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On Saturday morning,
May 16th, (60) excited members on (43) motorcycles met at
The Pavilions in anticipation of an awesome ride to
Springerville over the famous Coronado Trail.
It was a beautiful Arizona morning as the members gathered
for the pre-ride briefing by ride host, Bart Iden. All of
the members had been pre-assigned to one of five riding
groups and following Bart’s briefing, they lined up behind
their ride captains and headed out in ten minute
intervals.
Following a bio-stop in Superior and a gas stop in Globe,
the members arrived at the Manor House in Safford for
lunch. After lunch, the group traveled to Morenci to top
off the tanks and then proceeded to the mine overlook
where the groups broke up and members departed
independently for the much anticipated (66) mile ride over
the beautiful Coronado Trail.
About half- way through the trail, Webmaster, Ray Williams
was positioned at a turn taking fantastic action shots as
the members were gliding through the corner. If you didn't
download your Action Shot, email Ray Williams who will
forward your photo to you.
Following a brief rest at Hannagan’s Meadow, the members
regrouped and departed for the evening’s destination, The
Rode Inn, in Springerville. After checking in and
unloading the bikes and getting a quick shower, the
members joined ride hosts, Bart Iden and Chris Christner
for a festive club sponsored hospitality party. Hearty
wings, vegetable trays, chips, salsa and dips were
provided. During the party, the members help celebrate
Bart Iden’s birthday, complete with a delightful birthday
cake.
Following the very successful high spirited cocktail
party, the members departed in small groups to enjoy
dinner at various restaurants within walking distance of
the hotel.
Sunday morning the hotel parking lot was busy with members
loading up their bikes, and discussing the previous day’s
fantastic ride and very enjoyable cocktail party. Some
members enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel,
while others departed toward home with a planned stop for
breakfast in route.
Everyone would like to thank hosts, Bart Iden and Chris
Christner for planning and executing this very enjoyable
Run to the Curves Ride. Thanks you guys, outstanding job!
We would also like to thank our ride captains and sweeps
for getting everyone safely to Springerville.
A special thanks to Ray Williams for camping out in the
sun to capture the spectacular action shots and also
documenting our ride with photos for the club slideshow.
Also, thanks to Kim Caine, Paul Czarnik, Tom Clements and Roddy Levy for
their great photos.
And, a special thanks to all of the members who
participated in our Run to the Curves Ride. It was a very
special day filled with memories of good friends, great
weather, and fantastic riding. It doesn’t get much better
than that!
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