Ten Members of the Tallahassee HOG Chapter road the 500 Mile Easy Rider certification ride on June 30th 2008. This added over 5,000 miles to the National HOG Million Mile Monday total. We had a great time with great riders.
Getting ready for some rain.
Back at CCHD after a day of riding.
The MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION Ride in Lubbock TX. started at 4:00 AM on the 21st of June 2008. Here are some of the early riders, ready for the 1,000 Mile Full Throttle Ride..
Some more riders checking in at Leathers “N” Lace
Eddie who organized the ride on his Road King. He did a Great Job!
Some of the great sites along the way
Konstantin Baskajev, Sergej Dubrovskij, Ilja Smirnov and Sergej Smirnov LDR members during and after their certification ride.
June 11, 2008 the North Florida Peckerheads headed to Franklin N.C. for their 8th annual mountain trip. Seventeen riders qualified for the 500 mile Easy Rider designation.
As is our custom each year we stop at the Troll Tavern for a beer.
THIS BLOG WAS POSTED BY ONE OF OUR LDR MEMBERS:
Thursday, November 29, 2007
My LongDistanceRider.Net Stuff has arrived!
Wow, less than two months after sending in my documentation for my “Easy Rider” 500 miles in 12 hours Ride I received my certificate and assorted mementos from Longdistancerider.net!
As you can see below, your very reasonable registration fee gets you a nice certificate detailing your accomplishment, a quality looking patch, a license plate frame showing your achievement ride, a sticker for the motorcycle’s side case and a drink coozie with the LDR logo. Cool Stuff. I shall be wearing the patch proudly soon enough.
This organization is just getting started, oh readers of mine, notice I am but 8 for the Easy Rider certification! Don’t waste any time in qualifying for one of your own or one of the longer rides! Become a sort of plankowner!
— Domingo Chang (certified Long Distance Rider)
I am 65 years old and only have been riding for about 7 weeks so this was a great challenge and experience for me, but I enjoyed every minute of it and am looking forward to trying the 1,500 ride.
Sincerely,
Bill Poff
We left Tallahassee to travel to Jacksonville, our starting point, on October 5. On Saturday morning, we topped off our tanks at 6:00 am (EST) at Jacksonville Beach and headed west. Our first destination was Junction, Texas, where we arrived 20 hours (1200 miles) later.
On day two, we traveled 21 hours from Texas and arrived at the border of California around midnight. We reached our second day destination of San Diego at 2:00 am (Pacific Time.)
We completed our ride in 47 hours and traveled 2404 miles, with 22 gas stops. It was a great time, with great fellow riders (Mike Scott and “Red” Barnes) for company, great weather, and enough memories to last a lifetime.
Type of Bike: Kawasaki 2011 GTR 1400 � Yamaha 250 Virago
Occupation: Paramedic Educator, I should know better
Recent Rides: In the last twelve months I have made several trans-Australia crossings. Each leg is approximately 2,500 miles (4,000 Km) and I have completed each leg within 48hrs. I had an altercation with a Kangaroo four months ago (May 2013) at highway speed approximately 50 miles (75km) from home causing over $9,500 damage to the GTR. The bike was rebuilt in about six weeks and fully operational. I have just completed (early August 2013) a 10,000 mile (16,100Km) ride in 10 days, encompassed within the ride I rode East coast Australia (Newcastle) to West coast Australia (Perth) and repeated the trip twice more completing three trans Australia, 7,460 mile (12,000Km) crossings in 6 days. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to complete my complete ride, maybe next time. On my last ride I had an altercation with a fox; I skidded for 75 meters on the roadway and it appears the bike may be written off. Since purchasing the bike 18 months ago I have put over 44,000 miles (70,000 km) on her. Wild life is a real issue particularly, Camels, Kangaroos and wombats whilst riding in our more remote areas and often we don�t have mobile phone coverage to assist if required.
Future Rides: I am currently working on completing a round Australia and then an East West and North South coast to coast run and hoping to average 1,250 miles (2,000Km) a day. That�s the plan but our challenges in Australia are not only wildlife but difficulties in obtaining fuel 24hrs a day. Most remote service stations close from about 2100hrs and some due not sell premium fuel.
Interesting Facts: I have just returned to long distance riding about two years ago after about 30 years abstinence and I love it. My partner often pillions for day rides and we tend to keep these under 600 miles (1,000 km).
Type of Bike: 2010 Harley Ultra Classic Limited
Occupation: U.S. Merchant Marine Master
Favorite Ride: 2010 Sturgis with great friends
Future Rides: Born to be Wild – Coast to Coast Northwest Florida to Vermont and tour of Nova Scotia
Interesting Facts: My Full Throttle Ride was from Florida to Virginia to catch up with classmates from our 40th High School Reunion. it was a great trip in more ways than one. l began riding in the early 70’s on my Honda 500. At 20 my bike took me from Virginia to Florida a couple of times and on to Texas. Riding was a little more rugged in those days.
My favorite riding partner (my wife of 35 years) and I have made three memorable rides from Florida to Sturgis, SD including Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi River Road and Tail of the Dragon. Our June 2011 trip across the Blue Ridge Parkway from North to South was beautiful and one we will never forget. The weather in Florida lends itself to ideal riding conditions nearly year-round, for which we take full advantage.
