Friday, June 11, 2010

2 wheels bring people together...

Starting in April there was a bike night of sorts that gathers once a month at the Grapevine in Fort Mill, SC. Molly and I have not been able to go because of other things going on but last night we had the chance to ride down and check it out. Several people from the "Queen City Aces" club were there but the weather pushed most to drive their cars.
We left about 5:30 with the clouds getting darker and darker and just as we pulled onto I-485 it came down. Thankfully we were out of it in just a minute or two and tried to stay in front of it. We were in luck until we headed south on I-77 then it came down again this time it brought the wind with it! We made it down to the Grapevine pretty wet but not too bad. The bad weather didn't last long and the bikes started showing up, like this cool Bridgestone! I don't know much about these bikes but they were built in Japan then later here in the states from 1952-1973, with the largest engine size being 350cc. This one was picked up by the current owner in the town of North South Carolina.





Molly is a sucker for a BMW bike, I gotta say I am too!

A very cool modern classic, Triumph Bonneville. The owner rode up about an hour and a half from Columbia SC.

Here was a nicely done Honda CB550. Notice it's wet!



It's always fun to get together with other people that ride. Last month they had about 50 bikes and maybe 20 last night so hopefully next month the weather will be nice and the number will go back up.