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September 25, 2005
Mass Brit Iron Association Fall Show
Today I took a nice ride out to Oxford, MA for the Massachusetts British Iron Association's Fall Swap Meet/Show.
The weather was fairly good (just slightly overcast) and I found my way with only a little confusion... I pulled off of Rte 9 behind a group of 3 Triumph riders, so I figured I was heading the right way. Followed them and there directions must have been pretty much what I had except for one turnoff that I took before them... I probably should have just followed them, as that turnoff resulted in a wrong turn or two and a bit of confusion. I got there well enough though in the end. Payed my $7 to get in and parked the Speed Triple in the non-show bike area.
There was (in my mind) a fairly respectable set of bikes on show. Triumphs were in the majority, with about a third as many Nortons. Plus a smattering of BSAs (I counted two), Enfields (two again), and Velocettes (two again... breeding pairs?). Anyways, I took some pictures of what interested me and have linked them up in a gallery here.
I tried to take notes of what I was snapping pictures of, but not all bikes had show tags on them at the times. Nor am I the worlds best note taker. Feel free to send corrections/observations.
Not a whole lot else of interest to the show though. Th swap meet part was a little dodgy... a few odd commercial vendors with various stuff. The token leather shop booth with stuff that looked more along the right lines for a Harley guy. Someone with a booth with insanely loud fluorescent shirts that I guess were supposed to keep you visible while riding (not much good for road burn though). There was a lady there though that had some nice pins and badges. So I bought one, it rocks. I will have to scan it or take a pic of it another time.
So, that, a chili dog, a Coke, a cheeseburger, and a pretty mediocre cover band later and I was done. I 'll go again though (and hopefully next time I will discover where they are selling beer before I decide to hit the road).
Posted by delgado at 07:41 PM
September 06, 2005
Cool Nights
I was away on vacation for a couple of weeks (w/o the S3), so it has been a while since I have been on the bike. Tonight I did my new regular jaunt out into the "countryside" and back (about 40 miles round trip).
Man, once I got out of the city and into the wooded areas, my hands were starting to get cold. Definitely time to get myself a new set of gloves. Maybe it is just New England weather. Maybe it is because I have missed two weeks of riding, but it seems like I have missed some seasonal transition here. Brrrr.
Posted by delgado at 11:38 PM