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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Adventure Riders to the hilt back in the 1950s. Sunday rides were the thing for these guys. Introducing the riders here after filling up for gas somewhere near Fort Collins, CO, from left to right:
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Here's the 'usual group' again taking a morning break on a nice Sunday ride. 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago One Sunday ride took 'em to the top of Mount Evans , elevation 14,264. This was back in the day before it was paved all the way to the top. It was, however, paved here if it hadn't been for the snow, and remember the FOOT CLUTCH!!! Yikes! 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Yet another 1952 Sunday ride ventured up Arapahoe Pass - it's near Eldora , Colorado . They headed out from Wheat Ridge which is a stone's throw from Golden, CO. They headed to Boulder , CO and followed the nice, twisty and scenic Boulder Canyon to Nederland . From there they headed through the town of Eldora and up Arapahoe pass. 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Now some things never change. There's always that one person in the group that either insists that they absolutely positively know where to go, or that its "not that bad". In this case, the group ended up venturing down this: 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Turned out that this the wrong way. The Harley guys actually let the English bike riders be guinea pigs on this part of the ride. Must've been one of those hot-headed British riding know-it-alls that suggested it in the first place... 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago  
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago After some back tracking and de-mudding operations, they finally found the right trail and made it to the top at 11905 feet elevation. Nice day! 
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ezzyrider wrote about 1 year ago, Modified about 1 year ago  PHEW!!! i thought this was goin ta be another 'i'm more of a biker than thou' topic...way ta go TACO bro, thanx fer the history thread!  EDIT: the wan above is now my desktop... thanx again! ______________________ life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to scud in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - wow, what a ride!!! |
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago ezzyrider wrote...
PHEW!!! i thought this was goin ta be another 'i'm more of a biker than thou' topic...way ta go TACO bro, thanx fer the history thread! your welcome brother...i ant into all that drama shit either....just a lil bit of history here is all....check out all the old bikes from back then.....still have more to post   |
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DEFCON wrote about 1 year ago Holy Moses! My Sporty would never make it. I'd run out of gas.......LOL |
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Chaz wrote about 1 year ago Thanks for the history and photo's. That's when going for a ride had a different meaning. ______________________ Chaz
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago I also think these guys could've invented the "No Fear" logo. I have fear when it associates a 750 lb hard tail with a stream crossing on a trail. These guys really deserve some respect for being able to pull this off. Or they deserve to be taken away in straight jackets, I'm not really sure. 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago 
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ezzyrider wrote about 1 year ago TACO wrote...
I also think these guys could've invented the "No Fear" logo. I have fear when it associates a 750 lb hard tail with a stream crossing on a trail. These guys really deserve some respect for being able to pull this off. Or they deserve to be taken away in straight jackets, I'm not really sure. YAH!!! iron balls in front of iron butts!!! ______________________ life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to scud in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - wow, what a ride!!! |
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago Not that they didn't dab once or twice. OK, maybe they dabbed about 100 times, but they still made it across. Now it's time to take a break and dry out. 
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago A portrait of Warren Weber 1951, just before the start of a nice ride. Notice the cool stylish apparel. Helmet? I don't need no stinking helmet! Of course, this was pre-head injury days.... 
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RexTheRoadDog wrote about 1 year ago Chaz wrote...
Thanks for the history and photo's. That's when going for a ride had a different meaning.______________________
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TACO wrote about 1 year ago These guys also had a lot of fun just playin around. Imagine getting a couple feet (OR MORE!) of air on a 750 HARD-TAIL Harley! This makes the GS-jumpers look like whimps, with your fancy rear suspension and all. 
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