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scared the crap out of me for the rest of the trip. But you are one sick psycho, u just got back up zip tied and taped every thing and started riding just like that or may be even harder

Awesome, keep going gunner

thanks every one for the compliments. I wish i could have taken more pics of every one there. Biggest regret is not taking a group pic with every one that showed up which would have been massive. Anyways, hope more people would contribute some video clips. Need to figure out when to work on it and edit it too

thank you every one, Need help from all camera guys, requesting for video bits, i hope all people who carried a camera would be able to share 1 to 3 min of their footage with me. This is how it can be done easy to make sure of good quality. You edit out good looking 2 to 3 mins of your footage and upload to some free file sharing site (eg http://www.mediafire.com/ ) and once its there send me the link via pm. I am waiting to get as much footage as possible before i can start working on the video. Hopefully i can get it done, schedule going to get crazy busy with work and moving etc Go thru your own footage identify very good parts edit out like 2 to 3 mins of that upload that 2 to 3 min video to free file sharing site (eg http://www.mediafire.com/ ) pm me the link

hopefully dizzledan has better pictures from before the ride. and here they are Need help from all camera guys, requesting for video bits now, i hope all people who carried a gopro would be able to share 1 to 3 min of their footage with me. This is how it can be done easy to make sure of good quality. You edit out good looking 2 to 3 mins of your footage and upload to some free file sharing site (eg http://www.mediafire.com/ ) and once its there send me the link via pm. I am waiting to get as much footage as possible before i can start working on the video. Hopefully i can get it done, schedule going to get crazy busy with work and moving etc Go thru your own footage identify very good parts edit out like 2 to 3 mins of that upload that 2 to 3 min video to free file sharing site (eg http://www.mediafire.com/ ) pm me the link

random clicks father son meeting at epic ride they look happy jch82 nice cool guy, but in this pic looks gansta with the cash and signs lead and sweeping is hard work checking how many miles i guess discussions confused about 200 mile route back home very nice bike and he rode it really well neo trailer down team

Post ride pics all genres of bikes were on display,from the latest speed demons to cruisers to classics. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/will_zps0c0dbf62.png that would be one of the sexiest bike that day http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/graffitti_zps70c2828b.png What about this one then? dayum decisions... decision http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/scuba_zps151dfc46.png oh well another one, i guess its really hard to pick one http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/triple_zps22793975.png hooligan and the yellow http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/kawi_zpsbfc02fda.png running strong http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/tl_zps554c11a5.png sexy widow maker http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/cruisers_zps9cadfe33.png resting after a run http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/gunner_zps5a7977b8.png i guess by now if not all many would know who this is http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/granada_zps84b65be3.png bumble bee http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/cbr_zps3cb7b108.png sexy stars http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/greycat-2_zpse5acd4d0.png representing michigan

Here is the video Edit: *video not available on mobile device To start off sorry for not being on here right after the ride and answering and responding to many questions and comments on other thread. Took off to a gap trip and came back only midnight last night. anyways... Taken at the end of the ride This is only about half the people that showed up for the ride in the beginning To start off, thank you each and every person who showed up for the ride. I hope i was able to meet if not all most of you guys and girls. The parking lot was so full with bikes it was overwhelming. I never been on a group ride this big yet some what organized First off, Hope the riders who had unfortunate incidents are doing okay . There were two crashes among the groups which actually rode with the epic ride. And the the third was on his way to join the ride i believe. Wish I could have been of some help, but by the time the news spread and came out it was already hours later. always wished we could keep the slate clean when it comes to this annual big ride. But from the looks it was just bad luck it happened. Mad props to Inyaz and earache for sacrificing their ride for fellow riders. They both came a long way to joint he ride and had to stay back to help. Big thanks to all the volunteers for the group leads and sweep and brian and cdub who at least managed to get thing moving. we missed UP/pauly kind of figure who would take the lead and start organizing. Like i always keep mentioning, when it comes to real life i just go hide as i am kind of an introvert. Anyways, in the end thing worked out okay even though it took some time. On a rough count we took there were about 75 bikers on the lot. Few of them didnt join the big ride, some came out on cars to meet others etc. Also to mention would be brown57 and Jack flash who even tho didnt have a bike came out to meet the rest which shows how much of an attachment you have with this online community to find some time to come out and meet them in person. And special mention goes to the Michigan band who came all the way down to join the ride, grey cat, and scorpion ninjas. And thx to jch82 for the awesome T shirts. As some one was mentioning too much organization also kills the fun, and thats exactly how it happened. Things sort of just evolved after the groups began to get split of. Each group managed among themselves, taking breaks, detouring, speeding slowing as fit for the group. As always the aim of the big group ride was not to have a lot of people to follow a rigid framework made by rules . The aim is not to show strength in numbers. The ultimate goal was to MEET and share the passion of motorcycling together. I will be 100% confident in saying a number of riders would have met other riders from the area for the first time here.They made friends with them and will be riding with them in future. Just because of shear number we were unable to get things stream lined and organized. I was hoping dizzledan would be flamboyant like last time and herd every one for a group picture, But thing got too hectic and delayed and ride got started before the group pic. The route was fairly technical one. If a new rider, must be doing the slow group. I hope it was fun for the fast guys as well. good road conditions and didnt run into much obstacles. Some how managed to snap some random pictures at the end of the ride. Just walked around and started snapping randomly. I was riding alone and trying to cut off the groups to take pictures. But came across only the slowest group all the time. But at the end only i realized the other groups had taken breaks, detoured etc and was behind the slowest group. Wish i stayed there to grab some pics of the rest. Anyways, will update more details later. I am sure missing lot of details, still sleep deprived and whole body aching from 12 hours of riding yesterday Some random Pictures, was playing paparazzi clicking away with no setting or focus and stuff, photochopped to pop up colors to make it look different, shud have lept it b&w, but what the heck anything goes. Posting pics that came in at least good to look at http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/jerry_zps3a08d94b.png Jerry came down only yo help me lead a group, or else he would be sitting home preparing for the gap trip http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/group_zpsac51f7ce.png The med group going to pass slow group. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/fijismall_zpsf4f4cc00.png fiji sweeping in style, him, fizzer, jerry and me attended all three big ride together http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/greycat_zpsfbc14269.png http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/michigan_zpse43e2378.png Grey cat and the scorpion ninjas Enjoying some ohio roads all the way from michigan. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/osumj_zps812e1a15.png I believe this is awesoMJ http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/jst_zps3286198d.png Jstfst for the camera http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/mykill_zps620dd700.png Mykill rocking the new to him vfr as a group lead. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/ro_zps640a2e56.png http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/debbie_zps9ccfe0bc.png representing RO owning them roads on cruisers http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/dac_zps3a0604ff.png Here comes DAC in a VFR and below Brian show boating on another, am i biased to this bike http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/achillezvalentino/Epic%20ohio%20ride%202013/brian_zpsb89ba74e.png

thank you every one for coming out, just reached home, will post more as soon as i get a shower. trying to get 1000th post in

See you beside white women in few hours

No worries mj, u can just take 37 from 78 and that's like from 3/4 the ride and head straight back

1 - 3 AM See you in canfeild at 5:45 jerry Bad just come don't think too much

I haven't slept for last three days now shit shit shit monster plus 5 hour cock tail time

Damn, can't sleep Too much adrenaline Gonna be like a zombie tomorrow no today, almost time

see you guys tomorrow beautiful perfect day tomorrow for a ride, come out and ride any one who is still thinking about it

see you all tomorrow, gotta get some sleep. Leaving home at 5:30 AM

2008 vfr800

i am bringing about 35 of them, but i must warn. mine is a simplified form to stick onto tank tank bag etc, u need to have at least a ruff idea of route to follow this.

i didnt know if this was the right way to do it hence i didnt suggest the idea. I wanted to collect phone number of all the leads and sweeps volunteer. Then could have made a small print out of the same along with the map, but then wasnt sure if people liked to share the number randomly to 60 other people anyways its too late for that now going to get some sleep, havent had a good sleep in two days. like jschaf said, i am also brining about 30-40 print out of the route.

Perfect,would add you as stand by too in case we need more.

that will be a dream come true and outstanding if they all showed up, But to be realistic i am expecting around 60, no matter what we will find ways to divide it as 10 max per group. But like you said it would have been best if we had few more volunteers as stand by

naaaah he is just messing with you, Revel just pmed me about this as well. there will be at least 5 cruisers if not more. That means you will have a comfortable group and pace to ride. One slow group is lead by a goldwing. But dont be fooled he likes to go brisk with that thing

Great put you down along with firedog/gunner for a group since havent heard from bmwnut yet. thx will update first post. hahah see you tomo tim, hang with alzheimer tomorrow, he liked mentoring you finally we meet Holy crap, where you been new track snob . come and ride no ifs, or buts,

i take it back, lodi is the best case scenario for you too. Since this is your first ride with us let me just tell what we tell every one. If the others are fast for you when coming down to the meet spot, dont try and keep up with them. They WILL WAIT FOR YOU 100%, I dont know your riding exp, dont be offended if you been doign this for a long time. Again, them guys tend to ride at a fast pace, so just let them go ahead and just ride your ride. They will wait at the next intersection. Once you are at the meet spot you can pick which ever group pace you like.

once the groups are split up, its just like any other group rides we do. Manage our own small group by the best decision we make.... no isses otherwise..., missed a turn - try a different route might be fun, Missed the gas stop- stop at the next one. So there is route constrains. Our bigger aim will be to start and stop at the same location around the same time. so we can just regroup shake hands and bid good bye.