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*Liam's Wild Ride*

Just like the shot I got in ShangHai, people fix their bikes in the street. It's not totally legal, but what choice do the people have? This guy let me take his picture and thought I was a little weird. He ended up getting radiator fluid everywhere. Amateurs!

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I found Che in Las Ramblas! Apparently he smells like whiskey now. He stands around for hours but I think he makes enough money to survive. More than me at least, haha. Also, there are people painted up like robots (like in SF!) but without the little whistles. They're not as good at popping-and-locking as we are, naturally.

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I saw these street vendors cooking Yams and Chestnuts on the street. This was a Tuesday, and it was some kind of holiday. Taking this picture just about started World War III!!! I was planning on buying a yam, since I like them a lot, and thought I'd get a picture to remember it. Whoa. This was a bad idea. The three old people started yelling and screaming at me like I just stole their souls or something. I listened politely and tried to explain myself in almost non-existent Spanish but it was no use. Some girl walked up to help me and was translating a little. After they yelled are her for a bit she gave up. I ended up buying a yam and they sold me Montezuma's Revenge. Tit for Tat I guess.

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Here's a special bike I found. Can anyone tell me more about it? Haha, I have the scoops already but it's fun to see new/old machines. For me they're pieces of artwork.

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The style of chopper in Europe is a little different than in the States. I can't tell which I like more. Anything with two wheels is good!

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Who would've thought I'd find some Dixieland Jazz on the street in Barcelona! Not many people know this but I woo'ed a girl once with a Banjo. . . . .

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Everywhere in the world, Banjo People are strange! Funny coincidences, my very first guitar was bought by my mother in Hawaii while I was in high school, about thirteen years ago. She bought it at a garage sale and I used it to rehab my arm after breaking a collarbone. It was a Spanish Classical guitar that only had four strings when I got it. My dad replaced the strings for six good ones and drew my a chart with chords on it. It was the Valencia model. When I left California I dropped off my minibikes to Brad Renolds apt. in Mountain View. He lives next to Valencia Street. My current apt is on the corner of Avenida Roma con Villarroel. The street behind me (same block) is Valencia. Strange. Do other people have weird connections like that?

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Overall the Valencia trip was outstanding! I saw things and did things that were awesome and I tried to memorize as much as I could. Rc211V's run twelve clutch plates, and I watched as the mechanics swapped out the primary drive gear in the engine so that they wouldn't have to change the individual tranny ratios. Eight bolts to access the cover under the dry clutch assembly before you can get to some carne and patatas. Tire change during qualifying? 23 seconds. Not the fastest but still very impressive. Now that I'm back in BCN, the hard work of making my connections pay begins. I've been in contact with Luca Montiron of the Konica Minolta team, Peter Clifford of WCM, Erv Kanemoto of Repsol/HRC, Harold Eckl of Kawasaki, Paul Denning of Suzuki, Fausto Gresini of Fortuna Honda, Sito Pons (no luck and no connection here. Rats). More contacts and emails to go, and hopefully, just hopefully something turns up.

"I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them." --Pablo Picasso
 
FRICKD'UP said:
hey while your there check out the bar 213( i think its dos treca)
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I haven't found it yet, the closest place I've found is:

Princesa 23 (dos tres?)

Is this the place? Some surfing stuff on the walls and lots of solid beers on tap?

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My roomates had some drinks and it was my night to take care of everyone. Here is one of them playing Policia with Pinkie, the magic helmet.

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Another roomate slipped and fell in the rain. Beware the power of Pinkie! I think I've given up trying to stay with the Spainiards in terms of partying. Halfway through the night I left the group and had dinner by myself. Huevos and carne, with a coffee. I got charged the tourist price of 4.5 Euros for the coffee so I was a little bitter. Lots of drunken English people out and about. Not very classy, either. I'd rather be sitting at home most of the time watching Lost, haha.

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Sweet Shots!! did you get to hang with Steve Rapp and Michell? Steve called a friend of mine from there (Pikkys Tom) and told him about that party! he said is was of the hook with Wild American girls (Voo Voo??) I'm guessing that mistry rider was Michell J.
Good luck job hunting. Keep the story comming we all love it!
 
Yes, Montez Stewart was there, too, and we spoke for a bit. I can't confirm anything else. I think the party was filled with people who didn't really care about motorcycles, just partying. The party after Laguna, however, was filled with industry giants and true enthusiasts. Red Bull did an amazing job putting everything together and getting everyone involved and it really showed. This party was just held in a place big enough to hold everyone and it was nowhere near as fun or imformative.
 
Just so everyone knows. I'm using SKYPE as a means of contact with people back in the USA. It's a free download and we can talk in real-time when we're logged on at the same time. My user name is:

Liam Shubert

Also, I'm on AIM: Username:

MochiCycle


Try them out!
 
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Liam'swildridewhilesmilingtomyself
 
Nice shot of the sport classic, he he!! the thread keeps getting better and better. more Duc shots please
 
you made it

I'm glad you made it safely. Sounds like you're having one good time yeah!!!! My life is just madness right now. Love you & Miss you and keep me posted with your life in Barcelona!!!!!

Sistah CHUN:banana
 
Dude... definitely regretting not being able to go to Valencia now. I'm totally speechless. I thought I was a big GP fan... you take the cake, man.

So... next year you need to let us know what your plans are... we're trying to plan some time off and picking which '06 GP races to go see. Of course, Laguna is a given. If you're going to be at any more European or fly away races let us know.

Great job on all the pics and the huge trip report... awesome.
 
Glad to know everyone is enjoying the ride as well! But, all is not roses. In the interest of making mi dinero last as long as possible, and also to save some money for the inevitable travelling expenses I'm sure to incur, I'm saving money when and where I can. I've reduced costs to the most minimum I can and that means no shopping! As it is, my iPod Shuffle took a crap the last couple days, the buttons not working, nothing working. I would've just bought a new one but instead I found a Mac store of some kind and tried to explain that it was "No Funciona". They took it in back and someone told me in English that it was being sent to Holland for testing and if it was broken they would send me a new one within a week, and if they were out of stock, two weeks! How's that for international service! As for saving money, here's what I had for dinner tonight. Ham and Cheese sandwiches on toast, with margarine and mayo. For dessert? A jam and margarine sandwich! I can't find Peanut Butter anywhere, and apparently no one likes it so nobody sells it. Who would've thought I'd need to find a specialist shop who sells American food to find peanut butter :( Please note, I did splurge a little and buy a bag of FILIPINOS. I gotta admit, even though these are good, the filipinas back home taste better. Just kidding. Another strange and beautiful thing about living here are the amount of women who ride. I can't tell you how many girls I've seen walking down the street carrying a helmet. Sure, they're on scooters, but hey! They're riding! Guys, if you like girls who ride you need to check out Barcelona. It's a motorcycle city for sure and it's known to be so throughout Spain and Europe.

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