What a rush

[lilfroger]

Just did my first charity ride.  Wow what fun!!!  There is something different about riding with THAT many bikes. 

The ride was for the Ft. Lewis Fisher House and I wont lie I was riding w/ ghosts.  Back in 99 the fisher House at Sam Houston helped me out while Simon was in surgery.  So I was really glad he wasn't right next to me most of the ride.  It was a beautiful day and for the most part the cages got out of our way and just let us ride.

About two miles before the turn around exit the head of the group pasted us going the other direction.  I wasn't even at the end either; when I made the turn the rest of the group was still coming    It was a great turn out and I really hope the Fisher House got a good donation from today.

[lilfroger]

more pics from the Dealers site

http://photos.destinationharley.com/gallery/5410602_Cg9An

[Tom Courtright]

nice, charity rides around here get so big the cops will escort and block the intersections and all that...
its cool to watch

[lilfroger]

We had the State Patrol, State DOT, and city cops.   

It was cool having a lane of the free way blocked so we could merge on

[jakebrake]

You should ride the STP with all the other idiots and laugh at them

[lilfroger]

STP.....dear by bike has a motor  

[mayfair]

Big bike ride can be cool, and suck at the same time. I've been riding for years, yet i still get nervous at the toy runs. Some of those rookies and even experienced people just don't know how to ride in groups. You get two guy's colliding in the front, and it can wipe out 10+ bikes easliy.

Sucks ..

Glad to hear that everything went well for you though !!

[Cumminalong]

STP.....dear by bike has a motor  

You do ride an 883, right?

 

 

[lilfroger]

Rich are you trying to say that 53 ci isn't big enough to be called a motor?   comme onnnn  dare ya...call it a girl bike...see what happens


We did have more than a few slinky moments when cars were moving in an out of the group and the group would try to catch back up to the next person.  I expected that though. Figured it would be kind of like a BDE run.

[Cumminalong]

Rich are you trying to say that 53 ci isn't big enough to be called a motor?   comme onnnn  dare ya...call it a girl bike...see what happens

Naaaaaaah, I'm not saying that.....

I'm just saying that, well, ya know, a 4.7 doesn't belong in a 2500 / 3500.

 

[lilfroger]

but Rich the 4.7 is in the baby truck

[Cumminalong]

but Rich the 4.7 is in the baby truck

I rest my case.