Then stopped and had dinner with mom and then to Moose to say HI to the gang! Was just starting to mist when I put her away!
This is why I love Ohio! Wait 20 minutes and the weather will change!
Las Vegas, Nevada Harley-Davidson!
Eastern Harley-Davidson
Jess Roeder Highly regarded by Las Vegas Harley-Davidson!
His and George's one time Sponsor.
The wonderful Staff at Eastern HD!
The Great Staff at The Red Rock location!
BE SURE TO VISIT BOTH LOCATIONS!
Yea, I see how ya are Julie and Lisa!
That's why I love this bunch!
Bitter because it's the last event of this Chapter, and sweet because I was awarded this.... I was TOTALLY Blown away and surprised by this! My brother told me I was mentioned at the last meeting, but you know, there are just so may members that work so hard all year to make all the events happen!
And after having all day to enjoy this and ponder this, I finally realized that the reason it comes as such a surprise to me, is because I just enjoyed going to all the events, Documenting as much as I could, and ENJOYED this crowd of people and had so much fun doing it all that it JUST DID NOT FEEL LIKE WORK!
Many thanks to all the members of Huron River HOG!
And I did share this award with the Lovely and Wonderful, Hard working Linda Rowles! She was Great to work with all year as was the whole group of Officers, Volunteers and Members! Thanks again everyone! This club will ride again!
This Photographer Position DOES have it's perks! Meet Courtney, this is one of my all time favorite Wallpaper Shots! Gonna make a Poster out of this one!
And this is Nikki, they were bot working at Shifters for the Rolling Bike Night event.
Ok, time to ride! See ya'all Later!
Plans change! Will post the details here soon!
Ok, decided at work I was NOT gonna waste a perfectly good weekend of riding weather, after all, this is OHIO and the weather changes by the MINUTE! I rushed right home after work and packed up, made a few stops on the way out of town and pulled out of Norwalk 6 pm sharp! Planned on doing St. Rt. 60 from Ashland to Marietta, but when I got to Rt. 224, I remembered I'd ridden 60 to Loudonville quite a bit lately. SO, too Rt. 13 all the way to Historical Rt. 40 and was gonna grab Rt. 60 at Zanesville. Pulled over there to put cold gear on, yea, them holllers and valleys get cool after dark (9:30 PM by then) A local and fellow rider walking by asked where I was headed. He was adamant Rt. 60 was very unsafe for rider's after dark due to an early Deer run this year, said they are everywhere after dark! So I took Rt. 40 22 miles over to 77 and shot 41 miles to Marietta. Was in my room by 10:50 pm. 
Had a GREAT Pizza there, and while I waited for it in the bar met a great bunch of guys there for a wedding. A guy named Johnson sitting right on the corner with me actually went to Appalachian Univ. in Mars Hill N.C., which is my favorite place in the world! Talked allot and exchanged business cards! He's gonna check out my pictures on the web when he gets back to Upstate N.Y.
Anyway, up early and on the road by 8:45, ok, maybe not so early, but hit the Triple Nickel by 9:00 AM and 222 miles on the trip O.D., made it about 20 miles when I felt a "Snap" as I clutched, got instantly sick in the stomach, about 10 to 15 shifts later the big snap! YEP! On the Nickel with NO clutch cable! Rode about another 10 miles shifting without the clutch until I hit a little berg called Chesterhill at Rt. 377. Had to hit the KILL switch as it was a blind intersection at a main highway, and I had NO IDEA which direction to the nearest H.D. Dealership, and did NOT want to ride further from my S.O.S. repair center. Of course there was NO cell service, but a very nice local invited me to use his phone, and after calling 3 dealers found one in Zanesville with the part I needed. He said the truck was out, and he'd call back when it came in to find out where I was and that I was about an HOUR away from them! did the math, and that would make it a VERY LONG WAIT AND DAY AND TOTAL DOWN TIME FOR THIS BREAK! So, told the man when they called back to tell them I was gonna limp it there!
I worked it up to the intersection in gear on the starter, then when clear put in 2nd gear and pulled out using starter and hit the throttle about 1/4 of the way and after neck snapping jerks it started and I was ON THE ROAD again! Rode quite a way to Rt. 78 and on a major downhill slope hit the kill switch again and flagged down the big truck that had been following me for directions to Zanesville. The checked and had Cell service, so called Fink's H.D. for detailed instrucions how to get there, was still about 30 miles out. So got up 78 to Rt. 60!, through 2 lighted intersections without having to hit the kill switch, and rode the wonderful scenic Rt. 60 all the way to the first light in Zanesville, where I had to turn left, yea, right! Light DID NOT cooperate this time and in a 5 lane intersection did not want to sit in the middle trying to start in gear, so went left of center into the oncoming lane, down the birm and turned through the intersection w/flashers on and everyone looking at me like F***ing Bikers think they own the road! Made it to within eyesight of the dealer and was such a busy intersection, picture Sandusky at the mall! So two guys say me trying to get it started and into the intersection and ran over to help, with a little push at the right time got that baby down to the dealershiip!
Anyway, Fink's H.D. was GREAT! Fast and efficient! Walked across the street for some food while I waited and spent the usual on T-shirts for friends and such. Got back on the road at 2:55 pm with 295 miles on the Trip odometer. Grabbed Rt. 60 and rode it to 224 to 13 to HOME! I was home by 6 pm with 428 miles on the trip od. for this impromptu road trip! Home in time to unload, and hit Milan Melon Festival for Jim's Pizza Box TACO'S!!! Bought a total of over 36 taco's, about a third of those are in my fridge for the lunches the rest of the week! 
This is Jimmy with his little girl! I think I helped with her college fund this weekend!
As long as it's going for a good cause Jimmy and Pizza Box Crew!
How Many David's can you see here?
Yea, this is all I packed for an overnight ride!
Very cool old barn just miles before the cable snapped...
Told him we'd have to hit the road 0500 Tues. morning and he still said YES!
Hit the road and rode hard to the last Service Plaza in Ohio on 80. Stopped there to warm up, get breakfast and gas up. Never got warm, headed out and stopped somewhere in Pa. for 2nd fill-up, and finally got warm. That was about 1000 hrs. Rode hard some more and arrived at York Pa. at 1 pm sharp just in time for the 1:15 Tour.
The tour this time of year is abbreviated, as they are making the 2010 models and won't let you near them, but we toured the stamping, chroming, painting and lots of misc. areas and did manage to catch a glimps of a New Electra Glide from a distance. Then of course each spent the obligatory $$$ in the visitor center gift shop!
Time to hit the road at 3 pm, headed down Rt. 30 west toward Gettysburg, hungry and thirsty. Rode almost all the way when we saw a German Tavern/Restaurant and wheeled in ready for some good German Grub! ALAS! Don't serve betweet 3 and 5 pm! What's up with THAT? (A word about Pennsylvania Hospitality here. There IS NONE! Not once on this trip did anyone act interested in talking, being nice, or just plain courteous!)
Ok, now on down the road to Battlefield H.D. where once again we were snubbed. The Parts counter guy was very nice I will say that, and I only spent $3 there! On down the road to the first Motel, forget which one, but got a room, checked in, unloaded the bikes, splashed water on the faces and headed out (About 5 pm) for Food! Mike is great to take along on trips like this, as he can find the coolest things to do (Although he flew right by Hooters in York!) and we wound up having dinner at the Dobbin's House Tavern. It was built in 1776, used as a school, and is now a very nice albeit EXPENSIVE restaurant!
Where, we were again mostly snubbed because we were in our jeans and H.D. T's and the rest of the people were all gussied up like sissy tourist's! I KNOWWWW! Anyway, I was sure the waitress was just staying in Character (It's funny how when your on the road, a woman in a long paisley dress can still look HOT!) Anyhow, we splurged here, I ordered a Smoked Salmon appetizer with Capers, cream cheese and crackers. Then ordered Lamb Chops done medium. All of it was awesome! Mike on the other hand may have found this fine restaurant, and I thank him for that BUT...He lacked imagination on his selection and went with the Prime Rib. Awesome that it was!
We then took a little walk and just across the street was the National Cemetery, so we strolled in just a little before we saddled up and I led us back the the well chilled room! It was about 8:30 by now, and both of us running on about 3 hours sleep the night before, so we CRASHED hard!
Got up early the next morning, packed up, had a quick breakfast at the motel and headed out for the Cemetery again to tour it on foot!
This place is an awesome place to learn about history! And it is a very sobering place to visit! This sign sets the tone as you enter:
Long story short, we went to the Visitor Center, hit the book store and resource center. Then rode out to take more pictures of where the 55th Ohio Infantry took their stand.
Then off to downtown to eat at Lincoln's Diner. I had Grilled Salmon on a Greek Salad and, I think Mike had Gruel. Anyway, hit the road about 1 PM. took a slightly different route back so we could experience some good Philadelphia Rush Hour traffic and made it home threatened with rain but unscathed, about 9:30 PM with a total of 902.5 miles on the trip odometer!
As much as I hate being Repetitive:
Screw It, Lets Ride!
HOG Region 2 Rep. Ben Week shared with the HOG club he was riding from Sturgis MI to the east coast, and invited the more adventurous among us to join him. I Immediately scheduled time off work so I could do just that!
Things got confusing and I decided to meet Ben and his group on the road. Figured out he'd have to stop for gas on I-90 about Amherst Serv. Plaza, so I got up early and rode to the Turnpike Serv. Plaza for breakfast! Got there about 8 am figuring they'd be stopping or flying by about 9 am. Ate, polished on the bike, got all the nasty bugs off the front and got bored. So about 9:03 am I hit the road, riding very casually at about 65 to 70 mph KNOWING that they'd be bearing down on me at a much higher speed!
I was NOT wrong! I stopped at another Plaza to lose some coffee and top off with a fresh cup, and just as I was throwing my leg over the bike to leave I heard this TREMENDOUS ROAR OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-TWIN'S rolling in behind me for fuel! I walked over to Ben and greeted him and the other 8 riders, and joined them for the rest of the ride to Washington Pa., Steel City H.D. for lunch!
We were joined by another 30-40 HOG members on Rt. 79 North of Washington and rode in as a group! The dealership had a great lunch ready for us, we arrived at precisely 12:10 PM and heard Ben ask the time, then state we'd (THEY'D) be kick stands up at 12:50 PM! Man! That's a tight schedule!
That's when I figured I was done riding with them. Below is Lisa, the Events Coordinator and Photographer for Steel City H.D., I could not get a single biker to look at me for a picture with her around! When in Rome ya know...
I shopped at Steel City HD, then asked for rural route directions over to West Mifflin HOT METAL H.D., and was given some very nice scenic routes to enjoy for the next 30 miles.
The HOT METAL Dealership was nice, the sales people very helpful at helping me find the shirt I wanted, seems they can't keep Large's in stock! I KNOWWWW! The shirt above was my WHOLE motivation for going to this dealership! Hard to pass up on a HOG on a HOG Logo!
So after dropping a bundle there (FYI: ALL gear at ALL H.D. shops in PA Costs LOTS more than any I have been to here in O-H-I-O!)I headed up 885 into the heart of Pittsburgh and endless miles of sights, sounds, smells, and frustration! Road signage Sucks in Pa.! Got lost numerous times, but on an adventure so just enjoyed my time and finally found Rt. 65 N. out of Pittsburgh and followed it for an endless ride to finally find myself in Beaver Creek and the Pa. Turnpike Rt. 76!
Got on 76 and it looked like rain ahead, and I knew I'd be riding hard, so I put on the ole' helmet and raing gear and hit the road about 4:30 PM, stopped at the next Plaza to top off the gas and pulled into my garage at home 7:05 PM with a total of 437 miles for Million Mile Monday!
Not the total I wanted, but about 300 more than last year and a fine day of riding!
P.S. Now I know why ALL Steeler's fans are crazy! Have you ever DRIVEN in Pittsburgh? You'd be insane too!
Trip Fuel Cost:
Yea, I have to say it: Screw It, Lets Ride!
Jodi and Rod Grine lead a ride west to Signature H.D. and Toledo H.D.
I called ahead to see if the ride was still gonna happen, as it was a bleak rainy forecast for the day. The answer was YES! I IMMEDIATELY packed up, suited up and headed for Roeder's Cycles the starting point!
Upon arrival there were a scant few bikes present, but the numbers climbed to 8 bikes with 3 of them 2 up for a total of 11 eager souls!
I assumed due to weather conditions we would take rural routes and cruise about 55 mph. Boy was I wrong! Rt. 2 west to 163 with a Screamin' Eagle Road King leading the way! It was the ride of the week! Awesome!
I remember thinking at one point that I'd go anywhere with these two guys leading! And it would NOT be slow or Boring! More later, Time for bed now!
Heather had some very artful Tat's! This one looks like a picture of, well, HER!
Screw It, Lets Ride!
My second year, my brother Mike's first time. 3000 Bikes ride in Honor of the Fallen Firefighter's of this Nation. Average 200 fall each year. 45 so far this year, 2 from Ohio. This is a very emotional event for many here who have lost loved one's this way. We ride to support them and Honor the Fallen! Time to ride!
Did 200 miles this day.
