Saturday lunch ride

[Tundra]

Saturday lunch ride,  Saturday October 23, Cafe Kokopelli in Historic downtown Dade City/LiveOak Florida.

  Meet at noon, entrance is on the back street, kind of underground, parking in the rear. I'd like a confirmation if you will make this, so I can call ahead for seating.
  Check out this link for directions, address and your viewing pleasure. Very cool place, GREAT FOOD.
 http://kafekokopelli.com/history.html
Eddie & Kim, Andrea will be going, hope you can make it.

[Tundra]

Grumpy, John Schmidt... Paul (Silverfox) will be attending also.

[Tundra]

Well we did it, and I survived. I usually take a little time and narrate. I'm tired and frusterated so this will be quick and dirty. Sorry I didn't get all your bikes, nothing personal. My batteries laid an egg. Started out my day dumping my bike. Paul, thanks for your offer to help get out the scratches, I just didn't feel like dealing with it. Good to see everyone, never enough time to kick tires especially today, as folks rode from North East, South and West to meet up.
  On our ride home we got cut off and ran off the road, stayed up, all is well. Then not even a mile down the road on US 41 South, a truck pulling a boat cuts across three lanes in front of me and runs out of room, blocking two lanes in front of me. I swerve and make it around him when I spot some girl on a cell phone turning left infront of me. In her defense, she couldn't see me because of the boat blocking traffic. Made it through that like treading a needle First time in a long time I can say glad to be home.

[Thunderbolt]

sorry about your bag getting scratched.  Glad you were able to negotiate traffic.  Thanks for calling the lunch ride Doug and for the pics.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Well we did it, and I survived. I usually take a little time and narrate. I'm tired and frusterated so this will be quick and dirty. Sorry I didn't get all your bikes, nothing personal. My batteries laid an egg. Started out my day dumping my bike. Paul, thanks for your offer to help get out the scratches, I just didn't feel like dealing with it. Good to see everyone, never enough time to kick tires especially today, as folks rode from North East, South and West to meet up.
  On our ride home we got cut off and ran off the road, stayed up, all is well. Then not even a mile down the road on US 41 South, a truck pulling a boat cuts across three lanes in front of me and runs out of room, blocking two lanes in front of me. I swerve and make it around him when I spot some girl on a cell phone turning left infront of me. In her defense, she couldn't see me because of the boat blocking traffic. Made it through that like treading a needle First time in a long time I can say glad to be home.

 

Few comments...First ...Bummer about dropping the bike  Second...I like the wheels on the Harley ...Third....John has a bad-ass bike 

[Grumpy]

Dang guy, just was not your day. Glad you did make it through the second time. I took the long way back, 30 miles to get there, about 80 going back. Just too nice a day to waste. Going to have to set another one up, a little farther north so Sealskinner can make one. I will kick around a few places this week.

[JimL]

Doug I'm glad to hear that you dodged the bullets during yesterdays ride.  There are not that many folks that truly understand what kind of traffic and the maniacs you have to deal with there in that piece of paradise you live.  I didn't own a bike during the time I lived in the Tampa/St. Pete area, but I have often wondered what my route would be when venturing out of Seminole to get north of Tampa...and avoid that crazy traffic...quite frankly none of them are good!

[Tundra]

Grumpy, Anytime.
We can hook up just North of Tampa and ride up together. Saturdays will always work for me. This "working" thing is interfering during the week.

Jim L.
  Theres a couple of routes I've found. I like to cross the Bayside Bridge and then dog-leg North and East all backroads. Florida's running out of the "well kept secret" roads.

Joe, I spent some time eye-balling that Harley, it was pretty slick. I agree, John's bike is awesome. I found some info. you requested. I'll post it in your thread.