SFO - The Redux is in the books. History was made this weekend as we had the first SFO in six years that saw zero rain. It was a blast seeing the gang again, and we had a few additions this time. Confederado from Biloxi, MS showed up on his '03, LA2Wheeler came in on his special edition R1 and brought a couple guys, who were both also on their one liter rockets. Winewhisperer left his sporty FJR at home this time and showed off on his new BMW S1000R. Cornbread, GPRider and myself rounded out the crew at The Hub, all of us on our FJR's. Glory Racing and his wife joined us on his VFR on Saturday and led a very spirited ride to the Blues and BBQ in Fayetteville.
He's a picture of the full gang before our ride to Fayetteville Saturday morning.
My camera took the day off on Friday so I don't have any pictures from our first riding day, but it was somewhat muted by GPRider's spill in a tight right hand twisty. After Arkansas's finest came to the scene and did what he had to do, we put GPRider's mangled steed on a flatbed and put GPRider in the back of the meatwagon. I am glad to report he only sustained a fractured collarbone, which is actually great news considering the tumble he took. It could have been much worse. Cornbread followed the meatwagon to Russleville to make sure GPRider was going to be ok. The rest of us carried on and made it to the Oark Cafe for a pulled pork sandwich and piece of pie. No photos as my camera took a dump Friday, damnit!
Cornbread's wife came over from Villonia, AR and picked up GPRider at the hospital to bring him back to The Hub so he wouldn't have to ride pillion with Cornbread. She is a sweet girl, not sure how Cornbread tricked her...
Then we had the mounting ceremony at the Wall of Shame.
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But it was a beautiful night in the Ozarks.
We awoke Saturday morning to another beautiful day.
Corbread's wife stayed the night and joined us for breakfast before taking GPRider to Little Rock so he could get a rental car to head back to Dallas.
Breakfast at The Hub before they headed out.
Lies being told during a smoke break on the way to the Blues and BBQ.
The gang making their way to Dickson St., the heart of the madness.
Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR, hometown of the University of Arkansas.
Pulled pork sandwiches for us all!
Potty break on the way back to The Hub.
Actually, this was a pretty cool little place.
Then back to The Hub for another beautiful night by the campfire!
Then, it was time to say goodbye and bring this latest edition of SFO to a close. I had a early start today and struck out at 7 a.m.
The Grey Ghost had a birthday on the way home today.
Then, on through the rice and cotton fields of Eastern Arkansas.
Had a little miscalculation with the GPS - well, truth is, the GPS lied and told me there was a gas station, where there wasn't! After sweating bullets in the middle of nowhere Mississippi, I finallly located a gas station, but not before setting a new personal record for the reserve tank.
I got home around 4 p.m. and set another record, ZERO rain on the entire SFO trip - not even a drop in Alabama after just yesterday the prognosticators were forecasting 2+ inches in Birmingham today.
Another fantastic trip with a group of great guys! Can't wait 'till we do it again next year. Just as soon as EOM and CFO announce their dates for 2015 we'll be posting our date for SFO 2015.
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I would be remissed if I didn't give props to Debbie and Randall at The Hub, who again simply took great care of us. They've taken a run down hotel that sat idle for 20+ years and was in very bad disrepair and have really made something with it. Although there is still work to do they continue to grow and reinvest in the property. For those that have never been to The Hub I encourage you to make it a point to head up there and let Debbie and Randall treat you to a wonderful time in the Ozarks. Why not make it SFO 2015!
