Rally 2001

		Z1300 Rally 2001

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July 2001 NJ Rally in the Elmer, NJ area.

The July 2001 NJ Rally was hosted by members Chris Bombeke & Bill Boyer.

The morning started like every other weekend down here in KZ country (we've never seen more than 2 together at one time), getting up bright and early, staring at the KZ's for an hour and drooling like the day we got them. Just kidding, we only stared and drooled for 45 minutes! After cleaning the beasts up and getting some breakfast, (courtesy of Bill's wife Pam, thanks Pam!!) we took our little cruise. Our plans changed a little and instead of
sightseeing the cows, we headed east towards Atlantic City. After stopping at the Mays Landing courthouse, which is the home of a bronze Indian sculpture that Bill created over 20 years ago, we had a nice lunch and some
good conversation at the Mill Street Pub just down the street. Applause for William who in addition to being a nice guy, has attended both the 2000 and now the 2001 rallies (the only person in our club who has I might add). All 3 KZ's cruised nicely and garnered some interesting looks from passers by ( or should I say "passed"ers by). Three 6 cylinder motorcycles do indeed have a particular, sweet sound all their own! After about 3 hrs. we were starting to feel the effect of the sun and heat, not to mention William had to be in central Virginia by 11 pm so we headed back to Bill's. All in all we logged about 130 miles on this little jaunt. We were sorry to hear Dave and Paul and the rest of you couldn't make it but there will be other opportunities. We are always up for a ride, or at least getting together to stare at our KZ1300's and drool. Chris

From left to right - William Anderson from Atlanta, Ga., Chris Bombeke & Bill Boyer from NJ. William's is a 1979 A-1, Chris' is a 1982 A-4, and Bill's is a 1980 B-2 converted to an A-2. This was the bike converted by Jack Sapp. Good work Jack! Check the members page for more pictures of their bikes.

For more info on the 2001 NJ Rally, you can contact Chris Bombeke at woobs@aol.com

2001 Labor Day Rally in the Chicago, Illinois area.

First off, let me thank you from the rank and file troops for your effort towards keeping the BEST
motorcycle site on the net! Next, I would like to put in my two cents on the 2002 Rally; I would be happy to
do what I can to help logistically, a 1300 rally in the Chicago area, and I'm sure there are some others in
this area willing to be of assistance also. As you have seen in my posts to the members board, I've been
trying lately to assemble the Illinois members,..... its no easy task. Although Bill Matchus, myself, and Rick
Bay, did enjoy a short 260 mile ride over the Labor Day weekend (cut short by gremlins in my charging
system). Again, thanks for a place to hammer out the many problems we all share in... Mark

I included a pic from our parting moments; the ZN being Rick's, the 80' factory touring is mine, and last but not least the 79' is Bill's. I also include some pic's of my bike... Mark Thompson

For more info on the 2001 Chicago Rally, you can contact Mark Thompson at clyde_1300@yahoo.com

A few pictures sent in by member Dennis Rabehl from the north pole. See if you can guess where the 1300 is in one of these pictures. I guess this sets the record for the furtherest trip north on a 1300! Anybody want to try & top this?

Veterans Day ride Sunday 11-11-01 to the Houston VA National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77038. Many local motorcycle clubs were represented including the Christian Motorcyclists Association. I was the only 1300 and there were a few 6 cylinder Hondas, a few sportbikes, a few standard bikes of different makes and about 99% Harleys out of the estimated 200-300 bikes in attendance.

Next year, Wisconsin looks like it might be a good choice for 2002!

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For future rallies, the idea is that we should get members that live in whatever area of the country we meet in each year to help out with planning rides, lodging, etc., for the other members that will be attending. This will make it easier for everyone to plan the trip and also have some confidence that someone will be there that knows the area fairly well. Also, I spent many hours posting a state directory on the members bulletin board so everyone that wanted to could let others know where they live so you can plan weekend rides together. This info should help us plan future rally's too. Members could also take pictures of their area of the country while they're out and about and send them in so I could post those for potential future rally spots.

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