BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay

Subject: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 08:57 PM

This idea was spawned in the "how many of us are bikers" thread. The concept is this ; We transport a to-be-named Mudcat Trophy across the USA. Riders are welcome to join or drop out at any point, or to make the entire trip. I'm thinking we could start in California, and transport the item to Max and Bert in Pennsylvania. So here's what I'd like to know...

1)What do you think of the idea?

2)When should we do it?

3)How long should we take to do it?

4)Would you participate? If so, where do you live?

5)What should the item be?

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Amos
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 09:46 PM

I think Mbo should contribute his Mudcat Zither (or whatever it is) for use as the trans-Continental Mudcat Icon of All Things Muddy and Catty -- well, whatEVer!-- and although I no longer ride a motorcycle I would be happy to escort said Symbol in a station wagon with 100 miles or so of San Diego.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: catspaw49
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 09:50 PM

To see how this insanity started, CLICK HERE and scroll down to little john cameron's post at 7:55PM on 16 June 01.

Good initial summary Leej......Sorry, but I had to run down to the store before the gang left for the movies.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Bill D
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 10:14 PM

send Max & Bert each a hard-to-get California beer....

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Matt_R
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 10:34 PM

Zither?? You mead the Amazing Mudcat Guitar??

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 12:32 AM

Yed. Thad whad he meads.

Gezhundheit.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 12:38 AM

Just kidding Matt. I really miss you.

OK, it would be cool if when Max and Bert get their Calliforny beer, or whatever, they pick up Matt and ride him AND the AMG back to... Calliforny (or to LEJ, for originating the idea), where Matt can have his way (whatever he chooses that to mean) with the young ladies in the area.

I think we need a fund drive to get Matt a motorsicle.

Then we could ALL get visits from him.

Get one for Amergin too.

Or they could share one, take turns... yeah.... I see it now...

Vroom, VROOOOMMMM........

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 01:51 AM

Oh my God what have I started??!!!

Can we get the UK bikers in on this too?? I now have the gloves and the old army boots, my own lid, still waiting for the bike test, but I'll ride pillion with anyone.....

I like the idea of a message going across the countries with Catters signing up.... sorta hippy like.... How about getting sponsors for some charity, British Heart foundation, USA equivalent sort of thing....

Yeah, this could go places.....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 02:35 AM

Hey we could take Cleigh O'Possum - take his mind of his problems with the little Belgian Pissant.....

Ooooh....

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: catspaw49
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 03:03 AM

How about something more musical and Mudcat related that could be signed by any and all "it" meets. Remember it needs to be reasonably small and easily carried on a bike. Cleigh is a bit too fragile, but if you check the other thread, I suggested there a banjo (just the pot, remove the neck) as in the Mudcat logo. If everyone signed the head (write small) it would work out and be pretty appropriate......or a bodhran? We could also pack a bottle of beer just for yuks.

As far as England and Europe goes, why not ship it over and let it make the rounds there at one point too? Let's say it reaches New England but still has some touring to be done here, we could ship it and when its finished there, send it back to someplace/someone here to continue the journey.

What we need here are some riders to sign up so we can figure out where we CAN go and who we CAN see, especially in the US because of the size. Leej and I are on board, but we need some more folks obviously to make the relay idea work. We could plan this to start next spring making it easier to get folks on board and actually do it as a "tour" in just a couple of months with maybe 200 'Catters or more signing the "thing/icon/trophy."

Spaw

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: mooman
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 06:54 AM

Most happy to oblige if I can help in any way on this side of the pond. I know there are also quite a few UK Catter-Bikers.

mooman

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: alison
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 07:22 AM

well if it makes it to Oz.. I'll happily chauffeur it around for a while......

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: lady penelope
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 09:29 AM

It may not get far, but I'm willing to do a stretch on my Brompton (aka FAB 1)!

TTFN M'Lady P.

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Sorcha
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 10:03 AM

Mr. doesn't know I am saying this, but he would probably be able to pick it up in either western or mid-western Wyoming; or northern Colorado and take it to Casper, or somehwhere in the Nebraska Panhandle. I'll ask him.

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: WyoWoman
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 12:05 PM

Count me in for eastern Kansas. And, depending on when this happens, maybe I'll actually be able to drive it to its next rendezvous point on my own bike.Or that of my Main Squeeze, John.

This is a great idea. And I think it would be cool to have the very same icon go 'round the world. Have to send it to those in farflung places, but they could have a jam in its honor or something, then send it to the next country with a Mudcateer living there. And we could recruit new 'cats to fill in the blanks.

I think the banjo "pot" -- and please remember, the operative word there is "banjo." Don't want no one gettin' busted in the Mudcat name -- would be great, although the bodrhan would bear a delicious sort of anti-appeal ...

Count me in. And I'll guide Gary T to this thread as well. I bet he'd take the western Missouri part of the trek, although I don't think he's a biker. But he and his lovely wife-type-person could certainly provide a spark plug or two and a great jam.

ww

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: little john cameron
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 12:23 PM

Spaw,ye're nearly right.Ah'm even further awa than the maritimes,ah'm oot in the Atlantic oan an island.Newfoundland.Oneyway,it is a great idea.When ye are in for yer op an ye are stoned oot o yer tree ye'll maist likely come up wi some brilliant ideas.This could be like the Ride for Sight bike trip across Canada.It's done in legs across the country bit the difference is it is done simultaniously.It is something to be part of.We have at least 200 bikes on the rode all over the island converging on Gander at the centre of the island.Then the fun starts.We should wait til ye recover fae the aneurysm adventure whit will probably be aboot Ausust so that fits in perfect wi the Folk festival here. ljc

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Gaz
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 03:14 PM

I'm game for the U.K. side - Lancashire (huzzah!) is my neck of the woods, but happy to consider anything .... (legal and moral-ish that is).

Eric the Viking - where's your contribution? Expected you to have a view ....

Gaz

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: hesperis
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 04:09 PM

Canada!

Not that I'm a biker... lol!

(BTW, Spaw, check your ICQ.)

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Matt_R
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 05:46 PM

Susan, I don't think my girlfriend would like the idea of "having my way" with young ladies!

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: JenEllen
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 10:08 PM

I could manage a mid-west pick up and handle the great Northwest for a while. Haven't had a good excuse to get bugs in my teeth for quite some time...

~JE

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: rangeroger
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 11:59 PM

I no longer have my bike (81 Honda CB-900),having traded it for my 70 Karmann Ghia,but I would be honored to help represent the Pacific Northwest.I would do it in Little Yellow, my 1942 Ford GPW.

It is,afterall, capable of a top speed of 2c +or- 2mph.

I could still get bugs in the teeth by folding the windshield down.

I could cover from central Washington,through North Idaho (all 73 miles of it) to Western Montana.I'd love to meet JenEllen and Alice if she is going to join.

rr

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 03:25 AM

Could meet WyoWoman and/or Gary T. in the KC area and take the "whatever" down into Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. I no longer own a bike, but my stepson does and could probably be persuaded to carry me pillion. If not, I'd be happy to drive my raspberry-colored pickup wheresoever needed...sounds like fun, and I haven't done a road trip in way, way too long!

Lin

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 03:32 AM

Oops. Forgot to mention, I'm in Wichita, KS. (for routing purposes)

Lin

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Biskit
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 07:48 PM

Lemme know when your comin' through Tucson,..(pronounced TOO-saun), Me an Mrs. Biskit'll putcha up, and ride with ya to the city limits when your ready t'leave. -Biskit-

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Matt_R
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 07:55 PM

I want a Zundapp KS750!!

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 02:55 PM

So how we doing on this - got a map routed out yet??

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 09:41 PM

anyone coming through northern Indiana ,let me know I would be thrilled to meet any mudcatters

mmm

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Matt_R
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 09:54 PM

I wish I was going through Indiana. I would stay forever...

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: GUEST,mmm1a
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 06:11 PM

must of been what i was thinking i moved here 16 years ago and have stayed ,longest i have ever lived in one place my whole life

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 02:09 PM

I'm in Southern Idaho - 40 miles West of Boise - I'm not sure that would fit with what you have going. Jan and i are planning on a bike trip next spring so maybe could participate in the Idaho/Montana/Wyoming side of things.

Cheers -

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: GUEST,LEJ
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 02:57 PM

From what I've seen so far, it looks like the best route for the US might be from the Oregon Coast (Jenellen), down to Norton in Idaho, I could pick it up in, say, Laramie Wyoming and take it to Western Kansas (Lin?), who could transfer it to Wyo in Eastern Kansas. From there to Spaw in Ohio, we have a big gap, and a gap going on to PA.

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Biskit
Date: 27 Jun 01 - 10:45 PM

ya shoulda dropped south sooner ~D~

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 28 Jun 01 - 11:19 AM

I'd be proud to cart whatever it is to WyoWoman. (Also to meet you, Lej.)

Lin

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 03 - 12:34 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 25 Jun 03 - 02:40 PM

Don't be silly John, you can't ride a bike across the atlantic-but you could take it to the world gathering on Concorde!(or the ferry)

Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Motorcycle & Music Relay
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 25 Jun 03 - 07:37 PM

Ah, how sad this makes me feel, seeing how keen I was 2 years ago.... it never really happened did it, and now I'm barred from driving a motorcycle because I have benign positional vertigo - I can't do lifesaver checks without the risk of a vertigo attack - sudden and rapid movement of the head in a certain direction causes me to go dizzy and faint....

I'm still available for pillion though, and if anyone wants to buy a Honda CB125 motorcycle........

LTS