- Jean Pierre Bornand - Jock (Participant Switserland)

Hi Posse riders

It is to me to thank all for the mad common time.
Special thanks to Geert and his team for the outstanding organization.

Apology for this short text. My English is not so good for more text ;-). Sorry.
My photos you can see and download on my homepage or Gallery.

Links:
http://web.mac.com/jean_pierre.bornand/HARLEY-BORNAND/HOME.html
http://gallery.me.com/jean_pierre.bornand#gallery

Ride safe and see you again on the road.

Jean-Pierre (Jock) Bornand
 

- Suzie & Paul Kràl (Participants Slovakia)

Dear Posse Ride friends from all the world!

We would like to say very big THANK YOU to Geert and all his posse ride team for beautiful experience we had. They prepared for us unforgettable moments where we met many amazing peoples, we saw many amazing places and we did many amazing parties ...

We hope we will meet all of you again and all of you is welcome to our country.

Maybe we will meet soon because herewith we confirm invitation on Annick and Geert wedding in Antwerp.

See you,

Suzi and Paul
 

* Els & Charlie Zwaneveld (Participants The Netherlands)

Hello Girls and Guys!
We returned home safe and sound on Mondaymorning 04.25 hrs. 1.527 km in one go, in stead of during 3 days.
Once we started our horses in Barcelona, and turned their noses into the direction home, they wouldn't stop.

For Els and myself an unexpected but pleasant surprise. Already we had seen so many beautiful things, and had so many pleasant experiences, that it will take long time get our heads back in normal working order.
After a short rest we both like to thank all of you for the friendly words, and smiles, and gestures. Sweet memories are made out of such. And we have lots of them to last lifetime.
We also like to thank Geert and his team for the incredible amount of work and fierce dedication to pull this thing through.

Those who remember the series about the cattledrives in America some 150 years ago "Rawhide" may know that Clint Eastwood became famous with his role as foreman Rowdy Yates, and also may know that the name of the trailboss was Gil Favor.
As a first evaluation of the past 2 weeks it is fair to state that Geert has done all the participants a favour by pushing through his initiative of the European Posse Ride.
In my book he is noted as Geert "Favor" van Gyseghem forthwith.
By the way, the cook's name was Wishbone.
And I wish that Geert can find the time and possibility to organize a second Ride.
I know that my horse is ready for it.

With love from Holland,
Els and Charles

* Nigel Villiers (Director HOG Europe)

I would like to add a special thanks to Geert and his team for a job well done. Organizing any tour of this nature, size and length is not easy. They faced many challenges and roadblocks along the way and yet still managed to deliver a memorable experience for everyone.

In HOG we have many resources available to us which makes our lives a little easier. The Posse Ride did not have that luxury but still managed to deliver a package and experience of this very caliber. The commitment and dedication of people like Geert and his team to events such as these is what makes HOG such a wonderful thing.

Thanks guys great job and hopefully you can have yourself a good earned rest.

Nigel Villiers

* Jim & Margot Bisset (Participants Scotland)

Yes, we arrived home in Scotland today - Tuesday - at 12:30 safely too. A great experience over, so we are a little sad. Thanks to all the team for the organisation, and to all the other participants for being such pleasant riding companions! Till we meet again.....

Jim & Margot Bisset

* Brendan Palmer (Participant Ireland)

Hi All,

Just to say a big thanks to the greatest bunch of people I ever had the pleasure to share the road with. 
A huge congratulations and thank you to the Posse Team for all their hard work and excellent organisation.
Hey Geert, if you are organising another Posse Ride, put my name down

Thanks again all, hopefully we will meet again
Ride safe
Stay Cool, Have fun

Brendan Palmer

* Dyke Riffle (Participant United States)

Fellow Posse Riders,
I am happy to report that the Yanks has returned safely to the States. Although a little tired and jet lagged, we are much richer for the experience and we now have many new friends around the world. Thanks so much to the incredible posse team. I hope that the experience was as rewarding as all the effort that went into it. And thanks to all my fellow posse riders. Each of you brought a special ingredient to the adventure.
I have posted my photos at www.myspace.com/cybrdyke . Feel free to go there to see them. You may need to sign up for an account, but it’s free so no worries.
Ride safely my friends so that we can ride again in the future.

Dyke Riffle

* Dave & Tina Holden (Particpants & Road Master United Kingdom)

hi to all
Tina and I are back in Blighty safe and well with john (where's my Luggage Houlihan and Len (Galdorf) Edwards.Still trying to get back into a "normal"
routine. We both enjoyed the rides and the company a grand tour on roads that I may not have found on my own.
ride safe
yours aye

dave n Tina

* Geert (Rally Coördinator)

Dear Posse Riders, Nigel,

I have to thank in the first place the whole team who made this first European Posse Ride a success. Each of them have contributed to the success.
We may not forget all the chapters that helped us out and have made this Ride to a real HOG event, Thank you all again. Also HOG Europe has to be thanked for their support.
We hope to have given the participants a splendid holliday and have shown them how beautifull and different Europe is as well as the harley-spirit in Europe.

I have felt the real HOG spirit all the time, people from 20 countries riding together, sharing the problems on the road, helping each other and enjoying a fine beer afterwards, the fun they had,....
I want to thank them for their spirit and all the fine moments we have had together. I may say they all became friends, and I hope to see them again.

We will evaluate this Ride and use our experiences in the future.

Ride safe and always have fun,

Geert

* Lucas (Participant Spain)

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to everyone involved in the EPR. Organization, participants, chapters, dealers (except Carlos, the Luxembourg dealer, obviosly....) and every single person who has had something to do with making this dream come true.
It's been a tremendous pleasure living this experience. I loved every single minute, every single road and every single moment. I have learned a lot of things, I have known very special people and I have drunk a lot of beer. All of this (except the beer....) makes me a better person, and a better biker.

Hope to see you all again. Back on the road.

Keep on riding.

Lucas
(on behalf of all the Spanish team...)

* John Houlihan (Participant United Kingdom)

Hi everyone…

I would like to add my thanks to Geert and the rest of the organising team for what must be one of the greatest bike adventures I’ve been on (so far..!) I look forward to meeting up with you all again in the future.

Kindest Regards

John Houlihan

* Alan Budzynski (Participant Scotland)

Hi Posse riders

As the Sheriff of the Scottish posse and on behalf of all my deputies I would like to thank all those who worked so hard to make the trip what it was….a fantastic adventure….yes it was hard on some days but who thought it was going to be easy??? Visiting 12 countries (I include Scotland and England which we passed through) in 20 days and traveling over 7000 kilometers on our bikes was an experience that I and my team will never forget.

Over the past 15 years I have had the pleasure of arranging trips for my Chapter and club members (but nothing on such a grand scale) and I know how difficult all the logistics can be. Geert and his team made the whole thing look easy which is testament to the hard work and preparation they obviously put in.

Congratulations and thanks to them all

Would I do it again?

YOU BET !!

Alan Budzynski and the Scottish Deputies

* Don & Colleen Middleton (Participants Canada)

Dear Posse Riders

We arrived back in Canada on the 18th of July after a wonderful holiday with all of you. Our sincere thanks to Geert and his team, you did a fantastic job of organizing the first European Posse Ride. We hope you are now getting some much deserved rest. We feel fortunate to have met so many wonderful people from all over the world and to have shared such a great experience with all of you.

Love, Don and Colleen Middleton

* Paulette Benning & Blair Sharpe (Participants Canada)

A big HELLO to all our fellow European Posse Riders. By now, I would expect that we have all returned to our homes and ‘ordinary’ lives! It is quite an adjustment after so many thrills, adventures, laughs and good times. We have so many new experiences and stories to share after such a ride!
Thank you one and all for what is surely ...THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME...THE FIRST EUROPEAN POSSE RIDE.
Until we meet again....keep on smiling and live life to the fullest on your Harleys!!

Paulette Benning and Blair Sharpe....CANADA.

* Dave & Hillary Whinray (Participants United Kingdom)

A great big THANKYOU to Geert and the team for such a memorable Posse ride, definitely the ride of a lifetime (so far) – who knows what they will think up next to challenge us! Having planned rides I (Dave) appreciate the staggering amount of preparation and detailed planning you have done to make the ride so successful.
We would also like to thank the Chapters that supported us with their guidance, escorts and parties, and the dealers that helped with their support and emergency repairs. Most of all, the Posse riders, what a fantastic set of people, one could not wish to meet a group more dedicated riders, both to riding and après riding fun.

We are finding it very hard to settle back into normal life and are in danger of becoming EPR bores. It’s amazing how quickly the hard bits get forgotten in the retelling of what was simply the best ride ever!

Ride safe

Dave & Hilary Whinray

* Mick & Sandra Hodgetts (Participants United Kingdom)

I would also like to convey my gratitude, to all who participated in the organising of this huge task.
I know patience got a little stretched at times, on the long and testing days, but the determination shone through.
I would like to express my admiration to the ladies, who completed the whole trip and had to travel a very long way home in the process.
The memories that were created will last us a very long time, and I hope to cross paths with you all again someday.

From the one with the Stetson ( now lost in Barcelona somewhere, the Stetson that is).

Thank You ,Thank Ya very Much

Mick and Sandra Hodgetts

* Claude & Brigitte Martz (Participants France)

Hi Posse Riders,

Claude and I are safe at home. And now, I want to thank all the people who organized this big adventure, the chapters who came with us (with special thanks for the Treviso Chapter for all they made for us), the HOG.... and everybody on this trip.
The trip was hard so I'm very proud to be a Posse rider. I will remember this ride for a long time.
I would be able to write more but english language is not an evidence for me. Sorry !!

Ride safe and see you again on the road

Brigitte Martz (the lady with the purple Fat Boy)
Alsace-France

* Helmut & Karin Maus (Participants Germany)

Hello Posse-riders

On thursday we arrived back in our home

What a great tour and experience we had

We toured the States a few times and been to Australia also, but we never knew how beautiful Europe could be.
Especially France fascinated us a lot. The European Grand Canyon was unknown to us and it was fabulous.
We took a lot of beautiful impressions with us back home and will often think back to those great times we had on the Posse Ride.
A great team and great travelling partners.

We wish to express our thanks to the team who made this dream possible.
Geert, Annick we wish you all the best in the world and a good health.

Maybe we'll meet again along the road.

Sweet greetings

die Harley-Mäuse
Helmut und Karin

* Unknown

Hi Everyone

Once again a big thanks to all involved in the FIRST EPR, the most exciting rides i have ever done. Great mix of people and congratulations to those who were unfortunate to have a mishap but kept on riding.
Ps anyone seen John (SLIP) Houlihan's luggage! Safe riding Len (gandoff)