It started as a little guessing game today. Is it gonna be a repeat of last week’s weather or are we going to be blessed? There’s nothing to do but take a chance, after all Columbus did. We jump on the bike and it’s off to the SBU meeting at the FRA. We were fortunate and had a dry ride into town.

Kimo was at Zippy’s getting the troops ready to meet up with me and Sparky after the SBU meeting. In attendance were Richard, Vinnie, Pat (welcome back), Bucky, Dandy, Red, Rudy, Marc, Jim (Cooper), Bridget, Calvin, Tom, Kimo, myself and our permanent quest Joseph, along with Ohana members Twila, Fran, Staci, Sparky with our youngest guest, 9 year old Vinnie Jr. Mom gave him special instructions to take care of Dad.

They pull into the FRA to gather Sparky and me to hit the roads. After welcoming Pat (Aka) back, we introduced the new Road Guard Captain Marc Kodama to his 2 year appointment. After much comraderie and talkin story, road guards are assigned and it’s off to see the island.

We are just excited to be off after missing a week due to rainy weather. We head down Nimitz and cruise through Waikiki. The tourists are out and about after last week’s scare of a tsunami. It’s a leisurely ride and we smile and wave as we see people grabbing pix of our group. Gotta “Shaka’ that! We’re headed for our first stop at Jack in the Box in Waimanalo with Cal bringing up the rear as caboose. Then he’s headed off to be with the wife.

We do what we do best, talk more story, grab snacks and just enjoy each other’s company. We share our day to day lives and listen to our friends share their lives with us as we check on their loved ones, after all we are a family in every sense of the word. Then it’s on to lunch.

Well another beautiful day for all. The skies looked overcast and there was a mist off and on but we were blessed. Sparky and I headed off as we had things to do. A few others had obligations, while a few others decided to go around the island a little longer and meet with a few other members. All in all another day of unity was had by all.

I look forward to seeing everyone again next week. Be safe.

Prez Ray

P.S. Please see our Gallery as Marc takes a lot more pictures for everyone’s enjoyment.

We were once again blessed with another beautiful day. I jumped on the trike and after a brief stop headed in to Zippy’s to greet my fellow Intruders excited to be out and raring to hit the roads.

I cruised in to find Rudy and Fran, Kimo riding solo today, Calvin stopping by on his way to be with the wife and Jim B. talking story. Woody was in town to ride for a ways with us and Tugboat stopped by to catch up on news, Richard with his Twila, Marc, camera flashing already, and Vinny are greeting everyone with big smiles as well. We are excited to have Red back with us after his spill and Betsy by his side. Sparky taking notes for me as we welcome Matt, Ryan and Joseph again, our three guest riders.

And we are so excited. I see Tom, our Canadian Intruder is in town for 7 weeks and he has saddled up on a Harley and eager to be off. We decide to head towards the North Shore, Kaneohe way so after Richard asks for blessing for us, our absentee brothers and our weekly ride, we get started.

We take a leisurely ride, seeing the beauty around us and pass several bike clubs doing their thing as we head to Sugar Mill. Plenty of talking stories, snack break and catch up time for some, we decide where we will do lunch. After a few suggestions, it’s decided that we will head into Mililani and it’s on to the Shack.

After lunch some head towards their homes while about 10 of us head on to check out the new road by Kapolei. Traffic was good and even though we did hit a few light drops of rain, all in all, we had another beautiful day in Paradise.

I look forward to seeing everyone again next week. Be safe.

Prez Ray

Another beautiful day in paradise. Got up at my normal 6:00 a.m. and checked to see what the weather looked like over the Koolau. Looking good, so I gotta put an extra shine on the trike, as it's a day for lovers. We get started early, can't wait for the day to get started.

The turnout's good considering, today some gotta take care of their sweeties, while some of us brought ours with. Kimo with his Stacy, Rudy with his significant other Fran, Richard and his faithful Twila, Vinnie, Marc with camera in hand, Ruby visiting us with a quick trip from Korea, Steve L. and me with my partner in crime, Sparky. Calvin stopped by to say hey as he went to be with his sweetheart. Brother Richard asked the blessing for the day and we got started.

We welcomed Dandy, our newest member, who we officially presented him with his patch today. Welcome aboard to our newest family member, Dandy.

We take time to welcome our guest rider, Ryan Richardson. His wife gets to work while he gets use to the Hawaii roads after relocating here from Utah, by riding with the Intruders.

Time to get started. We decided to head over to Waipahu to say hey to our friends, the Waipahu Hogs. It's their annual "Makin Bacon" poker run. We meet up with our friend Joseph and after some discussion, some decide to participate while others just decide to ride along as the route is clear around the island. We get into some serious riding. Richard is having a bit of bike trouble so they decide to break away and Dandy goes with them to try to help work on Richard's bike.

First stop, after signing up and rolling for our first set of numbers in Waipahu, it's out to Dillingham. We talk story with some our friends from the Viet Vets club and a few of us do our numbers, then it's saddle up and go pay our respects to our brother, Santos. We ask for blessing over our lost brother and continue on our way with Marc and Ruby road guarding and looking out for our safety.

We head on, next stop for the poker run will be Kualoa Ranch. We decide on a snack stop for some at Ted's Bakery, while some took time to gas up. What do you know, Snax passes by Ted's while getting use to his new bike with Bob following behind. After a quick snack and some story time with California visitors, it's off again.

Next stop, the ranch, then on to the pier. It's been a long run this time, but lots of scenery in between. The roads are busy with bikers, lovers and just a good time for all.

We head back to Waipahu and meet up with more of our biker buddies. Quick visit, some lunch, friends break away to finish their day with dinners, etc. with their loved ones, and it's time to say ado. Ruby has won low hand so a good end of vacation for her. They head for Waikiki, with Kimo and Stacy leading, Vinnie gonna break away, Joseph and Ruby. Sparky and I join our friends from the World Wide MC and head home to get ready for our dinner.

It was another wonderful day with brotherhood, camaraderie, friendship and all in all, just a great time. Maybe because it was Valentine's Day or just beauty in Paradise, but it was definitely a fun time by all.

See all of you next week and bless all my Intruders family.

Prez.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OUR NEWEST BROTHER.

Welcome aboard to Dandy N. He became a member today, February 14, 2010.

It was a beautiful day to ride. The sun was out and looking so good. I got up at 6 AM and decided to go to church. After church I had to go to FRA for Street Bikers United meeting since it was the first Sunday of the month. I called Kimo to let him know Prez was not planning on riding today. I had a "honey do list to do". Course it was really about SUPERBOWL but thought I would humor her.

Todays riders were Kimo, Ruby, Dervin and Marc, Jim, Rudy, Steve, Woody and Cal "Da Caboose". Manning our roads as guards were Dervin and Marc. Ohana members present were Stacy and Serena. We were joined by guest riders Joseph R. and Matt J. and Dandy M.

Welcome back Ruby "Ms. Yeehaaa". We're sure the Tabasco Sauce was flowing.

Kimo asked the blessing for the day. From Zippy's, Kimo and Ruby lead the pack to the South Shore to Sandy Beach 1st stop.

Then off to the He'eia Pier Kaneohe for a snack. By then Super Bowl claimed most of the riders and it was down to 7 headed for Haleiwa. "Lunch was calling". It's the end of ride for the final few and the proud after a hearty lunch at Cholo's.

Good ride, clocked 137 miles and no problems.

Hope to see all next week. Be safe.

Mahalo,

Kimo and Stacy