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 Da var det endelig helg igjen !
Gratulerer med dagen, Laila !
Og ikke minst lykke til , til de som setter livet på spill i bob-banen i Lillehammer ! :)
GOD HELG, FOLKENS ! :)
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| Annet: Sturgis Black Hill Bike Rally History |
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The oldest events
In 1936 J. Clarence "Pappy" Hoel bought part of Indian
Motorcycles. Pappy is now considered the founder and father of the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This same year a local motorcycle club
called the Jackpine Gypsies was formed. The club produced the racers
of the first event and today is home to motor-cross and hill climb
events. The first rally, known as the Black Hills Motor Classic, took
place in 1938 with only nine racers and a small group of spectators
from biker clubs in Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Minnesota, and Colorado.
This first year most visitors camped in Pappy's backyard and at
Sturgis City Park.
The
first year made Pappy and the Jackpine Gypsies realize the potential
the event had for the future. The rally was a fun family event and
could bring the community of Sturgis, South Dakota much business and
tourism.
Over the years, history has watched Sturgis welcome more and
more spectators, riders, and vendors into its community during a few
days in August.
It wasn't until 1963 that the rally turned into a
multi-day event. Around this time the Jackpine Gypsies also began
events like the hill climb and motor-cross.
In 1965 the rally became
a five day event and in 1975 it became seven days long. Sturgis also
began blocking off Main Street so that bikers had a place to park
their bikes and not have to worry about traffic.
The first vendors,
only nine of them, were welcomed to sell goods in 1979. And by 1968,
there were 117 vendors lining the streets of Sturgis. In 1989,
founder Pappy Hoel died at age 85. But the rally lived on, with over
600,000 visitors and participants in 2000. In 2002, the city realized
the need for a department that would be in charge of organizing and
marketing the annual event.
In 2003, the Black Hills Motor Classic
officially became the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. 2005 marked the 65th
anniversary for this famous bike week.
Since the 1940s, Sturgis has not only seen a change and increase
in the spectators, but the motorcycles have also changed over the
years. When the rally began there were really only two types of
motorcycles that were ridden, Harley Davidson and Indian.
These older
bikes were huge compared to today's models. As bikes have changed, so
have the types of events at the rally. You can still enter longer
races and tours, but newer riders enjoy short-track races and hill
climbs.
Learn even more about historic rally days in Sturgis by
attending the event.
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| Annet: Petter og Frode On Tour USA 2010 |
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| Vi kjørte sykler fra Boston til Orlando, en tur på 4900km i løpet av 20 dager.
Turen begynte i New York med besøk på Frihetsgudinnen og en våt helaften på
Manhatten.
Med tog gikk turen videre til Bosten hvor vi hentet sykler. Turen
gikk så videre via Gettysburg til York hvor vi besøk Harley-Davidson fabrikken.
Så bar det videre via Blue Ridge Parkway, der kjørte vi den beryktede Dragon
Tail, som var en fin kjøreopplevelse.
Videre gikk turen til Nashville så Memphis
med besøk på Graceland. New Orleans var vi også innom, på Bourbon street var det
noe for enhver smak. Turen endte i Orlando med kjøring via de vakre sandynene i
Destin.
-Frode
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| Annet: The History of Daytona bike week ! |
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Perhaps
it was the appeal of hard sand, warm winter days and the excitement
of that first motorcycle race on the beach, that made Daytona Beach
the home of Bike Week. Maybe it was the spirited activities
surrounding the event that have kept people keep coming back.
Whatever the case, Bike Week has been a tradition since January 24,
1937 - the inaugural running of the Daytona
200.
The
first race took place on a 3.2 mile beach and road course, located
south of Daytona Beach. Ed Kretz of Monterey Park, CA was its first
winner, riding an American made Indian
motorcycle
and averaging 73.34 mph. Kretz also won the inaugural City of Daytona
Beach trophy.
The
1937, race course ran approximately one and a half miles north on the
beach; through a 1/4 mile turn where the sand was banked, and then
onto the paved, public roadway portion for the trip south. Coming
back on the final turn, another high sand bank awaited riders as they
raced on the hard sands of the beach. Interestingly enough, starting
times for these events were dictated by the local tide tables. The
races continued from 1937 to 1941. In the early years the Daytona
200
was also called the "Handlebar Derby" by local racing
scribes.
In
1942, the Daytona
200 was
discontinued because of World War II. Its sanctioning body , the
American Motorcycling Association (AMA) solemnly noted it was "in
the interests of national defense" that the event was canceled.
With the war, came a general rationing of fuel, tires and key engine
components. Even though the racing event was "officially"
called off, people still showed up for an "unofficial"
party called Bike Week.
On
February 24, 1947, the famous motorcycle race resumed and was now
promoted by the legendary Bill France. Newspaper stories of the
period recount that the city fathers asked townsfolk to open their
homes to the visiting motorcyclists because all hotel rooms and
camping areas were filled to capacity. The 1947 Daytona
200 featured
a record 176 riders.
In
1948, a new beach - road course was used because of developments
along the beach. Organizers were forced to move the event further
south, towards Ponce Inlet. The new circuit measured 4.1 miles. The
last Daytona
200 to
be held on the beach - road course took place in 1960. In 1961, the
famous race was moved to the Daytona International Speedway.
Bike
Week has always had a flavor of its own. Some time after the war, the
event began to take on a rugged edge. While the motorcycle races on
the beach were organized, events surrounding the race were not. As
time passed, locals became afraid of the visitors and law enforcement
officers and city officials were less than enthusiastic about what
some termed an "invasion". Relations between the Bikers and
law enforcement officials continued to worsen. When things appeared
to be at their worst (after the 1986 event), a special task force was
organized by the city in cooperation with the local chamber of
commerce to improve relations and change the magnitude and scope of
the event.
Today
Bike Week has transformed into a 10-day festival that expands
throughout Volusia County. There are hundreds of events for
motorcycle enthusiasts to enjoy. Bike Week now welcomes hundreds of
thousands of visitors annually and is enjoyed by locals and
motorcycle enthusiasts world wide.
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| Annet: ASATOR MC - Inspirert av det norrøne ! |
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| Tor (fra det Norrøne Tho'rr) er sønn av Odin. Han
går under mange navn som Asator, Vingtor, Einride, Thur osv. Asator er den nest
mest mektige guden, og han er tordenguden og bestemmer over vær og vind.
Asator var gift med Siv og de fikk sønnen Mode og datteren Trud! Asator og Siv bodde på
Bilskirne som gården het, og den lå i Trudvang (også kalt styrkens gård)
Trudvang ligger i Åsgård.
Som mange av gudene var Asator også
fruktbarhetsgud og krigsgud.
Asator var kjent for å være sta, litt korttenkt og
han hadde et humør som svingte voldsomt. Han kjempet stadig mot jotnene, og han
brukte Mjølner som våpen, dette var en hammer. Asator hadde to bukker som han spendte for en vogn
han kjørte over himmelen med, dette ble et forferdelig lyn og torden vær. De to
bukkene het Tanngnjost (tann gnissende) og Tanngrisne (stort mellomrom mellom
tennene). Disse bukkene kunne kunne Asator spise, og hver
morgen våknet de opp igjen bare han husket å samle sammen beinrestene og pakke
det sammen i bukke skinnet.
Mjølner var Asators hammer, den var smid av
dvergen Sindre og traff alt Asator siktet på. Mjølner kom altid tilbake i hånden
til Asator, og han trengte en jernhanske for å håndtere Mjølner. Asator hadde også et styrke belte som het
Megingjord rundt livet, dette skulle gi han nok styrke til å løfte Mjølner. Det
virket også slik at jo mere han strammet belte jo mer styrke fikk Asator.
Ragnarok er slutten for alle guder og deres
verden, det store slaget som utspiller seg skal ha vært forutbestemt. Asator
kjemper mot Midgardsormen, som han beseirer. Men Asator segner senere død om ,
dette skyldes giften han har fått sprøytet over seg av ormen.
Godt nyttår til alle våre venner, skål for
Asator......
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| Fest: Bilder fra Julebord og Nyttårsaften hos Asator MC ! |
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| Da var det vel igrunn på høy tid det kom noen bilder fra henholdsvis Julebordet vårt, samt Nyttårsaften 2010 !
Man skal ikke la seg skremme av bikere som har det moro.. Eller er det absolutt smarteste, snu og springe.. ?? ;)
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| Nyhet: Kjøp og salg av deler og sykler. |
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Vi prøver få til en liten oversikt over deler/sykler/annet vi enten skal selge eller gjerne skulle hatt tak i..Ta en tur innom en gang iblant og se om ikke det kanskje finnes noe DU trenger ! :)
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| Da er året omme og Asator MC vil med det ønske alle et godt nyttår og mange mil på veien igjen til neste år ! :)
Vi takker for det som har vært, alle som har vært innom, deltatt på barheng/fester/o.l... Og ikke mist en stor takk til alle som har hjulpet oss i året som har gått.
Vi ser frem til nok et år med mye av det samme, med litt attåt !
Godt nyttår !
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| Fest: Asator's Julebord 2010 ! |
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| Da var årets julebord vel overstått.
Det var jo som seg hør og bør på et julebord, VELDIG god mat og ,om mulig, ennå bedre drikke ;)
Vel, takk for en kjempe-aften alle sammen og en videre god førjuls-tid !
Bilder er selvfølgelig å finne, her !
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