I rode in to NYC with a couple of buddies from NJ and met a few more at the Holland Tunnel entrance in Jersey City. Then my bud Joshua (who normally drives a K12LT) showed up at registration on his brand new Rune and to top it all off Scottybooj showed up.
As last year, the Port Authority Police of NY/NJ Motor Unit escorted the ride out of Manhattan and north to Bear Mountain. After some downtime we headed back to NY but hit a major traffic jam on the Palisades Parkway (someone said it was an accident....we didn't get any details). So Scotty, Josh, Dave and I detoured through Rockland County and crossed the Hudson via the Tappan Zee Bridge, down through Westchester, the Bronx, and down the West side of Manhattan. Just in time to catch the party in full swing. Great Band (Steve Marshall Band). Great people (see pics) and lots of good BBQ. I split at around 4:30 but I think Scottybooj was the last holdout.
Enjoy:
Lady Liberty Ride 2005 Bear Mountain, NY before returning to NYC
David (HD), David (HD), Jeff (HD), Tony (RR), Scottybooj (RR), Joshua (Honda Rune)
Jay topping off internal tanks
My kinda girl at Hogs n' Heifers
Ride 'em cowgirl !
Are you lookin' at me ?
Go ahead, I dare ya to pull these strings..............
I can't HEAR you !
Does this top make my stomach look big ?
Thank you, thank you very much....
Did my pants just split ?
The Steve Marshal Band
Elvis with Claudia Glenn Barasch (blue tank top) one of the owners of Hogs n' Heifers and an organizer of the event
Tony with the King
Tony with his new best friends. Oh yeah, and the girls (Katie and Graciela) were nice too. The event MC introduced Graciela as Miss NJ but I could find no reference to a Miss NJ by that name. Who cares
Scottybooj trying to find his way back into the bar.
13th Street in Manhattan looking east. I have no idea what the Bentley was doing there.
...just one more look.. 
