The Cruise - Updated

We finally finished The Cruise today, just as the rain started falling the last 15 miles. The organizers anticipated 1000 riders (800 last year) but actually got 1200 this year! I scrapped together an impromptu team of Afee Abdulla, Jim Soppa, Bob Petrillo, Mark Bauman and myself.

Bob has a 1978 Yamaha Vstars and Mark has a 2008 Vstar but with the larger 1100 size engine. So we had 3 Vstars in our group and 2 Harleys.

Here's a partial view of the RCTC parking lot at the end of the ride - lots of bikes to admire!

The Cruise

I'm looking forward to The Cruise after missing out last year. I managed to get a few riders in my neighborhood to come along too. This will be my 3rd Cruise, although I think my 1st was the best one. The local HOG chapter made 4" square wooden kickstand plates for everyone. I'm still using it in my garage to as not to mark up the floor. The ride itself is 132 miles, but I've put on over 300 in a day on at least 2 occasions.