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Re: [smbc] Slide Show - Legend of the Motorcycle Show

Thanks, Dan.  An outstanding job of capturing what was clearly a fantastic
event.  I wish I was there.

Also, a great story about the Velocette.  Thanks for that as well.  The
romance of motorcycling indeed.

Byron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bockmier" <dan@bockmier.com>
To: "Sunday Morning Breakfast Club" <smbc@snafu.org>; "Ducati Owners Group"
<ducati@ducati.net>; <VeloNorthAmerica@yahoogroups.com>;
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Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 8:16 PM
Subject: [smbc] Slide Show - Legend of the Motorcycle Show


> Riders,
>
> The link below will take you to a 3 minute high resolution streaming
> slide show, depicting this past weekend's Legend of the Motorcycle show.
> What a spectacular location and event it is.
>
> Perhaps my favorite bike in the show was a 1938 Velocette KTT junior,
> because of its especially wonderful back story. The bike was raced
> successfully in Europe by a privateer from France, including at the Isle
> of Mann TT. After the bike's retirement, it ultimately became the
> property of a European collector. For many years the original racer's
> daughter, Annie, and her family tried to find the bike, with the hope of
> reacquiring their father's machine.
>
> Once they finally found it, the collector was not interested in parting
> with it. However, that collector recently passed away and his heirs made
> a point of selling the bike back to the racer's family. With just a few
> weeks to get it sorted before the Legends show, Annie's son made the
> Velo run again while leaving it in its original condition. They brought
> the bike all the way from France to share it with us and honor their
> beloved patriarch. Annie even had her Dad's original helmet with the
> bike.
>
> If that doesn't capture the romance of motorcycling, I don't know what
> does.
>
> I hope you enjoy the show.
>
> http://www.bockmier.com/bikes/legends07.wmv
>
> Dan