Friday 03/01/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Friday’s forecast is calling for dry conditions, assuming overnight rains have not ruined the roads, therefore I’m planning a ride to The Copper Pot restaurant in Clarksville, GA.  If you would like to join me let’s plan to leave the Key Mart parking area about 10:30 AM. Hope to see you then.     Dan

The Copper Restaurant

• Update - Unfortunately the forecast got worse, roads will likely be wet tomorrow, so I’m going to Sister’s instead.  If you want to join me “reply” to this note and I’ll warn them in the morning.   Dan 

Friday 02/22/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Friday looks like rain so no ride is planned.  I sacrificed several Harley trinkets to go to Maui and witness record winds and snow on the mountain while y'all had a nice day to ride.  Now that I'm back I see nothing but rain in the forecast.  WTF 😡    Dan

• Update - Since we can't ride, how about we do our Friday thing at Sister's over breakfast.  Just "reply" to this noted I'll call them in the morning and let em know we're coming.   Dan

Facebook - Sisters

Friday 02/15/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Dan and I are not available to lead a ride this week, but Kevin has stepped in to lead the group to Culvers in Simpsonville.  If this sounds good to you, and the rain holds off, join Kevin at the Key Mart parking area for a 10:30 am departure.    Steve 

Photo by Russ

• Update - Hi all, while planning the route with my neighbor we realized there was another Culvers in Greer. So location change. Much better ride to Greer. Hope to see many of y'all Friday.   Kevin

• Kevin led a group of ten riders to Greer for lunch at Culver’s.  Good butterbergers!  Even free custard for first time patrons!  Rain held off all day but expect a months worth next week!  Dan, I hear it snowed in Hawaii!  Russ

Photo by Russ

Friday 02/08/19 Ride

Fellow Riders,

• Dan is away this week so I thought I would lead the group to the Gray House in Starr for some lunch.  There doesn't appear to be rain in the forecast, but the skies, fittingly, look like they'll be gray.  If that sounds good to you, we'll leave the Key Mart parking area at 10:30 am.  Hope to see you there.    Steve

The Gray House

• A pretty large group of riders, 13, came out for a ride to The Gray House on what turned out to be a not so gray day.  Only 12 riders actually went to the restaurant as Doug turned back soon after we started out?  The remaining riders joining me included Len, Rob, Ray, Gary, Deny, Russ, Terry, Kevin, OG Bob (the orange gloves may be a thing of the past 😞, which makes it harder to see the last rider in the group) Ed, and Neil. The ride was on mostly familiar roads.  Some in the group recommended excluding Rainey Road (State Hwy 412) the next time we head that way.  It has  curves and lots of trees, but the surface is only a couple grades above hard pack gravel.  Thanks to a call ahead by Paulette, the ladies had us set up in one of their back rooms.  The place was decorated for the upcoming Valentines Holiday with lots of "bling" on the tables.  It was a slow start getting our drink and food orders taken, but the food did arrive in pretty good time.  The problem we've encountered before is the time it takes to get your bill and pay for the good food.  Today was even a little longer.  One reason, based on some good investigation by Ed, was that a large group has a monthly class reunion get together here, and that was today.  For future reference, if we do decide to try again, a call to find out if there are any other groups scheduled would make a lot of sense.  After we finally paid, we took a different route back with a little back tracking on Hwy 187.  Some of the riders peeled off for some necessary errands and the rest of us made our customary stop at Ingles for gas.  The temperature stayed in the lower 60's and the skies continued to stay mostly blue.  It was another great day on two wheels.    Steve

Some of the fancy "bling" decorating the tables. I'm not sure, but I think Gary was mumbling into his hands,
"OMG!  I forgot Valentines Day is next week!!"

• Also - a BIG Congratulations to Russ for winning first place in the 2019 Juried Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Arts Center in Seneca.  Yea Russ!!!