Recent Rides

The following Section is a Historical Account of the rides we have done since we where founded in 1996.

August 1996
Wildfire MC's first ride, founding member Gary LeBlanc along with Charter Members T.J., Mark O. and Lee C. were led on a scenic ride through north western Connecticut.

Huge Information Gap

Sunday August 22nd 2004
. Our scheduled destination for this ride was the Nordic Lodge in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Once there we had a Viking Feast of all you can eat Lobster and much much more. Make a note of the much later meeting time of 12:30 PM. This change was necessary because the Nordic Lodge opens on Sundays at 2:00 PM. Please also note that the all inclusive price is $65.00 per adult, which includes the Buffet, Soft Drink, Tea, Coffee, tax and gratuity. I suggest you fast or only have a light snack that morning. I hope we will see many of you for this ride. Remember to meet at the Commuter Lot in Norwich CT at 12:30 PM.

September 4th, 2004
Is scheduled for a ride to The Rennaissance Fair as we have done during the past two years. It is always a fun time with lots to eat, do and buy. Mark Rodeffer has agreed to coordinate this event.

Sunday, Sept. 19th 2004
will be our annual ride to the Out In The Park Gay Day at Six Flags Great Adventure in Springfield Mass

Friday Oct. 1st 2004
Mates Leather Weekend Ride. We will stay through Sunday, Oct. 3rd and depart after Brunch. Our Meeting time is set for 10:00 AM SHARP! at the commuter parking lot in Norwich, CT.
We will be stopping at the Vanson Leather Warehouse in Fall River Mass en route to the cape around 1pm for lunch and to browse.


Sunday, October 17th 2004
The meeting location is Marcus Dairy in Danbury CT, with a meeting time of 10:00 AM. Please gather at the South East corner of the building At 10:00 AM. The ride is to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York. Our ride will take us up the scenic Taconic Parkway to Red Hook/Rhinebeck NY Where we will exit onto route 199 and head west for 6.8 miles to Orlich Road, to Norton Road for 1.5 miles to the Aerodrome. Admission is $15.00 which includes the Museum Tour and the Airshow. After the Museum tour, we can have lunch at the Aerodrome. The airshow starts at 2:00PM. The Foliage is already Turning so be prepared for a spectacular ride! We may even be met by some of our Northern New York members and friends.

November 7th 2004
Meet at Saybrook Fishhouse in Canton CT at 11:00 AM Sharp!
Grub at the Georgetown Saloon, Georgetown, CT

June 6th to 11th 2005
(Monday to Saturday) is Americade in Lake George, NY.

June 12th to 19th 2005
(Sunday to Sunday) is Laconia Bike Week in New Hampshire.

September 22nd to 25th 2005
(Thurs - Sunday) is The Harley-Davidson York
Open House in York PA.

September 30th to October 3rd 2005
(Friday to Monday) is The Mates
Leather Weekend in Provincetown MA.

June 2nd 2007
Was our Gillette Castle Ride (Eastern CT)

Sunday June 24th 2007
Wildfire MC Members Join ranks in the NYC Pride Parade

June 2007 Hamden To Portland Ride, New Member George get group riding experience.

Saturday July 14th 2007
Is our Biker Bar-B-Que/Picnic & "Dam" Good Ride led by Tom Carr. We Stopped at the Sayville Dam, Mohawk Mountain, and Dennis Hill. We Meet at The Saybrook Fish House at 10:00 AM for the ride portion, later sometime after 4:00 PM we were at Roberts house in Litchfield for The Biker Bar-B-Que/Picnic.

 

Saturday August 25th 2007

is our Renaissance Faire Ride

Meet at Marcus Dairy at 10:00 AM

Online Tickets & Information Link to the NY Ren Faire: NY Renaissance Faire Link
The New York Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo NY, (which is open from
August 4 through September 23, 2007)
At 600 Route 17A, Tuxedo, NY 10987, The Faire is a great time, in the past many Eyebrows where raised when two of our members where observed on the kissing bridge, Memorys of Flower Boy who couldn't seem to resist following our group around. Our Biker garb shares similarities with Ye Olde Knights Chainmaille, Gauntlets, Cuirass, Greaves, Chausses, and Helmets, So Gear Up Bikers and Join the Fun!

Ride review: A group of 5 showed up for this ride, TJ, GW, RD, TC, & GP. The weather was quite hot, but the roads on the route along many reservoirs and rivers along with a pretty reasonable pace kept us comfortable. We took a loop in Cold Spring, and we also took a quick detour up Bear Mountain. Seven Lakes drive was enjoyable with many curves and plenty of shade. We arrived at the Ren Faire and managed to find parking, (Free for bikes I might add, $5.00 for cars) After Roast Beast sandwiches and a Turkey leg, plus cool drinks we started to explore thy kingdom. We saw 2 Black Bears, and a porcupine. At one point we were verbally attacked by a vendor who wanted us to throw tomatoes at him. He asked us which of us was the "Power Bottom" and made fun of our attire. instead of being enraged, we were amused. Our return trip was interesting, I think we would have enjoyed the faire if the weather was 15 degrees cooler. I may plan a return trip before Sept 23rd.

Sunday September 16th 2007
Is Tommy and J.R.s ride to Gay Day at Six Flags Great Adventure.

OCTOBER 2007

Rick & Jerrys Great Bar-B-Que Ride is Sunday October 14th. Meeting time is 10:00 AM, Meeting location is The Saybrook Fishhouse in Canton CT.
Review:
The day started out at about 42 degrees, and it didn't get a whole lot warmer, although the barometer was over 30.0 and climbing, Ride Capt. Rick pulled over about 1 hour from Shaker Mountain to re-access the ride as the clouds where getting very dark, and clear skies where in the opposite direction. The group decided to head east before the sky opened up. Although we didn't have
Bar-B-Que, we all enjoyed hot soup with our meals as we warmed up. So much for Perforated Leather! BRRRR!

Sunday November 4th at 11:00 AM is our Vanilla Bean Ride to Pomfret CT. Being led by past Director Mark. Meet at 11:00 AM at Cycle Gear in Manchester CT