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John Garner is retired in central Pennsylvania and enjoys riding a 2006 Pearl White GL1800. | 
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John Garner is retired in central Pennsylvania and enjoys riding a 2006 Pearl White GL1800. |
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2008 Ride Reports:
Rogers, Arkansas
PA to NJ: Pizza Run
Apple-Cade 2008
Honda Hoot 2008
BYOM Event: Pop 'N Fresh video
Bulldog video
Renovo in July
At my 40th Class Reunion, a great video was shown - guess which one was me!
Sharon & I took a fabulous trip for our 40th Anniversary.
Help needed for a good cause: Our own Bill W. (aka Pop 'N Fresh) has offered to shave his head if we raise $500 to support a Lebanon, PA family in need. A four year old has a form of cancer that requires extensive chemo. This has also been posted on the GL1800 Riders Board, and I will be updating this section as I get more information. Click here for the details.
If you contribute, be sure to mention 'Operation Chrome Dome' so that they know a bunch of motorcyclist care. Checks may be sent to:
FNB for Benefit of Brandt Pflueger
1690 North 7th Street
Lebanon, PA 17046The bank can accept a check or cash - sorry, no PayPal. Make checks payable to: FNB for Benefit of Brandt Pflueger
Total we motorcyclists have raised to date:
$675Keep it going - how about one thousand?As of the shave off: $2,500 raised!!!
In recognition of Bill's efforts, we have given him an award!
See the shave off slide show! Caution - 12 minute video needs broadband! Watch the video!
Get the snacks for this one - a 22 minute video with the before-hand antics!
Thanks to all who helped out, donated, attended to cheer on Pop 'N Fresh, family, friends, co-workers, local EMS, police and fire departments and the volunteers. Finally, here's to Bill for making this happen by making a comment among friends, and to Bill and Patti for hosting the post shave off party. If one picture can sum it up, here it is:
Join the Hot Wings if you want to ride! A group of us in South Central PA, or 'PA Dutch Country', decided to form a group of riders with just one purpose: To ride! No meetings, no officers, no minutes and no dues - just riding around the area or riding to other events. We get together one day a month for dinner. Ride suggestions are welcome. Join us at Google Groups.
Click the Google Calendar for posted events. You may sign up for a Google account if you do not have one by using the link at
the bottom-right of the calendar.
Our first ride was the weekend of October 14 - 15, 2006 which included a trip north on PA Route 6, and our first event was held on August 18 & 19, 2007.
Hot Wings Logo: Pam has come up with five logo designs.
Welcome to 2008! Here in Lebanon, PA we drop a Lebanon Bologna for New Years. If you have a high speed connection, here is the 2005 drop!
We also celebrate Groundhog
Day (Grundsaudaag in PA German) in Myerstown, which is just east of
Lebanon. Groundhog Uni rides the Union Canal, then makes
his
prognostication. Spring is close when the snow
geese return to the Middle Creek preserve. When
spring arrives, you can balance an egg.
2008 Agenda: Follow the above GL1800.com photo for ride events as well as the Hot Wings for local (southeast PA) events. May 4 is a pizza run leaving at 1 PM from Esther's. For those who cannot make it May 4, we will do a second run on May 18. The third week of June is the Honda Hoot, or the best four days in June. The Biker Breakfast on Sunday in Lawn, PA goes from May through September. Ride Renovo will take place July 23 - 27; see also the pre-ride reports below. HOLY COW! Check this out for Ride Renovo! In the works is the Buffalo Wing Festival at the end of August.
Are you from or have you become a Pennsylvanian? Take the test!
2007 events we did: During the first weekend in June, we took in Cats Cade. In June, we enjoyed the Honda Hoot and we will return in 2008. In July, we visited Port Dover on Friday the 13th. Rockies-Gold included Colorado, Utah and Arizona. In August, the Hot Wings hosted a weekend event with shopping, events and rides. Labor Day weekend was the pre-pre-ride for Renovo; in October we did the official pre-ride. September 7 & 8! The Gathering of the Mob was led by Don Wheels. October 13: We rode scenic back roads to Rock Hall, MD where the town was celebrating 300 years with a crab fest. On November 3, Don Wheels led us to lunch and on a tour of the MD/PA countryside. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we had a lunch and a tour of covered bridges. Roger & Carole were married in December! Finally, Dan had the best excuse for getting a new Gold Wing!
Hoot 2008: Duke would not give me the Secret Recipe!
This is definitely over the top: Knight Rider accessory for the GL1800!
I have a situation where our garage could not be a 3 car garage. So, I had a '2 1/2' width and had a custom 4 foot wide garage door installed for my Wing.
WOW! I won a prize for the 2007 Post Office Day in Annville!
The American Motorcycle Association has released a video on driving courtesy. If you remember the movie 'Marathon Man' you will like this!
This is the best commercial I've ever seen!
Here are my Older Events which include some covered bridge tours with printable instructions.
Have an unusual picture or video? Hope these bring a smile to your face.
I've provided some motorcycle websites in the Links page.
See you down the road!