WELCOME TO THE HISTORY PAGE ...
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EVERYTHING BEFORE TODAY IS HISTORY...
Updated 10 - 07 - '26
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IT'S OCTOBER ... where'd our Summer go?
Quite honestly, it ended with about a month of really hot, hot days ... and I love Autumn!! The only thing I don't like is that it is followed by WINTER ... WANNA GO FOR A RIDE? DO IT NOW! THE SILLY SALT SEASON will be here before we know it ... THUMP - THUMP!
... that's our 2026 Thumper calendar in the above photo, we'd love to have YOUR Thumper-related photos for our upcoming 2027 Thumper calendar, send us your photos today??? T/Y!
[email protected]
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You know the drill: The Event Page is next ....
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(Posts below are from an earlier update: )
SPEEDWAY RACING ...
I enjoyed seeing the picture of the speedway bike that Fran sent. My wife and I saw our first Speedway Race in the 80’s at the Long Beach Memorial Stadium. It was a one time event with international riders. I forget how many countries but, of course, we were rooting for the Americans.
Over the past few years we went to Costa Mesa Speedway a couple times a season until they stopped racing there. Boogaloo Bobby Schwarz raced into his 60’s. We always went when they had the sidecars. They are not Thumpers, they are 1,000cc bikes, some with nitro-injection.
The Costa Mesa Speedway and a Sidecar Championship race is featured in the second On Any Sunday movie. The pilot who won the sidecar race is a paraplegic who is strapped to the bike. Now, there is Speedway done indoors on week nights in the City of Industry.
Sadly, no sidecar racing yet, because the guy who ran the sidecar races was killed in a racing accident and they are waiting for someone to get the league organized. As soon as the chairs are back, I’ll start going again. They always have plenty of Thumper racing on Sidecar nite.
Some vintage Speedway bikes can be found for sale on Facebook Market place. - Joe #4591
REPLY TO JOE: THANK YOU, JOE! One thing about Speedway Racing, at least the races I've watched via the glowing rectangle, there is no shortage of action!!! Keep On Thumpin', Joe! - #000
================================= From an even earlier update:
You all know how this all works, right? The "old" stuff is down below this (ya gotta scroll down to ketchup...), the "new" stuff, at least until next week, when it becomes the "old" stuff ... is right here. So, one might ask, how did the BTH1000 go? Reminder: BTH means "Beat The Heat"
Well, glad you asked... We did schedule and complete all ten (10) opportunities to roll outta the sack at 7AM (sunrise), maybe on the early side for some, maybe not for others ... our routine was interrupted a bit by the occurrence of a surprise national holiday (Labor Day - who saw that coming?? ... oh, it was on the calendar? Oops!) So, okay, 10 optional days to join FSSNOC friends for coffee or more, riding in the cooler part of some very warm days, like 104 degrees ... wheW! We involved 10 different locations, we had 37 BTH experiences, people-wise, the longest distance attendee riding some 150 miles one way (300 total!), and I did achieve my own personal goal of riding 1000 miles at 1142 miles total from the odometers of three bikes, my KLX230sm - longest ride was on Day 3 with 130 miles. My longest ride on the Enfield was 122 miles, and lastly, my longest ride on the KLR was 162 miles, all back to the shed before it got really hot, sort of.
Thank you all who chose to take part, the daily conversations were so interesting and engaging that we often sat around the table waaaay too long when we all knew we should have been riding back in the cool but when you are having fun, who wants to stop, eh?
68 degrees this AM, and I so miss right now being on a Four-Stroke Single headed for some little Mom and Pop Cafe in some little country town, the morning sun creeping upward and I wondering who will show up today???
Oh yeah, the photo? It's a FANTTIK airpump ... one of the guys has one, seems really handy ... lets one pump up a tire without removing the saddle or a sidecover, etc ... this was at our Day 10 gathering in tiny but historic Florence, Kansas at the equally tiny and historic Town and Country Cafe, I had liver and onions ... is that makin' good history or what?
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I'm back ... took a couple of extra minutes to snag some cold baked beans and some potato salad outta the fridge ... it 12:56PM here in ThumperVille and my tummy was complainin' ... so as we say, "ON WITH THE SHOW!" ...
THANK YOU FOR TUNING-IN ... HIT THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON BELOW ... AND GIVE US A BIG "THUMBS UP" IF YOU ENJOY THE SHOW!
ABOVE PHOTO: BTH1000 continues ...
I'd like to tell you that it has been a BIG success, but .... (Oh Yeah, See down below from last week: BEAT THE HEAT ... to make this follow-up make cents, okay?
Anyhow, "BTH" has been really fun for me, and a handful of other FSSNOC riders in my area, to date some 24 participation experiences have occurred......
The idea is that at 7AM (current sunrise) for ten days straight, not counting Sunday, their phone would go off with a text "ding ding" with a proposed destination and arrival time. They can roll over and go back to sleep or they can accept the invitation to start their day early ... some did, some didn't do any, but no one but myself did every one (so far)! (grin) I kinda had to, otherwise, I may have rolled over as well ... zzzzzzzzzzz.
Why the ten days? Because the proposed heat wave was forecast to last that long ... or more, 100 degrees plus each day ... hot! hot! hot! And each day "felt" hotter sooner than the day prior as buildings, paved roads, concrete driveways, everything slowly built up a contained internal temperature ... you could FEEL the difference each and every day! Walking barefoot? No way! Running barefoot? Maybe ... NO ... ?
Then, I came up with an even bigger deal, of course ... I set a goal of 100 miles minimum per day, 10 days = 1000 miles. Leave time: 7AM.
SAT. August 29th - 93 miles on the KLR650 (photo). 4 hours.
MON. August 31 - 111 miles, KLR650, for donuts and coffee. 4hrs.
TUES. Sept. 1 - 130 miles on the KLX230SM, Chai tea. 5.5 hrs.
WED. Sept. 2 - 98 miles, KLR650, another Chai tea. 4 hrs.
THUR. Sept. 3 - 47 miles. Royal Enfield Himalayan. Had a PM appt.
FRI. Sept. 4 - 145 miles. KLR650, Oatmeal. I am the Lone Ranger!
SAT. Sept. 5 - 77 miles. KLR650 + KTM - Honda - BMW
Seven days = 701 miles, I'm on target for my BTH1000 ... then I realize it's Labor Day ... a national holiday ... so we take a BTH "brake" ... to finish out our intended 10 days of BTH beginning tomorrow, Sept. 10th through Sept.12th.
Stay tuned? Will I make it? Or, will I sleep-in? Will anyone else show up after the "brake"? Time will tell... ??
See ya on the Event Page - #000
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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
A THUMPER RIDER'S PODCAST ...
To view the podcast ... CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZb4CgjfmEk
The podcast above was generated by Janus Motorcycles in Goshen, Indiana. EP.#1 ... In this podcast, FSSNOC #000 (Jack) is the guest being interviewed by Richard and Grant from JANUS MOTORCYCLES.
Play/View time is a tick over an hour so some popcorn might be nice, I like the chocolate drizzle kind, btw. Formal wear (FSSNOC club t-shirts, cap, etc...) adds to the mood, but not mandatory. Contact your friends, invite them in, share as you like. No cheat sheets, no prompt boards, no prior discussion and no Thumpers hurt in the making of this podcast.
574-538-1350 JANUSMOTORCYCLES.COM
And, this podcast is for entertainment only...
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MORE?
THERE'S MORE??
WHERE???
Sure, just slide over to the Event Page for more Thumper-chit chat :::>
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EVERYTHING BEFORE TODAY IS HISTORY...
Updated 10 - 07 - '26
=================================
IT'S OCTOBER ... where'd our Summer go?
Quite honestly, it ended with about a month of really hot, hot days ... and I love Autumn!! The only thing I don't like is that it is followed by WINTER ... WANNA GO FOR A RIDE? DO IT NOW! THE SILLY SALT SEASON will be here before we know it ... THUMP - THUMP!
... that's our 2026 Thumper calendar in the above photo, we'd love to have YOUR Thumper-related photos for our upcoming 2027 Thumper calendar, send us your photos today??? T/Y!
[email protected]
================================
You know the drill: The Event Page is next ....
================================
(Posts below are from an earlier update: )
SPEEDWAY RACING ...
I enjoyed seeing the picture of the speedway bike that Fran sent. My wife and I saw our first Speedway Race in the 80’s at the Long Beach Memorial Stadium. It was a one time event with international riders. I forget how many countries but, of course, we were rooting for the Americans.
Over the past few years we went to Costa Mesa Speedway a couple times a season until they stopped racing there. Boogaloo Bobby Schwarz raced into his 60’s. We always went when they had the sidecars. They are not Thumpers, they are 1,000cc bikes, some with nitro-injection.
The Costa Mesa Speedway and a Sidecar Championship race is featured in the second On Any Sunday movie. The pilot who won the sidecar race is a paraplegic who is strapped to the bike. Now, there is Speedway done indoors on week nights in the City of Industry.
Sadly, no sidecar racing yet, because the guy who ran the sidecar races was killed in a racing accident and they are waiting for someone to get the league organized. As soon as the chairs are back, I’ll start going again. They always have plenty of Thumper racing on Sidecar nite.
Some vintage Speedway bikes can be found for sale on Facebook Market place. - Joe #4591
REPLY TO JOE: THANK YOU, JOE! One thing about Speedway Racing, at least the races I've watched via the glowing rectangle, there is no shortage of action!!! Keep On Thumpin', Joe! - #000
================================= From an even earlier update:
You all know how this all works, right? The "old" stuff is down below this (ya gotta scroll down to ketchup...), the "new" stuff, at least until next week, when it becomes the "old" stuff ... is right here. So, one might ask, how did the BTH1000 go? Reminder: BTH means "Beat The Heat"
Well, glad you asked... We did schedule and complete all ten (10) opportunities to roll outta the sack at 7AM (sunrise), maybe on the early side for some, maybe not for others ... our routine was interrupted a bit by the occurrence of a surprise national holiday (Labor Day - who saw that coming?? ... oh, it was on the calendar? Oops!) So, okay, 10 optional days to join FSSNOC friends for coffee or more, riding in the cooler part of some very warm days, like 104 degrees ... wheW! We involved 10 different locations, we had 37 BTH experiences, people-wise, the longest distance attendee riding some 150 miles one way (300 total!), and I did achieve my own personal goal of riding 1000 miles at 1142 miles total from the odometers of three bikes, my KLX230sm - longest ride was on Day 3 with 130 miles. My longest ride on the Enfield was 122 miles, and lastly, my longest ride on the KLR was 162 miles, all back to the shed before it got really hot, sort of.
Thank you all who chose to take part, the daily conversations were so interesting and engaging that we often sat around the table waaaay too long when we all knew we should have been riding back in the cool but when you are having fun, who wants to stop, eh?
68 degrees this AM, and I so miss right now being on a Four-Stroke Single headed for some little Mom and Pop Cafe in some little country town, the morning sun creeping upward and I wondering who will show up today???
Oh yeah, the photo? It's a FANTTIK airpump ... one of the guys has one, seems really handy ... lets one pump up a tire without removing the saddle or a sidecover, etc ... this was at our Day 10 gathering in tiny but historic Florence, Kansas at the equally tiny and historic Town and Country Cafe, I had liver and onions ... is that makin' good history or what?
=================================
I'm back ... took a couple of extra minutes to snag some cold baked beans and some potato salad outta the fridge ... it 12:56PM here in ThumperVille and my tummy was complainin' ... so as we say, "ON WITH THE SHOW!" ...
THANK YOU FOR TUNING-IN ... HIT THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON BELOW ... AND GIVE US A BIG "THUMBS UP" IF YOU ENJOY THE SHOW!
ABOVE PHOTO: BTH1000 continues ...
I'd like to tell you that it has been a BIG success, but .... (Oh Yeah, See down below from last week: BEAT THE HEAT ... to make this follow-up make cents, okay?
Anyhow, "BTH" has been really fun for me, and a handful of other FSSNOC riders in my area, to date some 24 participation experiences have occurred......
The idea is that at 7AM (current sunrise) for ten days straight, not counting Sunday, their phone would go off with a text "ding ding" with a proposed destination and arrival time. They can roll over and go back to sleep or they can accept the invitation to start their day early ... some did, some didn't do any, but no one but myself did every one (so far)! (grin) I kinda had to, otherwise, I may have rolled over as well ... zzzzzzzzzzz.
Why the ten days? Because the proposed heat wave was forecast to last that long ... or more, 100 degrees plus each day ... hot! hot! hot! And each day "felt" hotter sooner than the day prior as buildings, paved roads, concrete driveways, everything slowly built up a contained internal temperature ... you could FEEL the difference each and every day! Walking barefoot? No way! Running barefoot? Maybe ... NO ... ?
Then, I came up with an even bigger deal, of course ... I set a goal of 100 miles minimum per day, 10 days = 1000 miles. Leave time: 7AM.
SAT. August 29th - 93 miles on the KLR650 (photo). 4 hours.
MON. August 31 - 111 miles, KLR650, for donuts and coffee. 4hrs.
TUES. Sept. 1 - 130 miles on the KLX230SM, Chai tea. 5.5 hrs.
WED. Sept. 2 - 98 miles, KLR650, another Chai tea. 4 hrs.
THUR. Sept. 3 - 47 miles. Royal Enfield Himalayan. Had a PM appt.
FRI. Sept. 4 - 145 miles. KLR650, Oatmeal. I am the Lone Ranger!
SAT. Sept. 5 - 77 miles. KLR650 + KTM - Honda - BMW
Seven days = 701 miles, I'm on target for my BTH1000 ... then I realize it's Labor Day ... a national holiday ... so we take a BTH "brake" ... to finish out our intended 10 days of BTH beginning tomorrow, Sept. 10th through Sept.12th.
Stay tuned? Will I make it? Or, will I sleep-in? Will anyone else show up after the "brake"? Time will tell... ??
See ya on the Event Page - #000
=================================
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
A THUMPER RIDER'S PODCAST ...
To view the podcast ... CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZb4CgjfmEk
The podcast above was generated by Janus Motorcycles in Goshen, Indiana. EP.#1 ... In this podcast, FSSNOC #000 (Jack) is the guest being interviewed by Richard and Grant from JANUS MOTORCYCLES.
Play/View time is a tick over an hour so some popcorn might be nice, I like the chocolate drizzle kind, btw. Formal wear (FSSNOC club t-shirts, cap, etc...) adds to the mood, but not mandatory. Contact your friends, invite them in, share as you like. No cheat sheets, no prompt boards, no prior discussion and no Thumpers hurt in the making of this podcast.
574-538-1350 JANUSMOTORCYCLES.COM
And, this podcast is for entertainment only...
##########################################################
MORE?
THERE'S MORE??
WHERE???
Sure, just slide over to the Event Page for more Thumper-chit chat :::>
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