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RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - Gone in 60 - 07-27-2026
(07-27-2026, 07:00 PM)Cormanus Wrote: Looks better than the one on the web site. Is that picture of the boss with his natty red laces? I like them.
Ha! Yeah, that's the boss with the red shoelaces... I've suggested that he sort of ditch the Judge Dredd look and reshoot it with the visor up. Also planning to redo the background... he had that picture taken with the Hollywood sign in the background, it's cool, but we're thinking a hospital might make a more effective image. The show backdrop shows the L.A. skyline.
My years of trade show decorum has me challenged to wear my "riding tennies" at the show, even if I did opt for the more distinguished black laces. I think I'll rock my brown Indies.
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - the Ferret - 07-28-2026
Got this mural pic on today's ride
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with both of my "Birds" on it ... "Angry Bird" the red NC and "Blue Bird" the blue NC lol
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RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - pdedse - 07-28-2026
That's funny! You need to get maybe your son to ride one of the birds and you the other in front of that mural...would be quite the photo.
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - Gone in 60 - 07-28-2026
I’ll have to see if I spot a Plymouth Super Bird at a local show next time I’m riding my NC…
Edit: I realized I could park it at Denny's and have the sandwich as well. Probably a lot easier than looking for a very rare NASCAR homologation special...
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - Gone in 60 - 07-30-2026
Been a busy week! We've been at a medical trade show in Anaheim to promote our delivery service. In a sea of companies that make all manner of medical devices, testing equipment and a lot of stuff I have no idea what it does, we are definitely the odd ducks here. We certainly are getting a lot of attention.
I've been going to automotive shows - mainly SEMA and the Performance Racing Industry show - for the past 30 years. This is a completely different world. Since COVID, the bigger automotive companies, mainly the OEMs like Ford, GM and Chrysler, have pulled out of the industry shows as they've beefed up their online and social media presence for not only new cars but also parts and accessories. Many of the independent aftermarket companies have been sucked into private equity conglomerates. The companies who still attend have pared back the glitz and glamour of the pre-2008 recession craziness like booth models, celebrities, etc, and have presented more basic displays. The shows have kept prices to buy booths fairly low to attract exhibitors and keep the booth count up.
These challenges apparently haven't affected the medical market. Huge displays with companies offering cappuccinos, people wearing suits... this is a different world for me. We're sort of like an attraction with our big yellow BMW and flashing lights. I was floored when the boss told me our 10'x10' booth cost $8k. The carpet would have been $650 alone, so he grabbed a patio mat from Amazon, which works perfectly fine. It's all-hands-on-deck. The first two riders I trained have merged into being our sales guys, and they're walking the show drumming up business. The boss and I are manning the booth, and getting all kinds of questions.
"So, you prepare and sell the bikes to make medical deliveries?" Ok, that might be a new side-business for us... no reason we can't do it, right?
Guys from other countries, particularly Central and South America have taken great interest and have said "This would be very handy where we are". Boss asks me if I'd like to start a new branch in Ecuador...
Since the convention center is ten minutes from me, I've been rolling in early on my Bonneville to fire up the booth and answer questions. The convention center is across the street from Disneyland, so it's handy to be able to slice through the tourist traffic to get to the show. The rest of the crew is coming from L.A., so they get there when they get there. I have my newly-trained riders handling morning deliveries, and I've been leaving the show to take the late afternoon runs, so it's been a long couple of days. And here I thought I was done with trade shows retiring from the automotive world!
Edit: looking at the picture, realized that the yellow strobes on the bike are reflecting off of my new Indie Ridge boots. I’m not wearing yellow shoes.
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - the Ferret - 07-30-2026
Day 182 ... Thursday Men's Group Lunch Day with a couple guests. My 2 grandsons ages 13 and 11 joined the men for cheeseburgers and fries at Steak and Shake, and a ride out to the Pink Pig for dessert. The boys said they had a blast. 85 country curvy miles @ 84 degrees and partly sunny on Blue Bird. Bonus went over 5,000 miles on the odometer on Blue Bird on today's ride.
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RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - peterbaron - 07-30-2026
Today, I visited my former boss, who is an ex-US Marine and clocked 200 miles.
On the way back, the odometer hit the 11,000 km mark since last August.
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - pdedse - 07-30-2026
Just about as nice a day as one could wish for to ride. My friend on his KTM 500 exc and I was on my KLX.
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RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - Gone in 60 - 07-30-2026
While I was at the show this morning, we got a call from our main client to make a pickup at a new location. I was in the best position to grab it and the boss prefers that I make the first contact with a new clinic, so I dashed home to grab the work bike and got on the road.
Wasn’t too far-flung a destination, so I was done in the early afternoon. My friend who’s been storing my Enfield works from home when he’s not traveling. Swung by with the Triumph and swapped it in his garage for my long-lost Interceptor that had been parked there since mid March.
She was covered on a tender, so she was clean and fired right up. This is a weird known issue with this bike, for some reason after sitting for so long, the rear brake was completely non-functional. The pedal went straight down with no braking at all. Got her home and bled the rear and it’s fine now. Strange…
I can’t thank my friend enough for offering free storage until we get enough business to open a shop that isn’t the boss’ garage and mine.
It will be nice to zip around on the Enfield. I’ve missed her!
RE: What did you do on or to your other bike part 2 - pdedse - 07-30-2026
The RE INT650 is flat out fun to ride!