RetroTours

05/13/2026

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THE SPRING TIME CRUSH:      Motorcyclists as a group are totally weather dependent. Once the spring-like weather arrives, bikes come out of cellars and garages that haven’t run in months, or maybe years, or maybe even decades. Like the first crocuses that push up through the ground as soon as ...

04/04/2026

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Spring 2026 Newsletter.    Lynn is out of town for a few days, and I need to catch up on some writing. This newsletter is due out, and I thought it might be interesting to capture some thoughts of the spring season from years past.

02/23/2026

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01/01/2026

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RETROTOURS NEWSLETTER: WINTER SOLSTICE 2025   Over the hump! The shortest day of the year is behind us now. Every day is now a few seconds longer than the one before it. These short days do take a toll in terms of mood: it is easy to lose positivity with the daylight. Having to chip away at ice and...

09/28/2025

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When on a RetroTour I don’t put my cell phone in a handlebar mounted holder and follow the blue line. That wouldn’t be very ‘retro’ now, would it? Old school ‘GPS’ involves a written set of instructions derailing the desired route with way-points like “at the big oak tree on the right....

09/01/2025

next 4 day ride to the Curtiss Museum still has openings.

08/05/2025

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RETROTOURS NEWSETTER It’s hard to believe that the 2025 season is ‘over the hump’, especially when the heat & humidity are so persistent. I think it’s going to be a warm autumn which means fantastic riding weather ahead until…who knows…late November / early December? ‘The hump’ f...

06/02/2025

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It’s June and the weather patterns have been weird. There are periods of 50 or 60-degree weather, with rainy spells in between. Next week promises a day or two in the 70’s, we may even hit 80, but this week looks Iike rain every day. The economy seems to also be in ‘roller coaster’ mode and ...

04/07/2025

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02/16/2025

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Istanbul 1971. The first RetroTour?     Due to currency exchange rates and market conditions in general, Elite Motors in Tooting Broadway, London, England hit upon a unique marketing scheme. In the early 1970’s Americans could fly into London and pick up a new Triumph or Norton with tags and ins...