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Come on people. Its JUNE. It's RIDING SEASON already for those of you who have them.
Let's get this thing moving!!!!!!!!
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Any chance of getting the journal to the Midwest Rally in early July???
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Any chance of getting the journal to the Midwest Rally in early July???
Looking at the progress of it, I would say the chances are very slim. 
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Although not the preferred way of passing it on how about mailing to a member who is interested in taking it on the next leg of it's jouney? Possibly making a note to the alternative way it was sent out as well.
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I don't like the idea of mailing the journal any where,the point to it is for it to travle from one biker to another by bike as the pony exspress was carried.Mailing it defeats the porpose of the exersize.
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I don't like the idea of mailing the journal any where,the point to it is for it to travle from one biker to another by bike as the pony exspress was carried.Mailing it defeats the porpose of the exersize.
bigjack I believe wojo is right on ...at this time with the journal. it needs to get moving and this will be away to get it going again..
here it is JUNE 14.. and it has not moved!!!!!
have him mail it to you... and start it over again!!!!
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I kind of think that may be the way to go for this one, if you got it and brought it to the Midwest Rally, that would be great! Then it could move out from there to whoknowswhere.
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I bow to the conssences here and PM'ed to have the journal mailed back to me.If I get it in time I will have it at the Midwest Rally.
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So what's the word on the journal? Has anything happened with it yet? I really would like to see it at the Midwest Rally...
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Well, it was a noble experiment. R.I.P journal.
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That Suuuuuuuuuucks. 
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Guys ,the journal is on it's way back to me via first class mail.If I get it by Wensday I'll have it with me at the midwest rally.We can decide there how to proceed with an eye toward the west.Maybe toward Washington state then south into California,back across Texas into Florida and up to Georgia,over through Alabama to Arkansas,then back to me in Indiana.This in a perfect world.  
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Phew! I was bummed there. I HOPE you get it in time for the MW rally. Glad to hear it's back. BTW...I'm a little curious as to how it went from R.I.P to back in action... 
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That's GOOD NEWS Jack. I wish it didn't have to see the inside of a postal truck but at least it's back on track the way it was meant to be.
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At least it didn't go the way of the Euro journal! 
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The journal is now in my possession. If anyone in St. Louis wants to see or sign it before I move it west, let me know. Also, who wants to meet in or around Kansas City?
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Jack,
Send it me. I'll ride it around the country myself, and pick up photos along the way. It didn't come my way in time for the "Helen Keller Festival" in Tuscumbia so maybe the W C Handy music festival in Florence this August would be a good drop off point.
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This is the exchange of the journal between Big Jack and Roadworthy on Saturday July 11 at East Dubuque Il.  Roadworthy is going to pass the journal on toward the west. 
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Let's go, K.C. riders!! Who's going to meet with me to move the journal west? 
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I'm in the works to working out the details with ya Dave... I'll do it. Who wants it next? While it's in KC who wants to sign it? I'm thinking we could head south to get the Texas boys in on it. Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, or Iowa please speak up. Send me a PM.
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Met with cochran03 on July 22, 2009 at Engle Motors Triumph BMW in Kansas City, Missouri for the journal hand off. The journal traveled with me for 600 miles! That's me on the left and Aaron on the right, with our respective rides.  
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Ok, It looks like Aaron and I have a tentative hand off on 8 Aug either in Nevada, MO or maybe at El Dorado Springs Triumph. Anyone who is free that day is welcome to come ride along or we can meet along the route. PM me if you are interested.
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Ok, It looks like Aaron and I have a tentative hand off on 8 Aug either in Nevada, MO or maybe at El Dorado Springs Triumph. Anyone who is free that day is welcome to come ride along or we can meet along the route. PM me if you are interested.
Hey if you keep it on a Saturday I can meet up with you guys, El-Dorado is where I bought my bike from and Nevada is just a quick pop down the road from there, so be an easy 30 to 45 minutes for me.
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Great. It is about a 2 1/2 hour ride to Nevada and another half hour to E.S. Will let everyone know when we have a meet time set up. Also anyone down this way who wants the Journal next let me know.
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Good deal, maybe they will have the new Thunderbird stock in when we get there. There is a couple small town restaurants there and then your run of the mill Sonic and McDonalds of course.
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Alright... We're tentatively scheduled to meet at El Dorado Cycle around 11am 8/8/09. Anyone who wants to come is more than welcome to. I'm not a run of the mill kinda guy so I'd prefer a good home town restaurant if you know any Thensley... we'll discuss when we get there. See ya there.
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When it gets down around Texas let me know. Maybe in the Hill Country!
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The journal is now in NW Arkansas. Someone speak up, only one I have heard from so far is in Houston, TX. Long ride to meet him but that is where it is headed unless someone closer wants it.
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Hand off. El Dorado Springs Triumph, etc. Adam, Troy, and Aaron. Photo by Aaron's Lady, the lovely Ms. Betsy. [image]  [/image]
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Great report guys.. way to go!
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Since I am leaving for England in a couple of weeks I need to pass it along pretty soon. Or take it over and let some of our English, Scottish brothers and sisters sign it. But since I can't ride my bike to England and will only have a rental car wouldn't be the Pony Express way. 
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Or take it over and let some of our English, Scottish brothers and sisters sign it. But since I can't ride my bike to England and will only have a rental car wouldn't be the Pony Express way.
they have their OWN and it does not MOVE.. has sat for a year
so please leave it here...
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This one is on the right track now, making good progress since it had to be mailed back to BigJack.  Let's keep it moving!
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This one is on the right track now, making good progress since it had to be mailed back to BigJack. Let's keep it moving!
oh I agree Dave but let keep it moving right here in the U.S.A..
they have one over their and it just set's
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Yeah, I wasn't saying take it over there, we got plenty of guys here to pass it around!
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Agree, just poking the ashes a bit to see if there was some flame under there.
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