Great Day

I had a great birthday yesterday. It was filled with phone calls, cards and presents.

It was also a highly productive day - the book keeping is getting caught up and we have a ton of new advertisers coming on board and we are cleaning up some typing mistakes in the calendars.

We have almost 1100 members on the site now and the forums are even starting to get used!

I can't wait for Wednesday - just me and my machine for a 9 day adventure then 2 weeks with my hubby....

I hope to see some of you out for the Grande Prairie Poker Run tomorrow - Toys for Tots is hosting it and we are combining it with a silent auction and BBQ for Ride for Dad.

Stay safe out there..... 

BDB

Holy Cow - We are getting there!

It has been an interesting year so far!

From having zero help save Ali, I now have Arlene in Lumby BC updating the event calendars for me (I do as well, but she does the lions share), I have Carmel in Sherwood Park selling advertising and Kim here in Grande Prairie who has taken over the managing of subscribers for me. WyzWmn does our daily puzzles and comes up with great contest ideas.

A number of riding clubs see the value in promoting their chapters and clubs by submitting stories. A number of riders contribute to our information regularly.

If you'd like to get involved in our web sites or the community newspaper, get in touch - we'd love to grow this thing to provide information from right across the country.

If you don't see your riding style, your community or your passions reflected in the paper or on our web sites it's not because we don't want to carry it - it's because no one from your neck of the woods is getting involved - you could be the first!

On the riding front - well I got out for a bit the other night and am getting ready for a month on the road. I am so happy and grateful to be getting out there - I can't wait!

I hope to see a number of you at Toad Rock, if not there perhaps at Horsethief Hide Out...I am really looking forward to my time on the island....and in Smithers....ah the open road - yea haw!

No matter where you are, what event you are attending - stay safe out there....  

BDB

I am feeling so grateful today!

A girlfriend of mine is coming to give me a hand with my book keeping - yah know there's hope I might get to ride later today even if it is just to Beaverlodge!

The view from my office window is one of black, chrome and sunshine and I can't wait to be a part of that picture.

I love to ride - and I know that if I am a good girl and get the book keeping done I can go do what I love.

I hope those of you who are lucky enough to be attending an event or on the highway somewhere appreciate absolutely every second - breathe it - feel it - relish it and know I envy you today!

Stay safe out there,
BDB

Sucks to be me

Well I wanted to go to the drags in Medicine Hat but I did not get enough accomplished here in the office to be freed up to go. I was looking so forward to it to.

Oh well not much I can do - and the weather is so nice here - the highway is calling and I am stuck at my desk....only a couple more weeks though and I leave for a month on the road - guess I just need to be patient.

Have a safe weekend no matter what event you attend - and don't forget to submit your event and ride news to the Busted Knuckle - your place for Rider Powered News!
Registered members of www.beltdrivebetty.com and www.bustedknucklenews.com subscribers can add their news and stories easily and quickly by going into their quick tools menu on the bottom right hand of the screen on most pages!

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Home again - what a great ride!

Thursday morning I pulled out of Grande Prairie about 10:30 am and I arrived at Sherwood Honda in Sherwood Park around 4:30pm

I had a great time at Sherwood Honda's big Thursday Night Ride Night Kick Off, I want to thank Erin Zimmerman for inviting me and Todd James from the Bear for the Swag!

I got to see a lot of old faces and meet some new friends and oggle nice iron.

I spent a day with a girlfriend, visited my mom and then hooked up with Hubby on Saturday.
We went to Dave Baird's birhday party. Dave and his lovely wife Carmel are osting the Ideek Bike Rally at Lake Eden. If you haven't gotten your tickets - get off your butt - there's only 500 and they are almost half sold out!

We had a blast at Dave and Camel's. A ton of the Falcon's MC were there - in all about 30 people.

Bright and early we headed out on Sunday morning to the Redwater Rider for Hunger.
My day didn't start out too well as Greyhound lost the papers I had shipped in. So yeah - no one got a copy but we had a great poker run - 148 bikes participated and the 50% split was worth $880.

After Redwater we headed out to Morinville and had a feast of ribs and some great conversation. I finished the paper off and sent it to the printers bright and early Monday morning and about 10 am hubby and I jumped on the bikes and had a leisurely trip home. We stopped and had lunch at the River's Pub, visited with Skippy and Shirley at Rigs Restaurant and Motel in Little Smoky and got home at about 6:30pm.

What a wonderful way to spend a weekend with my husband. Side by each sharing our love of the road!

Stay Safe out there....

BDB

On the road again!

Hurray a few days on my bike and out with people!
Most of the time I am stuck in my beautiful office all by myself and feel deprived of human companionship....

There are SOOOO many events this weekend! I am going to be at Sherwood Honda tonight for their big Ride Night kick off and then on Sunday I am at the Ride for Hunger in Redwater. I hope to see a whole whack of you this weekend. No matter what event you go to - stay safe out there - have a blast!

I am inviting you all to Share your favorite Day Ride with us for a chance to win some
Proudly Canadian or Belt Drive Betty Gear (made by Badspirit Designs)

What your submission should include…..

A Name for the Ride (IE: Grande Prairie to Wembley – Emerson Trail Route)
A description of your favorite ride in the region where you live;
Include pictures, if you have video (let us know so we can arrange for it to be loaded to Belt Drive Betty’s YouTube Channel or give us the embed code if you already have it on YouTube) – maps – anything that will help a visitor to your town/region to be able to ride like a local.

If you have a favorite stop on the ride route like a look out point or a restaurant etc….share it!

Here is the link to the form....http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/joomla07/index.php?option=com_forme&fid=8&Itemid=472

Have a safe and happy weekend in the wind....  

BDB

Over 900 Events

There are now over 900 events in the events calendars with more being added all of the time - heck we have hardly gotten the competition events loaded!

It's been a busy time around here and I apologize that I keep forgetting to write here more consistently -.

Please - if you use our site - get involved - help us to make this a terrific tool for all of us!

It's cold and raining - will spring ever really come?

Stay safe out there.

BDB