Trikefest 2018

[brandonlowe2]

Is it worthwhile to come up on a Friday and stay the weekend?

I will be getting there around 7 or 8 Thursday night and leaving Sunday morning.

[fabiodriven]

What was the joke? I have a great sense of humor.

Not to turn this into Chops Medical Problems thread, but I'll offer some perspective to you guys....

In 2007 (I was 36), I had a huge aortic aneurysm at the root. Seven centimeters across. Genetic condition. They replaced my aorta from my heart to the first branch with a synthetic one and I also got a mechanical aortic valve. This abnormal electrical thing is a rather normal development for people who've had open heart surgery. I knew ahead of time to expect it eventually.

Now with that in mind, you'll recall y'all seen how me and little Chop fearlessly bombed around TF in 14 and 15 which was also two years after breaking my neck in five places in a rollover crash. So you can see why this is merely aggravating to me rather than a huge thing. It's peanuts compared to the rest of my medical record and my local hospital is full of cardiac badassness from places like Walter Reed medical center who operate on me so I have NO worries at all that I'll be right as rain and back to my normal self very quickly. Just aggravated at the timing especially since I dropped butloads of money to get the R done in time for this year's TF

THANK YOU for all the kind words though, and have a great TF!

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I was replying to your post saying we should go to the invasion. I wanted to say something along the lines of "I can't be making plans for that just yet" but what I wrote was "I wouldn't be committing to that just yet". Saying that to someone who is going for heart surgery is not funny. It looked like I was saying "Sure we can go if you're still alive." I didn't even realize how it looked until I read my post again hours later.

[matt3x]

Can't wait for TF 2018! Should have most of our regular group there again, stop by and say hi...

by the way, anyone have a clue what the TF Raffle Trike will be this year? Pretty quiet right now...

[schlepp29]

get well soon iron chop

[Eric250R]

Started the teardown of my 70 and my KLT200. Way too complicated just to change the chain on a KLT. Don't know how many of you have done it but it is seriously too complicated and time consuming just to get to it. but at least progress has been made. Still working on them and the bus.....Time is ticking....

[fabiodriven]

The oil pan is coming out of my truck tomorrow and the drive shaft has been in the shop for over a week.

[ironchop]

.........hey Ironchef don`t fack wit ya ticker.......get it fixed .........quit jackin so much !!

Haha! If Glamis grew trees all of the sudden, you'd stop riding there, wouldn't ya?

"The humidity at Haspin is always 135%. The forecast is for rain...always...no exceptions.... periodic sunshine" -- A former Hoosier and Haspineer


I go in on 6/18 for a preliminary check-up and then back on 6/21 for the full tune-up. Supposed to take 4-6hrs in surgery then stay overnight for observation and then Dorothy gets to go home to Kansas, Toto.... and then...and then....no and then... Should be 100% a week after.




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[mollie8000]

dam get healthy ironchop,would have love to see you but some things are more important than trikefest,could help you Fabio if you were closer but you will be there

[MotorCity]

where is trike fest at for 2018?

[fabiodriven]

where is trike fest at for 2018?

It's been at the same place for many years now, Haspin Acres in Laurel, Indiana.

[mikey kinikey 4]

Are they doing a online sign up for mxthis year for trikefest

[conbon]

Bought my first house beginning of last month, moved in 2 weeks, because last week of the month I spent in China for work...so prep work got delayed a little bit, lol.

Last weekend I got battery in my 125, new plug, oil and filter change, fresh gas and a few trips around the block. Fixed brake on my zinger, tightened and replaced a few bolts that had shook loose, again took it around the block. 350x has been used on a regular basis, checked oil, topped off with fresh gas and took her for a spin.

Big SX is last on the list. I know it needs carb, fresh gas, probably a couple oil changes with seafoam to dry it out, new throttle cable, swap bars, etc.

Rebuilt truck transmission a few months ago, seems to be doing good, towed my samurai 5 hours away and back last month no issue. It's due for another transmission filter and fluid change, needs a new CV and the front diff seal on that side is leaking, front diff fluid change, and front brake pads. Changed engine oil the other night and rear diff oil last night. Going to knock everything else out this weekend, then get it in next week for an alignment and tire rotate and balanced.

Knocked a trailer wheel against a K-rail last time I had it out, so it's on the spare now. Ordered a new spare the other day, then it needs one new hub and the other 3 checked/serviced.

So I still got a few projects left, but we're working through them night by night. Georgia Trike Riders will all be camping as a group again, we'll be the 3 big tan carports with flags and whatnot. Probably camping outside the compound this year so we can night ride this year, we ended up wanting to do more of that last year than previously planned. As of now most of our group is planning on driving up Saturday the 16th and staying all the way until Sunday the 24th, first time in 4 years our group will be doing the whole week. A couple are coming later, one has to leave early, but should be a good group most of the week.

The kid that was with our group last year that raced my red zinger in the drag races will not be attending this year, so it probably won't be getting a whole lot of use. That being said if anyone has a kid that would be interested in riding it or even racing it, you're more than welcome to, it runs off good premix at 36:1. I'm not a big fan of lending it out to adults, unless you're intimately familiar with how skinny the rear axles are and how fragile the hubs and diff are.

-Connor

[Jason T]

I’m coming over from the U.K. with my dad and my son. My brother lives in Chicago so we will travelling To Haspin Acres from Chicago. Not sure if it will be Thursday evening or Friday morning that we will arrive. My brother has been for the last few years, I attended in 2015 and can’t wait to come back!
My son is 8 and he doesn’t know we are going yet, it’s going to blow his mind!

[86T3]

Jason T, if like to catch up with you guys. Do you all have trikes to ride?

[fabiodriven]

I wouldn't begin to start typing how hard I've been busting my arse on everything over here, and I can type a lot. Truck is finally running but not done completely, many dollars and busted knuckles later. It's been a ton of work. The 480 is done but I won't have time for a test ride before Indiana, so first ride and jetting will be done at Haspin. There are still parts in the mail and the trailer just got dragged out of it's resting place now. A "repair" to address a wonky trailer brake controller has resulted in zero trailer brakes instead of wonky trailer brakes. I'll be on the phone with Hopkins again bright and early tomorrow.

I'm excited for you guys coming from across the pond! I heard someone is coming from another continent as well but I haven't seen anyone post about that so I'm not saying anything in case I know something I'm not supposed to, lol. Hopefully I'll be seeing everyone in a couple weeks!