The Ride

08/05/2026

Looking for something to do next weekend?! We’ve got you covered! 🏍️☀️

Whether you’re riding, driving, or just looking for a great time, go join them for an awesome day. Contact Leah Huizinga for all the details—you won’t want to miss it!

08/05/2026

Don’t forget to share the photos you took on Sunday and tag Aubrey Kay or The Ride for your chance to win FREE registration for the 5th Annual The Ride! 🏍️

We also want to apologize for the delayed drawing. We had a family emergency come up, so the winner will now be drawn Friday. Thank you all for your understanding and for continuing to support not only The Ride, but other local events! ❤️

08/02/2026

Today’s the day! 🏍️

We hope to catch you at the City Tavern Fun Run today as we help support Crime Stoppers of Kankakee! Kickstands up at 12!

If you make it out, be sure to find Sydney Bailey and I, snap a selfie with us, and you’ll be entered to win FREE registration for the 5th Annual The Ride in 2027!

Come out, ride, have some fun, and support a great cause. We can’t wait to see everyone!

Aubrey Kay

07/29/2026

🚨 This Sunday! 🚨

We hope to see you at the City Tavern Fun Run this Sunday as we come out to support some dear friends and an incredible cause! ❤️🏍️

If you’re looking for a great ride, great people, and a chance to give back, we’d love to have you join us - I even get to be a part of the chaos this time!

Need more information? Drop a comment below, and we’ll get you all the details!

07/16/2026

At The Ride, we firmly believe that when it comes to supporting our veterans, there is no competition—only collaboration.

Today we’d like to help spread the word about another organization making a difference. The Our Fallen Hero Foundation is hosting their annual motorcycle ride and car show on August 15, raising funds for the USO while honoring the memory of PFC Aaron Toppen, who gave his life serving our country in Afghanistan.

If you’re available that day, consider checking out their event, supporting their mission, or sharing this post to help them reach more people. Every event like this keeps the spirit of service alive and reminds our veterans and military families that their community stands behind them.

Best of luck to the Our Fallen Hero Foundation—we hope you have a safe, successful event and reach your fundraising goal! 🇺🇸🏍️

Leah Huizinga

07/15/2026

The 4th Annual Ride T-Shirts Are Looking for Homes!

As we start getting organized for the 5th Annual The Ride (which still doesn’t seem real!), it’s time to clear out this year’s inventory and make room for what’s coming next.

If you pre-registered but weren’t able to make it to the ride, don’t worry—I still have your registration shirt! I’ll have all prepaid registration shirts with me while I’m bartending over the next two weeks, so just let me know when you’re stopping by and I’ll bring it with me.

Now for everyone else…

These are hands down some of the softest Ride shirts we’ve ever had, and I’d much rather see them being worn than sitting in bins at my house.

(UPDATED) Current inventory:
👕 Large – 9
👕 XL – 6
👕 2XL – 4

To help clear them out, all extra shirts are just $5 each! Every dollar from these sales will go right back to Project Headspace and Timing to continue supporting our local veterans.

Help me make room for all the planning, shirts, and organized chaos that comes with putting together the 5th Annual The Ride. Thank you all for your continued support— next year is just getting started! 🇺🇸🏍️

07/13/2026

Ride Family,

As we start gathering ourselves back together and putting our noses back to the grindstone, it’s almost time to start planning the 5th Annual The Ride… and honestly, that’s absolutely absurd to say out loud. Five years.

Over the next few weeks, our team will be sitting down to start ironing out the details for Year 5, and before we do, we want to hear from all of you.

What did you love this year? What could we improve? Are there any new establishments you’d like to see included on the route? Anything you’d like to see added, changed, or brought back?

The Ride has always been built by this community. Every rider, passenger, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter has helped shape what it’s become, and your feedback truly matters to us.

Drop your thoughts in the comments. Whether it’s a small suggestion or a big idea, we want to hear it. We may not be able to make every idea happen, but we promise we’ll read every one.

Thank you all for continuing to help us grow this event year after year. We can’t wait to see what Year 5 has in store. Let’s make it the best Ride yet. 🏍️🇺🇸

07/09/2026

For more information please reach out to Zach Rieken!

06/30/2026

Ride Family, we need you. More importantly, Stu needs you.

On May 30th, we showed what this family is capable of when we come together. Now it’s time to do it again.

The only reason that flag hung above us was because of Stu. The Ride isn’t successful because of one person—it’s successful because of the people who give everything they have to make it happen. That’s this team… and Stu has always been one of the biggest pieces of it.

Now it’s our turn to show up for him the way he’s always shown up for all of us.

If The Ride has ever meant something to you, if Stu has ever helped you, laughed with you, or stood beside you, please be there. Let’s remind him that this family rides together—not just on May 30th, but every single day.

Ride for those who can’t. Stand for those who need us. ❤️

Stuart was involved in a serious motorcycle accident which left him in critic… Madelyn Kuipers needs your support for Standing with Stuart Through His Healing