That’s Ken Hull — rider, artist, author, publisher and more — greeting the man on the Ducati at the first Piston and Pints moto-gathering earlier this evening. Hull’s love of motorcycles and people came together at his moto-lounge behind the log house he calls home in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
Make a note: Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 5pm to 8pm Ken will have the door open — motorcycles, scooters, talk, refreshments. A pleasant way to spend an evening.
Riders arrived despite the threat of rain which never materialized. By the time I left there were a lot of bikes. My Vespa stood only as the only scooter representative.
I’ll apologize now for not writing down names to go with the pictures. My memory is too leaky a vessel to rely on anymore. So if I butcher your name or identity, well, use the comments to make corrections. Or tell lies.
Aside from Ken’s Sportster in the garage Eric arrived with the only other Harley. I think he is standing there trying to decide why he doesn’t have a Vespa instead of a Harley though he’ll never admit it.
Ken’s place is pretty nice — couch, easy chairs, cooler full of things to drink, a few motorcycles and motorcycle art. Makes me wonder why I don’t have a couch in my garage.
Paul Ruby listened as an engineer with Honda Motor Corporation explained the finer points of his KTM’s direct injection two-stroke engine. Cool bike.
Lots of motorcycle talk. I think that Randy is on the left (foggy name recall) and the fellow on the left arrived on the red Ducati. He and his wife race 125cc motorcycles — he showed us a picture of them rounding a turn at Beaver Run Raceway in western Pennsylvania. Can’t recall his name at the moment. I do remember he pulled a bottle of wine from his leather jacket.
A variety of machines were on display. The fellow on the right had a nice X-moto style Husqvarana.
Inside the moto-lounge. I really do need to clean up my garage. No room for anyone to hang out at my place.
Dave Dix, owner of Dix Honda in State College, Pennsylvania on left talks with Paul Ruby. Dave apologized for not riding to the event and instead showing up in a Honda CR-V. “Work related.” he said. Next time he’ll be on his BMW.
Nice Honda Reflex. Reminded me of the kind of bikes I loved as a kid.
Honda engineer and Paul Ruby (electrical engineer) talking motorcycles. I think.
Ken put together a good time for the first Pistons and Pints event. As word spreads I bet the crowd will grow along with the variety of stories and bikes.
As I was getting ready to leave Ken was putting on a trials exhibition on his Yamaha Mini-Trail 80. I kept picturing a bear riding it for some reason.
Thanks Ken for a great evening.
Sounds like a great first gathering! Once your thousands of readers read this posting, poor Ken will be overwhelmed!
Hmmm, a couch in the garage…..
Dom
Wonder if a Honda Ridgeline with foreign plates would be acceptable?
And in this hot, hazy, humid weather, how is JUnior surviving? His thick coat must have some insulating properties against the heat.
And how’s your health after that interesting visit to the local hospital hotel???
Charlie6: Not sure how many of my readers are local. But it would be nice to see Ken’s gatherings take off. Always nice to find a place to talk about motorcycles…
Bryce: I think Ken is open to anyone showing up!
Junior knows how to pace himself. When we go to the park in the heat of the afternoon he’ll chase the ball for awhile and then detour into the creek to cool off in the shade. He’s a smart guy.
So far so good for my health issues. Keep plugging along.
Hey, thanks to all those who came to my Moto Hang! The Ducati rider is David, the Honda engineer is Forrest, that is Randy talking with David, Husky guy is Scott who now owns his grandfather’s BMW, and yes, I think that’s Eric on the Harley.
Bryce, you and everyone are welcome! Two wheeled machines are all that’s required.
Hope to see all the first timers and lot’s of new bikes and people next time – July 17th!
SW
You are awfully good with that camera. You see well. I like the one where Ken is balancing the trials bike in the middle of us. Did you see me try to ride that? It was embarrassing. I stalled it and then had trouble getting it started. It’s very awkward to start. The kick start lever is way high. There is another meeting at Ken’s Tuesday. I saw him at Art’s Fest yesterday.
Paul D.
I think it is nice of Ken Hull to open his space and invite other biking and motorcycle enthusiasts for a gathering. For motorcycle aficionados, it is a chance to get together and catch up on their trips, road adventures and trends. It is also an opportunity to meet others who share the same interest.