2 Millions Bikers to DC

[Yfactor]

2 Millions Bikers to DC ·




[h=5]~~~~JUST WANT ALL YOU AMERICAN PATRIOTS TO KNOW...
YOU HAVE MOVED THE ADMINS ON THIS PAGE TO TEARS SO MANY TIMES TODAY~~~

WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE THINGS WE NEED TO ASK YOU TO DO:

1. PRAY ALL THE BIKERS BACK HOME SAFELY, SOME RODE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK TO GET HERE, THIS RIDE ISN'T OVER FOR THEM!

2. PRAY FOR THE LEADERS OF THE TEAM AND ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS: TIRED OUT JUST LIKE THE BIKERS!

3. REALIZE THAT WE DID THIS TO SHOW YOU WHAT CAN AND SHOULD BE DONE IN GREATER AND GREATER NUMBERS. WE MUST TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK TO THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS AND FAST! THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE!

4. SHARE THIS STORY OF A LITTLE GROUP OF PATRIOTS THAT NUMBER ABOUT A THOUSAND WHO GOT THIS TOGETHER IN LESS THAN A MONTH AND HOW MANY SHOWED UP--NOW ESTIMATES GO TO 1.2 MILLION--ALL WITH NO PRESS COVERAGE!

5. WE WILL BE BACK! THIS WAS A TEST! THIS WAS ONLY A TEST!

~~~THANK YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY THE RIDERS!!~~~
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[grumpybob]

:agree::clap::clap:ray:ray:'s that all get back home safely!!

 

[Chupaca]

To all be safe..!!

thanks..!! :firstplace:

 

[muonwhiz]

Sounds great! If anyone was able to participate in the ride, why not have them relate their experiences here? I saw some spyders in the video of the event. It would be great to get a description from people who went- since there won't be any mainstream media coverage of it.

 

[btcherm]

all be safe and return home.:doorag::clap::firstplace:

 

[jerpinoy]

Thanks to all who able to ride and God Bless America.

 

[Yfactor]

Just have to say this was a great ride even in the scorching heat. So many fellow bikers all with a single mindset to honor those we have lost defending our Freedom and those lost on 9 - 11. YFACTR rode great but did not like the slower parts of the ride and this old body is tired, more so than the 7 hr ride to Maggie Valley. Made a lot of new friends and felt proud to just be a part of such a great event. Sorry I didn't get pictures but it was a last minute decision to go and was all hyped up with all the bikes and riders.

 

[Yfactor]

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/0...d-c-ride-makes-trip-around-beltway-93882.html

 

[DR Buck]

Sounds great! If anyone was able to participate in the ride, why not have them relate their experiences here? I saw some spyders in the video of the event. It would be great to get a description from people who went- since there won't be any mainstream media coverage of it.

I'll post photos and some personal insight from my day in D.C. later tonight when I get home from the office. So just hang in there...... opcorn:


BTW -- I saw at least a dozen Spyders in D.C. and passed a few on the way home late Wednesday afternoon.

 

[DR Buck]

My 1st Ever Protest

It was hot, very hot! Temperature was around 100º and humidity was 60-70%. There were a lot of bikes, a whole lot. If you asked me, my guess would have been 25,000 or so. But having never been to an event this size (I avoided the protests in the 60's and 70's :dontknow I really had nothing to reference it to. Turns out my guess was wrong by a lot. US Park service estimated 880.000 and the D.C. police dept estimated 1 million. :yikes: What was different and made estimating numbers hard compared to Rolling Thunder was the way the bikers came into the city. Rolling Thunder everybody comes in the same road in a continuous stream. 2 Million Bikers to D.C. didn't have a ride through permit so the groups arrived at different times from all directions. When I rode in I only saw about 6 or 7 bikers until I actually got onto Constitution Ave. They were lined up on both sides for a couple of blocks waiting fro the larger groups to arrive.

I headed up Constitution Ave toward the Capital with plans to circle the National Mall. This was about 11 AM. The bikers that were riding then were groups of 20 to 30 and smaller. That is until I got around to the Jefferson Memorial. I merged into a very large group. Maybe 1000 or more. :doorag: I rode with them toward the WWII Memorial where we got held up for over 35 minutes while a VERY VERY VERY LARGE group headed down Constitution toward the Capital. They were 5 to 6 bikes abreast. nojoke Capital police kept us from entering and joining that group. When they finally got past we could only go left or straight across the intersection and not follow them. This could have been part of the plan for handling all the bikers. I don't really know. :dontknow:

The local TV news station had a camera at one of the beltway exits to downtown and they reported that bikers passed them 4 abreast for 55 minutes going toward the National Mall area. :2thumbs:

There were large groups spread all over downtown. Even 10 to 20 blocks off of the mall I was seeing groups of 100 or more bikers.

The big question everybody was asking is "Where are the Million Muslims?" Even the media was asking bikers where the Muslims were. :roflblack: Turns out they could only muster up about 15 participants! :dg1: Around 1 PM the group of 15 gathered on the grass near the Capital and started their speeches. They had some difficulty. First, there was a Christian group counter-protesting them and doing a good job of out shouting them with megaphones. A line of DC cops between them kept the peace. On the other side of the Muslims were the casual observers, tourists and some bikers shouting at them as well. :clap: There were also DC cops between them too. But leave it to bikers to come up with an effective "peaceful" counter protest. Less then 100 feet from the Muslim speaker were a few dozen strategically parked motorcycles. :yes: The bikers took turns firing them up. They were loud! I don't think anyone heard a single work the Muslims were saying. Here is a short video I made of 'Bikers vs Muslims'

I also took some photos around town as well. Instead of posting them all here I put them in a separate album in my gallery. Follow this link to view the photos.


http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=3066



All in all I had a great time and am glad I took time off work to participate. hyea: