2023 DGR - Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

[MIG]

Having recently returned back from a year working overseas, I've been pretty busy helping my Bride of 37 years turn our new house into a home and preparing for a visit from three of our grandchildren (turning the spare rooms into bedrooms vice store rooms). Somehow I thought this years DGR was last month and missed it... but it turns out it's this Sunday the 21st. I'm looking at going but haven't fully committed yet. I may try and get my father-in-law, who rides a classic Triumph, to join me. We'll see... Anyone else doing this ride in your local area? Anyone from Tucson, AZ riding the DGR this Sunday? Last one I did was in Las Vegas quite some time ago and it was a GOOD TIME!
-MIG

 

[phar2slo]

Having recently returned back from a year working overseas, I've been pretty busy helping my Bride of 37 years turn our new house into a home and preparing for a visit from three of our grandchildren (turning the spare rooms into bedrooms vice store rooms). Somehow I thought this years DGR was last month and missed it... but it turns out it's this Sunday the 21st. I'm looking at going but haven't fully committed yet. I may try and get my father-in-law, who rides a classic Triumph, to join me. We'll see... Anyone else doing this ride in your local area? Anyone from Tucson, AZ riding the DGR this Sunday? Last one I did was in Las Vegas quite some time ago and it was a GOOD TIME! -MIG [/QUOTE

I was thinking of doing the ride this year after missing this last year. But now it's in our winter and it clashes with the Club ride.

 

[Journeyman]

Having recently returned back from a year working overseas, I've been pretty busy helping my Bride of 37 years turn our new house into a home and preparing for a visit from three of our grandchildren (turning the spare rooms into bedrooms vice store rooms). Somehow I thought this years DGR was last month and missed it... but it turns out it's this Sunday the 21st. I'm looking at going but haven't fully committed yet. I may try and get my father-in-law, who rides a classic Triumph, to join me. We'll see... Anyone else doing this ride in your local area? Anyone from Tucson, AZ riding the DGR this Sunday? Last one I did was in Las Vegas quite some time ago and it was a GOOD TIME!
-MIG

I ride the DGR almost every year, but decided to take a week long road trip instead. To those who've never ridden in it, you should check it out! In Asheville, NC they let bikes of all kinds join in following the classics at the front of the pack.

 

[Iain66]

I will be riding it again this year and have done 5 yrs since diagnosed with prostate cancer.
All ckear now .
london uk and now Exeter uk .
The rocketeer in a kilt .

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I will be riding it again this year and have done 5 yrs since diagnosed with prostate cancer.
All ckear now .
london uk and now Exeter uk .
The rocketeer in a kilt .

Wow! Excellent. Weird timing as I just had the PSA test yesterday. Keep those tests up guys. At least once a year.

 

[Iain66]

Wow! Excellent. Weird timing as I just had the PSA test yesterday. Keep those tests up guys. At least once a

Wow! Excellent. Weird timing as I just had the PSA test yesterday. Keep those tests up guys. At least once a year.

I hope the psa results are all good ,,, Guys please get your selfs regularly checked beleave me when i say its a horrible disease physically and mentally,

 

[MIG]

So my father-in-law and I had a great time yesterday on our Triumph's supporting this ride. This was the first organized ride he's been on and let me tell you, organized it was. In previous DGR rides I've had a police escort to the first stop and then it was a gaggle for the remainder. This ride had no stops until the end and we had a full motorcycle police escort from start to finish... 24-miles winding through the heart of downtown Tucson and along the scenic foothills. I'll admit, rolling through red lights caused me to twitch a bit now and then... but I got used to it

Except for our local sponsoring Triumph dealer who brought a new 2.5 R3 for dispaly... I was the only R3 there and the only one on the ride. I'm sure we had a few disgruntled motorist... but there were many pulled over in their vehicles or families standing on the side of the road waving as we went by.

Good times had by all!
-MIG

 

[Jagster]

Here's some photo's from our local DGR at the weekend.
Our's is the Derbyshire group (UK).
It's been going for about five years and the number of attendees has been growing steadily to approximately 250 riders this year.
The warm sunny weather certainly helped !

 

[Jagster]

My favourite bike at the event was this one........

love love love......

 

[The Dog]

I hope the psa results are all good ,,, Guys please get your selfs regularly checked beleave me when i say its a horrible disease physically and mentally,

I’ve always had a low PSA count right at 2 and then one day I had it tested and it was 13! But before the check up, I’ve been involved in a motorcycle accident where riding in the sierra, Nevada’s I totaled my Valkyrie interstate going down monitor pass, broke my wrist and it was a while after that that I had a PSA test and that’s when it’s back to 13 the doctor realize that I had been in an accident and told me to take a month and come back and get it tested and to my relief it dropped back down to 2. But that was spooky.