An honored guest

Egads1 · 12-17-2012, 02:23 PM

I'm a member of the Georgia Sidecar Club. This past weekend we had our Christmas party at my home. While my wife and I were running errands getting ready for the party we saw a sidecar rig exiting the highway and into a gas station. Thinking it may be someone on the way to our house, we pulled in to the station. The person on the rig was a German fellow on the last leg of a round the world trip. He was going to Virginia to ship his bike home from Norfolk, VA. We invited him to our home and Christmas party and he accepted. He was a wonderful guest and an entertaing fellow. He showed many pictures from his trip and joined in all the silly games and festivities as though he had been a member for years.
Having a guest like Jon (his name) really brought a new life to the party. We all enjoyed his company and listened intently to the few stories he told. He was "living the dream".

claude · 12-17-2012, 03:05 PM

Cool!

dholaday · 12-17-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Egads1

I'm a member of the Georgia Sidecar Club. This past weekend we had our Christmas party at my home. While my wife and I were running errands getting ready for the party we saw a sidecar rig exiting the highway and into a gas station. Thinking it may be someone on the way to our house, we pulled in to the station. The person on the rig was a German fellow on the last leg of a round the world trip. He was going to Virginia to ship his bike home from Norfolk, VA. We invited him to our home and Christmas party and he accepted. He was a wonderful guest and an entertaing fellow. He showed many pictures from his trip and joined in all the silly games and festivities as though he had been a member for years.
Having a guest like Jon (his name) really brought a new life to the party. We all enjoyed his company and listened intently to the few stories he told. He was "living the dream".

+1 What Claude said
Pictures?

TouringDave · 12-17-2012, 05:03 PM

That's the spirit, well done!

WU7X · 12-17-2012, 05:28 PM

Congratulations and a hearty Thank You for inviting him into your home. Talk about Christmas Spirit; you and your club just showed a ton of it. I'll bet that Jon feels more thankful to you and your friends than vice versa. What a great way to end the RTW trip. Merry Christmas sir!

DRONE · 12-17-2012, 09:52 PM

That's so cool! Does he have a blog or anything?

Egads1 · 12-21-2012, 12:10 PM

He has no blog, no ride report. Just a dude travelling the world.

zenduddhist · 12-21-2012, 06:38 PM

What kind of sidecar rig was he driving?

Egads1 · 12-22-2012, 08:00 PM

A Ural 750 with a homemade top for the sidecar so he could store more out of the weather. One wheel drive.

12-17-2012, 02:23 PM	#1
Egads1 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 127	An honored guest I'm a member of the Georgia Sidecar Club. This past weekend we had our Christmas party at my home. While my wife and I were running errands getting ready for the party we saw a sidecar rig exiting the highway and into a gas station. Thinking it may be someone on the way to our house, we pulled in to the station. The person on the rig was a German fellow on the last leg of a round the world trip. He was going to Virginia to ship his bike home from Norfolk, VA. We invited him to our home and Christmas party and he accepted. He was a wonderful guest and an entertaing fellow. He showed many pictures from his trip and joined in all the silly games and festivities as though he had been a member for years. Having a guest like Jon (his name) really brought a new life to the party. We all enjoyed his company and listened intently to the few stories he told. He was "living the dream".

12-17-2012, 03:05 PM	#2
claude Sidecar Jockey Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Middleburg, Pa. (Snyder County) Oddometer: 2,724	Cool! __________________ Claude Founder: Internet Sidecar Owners Klub at SCT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCT/ President: C Stanley Motorsports Inc. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...rsandTrailers/ http://freedomsidecars.com/

12-17-2012, 05:03 PM	#4
TouringDave Ok Human Let's Ride! Joined: May 2005 Location: Frankston, Vic, Aust. Oddometer: 6,389	That's the spirit, well done! __________________ K7 Strom with Chair 84 Kwaka GT750 Cafe Project 84 Kawaka GT750 Outfit Project

12-17-2012, 05:28 PM	#5
WU7X The Old Fart Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Spoke Can, WA Oddometer: 1,623	Marry Christmas to you! Congratulations and a hearty Thank You for inviting him into your home. Talk about Christmas Spirit; you and your club just showed a ton of it. I'll bet that Jon feels more thankful to you and your friends than vice versa. What a great way to end the RTW trip. Merry Christmas sir! __________________ "Fiona" - 1982 R100RT - Hacked - EML suspension, Squire ST2 chair "You can tell a woman's mood by her hands. If she has a gun in one, she's probably mad."

12-17-2012, 09:52 PM	#6
DRONE Dog Chauffeur Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA Oddometer: 2,655	That's so cool! Does he have a blog or anything? __________________ *********************** WUMPA! Goot-Z 4XKPN - sold

12-21-2012, 12:10 PM	#7
Egads1 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 127	He has no blog, no ride report. Just a dude travelling the world.

12-21-2012, 06:38 PM	#8
zenduddhist Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Ohio Oddometer: 145	What kind of sidecar rig was he driving? __________________ 1974 Norton Commando, 1968 BMW R69S, 1975 BMW R90/6, 2011 BMW R1200RT, 2010 Bonneville T-100 w/CSM Sidecar, 2009 Kawasaki Super Sherpa

12-22-2012, 08:00 PM	#9
Egads1 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 127	A Ural 750 with a homemade top for the sidecar so he could store more out of the weather. One wheel drive.

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