Lets_Play_Two Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 It was a great day for a ride in South Florida and my girl friend and I decided to join a group from BMW Motorcycles of Miami for a lunch ride to Everglades City which is kind of on the west coast....of Florida. It is an 80 miles ride for us to get to Miami so we started off in the early chilly morning light. Since we were in a hurry to get there, we just jumped on the turnpike and headed south. By the way, my girl friend just got her own bike 4 weeks ago and as of this evening she has 1250 miles on the odometer. The ride to lunch was through Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve and we went with about 40 other bikes, mostly GSs!!! An interested aside to this ride was the chance to talk to Emilio Scotto who, according to the Guiness Book, holds the record for the longest motorcycle ride. He just published a book on March 15th about his adventures when during 1985-1995 he rode around the world, not once, but twice, accumulating just less than 500,000 miles while visiting over 200 countries and taking 90,000 photographs. He rode a Honda. We had really fresh fish for lunch and Key Lime pie. We then made the trip home in a nonstop 150 mile shot. My girl friend can really wind up that 650GS. It certainly was a great day to ride and a great chance to meet a lot of other BMW riders in south Florida. I also learned that BMW Motorcycles of Miami is number 8 in sales in the US after only being open 1 1/2 years. These guys do a great job of looking after customers and selling their products and promoting motorcyling. I may even sell my H-D and by a GS just to see what all the interest is about. Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Was in ev cty for lunch a couple of weeks ago. Got to hook up with that group next time. Assume you went to the big restaurant on the left just where the road turns 90 deg. to the right. Great seafood. Link to comment
Lets_Play_Two Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Was in ev cty for lunch a couple of weeks ago. Got to hook up with that group next time. Assume you went to the big restaurant on the left just where the road turns 90 deg. to the right. Great seafood. That's the place. We went around the corner for dessert. BMW Motorcycles of Miami has a great owner. Link to comment
pedro cerveza Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I'd like to do one of those rides... I couldn't find anything posted on their website. Is there a published schedule? Link to comment
Marty Hill Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I'm gonna try to find a sked as well/down there every few weeks over the winter. Link to comment
Lets_Play_Two Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 I'd like to do one of those rides... I couldn't find anything posted on their website. Is there a published schedule? It's usually posted in the dealership. Best bet would be to call them and find out. I think it has been at least twice a month. Link to comment
ADulay Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Was this the pie place??? AD Link to comment
Jake Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Did someboday say pie? See you there this weekend. Will ride for pie. Link to comment
Lets_Play_Two Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Was this the pie place??? AD No it was a little place to the west of 29 right after you get into town. Link to comment
MikeyO Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Next time you (or anyone reading this) go to Everglades City, check out the small museum in town. Its an old general store, first in the area, built in the late 1800's. Lots of cool history on the area. Its located on the Gulf shore on the west side of town. Link to comment
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