A really neat day today, went on the 6th Annual Speedway Harley-Davidson Toy Run. As you can see from the photos, nice clear sky, though the temperature was only 55 today. However, that did not stop a crowd estimated at 400 motorcycles from going on the ride. I was there with my Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic, and people were friendly which is always nice. Actually, have never had any real problems with any of the Harley crowd (although a few comments from time to time do come out) but overall a good bunch. The ride was really neat, kicked off at 1pm on the dot. The sound of 400 motorcycles firing up is really a beautiful noise. We headed out under police escort, and they did a fantastic job. In fact they had a really good ride; they got to shoot past us from time to time to block intersections. We never had to stop the entire ride. Most of the ride was on backroads and there were motorcycles as far as you could see. I was somewhere around the middle, with a long line in front of me, and a long line of headlights behind me. As far as I know there were few problems during the ride. I did hear of a bike going down, and a possible broken wrist, and also word of a flat tire. Of the latter, did hear a chase vehicle picked him up. We also rode through Mt. Pleasant, Concord, and Harrisburg. We ended up at Speedway Harley-Davidson. We piled up all the presents, and had barbecue from R+R Barbecue .
This was the largest (in terms of numbers of motorcycles) ride I have ever been on. I think everyone involved from the police, to the people who put on the ride did an outstanding job. The route was fun and interesting, and enjoyed it a great deal. It is also great to be able to do something for the kids out there, and I am sure there will be a lot of smiles this holiday season from the gifts the local motorcycle community left for them. Getting to do this ride was a real treat!
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