Sunday, June 20, 2010

Over 5,000 miles on a hardtailed Sportster!!!

Some of the Haints took off for California to attend the "Born Free" party. One didn't make it out of the state, others had issues along the route, but I'm pretty sure most of them had a great time. I know Nick did, he kept us all updated on the Haints blog (see my linked blogs on the side of the page) and posted pictures along the ride. Basically his bike is a Sportster motor in a rigid frame with just a few inches of spring under his seat. Most folks would be crippled up after this many miles in 2 weeks, but not Nick! He made it back just in time for GarCo's bike Night and hung in there longer than I did. Here's a couple of pics from last night....


Here is the tired Road Warrior taking a few minutes to relax and drink a beer while he tells us his war stories....




This is the bike that he rode. You can see that there are not too many creature comforts to be had on this one. But this is what it's all about, you build your vision of a great bike then you get on it and you ride the hell out of it. I definitely believe this trip fits that definition!

5 comments:

  1. Seems like the least you could have done was gotten the tired Road Warrior a chair. LOL

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  2. He found the first place he could sit that was in reach of a beer ;-)

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  3. Haha! I look like a piece of shit in that photo! Rad.

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  4. LOL! You DO look a little tired :)

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  5. Fucking Dirtbag! Kisses Nick.

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