First Ride on New bike

A '48 Ford pickup that parked in front of the house last night. Nice radiator overflow cantainer.

Equipped with a hydraulic system for controlling the height of all 4 corners. A real Jumper!


One of our Azeleas. They are beautiful this year, and you can smell them from several feet away.

Pat has worked on and off for 2 weeks in the back yard, and has it looking real good. She started on this part of the front today. Next step will be to plant some colorful flowers.

We don't know who ones this, and friend of some new neighbors. It's not finished, but is VERY cool.

The new Subway parking lot in Winston, OR. 8 bikes and 9 Retreads met for coffee in Coos Bay, then rode Hwy 42 over here for lunch.

Short rest stop in Downtown Elkton. This was the "hot spot" for the trip, a thermometer said it was 73 degrees here.

How can these be California Poppies if they are growing in Oregon?

Whatever you call them, they are bright and beautiful!

Part of the group after chowing down at the Subway. We had a nice ride, and fun Company. It was a good day.

These 4 pictures of my grandsons came in today. Nothing to do with the new bike, but I'll post them here anyway. Jon is only 10, but seems to be stashing young blonde beauties on the beach!


Jon found this glass ball this morning. The city of Lincoln City hides a few of these balls on the beach occasionally during the year. It's really a big deal to find one. Nathan found one or two already. This looks like a nice one!


Nathan is 13 now, and 5' 11" tall! Just my height when I joined the Coast Guard in 1959. I've shrunk a little :-) Like most teenage boys, he doesn't like having his picture taken.


Jon get airborne. He has a LOT of energy. I've been blessed with healthy and happy grandsons. And owe it to my daughter Angie and her husband Darren, for bringing them up right.

The Retreads breakfast started out the day. Small showing this morning. Ralph was sick, and other were busy doing other things. We had a nice visit, then I headed North to Reedsport to visit Guy. It's in a different location, but this used to be my business. www.shermsycleproducts.com


Someone's chopper project. He gave up and brought it in to Guy to finish it up and get it running. This baby will take a lot of work. There is a 6 cylinder CBX that needs the engine pulled and repaired too. Spring is here and Guy is busy again.

Guy is branching out! :-) He's done some work on this tractor before, and is getting ready to do an overhaul on the carb today. When I came back by here a couple hours later it was purring like a kitten.

Coming together! Guy has most of the engine parts he needs now, and hopes to have all the running gear together by the end of the Summer.

Will have 2500 cc's, and probably run in a class of not very many bikes. If all goes well, it will be at the Salt Flats for a record attempt in September.

Buy pretty much built this bike for an old friend of mine, Don Garino. It's back in the shop for a new clutch and some other new parts.

One of the Bonneville record bikes that Guy owns. This is one he rode himself.

There were a lot of Elk near here. Some on the East side of this field, and a large herd on the West in the trees.
Hard to teach those wild Elk to hang out here at the viewing area.

The picture really doesn't show how the sun brings out the color, but it looks nice when you see it.


A very clean 03 VN1500. Guy has tuned it up and added some things for it's new owner.

Steve Gunn's big Orange, parked with me in Ekton. Didn't take any food pictures, but the meal was worthy of it.