2010 - 2009 -
2008 - 2007 -
2006
2009 Wild Hogs (focus group)
6731 miles and 13 states.
Why the focus group and
how did it start. Every year at least three of us California wild hogs take a
bike trip somewhere. This year we had planed on four of us but as the time got
closer to our departure it came down to just two of us, Howard Hong and me, Bill
Codori.
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destination was a BMW motorcycle rally in Johnson City, Tennessee. All was going
well till the heat of Needles, Calif. (111 that day) hit us but hit
Howard's 2004 Harley hard. See the first few photos of the damage that was done.
Now for the forming of
the focus group. Howard being a true biker wasn't going to let a dead bike stop
him from attending a motorcycle rally so he rented a Ford Focus and thus the
focus group was born. Howard rack up a total of 5355 miles on the rental.
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Dead bike parts.
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At the Indian
Petroglyph National Monument.
Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
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At the Indian
Petroglyph National Monument.
Albuquerque, New
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Howard in the
Batmobile in the bat cave of Mike Esch. ABQ, NM.
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Al Unser Museum at
ABQ, NM. |
Al Unser Museum at
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Al Unser Museum
at ABQ, NM.
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Al Unser Museum at
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From the movie Wild
Hogs filmed in the town of Madrid near Albuquerque, NM.
Bill Codori and
Howard Hong (the focus group) in front of Maggie's where the Wild Hogs and
Del Fuegos fight took place.
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Main Street Madrid.
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The Cadillac Ranch,
Amarillo, Texas.
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Ten Cadillacs are
buried nose first
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Tools of the trade for the many artist
that paint and sign (tag) the cars.
The owner of the ranch encourages the
painting.
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The reflecting pool
at Oklahoma bombing site.
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Each end of the pool
has an arch with the time of 9:01 and the other end of 9:03 the time for the
senseless crime to do it's dirty work.
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What looks like
chairs is a monument to those who dies and are placed between the 9:01 and
9:03 arches for their time of death. |
The many visitors to
the monument leave a part of themself |
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Art works by
youngsters and now a permanent part of the memorial. |
The rescue workers
leave their mark. |
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Home of the blues,
Elvis and Beale Street.
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B. B. King.
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Elvis.
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Electric Street cars
cover the sights and sounds of Memphis.
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The tram the Mud
Island. |
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Beale Street
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The sound of Beale
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I saw the movie.
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The only way to save
the flavor and history of Beale Street.
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Memphis art.
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Fifty cents a
ride....not bad.
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Graceland and home of
Elvis |
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Elvis art. |
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View of the back of the
house
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R.I.P.
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Only a fraction of the
many silver, gold and platinum awards.
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Johnson City Tennessee
and the reason for this years trip.
BMW MOA Rally July
2009.
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Everyone likes camping
out.
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Side trip to the Smoky
Mountains with former Wild Hog Ron Musuial (now living in Orlando, FL.) and
his friend Steve in the background. |
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Roads that were made
for motorcycles. |
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Tail of the Dragon at
Deals Gap.....318 hair pin turns in just 11 miles.
Me on the Dragon. |
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Great roads but a great
view as well.
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Barber Motorsports
Museum in Birmingham, AL.
Also, see more
photos from the museum from two years ago at:
http://motocodori.com/barber_motorsport_2007.htm
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A rare Kawasaki V8
powered bike. |
Before they made cars
....a 1933 BMW single.
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From Easy Rider
....Captain America. This is a reproduction since it is not known where the
original is.
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My cousin,
Carol
Codori of Guntersville, AL. she's the focus of our focus group.
After a few days in
Alabama we depart on the second half of our trip.
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Kudzu plant which grows crazy in Alabama and other parts of the south.
These three photo were taken in Gunterville, AL. July 2009.
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Bourbon Street New
Orleans......this is before the night life.
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Lady....wants some
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Street artist, one of
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Night life on Bourbon
Street.
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Remember the Alamo. |
Wall of the Alamo. |
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Only a few block form
the Alamo is the river walk of San Antonio. The river at one time was the
main sewer system for the city. |
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The river walk now has
many restaurants both on the walk and on the water plus shops and even a
shopping mall.
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Don't mess with Texas
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This was only a warning |
I was not that lucky |
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Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico. the opening you see in the center of the photos is the opening the
bats will use near sunset to begin their hunt for food. |
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The long one mile walk
to the caves floor 750 feet below the surface.
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So simple a cave man
can do it.
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The cave is everywhere. |
The Bat Flight show but
no cameras allowed....sorry. |
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Roswell, New Mexico for
the Si-Fi nuts. |
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We all remember F
Troop. |
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F Troop greeter. |
Smoke house |
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Seligman calls itself
the birth place of route 66 and was once called the main street of America.
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This is a friendly
town.....do you have a sister? |
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