http://www.dominiceidson.com/blog/articles/tag/parade en-us 40 <p>What do you get when you mix 45000 motorcyclists, 11 miles of road, police escort and the permission to run every red light and stop sign along the route?</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.rotrally.com/">Republic of Texas biker Rally</a> of course.</p> <p>Actually, there&#8217;s more to the rally than the friday-night parade downtown.. It appears to be three days of food, drink, women and lots (lots!) of people.</p> <p>Most of which I didn&#8217;t participate in.</p> <p>I did, however, participate in the Friday night parade from the Travis County Expo Center and downtown. 11 miles of (sadly) slow going, no stop signs, no red lights, and police escort.</p> <p>Funfun.</p> <p>The only damper to the day was that I managed to lose my helmet during all this - apparently it vibrated off the back. That&#8217;s what I get for not fastening it down better, I suppose.</p> <p>On the bright side, the replacement helmet I got is much more comfortable, has better ventilation and looks just as nice.</p> <p>All in all, a good weekend.</p> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:51:00 -0500 urn:uuid:e78ab505-c2b1-44d5-a01e-eb583a01219f Dominic http://www.dominiceidson.com/blog/articles/2007/06/07/motorcycles-oh-my Motorcycle motorcycle ride rally rot austin parade http://www.dominiceidson.com/blog/articles/trackback/8