Memphis Kings " Dead Elvis NEIN" Rally!!

Louis Angel · 04-24-2016, 07:58 PM

Wow!!! What a FANTASTIC last 2 days!!!!
Thursday: Haul 29' TT down to lake campground & set up.
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Friday evening: Start of the rally @ 6PM. Take a beautiful ride
down long curvy scenic backroads to Pirates Cove bar & grill for the
absolute best deep fried pond raised catfish I have ever tasted!!! And
mind you, I live near Paris TN, , , " Home of the worlds biggest fish fry!!!"
We around here are to catfish what those Coonasses are to crawfish!

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Saturday morning was supposed to be nice and sunny. INSTEAD, , , it was very, very foggy and COOOOOLD!!!!! We went a total of 132 miles on the Saturday morning run. Took the Trace Highway from Dover up to Grand Rivers KY and ate at a nice throwback to the 1800's restaurant called Patties.
Saturday night they headed down to a awful place called "The Breakers".
LOOKS fun, but after waiting for an HOUR AND A HALF to get your food that was ordered, , , , , , ummmmmmm, , , , , , NO. I went back to the Inn and ate there. LOL
LATE Saturday night was the closing ceremony and raffle giveaways. :-D
I did not win much of anything to write home about, but had a B L A S T !!!!
And this, my dear friends, is just the beginning of something my wife and
I have found out we are both passionate about. The scooter folks are without a doubt some of the most laid back easy going free spirited we have ever met. EVERYONE was happy!! NO ONE bad mouthed anyone and there was never a dull moment when not riding. HECK, in truth, the best part, , was not the riding at all ( even though that was fun! ), , , the BEST part, , was sitting around talking to folks for hours on end about anything from toothpicks to '68 Vespa's to what the next Burgman will be like.

Louis Angel · 04-24-2016, 08:09 PM

OH !!! And might I add, , , I have already paid for my reservation for the 2016 Amerivespa rally in Memphis TN. And will be attending the Blue vs. Gray scooter rally in Nashville TN in July. And searching for an August & September event. hahahaha!

Adjuster · 04-24-2016, 08:28 PM

Sounds like you had a great time. What was your wife riding?

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BlackBike · 04-25-2016, 12:06 AM

Louis...there's is bigger than yours, I think you have Vespa envy.

Thanks for sharing weekend.

SpudRider · 04-25-2016, 02:22 PM

Thanks for sharing the nice photos. That sounds like a fun event.

2LZ · 04-25-2016, 03:14 PM

Looked like an awesome time! Instead of a "pack", would a bunch of scooters be a "swarm"?

Sport Rider · 04-25-2016, 04:43 PM

glad you had fun. much like my concours owners group. great to get to ride with other similar bikes, but even more fun eating, talking, and drinking around a big campfire with them. Lots of them tend to camp, roughing it. that's why I have my toy hauler. I like a solid roof over me when it rains!

Louis Angel · 04-25-2016, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackBike

Louis...there's is bigger than yours, I think you have Vespa envy.

Thanks for sharing weekend.

More like Helix envy. Those things ride soooooooooooooo smooth!!!!!
" 70 MPH Couch " is a common statement about the Helix.
After riding one for a short bit, I would have to agree.

Louis Angel · 04-25-2016, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Adjuster

Sounds like you had a great time. What was your wife riding?
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Nothing. I left her at the campground.
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When we first got there she was all like " I don't care about that stuff. I just want to camp! " . . . . . . . . . then she got to spending time with the 50 year old & up ladies there and it then became " I wish my Zodiac was here dangit!!! I want to go!!!! "

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Ah well, she will be ready for Amerivespa in June. I hope. :-D

BlackBike · 04-26-2016, 12:52 AM

Louis, sorry to ask again if already answered, what about the front grommets fender? (I typed grom but my tablet assumed the word grommet. I kind of like it haha.)

Louis Angel · 04-26-2016, 01:30 AM

I have a brand new one still wrapped in paper & plastic sitting on the shelf in the garage. I kinda dig it without the fender. and when I go to sell it, I will have a brand new front fender on it. :-D
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Louis Angel · 04-26-2016, 01:34 AM

Maybe this video feed will work.
I was the ONLY Grom there. You can see my ugly mug at 39 seconds into the vid. hahahaha!
https://www.facebook.com/jay.blundon.../850054387370/

04-24-2016, 08:09 PM	#2
Louis Angel Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: TENNESSEE Posts: 392	OH !!! And might I add, , , I have already paid for my reservation for the 2016 Amerivespa rally in Memphis TN. And will be attending the Blue vs. Gray scooter rally in Nashville TN in July. And searching for an August & September event. hahahaha! __________________ " If it ain't broke, I can probably still fix it!" ---- Tim Allen
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04-25-2016, 12:06 AM	#4
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Louis...there's is bigger than yours, I think you have Vespa envy. Thanks for sharing weekend. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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04-25-2016, 02:22 PM	#5
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for sharing the nice photos. That sounds like a fun event. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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04-25-2016, 03:14 PM	#6
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,049	Looked like an awesome time! Instead of a "pack", would a bunch of scooters be a "swarm"? __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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04-26-2016, 12:52 AM	#10
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Louis, sorry to ask again if already answered, what about the front grommets fender? (I typed grom but my tablet assumed the word grommet. I kind of like it haha.) __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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04-24-2016, 08:28 PM	#3
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Sounds like you had a great time. What was your wife riding? /
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04-25-2016, 04:43 PM	#7
Sport Rider Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Mooresville NC Posts: 2,026	glad you had fun. much like my concours owners group. great to get to ride with other similar bikes, but even more fun eating, talking, and drinking around a big campfire with them. Lots of them tend to camp, roughing it. that's why I have my toy hauler. I like a solid roof over me when it rains!
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04-26-2016, 01:30 AM	#11
Louis Angel Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: TENNESSEE Posts: 392	I have a brand new one still wrapped in paper & plastic sitting on the shelf in the garage. I kinda dig it without the fender. and when I go to sell it, I will have a brand new front fender on it. :-D . __________________ " If it ain't broke, I can probably still fix it!" ---- Tim Allen
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04-26-2016, 01:34 AM	#12
Louis Angel Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: TENNESSEE Posts: 392	Maybe this video feed will work. I was the ONLY Grom there. You can see my ugly mug at 39 seconds into the vid. hahahaha! https://www.facebook.com/jay.blundon.../850054387370/ __________________ " If it ain't broke, I can probably still fix it!" ---- Tim Allen
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