Hans stopped in for a visit the saturday before he picked up the bike.
We had a great time looking over some of our pieces and talking. We
stuffed his pack with a few goodies and sent him on his way.
On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Christian Fandt wrote:
> Just a brief report I'm passing on from Hans Franke who is wending his way
> Westward on his cross-country motorcycle journey to VCF 5.0.
>
> He reports he's been having a great time so far after he'd picked up the
> bike at the Baltimore seaport around a week or so ago. He came up through
> the York, PA area up to the North-Central PA area, thence Westward towards
> Jamestown. Stayed in our front yard in his rather interesting camper
> arrangement over Friday and Saturday night. He's got a small AutoCamp
> folding tent bolted to the top of the cargo box. The neighborhood up and
> down our dead end street was certainly curious about such an odd looking
> rig not to say the other motorcycle riders who had seen him riding through
> town. They seemed to drive off the side of the road while studying Hans' rig.
>
> Bev and I took him to his first live rodeo on Saturday night which is a
> fairly major Eastern rodeo on the PRCA professional circuit
> (http://gerryrodeo.org/). Always a good time there for all -especially the
> barbecue beef dinners the rodeo organizers put on. Personally, I like the
> pretty cowgirls in their Wrangler jeans ;-) Hans really had fun that day.
>
> We got him a Sprint PCS cellphone on my own SS and drivers license numbers
> (silly outfit couldn't take his German passport number for ID after he
> arrived in NYC). Seemingly the best coverage across the USA plus a rather
> reasonable deal for what he's going to use it. So now he's got
> communication when that Russian-made three-wheel cycle breaks down out at
> the head of nowhere ;-) We got the rear door hinge welded properly by one
> of my friends after it broke during the sea trip over. Hans figures the
> welder in the Ural factory had too much vodka that day.
>
> He should be down towards Columbus, OH at this time if he was able to get
> in contact with Ethan.
>
> Watch out Sellam and gang! The mad Bavarian is on his way West if that
> underpowered Ural engine can pull itself over the Rockys and if all the
> bolts don't rattle out of it!
>
> Regards, Chris
> -- --
> Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
> Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
> Member of Antique Wireless Association
> URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/
>
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island
"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
- Ovid
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