Custer Rally Concluding Remarks.....

[trip]

Now that everyone is officially back home from the Rally in Custer, and I have finished the chore of moving out of my home of 14 years into a duplex (temporary) in Lindale, I wanted to send everyone some concluding remarks about the rally.

I'm not a very emotional guy, but when I think of the lines of Nomads and the "Nomadradery" displayed in Custer......well, it actually makes me tear up. What I saw in Custer was a group of 75 people and 55 Nomads coming together for the first time and sealing friendships that started on a forum two years ago. I also saw in Custer history being made. And for this, I am damn proud..........and thankful.

My thanks go out to the following for their help with a successful rally........

Kioti and Waterman, for their willingness and capability to lead us on two of the longest rides that I had planned. You guys did an excellent job leading all of us through the Devil's Tower and Badlands routes.

Amy and Todd, for taking care of registration. Believe it or not, registration is not easy for a rally, but Amy did an excellent job. Todd, I want to also thank you for helping at the Thursday night dinner. Your help in counting and organizing was invaluable.

CactusJack......thanks for organizing and implementing the door prizes at the Thursday night dinner. Your help in getting the door prizes to the rally is greatly appreciated.

SWB....thank you for doing all the legwork for the Rally.....setting up our base at the Bavarian and doing other things for the rally.

Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank all of you for taking a week out of your lives to travel a great distance to meet other Nomad owners and ride some mucho grande roads in the Black Hills. It took a large amount of moxy for you guys to do what you did (although we had smiles on our faces while doing it).

God's speed to itsemt and nightmare. I hope you guys heal up quickly and return to your normal lives very soon.

I will be posting a trip report about the rally on my website in the coming weeks. I'll let all of you know when it's done. Also, I will be getting with the editors of Accelerate Magazine (Kawa's Mag) to help write an article about the rally for their upcoming issue.

I think all of us moved up a notch in our riding skills and experience during that trip. I tip my hat and salute all of you for a job well done.

Sincerely,
Trip

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[landman]

and lets all give trip a pat on the back for making it all possible.i
for one had a great time and thought that everything was well
planned and went smoothly.thanks to all who made it happen.

[waterman]

Thanks again Trip. However, I really, really really did not need to see that picture again!!!

[chainsaw]

Tip of the hat, Trip, I thought it was on the other end. A well done job by all. Many thanks.

[pronghorn]

Great job to all who worked the rally and thanks to all that traveled to the rally. We really didn't take a week out of our lives, we added a fantastic week to our lives. Looking forward to seeing and riding with everyone again.

[Cajunrider]

Again, we had a great time. I've never been on any vacation where something didn't pop up and try to spoil it, excepting this one. #1 the people were great, #2 the Bavarian room was very comfortable, #3 the rides and scenery were great, and most importantly, the friendships we made will be cherished forever. I've heard Darlene tell several friends about how great the entire trip was. That means alot because she won't hesitate to jump up and head for the next rally. Thanks again to everybody who made this so successfull.

[blowndodge]

I too was pleasantly surprised at the fine group of people KawaNOW members are, even Todd and SWB!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

I felt privileged to have members ask me questions on tires, TFI's and other Nomad related topics. You all made me feel as if I was an important part in the scheme of things and I really appreciated it.

As you can tell in person I'm not as blunt as I am on line. I'm just a geek trying to have a good time riding the wave of life into shore!

Meeting Greg (glwilson) and Mitch (Terrebonne) in person and the rest of you was like a reunion where it would be hard to guess whom was whom just by knowing them on the forum. All I could do was laugh when someone would introduce themselves as their on line moniker! Some funny sh*t right there! Some I could figure out and some just blew me out of the water!

Every time I saw Trip with "THAT HAT!" I would laugh http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif All you "southerners" with your accents was fantastic to listen to I really mean it! Being the only rider from California I never get a chance to hear southern drawl first hand! Y'alls sound good!

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[Todd]

Southern Accents are sexy!!! sorry, your girls been talking again :) :) :) :)

[blowndodge]

ROFLMAO!! you clown!!!! "Little Woody".

[kioti]

Thanks trip! It was a pleasure to share the beauty of my state with all my new friends.

And as far as leading the rides. . . shucks it wern't nothin' at all, I was glad to do it.

[Cajunrider]

I too was pleasantly surprised at the fine group of people KawaNOW members are, even Todd and SWB!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

I felt privileged to have members ask me questions on tires, TFI's and other Nomad related topics. You all made me feel as if I was an important part in the scheme of things and I really appreciated it.

As you can tell in person I'm not as blunt as I am on line. I'm just a geek trying to have a good time riding the wave of life into shore!

Meeting Greg (glwilson) and Mitch (Terrebonne) in person and the rest of you was like a reunion where it would be hard to guess whom was whom just by knowing them on the forum. All I could do was laugh when someone would introduce themselves as their on line moniker! Some funny sh*t right there! Some I could figure out and some just blew me out of the water!

Every time I saw Trip with "THAT HAT!" I would laugh http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif All you "southerners" with your accents was fantastic to listen to I really mean it! Being the only rider from California I never get a chance to hear southern drawl first hand! Y'alls sound good!

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Brad, I felt priviliged to be the sole rider representing Louisiana among the rest of the nation. Even though a couple of guys laughed at my pronunciation of "mud" and "butter", I still had a great time. Their Southern drawl really made my day also. You really surprised me as you are not nearly as opinionated in person as you are online. I don't know if that's good or bad but I hold a high opinion of you no matter what. The same goes for all those that I met. Can't wait for the next one. I'm ready this fall.

[trip]

Now Mitch, let's tell the story straight.

When Mitch says the word, "mud", he says it more like..... muuuuawd. Same with butter........ buuuuuawttta.

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[Cajunrider]

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