Roy’s BBQ Lunch Ride - Hutchinson – March 31, 2012

roginoz · Post by **roginoz** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:40 pm

Fifth Annual Roy’s BBQ Lunch Ride
Hutchinson, Kansas – Saturday, March 31, 2012 – 11:00 AM

BBQ at Roy’s in Hutchinson & Pie at the Carriage Crossing in Yoder

Although the ROMEOs have been riding all winter, the Roy’s BBQ Ride to Eat serves as the traditional start of the Kansas riding season for my friends on the ST-Owners and Motorcycle Sport Touring Association forums. It’s open to anyone Ann doesn’t throw out of the restaurant, and we’ve had several ROMEOs attend in the past. (Good BBQ, a chance to ride, tolerable company – it pretty well fits the ROMEO criteria…)

We’ll meet for lunch at Roy’s BBQ (1018 Nickerson Blvd., Hutchinson) at 11:00 AM. (Optional tire kicking and BS will take place prior to that.) It makes for an early start for some, but it lets us beat the crowd. (In the tradition of real BBQ places, it’s over when the meat’s gone.) Save a little bit of room, because after lunch we’ll take a short ride to Yoder for pie at the Carriage Crossing. There’s reserved motorcycle parking (which we’ll quickly overflow) on the south side, and Amish buggies parked on the north side.

After the pie, some of you may want to visit the Kansas Cosmosphere (http://www.cosmo.org). They have American rockets, German V1 and V2s, American and Russian space capsules, and an SR71 Blackbird hanging in the lobby. There’s also an IMAX theatre, a planetarium, and a tremendous amount of other stuff.

Last year we had had nineteen people, arriving via seventeen motorcycles and one Cadillac. Six states were represented: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma

I will buy lunch, and pie, for the rider traveling the farthest. In the past four years, we’ve had people ride from Louisiana, California, and Arizona (twice) to claim the free meal. The long distance rider will also get his or her name engraved on the legendary Mixon Cup, which is proudly displayed year-round at Roy’s. In addition, I’ll buy pie at the Carriage Crossing for anyone who shows up wearing a ROMEO shirt.

roginoz · Post by **roginoz** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:59 am

It looks like great riding weather next Saturday, so I thought I'd bump this back to the top. We're expecting riders from Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Woody469 · Post by **Woody469** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:18 am

We will see you there, and I have my Romeo shirt on so now I just need to decide which piece of pie your buying me Roger!

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Woody469 · Post by **Woody469** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:05 pm

Great turnout, 45 bikes from as far away as Minnesota!!

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roginoz · Post by **roginoz** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:57 am

We had forty-four motorcycles, one scooter, and one Suzuki automobile hauling a guy with a broken. As near as I can figure, there were forty-eight in attendance, including eight or ten ROMEOs, representing seven states (CO, IL, KS, LA, MO, OK, WI.)

It was such a good day to ride that Woody took a raincheck on his free pie so that he could get in a few more miles.

A great day to ride, excellent BBQ, and the very best of company.

If you missed out, there's always next year; mark your calendars for Saturday, March 30, at 11:00 AM.

Woody469 · Post by **Woody469** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:33 pm

Did around 160 miles on the 919 Saturday and then logged another 170 or so on the Goldwing Sunday, great weekend! That BBQ was awesome Saturday!

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