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21 Apr 2015
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BOB'S BMW June 13, 2015 - Trading Motorcycle Travel Tales, Secrets and Adventures
Motorcycle riders of any make or model motorcycle, writers, dreamers, adventurists and HU travelers are invited to join in an afternoon of trading travel tales, secrets, gossip and general chin wagging at BOB’S BMW, from 12:00 noon until ?, Saturday, June 13, 2015.
I will be presenting a free one hour multimedia show titled LONG DISTANCE RIDING ADVENTURES – 100 YEARS, or FRAZIER TALKS NAKED, which dispels some of the myths and tales about the first motorcycle adventure riders while sharing numerous secrets and exposing naked truths of modern day adventure travel.
“The longest, most difficult motorcycle journey ever attempted.” (1912)
“The First ‘Coast To Coast’ Trip By A Motorcycle And Sidecar – A True Adventure” (1913)
“The Greatest Ever ‘Round-The-World Motorbike Adventure” (2012-2013)
“Five Times Around The Globe By Motorcycle” (1980-2014)
Time: 12:00 (12:00 Noon, Saturday, June 13, 2015) until 13:00
Place: BOB’S BMW, 10720 Guilford Road, Jessup, MD 20794
Telephone Number: 301-497-8949
Web for updates and directions: Bob's Maryland BMW Dealership | New & Used Motorcycles | Bob's BMW
It is rumored I will be re-united with “Ugly Helga,” my 1981 BMW R80G/S that has been resting in the dreaded dark, dusty, and dank archives of Bob’s BMW Museum. Ugly Helga was so named for having left me stranded, DOWN AND OUT http://www.motorbooks.com/books/Down-and-Out-in-Patagonia-Kamchatka-and-Timbuktu/9780760345832 in some of the ugliest places on the planet. With 240,000 miles on the odometer, some say Ugly Helga weeps when I look at it, thinking I may have another adventure planned using it. I tell them Ugly Helga is not capable of weeping tears but is leaking oils from the numerous bolt holes I stripped over the years.
Dr. Gregory Frazier
Author/Adventure Editor-at-Large - MOTORCYCLE USA & ACCELERATE
Chief, World Adventure Affairs Desk, CITY BIKE Magazine
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Ugly Helga Confirmed
Confirmed that old (1981) Ugly Helga will be present at BOB'S BMW on Saturday, June 13, 2013
While at BOB's BMW I will be collecting "wild tales of motorcycle adventure" for a future publication. Attendees are invited to share stories secreted away, preferably unpublished, about expeditions/adventures/experiences from being on the road around the globe.
The multimedia show is scheduled from 12:00-1:00 PM and I'm slated to be in the showroom/museum for the balance of the day.
It's a free event and HU members are most "Welcomed" by BOB'S BMW in Jessup, Maryland.
Dr. Gregory Frazier
Author/Adventure Editor-at-Large - MOTORCYCLE USA & ACCELERATE
Chief, World Adventure Affairs Desk, CITY BIKE Magazine
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