The 2018 BMWRA rally in Wellsboro PA was a great weekend for the club. Mike, Frank, and Rob set up the RV’s and proudly displayed the club banner as other members arrived over the course of the weekend.
The local riding was terrific, long sweeping mountain roads with little to no traffic. Most of the riding was done above 1,500 feet in elevation. The climate in the area produced some strong winds, hot afternoons, and chilly evenings, but it remained dry until the very last day of the Rally. We rode the mountain valley roads along the majestic Susquehanna River.
Local wildlife was ever present with many deer sightings, turkeys, and Mike C.’s informal workshop on counter steering as he crossed lines with a young bear while negotiating a corner.
That friggin’ bike is blocking my beautiful S1KR!!!!
Barbequed meat was abundant and beverages flowed aplenty as we sat around the RV’s and reflected on riding and good times both past and present.
Rob made the obligatory trip to the local Walmart when we fried one of the electric extension cables going to the RV. The mishap with the cable had nothing to do with the use of the ice machine and blender that Mike managed throughout the weekend.
Our members from Canada, joined us for the weekend. Canada Mike brought his guitar along and entertained us as we sipped our bevera ges and talked with many of the rally attendees who passed our camp.
Frank flew his drone and captured some great footage of the Rally and the local roads.
Check out his video in memory of Frank Walsh.
It was a great trip filled with a lot of laughs, terrific friends, great conversation, and of course, beautiful roads. John C. finally slept with his bike in his $500 tent, which he bought at a substantial discount at a previous rally. Rob and company packed up the RV for its return voyage to Long Island.
