The riders; Toons, Joker, John-Boy and Doc from Brevard County, FL. Scotty from Atlanta, sugar-Pops from Franklin, NC and myself.
The bikes: ’01 Road Glide / 2 ’07 Electra Glide Classics /’07 Street Glide /’08 Heritage / ’09 Electra Glide Std. /’11 Road Glide Ultra ?
Day 1 to Savannah, TN. Toons (Doug), our navigator/point man, is not feeling well, but insists we leave on time. The six of us leave my house on a cool overcast Georgia morning. Toons is point, and I’m sweep for the whole ride. No one else knows or cares about the route, just the ride. We rode County and State roads to NW GA, and into and across NE AL into TN. Dodged most of the summer thunderstorms across the state. At 5 pm, just short of Savannah, our days destination, Toons is not looking good. We push on, to our Motel and meet up with our 7th rider from NC. I ride Toons to the emergency room of the tiny local hospital on the back of my bike. He’s given a catscan or mri, and diagnosed with a “hot” appendix. Two hrs. later, it’s removed by laparoscopic (3 tiny incisions) surgery. Dr. released him at 9am next morning, with caution to “take it easy, and let your body tell you what you can/can’t do”. We all hang around the motel, watch NASCAR race and discuss getting him and his bike home, and how the trip is to proceed. About 6 pm he tells us to be ready to ride at 8 am, he feels good and he’s spent too much time planning the trip to quit. The man LOVES to ride.
L. to R. just before leaving my house. John-boy, Joker, Toons, Scotty, Doc, myself.
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