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So this last weekend we had a small vacation. Every year there is the west coast largest gathering of bikers in Laughlin, Nevada. It is 4 days of really good "people watching" and drinking. Some try their luck at the casinos tables some drink till they can't stand no more, so then they just sit down and drink.
I have a VW powered trike that I had built several years ago and normally take that to the run. This year it was sidelined due to a new ventilation hole on the top of the block, so we decided to take the hearse. At only 500 miles around trip it wasn't a huge deal to drive, but I am always nervous about it.
The weather was perfect and we rode there with the windows down. Occasionally being passed by choppers and baggers with thumbs up the whole time. In earlier post I had asked why the previous owner might not want to take the hearse over 45-50 mph, let me inform you that the 1970 Caddy was right at home doing 75-85. The looks we got at the gas stations were great. If only I could get a dollar for every photo snapped, it would have paid for the trip. Parking that monster in their parking garage was another story. Once I got her in the stall via the 26 point turn it was safe.
The return trip offer my 16 year old son the chance of a lifetime, Road trippin in a hearse! He had a bigger smile on his face when I asked him if he would like to drive it back home than when that drunk pole dancer bent over in front of him and mooned him!
The drive back was a little unsettling as he wasn't good at keeping the steering in the sweet spot (note to self: Replace the drag link and idler arm soon) but we made it back safe and sound, although a few years removed from my life. It was a good experience for him to drive something that big across the barren desert at 85 mph.
I will post some pictures of the trip this week. Now back to editing the Aprils photo-shoot, man this is a pain in the ass.
Eric
I have a VW powered trike that I had built several years ago and normally take that to the run. This year it was sidelined due to a new ventilation hole on the top of the block, so we decided to take the hearse. At only 500 miles around trip it wasn't a huge deal to drive, but I am always nervous about it.
The weather was perfect and we rode there with the windows down. Occasionally being passed by choppers and baggers with thumbs up the whole time. In earlier post I had asked why the previous owner might not want to take the hearse over 45-50 mph, let me inform you that the 1970 Caddy was right at home doing 75-85. The looks we got at the gas stations were great. If only I could get a dollar for every photo snapped, it would have paid for the trip. Parking that monster in their parking garage was another story. Once I got her in the stall via the 26 point turn it was safe.
The return trip offer my 16 year old son the chance of a lifetime, Road trippin in a hearse! He had a bigger smile on his face when I asked him if he would like to drive it back home than when that drunk pole dancer bent over in front of him and mooned him!
The drive back was a little unsettling as he wasn't good at keeping the steering in the sweet spot (note to self: Replace the drag link and idler arm soon) but we made it back safe and sound, although a few years removed from my life. It was a good experience for him to drive something that big across the barren desert at 85 mph.
I will post some pictures of the trip this week. Now back to editing the Aprils photo-shoot, man this is a pain in the ass.
Eric
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