A hot night for a ride, with temperatures close to 100 degrees, and after a day in the sun (unfortunately working...though things to be done around this house over the holiday and fun to work on my own place) was feeling kind of toasty when I pulled up to Quaker Steak and Lube on Bruton Smith Blvd (formerly Speedway Blvd) for the July 7 Bike Night at Quaker Steak and Lube. Always fun to go to that, and had a great time as usual. Course, being mostly in Richmond during the week, this is probably the last one I will be able to go to this year. They have them in Richmond also (even told there is a Quaker Steak there) but I work nights.
Bike night is a good chance to see people, and also to check out some of the more interesting rides such as this one at left. Sure there are the run of the mill cruisers (such as mine) and sport bikes, but also often some unique and interesting motorcycles. Top photo was such a line up, and it got even more interesting later in the evening. Certainly it can be a real eye opener...for instance a friend of mine I saw there was surprised to find that "Triumph still makes motorcycles"...but yest they do, and there were some nice ones there. Saw many people that I know and had a good time walking around checking out the people, bikes and music (normally a band there). 
Crowd built as the sun went down, and by the time I left after a three hour visit there were a lot of bikes in the lot. This one tends to be one of the larger ones in the area, and brings out a good crowd. Been to a lot of bike nights over the years and in the Carolinas at least this is one of the biggest and best (even gets a few bikes there from nearby South Carolina).
Ride back was much nicer, left as the sun was going down, and that made a huge difference in temperature. Always fun to ride, but when it gets to be near 100 that air is hot! Good news is that the heat may be passing soon!
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