'Bikers have a bond'
Michael "Wolf" Greer, left, from Loveland, watches the string of motorcycle riders participating in Sunday's 2011 Forever Family Celebrity Charity Ride pass through the intersection of U.S. 287 and Southeast 19th Street in Loveland. Greer, a member of the Brothers Strong Riding Club, served as a road captain working to keep hundreds of motorcycles together throughout the journey. (Photo by Michael Bettis) ( Michael Bettis )Motorcyclists funneled out of the Hooters parking lot Sunday morning single file or doubled up as they roared into the Forever Family Celebrity Ride.
The 500 riders, plus another 200 to 300 passengers, left the seventh annual Thunder in the Rockies Bike Rally -- a Labor Day weekend event at Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson in Loveland -- to take a 60-mile trip to Estes Park's Aspen Lodge.
"A long line of bikers looks really good," said Wes Kooy of Loveland, one of the riders. "It's a whole lifestyle riding together. The more, the merrier."
The bikers lined up behind celebrity riders Michael Ballard, owner of Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, S.D., and his passenger, Angie Carlson, known as Angie of Angieland. Their cycles rumbled, growled and groaned as they inched along, taking 10 minutes to clear out of the parking lot and get onto the road -- Interstate 25 to Colorado 66 through Lyons up to Estes Park.
"We do all kinds of charity events around the country, so we're always ready to participate," said Ballard, who divides his time between Sturgis and Memphis, Tenn. "Bikers have a bond with that."
The proceeds from the ride will benefit the emergency fund for Realities for Children Inc. in Fort Collins that helps abused and neglected children in Larimer County. To participate, the riders donated $30 and the passengers $10, but they could give more.
Last year, the ride raised $7,500.
"It's a testimonial to the heart of the biking community, just good people willing to make a difference," said Craig Secher, president of Realities for Children.
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The 500 riders, plus another 200 to 300 passengers, left the seventh annual Thunder in the Rockies Bike Rally -- a Labor Day weekend event at Thunder Mountain Harley-Davidson in Loveland -- to take a 60-mile trip to Estes Park's Aspen Lodge.
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