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We had a great time at the Pensacola, FL RAT raid last weekend. There
are some surprisingly good roads in NoFLa and we were denied the
pleasure of riding them in the rain. Adventures Unlimited did a good job
for accommodations and food, even trucking in some fresh sugar sand for
the camp road, just to keep us on our toes. Some even made it to their
knees.

RAT Boy, AKA Jim Callahan had a bundle of prizes under his arm for
raffles and Dink & Julie from D & D Cycles did likewise. Pete and Norma
(AKA, the Shy One) Peterson did a good job of setting up rides and
activities. The trip to the Naval Aviation Museum was the cat's ass, but
I would have liked to stay longer.  Rooms FULL of radial engines.  I was
breathing hard without the Viagra.

We had lunch at the Oar House in Alabama on Saturday, excellent, but I
can't remember the name of the town or the road. Look for the RotLE
Sticker in the window and you will know you found it.

Back at the campground, we test drove a Thruxton. This is a very capable
machine. Not having been a big fan of the Bonnie so far, this was a big
change. It has more than adequate power for a Vertical Twin and is
extremely agile. The brakes, seat and styling are very good, although I
still think the lump isn't particularly handsome.

Sources say that even more power is on tap, with only minor mods. The
silencers sound like little metallic fart-guns, so they will no doubt be
the first thing to be changed.

I did not find the bar position to be onerous. The angle is just right
and it is easy to hold yourself up with the gut muscles and let the
hands just rest on the bars.

I did notice a fair amount of heat on the knees. The bike has a very
defined waist and you tend to tuck your knees into the heat zone. I was
wearing Raptor (vented) pants, so something more insulative would
probably have helped.

All in all a stylish ride with some guts. It's going to make hash of all
but highly modified or huge CC v-twins. And of course there is the added
value of being asked whether you restored it yourself.

I had the Tiger there with the new Prototype silencer. Everyone agreed
it was not overly loud and looked good on the bike. Look for it soon on
the Skyking website and in the RotLE website.

 

Andrew F. Kay, Jr.

Riders of the Lost Empire, LC, 13355 79th Street, Fellsmere, FL 32948

 <outbind://61/www.lostempire.com> www.lostempire.com
andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better."
Attributed to Richard Hooker, 1554? -1600 by Johnson in the Preface to
the English Dictionary.

Andrew F. Kay, Jr.
Riders of the Lost Empire, LC,  13355 79th Street, Fellsmere, FL 32948
www.lostempire.com <http://www.lostempire.com/>
<mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better."
Attributed to Richard Hooker, 1554? -1600 by Johnson in the Preface to
the English Dictionary.

 


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<P><FONT size=3D2>Damn, that's a lot of writing for a simple day ride. Y'=
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<P><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D296381822-18052004>H</SPAN>appy trails=20
y'all,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Steve Duncan, Dallas Tejas &lt;end snip&gt;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>From experience, I can tell you it won't get as big as =
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fear.&nbsp;<SPAN class=3D296381822-18052004> </SPAN>Sorry, I can't help m=
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when the Alzheimer's takes over.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>We had a great time at the Pensacola, FL RAT raid last =
weekend.=20
There are some surprisingly good roads in NoFLa and we were denied the pl=
easure=20
of riding them in the rain. Adventures Unlimited did a good job for=20
accommodations and food, even trucking in some fresh sugar sand for the c=
amp=20
road, just to keep us on our toes. Some even made it to their knees.</FON=
T></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>RAT Boy, AKA Jim Callahan had a bundle of prizes under =
his arm=20
for raffles and Dink &amp; Julie from D &amp; D Cycles did likewise. Pete=
 and=20
Norma (AKA, the Shy One) Peterson did a good job of setting up rides and=20
activities. The trip to the Naval Aviation Museum was the cat's ass, but =
I would=20
have liked to stay longer.&nbsp;<SPAN class=3D296381822-18052004> </SPAN>=
Rooms=20
FULL of radial engines.&nbsp;<SPAN class=3D296381822-18052004> </SPAN>I w=
as=20
breathing hard without the Viagra.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>We had lunch at the Oar House in Alabama on Saturday, e=
xcellent,=20
but I can't remember the name of the town or the road. Look for the RotLE=
=20
Sticker in the window and you will know you found it.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Back at the campground, we test drove a Thruxton. This =
is a very=20
capable machine. Not having been a big fan of the Bonnie so far, this was=
 a big=20
change. It has more than adequate power for a Vertical Twin and is extrem=
ely=20
agile. The brakes, seat and styling are very good, although I still think=
 the=20
lump isn't particularly handsome.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Sources say that even more power is on tap, with only m=
inor=20
mods. The silencers sound like little metallic fart-guns, so they will no=
 doubt=20
be the first thing to be changed.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>I did not find the bar position to be onerous. The angl=
e is just=20
right and it is easy to hold yourself up with the gut muscles and let the=
 hands=20
just rest on the bars.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>I did notice a fair amount of heat on the knees. The bi=
ke has a=20
very defined waist and you tend to tuck your knees into the heat zone. I =
was=20
wearing Raptor (vented) pants, so something more insulative would probabl=
y have=20
helped.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>All in all a stylish ride with some guts. It's going to=
 make=20
hash of all but highly modified or huge CC v-twins. And of course there i=
s the=20
added value of being asked whether you restored it yourself.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>I had the Tiger there with the new Prototype silencer. =
Everyone=20
agreed it was not overly loud and looked good on the bike. Look for it so=
on on=20
the Skyking website and in the RotLE website.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Andrew F. Kay, Jr.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Riders of the Lost Empire, LC, 13355 79th Street, Fells=
mere, FL=20
32948</FONT></P>
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size=3D2>www.lostempire.com</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3D2> andy@lostempire=
=2Ecom </P>
<P>"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better."=
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