ISDT Reunion Ride information

Paul Danik · June 03, 2009, 02:27:58 PM

Greetings,

The entry forms, banquet reservation forms and preview for the upcoming ISDT Reunion Ride are now available, the links are provided below. The preview for the event contains 5 pages of information on this years ISDT Reunion, everything from scoring, lodging, costs, equipment requirements, medals, teams and much more.

If you have any questions about the ISDTRR please feel free to post them here.

Entry forms

http://www.enduroriders.com/images/2009PDF_isdtrr13th_Annual_Leroy_Winters_Memorial.pdf

Banquet reservation forms

http://www.enduroriders.com/images/2009_ISDTRR_BANQUET_RESERVATION.pdf

Preview

Just go to http://www.enduroriders.com/09isdtreunionrideinfo.html and click on the Preview Of The ISDTRR Event icon.

A few facts about the event.

Date: October 2,3,4, 2009

Host club: Enduro Riders Association

http://www.enduroriders.com/09isdtreunionrideinfo.html

Location: Vinton County Junior Fairgrounds which for those not familiar with southern Ohio is in the Athens, Logan, Chillicothe area.

Thanks
Paul

Paul Danik · June 21, 2009, 02:07:29 PM

For those who may wish to see what an ISDT Reunion Ride event looks like, the link below with take you to an extensive selection of photos that were taken at the 2003 ISDT Reunion Ride held in Cheshire, Massachusetts. These photos, and many more, are in the POG Photo Gallery which can be accessed from the POG homepage.

http://www.pentonusa.org/photos/2003/isdt/default.asp

Paul

chuck · June 23, 2009, 08:07:42 AM

Paul,

This will be my first Reunion Ride and I have a few questions about bike requirements. Does the headlight and taillight need to work? The only Motorcycle license plate I have is a 1998 Indiana plate. From what I've read, these items just need to be on the bike for show. Is that true?

thanks,

chuck

72 125 Six Days
72 100 Berkshire
74 250 Hare Scrambles
72 Wassel

Larry Perkins · June 23, 2009, 08:25:33 AM

Chuck,

Does not have to work, does not have to work, and true any plate will do. Just look the part and ride. Oh yes, have fun too.

Larry P

Paul Danik · June 25, 2009, 05:23:26 AM

Chuck,

It is great to hear that you plan on riding the event, part of the reasoning for rotating the location of the ISDT Reunion Ride is to make it accessible to folks from different parts of the country. The rotation also follows history to an extent as the ISDT Qualifiers were held all over the country and if you wanted to ride the ISDT you needed to do some traveling. For me the travel part is almost as much fun as riding the event, nothing like a road trip with some buddies and some neat bikes.

Besides what Larry explained I would also recommend that you have good tires on your bike, southern Ohio isn't a great place for pottery making just by chance, it is the CLAY... The event is laid out for a nice enjoyable ride, but if mother nature provides "dust control" you will be glad you have some good soft terrain tires on your bike. I have heard from several folks that they have brand new tires to put on just before this event. Having vintage tires on your bike is great for bike shows, but some new rubber is worth it's weight in old Penton parts when you are on the trail.

One other note to everyone is to remember that September 13th is the entry and banquet reservation cut off date, please send in those reservations ASAP.

Thanks
Paul

OhioTed · June 25, 2009, 12:34:39 PM

I am very excited about the opportunity to participate in this event. However, I just got done scoping out the parc ferme photos from the '03 event and am now having serious doubts about riding my old 125. With all due respect the ISDT/E vets, I thought this was supposed to be an event for vintage bikes. Most of the images posted show bikes with more travel at one wheel than that of both forks and both shocks of my machine, combined! What's that old saying about bringing a knife to a gun fight? I was hoping for a fun ride, not one where I'm a rolling roadblock. Maybe Steve's gang'l let me start in the back.

Gary Roach · June 25, 2009, 02:08:24 PM

Ted,

Steve Barber is in charge of the event, and I'm sure the trail will be fun for both modern and vintage bikes. I rode the vintage Enduro that his club put on a few years ago, and I had a blast. Sounds like you're worried about getting ran over by a vet on a modern bike. Well, I've got some good advice for you; just go faster so that they never catch you!

P.S. Thanks for the photos from the BSA Rally.

Gary

Paul Danik · June 25, 2009, 02:43:58 PM

The only folks permitted to ride modern machines are ISDT vets and they will most likely be leaving the start line first. The vets have been encouraged to switch from modern machines to vintage ones and some have done so, Jack Penton is an excellent example.

Personally, I would rather ride a Steel Tank 100cc Berkshire than a modern bike as the vintage machines really help to bring the spirit of the event to life.

Ted, please put a horn on your 125 so that you can toot as you pass me if I get a cast iron Berkie to ride

Paul

Dwight Rudder · June 26, 2009, 12:34:24 PM

It is a lot more fun to me to ride a vintage bike than even a post vintage bike. You are riding with others riding similar machines. Put a set of Works Shocks on the rear and dial in the forks (On my 1972 Six Day , I use 7.5wt fork oil. Some use ATF ). The Works shocks make it feel like 6" of rear wheel travel. Honest. Be sure to tell them you weight about 30lbs more than you really do for best results. They tend to put very soft springs on the shocks . Have them build them so you can run them in the shaft UP position. We didn't run USD shocks till late 1976 / 1977 so USD shocks would not be correct and there are no real advantages to do so.
Dwight

OhioTed · June 28, 2009, 08:03:11 AM

Thanks for the encouraging words, guys. I'll just do my best and have fun, as always. I'm not kidding about the rolling roadblock thing, though. Why, I've been lapped by the fast guys before on a one-loop course! Also, it's embarrassing to be out on the course, riding your tail off, eatin' dust and sweatin' blood, only to come by the pits and have your crew/friends yelling, "Whaaaaaaat's wroooong?" Aargh.

paul a. busick · June 28, 2009, 09:24:51 AM

Ted,
I don't understand what you are concerned about. You told me that you had ridden the BLACKWATER. If that's the case, the ISDTRR will be a peice of cake for you. Let's not hear any more of this negative thinking.

See you down Old dusty,
P.A. Busick

Paul Danik · August 12, 2009, 03:30:37 PM

I just wanted to push this up to the top and remind folks to please take time to get your ISDTRR banquet reservations and ISDTRR entries in as soon as possible, September 13 is the deadline for both of these items.

I have heard that there are rumors of handlebar tight trails, from what I have been told this is not at all the case. The goal is make this a FUN event with nice enjoyable trails. We hope to pre-ride the trails in early September and will make every effort to make this a rider friendly event. As said before, southern Ohio has a lot of clay and if it rains it can be slick, do yourself a favor and have either new or really good tires.

I just talked to Ron Bohn and he is going to try to make the event, I am sure that there are many others that some of you know that will enjoy the event if they come, please take a few minutes and give them a shout. If they don't care to ride they can come and enjoy the fellowship and the banquet, you don't need to ride to be part of this wonderful event.
Thanks
Paul

t20sl · August 12, 2009, 03:56:06 PM

I read earlier that there might be unofficial trophy teams of riders on same brand or same makers country of bikes? Is this happening? Thanks.

brian kirby · August 12, 2009, 04:05:24 PM

Jeff DeBell is organizing the Trophy Team thing, here is a link to an earlier thread:

http://www.pentonusa.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10254

Brian

'72 Berkshire

Paul Danik · August 30, 2009, 08:56:50 AM

I spent some more time with Ron Bohn on Saturday and discussed how more and more of the ISDT vets are riding vintage bikes at the reunion ride and gave Jack as an example. Ron started to think and then agreed that the vintage bikes do give the event much more authenticity. What really surprise me is that he said he might just have to consider getting himself a Penton to ride in the event, this coming from a member of the Husky mounted winning Silver Vase team in 1973.

Either way, Ron plans on being on hand. Jack said he talked to Carl Cranke and that he and Dr. Fred Cameron have their travel plans all set and will be on hand.

Get your entries in, it looks like this will be a banner year for the event. For those from other areas of the country we have been getting just enough rain in this area to make the riding nice, some years we have a drought in July and August and there is nothing on the trails but dust and dead weeds, not this year.

Paul

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