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Title: Cannonball Race
Post by: fj1289 on September 21, 2010, 09:30:52 PM
Has anyone seen this?  Amazing!

All bikes are 1915 or older. 

Got to see the whole group on my ride to work this morning!  Stopped for gas and most were coming through to top off.  Awesome to get to see these bikes up close and in "battle ready" condition - most were fairly well covered in oil.  Much respect to these guys for actually riding these bikes instead of turning them into expensive pieces of "art" somewhere!

I really thought about heading west and following these guys instead of going on to work this morning...

http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/ (http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/)

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619355 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619355)
Title: Re: Cannonball Race
Post by: roverfj1200 on September 22, 2010, 02:00:52 AM
Sure would have been nice to tag along... :dance:
Title: Re: Cannonball Race
Post by: CodyNKR on September 22, 2010, 09:15:12 PM
You know I wonder if they passed thru Tellico Plains, TN on Monday. Reason I'm questioning it is I saw several older bikes like that being gassed up as Jeff and I were at the Cherohala Market. Then as we headed out to do a loop we came upon some photographers on the side of the road and those older bikes again....makes me wonder.

NancyK
Title: Re: Cannonball Race
Post by: RichBaker on September 23, 2010, 06:41:51 PM
Looks like it did, Nancy.... You can see the route if you click on "The Route" in the left sidebar ....
STAGE 2- From Greenville to Concord, North Carolina
STAGE 3- From Concord to Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Title: Re: Cannonball Race
Post by: fj1250 on October 03, 2010, 09:53:43 AM
The Cannonball came through Maggie Valley and stopped at The Wheels in Time Museum.
Was was y cool seeing these machines doing what they mere meant to be doing. As one competitor described it. "seeing America at 27mph."
Mike Cl