The Swapmeet sidecar

I hit all the motorcycle swap meets out here in Chicagoland and I'm not going to buy anything but it's just to see odd stuff. Most of the time the people are the center point of the odd stuff. :P  This last one in Morris IL had the winner for the years odd duck. A Duna sidecar that was in very rough shape but a very interesting sight. I asked the owner the his history with it and he got it from Spain and it was mated to a BMW for a bunch of years and sold the bike separate. His price for the beat to hell sidecar was (Drum-roll)  ------------ 15K. I cracked a smile and almost laughed and just said "oh really". The truth is I'm quite the bike slut and love them all and would like some time on three wheels. A little Honda Scrambler and a car like this would be a great match but I think I'll find both for well under Fifteen thousand. A Ural is a cheaper option and is always the easier than setting up and restoring a Honda. Oh how Craigslist brings me to temptation.

Step Up for Kids

 Well this will be my first fundraiser for the children's hospital and I made a promise so here goes. Time to start eating better and running some miles a few nights a week. Link here for my fundraising page and info on the event.

I Have Been Babbling For Five Years!!

 

Well I have been babbling to the world for five years. I don't really know why I started this site or why I keep it rolling but I have enjoyed chatting to people. Also I'd like to think some folks have been helped or inspired with some of my mods and rides.  Any-who have a great Halloweenie!!

Called off for a mid-week ride

 Fall colors are fading quick and so were the temperatures for the year around here. I skipped out on work since the high for the day was going to be almost 70F.

 

 A interesting oval double silo. I have only seen these in northern Illinois and just over the border of Wisconsin. 

 The second covered bridge in Princeton Illinois and not really known and I have no clue who Captain Swift is! 

 

                                    A little bridge that goes over the Hennepin canal

                                                                   The canal.