Sept 27th Ride Done

[glwilson]

Should be a great ride.

Hope your backrest shows up for you. That would be nice. I don't have one but would like one.

Is anyone's wife or significant other showing? My wife will be along with me. Just checking.

[stretch]

I will be solo.

[roadman]

I will be solo also.

[scion0]

I'm solo too!

[gofs99]

Trust me guys, I have tried every guilt trip I could think of on her to make this trip with you. But for some reason she thinks moving in with me is more important than the ride. :'(

[01nomad]

Chuck (from Pekin) don't trust his bike enough to make the trip. It has cutting out issues. If anyone is thinking of crossing the Savanna Mississippi Bridge, it is CLOSED. At least it has been closed almost a month and still was last Mon. I can't make it either Sat. but will be up there on Sun. I hope I don't see ya'all up there still doing circles. Any problems with broken bikes call me. I have a trailer

[scion0]

Thanks for the info and the offer to help!

[01nomad]

Just came back from Poopies (Savanna) and the bridge is still closed and will be for some time yet. If you want to stop at Poopies, do it in the morning. Fantastic food but don't stop on the way home. You will want to stay overnite if you do. I hope GL takes you on Ridge Road from 4TH ST. Savanna and comes out on HYW 20 East of Elizibeth through Gods Country and back to Galena. This will give you new outlook of IL. you won't believe and will always remember.

[scion0]

Originally Posted by 01nomad

Just came back from Poopies (Savanna) and the bridge is still closed and will be for some time yet. If you want to stop at Poopies, do it in the morning. Fantastic food but don't stop on the way home. You will want to stay overnite if you do. I hope GL takes you on Ridge Road from 4TH ST. Savanna and comes out on HYW 20 East of Elizibeth through Gods Country and back to Galena. This will give you new outlook of IL. you won't believe and will always remember.

Thanks for the updated information.

[glwilson]

Originally Posted by 01nomad

Chuck (from Pekin) don't trust his bike enough to make the trip. It has cutting out issues. If anyone is thinking of crossing the Savanna Mississippi Bridge, it is CLOSED. At least it has been closed almost a month and still was last Mon. I can't make it either Sat. but will be up there on Sun. I hope I don't see ya'all up there still doing circles. Any problems with broken bikes call me. I have a trailer 563-321-6400

Hey thanks for the offer of help if we need it. I'll take your number in hopes we don't have to call. Really nice of you to offer your help though.

Too bad you can't join us. That would be great to meet up with one additional member. If something changes before morning -- post up and I will give my number to meet up.

I'll see what everyone wants to do with regard to riding once there -- so I'll keep ridge road in mind. Good suggestion.

Enjoy yourself Sunday!

[01nomad]

I have a date set-up to go to Poopies for breakfast after 7 and another for the afternoon, again at Poopies for drinks. If scion lives out on HWY 150, I might recognize him if he's the guy from PGR several years ago. I don't think those Peorians drink much tho. If all goes bust I'll call that number posted several days ago and catch cha somewhere..

[glwilson]

Sounds good.

[glwilson]

Hey Mike; Tim; and Dave;

I'll show you how to go to Ridge Road for your trip back; of which part I will ride on with you. I will not take it all the way because it runs between US-20 and Savanna, IL. It is a great road to ride on; you guys should love it.

Again; good suggestion from 01nomad!!

[scion0]

Getting ready to walk out the door! See everyone soon! Bring cameras if you got em!

[glwilson]

Mike, Dave, Tim, me and my wife, Kendra; made it to Galena, IL today -- meeting-up at around 11:30am -- having come from different directions.

We really had a great time meeting-up. Sorry a few others couldn't make -- maybe on next year's trip we discussed.

We went into Galena to check out the leather-shop; and for Mike to get a baseball cap (helmet head). We ate lunch before embarking on a ride around the Galena hills, vistas, and twisted-roads for a couple hours -- bringing us to around 3pm at which time we parted ways -- they south -- me east.

We'll have to wait and see if they enjoyed themselves -- I believe they did. Only Dave had been there before; so it was good to be able to show the guys around the area with a two-hour/quick tour.

We talked today about putting a two-day trip together for next year (to include spouses/significant others) that will go through Galena on up through the southwestern part of Wisconsin to end up staying overnight at La Crosse, WI -- then departing to cross the Mississippi River into Minnesota on the Great River Road on down through Iowa and cross back over the river at Dubuque back to Galena.

That is a trip and areas I have spent a lot of time in and I guarantee no one will be disappointed in the ride's scenary and roads.

A thread will be started sometime within the next month to get some ideas of dates so that if anyone else wants to join-in they may (and are welcome).

The pic below is (from left to right) me, Mike (Scion0); Tim (stretch1068); and Dave (roadman). My wife took the pic and missed getting my bike in the photo; but we are all standing behind our rides. Maybe Mike has some better pics to post.