The day has come and gone. Again. The fun started before i went to bed. New Zealand time is 12 hours in front of Germany.
We met outside St Paul’s Church. Frankfurt/M. 10.00 am. Ready to leave around 11.00am.
the gathering
Here is a selection of the rides out today. It was great to see so many attend.
kool Norton – made me wish mine was here
CX Honda
top cat – nice detailing
very tasty Guzzi
SR500
a gaggle of Triumphs
sweet
a trip down memory lane
far east 250cc beastie – very quiet
XS650 cafe
nicely finished beemer
kool little kwaka rat
Kawa Estrella
W650 – sweet machine
another kool Kwaka
oops – who dun dat?
dressed to kill
suit and hairy chin
the SR – only sidecar out today
we had the fountain outside the old opera house ring-fenced
wash day? … i think not
Was a good day out … almost too many bikes to keep track of … not enough time to really meet everyone … you never know when you will meet again.
Last stammtisch I was asked whether I was going to the EGT?
EGT? WTF?
Ahso … Euro-Gespann-Treffen!
European Sidecar Meet
EGT poster
S’posed to be the biggest in Europe. Asked the boy (8) if he was interested – ‘If it’s not wet’
Meant a little maintenance. Chain set, Oil n filter, rear tyre, clutch pack, kickstart: spring, ratchet, guide, stopper and oil-seal, cleaned last winter’s salt rust off the forks and sidecar frame, checked the brakes, lube, packed a tool-kit … clutch made a big difference
He had football-school til 14.00 … left about 16.30’ish … took a long-motorway-short-cut around Mainz – bad choice! … STAU … big single, aircooled – oil temp rose, clutch didn’t react well … got a bit better rolling over the Hunsrück, across the Mosel, quickly through the Eifel, spanned the Kyll and over into Luxembourg
As soon as we arrived the football disappeared. Reappeared once the tent was up. Hungry. And it rained.
looking down over the camp … between the trees is a lake … more camping on the other side and to the left .. 900++ sidecars, around 1700 people
‘the football’ in motion … wheelchair friendly access around the lake and up to the main tent
‘The football’ was constantly on the go
Plenty of getting together and talking, looking but I missed some organised activities, tours, music etc … maybe I just blinked … anyway we took off on our own (with ball), exploring … rained … had forgottten my rainpants-at home … took shelter in a wonderful old-time hardware store, the type that has pretty much everything (except metal cups) – got a cool livestock medicinal syringe for fork-oil level adjustment and a pair of waterproof overpants
Prizegiving on Saturday night. Oldest rider .. 88y, Youngest rider .. 17y, Longest ride .. from Sweden (around 1700km each way)
cool tent
beware – quicksand
us, hiding from the rain
schwenker … flexibly mounted sidecar … bike rides similar to a solo machine
trad- triumph ‘n watsonian GP
triumph/ Zero … nice pair
triumph rally
guzzi and … and … (also a ‘schwenker’ … can be separated in 5 minutes … no self-respecting ‘hollander’ would be seen without his trailer)
dogs on tour
guzzi, watsonian ‘n house … mmm, dont snails and tortoises bring their own houses? … the germans here would also say ‘the hollanders’ too (most caravans here have NL plates)
hot guzzi
zeus … rear transverse peugeot 206 S16 4 cyl 2 ltr engine
honda … from the island
another from across the water
eyecatching honda and what looks like a Stoye replica (?)
AWO/Stoye
W650 ‘n russian ural sidecar
beemer ‘n steib
cool
Just a taste of what was to be seen
Maybe with an XS Gespann next year
And a good part of the way home – it rained. Of course
