Charity Ride?

I haven't been riding too much here in Feb. 2007. It has been cold down here in Ft Myers. It got down below 40 degress for 4 straight days! Today it got up to 79 degrees so I took the bike out for a ride.

Frank and Allen of Star Touring & Riding Naples Chapter 308 has been emailing me. Back in June 2006 Frank's wife died of Ovarian Cancer. Frank wants to plan an annual charity run for Ovarian Cancer. I told Frank that I would help out in any way possible. I have also been talking to some officers of the SW Florida Hog Chapter. They said they would help out too. It is great that everyone cares.

Today I went for a ride to the HD Dealership. Coming back I got into a yelling match with some anti war protesters. The ride was fun though. In the morning I have to get up and go to my bi-monthly meeting at the VA Hospital for Weight loss. I will also take a ride down the beach to deliver some Full Throttle Magazines for Katie and maybe get some clients for her which could me more Bike Nights in the Ft Myers area. Then come evening I have a Star Chapter meeting down in Naples.

Cape Coral Bike Night!

Saturday Feb 3, 2007 was a chilly day in Southwest Florida. The skies were overcast but every rain storm passed us buy. The day started out with me taking Jordan and Morgan to Home Depot for a kids morning they were having. Both boys built a toy wooden Tony Stewart Home Depot Car. After that I took the boys to Ft Myers Harley-Davidson to look at the new bikes, but mostly to check and see if the new Full Throttle Magazine came in yet. Since it was Saturday, the dealership has FREE Hamburgers and Hot Dogs on a grill outside. Then inside is free coffee, coco, and soda. So we went and had a free lunch!

When I got home I did some work around the house and we went out to eat supper. Coming home my neighbor Joe from Brazil was waiting for me. He said about us riding over to Cape Coral Bike Night. I have never been to the Cape Coral Bike Night. The only Bike Night I ever been to was Ft Myers Bike Night. Joe and I took off. I was wearing jeans but my leather chaps, my Harley-Davidson over the ankle boots, a Ft Myers HD long sleeve t-shirt and my Star Touring & RIding Vest with my Star Vet patchs. Joe on the other hand said how cold it was (about 60 at the time) and he wore his Harley Leather Jacket and button up at the collar. He also said about how cold it was riding. I laughed and remembered riding back from my old high school football game at 34 degrees. Now that is COLD RIDING!

We got to Cape Coral and parked on an alley and walked in. The first thing I noticed was that it only took up one street for about 2 blocks. So Downtown Ft Myers Bike Night was much bigger and there were much less people and vendors. On the other hand it was nice and fun too. Then I noticed a big stage for the band to play on. A Classic/Southern Rock band played. So a free concert and a free Bike Night, what more could a motorcyclist ask for?

We walked around. I noticed a custom bike builder that made trike choppers called Boom Trikes. They make a nice product. American Iron Horse was there with their Texas Chopper and Slammer models. Ft Myers HD not only brought their Harleys but also they are a dealer for Thunder Mountain and Big Dog Choppers. They had them there as well. There were a few Patch Holders of Motorcycle Clubs there. The Outlaws MC and their support club The Black Pistons MC and also the Phantoms were there. I saw quite a few Christian motorcycle clubs there. I even watched a man in his late 50's to early 60's get saved at Bike Night! So people this isn't just a bunch of wild bikers running around causing trouble and raising heck. A lot of good comes out of these events to.

Then Joe and I rode home. We left home around 6:15 pm and got home a little after 8pm. So we were gone about 2 hours and Bike Night still had another 2 hours of fun in the sun. Everything was uneventful on our ride. Just two guys enjoying being with fellow brothers in the wind together.