ONTO NORTH TEXAS BIKERS II 11-24-08

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BOOKMARK BOTH NORTH TEXAS BIKERS & NORTH TEXAS BIKERS II AND ENJOY BOTH THE FORMER RIDES AND THE NEW RIDES AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE DOING NORTH TEXAS BIKERS AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, BIKERS & READERS, THAT MADE THE SITE THE SUCCESS THAT IT WAS. NOW, ONTO NORTH TEXAS BIKERS II........JOHN


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Downtown Toy Fun Run 11-22-08

I have exceeded by photo upload limit on this blog. So, I have created North Texas Bikers II. You can get to this site at: www.jjskewlstuffII.blogspot.com. Today's Downtown Toy Run will be posted on that site tonight..Thanks to everyone who showed up & made the Toy Run a success......John

Blue Knights TX XX Weekday Ride 11-19-08

Today, Wednesday, 11-19-08, the Blue Knights TX XX had its monthly weekday ride. Today we took a ride down to The Biker Roadhouse in Saint Jo Texas, followed by lunch at The Smokehouse in Lindsay Texas. The total mileage there and back to Wichita Falls Texas was at 176.8 miles. Janice even went and had a good time. Scroll down for today's ride and REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE.




Our jumping off point today was the Shell gas station at US 287 & Windthorst Road in Wichita Falls Texas. We met there at 10:30 a.m. and went KSU at 10:45 a.m. Weather was cloudless, 77 degrees and a light wind out of the SE. Here left to right are: Kenny, Rodney, Vicki (Rodney's wife) and Janice (my wife).

Here are Kenny, Rodney, Vicki & me while we wait for David & Brenda to arrive.

David & Brenda arrived and although I was going to lead today, both David and Rodney are two of our Chapter's Road Captain's. Rodney had never been to The Biker Roadhouse and David had, so I let David Road Captain this ride and I got to ride in the middle of the group, where I prefer. This is Kenny Southbound on US 287.

Here is another of Kenny Southbound on US 287

Here are David and Brenda Southbound on US 287. Brenda has been a friend of Janice & me for many years. Plus she is a former coworker of mine, David, Kenny & Rodney

Here is Rodney Southbound on US 287. We did not know it at the time, but Rodney was having problems with his left leg and was in a lot of pain.

Here is Vicki smiling and waving at Janice as she take the picture of Vicki rolling South on US 287. Janice has become pretty good friends with Vicki over the past year..

And here is Janice, riding on the back of Ms Clone and having a good time. That is Rodney & Vicki behind us.

Here are David & Brenda in the lead with Kenny behind them and in front of us.

I take a picture of Rodney & Vicki behind us as we roll South on US 287

We got off of US 287 and go East on Us 82. Again, this is David & Brenda in the lead and Kenny

Rodney and Vicki continue East on US 82 behind us..

We pulled over in Nocona Texas so David could work out a cramp and Rodney could ingest some meds. This is, left to right: Rodney & Vicki, Kenny, Janice, David & Brenda..

Lined up prior to getting back on US 82, are: Kenny, Janice, Rodney, David & Brenda

Me, Janice, Rodney, David & Brenda. We stayed there a little bit until the meds started to work on Rodney. We knew when it was time to go cause Rodney started smiling again.

Kenny, Janice & the bikes in Nocona Texas

Here is Rodney still in pain. It shows on his face...

Vicki in Nocona Texas. She is concerned about Rodney and it showed on her face.

Here is Brenda..Can't you just feel the love she has for me?..At least she isn't giving me the "numba 1" sign that I usually get from my other friends...

Here I am as Janice takes a picture of her master...

Here is Janice as we get ready to head out.. This is Janice's 3rd ride of any distance with us. Janice works all the time, but took today off for today's ride. Plus, she is not really comfortable on motorcycles because she thinks they are very dangerous. She, most possibly, is the only sane one with us today, based on that logic.

Here is the illustrious David..He always has fun on these Chapter rides as well as all the other impromptu rides that we do...

Here is Kenny, another former co-worker of ours. He worked most of the time when we had our previous rides, but says he will try to ride with us more often..He is a great guy and a lot of fun to be around

Here is Brenda, happy & smiling..Brenda has these electrical implant thingies.......probably why she is smiling... :-) "Gothcha!!!"

What's a ride without the picture of the town water tower, American flag & Texas flag? And they are the two GREATEST flags in the world, I might add.

At last we arrive at The Biker Roadhouse in Saint Jo Texas. The Biker Roadhouse is a motorcycle apparel & accessory business that is biker owned & biker operated and we always enjoy riding there, making purchases and visiting with Toxie & Vanese (the owners). They sell good, used Harley's inside too!! For more info on The Biker Roadhouse, click on their link: http://www.bikerroadhouse.com/

The ladies of today's ride: Janice, Vicki & Brenda in front of The Biker Roadhouse in Saint Jo, Texas

Here is Vicki on her Harley

Here is Janice on our Vulcan, Ms. Clone..

While we were there, one of Toxie's friends rode up on this new Triumph 900 Bonneville.

The Biker Roadhouse Building is for sale. See the above link to the business and give Toxie a call if interested. The building & the business is on the Town Square and is well known throughout the region

Toxie had come outside and was looking at the Triumph and he was kind enough to stop for a picture before returning inside to work. If you are ever in the Saint Jo area, stop in & check out The Biker Roadhouse and say hi to Vanese & Toxie. They are both great folks and will make your visit an enjoyable one.

The four of us guys on the ride: David (Road Captain), Kenny (new member), Rodney (Road Captain) and me (President)

We left The Biker Roadhouse in Saint Jo, got back on East US 82 and headed to The Smokehouse in Lindsay Texas for lunch. This is Kenny, Rodney & Vicki out in front of Janice & I. David & Brenda are out front of them, blocked from view by Rodney..

You can see all four in this view. From front to back: David & Brenda, Kenny, Rodney and Vicki. If ya click on the picture you can see them better.

We get to Lindsay Texas and here inside The Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant are Kenny, Brenda & David..

On the other side of the table are: Janice, Vicki and Rodney

Here is our waitress, Deborah, who could give as well as take all that David could put on her. One of the funniest thing said was by her to David when she said she wanted to buy some glue to seal his lips together...David took it in stride. We all had a good time there, including Deborah.

Out in the parking lot of The Smokehouse, Kenny shows off his new vest he bought at The Biker Roadhouse.

The bikes in the parking lot of The Smokehouse in Lindsay Texas

Brenda, David, Kenny, Janice, Vicki and Rodney in the parking lot prior to us leaving Lindsay & heading back to Wichita Falls Texas

Brenda & David, me & Janice and Vicki & Rodney in the parking lot of The Smokehouse in Lindsay Texas

Kenny mentioned that he needed some bling for his new vest. Here I am presenting Kenny with his first bling for his vest: a small gold replica of the badge we all used to wear.

We all left Lindsay Texas and flew low back to Wichita Falls as Janice had to be at a massage appointment at 5:30 p.m. We got back at a little after 5 p.m. David & Brenda came in the house for a minute and David sat on the loveseat and his aged bones stiffened in place and and I think we heard a snore. Brenda, silently crept over behind David and verified the stangulation sounds we were hearing, were indeed, snores from the old fart..

This will conclude this post. We all had a good time, Rodney even moreso after the meds kicked in. We always have fun with David and he isn't an old man. He is four months older than me, so we know he is really a youngster..Because I am...I look forward to our next ride and to where ever that takes us and around here, you never know...Scroll down for more rides, events and posts and remember to click on the "older posts" link at the bottom of EACH page for more posts back to January 08. Until next ride & post, ya'll be careful out there, RIDE SAFE and keep the rubber on the road...........JOHN

Blue Knights TX XX Weekend Ride 11-15-08

Today, Saturday, 11-15-08, was our scheduled Blue Knights TX XX weekend ride to Haskell Texas, which is about 100 miles Southwest of Wichita Falls Texas. We woke up to 35 mph winds out of the NNW and temperatures in the low 40's which put the windchill in the 30's. At the meeting point just West of Wichita Falls, we decided that due to the weather and with only five of us showing up, that we would go 1/2 way to Haskell and decide in Seymour Texas whether to go on to Haskell or stop & eat at the Rock Inn there in Seymour..So, scroll on down and meet the hearty souls who showed up for the ride and REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE..



This is Jeremy and his girlfriend, Vicky. Vicky is from London England and just flew in a few days ago.. Vicky was kinda chilled at this point..

This is Vicki, Vicky and Rodney. Vicki is Rodney's wife and Rodney is the Road Captain for today's ride.

We depart from the meeting point and head out Westbound on US 82 towards Seymour Texas. That is Rodney in the lead, followed by Vicki on the white Harley, then Jeremy & Vicky on his black Harley & I was bringing up the rear..

We continue Westbound on US 82 and we were being blown all over the road by that nasty crosswind. Plus, I might add, it was a little cold with that North wind..

I pulled up along side of Jeremy and Vicky and here they are rolling West on the highway.

We got to Seymour Texas and both girls were frozen and the other three of us were a little chilled to the bone. We opted to eat at the Rock Inn in Seymour Texas so as not to make the ride too miserable for the girls. Poor Vicky was visibly shaking inside the restaurant. So I think we made the right decision. This is Vicky & Jeremy fixin' to order..

Vicki & Rodney, a.k.a. Buzz inside the Rock Inn. Needless to say, we appreciated the warmth of the interior..

Vicky & Jeremy strike a pose prior to ordering..

After lunch, it was back to the bikes and the return trip to Wichita Falls. It felt like the temperature had dropped a little on the way back. Here are Vicky & Jeremy just before leaving the Rock Inn parking lot..

Vicky & Jeremy in the Parking lot of the Rock Inn, Seymour Texas

This is Rodney in the parking lot reacting to my asking if we could stop at the DQ in Holliday Texas on the way back for an ice cream..

Here is Vicki & Vicky bracing themselves for the crosswind heading back. The crosswind, by the way, was the result of a cold front blowing in from the North..

Jeremy & Rodney fixing to head back East.

Me & Jeremy and you can see I did not dress for the weather. Just a long sleeve shirt under that sweatshirt was all I wore, plus my vest. Live & learn...

Here are the 4 bikes in the parking lot of the Rock Inn prior to our departure. Rodney's Harley, Vicki's Harley, My Vulcan (Ms Clone) and Jeremy's Harley.

We made it back to Wichita Falls with no problems and we did not stop for an ice cream. But we did go to Rodney & Vicki's to warm up and have a drink..Here are Rodney, Vicky, Vicki & Jeremy and that is the last picture from today and will conclude this post.

Even though the weather wasn't the greatest and only the 5 of us showed up, we still had a good time and anytime I can ride with friends, is a good time. I look forward to our Wednesday ride on the 19th. We'll see who shows up for the weekday run. Scroll down for more rides, events and posts and don't forget to click on the "older posts" link at the bottom of EACH page for more posts back to January 08. Until the next ride & post, ya'll be careful out there, ride safe, stay warm and keep the rubber on the road...........JOHN