The first Saturday in May is IFRD. Last year I didn't get to participate, but this year I did and joined the local LOH chapter in their ride. As per usual, when I plan a ride, it was in the low 40's and rainy. I'm so used to that turn of events that I don't even blink or question whether I am going or not.
We met at the local Harley dealer ("local" being relative - it is 30 miles from where I live). I got there early so had my pick of parking spots (mine is the one facing the building)
We took a group photo before leaving. There were a lot more ladies scheduled to join us, but the weather must have kept them away. Several guys from the HOG chapter volunteered to ride with us to road guard.
The guy in back isn't super tall - rather super short. He was holding onto the shoulders of me and the gal on his other side and jumping up and down - LOL.
And for Cop Car, who I'm sure is having kittens because she can't see my face
There I am in the center, back, to the left of the "tall" guy. The lady center front was the leader of the ride. She created and scouted the route. The two women to her left are the one's I normally hang with at LOH and HOG meetings because they talk enough that I don't have to try to fill silences with small talk (which I suck at). The shorter of the two is the one I usually hitch a ride with to drop off or pick up my bike for/from winter storage - she drives right by my place when going to Concord. I return the favor; last year I took her to pick up her bike. This year she picked up her bike this morning (just before the ride), then after we got home I drove her back to the dealer to pick up her car. She stores her bike in my town so it is convenient for both of us.
This is the first time I have joined an LOH group ride, and only the 2nd HOG chapter ride (the one other time was last summer when I was headed to NY anyway and joined them for 1/2 their trip. It was a good time and I certainly hope to join again next year.
LOH = Ladies Owning Hogs/Harleys? There are enough women in the group that there should surely be a couple of compatible friends for anyone! Thanks for the inset of the photo; but, I really can tell my own daughter - even when she's only a speck on the page! *laughing*
Posted by: Cop Car | May 08, 2016 at 08:44 AM
LOH = Ladies of Harley; a subset of the HOG (Harley Owner's Group) chapter
Posted by: bogie | May 08, 2016 at 09:56 AM
LOH = Ladies of Harley; a subset of the HOG (Harley Owner's Group) chapter.
So I guess the deal is that I can't even recognize me as a speck on the page - if I didn't know where I was standing, I would need a blown up version :)
Posted by: bogie | May 08, 2016 at 09:58 AM