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There was a good turnout
for the Blue Haze EOM September ride last Sunday. The Levin Car Show was on and
we decided to take a leisurely ride down via Shannon. There were four 2-strokes
and four 4-strokes. From the 70’s; Kawasaki H2a & A7 and Suzuki T500. From
the 80’s; Honda VFR750 & NS400R, and Suzuki GS650 Café Racer & GSX1100.
And from the 90’s; FZR1000 EXUP.
Line up of our bikes at the Museum Cafe, south of Shannon.
We stopped off at the museum
Café for a coffee on the way down, arriving at the show mid-morning. American
muscle car heaven would best describe the show. There were a few bikes in the
show and a lot parked up like us, with Milwaukie Iron particularly well
represented. Bruce, Rich, and I were the only riders wearing HiViz in a 10 mile
radius. Black leather was definitely the look.
Our token Bogan (Ian) was like a pig in mud, especially when he saw the Chrysler
Valients! Dion saw more Leyland P76s than anyone else. Bruce thought there were
more Bogans per square mile than anywhere in the Southern hemisphere – although
we kept that fact to ourselves. The quality and quantity of the restored cars
was impressive.
Hotrod show in Levin.
We eventually
re-grouped and decided to make our way home. We stopped at Shannon for a quick
lunch and arrived back in Palmerston North around 3 o’clock. An enjoyable day
and something a bit different from our normal rides. Bikes went well. Rich had
some gearbox noise in 5th on the T500 prior to our first stop, which
wasn’t heard once we started back on the road. Ian’s Café 650 was out for its
first longish ride after some gearbox fettling and went well with the exception
some throttle drag which has since been fixed. I was pleased to give the
Avenger a run as I’ve changed 2-stroke oil and hoping for a bit less smoke
(although the traffic behind did disappear from view as we left town).
Late lunch back at Shannon.
Post by Alan + Photos by Ian
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