Meet at the Texaco/Wendy's in Brent, Alabama near intersection of Hwy 5 & Hwy 82
Kickstands up at 5:00AM
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This is the annual end of year ride to the Stagecoach Café in Stockton, AL. The ride is Dec 30th, 2017.
Anyone thinking of doing this? From Birmingham?
I know renchinrider mentioned it in a post here (http://www.motorcyclealabama.com/rides/index.php?topic=2419.msg20735#msg20735).
And Chuck & Susan did a post here (http://www.motorcyclealabama.com/rides/index.php?topic=2458.msg21322#msg21322).
I figure it is time to do a little planning if anyone in the Birmingham area and south is thinking about going.
Like where to meet? (Hoover would be my suggestion for the Birmingham folks)
Time to meet? ( 5 am should give plenty of time. Google maps says a tad over 4 hours but with gas stops n such)
How to get there from here: Hoover to Al-5 to AL-41 is one way.
https://goo.gl/maps/5TravgeMbxm (https://goo.gl/maps/5TravgeMbxm)
Anywho, just putting this out here.
If I can go, I will.
Springer, sure hope y'all can make it! I'm having to bow out following an unexpectedly hectic month of distractions--couldn't get my bike ready for the trip. :'( I'll have to just go ahead and start my planning for next year.
Y'all ride safe and enjoy the gathering at Stagecoach!
Quote from: renchinrider on December 24, 2017, 04:46:47 PM
Springer, sure hope y'all can make it! I'm having to bow out following an unexpectedly hectic month of distractions--couldn't get my bike ready for the trip. :'( I'll have to just go ahead and start my planning for next year.
Y'all ride safe and enjoy the gathering at Stagecoach!
Thanks! Hoping to see a few friends of mine from Mobile and Pensacola Fl. there.
BTW, the weather should be good. Forecast in Birmingham is a high of 50 degrees and sunny.
Of course we will not really know if it will be raining until we wake up on 12/30. :)
That is why they call it weather...they have no idea weather it will rain or weather it will be sunny. ;)
I will probably take 5 to 84 to 59.
Quote from: merc16 on December 25, 2017, 05:04:03 PM
I will probably take 5 to 84 to 59.
Turn onto 84 @Grove Hill then right onto 59 @Claibone?
Um maybe. I was just looking at the map you posted. I live just a few miles from Brent Wal-Mart on North Scottsvile Road.
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Quote from: merc16 on December 25, 2017, 06:44:37 PM
Um maybe. I was just looking at the map you posted. I live just a few miles from Brent Wal-Mart on North Scottsvile Road.
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I live in Hueytown, it is on the westside of Birmingham next to Bessemer. Hoover would just be a meeting point that would be more familiar to folks. If no one is interested, perhaps we could meet in Brent? Or somewhere else along the way.
Of course with the health issues I have been having, I might just have to bail out at the day of. :( It has been a day to day thing for me.
Dang, sorry to hear about the health issues. We and/or anyone else could meet at the Texaco/Wendy's in Brent on Hwy 5. It is just past Wal-Mart but a little bit better to pull into.
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Looks like I might be able to do this ride. Meet up in Brent is a great idea. I'm up for springers 2nd google option hwy5 to 41 to 59.
What is the KSU time at Wendy's?
Rich
That will be up to merc16. ;)
Maybe 6 am. Too early or late ?
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Quote from: merc16 on December 26, 2017, 04:49:32 AM
Maybe 6 am. Too early or late ?
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Sounds good!
If you are planning to go down Saturday morning, I would say that 6am is the absolute latest that you want to leave.
You want to be there no later than 10am in order to look at bikes and socialize.
Lunch starts at 11am and the event will be over by 1-2pm.
I'm planning to go down Friday night and stay in a hotel in Atmore, so I will see you all there Saturday morning. I'll have the new official stickers for anybody who shows up...
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Ok I'm going to take 5 to 84 East to County Road 1 then right onto 59 South. Maybe ksu at 5 ?
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Quote from: merc16 on December 26, 2017, 06:15:03 PM
Ok I'm going to take 5 to 84 East to County Road 1 then right onto 59 South. Maybe ksu at 5 ?
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Sounds like a plan!
Also , the Brent Texaco/Wendy's is right off the Hwy 82 exit onto Hwy 5 for the T-town folks.
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I regret to say I'm wussin' out. Y'all have fun.
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Quote from: merc16 on December 29, 2017, 07:29:09 AM
I regret to say I'm wussin' out. Y'all have fun.
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No worries man, life throws a curve ball every now and then.
Quote from: 2372ighost on December 25, 2017, 10:51:26 PM
Looks like I might be able to do this ride. Meet up in Brent is a great idea. I'm up for springers 2nd google option hwy5 to 41 to 59.
What is the KSU time at Wendy's?
Rich
Hey Rich,
Right now things are up in the air for me. Like Nice Goat said a few posts back, head out time from the Wendy's needs to be around 5am. If I am not there by then, just head on out. With the way my health is now, I really can not fully say until the day of.
Well I caught a cold from the wife. And I'm not getting out in this weather feeling like I do.
Another ride I'm going to miss :(
Rich
Look who made it...
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Quote from: Chuck & Susan on December 30, 2017, 11:23:37 AM
Look who made it...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171230/d6ee07238c1908ae6debef62df642972.jpg)
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Just got home and realized I didn't take a single picture. Had a good time. Thanks to Chuck and Susan for organizing us.
Here are a few I took...
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Awesome, gents! So glad y'all not only made it, but found each other when you got there! ;D
We ran into an acquiantace of yours from Hunstsville from the North Alabama Vintage club. Sorry, can't remember his name, but knew you and Bama Rides . He was riding a red Triumph.
Chuck & Susan
Good to see it was a successful event.