Monday, August 19, 2013

Holy Mackeral. Bateman was in the building

When ever I am in the area I usually make a stop to see the most famous motorcycle instructor in the country


I was following Garmin Dan and the purple line was leading me up and down roads I never heard of before but soon I found myself on 99W northbound and when I noticed the airstrip I suddenly knew where I was and I headed to the parking lot to see if the famous FJR was there

Last year on the way back from our iMBC2012 in Hell's Canyon I stopped and the famous Bateman was not there.  His office looked something like this . . .


Yep, empty . . .

This year I decided to go around to the left side of the building and if his bike was not there, then I would just ride away.   BUT, to my surprise, this is what I saw


Not an FJR to be seen, but here he is -  on an important conference call


Here is the famous Dan Bateman, the man of steel who always rides his FJR rain or shine but today he is without bike


I know he is a busy man and I was just lucky to find him here today.  


he has become quite an accomplished photographer during the past few years and has photos decorating his walls


We managed to chat for a few minutes before I let him get back to work

I also managed to meet Pat Hahn, the author of several motorcycle books (click here) who is also with Team    Oregon.  He is currently having discussions with our friend Geoff in NZ  so I asked if I could snap his photo so Geoff would know what he looked like.

   Dan Bateman with Pat Hahn,  both with Team Oregon

Soon it was time to leave and get to my destination for the night


but not before Dan grabbed his camera


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12 comments:

  1. LuckyAugust 20, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    Excellent! Dan is good people.

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 5:20 PM

      Lucky:

      It was nice to see him again but I know he is busy so I tried not to stay too long

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  2. redlegsridesAugust 20, 2013 at 6:01 AM

    Good that you finally met the legend in person....you have been stalking for so long after all.... :)

    dom

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 5:21 PM

      Dom:

      haven't seen Dan since July 2010 during iMBC2010 in his hotel room in Bend, Oregon during the BMWMOA that year. As a matter of fact, all of us were in his hotel room, then we went for dinner

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  3. TrobairitzAugust 20, 2013 at 6:13 AM

    I think it has been a few years since you and Dan have chatted so it is good you two were able to connect.

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 5:22 PM

      Trobairitz:

      too bad the Tiger passed again without stopping at Team Oregon. I stopped last year but he was out of town. I was so lucky to catch him in the parking lot

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  4. RichardMAugust 20, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Nice that you got to see him again.

    So was the FJR secure in the bat cave (or should that be Batecave?)

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 5:23 PM

      Richard:

      I know he is busy but luckily I saw him outside. He didn't ride his bike today. He didn't know who it was until I removed my helmet

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  5. Steve WilliamsAugust 20, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    Good to see Dan is alive and well with Team Oregon. Before he disappeared into that world of responsibility I found great teaching and encouragement from his blog when I started riding back in 2005.

    Steve Williams
    Scooter in the Sticks

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 7:39 PM

      Steve:

      He mentioned to me that he was going to start regular blogging again. I told him that all of us missed him

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  6. VStar LadyAugust 20, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Wow ... looking for one team Oregon member whilst being chased by another! How many others can make that claim?

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2013 at 7:40 PM

      Karen:

      you are so perceptive and I would never have thought of that. But at that time I didn't know about rider "b" looking for me

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