Fall 2009 Bronson Rally

[wholigan?]

Look what I just got, just in time for the ride

[J Banning]

Thanks wholigan?. Sent you a PM with my emergency contact info.

[J Banning]

P.S. At lunch I went out and did a quick 50 miles. It was a little chilly so make sure you bring some warm clothing.

The roads look good except one of them is closed due to paving at an intersection. The pavement is down, so I'm hoping that no one will be working tomorrow morning when we come through (about 2pm) and we can just ride across or around the 75' section. Worst case we'll have to go around. Sucks though since the piece we'd miss is a nice 1-2 mile stretch with some nice turns. My fingers are crossed!

[J Banning]

P.S. I have two extra pairs of knee protection and 2-3 pairs of elbow pads if anyone wants them. I also have a spare back protector. Call or txt me tonight if you need to use them.

[MAVEN]

I will most likely (99%) NOT be able to ride. My best friends matenral grandmother(who helped raise him) just passed away, I got invited top the family stuff.

[J Banning]

Sorry to hear that MAVEN. Don't sweat it, there will be other rides. You can come down & ride with us any weekend.

Updated riders list:
- J Banning
- Wholigan?
- Ernie
- qikazel
- Clloyd
- riderx
- tdogmason
- dodge131
- Curt
- adamoto
- spnce
- Orangeshirtdude
- Grendel336
- slidnrin

14 riders.

[Grendel336]

Well....I probably only qualify as half a rider.....so.....12.5?

[Grendel336]

I'm a little bummed in that I guess I gotta go with my full face helmet tomorrow.
Basic warmth factor.

I've gotten so used to using the MX and goggles.....I hate to "go back".

(it's a minor thing....but still....)

[J Banning]

Wear one of those neck warmer ninja mask things. That's what I do. I wear my MX helmet all year.

[Grendel336]

Yeah....I got two of those. They are in my backpack. I'm still thinking it's a full-face day. I hate hate hate being cold.

(note the half a rider post just a few up....)

[J Banning]

F that. It don't matter who's fast & who's slow. Everyone will have fun.

[Grendel336]

I know....just playin. I'm super psyched. Checked the air in my tires. Getting my clothes together....trying to find my camera....

[J Banning]

This will be us in a little over 12 hours!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHPjWRL0WA

[Orangeshirtdude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrHPjWRL0WA

LMFAO!!!

[qikazel]

Add slidnrin(stacey) to the list!!!!!

[J Banning]

Done!!

[adamoto]

I just got back from a 20 mile ride, and the temp was 37. The only thing that got cold was my hands. Can't wait for tomorrow. Grendel, don't worry, I'll be in the back with you, and my bike only has 140 miles on it, but it's gonna be great

[xsquiggy]

553 GPS documented miles today..... on the SMC

Tomorrow will kick absolute ass..... for everyone

Enjoy guys!

[wholigan?]

Just sent out the pm's with the roster info for those who sent me info. If you are going to be late....PLEASE CALL ONE OF US BY 8:45 am! This is going to be an epic ride and I would hate to leave one behind because of an unknown traffic delay or late wake up call! No worries, bring layers, it will be a little cold in the am, but it is expected to be Sunny as hell and up to 54-56 degrees throughout the day.
Neighbor never called me back And I haven't heard from Lilishit
Locked/loaded/and ready to go LET'S ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you guys by 8:30

[J Banning]

Thanks Wholigan?

7 hours 48 minutes to go!!

[Orangeshirtdude]

Just woke up. I hear dodge moving around upstairs. Bikes are loaded and ready to go. It's colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra out there!

[clloyd]

major frost in newark,de looks like 40 by 9:00

[Grendel336]

Frosty Ball Bronson Rally - at least in the beginning!!!

[Grendel336]

Starting the day a bit chilly:


A few pics














Cheers to you guys. I had a great time. How many miles did we go?
I had just under 190, but my odometer is off a good bit I think.



Thanks to Banning for a great ride.

[spnce]

Banning: good job on the planning, the itinerary and the pace...It was an all around great day
riderx for allowing us to tear up the farm a little...that was a blast...hopefully I will have better traction next time
now, where are the videos

[Orangeshirtdude]

Great ride, absolutely fantastic. Very well-planned and executed. I'd love to come up and ride with you guys again.

[wholigan?]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Banning, Great ride! Home safe and sound........Wife told me to shut up already about the moto ride I'll post up my pics tomorrow. Thanks agian Banning for the great tour of twisties!

[adamoto]

Thanks for a great ride, guys.

[xsquiggy]

Awesome guys!

I just returned as well. 1168 miles in under 41 hours..... On the 690SMC. I ain't bullshittin' ya

Details to follow. Is there a place to post up ride reports on this site?

p.s. I hit Deal's Gap, Hot Springs, Shadow Valley, among other gems

Looking forward to riding with all of you

[qikazel]

Banning,You are the man!! Great ride, safe but very quick pace! There was every type of road possible. Gravel, smooth fast roads, tight paved roads that were as wide a most driveways, roads that had some sections with so many whoops that my front wheel was in in the air more than on the ground! To those who aired out the covered bridge entrys, they were insane. And kudo's to all the riders for a safe ride. NO ONE tried riding over their heads and it showed. And definitely thanks to RiderX for the trail rides on his farm after the ride. Awesome hills, creek crossings and that tabletop was cool!! Thanks for the hospitality as well!

[riderx]

Had a great time ..

[J Banning]

Thanks a lot guys. I'm glad to hear everyone had a good time, I had a blast as well.

We had 14 riders in the group. There were no accidents, no one got lost, and although we came close there were no run-ins with the law. I'm pretty sure total mileage was between 190-200 miles and I can't believe I only had to look at my map once.

We did cut out one gravel road section and some nice roads on 842/82 that go around The Whip Tavern, but we were behind schedule and had to do it or else we wouldn't have been able to run the offroad section at Riderx's farm. It's a shame since that would have been the longest gravel road section we had all day, and the pavement section has a bunch of nice fast sweepers that run though a really nice valley. Oh well, we'll do it next time. Maybe we can have a Spring or summer 2010 Bronson Rally? I know a bunch more roads that we can run. Just as good as these.

14 motards on those roads, all WFO, are loud as hell!! When Orangeshirtdude, dodge131 and I stayed back at that last gas stop you should have heard what it sounded like. Seriously, we could hear you guys two miles away. It sounded like there was a race going on!

How about Curt on his SV650? Is that guy nuts or what???

Thanks again to Riderx for setting up the offroad playground for us. The tabletop was a lot of fun. So was the impromptu harescrambles race

We can do it again for sure!. If anyone wants to come up and ride, just let us know. We ride just about every weekend.

-Banning.

[Orangeshirtdude]

Yeah, the roars we heard echoing through the valley while we stayed back and got dodge's bike to turn over cannot be blamed entirely on Wholigan?! It was a roaring chorus of singles. Anyone in the area outside working in their yards were probably like, "WTF?!!!"

Definitely sign me up for the spring rally. Thanks for putting together a great ride, Banning. RiderX, thanks for the drinks at your place and for letting us tear the place up. The day's shenanigans were definitely worth the trip up.

[J Banning]

Tight and narrow backroads!

Fast sweepers and hilly state park roads!

Wheelies, jumps and stoppies!

Covered bridges, table top bridges and tunnels!

Gravel roads, muddy hills and stream crossings!

FUN!!!

Here's the only picture I took all day, right after our first gravel road section. I like the "No Winter Maintenance" signs.

[Lilshit]

I can't believe no other DCSBN hooligans will come on this. Weak sauce must have gotten poured into the water supply.

Well when I took the oath to join I lost my call in sick to work card when they tell me I have a mission/job on Saturday morning starting at 0500 the night before.

[J Banning]

No worries. We'll do it again. You can count on that!

[Orangeshirtdude]

Well when I took the oath to join I lost my call in sick to work card when they tell me I have a mission/job on Saturday morning starting at 0500 the night before.

Hey don't take anything I post too seriously. Sorry you couldn't make it, and thank you for your service!

[clloyd]

had a great time, thanks to all that came.

[dodge131]

Great ride.Was well worth the 50 bucks in tolls and 120 bucks in gas! Would love to do this again. Here a couple pics with the link to all of them.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/5754...ow?vhost=rides

[Lilshit]

Hey don't take anything I post too seriously. Sorry you couldn't make it, and thank you for your service!

No worries I was being a little sarcastic in my reply still want to hit you up on a ride. Thank you and today was the first day in a week I even felt good enough to ride, I think the little kids around here liked the braaap brapp and lofting the wheel a bit more than I do. About cooked my balls off waiting for the damn motorcade to pass by so I could get dinner. Sundays seem to be good to do urban hooliganism leo's seem to be minimal and the bike loves cool air.

[J Banning]

The jump was awesome. Great pic! Can't wait for the videos.

Who all dumped teir bikes on the offroad section? I know I did and I saw Spence (with much applause), Tdog said he did and I believe Dodge and Orangeshirtdude put theirs horizontal as well. Who else?

[dodge131]

Yup I hit the gravel while trying to do a uturn. I have zero dirt miles really. The gravel really freaks me out with this bike. If I was on the Duke II I would have felt more comfortable. I need to rebuild it soon. Here are the links to my 2 short vid's.

http://rides.webshots.com/video/3014...Mk?vhost=rides

http://rides.webshots.com/video/3084...sq?vhost=rides

[Orangeshirtdude]

Who did the jump that cleared the whole pile? Tony? Nice!

[dodge131]

Who did the jump that cleared the whole pile? Tony? Nice!

Wholigan? Is the fellow.

[J Banning]

Wholigan?, Tdogmason, slidnrin and I all jumped it... but Wholigan? was sky high!

I was like "WTF?!!"

-B

[qikazel]

You should have seen him hit the embankment next to Erics driveway!!!!!! Had to be three feet or more off the ground!!

[Grendel336]

You should have seen him hit the embankment next to Erics driveway!!!!!! Had to be three feet or more off the ground!!

I saw that. I about pooped myself. It was awesome.

[wholigan?]

You should have seen him hit the embankment next to Erics driveway!!!!!! Had to be three feet or more off the ground!!

HAHA.........Those jumps were awesome!!!! I thought i had only put helium in the front tire Must have put it in both tires I wish we could have caught the driveway entrance on video, it felt like the DRZ was 3-4 foot off the ground!....That is my FAVORITE driveway ever. Can't wait to do it again..

[wholigan?]

The jump was awesome. Great pic! Can't wait for the videos.

Who all dumped teir bikes on the offroad section? I know I did and I saw Spence (with much applause), Tdog said he did and I believe Dodge and Orangeshirtdude put theirs horizontal as well. Who else?

I did'nt lay her over in the dirt, but I did run off the road into a yard without dropping it trying to chase the Aprilia WAY TOO HOT into a sharp right hander! Tony said he got it all on tape. I think somebody had a low speed lowside in the grass after running off the road. Nobody got hurt...............that's the good stuff!

[qikazel]

The jump was awesome. Great pic! Can't wait for the videos.

Who all dumped teir bikes on the offroad section? I know I did and I saw Spence (with much applause), Tdog said he did and I believe Dodge and Orangeshirtdude put theirs horizontal as well. Who else?

I did!!! Pilot Pros are not the best in grey clay mud!!