Big Nick's Ride for the Fallen

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Big Nick's Ride for the Fallen Join us as we ride in honor of all who serve and defend our great nation.

Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen
Cape Cod’s largest annual motorcycle tribute — honoring our fallen heroes, standing strong for our veterans, and supporting Gold Star Families. Annual Memorial Motorcycle Ride in memory of United States Marine Corps Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos and in honor of all of our fallen heroes with ties to Cape Cod as well as all Veterans past, present, and future who serve our great country. Nick is one of 16 Fallen American Warriors from Cape Cod who made the ultimate sacrifice in America's longest war...
Please support our brave troops and their families and be part of Cape Cod's Largest Motorcycle Ride.

WHY WE RIDEGreat to see Yarmouth Police Officer Paulo Cruz on the job at the Yarmouth Seaside Festival Officer Cruz is a...
10/12/2026

WHY WE RIDE
Great to see Yarmouth Police Officer Paulo Cruz on the job at the Yarmouth Seaside Festival

Officer Cruz is a longtime supporter of Big Nick’s Ride and is an integral member of the Cape Cod Regional Motor Unit.

Ride Safe Paulo!

Proud to always Back The Blue!
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Cape Cod Regional Motorcycle Unit
Yarmouth Police Dept.
The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund
Big Nick's Ride for the Fallen

WHY WE RIDE$5,000 for police K9 training What a great two days at the K9 Sergeant Sean M. Gannon Training Center in Yarm...
10/09/2026

WHY WE RIDE
$5,000 for police K9 training

What a great two days at the K9 Sergeant Sean M. Gannon Training Center in Yarmouth! Congratulations to all 12 police officers who completed their K9 decoy training. These officers and their K9 partners are incredible, and this training helps keep our communities safe.

All of us at Big Nick’s Ride and the Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Foundation are proud to support this important training with a $5,000 grant in memory of US Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos, and the son of our good friends, Denise and Patrick Gannon.

A huge THANK YOU to all the instructors, participating departments, volunteers, donors, and supporters who make days like this possible.

We will ALWAYS Back the Blue and do everything we can to support our police officers and K9 teams!

Faith
Family
Friends
Flag
Freedom
Forever.
🇺🇸💙🐕🙏🏻


The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund
Veterans Collaborative
Cape Cod Regional Motorcycle Unit
Town of Yarmouth Massachusetts
Dawn Kendra
Town of Barnstable
Yarmouth Police Dept.
Yarmouth Police Foundation
Barnstable Police K9 Foundation
K9 PTSD Center
Healing Dakota
The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department
Riptide K-9
Emily Stephens

WHY WE RIDEDAY ONE OF K9 DECOY FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING! What a great group at the K9 Sergeant Sean M. Gannon Training Faci...
10/07/2026

WHY WE RIDE
DAY ONE OF K9 DECOY FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING!
What a great group at the K9 Sergeant Sean M. Gannon Training Facility at Yarmouth Police Department today!

We are proud to support this important two-day training bringing together K9 handlers and law enforcement professionals from across the area. A huge thank you to PCSO Captain Mike Loring and Riptide K-9 owner/trainer Jeff Riccio for sharing their knowledge and experience.

Big Nick Ride Volunteers are welcome to join us to watch a live demo, THURSDAY October 8th. (Yes, today Dawn took a nice arm bite !)
All information is on the flyer below. (RSVP is required and we will meet as a group for dog training purposes)

Proudly sponsored by The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund and Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen

Supporting those who train, serve and protect.
🇺🇸🖤💙🐕🐾

Veterans Collaborative
Town of Yarmouth Massachusetts
Dawn Kendra
Yarmouth Police Dept.
Barnstable Police Department
Yarmouth Police Foundation
Barnstable Police K9 Foundation
K9 PTSD Center
Healing Dakota
The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department
Riptide K-9

WHY WE RIDEWhat a weekend! Big Nick’s Ride led the way again.A huge shout-out to the Wonder Women of Big Nick’s Ride, Co...
10/05/2026

WHY WE RIDE
What a weekend! Big Nick’s Ride led the way again.

A huge shout-out to the Wonder Women of Big Nick’s Ride, Comm Fire, Yarmouth Fire, the Cape Cod Regional Motorcycle Unit, Harwich Chamber of Commerce, Hinckley’s Lumber, and everyone who took the time to come out, ride with us, and make a donation.

Fourteen years and still going strong.

It was a great ride and, more importantly, a great way to show our first responders how much we love, appreciate, and respect them.

And then there was that moment.

As we were leaving the beach, a bald eagle was flying right out front of us, soaring over Craigville River. It was absolutely incredible.

That was Jim.

Be like Jim.

Thank you to everyone who continues to make Big Nick’s Ride so special.

Faith. Family. Friends. Flag. Freedom. Forever.
🇺🇸❤️⭐️🚒🚑🚓🙏🏻🏍️💨

The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund
Veterans Collaborative
Cape Cod Regional Motorcycle Unit
Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire & Rescue Department
Yarmouth Fire Department, MA
Matthew Levesque
Pina Sajje Sanitation
Veterans Lunch Box
Cape Cod Motorcycle Pictures
Town of Barnstable
Harwich Chamber of Commerce

10/03/2026

🇺🇸🏍️❤️🤍💙 THANK YOU!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who supported today’s First Responders Appreciation Ride!

To the Cape Cod Regional Motorcycle Unit for leading the way safely, to the First Responders, our volunteers, our riders, our supporters, our MC Matthew Levesque, and everyone who helped make today possible—we appreciate each and every one of you!

We were blessed to have Yarmouth Fire Chief Enrique Arrascue as our guest speaker proudly speaking on behalf of all First Responders and the $15,000 grant donated from Big Nicks Ride to support the Cape Cod Fire Training Facility located in West Yarmouth.

Today was all about showing support, respect and appreciation for the men and women who serve and protect our communities every single day. 💙❤️

Thank you to the Town of Barnstable for allowing us the beach front space, Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire & Rescue Department for proudly displaying our Americsn flag from your ladder truck, to Pina Sajje Sanitation for supplying our porta potties, the Veterans Lunch Box food truck for serving up delicious breakfast items and to those riding with us and making today so special! 🇺🇸🏍️

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT

🚨🏍️ TODAY’S THE DAY! 🏍️🚨Join us for the FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION RIDE as we ride across Cape Cod to honor the brave...
10/03/2026

🚨🏍️ TODAY’S THE DAY! 🏍️🚨

Join us for the FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION RIDE as we ride across Cape Cod to honor the brave men and women who serve and protect our communities every day! ❤️🤍💙

📍 Craigville Beach, Centerville
⏰ Registration: 8:30 AM
🎤 Opening Ceremony: 10 am
🏍️ Kickstands Up: 10:30 AM
🎟️ $20 per person

We’ll finish at the 4th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Event at Hinckley’s Home Center in Harwich!

🇺🇸 Ride with us. Honor our First Responders.
Perfect riding weather—see you at the beach! 🏍️💙🚓🚒🚑

WHY WE RIDETHANK YOU, VETERANS! All of us at Big Nick’s Ride are proud to have been part of today’s Veterans Stand Down ...
10/03/2026

WHY WE RIDE
THANK YOU, VETERANS!

All of us at Big Nick’s Ride are proud to have been part of today’s Veterans Stand Down at Margaritaville Resort.

Thank you to the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Jim Seymour, Laura Sears, Barbara Foley, and the entire team for bringing so many veterans, families and organizations together to provide support and resources.

And thank you to Dawn, Keith, Jeff, Frank, Kathy, Lisa S, Elaine, Corinne, Lisa G and everyone who came out, volunteered, served, and helped make today so special.

Veterans served our nation, and they still serve. We’ll always be there for them.

God bless our veterans and their families!

Faith
Family
Friends
Flag
Freedom
Forever
🇺🇸❤️⭐️🏍️


The Nicholas G. Xiarhos Memorial Fund
Veterans Collaborative
Big Nick's Ride for the Fallen
Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center
Marine Corps League Detachment 125 Cape Cod
Hyannis Firefighters
Margaritaville Resort Cape Cod

UPDATED TIME, 5:30 PM! 🇺🇸💙 LET’S WELCOME BARNSTABLE POLICE OFFICER GINNETTY HOME! 💙🇺🇸We’re asking our community to come...
10/01/2026

UPDATED TIME, 5:30 PM!

🇺🇸💙 LET’S WELCOME BARNSTABLE POLICE OFFICER GINNETTY HOME! 💙🇺🇸
We’re asking our community to come together and give Officer Ginnetty and his family the warm welcome home they deserve!
⭐ Please arrive by 4:30 PM at the Exit 5 rotary to help line the route.
🇺🇸 Bring your flags, signs, smiles and plenty of cheers!
Let’s show Officer Ginnetty just how much his courage, service and sacrifice mean to our community. 💙🖤💙
PLEASE SHARE & HELP US PACK THE ROUTE! 🇺🇸🙏

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