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Daily Archives: March 20th, 2008

It seems that the time is nigh for the many journeys of the year. The big one is a ten day trip from Tennessee all the way up to Maine. I can’t wait! I’ve done multi day bike trips before but never a ten day trip. Hopefully this will be a buildup to the trip out to Seattle that I “REALLY” need to do.

I’m torn on what to do about the blog while I’m gone. I keep kicking the idea of buying a laptop computer to take along with me. That would be nice to keep everyone posted on our progress and to upload the pictures along the way. I don’t know if that will happen before time to depart but we shall see.

The end of April brings with it an overnight trip to Memphis with some of my riding pals. This should be a hoot as well. We always have so much fun anytime that we get together. This not so little group is really more like family than friends. I’ve come to the point that I can’t imagine not having these folks in my life.

The first of May brings us to a grand event. I’ll be heading back down to Memphis to participate in the second annual Chapter Posse Ride. Any of you who are familiar with H.O.G. know that there is a Posse Ride put on by national every year. Well the fine folks in Memphis decided to start a smaller version last year and have their own Posse Ride.

The memories from that ride last year are priceless. It was on this ride that I bonded with my new family. The stories that were told from this one event seem to grow and grow each time I hear them. Just thinking of what my motel room looked like that morning after the party down in Mississippi brings a smile to my face. Imagine the frat house from National Lampoon’s Animal House. NUFF SAID!

These are just the “big” rides that I have planned so far this year. Keep in mind they’ll be many everyday rides and tons of chapter rides as well.

Ride Safe

Ronman

Here are the results for the 2008 MBI.

MBI Riders Choice – Star Awards

Object of Lust — Ducati Desmosedici RR

Best Concept Motorcycle or Scooter — Honda Evo 6

Best Manufacturer’s Website — BMW Motorrad

Best New in 2007 Scooter — Piaggio MP3 400

Best New in 2007 Motorcycle — Triumph Street Triple 675

Most Environmentally Friendly Motorcycle – ElectricMoto Corporation Blade XT

Wish We’d Thought of That — KTM Bread Toaster

Women Riders Booster of the Year — Lois Pryce (20,000 mile solo ride, Alaska to the tip of South America on a 225cc bike)

Thumbs Up — Ewan McGregor/Charlie Boorman ( Enhanced image of motorcycle riders)

MBI Riders Choice – Fallen Star Awards

Most Disappointing Motorcycle – Suzuki B-King

Thumbs Down — Loud Pipes Save Lives

What Were They Thinking — Babecage

Worst Manufacturer’s Website — Cycleport/Motoport

The Riders Choice Awards are unique in that the nominees and winners are chosen by every day riders around the world, not by professional journalists. The awards reflect the judgment of the motorcycle buying public, not motorcycle industry insiders.
Anyone could vote, there was no restriction on age, gender or country. Even non-riders could vote. No registration, nor email addresses were required. However, a system of storing and analyzing IP addresses was put in place to minimize duplicate voting.
About MBIMBI (whose motto is “Riding and writing is what we do”) is a group of 161 international motorcycle weblog authors from China to Chile.
Membership is open to any motorcycle rider who maintains an active motorcycle-related Internet weblog or news web site with original commentary. With a combined readership over 5 million readers per month, the awards represent a true feeling what lives amongst the biker communities. The awards are not given by professional journalists, commercial publications or companies, but by the public.
More information about MBI, its members and the complete list of nominees will be found at the MBI web site http://www.mbiweb.org/.
Interview Contact: Mike WernerTelephone: +33-2-35297230
This is a copy of the News Release that Mike sent out………..
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