The official Triumph Motorcycle Gang has begun!
Dale Craft and his 2009 Triumph America
Saturday, May 29, 2010 my friend Dale Craft and I visited the Triumph Demo Ride day at Motor Cycle Center in Villa Park, Illinois. We signed up for the first demo ride of the day, and left the parking lot with a group at 9:30 AM, Dale riding a 2010 Triumph America, and me riding a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird.
When we returned 45 minutes later, Dale and I met with John Acton of MCC, and took a look at a 2009 Triumph America they still had in stock. Another hour later, it was Dale’s. Funny thing is, it is black, just like my 2008 Triumph Bonneville.
So, yesterday on Sunday, May 30, 2010, we took a 1.5 hour ride together, ending at the Brown Cow in Forest Park. As we sat enjoying our milk shakes, we jokingly established the Triumph Motorcycle Gang… the founding first 2 members! To join, you must ride a black Triumph! 
Our maiden run:
West on Chicago Ave. in Oak Park, through River Forest to 1st Ave. South on 1st to I-55 heading West. We exited at Mannheim/45 going South. We took the Archer Ave exit and followed Route 171 north through a number of towns. At Joliet Road we headed west again over to Mannheim, north through LaGrange to Cermak/22nd, then East to 1st Ave. Then we headed North to Roosevelt Rd, east to Des Plaines Ave, North into Forest Park. At Madison we headed East into the business district and parked across the street from the Brown Cow!
