{"id":3597,"date":"2012-12-13T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T05:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=3597"},"modified":"2012-12-13T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T05:02:15","slug":"doing-the-motorcycle-cannonball-run-backward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/doing-the-motorcycle-cannonball-run-backward\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing The Motorcycle Cannonball Run Backward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3599\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/OBR8-131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3599\" src=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/OBR8-131.jpg\" vspace=\"10\" alt=\"Old motorcycle on the road\" title=\"Old Bike Ride 8\" width=\"497\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/OBR8-131.jpg 497w, http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/OBR8-131-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Not old enough for the Motorcycle Cannonball Run.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s something on Saturday that sounds good. Dan and Alan and I will be there.<\/p>\n<p>I frankly don&#8217;t remember all the details, but there was recently an event called the Motorcycle Cannonball Run, where a bunch of really old bikes rode from the East Coast to the West Coast. As I recall, you had to either be on a bike that was at least 75 years old or else you had to be 70 years old yourself. Or something like that.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s cool enough, but what if you did the entire ride facing backward? What better way to photograph the event&#8211;which is what this guy did&#8211;but can you imagine doing that? Of course, someone else was up front in control of the bike.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s the scoop. This guy, Michael Lichter, will be at High Country Harley-Davidson on 1 p.m. on Saturday making a presentation about his experience. With pictures, of course. No charge. Also, Gary Wright, one of the contestants, will be there, too.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what the promo has to say about it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23 days on the road<\/li>\n<li>3,596 miles, if you didn&#8217;t miss a turn<\/li>\n<li>78 motorcycles built from 1913 to 1929<\/li>\n<li>78 riders ages from 20 to 70 years old<\/li>\n<li>entrants from Poland, Japan, New Zealand, England, South Africa, Germany, Italy, USA, France<\/li>\n<li>Excelsior, Indian, J.A.P., BSA, BMW, Triumph, Vellocette, Harley-Davidson, Henderson, Rudge<\/li>\n<li>and just one guy rode backwards the entire way!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sounds like something worth giving up a weekend afternoon for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent from National Motorcycle Examiner<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/only-a-biker-knows-motorcycle-wit-and-wisdom-24\">Only a biker knows . . .: Motorcycle wit and wisdom, #24<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n<p>Just remember, once you&#8217;re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s something on Saturday that sounds good. Dan and Alan and I will be there. I frankly don&#8217;t remember all the details, but there was recently an event called the Motorcycle Cannonball Run, where a bunch of really old bikes rode from the East Coast to the West Coast. 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