Check this out

[Gar]

http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/

Would love to ride down and see them on the close stops.

[leeo45]

Very cool.   I definitely need to see this at one of the stops.

Look at the headlight on this bike !

[tyrroneous]

Looks like their route is going to take them through central Mississippi.  Would be cool to see them roll through. 

There is also a neat rebuild thread going on in cannonball forum.  http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=61&page=1

Talk about starting from scratch!

[photomd]

Anyone wanna follow them from Concord, NC to Maggie Valley?

[cooter]

Anyone wanna follow them from Concord, NC to Maggie Valley?

Definitely maybe.  You offering a couch?

It would make a great coming out party for the Guzzi.

[photomd]

Heck yeah. Everyone here is welcome. I'm about 100 miles south of Concord. 

[Gar]

I'm with cooter - definitely want to, maybe can do.

[leeo45]

Anyone wanna follow them from Concord, NC to Maggie Valley?

That segment is even on the weekend.   And I have half a year to get a street bike running, so might be possible....   

Stage 1 Friday, Sept. 10 Kitty Hawk, NC, to Greenville, NC 140 Miles
Stage 2 Saturday, Sept. 11 to Concord, NC 240 Miles
Stage 3 Sunday, Sept. 12 to Maggie Valley, NC 220 Miles
Stage 4 Monday, Sept. 13 to Chattanooga, TN 200 Miles

[leeo45]

Bump to the top.   

Day 1 completed on Friday.    Anybody make it over to Kitty Hawk to see this in person?

Stage One Comes To A Close 
Written by Alleydude     
Friday, 10 September 2010 22:08 
With the blessing of perfect weather, the Cannonball got off to a roaring start, leaving Kitty Hawk at around 10am, Eastern Standard Time.  Almost all of the riders got off to a good start, but Bill Nugent was unable to make the start for undetermined reasons.  We will get you details when we have them available.

The biggest casualty of the first stage was Pete Youngs Premier, which suffered a catastophic crank shaft failure which, unless a replacement 1913 Premier crankshaft presents itself, will most likely take Pete out of the Cannonball.  No one wanted to see this happen to Pete, and to have it happen this early in the event made it all the more sad.

Many of the riders had fuel issues, needing to stop for gas supplied by the support crew.  One of the stations the Cannonballers stopped at actually ran out of gas itself!  The support crew has been credited with being right on top of every issue that came up, and already has proven invaluable.

Though there were several roadside issues to deal with, everyone was in high spirits, and reports of riders helping riders were the norm.

Felicia promises to get me some pictures and more information just as soon as she can get to a WiFi connection (and take a well deserved break).
Stay tuned, it's going to be a bumpy ride!