For sale in Newbury, NH

Found this Craigslist ad in David Blasco's blog.  This bike has all kinds of bells and whistles but it does look nice and the USMC branding does appeal to my sense of humor.  And at $7500, it does seem like a bad deal.  I would buy this, despite all the bells and whistles, if I had a place to put it.

http://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/4768798834.html

The link will eventually rot so following are the pics and text from the add.

"2011 Royal Enfield 500cc Bullet with Inder sidecar. Many extras see photos. $7500.00 or B.R.O."

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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 next to impossible to remove.  So the bar now holds the badges to real clubs (TD Replica Owners Club, USMC, and RACC)* I belong or belonged to and the grille holds the spurious badge. 

*The RACC is no longer really a club, just an automobile services company much like AAA or the RAC that was separated from the original club.

To see more pics of Montse, checkout my Flickr page Montse album.

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Navajo Code Talkers - Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club

Again, not motorcycle related but involving Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club and Memorial_Day which is today.

Yesterday morning I had the good fortune of meeting Brother Marines Alfred Newman, 3rd Marine Division; Bill Toledo, 3rd Mar. Div.; and Robert Walley, Marine Raider, 6th Mar. Div.; Navajo Code Talkers, and Marine Heros.  These gentlemen left their homes in New Mexico to defend our country and were part of that Greatest Generation that rose to the task.  Please check out the Diné Code Talkers website at www.dinecodetalkers.org and see what you can do to repay their heroism.  Semper Fi, Brothers!

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Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club

USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor

Got this awesome reflective Eagle, Globe, and Anchor helmet sticker from nick_angelo on eBay.  Originally intended to put it on the back of my helmet but, because my helmet is not evenly smooth and has a silver/white reflective pattern on black overall, the sticker did not fit very well with my helmet scheme. I thought the EGA would not standout despite its reflective nature.  Part of the idea was to highlight my membership in Uncle Sam's Motorcycle Club (aka Uncle Sam's Misguided Children) and having the emblem get lost in the design scheme of the helmet seemed counter productive.

USMC Eagle, Globe, and Anchor

After a little thought the sticker ended up affixed to the rear fender between the seat and the rear number plate.  It fit there perfectly and it still serves both its intended purposes, reflection and affiliation.  I am not much for putting stickers all over my vehicles but there are always exceptions and this is one of those.




The sticker is incredibly well made, it looks just like official USMC gear and the quality and workmanship are very high.  When you order these you get two for $6.99, with free shipping, and I think they are well worth the money.  nick_angelo has several different designs, they are not all USMC related, and I recommend a visit to his eBay page.  If you liked they way this looked or if you are interested in reflective stickers for your helmet or bike, make sure you check out this seller on eBay.  I liked the sticker so much, I am thinking about getting this one as well.  This is a completely unsolicited endorsement on my part, I was just so impressed with the product I felt I would like to give him a plug.

Semper Fi!

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