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|  | | My apologies to the Red Baron for not including his photo's taken at The Duck Pond.. I just did not see the attachement. If you log onto the site and go back to the Gene's write up on the ride, they are now attached appropriately (I think). Or you can just look at them by clicking here.
I will try to do better in the future, but it is a challenge for people of my moderate skill.
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| | | Blue asked that I let you know that Joe Lessard's 2006 Suzuki Burgman 650 scooter is for sale. It has less than 10,000 miles on it, is in excellent condition and he is asking $6,000. For complete details you can call Joe at 208-443-0602 | | |
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|  | To see the pictures from the Pond.... CLICK HERE | Angels & Friends.... as soon as I made the posting for today's ride, Gene Bonnes sent me this account. Gene was with the group that rode to the Duck Pond.... Thank you sir... Excellent Account...
Shutterbug
(note: you cannot count these extra words against my reduced numbers)
Hi Pat,
Following is a brief overview of the first group of bikes today, our destination being the Duck Pond. This group was led by Vern with Dollar Bill riding shotgun. We began our trip with a total of 12 bikes and 3 co-riders. When we made our scheduled stop at Wal Mart in Globe, we were joined by Little Al and his co-rider Marlene Moser (photo DSC-104) a long time family friend from Pequot, MN. Marleen seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the ride and the company.
As is usual at the Duck Pond, the service was a little slow but the food was excellent, the prices were right, and the added time gave all some extra time to socialize. As is often the case with either the Duck Pond or Ma's as our destination, we continued around Lake Roosevelt to route 87 exiting on the Bush Highway. Four bikes in our group opted to return directly home due to previous commitments.
Today was another one of those "this is why we're here" kind of days. In addition to the perfect weather was the absolutely beautiful scenery. The rock formations after passing through the tunnel and returning on Bush Road are something I don't think I will ever tire of. My sympathy for those who may never have the opportunity to view these wonderful sights. As I have said before, this is truly a bikers paradise!
I arrived back in Mesa at about 2:45 PM, my odometer showed a total distance of 188 miles to and from our park. Hope to see you all on Wed. not aware of any designated destination at this point.
View these pictures by clicking here
Regards,
The Red Baron.
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Twenty-eight bikes with 36 riders took part in today’s ride, fifteen of them headed to The Duck Pond with Vern Chrestensen showing them the way and Dollar Bill riding shotgun. The remaining 15 bikes, led by Blue, followed at a reasonable distance behind, but extended their ride to Ma’s Kitchen. Wrangler trailed this group to be sure no one had problems. Both units stopped at Walmart in Miami for a stretch before heading toward their destinations on Roosevelt Lake.
Following satisfying morning meals, the two units met at Tonto Basis before riding on up 188 to the junction of 87 where they turned South for home. Blue and Broker traded positions in the group for most of their journey home. They did make one rest room stop at the Saguaro Lake area before continuing on.
Wanda and I left this group as we neared US 60 as I had some shopping to do. Blue tells me that everyone arrived back without incident.
I mentioned the good weather. It was in the mid 60’s on departure, dropped into the high 50’s for a time and was 75 degrees when we rode back into the valley. Wanda took more than the normal number of pictures from the back of the bike today. She was captivated with the beauty of the very green desert and especially with the spectacular cloud formations. There was one that really reached out and grabbed her (see picture). Doesn’t it look like a hand in the sky?
We did have a new rider with us today. Meet Lynn Flora who was a guest of Chuck Mueller.
Including my shopping excursion, I logged a total of 215.8 miles at an average speed of 50.8 mph. That constitutes four hours and about 15 minutes of riding time. It was glorious.
To view all of today’s pictures, I suggest you use the slide show option under the “actions” tab as it will take you to all of the folders without having to tell it to do so. CLICK HERE
Wednesday’s ride will probably be South with destinations of Petro and Tags…. Time and place remains the same.
Shutterbug
Oh yes.. I forgot to mention that Blue was selling raffle tickets for two carved motorcycles. Chances are a buck each and the drawing will be held at the picnic on March 27th. Here is a picture of the prize..... | | |
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| | | blue stopped at my work site today to tell me that the plan for this Saturday is to go to Ma's Kitchen and the Duck Pond.... Departure time and location remains unchanged. See you there.
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|  | View today's pictures by CLICKING HERE | It has been such a long time since Wednesday has been a ride day for me that I had forgotten how enjoyable it could be. Now I remember. Today was fantastic! No rain, very little wind, temperatures up into the 70’s and an excellent turnout all were contributing factors.
The intended destination for today was the Sunny Side Up Café in Caliente. I think that we ended up with 31 bikes at the station and a total of 41 riders. Needless to say, that is a large group to add to a restaurants normal traffic. As it turned out, some of those bike (I think 6 or 8 of them took a shorter ride down to Coolidge where they dined at Tag’s. The remainder rode in two contingents with Vern Chrestensen leading the first and Blue the second. Dollar Bill and Wrangler rode drag, but Dollar Bill experienced radio problems after departing so I filled in temporarily. He was able to make the correction when we stopped at the Tom Mix Memorial and it was good to have him back in the conversation loop.
It was about 10:30 when we invaded the parking lot and then entered en-mass, with many of the patrons looking a little curious as we paraded to the room they had reserved for us at the back of the restaurant. Blue made the comment that this is one of the top three places we frequent when it comes to facility, quality of food and service. I have to agree, except maybe there are four on the top of the list.
We had some fresh faces today. My buddy Pooh Bear was in the saddle and he has not been able to ride with us much in recent months. It was so good to have him along. Also back visiting his parents this year is Steve Jameson along with his friend Dawn. What a nice couple.
After breakfast all but four of the bikes returned home via Winkleman and Superior. The remaining four, Wrangler, Jack Parsons, Renne Heckert and myself rode on into Tucson to see the nice people at J&M Corporation, manufactures of the electronic headsets we use. Well, three of us had cable issues which were solved with no cash expenditures on our part, and Jack obtained information regarding what he had to do to install communications on his and Linda’s bikes. (I have said this before and will repeat it often, if you are considering headsets, or communication devices for your bikes, J&M are fantastic people to deal with. They really stand behind their products)
Our ride home took us West on I-10 to 87 and then North up through Coolidge. We arrived back in the resort around 3:30. All of us were riding without jackets, so you know that the day was warm and nice..
If you are interested in seeing who rode and some pictures of the trip.. CLICK HERE.
According to my GPS, the four of us rode a total of 206.8 miles at an average speed of 51.5 mph. That reduces to a riding time of 04:01:06. My maximum speed was 80.4 mph.
Shutterbug…..
I have also received a report from the Red Baron on the ride back from Caliente.. Here it is…..
Hi Pat,
Bill Barrington has asked me to forward a note to you which he would like to have included in your trip report of today. Bill is planning a one day trip to Tonto Natural Bridge State Park which is approximately 16 miles norht of Payson, near Pine. The plan is to leave the Chevron station on Thurs. 11 March at 8:30 AM. Bill anticipates returning by mid to late afternoon. This sounds like a nice ride, this park is one of those being closed in June of this year so it may be our last chance to see one of natures wonders. Please let Bill know if you plan on participating.
Ref our trip today, we had a total of 18 bikes returning from Catalina in two groups with a fuel stop at Winkleman and then on to GV via the Kearny route. Blue led the first group with The Red Baron as tail gunner. Vern led the second group with Dollar Bill as tail gunner. Because of the manner in which we parked at Winkleman, the two groups switched positions for the ride home. Another beautiful ride under severe clear skies with the mountains getting greener by the day.. No plans for Sat. as of now.
Hope to have my computer mess sorted out in the near future so I can again include some photos.
Regards,
Red Baron
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| | | First of all... the Wednesday ride will be headed to Sunny Side Up in Caliente and for those interested then continue down to J&M where those in need of communication gear or correction will take care of business....
Second... Several of you have asked if my sister in law will be making additional of the Blue's Angels Patches that most of us have sewn on our vests or jackets... I asked and she said that she would make them but we need at least an order of 5. So if you are interested, let me or Blue know.
Third... I am interested in picking up an extra helmet for passengers. Need it to be size medium and do not want a full face helmet. 3/4 or 1/2 is fine.... (and keep in mind that I am poor)
See you tomorrow.
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| | | I received an e-mail from Toy Soltou this evening advising that his surgery has been delayed to March 16th.. He is hoping that will allow him additional rides with us before he has the back surgery. I hope so too. He also said that your prayers for a quick and complete recovery are appreciated.
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| | | I understand that Roy Salteu is going to have spinal surgery this week. He will not be riding with us for some time, and I hope you will keep him in your prayers.
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|  | CLICK HERE to view today's pictures | Earlier this week, most of the weather forecasts for today indicated a strong possibility for rain. That was upsetting to me, as both of Wanda’s sisters had planned to join us for the morning ride and I had hoped that we would be able to ride north to Strawberry. Yesterday, however, the profile changed and the guess was that the expected storm would not arrive until late in the day.
So, as we gathered for the ride and the plan was to ride either to Florence or Coolidge (either less than a total of 80 miles) I pled my case to Blue for a ride north. Maybe he could see the tears beading up in the corners of my eyes or perhaps he is just the really nice guy I have always proclaimed him to be, but a compromise was made. We would ride north, but stop at Rye Creek. Some of our group wanted to be back in the resort by mid day, and Rye Creek made that possible. (Thanks Blue)
The gathering was smaller than usual and with only 15 bikes and 21 riders, it was decided that we could travel as one unit. Blue took his usual position at the head of the pack and Wrangler rode shotgun. I met a new Angel today, Darrel Hunrud (third from right -facing camera) who I think had ridden previously but was new to my camera. Andrea Kern (my sister-in-law from Laramie) joined us as a rider on the back of Dennis McKinney’s Harley and Wanda’s other sister (Judy Shaw) was at the extreme rear of the procession as a guest riding with Wrangler. Tony Reslein has returned for a second time this season from his home in Canada and he too was along.
Departure was at the prescribed time and we managed most of the stop lights while getting out of town, over Usary Pass Road. That took us to the Bush Highway which led to the Beeline which when taken North leads to Rye Creek. Blue had called to alert them of our numbers and they were ready for us on arrival. We did not need the coffee hand warmers as much as in previous weeks as the temperature on departure was 58 and until the last 20 miles or so, stayed in the upper 50’s. It did cool down a little as the wind came up a bit, but all in all, it was a very comfortable ride. Oh, there was snow covering some of the higher areas, such as Four Peaks and we could see it on the hills West of the restaurant, but none in our path.
They were quick to take our orders and the first helpings were quick to arrive, but the remaining meals took a bit longer, with Blue, Char, Wrangler and Tony ending up the last to be served. Those wanting to get back early, ate and then headed directly back to AJ. When our meal was finished, we proceeded down 188 toward Globe, via Roosevelt Lake. I think that the lake must be at capacity. Never have I seen it this full and there is still a steady stream of water entering via Tonto Creek.
There were eleven bikes headed toward Globe and we made no stops before reaching the Miami Shell station where some of the bikes welcomed a drink of petro while the rest of us took advantage of the stop to stretch or to ease the bladder. On the ride back through the Canyon on #60, the temperatures continued to climb and neared 70 as we dropped over Gonzales Pass into the valley. It was around 2 pm when we rode back into the resort. For this writer, it was a glorious ride. The desert is green, reflecting the benefit of our winter rains. The company was as good as it gets and no one had any problems. All in all, a very good day…
GPS Data:
Miles Ridden: 186,6
Average Speed: 54.00 mph
Driving Time: 03:27:14
On Wednesday, there is talk of riding down to Caliente and if I can get off work, I may tag along as I need to see the good folks at J&M in Tucson.
Shutterbug
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Ride to Petro
It was a cool cloudy day when 24 bikers with 5 lady passengers left the Chevron station for the ride to the Petro Restaurant near the intersection of I-8 and I-10. Our travel was on the “high road”, taking Highway 60 to 79 through Florence, then Coolidge and a short tour on I-10. In half an hour, the cloud layer overhead disappeared and the sun shone for the rest of the trip. It was an exhilarating Arizona day.
After the picture, taken by Wrangler, we were divided into 2 groups. Blue led the first 12 bikes with Tomahawk as tailgunner. Vern Chrestensen led the second group with Red Shirt on the back. There was again a new rider. Vern Tiede from Hawley, Minnesota appeared on his 2006 Harley with 1,600 miles. Roy, who rode the yellow Gold Wing with outrigger wheels, appeared with his new grey Gold Wing Trike, but decided not to ride when it made unexpected sounds.
The back room at Petro was set for us when we arrived, and it was a jovial place. This was the second day on the job for our waitress, Mary, and she passed the test of service, delivering plentiful food. Some needed to return directly to AJ, while 14 bikes continued the tour to the west, with a rest stop at Ak Chin Casino, then through Maricopa and the 202, returning to Golden Vista about 2:00 with 165 miles total.
Tomorrow will be the Road Pickup on Baseline, starting at 9:00 from the Center. A rainy forecast for Saturday makes planning a destination uncertain. A short trip, perhaps to Fountain Hills, may become the goal.
Phil Parsons
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February 25, 2010
It was a light day for the Blue's Angels road warriors. Thirteen pickup Angels appeared. Blue had the trash bags, pickup sticks and vests, and we all spread out along our assigned part of Baseline. Eight bags of trash were picked up, and we were all back in the Park by 9:45 and feeling good. How's that for a day's work?
CLICK HERE to see today's pictures.
Phil Parsons
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He told me that the plan for tomorrow is to ride to Petro. The departure time is unchanged. Ride safe...
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|  | CLICK HERE to see today's pictures | The weather forecast for today called for rain ! Hah…. What do those guys know about the weather? Well, today….. quite a bit. Still, even knowing that there was some chance that we might get a little damp, twenty bikes sporting 26 riders met at the Chevron, all wearing warm smiles and toasty jackets and all anticipating another great Angel ride. We had some riders back who have not been acknowledged this season. Bob DeCorte from Michigan rode last Saturday too, but I did not mention him. Also back were Don and Sue Theys on their attention getting Spyder.
While we had planned previously on riding North, as snow was a good possibility that direction, it was decided to try Kearney instead. A phone call to the restaurant there confirmed that they would find a spot for all of us to sit and following the group photo, we were on our way. Vern Chrestensen (now know as “Eagle Chrestensen as he recorded a 3 on a par 5 yesterday) led the first contingent of eleven bikes with Shutterbug riding shotgun. Blue and Wrangler were in charge of the remaining riders and they were not far behind us as we rode East on 60, past Gold Canyon, up to Superior and then South to Kearney. It looked for a time that the prognosticators were going to be wrong about the rain. There was a drop or two as we turned South on 177, the when we arrived at the restaurant, the skies were pretty clear and I, among many, opted not to put any rain cover on my ride. (Mistake!)
Our tables were ready for us as was the coffee and as the temperatures had dropped from the 50’s into the high 40’s as we rode past the Ray Mine, we were ready for some warm stimulants. Owing to the size of our group, the food was a bit longer coming out than we normally experience, but that did not diminish the quality of our gathering. What did put a little bit of a “damper” on the morning was the fulfillment of the rain prophesies as by the time we were ready to ride, rain suits were more than just a fashion statement. They were pretty much a necessity.
Some of the bikes opted to head straight back to Apache Junction, braving what was obviously a serious storm on the mountain. Others went to Winkleman for fuel and then rode on up to Globe and home. The remaining 13 bikes rode as one unit down to Oracle Junction and then home via Florence. We chose this route thinking that if we avoided the mountains, the weather would be dryer. Well, while there may have been less rain, it was certainly not dry. I heard a couple of guys say it was the worst rain they had ever ridden in. I can only say that they have not been with Wanda and I on all our journeys as we have experienced harder and longer storms, but in all fairness, it was pretty damp. And the wind was really whipping it up. I had a tumble weed larger than my bike blow directly in front of me. What an explosion! It was pretty exciting for a second and I will be picking sticks out of my bike for weeks to come. Glad I had the faring to protect me and my face shield down.
One stop just prior to reaching Florence allowed the boys to water cacti and then a fuel stop in Florence gave the “hold outs” a chance to lighten their loads as well. We rode back into Apache Junction just before 2:00. The temperatures had warmed from a low of 42 to about 50 and it was no longer precipitating. And, just in case you are wondering, it was still a great ride.
My GPS records indicate we covered a total of 177.7 miles at an average speed of 53.6. Do the math and that comes to a total of 3 hours, eighteen minutes and 51 seconds of riding. My maximum speed was 83.8 so you know I was near the back of the pack and had to hustle to catch up a time or two.
I will send information about Wednesday’s ride later, but want to remind all of you that this next Thursday is the street cleanup day. Meet Blue and your fellow Angles at the Golden Vista Club House at 9 am.
Shutterbug…..
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Still no computer so am unable to forward any photos but will give a brief overview of our ride today which was absolutely excellent. We had a total of 20 bikes, 10 with co riders. We were joined by a new rider today, a Darrel Honrud of Bellingham, Washington riding a Kawasaki Venturer. Darrel is spending the winter in our park (Sun Life) and commented about how nice our group is and how great the ride was today.
We traveled in two groups, the first group (8 bikes) being led by Vern C. with Big Red in the rear, the second group (12 bikes) was led by Blue with Wrangler in the rear. Our destination was Guayo's just North of Globe who's specialty is Mexican food. We arrived at about 11:00 AM and were escorted to a private room in the rear of the building. The restaurant looks small on the outside which is very deceiving as there are several small banquet halls inside. The food and service was excellent, they have the capacity to deal with large groups of people. We were informed that the unlimited supply of chips supplied to each table were home made each morning. I'm sure we will be visiting here again.
Our return route was via Winkelman again traveling in 2 groups, this time with the lead group being led by Blue with Wrangler in the rear, the second group with Vern in the front and Big Red in the rear. I registered a total of about 190 miles from our park and returned home at 2:45 PM. For whatever reason, the route between Globe and Winkelman seems more scenic going South than North, only my opinion.
Our plans for Sat. are to leave the Chevron station at 9:00 AM and go North to the Payson area with one group eating at the casino, another group at the airport and the third group going to Strawberry. Sounds like another good ride. Hope to see you all Sat.
The Red Baron
My thanks to Gene for his fine report. We miss the photo's but understand the problem.
Blue has asked me to remind all of the Angels of the Street Clean Up scheduled for a week from Thursday, Feb 25th. I will be sending you a reminder of the time and place to meet, but please put this on your calendar.
Also, I understand that Blue's brother Bill is improving some. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.
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| | | It has come to my attention (that is what sister-in-law's are for) that Blue did not lead the group to Judy's. He, in fact, led the last unit to the Duck Pond. I do apologize for the error. Guess I should not wait until midnight to do these entries.
Sorry.
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|  | CLICK HERE to view today's pictures | From 50 to 70 - - - that was our day. Now I could be talking about several things.. Maybe the ages of our riders, but not the count of our clan. Maybe the speeds we rode and I suppose it could be the distance we traveled. As it turns out, it is the temperatures we enjoyed on the fantastic February day.
In fact, we did have one of our largest counts of bikes and riders. If I am not mistaken, there was a total of 35 bikes and 52 riders that crowded the parking lot at the Goldfield Chevron. Blue made the comment that if we continue to grow we will have to find another gas station with a bigger lot. (Maybe we should consider an abandoned air field someplace) The decision was made that we would travel in three groups to three locations. Some of the riders needed to be back a bit earlier so Judy’s Cook House in Globe was the first destination. Group two would ride to Ma’s Kitchen at Roosevelt Lake and the remaining riders would stop at the Duck Pond which is only a few miles short of Ma’s. Figuring out who was going where, so we could get a count that would allow Blue to call to alert them of our pending arrival, was a real challenge. When asked for a count of hands for any given place, some hands were barely visible, while others went up for about 30 seconds, but not long enough to get an accurate count. It was a challenge. So, Blue called ahead with what he hoped to be good numbers and we were soon ready to depart. But not before our traditional group photo.. I also took a picture of most of the ladies who were present. (Good looking group don’t you think?)
Garry Hewitt led the first unit up to Judy’s.. Garry was nice enough to send me a report on that segment and I really appreciate that. Thank you sir!
Hi Pat: As per your request:
Left Chevron with 8 bikes & 5 passengers for Judy's Cook House in Globe. Garry lead the way, with Little Al on the tail, arriving in Globe in time to wave & spur on Vern's group on their way to lake country. Short but warm & beautiful ride - great service @ Judy's and as always, great company. Back to AJ by 12:15. (no rain today!)
Thanks, Pat. Garry
Thank you Garry!.. Wow.. how can he say it all in so few words?
Vern Chrestensen led the second unit which consisted of 13 bikes packing 19 riders. Don Fields assumed the responsibility of tail gunner and our destination was Ma’s. As I mentioned, the temperature early was in the 50’s, although I think it may have dropped into the high 40’s as we went over the top of the mountain. As our departure from the Chevron was a little delayed, we opted not to take our usual stretch stop at the Wal Mart store in Globe, and made the trip to the lake in just under an hour and one half. They had expected only 12 Angels, but quickly made the adjustments to get us seated, coffee poured and our orders submitted. The foot was abundant, delicious and came out in a reasonable length of time. The company was as good as the meal.
Blue led the remaining riders (14 bikes with 20 up) to The Duck Pond. Gene (Red Baron) Bonnes rode shotgun and their unit was close behind us so we were able to hear them chat over the CB’s. Before we stopped to eat, arrangements were made to meet at Roosevelt Dam for a picture session. You will see that we took a several pictures of the riders and their mounts, all of which are posted. (If any of you want copies of you and yours, let me know).
Our next stop was at Tonto Basin and was important as our breakfasts always include an ample intake of coffee and it does not seem to travel well (or long). Several of the bikes from group two and three had opted to return directly back to AJ so I think we were now down to around 21 bikes total. Blue led the way home, continuing on up 188 to the Beeline Highway and then home.
Remember the 50-70 thing.. Yep, it was over 70 degrees when we rode back into town. Now that is perfect riding weather. And, according to my GPS, these riders traveled a total of 177.3 miles at an average speed of 52.1 mph. That figures out to be 3 hours, 24 minutes and 15 seconds of riding time. My maximum speed was 78.4 mph (the result of falling behind for traffic at a stop sign) And, on a personal note, I also turned over 80,000 miles on my 03 Goldwing. For me that is 60,000 miles of enjoyment and smooth riding.
As you are looking at today’s pictures (which are available by clicking here) be sure to not the beautiful blue skies and the emerging green in the desert. Our recent rains have made a tremendous difference in the look of things and in the water levels of our reservoirs. (Roosevelt must be near capacity) When viewing the pictures, I suggest using the slide show option under actions.
The ride on Wednesday will be up to Globe for lunch. Departure is at 10 am so mark you calendar accordingly.
One last thing… Bill Kelty, Blue’s brother, is needing our assistance. He is struggling with pneumonia and is also being treated for cancer. Please keep him and the Kelty family in your prayers.
Shutterbug
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The “Blue’s Angels” was formed in 1995 by John Kelty. The name of the group came from John’s current 1993 1500 cc blue Goldwing which he has named “Blue”. The "Angels" was chosen because all the riders are all such good little boys with their toys, and most of all because we wanted prayer involved as we rode and socialized.
Blue’s Angel's started with six bikes from the Golden Vista Resort and four from West Phoenix. There are now over 40 active, enthusiastic guys and girls. Every time “Blue” meets a new person at Golden Vista he asks “why don't you buy a motorcycle?” Many do!
Blue’s Angels strive for comradeship while doing a fairly dangerous hobby and enjoying every minute of the time we ride. Blue loves people and wants them all to feel as he does.
The Angels have no specific restrictions of membership. The only requirement would be that members maintain a safe bike. All riders are encouraged to complete a motorcycle safety course. To be an official member one must invest $12.00 to buy a Blue's Angels Cap. After that huge expense, there are no dues or fees.
The main goals are:
to keep the group going forever
to keep it simple and informal
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