CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

[GoldOxide_imp]

I decided to try and post a monthly contribution, so I went for a salt run today.

About 1C (~34F) and my unheated Triumph jacket was too warm :-/. I should have just wore a t-shirt underneath. Nevertheless, here are a couple challenge pics:


There were no civil war veterans to discuss here, however, I did - by luck - come across this old WWII soldier today:

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Later in the day I actually had a chance to get a really good side shot with the WWII air force sign in clear view during a low altitude bank, but I was just dismounting the CB and could not get the camera ready in time. It was a glorious view and rumble of the bomber's engines.

Thanks Cormanus. The images were there once upon a time. Hmmm. This time I removed the center formatting of the images. Maybe it will be persistent this time around.

 

[Frulk_imp]

Wow. That video is cool! Not something you see every day when looking into the sky. That Lancaster was just flying around today for no special occasion?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Wow. That video is cool! Not something you see every day when looking into the sky. That Lancaster was just flying around today for no special occasion?

Thank you Frulk.

During the warm seasons (spring, summer, and fall), the Lancaster bomber (one of two flying in the world today) out of Hamilton, Ontario does tours over the Greater Toronto region on the north shore of Lake Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays.

This Lancaster bomber does do air shows in the U.S. and, in particular, England. Many of the Lancaster bombers were made in Toronto, Ontario during WWII.

 

[Frulk_imp]

Learned something just now. Those WW2 bombers still flying these days are worth their weight in gold.

 

[peterbaron]

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Canadian Aviation History - Wartime Vintage Aircraft

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Canadian Aviation History - Wartime Vintage Aircraft

That is indeed it PB:

Aircraft Details - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

 

[peterbaron]

C$3600/seat/60' flight

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

C$3600/seat/60' flight

Yes, that sounds about right. One of two antiques still flying, and who knows for how much longer. Pretty rare experience, but more realistically, the fuel and insurance costs are probably quite high.

 

[peterbaron]

Was twice in that museum a good decade ago with my son. Most of the aviation mechanics were in their late 60-ies, but their eyes expressed great spirit and enjoyment working on these old planes...and speaking with them was endless...

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Learned something just now. Those WW2 bombers still flying these days are worth their weight in gold.

According to PB, close: $3600 per seat for 60 minutes.

 

[Gone in 60]

I got to fly in a Ford Tri Motor a year ago. Sort of like being on an old, loud bus with a view. Only cost $75.

 

[Chuckk_imp]

just curious.. how is this month's photo challenge announced..

chuckk ..

 

[Cormanus]

The first person to post a photo on last month’s theme gets to choose this month’s theme. They post it here. EmptySea is the adjudicator, but it looks to me like it’s Gone in 60.

 

[Gone in 60]

Oh boy, I'm honored! Lessee here, I could say "Picture of your bike near the beach", but I realize that a lot of guys have their rides tucked away for winter. That being the case, I know that a picture of your garage was a recent topic.

My mom runs a kitten foster organization, so she's always got a herd of 'em running around, which is nice, because I don't care how bad your mood is, playing with a bunch of kittens will make anyone happy. But, everyone has a cat wandering around their shop while they work away in the cold weather. Mine used to curl up under my bike to hide from whatever noisy tool or engine I was working with.

So, how 'bout a picture of your bike in it's lair or storage area with a pet or animal that isn't a cat.

Sound good?

 

[KiowaEagle_imp]

I don’t have the pretty garage that some of you guys have. I store mine in an old carriage house that’s seen better days. But I had Loca Mocha out for a walk and thought why not?

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[Chuckk_imp]

well that surely looks like the first posting for this months challenge !! .. your bike looks plenty happy, being out of the weather .. I can remember having my herd of old goldwings, all of them covered up with cheap bike covers in my back yard.. after every rain, I would pull the covers and let them dry out.. I didn't want to trap moisture under the covers, having them sweat.. ugg, I don't want to go back there.. all the work trying to keep them happy.. thank god, I live in a place where it didn't rain often.. done with all of that now..
Chuckk ..

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

well that surely looks like the first posting for this months challenge !! .. your bike looks plenty happy, being out of the weather .. I can remember having my herd of old goldwings, all of them covered up with cheap bike covers in my back yard.. after every rain, I would pull the covers and let them dry out.. I didn't want to trap moisture under the covers, having them sweat.. ugg, I don't want to go back there.. all the work trying to keep them happy.. thank god, I live in a place where it didn't rain often.. done with all of that now..
Chuckk ..

So-kay Chuck ... when things get *really* dry, you are welcome to visit CB folks who live by the Great Lakes.

 

[Chuckk_imp]

it's too bad, California couldn't borrow just a few of your rainy days.. not too many though !! .. maybe we could do a trade.. I'll give you one of my sunnies for a rainnie ..

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

it's too bad, California couldn't borrow just a few of your rainy days.. not too many though !! .. maybe we could do a trade.. I'll give you one of my sunnies for a rainnie ..

If life was so convenient.

I fear one day the reality will be more like, " ... trade a bottle of drinkable water for a bottle of breathable air ... ".

The bottle of air, of course, would be used by the CB1100.

 

[Gone in 60]

Sure wish I had a carriage house... I wouldn't have to push my CB out of the way to back my car out of the garage when it rains.
Then push the CB back in place so my wife can back out.

I will have to wait to submit a photo for my own subject until one of my neighbors walking a dog ambles by to chat while I'm in the garage.

Getting a little chilly for lizards, or I'd just grab one off of the driveway and put it on my seat.