Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Ninety Four Club....of Bikes...and Blues

Welcome! 
This is the official blog for the original Ninety Four Club that was established in early 2010. 
Impossible to imitate, and beyond equal. 
Enjoy the continuing improvements and the sharper focus on the unconventional and uncompromising original interpretation of the Ninety Four Club.
And for those of us who still "get it", it still is as it always has been, and hopefully, will always be:
It's all about the ride!!

Onward through the fog.......

The Ninety Four Club was formed in the early spring of 2010 by combining the best elements of the motorcycle and riding clubs that reflected our independence and experience as motorcyclists.
And that's how some of us like-minded riders here in the Treasure Valley have come together in a loosely-organized, similar-spirited, ride on short notice, band of motorcyclists that we call the Ninety Four Club.

After riding together for several years we actually decided to form into a riding group in early 2010.  Membership (if you can call it that) grew out of former members of several other riding groups here in the Boise valley and now counts in it's members riders from Idaho and throughout the western U.S.
As like minded riders who thought that group rides should consist of no more than 3 bikes, and at the most, 4 bikes, (with the occasional exception, of course) we came together because of our thinking that there needs to be more to look at on the nice rides than the back of a dozen or more parade riders in front of you.

We have nothing against those that are into large group rides.
On the contrary, we have many friends that belong to those kind of groups and several of us participate in rides with them on occasion every season.

And keeping our group rides to 3 or 4 riders also helps with the service that we get at the restaurants and watering holes that we stop at because it doesn't look like we're an invading hoard from the recently arrived tour bus.

If you ride much at all, I'm sure you have seen us, and even shared a wave, as we have passed by on the road.

There are no officers in the Ninety Four Club, we have no organized meetings, we don't collect any dues, we promote no personal, politicial or religious agendas, and we are without any "club" rules.
Our "membership" includes sport bikes, touring bikes, cruisers, and dual sports. 
We encourage all three of the the important riding styles: lead, follow, or get outta the way. 
We know that no matter when the last rider rolls up that those that arrived before them will be saving their place at the table.

We just believe that riding with your buddies is a good way to share in a good time without it getting too complicated.   We never worry about what order we are riding in, how or where we are parking when we get there, and we are never in a hurry to not do those things.

We're pretty sure that the Ninety Four Club will never be more than what it is right now, just a mutually good idea shared by those who embrace the concept.  We have no interest in growing, because just existing is good enough for us.  There's no need to be doo-ragged or leather-wrapped or pin-plastered or patched-up to feel like you fit in.  And motorcycles will be viewed as beer should be.  Whether mass produced or hand-crafted in a small shop, whether foreign or domestic, they are all good after the first two or three.  A little respect for the road and your fellow riders is nice, but then again, that would sound too much like a rule.  So there is really no need to make mention of that either, because........

It is now as it always has been, and hopefully, will always be.

It's all about the ride.

And you don't have to love the blues......but it sure helps!


Harmonica Rick Gibson
Co-Founder
Ninety Four Club
March 2010

13 comments:

  1. New blog looks great!! I'm glad we asked you to do a new one for us.
    It's much appreciated.
    Ninety Four Club has always been a great idea, now thanks for taking the time to step it up and make it better.
    p.s. rock on Harmonica Rick!

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  2. Rick,
    Nice blog...great photos. Makes me wish I had a bike!
    ....also loved the sound clip! Nice harp work! It's been a long time since I've heard you play! You sound great!!!
    Lornetta

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  3. Just a thought after returning from The Black Hills Motor Classic in Sturgis.....here's to good times spent with good friends, and great rides!!

    Harmonica Rick Gibson


    "I don't feel like the "old sage" and I don't think of myself as an expert in any of this life stuff. I feel more like I am just another rider, trying to figure things out the best I can, for myself. Just another rider, going from one day to the next. A fellow "seeker" just messing around, and juggling too many things in not enough time. That is why it always feels so good to just finally be rolling away into the horizon...toward somewhere. Time to think, time to wonder, time to feel."

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  4. Hey Rick,
    I just wanted to share with you how great it has been to ride with you and the other members of the 94 Club this past summer. The times we were out on the road together were truly some of the most enjoyable, uncomplicated, and fun times I have had on two wheels. I can't say enough about the people we have ridden with, their friendship, consideration, and sense of humor are beyond desription.
    It's too bad that other riders and groups do not share the openness and appreciation for "gettin' on down the road" that I have found with the 94 Club.
    Thanks for inviting me along, and letting me include my other "like-minded" friends on the rides, and you can be sure I will be preaching the "unconventional and uncompromising original interpretation of the Ninety Four Club."
    Ride on my brothers of the road,
    Tom

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  5. Hey y'all....lotsa questions about getting together for rides. Post up your contact info here and I will make sure you are contacted. Ride safe, HRG

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  6. Sure looking forward to the 2012 riding season!

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  7. There are no rules here.
    We are trying to accomplish something.
    Thomas Edison.

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  8. All right, already.......I've got some more Ninety Four Club patches for those that have been asking about them. $5 each each, lemme know how many y'all need!

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  9. George Howard (movenon)August 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Nice Blog.. I like "non clubs". Just in to enjoying the ride and not into exclusions or unreasonable expectations.

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  10. Any patchs still avalable ? If so let me know. :) Thanks for stopping by the other day I have been up to my ears in fixing stuff. That stuff seems to happen in waves. Nothing to overload. Stay well.

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  11. OK, because of the lack of quality riding weather, I've been thinking about the design for an additional Ninety Four Club patch.
    It would be in the same "none M/C club offensive" size, or maybe just a bit longer, but this time with the top (larger print) line reading:

    "FORTIS SOLI SUPERSTITES"

    which is the Latin translation for "Only The Strong Survive". Then underneath that phase, in smaller letters like the second line is now, it would read "Ninety Four Club".
    All members input is appreciated.

    Ride safe......and remember....
    The blues is it, baby!!

    The Bluesrider

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  12. Hiya Rick. Thanks for sending the link to your blog. It's well laid out and informative. Regrettably, I don't have a bike at the moment but I still remain a biker at heart. Thank you also for the link to your SoundCloud recordings......excellent. I play the guitar (badly) and I am currently learning to play bass guitar and drums. I will look out for future postings and harp music.

    Keep on rockin' & ridin'!!!!

    James Lamont - Barnsley, England UK

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  13. It's an introspective week ahead.......
    I have so much to be thankful for, but I will start with how thankful I am for my fellow brothers and sisters in the wind.
    In the past year we have ridden through accidents and injury, huge and heart-wrenching personal losses, and into sunsets and sunrises and the promises that the future holds for all of us.
    Keep two wheels down, a steady hand on the throttle, and yer knees inna breeze.
    I'll bee seeing y'all out on the road.

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