XS north

[madmax-im]

Harley Guy is home

Me and the trailer queen made it in the door at 8:45pm...11 hours 15 mins total drive time...I-81 sucked 25 miles north of Scranton PA...lost close to two hours driving time due to a log jam of traffic...I81 ..never again...
Thanks HamJam without you I would have never made it home ...I'd also like to say how fine it was to meet upwith the Canadian contingent and the rest of you all from south of the border...One mor Thankyou goes out tto Big Daddy Funk...sorry i missed saying goodbye to you ...but Thankyou for your generosity in not only sharing the room but not even charging me for any of it...AND Rick it was a great pleasure to meet you and have a drink or 3 ok too pooped to peep any more pics tmrw...time for a snorefest...goodnite...

[ELDR]

Back in Ottawa,

Great Ride, Thanks Hamjam

1326 km round trip, enjoyed the long way home, with Phil, Tom and Rick though Algonquin Park, Lunch at the Fire House Restaurant in Carnarvon. We split at Route 118, they to wards Bracebridge and me on to Haliburton with a short side trip to Wilberforce. Fast ride on to Renfrew and Ottawa. Was back at 6:30. A lot of new black top on 118.

Ted

[Big Daddy Funk]

Back in the Hammer

Safe and sound. Just walked in the door @ 9:35. Tired but very content. More tomorrow. Thx Rick

[earl G]

i am home. this was one great weekend. i had a blast. split from ralph at pa turnpike and 81 south. 81 taffic sucked, but we road the on the side of the road and passed everybody. thanks to all. i need to unwind and rewind about this weekend.

[MaximPhil]

I too made it home by 8:45 thenn had to do a round trip to get my car back from my daughter. Thanks to all for a wonderful week end. After Lunch as Ted says Rick & I followed Tom on some great roads.
Phil

[madbiker]

I'm home now 11:00 a long ride.
Great time was had.
Ralph

[Brent]

home

I'm home now 11:00 a long ride.
Great time was had.
Ralph

ME too. Home at 0135. And I found some more great roads in Ontario, Maryland & West Virginia.

Brent, back in GA

[Big Daddy Funk]

I'm awake now

Many thanks to all who helped out making the rally a great success. Especially Hamjam and MaximPhil (sometimes known as Refill Phil). Everyone helped out when needed.
Great people and great roads, Ya can't ask for more.
Special shout out to all those that travelled in from the States to make the show. Brent deserves special mention for coming up from Georgia and bringing the monkey butt powder. Gary gets one too for his side car monkey perfomance.
I really can't imagine how I could have had a better time.
Thanks to all who attended. Rick

[madmax-im]

My XS North '09 pics

So much fun so short a time...wish I could have stayed a day or two longer...heres a slideshow...
http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...w&t=1248103550

[MaximPhil]

Thanks for the photo's Ben & Ralph...so far.
Thanks to all of you for being there.
Phil

[xsilerating]

Late... as usual .

It was a great pleasure for you all to have met me at XSNorth. . OK... maybe not but, it WAS a pleasure for me to have met a great bunch of XS'ive men and women, with whom I can now put faces to names (well, I could put faces to names... not too sure I'll remember which names go with which faces . Guess I'll just have to make it to more of these so the names 'll start to sink in !

Thanks to all for being gentle with me and making my first time relatively painless . It's not every day - or weekend - that you get to ride some Gr8 Roads, see some Gr8 Rides and share it all with a bunch of Gr8 Riders. A leisurely way to meet new people and make new friends and, for many, to renew old friendships . Health issues aside, (unfortunately they follow me wherever I go ) I had a great time. Hopefully next time I'll be able to stay awake for the closing dinner and festivities.

To those with positive remarks and compliments on "Diablo's Mistress's" appearance... a sincere 'thank you' !

And finally, there's nothing like making an inconspicuous entrance your first time out !

Hope to see you all again, real soon !

Safe Riding!

Ron

p.s. Hammy (Hamjam) 'match game'.

[Axel]

Thanks and great to meet everyone

[earl G]

my pics from up north. http://s583.photobucket.com/albums/s...view=slideshow i got it right enjoy

[madmax-im]

thanks earl... cool pics and great memories

[Brent]

pics

Hi Earl,

Nice job on pics. Thanks.

(That sportster won"t tour, keep the XS)

CU in the fall,
Brent in GA