Wednesday, October 22, 2008


MY FIRST BIKER WEEKEND
BIKETOBERFEST DAYTONA BEACH OCTOBER 16 TO 18
IF EVER THERE WAS AN OXYMORON (MIGHT NOT BE CORRECT SPELLIG BUT SO WHAT)
BIKERS AND "NO ALCOHOL"
THIS WAS GREAT ADVENTURE FOR ME A 62 YEAR OLD TRYNG TO KEEP UP WITH THESE PROFESSIONAL BIKERS BUT I DID MY BEST TO HANG IN WITH THE GROUP AND MY LIVER IS STILL INTACT.
CHUCK OUR DESIGNATED LEADER OF THE GROUP
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT MOST OF THE FOLLOWING PICTURES HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON ... WE ARE ALWAYS DRINKING
DRINKING

DRINKING



FATHER AND SON DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST
DENNA (POKIE) AND ANDY DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST
"DRINKING"



HAVING FUN IS NOT EASY MIKE DECIDED TO REST UP FOR THE RIDE BACK TO DAYTONA BEACH FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE. I THINK THE BOOZE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF HIS SLEEP

"I PROMISE I WILL NOT GET LOADED"

THE DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE
BELIEVE IT OR NOT FRIDAY NIGHT ANDY DRANK TOOOOOOOOO MUCH AND WAYNE WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO RIDE HIS BIKE HOME FROM THE BAR.. FORTUNATELY WAYNE KNEW THE OWNER OF THE BAR AND THEY PULLED ANDY'S BIKE INSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT ANDY WAS FORCED TO RIDE "BITCH" BEHIND WAYNE BACK TO THE HOTEL
ISNT HE CUTE RESTING HIS HEAD ON COWBOYS SHOULDER
NOTE THE POSITION OF THE HAND
THIS PUTS A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE WORD "BITCH"


IRON HORSE SALOON

THIS IS AN ACRE OF BARS , BANDSTANDS AND ATTRACIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED ON AND EXPANDED YEAR OVER YEAR FOR ONLY ONE PURPOSE .... ATTRACT BIKER AND MAKE MONEY BY SELLING THEM BOOZE
ITS GREAT PEOPLE WATCHING



ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE
WE ALL KNEW IT WOULD SIMPLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL ANDY ENDED UP N ONE OF THESE CHAIRS..... THIS ONE WAS AT THE STEEL HORSE SALOON
NOTE THE BEER BOTTLE!



OUR WHOLE GANG


NOT EXACTLY THE "HELLS ANGELS"


PARKING LOT AT THE TRACK
I MUST ADMIT AS A GUY (ME) WHO HAD NOT ACTIVELY RODE A BIKE FOR 15 YEARS I QUICKLY HAD TO GET UP TO SPEED IN ORDER TO NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL THE TRAFFIC AND CLOSE QUARTER AND OF COURSE FINDING A PLACE TO PARK YOUR BIKE


WILD HOGS AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL TRACK
WE WERE ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE INFIELD OBVIOUSLY NOT ON THE TRACK ITSELF, WE COULD WATCH THE IDOTS WHO WERE ACTUALLY RUNNING ON THE TRACK AT 160 MPH PLUS .
AS CHUCK SAID "ITS NOT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY FALL BUT WHEN THEY FALL .... BECAUSE THEY WILL FALL!

SHOW US YOUR TITS!
THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE GUYS EXPECTED TO SEE WHEN THEY YELL OUT THIS "STANDARD REQUEST".... THE AMAZING THING WAS THAT ANDY WAS SOBER

GOOD TIMES AT THE TRACK

DAVE AND HIS HAREM (JODIE AND FRIEND)
COWBOY AND HIS FAN CLUB (COLLIN , CINDY AND CHUCK)



THE BOTTOM LINE
BIKETOBERFEAST IS ABOUT "BIKES AND PEOPLE WHO RIDE THEM"
THIS IS MIKES BIKE AND AS GREAT AS IT IS ... IT WAS JUST ONE OF 250000 BIKES WHO ATTENDED