Re: GP WORLD CHAMPION AGOSTINI (NVFRC)

--- JA wrote:

> GP World Champ "Ago" to be Honored
> May 3rd 2008
> Half Moon Bay
>
> JohnA
>
>
> GP WORLD CHAMPION TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
> AWARD
I'm gonna go! It will be great to be there to see AGO
receive a fitting tribute. I've been to the Concourse
de Elegance at Pebble beach (old cars) and it's a very
nice event. I truly appreciate the art form in old
cars and bikes.

I think it's good to see where we came from in
motorcycling to fully appreciate where we are, and to
ponder where we may be headed in the future.

Like Peter Egan, I've spent countless hours just
looking at my old bikes and admiring the shapes,
surfaces, and textures. A show like this will offer a
great chance to admire these old bikes and appreciate
the work of those that restore and maintain them.

>From the pictures on their website, the event doesn't
appear to be well attended...not anything near the
Pebble Beach car event. I will plan on being an
additional body in attendance, after all, this will
only be the 3rd year for the show. It doesn't seem
like it is very well promoted. I haven't seen a single
word about it in Cycle World or Cycle News.

I'm currently restoring my old BSA 441 Victor (bought
in 1970)from the ground up, and believe me, it's a TON
of work and man hours. Even with all my work, it will
not be Concourse condition, but it will still look
great and run better than new when I'm done. It's a
kind of hybrid 'resto-mod' with some changes that suit
my taste, and not totally true to the original.

I'm planning on taking it to Cannery Row in Monterey
during the MotoGP Sat. Nite bike gathering down there.
The BSA hasn't run in 29 years, so it will be fun for
me to ride her again! If it's running by May I might
try to ride it to Half-Moon Bay too.

Here's a link to some pics of the chassis so far:
http://picasaweb.google.com/BKL93908/BSARollerJan102008

See ya,
B. Light


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