BudDaytonRat

The PUB in Beavercreek, OH is sponsoring it's 5th Annual British Car & Bike day on August 18, 2013. This is a fun event and there is a lot of nice British Iron for viewing. Starts at 3:00pm ends around 7:00-8:00pm. CAN'T WAIT!!!!

It is that time again for the Dayton British Car Show. The event info is as follows. 1. Date. August 3, 2013. 2. Where. Eastwood Metro Park 1385 Harshman Road. Dayton, OH. 3. Time 9:00AM-4:00PM. 4. Registration. Stan Seto 513-683-7974. DaytonBCD@gmail.com Cost to register $15.00. Spectators admitted free. Register before July 13, 2013 and receive a free British Car Day t-shirt. 5. General information and show organization. Skip Peterson 937- 293- 2819 or DaytonBCD2010@gmail.com There is no charge to see all the fine old British auto's.

Two officers one citizen equals a fine. The reason, I'm so smart I got stopped by two state troopers in Wapakoneta, OH last month. They stopped me for going 35 in 25mpg zone. Like you I had no idea the speed limit was 25, I thought it was 35. The officer that came up to me while I was in my truck ask me why I was not wearing my seat belt. I had the belt under my shoulder and showed him I had it buckled. The other officer comes up and started giving me attitude about why they stopped me. Long story short the first officer who was a nice guy said he would let me off with a warning. To my surprise the first officer comes back hands me a ticket for not having my seat belt buckled. I told him I thought I was getting a warning. He said for the speeding not for the seat belt. I considered fighting it because my belt was buckled. I would have to make two trips to Wapa so I just paid the $80 fine. 2 officers equals a fine. Since you have to make a court appearance, I would point out the errors on the ticket. You might win or get a reduced fine. Good luck.

Jeff Beck, Rock n Roll Party. Mr. Gary US Bonds lead vocal on this track New Orleans with Mr. Leo Green on sax.

Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St. Rocks Off. I was living in Detroit in 1972 and went to The Stones Concert with my Ex-wife. She fell asleep during the show, we were separated at the time and were trying to work things out. We didn't work things out and I could not wait to put her on the first flight out of Motown.

The fourth annual British Car & Bike day was held at the PUB in Beavercreek, OH on Sunday 8/19/12. A splendid time was had by all.

Zombies, Tell Her No.

Traders World, there is a booth called Monkey Business, and I think the flee market on the other side of 75 has some booth's that sell vinyl as well.

For those living in the Dayton, OH area and you want to check out a bike night, the Quaker Steak & Lube might be worth a look. My wife and I had dinner there last night and the food and service was excellent. I had not been to the Lube in about a year and haven't been to a bike night in over three years. The Lube use to be the place for bike night until Jack Arse Flats started their bike night on the same night. The Lube moved their bike night to Thursday night and to be honest the ones I went to weren't to hot. The Lube has moved their bike night back to Wednesday night. A fellow Dayton RAT Pack rider attended a couple of the Lubes Bike Night's this riding season and enjoyed it. I spoke to Polly Luttrell, Marketing Activities Coordinator and suggested they start promoting a Euro and Japanese bike night as most of the Harley crowd goes to JAF's. She said she thought that was a good idea and would consider doing it. FYI. The Lube servers are very nice pretty young ladies. I will be attending their bike night tonight and see how it goes. __________________

This is the 4th year that our RAT Pack has put this raid together. Triumph used to do this raid but stopped in 2007. I don't feel the Dragon is overblown but it is too crowed on the weekends and has riders who in my i m h o need to use some motorcycle manners. Slow riders please move over and riders don’t cross the yellow line. I've found the local motorcyclist in that area will show you some great routes and tell you abut good places to eat, visit, etc. Ohiomike, if you want to learn more about this. Please vist britrider.com, www.TheDragonRaid.com and see raid photos at http://photobucket.com/2011DragonRaid .

JC, did you make it to this years raid?

This years raid was great. Over 114 riders attended the 2011 Dragon Raid. Next year's raid is September 10-16, 2012. We filled the Ironhorse Camp grounds. I hope some of you made it to this years raid. I'll post more info on the 2012 raid soon.

FYI to any British Car or Bike owners. This is a fun event. BRITISH CAR & BIKE CRUISE-IN @ THE PUB Sunday 21 August Just a reminder about the 3rd Annual British Car & Bike Cruise-In at The Pub Beavercreek. This event is being sponsored by Bass, Guinness, Belhaven, White Allen Jaguar and Joe's Cycle Inc so we'll have various drink offers all day plus a bunch of prizes for the FREE raffle. Also anybody that brings along their British car or Bike will be eligible for the Cruise-In party (car & bike owners plus 1) on our patio where they can help themselves to FREE pizza and Nibbles. We'd love to see you and your friends in attendance as I'm sure it's going to be a great day for all involved. *** Cruise Starts at 3pm and the Owners Party Starts at 5pm *** I have attached a flyer that you can send to your friends or post on your website (or both). Please do not hesitate to contact me on 937.825.4139 Kind Regards Nathan Griffiths Marketing Liaison The Pub Beavercreek

My Triumph Bonneville, is 10 years old and my Sprint ST is 5 years old.

Smoking, doo rags, riding slow, loud pipes and riding from tavern to tavern. Priceless.

The Wheels Through Time MC Museum is a must vist. Plan on spending some time there. There is a great French restaurant in Franklin. Hope you have a good trip.

His picture was posted at the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort in the area where you buy shirts and other souvenirs. As stated I don't know if he still has it but according to the notation on the photo he did have it at one time. Bud

James, at one time the fastest time through the Dragon was held by a Goldwing. I don't know if that is still the case. Don't kid yourself some riders on Cruisers can can handle the Dragon. Last September during our Triumph Dragon raid it seamed to me that more autos and slow moving bikers moved over or pulled off. On the other hand some of the riders in our group complained about the slow barges not moving over. The main issuse I have is the barges crossing over the yellow line into my lane. Our Triumph Dragon Raid this year is 9/12/11-9/17/11. I put a post in the Event Forum and you can go to Britrider.com for more info. All type bikes are welcome to join the Raid.

Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge Stecoach, NC. Telephone 828-479-3864 Email Info@ironhorse.com Good place and great people. Have a good trip.

2011 Dragon Raid September 12-18, 2011. Information and Registration. www.TheDragonRaid.com Registration forms need to be received by August 15, 2011. $30 per person and $50 PER COUPLE. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Contact: [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email, [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Rick Sine: 937-360-1730 ricksine@gmail.com [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chuck Bernitt: 937-760-3098 clbernitt@mac.com [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brian Himes: 513-571-3346 dbhimes@gmail.com This is not a Triumph only event. All makes and models are welcome. Additional info can be found on Britrider.com. Bud

Thanks guys for the comments. I tried to post 4 pictures but was told I did not have enough space. Here is my P for the game,

Sometimes you plan a riding route which looks great on paper or GPS for those who are in the 21st century, then you ride the route and it SUCKS. I planned a route to Parkersburg, WV to get the letter P for the Triumph Go Your Own Way Game on Britrider and I am happy to say I got this route right. I wanted to get on the road at 6:00am I missed my goal by 20 minutes. The thing about getting an early start on a Sunday morning is you have most of the road to you and your bike. Not a lot of cagers out at that hour. The route is as follows. Route 35 to Washington Court House to route 22 and needless to say this was slab city. Routes 22 to Circleville to route 56, things are starting to get better. There are some nice sweepers on route 22. Route 56 to Laurelville it is now time for breakfast at the Old Town Diner. The only problem with stopping at the Old Town Diner this time of day is that it is too early for their fried chicken dinner. After a ham and eggs breakfast I pick up route 180 to 33. 180 is a fun road and it has fresh asphalt “virgin pavement.” Route 33 is boring but I’m not on it long. I turn on to route 550 and start having fun again. Route 550’s pavement is a little rough but it’s no big deal for the Sprint’s suspension. I take 550 to Chesterville to route 555. The Triple Nickel is a great road with a lot of turns, warning a lot of the turns aren’t marked. I guess the state of Ohio ran out of road sign money or the crew putting up the turn signs just got tired of putting signs up. Route 555 to route 50 to Parkersburg where I try and find a sign that has Parkersburg, WV on it. I’m in downtown Parkersburg and the only sign I find that has Parkersburg on it is an old auto dealership. I head out of Parkersburg and pick up Ohio route 124 which runs along the Ohio River a nice scenic ride. I stop at a convenient grocery for a PPS ( pee, pop & snack). Four riders pull in for a break one is on a 2001 Sprint and he has a mesh riding jacket like mine. I tell him nice jacket and we start talking bikes and roads in the area. He is retired like me and has four bikes. I tell him about some of the roads I have been riding and the way I am going back to Dayton. He shows me a different route and I tell him I will ride it. I take route 124 to route 144 to Stewart where I take route 329 to route 550 to route 690 back to route 50. This is the change suggested as I was going to ride 329 back to 50. This cut out about six miles of slab time on route 50. Route 329 and Route 690 are good roads. I take route 50 through Athens and pick up route 56 back to Laurelville. I take a long look at the Old Town Diner and think chicken but I’m making good time and I want to get home in time to see some of the World Cup finals. Needless to say it was a great way to spend a Sunday.

2010 Dragon Raid Sept 13th -19th, 2010. The dates are posted on the calendar and this is what this event is about. About the Event Get ready for a week of great rides, entertainment and great food. You DO NOT have to be here all week. However we will be there all week and would love to have your company. The main event nights are Friday and Saturday, so please be there for these nights. The Raid will take place at The Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge. Their website is www.IronHorsenc.com Make your reservations with them. When you check in at Iron Horse you will receive your Shirt, Swag Bag, Maps, Door Prize Ticket, and Saturday Night Dinner Coupon. This years Raid will be bigger and better than before. Monday-Friday - Ride the best roads this side of the Mississippi. Check-in will be at the office of Iron Horse. If you have not registered for this event, please click here for registration information. Thursday - Will have lead rides or "Go Your Own Way". Thursday night will be the annual Night Dragon Run. This is a chance to go to "The Overlook", shut the bikes off and see more stars than most city slickers see. Ride on your own during the day or get together for a group ride. Friday- Will continue to have lead rides or "Go Your Own Way". Friday night will start the party. The Group Photo will be at 7pm. KillBoy will be there to take photo's this year. The Kentucky RATS will supply the music and more "refreshments" again this year. Their "refreshments" are quite legendary. Saturday - Morning will be more lead rides. On all the rides we will various rides tailored to style/type of riding each group would like. For instance, those that want an adventurous off the beaten path ride... See that black bear at the top right of this page? Tom Witt took that picture on Parson's Branch. He has graciously offered to lead a group on this route. There are roads for every type of riding in this area. Saturday night will be the Prime Rib dinner, Door Prizes, and Awards. More help will come from The Kentucky RATS tonight too!! This is the night that we give away a set pipes donated by Stainless Ride (formerly EPCO). ***Don't forget to wear your Kilt!!*** Sunday - Morning is the "Kilt Run". Let's see who is man enough to "Tame the Dragon" wearing your kilt!! Iron Horse caters to motorcyclists. There is a Pavilion that is open 24/7 for us to eat, rest, watch movies, play pool, shoot darts, check email, and of course socialize. There is also a fire ring by the creek for us to sit around the fire and tell riding stories. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Contact: [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email, [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Rick Sine: 937-360-1730 ricksine@gmail.com [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chuck Bernitt: 937-760-3098 clbernitt@mac.com [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brian Himes: 513-571-3346 dbhimes@gmail.com I posted some photos I took from last year's raid. We had a great time during this event. Bud