WilliG's Florida Adventure [Archive] - The Sportster and Buell Motorcycle Forum

cjburr

4th January 2006, 02:32

It's back to work for me,just had to open the hatch and configure the ship for processing. Introduced Willi to the boss and got the O.K. to give him a tour as time permits.:D

Heres Willi at the north gate

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We had a little trouble getting in, apparently Willi bears a slight resemblance to a known terrorist gnome by the name of Asheet Madrawers. After a short interrogation we were allowed to proceed.:banana :banana :banana

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Here he is at the entrance to the OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility) Highbay1

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We then proceeded to the OPS Desk where all operations are coordinated.

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From there we went to the forward shop so I could give out the assignments to the troops for the day. This is Willi at my humble desk.

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Once everyone was started and on their way Willi and I took a tour of the bird, OV104 Atlantis :wonderlan :wonderlan
Here is Willi on platform 1AL

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From there we went up to the windows

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Here is Willi in front of the hatch just before we opened it

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Here is Willi in front of the hatch just after we opened it

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From here we proceeded to the aft and Willi got to see what a real shuttle engine nozzle looked like first hand.

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Then we checked out the stinger on the right hand OMS Pod

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Here is a shot of the underside of the lefthand elevon

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I then showed Willi the External Tank Disconnect with the 17 inch fuel line for the main engines. The turbopumps on these engines will empty the average swimming pool in about 2 to 3 minutes I believe, maybe less. Try flowing that much fuel through your Pingel Petcock :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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Here is Willi perched on the left main landing gear

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and here he is at the nose gear, the nose is retracted at this time for Thermal Tile work

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After lunch I took Willi in the crew module which is my area of responsibility during processing for the ten penny tour :wonderlan :clap :wonderlan :clap :smoke :smoke

As it was just after lunch apparently Willi felt the need to relieve himself so our first stop was "the 6 million dollar potty"

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Then due to the cold purge air in the crew module I let him warm up in the galley oven:smoke :smoke

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Willi then took a peek at the airlock

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We then proceeded to the flightdeck, Willi sat on the Commanders RHC(Rotational Hand Controller) the center console, and the aft flight station( the lighter colored panel below him is the Russian Docking System control panel)

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In the next few days I will take him out to the pads and the mobile launcher platform. Then I suppose a trip to the Cape side will be in order so Willi can stand on the exact spot where Americans launched their first man into space. Hope you all have enjoyed WilliG's little adventure so far, and we will check back in with you all soon.:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

blueglide88

4th January 2006, 02:42

Willi is really lucky that 6 million dollar toilet didn't suck him down never to be seen again!

bshadbolt

4th January 2006, 03:14

Awesome, if I promise to behave and stay away from the angel, could I come stay with you next time? :D

Cheers,

Brett

cjburr

6th January 2006, 02:31

Day 2 in the OPF for WilliG. Today we were going to R&R the pyros on the side hatch. These pyros are capable of blowing the side hatch at a velocity that will allow it to clear the wing during reentry to allow the crew to bail out in a emergency. However the spacecraft has to travelling at less than Mach speeds for obvious reasons before this mode of emergency escape can be utilized.

Here is Willi helping remove the 5 o'clock pyro sorry about the quality of this shot but it is always a good thing to be a little nervous around the pyros.:wonderlan

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My NASA quality assurance specialist was unsure about Willi's ability to handle a full size tool despite my assurances that there was no doubt in my mind that he knew how to handle his tool.:eek: :eek:

Christy in logistics responded by getting Willi his very own Shuttle Tool Kit

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Unfortunately Willi was demoted to safety tech and stood guard at the perimeter of the safety clear:( :(

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The job went well with Willi's help and we still have all our fingers and toes.:wonderlan :clap :clap :wonderlan

Willi and I then proceeded to the tranfer aisle to check out the RMS(remote manipulator arm) made for NASA by our fine friends to the north, the Canadians (This ones for you Shark Doctor)

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It was time for lunch but Willi insisted on getting a shot of the 600 ft. crane on the side of the VAB (vehicle assembly building) for TXSporty.

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The VAB is over 500 ft. tall and boasts the most open volume inside than any other building in the world. There is so much open space inside that clouds have been known to form from condensation inside the building and you can get rained on just walking through the transfer aisle. This is where the orbiter is mated to the external tank and boosters. The two tall roll up doors were designed to allow the Saturn V moon rockets to be rolled in and out to the pad, there are two more like them on the other side.

I will try to get some pics for you all from inside this building sometime.
Lots more to show Willi so stay tuned.:D :wonderlan :D

GOTWA

6th January 2006, 02:44

AWESOME STUFF!!! :clap

Hey CJ, so uh...any more pics of Christy in umm...logisitics? :D

cjburr

6th January 2006, 03:08

I'll see what I can do:D :D

GOTWA

6th January 2006, 03:12

I'll see what I can do:D :D

Alrighty.

I mean the space shuttle is cool and all but um..well...you know....

:D:D:D

flskevin

6th January 2006, 03:27

I noticed that "tool kit" had a hammer.....

For those super technical repairs.:roflblack

Now, if we could just get Willie some flight time, a few orbits around the earth should do it.

Tedeburn

6th January 2006, 03:28

What a cool adventure. Thanks for sharing it with us Willie and CJburr..:doh

Ohhh and Christy Mmmmmm.... More pics:clap :clap

Later Tom

cjburr

6th January 2006, 03:28

Here is Holly the midbody planner, she coordinates the work flow in the payload bay.

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and here is Carla USA Quality Assurance, she promised to take Willi coleslaw wrestling at Cabbage Patch if he can stick around for Bike Week in Daytona:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

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flskevin

6th January 2006, 03:33

You gotta take Willie to the Shark Lounge on the strip.:banana

cjburr

6th January 2006, 03:38

HMMMMM Flight time, I'll see what I can do. No guarantees, but I have a plan:shhhh :shhhh :shhhh

Sportster Girl

6th January 2006, 16:57

Awesome, just awesome burr! You have the COOLEST job! Thanks for the pics!

Dang that Willie! He's got it made just traveling around the country on Sportsters having a big time....:D

txsporty

6th January 2006, 20:41

Great Pic's Chris!!!!:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

Is that a Piener Tower Crane???

cjburr

7th January 2006, 00:54

I'm not sure what type of crane it is, but I will inquire. Have you worked with these types of cranes before ?? It was pretty wild watching them put it together :wonderlan

As for flight time for Willi I will ask the astronaut office, if they can't actually take him perhaps they might take a picture of him up with them and autograph it for Bert and the forum. It certainly won't hurt to ask.:D

txsporty

7th January 2006, 17:10

Yup, I've put them up and taken them down and Climbed them up to the Top of Buildings!!!!:D

I've also Operated them for awhile!!!!

Moker

12th January 2006, 23:25

ok, how about passing him along??

send him to socal, we've got good riding weather now

cjburr

12th January 2006, 23:49

I was thinking that it is almost Bike Week in Daytona and perhaps I might be able to snag a pic of Willie G. with WilliG. I would hate to see him go before he enjoyed the weeks festivities, but I will leave that up to Bert and everyone.

Most of the big bike shows and festivals are going to start on the east coast soon and then there are some in the midwest and then Sturgis. Perhaps he could travel in a route that will let him enjoy all the big events in the U.S. through the year ending up in California as things get colder in the east.

This would give us the best chance to get a pic of Willi with Willie.
Whatever you guys decide is fine with me just let me know.

Moker

12th January 2006, 23:58

and we have no bike shows or festivals out west this time of year?

*edit*

alright..
if you wanna keep him for another week, i guess that's cool with me.
but please don't make plans for him

cjburr

13th January 2006, 01:37

Sorry Moker, did not mean to insinuate that you don't have many wonderful places to take him in California. I just don't know when your events take place. If anyone has a good place for Willi to visit I think that would be great. I promise not to hog him. If you guys want him to move on, I'll send him wherever Bert and everyone decides he needs to go :D

I just thought that with Bikeweek so close and I'll have the time off I could take him to the sights in Daytona. Coleslaw wrestling at Cabbage Patch, Boot Hill Saloon, Main Street in full swing etc,etc.:wonderlan :banana :wonderlan

Willi is going on a trip to Jacksonville with me on the sportie to see MrJimi when he returns from vacation next week.:tour :tour

I would also like to extend an invitation to any of the Florida members to answer the post in the Florida thread if they would like to meet Willi before he goes on his merry way:p

txsporty

13th January 2006, 04:13

I vote take him to Bike Week then Pass him to Moker!!!!:D

It would be a Damn Shame for him to miss Bike Week, seeing that he's so close Now!!!:D

Snuffy

13th January 2006, 05:06

2nd that on bike week and now that you have throughly spoiled him, give him to Moker. Moker make sure you get an angel

cjburr

15th January 2006, 00:36

Had to work today and Willie went with me to get a chance to go to OPF 2 to visit the shuttle Endevour.

Heres Willie beside Endevour

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We then took a trip up to the forward so he could see what the ship looked like with the FRCS (Forward Reaction Control System) removed for maintenance.:wonderlan

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Willie likes to pose with the NASA meatball logo :D :D

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We went to the aft of the ship to take in the view with the main engines removed. All these things were removed to facilitate the refurbishment of Endevour for flight. This a normal part processing for shuttles as they must be thoroughly inspected after so many flights to maintain the safety of the crews. It is a long and very difficult time for everyone involved, but when the "Power Up" light is finally lit at the OPS desk there is great joy for all involved:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

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This a dome heat shield that protects the main engine from the heat of reentry.

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Moker you will really have to watch this little guy at all times.:wonderlan
I warned him about the fact that Kennedy Space Center is located in the middle of Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and yet he still insisted on having lunch by the canal.

It was a good thing Laura packed us Mexican because when this gator grabbed Willie it startled him so bad that he let loose with the most horrendous blast of gas and the gator dropped him and dove for the bottom. I guess it's true what they say about the intestinal fortitude of gnomes:roflblack :roflblack

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I then instructed Willie on the procedures that we go through to catch a shuttle on the runway at the end of a mission. It's a shame that by the time we return to flight he will be enjoying another part of our fine country. I'm afraid this is as close as he is going to get unless I can find an astronaut who rides (there are many who do) and is willing to take him into space. It's a longshot but it never hurts to ask:doh :doh

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Well thats all for today as it was too windy to go out to the launch pads, however we will make it out there very soon:D :D

Sportster Girl

15th January 2006, 16:27

Just too cool! Thanks burr!

Willie's got it made......:D

cjburr

19th January 2006, 22:53

Well we missed the Atlas launch because we were in the middle of installing the explosive charge in the crew escape window. :( :(

On the way out to go home WilliG and I ran into NASCAR driver Paul Menard and his pit crew coming in for a tour. They graciously posed with Willi and wished him luck with the coleslaw wrestling during bike week. Thats Paul holding WilliG.

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Willi will be visiting with my stepfather this weekend and going to the Rolex 24hrs Race at Daytona next weekend.:clap :clap :clap

debster

19th January 2006, 23:12

That is one lucky gnome! Very cool pics. :clap

cjburr

30th January 2006, 03:19

Let SpeedWeek begin:clap :clap :clap

Willi had the opportunity to attend the Rolex24 at Daytona with me this weekend. This is the first race in the GrandAm race series. Drivers from all forms of racing come to race and if you make the podium here you are qualified for the 24 Hour of LeMans. This is some of the best roadracing in the country.:smoke

As you can see WilliG came loaded for bear

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Our first stop was the start finish line of Daytona International Speedway

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Next stop was of course Victory Lane

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We then proceeded to the garage area to see what was cooking in there. Our first stop was to see the winning car from Fridays GrandAm Motorola Cup race which we had the honor to attend.

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This is one of the mechanics who happens to ride an 883 with the Wiseco 1200 kit, he also has a nice panhead and was very happy to meet WilliG.

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We then took a walk over to the Suntrust Daytona Prototype car that was last years winner

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When we found out Playboy was sponsoring a car we just had to see if any "bunnies" were about :frownone sadly, only the car and crew were there. Really nice guys though as they let Willi into their bay to watch them prepare for the start of the race.

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The next stop was the pit of last years Motorola Cup champion, the #5 Blackforest Racing mustang and her sister car the #2

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On to the FanZone and what do we see ???? Could it be ???? Why yes it is, the one thing to warm a RaceGnomes old bones

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The Hawaiian Tropic Girls

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We also ran into the Pontiac girls:smoke :smoke

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WilliG was so wound up from hanging out with the girls that he jumped up on the stage to sing with the band :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

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Word spread like wildfire through the infield that chicks really do dig the Gnome and soon there were imitators trying to work the Gnome mojo with the babes, but nobody works the ladies like WilliG.:smoke :smoke

Heres one Willi wannabe who stopped to pay homage to "The Gnomemaster":roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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Around the corner we ran into NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte

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A little futher we met one of the greatest roadrace drivers of all time
Mr. Hurley Heywood. I've watched this man race for years and it was an honor to meet him:clap :clap :clap

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It's late and I will post the rest of our little adventure tomorrow as I need some rest for work tomorrow.

Tedeburn

30th January 2006, 03:35

Man that WillieG is one lucky Gnome. If you get lonely when he moves on I'll be glad to take his place for a while. :p :roflblack :roflblack

Thanks for the pics looks like alot of fun

Later Tom

Sportster Girl

30th January 2006, 12:39

I've said it before, that is one lucky gnome!

Thanks for the pics cj, looks like a great time at Daytona! :banana

xena

30th January 2006, 12:50

I'm dying over here!!!!! Too funny! Amazing how all of these people opened their arms to him. Looks like a great time cj! If I come down there I'll expect the same treatment. ;) Good job taking care of our little friend, and great pics. Thanks for sharing.

bplinson

30th January 2006, 12:59

I want WilliG's life!!

evalea

30th January 2006, 13:34

Only having recently discovered this thread, I'd just like to say...I'm considering dressing up like a gnome and impersonating WilliG.

debster

30th January 2006, 23:08

I want WilliG's life!!
Me too! Those pics were hysterical. He has more fun than any non-gnome I know!

cjburr

31st January 2006, 02:40

Well I'm back from another day at the rocket ranch, so we'll continue our little tour of the speedway.

Willi saw this car and since he is "The Boss" we felt a photo was necessary

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Since WilliG came from Germany, heres the BMW Daytona Prototype car getting ready to go out on the track.

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A trip to the Porsche corral was also in order. Here is a new 996 that Willi had a particular affinity for.:wonderlan

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Going back through the International horseshoe Willi spotted this campsite and wanted to stay for a while, however I had to tell him that he would have to come back by himself later.:banarasta :banarasta :banarasta :doh

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Going back through the garage area we spotted the Blackforest Racing Daytona Prototype powered by a Robert Yates 5.0 liter Ford Cobra motor.

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We spent about 2 hours on top of the garage area watching the race and as we were leaving to go back to the camp to eat we ran into this gentleman as he had finished his stint behind the wheel of the #11 car.
An avid Harley rider he was glad to pose with our Forum Mascot.

Here is Mr. Kyle Petty:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

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I know that Kyle has a Ride Across America every year, if any of our fellow members out west where it starts every year could take Willi on a leg of the journey it would be cool as I'm sure Kyle would remember him.:wonderlan :wonderlan

Willi posed with some of the posters at one of the many shops along the way

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As night fell on the speedway I decided to take WilliG on the 150 ft. Ferris wheel for some shots of the speedway at night.

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This is Braedon from Valdosta, Georgia who rode with us and thought WilliG was one of the neatest people he had met at the race. (hope I spelled his name right):D :D :D

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On the way back to the camp we had to stop at this campsite as they had a satellite T.V. going and it looked like a good place to rest for a bit.:cheers :laugh:cheers :laugh

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Didn't quite make it to camp before we were sidetracked at midnight when we stopped to take in a show:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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After the show which WilliG seemed to enjoy we spotted this nice 1200C at the hairpin turn. Wish I had a XLForum card I could have left so the owner could see his bike on the forum.

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Around 2:30 a.m. we finally made it back to camp to relax by the fire. After 14 hours of race action, I was ready to crash but the little guy was as fresh as a Daisy, I'm not sure if even Kiltbill could keep up with him. :shhhh :shhhh :shhhh

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Apparently after I fell asleep Willi continued to party as I found him actually "in the bag" when I woke up Sunday morning:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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We made it home safe and sound after a great weekend and we will rest up for a trip to Jacksonville on the bike to see Mr. Jimi when he returns from his latest vacation. Probably take it easy there as we will need our energy for BikeWeek!!!!!!!!!!!:danceele :danceele :danceele :danceele :danceele :dancesmil :dancesmil :band :spineyes :banapart :banapart :banapart

shortysporty05

31st January 2006, 02:52

Great pictures.
Looks like you and WillieG had a great trip.

Snuffy

31st January 2006, 14:13

Looks like Willie is tapping the Gentleman Jack while you are snoozing

RoadChick

3rd February 2006, 03:38

Great pics... WillyG is having too much fun!!! Does he need a companion???
If so, I volunteer...

Thanks... this thread was tons of fun.. And yes.. I would love to show WillyG around SoCal with Moker...:) :) :)

cjburr

3rd February 2006, 03:47

He will be coming your way soon, right after BikeWeek in Daytona. WilliG and I just scored free tickets to the big bike race at Daytona and there is a friend who is riding his Ducati 996 at Daytona who may be able to get us into the "Hot" pit area. Should be able to get pics with all the Harleys racing that day.:tour :tour

xena

3rd February 2006, 04:25

Looks like the next person will have the pressure on big time to show Willi a memorable time. Thanks for sharing this with us cj!

arjay

5th February 2006, 23:26

Nice pics cj! :clap

Maybe we could relay WillyG out to the left coast. It'd take a little coordination among all of our XL forum participants, but I think we can get him out there for a visit.

arjay

calsport05

6th February 2006, 03:35

Awesome pics cj!! Looks like you and Willi had a fantastic time!!

OldDen

6th February 2006, 03:40

Interesting, very interesting

cjburr

6th February 2006, 04:13

This morning WilliG and I made the trek to Orange Park, near Jacksonville to visit with Mr. Jimi, Lorraine, and Arjay:tour :tour :tour It was about 120 miles and this morning it was mighty chilly:eek: :eek:

About halfway there we were passing a tractor trailer rig and the wind caught us just right and lifted the tankbag free :spineyes :spineyes :spineyes

It was all I could do to grab the bag and stay upright:eek: :eek: I guess the magnets aren't as good as they should be, but then again I did have it mounted so the gas cap was just under the bag allowing the air to get under it. We pulled over at the rest stop to gather our wits and to call Mr. Jimi to let him know we were halfway there.

Mapquest is a wonderful tool and took me right to Mr. Jimi's door.:welcome

Here is Mr. Jimi, Lorraine, and Arjay

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WilliG had a gift he got at the spacecenter for Mr. Jimi for his 100th B-day.:bday
It was a piece of tile from the space shuttle Atlantis. Technically it may have even more miles on it than Mr. Jimi has riding bikes but I'll bet it's a close race for that prize:D :D

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Willi wanted to pose with everyones bike, so here they are

Arjay's 1200

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Mr.Jimi's 1200

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My 883

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Arjay has a bitchin AC setup and Willi loved it:banana :banana :banana

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Heres a shot of it without Willi, very nice job Arjay:clap :clap

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While checking out Mr. Jimi's awsome garage(I'd kill for that much room:D) WilliG discovered his secret to a long and wonderful life:whisper

To hell with the fountain of youth in St. Augustine

Mr. Jimi has a BEER TREE:banana :banapart :banapart

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Mr.Jimi let Willi take his car to get beer and on the way back he apparently had some trouble with the brakes as he pulled into Mr. Jimi's yard. Willi claimed I did a crappy job fastening the wooden blocks on the pedals, but I still contend he was still hungover from the Rolex 24.:laugh :laugh

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Willi was thrown through the back window, but the Lord always watches out for drunks and fools and apparently gnomes too, he survived without a scratch. (the plate says it all)

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We all mounted up and rode over to Middleburg, Florida for some seafood. It was some of the best shrimp I've ever had.

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Willi and I would like to thank Mr. Jimi, Lorraine, and Arjay for their hospitality and an afternoon spent with good company.

Thanks to the XLForum too, for without it I would not have had the opportunity to meet these wonderful people:xlrocks

xena

6th February 2006, 04:56

:clap:clap:clapThis has been one of the most enjoyable threads I've ever followed! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us, and for showing our little forum mascot such a great time. :)

cjburr

6th February 2006, 05:32

It has been my pleasure to escort the little guy around. He is a magnet for fun and has allowed me to make a small contribution to this forum, for which I will be eternally grateful to him.:D

WilliG is the true embodiment of this great place, where all you have to do is ask and if it is within someones power to help, you shall receive.

When I first discovered this place I was having trouble with my computer and Mr. Jimi came out of the woodwork and took the time over many days to try and help me, a total stranger. He would check back with me to see if anything we had tried had helped. This really set the tone of the forum for me and I soon discovered that this wonderful place was filled with people just like him.

It was quite an eye opener in this world of me me me to see all these folks brought together by a passion for a motorcycle helping one another day in and day out.

When I read the thread about WilliG and saw how we were wondering what he could do next, I realized I had a golden opportunity to perhaps give some of the enjoyment I receive from the posts I read here back to you guys and gals of the forum.;)

Thank you all for the trust you bestowed in me by giving me our Gnome and your patience in waiting for WilliG to come your way.
BikeWeek awaits us:banana :banana :banana

:xlrocks :xlrocks :xlrocks:xlrocks :xlrocks

debster

7th February 2006, 00:01

Awesome adventure!!!! Thanks, cj! I've really enjoyed all your pictures.

And even though I'm not a gnome, I hope to travel to meet MrJimi someday, too.

arjay

7th February 2006, 01:49

Well...we're missing a picture of the CJ himself, and here he is:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/phubai/IMG_0181.jpg

I enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to seeing ya'll again.

arjay

arjay

7th February 2006, 02:53

Here's another of CJ, Lorraine, willyg, and Mr Jimi right after lunch:

arjay

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arjay

7th February 2006, 03:01

And finally, CJ presents Mr Jimi with a souvenier. A piece of the space shuttle, mounted on a display stand. Nice thought CJ :clap and willyg.

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cjburr

7th February 2006, 03:42

I think I see a way to make my 883 keep up with the 1200's:wonderlan :wonderlan

Drop about 50lb's, and perhaps a couple chins, I'll have a little less wind resistance :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

I gave a tour to billionaire Richard Branson today and got an autographed pass to the takeoff of his Global Flyer tomorrow morning, so WilliG will get to see a little history in the making.

Didn't have Willi with me but I'll post a pick of Branson tomorrow, he's quite a down to earth guy for someone who owns Virgin Galactic, Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, etc,etc,etc.:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

RoadChick

7th February 2006, 04:55

Thanks so very much. Great thread. I have really really enjoyed it!!:urock :xlrocks

bplinson

7th February 2006, 10:24

Didn't have Willi with me but I'll post a pick of Branson tomorrow, he's quite a down to earth guy for someone who owns Virgin Galactic, Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, etc,etc,etc.:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

What is a "down to earth guy" doing hanging around NASA :roflblack Get it!! "down to earth guy!!", get it? get it?....oh never mind!

cjburr

7th February 2006, 23:18

I got it and I'm glad you did too:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Global Flyer had a leak in the fuel system today so the flight is postponed for a day or so.:( :(

Here is billionaire Richard Branson at the OPS Desk with a few of the crew.
(He's the one seated on the left next to me standing):wonderlan

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If things have a lull here maybe I'll go work for him at Virgin Galactic. They are selling seats on spacecraft identical to Spaceship 1 built by Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites that won the 10 million prize for the first private vehicle to make it to lower earth orbit.

I think it's 120,000 dollars for about a 15 minute ride that will qualify you for astronaut wings.:D :D

Who knows maybe for a xmas bonus they will let you take a ride:banana :banana :banana

cjburr

8th February 2006, 00:15

The other day WilliG and I noticed that Wabiker is involved in NDT work. If this stands for Non Destructive Testing we thought we would share with him the NDT engineer we met today at work.

Her name is Laura, and she is helping resolve some issues with the coldplates that cool the avionics for the shuttle Atlantis.

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You know, I think if us guys had known the power of the gnome when we were younger, everyone of us would have had one on the dash of his car:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Word has also spread through logistics about Willi and another of the fine ladies there was kind enough to pose with the little guy

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WilliG rules:gun :gun :gun

Tedeburn

8th February 2006, 00:23

Willi is my hero!

Dubfire

8th February 2006, 01:22

Can't believe I've only just viewed this thread. Awesome CJ, thanks for the great tour of NASA, Speed Week, etc. Willi has certainly been given the VIP treatment this past few weeks. Thanks for sharing his adventures with us.:clap :clap :clap

cjburr

8th February 2006, 22:46

WilliG and I attended the Global Flyer Takeoff today, it was great:clap :clap

For you locals check out Local 6 news tonight at 5:30 and 6:00 pm as Willi and I were interviewed by the local media present at the event
:banana :banana :banana :banana

I will try to find their website and post a link to the interview if they have it online:D :D

bplinson

9th February 2006, 08:56

Man is that one lucky Gnome. Can't wait to see the pics!

Willi sent me a PM last night though saying that even though he is loving all the attention in Florida that he is really getting anxious to see the rest of the world and fulfill his duties as The XL Forum ambassdor.

He said that he is kinda afraid to ask you since you have been so kind to him (especially that evening you hooked him up with that knock out blond) that he did not want to say anything.

So he asked me to ask you to send him off to California after Bike Week.

Mr Jimi

9th February 2006, 17:34

cjburr

10th February 2006, 01:36

Well it looks like Willi and I ended up on the cutting room floor:( :(

I didn't see us in the report on TV, but here is a shot of the interview:roflblack :roflblack:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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We will be meeting flskevin this week as he will be here to cover Speedweek in his capacity as a professional photographer:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

BikeWeek will culminate my adventures with WilliG and he will then be off to the west coast to continue his Adventure:tour :tour :tour

cjburr

10th February 2006, 03:29

Just confirmed my tickets to the bike races in Daytona, WilliG and I will be attending both days :banana :banana :banana :banana

We will be sure to post pics upon our return:tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

Johnny G

10th February 2006, 05:14

This is kind of a flashback for me I use to have a condo in cocoa beach and my father in law did a lot of installs on the shuttle when he worked for TRW . You could watch the launch from the patio. WilliGs getting to be a pretty famous guy. Thanks for all the effort and I second giving him up to Roadchick and Moker some day for a SoCal visit.

cjburr

19th February 2006, 05:01

WilliG and I met flskevin today at the New Smyrna Harley dealer to get in some riding on a beautiful sunny day. Kevin has been working the races at SpeedWeek at Daytona in his capacity as a professional photographer.:wonderlan :wonderlan

A cold front followed him down from Virginia and he hasn't been able to do much riding since he got here. Thankfully on the day we planned our ride it got up to about 78 and there wasn't a cloud in the sky :sporty: :sporty:

Heres Kevin with WilliG at the dealer

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We took U.S.1 up to Daytona to avoid the Busch race traffic and stopped along Beach St. to check out the custom bike shops.

First up was the Arlon Ness shop where we met Will behind the counter. He graciously offered to hook WilliG up with his tattoo artist but we didn't have the time:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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We all liked these bikes by Iron Horse called the Stripper

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Kevin spotted this bike by Jesse James in another room and Willi jumped on to take a pic:smoke

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Heres Kevin and WilliG with another custom, I think it's by Eddie Trotta??

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We saw a couple of flame jobs we thought you guys might find interesting:madhead :madhead

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We wandered over to Carl's Speed Shop and saw a bitchin cafe racer and a LSR bike:D :D

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Kevin and I heard some yelling and what sounded like chairs being thrown in the next room. Apparently WilliG had gotten himself into a disagreement with some guy about Sportsters being "girls bikes"

Willi had subdued the miscreant:spank:boxing :spank:boxing :spank , taught him the error of his ways:headb , and they appeared to have settled things between them. (although there was the matter of a ruined shirt)

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We then proceeded down A1A to Ormond Beach to visit the largest Harley dealer in the world:tour :tour :tour

We met Claire at a stoplight along the way, riding her 1200 Custom:D :D

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Arriving at the dealership, all of us were amazed at the sheer size of this place. It has it's own hotel, a bar, and two or three restaurants. There is even a Krispy Cream doughnut shop.(must be for the police bikes:roflblack :roflblack)

Here is WilliG on the sculpture outside

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WilliG loved the old bikes on display

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here is the Terminator VRod you can buy from the factory:smoke :smoke

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This place is brand new and they were still painting murals on the walls. Wiili thought it was only fair to the ladies of our beloved forum to get them a shot of the artists at work;) ;) ;) ;)

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Kevin and I saw a jet bike on display and nabbed some pics, I'll bet this is slightly faster than a turbo sportie:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Up the escalator to the second floor and we had WilliG pose on the diamond plate emblem on the floor.

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You want Sportsters??? If you can't find the Sportie of your dreams in this place, I don't know what to do for you.

Here's 30 of them in one hallway, every kind you could imagine:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

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In all I bet there was at least 60 Sportsters in this dealership:clap :clap :clap

We wandered outside to hear the band :band , a couple of nice ladies who are called Gailforce. They were pleased to make Willi's aquaintence:p :p

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Being out in the sun had us all thirsty so we stopped in the bar for just one cold one before hitting the road again:cheers

Here is our bartender Jennifer, she was smokin hot:smoke :smoke :smoke

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Even knowing we had alot of riding to do yet, you can imagine how hard it was to leave(did I say hard:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack)

We circled back to Daytona down U.S.1 and decided we were hungry so there was only one place to go.

HOOTERS:banapart :banapart :banapart

This nice young lady graciously gave us a parking spot up front

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Kevin was amazed to witness the power of the Gnome:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan All I had to do was put the little fella up on the bar and he was immediately swept up by our waitress and given a traditional Hooters welcome:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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She was joined by one of her cohorts in welcoming WilliG to Hooters:D :D

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As the Bush race was going on across the street it was very busy so the food took a little time getting to us. WilliG the impatient little cuss that he is tried to show our waitress that he really was hungry:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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When the Miller Lite girls saw how much fun the other ladies were having, they ran over to get in on some "Gnome Action"

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Here you can see Daytona Speedway across the street

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You gentlemen can see the Speedway right??..... Guys??.....Guys??

It's O.K. I forgot it was there too:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

This nice girl had watched over our bikes and Willi thanked her profusely

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Back we went to the beach to get a shot of our bikes and Willi at the Daytona Beach Pier

Here is mine

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and here is Kevin

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Our last stop was the BootHill Saloon, here is Kevin out front

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and WilliG at the bar:cheers :cheers :cheers

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I had a great time, great riding:tour :tour :tour , good conversation:whisper and was able to meet another friend, who I hope to see again soon.

Kevin called and he made it safe to Orlando. I put another 100 miles on my Sportster, Kevin about 250. All in all I'd have to say it was a great day:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

See you soon at BikeWeek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:xlrocks :xlrocks :xlrocks :xlrocks :xlrocks :xlrocks

Johnny G

19th February 2006, 05:11

Great Pics, Damn I wish I was WilliG

flskevin

19th February 2006, 05:24

Great Pics, Damn I wish I was WilliG

It was a great day! CJ is an excellent host & guide.

I told you the little bastard got up close & personal!

Daytona Ride Video (http://media.putfile.com/Daytona-Ride)

BTW - Hey Chris remember when you took the pic of me with WillieG and the white chopper? There is a small spot of yellow on the chopper that Willie left behind. DOH!

cjburr

19th February 2006, 05:37

I told you to be careful when you pinched the top of his hat like that.

csaintg

19th February 2006, 06:33

Maybe Willie Wee Wee'd on the white horse.

HellRazur

19th February 2006, 11:31

!!! you kev i hate you !!!

It looks like you guys had a great ride. That chick on the Sporty is lookin pretty damn fine ! Oh yea I hate Willie too hes gay !!! LOL

arjay

19th February 2006, 13:24

Nice pics CJ and I enjoyed the video flskevin. I was in Daytona yesterday myself. Lunch and a beverage or two at Smiley's in Ormond and just rode around town. Will be down again for a couple days during bike week.

arjay

kiltbill

19th February 2006, 13:30

How did I miss this... :doh

Great pics and that wee guy sure has some charm...

Thanks ...

jrazo

19th February 2006, 13:32

Here you can see Daytona Speedway across the street

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You gentlemen can see the Speedway right??..... Guys??.....Guys??

ummmm...no, those hot chicks are blocking the view...wait, oh I get it, they ARE the view.

flskevin

19th February 2006, 13:40

Don't underestimate the magnetic chick powers of WillieG. Cj would just put WillieG on the counter or bar and the babes would come out of the woodwork.

Next time, I'm gonna dress up like WillieG and pretend to be the XLF mascot......

but then again I would just look like a creepy old dude freaking out the chicks.

Well, whoever gets Willie next will probably need to take him to the Doc to make sure he hasn't picked up any nasty bugs. I don't recall seeing him with any protection and he dissapeared with a couple of those girls for some private time.

cjburr

19th February 2006, 15:32

Looks like you were right about causing some discontent back home Kevin:roflblack :roflblack

I guess hellrazur and the rest will just have to come down for Biketober Fest:banana :banana :banana

XL O.C.D.

19th February 2006, 16:28

WOW, great thread. Thanks for all the pics! Looks like a lot of fun.

flskevin

19th February 2006, 16:30

Yeah! I'll drag them down kickin' & screamin'! Some of these guys are married and might have to get the extra long leash at PetSmart!:roflblack

I'll hit up my friend down in Orlando for a free place we can stay. I guess I will talk to him before I head back home and start laying the groundwork. All we have to do is take him to a couple of free dinners & he's cool.

cjburr

19th February 2006, 17:28

Sounds like a plan to me :D We'll get MrJimi and arjay to come along too, perhaps some others if we can get them out of the woodwork. It's a pity we missed arjay in Daytona, you would enjoy meeting him. I'm going to have to ride up to Jacksonville and check out the boat he lives on soon. I wonder if he has one of those beautiful girl mastheads for WilliG to chat with. :tour :tour :tour

arjay

19th February 2006, 17:50

Looking forward to meeting ya'll during bikeweek. Sorry I missed you and Kevin yesterday CJ. You're welcome in J-town anytime.

arjay

Dubfire

19th February 2006, 21:19

Glad to see the little feller is still showing you a good time!

Very entertaining post again CJ :clap :clap :clap

cjburr

20th February 2006, 02:00

Well all my girls went to a craft show and Gianna got a little something for WilliG.

She sais she thought Willi might be lonely so she picked out a companion for him.:p :p

Made me feel pretty good that she is learning to think of others:D :D :D

Here is my little sweetheart with WilliG

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and here is WilliG's new companion

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she looks a little sleepy, hope Willi didn't resort to slipping her a roofie:roflblack

Johnny G

20th February 2006, 02:03

Looks like she needs a boob job:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

cjburr

20th February 2006, 02:07

Quite true compared to the women he's been hanging out with. I may have some drywall compound in the garage, I'll check :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Johnny G

20th February 2006, 02:12

Quite true compared to the women he's been hanging out with. I may have some drywall compound in the garage, I'll check :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack
Just shove a little tissue up there and retake the picture :smoke

Johnny G

20th February 2006, 15:23

I think I found WilliGs real Lust , I think he would be much happier with this Biker Chick:smoke
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cjburr

20th February 2006, 22:08

Now I've seen it all,:wonderlan :wonderlan

WilliG actually broke out in a sweat when he saw her:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Must be the leather!!

cjburr

28th February 2006, 03:00

WilliG and I took a ride on the Cape side today after work to see the place where we (the USA) sent our first man into space.:clap :clap

This is a place I come to when things at work get tough or when my job seems to become "just a job". It's so very quiet here, there is hardly anyone ever at this place because you need to be an employee to come here as it is inside the security perimeter of the Cape.

Sometimes I come out here and just sit, leaning up against the Mercury rocket, thinking about all the history that has happened at this place I call "work". I'm so glad that the powers that be preserved this place as it lets me recharge myself by thinking of all the hard work and sacrifice of all those who came before me and those who will be here after me.

On May 5, 1961 Alan B. Shepard U.S.N was launched into space aboard his Mercury capsule from this very spot.

Here is WilliG at the sign on the control blockhouse

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Mr.Shepards bust

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WilliG at ground zero:wonderlan :wonderlan

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Willi and my bike at the base of the Mercury rocket and some pics of the rocket.:D :D

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I like this shot:D
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This is also where our first satellite Explorer1 was launched

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There are lots of old experimental NASA spacecraft and rockets scattered about the place.

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WilliG and I then cruised down the seashore to an old Gemini launch pad that has been abandoned in place. I sometimes come here to remind myself that all we do in this life will someday be gone, but if we do it well, new and better things will spring from the work we put forth today as you can see from the modern day launch pads you can see in the background.

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I have more pics of the shuttle pads and WilliG got a tour of the firing room but photobucket.com is experiencing problems.:( :( :(

cjburr

28th February 2006, 03:55

Well here we go again.

Willi and I stopped to check out the waves on our way to Pad 39A

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Here is Pad 39A where we launched Apollo11 to put the first man on the moon:wonderlan

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We saw another crane, so we had to get a pic for TxSporty:D

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We then rode back to the LCC (Launch Control Center) thats the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) in the background where the shuttles are mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters.

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This is the mural in the lobby and WilliG posing with the mission plaques from the first Shuttle flight and Apollo 11

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We then proceeded to Firing Room 3 to see what the nerve center of launch day looked like.

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This is the Range Safety Console, you don't want the person sitting here on launch day to have to do anything but give the launch director a "GO" for launch. :wonderlan :wonderlan

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/capeside043.jpg

After every successful launch it is a tradition to eat baked beans in the firing room for good luck. I believe this is the console where they are served.:roflblack :roflblack

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/capeside044.jpg

Here is WilliG with a manual for the last flight of Discovery

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/capeside042.jpg

That's it for today, I will try to get Willi in the VAB this week for his last tour of Kennedy Space Center before BikeWeek.

flskevin

28th February 2006, 04:02

I would have loved to have been able to visit those old launch pads. I was able to go there once during the bi-centenial open house they had back in '76.

Jimbo999

28th February 2006, 04:09

Great pics..........Thanks

cjburr

28th February 2006, 04:10

It's almost surreal to be at those old pads, you know they were a beehive of activity when they were being used and now it's like being in a ghost town when you go out there. I'll send you some rust from one if you want some Kevin :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

P.S. tell Hellrazor he's gay:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

tim4hire

1st March 2006, 00:05

Thanks for takin WillieG (and us) on tour. Ive been wonderin how willie's been ridin around with every one the whole time.And now with those pix you can see the passenger pegs are bein used prove that hes been a worthy macot and rides 2 up with you like a real sporty enthusiast.Or did you let him drive?

cjburr

1st March 2006, 00:33

He used to sneak out on my bike, but that was before I put my V&H pipes on.
Now he has to ask for permission:D :D

Mr Jimi

1st March 2006, 00:41

And look at what he did to this poor car? He don't drive too good:roflblack :roflblack

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/Picture007.jpg

And when ya coming to Jacksonville? we need to go visit Arjay with WilliG
how does this weekend look to you? I am all for it:banana :clap
Jim:tour

flskevin

1st March 2006, 00:41

cjburr

1st March 2006, 03:10

I will try to make it out to the pad where Apollo 1 caught fire. It's been dismantled, however there is a plaque in memory of the astronauts who died that day. January is a really bad month out here, Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia on February 1st. I believe one of the other pads is still there, I will see what I can do.

Want to lend me your camera??:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

csaintg

1st March 2006, 14:04

Great Pictures!

I never realized it before, but Willi needs to see a dentist! If Bugs Bunny and Bashful ever had a kid, I think Willi would be the result! :D

blueglide88

1st March 2006, 14:21

Those pics are so cool. :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

cjburr

6th March 2006, 01:52

I had to work Saturday so WilliG and I missed out on the big Buell win in the Battle of the Twins:( :( :( :( :(

Arjay called this morning and we met up to have a little BikeWeek fun:D :D

Here is WilliG and arjay as he arrived at my house.:clap

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We decided to go to Pub44 in New Smyrna Beach to see what was happening. Apparently we just missed the midget wrestling, so we cruised around seeing the sites and spreading the word about the greatest forum on the web.:clap :D :wonderlan :clap

Here are some pics of Willi with some of the Sportster riders we met.:banana :banana

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/pub44014.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/pub44022.jpg

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This last fellow had rebuilt his Sportster after it was totalled, so I took some up close pics as his bike is now looking real good.:gun :gun

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/pub44019.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/pub44017.jpg

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Arjay with the show behind him

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Of course Willi made some new friends while we were there:p :p :p :p

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As some of you may know Arjay and myself had had some small trouble with a high idle after our stage 1 mods and had been tuning our bikes using Stevo's Jetting 101. I felt that my bike was real close to being tuned correctly except for a carb fart now and then and Arjay was having some intermitten carb farts also, we both wanted to see our A/F ratios.

There was a dyno on at the party so Arjay and myself had our bikes dyno'd.

Heres WilliG on Arjay's bike on the rollers :smoke :smoke

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Arjay watching closely

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A shot of the dyno operators logo, he was very helpful and explained everything to you as he was tuning the bike.:D :D

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I'll let Arjay tell you all how his bike ran, I'm sure he will post his dyno sheet as I will mine, in the dyno thread.

It was getting late and Arjay had to get back to Jacksonville so we got a few more shots of some Sportsters and called it a day :clap :clap :clap

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WilliG and I will try to hit another institution or establishment every day for the week and get back to you soon.:banana :banana :banana :banana :banana

cjburr

6th March 2006, 02:28

My daughter GiGi wanted her pic with Willi on the forum again :doh :doh , so here she is.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/Picture134.jpg

Now maybe she will go to bed :rolleyes: :rolleyes: and let me read up on the threads.:p

csaintg

6th March 2006, 12:23

Willi is the MAN!!! Where can I get a little Gnome? :smoke

debster

6th March 2006, 22:54

Willi is the MAN!!! Where can I get a little Gnome? :smoke
Heck, I'd like to BE the gnome! What a life he's got! :banana

cjburr

7th March 2006, 05:05

Well, we got the little ones to bed early, so WilliG and I took a trip right down the street to the No Name Saloon :tour :tour :tour

As soon as we got there Willi was up on the bar with the bartender who was pouring shots down guys throats and being well tipped for it :wonderlan :wonderlan

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/nonamesaloon003.jpg

We wandered through the bikes there and found a Sportster rider with his customized Sportie and his friend who was riding a nice Buell. We told them all about the forum and they said they would check in, their interest was really peeked when they found out that NRHS was a sponsor :smoke :smoke

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/nonamesaloon009.jpg

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Willi spotted this Kawasaki in a tree and it gave him an idea on how to bring Wabikers cousin Kenny and his brother back into the fold. The plan will be implemented soon if all goes well:roflblack

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/nonamesaloon012.jpg

Another bartender who could not resist the gnome mojo

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A trip by the tattoo tent and this fine gentleman in full BikeWeek form was kind enough to pose with our mascot. I've considered a tattoo but I'm not quite ready to go this far:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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WilliG and I then took a ride over to Pub 44 to see if there was any action going on and as soon as we got there we ran into one of the midget wrestlers who had a little fun with WilliG :roflblack :roflblack

He was a really fun guy to talk to and we will definately be going back on Thursday to see him perform:clap :clap :clap

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/nonamesaloon016.jpg

It was getting late so Willi grabbed a massage from this lovely lady and we hit the road for home :tour :tour :tour :tour

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/nonamesaloon018.jpg

That was it for tonight, we'll check back in tomorrow :D :D :D :D

bplinson

7th March 2006, 06:35

Looks like WillieG is having a GREAt gran finale in Florida. Any idea where he is off to next...if he can ever recover from Florida.

csaintg

7th March 2006, 14:00

That second bartender looks very familiar! You didn't happen to catch her name?

arjay

8th March 2006, 04:18

Great pics CJ, except for that old fart arjay. Speaking of which, I still had a couple while on my way back to j-town. It took me 4 hours. They'd closed US 1 between DB and Palm Coast area due to yet another fatality.

arjay

cjburr

8th March 2006, 04:27

Glad to see you are safe and sound arjay. :D :D Hope your bike ran good after the dyno session and the trip to Atlanta went well.

Post that dyno sheet in the dyno section :smoke :smoke :smoke

arjay

8th March 2006, 05:04

I'll do that. And here's CJ and willie with his bike on the roller:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/phubai/cjandwilliedyno.jpg

How's it doing btw?

arjay

cjburr

8th March 2006, 05:22

Running like a raped ape :gun :gun :gun :gun

I'd be in heaven right now if you hadn't blown me into the weeds :( :( :(

Now you've forced me to have to call Dan at NRHS sooner than I thought.:D :D

HMMMMM....... if I sell both Mustangs and my stroker motor & 6speed maybe I'll call R&B racing for a turbo kit. :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

Should be able to make the 80 miles to Jacksonville in about 15 minutes after that phone call. I'll call ahead so you can put up a net at the exit. :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

cjburr

10th March 2006, 10:22

Today I took off from work a couple hours early as WilliG really wanted to see his new friend Brian the Badass wrestle down at Pub 44 in New Smyrna. :wonderlan :wonderlan

So we gassed up the Sportster and went for a cruise to see the show :tour :tour :tour

We arrived at Pub 44 and the place was packed to the gills

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WilliG and I had arrived in time to catch the band finishing up before the main event. :rockband

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Willi was thirsty so we stopped at the outside bar for a cold one :cheers Willi claimed he was thirsty but I soon found out why he needed a drink from that particular bar and not the 6 other bars that are on the property.:D :D

The little guy worked his charm once again with the ladies

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With beer in hand let the match begin :clap :clap :clap :clap

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Heres WilliG's buddy Brian bringing his opponent to his knees

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Brian tossing his enemy for a loop

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The ref was making alot of bad calls and the two wrestlers decided that he had to go

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The ref got mad at Brian for some low blows(what did he expect??) and gave the match to Brian's nemesis :( :( :( :( seen here counting his ill gotten gains

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget040.jpg

Brian protested with the help of the crowd to no avail :frownthre :frownthre :frownthre :frownthre

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget039.jpg

All was lost so WilliG and I decided to go to Daytona Speedway to meet Charlie from the forum who had called us earlier to say he was staying in the infield.

On the way out we "spotted" this pink leopard Sportster and had to get a pic.:p :p

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget041.jpg

Off we go to Daytona again to meet Charlie :chop :chop

I will download those pics and get back to you all tonight :D :D :D

a45junkie

10th March 2006, 10:27

what does the little sign say on her shirt?

cjburr

10th March 2006, 10:52

WilliG was close enough to read it, he said it says "Stop Staring at my TITS" :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget002.jpg

Personally I didn't even see the sign :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

a45junkie

10th March 2006, 11:23

:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :shhhh

cjburr

10th March 2006, 12:09

WilliG and I arrived at the track to meet with Charlie but he wasn't answering his cellphone.:( :( :(

So we rode over to the Buell display to see what we could see. :tour :tour

Lo and behold sitting outside the tent with it's own security guard was the new Buell XBRR :spineyes

Not one to miss a golden opportunity, Willi worked his charm on the guard and became the first XLForum member to get onboard the most awsome Buell ever built :banawala

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget047.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget046.jpg

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This bike is so awsome I took a few pics of everything I could see. I asked the guard if I could also sit on it and was told, " who do you think you are, WilliG ??" Oh well :( :( life can sure be tough when you have to live up to the standards set by the little guy, anyway heres some detail shots :D :D

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget052.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget048.jpg

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At least the guard let me ride my bike up next to the BuellXBRR for a pic :smoke :smoke

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget055.jpg

I'll have some more pics of a Streetfighter Buell :gun :gun and some Sportster riders I met while looking for Charlie a little later.

cjburr

10th March 2006, 15:47

As Willi and I were going over to the tunnel entrance to see if we could get into the infield to look for Charlie, we spotted this fine looking Streetfighter and the owner was generous enough to let Willi get his picture on it :smoke :smoke :smoke

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget057.jpg

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WilliG worked his charm on the tunnel guards and we were able to get in for free:banana :banana :banana :banana

Charlie said he was in a motorhome over by the lake, so we rode over there thinking we would just look for a Sportster and find him :tour :D :tour :D

Amazingly there were 7 Sportsters owned by people who were camped in this location :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

WilliG was unable to contact Charlie but we made some new friends and told them all about the forum :clap :clap :clap :clap

Here is one fellow who had a very clean 04 1200 custom, I'm horrible with names:doh :doh :doh , but he said he would check the forum, so perhaps he will chime in here eventually

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget062.jpg

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It was getting dark and Willi and I had to get home to wash the kids, so out the tunnel we go and off to the house :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

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Once we got home we talked to Jesse_Bolt and we will be meeting him at Hooters :D :D :D :D tomorrow to go for a ride. We will try to get ahold of Charlie and hopefully the other members that are in Daytona will call me, and we will all get together tomorrow.

Sorry about the big pics will have to see what happened at the server where I store all the pics.

Sportster Girl

10th March 2006, 16:16

Just incredible. That gnome has the life. :banana

And that Buell is SWEET!

calsport05

10th March 2006, 16:24

Awesome pics Cj!! That's one lucky gnome!

cjburr

11th March 2006, 01:00

WilliG and I met up with XLForum members Jesse_Bolt and seajay at Hooters in Daytona today to go for a ride :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

When we arrived we were a little early so we got a bite to eat and Willi schmoozed with the waitresses :D :D :D

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Jesse arrived right on time and Willi had him pick out his favorite girl for a pic:clap :clap

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Seajay arrived moments later and we all went outside to get some pics of their bikes with WilliG:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

Seajay and WilliG
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His nice 1200 custom
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Jesse's 1200, I believe its an R model
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and Jesse himself
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We decided not to do the "crawl" on Main street and took off down the backroads to Kennedy Space Center.:tour :tour :tour :tour

Here we are at the North Gate

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After a visit to Eckler's Corvette in Titusville we cruised back to Edgewater so I could take care of the family, Jesse went on to the Iron Horse and Seajay went back to the Speedway. I'll see Seajay tomorrow when WilliG and I go to the races.:clap :clap :clap :clap

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We'll see you tomorrow :D :D :D :D :D

arjay

11th March 2006, 01:14

Nice pics CJ!

cjburr

11th March 2006, 02:18

arjay, if you make it down tomorrow for the race I got a free ticket for you, call me on my cell :clap :clap :clap :clap

flskevin

11th March 2006, 02:33

good job on the pics! Well Done!

arjay

11th March 2006, 14:16

arjay, if you make it down tomorrow for the race I got a free ticket for you, call me on my cell :clap :clap :clap :clap

You're the man! I was about to wimp out on coming down, but am putting my stuff together in just a minute. Will call you when I get there. Probly staying at Holiday again. Will set up and be ready to roll.

cjburr

12th March 2006, 09:13

This morning WilliG and I were up at the crack of dawn to ride to Daytona for the Rats Hole Bike Show.:tour :tour :tour

The morning was just a bit cool but very clear, and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day :clap :clap

We arrived at 0730 just as all the contestants were going through tech and being placed in their respective classes. This allowed us to view all the bikes for the show outside with their owners for free :D :D :D :D :D :D

Let the show begin :wonderlan :wonderlan

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole036.jpg

the line up

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This guys 94 1200 had 31000 miles on it and you could eat off his swingarm if you were so inclined. I've never seen a bike with this many miles that looked better than new :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole006.jpg

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This bike took 1st at the Harley Show and is featured in AI. the owners wife was kind enough to pose with WilliG

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Not a Sportster but Willi agreed it was the nicest Triumph we had ever seen

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WilliG having a talk with the "other" mascot

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The John Deere Sportster, and yes he did order the paint from the John Deere factory.:) :) :)

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another contestant for the stock class :D :D

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I really liked this Indian and Willi did too :p :banana :p

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The RockaBilly bike

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole022.jpg

:madhead :madhead :madhead Flames, we like :smoke :smoke :smoke

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Now this is slightly chopped :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole027.jpg

another sweet sportie :D :D :D

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This bike was a winner, 100inch S&S, Cerani forks, Belt drive primary, and just plain bad to the bone :smoke :smoke

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole039.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/ratshole040.jpg

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Will post the rat bikes, Main Street pics, the Arai 200, and the north side pics tomorrow as we are done in for today :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

GOTWA

12th March 2006, 09:46

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/cjburr/midget002.jpg

Lagerdrinker posted a picture of this girl in the year 2042 in the XLF Super Off Topic.

:D:D:D:D:D

cjburr

12th March 2006, 13:44

here are some pics of WilliG and the ratbikes in attendance :roflblack :roflblack

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Next up will be WilliG does "The Main Street Crawl" :D :wonderlan :D :laugh

Gotwa, Willi was sure he had seen that bartender before, now we know where :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

cjburr

12th March 2006, 16:15

Gadzooks :spineyes :spineyes :spineyes about 50 pics from Main Street have disappeared :( :( :( , am in the process of recovering them. I have many more of BootHill and Iron Horse and the race if those are lost.

Also coming soon, the redemption of Wabikers cousin Kenny :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Sorry for the wait, Chris & WilliG

Dubfire

12th March 2006, 18:27

:clap :clap :clap

Keep 'em comin' Chris, excellent pics, can't wait for your next installment.

cjburr

12th March 2006, 21:12

All right :clap :clap :clap :clap back on track. I downloaded some free software called Zero Assumption Recovery from www.z-a-recovery.com and it worked like a champ :clap :clap :clap This stuff will recover deleted files from your hard drive or from a memory stick, good stuff.

Back to the show, :D :D :D

WilliG and I decided to go to Main Street to see how many Sportsters we could spot and spread the word about the XLForum.:banana :banana :banana

We counted 36 Sportsters in a 5 block area of the party and met some good people along the way. :laugh :laugh

Here we enter the drag

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These are just a few of the Sportsters we saw and the people who ride them

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WilliG was thirsty so we stopped at Froggy's Saloon for a cold one :drinkbeer

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WilliG schmoozing the barmaid

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Willi ran into some old friends and we stopped to chat for a while :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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The sun was getting a little hot on my noggin so we stopped at Spiders and picked up a nice cruisin cap for me. :banana :banana The people inside loved the little guy and put him in the window for a pic and posed for us inside:laugh :laugh

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We did our good deed for the day by helping this gentleman and his wife get their BT up over the curb so they could park and watch the show. In return they posed with the lovable WilliG:p :p :p :p

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We arrived at the cemetery and there was Mr. Bones:eek: :eek: :eek:

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and the BootHill Saloon across the street

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another nice Sportie at the end of the road

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We stopped at the Corbin store before we took off for Beach Street:tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

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Time for Willi to wake up the girls from their nap, we're going to the beach :clap :clap :clap

We will post Beach Street pics tonight and possibly the race pics too if I have enough time :dunno :dunno

csaintg

12th March 2006, 22:50

Man Chris,

I wish I had your job.

Jesse_Bolt

13th March 2006, 03:11

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O-fish-ole XL Forum logo T-shirt.

JB

cjburr

13th March 2006, 03:44

Here we are at Beach Street by the old Daytona Harley. This is where I bought my Sportster on Memorial Day :clap :clap :clap :clap

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We spotted this nice flat tracker at the Ford tent, and grabbed a pic of this lovely young lady :D :D

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Apparently Mr. Knievel is making customs now and we grabbed a shot of this skull headlight that they sell:eek: :eek:

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WilliG and I basically roamed up and down the street checking out all the custom bikes and lovely ladies, here are a few that we saw and met

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:smoke :smoke :smoke :smoke :smoke :smoke
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Willi has a thing for tall chicks, but then all chicks are tall to him :roflblack

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This bike was in the Arlen Ness display

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WilliG spotted this bounty hunter, Mr. Sixkiller, and just had to stop and say hello and grab a pic for the ladies. :wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan
Mr.Branscombe Richmond of the T.V. show "Renegade"

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arjay of the forum rang me up and we rode out to meet him.:tour :tour :tour It's a good thing neither one of us had lifesaving medicine for the other as we played phone tag through 3 different towns till we finally met up in Port Orange.:p :p :p

I was going to start calling him "Wrong Way Arjay" till I got seajay and myself wrapped around the axle later in the day :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

Turned out the ticket I had for the race for arjay was for the motocross the day before :doh :doh :doh :doh :doh :doh :doh :doh
So arjay went downtown to see Main Street and I went to the race to meet up with seajay. We were to meet later at Iron Horse Saloon.:banana

Will continue the saga tomorrow as time permits:p :p

cjburr

13th March 2006, 23:39

From Beach Street WilliG and I rode out to meet forum member seajay at the track to take in some bike racing.:tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

We got to the infield where seajay was camping in the infield. :D :D

Seajay believes in "roughing it" as you can see from the hot tub he and his gang brought with them :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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Here are the bikes they were riding, Sportsters first of course :laugh :laugh

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this is seajay's buddies custom

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and a nice Buell

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These guys also had this thing with them and it would do some awsome burnouts:smoke :smoke :smoke :smoke :smoke

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Here is WilliG and me on top of the trailer with Seajay where you could see the whole track :wonderlan :wonderlan

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I tried to get pics of the Buell XBRR running the track but my camera has too much lag time :( :( :(

I think I timed a few right though, so here they are:dunno :dunno

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I've got to get a camera with a better zoom and less lag, sorry gang I tried:frownthre :frownthre :frownthre

There were lots of bikes in attendance as you can see

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and the usual bevy of babes :D :D :D :D :D

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It was time to try to meet arjay at the Iron Horse Saloon, so Seajay, Willi, and me hit the road :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour :tour

Will post pics tonight if time allows:D

Snuffy

14th March 2006, 00:33

Great Pics sure wish I was there, maybe next year

cjburr

14th March 2006, 01:41

Seajay , Willi and me made it to the Iron Horse Saloon via the back roads mostly. I only made one wrong turn and got us turned around for a little while :doh :doh :doh :doh

Traffic was packed within a 1/2 mile of the place, but we made it safely. :clap :clap

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WilliG was welcomed with open arms :D :D :D

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Willi spotted some old friends again and stopped to chat

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We all proceded to the "pit" to get a cold one :cheers

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I tried several times to contact arjay but was unsuccessful :( :( :(

Here is a Sportster we saw in the "pit"

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WilliG then spotted someone he claimed he knew across the street at the Boot Hill 2, so off we went:wonderlan :wonderlan :wonderlan

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Apparently he really did know her as she was very excited about seeing the "stud gnome" once again:roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack

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It had been a long day and Seajay had to get back to the infield at the track, so we rode back to Daytona and said adios to Seajay.

The night before WilliG and myself were involved in a little "black bag job" that we hoped would bring an errant soul back into the light :D :D :D

Stay tuned for "The Redemtion of Wabikers Cousin Kenny":roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack :roflblack