New Year's Day Polar Bear Run 2021

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Friday, January 1, 2021

We may be in Florida but we still have our traditions. Join our amazing VP this year in our third annual Polar Bear Ryde. Make sure you bring a towel because you could get wet! Mark your calendars and save the date for the first ryde of the year.

2021 Ryde details:

Meet up at 9:00 am at Racetrac in Mt. Dora (20005 US-441, Mt Dora, FL 32757). Prompt departure is at 9:30 am. This year’s ryde will take us North through part of the Ocala National Forest as we head towards Flagler and Ormond by the Sea. Prior getting to the Ocean we will ryde through Tomoka Marsh Aquatic Preserve, otherwise known to us Motorcycle folks as the twisties of Highbridge. We will stop to play in the Water at Tom Renick Park before having lunch at either Stavro’ Pizza House IV or Betty’s A1A Cafe (decision will be made before we depart the Beach). After Lunch we will head back to Sanford. Total Miles - 140

Wondering what Fun we had in years 1 and 2, check out this short crazy videos…

Polar Bear Ryde 2020 - Florida Style. Always an Adventure with Friends.

This is what happens when you go for a Polar Bear Ryde in Central Florida with temps in the low 80's. You end up at the Atlantic Ocean (New Smyrna Beach) with water temps in the mid 60's.

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December Meet and Greet - Tin and Taco, Lake Mary

Thursday, December 17, 2020

December Meet and Greet is at Orange County Brewers Tin and Taco, 1117 International Pkwy, Suite 1701, Lake Mary, FL. Join in at 6:30 pm for some great tacos and a gathering of good Spyder friends and conversations.

Please sign up below if you plan to attend.

Martin Grade Scenic Highway Ryde

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Meet Up at 7:30 am at Wawa, 2449 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL. Depart at 8:00 am.

Not for the faint of heart, this 306 mile all day adventure departs the Wawa in Kissimmee at 8:00 am and returns to the same location around 6:00 pm. Road Captains Elbin Morales and Bill Lumsden will escort us south via back roads though Yeehaw Junction and along the Intercostal through Fort Pierce to a great lunch at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Palm City, FL. After lunch we take the Martin Grade Scenic Highway, an historic 12-mile road shaded by a canopy of oaks west to Lake Okeechobee and on to Route 27 where we will ryde through some of the painted murals in Lake Placid. Then it’s north to Frostbite for some ice cream at Frostbite Ice Cream & More before returning to the Wawa in Kissimmee. Reasonable rest and fuel stops are built into the time of the ryde. Select the images below for more information.

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Sign up below if your up for a great all day adventure with fellow ryders.

Central Florida Chapter November Meet and Greet

Thursday, November 19, 2020

6:30 pm at Big John’s Rockin’ BBQ, 220 E Monument Ave Ste A, Kissimmee, FL, by the lake.

Join us for some great fellowship and a few Spyder/Ryker conversations.

Please post a comment below if you plan to attend.

Yalaha Bakery Ryde

Join us Saturday, November 14 for a morning ride up to Yalaha Bakery (Old-World German Bakery & Restaurant) in Yalaha, Florida. Our plan is to meet up with the Ocala Chapter at the Bakery. Our Ryde will leave Wawa in Kissimmee (just south of CFPS) at 8:30am which means meet up is at 8:00. We will then take the back roads up to Yalaha with a stop in South Clemont about mid-way. Arrival to Yalaha is projected to be about 11am.

Yalaha Bakery Website - Click Here
GPS File - Click Here
Calimoto Route - Click Here

Meet-up Time - 8am - Feet Up 8:30
Ryde Distance - 77.4 miles
Ryde Time - 2hrs 12mins

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Re-Scheduled Road Warrior Awareness Ryde #1, 2020

Saturday, November 7, 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 November 7th event includes light breakfast, guided rydes, lunch, event patch, & door prize ticket plus access to the 50/50.

Check-in will be posted once available.

Dry Run - RWF Awareness Ryde (Event Volunteer's Only)

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Meet up: 9:30 am at Central Florida Powersports, 2575 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL.

Before departing on the Awareness Ryde route, we will identify the roles and responsibilities for both the volunteers providing support at Central Florida Powersports and for the ryde leader roles for all of the rydes.

We should depart CFPS around 10:00 am on the route to the Park. This is just a little over an hour ryde with no stops along the way. At the park, we will review the roles and responsibilities for the volunteers at the park along with stressing the importance of a timely departure of the first groups so the second groups are not delayed on entering the park.

Departing the park, as the route includes, we will return to Central Florida Powersports on about a 15-20 minute ryde. This allows event participants to return from where they started so they are oriented for their return trip home.

After all questions are asked and answered, we will be going to Big John’s BBQ in Kissimmee at their newly opened location. Everyone on the Dry Run is welcome to join in.

Event volunteer’s only, please confirm your participation in the Dry Run with a comment below. Please indicate if a spouse or partner that is not a volunteer will be with you on the Dry Run.

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Central Florida Meet & Greet - Rock & Brews, Oviedo

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Meet and Greets are back - 6:30 pm - Come join us for a casual Meet and Greet at Rock & Brews Restaurant, 7131 Red Bug Lake Rd, Oviedo, FL. Rock & Brews restaurant has amazing American cuisine, as well as its engaging, family-friendly, neighborhood appeal. Great American food and great Spyder conversations with good friends. Exclusive "Motorcycle" parking. Click images to learn more about Rock & Brews.

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Central Florida Impromptu Octoberfest Ryde

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Meet up at 9:00 am at Central Florida Powersports, 2575 N Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee, FL
Depart at 9:30 am

We’ll be taking some new roads for most of us as we circle out of Kissimmee through Champion’s Gate and on up and around to Windemere and Bay Hill. Then back across I-4 and out toward the Medical Center at Lake Nona arriving at Park Pizza and Brewing Company, 6941 Lake Nona Boulevard Orlando, FL around 12 noon.

Get ready for some great Bavarian-style grilled foods, games and live music. Octoberfest beverages will be available if desired.

GPX route is here

Calimoto Route:https://calimoto.com/calimotour/park-pizza-via-windemere-r-2qR7WgYCEP

Thanks to Bill Lumsden for putting this route together.

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Breakfast Ryde to Crabby Joe's, Daytona

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Meet up at 7:30 am at Speedway, 1501 E State Rd 434, Winter Springs, FL. Exit 44 from Rte 417

Depart at 7:45 am for a back roads ryde to Crabby Joe’s, 3701 S Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach Shores, FL. The ryde is 68 miles over about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Breakfast around 9:30 am. We should beat most of the heat and afternoon rains.

Garmin GPX file, click here.

Calimoto link: https://calimoto.com/calimotour/tour-on-2020-09-08-r-qPAP7hpsQE

Post a comment if you plan to join the ryde.