Troop's Birthday Ride -- Report

Had a great turn out and some fantastic weather to celebrate Troop's birthday on Saturday. 30+ of the worst ne'er-do-wells to ever lay tire to tarmac turned out for an 80 mile jaunt through the foothills.









Miles were lain, beers were sipped, and one friend "Mittens" went down and earned himself a nickname. Recovering with minor damage to self and major damage to cycle, Mittens will ride again soon. It was a good day, with everyone counting their blessings by the end. Throwbacks thank everyone who made it out to Grass Valley or supported someone to do so. We'll do it all again soon.

Throwbacks Wrench Party - Day 2

Saturday.

All 3 of us woke up feeling like we ate bad sushi and eggs the night before. The pancakes Pops made us helped a little. But pretty much the whole day was spent feeling nauseous and uneasy. It ain't easy being green.


Vorhese sporting matching pjs.


After an eternity of getting the 18" wheel together and another bitter struggle assembling the forks we had a roller.


Troop reassembled and modified the drive line to get all the spacing right.



So we had a roller


With all our painstaking attention to detail, a second opinion and advice was required on a couple things. It also gave us a chance to pay a visit. We loaded up the truck to see local guru Robert Cohelan.


Robert has been there, done that, seen it all: British, American, Italian, German, etc. of pretty much any vintage. he rides and maintains a breathtaking example of the John Player Norton, one of the great original Big Tobacco sponsored repli racers of all time. We caught up with Robert while he was working on Travis' '51 Triumph Thunderbird show-and-go custom.




Advice given. Advice taken. No fees, no heartache. We headed back to Pops' garage and started working on the seat. Pops made some new bungs while I made a new front pivot bracket. Troop was working on tearing apart the transmission.






The seat was mounted. And we called it a night.