We give thanks to God for His wisdom and His Blessings….

On Saturday September 4th we had a ride. That morning started out cool with temperatures in the 50's. Most people started out with hoodies over their gear or liners in their jackets. We ate breakfast at 8am and came out to warmer temperatures and 15 riders waiting for us in the lot, ready to ride. We had our riders meeting at 9am and left at 9:10am. We saw a rider heading to the diner near the Wawa and tried to get her attention but she headed out away from us anyway. The ride went well with many old roads and some new. We had two crashes both minor with some light bike damage but no injuries and both bikes were rideable. As a reminder we wear gear on our rides, please don't show up only wearing a vest, or a hoodie, or sneakers I will send you home. The rules for the ride are on our site. Although we did see some storm damage and some washouts, most of the ride was clean. We had two detours due to road closure and we had to change our lunch stop due to storm damage. Speaking of storm damage we did see some amazing stuff due to Hurricane Ida. I wanted to thank all that came out and those that helped out others and helped with the ride.

We give thanks to God for His wisdom and His Blessings….

The day was hot [94°], but the pace in Group One was even HOTTER! At least for the morning…. (more on that later)

The ideal conditions prevailed this Saturday: riders wanting and ready to get out and really enjoy the day, great turn out of 27 seasoned riders, and lastly the desire to enjoy the roads at pace. As we always proclaim, “All Bikes – All Beliefs” and today proved to be just that.

I had the privilege of cruising up to the rally point (Starlight Diner) with Bob G; we arrived by 7:50a and were greeted by Charlie N and Dave; a new friend invited out by B. Torri. Dave was running a Yamaha Star Cruiser bike, but was ready to get in some back roads with us, and we were glad to have him. Soon, more of the usual suspects (Allan C, Cory E, Greg K, Chris P, Jojo G, B Torri, Brendan and Jackie, & Youri M) started to show up, until all ride leaders (Mark H, Rick J, Rusty and myself) were all there. Some went in the diner to enjoy a little breakfast, while I stayed outside to continue greeting folks as they arrived – and did they arrive. We had some folks come out that we haven’t seen in a few years (Rudy along with some new faces (Lefteris & Harsha) along with the “Top Gun Jet Fighter Crew” which represents: (Jason V, Justin H, Corbin R & Samuel P), which of course ran in Group 1 with me, along with a new friend (Lefteris) on a brand new 2021 S1000RR, and Rudy B on his lovely Ducati as my sweeper.

Coming up right behind me was Rick J and his team and then Mark H, which later collapsed into Rick’s group, followed by Rusty. I know we had some others in the ranks including some new friends from RIP representing. I gave the ride meeting and set the agenda for the day, but I I failed to snap a group picture, but Bob did the bike count and confirmed we had 27 riders in attendance. I apologize up front if I missed anyone in the attendance line-up – but we thank you all for coming out and enjoying the roads with us this day.

We give thanks to God for His wisdom and His Blessings….

CSBA Breaking Break Luncheons are the best way to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones. This month we chose the Red Cedar Grill and they treated us like royalty. The food was amazing and the company (as always) was simply the very best. Join us next month (in March) as we hit the pavement with our community service annual outreach project. As always, we give thanks for our CSBA Friends and Family for coming out and enjoying an afternoon with us.

For more great pictures and information on today’s event, visit the Facebook event page for our “February Breaking Bread” Luncheon here: [ www.facebook.com/events/2430037140580830/ ] or visit us on our website at www.pacsba.org.

On behalf of the CSBA and our chapter, we give thanks to you for coming and enjoying the day with us. See you again soon and don’t hesitate to reach out to any CSBA member with any and all questions you may have about our rides or the CSBA Organization. Blessings to you all!

We give thanks to God for His wisdom and His Blessings….

The November ride for the SouthEast Pennsylvania chapter of the CSBA started off a bit cold. Most of the attendees had to brave temperatures around freezing on their way to the Starlite Diner. As a result, we took a little longer to begin our morning roundup and pre-ride meeting - while waiting for the bright sunshine to warm things up – and 20 of us rolled out about an hour late.

Much like the October rides, this time of year is fraught with the risk of “fall foliage” being strewn all over the roads, especially after some rain. Such was the case this month, as 36 hours beforehand, a powerful storm rolled through the area and left a lot of carnage behind it. As we discussed the “Rules Of The Road” and “Rules For The Ride”, we cautioned that there would probably be a lot of storm runoff, gravel, wet leaves, and wet roads along the route. Unfortunately, that exact combination of factors claimed the day for one of our riders in the lead group, early on in the route. Fortunately, because he was fully dressed in good riding gear, along with good slide protection for his bike, he was able to ride home with relatively minor injuries.

As we soldiered on through the day, though the Sun was shining bright, it was still a bit on the chilly side for most of the morning. As a result, a couple more riders decided to make an early stop and leave the ride to warm up and head home. This would turn out to be another advertisement for wearing the proper gear for the ride.

As the delays accrued and the traffic increased, we arrived at the planned lunch stop fairly late and found a nearly full parking lot. The restaurant was not able to take a group as large as ours so, fortunately, we had a backup plan from our recon ride 2 weeks ago in the form of an Italian restaurant and pizza shop in Broadheadsville, not far off the route.