HomeThe 31st Annual Labor Day Rally
Brian "Bruin" Allen
What a great rally!!! The usual hot weather broke and the gloriously cool days justified wearing leather and made our air cooled engines purr. The nights were nippley and made snuggling into a sleeping bag a treat. This time around I had a different approach to the rally. Typically I set up camp and don't ride much further than the American Legion breakfast in Ozawkie. But this corner of NE Kansas has some fine riding to offer and I planned to spend more time in the saddle. Friday I . . . [More]
A.B.A.T.E Dist. 8 Pre-Sturgis Rally
Crazy Eddie
The best way to describe this year's party is: a group of friends getting together to have some fun. It wasn't a large group, but everyone really enjoyed themselves. Les Walton's pasture, east of Newton, has been a favorite spot of mine for years, and obviously for Dist. 8 also. Last year was the first year that there wasn't an event at Waltons. It was good to be back. It was scheduled as a one day event, but you could camp Friday night if you wanted to enjoy this hot Kansas weather . . . [More]
Brotherhood (Doesn't Get Any Better Than This)
Mike Hill
July 27th I left Little Rock, Arkansas, on my way to Sturgis by way of Colorado, when suddenly about 90 miles south of Dodge City, Kansas in the middle of nowhere my 2003 Harley Road Glide (32,670 Miles) began to indicate that it was discharging. Apparently, I had just lost my Stator or something. It was about 105 degrees, I am in the middle of nowhere and I am clueless where the closest HD dealer was. All I knew was that I did not want to shut the bike off. So I kept hammering on . . . [More]