Victory Has Done It Again

It has been a hectic couple of days here at the Victory Dealer Meeting. I had hoped to get something up last night after the Victory reveal, but there were so many people surrounding the new bike, that it was impossible to get a picture of the bikes.

If you have not gone to Victory Motorcycles website to see the new colors of the bikes as well as the two new models, the Cross Country and Cross Roads I will give you a peak here. These two new models are to complete the Touring lines for Victory that began 2 years ago with the introduction of the Vision. For those of you who want the comfort and ease of the ride of the Vision, but don't want or like something about the Vision, then the Cross Country or Cross Roads is the bike for you.

Here are a few pictures from the meeting today, which might give you a different perspective than what is on the Victory webiste.

Me with Michael Song and Roland Sands standing next to a Roland Sands version of the Hammer.

Me on a Cross Country and a Cross Roads. Theese 2 new bikes are AWESOME!

Tim on a Cross Country.

I thought this blog posted on Thursday night, but apparently I was too tired to do it correctly. Watch for another blog this weekend after I recover and collect my thoughts.

Who Says A 'Bike' Must Have A Motor

If you missed Thursday Night Bike Night last night, you missed the opportunity to ride a 2 wheeler that was the hit of the evening. You just never know what will happen on Thursday nights in our parking lot. Click on the following link to see what you are missing!http://www.cruisin66cycles.com/2009bikenights.htm



The weather was perfect last night. It had cooled down considerably from the mid ninetys of earlier in the day after the brief afternoon thunderstorm that rolled through and I love the longer daylight hours. I do think the thunderstorms kept some bikes home, as I did not notice as many running up and down Glenstone as in the past few weeks. Too bad, as it was a beautiful evening.



There was much discussion among the regular crowd regarding our next two monthly Sunday afternoon rides. It looks like we may head to Jeff City for our 'Ice Cream Run' in August and maybe to Rogers, Arkansas for our'Fall In The Ozaks Ride'. If you are reading this blog, you know to watch for emails and our events website for the latest updates. If you haven't made it on one of these rides, you are missing out on some great fun. Check out the Gallery on our webpage to see some great pics!



Just a reminder, we will NOT have a Thursday Night Bike Night next week on Thursday, July 23rd. We'll be at the Victory Dealer Meeting in Minneapolis. See you on the 30th!

Good Friends, Good Food, Great Rides!

What a great week it has been. Tim and I went to South Dakota for the 4th of July Weekend to visit friends. We did some riding while we were there, saw a lot of corn and a lot of bikes. We could not have asked for better riding weather. It was great to get away and relax with good friends. Thanks Jim and Thea!

Our weekly Thursday night bike night, once again, had a great turnout. We cooked outside, but ate inside since temperatures were in the low 90's. This has quickly become my favorite night of the week as it gives me a chance to take the time to visit with everyone in a relaxed atmosphere. If you have yet to attend, you are missing a great time with a great group of riders. Not only do we cook hot dogs and sometimes burgers, but Pineapple Whip is available in the parking lot as well as Coffee Avenue with excellent fruit and coffee smoothies!

Saturday we had a 'Birthday Party' at the store to celebrate the July birthdays of America, Victory, Tim, Sharon, Bud, Dave, Jim and many of our other customers. If you missed the opportunity to 'celebrate' with us and have some cake, watch for a simular event in August.

Today, Sunday, we went on our monthly Sunday ride. We decided to attempt the Ferry Boat Run again and I must say this time it turned out to be a success. The rain tried to keep us from this ride again, but by 10AM it had moved east and just kept the humity high. Carol told me we should just do the ride whether it rains or not as that is why we all have rain gear. We headed south on Hwy 125 with 14 bikes, 23 riders. Some had been on the route before and some had not. I think going down 125 then to H hwy through the Mark Twain National Forest is one of the most beautiful rides and as everyone who has done it will tell you, it has some of the best twisties in the area. We ate lunch at Danna's BBQ in Forsyth. Danna's has quickly become one of our favorite places to stop. The food is great, the prices are reasonable, the staff is super friendly, but most of all they are QUICK! After lunch we headed on down Hwy 125 to the Peels Ferry to cross Bull Shoals lake into Arkansas. This is always fun, but today the temps were close to 100 so it would have been fun to take a dip to cool off. Thanks to everyone who went with us today, I hope you had as much fun as I did. Thanks to Bud and Carol for being tailgunners, it made it easy to know we had everyone in the group when the roads straightened back out.

So, if you want to meet some great people, eat some great food and enjoy a great ride, join us in August for our 'Ice Cream Ride'.

Firecrackers

Last night was a beautiful evening to be out riding your bike and hanging out with everyone. We did not have as many for bike night as usual, and I hope it was because everyone is gearing up for the 4th of July weekend.

We heard that Governor Nixon vetoed SB202 yesterday which would have repealed the Missouri helmet law for those of us over 21. Even though I always wear a full face helmet (The older I get the more I realize I must proctect my skin) I do believe it should be my choice. It is amazing to me that the House and Senate passed this bill by a wide margin and yet the Governor felt the need to veto it. I guess he thought he knew better than the House and Senate, who are voting as their constituents ask them to. Feels alot like what is happening in Washington DC these days. That's all I have to say about politics, I'll leave that to Tim.

So, if you have been putting off buying that new helmet, thinking you would not need one, stop by because you know we are the best place to get a helmet!

4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, as I love fireworks. I have a lot of great childhood memories as well as great memories with our kids that revolve around the 4th of July. When we sit in our yard and watch the fireworks around us and the smoke fills the valley in front of the house, I can only imagine what our forefathers felt during that turbulent time in America's history as they were fighting to free us from the control of England. Nothing gives me goosebumps faster than the 1812 Overture during fireworks!

So, as you enjoy this 4th of July with your family, please remember our soldiers around the world who are 'just doing their job' to keep America as free today as it was meant to be in 1776.