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Laconia 2015

Discussion in 'Trips N' Trails - the ride is the adventure' started by badinfluence63, Jun 16, 2015.

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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg Laconia 2015. Only made it as far as the race track. Test rode Indians and Harleys. Got up to the broken spoke and ate lunch at Tamaracks. Far as we got to the the strip. Wasn't crowded. Poured all the way home,dang,lol. No worse for the wear ,good rain gear.
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    Hmmm. You went to a rally! That's odd. BTW, it always rains at Laconia.
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    Yup...Every time I went it poured...
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    image.jpg Really enjoyed the test rides. Test road RG Special,Softail delux CVO,Indian vintage and indian chieftain. The indian demo gave cool looking free pins.
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    image.jpg Mint condition 1967 FLH in an undisclosed location. Guy had a couple other nice pieces i wish i would have taken picturs of.
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    No its not. Because i live 70-100 miles from both Americade and Laconia i usually go one day early to look around. I've mentioned that. I would have went to americade but you didn't answer my email.

    The trick with laconia is to go as early in the week and as early in the day and there are minimum to no crowds. Further into the week especially fathers day weekend its grid lock. One lite change one bike makes it thru.

    Didn't buy any t shirts,already got more then I could possibly wear out. I have stacks of t shirts and piles of pins
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    Noticed the sparse crowd, suprised you included a pic of a Yamaha Bolt. Looks like a good time, minus the rain. Nice pics.
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    Yamaha bolt is a nice looking bike,so isn't that 113 cid
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    Had a Bolt out for an evening thanks to a friend at the local dealer, really liked it overall, just find the styling a wee bit too Mad Max meets Bobber look for me. I'll stick with the Sporty. :)
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    Nice youngsters machine. I would have enjoyed that in my 20's,lol.

    All the manufactorers seemed to have stepped up their styling with HD leading the way.
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    67 is better looking than the bolt
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    You mean '67?
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    yeah isn't that what I said? :D
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    Laconia HD

    image.jpg
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    Have a friend who just bought a used 2014 Honda Statesmen. The front end is really kicked out a long way. We went to a dealer sponsored Taco night at a local bar. When he went to leave he had to back it up twice as the front end wouldn't turn sharp enough.
    Here is a pic. It's just a Honda Sabre with different fenders on it.

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    Hondas trying they're just a few style years behind. I'd say that after the harley market the other manufactorers are fighting over 15% of the rest of the motorcycle market.

    At the racetrack only harley,especially indian and victory the other dealers had no, thats right no takers. I felt embarassed for them.
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    I had a dream that i bought an indian roadmaster but woke up when in the dream i felt i'd f*cked up. Glad it was just a dream.
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