A Girl and her Scoot
Pre-Ride Prep - HCR VI

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The adventure began when I took a motorcycle riding class with my friend Kim.  We went to the Harley shop in Corinth, TX and had a great experience.  I highly recommend to anyone interested in riding to take some kind of new rider or safety course.  American Eagle Harley-Davidson Rider's Edge class was a great way to begin.  Thanks to Jim Brett and Orlanda (Hino) Hinojosa for instructing me and getting me started on the right foot, so to speak.  

After class, I began my search for the perfect bike - the perfect affordable bike!  Richey at Honda-Kawasaki West introduced me to a used 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 that fit like a glove.  I don't know what happened, but it was love at first sit.  To the surprise of my husband, I soon had the bike at home in the garage.  My car now had second status in the driveway.

After I purchased the Vulcan, I started searching for someone to ride with.  I met some CMA members from Weatherford, some members of Southern Cruisers, and rode with some other friends who had bikes.  

CMA friends in Weatherford:

After searching the internet, I found out about VROC.  The DFW area has it's own VROC group.

VROC is the Vulcan Riders and Owners Club.  
For more information, go to http://www.vroc.org

To join DFW VROC, go to Yahoo Groups:  http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dfwvroc/
The DFW VROC group has a ride once a year to the Hill Country.  
The official page of the Hill Country Ride VI is at http://home1.gte.net/res0nifi/hcr6/hcr6.html

I also found a yahoo group only interested in VN750, the specific model of my bike.
To join VN750, go to Yahoo Groups:  http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vn750/

The VROCers are an interesting bunch, to say the least.  I followed the email postings and wondered about the various nicknames: Wiliedog, X, Runt, B-Man, B-Girl, Oldman, Slash, Shooter, Trigger, Viper, Goose, Pilgrim, Sweeper, Chickiefly, Wag, Chef, Wrangler, Tricky Dick, Maz, Woo Hoo, Wiredgeorge, Rooster, No Nic, Bear, gYpSy,  Woody (he has a small font problem, don't ask), and many more.

I soon discovered the HCR VI was scheduled in the near future and made plans to attend.  I purchased saddlebags and a windshield for the scooter and cleared the trip with the hubby.

On to Day 1

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