Friday 01/17/20 Ride

Fellow riders,

• Friday looks like it will be a dry day, but a little on the cool side.  I plan on heading over to Puerto Nuevo in Westminster for some south of the border lunch.  If that sounds "bueno" to you, we'll plan to leave the key Mart parking area at 10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.    Steve

Puerto Nuevo

• We were able to get an enjoyable ride in after a rain out last Friday.  We had a good turnout for the short ride to Westminster.  We were seated at a long table in a very narrow space for lunch, but we did have good service and everyone seemed to enjoy the food.  Dan and Len held back a little on the amount of food they ordered as they were going to Puerto Nuevo later in the day with the their spouses and some other couples.  The ride home took us on some roads not previously traveled and we rode near some sections of Lake Hartwell I had not seen before.  Because it was dry and not too cold, we were able to get in a decent ride home.  It turned out to be another great day on two wheels.   Steve

An interesting route home.

Friday 01/10/20 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Hopefully, a lot of you got to ride your bike one of the recent nice days because Friday is looking like it may be a little soggy.  However, I think I'll plan on going to lunch at Puerto Nuevo in Westminster.  I'll have another look at the forecast Thursday and if it looks worse, we can use our fallback plan of breakfast at Sisters.  I'll send out an email update tomorrow evening.  Hope to see you on Friday, preferable on two wheels.   Steve

Puerto Nuevo

• Update - I'm going to go with the fallback plan and go to Sisters for breakfast at 9 am. The forecast looks "iffy" enough that I'm taking the safe route.  Let me now if you plan to come so I can give them a number to expect.   Steve

• We had a nice turn out at Sisters.  Joining me were OG Bob, Doug, Neil, Chuck G., Dan, Ray, Terry, and Harve.  Sisters is always a good alternative when we can't ride.

Friday 01/03/20 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Happy New Year!! It looks like the first Friday ride of the new year would be a wet one.  I think breakfast at Sisters in Salem might be a better choice for this week.  If you're interested in meeting up at 9 am for breakfast, let me know so I can give the Sisters a heads up.  OG Bob may ride his two wheeler for a final bike wash as he's looking for a buyer of the classic Yamaha.   Steve

• On a very soggy Friday, there were eight other riders joining me for breakfast at Sisters.  The others venturing out in the rain included Dan, Harve, Chuck G., Steve G., Gary, Neil, OG Bob, and Bob B. The service and food were quite good once again as we were seated in our usual spot behind the library.  All of us would rather be on two wheels, but a good breakfast with other riders is a great alternative.  Maybe next week we'll get a nice sunny day.  Steve

Thanks to OG Bob for the Harley Dude Mug
(although some thought it said HarDley Dude 😏)

Friday 12/27/19 - No Ride Planned

Fellow Riders,

• I hope everyone had a great Christmas.  I am not planning a ride for Friday.  For anyone interested in going on a ride, I suggest meeting at the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am, and select a destination and a leader.  Have a great ride.   Steve

• Update - Gary says - Hey guys, I plan to ride tomorrow (Friday) and hope a few others will join me.  See you at the Key Mart 10:30.   Happy Holidays

• I heard a group of seven had a nice ride and visited the Village Bakery & Cafe for a good lunch.  Hopefully, next Friday I'll be able to ride.   Steve

Village Bakery & Cafe

Friday 12/20/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• This Friday I thought I would head to Anderson for some lunch at the Pompous Pig.  It's been a while since I've had some of their tasty BBQ.  If this sounds good to you, we'll plan on leaving the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.    Steve

The Pompous Pig

• The weather definitely cooperated and 10 riders joined me for the ride to Anderson.  The other riders included Len, Dan, Rob, Steve G., Kevin, Harve, Pat, Ray, OG Bob, and Neil.  We took familiar county roads to avoid the always congested Hwy 76 going into Anderson.  It had been a while since a lot of us had traveled through these parts.  It was a little cool, but the sun helped keep things warm as we arrived at the Pompous Pig.  Thanks to Paulette's call ahead, they had a couple of tables set up for this large group.  The BBQ is always good and I enjoy the pulled pork on a hot dog bun when I'm there.  A couple of guys got the nacho's which must use an entire bag of chips for the serving.  Hats off to the guys who can handle that choice.  After lunch, a few  riders headed off to visit the local Timms HD and some followed up with a stop to see how Bill was doing at the rehab center.  He seemed to be progressing nicely.  The rest of us had a nice long ride home that took us through Norris and Six Mile before gassing up and heading for the house.  It turned out to be a great ride before the Christmas Holiday.   Steve 

Merry Christmas and a Harley New Year!!