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Trip was to Owl's Head Museum in Owl's Head Maine on Sunday, the 31st. Left Limington Maine at 8:30 in company with a work buddy on his '00 Triumph Triple. Met up with another work buddy on his Harley something or other (also very new and chrome-like). Stopped at first rally point in Gray but no SOHC4 types were there (didn't expect but checked anyway). Stopped at second rally point in Freeport, same result. So headed up the interstate to Augusta. Beautiful day, about 75F, not too much traffic, good riding weather. Bike ran well but discovered my clutch is starting to slip. Got to the museum and registered the bike to show and drove into inner tarmac. Hundreds of vintage bikes present and split up by category. H-D was first, US (other) British, then BMW was next, I think Other was next, then Japanese, and finally Miscellaneous. There were many unusual bikes including the Ariel Square 4 (several) that owners were showing, many of them had been ridden to the show. My Triumph buddy was very impressed with all the Triumphs, Nortons, BSA models. There were some beautiful Ducatis, one of which had 94,000 miles on it with nothing done to the engine - very durable according to the owner. Saw several bikes with sidecars fitted, several of the them British. There was a Rotary engine bike there as well (Japanese) but I don't remember what brand, may have been Suzuki , but not sure. Also were several antique Indians plus a couple brand new Indians. For SOHC4 there were a few, a 1975 400F in rather nice unrestored condition (shown by a fellow SOHC4 lister whose name I cannot remember). There was another K6 exactly like mine but with nicer (unfaded) color and several other CB750's ,including a nice K4. Also saw a 550F and a 500F but no 650F. I was a little surprised there were not more SOHC4 types. Saw a few 2 strokers like the RD400 and RD350 Yamahas. There was a large 750 2 stroker there as well, very thirsty according to its owner! KZ1000 and CB900 types were also seen. Several early Gold Wings were represented, GL1000 and GL1100 models. Many BMW and Harleys, but they tend to look the same after a while, variations on a theme, so to speak. In addition to the show bikes there was also the air show featuring replicas of various early planes, mostly bi wing WW1 types but also a Fokker tri wing. You could also go to the parking lot and see about a 1000 more "modern" bikes there. Unfortunately I ran out of time so wasn't able to do so. Left around 2:30 and decided to return via coastal RT1. Traffic was a little heavy though and a major accident stopped everyone near Damariscota. My wife and I decided to stop and have a lobster and clams while they sorted the mess out. My buddies elected to continue on via another route but later told us the traffic was terrible and when they got on the interstate people were driving very fast and there were a lot of cars on the road. We finished dining and continued up Rt1 which by then was clear and have a very good ride back home without too much trouble. The 750 ran great and even with the slipping clutch and an added rider we manage to squeeze 43MPG out of it. Incidentally, spotted a 1976 CB1000 (this is the SOHC4 6 cylinder monster) at my local Honda dealer, he has it on display along with a K2 and a Honda Dream (305 twin). The vintage bike rally is held every year in Owl's Head, Maine. Next year I think I will take my CB400F, although my wife may not ride with me on that one for such a long distance! ----=_NextPart_ST_15_53_36_Tuesday_September_09_2003_10966 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Trip was to Owl's Head Museum in Owl's Head Maine on Sunday, the 31st.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Left Limington Maine at 8:30 in company with a work buddy on his '00 Triumph Triple. Met up with another work buddy on his Harley something or other (also very new and chrome-like). Stopped at first rally point in Gray but no SOHC4 types were there (didn't expect but checked anyway). Stopped at second rally point in Freeport, same result. So headed up the interstate to Augusta. Beautiful day, about 75F, not too much traffic, good riding weather. Bike ran well but discovered my clutch is starting to slip.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Got to the museum and registered the bike to show and drove into inner tarmac. Hundreds of vintage bikes present and split up by category. H-D was first, US (other) British, then BMW was next, I think Other was next, then Japanese, and finally Miscellaneous.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">There were many unusual bikes including the Ariel Square 4 (several) that owners were showing, many of them had been ridden to the show. My Triumph buddy was very impressed with all the Triumphs, Nortons, BSA models. There were some beautiful Ducatis, one of which had 94,000 miles on it with nothing done to the engine - very durable according to the owner. Saw several bikes with sidecars fitted, several of the them British. There was a Rotary engine bike there as well (Japanese) but I don't remember what brand, may have been Suzuki , but not sure. Also were several antique Indians plus a couple brand new Indians.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For SOHC4 there were a few, a 1975 400F in rather nice unrestored condition (shown by a fellow SOHC4 lister whose name I cannot remember). There was another K6 exactly like mine but with nicer (unfaded) color and several other CB750's ,including a nice K4. Also saw a 550F and a 500F but no 650F. I was a little surprised there were not more SOHC4 types. Saw a few 2 strokers like the RD400 and RD350 Yamahas. There was a large 750 2 stroker there as well, very thirsty according to its owner! KZ1000 and CB900 types were also seen. Several early Gold Wings were represented, GL1000 and GL1100 models.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Many BMW and Harleys, but they tend to look the same after a while, variations on a theme, so to speak. </font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">In addition to the show bikes there was also the air show featuring replicas of various early planes, mostly bi wing WW1 types but also a Fokker tri wing. You could also go to the parking lot and see about a 1000 more "modern" bikes there. Unfortunately I ran out of time so wasn't able to do so. </font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Left around 2:30 and decided to return via coastal RT1. Traffic was a little heavy though and a major accident stopped everyone near Damariscota. My wife and I decided to stop and have a lobster and clams while they sorted the mess out. My buddies elected to continue on via another route but later told us the traffic was terrible and when they got on the interstate people were driving very fast and there were a lot of cars on the road. We finished dining and continued up Rt1 which by then was clear and have a very good ride back home without too much trouble. The 750 ran great and even with the slipping clutch and an added rider we manage to squeeze 43MPG out of it.</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Incidentally, spotted a 1976 CB1000 (this is the SOHC4 6 cylinder monster) at my local Honda dealer, he has it on display along with a K2 and a Honda Dream (305 twin).</font> <br> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The vintage bike rally is held every year in Owl's Head, Maine. Next year I think I will take my CB400F, although my wife may not ride with me on that one for such a long distance!</font> ----=_NextPart_ST_15_53_36_Tuesday_September_09_2003_10966--
