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 Update of photo and copy for the HISTORY PAGE ... (01-16-25)  

     TITLE:  Snow and Ice no problem    ...   Good Morning Jack

Just finished enjoying my weekly dose from Thumperdom here on this site.  You were over poetic last week about snow and ice. So, I thought to myself self,  hmm!

Remembering a 60’s Triumph single connected to a snow trac and thought “Bob’s your uncle” that this might solve your problem.  Only problem would be no speedometer to record your mileage.

Flying Fran   -   1440 CA

(REPLY to Flying Fran from #000)  Maybe no mileage, but there would be a goodly amount of SMILEAGE... YEAH! - #000   C'MON SPRING!

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 (01-09-25 UPDATE)  The blue card FEATURED in the photo above LAST WEEK was mine, started in 2001 ... and as you can see, it need not be fancy, but it must remain locate-able, and it must be updated each year........................ which is always a New Years Day highlight! - #000

     Now, as we love to say, "On with the Show!" (or ... today I could say "Snow")

     Yearly miles - MILEAGE is SMILEAGE!

Vic - your 281,535 miles divided by 24,901 circumference of earth = 11.3 times around the World!  Who wouldn't be amazed at that?  WOW!  Keep readin'...
 
        Good suggestion you had, Jack ... about writing down mileages on our bikes on Jan. 1 of each year.  Actually, I started exactly that on Jan. 1 of '87, some 22 years after I bought my first bike.  Sure wish I had thought of that back in 1964.

     Probably my best year's mileage was the year before in '86.  That year I did 11000+ in 5 weeks on my second Alaska ride.

     WOW! My Alaska ride was 11,000 miles but in 36 days. - #000
 
     My miles won't set any records, 281,535 for the years I've kept records, guessing close to 400K overall.  Had a few bumps and bruises during that time but only made contact with another vehicle once.  A Car driver with no car driver license backed into me at a stop sign.  $100 damage to my brand spanking new Kymco scooter. 
 
     Best wishes to all and have a safe, happy New Year. Vic Force, #3701, NC

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     And, Vic ... your estimated total of 400,000?  That's 16 times around the world ... no wonder we have stories, huh? 
     One doesn't talk much on a motorcycle trip, but funny thing, all that silence turns into a bunch of travel stories when we get back to the house. 
​     Anyone disagree?  -  #000.
 

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                                        Makin' History? 
     We've been dreaming of late, Carrie and I, of a Scooter RoadTrip sometime next summer/fall (2025) - starting here in ThumperVille, USA, we see ourselves throwing a few essentials into a plastic WalMart bag and jumping onto the BikeCentennial Trail; a decades old national Across-The-USA (lower 48) bicycling route largely made up of even older backroads that utilizes a network of lower traffic volume hard-surfaced roads, if and when available, on its way west from here to Oregon and later to the Pacific ocean.

    This famous, in bicycling circles, trans-America route passes by just a few miles north of our home here in Kansas, center of the USA, and with that said, we are, of course, at about the mid-way point West-to-East so we can go West in 2025, maybe in late July, or early August or September, maybe after our annual ThumperCafe, this one is ThumperCafe #66 so perhaps it should be on the most famous highway in the USA, ole historic highway, Route 66, eh? 

     Sound fun?  I thought it might! Anyway, then, once there, we'd dip the front wheel of our Scooters into the waters of the Pacific, then head back sorta east-southeast on the way back to the house, using the route in reverse or maybe something new.

     Then, in 2026, we can go East on the Trail, bee-bopping our way to the Atlantic ocean and dip the rear wheels of our Scooters into the water there ... pretty cool, eh? 

     "Hey, Jack ... are you nuts?  Why go all that way on a silly little Scooter?  Don't you have a perfectly good Kawasaki KLR650?  Or maybe do another big run on the Royal Enfield Himalayan? Fill me in here, what am I missing?"

     Jack's (my) reply, "Good question, good question, I'm glad you asked ..."

     "Unusual" -- "Exciting" --  two words that are used to explain the meaning of the word that we pronounce as "Adventure".  It's a BIG word in American culture now, this word "Adventure".  One can also turn it around and make it "Venture" as in to "venture out", and that leaves "Ad" which we could pronounce as "add" ... 

     With all that said, what do we have?  "add" and "venture" ... (in English, the adjective is used before the item being described) in other words, up the ante, make it even more of an add-venture.  Now we are talkin'!  How do we do that?

     Let's see:   Motel vs. camping?    Campfire food vs. cafe/convenience.    Main stream highways vs. backroads.    A chase vehicle vs. "just you and me, Babe".    Maps vs. Printed circuitry.   1300cc/143hp of brute horsepower vs. 150cc/15hp of pony-power.    Road Motorcycle vs. Scooter.    The expected/common conveyance vs. the unexpected/uncommon conveyance.     

     Now circle your choices.  How much adventure would you add?

     "Been there, done that..."    OR    "Been there, done that on a Scooter..."  (grin)

     Input?  Email us... (in fact, if you currently ride a scooter, send us a photo?)

     Yeah!  Let's take a headcount of all the Scooter riders in FSSNOC ... You?

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     Order yours today ... if you are a current member of FSSNOC.
Mail your purchase request with a check made out to:  FSSNOC, INC.
at:  P. O. Box 1809,  Hutchinson, Ks. 67504-1809

     Details: 
     First of all, it is called black but due to the pre-stressing effect it is more of a charcoal to me - an excellent choice as it should be slow to discolor with hard use, eh? Toss it into my tankbag?  Stick it under my riding jacket?  Wear it proudly every day?  Yes!

     Secondly ... It adjusts with a strap that disappears into a slot (as opposed to using that sticky velco) and it is said to be designed to fit many different head sizes.

     Third ... In gold, "FSSNOC  EST. 1986" is up front.  On the example above, one may observe the FSSNOC member number on the left side. This is an optional service to each individual member upon their request and payment of an additional modest fee.  It'll proudly exhibit your membership number and it will identify your cap from another member's FSSNOC cap when tossed onto a nearby table at a gathering ... both excellent reasons to choose that option.

     Fourth ... Yes, it is as affordable as it is comfortable, it's always fun to make a good deal! 
$20.00 for each cap, mailing (only to USA addresses) is via a polybag mailer for $6.00 per cap.  Add your FSSNOC member number for $5.00 additional per cap. 

    Should you purchase additional caps at the same time, you save on the postage, yes ... a great idea.  Add just $2.00 per cap to cover the additional mailing costs.  Dollars here are in US funds.  So, order up ... Tell the world that you proudly belong to the Four-Stroke Singles National Owners Club (FSSNOC). 

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        ENJOY A LITTLE OF OUR OWN HISTORY ... CHECK IT OUT, RUNS AN HOUR AND MAYBE A BIT MORE, MIGHT TAKE THE PLACE OF SOME BAD TV, EH? - #000
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