Downingtown and the Willows

At The Willows Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I took the MG for a spin out to Downingtown. We headed up Goshen/Strasburg to 352.  On the way up Goshen, we saw an orange exotic, I didn't recognize it saw it will go under the unknown category in the tally.  At 352 we made a right turn to head north towards Downingtown.  Soon after that turn 352 forks with Boot Rd which we took and...

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Short Rides

Note on MG Windshield Sunday was also a busy day, we had a Brunch in Ocean City, NJ, and I didn't get back in town until after 13:30.  I took the Bullet out when I went to go get a haircut and then took a little neighborhood ride through Sawmill Road and then out 252 to the Newtown Rd-Sugartown-Church Rd loop.  Nothing fancy, just a little loop to take advantage of the beautiful sunny...

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The Dragon on Montse

Hank's Place Saturday morning my wife and I took a long ride on Montse to complete the Chester County Dragon loop.  We had done a portion of the Dragon before but had not completed the whole loop.  Saturday morning broke out beautiful and clear if a little chilly in the earlier part of the morning but by 11:00 the temps had risen enough to really make for a fantastic ride.  We left...

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Royal Enfield GT Textile Riding Jacket Review

Found this review of a new Enfield riding jacket in Jorge Pullin's blog. This looks like a jacket that I might like to ha...

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Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania Show

At the HCCP Show On Sunday, the wife and I went to the Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania's show on Sunday at the Delaware County Community College campus.  This is a yearly show at this location and we went to see the show last year but did not have a car to enter.  This year, we entered Montse in the show. The organizers put her in the VW paddock.  I...

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Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Grille Badge

Part of getting ready for for the Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania's show on Sunday at the Delaware County Community College campus included mounting a USMC grille badge on Montse's badge bar. I had contemplated removing the RAC and replacing it with the USMC badge but the original makers had coated the back of the bolts with some white goo that proved...

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Getting Ready for the Show

Shiny and Ready to Go Friday afternoon, after my ride on the Bullet, I finished prepping Montse for the Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania's show on Sunday at the Delaware County Community College campus. As I had washed and vacuumed the car on Sunday on not ran it since then. the prepping consisting of waxing and redoing the tires.  This whole process took no more than an hour.  Taking...

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False Neutrals Friday

Okehocking Preserve Friday afternoon I took a ride out towards 926 to enjoy the clear day and the cool weather.  I also wanted to get some photos because the leaves are starting to turn.  I ran the loop out Goshen to Garrett Mill Road and stopped at Garrett Mill Park, across from the Okehocking Preserve to get some shots.  On the way up Goshen, I had an incident when the Bullet...

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MGTDr Cowl Brackets

Cowl Brackets  Got these aluminum cowl brackets for a Chevette based Fiberfab kit from one of the guys at The MGTD Replica Car Owners Club.  I thought that there should not be that much difference in this area between a VW based and Chevette based kit. Unfortunately, the snaps to secure the side curtains to the body are quite close to the windshield post interfering with the placing...

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The Way of the Bullet

My friend Phillip send me the link to this video on Old Delhi Motorcycles, a little restoration shop in Old Delhi that specializes in Royal Enfields.  These people are the philosophers of the Bullet.  It is a fabulous video that really highlights the mindset of the Bulleteer and their love for the machine. Heads-up, there is definitely NSFW language all over the video.  But what is philosophy without strong language? ...

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French Royal Enfield Team Dakar Rally Video

Came across this video in Jorge Pullin's blog and he found it in David Blasco's blog. Road Trip moto Argentine from Mono 500 - Riding Experiences - on Vimeo. It's a video of a team of four French riders doing the Dakar Rally on Royal Enfields.  The Rally began in 1979 as a race from Paris to Dakar.  It has not been run in Africa since 2008.  That year it was cancelled due to security concerns after the murder of four French citizens and three Mauritanian...

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Montse in Valley Forge

New Jersey Brigade Memorial Yesterday it rained on and off all day so there was no riding to be had.  Today the day was beautiful and cool so we decided to take a drive to Valley Forge Park in the Morning to see if the color had come in.  We had a nice ride up to the Park and then through some of its hills.  Great place to run a roadster, nice twists and hills to navigate.  I've...

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Gassing up at Boyle's

Had to stop at Boyle's on the way home from work yesterday to gas up.  The odo was reading 2238.7 miles, a little over 210 miles since the last fill-up but the reserve light had not come on.  I don't generally like to push it over the 200 mile limit between fill ups but this time the count got away from me.  I also don't like to gas up the Bullet at Boyle's, although I generally do...

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Riding to West Chester

The DK Diner in West Chester  Yesterday afternoon we picked up the car from Gene's after they took care of the horn issue.  Harold, the mechanic at Gene's, said it was a simple issue of some wires having come disconnected when they installed the new horn button and he didn't charge me for the work.  I can imagine that if I had tried to fix it myself, it would have taken me three...

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Montse Video

My friend Carles sent me this short video from our little ride on Saturday evening.  This is the first video I have of Montse so it's very exciti...

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Ellis Preserve, Old Cameras, and Llamas!

Saturday we had a friend visiting so the Bullet stayed in storage and the MG stayed in the garage for most of the day.  Early Saturday evening I took our friend for a short spin around the neighborhood.  He took some video on his phone which he promised to send to me so when I have that I will post it here.  It was a cool evening so we didn't go very far or stay out very long. On...

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