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01-05-2010, 10:05 AM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? Bob Miller over at the old TMIOA site is trying to put together a summer (June/July/August) rally in Pennsylvania this year. Anybody here interested?  The only Turbo Rally I ever attended was in 2001 (Staunton, VA) but soon after that I mothballed my bike and only recently have gotten back into the turbo fray.  I'm in if it happens!    Report

01-06-2010, 10:22 AM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Connecticut, USA Posts 3,459 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? I don't know how many riders a PA T rally might draw, but maybe he/they would consider combining it with the Amish Rally?  The costs are low.  The planning is substantially done.  There are  usually several Ts in attendance anyway.  There'd be plenty of drooling spectators.  Ron M. as a local (who is just a wee bit crazy) gets my vote for ride routes coordinator, and I suspect he would not be intimidated by most T riders on his ST.  I know I would really enjoy such an expanded event, and it would likely draw more folks out than just additional T owners.  Refueling on The James Bay Road, 2009 Born to be relatively wild (for a grampa x 3) GL650I, CX650E, CX650T    Report

01-06-2010, 12:28 PM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? Sounds good to me- Bob mentioned the possibility of piggybacking onto an existing rally.    Report

02-19-2010, 2:09 PM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Connecticut, USA Posts 3,459 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? Bump Refueling on The James Bay Road, 2009 Born to be relatively wild (for a grampa x 3) GL650I, CX650E, CX650T    Report

05-19-2010, 5:58 PM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! I just got this email today.......... ---------------------------------------------- Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association presents TURBO RALLY XX - TURBOS TWO THOUSAND AND TEN! July 16 -18, 2010 Blakeslee, Pennsylvania This is year twenty-three and rally twenty for the TMIOA. The first rally (1992) was held in Virginia and hosted by thenpresident Allen Lough. At that first gathering, six factory turbos (four Hondas and two Yamahas) spent two days strafing the Shenandoah Valley . Since then, turbos have been unleashed, en-masse, in California, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Canada. With the support of TMIOA members, turbo rallies will continue well beyond this twenty-fifth anniversary of the last mass-produced turbo motorcycle, the Kawasaki ZX750E2 Turbo. For those of you in attendance who are not members of TMIOA, please support us by making a purchase from our website, www.turbomotorcycles.org, so we may continue preserving, and you may continue enjoying, the factory turbo charged motorcycles. Although there is no fee for this event, there is a Registration and Release of Claims form that is required to be signed and returned at the event before receiving your event packet. Please ride safe and ride smart, and when you're not riding, think about joining us at Turbo Rally XX. Sincerely, Robert H. "Bob" Miller Robert H. Miller President, TMIOA bob@backroadbob.com TURBOS 2010! FRIDAY JULY 16th 5:00 p.m. - REGISTRATION RALLY HEADQUARTERS Blakeslee Inn www.blakesleeinn.com (570) 646-1100 PA Routes 115 & 940 One mile north of I-80 & PA 115 N 41 05.565/W 75 35.555 UPSCALE ACCOMMODATIONS Best Western Pocono (570) 646-6000 DOWNSCALE ACCOMMODATIONS Murphy’s Loft Inn & Restaurant (570) 646-2813 CAMPING Hickory Run State Park (888) PA-PARKS SATURDAY JULY 17th 7:00 A.M. - BREAKFAST 8:00 A.M. - REGISTRATION 9:00 A.M. - RIDE TO HANCOCK, NY. www.hancockareachamber.com N 41 57.214/W75 16.885 12:00 P.M. - LUNCH IN HANCOCK, NY 6:00 P.M. - DINNER 9:00 P.M. - AWARDS CEREMONY SUNDAY JULY 18th BREAKFAST AND DEPARTURE RSVP to: turboclub@backroadbob.com For those turbo enthusiasts who whistle Dixie, Mike Chestnut is thinking of hosting a rally in Gallatin, Tennessee at the end of September. Email him and say you think that’s a great idea! hpu@comcast.net -----------------------------------------------    Report

05-19-2010, 8:11 PM TonyG Joined on 04-05-2006 Central Pa Posts 745 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! I was also at the 2001 rally. Did you come late on Sunday morning and offer me a ride on your turbo?    Report

05-20-2010, 6:34 AM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! I arrived late on Saturday (missed the ride that wadded 2 of Dan Topping's CX turbos)-  I was the one who had the fried stator, so my 650T was decorated with a monster car battery strapped to the back seat  (had purchased it a year earlier from a dealership auction- previous owner was a crazy old Frenchman who flogged it, then left it at the dealer after a diagnosis of bad stator, and fuel pump, fork seals. T the rally I went 50% on a room Sat. evening , with John Marrs I believe.    Report

05-20-2010, 9:40 AM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Connecticut, USA Posts 3,459 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! High tea at the Blakslee Inn is at 2:30 P.M. Saturday.  Sounds a lot like the Amish Rally.  Refueling on The James Bay Road, 2009 Born to be relatively wild (for a grampa x 3) GL650I, CX650E, CX650T    Report

05-21-2010, 1:30 PM TonyG Joined on 04-05-2006 Central Pa Posts 745 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! I remember that battery strapped to the back but was thinking it was Andy Christiansens. I was on the Kaw Concours. Those group rides always seemed to become competetive and spirited.    Report

06-11-2010, 7:39 AM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! OK, I'm going. July 16 -18.  For me it is 230 miles from Northern VA where I am.  The funny thing is I'll be up what way the previous week, at the Chryslers at Carlisle event (I'll drive an old '65 Plymouth Valiant up to Carlisle, PA. For the Turbo rally I'll leave Friday afternoon, have a full day riding Saturday, and head for home early Sunday morning.  WHO'S GOING? The last rally I went to was 2001 and there was a great turnout.  With so few turbos left on the road things have dwindled over the years, and the TMIOA site is pretty quiet (though the interruption to a new forum host helped to kill it).  How about bringing back the rally tradition?   Anyone riding up from the South  that could meet up with me on the way there?  PM me or call- two oh two 707-0162 (work). Paul Hogroian      Report

06-11-2010, 8:55 AM CXTURBOBOOST Joined on 05-02-2007 Lincoln, NE Posts 436 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! How about planning a rally in central US instead of the East Coast....Maybe that's why everything went dead? There are bikes other places... PK    Report

06-11-2010, 10:34 AM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! Quite true, even at its peak there was only an East and West coast rally.  I would be willing to travel a full day to a rally, Maybe 600 miles.  Would happily cover 1,000 miles in that same time span if it weren't speed limits Still there must be Turbo people from NY, OH, MA, MD, DE, etc who could make it!    Report

06-23-2010, 5:34 PM gsa102 Joined on 06-06-2009 Clarion PA Posts 10 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! When is the amish rally again? I have to see how fast i heal from my dirt bike crash(collarbone,ribs) 82 CX500T    Report

06-28-2010, 10:21 PM TonyG Joined on 04-05-2006 Central Pa Posts 745 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! The "amish" rally is the 3rd week of August. The turbo rally is the 3rd weekend of July    Report

06-28-2010, 10:25 PM TonyG Joined on 04-05-2006 Central Pa Posts 745 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! How about planning a rally in central US instead of the East Coast....Maybe that's why everything went dead? There are bikes other places... Pete, I think in order for that to happen, likely you or some other enthusiast from the central area will have to organize it. The years that they had an east and west coast rally, very few if any attended both.    Report

06-30-2010, 7:00 PM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! Anyone want to share room costs at the Blakeslee Inn? Who else here is going? I emailed Bob and he says that he has some RSVPs.    Report

07-15-2010, 8:27 PM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! Well, the rally is this weekend and I'm going.  I wonder how it will go?  I'm hoping for a good turnout!    Report

07-16-2010, 9:04 AM TurboDan Joined on 03-06-2006 Griffin, GA Posts 90 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! It would be fun to attend a rally again. I have been away for so long. I ride the 500T I crashed in 2001 daily and would like to take it to another rally and not crash this time. I miss all of the turbo buddies and would like to reconnect. Bringing the rebuilt 500T would be a little redemption I think. I have installed radial tires and an 18" rear wheel, and the bike rides and handles so much better than before with bias-ply,....no comparison. Dan Topping Diesel Tech Program Coordinator Griffin Technical College Griffin, GA owner CXTC's Parts & Accessories, Inc    Report

07-16-2010, 9:44 AM Timothy_D Joined on 04-22-2006 Santa Rosa, CA Posts 1,580 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! Next time keep the 17" rim and run a 130/80-17 Metzeler ME Z2. CX500 Turbo, GL650I, Two CX650E's, and one Crown Jewel of the CX line- CX650T. Why do I own five CX/GL bikes? Ask an alcoholic why he drinks. Donating Member. Sold: 1981 CX500D, 2- 1982 CX500T's, 1983 CX650C.    Report

07-16-2010, 11:51 AM phogroian Joined on 01-23-2009 Falls Church, VA USA Posts 94 Re: USA East Coast Turbo rally 2010? IT'S ON!!!! PA/NY! Well, I'll bring a camera and take some photos. I could get there via the Interstate or the rustic route. Some choices, via Mapquest: SHORTEST TIME:     (227 mi., 4 hours) : I-270(N)    40(W)   PA-581(E ) I-83(N)  I-80(E)  PA-940(E) OR SHORTEST DISTANCE  (215 mi.,  5 hours):  I-270(N)  MD-28(E)  MD-97(N)  MD-140(N)  MD-27  MD-86  PA-516  PA-216  I-83(N)  PA-124(E)  PA-462  US-30(E)   US-222(N)  US-422(E)  PA-12(E)  PA-61(N)  PA-895  PA-443  PA-309  PA 903(N)  PA-115(N) I think I'll map out a hybrid of the two, as it will be late by the time I get there tonight and I don't want to be reading these directions in the dark.      Report

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