It's Wednesday,May 21st, all packed and ready to go. Got the helmet cam ready for Doc to put on her helmet. Motorman also has a camera attached to his bike. What a guy!! I can't believe he is coming!! I feel totally honored. Of course I do with Doc, but I knew from the beginning she was coming.
Motorman has made sure that I will be fine on the trip, he even put a tool kit in the saddle bag for me. So I got a bike that fits with the shaven seat, tunes, tool kit. And much more. And by the way, he shined it up for the last time.I will sure miss that on the road.Apparently the love bugs get pretty nasty.
God, I'm going to miss my 2 newest best friends!! They have so good to me I am still in awe! How the heck will I ever thank them??
We are leaving at 8am to meet up with HippieJohn, Becky, and I believe Dave.
I will be saying my good bys to the most wonderful people a person could ever have met!
Kind,generous, helpful, caring, funny, entertaining, loving, all of it!!
I am totally honored that they are taking me out on the first stretch. We will all be wearing our RIDE LIKE A PRO shirts.
Meeting with Sheila/High Priestess At Rt. 301 & I-10 at the Mcdonald’s around1:00pm
Leaving from there at 2:00pm KSU Full belly, full tank, empty bladder…. Arriving into Richmond Hill, GA I- exit 90 at the LOVES Truck stop withVi Sandpiper, Richmond Hill, GA 7 pm Dinner at Auggie’s in Pooler for those wanting to meet Flo
Later:
Well we got away. This is now Friday. Let me see if I can back track and fill you in on how things went. Right now I am on Wolfies Mountain with Mr. & Mrs Wolfie. I will come back to that.
We were all riding a long great with our RIDE LIKE A PRO SHIRTS on, smiling away. I was trying not to think that I was leaving the Palladinos but goin on to my next adventure. I had the tunes turned on,the weather was great,the cameras on. Our first pull in was at a Harley Dealership to meet up with Trish. She could only ride for awhile. But hey, it was really nice to put a face to her name,as I feel I know Trish from WWR. She had her pink helmet on with Pigtail. I gave her, her conga bracelet. She rode with us for about 35 miles on a short stretch of the Conga. I forgot to mention when we pulled in me behind Hippie, and he does this great U-turn and of course I try to follow and very sloppily!! Get off the bike. Motorman says YA LIKE THAT CURVE FLO!!! WHY WERE YA LOOKIN AT THE CURV?? With a grin of course.
Now I have to say Motorman, gave me little lessons along the way, he was watch me like a hawk, never mind with the camera. At stops, he would say....Now Flo don't forget to look ahead, not just at Hippies tail lights!! Can't say how many times that has helped me on the road since.
Riding a new bike is a little challanging so I need all the help I can get!!
Also Motorman wasn't afraid to give me a smile when I was doing the right thing.
.
Wed 24th "THE FIRST STOP and DROP!!!
YUP!!! That is what my dear friend DONNATHE DOC, calls it. We pull into the McDonalds parking lot. Hippie does that lovely U-turn, and I follow, hearin Motormans voice. I'm thinking, don't be lookin at that curv Flo, ya don't like it. I say to myelf...No front brake...and I didn't,but it was on a slight incline and I could feel like I was loosing ballance with all that extra luggage on it. I start wobbling, loosing it, and then you hear that dread throttle come on high, and I lost it....and dropped it... Quickly shut of the engine, laid it down as gently as possible. I will say I said...CRAP... BUT... knowing me, it was alot worse than that!!!
Then, I hear that voice again..."So Flo...ya gonna stand there looking at it, or are you going to pick it up??? Guess who??? Motorman, you Rotter, Iam thinking it is now at leas 150lbs heavier than it was when you taught me how to pickit up!! I'm thinkin he was jokin, he will help me...Hippie, he would help me...My buddy Doc..Now normally she would say...Oh Jerry!! Don't make Flo do that!
NOPE!! All my beloved friends turned into Rotters...lol
I looked around now believing I was on my own. I'll show him..and him.. and her... and all those friggin people that were in the Mc Donalds drive through watching me, thinkin ....ya right, she is gonna make a fool of herself trying to pick up that 900lb bike.
It did take a couple of trys and Hippie was kind enough to at least put down the kickstand, that i forgot to do. Then Motorman was kind enough to put it on video. lol
I DID IT...THANKS MOTORMAN FOR TEACHING ME!!!!
So we all sit around McD's having lunch waiting for the next escorts, Vi/Snowball and Cindi/Trixie. Of course a whole lot a pics were taken, and we said our good byes to everyone. Damn it was rough for me!!
Where's that damn kleenex box when I need it??? 3 of the finest people I was leavin behind. Crikey, glad I had sunglasses on, me and Doc bawlin like fools.
I just know MOTORMAN is going to miss those flashes infront of his eyes now that I am gone. He did give me alittle pep talk before he left. His last words were..
Flo don't do anything I wouldn't do!!
I Love them guys!!!
Got them on video riding away!!!!
Later:
Well we got away. This is now Friday. Let me see if I can back track and fill you in on how things went. Right now I am on Wolfies Mountain with Mr. & Mrs Wolfie. I will come back to that.
We were all riding a long great with our RIDE LIKE A PRO SHIRTS on, smiling away. I was trying not to think that I was leaving the Palladinos but goin on to my next adventure. I had the tunes turned on,the weather was great,the cameras on. Our first pull in was at a Harley Dealership to meet up with Trish. She could only ride for awhile. But hey, it was really nice to put a face to her name,as I feel I know Trish from WWR. She had her pink helmet on with Pigtail. I gave her, her conga bracelet. She rode with us for about 35 miles on a short stretch of the Conga. I forgot to mention when we pulled in me behind Hippie, and he does this great U-turn and of course I try to follow and very sloppily!! Get off the bike. Motorman says YA LIKE THAT CURVE FLO!!! WHY WERE YA LOOKIN AT THE CURV?? With a grin of course.
Now I have to say Motorman, gave me little lessons along the way, he was watch me like a hawk, never mind with the camera. At stops, he would say....Now Flo don't forget to look ahead, not just at Hippies tail lights!! Can't say how many times that has helped me on the road since.
Riding a new bike is a little challanging so I need all the help I can get!!
Also Motorman wasn't afraid to give me a smile when I was doing the right thing.
.
Wed 24th "THE FIRST STOP and DROP!!!
YUP!!! That is what my dear friend DONNATHE DOC, calls it. We pull into the McDonalds parking lot. Hippie does that lovely U-turn, and I follow, hearin Motormans voice. I'm thinking, don't be lookin at that curv Flo, ya don't like it. I say to myelf...No front brake...and I didn't,but it was on a slight incline and I could feel like I was loosing ballance with all that extra luggage on it. I start wobbling, loosing it, and then you hear that dread throttle come on high, and I lost it....and dropped it... Quickly shut of the engine, laid it down as gently as possible. I will say I said...CRAP... BUT... knowing me, it was alot worse than that!!!
Then, I hear that voice again..."So Flo...ya gonna stand there looking at it, or are you going to pick it up??? Guess who??? Motorman, you Rotter, Iam thinking it is now at leas 150lbs heavier than it was when you taught me how to pickit up!! I'm thinkin he was jokin, he will help me...Hippie, he would help me...My buddy Doc..Now normally she would say...Oh Jerry!! Don't make Flo do that!
NOPE!! All my beloved friends turned into Rotters...lol
I looked around now believing I was on my own. I'll show him..and him.. and her... and all those friggin people that were in the Mc Donalds drive through watching me, thinkin ....ya right, she is gonna make a fool of herself trying to pick up that 900lb bike.
It did take a couple of trys and Hippie was kind enough to at least put down the kickstand, that i forgot to do. Then Motorman was kind enough to put it on video. lol
I DID IT...THANKS MOTORMAN FOR TEACHING ME!!!!
So we all sit around McD's having lunch waiting for the next escorts, Vi/Snowball and Cindi/Trixie. Of course a whole lot a pics were taken, and we said our good byes to everyone. Damn it was rough for me!!
Where's that damn kleenex box when I need it??? 3 of the finest people I was leavin behind. Crikey, glad I had sunglasses on, me and Doc bawlin like fools.
I just know MOTORMAN is going to miss those flashes infront of his eyes now that I am gone. He did give me alittle pep talk before he left. His last words were..
Flo don't do anything I wouldn't do!!
I Love them guys!!!
Got them on video riding away!!!!
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