Well Sat. July 19 I went out on my first group ride. Being that it was suppose to get into the mid 90's I almost had second thought. I added this section to the forum since I've noticed that a lot of the motorcycle riders take photo's of their rides and post them on the various motorcycle forums I've been on. Although most are taken with point and shoots and would fall in the snapshot catagory (carrying a point and shoot on a bike is easier) I felt that opening up another area of photo shooter would give us an opportunity to see even more places. We have seen some really nice sites from our English friends already. So here goes. My first group ride. Nothing special as to photo's just a great day meeting new friends.
We started out at Popoli's Honda in Westfield, Ma. The owner hosts rides there every third Sat. of the Month. Has coffee and donuts waiting for us and on our return there is a cookeout. Wooo Hooo what a super guy Eric is. The ride itself was organized by Ian the founder of
www.coolbikerides.com.
Early Arrivals
Bike lined up while we meet each other.
Once underway a few of the riders wanted to top off their fuel.
Our ride took us thru Otis, Ma., Great Barrington, Ma., Canaan, Ct. back up thru Ma.
We took a short Water break half way thru our trip since dehydration is an easy thing to have happen when riding.
Break over time to hit the road
Our last stop was at Coldbrook Res. Peaceful and if you noticed the same place I got a few shots last winter when I was crazy enough to be out riding. LOL
We spent a short time here to strecth our legs get some photos and of course chit chat. One of the hard things on group rides is getting photos. Purpose of the get together is for riding so making a lot of stops is a no no. Eventually I'll get a special mount that goes on the bike to hold a camera. This way I'll be able to get scenic shots as I'm riding.
Ok time to head back to the starting point. Our group heads off.
Our Fearless leader in the lead.
Only with a windshield on your bike do you even think about riding with your mouth open.
Otherwise you be cleaning bugs off your teeth when ya got home.
We get our wave of course.
Our Thumbs up
As you can see we all are happy riders. Now I bet ya'll thought it was mostly young tough biker dudes riding.
We head back to Popoli's Honda where the chow is waiting for us.
Park our bikes.
Some sought shade for their lunch time.
I found it really funny when I was taking this photo of some of our bikes parked under this sign. Considering most of the riders were umm Seniors I wonder if we this was subconscious behavior.
A few more photos are in my album here.
http://newenglanddigitalphotography.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=52;u=1We had a great mix of people. Old, young, married , single and a mix of bikes. Everyone was great and we had a safe ride. Hopefully some of the riders will see this posting and join us and share in their sites during their travel.
Thanks for viewing.
Warren
