John Bowe's Shop Tour - Apr 28, 2009
Submitted by: Stan Foster
There are times when you think the New England winter is never going to end and then suddenly the sun is shining, the trees are coming into bud, the azaleas are blooming and it is spring. So it was on April 28th when a small but hardy group of NET members and friends joined John Bowe at his custom cycle painting shop in Derry, NY. John very kindly provided refreshments and took us on a tour of his shop where he has all of the equipment needed for media blasting and painting bike parts such as frames and fuel tanks and fenders. We also got a look at John’s recently acquired TR2 project car.
We had five Triumphs lined up in the parking lot, Stan in the TR6, Steve and Sue Lindquist with their TR250, Ned Sparrow and his TR7, Dave and Mary Ellen Cox in the Stag and of course John Bowe in the Mayflower.
Following the shop tour, the five Triumphs accompanied by several British motorcycles and a Chevy Impala set off for a very nice ride along some scenic NH back roads to Exeter where we enjoyed lunch at the Loaf and Ladle.
It was a great day out and we could not have asked for a better day to start off our 2009 event season. Thanks to John for organizing the day and for his generous hospitality.