Stator, The GSR travelling mascot.

[Allie]

Must be time for an update? Did Stator get to participate in the Independance day celebrations??

They'll probably go on all weekend - you know those crazy yanks.

 

[dpep]

Yes, Stator enjoyed a good old fashioned Fourth of July cookout and got to see the fireworks over the river here in Jacksonville. Pictures to follow.
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[dpep]

Florida GSers, here is your Stator chance.

Florida GSers, here is your Stator chance.

It is kind of short notice, so I am posting this in multiple forums. Plan to meet and have your picture taken with Stator this Sunday, July 13th at Gator Joe's in Oklawaha, south of Ocala.

Plan on arriving between one and two. We will do a short ride around horse country and/or Ocala National Forest afterward if there is interest.

Pass it on.
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**ALERT** This event has been cancelled due to insufficient interest.
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[GSX1000E]

It is kind of short notice, so I am posting this in multiple forums. Plan to meet and have your picture taken with Stator this Sunday, July 13th at Gator Joe's in Oklawaha, south of Ocala.

Plan on arriving between one and two. We will do a short ride around horse country and/or Ocala National Forest afterward if there is interest.

Pass it on.
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I thought that the original idea was to pass Stator on and post pictures of different parts of this planet not a meet and greet like Santa at a shopping mall or a politician at a rally.
Florida is a big state and several GSR members live all over it. Isn't he getting passed on to other Florida GSR members??? Is this his last stop?

 

[GateKeeper]

I gave up on this idea, it started off well and good, but it changed somewhere along the line...

ohhhh well

from what I see he eats and drinks way too much, probably would have cost me a small fortune to have him even a day.....LOL

at least he was in Canada, for a brief moment....

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[storm 64]

I think the plan was for Don to pass him on at the B.C. rally. Maybe Stator can do more time in USA/Canada before going to Europe...

 

[earlfor]

I thought that the original idea was to pass Stator on and post pictures of different parts of this planet not a meet and greet like Santa at a shopping mall or a politician at a rally.
Florida is a big state and several GSR members live all over it. Isn't he getting passed on to other Florida GSR members??? Is this his last stop?

It seems to me that for Stator to be passed on, someone has to meet.
Sometimes, more people meet than at other times.

 

[dpep]

Florida is a big state and several GSR members live all over it. Isn't he getting passed on to other Florida GSR members??? Is this his last stop?

Eric, this may surprise you, but not everyone in Florida has an interest in hosting Stator. In fact not every GS rider in Florida does. My original post two weeks ago notifying Florida members of his presence in our state has received responses from exactly two, Earl in Brooksville and 1948man in Gainesville.

I would like to have Stator in contact with as many members as possible and to pass him off to someone who will continue his journey as quickly as possible. But reality intrudes.

If Stator is not going to travel extensively in our state then he needs to be passed on to someone in another part of the country before much more of the riding season passes. More so than most other members I travel to other sections of the country to meet with other GSR members. His best chance of getting moved out of Florida in the company of a GSR member is most likely with me.

If the meeting this Sunday is attended by someone who wants to take charge of Stator AND be responsible for getting him to another part of the country that would be great. Otherwise we are going to have some fun with him this Sunday and I will bring him back to North Florida for at least another week or two of photo ops before my next venture north when I can deliver him safely to his next host. I will be posting in this thread to determine who, when, and where that will happen.
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[Big T]

Eric, this may surprise you, but not everyone in Florida has an interest in hosting Stator. In fact not every GS rider in Florida does. In my original post two weeks ago notifying Florida members of his presence in our state has received responses from exactly two, Earl in Brooksville and 1948man in Gainesville.

I would like to have Stator in contact with as many members as possible and to pass him off to someone who will continue his journey as quickly as possible. But reality intrudes.

If Stator is not going to travel extensively in our state then he needs to be passed on to someone in another part of the country before much more of the riding season passes. More so than most other members I travel to other sections of the country to meet with other GSR members. His best chance of getting moved out of Florida in the company of a GSR member is most likely with me.

If the meeting this Sunday is attended by someone who wants to take charge of Stator AND be responsible for getting him to another part of the country that would be great. Otherwise we are going to have some fun with him this Sunday and I will bring him back to North Florida for at least another week or two of photo ops before my next venture north when I can deliver him safely to his next host. I will be posting in this thread to determine who, when, and where that will happen.
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Don,

any chance you can bring Stator to the PNW rally?

 

[dpep]

Don,

any chance you can bring Stator to the PNW rally?

I would love to do that, but it is two months away. I think he needs to get around a little bit before then. One possibility might be that I hand him off for an east coast swing and then pick him back up on the way to Cranbrook in Sept.

I guess I need a show of hands from all who would like to host Stator or at least move him along. We could then start putting together an itinerary to try to include as many as possible. Who wants the little fella next?
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[850GT_Rider]

He certainly needs to get up to the Wisconsin/Illinois area. Let's not forget our riding season is shorter than the southern states. He can always visit those places when we're fighting off the annual encroachment of the glaciers.....

 

[Allie]

An itinerary of some sort does sound like a good idea. I kinda thunked at first that he'da spent more time in Canada and crossed into the States maybe halfway through the summer. Doesn't seem to be happening in a very linear fashion. And yes, still interested in treating him to muffins.

 

[cowboyup3371]

I agree, it was a bit disheartening that he completely skipped Ohio (beyond the traveling that Simon did with him) when he was at Brown County and am hoping he'll come back out. But if not, so be it.

 

[Guest]

Ditto!

Ditto!

What he said. We`ll probably have snow here next month the way things are going....:lol:

He certainly needs to get up to the Wisconsin/Illinois area. Let's not forget our riding season is shorter than the southern states. He can always visit those places when we're fighting off the annual encroachment of the glaciers.....

 

[dpep]

I have no objection to passing the bear back to Ohio. The same is true for Wisconsin and Iowa. There does not seem to be a large clamor for the little fellow up the east coast right now.

Unfortunately I am not going to be able to make it to the West Virginia ride as originally planned. That would have been the ideal place to pass it off. It may still be; I will work on it.

My travel plans as of now are as follows. For the rest of July I am pretty well stuck in Florida except for a commitment in Charleston, SC on the 26th. On or about August 2nd I will be departing for Sturgis, SD to join my friend Bob for that madness. I will be departing Sturgis on or about August 10th to return to Florida.

On or about September 6th I will be departing for Cranbrook, BC and will be leaving there Sept 15th or so.

I will have some slack time on my return from Sturgis and could venture a little out of my way then to make a pass off. The same is true for the return from Cranbrook. But the trips to the events will be tight and someone would have to catch me on my route.

There are a lot of possibilities. I could just take the little fella to Sturgis and show him those sights. I could then leave him off in Iowa or even Wisconsin if someone wanted to meet me part of the way.

Another idea would be for me to get the guy to the Ohio group fairly soon and have them move him over to Wisconsin and then to Iowa where I could pick him back up for another hand off in Cranbrook.

Or I am open to any other suggestions anyone might have. Let me know who wants Stator and when. If you are willing to ride at least a few miles to meet up I will work it out. If there is a will, I will find a way.
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[Colin Green]

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: Can't get fairer or more obliging (not to mention, organised) than that.

 

[cowboyup3371]

Don, I could take him whenever you decide to pass back through here. But it also sounds like Allie would like him to visit so how about maybe sending him to her? Then let him make his way west from there

 

[storm 64]

Don, I could take him whenever you decide to pass back through here. But it also sounds like Allie would like him to visit so how about maybe sending him to her? Then let him make his way west from there

I could also act as a middle man. If he needs to get from point A to point B (with in 500 miles from north east Ohio) I could shuttle him so he don't get stuck anywhere...

 

[Allie]

Don, I could take him whenever you decide to pass back through here. But it also sounds like Allie would like him to visit so how about maybe sending him to her? Then let him make his way west from there

I'm willing to ride a couple hundred miles or so to get him, but it sounds like the East Coast is primarily populated by poopers. Let's see how far he gets under petrol power before we worry about shipping him. I'd have thought there would at least be someone in every state willing to play but .

 

[gustovh]

Get him to Cranebrook and we'll get him west and south from there and he can see what real roads are like.

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