March 13th Second Sunday Vintage Bike Meet
Sunday the 13th arrived, and we still weren’t
quite ready, but with an early start we were confident we could make it this
time. Another test ride or two and we were ready to go.
It is only about 8 miles to the venue for the meet, but we
decided to take a longer route down to the coast and along Pacific Coast
Highway; a beautiful ride and no problems. I would not recommend riding bikes
such as the Panther in our more developed urban areas such as Los Angeles, or
on one of our many freeways, but down by the beach it is always a pleasure.
On to the meet. It takes place in the parking lot of a small
hamburger joint, and was well attended with somewhere in the order of 125 bikes
there. Check the link below.
Lots of bikes for a bit of a cool day.
The Panther created a lot of interest as very few people had
even heard of it let alone seen one.
An appreciative crowd with my friend Rick
explaining the intricacies of the machine.
The organizer of the event, Joe Kagerer, asked if I was
staying until the end as usually I take off before then.
Rick thought that it was a good sign.
When the votes were tallied, the winner was, the Panther by a significant margin.
I felt sorry for the guy who came second,
He had this absolutely pristine BMW, and I won with a ratty old Panther.
The voting is done by the crowd and as they say in Yorkshire:
"There's nowt as queer as folk"
The winner rides off into the sunset with his prize.
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