alzheimers ride

[XJfan1]

I was wondering if anyone from here will be joining this ride its in bloomington normal illinios. aug. 18th. i will be trailering my bike to my brothers house to join him for this ride. i was hoping to meet some of my fellow xsives.

[jwhughes3]

Sorry...thought about going but forgot about it.

John

[natemoen]

Sorry...thought about going but forgot about it.

John

Really....was that intentional John?

[XJfan1]

was that suppose to be a alzheimers joke?

[jwhughes3]

Really....was that intentional John?

Well Nate kinda - I actually thought Aaron's original post was making a joke about The Lost Rally...thats what I get for posting after my bedtime

John

[slow mo]

i look after a mother with Alzheimer,s and every day is a new disaster waiting to happen the disease is scary for me and i cant imagine what its like for its victims,, if the above was a joke ,,,not funny this sickness will affect almost every household ,,get ready your turns coming ,,, have a sfe day ,,slow mo!

[jwhughes3]

Mo - you know I'm not one to deliberately offend - was just posting too late to think straight - my family has it too and agree it is more challenging than most know and I don't do the direct care like you do.

John

[CatatonicBug]

What kind of ride is it? Or is it more of a "gathering"? Do they actually have a route where all the participants ride from point A to point B? Details please!

All I've been able to find is a few scant details from last year's ride.

[slow mo]

JW no harm done! it,s just to close to home for me ,,i hope the ride goes well this disease need all the help and research we can afford ,,ride safe ,,slow mo

[CatatonicBug]

If I can get some detailed info, I may even be able to organize a few other riders from the St. Louis area to ride up there together. It's only 3 hours away, and would make a good day trip.

[XJfan1]

yeah bug thats the same ride. its the 18th this year. from what my brother is telling me its about 250 miles in one day with 4 or 5 stops aroud bloomington and surounding counties. from what i understand its mostly harleys im looking foward to crashing the party with my xj. id love to meet a few of you guys that have helped me keep the ape road worthy. all preceeds go to a good cause. my grandfather was stricken with this illness so it kinda hits home.

[CatatonicBug]

I just found 2 websites with info about this ride, if anyone is interested.

Here's one

And another.

[XJfan1]

Thanks for the links bug. That's a little better info than i offered up. I was wrong about the length of the ride I guess it takes less than three hours. I hear that there is a benefit auction after the ride. I have my bike on the trailer and we will be there for sure. I'm really looking foward to cruising some illinois country side. I hope to meet some of you guys. Im 6 foot 6 on a blue xj I should be easy to spot.

[CatatonicBug]

I plan to be there around 9am. I wasn't able to round up any other people to go with me from my local group. I'll keep an eye up/out for you.

[CatatonicBug]

I'm not a big picture-taker, but I did manage to snap a couple of shots at this ride. Here's an overview of the parkinglot before we took off:





And XJfan1's bike:



Then there was this... A helmet that should probably be mounted on a trophy stand - NOT on someone's head! I stood there staring at it for so long that the owner actually approached me and said, "That's what happens after sliding down the road at 100 mph."