Meet at Holmans for breakfast – 11AM
Ride leaves 1PM to go shopping for costumes and rides.
We will then hit up costume stores, thrift stores, whatever.
At some point we will break up to get clowned up.
Clown Run meets at Lucky’s at 9pm
WU TANG CLOWN!
I took a chance in San Francisco because my Motron wasn’t ready to ride… I used the 50cc Concord Shadow, with a top speed of around 37mph, stock pipe and everything. I swapped the 14/12 carb for the drilled out 14.27 from my Baretta and crossed my fingers that I wasn’t going to get stranded - California rallies are usually crazy fast, almost everyone has a kitted bike.
After that went reasonably well, I decided to do more to build up my stock bikes. They really aren’t so slow as to be left behind or even be embarrassing. Sometimes I would catch myself passing up a bike I knew to be kitted, and I passed people in corners all over the place, usually only to have them pertly cruise by again as soon as they got their comfortable straight stretch back.
I love going fast, but there’s something about driving a stock slower bike that brings out the crazy competitive road-rage filled cursing-like-a-sailor moped racer in me that is fun as hell. I hardly remembered what it was like to round a corner up a hill as fast as possible, trying to keep up speed.
I think this winter will probably be seeing me in the garage with a dremel and a variety of Minarelli cylinders. So get ready…. Next spring : 50cchallenge! Stock (vintage) bottom end, stock cylinder (no 50cc kits) and you can do what you want with your carb and pipe.
Our little sister creepy uncle is having a mini-rally. Check this general forum thread for more information, and if you have/want/need a ride post here and let everyone know.
The Puddle Cutters will be leading a ride and hosting a party for the All Portland Rally this weekend!
Friday night is at The Standard across from Ole Ole on NE 22nd Avenue at Burnside. Park on Burnside in front of Meat.
The Puddle Cutters will be leading a ride around 10 PM to a party at magical little house known as Defartino (AKA: the moped house; AKA: Grandma’s: AKA: that house down the street from Patrick’s).
We got a write up in one of my favorite blogs!
Apparently we got some attention at our party on 39th. Several people at work have come up to me asking if there was a “block party” going down on Division over the weekend. Rowdy rowdy!
Check out the blog, there’s a lot of truth buried within.
Yay, rally. Thank you to everyone who came out to play, thank you to everyone that bought raffle tickets (except for you Nick, you’re welcome for the $40 Tomos!), thank you to those that donated to help Steve, and a HUGE thank you for everyone that went balls-out to make this rally amazing.
You can still download the rally map and the workbook and the rally flyer.
Please tag your photos with holdmybeer08! Stop by our new Photos page, we have added the last 20 photos to be tagged with puddlecutters. Thanks again, we miss you already!
Hold My Beer, This is Going to be Awesome is already getting awesome!
Useful links:
- Itinerary
- Locations Map (PDF version)
- Purchase Brand New Tomos Raffle Tickets!
Today’s meet and greet is at 3PM with ride to follow at 6PM. P-Town Scooters is located at 3347 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202. Fix your moped, buy rally packs, sneak some drinks, meet new moped people, and snuggle your friends!
Party tonight after the ride at Adventureland, located at 2262 SE 39th, Portland, OR 97214. Even if you don’t have a moped yet and want to party with us, come on down! We’ll have beer and probably a tazer!
Make sure to sign up on our SMS update system!
Are you READY YET?! Have you made arrangements to get picked up and dropped off at your house/loaner bike? If not, maybe it’s time to do so. Get in touch with us…. Sign up for the SMS updates in the little box on the left, then email erics@mopedarmy.com with your name and needs : if you will be requiring a place to stay or a loaner bike or a ride.
While you’re typing that email, feel free to enjoy this entertaining video featuring the lovely Olivia Newton John.
Hey all, be patient while we get the website up and going full speed.
Thanks!
We are raffling off a CUSTOMIZED Tomos moped Sunday June 29th, thanks to our pals at P-Town Scooters. Tickets are $1 each, or 25 for $20 and you can pick them up during the rally, or at P-Town Scooters, Modified Apparel and Meticon Bike Shop.
