WELCOME TO THE THUMPERGARAGE (11-19-20)
GREAT STORY. Just read through the Thumper News #141 magazine! Such a joy and experience ... with a smile on my face the WHOLE journey. LOVE LOVE ... great stories allow the reader to travel along without being there. Looking forward to more great FSSNOC experiences. WELL DONE and thanks for the ride. Mmmmm, brought back so many good memories.
Tim, FSSNOC #5258 - Kansas
THANK YOU, TIM ... Wow, nice comments! You had inspired me earlier in your own story in TN#140, "In Search of Wisdom" , so the beat goes on. Thanks, too, for your encouragement and advice on camping prior to the trip.
To me, a story told is not to say, "Look what I did..", but rather it is to inspire, educate, and perhaps mobilize others by example. A story that remains untold simply stops... #000.
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Hi Jack (000),
I received my 2021 FSSNOC Calendar October 16th!
I saw the sad news of next year’s price increase. This may cause more people to drop out. I was wondering if you only send out the calendar to cut costs. A lot of other organizations or clubs has been in decline over the years so we are not alone. We just need to find a way to reinvent ourselves. Sadly, next Summer’s riding season looks like another bad Thumping one.
Regardless how bad next Summer looks, I’m going to try to find a way for some Thumping trips.
For feedback, I don’t follow the FSSNOC Facebook site much. But I follow your website weekly.
For me, this has been a bad year for Thumping. The pandemic followed by massive forest fires that kept everyone indoors. The outdoor air was unhealthy to even breathe. The last 6-weeks my doctor said no motorcycling due to my prostrate cancer. With winter coming those last 6-weeks could have been better spent than sitting home.
The only good thing about the Coronavirus pandemic is that with no Vetter Motorcycle Fuel Economy Competitions going on, I’m still number one in the country from last year with the best gas mileage,Ya! It looks like there will not be a competition next year so I’m still number one!!!! I’m still hanging on to that spot as long as I can.
I don’t remember if I sent you a couple of pictures of my friend thumping on a KLR in Africa way back in 1993. Sadly those pictures are not good resolution. See attached photos. Hopefully you can use them.
Alan Smith (5286) California
Thank You, Alan ... for all the times that you sent interesting posts to this THUMPERGARAGE WEBSITE in 2020. If I may speak for the other folks who enjoyed reading your stuff, you are much appreciated and you made 2020 a better year because of your input here, so again, THANK YOU!
Also, in response to your comments above about clubs ... and as you point out, these are indeed trying times for clubs as well. As I commented in TN#141, for us to move forward and do nothing different had a foreseeable outcome. The steps that have been put into action as outlined in TN#141 (read Thumpin' In The USA...) have an excellent chance to alter that outcome in a positive way and I'm grateful for that opportunity ... the reinvention of FSSNOC is underway.
As for 2020 in general, I am so, so happy that I ride motorcycles. While not the planned year or the year that was expected, I found myself thrilled to be able to watch that front wheel go around from sunrise until sunset on many occasions, and who can ask for more...
Oh yeah, those photos you sent, we did use one, Thank You! ... you'll find it on the History Page.
Best Wishes from everyone here at the ThumperGarage, Alan!!! - #000
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Hi Jack, Thanks for the clear story of our club in TN#141.
The decrease in members is not good to see. I AGREE WITH THE DUES INCREASE!!! Even if the club loses some members the remaining members can still pay more to make the different activities that you need to do, get paid for. That was not a good sentence. Keep up the great work.
A little story: I am a handyman and the son-in-law of one of my lady customers moved to Montana but did not want to move two early model DR 350cc Suzuki motorcycles. One is all stock and electric start. The other is kick start and has been rebuilt to 400cc (or more?) with flat slide carb.
He said that it is very easy to do wheelies on that one. Actually I don’t know how to do a controlled wheelie—I should learn???? I had to force him to take $200 for each one. He is very easy going and was going to give them to me, with titles.
I am cleaning the carbs , new battery for one. The kick start has some sort of add on item that seems to take the place of the battery???? I will let you know how it goes. They are all stock and have not been beaten up like most dirt-street bikes are….
Take care, stay healthy, and say a GIANT HELLO TO CARRIE…. Tina and Brian Kratz and our cat “Bear” (the animal adoption place gave her that name.) - FSSNOC #561, a 33 year member in FSSNOC. - California
Brian and Tina! - How cool is it to hear from you ... Thank You! A cat named "Bear" - that sounds pretty scary to me - Ha! Ha! Thank you for your comments about the club, you guys have been so loyal over the years and decades ... it is my belief that FSSNOC is made of a time-tested fabric and you two are an example of the endurance of that cloth. Wow! Enjoy those 350cc Suzukis! Many present and/or past owners will tell you that they are the perfect size, the perfect weight, perhaps the perfect Thumper ... high praise! - #000.
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OUT FOR A FEW MILES ON THE DR650 THUMPER... (masthead photo above) Hello JR,
In this part of the country, we have lots of very old "family" cemetery plots. Usually the markers are so old and weathered it's hard to make out the inscriptions.
Not far from the '08 FSSNOC ThumperCafe site at Aunts Sue's, there is a small sign for the Lynch cemetery. I turned in just to take a break and look at the markers. There was one marker that must have been put up in the last 25 years or so. The cemetery was overgrown and probably hadn't had more that a handful of visitors all year. That marker was interesting because it was for a man that fought in the war of 1812!! Nathaniel Lynch was born in 1790 and died in 1861, just before the Civil War.
Can hardly imagine what life would have been like back then. No electricity, no running water, no refrigerators, no hospitals and only horses to get around on and NO THUMPERS. Life must have been hard.
Stay safe and ride when you can, Vic Force, #3701, NC.
Hi Ya, Vic! What a historic destination, thanks for sharing! I, too, often stop and walk about in old country cemeteries, all the while being respectful of their history and maintaining a reverent mindset that I am but a visitor. As the years on my own personal odometer have added up, I've enjoyed a growing interest in history and much can be learned about an area from reading those aged inscriptions.
Speaking of Aunt Sue's in 2008, as I recall it rained a lot the night before, I think even that morning ... do you have that recollection? I and the group that I was riding with were overnighting quite a distance away so as to get in a "good" ride before the event. For some reason, I had the premonition to continue on to within a short distance of Aunt Sue's before getting lodging ... and I made it in time for the festivities, unlike the rest of that particular group and maybe it was because of the crooked roads, not sure ... what fun we've had, Vic and our 35th YEAR is coming next year! UN-believable! And this is your 22nd year, Vic ... that's AWESOME! THANK YOU! - #000.
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Hi Jack!
I read the latest newsletter with a few misgivings. I am afraid that the $100 annual dues will be too much money for some of the guys and they will be embarrassed to tell you and will just drop away from the club. I hope my fears are ungrounded. - Maynard, #1196 - Colorado
You Need a Harley, She Said
Tamar and I took the train west over the mountains to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, from our home in Denver. After a scenic train ride we stayed in a charming bed and breakfast inn where we enjoyed meeting the innkeeper and the other guests - as we almost always do.
Our innkeeper was a 70-ish woman, educated and well-traveled. She and her Dutch engineer husband own the inn-and-residence in Glenwood Springs, a home in a Denver suburb and one in Provence, in the south of France.
We were finishing breakfast on our departure day, two couples around the table, when our hostess asked me what I do. I write magazine articles, I said, about bicycling and motorcycling.
“What kind of motorcycle do you have,” she asked.
“A Kawasaki,” I said, surprised that she’d ask me that question, surprised that she’d be interested in particular motorcycle brands. What could my answer mean to her?
“Really,” she replied. “I had imagined that a man who would write about motorcycles would be a connoisseur. I would think you would have a Harley-Davidson. Really, you need a Harley.”
I assured her (gently) that I did not.
She told us that her daughter’s husband owns a cigar store in a Denver suburb. His customers are doctors, lawyers et cetera. They all have Harleys, she said, evidently trying to assure me she hadn’t meant that as a Kawasaki rider I was a substandard sort of B&B guest.
She wanted me to understand that clean-livin’, educated American men, successful men, often choose the Big Twin when the midlife urge to own a motorcycle wafts over them. Can all those mature, effective men be wrong in their choice of evocative transportation?
She told us of a motorcycle run that began in front of the cigar store. She said that the sound of the assembled 700 Harleys, all directed to start at the same time, was deafening - but glorious.
This is the same woman who’d just told us of her stomach-turning aversion to conversational use of the phrase “you guys,” as in I hope you guys are enjoying your breakfast. Somehow, “you guys” grates on her ears but the roar of 700 open-piped twins (straddled, you’ll remember, by those successful men) echoing in downtown canyons sounds sweet.
I shouldn’t have been surprised that she’d want to know if I rode a Harley; I’ve been asked the same probing questions countless times, often enough so that I am reluctant to mention my motorcycling among strangers. The questions so often lead to the same place.
Our innkeeper didn’t care what I ride if it was a non-Harley; other motorcycle brands don’t mean much to her. She just wanted to hear me say those magic words, Harley...and Davidson.
I felt I’d disappointed her. I thought about how difficult it would be to explain to her about our choices in bikes and engine configurations and clothing and sound levels and...culture. How would I explain our reverence for Triumph’s heritage...or Moto Guzzi’s?
How would I explain my loyalty to the Four Stroke Singles Owners Club or my preference for quiet, naked motorcycles? Or my vote for Malcolm Smith for president?
How do I explain that not all motorcyclists aspire to Harley ownership? To the non-riding observer, it may appear that all of us riders want Harleys. The timid or tentative among us might start with a Sportster but at the end of the motorcycling rainbow is a Motor Company Big Twin.
Or so it appears.
I wondered as I often do just why the word Harley means prestige motorcycle to so many people, even people who don’t give a damn about motorcycling. Can’t simply be the cost of those bikes. BMWs are comparably costly but my hostess may not be aware that BMW makes motorcycles. Curious, isn’t it?
As I’ve explained previously in these columns, I am puzzled by the H-D phenomenon. Don’t some of these things make you curious? How ‘bout the clannishness?
I belong to a club for riders of European motorcycles: Ducatis, BMWs, Triumphs, Aprilias and a few MVs and KTMs. I’ve been going to weekly meetings in one tavern or another for a couple of years. No one cares that I ride a Japanese bike.
I don’t believe that Harley-riding clubs offer that same easy acceptance. That’s a shame. There are lots of real riders, fine men and women out there on all sorts of bikes that aren’t Harleys. And many or most Harley riders will never meet them.
Let’s imagine attorney A buys a Harley. His associate at the law firm, attorney B, spends the same amount for a BMW, ST1300, Guzzi Norge or Gold Wing, so-called metric bikes.
Lawyer A’s riding life is kinda predictable. He’ll shun helmets when he can. He’ll wear black leather, biker boots, blue denim and fingerless gloves. He’ll carry a Buck knife for whatever reason.
His friends are fellow Harley riders. A few will wave at metric bike riders or strike up conversations with them during small-town fuel stops. Most would rather not. Their loss, I’d say.
In the rain, attorney A will get wet. On chilly days, he’ll get cold. Is that romantic? As long as you’re not the cold, wet guy, I guess it is.
His colleague, attorney B, will wear armored Cordura outerwear, stiff, protective boots, armored gloves and a pricey helmet. He’ll carry a titanium multi-tool. Some of his clothing is electrically heated. He figures it’s okay to be comfortable on a motorcycle.
Will attorney B, the metric bike rider, look like a brave, tough, pioneer motorcyclist out there in the wind? Perhaps not, but no one’s looking on I-80 between Laramie and Rock Springs.
And attorney B’s friends will probably represent a wider variation in motorcycling types.
The two may do similar annual mileages, the biker to Sturgis or Daytona, the BMW or Honda rider to the brand rally or Sport Touring Association meeting. They may never ride together.
Only one of them will impress my bed and breakfast hostess. I can’t speak for you guys but it baffles me.
END THANK YOU, MAYNARD!
- I'm reminded of what Yamaha said a few decades back when they came out with their XS-1 650cc twin cylinder four-stroke machine, it went something like this, "Different Strokes for Different Folks" ...
I'm a little like Will Rogers and I'll mis-quote here for affect, "I never met a motorcycle I didn't like..." I sold my most recent Harley Davidson, a 2016 personal-build "P" model based on a street bob chassis, earlier this year. I called it "Tator" ... it was my 9th HD and I found it to be utterly reliable with a jewell-like build quality with the exception of the rear shocks.
I ordered it direct from Harley Davidson, it was built in Kansas City and I was emailed as it went down the ass'y line. I took delivery at Salina HD just four weeks from the order date. I didn't ride it nearly as much as my other bikes, managing only 16000 miles in four years, but to be fair, if there was a cloud in the sky, I rode something else. The bike had never been wet, with wash water OR a rain shower in its entire life and while in my care it remained unblemished throughout.
Contrary to common thought, a modern HD is no slug, this thing pulled like a run-away locomotive from any rpm and in any of the six gears. I did have a free-flowing intake system and a Vance and Hines drag-pipe plus a very productive session on the dyno to tune everything in electronically ... it was an amazing performer.
Of note, and contrary perhaps, I wore my typical stuff: roadracing/sport-touring leather pants, my roadracer/sport-touring leather boots, full face F-17 HJC helmet, a padded jacket, and leather gloves.
The bike was in wet-finish shiny charcoal grey with maroon red wheels with polished hubs and 40 chrome spoke wheels ... 19" front, 17" rear. When asked I describe motorcycling as a "solo" sport, and this HD was no exception. It was nigh-impossible to get another like-mounted rider to go for a ride, and this was pre-2020 ... but I have that problem with any bike ... must be my caustic personality, eh?
Maynard ... this was fun, this writing! Thanks for the segue ... #000.
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From Ken Conrad
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Hi '000',
My Thumper News was mailed Mon. Nov.9 th.
I got it Wed. afternoon Nov.12 th.
I hope that helps you !!!
Threefenders!
Thump Thump!
... Hey, #162 - You bet it helps! I'm tracking delivery time to various parts of the USA. Remember, your copy used to take weeks (!) to get there!! Awesome ... that is First Class mail out doing its thing! - Yeehaw!! - #000.
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#000 AKA Jack
Nov 12, 2020
Received new membership card and Swag, Thank you, Sir !
Newsletter also received Nov 12 ! Pretty good as No Mail on Veterans' Day
Kim Lemke
THANK YOU, KIM! - #000
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Thumper News arrived today. Postmarked 11/9, arrived today, the 13th. Not bad.
I sent a Priority Mail piece to Steve, aka Boris. Mailed it Monday afternoon, 11/9, arrived Omaha around noon on Wednesday 11/11. Pretty good.
Your humble servant,
Larry
THANK YOU, LARRY ... #000
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Received #141 today ,12 Nov 2020.
Sorry to see that the printing is causing problems. My other cycle mags are on line already. Don't like it but no choice. As much as I hate to admit it but we may not have a choice either ,online would be cheaper all around and better than losing the whole show. ( Imho) Terry 4953
THANKS, TERRY! I remain optimistic, in fact, I'm downright excited! I think this is going to give us "wings"! And, it's our 35th year as a national motorcycle club coming next year ... it'll be GREAT! - #000
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Jack, Thumper News #141 broke through the dust in the mail box today! A magical moment, too. Thank you for a good read and a spiffy calendar!
Throttle up - and spray the fence! Count us in!
The best to you and yours - warmth and good health. Take care of yourselves and each other. Stay safe!
Mike Budd. FSSNOC #3509 - TEXAS
Music to my ears, Mike! THANK YOU ... and THANK YOU for all those years of membership, we are headed for our 35th year of Thumpin' - Awesome! WHAT A JOURNEY - #000
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(11-12-20)
WELCOME TO THE THUMPERGARAGE ... pull up a chair and stay awhile!
Photo above:
Deep in the heart of the Flint Hills.
A number of years ago, a local doctor built this replica cabin complete with a food-storage dugout and functional outhouse to show present day youth what it was like to live in this particular area in the mid-1800s.
This off-the-beaten-trail home site can be found in a wooded area that is adjacent to a lazy ribbon of narrow asphalt that winds its way north from Cambridge, Ks. It's a wonderful place to stop and enjoy the quiet of the day and, as in my case, one is welcome to pop open a can of beans and have a biker's lunch ... zoom in to view the beans atop the tank bag.
This photo was taken last Thursday, the 5th of November. I was on a 363 mile day ride to visit, read, and photograph Kansas Historic signs, something that has kept me busy in the last few months of Sept, Oct. and very early November. This trip netted me a success ratio of 33%, one sign of an anticipated count of three.
Our local club, the Prairie Pups Motorcycle Club, had issued this particular year-long challenge as a way to "earn" points in the annual PPMC Activity Contest. I had sort of forgotten about this opportunity as this year has been so discombobulated (yes, this is a real word ... google it?) that I moved the concept to the back of my mind and there it stayed ... until early September.
Yeah, I was now back from my own personal FSSNOC THUMPERCAFE-cancelled Memorial Ride up to visit Fort Robinson in NW Nebraska, which you may read about in the recently mailed by First Class ... Thumper News #141.
And btw, that mail-out date was November 9th, I'm curious about mailing times, so if you happen to take note of what date your TN arrives, and if you care to, shoot me a text at 620-663-1869 and tell me that date, your name and/or FSSNOC number, and state ... that'd be awesome! I'm interested in how the First Class mail delivery time compares with the earlier 2nd class bulk rate mail time.
So, it's early September ... usually begins with rain and more rain then after a week or so, it can be really nice weather, sometimes all the way into early December, it's my favorite time to ride, pre-heavy mitten time and just weeks ahead of the ice, snow, sleet, and salt ... and most of all, the salt.
Long story short, I did twelve day rides, 250-486 miles per day, and one overnight campout that netted a 686 mile trip.
Kansas has/had over a hundred of these big wooden signs back in the day, but weather, time, people, etc. have had a adverse affect on the signs ... some signs just weren't there anymore, others have been replaced with more modern "kiosk" style venues, and some were actually where they were supposed to be. I estimate that I photographed maybe 70-75 or so, that's a guess. Oh yeah, mileage total in pursuit of this challenge was 4772 miles, mostly on the Honda CBR250R, some on the Yamaha WR250, and a few on the Enfield ... and due to COVID-19, entirely solo, eating beans for lunch, tootsie pops for dessert, and drinking bottled water from home ... and it was "gas-and-go" at Convenience Stores.
On the internet, Kansas airs a crude (and probably ancient) map of these roadside signs, showing their approximate location, though my copy turned out a pretty fuzzy. That was to be my guide for the ride ... I had a blast!
Something I didn't really plan on, but in retrospect, I clearly developed different riding habits to reflect the task as I didn't want the expense or the exposure of overnighting in Motels. Of note, Kansas is the 15th largest state in the USA with a total of 82,278 square miles. East-West, it is 410 miles wide by 213 miles, North-South. Kansas is #4 in actual road miles with 289,948 miles, bested only by Texas, California, and Illinois. It was to be an industrious quest...
Years ago, I read a book by Roger Lovin, who talked about making "stops" work for the rider, fatigue-wise.
"Never get up and gas-up, always ride a ways then stop and fuel."
"Never eat at a gas stop."
"Gas up then ride awhile and stop to eat."
"Take breaks, avoid becoming weary."
"Get off and move around."
"Talk to the locals, take photos, enjoy the moment."
"Think of your motorcycle as your house. One saddlebag is your garage, another is your bedroom, the topcase is your kitchen and bathroom ... pack accordingly."
These are just some of the stuff as I remember it from that book, again, read decades ago. The author based his opinions on 300,000 miles on a BMW twin.
I threw much of that out the window, figuratively speaking. For one thing; my "house" was mighty small, a two-roomer if you will, with only a tankbag and a tailbag. My riding itinerary was simple: ride-stop for a sign photo-ride some more-another sign photo-ride some more. I generally gas-up every 80 to 100 miles on this bike, but now I ran the bike as low as I dared before fueling, often around 150 miles, and then it was gas-and-roll. And, remember, this is on a 250cc, no 80mph for me!
I'd leave early and get home at sundown. I didn't resort to Interstates unless it was in search of a particular sign, I most often frequented paved county roads or the roads that William Least Heatmoon wrote about ... Blue Highways.
My routes were dictated by the location of a particular number of signs as marked off in the evenings on a collection of Kansas state maps. I traced out each route with a colored felt-tip pen. It became like star gazing ... I'd set and look at that map and soon I could see the trips taking form, so I gave them names, such as: The Boot - Aladdin's Lamp - Pegasus - The Glass Slipper - The Six Gun - The Jayhawk - and if you buy into the star gazing thing, here's a classic, The Big Dipper.
Was it lonely? Wasn't it tiring? Wasn't it boring, just setting there (this one asked by non-riding friends)?
No. No ... to all those questions. The bikes ran great, the weather and temperatures were perfect, the scenery was varied and entertaining, particularly when paired mentally with a steady supply of history from the signs. If a school system could somehow "can" or package this experience, then somehow dole it out to the students, they'd get a whole different perspective of history.
Even in a car, it wouldn't be the same ... looking through a glass pane with air-conditioned comfort, video music over the sound system, and the ever-present cell phone, all acting as a mega-distraction from the appreciation of the reality of aged history and historic travel past. I didn't think it possible, but I think I have gained a new and fresh perspective of motorcycling, time, and the value of those who have gone before us ... an amazing adventure, enjoy the photo! Thank You, Jack, #000
Now ... ON WITH THE SHOW:
(and don't forget the other pages on this site, updated on Thursday evenings with new photos and info each and every week ... all for you!)
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THREE ACTUALLY IS A CHARM!
... Steve, #5266 - Nebraska
Well, as to my tale told last week, both the JANUS and the Kawasaki W650 had bad batteries. The JANUS' was defective, and the W650's died of old age. Two new batteries and they're both running again.
As to the saying about the third time, not only did I take the Himalayan out, but I also took two other bikes out, all for lovely rides, and suffered NO breakdowns.
And as a bonus, I found a new "Enter at Your Own Risk" no-maintenance road. I haven't tried it yet, but if we get some more better riding weather, I'm going to film it and send you a link if it's worthwhile.
Steve Oakman #5266 - Nebraska, USA
PS - Your editorial comments were, as always, interesting.
REPLY: Thank You, Steve ... Glad things worked out for you! And, yes, send us a report on that genuine "back-road"!
And, as always, your skills in editorial assessment are only exceeded by your wit and charm ... Keep ON Thummmmmpin" - #000
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