We packed up the bike and left home around 7:30 to get to the Harley Museum. The museum held a pancake breakfast for riders heading out to Sturgis with the Harley Executives. When we arrived, there were lots and lots of bikes. About 25 employees were riding with the Davidsons and another 25 of us were tagging along. After we parked, one of first people we encountered was a friendly face, Tony SanFelippo. Everyone knows Tony, he is familiar to bikers because he is the head road guard for the Governor's Ride and the County Executive's Ride. And non-bikers will know him from the Hupy & Abraham commercials where he says, "if you've been injured in a motorcycle accident..." That's Tony in those ads. When he saw me with Cindy's maps, he mentioned that her husband was handing them out last night.
Some of the people who will ride along with us this morning were going to go as far as they could and just turn around. Everyone wanted to ride with Willie G. even for a short while. Unfortunately, Willie, Nancy, and Karen were delayed and would catch up with the group in Madison which was a little disappointing for some.
After the breakfast Bill Davidson gave the group instructions for lining up for the ride then a Deacon from a south side church gave a blessing. The interesting thing about the guy is that he is a Deacon on Sundays and he works at the Harley Museum during the week. By 8:30 we were heading out of the parking lot and on our way.(In the photos: Bill Davidson, Tony SanFelippo, State Senator David Zein, The Deacon)
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