Sunday, September 10, 1972 - Page 254
LOCATION: Newport Beach, California
TODAY'S GRANDPA BILL'S BIRTHDAY
ALSO JIM WEIDNER'S ----
7:30 PM
I got up about 2:00
8:00 PM
(it's no longer 7:30. I went to get something to eat, then listened to Fibber Magee & Molly) -- Chunk called at 3:00 and got here about a half hour later. He came on his Norton and we rode to his Apartments. Then we went dirt riding. He's got three motorcycles: The Norton, the BSA (which I rode) and the Suzuki (which doesn't work due to an electrical problem). The BSA is strictly a dirt bike -- I walked it to a construction area where dirt has been bulldozed into various formations making a pretty good course (POSITIVELY NO TRESPASSING) -- He had a hard time starting it cause it hasn't been ridden lately. I got the hang of it pretty quick and pretty soon I was riding over mounds and down little hills and all that type of stuff. Didn't fall down at all.
We rode to the 76 Station in front of Chunk's apt. and got 20¢ worth of gas in the tank since it was getting pretty low. Then we rode back and went over another area with a steep hill to go down just before a steep hill to go up. Didn't fall over on that one either but I killed the engine quite a bit and that bike's hard to start. Chunk ran into me once when we were swerving over rough terrain, and he broke the BSA's kickstand. At around 5:30 we quit because the throttle cable was pretty frayed and could break off completely. Rode back to Chunk's, played a couple of games of chess (I stalemated him in one, check mated him in the next). Then he drove me home around 7:00.
TOMORROW: Bloody blisters from the "Match Trick"
LOCATION: Newport Beach, California
TODAY'S GRANDPA BILL'S BIRTHDAY
ALSO JIM WEIDNER'S ----
7:30 PM
I got up about 2:00
8:00 PM
(it's no longer 7:30. I went to get something to eat, then listened to Fibber Magee & Molly) -- Chunk called at 3:00 and got here about a half hour later. He came on his Norton and we rode to his Apartments. Then we went dirt riding. He's got three motorcycles: The Norton, the BSA (which I rode) and the Suzuki (which doesn't work due to an electrical problem). The BSA is strictly a dirt bike -- I walked it to a construction area where dirt has been bulldozed into various formations making a pretty good course (POSITIVELY NO TRESPASSING) -- He had a hard time starting it cause it hasn't been ridden lately. I got the hang of it pretty quick and pretty soon I was riding over mounds and down little hills and all that type of stuff. Didn't fall down at all.
We rode to the 76 Station in front of Chunk's apt. and got 20¢ worth of gas in the tank since it was getting pretty low. Then we rode back and went over another area with a steep hill to go down just before a steep hill to go up. Didn't fall over on that one either but I killed the engine quite a bit and that bike's hard to start. Chunk ran into me once when we were swerving over rough terrain, and he broke the BSA's kickstand. At around 5:30 we quit because the throttle cable was pretty frayed and could break off completely. Rode back to Chunk's, played a couple of games of chess (I stalemated him in one, check mated him in the next). Then he drove me home around 7:00.
TOMORROW: Bloody blisters from the "Match Trick"
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