Bennington Triumph Bash

Wisperinsmith is safe and sound in LA. Visiting with his daughter.
He arrived on Saturday 7:00 pm.

Bill

Nice to know he is alive since he split without a word to the person he had been making plans to travel with for months.

We thought he must have been kidnapped by the gnome alliance.

I will let John / Wisperinsmith speak for him self as far as his reasons why he felt the need to
leave earlier then they planed.
I know he did try calling Guy Sunday morning to let him know but, the number he had
to reach him was the wrong number.

Bill

Actually Paul, it was when I met you walking Sydney Sunday morning and you told me Mistermellow was going to make me stop and see the Big Ball of String. I couldn't do it.

Seriously Paul, you are a dad of a daughter so you'll understand after Robin explains an issue. Something very personal came up with my daughter and a recent conversation with her that Saturday night compelled me to travel to her as quickly as I could. Nothing is more important to me in this world than her so being the typical neurotic that I am, I left immediately for L.A. Guy would have hated my style and I wouldn't be able to tolerate not speeding to L.A. I rarely even stopped for lunch. Gas up and go. Each day I was beat, but I had a purpose.

As I commented in another post, Mother Nature saw to it that I was punished for my poor behavior to Guy. I hit every storm that the weather channel reported going across Indiana and Illinois. Then in Colorado after talking to hidesert on my way south of Peublo, I hit a hail storm that within 15 minutes piled up 8" on the road and I crashed. Long story for another post. Then the desert ate up tons of oil in my bike and had me pretty nervous out in the middle of nowhere. So nervous, I'm planning to cross on the way back east much higher north. I'll cross on Rt. 80 from Sacramento instead of heading out Rt 15 to Las Vegas. I'm hoping the Reno desert is less an ordeal. I'll find out. If any know info about that area, let me know.

From a note from Mare, Guy spent four days there and both had a wonderful time. So for what it's worth, things worked out best for him without me. I would have been too upset to spend that much time there and it would have spoiled his visit.

Still no excuse for not contacting him. I tried but had the wrong number and by then I had my mind made up and was on my way. Sorry guys, I am who I am and I guess I'm best left alone. I did enjoy meeting you all and from the pictures everyone seemed to have had a great time. And I see plans for next year are in the works.

I hope Guy has a wonderful journey back home and I'm hoping I have a safe, uneventful return journey too.

For those who think I'm a jerk, you can kick me in the ass at next year's Bash and I'll understand and take it like a man. Ride safe.

John,

I had a great ride with you on the addirondack ride. No fault for who you are or why you made up your mind to leave so early. I have a daughter and would do the same thing for her, but to be fail if my wife or son made the call like that I would be there for them also. Hope you are doing ok from the crash. Keep me posted on the oil issue. I as thinking about getting a Tiger.

Brett

Brett,
I also enjoyed the ride and our brief conversation Sunday morning before I headed out. As for the Tiger, I love this bike. It's just the fact that I seem to have gotten one of the few lemons. This particular bike sucks oil like a baby hippo sucks mother's milk. It is a concern for my return trip through the northern Nevada desert. Other than that, it performs flawlessly. Of course 8" of hail on the road would stop any bike! Crash bars highly recommended!

I'll post pics when I'm home sometime between June 21 - 24.

John,

Take care of the daughter and have a safe ride home, can't wait till we meet again.

John
I was very happy to hear you made it safe and sound.
I knew you would not waste any time in getting there.
6 days of 500 + miles each day and with shitty weather you are one tough ! @*# !
I hope you enjoy the time you have with your daughter.
And I hope you have a safe and more enjoyable trip back home.
When do you plan on hitting the road back home?

Bill

John, when you get home you may want to go to the tiger1050 site and check some of the threads about oil usage. It seems that it's related to the rings not seating correctly. Triumph has been covering some of these repairs if you are using a certain amount of oil. Hope you trip back will be uneventful.Ride safe.
Matt

Whisper, I'm glad you made it okay. Be safe on the return trip; your daughter is everything, and your deadline to get back to work is nothing by comparison. And if you want me to, I'll make an appointment for you to stop somewhere to smell a rose on the way back.

The recent storms wiped out my roses, so it can't be here to find a rose to smell. Maybe in a few more weeks.

Whisper--

Glad you made it out there mostly in one piece-=- I hope all the scars, physical and emotional, are well on the way to healing... AS I said to Guy, we've all got to ride our own ride...
Y'know, if we'd known about the hail beforehand, i could have given you some lessons in riding in slippery conditions and not falling during the Aderondack ride. I thought I set a pretty good example....

Scud