Re-Opening Breakfast Ryde

Saturday, May 30, 2020

MEET UP: Wawa, 4660 FL-46, Sanford, FL. : 7:00 am and 7:30 am if more than 10 people

DEPART: 7:15 am then 7:45 am if more than 10 people

SIGN UP: No Later Than 9:00 pm Thursday, 5/28/20 (Late sign-ups cannot join the ryde(s). Based on the sign-ups, we will identify ryder groups with meet up and depart times and post both in the comments below and on Central Florida Chapter Facebook Page on Friday, 5./29/20 by noon. Groups will be made based on the order people sign-up/comment below. Be sure to indicate the number of people. Please be on time to the announced ryder group times.

SAFETY: We want to be safe both health-wise and ryding-wise. Here are our rules to follow:

1. If you feel sick, stay home, don’t sign up.

2. We ryde in groups of no more than 10, people not bikes.

3. No touching … people or bikes

4. Keep social distancing - min. 6 feet

5. Wear a face mask or face covering when not ryding or eating.

GET EXCITED: This is our first group ryde in quite a while. It will be great to meet up with people we’ve missed. This will be about a 2 hour ryde (no stops) to be at the Goodrich Seafood and Oyster House for breakfast around 9:20 and 9:50 am. They do serve a good breakfast although the breakfast menu is not posted on their website.

Looking forward to getting our rydes going again!!!

If you have a GPS or use Calimoto, please load the appropriate file below prior to the ryde. We may need additional Road Captains and/or Tail Gunners. Thanks. (Also thanks to George Cintron for providing the route. Sorry you won’t be able to make the ryde).

Garmin GPX File
Calimoto Link (almost the same)

Road Warrior Awareness Ryde #1, 2020

New Date, Saturday, April 25, 2020
Saturday, March 28, 2020

The first 2020 Road Warrior Awareness Ryde will be hosted by Central Florida Powersports and US Spyder Ryders - Central Florida Chapter - you are all invited.

This event will raise funds and promote the mission awareness for the Road Warrior Foundation.

This event will be held at Central Florida Powersports, 2575 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL

The Admittance donation (registration fee) for this event is $40 per person. This March 28th event includes light breakfast, guided ryde, lunch, event patch, & door prize ticket plus access to the 50/50. Check-in Begins at 8:30am with first wheels up at 9:10am and last wheels up by 9:30am

Registration after March 18th goes to $50. To Register, Click the below button for event updates and registration.

RWF Awareness PRE-Ryde

This ryde is POSTPONED
New Date TBD
Saturday, March 21, 2020

For all of our great volunteers who may not be able to ryde the Awareness Ryde #1 on the day of the event, we will be running the ryde the week before the actual event. Road Captains and Tail Gunners who have not already ridden the route should definitely attend.

Meet up is at Central Florida Powersports at 9:00 am. Ryde will depart at 9:30 am. After the ryde we can have lunch at 4-Rivers Smokehouse, 874 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL

Comment below if you plan to attend the Pre-Ryde Ryde.

OBI's Fillin' Station, St. Augustine

Sunday, March 15, 2020

9:00 am Meet Up at RaceTrac, 4115 E, State Rd. 46, Sanford, FL. Depart at 9:30 for a Scenic ryde to OBI’s Fillin’ Station, 590 A1A Beach Blvd, St. Augustine, FL on the last day of Daytona Bike Week. We’ll ryde up Rte 415 before we cut over to S. Beach Street along the Halifax River into the Ormond Loop then up A1A along the coast to St. Augustine and OBI’s Fillin’ Station where you can order a Bacon Cheeseburger on two Crispy Creme donuts … YUMMMM !!!

Here is the GPX file: RaceTrac-Sanford to OBI's St. Augustine

DISCLAIMER: Not responsible for calories consumed during this ryde.

Post a comment to join the fun.

Flagler Beach High Jackers

Join us Saturday, March 7th for a ryde to the Flagler Beach area. Our route will start in Mount Dora at the Racetrac @ 20005 US-441, Mt Dora, FL 32757. We will depart Racetrac @ 9:30 and take the back roads over to Palm Coast where we will stop for lunch at High Jackers which is located at the Flagler Airport. Upon leaving High Jackers, we will head toward the Beach for a short trip down A1A and the tree canopy of Ormond Loop. Our tour will end in Deland where fuel will be available prior to our goodbyes for the day.

Meet up location - Racetrac @ 20005 US-441, Mt Dora, FL 32757 / 9:00 am March 7th
Departure time - 9:30am Arrival time for Lunch - est. 11:30am
Total Miles - 131

Click the map to download the GPS File

Ryde to Rusty Bucket Restaurant, Sarasota, FL

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Join this fun ryde to the Rusty Bucket Restaurant, 257 North Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, FL

Meet up at Wawa just south of Central Florida PowerSports at 8:00 am and depart at 8:30 am. Taking some nice secondary roads we will arrive at the Rusty Bucket Restaurant around 12:10 for lunch. After lunch we will top of the tanks before returning to the Central Florida area and stopping at DQ in Lake Wales. From DQ, folks can decided on the best direction home.

Total route from Wawa back to Lake Wales is  234 miles. Total seat time is about 5-hrs and 36mins plus your time to and from home.

Please note that the GPS File has been updated and is available here.

Select either image to learn more about Rusty Bucket Restaurant

Sign up below if you plan to attend.

Central Florida Twisties Ryde

Back By Popular Demand
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Meet up: 9:00 am at Wawa, 2449 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL
Depart: Promptly at 9:30 am.
Distance: 78 miles
Time: Approximately 3 hours (includes a rest stop)

A great ryde on some roads never before ridden by the Central Florida Chapter. This route has plenty of twists and turns plus elevation changes. Road quality varies from highway to county road to rural road. Ryde by plenty of lakes, through orange groves, see cattle and get some nice views from several of the hills along the route. We’ll end the ryde at the Lake Alfred Diner. A great spot where they serve both breakfast and lunch. Click on the map to download the GPX file.

Please post a comment if you plan to join this adventure.

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Annual Members Meetings

Saturday, February 1, 2020

We will be starting out from our favorite sponsoring dealership (Central Florida PowerSports) and will ryde to our lunch and meeting destination in DeBary. 

We have also opened our 2020 Board Nominations Form (click the button to the right).

We will once again be utilizing our website and a custom form for the nomination process. Within the form, you will find a description of the main responsibilities for each position along with a listing of all current paid members through December 30, 2019 that are eligible to hold office.  Please select a member you wish to nominate in each drop-down and click the submit button.  Your submission will be recorded and we will begin to draft ballot sheets for our meeting.  Nominations will be accepted up to Thursday, January 23rd and I ask that before nominating someone for a position, please make sure you read the requirements which are posted prior to entering the form.

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Agenda

• 2020 RT Presentation @ CFPS

• Presentation on Ryder Safety

• Treasury Update

• 501c3 Chapter Supported Charities:

  • Review 2019 Charitable Contributions

  • Discussion and vote 2020 Supported Charities

  • Discuss Annual Chapter Awareness Ryde for Road Warrior Foundation

• Voting of 2020 Board Members

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Ryde and Lunch Details - 

Meet up -
         Central Florida PowerSports at 9:00am

Feet up will be at 10:00am, route to lunch will be 78 miles. Meeting & Lunch will be at Swamp House Grill in DeBary with an arrival time of 1:00pm.

To Download the GPS File Click Here

HFOT Key Ceremony for Army SGT Patrick Wickens

US Spyder Ryders can’t wait to help make this event a memorable one for Army SGT Patrick Wickens and his family. The Wickens Family are outstanding folks and really are part of our extended family as RWF Alumni. Our chapters will be partnering with Tampa Mopar Society / Military Mopars to escort the Wickens Family home.

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Escort Details -

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020
Meet-up/Staging Location: Publix @ 10615 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
Time: Meet-up 8:30am. Escort Debrief to begin at 9am (all must be present). Will depart for staging location by 9:30 to be at the Ceremony in time. Our Escort Ryde will only be about 5 miles.

Please sign-up early so that we can get a head count and bike count.

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Key Ceremony Details -

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020 Key Ceremony Location: 12225 Treetop Court
Time: Event Registration @9:30am Orlando, FL 32832
Ceremony @ 10:am Live Oak Estates

Lost Lagoon NSB Ryde

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Join us Saturday, January 11 for a Ryde up to NSB. We will depart from Central Florida PowerSports at 9:30am and tour some of the back roads up to NSB including part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Reserve. Our route has two leg stretch. One about halfway in and the other to see if we can catch a glimpse of a couple Manatee.

Interested in looking at the Lunch Menu; click here :).

Meet up time at CFPS will be at 9am.

Download the GPX file by clicking on the map.