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European Motorcycle Rally at Burkesville, KY biggest yet Three from Southern Indiana at event make long stop in The Flatwoods for Sunday dinner and to make new friends in Adair County Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Ed Waggener The 13th Annual European Motorcycle Rally in Burkesville, KY, May 14-16, 2010, set a record, according to three riders from Southern Indiana who made a stop in The Flatwoods for Sunday lunch at the Route 61 Diner. The three, Randall and Gary Bodenbender and their nephew Mike Casey, have made the last three events. They reported that this one, the 12th staged by the BMW Club of Nashville, TN, was the biggest ever, "There were just under 300 riders this year," they said. Randall Bodenbinder rides Suzuki Scooter Randall Bodenbinder, the elder statesman - on this trip - of the riders, is a US Post Office mechanic whose career was served in Louisville, KY. He lives at Pekin, IN, and rides a step-through motorcycle. A step through is classified as a motorcycle, he said, even though his Suzuki Burgman 650 can set the pace for the ride. Greg Bodenbinder is Home Depot employee Randall's brother, Greg Bodenbender, lives at Crandall, in North Harrison Co., IN. He's a Home Depot employee, and rides a BMW K100. Nephew Mike Casey is EE from Purdue Mike Casey, their nephew, is "The Irishman," Celtic balance to the two Southern Indiana Germans. He attended Indiana University South in New Albany and earned an Electrical Engineer degree from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. He still lives in New Albany. There is a fourth member of their riding group, but he wasn't along. He's the Bodenbenders' 88 year old father, who still rides with them often, but thought this three day trip a little long. When the three who did come this weekend visited the European Bike event in Burkesville, theystayed at the campgrounds near the Cumberland River. They use the rally center for a staging ground for side trips they take in the area, as do other riders at the event. Most go on loops from Burkesville planned by the Nashville BMW Club, but a few strike out on their own. Always visit Sgt. York homeplace at Pall Mall, TN One place they make a point to see is the Sgt. York homeplace in Pall Mall, TN. They've made friends with Sgt. York's son, Andrew, and visit with him each time they go. It was raining steadily, from a mist to downpours, Sunday when they stopped in The Flatwoods on Sunday. But the rain hadn't dampened their enthusiasm for the road or this area. They gave their host, John Thomas, high marks for the Sunday dinner. "It was really good," Randall Bodenbender said. "Absolutely nothing to complain about." Their biggest pleasure, they said, came in meeting the people of Cumberland Co., KY, Greg Bodenbender said. "Everybody is so friendly there," they said. Drivers on cellphones is biggest threat All three said that drivers are doing better, these days, sharing the road with cyclists. "The biggest threat is drivers talking on cellphones," Mike Casey said. And his Uncle Gary agreed, "They just aren't paying attention to what they are doing." For motorcyclists, paying attention at all times they are driving is a must. The three all said they feel safe on the road, but they are heavily padded, wear the best headgear, for protection, and, yesterday were wearing rain suits, as well. Greg Bodenbender is the group's safety poster child. His BMW once got him down on a return from a Hoosier Motorcycle Rally in North Vernon, Indiana. He hit a railroad track at a wrong angle and the motorcycle threw him, over the handlebars, and several yards away. He still has the helmet which kept him from getting serious injuries. Mud smudge from crash is never cleaned Crash marks on the helmet can still be seen, and a mud smudge is left intact under the visor hinge, not as a badge of honor like a Heidelberg dueling scar, but as a sober reminder that while the rides are fun, safe driving and constant attention is a must. He was knocked unconscious by the landing that day of the accident, and was momentarily paralyzed. But he was able to call his brother on a cellphone, who rode back to his crash scene, and recover enough to ride home on his own bike. "I was sore all over the next day," he said, but it didn't stop him from immediately getting back on the bike, though after that he was a much more cautious operator. They all said they'll be back to Burkesville, KY, and hope to make a stop in The Flatwoods a part of the future trips. This story was posted on 2010-05-17 05:20:02
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