Great ride to the Gimore Car Museum for the antique Motorcycle show. Perfect day for a ride and finally met Scotty, Nancy, Firefly, SomeGuy and saw some amazing bikes and cars. Scotty was busy being Head Judge for the old bike competition, or maybe old judge for the head bike competition. Saw lots of bikes that brought back wonderful memories, and four or five Spyders that will make new memories. Millions of dollars of old cars of every make, model, shape and size at the Gilmore Museum. Well worth the trip if you are anywhere near Battle Creek/Kalamazoo MI sometime.
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Gilmore Event
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Great seeing so many of you there today. SpyderRyder810 and RLS, BRP Junkie & Nancy (not mine), SomeGuy, and Firefly. Saw Daddy Darko's ride, but not the man himself. That scheme is even more striking and amazing in person than in the pictures. Sorry I couldn't take more time to chat. Worked 12 straight hours, after a long day there yesterday. We put on a tremendous show, but it wears a few of us out. Got home about 8, too tired to even go back out for ice cream. We'll unload the Spyder and vintage bikes from the trailer tomorrow. Too spent right now. Glad you liked the Museum...one of my favorite places on this earth.
-Scotty
RLS
New member
I agree with BRPjunkie and Scotty. Gilmore was a great show. Joan and I are planning a trip back to check out the cars on display, just not enough time today. Sorry we missed BRPjunkie and Daddydarko. Had an opportunity to spend a few minutes with Scotty while he inhaled his lunch. With so many bikes on display there it was hard to make contact with you guys. I'm sure we will get together down the road.
Bob
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Firefly
Active member
Great day for a ride--- great turnout at the Gilmore - While I really enjoy the old bikes on display - I think I like walking through the parking lot more----- tons of neat custom bikes. Got to see a Stallion up close - actually two of them were there. Trike with air-conditioning - WOW!
There were somewhere between 7-9 Spyders there - none of us really together though. The Daddy Darko ride is off the hook. Not sure if he has posted pics since installing the barbed wire on the back (both sides). I was a bit shocked that it was REAL barbed wire - but he assured me it is DOT approved Barbed wire -
. Not sure if the hand grenade is DOT approved or not.
The Jet bike (literally looked like a schwinn with a small jet engine on one side) was about the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. My intestines still hurt. Didn't get out of there until late in the afternoon - sold at least 1 Spyder for sure.
Anyone else get people that think the ROTAX engine is a ROTARY engine?
More later - but a great day all around.
There were somewhere between 7-9 Spyders there - none of us really together though. The Daddy Darko ride is off the hook. Not sure if he has posted pics since installing the barbed wire on the back (both sides). I was a bit shocked that it was REAL barbed wire - but he assured me it is DOT approved Barbed wire -
. Not sure if the hand grenade is DOT approved or not.The Jet bike (literally looked like a schwinn with a small jet engine on one side) was about the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. My intestines still hurt. Didn't get out of there until late in the afternoon - sold at least 1 Spyder for sure.
Anyone else get people that think the ROTAX engine is a ROTARY engine?
More later - but a great day all around.
Some Guy
New member
:agree: :2thumbs:
I saw a few :spyder2:s there I did not know the owner. One was an excellent looking silver Spyder all decked out with Corbin bags and Kewl Metal handelbars with the Spyder # on the center plate (nice).
I met another Ryder (Mark, #3000) who is not yet a member...but I think he'll be joining soon! (did I coax him?...I'll never tell...OK...Yes and duh!).
To me, meeting Scotty and FireFly were among the highlights of this day! What a great time! What a great event!
Rock on Spyder Lovers!
hyea:Great day for a ride--- great turnout at the Gilmore - While I really enjoy the old bikes on display - I think I like walking through the parking lot more----- tons of neat custom bikes. Got to see a Stallion up close - actually two of them were there. Trike with air-conditioning - WOW!
There were somewhere between 7-9 Spyders there - none of us really together though. The Daddy Darko ride is off the hook. Not sure if he has posted pics since installing the barbed wire on the back (both sides). I was a bit shocked that it was REAL barbed wire - but he assured me it is DOT approved Barbed wire -
The Jet bike (literally looked like a schwinn with a small jet engine on one side) was about the loudest thing I've ever heard in my life. My intestines still hurt. Didn't get out of there until late in the afternoon - sold at least 1 Spyder for sure.
Anyone else get people that think the ROTAX engine is a ROTARY engine?
More later - but a great day all around.
Not sure what type of engine that Schwinn had or what it was burning for fuel, but it took a gas blower stuck in the intake to get it enought air to fire off. Once ignited, I never heard anything like it. It was only about four feet long and about ten inches in diameter, but it shot flames longer than the bike and screamed like a banshee.
Some Guy
New member
OUCH!!! :yikes:
The first time he fired up that rig, you and I were about 30 feet away and I thought my inerds were going to pop out! That thing was not only LOUD...it shook the ground!!! :yikes::yikes::yikes:
Good times!
Some Guy
New member
Besides when we were parked next to each other?...YES! ugh...
How about "are you going to put the skis back on in the winter?"!!!
That has to be my favorite stupid question!
Firefly
Active member
It was great to meet you all (some for the second or third time) and the Spyders were a real hit. Someguy and I stood around our bikes and answered tones of questions - let a few mount the bikes, start them,etc. One guy was sure he was going to buy one - and some of the aftermarket mods made all the difference in the world for him - the NMN risers, Highway pegs and Corbin seat in particular.
I didn't have much time to spend in the barns either - need to go back sometime soon. Did spend some time gawking at the Tucker - always love to look at that car.
Riding around the grounds without a helmet didn't suck either -
I didn't have much time to spend in the barns either - need to go back sometime soon. Did spend some time gawking at the Tucker - always love to look at that car.
Riding around the grounds without a helmet didn't suck either -
Some Guy
New member
Riding around the grounds without a helmet didn't suck either -
That part was fun, but more so because we didn't have to watch out for cars (who, we all know, are only on the roads to kill us!). :gaah:
Good times. I had a REALLY good time! nojoke
daddydarko
New member
BEST. SHOW. EVER! 
I can't believe how many people pile into a town the size of a Walmart for this event. Simply amazing!
Here's lucky number 3000.
Love the flames here
Kerry King would be proud
Stonecold awesome!
Color me jealous of this great side mount bullet bracket
The DJ was spinning records all day long. Never took a break once. What a trooper!
Sorry I missed some of you but I couldn't stay long since I had the family in tow. I'll fly solo next year and get there early. Can't say enough good things about this show.
Firefly, your :spyder2: looks and rides like a :spyder2: was meant to! Very nice!
Someguy, you need to dirty that thing up a bit. Still too shiny!
I can't believe how many people pile into a town the size of a Walmart for this event. Simply amazing!
Here's lucky number 3000.
Love the flames here
Kerry King would be proud
Stonecold awesome!
Color me jealous of this great side mount bullet bracket
The DJ was spinning records all day long. Never took a break once. What a trooper!
Sorry I missed some of you but I couldn't stay long since I had the family in tow. I'll fly solo next year and get there early. Can't say enough good things about this show.
Firefly, your :spyder2: looks and rides like a :spyder2: was meant to! Very nice!
Someguy, you need to dirty that thing up a bit. Still too shiny!
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The Schwinn has a homebuilt pulse-jet engine. It is about a third of the size of the pulse-jets that powered the V-1 rockets that bombed London during WWII. Basically runs on gasoline fed by an electric fuel pump through a reed valve assembly. You have to get air flowing through it to fire, hence the leaf blower. Once running it becomes self-sustaining as long as the fuel pump runs. Dead man switch on left thumb makes that happen. This miniature is deafening and awe insiring on a bicycle, but hearing and seeing the real thing falling out of the sky attached to a warhead would undoubtedly have scared the bejeebers out of you during the Blitz seventy years ago.
-Scotty
Some Guy
New member
Someguy, you need to dirty that thing up a bit. Still too shiny!
:roflblack:
I was actually embarrassed because of all the dead bugs on the front!
Project R.P.G. looks awesome! The attention to detail is amazing. :clap:
SpyderRyder810
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