Took a little tour to Marquette, KS today via Lindsborg. Stopped at Lynette's as I hadn't seen her or Jade for awhile. Jade starts school on Monday and Sue wanted to take her shopping, she is such a good Aunt. Jade was pretty impressed with the RE until I started it up, she said it sounded like her lawn mower. I got to get a new pipe ordered.
On to Marquette, the little Kansas town with two motorcycle museums. After delish lunch of fried stuff at the Hawg and Horse saloon I walked across the street to the Kansas Motorcycle Museum. Local legend motorcycle racer Stan Engdahl himself was coming out the door to take a picture of my bike, I am honored. He has on display many old bikes and scooters including his Harley dirt trackers. He also has the more that 600 trophies that he won over his 40 plus years of racing. He took me around and told be about many of the bikes and pictures. He was a 16 time state champion. Not exactly sure what all kinds of racing it was, mostly flat track and TTs I think. He was sponsored by some Harley shop and I guess was considered a pro. He showed me one picture of him broadsliding around a turn with his leg stuck out. He said "my leg was broke in that race, I duct taped it to a 2 X 4". Another pictures showed him at the front of the pack when he was 61. I don't think I will be riding like that.
The other museum has mostly British bikes, Triumphs and BSAs. There was a 980cc Triumph drag bike sitting there that had turned and 11.9 quarter. Steve Mcgee the owner couldn't wait to fire it up for me, it sounded pretty bad. Steve showed me every thing including the back room projects. He like the looks of the Enfield and gave me some tuning tips for big singles. I really need to figure out a way to carry my camera.
503 miles were on the odometer as I rolled up to the garage. I probably won't ride it much until after I get back from Tulsa on Thursday. They are going to give me a free service so I will haul it down there and let them check it over.
Got to go, got an Elder's meeting tonight, I might ride to the church.
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