- Well, having tested the LiteStar on several short trips around the
Mauston area and a quick trip to Wisconsin Dells and a short trip to find
some RAT sites close by, I felt that I could trust the machine to get me
to someplace further away. Having been subscribed to the Internet BMW Riders
(IBMWR) mailing list I decided that I would take up the invitation to all
on the list to attend the Octoberfest at Beemer Hill just outside of Palmyra
hosted by Brian Manke & Sue Rihn-Manke. If I could make it as far as
Palmyra I thought that I could make it a little further and visit my brother
and family living outside Delafield, WI. I also figured that I would sleep
over at their place but I didn't want to call ahead because I wanted to
surprise them when I drove up their driveway. You see, although I told
them what I had bought, they never had laid eyes on it, so this would be
great fun to see their reaction. Sleeping over, well that's another story
;o)
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Ready to show my brother (in back seat) what it is like to fly down the road. |
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Here I come! Driving up my brother's driveway. |
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My Brother, me and his son (in that order). Admiring my new toy. |
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My impressive LiteStar autocycle enhancing my brother's otherwise mundain abode. |
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"Yeah, it's pretty nifty, but can you grab your left ear with your right hand? " Pretty nifty bro. |
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My bro ready to go.
'Course I only let him sit in it for a short while. |
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The LiteStar makes its debue at Beemer Hill. Directly behind and up the hill are the "real" BMW cycles. This is where they wanted me to park. I wonder ... |
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Here is the bonfire. It was impressive at night. There is a big oak tree directly behind the bonfire. I was sure that it was going to catch fire, the flames of the bonfire reached pretty high. This picture doesn't do it justice. Sorry. |
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Here I am, ready to take off for home after a great evening at Beemer Hill and a relaxing stopover at my brother's house. |