day 16

"just a nice easy ride while it's cool this morning?" i tell Linda "OK? Dave and Barb are going?" and so todays adventure began. they rode over here and we all left to meet up with Ron and Marine Dave at the new Harley shop. It is after all right across the street from JZ's and the start of this trip. So around 11:20 ish we pull into JZ's lot and find some guys and the "RealRadio" bike already there. It's all about the advertising and if JZ's makes a deal with local radio and garners word of mouth for it, then good for them.
They seem like good people. We talked with Mrs J. after a tour of their spic and span, busy but clean and organized shop, and she said "Thanks. But it's a lot of work and money. Thank goodness we have the lawn maintenance business to make the real money while JZ's gets going. They are good hard working people and i think their dream will survive. Shannon said "alright. lets ride" finally around 11:55. we were already in our saddles and chompin at the bit to ride.
"I-4. I guess." when asked "which way big guy?" as so we were off. seemed like a lot more than 60 bikes. I was glad to be surrounded by Schog's. Riding with unknown riders in a freeway pack can be nerve wracking. Turns out, lots of riders in this pack know how to get out and stop cross traffic, no matter what color the cross traffic lights are. It's a tricky manuver, yes, but truly it is the bes way to get a pack thru town. The Schog's used to do that, but Mother Hog frowns heavily on that. A few cages wandered in and out of our peleton but all in all in was quite a rush to be in charge of the center lane in th center of a 60 bike 70mph rolling party down the florida super slab.
heere is some evidence of our safe, sound, thirsty and hungry arival at "Johnnies Fillin Station". Linda grabs a table as we re one of the first in the door after showing our comp. ticket from JZ's. They also gave us a comp for one adult beverage. Zalloooo.
Here is the ever bubbly one Shannon.
http://shannon.wtks.com/
he is a pip and a good guy. does his best to promote motorcycling and knows the best places for food, drink and motorcylce parking in town. This is our second ride with him and his crew, the first being Ms. Monster where we stopped in at the Parliment Houst to party, but that is a story for another time.

this is a great shot of Shannon having fun with his lovely and prego roommate. they seem to really enjoy each and life because of each other and that is all that counts.

the girls were lining up for their fun paint job and i'm sure they are going to have a fine party tonight, but it was time for us old folks to make room the wild ones. lol...
50 miles on the odo, but the 91 degrees knocked us out.
ridesafe...