I didn't make the ride to Colony but it looks like they had a good time. About 50 bikes turned out. Thanks to Mel, Jim, Joyce and Larry for the pics in the Colony, KS album.
Since I was there here is Richard's ride report for Colony:
Guys - Well, after three failed attempts due to rainouts, we finally made it to Colony. What a day it turned out to be too. Blue sky, small, puffy, non threatening cotton ball clouds and best yet....no wind. Even though we had a decent turnout, I was quite surprised we didn't have even more but the staff at the cafe were pleased to see as many of us as there were.
They seemed to have as much fun with mixing it up with our group as we did. Did you see them taking photos? I'll bet they will end up gracing the wall in there sometime soon. They were so happy we came and I enjoyed the photos Max took having fun with them. They were observed shortly after his photo shoot with the water gun so I'll bet he got back some of what he gave.
We must have made quite an impression with some of the cafes regular customers as well because a lady came up to my wife, Joyce, after they had eaten, and asked her how you go about getting into this group saying to her "it looks like so much fun". It is! Hey, did I mention....NO WIND!
So many folks had arrived early and had taken off before we got there I'm sure the sign up sheet doesn't reflect the true turnout. In fact, I know it doesn't because Avin is not recorded and I can distinctly recall him there and there were a few others as well. Someone near noon counted bikes and mentioned 43 but this didn't reflect those that took off early and the few who came in later. As best I can tell we had somewhere near 50 total. Not a record breaker, but a fine turnout to sample what I knew would be a great meal. And it was!
The chicken fried steak was near best I have ever had and the folks that ordered the ham special seemed satisfied if not overwhelmed. Paul Leddy sitting across the table from me was quit taken with the amount of meat on the ribs but it looked too messy and undignified to eat in public for me. To this guy, ribs and corn on the cob should be eaten at home in private......in the dark. It's not often I forego dessert but I had to pass on it wednesday. Just wasn't room.
I really thought I had long distance nailed this week. I came in with an odometer reading 170.5 miles. I could have taken a longer route but I would have been late again so I was happy with what I had when Bob Lundquist piped in that it wasn't good enough 'cause he had 171. He must have taken the outside lane all the way in from Hutch.
Paul Leddy with high mileage mentioned that he had once again taken the long way in and recorded 180 plus miles from Andover. I picked up his mileage from the sign in sheet but it was hard to read the sheet for all the greasy fingerprints. Must have been quite a few others who had the ribs as well!
I got a kick out of how Bill Chase from Overland Park indicated his mileage on the sheet.
Bill recorded 18,800 miles to lunch but i'm not buying it. My guess is that's his odometer reading.
On a positive note, it was good to see a couple of our old ROMEOS up and about again after recent surgery. Don Hall was looking good after hip replacement and his Scarabeo is as spotless as ever. He says the cane is temporary and it will be going soon. And it was great to see Dave Roby up and around and looking chipper. I think he now has bionic knees. Welcome back guys, good to see you again!
Oh, I need to mention that we're going to try adding something different to these reports. We're going to showcase someones bike each week. I'm leaving it up to Joyce to take the photos of a bike that, for some particular reason, rings her bell. It could be unusual. It could be colorful. It could be gaudy or......not. Whatever the reason, or for no reason at all, it will be the featured bike of the week.
Now, i'm going along with this because I like to trade bikes. Probably not as often as Jeff Blevins but frequently nevertheless. Shhhhhh......Joyce probably will not catch onto this so don't tell her but if I can uncover the reasoning in her choices, it just might help me in my next acquisition. After all, this is her hot button choice, right. I think this will work!
Now, ladies and gentlemen...........(drum roll, please) the hot bike of the week belongs to...............Jim Christison, a 1994 BMW R100GS (see photos below).
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