Ronnie in Nevada said:
"Who all lives on the Hwy 50 from Nevada to Marilyn ???
I will be going from Silvers Springs Nv. To Ocean City Marilyn.
Taken off on the 10th of July, then coming back via Route 66.
A long way to go and a Short time to get there

Later
When any of you get out this way stop by
Ronnie in Nevada"

I re-posted as new subject so it sticks out better, it got lost in content of another post! -Truckmouse

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Truckmouse

Hi Ronnie, I saw your other post and was going to respond, but was waiting to check out a map and follow Hwy 50 across country to see where you would be traveling.

Basically, we have members living close to hwy 50 in IL, IN and OH.

Now that we have a date for your trip, I will be sending out emails to our members, in order to see who is available to meet with you.

I do know that I can get some members from IN and KY together, in order to meet up with you, but will have to check with the members from IL and OH.

I will let you know, as soon as I find out more info.

Keep us posted on the approximate date of when you expect to hit the Indiana state line, so we can have a welcome and possibly even an escort available for you.
FTW

Good morning!

Just reading through the posts and found this one...Jess and I would be more than happy to let you spend time with us. We are just 20 miles south of 50 in Jasper, IN. We can put you up for as long as you need and can take you back to 50 either by the straight route or through a scenic route...(around here a scenic route is a farm road lol). Just let us know what you would like to do.

Echo

Does bump work here?

It is getting closer, only 9more days until Polo and I leave
Can't wait , Can't sleep , Can't eat, well maybe I can EAT just a little bit

Hope to some of you Older Riders on the way.
Just Look for the YELLOW SKULL BUS in you (NEIGHBORHOOD)

For the ones we have numbers for we will call when we get close.


Later Ronnie in Nevada

Ronnie,
I know the feeling of getting anxioius, the anticipation and the dreams. I hope the trip turns out better then your best dream.

BTW, do you have any idea what DATE you might be going through St. Louis, MO?

Thanks
FTW

I don't know yet, I such know by this week-end
I will let you know

Most likely around July 14th.

There you go FTW around the 14th of July.
By the way Ed says you might be coming out this way in Aug. Is that right?

And we don't have your cell Number

Later Ronnie In Nevada

The 14th would work out great for me. I will be leaving on July10th and heading to a rally in Little Sturgis, Kentucky. I will be camping there until the 18th of July, except for a one day break on July 17th when I will be going to another rally for the day in Shawneetown Illinois.

If you guys come through on the 14th, my plans are to ride to EAST St. Louis and meet you, then ride with you as far as Jasper, Indiana where one of our members plan on putting you up for the night.

Then, the next morning, I plan on riding with you for awhile before turning around and heading back to the rally.

As far as me heading to Nevada in August, I would love to. Basically, I am waiting to set an exact date until you guys are ready to hold elections for officers. Then I plan on being there to sanction your new chapter.

BTW, if you guys have vests, you might want to bring them along on your trip. I just might have a little surprise for you when I meet you.

As far as my phone number, Ed has it and I thought I had emailed it to you. But just to be sure, I will send you each an email with my cell number, so you can reach me.

Thanks and I am looking forward to meeting both of you in person. I also plan on sending out some emails to other members, to see who else will either be riding with me to meet you, or planing on meeting you along your route for coffee.

FTW

Ronnie and Polocycle,
I just got an email from one of our members that lives in Illinois, right on Hwy 50 and he would like to meet you, however since he is one of the "younger" members that still works for a living, it will depend
on the time of day you pass through his town.

Anyway, I will be tracking your trip and have both of your cell numbers, so when you guys stop at night, I can call you.

Looking forward to seeing you real soon,
Ride safe
FTW

Been working long hours (work is trying to get two extra weeks out of me before I go on vacation for two weeks.) I'm heading over to Ronnie's right after work (when ever they decide to release me.) I can't wait for retirement.....

In order to update our members that plan on meeting Ronnie1948 and Polocycle as they travel across the USA, I decided to post a "general" guide as to where they have been so far.

Saturday, they made it from Nevada to Utah and by Sunday night, they made it to Colorado. Since the roads they are traveling go through the Rocky Mountains and they are traveling mostly 2 lane highway, that is some beautiful but time consuming country.

As soon as I figure out when they might make it to the flat lands and close to some of our other members, I will let those members know.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the guys are in Oklahoma. As near as I can tell they are about 630 to 650 miles from Jasper Indiana.

My plans are to wait until they stop for the night, ( I am hoping it will be around 6 pm to 8pm our time) and then call them in order to find out what time they plan on starting in the morning.

If they travel another 120 or more miles this evening, they should be able to make it to Indiana by tomorrow evening.

At this point, I believe there will be several members from the Owensboro chapter that plan on riding to St. Louis with me tomorrow, plus we may have a couple of members riding up to Jasper after work, to meet with all of us, so my plans are to call everyone tonight and give them an update on the time frame.

I am also looking for a volunteer from the Owensboro area that would be willing to ride to Jasper in "Old Hippys" truck with him, so that he doesn't fall asleep or get lost. So if anyone would like to ride along or if you want to meet our out of town members in Jasper or St. Louis, let me know ASAP.

Thanks
FTW

I just got off the phone with Ronnie and told him to call me tomorrow when they stop for lunch.

The way it looks right now, they should make it to St. Louis tomorrow, but it will be late in the afternoon and then they will have another 165 miles to Jasper, so it will be evening time before they make it to Jasper.

I will probably leave for St. Louis around noon or later. I will check their progress first thing in the morning and post an update here.

Thanks
FTW

I have been watching the guys real close this morning and they have made it to Arkansas, however I don't think they will be able to make it all the way to Jasper by tonight.

HOWEVER, when they stop for lunch and call me, I MAY have an alternative to offer them. Since they are so far south, We might be able to head south through Paducah and meet them in some town other then St. Louis.

As soon as I talk to them, I will post an update here.

Richard, Hambone and I are leaving for Sikeston MO to meet Paul and Ronnie. Then we are escorting them to either Lil Sturgis OR Owensboro for the night.

Anyone that wants an update should call HarLady.

Thanks
FTW

Just figured I would let everyone know how Ronnie and Polocycle are progressing.

According to their gps, they are in Texas, on their way back to Nevada and California, so they have been making real good time and should make it back home by Sunday night.

Keep up the good work guys and enjoy the view in every state you cross.

FTW

Hello
We made it to my house last night at 8:00pm. We had a 747 mile day.

I want to thank you FTW, Richard and Ham bone (Mike) for meeting
up with us
We will post later with pis. But for now it is NAP time .
So until then RIDE SAFE.

glad your home safe

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Carolina Wolf, West Coast Recruiter OBRC

Ronnie and Paul, I am glad to hear that you guys made it back home safely and in time for Polocycle to make it back to w-o-r-k on time.

It was a real pleasure meeting you guys in person and being able to spend some time with you.

I hope you enjoyed your trip and all the new sights you got to see. Maybe next time, I can ride with you all the way back to CAL.

FTW

It was indeed a pleasure meeting you guys. Wish we had more time together. I'm envious of your trip but glad you're back home safely. Did that license plate make it all the way home?

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Kybellboy-Road Captain, Owensboro, Ky. Chapter

First off, the boys from KY are super! They took great care of Ronnie and I and I want to send my thanks for such friendship. I would of loved to spend another week with you guys I was having so much fun.

If you guys get out this way let us know so we can return some of the great care you gave us. I would also like to spend a week with FTW and hear somemore of his great stories. I have a great picture of FTW and a strange woman in a gas station. Looking at the pictures last night I noticed FTW eyes were not looking at the camera. Will post pictures in a day or so after I go through all of them. Over 7000 miles for me and over 2500 pictures. Lots of work ahead of me.

And yes I did make it back to work.

Had a great time with you guys. You meet the nices people on a Honda!!!!! How are those VTXs doing?

Would of loved another week in KY, it really is a wonderful place to ride.

Since you guys took so many photo's during your trip, I created a special photo album just so you can display all your memories.

You can find the album at the bottom of the page at:
http://olderbikers.org/mediagallery/album.php?aid=57&page=1

We are looking forward to viewing them.

FTW

I thought I was 'camera happy'!!! Look forward to seeing the pics. Wish Wolf could have gone too- he wouldn't have broken the ladder and been so grouchy- The fall didn't hurt, it was the nasty landing on concrete-
Glad you guys made it home safe- sounds like you had a blast!

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Truckmouse

How bad was the concrete hurt when Wolf landed on it?

Tell Wolf I said hi and hope he didn't get hurt too bad.
FTW