Week 1: The Sandbar

Ok, everyone read along with me, Ahhhhhhhhhh.....

  

That sigh of relief was months of stress coming off.  Why, well because for the first time in 2009 the Ride N Dine Club headed out on its first ride.  For some of us, it was our first ride of the year.  Riding on two wheels confirms I have multiple personalities... Personality 'A' is all work and focused on every little detail during the day, but when I get to ride I switch to personality 'B' and there is no solid thought in my mind.   Only thing I can relate it to, is a dog sticking his head out a car window.

Our 2009 inaugural ride brought a fair crowd of riders despite the looming chill after the setting of the sun.  Before embarking Big Rick gave the bike blessing and we made no hesitation to getting on the throttle.

As you will see from the map (click here) our first ride was close to home, but yet the time on the back country roads riding into the sun was breathtaking.  Our fearless leader led us down to Presque Isle Park where we motored along (keep in mind Rick was leading, so being tale gunner I got asked by a few cyclist if they could pass - inside joke).

Our destination was the same as last year's first ride, however this time around the service and food was stepped up a notch and the while our waitress was serving the entire dining area she provided perfect service.  The Sandbar provides more than just your basic bar food, the group sampled a little of everything, from pizza, loaded nachos, chicken wings, sandwiches, etc.

I experienced this first night out with the Cycle City Ride N Dine Club on a rocket ship.  The Suzuki Boulevard M109R is undoubtedly one of the fastest production cruisers on the market.  It not only has the styling and aggressive looks but the power to back it up.  The best part is, this 1800 cc bike handles like a 750 cc model.  Great balance and control, but hit the throttle and it will put you back in the seat and start peeling layers of stress and anxiety away.

Great riding and a great group of friends tonight, look forward to some new faces this year.  Randy received the extra points for guessing 8+ on the poll for how many riders we would have the first ride.  So now here is another chance to gain some extra points to cash in at the end of the year.  Click here to send me the answer to the following;

"What year did Cycle City open for business?"

P.s.  Another NEW feature this year is the ability to leave comments, we can only make things better if we hear back from the riders and restaurants.