Went on an unscheduled group ride

[Monkeyman]

I rode the bike today just planning on a quick trip to town to the store. I passed an Indian Chieftain and decided to turn around to see if I could find him as I've never seen one in person. I found him and talked to him for a bit. All of a sudden, I noticed I was getting surrounded by other bikes (I was in his driveway). Turns out this group of riders gets together every Thursday at 6pm for a short ride and dinner. They invited me along. Took most of an hour to go 35 miles to the next town over (about 15 miles via the 4 lane). Very diverse group. One Yamaha Venture, 2 1800 Gold Wings, a Harley Fat Boy, the Indian Chieftain and my Victory Vision.

(FWIW, the Chieftain is VERY nice but more cramped than my Vision. It had the Stage 1 pipes and sounded AWESOME. The Wings are just as cramped as the Indian but they must be a great ride. Both of the Wings were ridden by 70-80 year olds who regularly take them cross country.)