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Did you ever track down a CB160 fender? If not I should have one around here... someplace.

Jason-

--- On Thu, 11/19/09, Randall <rbaselt@...> wrote:

From: Randall <rbaselt@...>
Subject: [vjlamc] Need CB160 front fender
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 4:20 AM

Does anyone have a decent used CB160 front fender they would be willing to part with? I mainly need the brackets, so if the blade is damaged it's OK. Thanks, Randall

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#2745

From: "Brendan" <bdurrett@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:56 pm
Subject: Please welcome Jeff to VJLAMC

brendandurrett

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Hi all,

Please join me in welcoming Jeff to VJLAMC!  His email address is moparrulz2000
<shffrjeff@...>.

Here is Jeff's intro:

"currently own a '74 TY175 '82 XL500R and a '79 KLX250 and am in the
Orange County area. would love to see vintage dual sport rides
Jeff"

PS -- You just missed a terrific vintage dual sport ride put on by VJLA's own
Mike Berg, up in the Frazier Park area.  We will have more next year.  Our next
ride is the annual Christmas lights cruise in December.  Also, it's not too
early to plan on going to our annual Death Valley ride next April.

Cheers,

Brendan

#2744

From: "granpaken92886" <lpyl@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:11 am
Subject: Re: Drifter

granpaken92886

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Rode the Drifter home today from Hollywood. Wow I see what you meant when you
said smooth. Smooth as silk with plenty of giddyup! My Daughter loves it.(me to)
Ken.

#2743

From: Todd Evans <w6tod@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:20 pm
Subject: Oklahoma City Salvage Yard Yamaha Dealer, Honda, etc...

vintagehondanut

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I'm back from a 5 hour run around Oklahoma City. The salvage yard as Allen explained was a shocking surprize....very very thick and tall weed/sticker bushes had grown up in the last 6 months since I was there last. The man in charge "Mouse" was friendly as always and warned me of the jungle out back, still, I pressed on. This time he encouraged me to also check out the inside stockade of goodies. I got into the outside section and was immediately greeted with a large spider web amongst the growth, and a huge, larger than I have ever seen in the desert spider to round out the package...real ugly ominus looking creature. Anyway, I remembered that the older Honda's were toward the back of the yard so on I pressed. I was filty and clobbered with stickers and dried weeds and branches by the time I got to the back of the yard, but I had managed to stomp down a small path. Two Superhawks and one 305 scrambler came into view (visability about 6-8 feet max. All three had cut front fenders :( I found nothing that I did not already have. I was on the lookout for Trail 55 parts, Hodaka Ace 100 part, Honda Trail 90 parts, and XL80 fuel tank, a one year only 1978 CT90- carb, etc....no luck on any of the items on my list. I did find a heap of tires and there must have been a dozen 250, 275, and 300X19" Pirelli tires, Brand new with the dealer wrapper around them, but looked as though they were out there outside for a decade or two. Perhaps they were rejects, or didn't sell, or who knows. There were at least ten each early to mid 70s Honda CB750 motors, all the 2 to 3 series, only one I could physically not quite get to to see if it was the sandcast. As I worked my way around through the jungle of weeds, now looking like a battered creature from the black lagoon, I noted a huge variety of japanese bikes of many types, just nothing on my list, darn it!

I finally emerged into a slight clearing that led to the under the patio section, then into the inside section, I brushed myself off, cleaned my eye glasses, and found tons of old Yamaha enduros, a not so bad Big Bear Scrambler, Suzuki singles and twins, what looked like the Eddie Lawson Green early Kawasaki early sport bike, three CB750 tanks, one wrinkle type, all dented pretty badly, racks and rows of cables, carbs, side covers, pipes, sprockets, fenders, on and on and on....still nothing on the list! I went to "Mouse" and asked if he knew of any Trail 55 parts, he said about five years ago, those older bikes and parts just weren't selling so they literally hauled truckloads off to the dump and dumped trashcans full of sprockets, etc...into the dumpster! Yikes...five years too late.

There was a very old Yamaha sign there that would not fit into the car, I suspect that this salvage/bike shop has been in the Yamaha business for many many years.

I took one more slow trip through the inside section to see if I had missed anything, still, nothing. Me and my bag of tools made our way back to the rental car and headed for the 47 year old Honda shop to see if they had a few hard to find parts. Not a chance so off I went to another dealer that I was only going to visit for some tires. Once I was there, in the showroom,I spotted a 1975 Suzuki RM125, first year Honda C77 Dream 305 wet sump domestic, 30s era Indian, 40s era Harley, a first year Honda Z50 that was purchased brand new from the 47 year old shop I just came from, etc...Of course I wanted to know who the old Honda person was, it was the owner, who was not there at the time. One of the employees told me of a vintage bike "museum" upstairs. He said when he's not helping customers in the future, he would tour me through the upstairs...I then found out that the owner is going to start a car and bike museum on old route 66 near Oklahoma City so I gatherd the contact information for a future visit to that future museum.

So, all I can say is that it's always worth a try to find those old bike parts. Never give up. Nothing this time, but never give up.

Better luck in the future,

Desert Todd

--- On Sat, 11/21/09, allen_pierce_sb <allen.pierce@...> wrote:

From: allen_pierce_sb <allen.pierce@...>
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: Need anything from a large and old salvage yard?
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8:52 AM

I just got a call from Todd.

Some of the weeds in the outdoor
areas are over his head and some
of them are only chest high (thus
hard to find the bikes), it's
cloudy, and drizzly this AM.

After the outside area, he's
moving inside to look things over.

He'll probably have more to share.

--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups. com, "salsa_dk" <salsa_dk@.. .> wrote:
>
> Todd
>
> Please give us a trip report of your visit. It will be interesting! !!!!!!
>
> Don
>
> --- In vjlamc@yahoogroups. com, Todd Evans <w6tod@> wrote:
> >
> > This Saturday I'll be visiting a moderately large, and very old motorcycle salvage/bike shop here in Oklahoma City. There are heaps of Japanese bikes from the 60s and 70s.
> >
> > If anyone needs anything that will fit into a rental PT Cruiser, and then my Mustang's modest sized trunk (trunk only) for the trip back to California, let me know. This should be something that you just cannot seem to find through other resources.
> >
> > P.S. As of the last time I briefly visited the salvage yard, 6 months ago, there were virtually no Dream 250/305 parts left other than the common to other model stuff. I suspect A local known Dream guru has cleaned them out.
> >
> > I also found a 47 year old HONDA shop here, but some local comes in and picks through the good old stuff and sells it on ebay for them. They did not have even one of the 27 parts on my top list of hard to find stuff. One of the parts people was not receptive to getting off the stool behind the computer to look, she just punched in on the computer and said, nope, no longer available... .duhhhh
> >
> > Desert Todd
> >
>

#2742

From: "allen_pierce_sb" <allen.pierce@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:52 pm
Subject: Re: Need anything from a large and old salvage yard?

allen_pierce_sb

Offline

I just got a call from Todd.

Some of the weeds in the outdoor
areas are over his head and some
of them are only chest high (thus
hard to find the bikes), it's
cloudy, and drizzly this AM.

After the outside area, he's
moving inside to look things over.

He'll probably have more to share.



--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups.com, "salsa_dk" <salsa_dk@...> wrote:
>
> Todd
>
> Please give us a trip report of your visit. It will be interesting!!!!!!!
>
> Don
>
> --- In vjlamc@yahoogroups.com, Todd Evans <w6tod@> wrote:
> >
> > This Saturday I'll be visiting a�moderately large, and very old motorcycle
salvage/bike shop�here in Oklahoma City. There are heaps of Japanese bikes from
the 60s and 70s.
> > �
> > If anyone needs anything that will fit into a rental PT Cruiser, and then my
Mustang's modest sized trunk (trunk only)�for the trip back to California, let
me know. This should be something that you just cannot seem to find through
other resources.
> > �
> > P.S. As of the last time I briefly visited the salvage yard, 6 months ago,
there were virtually no Dream 250/305 parts left other than the common to other
model stuff. I suspect A local known Dream guru has cleaned them out.
> > �
> > I also found a 47 year old HONDA shop here, but some local comes in and
picks through the good old stuff and sells it on ebay for them. They did not
have even one of the 27 parts on my top list of hard to find stuff. One of the
parts people was not receptive to getting off the stool behind the computer to
look, she just punched in on the computer and said, nope, no longer
available....duhhhh
> > �
> > Desert Todd
> >
>

#2741

From: "salsa_dk" <salsa_dk@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:34 pm
Subject: Re: Need anything from a large and old salvage yard?

salsa_dk

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Todd

Please give us a trip report of your visit. It will be interesting!!!!!!!

Don

--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups.com, Todd Evans <w6tod@...> wrote:
>
> This Saturday I'll be visiting a�moderately large, and very old motorcycle
salvage/bike shop�here in Oklahoma City. There are heaps of Japanese bikes from
the 60s and 70s.
> �
> If anyone needs anything that will fit into a rental PT Cruiser, and then my
Mustang's modest sized trunk (trunk only)�for the trip back to California, let
me know. This should be something that you just cannot seem to find through
other resources.
> �
> P.S. As of the last time I briefly visited the salvage yard, 6 months ago,
there were virtually no Dream 250/305 parts left other than the common to other
model stuff. I suspect A local known Dream guru has cleaned them out.
> �
> I also found a 47 year old HONDA shop here, but some local comes in and picks
through the good old stuff and sells it on ebay for them. They did not have even
one of the 27 parts on my top list of hard to find stuff. One of the parts
people was not receptive to getting off the stool behind the computer to look,
she just punched in on the computer and said, nope, no longer
available....duhhhh
> �
> Desert Todd
>

#2740

From: Todd Evans <w6tod@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:59 pm
Subject: Re: Jason, about Albuquerque

vintagehondanut

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Thanks for the update, Jason. I won't plan to stop in, i'll just keep truckin westbound to get home by Thanksgiving.

Todd

P.S. I would love to see those photos of "the good ol days" of parts and bike scrounging!

--- On Wed, 11/18/09, moparthug <moparthug@...> wrote:

From: moparthug <moparthug@...>
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Jason, about Albuquerque
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:45 PM

Not anymore, I've spent 10+ years digging out most of the good stuff, then other folk found out about them and finished the job. They still have a good stock of early Yamaha and Suzuki two stroke twins, some Kawasaki 250 to 400 triples, but only common Honda's now. I stopped by there in February and really struggled to find anything worth dragging home, a '71 CB750 chassis and some misc parts is all. Back in the good old days I would pull out a two axle car trailer behind my big Dodge van and fill the van with parts and put 10 or 12 mostly complete bikes on the trailer. I have some pictures I took while getting gas in Flagstaff on the way home from an epic parts scrounge, on the trailer was a CB750 Sandcast, 2 early Kawasaki W1's, a blue '61 CB77, a white CA72, and a couple CL72/77's. The inside of the van was full of dusty boxes of nos Honda bits, nos exhaust pipes, tanks, gages, early manuals, and QA & Z50 parts. Even found a Ducati 450 Desmo enduro leaning against the side of a house near Wynona for (I think) $100. There are several good automotive wrecking yards along the 40 through Arizona where Nate and I found some great stuff as well. Good hunting!

--- On Wed, 11/18/09, Todd Evans <w6tod@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Todd Evans w6tod@yahoo. com

Jason.

Is the Albuquerque salvage you are fond of worth visiting for 60s and 70s HONDA stuff, like for C92, CB92, C72, CA72, CB72, and CL72 stuff?

Todd

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#2739

From: "Randall" <rbaselt@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:20 pm
Subject: Need CB160 front fender

rbaselt

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Does anyone have a decent used CB160 front fender they would be willing to part
with? I mainly need the brackets, so if the blade is damaged it's OK. Thanks,  
Randall

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#2738

From: moparthug <moparthug@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:45 am
Subject: Re: Jason, about Albuquerque

moparthug

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Not anymore, I've spent 10+ years digging out most of the good stuff, then other folk found out about them and finished the job. They still have a good stock of early Yamaha and Suzuki two stroke twins, some Kawasaki 250 to 400 triples, but only common Honda's now. I stopped by there in February and really struggled to find anything worth dragging home, a '71 CB750 chassis and some misc parts is all. Back in the good old days I would pull out a two axle car trailer behind my big Dodge van and fill the van with parts and put 10 or 12 mostly complete bikes on the trailer. I have some pictures I took while getting gas in Flagstaff on the way home from an epic parts scrounge, on the trailer was a CB750 Sandcast, 2 early Kawasaki W1's, a blue '61 CB77, a white CA72, and a couple CL72/77's. The inside of the van was full of dusty boxes of nos Honda bits, nos exhaust pipes, tanks, gages, early manuals, and QA & Z50 parts. Even found a Ducati 450 Desmo enduro leaning against the side of a house near Wynona for (I think) $100. There are several good automotive wrecking yards along the 40 through Arizona where Nate and I found some great stuff as well. Good hunting!

--- On Wed, 11/18/09, Todd Evans <w6tod@...> wrote:

From: Todd Evans w6tod@...

Jason.

Is the Albuquerque salvage you are fond of worth visiting for 60s and 70s HONDA stuff, like for C92, CB92, C72, CA72, CB72, and CL72 stuff?

Todd

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#2737

From: "AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:26 am
Subject: International M.C. show?

trail11033

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How do we get the exhibitor badges? Do we need one? Are there forms to fill out
in advance? Thanks form any info on this.

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#2736

From: Todd Evans <w6tod@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:50 am
Subject: Jason, about Albuquerque

vintagehondanut

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Jason.

Is the Albuquerque salvage you are fond of worth visiting for 60s and 70s HONDA stuff, like for C92, CB92, C72, CA72, CB72, and CL72 stuff?

Todd

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#2735

From: Todd Evans <w6tod@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:48 am
Subject: Need anything from a large and old salvage yard?

vintagehondanut

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This Saturday I'll be visiting a moderately large, and very old motorcycle salvage/bike shop here in Oklahoma City. There are heaps of Japanese bikes from the 60s and 70s.

If anyone needs anything that will fit into a rental PT Cruiser, and then my Mustang's modest sized trunk (trunk only) for the trip back to California, let me know. This should be something that you just cannot seem to find through other resources.

P.S. As of the last time I briefly visited the salvage yard, 6 months ago, there were virtually no Dream 250/305 parts left other than the common to other model stuff. I suspect A local known Dream guru has cleaned them out.

I also found a 47 year old HONDA shop here, but some local comes in and picks through the good old stuff and sells it on ebay for them. They did not have even one of the 27 parts on my top list of hard to find stuff. One of the parts people was not receptive to getting off the stool behind the computer to look, she just punched in on the computer and said, nope, no longer available....duhhhh

Desert Todd

#2734

From: "stever59.1@..." <stever59.1@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:40 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

cb550k0

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Done.
Steve
Please note: message attached

From: Brendan Durrett <bdurrett@...>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:47:50 -0500 (EST)

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Since your first to ask, I'd happily share with you. The Amrgosa has rollaway beds too -- softer than the floor. :-)

Hey Steve -- want to book another room? You'll need one for the Rugerri clan.

Cheers,

Brendan

-----Original Message-----
From: moparthug
Sent: Nov 18, 2009 1:42 PM
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

Anyone getting a room, I'll gladly toss in some cash for a bit of floor space.

Jason-

#2733

From: Brendan Durrett <bdurrett@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:47 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

brendandurrett

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Since your first to ask, I'd happily share with you. The Amrgosa has rollaway beds too -- softer than the floor. :-)

Hey Steve -- want to book another room? You'll need one for the Rugerri clan.

Cheers,

Brendan

-----Original Message-----
From: moparthug
Sent: Nov 18, 2009 1:42 PM
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

Anyone getting a room, I'll gladly toss in some cash for a bit of floor space.

Jason-

#2732

From: moparthug <moparthug@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:42 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

moparthug

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Anyone getting a room, I'll gladly toss in some cash for a bit of floor space.

Jason-

#2731

From: "vwnate1" <vwnate1@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:58 am
Subject: Re: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

vwnate1

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Y'all have fun .

I'll be in Pheonix in my Metropolitan Nash...

You'd better double check on The Opera House ,  Marta still lives  out back but
stopped performing due to bad knees a while ago...

-Nate
      Brendan  wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> April 10-11, 2010, will be VJLA's 16th(?) annual Death Valley ride!  Mark your
calendars, book your rooms, and start work on your bikes.
>
> Due to popular demand, we will change our routine a bit and spend Saturday
night at the legendary Amargosa Motel.  Amargosa is located on Highway 190 about
30 miles East of Furnace Creek (and about 230 miles from Lancaster).  Our route
will be the usual, starting at Crazy Otto's in Lancaster, and then continuing
past Mojave, Randsburg, Trona, Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek.
>
> If we are ambitious Sunday, we could ride from Amargosa up to Beatty, NV, the
back way.  This would add about 20 miles to Sunday's total itinerary.
>
> Book your room now!  Although we can and should share rooms, this is a very
small motel.  I just booked mine.  The web site is at
http://www.amargosa-opera-house.com/.
>
> Next to the motel is the Amargosa Opera House.  I definitely plan on catching
Marta Becket's performance Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.  It costs only $15 and is
truly one of California's most famous obscure attractions.  In addition to the
dance, the opera house itself is amazing.  Marta painted murals on all the walls
that look like a huge audience.
>
> As always, all bikes are welcome.  There looks to be a tiddler contingent this
year though.  If Team tiddler rides I'll join on my CT90.  After all, misery
loves company.
>
> We should all chip in $20 or so to help with buy gas for the chase truck.  Any
volunteers to drive chase?
>
> Here's to another epic Death Valley ride!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brendan
>

#2730

From: "granpaken92886" <lpyl@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:14 am
Subject: Re: Drifter

granpaken92886

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Thanks Glen. I think we are going to pick it up on Saturday.Hope to see you
soon.
Ken

--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups.com, glen gerdes <justwingnit@...> wrote:
>
> ken i have a 2005 800 drifter and I love it.Smooth on the freeway,handles
nice,excellent seat,50 mpg,smaller and lighter than the 1500.I like it so much I
went out and bought a brand new VN-800 A model[21 inch front wheel and 16 inch
rear] for a spare motor.If you find a VN-800 C model 16 inch front and rear tire
size, a friend of mine makes steel drifter fenders front and rear for them. Ken
I like it so much I have parked my GL-1500 and take the Drifter.Check out Cycle
World June 2001,Triumph Bonney,H-D 883,Kaw W-650,And Kaw Drifter .If people
would like to go to my friends house in perris we could all meet at TomsFarms in
Corona,Bob Stark has about 75 Indians and several Vn800 Kawasaki's fixed up.
Glen
>

#2729

From: glen gerdes <justwingnit@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:53 pm
Subject: Re: Drifter

justwingnit@...

ken i have a 2005 800 drifter and I love it.Smooth on the freeway,handles nice,excellent seat,50 mpg,smaller and lighter than the 1500.I like it so much I went out and bought a brand new VN-800 A model[21 inch front wheel and 16 inch rear] for a spare motor.If you find a VN-800 C model 16 inch front and rear tire size, a friend of mine makes steel drifter fenders front and rear for them. Ken I like it so much I have parked my GL-1500 and take the Drifter.Check out Cycle World June 2001,Triumph Bonney,H-D 883,Kaw W-650,And Kaw Drifter .If people would like to go to my friends house in perris we could all meet at TomsFarms in Corona,Bob Stark has about 75 Indians and several Vn800 Kawasaki's fixed up. Glen

#2728

From: "AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:17 am
Subject: Death Valley ride

trail11033

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OK, I just booked my room,bought and payed for. and such beautiful room.

#2727

From: Todd Evans <w6tod@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:22 am
Subject: Re: Re: D.V. Junction ride

vintagehondanut

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That's what I call dedicated, and class acts!

Desert Todd

Shamrock, Texas

--- On Sun, 11/15/09, moparthug <moparthug@...> wrote:

From: moparthug <moparthug@...>
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 9:53 AM

I would be MUCH more enthusiastic about returning to DV on a tiddler again if there was a room available and not trying to set up a tent in the dark. So far I've done the DV trek on a Yamaha AT-1, Honda SL100, Honda SL175, CA77 Dream, CB450, CX500, XL600, several CB750's, full dress GL1000, drove the chase truck (van) a couple times, and once did a day trip to Randsburg in my 1992 Caprice ex-cop car, and found out while "racing" Nate Jr on his CBR (I think) on a lonely stretch of desert road that my car will indeed do 110mph. On my bucket list is to run through DV with a sidecar rig, and in an old Mopar convertable. So.... yup, let's go!

--- On Sun, 11/15/09, Bill West <billww99@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Bill West <billww99@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups. com
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:49 AM

I think that would be great but what would the rout be that we take to get there, I'm in for the room!
Bill West

From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@yahoo. com>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:08:32 PM
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride

Only about 1/2 the Hotel is in operation right now , Some rooms are singles and others are multiple , when I was there , one family got rollaway beds in thier room for the kiddies , I'd guess four or five people were in one room .

I had a single and one person slept on the floor .

No TV's , no radios , no telephones .

-Nate
"AirRaceMan" <airracedog@. ..> wrote:
>
> How many rooms do they have , and how many to a room ? Never stayed there but, what the hay.
>

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#2726

From: Scott Peatross <slpeatross@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:33 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Death Valley ride

scott_l_peat...

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I booked mine, but no bunkhouse for me. I need my beauty sleep:)

Scott P.

From: Brendan <bdurrett@...>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, November 16, 2009 11:38:18 AM
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: Death Valley ride

I expect to share my room, but what we need is for a few folks to step up and reserve more rooms so we have a block of three or four. We usually have a dozen or so riders. At $65 or so a night it's a bargain.

PS -- Here's a video about the Opera House, http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=X7PBObz9K9M

The Longstreet Casino several miles to the north in Nevada is another local attraction, or perhaps an idea for Sunday breakfast if we don't ride all the way to Beatty.

--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups. com, "AirRaceMan" <airracedog@ ...> wrote:
>
> Anyone want to go in on a room? I can book or you can,If you book I'll mail you the $,If I book you can mail me $,we can go two or three to a room,I guess. Please get back to me soon. I am going to ride my CT-110. Ride safe
>

#2725

From: "Brendan" <bdurrett@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:38 pm
Subject: Re: Death Valley ride

brendandurrett

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I expect to share my room, but what we need is for a few folks to step up and
reserve more rooms so we have a block of three or four.  We usually have a dozen
or so riders.  At $65 or so a night it's a bargain.

PS -- Here's a video about the Opera House, 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7PBObz9K9M

The Longstreet Casino several miles to the north in Nevada is another local
attraction, or perhaps an idea for Sunday breakfast if we don't ride all the way
to Beatty.

--- In vjlamc@yahoogroups.com, "AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone want to go in on a room? I can book or you can,If you book I'll mail
you the $,If I book you can mail me $,we can go two or three to a room,I guess.
Please get back to me soon. I am going to ride my CT-110. Ride safe
>

#2724

From: "AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:57 pm
Subject: Death Valley ride

trail11033

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Anyone want to go in on a room? I can book or you can,If you book I'll mail you
the $,If I book you can mail me $,we can go two or three to a room,I guess.
Please get back to me soon. I am going to ride my CT-110. Ride safe

#2723

From: "Brendan" <bdurrett@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:41 pm
Subject: Death Valley 2010 -- Save the Date & Book Your Rooms!

brendandurrett

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Hi all,

April 10-11, 2010, will be VJLA's 16th(?) annual Death Valley ride!  Mark your
calendars, book your rooms, and start work on your bikes.

Due to popular demand, we will change our routine a bit and spend Saturday night
at the legendary Amargosa Motel.  Amargosa is located on Highway 190 about 30
miles East of Furnace Creek (and about 230 miles from Lancaster).  Our route
will be the usual, starting at Crazy Otto's in Lancaster, and then continuing
past Mojave, Randsburg, Trona, Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek.

If we are ambitious Sunday, we could ride from Amargosa up to Beatty, NV, the
back way.  This would add about 20 miles to Sunday's total itinerary.

Book your room now!  Although we can and should share rooms, this is a very
small motel.  I just booked mine.  The web site is at
http://www.amargosa-opera-house.com/.

Next to the motel is the Amargosa Opera House.  I definitely plan on catching
Marta Becket's performance Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.  It costs only $15 and is
truly one of California's most famous obscure attractions.  In addition to the
dance, the opera house itself is amazing.  Marta painted murals on all the walls
that look like a huge audience.

As always, all bikes are welcome.  There looks to be a tiddler contingent this
year though.  If Team tiddler rides I'll join on my CT90.  After all, misery
loves company.

We should all chip in $20 or so to help with buy gas for the chase truck.  Any
volunteers to drive chase?

Here's to another epic Death Valley ride!

Cheers,

Brendan

#2722

From: Brendan Durrett <bdurrett@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:08 pm
Subject: Re: Re: D.V. Junction ride

brendandurrett

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I haven't heard from Attila in a year or two. Last time I talked to him he was doing fine, although he had gone back to work because the stock market crash hit his retirement savings. :-(

Brendan

On Nov 15, 2009, at 9:16 PM, granpaken92886 wrote:

Has anyone herd from Atilla?
Ken

#2721

From: "granpaken92886" <lpyl@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:16 am
Subject: Re: D.V. Junction ride

granpaken92886

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Has anyone herd from Atilla?
Ken

#2720

From: "vwnate1" <vwnate1@...>
Date: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:14 am
Subject: Re: D.V. Junction ride

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The same as we always take , just keep right on going past Furnace Creek
campgrounds , Hotel and resort , follow up  the hill to the 'T' intersection and
turn right , 1/8 miles and you're _THERE_ ! can't miss
it .

Getting there is 3/4 the fun ! .

I'm not sure if Jason remembered the time he rode a Honda 100C.C. single and it
blew up on the way home , he pinned the throttle and rode  it 'till it died in a
blaze of glory , twisted , burned metal and spewing hot oil....

-Nate
> ________________________________
> From:
> Subject:  D.V. Junction ride
>
>
> I think that would be great but what would the rout be that we take to get
there, I'm in for the room!
> Bill West
>
>

#2719

From: Scott Peatross <slpeatross@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:15 pm
Subject: Re: Re: D.V. Junction ride

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Bill, the traditional route is meeting for breakfast in Lancaster, then backroads thru Rosamond, Mojave, Randsburg, then my fav, the spooky Trona-zone. Next is Wildrose canyon and drop into Death Valley and down to Stovepipe Wells. I suppose from there we would continue on hwy 190 all the way to Death Valley Junction and the Opera House. About 230 miles.

Scott P.

From: Bill West <billww99@...>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 8:49:03 AM
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride

I think that would be great but what would the rout be that we take to get there, I'm in for the room!
Bill West

From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@yahoo. com>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:08:32 PM
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride

Only about 1/2 the Hotel is in operation right now , Some rooms are singles and others are multiple , when I was there , one family got rollaway beds in thier room for the kiddies , I'd guess four or five people were in one room .

I had a single and one person slept on the floor .

No TV's , no radios , no telephones .

-Nate
"AirRaceMan" <airracedog@. ..> wrote:
>
> How many rooms do they have , and how many to a room ? Never stayed there but, what the hay.
>

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#2718

From: moparthug <moparthug@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re: D.V. Junction ride

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I would be MUCH more enthusiastic about returning to DV on a tiddler again if there was a room available and not trying to set up a tent in the dark. So far I've done the DV trek on a Yamaha AT-1, Honda SL100, Honda SL175, CA77 Dream, CB450, CX500, XL600, several CB750's, full dress GL1000, drove the chase truck (van) a couple times, and once did a day trip to Randsburg in my 1992 Caprice ex-cop car, and found out while "racing" Nate Jr on his CBR (I think) on a lonely stretch of desert road that my car will indeed do 110mph. On my bucket list is to run through DV with a sidecar rig, and in an old Mopar convertable. So.... yup, let's go!

--- On Sun, 11/15/09, Bill West <billww99@...> wrote:

From: Bill West <billww99@...>
Subject: Re: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:49 AM

I think that would be great but what would the rout be that we take to get there, I'm in for the room!
Bill West

From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@...>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:08:32 PM
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride

Only about 1/2 the Hotel is in operation right now , Some rooms are singles and others are multiple , when I was there , one family got rollaway beds in thier room for the kiddies , I'd guess four or five people were in one room .

I had a single and one person slept on the floor .

No TV's , no radios , no telephones .

-Nate
"AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...> wrote:
>
> How many rooms do they have , and how many to a room ? Never stayed there but, what the hay.
>

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#2717

From: Bill West <billww99@...>
Date: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:49 pm
Subject: Re: Re: D.V. Junction ride

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I think that would be great but what would the rout be that we take to get there, I'm in for the room!
Bill West

From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@...>
To: vjlamc@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:08:32 PM
Subject: [vjlamc] Re: D.V. Junction ride

Only about 1/2 the Hotel is in operation right now , Some rooms are singles and others are multiple , when I was there , one family got rollaway beds in thier room for the kiddies , I'd guess four or five people were in one room .

I had a single and one person slept on the floor .

No TV's , no radios , no telephones .

-Nate
"AirRaceMan" <airracedog@...> wrote:
>
> How many rooms do they have , and how many to a room ? Never stayed there but, what the hay.
>

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