Homes For Our Troops Ryde to Groveland, FL

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Ryde to Groveland, Florida to escort HFOT recipient, SSG Christopher Gordon to the Community Kickoff event.

There are two meet-up points for this ryde. Ryde starts at the Citgo station on Aloma and Hall Road (4980 Hall Rd, Orlando) and departs promptly at 7:30 am
The second meet-up point is the Kangaroo Express on Rte 50 17503 W Colonial Dr, Oakland, near exit 272 from the FL Turnpike. We will be there at 8:00 am and depart at 8:15 am to allow us to arrive at the HFOT site at 20721 McKenzie Rd, Groveland, FL by 9:00 am.

At the home site, we will group up with other ryders to escort SSG Gordon to American Legion Post 239 at 07 American Legion Road, Mascotte, FL. The escort ryde will depart at 9:30 am and arrive at the American Legion for the 10:00 am Community Kickoff. 

Please comment below if you plan to attend and Indicate the meet up point where you will join.

GPS file for ryde to Groveland

2017 Charity Ride - Homes For Our Troops

Saturday, October 14, 2017

We will be meeting up at the Wawa in Sanford at Rt 46 (4650 W Sr-46) and I-4 at 7:00am with a feet up time of 7:30 sharp.  Our route to the event will take us up US17 in to Palatka where we will top off at the Raceway on US17 (200 S US Highway 17) before heading in to the Sam Hogg Pavilion.

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Event Details

This ride is to benefit Homes For Our Troops. The unescorted ride will start and end at the Sam Hogg Pavilion at Seminole Electric. The approximate address is 274 West River Road, Palatka, FL.

The ride will cover ~120 miles, with 3 stops, and this year will include a leg that covers the twisty portion of The Loop!! If you've never experience The Loop in Ormond Beach, here's your chance!!

Registration will begin promptly at 9:45 am, but NOT before. First bike out will be 10:00 am with last bike out at 10:30 am, and estimated first bike in around 2pm and last bike around 2:30. Take your time at each stop. The first leg and... last leg will take about 40-45 minutes each.

Lunch will be cooked by our volunteers and will be served around 2:15.

At registration, you will receive a Ride Package which will include a map route and detailed route instructions, an event t-shirt, one raffle ticket for door prizes, goodie bag, dice roll sheet with instructions, and a meal bracelet for the end of the ride. Cost is $25 per rider. If you don't want a t-shirt, or your preferred size is not available, the cost is only $10. There will be a charge of $2 extra for any shirts 2XL and larger, up to 4XL. If you require a 3XL or a 4XL, please message before 10/4 so that it may be included in the order, as we do not order many of these sizes.

All proceeds from this year's event will be going towards the home being built for Army Specialist Jarrod Addison in Jacksonville, FL.

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Ryde Routes and Registration Document

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Route to Sam Hogg Pavilion - Click to enlarge

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Route for 2017 HFOT Ride - Click to enlarge

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Orlando Urban Canyon and Lake Ryde

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Meet Up at Central Florida Powersports at 9:00 am
Feet Up at 9:30 am
Final Destination: Lunch at Ace Cafe, 100 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL

Depart Central Florida Powersports and ryde to downtown Orlando to tour the streets through the tall buildings and lakes of the downtown area on a "not so busy" Saturday morning. The route will be posted soon. Slow down and see up close the urban views the "City Beautiful" and have a great lunch a the classic Orlando Ace Cafe.

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Download our tentative route here: GPS file

Post a comment if you plan to attend.

Road Warrior Benefit Ryde and Pancake Breakfast

Join us Saturday, September 9 for a Benefit Ryde and Breakfast.  We will be joining other US Spyder Ryder Chapters as we look to raise funds to help the Road Warrior Foundation for their upcoming ryde in October.

Breakfast Ryde

We will look to leave Clermont @ 7am from the BP located at SR-50 and 455.  Meet-up time will be 6:45.  Our ryde over to Tampa Bay PowerSports will be via some scene roads before hoping on I-75 for a short bit.  Total time = 1hr 34mins or 84.4 miles.  To access the Breakfast Ryde route, just click here.  Your Ryde Leaders for this event will be Hal BikerDoc and Dan Hamel

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After Breakfast, chapters will depart back to Central Florida for Lunch at JB Boondocks in Howie in the Hills.  

Please post below if you are going on the Breakfast Ryde or meeting the group for lunch only or both.

 It is really important that we give the Florida West Coast Chapter a good head count.

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Impromptu Ryde 2

Okay so who is up for our second impromptu ryde of the Labor Day weekend???  This is another early one to beat the heat and rain here in Central Florida.  We will leave the Sanford Area with a meet up at the Racetrac located at the intersection of RT 46 and Lake Mary Blvd. (4115 E. State Rd. 46, Sanford).  Meet up time will be 7am with a feet up at 7:30am.  We will then head up to the Funky Pelican for Breakfast and arrive at around 9:30.  the route in to Flagler Beach will cover the fun part of the Ormond Loop.  When we leave Flagler we will head back toward Central Florida and the Mt Dora area.  Who's up for this RYDE?

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MENU - http://www.funkypelican.com/assets/files/FunkyPelican_Breakfast_Feb2017.pdf

GPS File - Click Here

Impromptu Ryde...Saturday 9/2

Impromptu Ryde..  Saturday 9/2 Meet at RaceTrac gas station  at corner of Wolf Branch & 441 in Mount Dora.  Wheels up at 7am.  Local area Lake County ryde with stop for breakfast at approx 8:30am.  Let me know if you are coming..  This early should dodge both the heat and the rain

Club Meeting and Ryde

Join us Saturday, August 12, 2017 for our next club meeting and ryde.  President Carter will be reviewing with you how things are going, lead a discussion around thoughts for upcoming events and ryde destination, discuss upcoming charity events, along with happenings within the US Spyder Ryder Community.

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We will meet-up at Central Florida PowerSports at 9am with feet up at 9:30. Our route will take us long some nice roads before ending up at the Swamp House Grill in Debary at 12:30pm for the Club Meeting.

Total mileage for the ryde is 110 miles with a 10-minute rest stop at mile 61 (or 1hr 30min).  

To download the ryde GPS File just click here

Group Celebration and Sunset Ryde Northern Lake County

Please join us for a celebration dinner for newlyweds Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hamil followed by an evening ride through Lake County for those who wish to ryde.

We will have dinner at Vincent’s in Mt. Dora (see below for the address and link to their website). After dinner (around 6:30 pm) we will tour some of the country roads of Northern Lake County for about 100 miles of fun and curves before we end up at Twistee Treats in Tavares for a sweet cold treat; besides what is a little cake without a little Ice Cream? 

There are no fill-up stations along the route so make sure you top off your Spyder before stopping for dinner. If you are interested in joining, please sign-up so that we can make the correct reservation. 2 wheelers, and 4 wheelers also welcome!

 Meet up time for Dinner:
Saturday, August 5, 2017 @ 5pm

5914 N Orange Blossom Trail,
Mt Dora, FL 32757
Website:
 http://www.vincentsitalianrestaurant.com/

Feet-up time for ryde @ around 6:30 from the restaurant. 

Ryde Route:
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July 22, 2017 - James & Lisa Gerdes Fond Farewell Ryde

This ryde will have a prompt 7:45 am early feet-up time to beat the summer heat. Meet up at 7:30 am. We'll depart from the Wawa Station 1020 W. Mitchel Hammock Road, Oviedo, FL (Red Bug Lake Road Exit off of Rte 417). We'll keep cool by following some of the shadiest (and curviest) roads we can find through Oviedo, Sanford, Enterprise, Osteen and Oak Hill then breeze down Rte 1 to Cape Canaveral for breakfast at Grills Seafood and Tiki Bar, 505 Glen Creek Dr. Cape Canaveral, FL. Including a rest and hydration stop in Osteen, we should arrive for breakfast about 10:45 am. We'll meet up with Jim and Lisa at the restaurant.

We want to thank Jim and Lisa and wish them well with their new home and beginnings in Indiana. Jim has been a part of US Spyder Ryders from it's early beginnings and was single-handedly been  instrumental in the Web site's development and growth.

Please post a comment if you plan to attend this ryde and breakfast.

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Can-Am Spyder Experience Days

At Central Florida PowerSports

Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1, 2017 come out and support the best PowerSports dealership in Florida ... Central Florida PowerSports. Can-Am Spyder will have their Demo Spyders available for test rydes from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm both days.

Saturday, July 1, there will be food, refreshments, raffles and more surprises. All Florida US Spyder Ryder Chapters are encouraged to plan a ryde to Central Florida PowerSports on Saturday to join in the festivities and show your support. More details will be posted as soon as they are available.