The 2017 Wild Guzzi Western Adventure, Ouray, Co

[Testarossa]

Ten bikes on Friday's ride led by AlanP.

Red Mountain Pass:





MOTOgeezer and his Breva 750:

[rocker59]

Awesome!

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[twowings]

[PJPR01]

Looks like you guys rode 141 to Gateway!  Great ride!

More pics!

[twowings]

[Dharma Bum]

Here's Michelle with her second conquest of Monarch Pass in four days!

[twowings]

Outstanding! Had a great time!
Thanks to alanp for organizing and leading us on a perfect Colorado road adventure!

[dxhall]

Great to hear that a good time was had by all.  Except me.  I did't feel well and left the KOA Friday morning.  I't's now Monday morning and I'm still in the hospital after having my gall bladder removed.

I guess the moral is that we need to take advantage of meets like this while we can.

[Dharma Bum]

Sorry to hear that, dx.  Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[twowings]

Get well soon!

[alanp]

Really sorry to hear that dx.  We missed having you ride with us.  Get well soon! 

[alanp]

Well, it was a good gathering despite a few unfortunate events; dx's illness mentioned above and a nighttime bear attack on a tank bag.  Have only heard about this one, and hope there wasn't much damage to the bike.

Check back in a day or two for more good pics.  I don't take many but I know there are some good ones that were taken and I would love to see them.  But here are a few I have:

The view of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.  There was a lot of haze due to the many wildfires in the west.






At dinner Thursday night. 




Along the Durango loop:














Atop Lizard Head:






The Humble Cabin 22A, with my V7 parked out front and MotoGeezer relaxing on the porch:




The road to Gateway:









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At the Gateway Museum and Dinner Saturday night:














Thanks to everyone for coming.  I enjoyed meeting many new folks and catching up with old friends!

[Dharma Bum]

Great pics, Alan.  Looking forward to more!

[Dharma Bum]

Here's a few more that Michelle snapped on the Million Dollar Highway.  Two Wings' tire looked a lot better that day!






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[skippy]

The pictures from the auto museum look great. Hopefully next time I can at least make it for two nights and get in a ride. The dinner Saturday night was top notch and world class. Worth every cent. Thank you Alan for all of the effort putting this together. It was really great hanging out with other enthusiasts.

Skippy

[alanp]

This message was a failed attempt to post some very good pictures from MotoGeezer, including some video.  Stand by, hopefully I can figure it out....

[oldbike54]

Great to hear that a good time was had by all.  Except me.  I did't feel well and left the KOA Friday morning.  I't's now Monday morning and I'm still in the hospital after having my gall bladder removed.

I guess the moral is that we need to take advantage of meets like this while we can.

 Meh , a bottle of whiskey and a good sharp knife I coulda fixed that for ya 

 Only kidding of course , glad they caught it , heal well .

 Oh , and good advice .

 Dusty

[azguzzirep]

Jim McDermott and I logged well over 1200 miles over the weekend. Our adventure included an instant dead battery in Red Mesa, AZ on the rez. Had to be towed into Farmington, NM for a new battery .


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This added an extra night on the road and a couple hundred extra miles to the adventure.

We had a good time meeting Guzzi people and enjoying Ouray.





Thanks to Alen!  Enjoy the the beer stein!

Tom

[Utrider]

My wife and I had a super time!  This was her first "not a rally" rally or get together and she really enjoyed the vibe and atmosphere.  It was great to talk to everyone and get others perspective and input.  Dinner Saturday night was so enjoyable, and everyone was so gracious.

Alan, thanks again for taking the time, effort and energy to put this together!  Looking forward to 2 yrs from now, already.

Roy

[M0T0Geezer]

First and foremost: Thank You! to "alanp" who organized and orchestrated this Guzzi Romp through the great state of Colorado, USA!

Below is a link to an on-line dump of all the photos and two videos I took during "The 2017 Wild Guzzi Western Adventure, Ouray, Co" gathering:

 http://tinyurl.com/yaks3a44

You can view and/or download any or all of the 145+ image (.JPG .jpg), video (.MOV), and other (.txt .pdf) files you find there.  If you select the "Tiles" display option then a nice slide show of all the image files is available.

Here is the final-night dinner, held at the "BonTon" - a fine Italian restaurant:
 
To experience the prevailing mood around that happy table, open this YouTube audio file in another browser tab:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR6tNWfWVGk

Along the way we traveled some awesome Colorado roads and saw many "extras":
 
To set the proper reflective mood while contemplating these classic coming-of-age autos, open this YouTube video file in another browser tab:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PKk62XccU0

My favorite shot that sums up the mood for the entire 2017 Ouray Western Adventure:
 

See y'all again in 2019 !!

Dan "M0T0Geezer" Martin  dan@dansher.com  303-709-6488 cell

[Dharma Bum]

Thanks for posting all of this, Dan.  At least on my screen the photos are not coming in.  I will follow the links and see what you've got.

Mike

[Dharma Bum]

Spoke too soon, they booted up after all!  Great job!

Mike

[Utrider]

Great pictures Dan! Glad I could make the highlight reel.  LOL 

Sent you an email to upload the video from Vicky's phone. 

Thanks for taking the time to memorialize the trip.

Mike, Vicky really enjoyed having Michelle there and her spirit and enthusiasm was fun to be a part of.  Thanks for posting your pictures as well.

[alanp]

Thanks Dan!  Great photos, well worth a look everyone.  There is even a video of my Motus test ride. 

[Dharma Bum]

Vicky,  Michelle just said "aw shucks".  I do thank you for the compliment.  We really enjoyed your company on the trip.

[M0T0Geezer]

Just a note to y'all in wrap-up of the Great Guzzy Ouray Gathering last weekend.

The GPS on my 2004 Moto "Everyone-Knows-A-750-Is-Too-Small-To-Tour" Guzzi Breva 750 shows about 1,200 miles logged during the 4-day round trip.

The "Max Speed" panel reads 87 mph for the same ride. Is that even possible for such a tiddler? Still, I thank all those 1100,  1200, & 1400cc riders who were kind enough to throttle back and keep me in their mirrors. 


 'Geezer

[Mooney78865]

Checking back in!
I had a great time Saturday night at dinner!  Had the opportunity to meet some really great folks, do a little "bench racing" and reminisce a bit about the old days!.
I completed the COBDR and am back at the house.  Made it back Wednesday night around 11:00 pm. Total mileage for the trip, 2,691, with about 640 miles in the dirt.  I do do the Alpine loop, including Corkscrew, California, Hurricane, and Cinnamon passes.  With the exception of not doing Cottonwood pass due to it being closed, and Haggerman due to weather, I rode the whole BDR.
Here are a couple pics of the ride:













Good times!
Thanks again for letting me tag along! Saturday night was a great diversion! It was also the last night I didn't eat food I didn't have to boil water for for the next 4 days!
Cheers

[Dharma Bum]

Congratulations on a successful trip.  Enjoyed your company at dinner. Keep the lights on at the  casino!

[twowings]

Just revisited this thread...hope we do this again!