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Sad member news (RIP BBTownBomber/Elizabeth Reed)

I hate to say it… but I think the tail has kinda gone downhill 😭😭

There’s a new place in Logan called Taproom 1890 that’s not too shabby. If you’re riding the bike through town let me know!
Logan is on the route I like to ride from swimtown south to 34 over and through Glenwood through CB to Beebee town, then Logan…maybe take a right at the T if I want to head to Pisgah or left and go thru Logan to Lincoln Hwy and back…

Would be cool to ride with you LHR..
 
Would be cool to ride with you LHR..
I’d need to rent one. The Mrs. insisted on a new mode of “being in the breeze” when I tipped the Ultra Classic over at the end of our (at the time gravel) acreage driveway coming back from an otherwise wonderful day of riding in the Loess Hills.

We actually both rolled off the bike and into the grass so nobody got hurt But the next time I suggested we go for a ride, I got my leathers on, stepped into the garage, and found princess firmly planted in the passenger seat of this …

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… so I sold the Harley (and the acreage). We’ve been ragtop people since.

I miss twisting throttles, but this “cat” has a nice growl when I stomp on the accelerator.

Maybe a post Spring practice gathering at the Tail - or this swanky new restaurant that @...TrueColors... mentioned - to huff hopium and tell tall tales. We’ll get @Kinish to buy!
 
ShesI’d need to rent one. The Mrs. insisted on a new mode of “being in the breeze” when I tipped the Ultra Classic over at the end of our (at the time gravel) acreage driveway coming back from an otherwise wonderful day of riding in the Loess Hills.

We actually both rolled off the bike and into the grass so nobody got hurt But the next time I suggested we go for a ride, I got my leathers on, stepped into the garage, and found princess firmly planted in the passenger seat of this …

r9meY3y.jpeg


… so I sold the Harley (and the acreage). We’ve been ragtop people since.

I miss twisting throttles, but this “cat” has a nice growl when I stomp on the accelerator.

Maybe a post Spring practice gathering at the Tail - or this swanky new restaurant that @...TrueColors... mentioned - to huff hopium and tell tall tales. We’ll get @Kinish to buy!
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I’d need to rent one. The Mrs. insisted on a new mode of “being in the breeze” when I tipped the Ultra Classic over at the end of our (at the time gravel) acreage driveway coming back from an otherwise wonderful day of riding in the Loess Hills.

We actually both rolled off the bike and into the grass so nobody got hurt But the next time I suggested we go for a ride, I got my leathers on, stepped into the garage, and found princess firmly planted in the passenger seat of this …

r9meY3y.jpeg


… so I sold the Harley (and the acreage). We’ve been ragtop people since.

I miss twisting throttles, but this “cat” has a nice growl when I stomp on the accelerator.

Maybe a post Spring practice gathering at the Tail - or this swanky new restaurant that @...TrueColors... mentioned - to huff hopium and tell tall tales. We’ll get @Kinish to buy!
Sure do miss the Bomber here and over on IN, he was one of a kind and the first to step up to help a brother out. It's great to see how many different ways he connected with all of us...an a related note welcome to the Black Cat club LHR, she's a beauty! They have a rep for being finicky and somewhat unreliable but that's based mostly on ancient history, they're actually pretty solid if they're taken care of. Picked this up last summer and I have to agree they sound even better when they're growling than they do when they're purring.
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Sure do miss the Bomber here and over on IN, he was one of a kind and the first to step up to help a brother out. It's great to see how many different ways he connected with all of us...an a related note welcome to the Black Cat club LHR, she's a beauty! They have a rep for being finicky and somewhat unreliable but that's based mostly on ancient history, they're actually pretty solid if they're taken care of. Picked this up last summer and I have to agree they sound even better when they're growling than they do when they're purring.
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That's a beautiful ride! This one is our 2nd Jaguar XK variant convertible. The 1st one I bought from a certified Jaguar mechanic in Scottsdale and drove it home from there. I ran out of tread on the tires flogging it through the mountain passes in Colorado on the way home.

35 mph curve? I don't fucking think so! Lots of drifting through those curves, then opening it up when it straightened out. I have to admit ... I've been a LOT more gentle with the black one than it's predecessor (shown below), even though its faster, handles better, etc. I still open it up occasionally, but I mostly drive it like the old man that I've been allowed through the Grace of God to become.

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I also LOVED the walnut dashboard on that old XK8. I never grew tired of looking over it tooling down the road.

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Adding onto this post as a cool thing happened this morning. One of our new Christmas traditions is to bring the turntable and speakers that my boys bought me for X-Mas (years ago) upstairs to spin tunes. Which means carrying BBTown's albums upstairs that he gifted me 4-5 years ago.

Then this piece of paper fell out and onto the floor while carrying the records...on Christmas Day. Presumably hand-written by BBTownBomber? It's Denny's way of saying Merry Christmas - as long as I didn't fuck up the grammar and spelling.

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Everybody have have fun tonight…everybody Wang Chung tonight…😂

I will not go quietly…😢

Way too harsh my mellow Dude. But seriously, thanks for posting…God, I miss my friend!



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