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I am on the 2nd part of a two part journey. The first part was Oyster #3 when I moved Fred from FLA to NC for some family reunions. He was left there as i would return to continue on northward to upstate NY. I plan to meet up with WLeuthold in NY after he drops is daughter off after their little adventure.
I will drop a line or two here from time to time. Right now I am in WV on day 8 of the northern trek. Details are here..... https://2019oystertour.blogspot.com/

Pictures are in the email channel coming I hope.
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
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From Tim's house I headed up the rural roads with the destination of the Air and Space museum. On the way I stopped in to visit Bob at Bob's Cycle Barn. It is located on his plantation with seven miles of trails and a couple of moto-cross tracks.
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Excellent pictures. Used to live in Smithfield, NC and Sterling, Virginia. Tons of scenic byways and twisty roads along the Mid Atlantic coast.

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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
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Excellent pictures. Used to live in Smithfield, NC and Sterling, Virginia. Tons of scenic byways and twisty roads along the Mid Atlantic coast.

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I used to fly out of the airport in the last century. There are some nice roads through that area.
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
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At the moment I believe he is done with two wheels but I think he will be back.
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
Tell me it isn't so! Crying or Very sad emoticon Crying or Very sad emoticon Good times visiting with him and Miss Agnes on that scooter. Staying in the PTW world at least I hope....
At the moment I believe he is done with two wheels but I think he will be back.
Crap. And I was hoping to attend a Hertford Scooter Club rally sometime. Crying or Very sad emoticon
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
Tell me it isn't so! Crying or Very sad emoticon Crying or Very sad emoticon Good times visiting with him and Miss Agnes on that scooter. Staying in the PTW world at least I hope....
At the moment I believe he is done with two wheels but I think he will be back.
Crap. And I was hoping to attend a Hertford Scooter Club rally sometime. Crying or Very sad emoticon
Oof, hits home a bit. Carpe diem, I guess.
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Tim's scooter on my brothers truck headed to Hogan Farm until I finish this trip.
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Though WLeuthold has forsaken MV for AVRider, I am sticking here. Still motoring along and hope to meet up with Bill tomorrow in Troy, NY. I have been to Reading and Allentown PA and several days in Princeton NJ and this evening finds me in the Catskill Motel in LIberty NY. Great riding so far. Hope to update the blog after a happy hour drink in the room. To cold for this Florida boy and I don't drink and ride.
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Though WLeuthold has forsaken MV for AVRider, I am sticking here. Still motoring along and hope to meet up with Bill tomorrow in Troy, NY.
I'm not dead yet!

After riding to Maggie Valley, NC, two day's riding while there, then two days to New York City to pick up my daughter, Kylie, then the Catskills, Green Mountains, White Mountains and now Portland, I will be riding tomorrow to meet you in Troy.

I hate to send Kylie off tomorrow, but look forward to several days riding with you around the area. After a day off.

For whatever it's worth, Max has been perfect on this trip. Rocket probably would have been too.

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Well then get back on over to that Yamaha site.

Looking forward to tomorrow. What kind of beer you want waiting or shell we go out drinking?

There a pictures in the email pipe line to MV
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These pictures arrived backwards in the time line. This is a Buddhist monastery we stumbled on. The building actually was built for the Jesuit Priest but was abandoned due to cost and lacking priest. The Buddhist bought it ten years ago

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Wow, where are the psychedelic pics from? Is he still making his way home from Woodstock? Very interesting to see.
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Wow, where are the psychedelic pics from? Is he still making his way home from Woodstock? Very interesting to see.
I came across him short of Woodstock but that was his destination. I think he had been there before.

Sorry I missed getting up with you.
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Hi, sorry missed being able to see you but hopefully another opportunity will present itself. Just had a nice PM with kayemtee and hope to get with them at some point over the summer.

Are you going to Amerivespa?
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
If you are adding to the fleet, I will definitely be back down to see y'all this winter, lol
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
If you are adding to the fleet, I will definitely be back down to see y'all this winter, lol
Warren, come on down. (little slow on the response)
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I stopped in Hertford NC to visit Raputtak. I left owning his 2016 GTS 300. It is bitter sweet in that I got another scooter, but Tim will be leaving the Vespa world. Thank you Tim and do hope you drop in to MV from time to time with updates.
If you are adding to the fleet, I will definitely be back down to see y'all this winter, lol
Warren, come on down. (little slow on the response)
I have a couple of extra scooters too. You are always welcome!
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