Louis The Scooterer: Two-Wheeler big event

A  "TWO-WHEELER" get-together event happened here in Israel recently, with Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and MANY other fancy and expensive motorbikes taking part, in a GIANT RALLY. 

Riders from Canada and Australia, and Israeli riders came together, to ride ALL around Israel to celebrate the 60 Years Anniversary...and for them "To Remember".

 
SO... organisers, arrangers, managers, media, Motorbike owners and riders...
 
Why did you let me down ??
 
I am a disgruntled member of the public who tried unsuccessfully to find out some simple information: where they would be riding and rallying so as to be able to see these magnificent motorbikes..
and perhaps chat with a driver or more..
and I also wanted to welcome them.
 
Myself...I am "Louis the scooterer", and I have  scooted many thousands of kms all around Israel on my small scooter(s)...

And from the very first moment of reading about this mammoth rally, I tried to get info and sent several emails and made numerous phone-calls.
 
BUT to no avail.. I recieved NOT ONE REPLY ! !
 
SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ?
 
Let's get to the positive aspect
 
I learned that The Israel Motor Cycle Club, did much of the mammoth logistics and arranging, hotel accomodation, events, and a host of get-togethers... and for the safety of so many riders and some passengers as well...WELL DONE.. to the organisers who also did much voluntarily.
 
The days flew by and the rally took the visitors to EILAT, and from there to  travel north to many interesting places all around Israel.

AND they visited memorials and monuments and beaches and many other places..and their schedules needed to be altered often ??
 
The riders were left with very little time to themselves, and I know they all had great times, and took many pictures.
 
AND surely "they will remember".. and I understood that most of the riders were over 60 years of age (young people really!!)
 
I was NOT able to see them at any place during those days because I never knew where they would be and the days flew away so quickly...And its not my nature to "simply give up".
 
After the rally ended and all the Canadians and their Harley Davidsons and other motorbikes, were already on the way home, that was when I was able to make contact with some of the Australian riders who listened in horror to my stories about NOT RECEIVING EVEN ONE REPLY to my many requests.
 
Anyway these 3 fine fellows, Sam, Sol and Izzy passed some info on to me.

 
As they were also seriously tied up in many private and personal arrangements..and much paperwork, and eventually will be  loading their motorbikes aboard ship.
 
So the short amount of time with them, was just fine to get their description of this GREAT RALLY.. and I managed to take a few pictures of their 3 motorbikes. 

 
Usually in my stories I describe where I am, and what I see, and this time I write a sort of interview with these 3 riders and use a few of their photos of what they saw.
 
From Canada there were 18 big Harley Davidson and Goldwings and some passengers...and from Australia, 6 people on 5 bikes  (3 Yamaha 1 Harley Davidson 1 Ducati.)
 
SO I can NOW appreciate the mountains of hard work attached to arranging all this...and maybe I understand why no return calls came to me.
 
Many riders and some  passengers and many followers, rode many kms. and everyone had many great timesand even with a couple of mishaps, (bad luck for 1 rider whose bike was damaged and he could not ride) this rally went off well and marvelous experiences had by all.
 
I would have ridden almost anywhere to see these famous name masterpieces Harley Davidsons and GoldWings and Ducatis, and I was planning to scoot to Latrun to see them at the one venue that was mentioned in the original article that I read.
 
When I called the Armour Corp Museum at Latrun to confirm I was told TO MY SURPRISE that they had been there one day earlier, held a rally for a some hours, and had moved on.
 
Sam and Izzy from Melbourne made their first visit to Israel, and were overjoyed seeing so many places, especially Jerusalem, and Sam confided in me that his best meal was a felafel in an alleyway, under the stairs in  Old Jaffa.
 
Thanks fellas for your time... and thanks for the bright blue tee shirt. 

 
I am an English speaking scooterer and writer of short stories and I wanted so much to SEE this event and to write a great story..and it IS A GREAT STORY.

 
(but for me.. the riding and rallying never happened.)...and I wait patiently til next time.
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Once, not so long ago many overseas cyclists took part in a serious Bicycle Rally around the Sea of Galilee (Kinerret)
and that was also a great success but for ME, that event also... NOT ONE reply to my many enquiries! !
 
SO TWO-WHEELERS PEOPLE....I AM ONE OF YOU...why don't you reply ???
 
 
Of course you can comfort me at email  louisdrinkingt@013.net
 
and I would love to read your comments...