Great trip Marty, thanks for the pics...............the pics are making me nostalgic for my 83. Bike looks real good............ keep the rubber on the road
Congress passed legislation to establish Vicksburg National Cemetery in 1866. The following year interments began at the cemetery, making it one of the first national cemeteries in America. More than 17,000 troops are buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery, the largest Union cemetery in the nation. Of these burials, the identity of almost 13,000 soldiers and sailors are unknown. The cemetery also protects the final resting place of a significant number of United States Colored Troops that served with distinction in the Civil War. Features of Vicksburg National Cemetery, including its perimeter wall, tree-lined roads, entrance gates, and the terraced landscape, reflect formal Victorian designs intended to honor the dead. This National Cemetery also contains the remains of veterans of the Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. Vicksburg National Cemetery was closed to burials in 1961.I don’t know if the cemetery is Union or Confederate, but I expect it’s Union.
Return via the Delta.
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I did about 150 miles on the Arkansas side of the river. I had to quit stopping for pictures as I turned a three hour trip into nine and I had rain coming in from the west.
I’m happy with the bike. It performed well. I’m surprised how smoothly it runs.
Well, you're seeing what I want to share. I might have taken a different approach and made it look the worst in the world. But, the truth is, I have tried to project my attitude about my new home State of Mississippi. Three years ago, I knew very little about it.Terrific trip Marty, I’m happy you took the time to take so many photos, I got a real sense of what your part of the country is like, very nice! We know the bike did well, how about the rider?
Vicksburg has music venues, but I rode, ate, slept and repeated. My wife is ready to go back for another weekend, but that means the bike stays home. Yes, I am very much looking forward to our Ozark gathering.Thanks for sharing Marty. Any music on that trip?
I think I know just the thing to cure your "lackOcurvitis".
Definitely! Spectacular Randy!You get some sun on the side of the bike, that could be a calendar shot, jus say'n.
Quick! Git on yer bike and ride!
Great photo’s!After posting about our unusually nice cool morning , Marty replied,
Great idea Marty!
So I gassed er up and headed for the hills!
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The saguaros are beginning to bloom , up on top of the arms, they’re our state flower.
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If you’re wondering why I didn’t ride my XS2, which I just got back into service. I’m currently chasing an air leak,
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A couple of hours blasting around the foothills was just what the doctor ordered, thanks for the push Marty!
Great photo’s!
Just noticed what I think is your float height gauge. Here’s what I did. I took a 6” steel rule, bent the pocket clip at about 45 degrees and it works great for setting float height. End of the rule rests on the carb base and the bent tab is long enough to reach over the float.After posting about our unusually nice cool morning , Marty replied,
Great idea Marty!
So I gassed er up and headed for the hills!
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The saguaros are beginning to bloom , up on top of the arms, they’re our state flower.
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If you’re wondering why I didn’t ride my XS2, which I just got back into service. I’m currently chasing an air leak,
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A couple of hours blasting around the foothills was just what the doctor ordered, thanks for the push Marty!
Just noticed what I think is your float height gauge. Here’s what I did. I took a 6” steel rule, bent the pocket clip at about 45 degrees and it works great for setting float height. End of the rule rests on the carb base and the bent tab is long enough to reach over the float.
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thanks for the push Marty!