Way back at the end of October, I went for a weekend ride into the southwest part of Poland with Jussi (a.k.a. The Rolling Hobo). Great weekend of riding forest roads, easy terrain, and an all around fun weekend. A few photos from our mini-adventure:
Making Starbucks instant coffee with a camp stove.
An abandoned military base building
We saw 4 or 5 of these buildings.
They were used to manufacture munitions
Took a minor spill and folded up my rear brake pedal,
It's taken me a month to post this, mostly because I had nearly a thousand photos to sort. I had the most amazing time with a bunch of great buddies in St. Louis. Friends from Ottawa trailered my Versys 650 for me, so I was able to fly in from Berlin and ride my own bike. How awesome is that?
Side trips to Springfield, Illinois, and Memphis, Tennessee. Plus a day ride to Bixby, Missouri and back. Plus, we hit several bike shops, and bike and car museums. A full schedule, it was.
This was a really fun time. Too much eating and drinking, but a really fun time.
Here's the whole gang, dressed in our official
O'Fallon Bike Week t-shirts
Garage full of bikes and toys.
Good dinner with good friends
Chester loves the attention when a large group of friends
descend on the Hughes residence
Paul picked up Frank's rent-a-Harley
Springfield Mile Flat Track race
Flat track racing is probably the most exciting kind of racing to watch.
Check out the spectacular finish of the main event...
even if you just watch the last minute, beginning at the 39-minute mark.
What a super race.
Sean had absolutely no problem keeping up with
the brisk pace of the bikes on the twisty rural roads to Bixby, MO.
Paul's Diavel... what a beast. And it handles way better than you'd think.
The power delivery is addictive.
Russ' GS.
John's ST - a gentleman's machine. Smooth as silk.
Brent's Buell is a hoot to ride. Superb suspension.
Jason's new GS is a really awesome package: fast AND comfy.
Brent's new do.
The other Paul's Concourse -- a very quick machine for such a big girl,
and she sounds awesome with that Two Brother's slip-on
Memphis, TN
Memphis is known for it's blues, and ribs.
Earl the Pearl -- top notch entertainment.
Memphis souvenir shops are filled with stupid t-shirts
The Sensation Band
Holy shit, these guys are awesome.
We partied with them until the wee hours of the morning.
Didn't feel so well in the morning.
Sabretooth big-foot Frank-squatch emerges from the pool.
Paul doesn't like getting his hair wet so he wears a plastic shower cap when it rains.
