In January of 2010, Wayne Arbogast was stricken with a potentially life-threatening brain infection called Viral Encephalitis. He has survived, but with overwhelming medical expenses. Bikers recently got together to help Wayne and Mabel out. Thunder Roads West Virginia's Moe Vetter went on the ride, and provided this story, as well as a collection of photos that can be viewed here.

There were over 60 motorcycles/trikes. The ride started in VA but most of the ride was in WV. We started in Monterey and rode through Frost to Marlinton. From there we got on the Scenic Highway and rode that to Slatyfork and went through Snowshoe resort to Cass. From there it was to Bartow and then Rt. 250 back to Monterey. There were door prizes awarded after the ride and then a Freewill Offering dinner from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Wayne and his wife Mabel were there and Wayne is making remarkable strides in recovery.