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2009 Gallery

December 19

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Congratulations Doug & Melody

July 19 - Lundbreck Falls

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Is the sun setting on Okotoks Bike Night for 2009?

 

July 19 - Lundbreck Falls

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Candyman finds out the E on his gas guage doesn't mean "Enough."
Brent offers sympathy, and gas.

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Railbirds at Lundbreck Falls - Candyman, Pokey, Brent (hidden) and Birdo.

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Waiting for the cook to arrive so we can have lunch at the Lundbreck Tavern.

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Headed for home, south of Okotoks.

July 16 - First Inagural Okotoks (more or less) Bike Night

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Retreads attending the inaugural Okotoks Bike Night included Brent, Birdo,
Crazy Al, Jim and DrifterDon.

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In total 11 bikes showed up for the first Okotoks Bike Night, although most didn't know
they were participating.

July 12 - Highway 40 Run

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Stopping for a break at the Lost Lemon Mine

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Lunch Break at Woody's, Kananaskis   Village - Chirp, DrifterDon, Brasco, Hawkeye,
Richard, Rayna and Birdo.

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Lots of bikes out, Mount Kidd

July 3, 4 & 5 - Toad Rock '09

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Click photo to go to TR09 Gallery

 

May 31 - Calgary Awareness Ride

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Chainsaw holds up the Retreads tradition at the 2009 Calgary Motorcycle Awareness Ride

May 24 - MonkeyTop 2009 - Canuck Longriders & Foothills Retreads

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Marshalling point - Airdrie.

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Brasco, Birdo and Sailor listening to Didsbury Dave's cryptic directions. "Just follow me.

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One the road - Dan and Mustang Sally at tailgunner.

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Two views of the street beside the MonkeyTop Saloon in Bentley; yep, that's a full-dress Can-Am.

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Looking for a waitress - Ergun, Norm, Ruth, Mike, BebeMoose and Brasco.

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And in this corner - Sailor, PT Patti, Hawkeye and Ruby.

 

May 17 - May Breakfast Meeting & Ride

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Birdo bio-break in Longview

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After Chain Lakes and  Nanton, a stop a the Roadhouse in High River. Don't be in a hurry.

 

April 22 - 26 - Laughlin River Run 2009

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The Arizona Desert showed off its colours for the visiting Retreads.
Click here to see photos from the trip.

April 19 - April Breakfast Meeting & Ride

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"Is this where the Retreads Breakfast is?"

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Cosmo chaired the meeting (46 members and guests) and introduced the special guest, Kim from Custom Protect Eat, who makes custom-fit earplugs and MP3 player earbuds.

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While Kim injects the moulding silicon into Brad, Cosmo tries to keep it from leaking out the other side.

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...not entirely successfully.

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When these are done, Doug will be able to hear the music, but not the Melody.

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After the meeting, Larry led a group on a tour of new subdivisions,
ending up at Bragg Creek where about 250 bikes glinted in the sun.

 

March 15 - March Breakfast Meeting

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Birdo got the Red Menace out of mothballs, the
only member to ride to the meeting.

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Turnout was off the scale. Sixty people showed up.

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Attraction was  a new line of motorcycle jackets and vests with
built-in airbags that inflate if the rider is rudely separated from the bike.

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Bonny models the fully-inflated vest.

 

February 15 - February Breakfast Meeting

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Monster turnout for the February meeting - 46 members and potential members.

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Terry, right, collects the club support  trophy he and Rhonda won for hosting Retreads events. Chapter Rep Dave presenting.

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2009 edition of the Laughlin River Rats plan their April invasion of Arizona and Nevada.

January 25 - Red Deer Custom Bike Show
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Lots of eye candy....

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Cosmo's '99 Drifter in the show...

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When Vulcan 800s go bad....

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Round table discussion at the show - Sagebrush, Sweetcheeks, Sheila, Bonny, Cosmo, DrifterDon, Birdo

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Show winner, part panhead, part shovelhead, part beehive, all green



Show video, mostly shot by Birdo

January 18 - Monthly Club Breakfast meeting

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Huge turnout for the meeting, more than 32 members, THREE of whom rode to the meeting.

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Wolfman was the first to arrive on his Harley, snow banks no
obstacle.

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Patches and Penny arrived on the Yamaha,
braving snow and icey patches.

January 11 - Calgary Motorcycle Show

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"Eleven grand for what?" SweetCheeks wonders.

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Patches checks out 'three to go' Triumphs's 2400cc triple. Birdo approves.

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Brasco checks out the price tag on a ... a... what the hell is that?

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DrifterDon checks out the latest untippable Geezer Glide.

January 11 - Retreads 'After Christmas' Party

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First the venue was decorated in traditional Retreads colours.

 

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Chow line


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Brasco and Debbie explain The Lady and The Dude

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Vilnis was honoured for his contribution to the club

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Debbie was named Rider of the Year, 12,000
kms on a brand new driver's licence. Trophy
was a sequined helmet, non-DOT.

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Hawkeye and PT got an award for club support.

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The Ax Murderers demonstrate their unique balloon
busting technique.

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Nobel and Doris were named "Phantom Bikers", one ride last year (and it rained.)

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Scotty got a 'broken bone' patch for his off road riding experience.
He was also awarded a new set of eyebrows.

 

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