By Lulu

Really thankful to be leaving the HOT, WET month of August behind. We have tons of traveling to do in September and hoping that the weather God will be a little kinder to all of us on two and three wheels. We rode on a ride out of Bay 3 Bar and it was sweltering. The cause for the run was to help a mother of four who had a house fire. And that is what I want to say today. As frigging hot as it was, with almost certain downpours expected, 60+ great people put 100+ miles on their bikes, dug cash out of their pockets and made it a GREAT day.

I know that happens every weekend all over the state and that is exactly what I love about you guys that love motorcycles. I doubt most of them knew this young mom. Didn’t matter one bit to them. There was a need, a reason to ride and a free lunch involved! It would have been easy to sit in a recliner with the AC cranking cool breeze, nice and dry, with an ice-cold beer from the fridge and watching some mindless sport on TV. But no out they all came to be a ribbon of riders supporting another cause.

On that subject there are some major events in September that we will be participating in. Would love to see you at them! On September 2nd the Angel Flight Ride starts at Beaver Bar in Ormond Beach. The 9/11 ride is on 9/9, put on by the Knights of Inferno in Bunnell, it is a free memorial ride and still as important as the first one. We must never forget the lives lost and the cost the terrorists caused this great country. There is the Phil Peterson Key’s run which raises money for charity it is September 14-16th. In October, the Boggy Creek Ride is scheduled for October 7th. And there is a Rotary Freedom Flight Ride out of Avon Park on October 13th. All of these are great causes.

We all know the fall rallies are right around the corner Biketoberfest, Cotee River Bike Fest and Thunder Beach. A new one is a Trike Fest in Ormond Beach spearheaded by Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona H-D.

We also are riding on a “Ride to Nowhere” out of The Boat Bar in Port Orange on September 29th come ride with us for a fun afternoon.

Ride on a charity ride, buy a stranger a beer and don’t forget your sunscreen!