CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
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Vic
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Indiana, USA
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
hi alprider,
I like your photos. especially the one from low looking upwards.
2014 CB1100 Standard
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04-19-2018 04:30 PM |
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alprider
High Mileage
CH
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
thanks...just only bcos the place gave me no better position
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04-19-2018 04:45 PM |
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The ferret
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Ohio
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
found another one
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2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
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04-20-2018 11:18 AM |
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cookiemech
Running Like a Top
West Newton, Pennsylvania
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
Still trying to find one . . . assuming it's warm enough (say 40°F) I'll ride up into the mountains this weekend or early next week and use one of the wind turbines as my "windmill".
1982 BMW R100T, 1994 BMW K75RT, 1995 BMW K75/3, 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Roadster, 2015 BMW R1200RT, 2017 Harley-Davidson Road King, 2017 Honda CB1100 EX, 2020 Ural Gear Up, 2022 Triumph T120 "Gold Line"
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04-20-2018 01:11 PM |
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RockHop
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Lubbock, TX
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
(04-20-2018 11:18 AM)The ferret Wrote: found another one
I'm thinking you need to get one, ferret.
2013 Honda CB1100A
2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
2016 Montesa (Honda) Cota 4RT260
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04-20-2018 03:16 PM |
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Cormanus
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
(04-19-2018 02:29 PM)Inhouse Bob Wrote: (04-19-2018 01:36 PM)Cormanus Wrote: Was it this one, InhouseBob?
Nope. Something about "toss you for it." not to give away the punch line
Ah ...
Until his death in 2005, Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was Australia's richest person. Aside from being a very successful business man, he was a prodigious gambler and is said both to have made and broken casinos. He owned a couple as well.
The story goes that Kerry was playing the tables in Las Vegas one night when he was approached by a Texan who started making a nuisance of himself. When asked to go away, the Texan is said to have asked, "Do you know who I am?"
"No", said Packer.
"I happen to be worth $100 million", said the Texan.
"Toss you for it", replied Packer.
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04-20-2018 03:35 PM |
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cookiemech
Running Like a Top
West Newton, Pennsylvania
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
Got 'em! It was 43°F at 6:00 AM when I left home, so with a Roadcrafter 1-piece suit, long underwear, and Gerbing's heated jacket liner and gloves I was quite comfortable. This is the Mill Run Wind Farm Project, located near Normalville, PA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Run_W...rgy_Center
I think it was more like 35°F when I was up on the mountain, because after I parked the bike and took my gloves off, I darn near froze . . .
Two photos, because one shows the bike more clearly (always like to look at it!), but the more distant shot is needed to illustrate the enormity of these turbines. It actually sends chills up my spine to be so close to these things; they are eerie. If they "drone" (which they are criticized for doing), I could not hear them, and I was very close.
1982 BMW R100T, 1994 BMW K75RT, 1995 BMW K75/3, 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster Roadster, 2015 BMW R1200RT, 2017 Harley-Davidson Road King, 2017 Honda CB1100 EX, 2020 Ural Gear Up, 2022 Triumph T120 "Gold Line"
(This post was last modified: 04-22-2018 06:47 AM by The ferret.)
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04-22-2018 06:19 AM |
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The ferret
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Ohio
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
Nice shots cookiemech. Never been close to one of those. They look huge!
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2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
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04-22-2018 06:48 AM |
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4 Paws
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
Nice shorts!
Recently had the opportunity to walk around one laying on the ground at a dock, they really are bigger than they look.
Best thing I learned from my dog: “Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride". Dan D.
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04-22-2018 08:52 AM |
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cookiemech
Running Like a Top
West Newton, Pennsylvania
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RE: CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge
I just found the following in an old newspaper article, written as these turbines were about to be place in operation:
"The windmills planted at an elevation of 2,700-2,900 feet, tower 230 feet above the ridge. Each has three blades more than 100 feet in length - close to the height of a 10-story building."
They are astonishingly large. Until you park near them, you cannot appreciate their size. I've seen plenty of them from a distance and been impressed, but today was a whole new experience.
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04-22-2018 08:54 AM |
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