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| Presented to me by Yonkers M/C members, February 17, 2019 |
Thanks for visiting my blog!
This blog is loaded with stories and photos, including a re-edited version of two of my
previously published books, ("Motorcycling Stories from the Northwest
Territories to the Yucatan Peninsula" and "Keep Going - The Pleasure
and Pain of Perseverance"). I have included many photos this time, and I have entitled this work, "Adventure Touring". The chapters to it can be found easily by looking in the "Labels" Index in the right-hand column of this blog. The new book consists of 19 numbered
chapters beginning with "01 Adv Touring - Introduction". There is a link at the end of each
chapter for the next chapter.
There is a total of more than 1600 photos posted in this blog from 66 years in eight decades of motorcycling since I
bought my first Harley in 1947. The photos are from many years of enduro competition followed by many years of adventure touring, including eight trips to Alaska over
various routes, several back-road tours around the US, one trip each to Newfoundland
and Labrador, and two trips deep into Mexico, one of which was to visit the Mayan ruins
in the Yucatan Peninsula and the other was to visit the foot of Copper Canyon in the
Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains of western Mexico which I did with a Gold Wing! I
traveled alone on most of my trips.
I've also posted photos of my competition in
seven decades – primarily in enduros, in which I won trophies in every decade
but the first when I competed with my big Harley 74 "Knucklehead" a
few times in local events during the late 1940s. Now I intend to spend more
time writing about it and inspiring others to ride – and to keep riding as long
as possible. A brief bio with highlights of my motorcycling career is also included
in this blog, as well as in the "Adventure Touring" book. An index of the posts, including the bio and the photos, can be
found in the right-hand column of this blog.
If anyone is interested in purchasing one or more
of my books, you can click on the appropriate advertising link in this blog, or
if you would rather have a signed copy, please contact me via email at
pboonstra@optonline.net and I will gladly sell the book or books to you for the
list price with free shipping.
Enjoy the Ride!
Piet, I'm currently reading your book, The Golden Age of Enduros, what a pleasure for me as it takes me back to my teenage years. My dad, Kirk Hall, bought a new left over T100C in 63 and he rode enduro and hillclimb and scrambles here in SW PA. He rode with the PGH guys, Melvin Bohn, Bob Campbell, Bob Fusan and many more. Almost all the names in your book are familiar to me as I read every issue of Cycle Sport cover to cover. We did the Jack Pine, Little Burr, and Jamestown NY. Thanks for the great book, memories and congratulations to you on a great life. You were a hero to me as were as all the riders in your book.
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