NW Meet, Greet and Ride

Netnorske · 04-05-2009, 08:47 PM

Finally...some awesome riding weather showed up this past weekend. I managed to get in about 120 miles with the wife Saturday afternoon, then Sunday I rode to Lacey where I met fellow KawaNOW member Charlie (Ballast) Krogh.

We sat for some breakfast and learned what we could about each other before hitting the highway. Charlie is about my age and come to find out, we lived very close to each other a number of years back.

Anyways...I had planned a route up through the Kitsap Peninsula that had every kind of road one could wish for in a good day ride..

! We stopped briefly at Belfair State Park and took a few photos...

Charlie and Me...

Charlie sporting his National Rally Shirt....

Twin Nomads....'08 and '05....

And if you ever wondered how small this world can be....check this out. While waiting at the Kingston Ferry Dock with several other bikes....a 2006 Black Nomad pulls in right behind us...!!

With outstreched hands and ear to ear grins, we make fast introductions and quickly inform our new friend about KawaNOW and all the good things to be had here. As our ferry arrived and the bikes were coming off...another Blue/Silver Nomad roared by us in the opposite direction....(sigh)....

Anyways....while on the ferry I started to remember a fellow from school who had the same name as our new friend. I had to ask...and would you believe it was the same guy I went to Junior and Senior High School with....

!! I have not seen him in 30+ years....but how cool is that....

??

A shot of our newfound friend and hopefully new member in waiting Greg Pennington....

At any rate....it was a two thumbs up kinda day. Charlie is a good guy and now I know for sure I can stand to ride all the way to Custer with him....

!

**coacha** · 04-05-2009, 08:55 PM

Glad you had a chance to ride and sounds like you had a good time. We had a little get together down here today in FL. 8 members with their Nomads, 1 future spouse on her bike and my bride riding with me.

pirate · 04-05-2009, 09:06 PM

Kris, sounds like you guys had a great day. Yes, it is funny how small the world can seem at times. Hopefully you recruited a new member today as well.

**ringadingh** · 04-05-2009, 09:16 PM

Sounds like you guys had a mini rally there today. Keep it up!! ;)

audiogooroo · 04-05-2009, 09:16 PM

How cool is that?
Great action guys! :)

strobe · 04-05-2009, 09:35 PM

Sounds like a great day!

rickyboy · 04-05-2009, 09:46 PM

Sounds like a great day Kris. Glad you got out to ride.

ballast · 04-05-2009, 10:14 PM

But Kris is OLDER

But to be fair my bike is older.
This is what went through my mind after finally meeting an actual fellow KawaNOWinian.

lomax · 04-05-2009, 10:17 PM

...Thats a great story Kris and sounds like you had a great ride! Very cool! :)

**taranis** · 04-05-2009, 10:21 PM

Congrats on getting out for some ride time, Kris! I know they come few and far between this time of year out there.

**schoeney** · 04-06-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Netnorske

Charlie is a good guy and now I know for sure I can stand to ride all the way to Custer with him....

!

Yeah...but can he stand to ride with you?

That looked like a blast Kris! I met a guy at the Oyster Rally last year on a black nomad...his name was Greg....I wonder if it is the same guy? I see the pic but does not look like the guy I remember...but heck...I am 50...so....well you know...memory is fading.

Talk about small odds of meeting someone from your school 30+ years ago riding the same bike, same place, at the same time....wow.

chainsaw · 04-06-2009, 03:58 PM

That is cool. Great to get out and about. Looking forward to meeting all of you in Custer.

**Cajunrider** · 04-06-2009, 03:59 PM

Looks like you guys had a great ride. You just never know who you're going to run into.

cactusjack · 04-06-2009, 05:11 PM

I see your new-found friend you met on the ferry rides one of the fast Nomads!

That's how it is with me. I can go weeks without seeing another Nomad on the road and then I'll see 2 or 3 in a day.

04-05-2009, 08:47 PM	#1
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Finally...some awesome riding weather showed up this past weekend. I managed to get in about 120 miles with the wife Saturday afternoon, then Sunday I rode to Lacey where I met fellow KawaNOW member Charlie (Ballast) Krogh. We sat for some breakfast and learned what we could about each other before hitting the highway. Charlie is about my age and come to find out, we lived very close to each other a number of years back. Anyways...I had planned a route up through the Kitsap Peninsula that had every kind of road one could wish for in a good day ride.. ! We stopped briefly at Belfair State Park and took a few photos... Charlie and Me... Charlie sporting his National Rally Shirt.... Twin Nomads....'08 and '05.... And if you ever wondered how small this world can be....check this out. While waiting at the Kingston Ferry Dock with several other bikes....a 2006 Black Nomad pulls in right behind us...!! With outstreched hands and ear to ear grins, we make fast introductions and quickly inform our new friend about KawaNOW and all the good things to be had here. As our ferry arrived and the bikes were coming off...another Blue/Silver Nomad roared by us in the opposite direction....(sigh).... Anyways....while on the ferry I started to remember a fellow from school who had the same name as our new friend. I had to ask...and would you believe it was the same guy I went to Junior and Senior High School with.... !! I have not seen him in 30+ years....but how cool is that.... ?? A shot of our newfound friend and hopefully new member in waiting Greg Pennington.... At any rate....it was a two thumbs up kinda day. Charlie is a good guy and now I know for sure I can stand to ride all the way to Custer with him.... ! __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-05-2009, 08:55 PM	#2
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Glad you had a chance to ride and sounds like you had a good time. We had a little get together down here today in FL. 8 members with their Nomads, 1 future spouse on her bike and my bride riding with me. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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04-05-2009, 09:06 PM	#3
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Kris, sounds like you guys had a great day. Yes, it is funny how small the world can seem at times. Hopefully you recruited a new member today as well.
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04-05-2009, 09:16 PM	#4
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Sounds like you guys had a mini rally there today. Keep it up!! ;) __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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04-05-2009, 09:16 PM	#5
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	NW Meet, Greet and Ride How cool is that? Great action guys! :) __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-05-2009, 09:35 PM	#6
strobe Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,200	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Sounds like a great day! __________________ Cory 2013 Honda GL1800 Goldwing 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 (for sale) 2007 Honda ST1300 (sold) 2005 Kawasaki Nomad (sold) 2004 Suzuki Hayabusa (sold) http://www.strobel.ws VBA #01021 VROC #29389
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04-05-2009, 09:46 PM	#7
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Sounds like a great day Kris. Glad you got out to ride. __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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04-05-2009, 10:14 PM	#8
ballast Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 1,394	NW Meet, Greet and Ride But Kris is OLDER But to be fair my bike is older. This is what went through my mind after finally meeting an actual fellow KawaNOWinian. __________________ Charlie "Ballast" Krogh 2005 1600 Nomad "Tangerine Dream" VBA #999 VROC #29355
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04-05-2009, 10:17 PM	#9
lomax Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Morinville, AB Posts: 904	NW Meet, Greet and Ride ...Thats a great story Kris and sounds like you had a great ride! Very cool! :) __________________ ________________________________ "lomax" 2014 Voyager Mike Donahue Morinville, AB VBA#17 "Every day above ground is a good one!" _________________________________
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04-05-2009, 10:21 PM	#10
taranis Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 802	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Congrats on getting out for some ride time, Kris! I know they come few and far between this time of year out there. __________________ _______________________ "Taranis" and the Lovely Ann KawaNOW Oldschool #885 His: 2006 Nomad Hers: 2008 VN900 Classic LT
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04-06-2009, 03:58 PM	#12
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	NW Meet, Greet and Ride That is cool. Great to get out and about. Looking forward to meeting all of you in Custer.
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04-06-2009, 03:59 PM	#13
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	NW Meet, Greet and Ride Looks like you guys had a great ride. You just never know who you're going to run into. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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04-06-2009, 05:11 PM	#14
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	NW Meet, Greet and Ride I see your new-found friend you met on the ferry rides one of the fast Nomads! That's how it is with me. I can go weeks without seeing another Nomad on the road and then I'll see 2 or 3 in a day. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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