Crazy Train Riders - Ride to Benefit the Lions Club
A day with the Crazy Train Riders is not so crazy after all.
The Crazy Train Riders are located in Corinth New York and on July 11th they hosted a ride to benefit the local Lions Club. The vice-president of the club (Lady BUG) is an avid reader of the magazine and will soon be a contributor as well. We also know “Moon Goddess” and it is always easy to find her on any ride, just look for pink.
The ride originated from the ½ Mile Ranch in Lake Luzerne. The ½ Mile Ranch is a camp ground with a large event hall, bar and pool and they have the Welcome Bikers sign out all season. If you are looking for a watering hole that is a little off the beaten path where you will feel welcome, it will be hard to beat The ½ Mile Ranch. We departed the ranch with 21 bikes and proceeded east on Route 9N and then went into Haldey NY. The ride then followed the east side of the Sacandaga Lake and on into West Milton NY where we stopped at The Mill Rock Tavern for some refreshments and some ice. I needed the ice to bring the swelling down from the bee sting I received on the back of the neck while on the first leg of the ride. I felt something crawling around the neck of my jacket and when I reached in to remove it I was stung. Note to self: If you feel something crawling around in the neck of your jacket, stop the bike and take the jacket off.
From the Mill Rock Tavern we proceeded to Route 9 and headed north where we made a refreshment stop at McGregor’s Pub. After a rest period on the deck in front of the misting fans and having consumed some amount of liquid refreshments we proceeded north on Route 9, turned left onto County Route 33 (Corinth Road) and proceeded to Corinth where we stopped at The New Star Bar in Corinth. We left The New Star bar and proceeded to Luzerne where the ride terminated at the point of origin but not before I was stung on the front of my neck by another bee. I saw this one coming but he must have been on a suicide mission because no matter where I moved, the bee adjusted its trajectory to insure a direct hit. At the ranch, the Lions Club was set up and were cooking burgers and dogs. In the event hall there was plenty of baked beans and cold salads to supplement the dogs and burgers. After every one had eaten, The Crazy Train Riders conducted drawings for various prizes that had been donated by local merchants.
This was a fun ride to be on. It was well paced and passed through some very scenic areas and the establishments that were chosen as rest stops were both unique and welcoming. The club provided their own blockers and the ride was conducted efficiently and safely. The food at the termination of the ride was excellent and there was plenty to go around. “Moon Goddess” developed an infatuation with the Fury and it seemed that every time we were ready to depart, we had to pry her off the bike. It provided a basis of a lot of jokes and humor and ratcheted the camaraderie of the group up a few more notches.
The only sad part about the whole ride was the bike count. This club worked their butts off to put this ride on. I see members of this club at almost every ride that I attend and they deserved more support than they received from the biker community at large. I do not know if it was the chancy weather forecast or scheduling but we need to support them and I would highly recommend that next year we all try to put them on our schedule.
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 William
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Heidi