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Hello my Bonneville friends,it's official.I'll be arriving at LAX 11,50 21st May and doing route 66 to Chicago in 17 days and having a good time along the way,anybody that wants to say hello to bunch of Swedish guys on`A'hem Harleys`will be most welcome
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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What, you're not coming to the Southwest Triumph Fest in Prescott, AZ, the first weekend in June? Aw...  Enjoy your trip!
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Okay, Stewe. I wrote down the date. Route 66 goes right through Tulsa, give me a ring and Donny and I will probably ride with you a ways or at least meet you for a refreshing beverage or burger.  I will pm my contact info. to you.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Stewe. give a shout out when you get to St. Louis, Mo
If I can swing it I'll meet you for a beverage.
My off days are Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tony G
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kool, be good to meet up 
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Stewe. give a shout out when you get to St. Louis, Mo
If I can swing it I'll meet you for a beverage.
My off days are Tuesday and Wednesday.
Add me to the St. Louis list! My off days vary.
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Stewe... be sure to look at the Route 66 museums in Elk City and Clinton Oklahoma.... they are descent and worthy of 15 to 20 minutes of your time.....
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Old 66 is in my back yard. Give me guess at when you may be passing through Bloomington IL and I'll see if we can't hook up. A bit north on 66 is Towanda, and it's got a great little burger bar. This is about 130 miles south of Chicago. About 40 miles north is Pontiac with another great Route 66 museum.
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Stewe-
I will PM you my phone number. Flagstaff is right on Rt 66, or what there is left of it here!
If you decide to stay here overnight, for sure let me know,but let me know anyways, maybe I can ride a bit - my schedule is completely unpredictable that far off!
Becky
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Took this pic in Pontiac at the museum blackdog is talking about. Would love to grab a beer when you get to Chi-town! 
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Hey Becky and Paul,I,ve made a note of your numbers and i'll ring you the day before we get to you.Cheers 
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Wow. Time goes so fast,only 7 weeks to go,as they say in Swedish,resfeber,soon be there 
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I've done that trip twice, first time we started in New Orleans, drove a car up through Graceland and to St. Louis (was supposed to meet TonyG, unfortunately that didn't work out), and bikes from St. Louis to LA. Second time we started in New York, and drove coast to coast. (NY - Cleveland - Chicago - Route 66 to LA). Are you planning a trip to Las Vegas? We did. Both times. Man that trip from Kingman to Las Vegas was crazy hot. If you take that route, bring ALOT of water. We didn't, and I was HAPPY when we came to Hoover Dam! haha What great a great road! Alot of fun indeed! 
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We're starting in Las Vegas and riding over to Chigago,17 days.The trip is with www.route66usa.no maybe you know them
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Hey Stewe! I'd like to ride up to Flagstaff and have a beer with you, your fellow riders and Becky, if that's okay.  (...you're gonna be there around May 22nd or 23rd, right?)
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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Hello Dwight, it'll be great to have a beer or two,i'll ring Becky when I know what day we'll be there.The itinery is very intensive but i'll make sure we stop in Flagstaff
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Great! Lookin' forward to seein' ya there in Flagstaff!
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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Let me know when you'll be in Las Vegas. I'd like to meet up and raise a glass with you And the Hoover dam bypass bridge is open so the traffic should be a little better.
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No, we didn't take the trip through an agency. We just booked a flight, took care of the rentals before we left and that was it. When I went out my door at home, I had only a jacket and a bottle of coca cola. Traveling light is the key... It was a blast, and damn hard to going back to the routines coming back home. Just wanted to stay on the bike and the road.. At least for the first week back home. 
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watch out for these guys..or perhaps you should look them up!http://youtu.be/6nhx5bfyLWI
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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And the Hoover dam bypass bridge is open so the traffic should be a little better.
Coming back from Dwight's a couple of years ago it was BAKING hot over that damn dam. Nose to tail traffic. The heat off the bike was bloody painful at times!
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I almost regret not going that way to Prescott again this year. I'd love to see the finished bridge. Alas, it's not in the cards this time.
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watch out for these guys..or perhaps you should look them up!http://youtu.be/6nhx5bfyLWI
Bob...Those guys are awesome. I had to watch more videos, now I want to ride to Oklahoma, just to see them. Brilliant!
Of course I've never been known for my good taste.
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watch out for these guys..or perhaps you should look them up!http://youtu.be/6nhx5bfyLWI
Bob...Those guys are awesome. I had to watch more videos, now I want to ride to Oklahoma, just to see them. Brilliant!
Of course I've never been known for my good taste.
Hell,Its only 800+ miles from Prescott..a 2 day ride east into the sun!!!A chance to see a real touch of insanity!
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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Well,only three weeks to go and we can't wait to get there.As it so happens with the best planned rides all things start to happen. We'll be staying in Williams for two days and riding through Flagstaff I'm affraid to say to the next stop BUT if we can meet in Williams,Wot a great night that will be 
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Williams it is then, Stewe! (...Williams, the railhead of the Grand Canyon Railway, as you may know)
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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Cool,it'll be good to see you after nine years of conversing on the internet,hohoho
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Yep, that it will!
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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Only a week to go,doesn't time fly when your enjoying yourself.I've written down all the telephone numbers,so be warned 
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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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Looking forward to it
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Well,only three weeks to go and we can't wait to get there.As it so happens with the best planned rides all things start to happen. We'll be staying in Williams for two days and riding through Flagstaff I'm affraid to say to the next stop BUT if we can meet in Williams,Wot a great night that will be
Stewe -
Still call me. Williams is 35 miles from Flagstaff, and I am absolutely willing to come over and have a beer.
Becky
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You guys headed through Amboy? Be sure and stop at Roy's. I would stop by for a quick hello, but I believe I'll be at work when you come through. 
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Don't worry Ben,we'll meet the next time we come through
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Well what a trip.I can say been there,done that and got many T-shirts.Heat,sand storms,good roads,bad roads,well what the hell it's Route 66.One of the high points,meeting Dwight and Becky in Williams(The look on your face when I sang I will allways treasure Dwight)Low points,getting up early every morning to make enough miles in the day,another was not meeting everybody I expexted to meet but when we got to Chicago,WOW,Kingston Miles Club,the oldest blues club in Chicago,and Lindsey Alexanda sang for Lisa..Would we do it again,YES,I keep findind myself saying how'y'doin
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It was great meetin' you and Lisa along "The Mother Road" there in Williams, Stewe! (...or as I'll always remember it..."Lazing on a sunny afternoon...along the 66...along the 66...along the 66") 
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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