Popular Post Smoother Posted May 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Ok, so I got a reply to my email; and as I suspected Marty is related to the Morgans of Bristol, UK. Here's a picture of his great, great, great, great grandfather . . . . . . . . Personally, I don't see the similarity, although I can see a primitive selfie stick, and the cape looks familiar, but that "helmet" will do no good in a face plant. Nice "wheel" though. Edited May 15, 2019 by Smoother 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, Smoother said: I'm a bit of an amateur genealogist. I've researched my family back 10 generations. I've been researching the name Backe as I have come across it before in my research. The family tree branches quite a bit, with German and English branches and I think some Dutch too. I'm waiting on a an email reply from a contact and I'll report what I find. 36 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: Backe means cheek in German, and I believe Marty has German and Norwegian roots. Might be remembering that wrong. I'm half German (my Mother) and 1/4 Swedish and 1/4 Norwegian. My grandfather on my Father's side of the family was Norwegian and when he came to the United States (late 19th century) changed his name from Anderson to Backe. Why? No idea. In the early 1920's he was killed by a streetcar in Chicago. His name was Martin and that's who my parents named me after. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nils Posted May 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: I'm half German (my Mother) and 1/4 Swedish and 1/4 Norwegian. My grandfather on my Father's side of the family was Norwegian and when he came to the United States (late 19th century) changed his name from Anderson to Backe. Why? No idea. In the early 1920's he was killed by a streetcar in Chicago. His name was Martin and that's who my parents named me after. Well, in Swedish "backe" translates as "hill". Not really the same in Norwegian as far as I know, but if I read what you wrote correctly your grandmother on your father's side was Swedish so perhaps not that big of a stretch after all Anyway, kind of fits given your penchant for the hills, yes? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Nils said: Well, in Swedish "backe" translates as "hill". Backe Hill ———>Backe Mountain.....close enough 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) I went down this street (in light rain) from the highest point a few days ago on the Monster. It was an exercise in faith in low speed braking. I was going to go back and make a video but decided against the idea. Here is the Google Street View link of the hill https://earth.app.goo.gl/?apn=com.google.earth&ibi=com.google.b612&isi=293622097&ius=googleearth&link=https%3a%2f%2fearth.google.com%2fweb%2f%4042.46870119,-70.91009027,21.49956894a,0d,88.80352542y,139.86536918h,71.92458535t,0r%2fdata%3dCgAiGgoWMmpnUXBfWERGS2pkZ2pwRXVaUlRVQRAC The road ends at a T intersection with another road hugging the coastline. Edited May 15, 2019 by Bob Eisenman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Church Notre Dame at Versailles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefteris Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Some photos from Glyfada beach at Attica Greece, full ride here https://euc.world/tour/574814393311308 Photos are un-filtered, machine of choice, Z10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lefteris Posted May 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 Waiting outside my kids school to pick her up. Gonna hand handle thr wheel for 3,5 blocks while it's active. People still think I'm an alien 👾 😂👽 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefteris Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Time to clean 💦 this thing 😜 it's the best to have a day off, ride your Z10 for a couple or hours and then do your things at home 👌👍💪 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dancer Posted May 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2019 Monster horse power 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stephen Posted May 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2019 My few days in Blackpool with some lovely weather 😊 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PogArt Artur Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, stephen said: My few days in Blackpool with some lovely weather 😊 Beautiful weather matching lovely couples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 20 hours ago, Lefteris said: Waiting outside my kids school to pick her up. Gonna hand handle thr wheel for 3,5 blocks while it's active. People still think I'm an alien 👾 😂👽 I pass a kindergarden on my way shopping. It always bring haapy smile and a reaction from the kids when they see the wheel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefteris Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Unventor said: I pass a kindergarden on my way shopping. It always bring haapy smile and a reaction from the kids when they see the wheel. Specially if you pass by with the V8 full of leds and colors, you the alien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unventor Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Lefteris said: Specially if you pass by with the V8 full of leds and colors, you the alien Well I only have my KS18L these days. But BT music do help and a TSG Pass helmet 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I rode my Monster to West Beach today and made a 360 photosphere. West Beach - 5-16-2019 (360 photo sphere link) https://panoraven.com/slider/a5Y8CMmmzx 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bob Eisenman said: I rode my Monster to West Beach today and made a 360 photosphere. West Beach - 5-16-2019 (360 photo sphere link) https://panoraven.com/slider/a5Y8CMmmzx Very cool! Love that 360 shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tymerTHEcheezGUY Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 https://imgur.com/a/hWF6iXJ Grabbed a few shots at the Regional Airport near me while I was out tonight. Used to be an old army airfield where some of the B-29's were built. Even had a fly-by of one of the few remaining operational B-29's last summer, I'll have to dig those shots up sometime as well. Only one original hangar remains, but the skeletons of several others still stand. I can get more shots of the "walking tour" guide posts another time if anyone has any interest. Every now and then, out where the planes used to test fire the machine guns you can still find fully jacketed rounds work their way up to the surface from where they were buried. Not far from my parents house a few miles away still stand the bombing run test hills, I'm told they used to drop bags of flour so the crew could check their accuracy. As well as some old infantry firing ranges, however we (our construction company) was asked to demo those so that the ground could be farmed as well as used for leased hunting but it was interesting to unearth that little bit of history. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, tymerTHEcheezGUY said: they used to drop bags Microsoft flight simulator (old) has a mission where you fly off of a farmers field and try to hit a floating dock in the middle and of a pond with bags of flour About 4:20 in video https://youtu.be/NHqn2bT1Lys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sketch said: Love that 360 shot Finding clear FAA airspace is tight. Beverly airport has a 5 mile no fly radius and Boston Logan is about a 10 mile no fly radius. I was flying 300 ft above a hill in Rockport on Monday and a private plane swooped in over (500-1000 ft) me. A little close even when under 400 ft, I was in the middle of making a sphere. A day or so ago a helicopter flew over where I live in FAA free space but was actually very low , maybe 500 ft. A response about drone flying near the local University elicited the following friendly response: "We ask that you notify the University Police station by calling (provided tel#) before flying over the campus and comply with all applicable rules and regulations. Additionally, please avoid flying near campus residences (dormitories), classrooms and people and refrain from interfering with vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Thank you for your correspondence and cooperation" Edited May 17, 2019 by Bob Eisenman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) Thacher Island with it's twin lighthouses has a history dating back to the 1700s. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thacher_Island&ved=2ahUKEwjn9tCd4aHiAhWDjlkKHV57Al8QFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw0-g-pCy6ax75bdJl3wQqub 360 sphere of Thacher Island - 5-13-2019 (url): https://panoraven.com/slider/L5gS4H8lEQ My red Monster is on the path below in the 360 sphere. The large ship behind Thacher Island looked like a Coast Guard cutter. Rockport has several quarries. Two are seen in the Rockport sphere with Thacher Island in the distance in the opposite direction to the quarries. Rockport 360 photo sphere url: https://panoraven.com/slider/CaHWW9d20r Rockport's Motif 1 in Rockport harbor where lobster boats dock. The yellow lobster traps go out to sea soon. Removal of stones from the beaches in Massachusetts is becoming a legal issue. This is a sign post on 'Pebble Beach' on Cape Ann. Coast Guard cutter in background. Edited May 17, 2019 by Bob Eisenman 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 @Bob Eisenman What a nice area to ride! Love the red rock color. I can't believe those horrible suburban houses right at the rocks/cliffs are legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, meepmeepmayer said: suburban houses right at the rocks/cliffs President Taft's administration (1909-1913) made Beverly the summer White House. He might have gone riding there in his car along the coast (back then). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft http://www.beverlyma.gov/residents/summer-white-house/ Residents there seem accepting of the Monster and my riding habits through their town. 😍 Judging from the looks on faces last summer I'm not sure I'm as welcome at the Tuck's Point gazebo just north.😒 The red rocks area across from Thacher Island (twin lighthouse) might have been beyond Taft's range. Edited May 17, 2019 by Bob Eisenman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stephen Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 I picture from our little ride out today @PogArt Artur @Gasmantle nice to see you ,,, not in the photo though 😂😂 just your euc's 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Eisenman Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 @meepmeepmayer What ever became of the hand painted cow bell gift you received from the cow farmers in the Alps near the alm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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