patmahoney
05-21-2009, 12:53 PM
Three firsts for this newbie yesterday:
1. Participated in my first PGR mission. Vietnam Vet's ashes were put to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod. Overall this was a great experience. Being invited to take part in the final tribute to this Marine and the gratitude of his family for our presence was very moving. The military ceremony impressive with the gun salute, taps and flag folding.
Between the PGR and the Nam Knights there were about 40 bikes mostly HD, a couple Valkyrie, a Vulcan and my Nomad.
2. Ventured out on a multi-lane highway for the first time on my Nomad. I was nervous about this, primarily because of the stories I have read and heard from other riders, but once underway it was not bad. Not as much fun as the back roads.
3. Did my first group ride. This really made me nervous as I did not want to screw up and cause problems for another rider, but it went well. The hardest part was, due to the loudness of the other bikes, mostly HDs, I could barely tell my Nomad was running so I had to go on feel for shifting. But the people from PGR were great and one of the ride Captians took me under his wing and helped a great deal in shortening the learning curve.
All in all a great Nomad day!
1. Participated in my first PGR mission. Vietnam Vet's ashes were put to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod. Overall this was a great experience. Being invited to take part in the final tribute to this Marine and the gratitude of his family for our presence was very moving. The military ceremony impressive with the gun salute, taps and flag folding.
Between the PGR and the Nam Knights there were about 40 bikes mostly HD, a couple Valkyrie, a Vulcan and my Nomad.
2. Ventured out on a multi-lane highway for the first time on my Nomad. I was nervous about this, primarily because of the stories I have read and heard from other riders, but once underway it was not bad. Not as much fun as the back roads.
3. Did my first group ride. This really made me nervous as I did not want to screw up and cause problems for another rider, but it went well. The hardest part was, due to the loudness of the other bikes, mostly HDs, I could barely tell my Nomad was running so I had to go on feel for shifting. But the people from PGR were great and one of the ride Captians took me under his wing and helped a great deal in shortening the learning curve.
All in all a great Nomad day!