August '21 Va Guzzi Riders Lunch Report
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Ron
Aug 17, 2021, 10:51:05 AM8/17/21
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Guzzisti,
HOT, HOT, HOT.....the weatherguessers monotonous drone all week. Saturday morning about 10 AM it whomped me when I backed the V7 out of the garage. I was getting an early start as I had to make stops to gas-up & buy something for lunch. I put an iceblock in a soft cooler w/a bottle of water & chucked it into the tail-trunk. I love the way that 40L Hepco-Becker just swallows what ever I need to take along. The heat was building fast as I got into my jacket, gloves & helmet, but as soon as I got moving the ventilated Tourmaster did its job. It was comfortable & felt good to be out on the bike. In "Hog Town" (Madison Heights) a stop at Sheetz filled the bike tank & at Food Lion got me a sandwich, pasta salad, & lemonade for my tank later. I zoomed the bypass to Amherst, then 60 West to 778 North. Those are my old stomping-grounds, I owned 88 acres & lived just a half mile from the Stonehouse lake from 1975-85. I knew I was early & took the long way around, enjoying the views of the mountains I saw every day when I lived up there.
I was first at the Stonehouse pavilion, still only 11:30. First to arrive (from furthest away) were Charlie Mullendore & Carl Fugate in Charlie's VW van. Charlie had come down to pick up a Benelli 175 "project" I had in my barn & Carl came along for the ride. it was after 12:00 when Mike & Nate Jones rolled in, Mike on his Carb Sport, & Nate on the 750 Breva. A few minutes later David Phillips arrived driving a P-up. 6 folks, 3 Guzzi's lined up in the lot. We all dug in to our lunches & caught up on what's been happening in the world & our lives. David & Carl had their heads together, while the rest of us talked bikes, cars, etc. etc. The lake park was not at all busy, there were only 3-4 vehicles going in or out the whole time we were there.
The predicted high for the afternoon was well into the 90's, & Charlie had a long drive home, So I loaded up & they followed me out earlier than I usually leave the lunch. The heat on the ride home to Mt Olivet Church Rd. , especially when I got out on the bypass was way more than the ventilated jacket could do anything about. i was "cooking" by the time we got to the house. We went down to the back of the barn & Charlie dragged the Benelli out, pushed it up through the yard & loaded it up in the van. I had a thought & checked my box of Dellorto carbs/& parts. I found a square-slide 22mm, the right size for the Benelli. I am happy that Charlie's new "gem" was a little closer to complete. Alice came out & we hung-out for a few minutes, then they rolled out heading back to Maryland. I didn't do much the rest of the day but recover.
Hopefully better weather next month, see ya then!
Ron
HOT, HOT, HOT.....the weatherguessers monotonous drone all week. Saturday morning about 10 AM it whomped me when I backed the V7 out of the garage. I was getting an early start as I had to make stops to gas-up & buy something for lunch. I put an iceblock in a soft cooler w/a bottle of water & chucked it into the tail-trunk. I love the way that 40L Hepco-Becker just swallows what ever I need to take along. The heat was building fast as I got into my jacket, gloves & helmet, but as soon as I got moving the ventilated Tourmaster did its job. It was comfortable & felt good to be out on the bike. In "Hog Town" (Madison Heights) a stop at Sheetz filled the bike tank & at Food Lion got me a sandwich, pasta salad, & lemonade for my tank later. I zoomed the bypass to Amherst, then 60 West to 778 North. Those are my old stomping-grounds, I owned 88 acres & lived just a half mile from the Stonehouse lake from 1975-85. I knew I was early & took the long way around, enjoying the views of the mountains I saw every day when I lived up there.
I was first at the Stonehouse pavilion, still only 11:30. First to arrive (from furthest away) were Charlie Mullendore & Carl Fugate in Charlie's VW van. Charlie had come down to pick up a Benelli 175 "project" I had in my barn & Carl came along for the ride. it was after 12:00 when Mike & Nate Jones rolled in, Mike on his Carb Sport, & Nate on the 750 Breva. A few minutes later David Phillips arrived driving a P-up. 6 folks, 3 Guzzi's lined up in the lot. We all dug in to our lunches & caught up on what's been happening in the world & our lives. David & Carl had their heads together, while the rest of us talked bikes, cars, etc. etc. The lake park was not at all busy, there were only 3-4 vehicles going in or out the whole time we were there.
The predicted high for the afternoon was well into the 90's, & Charlie had a long drive home, So I loaded up & they followed me out earlier than I usually leave the lunch. The heat on the ride home to Mt Olivet Church Rd. , especially when I got out on the bypass was way more than the ventilated jacket could do anything about. i was "cooking" by the time we got to the house. We went down to the back of the barn & Charlie dragged the Benelli out, pushed it up through the yard & loaded it up in the van. I had a thought & checked my box of Dellorto carbs/& parts. I found a square-slide 22mm, the right size for the Benelli. I am happy that Charlie's new "gem" was a little closer to complete. Alice came out & we hung-out for a few minutes, then they rolled out heading back to Maryland. I didn't do much the rest of the day but recover.
Hopefully better weather next month, see ya then!
Ron
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