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saw this : Ben. Bash VT. over at the RAT site--anyone been? reviews?--is it just for the road racy go-fast types? 
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It's gonna be great time http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/forums/...ge=0#Post267027We're gonna camp on Benny's parents lawn, build a huge bonfire with their lawn furniture, drink enough whiskey to pickle a small country, then have our way with the local livestock. Moo! (Shh! - don't tell Benny) At least 5 or 6 of us are going to meet at Toymakers Friday morning to have a little breakfast then head north. You oughta join us. All are welcome, & the more the merrier.
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Make your reservations quick!
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Good point Matt, there's a local college graduation that w/e. So if you're thinking about going, make a reservation now. You can always cancell later. This has the makings of a pretty cool event. Uncle Charlie
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Charlie if you ain't there- no dollar for ya'. 
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I'm looking forward to this....my first planned weekend away on the bike for 2008, connecting up with some BA.com folks, meeting some new regional people, some beautiful VT riding....
"Let your soul shine,
It's better than sunshine,
It's better than moonshine,
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Joke's on you! Their furniture is plastic and iron 
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I'll bring the plasma cutter and forge 
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Bash is shaping up to be lots of fun. Doesn't officially start till friday, but I may go up to my parents thursday and then friday morning grab a bagel in Manchester and go from there. Anyone else who's up early let me know!
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OK just made reservations at the Kirkside. Would like to ride up with you guys from CT perhaps on Friday afternoon?? Should be a really good time.
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It's about time someone bumped this thread up! That Georgia rally is hogging everything! I'm still on the fence about going up on Thurs or Fri. I think most of the folks are going up Fri morning.
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Most are going friday. I am planning on thursday night, of course that could change... But I'd like to so I can see the rents, grab some good grub friday morning, then meet up around lunch time or so in Bennington with whoever is around.
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I'm most likely heading up on Thursday. Life is short, I need to maximize my mini- vacations.
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Hedge from the TRAT board said that he and Charlie are riding up on Friday, so I'm hoping to link up with them since I live along the way. Glad to hear lots of you are going up on Thursday. Either way, it should be a good time and I am looking forward to meeting you guys again - met a bunch of you at Charlie's house last summer, but I am starting to lose track. Anyway should be a good time all around.
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I think those of us going up thursday are doing it just to be there already friday, so you really won't be missing too much by heading up with those guys, and that should be a nice ride. I'm staying with my parents thursday night, so if anyone wants to come meet me for breakfast friday morning... 
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Sounds like a plan. I would like to go up Thurs so Friday morning I can get Benny to take me on a ride to Stowe. 
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Yeah that's a whole day ride! I'll give you directions  Actually I think Tonup is going to be up in that neck of the woods on his ride saturday.
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That Georgia rally is hogging everything!
ya think?
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I'm heading up on Thursday. Want to get in a couple of days of riding.
My mind and body are still out of tune
I hope they run into each other real soon "
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Nice. Come on up to Manchester for breakfast friday 
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Shari, you coming to the bash?
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Bump. We are heading up Thursday as well. Paradise Motor Inn. Bringing digital camera. (Bucky's Group + Livestock) LMAO. 
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Come on Benny. You know Shari won't tell!  I'm more and more inclined to come up on Thurs. Hope the Paradise will have a room for that night.
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Would like to ride up with you guys from CT perhaps on Friday afternoon??
H3ll yeah!
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Yeah Matt you should see if you can extend our reservation. Did I send you the info?
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didn't receive anything Benny. Let me know.
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Martin, glad to see that I am not the only one going up on Friday. As we get closer to May we will have to coordinate the ride. In the meantime, I will pray for good weather!
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I thought I had an email confirmation... I'll call the place and make sure we're good if we need to. If you want to try to extend, just give them my name. I'm sure they'll be happy to add.
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Yeah definetely call them. We'll be sleeping outside next to our bikes if they didn't make the res. It seems like all the motels in the area are filled up already! Let me know.
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To the CT Crew I'm off thu & fri may ride up with you guys, have lunch than head home. I cant stay the weekend  Are you still leaving from Toymakers? Mark
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Yeah definetely call them. We'll be sleeping outside next to our bikes if they didn't make the res. It seems like all the motels in the area are filled up already! Let me know.
My parents have a screened in porch! It's a little better, keeps the bears away.
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Are you still leaving from Toymakers? Mark
Sure looking that way. Hope you can make it Mark. Meeting time is unclear to me, (CRS issues) but we'll lock in when we get closer to the day.
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Just made my reservations at the Kirkside motor lodge. I got the last available room. Gonna head up on Thursday. Hopefully nothing will come up that keeps me from attending between now and then...
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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I just cancelled my reservations at the hotel. If anyone's been looking for a room now would be a good time to call the Kirkside and see if you can get that one. I'm still gonna be there but I decided I'm gonna camp instead.
Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Let my dying thought be that every mile was fun and let my tombstone read,"They never made one fast enough for me."
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Well at least you'll have some company camping hopefully. Aside from the hotel, should be a fairly low cost event which is great! I need to save up. Wife keeps nagging about a honeymoon.... women...
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