GMB V PLANNING MEETING/RIDE UPDATE

[Macho393]

Satch did you ride your bike,lol. Im glad you had fun. You need to just get a 250f and keep your pinger for ripping your arms out. Then you would truely have the best of it all.

[Keetoman393]

Macho, like Satch said, that magic button made my day! After my nap in front of Satch, I just picked it up and pressed the button and off we went. I would still like to ride your woods set up 250F.

Satch, you are right about that 125. I had a blast on it until I got arm pump so bad I had to pull off. I forgot how much you had to shift on those things though. forgot to downshift once in a corner and almost went over the bars because I was expecting a blast but got blurrp. I am ready to go again! Been smiling all day at work just thinking about it.

[Satch0922]

Keeto...it was obvious you were enjoying that track and Pop's bike.....you came by me like I was sitting still! I had that 125 wide open (don't tell Char) trying to keep up! Good times!

[Keetoman393]

Originally Posted by Satch0922

Keeto...it was obvious you were enjoying that track and Pop's bike.....you came by me like I was sitting still! I had that 125 wide open (don't tell Char) trying to keep up! Good times!

the only reason I did that was because there wasn't any jumps in my way! Oh, and my arm pump had the throttle locked on full...

Good times indeed.

Macho, you would have loved that track too. It's like a Hare Scramble track. Fast and rough with no death defying jumps... besides that big drop off that hurt my back.

[wFo250]

Satch, when I read "I was on the 125" I knew you would be wringing that things neck!
Oh, U know not to sweat the great 'Wide Open', those things live there

[Satch0922]

Keeto...don't go to the dark side.....here is your answer!

[Imahoot393]

It sounds like you all had a blast this weekend. I was so excited to see all of the pics of you guys. Thanks Satch!

[char393]

Well...here's my take on the whole weekend:
IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!!!

First off...Wobbie and Howard were late picking me up at the airport because Wobbie needed a jacket..she said it was cold. It was like 50 degrees out, perfect weather.

I spent Thursday with Wobbie after we dropped Howard off. We did the usual gurl thing...coffee, bookshop, shopping..etc. I got to see her kids again and even Clayton. We got some good talking in and just had fun. As usual, whenever I see Wobbie, we pick up right where we left off, almost like we'd just seen each other the day before. It's pretty darn cool.

Friday we did some important running around and then we headed over to Howard's. Got to see Keeto and Vintage Dave again and looked forward to Bill & family arriving. Let me just say..Bill and Monica are awesome people. Of course, Madcow is as well...it's easy to see where he gets it from.
Friday night was incredible as we visited with Mr. Berg, the Barnard's, Pop & Mike Fuhre, Keeto, Vintage Dave, Howard & Donna. It was very, very cool to actually get some planning done and hear about the beginning of ATM. It's hard to put into words, but listening to these guys talk about it was really moving. Of course, Vintage Dave entertained us all with his quick wit..and would you believe just a hint of sarcasm thrown in every now and again?

Saturday was..GREAT. Lots of riding and even more importantly, great fellowship. Again, you just had to be there. Oh..the track, they changed it up some, but still, I love it. There was a time when there was a bunch of us out on the track at once...Kirtwell, Satch, Praggy, Psyklone, Big Maico and me. I can't speak for the rest of those guys, but I had a blast. Kirtwell, Praggy and I doubled the triple step up three wide..no one got it on camera or tape, but it was just soooo cool!

Oh man, I could go on and on. Sunday was basically a repeat of Saturday except for Praggy ringing his bell. I had a blast then and we played musical bikes for a while. I rode Satch's bike, Howard's KTM and Pop's bike. Satch's bike is very nice, the 250 power is so smooth compared to my 125. Howard's KTM has power..oh...EVERYWHERE! Too bad they couldn't put something on there that actually resembled a seat rather than a 2x6 . And then there was Pop's bike. Oh man..I don't even really like to ride four strokes. But the 250x was just incredible. The power was just..nice and even, never really a big hit, but deceptively fast. The suspension seemed to soak everything up and it handled incredibly in the corners. Ok ok..I liked that bike and dare I say it...I would even consider buying one.

All in all..the riding was good, the fellowship even better.

Wobbie...you are my soul sister.

Howard and Donna...thanks for putting up with all of us overtaking your house all weekend. Howard...Donna is one awesome lady, you are very lucky.

Vintage Dave...you, you..you buffy you. Go ahead and admit it, we know you're really her. Your one-liners are just awesome. Thanks for taking notes during the actual planning session. You make a good secretary. Ask Kirtwell if he'll loan you the skirt. I'll send flowers on Secretary's Day.

Keeto...thanks for being the chauffeur all weekend long. I can't believe you actually put up with us, although I know you cherished the visit to Wobbie World.

Bill...You are an incredible person. Just so much fun to be around...sorry about that water on your shirt. Monica is great as well...John is fortunate to have such great parents.

Satch & family...as always..fun. Someday though...it'll be your turn for the sopapillas.

Kirtwell...DUDE! You crack me up. Your kids are way cool...even if Heather is a bit mean. You left while I was out riding, sorry I didn't get to say goodbye.

Jedi...well, what can I say? I hated seeing you hobbling around, even if I did pick on you a bit. You are awesome. I'm so glad you came down.

Pop... I love you and you are THE MAN.

Mike... Be good and I mean it.

Psyklone and Fluttergirl...Katarina is incredibly beautiful, you done good. It was great to see you guys again.

Jaswhitt..it was great seeing you and riding with you again.

who did I miss? Mr Berg...as always, without meaning to, you make me want to strive to be a better parent. Thank you for being so open and so sharing with us.

Yeah yeah..so this was long. What can I say? I'm sitting in a hotel room waiting to go home tomorrow. I've got plenty of time to type.

[zoohoot393]

What an awesome weekend.

Bill...I really like the plans you mentioned..national exposure, working with advocacy organizations, etc. Please let me know what I can do to help

[Florida 393]

We have a fresh contact thanks to Ego and more to come. Looks like a great year, so far .

Sis, thanks for the synopsis of the weekend, I didn't get half the info in that you did. still thinking the weekend over. And, whoever gave me the cold, thanks, Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, cough, cough.

Bill

[char393]

Bro...I just had a lot of time on my hands and plenty of time on the plane to reflect on the weekend. Sorry you guys were subjected to my long thoughts...

Maybe your throat is just scratchy from laughing so hard...

[Vintage Dave393]

2 days later and I'm still winding down. I couldn't get to sleep until 2 AM Monday morning. These weekends are always the same to me.

It's just a restoration of my faith in humanity.

Is it time for another meeting yet?

[jaswhitt393]

It was great to see everyone again, It truly is amazing to see what Garrett started! I enjoyed visiting with all my ATM friend's even thought I'm quite most of the time and like always I don't get to spend as much time as I would like hanging out with the gang. I appreciate everyone making me feel welcomed. Prag, I'm sorry I wasn't there Sunday, if I had been in front of you like I'm supposed to be, you would have been going so slow when you fell, you could have just popped right back up