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sundude · 12-04-2005, 05:46 PM

I just got back from the 18th annual Toy Run. What a great time for a great cause! The organizers were planning for 40,000 riders. I don't know if they met that goal but I've never seen so many bikes in one place (actually 2 places)

The ride started out in Pompano Beach at 10:00am and ended in Sunrise at Markham Park (approx 26 miles). I heard that the parade of bikes stretched from the entire length of the trip. Police had I-95 South and I-595 West closed to all traffic except for us. What an experience!

I met up with Trini0 along with David, Mark and Steve from the Volusia Riders site for breakfast in Ft. Lauderdale at 6:00am. After eating, we gassed up and headed to the starting point at Pompano Harness Track. The first bikes started leaving around 10:00 and we pulled out close to 11:00 (and there were still thousands of riders behind us)

Here's some pix that I took (unfortunately it is really hard to capture the overall mass of bikes)

The first picture is: (left to right) me, Mark, Steve, Trini0(Gerard), and David

http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0016jw.jpg

This was the staging area (bikes as far as you could see)
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0049rn.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0063ja.jpg

These next 2 pix were the final parking areas in the park. I took them as I was leaving for home, but when we first got there they were already full along with 2 other huge areas.
http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0119xp.jpg
http://img274.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0128ul.jpg

If you ever get the chance to participate in an event such as this in your area, by all means, DO IT!! You will never forget the experience and the fact that you doing it for the kids makes it that much more rewarding.

Road Momma · 12-05-2005, 07:13 AM

Looks like you had a great time.

Road Momma

blackie1491 · 12-05-2005, 11:31 AM

Thanks for sharing the picture's.

Bryana_fl · 12-05-2005, 06:23 PM

Wow! 40,000 riders! Our toy run this weekend (Brevard County) was 15,000 bikes. I thought that was huge. You're right, this is a great event for a good cause. When given an opportunity to particpate don't miss it. When the bikes start up the sound (rumble) reminds me of the space shuttle taking off. We left 45 minutes after the first bikes. What a great time.

Glad you enjoyed your ride.

stp1971 · 12-06-2005, 11:42 AM

I wanna ride!!!! I HATE THIS cold rainy weather!!!!!! It was SOOOOO nice in Tampa this weekend,,, thanks Doug for letting me and Kelley take the M around the corner. Glad to see you guys getting together to ride in Florida.

All you Florida folks put on your calendar for Memorial Day weekend at Ginnie Springs this year. It will be a riding and camping weekend. Not everyone will be riding but there will be people that will stay at the campsite if you have kids that will attend. This will be a family fun weekend this year.

I will post a thread on it soon. Congrats on enjoying the Florida sunshine this weekend!!!!

Mavman · 12-06-2005, 10:30 PM

Thanks for the pics Sundude!! How cool havin' all those bikes there, yeah and doing it for the kids...neat!!!

trini0 · 12-07-2005, 03:37 AM

Ok. Sorry for the late post. Just got back from NYC...
I had a great time with Sundude, and the other guys from the VR site.
Unfortunately, I had to cut out when we got to the ride's destination, to get to
the airport on time.
But here is what I got on my camera from the event ->
http://www.trini0.org/ToyRun/

The 2nd to last pic, should give an idea as to how large this was.
And it didn't capture everything...

merlot · 12-07-2005, 10:28 AM

Nice pics and some nice bikes!

Mavman · 12-17-2005, 10:13 AM

a little late, but THANKS for the added pics trini0.

all around pretty cool bikes and again...alot of them!

#12 sure interesting, 21's a little different and I'm liking #25 too.

thanks again.

Pinhy · 12-18-2005, 01:33 AM

with regards to #25....

http://www.trini0.org/ToyRun/DSCF0025.JPG

here is one in the Tampa area here....he shows up at a lot of shows and is on the Florida biker show "Born to Ride" and in the Magazine a lot. hes a HUGE african-american guy probably in his late 40's or so. i took this pic at the Quaker Steak and Lube wed night meet.

trini0 · 12-18-2005, 01:56 AM

Then they have to have someone out there making the monster, if
there is at least 2 similar ones...

batman · 12-18-2005, 10:44 AM

Oh my GOD... this is amazing "thing" .... what ever it is!!!

Mavman · 12-18-2005, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinhy

with regards to #25....

http://www.trini0.org/ToyRun/DSCF0025.JPG

here is one in the Tampa area here....he shows up at a lot of shows and is on the Florida biker show "Born to Ride" and in the Magazine a lot. hes a HUGE african-american guy probably in his late 40's or so. i took this pic at the Quaker Steak and Lube wed night meet.

Cool pinhy/trini0

The monster..eh, I'll have ta get the magazine and read up on this.

sundude · 12-19-2005, 08:18 PM

We saw the guy start it up and ride (drive?) it out. Sounds awesome. Biggest drawback is turning. When he pulled out of the spot and turned right, he had to use his left hand on the right grip and his arm was out about as far as you can get just to turn!

12-04-2005, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
sundude Puddle Runner Joined: May 2005 Bike: Suzuki M50 Location: South Florida Posts: 378	South Florida Toys In The Sun Run (pix) I just got back from the 18th annual Toy Run. What a great time for a great cause! The organizers were planning for 40,000 riders. I don't know if they met that goal but I've never seen so many bikes in one place (actually 2 places) The ride started out in Pompano Beach at 10:00am and ended in Sunrise at Markham Park (approx 26 miles). I heard that the parade of bikes stretched from the entire length of the trip. Police had I-95 South and I-595 West closed to all traffic except for us. What an experience! I met up with Trini0 along with David, Mark and Steve from the Volusia Riders site for breakfast in Ft. Lauderdale at 6:00am. After eating, we gassed up and headed to the starting point at Pompano Harness Track. The first bikes started leaving around 10:00 and we pulled out close to 11:00 (and there were still thousands of riders behind us) Here's some pix that I took (unfortunately it is really hard to capture the overall mass of bikes) The first picture is: (left to right) me, Mark, Steve, Trini0(Gerard), and David http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0016jw.jpg This was the staging area (bikes as far as you could see) http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0049rn.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0063ja.jpg These next 2 pix were the final parking areas in the park. I took them as I was leaving for home, but when we first got there they were already full along with 2 other huge areas. http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0119xp.jpg http://img274.imageshack.us/my.php?i...yrun0128ul.jpg If you ever get the chance to participate in an event such as this in your area, by all means, DO IT!! You will never forget the experience and the fact that you doing it for the kids makes it that much more rewarding.

12-06-2005, 11:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	I wanna ride!!!! I HATE THIS cold rainy weather!!!!!! It was SOOOOO nice in Tampa this weekend,,, thanks Doug for letting me and Kelley take the M around the corner. Glad to see you guys getting together to ride in Florida. All you Florida folks put on your calendar for Memorial Day weekend at Ginnie Springs this year. It will be a riding and camping weekend. Not everyone will be riding but there will be people that will stay at the campsite if you have kids that will attend. This will be a family fun weekend this year. I will post a thread on it soon. Congrats on enjoying the Florida sunshine this weekend!!!! __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

12-07-2005, 03:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
trini0 Needs an Identity Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: Bad C50 blk Location: Ft. Lauderdale FL, USA Posts: 436	Ok. Sorry for the late post. Just got back from NYC... I had a great time with Sundude, and the other guys from the VR site. Unfortunately, I had to cut out when we got to the ride's destination, to get to the airport on time. But here is what I got on my camera from the event -> http://www.trini0.org/ToyRun/ The 2nd to last pic, should give an idea as to how large this was. And it didn't capture everything... __________________ Ride to Work, Work to Ride

12-18-2005, 01:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
Pinhy Doesn't think you're funny Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 05 Boulevard M50 Black Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 5,210	with regards to #25.... http://www.trini0.org/ToyRun/DSCF0025.JPG here is one in the Tampa area here....he shows up at a lot of shows and is on the Florida biker show "Born to Ride" and in the Magazine a lot. hes a HUGE african-american guy probably in his late 40's or so. i took this pic at the Quaker Steak and Lube wed night meet. Attached Thumbnails

12-18-2005, 01:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
trini0 Needs an Identity Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: Bad C50 blk Location: Ft. Lauderdale FL, USA Posts: 436	Then they have to have someone out there making the monster, if there is at least 2 similar ones... __________________ Ride to Work, Work to Ride

12-05-2005, 07:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Road Momma In Training Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: Boulevard S50 & Kawaski 650R Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 137	Looks like you had a great time. Road Momma

12-05-2005, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,326	Thanks for sharing the picture's.

12-05-2005, 06:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bryana_fl Seat Tester Joined: Aug 2005 Bike: 2005 S50 Location: East Coast. Florida Posts: 62	Wow! 40,000 riders! Our toy run this weekend (Brevard County) was 15,000 bikes. I thought that was huge. You're right, this is a great event for a good cause. When given an opportunity to particpate don't miss it. When the bikes start up the sound (rumble) reminds me of the space shuttle taking off. We left 45 minutes after the first bikes. What a great time. Glad you enjoyed your ride.

12-07-2005, 10:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
merlot Found second gear by accident Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: 2006 M50 - Silver/Grey Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 336	Nice pics and some nice bikes!

12-18-2005, 10:44 AM	#12 (permalink)
batman In Training Joined: Dec 2005 Bike: 06 blue m50 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 100	Oh my GOD... this is amazing "thing" .... what ever it is!!!

12-19-2005, 08:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
sundude Puddle Runner Joined: May 2005 Bike: Suzuki M50 Location: South Florida Posts: 378	We saw the guy start it up and ride (drive?) it out. Sounds awesome. Biggest drawback is turning. When he pulled out of the spot and turned right, he had to use his left hand on the right grip and his arm was out about as far as you can get just to turn!

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