There seems to an increasing amount of events around the World that I've never heard of, so now and again I'll post a bit about the ones I think are interesting.
Belows a bit on the history of the event that I copied from their site, link in the title. its worth looking around in the photo section
So what exactly is this "Moto Melee?"
"Well, it's three-days & ~850 miles of back-roads adventure for pre-1971 motorcycles with a START/FINISH in San Francisco. Established in 1998 by enthusiasts Jeff Guzaitis and Harley Welch, the Moto Melee was the natural progression from their wildly successful California Melee classic sports car rally.
On the Melee you'll get the opportunity to dodge suicidal squirrels, splash through stagnant water, stay at a seedy motel, possibly run out of gas and maybe... just maybe win a recycled trophy and the sweet taste of Melee fame.
What's that you say? You ride your old bike but are ashamed of its shabby appearance. Maybe it has 3 different shades of primer, or pipes that are made out of old coffee cans? Hey... we understand, a lot of us ride those too. We welcome everything from the pedigreed to the proletariat, a wide diversity of machinery is represented at the Moto Melee. So dust off that Indian bobber, put new tires on that Heinkel scooter or slap a Yamaha tank on that Zundapp, what ever it takes to have your machine ready for the ride. Just be there, because the Moto Melee is only ONCE a year, and if you miss it you have 362 days of waiting until we ride again!
Stop being a spectator... saddle up and BE THERE. The only requirements are a good attitude and of course any pre-1971 motorbike. Entry is limited and priority is always given to early entries and unusual bikes. So contact us and together we'll RIDE!"
That might be a lot of fun...Larry might knoow about this as he's not far from Frisco.
ReplyDeleteWell, have heard of it...but never participated. Maybe this year I will. I have a 60's Honda CA95 with a tin-can muffler patch, and other bodges. It belonged to a friend of mine who used it to ride to college. It sat under a staircase at his place for years,untill his wife decided I should buy it from them. She did let him keep the moped in the cactus garden, I'll post a pic of that one at my blog. The Ca95 is the SOHC 150 twin with the "square" shocks, light, fenders....the "Dream". We'll see if I can get it started.
ReplyDeleteI had a 63 C92, the 125 version, all red with red seat!!! would have been a nice bike to keep but was one of the few I've sold.
ReplyDeleteEven if you don't go on the whole run you could tag along the first day and do a report for your blog Larry
That's a good idea Kawa. June is not far off, and with the amount of projects I have going...might not get that 150 done in time. Another ride I'd like to do is with the CJMC guys, at their yearly show,swap-meet,and ride. That pic of the bikes on Highway 1 is awful nice. We'll see what transpires.
ReplyDeleteJust occured to me that this sounds similar to the British Singles Run held by Allen Johncock. he holds every October for British Singles. Will have to get either Vicky or Amelia (the Starfire) up and on the road for this do. It's held out in west Texas over 3 days. If nothing else, may be able to tag along to do a write-up and possibly do breakdown driving.
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