I am planning on joining in on this one [thumbsup], but I am on call for work on that day. :-\ If I get called, I will have to bail out.
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Would love to make this! Maybe we should organize play dates for the kids that coincide with the rides! At least until they're big enough to reach the pegs! 
I am thinking about going, but I have heard that they are chip sealing the Beeline Hwy, especially where there are those long high speed sweepers.
So... where was everyone? I showed up and had a pretty good time.
Yesterday's ride seemed pretty well organized. We all arrived at AZSBK between 9 an 10 in the morning. (A pot of coffee or some juice would have been nice. ) Everyone had to sign a waiver and give an emergency contact number. They laid down some ground rules: don't pass on the right, single file in the twisties, excercise caution always, etc... We left in two groups: the fast group and the not as fast group (I've got a 620... so you can figure that one out). Each group had a dedicated leader and sweeper. They took a head count at each stop to make sure everyone was accounted for. There was also a truck and trailer following... just in case.
The ride was nice. Arizona is beautiful. I didn't go all the way to Strawberry. At the first stop (a rest area at 87 and 188) some of us decided to split and take the 188 back thought Miami/Globe and back to AZSBK. The weather was fantastic. The comaraderie was great. Everyone in the group I was riding in showed pretty good road manners. It was nice to meet roaddog and his ol' lady
The only downside that I'd like to comment on is the average speed that everyone was going. Even the riders in the not as fast group were pushing triple digits most of the time. Every once in a while... sure. But sustaining that rate for an hour at time just isn't fun for me. And, I had no idea where I was so I felt as though I needed to keep up. My 620 will max out at 125 mph and as soon as my engine temp reached 300 I started getting a little frustrated (and I don't think I was the only one). Perhaps a printed map of the route should have been handed out at AZSBK before we all left.
I think I like smaller rides better.
Yesterday's ride seemed pretty well organized. We all arrived at AZSBK between 9 an 10 in the morning. (A pot of coffee or some juice would have been nice.
) Everyone had to sign a waiver and give an emergency contact number. They laid down some ground rules: don't pass on the right, single file in the twisties, excercise caution always, etc... We left in two groups: the fast group and the not as fast group (I've got a 620... so you can figure that one out). Each group had a dedicated leader and sweeper. They took a head count at each stop to make sure everyone was accounted for. There was also a truck and trailer following... just in case.The ride was nice. Arizona is beautiful. I didn't go all the way to Strawberry. At the first stop (a rest area at 87 and 188) some of us decided to split and take the 188 back thought Miami/Globe and back to AZSBK. The weather was fantastic. The comaraderie was great. Everyone in the group I was riding in showed pretty good road manners. It was nice to meet roaddog and his ol' lady
The only downside that I'd like to comment on is the average speed that everyone was going. Even the riders in the not as fast group were pushing triple digits most of the time. Every once in a while... sure. But sustaining that rate for an hour at time just isn't fun for me. And, I had no idea where I was so I felt as though I needed to keep up. My 620 will max out at 125 mph and as soon as my engine temp reached 300 I started getting a little frustrated (and I don't think I was the only one). Perhaps a printed map of the route should have been handed out at AZSBK before we all left.
I think I like smaller rides better.
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