Rider down

[cruiser]

Shocking news……..while I never met Lee I always enjoyed and learned from his posts. My sincere condolences go out to his family in this time of great loss.
Godspeed Lee

[XSokieSPECIAL]

Will somebody please console, and comfort Kat? I sure would appreciate it. She's very shook up. Thanks

Biker's Prayer

I pray for all the groups and clubs,
I pray for the sport that all of us love.
No matter what style no matter what race,
Your soul has no color, your soul has no face.
We started out afraid to lean right or left,
And now we use speeds that could bring us death.
So turn back the throttle it might save your life,
You may have a husband, you may have a wife.
Think of your family and what they will miss,
Your touch and your smile, the warmth of your kiss.
Think of your loved ones when you turn the key,
God Bless all the bikers and also
God Bless Me..
-Kelly-K


May the Angels of my brothers and sisters
who have gone before me guard my travels,
for they know the perils of the road ahead of me.
Keep me safe through the rough city streets
on my way to the land of swirling turns and rolling hills.

Let the turning colors of fall keep me warm.
Let the Eagle guide me to the mountain tops.
Let the moons light guide me through the night.

May my tires not fail me, nor my engine grow old,
may my bike draw life from the streams I pass.

Keep my seat soft and my mind sharp.
Let the air of spring breath life into my soul,
to journey into another adventure
alongside my brothers and sisters.

-by Tony Peluso



Dear Lord, as I get ready to get on this hog and prepare to ride,
Just let me feel your presence with me riding side by side.
Let us feel the wind together blowing across our face,
Don't let me fail to see and smell the nature around me as I ride from
place to place.
Dear Lord, keep me safe from harm and let the other drivers see me as I ride by,
And every once in awhile even though I'm a biker let them say, "Hi".
Keep me alert and always watching for others,
Don't let me ever fail to stop and help out one of my sisters or brothers.

And when my time on earth is up and it's time for me to take that ride in the sky,
Just give me a chance to tell everyone I love them and don't forget me when I die.
Lord, Thank You for letting me be a biker and doing what I loved the best,
For the many miles I traveled, places I got to go and see before I finally came to rest.

-Dean Downey



60 miles an hour with the wind in my face
hands up on the grips and my feet up on the pegs
going down the road for a ride somewhere
before I get too far, I say a biker's prayer

won't you watch over me while i'm riding today
send me down an angel to keep me steady on my way
cause you know that i'm not perfect
i'm in need of some salvation
in the meantime let me ride in peace
through this beautiful creation

my women sits behind me, high up in her queen's chair
one arm around my waist, one hand groin through my hair
the peaceful countryside is filling up our senses
and the rhythm of the ride it makes my soul break through the fences

For me it's not about the chrome, the leather, or the steel
It's all about connection to something beautiful and real
when you're balanced on two wheels ridin gentle sounds of thunder
rollin past the fields in this spell that i'm under

won't you watch

casue i've gone down so many roads where I never should have gone
aned i've done so many things that I never should have done
but every mile that i've ridden. i'd ride'em all again
cause I live to ride and ride to live at peace with what I am
-Bill Ferrell



LORD, thank you for the open air, the feel of wind blowing through my hair;

Just me alone upon my bike, the thrill of freedom's what I like.
To wind through country unexplored, not knowing what I'll see next LORD;

That's what I seek when off I ride,

I'm thankful that you're by my side.
If I should ride 'til morning's light, please keep me safe throughout the night;

And when I've come to journey's end, It's you I'll thank - protector, FRIEND

-Author Unknown



MAY THE SUN RISE IN FRONT OF ME

MAY THE RAIN FALL BEHIND ME

AND THE WIND FOLLOW ME

MAY THE ANGELS OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE ME

GUARD MY TRAVELS

FOR THEY KNOW THE PERILS

OF THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME

KEEP ME SAFE THROUGH THE ROUGH CITY STREETS

ON MY WAY TO THE LAND OF SWIRLING TURNS

AND ROLLING HILLS

LET THE COLOURS OF FALL KEEP ME WARM

LET THE EAGLE GUIDE ME TO THE MOUNTAINTOPS

LET THE MOONS LIGHT GUIDE ME

THROUGH THE NIGHT

MAY MY TYRES NOT FAIL ME

NOR MY ENGINE GROW OLD

MAY MY BIKE DRAW LIFE

FROM THE STREAMS I PASS

KEEP MY SEAT SOFT AND MY MIND SHARP

LET THE AIR OF SPRING BREATHE LIFE

INTO MY SOUL

TO JOURNEY TO ANOTHER ADVENTURE

BESIDES MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS



-Rev's Roadhouse

[Special Ed]

How very, very sad.

Think I'll go give my bike a safety inspection in his honor.
Special Ed

[radical123]

Ride on to Heven

I have only been on the form a little while but i feel as if i lost a brouther,
Ride free Lee!!!
Wish you could have made it to the Tillamook Oregon run.We will have you in our thoughts.
The Northwest Riders.
Ron and karin

[foreda]

TrainZ

This happened to a friend of mine a couple of years ago. While riding, he suffered a heart attack and crashed but unlike Lee, he survived. Lee will have a good riding partner as my brother will be waiting for him. No riding gear necessary. God rest his soul..

[TADracer]

My heart is saddened. God Speed to our fallen Eleven rider.

[Wildkat]

Here is a link to the obituary page

Add your condolences

and a link to the mortuary...

Richard "Lee" Ridge

They haven't set any dates yet so his name isn't listed...

[rubadub]

Sad Day, a Tragedy

Although I never met him, he was a fellow Xs'er, and because of that, I feel as if I've lost a friend. My deepest sympathies to his family, and friends, keep them in your prayers.

Remember to tell your loved ones, that you love them, every day.


Rubadub

[skippy344]

No Words...

I am saddened at the news. My condolences to Lee's family.

He is a good guy, and will be missed.

Via con Dios, Lee

[Ivan]

Lee was my friend. We met up here on the forum. I rode over to his house later that night and it took him all of 30 seconds to work his way into my closestcircle of friends. I dont think he ever learned much about "personal space", but he made it pretty clear that if you truly care about someone, it really doesn't matter. He was always happy to see me, and his smile was ever present. I truly believe the only thing he loved more than grabbing a handful of throttle was people. He loved his kids and especially his wife Terri. He always talked about how much he loved spending time with her. He never had enough to say about how proud he was of all his children. I know some of them were step-children, but I dont know which were, so it really was never counted in Lee's mind.

I will never quit hoping for the day my front door flies open and Lee jumping through saying "The weather is great, so get off your lazt butt and lets go tear up some pavement." He was there with is unending enthusiasm even while I was down. He kept me from the pit of depression, and helped the whole family with his kindness. My kids all loved seeing him, because he always made them laugh. He made my daughter Tori fell important when she was tied up in a breaking teenage romance. He made my son Connor feel like one of the guys when Connor felt like he had no friiends. Everyone he was around seemed to always smile before he left.

Right now I can only find comfort in knowing that he is scouting roads for the big ride when I see him again.

Ride long and free you crazy old coot, I'll see you on the other side.

[Bigfoot]

I am sure now he can get one of those 120 mph do-rags he had been looking for.

[madmax-im]

As sad as this is...and while we all grieve at such a tragic loss...lets not forget to celebrate the man and his life with us. His love,wit and selfless giving of himself to others. As hard as it may be... try and focus on all the positive things in his life and not so much the tragic circumstances that led to his demise. In my family I have seen the results of dying in a hospital and there is no dignity in it...at least Lee died doing what he loved and with whom he loved...to me thats all one could ask for.

[mstic2000]

As sad as this is...and while we all grieve at such a tragic loss...lets not forget to celebrate the man and his life with us. His love,wit and selfless giving of himself to others. As hard as it may be... try and focus on all the positive things in his life and not so much the tragic circumstances that led to his demise. In my family I have seen the results of dying in a hospital and there is no dignity in it...at least Lee died doing what he loved and with whom he loved...to me thats all one could ask for.

I have to agree. With the experience of seeing loved one's pass in a hospital after lengthy illness' I've come to the conclusion that when it's your time to go there isn't a person here on earth that can do anything about it. And if it's God's will...who am I to argue with the Big Boss upstairs? I've never met Lee but he sounds like a pretty darn good guy to have had as a friend. I don't mean to sound shallow and I hope nobody takes it that way but at least he didn't suffer with a lengthy illness when it was his time to go. Out on a motorcycle ride with friends....now that sounds like a pretty good way to go. I mean, if ya gotta go.

[cywelchjr]

Having only met Lee via the forum, I was a little surprise by how hard this hit me. I read about it just as we were getting ready to leave for Church on Sunday, and after reading it I needed the uplift. I wish I could go for a ride in his honor, but brutus is down at the moment as I complete the engine swap.

Have a good ride up there brother! You have surely earned it!.

[cnjfarm]

Dear Almighty God in heaven I humbly come before You as a follower of Your Word and disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. I ask that you place your all powerful hands on this family and provide them with peace,comfort and guidance. Place your spirit within in their hearts to give them the will, courage and strength to fight through any and all obstacles that may lie before them. You have already welcomed Lee home and have forseen the lives he has touched and made different for the glory of Your kingdom. I ask that You provide healing not only for their physical needs, but more importantly, their emotional and spiritual needs. May he be welcomed into your open arms of love and grace. Touch all of those friends who were with Lee at the time of his accident. Touch their hearts as Lee has touched others and allow all us to celebrate not his passing, but his new association with in your Heavenly home all the while knowing that as time comes for each of us within your name, Lee will be there also to welcome us home. I ask this all in Your glorious name. Amen