mapquest's link thingy isn't activated yet and Google Maps I can't seem to get to work.
My thought of route is Prescott, Hwy 89A to Jerome, and then Sedona and Flagstaff, then Hwy 89 to Cameron, and thenHwy 64 into the Grand Canyon, then south on 64 to Williams, then over I-40 to Ash Fork and then down Hwy 89 thru Chino Valley and back to Prescott. That will take us all day!
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Becky, I've just sent you a reply to your email regarding this route, and in it I agree with your route BUT only in reverse. The plan at this time is to leave that saturday morning at about 8am from Prescott and head to Williams AZ, where we'll all meet up with Funkletrumpet and his girfriend, and then head north on AZ-64 for the Canyon at about 9am from there. The way I figure this route and allowing for a couple hours to mill around the Canyon and at your friend's museum, and also allowing for the occassional gas and stretch(and smoke) stops, and also a short stop in Sedona and Jerome, we should all be back in Prescott at dusk, about 7pm...a total elasped time of about 11 hours.
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