From: cig@genrad.com (Charles I. Ganimian Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: NE RIDE trip report #1
Keywords: NE RIDE
Date: 4 Jun 90 14:02:42 GMT
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It's over...

        The NE ride has come to an end... But my CB400F will NEVER
        COME TO ITS END!!! DO YOU HEAR ME BUCK do ya? huh? do ya?

        The NE ride was a blast!  The following people rode:
        Chuck Ganimian (CB400F), Rachel Persson-Ganimian (Nighthawk S),
        Gary "Buck" Rogers (FJ1200), Gary Wasserman (K100RT),
        Mark Holbrook (Ninja 1000), Dave Lawrence (GS 700), Keith Hanlon,
        (K75S) Ann ?? and Scott ?? (Maxim 750).

        Friday 6:00 Rachel and I meet Gary and Dave in Boxboro.
        We head out hoping to get to the Berkshires to see a sunset
        from the hairpin turn... don't make it but Rachel almost got
        hit by a truck... I had taken a wrong turn and when we turned
        around (read U turn) Rachel did so more slowly than the rest
        and did not look again before she started. The pickup locked
        tires and swerved around her, she was pretty shaken up.

        We lived and continued.  At the campsite Dave and I were getting
        ready for a ride up thru the Berkshires Mts when Buck arrived, so
        the 3 of us went with me riding Rachel's Nighthawk.  Those two
        guys can travel, I will lets Buck finish this part...

        Saturday AM we head for breakfast and Gary was feeling squidly
        so he blows by me and past our turn off.  We stop and Rachel
        takes off after him, the rest of us are puzzled, Rachel has
        been the most conservative of the group, but she caught him.
                                                                                       12 noon After lots of stops and lots of waiting for Rachel
        and myself to catch up we arrive at the place we are supposed
        to meet Mark.  We're 1 hr late and he is gone so we continue.
        As usual the fast riders launch and I lose them while trying to
        keep Rachel in my mirrors.  This probably saved me and my bike,
        if I had tried to keep up (which the 400 is incapable of doing)
        I would have probably done crash and burn detail, so thanks
        Rachel.  We cruise along until about 2:30 when everyone is
        hungry, Rachel notices a sign for a pizza place and we follow her
        through some backroads that were all residential to miraculously
        arrive at a pizza place (good pizza).  This was also on the next
        route we needed to take so it worked out great.  After lunch
        we continued on to the Adirondacks, Dave had to leave so we said
        goodbye, took a few more pictures (can't wait to see them) and we
        continued.  Meanwhile the old and riped seat on the 400 abuse
        my backside to the point where vibration is noticeable in my hands.

        Sat PM We get to the campsite and meet up with Mark and the gang
        from Canada (Keith, Ann and Scott), we set up camp and head for
        dinner.  We do the usual story telling through dinner and at
        the campfire, little or no raping or pillaging occurred that
        evening... very un-DoD like.

        Sunday The bugs are still here, it is just thinking about rain,
        everything is wet from a light shower.  We cleanup and head out
        thinking about an exhaust contest near the people who were
        parting all night...  We eat breakfast in a mom and pop type
        place (with hair in the hash browns, you know the place) and
        ride on trying to stay out of the rain.  Miraculously we don't get
        rained on, just a quick shower but not enough to soak my leather.
        The usual occurs they blast on while we (Rachel and I) make sure
        that none of the camping gear fell off.  YEAH that's why we
        stayed behind!  Buck enough of the small & old jokes already!!
        Hey Gary don't join in, no not you to Mark?  Everyone is making
        fun of my bike, Rachel tries to make me feel better but then
        she fires up the Nighthawk and I have to listen to the
        "most macho exhaust" in the group and I mutter and grumble.
        These people just don't understand the concept of a classic
        Japanese universal motorcycle, 4 cylinders, 405cc, factory
        4 into 1 exhaust, 35 MASSIVE horsepower and about 450 pounds.
        This is a classic bike you could tell by the weight of the
        tools in my saddle bags.  BUT these guys could not appreciate
        that and the abuse continued.

        The ferry to Vermont was not operating due to wind so we headed
        north to a bridge, after crossing a sad thing happened.  The main
        group split into 3 smaller groups.  Buck Rogers headed west
        to Rochester NY, Keith Hanlon, Ann and Scott headed north to
        Ottawa Canada and Rachel, Gary, Mark and myself headed south
        to southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  We enjoyed
        the trip home, Rachel and I did a better job of keeping
        up until Rachel ran out of stamina.  She just couldn't push
        herself anymore.  We finally catch up with Gary and Mark just
        north on MA and say goodbye and Rachel and I head home, the 400
        running better than it has in 2 years.  It was nice to be home
        but I would have preferred to be out riding and taking abuse
        for being slow with NE gang.

        It is over for now but we will ride again, maybe with a few
        more people...


        Now for some awards:
                Most improved rider:         This goes to Rachel, she
                                             has improved a great deal
                                             and it shows.

                Most excuses for being slow: Me, I had everything from
                                             clutch trouble to too much
                                             gear, for more ask Buck...

                Best passenger:              This has to go to Ann,
                                             she was the only passenger...
                                             soon to be rider! Yeah Ann

                Most Gadgets:                Gary, what do you expect
                                             from a guy who rides a BMW
                                             K100RT...

                Longest distance to ride:    Buck Rogers, Rochester NY

                Most Macho Exhaust:          Rachel's Nighthawk S
                                             (just like Ilana's, a 1986)


        Are you really still here??  It was a great ride, who is
        organizing the next one???

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"the use of excessive force in the apprehension      Charlie Ganimian
 of the Denizens of Doom has been approved"          cig@genrad
                                                     DoD #0016
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  San Francisco State University
  Department of History
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