Well now—what a day it was. Why, it was the sort of day that comes only with early spring the calendar and dares you not to grin at it. A body could scarcely keep from breaking into a chorus from  Oklahoma! —but I shall exercise to spare you from me breaking into a rousing chorus. Suffice it to say, it was a glorious day to be astride a motorcycle, with the sun minding its manners and the breeze behaving like it had been properly introduced. And speaking of motorcycles, they

It was cold and windy—cold enough to stiffen a man’s resolve and windy enough to test it—but after missing several riding days, my spirit was in no mood for negotiation. It was a full-throated “WHOO!” kind of morning. The sun, at least, had shown up bright and handsome, as if to apologize for the rest of the weather’s behavior. I did not expect much of a turnout at GTD. In fact, I expected something between sparse and imaginary. But the world occasionally surprises a fellow w

The founder of the place for Motercyles passed away today. More details to follow

8 intrepid  Sandies  braved the cool sunshine . To go 170 miles  to eat a damn good lunch and have fun doing it. We wandered throughout the county. The county had enacted a surtax for road improvement. I say its money well spent. All kinds of really rough pavement has been resurfaced, River Road being one. Want to know where a road goes in Okaloosa County ask Ken C. As a Deputy Ken  worked all through the county. Now other roads Tim (Road Whiz) W  is your source. Tim knows

Hi There, Have some pictures from today's ride to Dee's Restaurant in Vernon, FL. Tim wanted to ride this weekend, and Sunday looks to be a washout due to rain and thunderstorms being predicted. So he gathered up a few Sandollars, and we mostly met at Good Things Donuts (GTD). Tim W, Howard   W , and I (Joejoe)met at GTD, with a few of us enjoying some drinks and morning snacks before the ride On the way north on Hwy 285, we met up with Tommy N , who completed today's riding

This is the first “Snow Day” ride re-scheduling the Sandies have ever had in 46 years. Yes, we have had snow before just never during a scheduled ride.   This brings us to yesterday, “The Community Convoy “ it was to raise money for a FWBFD firemen that lost his wife during childbirth. A couple of things stand out, massive community support and tremendous support from the motorcycle community. Five Sandies showed up to support a good cause. Met at the Block, well Sam  and I l

This was so cool today, Sandies at the Convoy, News Picture. We be looking awesome

10 Sandies almost repeated last week’s trip. But not quite, went across the street to Scenic 98 Diner . After the Business Meeting it was a beautiful day for lunch and a ride. We actually rode more miles then last week, eh it’s a Sandie thing 145 miles  was the final mileage. Sandy S  was a bit more civilized this ride but not by much.    Bobby was at Bobby’s  best he kept us laughing with help from Tommy N . Mark  was like me just laughing so hard almost blew coffee out my

Since a Sandie New Year’s Celebration extends across two days it’s not for the faint of heart. Well actually it’s a pretty easy gig just don’t get to sleep, well not much. We begin with a Sandie exclusive, Ride into the New Year. As far as anyone, including the AMA,knows we are the only Riding Club in the USA that does this. We meet at the Shalimar Waffle House and leave about 11:40 pm to catch the New Year on our Rides. While at the Waffle House we have breakfast nothing gua

It was a foggy morning, as I was riding up to GTD I expected maybe a couple of Sandies. To my surprise, a couple of Rides were already there. JoeJoe I expected, was real surprised to see Sandy S  and Mark S .  Then up came Joe  and Melanie W not a bad group, looking up for sure. We actually had 9 Sandies , will explain about the other Sandie. We did 145 miles  mostly in perfect Riding weather . Sunny,   pleasant temperatures, dry, just a perfect riding day.   But the start

Sunday is a great time to enjoy a meal in a place we haven’t been to in a long while. We leave GTD at 9 am, Ride the Sandie way ( sorta) to lunch.   Reminder we have our very famous ride into the New Year this Wednesday. We meet at the Waffle House in Shalimar around 11:30 pm.  If it’s cold we stall around and then leave. You can come in the car if the weather is terrible.   The whole idea is to be on your Ride as the Clock strikes midnight. We have done this for over 40 year

9 Sandies made the food call, really its food and Sandies of course we would show up. Gathered at AJ’s on the Bayou. Of course JoeJoe showed up first, even if he didn’t he gets the nod by default.  Bobby ( Waldo) B also was a show. Bobby is always a welcome addition to a Sandie get together. His humor is a bit off kilter, fits perfectly with the Sandies. Mark S  reminds me of the Uncle that shows up at Thanksgiving and watch’s all the football and in between bites yells at