classic ride

i wanna put together a ride for classic bikes of all kinds in se michigan any ideas when or how to put out the word would be apreciated

 

When we started the Michigan Norton Owners we made up fliers and posted them in bike shops in the area. We had the advantage of a list from the International Norton Registry of owners in Michigan. You have the innanet now tho, so...start here. I'm in. Carl? Lt. Dave (when you heal?)

 

sat august 23rd sounds good

i figure we will start somewhere scenic like hines park drive around 9 am
and we will end in commerce

there is an event in commerce at a conservation club i belong to called good old days it would be a cool way to end a run
there is bbq, car shows, bike show, pony rides, kid stuff, givaways, live band, shooting events, and more it runs from 10am to midnight so we could ride any time

i think a scenic cruise ending at an event like that would be cool

everybody on any kind of bike is welcome, but the emphasis is getting as many classic bikes together as possible

 

i am gonna make up some flyers and start passing them around i found a couple more possible guys at royal oak bike night yesterday

 

I would love to come, but the 23rd is out for me.

 

Brent,

Bring some fliers to my shop or email to me. Most of my customers have bikes from the 70s and 80s.

The route from Hines Dr. up to Multi-Lakes should have some thought put into it. STAR had a leg of a ride from Belleville to Commerce which went up Hagerty, pure hell. I wonder if a good route could be worked out from Hines Dr. West to N. Territorial, then pick something else up coming back N.E to commerce.

 

i havnt riden that area much i guess we could just meet at hines dr west
and get everybodys opinion on which way to go from there the last time i rode in a group bigger than two was at micarls carb clinic
that way we can ride as long or as short as we want
if its better for anybody else we could start at multi lakes and ride later

i have never planned one of these before and any opinions would be great

there is a bike and car show at multi lakes that day judging is from 11 to 1 and awards is at 3
like i said the rest of the events go on all day


when and where should do you all think mixing the two events is a good idea or should we put the ride to another day (yes i realize its coming up real soon)

 

gonna have to put it back a week or two

both of my bikes need work

and unfortunatly i now have to fix my truck and van plus i have class

i wanted to get it all done by then but its just not likely to happen


however i still wanna do this classic cruise what days are good for everybody here

i figure maybee two or three weeks later

 

i will have only had my cast off one day on the 23rd, and im out of town for a 95th birthday party...

2 weeks later will be a stretch because i will probably have a wrist cast or a brace and i still need to get into my bike to see what i need to repair it...

thanks for the invite...

 

new date sept 20

 

CLASSIC BIKE RUN

SEPTEMBER 20
MEET AT BIG BOYS AT PLYMOUTH AND FARMINGTON
IN LIVONIA
START RIDING AT 10 AM
FINISH WHEN WE GET TIRED OF RIDING
GOING TO START WITH RIDE DOWN HINES DRIVE PARK


FOR INFO EMAIL BRENT AT
CLASSICBIKECRUISE@YAHOO.COM

 

well both of my bikes are now road worthy now
and they will both be there on the 20th

 

Brent,

I'm in Lansing and would love to join ya'll.

Jamie

 

one week to go whos coming

 

unfortunately not me

 

i have gotten a couple questions about friends with newer bikes tagging along

i say the more the marrier
i wanna see a lot of classic bikes but if you have friends that would like to ride with us then invite them to come with, whatever they ride

 

where is livonia in relation to ft wayne, if we ride too long ill have to stop and top my oil(just discovered a leaky valve cover)

 

Livonia is a near western suburb of Detroit. Brent, despite the fact that I'm nearly as far away, I'll try to make it down, at least to say hello.

 

plus i hope to get my 78 cx500 running friday(picking up the parts thursday) hopefully i can get someone to ride it up there to join in on the fun.

 

I'm trying to work out things so I can make it. Would love to meet everyone.

jswag5, you will definitely need to bring some oil

Mike.

 

Brent,

Thanks for putting this ride together! My thanks to everyone who came out, maintenance issues and learning a valuable lesson about spare keys aside, it was a great ride.

Jamie

 

sorry i couldnt make it, got the cx up and running, and the brakes were frozen, finally got em freed up, had to chase down some head gaskets because a severe water leak into the plug openings. but i got her all patched up. how was the ride????????

 

the ride went pretty well
we had 9 bikes
4 xjs
2 hondas
1 bmw
1 new yamaha (he couldnt get his classic started)
1 new victory

we rode for a couple hours i put over about 85 miles on my bikes
we had one break down (he managed to get restarted and get home)
and we had to pull one of the chrome side covers off of the victory because he dropped his key in there when we got gas

all in all it was a very pleasant ride
the sky was blue and the sun was shinning all day
and i got a list of names and emails for future classic rides i plan on doing this a few times every year and hopefully the group will just keep getting bigger i have had at least 15 people tell me that they couldnt make it this time but if we do it again they will come


i am putting together a mailling list for future rides if you or any friends you have would like to be a part of it send me your info at classicbikecruise@yahoo.com pass the word




thank you all for coming
see you again next year

 

Whell its riding season again and i would like to get a couple of group rides going this year
I have been putting together a list of classic bike riders in the drivable area around southern michigan (ohio, ontario, chicago) so far i have around 35 names from xj bikes and about 6 other guys with different types of bikes
I will be setting up a ride in either next month or the month after if anybody has suggestion on dates and or locations give me a pm or just reply to this post



By the way if anybody in the area wants to learn to tune their carbs i have all the equipment (colortune, mercury sync gaugejust, the tool for checking shims) send me a pm you are welcome come over and use it anytime (but this is not what i do for a living if you wanna just drop it off and have someone else do it, check out micarl he knows his stuff and he will treat you right)

 

has anybody riden m25 in michigans thumb acording to the map it looks like it could be a very scenic run

 

Has this Ride Happened yet?? I'm not sure how it took me over 2 months to see it.

I have rode M25 numerous times. A couple times to the end. It follows the coast of Lake Huron. There are a few road side stops a couple campgrounds. Its a long ride to the end but plenty of places to stop and stretch your legs. It would be a VERY long ride for the southern riders.

 

Summer semester is almost over, I'd be up for a ride.

 

i have not put together a ride this year yet i was going to but then i got the great idea to put an airbox back in one my secas it is done now so i can actually ride now


so when is good for everybody else