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Here’s the group photo from Sunday’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride<\/a> in Tucson:<\/p>\n

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I’m the gent in the front row wearing a black shirt with red stripes and a hat,\u00a0blocking out\u00a0the riders behind me. As befits distinguished gentlemen, riders wore ties, vests, vintage riding outfits, even tuxes with tails. I modeled Donna’s embroidery work,\u00a0which you can see here on my shirt:<\/p>\n

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I was going to wear\u00a0a full-face helmet, but since it was kind of hot I went with\u00a0a shorty. For the first\u00a0part of the ride,\u00a0I\u00a0used the visor to block UV rays to the top of my face, with\u00a0SPF 85 sunblock smeared on my nose, cheeks, and chin. The sunblock\u00a0worked its way\u00a0into my eyes, so at the halfway point\u00a0(where the group photo was taken) I decided to cover up.\u00a0I used a bandana from a\u00a02013 Hash House Harrier meet in Java. Hey, you have a few skin cancers removed from your face, and maybe a skin graft or two, and you’ll understand why I\u00a0go outdoors disguised as the Invisible Man.<\/p>\n

If you’re motorcycle-curious, you can see the rest of my Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride photos in a Flickr album titled DGR 2018<\/a> (click the link to see them).<\/p>\n

Here’s a short YouTube video that’s not in the Flickr album. The oldest bike at the DGR was a 1930s DKW with a\u00a0small 2-stroke engine. You don’t see many 2-stroke motorbikes today, but I remember them well, especially the oily smoke they leave in their wake. Realizing the DKW and its rider were right in front of me as we started engines, I pretended to stall out so as to\u00a0get four or five bikes back. A\u00a0prudent decision.<\/p>\n