McHenry County Blog

It's Saturday and, if the weather is good, a lot of motorcyclists will be on the road.

I found this bumper sticker on a Georgia car.

It says,


You'll notice that the Georgia license plate is one supporting wildlife.

Labels: Bumper Sticker, Georgia, Message of the Day, Motorcycles, Motorcyclist

This car probably has the most bumper stickers of any I have taken pictures of.

There are eight of them.

You really have to enlarge the picture by clicking on it to get the full impact.

Let’s look at the ones on the left side first.

The first one has a motorcycle rider being blow parallel to the bike by the wind.


The second may be a reference to a past vacation:


Bottom left appears


There is also the logo of the firefighters union.

These are on the right side:


There are three in the middle. The biggest has a motor cycle wearing the number “15” with the word “FUEL” in larger letters next to the rider.

“2007 EAA” with a plane flying out of the letters is to the left.

Beneath the EAA sticker is an English dragon standing up with “Sport Kilt” above the crest.

And, at the bottom is a White Sox

bumper sticker.

So, we know this car is owned by a male, fire fighting, motor cycle riding, White Sox fan and, maybe, that he wears kilts and vacations in Baja.

Can you come up with anything else?

Labels: Baja, Bumper Sticker, Firefighter, Kilt, Message of the Day, Motorcyclist, White Sox

You know those tee shirts saying that Mom and Dad went to this place or that and all they brought me was this tee shirt?

Well, Mom and Dad went to New York City last weekend and of all the tee shirts vendors were trying to sell around the World Trade Center site, this is the one Mom picked out.

It says,



And, do you think there are motorcycles in New York City?

You bet there are.

Great for slipping in between traffic, I would imagine.

Here’s one between a bus and a car in front of a subway entrance.

I was surprised at all the street vendors and amazed at the 10-20 vendors who wanted to sell be Rolex watches.

I managed to resist.

I can't remember wearing a watch since my college Timex.

Labels: Born To Be Wild, Message of the Day, Motorcyclist, New York City, T-Shirt, Tee Shirt, World Trade Center

Here’s another tee shirt I found at State Senator Chris Lauzen’s Porky Picnic.

It was one of about a table full of ABATE members.

The message on the tee shirt?


Not only do ABATE members vote, but they also put up campaign signs.

Labels: ABATE, Chris Lauzen, Message of the Day, Motorcycles, Motorcyclist, Tee Shirt

Our family was driving on Dirksen Parkway from the Drury Inn in southeast Springfield to the Old Capitol Art Fair in May when I saw this banner in from the Illinois Department of Transportation headquarters building.

I barely got off this shot in time to capture the message.

Reading the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday reminded me of the banner.

It says,

Start Seeing Motorcycles

There is another banner on Route 31 north of Algonquin in front of a gravel pit.

Obviously the Escort-driving Mary Lewis of Barrington, who rear-ended 58-year old Fox River Grove motorcyclist Bruce Ankele on Route 12 near Big Hollow Road, wasn’t heeding the banner’s advice.

Ankele was slowing for a red light “when a speeding car struck him from behind,” the Tribune story says. The Daily Herald story by Lee Filas adds some details.

Labels: Big Hollow Road, Burce Ankele, Fox Lake, Motorcycles, Motorcyclist, Route 12

I can read two of these patches on this motorcyclist’s leather jacket.

He was attending Sunday night’s concert at Lakeside Festival.

The top patch on the right hand side has an American flag and says,

THESE COLORS
DON’T RUN

The one right below says,

LOUD PIPES
SAVE LIVES

On the left is a Route 66 patch and another that I can’t figure out.

I see the word “FREE” on the right.

Anyone know what the rest of the patch says?

Labels: Lakeside Festival, Motorcyclist, Patch