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| Michael Lichter caught my Cannonball partner Alan Stulberg of Revival Cycles riding the Brough through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado |
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| Following the 'chopper dudes' on their 1936 Knucklehead choppers, through the red rock canyons of Utah, which looks to be their natural habitat |
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| The Brough in a picturesque location on an Indian reservation in northern Idaho |
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| Grain silos in Kansas, near the Colorado border, in an area with tainted water supplies, near Goodland |
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| 1916 Harley-Davidson kit. Thomas Trapp sorts out some minor issues... |
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| Frank Westfall riding in the rain in northern Nevada, just south of the Idaho border |
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| Darryl Richman explains his gearbox woes to Doug Wothke; a temporary repair with set screws to a bearing housing 'only' held for 3000 miles, and we still had 984 miles to go! Darryl got it sorted the next day... |
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| Team #38 chief mechanic Chris Davis from Revival Cycles at 6:30am, without a wrench in hand. Why? That was his day to ride from Springville Utah to Elko, Nevada, which might be the reason he looks a bit excited. |
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| Spirit of the Cannonball winners! Shinya Kimura, Ayu Yamakita, and Yoshima Niimi |
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| Ron Roberts with his '36 Indian Chief he found in a basement |
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| The sole Rudge this year; four valves, four speeds, but a real challenge over the vastness of America |
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| With a cruising speed of around 45mph, Stu Surr had plenty of time to watch the scenery on his 1924 Rudge |
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| A salt flat; pushing Ziggy's '36 Indian Chief with a flat tire into the panoramic photo session on very mushy salt at Bonneville - no records set today! |
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| Half the panorama; Michael Lichter set up two full-group shots - first on Daytona Beach, then Bonneville, but the latter shot had only 73 bikes, 35 less than Daytona... |
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| Scotland? No, Nevada, in Wild Horse Canyon; an oasis of good riding roads in the midst of a very large desert. |
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| Scott Byrd on his JD bob-job north of Elko, Nevada |
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| Shinya Kimura on his 1915 Indian, the only 3-time Cannonball machine |
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| Shinya contemplating maintenance |
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| More grain silos; corn and soybeans fill up America's Middle |
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| Yes, quite so. Running sweet and smooth, no problems, less worries as the days droned on... |
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| Francisco Tirado of Spain on his cheater Indian Chief, a '36 rolling chassis with '47 engine...but he made it! |
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| Team #38: Susan McLaughlin, Paul d'Orleans, Alan Stulberg, Chris Davis, at the finish line in Tacoma |
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| The Brough didn't mind a few extra-curricular miles of exploring |
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| Thomas Trapp (Germany) and Marcin Grela (Poland) stop to admire the Nevada desert |
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| It's difficult to express the vastness of the America landscape in photos, but this gives a clue |
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| At times, any flat spot helps when trouble strikes. At least it wasn't raining on Terry Richardson and his '32 Harley VL. Built in the thick of the Depression, this bike comes from a very limited run that year... |
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| Despite the 'helmet hair', the Brough kept thundering along; here in Meridian Idaho. |
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| Official Cannonball photographer Michael Lichter, and the groovy fringe jacket he found en route. |
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| Picturesque ruins in eastern Utah, before the canyonlands, but after the mountains of Colorado |
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| Arriving at David Uhl's studio for a fantastic dinner spread under a wedding tent. |
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| Shinya Kimura's 1915 Indian lost compression one afternoon. Or half its compression, anyway. He had it fixed that evening, and was on the road the next day. |
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| Niimi addressing the Indian |
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| A welcome, if unusual, sight at the top of Chinook Pass in Washington: the 1923 Neracar of Robert Addis |
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| 'Morticia', the ex-wall of death '29 Indian 101 Scout, with a wheelbase shortened by 4", and her owner Ryan Allen |
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| Riding Loveland Pass on a borrowed '36 Harley was pretty special |
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| Kevin Waters on his '32 Sunbeam Model 9, somewhere in eastern Washington |
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| Testing the tires of a pair of matching Knucks, and a Brough, down Loveland Pass. Michael Lichter photo |
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| Another Knuck in America's grainlands, Idaho |
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| Some of Colorado's autumn splendor, and a few Knucks to boot (plus Fred Lange's special OHV JDH) |
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| It's a long way between canyons in the West |
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| John Stanley on his 1933 Harley-Davidson VLE |
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| It was great to see Jared Zaugg in Idaho, here with his father's swanky Daimler convertible |
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| Just so you won't forget our Frera riders from Italy, Claudia Ganzaroli and Sante Mazza |
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| Steven Rinker's '36 Indian Chief in the middle of nowheresville |
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| Our German and Polish guests relax in the vineyards of Washington |
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| Fashion is where you find it; while wet and very cold in Kansas, we stopped in a Wal-Mart for warmer clothes, and found some groovy camo gear too. Every man needs a Gillie suit. |
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| The Brough and a grain silo |
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| Ciro Nisi and his 1924 Moto Guzzi Sport in Utah. Ciro had a small spot of trouble, but made most of the miles |
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| 3 weeks of helmet hair is hard on a man, so I got a haircut at Legends Motorcycles in Springville Utah, from Dayna Boshard at the Refinery. Looks good! I'll post Paul Ousey's haircut next time, in my Wet Plate story... |
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| I made a detour in Pasco, Washington, for some bank business, and came across a farmer's market, with a Louisiana fish fry truck. Best lunch of the Cannonball. |
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| Across the finishing line with Alan Stulberg. |
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| The riders who made it all the way. |
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| He kept calm, he carried on. Peter Reeves from Britain, on his '29 Harley JD |
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| Dottie Mattern turned 70 on the ride, and her '36 Indian Scout was a sight for sore eyes. |
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| Inside Jeff Decker's studio. Treasures untold. |
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| Jeff's customized Crocker and Vincent. |
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| Dan says it's just too easy on a Knucklehead... |
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| Craig Jackman pleading with his hotrod twin-carb VL |
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| The Cossacks gave us a show in Tacoma |
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| Civilization. |
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| Chris Davis ponders the Brough in the sage |
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| Used as the maker intended. Even after it won the Born Free 6 show; Bill Buckingham's chopper. |
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| Buzz Kanter in the vastness. Fires in California brought smoke all the way up to Idaho |
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| A pair of cool cafe racers greeted us in Meridian Idaho |
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| Brough, sage, sky |
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| Canyonlands, off-piste, Nevada |
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| Washington apple orchards |
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| Brough off-piste in Utah red canyonlands |
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| My sweet eternity |
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| A little BMW maintenance |
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| Speaking of which, Todd Rasmussen visited us in Kansas with his ex-Bulgarian BMW R51/2 |
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| Off-piste, Nevada canyons |
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| Two bikes, one team; Alan Stulberg on the Brough, and me on Matt McManus' Harley Knucklehead |
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| The final banquet; general mayhem. |
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| Our grand prize winner with his Jeff Decker sculpture; Hans Coertse of South Africa. |