(09-17-20) In the event you don't know what this page is called ...
it's called the EVENT PAGE!
Today's Moto-Picnic in the Park:
Sent a few texts...
Did a few minutes Map time...
Picked a spot...
SHHHHAAAZAAAAMMMMM!
Six FSSNOCers and one guest.
We maintained social distance by dining lavishly on Beans-In-A-Can, that was my choice ...
another had a Carry-Out Sub-Sandwich ...
another rifled his wife's cabinet for a couple of energy bars and a small stash of applesauce ...
Steve actually had a decent lunch with two ham 'n cheese sandwiches ...
I suspect that this Moto-Picnic thing is going to be an acquired art, soon we'll have a red and white checkered tablecloth, fine beverage, and real silverware?
I thumped 461 miles ... to attend and return, burned some 6.87 gallons of 87 octane, for a 67.1 average miles per gallon. A KLR rider rode 300 miles and did 57mpg! I think it would be safe to assume that 300 miles might be an average one-way distance for this gathering (in St. Mary's, Kansas - BTW on highway 24) so let's do the math: 7 x 300 miles = 2100 miles x 2 = 4200 miles thumped today for this affair.
Interesting fact: Three out of the seven attendees were known to have had beans again that evening for supper, mine came in the form of a bowl of left-over chili that I found in our fridge, still in there from last March! Carrie said, "Sure, it's probably good, go ahead and try it, nuke it first" ... as she went out the door to go baby-sit with the grandkids.
This part of Kansas is gorgeous ... and I've seen gorgeous in my 65 years of riding ... the early Fall grass; prairie grass - four and a half million acres ... if you pick a handful, you'll find one blade of red, one blade of yellow, and one blade of green ... viewed from the saddle of your motorbike from a random hilltop, this mixture creates an intoxicating hue that has to be seen to be appreciated, and I looked at it most of the day today!
You wanna talk history? Kansas is in the middle ... example: just like today, to get to the West, folks had to go through the middle. To the south, ditto.
My goal today was to meet with FSSNOCer friends and hangout for an hour, but for the other eleven hours, I rode and rode, stopping at historic signs put up years ago by the State of KS: Area history. World history. Culture history. Motorized history ... Kansas was there.
I stopped, read, and photographed eleven such signs AND I rode two selected Scenic Routes within the state as well ... my point?
What a great day to be alive,
What a great day to be on a Thumper,
What a great day to have a Moto-Picnic with others! ... #000/Jack/Director
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Should you desire to send us your own comments, dear FSSNOC member - simply e-mail your input to: FSSNOCthumpers@yahoo.com If you send a photo, it must be horizontal format (no vertical shots will be used) ... send it as an attachment to your e-mail ... it's that simple. We'd enjoy your views, your comments, your input ... give it a try, okay?
Upon our receiving your e-mail here at the ThumperGarage, you will get an auto-reply e-mail back, that is how we communicate back to you from this website. You must check back on the website the following Thursday (update day) to see what we have to say concerning your subject.
Keep On Thumpin' - Invite a friend to join our club ... it's how we grow!
See you all next week, same time, same place .... don't miss it!
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(09-10-20) HOME ON THE RANGE ... comes to mind when I view this photo from our recent trip to celebrate August 26th. This historic spot is to be found near Hoxie, Kansas. I know... who could be so lucky as to live within 200 miles of this, eh? Above, basking in the shade out of the warm afternoon searing summer sun, is my friend and fellow FSSNOCer, Jay Stade, who joined me on the epic pilgrimage to Fort Robinson and return ... shown here with his faithful mount, "Chuck", the KLR. "Chuck", demonstrating his infinite enthusiasm for the trip, refused to run at idle without the choke on for the first 300 miles due to a plugged idle circuit. Seafoam saved the day, Chuck ran like a top later in the trip, this thing is a two-wheeled truck!
You can read more in Thumper News #141, our Winter 2020 issue, coming to a mailbox near you in mid-Autumn by first class postage if funds allow ... donations are being humbly accepted to help cover the additional postal charges for this upgrade in your FSSNOC membership, and THANK YOU to all who have so kindly donated to date!! - #000
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FOR SALE ... SR500 YAMAHA ... $1500.00
Hi Jack, (09-03-20)
I'm going to sell my 1978 YAMAHA SR500 and get me a new ride (above).
If you would put this on your website, I would appreciate it.
1978 Yamaha SR500 Street tracker, Street legal with clear title.
$1500 buys it! Can deliver if within reasonable distance.
Call Dwain, #5174 - Kansas 620-259-5761 or email dlhieb@gmail.com for info.
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THIS HAS BEEN THE EVENT PAGE... ................
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IF YOU ARE NOT A CURRENT MEMBER OF OUR CLUB, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN. Click on "Membership Application" found under the "More" tab on this website masthead...
( We do have club membership applications at our events should someone wish to join onsite at an event...)
More information or questions? Call our club phone at 620-663-1869 or drop us a note at: FSSNOC P.O. Box 1809, Hutchinson, Ks. 67504-1809 or E-mail us at: FSSNOCTHUMPERS@yahoo.com
"Come Thump with Us!".
Thank You, FSSNOC #000, Jack Robinson - FSSNOC Director
FSSNOC - THUMPIN' WITH YOU SINCE 1986!
...this concludes our event page. Please visit our other pages...
it's called the EVENT PAGE!
Today's Moto-Picnic in the Park:
Sent a few texts...
Did a few minutes Map time...
Picked a spot...
SHHHHAAAZAAAAMMMMM!
Six FSSNOCers and one guest.
We maintained social distance by dining lavishly on Beans-In-A-Can, that was my choice ...
another had a Carry-Out Sub-Sandwich ...
another rifled his wife's cabinet for a couple of energy bars and a small stash of applesauce ...
Steve actually had a decent lunch with two ham 'n cheese sandwiches ...
I suspect that this Moto-Picnic thing is going to be an acquired art, soon we'll have a red and white checkered tablecloth, fine beverage, and real silverware?
I thumped 461 miles ... to attend and return, burned some 6.87 gallons of 87 octane, for a 67.1 average miles per gallon. A KLR rider rode 300 miles and did 57mpg! I think it would be safe to assume that 300 miles might be an average one-way distance for this gathering (in St. Mary's, Kansas - BTW on highway 24) so let's do the math: 7 x 300 miles = 2100 miles x 2 = 4200 miles thumped today for this affair.
Interesting fact: Three out of the seven attendees were known to have had beans again that evening for supper, mine came in the form of a bowl of left-over chili that I found in our fridge, still in there from last March! Carrie said, "Sure, it's probably good, go ahead and try it, nuke it first" ... as she went out the door to go baby-sit with the grandkids.
This part of Kansas is gorgeous ... and I've seen gorgeous in my 65 years of riding ... the early Fall grass; prairie grass - four and a half million acres ... if you pick a handful, you'll find one blade of red, one blade of yellow, and one blade of green ... viewed from the saddle of your motorbike from a random hilltop, this mixture creates an intoxicating hue that has to be seen to be appreciated, and I looked at it most of the day today!
You wanna talk history? Kansas is in the middle ... example: just like today, to get to the West, folks had to go through the middle. To the south, ditto.
My goal today was to meet with FSSNOCer friends and hangout for an hour, but for the other eleven hours, I rode and rode, stopping at historic signs put up years ago by the State of KS: Area history. World history. Culture history. Motorized history ... Kansas was there.
I stopped, read, and photographed eleven such signs AND I rode two selected Scenic Routes within the state as well ... my point?
What a great day to be alive,
What a great day to be on a Thumper,
What a great day to have a Moto-Picnic with others! ... #000/Jack/Director
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Should you desire to send us your own comments, dear FSSNOC member - simply e-mail your input to: FSSNOCthumpers@yahoo.com If you send a photo, it must be horizontal format (no vertical shots will be used) ... send it as an attachment to your e-mail ... it's that simple. We'd enjoy your views, your comments, your input ... give it a try, okay?
Upon our receiving your e-mail here at the ThumperGarage, you will get an auto-reply e-mail back, that is how we communicate back to you from this website. You must check back on the website the following Thursday (update day) to see what we have to say concerning your subject.
Keep On Thumpin' - Invite a friend to join our club ... it's how we grow!
See you all next week, same time, same place .... don't miss it!
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
(09-10-20) HOME ON THE RANGE ... comes to mind when I view this photo from our recent trip to celebrate August 26th. This historic spot is to be found near Hoxie, Kansas. I know... who could be so lucky as to live within 200 miles of this, eh? Above, basking in the shade out of the warm afternoon searing summer sun, is my friend and fellow FSSNOCer, Jay Stade, who joined me on the epic pilgrimage to Fort Robinson and return ... shown here with his faithful mount, "Chuck", the KLR. "Chuck", demonstrating his infinite enthusiasm for the trip, refused to run at idle without the choke on for the first 300 miles due to a plugged idle circuit. Seafoam saved the day, Chuck ran like a top later in the trip, this thing is a two-wheeled truck!
You can read more in Thumper News #141, our Winter 2020 issue, coming to a mailbox near you in mid-Autumn by first class postage if funds allow ... donations are being humbly accepted to help cover the additional postal charges for this upgrade in your FSSNOC membership, and THANK YOU to all who have so kindly donated to date!! - #000
===============================================================
FOR SALE ... SR500 YAMAHA ... $1500.00
Hi Jack, (09-03-20)
I'm going to sell my 1978 YAMAHA SR500 and get me a new ride (above).
If you would put this on your website, I would appreciate it.
1978 Yamaha SR500 Street tracker, Street legal with clear title.
$1500 buys it! Can deliver if within reasonable distance.
Call Dwain, #5174 - Kansas 620-259-5761 or email dlhieb@gmail.com for info.
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THIS HAS BEEN THE EVENT PAGE... ................
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IF YOU ARE NOT A CURRENT MEMBER OF OUR CLUB, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN. Click on "Membership Application" found under the "More" tab on this website masthead...
( We do have club membership applications at our events should someone wish to join onsite at an event...)
More information or questions? Call our club phone at 620-663-1869 or drop us a note at: FSSNOC P.O. Box 1809, Hutchinson, Ks. 67504-1809 or E-mail us at: FSSNOCTHUMPERS@yahoo.com
"Come Thump with Us!".
Thank You, FSSNOC #000, Jack Robinson - FSSNOC Director
FSSNOC - THUMPIN' WITH YOU SINCE 1986!
...this concludes our event page. Please visit our other pages...