Morton's BMW 2012 Spring Fling Rally

[cliffy109]

What a blast. I know I'm not quite as connected into the club as many are, but it was nice to see some familiar faces. I loved hearing all the reactions to the event. The only negative thing I heard was from a Harley rider who couldn't follow directions with regard to beer. Everything else was overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to all who showed up.

[Wild Pig]

Now, I thought for sure that my elephant sighting would be mocked by all. I looked for that damned elephant every time I rode past the zoo.

Well, the thing with elephants is that much like cats, they are only visible when you look at them. So the elephant may have chosen to only appear to you, forsaking the rest of us its splendor. They are like that. Or it could be that it was actually a giraffe pretending to be an elephant. Or a zebra pretending to be a giraffe pretending to be an elephant. Or it could have been an elephant. Who knows. What's important is that the elephant was real for you, and should be accepted as the beautiful encounter it was. Unless it was a giraffe.

But always remember, anything not pertaining to the elephant, is irr-elephant.

[shelion]

What a blast. I know I'm not quite as connected into the club as many are, but it was nice to see some familiar faces. I loved hearing all the reactions to the event. The only negative thing I heard was from a Harley rider who couldn't follow directions with regard to beer. Everything else was overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to all who showed up.

Wow, I thought all HD riders had built-in beer homing devices. Who knew!

[PhilAger]

I Taught I Taw a Puddy Tat!


Can anyone spot the water buffalo hiding in the field?



And then a man with a prod coaxed this ELEPHANT out of the tree line!


Something you don't often see while casually cruising along an American highway to a cook-out! There is a bit of US 11 asphalt where my arrow indicates...

Ciao!
Phil & Karen
2010 F800GS,
2009 F650GS,
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S,
2008 Honda CRF230L, and
1975 R90S.
RIP, 2003 K1200LT w/129,124 mi.
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“…And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space,
‘Cause there’s bugger all down here on Earth.” – Eric Idle’s The Galaxy Song
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dm7sQ1C1E&feature=related
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[Maria V]

AHAAA! That is the elephant I saw...THANKS PHIL!

[Unity]

We were all sure there was an elephant, Maria.

--John

[shelion]

We were all sure there was an elephant, Maria.

--John

Not me. After the pants thing, I was convinced that she finally just fell off the deep end!

[Root]

It was a lovely riding weekend. Potts Mountain to Paint Head, Swinging Bridge & white buffalo sammich, the opportunity to ride through areas I knew 40 years ago. The food is better.

[Root]

Hi, @Cliffy109. I received no "directions", just attitude and disrespect. Suggest you snarks practice communication skills between now and your next rally.

[Flash!]

But always remember, anything not pertaining to the elephant, is irr-elephant.

I don't believe I've ever heart "irr-elephant" used in a sentence before!

Jody

[GSFun]

Oh, and what happens at the rally, stays...blah, blah, blah, but I do have to tattle and say that Maria developed a very surprising and somewhat alarming obsession with Janitor's pants. Scotch was not involved at that point.

At the risk of incriminating myself. Greg DOES have some great pants. It's unusual to find a combo of pants (any gear really) that look good, fit well, and look good on you. I surprised myself. .

"Thank You, thank you very much"

Here you go, BMW City Pants

http://www.ascycles.com/detail.aspx?ID=76247

They look better on you

[T.Wesley]

But always remember, anything not pertaining to the elephant, is irr-elephant.

I don't believe I've ever heart "irr-elephant" used in a sentence before!

I never heard it before either, but everybody I know is sure going to be hearing it a lot from this point forward

[Georgeinva]

Can anyone spot the water buffalo hiding in the field?

Found it!

[stevebmw]

Sorry to break up the wildlife program but I wanted to give those who came to the rally a heads up. I'll be sending out an online survey today or tomorrow to find out what you liked and didn't like for 2012. Your feedback will help us make 2013 even better than this year, so please complete the survey as soon as you can. And, once again, thanks to everyone for coming, we had a blast!

[shelion]

Hi, @Cliffy109. I received no "directions", just attitude and disrespect. Suggest you snarks practice communication skills between now and your next rally.

Speaking of attitude and disrespect...

Cliffy109 referenced a Harley rider. Since the bike in your avatar photo is clearly not a Harley and you didn't ride one to the rally, because I remember seeing your bike (a BMW) at the Brats n Brews, how are you making the leap to think that Cliffy is talking about you?

If you had a bad experience, that is unfortunate but responding by posting an insulting comment serves no purpose. No one on this board is bashing you.