Barb, Buddy and I stopped at Aerostich Rider Wearhouse on Wednesday, I took these three photos last year when I stopped to say "hi" to Andy and the crew.
One of the observations I made at the Rally; the average Aerostich worker seemed content and proud. One example, the older gent who makes the tank panniers came over to me with glow on his face. The craftsman told me he made my Tank Panniers from start to finish. I also felt good, that my purchase made him, anAmerican worker feel proud.
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Corse Superbikes
One of Wisconsin's best shops ever.
Now out of business
This was one cool shop!
BMW Motorcycles of Milwaukee
http://www.bmwmotorcyclesofmilwaukee.com/default.asp
The sister shop is next door selling Honda, Kawasaki, Triumph & accessories
http://www.southeastsales.com/
Mischler's BMW/HD
http://www.mischlershd.com/default.asp
Beaver Dam, WI
Nick's BMW Motorcycles
http://www.nicksbmw.com/
De Pere, WI
http://www.gcmsports.com/default.asp
http://www.westbendhartfordharleydav...om/default.asp
Last edited by BeerTeam; 12-22-2012 at 02:08 AM.
Two Wheel Tuesday
Every Tuesday April thru October, a few hundred motorcycles gather in the parking lot behind Culvers Drive-in at 124 Street, two blocks south of Capital Drive. Take Highway 45 Capital Drive west(Harley Plant exit). Bikes start arriving at 5 PM, leaving at sunset. REI Camping store is straight ahead on Capital Drive.
See You at Two Wheeled Tuesday!!!
Last edited by BeerTeam; 12-28-2007 at 09:24 PM.
First Sunday of May & October
Just West of Madison Wisconsin
Slimey Crud Run
One of Wisconsin big Sport Bike Events is the Slimey Crud Run (yea, the event that Cycle World's Peter Eagan is always raving about). The Event starts about 10 miles west of Madison in Pine Bluff and ends 40 miles northwest in Leland, but you have to remember about the Pine Bluff/Leland route, is that you can't get there from here. Everyone takes a different road, and the Bikers all leave and arrive when they feel.
Do your own Slimey Crud Run before or after the the National Rally. Pine Bluff (95 miles, 2 hours from West Bend) has some of the best twistys around. http://www.slimeycrudrun.com/
Last edited by BeerTeam; 05-27-2007 at 10:46 AM.
Initially named Pine Grove, the town was renamed Soldiers Grove in the 1830s during the Blackhawk Indian War when it was established as an encampment for soldiers. Soldiers Grove is still a very small town (Population 583) that got flooded out by the (now diked) Kickapoo River. The town relocated on to the hills next to town. The Campground is in the old downton. The Madison Club has the Great River Road Run there last year. Everyone loved the town and the town loved the BMW crowd. Soldiers Grove reminds me of Paonia. The roads in that area are some of Wisconsin Finest. The G R3 Rally had 250 Rally Rats, but the campsite could hold many times that. Soldiers Grove charges a small fee for camping.
Soldiers Grove would be my choice for a base camp to discover Wisconsin. Make sure that at some point you ride The Great River Road Hwy 35. Another optional ride would be Wild Cat Mountain or the Mindoro Cut routes. My recommended tour route would be take any of the roads out of town, then when you get to an interesting road, take it, you can not go wrong. Most motorcyclist from Wisconsin like to take the Alphabet roads, and keep in mind that triple letter roads are mostly better than single letter roads. Mapquest has Soldiers Grove to West Bend at 180 mile 3.5 hours.
America's first Solar Village. A historic village in WisconsinÔÇÖs beautiful Hidden Valleys.
Lots of valleys, hills, curvy roads, small rural farms and three great riversÔÇöthe mighty Mississippi, the Wisconsin, and the meandering Kickapoo all in this riding area. http://www.answers.com/topic/kickapoo-river
Above: This is the Bed and Breakfast that many people ate at. The B&B also had the Rally Showers.
Below: This is where breakfast, dinner & awards ceremony was served.
Typical riding roads
Last edited by BeerTeam; 05-27-2007 at 10:49 AM.
Sone of the best places in the world to go fishing. Port Washington, Sheboygan, Two Rivers & Manitowoc have great fleets of charter boats. Remember to make your reservations early, as they are always booked for mid-summer. You can charter a boat for half or whole days. https://www2.wildlifelicense.com/wi/
This photo is of BMWMOA Ambassador Terry Clark's catch of the day.
Last edited by BeerTeam; 12-28-2007 at 09:26 PM.
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