ROMEOS

No one really knows what the weather next Wednesday will be, but the NWS (which stands for National Weather guess for Suckers) says sunny with a a high of 39*. Of course the high usually occurs about the time Larry #2 is about finished with his nap and Bucky is watching Judge Judy. So with that in ...

It's sure easy to plan these rides. All you do is look at the weather report six days ahead of time and plan the ride accordingly. So 55* and sunny, piece of cake. But when this morning arrived, I checked the thermometer on my deck and it was 32*. About the time I was ready to leave, I stepped out ...

As I'm sitting here and looking at the weather for next Wednesday I started thinking, maybe a ride to Nebraska, or Iowa, or Arkansas? But then I think, whoa, it's only a lunch ride so I'd better reel it in a notch or two, but then I think 55* and sunny, this is too good to be true. I tried a couple...

It was in the high 30's this morning but by the time we started arriving in St. Mary's around 10:15 it was 41* and stayed around that temperature all afternoon. There was very little wind so it was a pretty pleasant day for riding, especially if you had some electric gear. And BTW, if you don't hav...

The weather for next Wednesday looks pretty decent for December with mostly sunny and high 40's. Since it is officially the holiday season I will share a little ROMEO Christmas story that led to scheduling this week's ride. This is probably a myth passed from one ROMEO to another so take it with a ...

Since next week is Thanksgiving, after visiting with several at our last ride, the consensus was to not have a scheduled ROMEO ride next Wednesday. I think many are either traveling or are planning on helping their spouse prepare the Thanksgiving meal or are looking for someone to invite them for T...

The weather this month has been a challenge when yesterday at riding time it was 8 degrees and ended up in the low 40's by the end of the day. But today the high for the day was 36 and the temperature dropped as the day went along, but that didn't stop 28 ROMEOS from making it to the Perry Bar and ...

As of this moment, the long term forecast says "Sunny with a high of 39*". It's practically a balmy kind of day! So we're going to a new place, at least I couldn't find it in all the ROMEO archives for Eastern Kansas. Allen and I stopped in here last Wednesday and it looks like the perfec...

I think this looks like an option that works. It doesn't give you a very good look at smaller roads as alternative routes, but it certainly gives you a couple of options and a great time and mile estimate. I say we go with this one for awhile and see how people like it. It's certainly better than G...

This time of year it's a little hard to plan for these rides because it's difficult to predict how much the weather will affect riding decisions. But I took a stab at planning and told them to expect "around 20" and we had 18 ROMEOS show up for lunch. However, most were "in" 4 w...

In looking at the weather for next week, I think it calls for us to stay a little closer in, since the high for next Wednesday is predicted to be 38 degrees. The food always seems to be good at this restaurant and we always have a pretty good turnout here despite the weather. The special on Wednesd...

It was another beautiful fall day for riding, and about 35 ROMEOS took advantage of it by making their way to the Blue Ribbon Diner in Horton America. The owner expressed his appreciation for our business and thanked us for our patience while they got everyone served.[attachment=17]DSCN4352.JPG[/at...

It looks like a pretty decent forecast for next Wednesday with a prediction of sunny with a high in the low 60's. So with that in mind it seemed like a good idea to ride somewhere for lunch! Since we've been northwest three weeks ago, southwest two weeks ago, southeast last week, then north sounds ...

There were 190 page hits on the ride announcement by early this morning and I'll bet if you'd ask the staff at Beethoven's they would say that all of them showed up at once this morning. But in reality there were around 53 motorcycles and around 64 ROMEOS that showed up for lunch today. I had told ...

I've been holding this one back looking for the perfect time and place, and what better time than the middle of fall in Eastern Kansas at one of the coolest small town restaurants you will have a chance to visit. Beethoven's #9 is a German restaurant located on the downtown square in Paola. They ar...

Roger, I'm sorry you weren't able to make it yesterday, but I wanted to thank you for allowing Eastern Kansas to meet up for a joint ride. We had a great time with 80 or so ROMEOS that showed up from EK, KC, and SC, and I think all the area groups enjoyed visiting with guys we don't normally see. I...