Director`s Ramblings Dave “Doc” Medich
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Director`s Ramblings Dave “Doc” Medich
T H E N E W S L E T T E R H A R L E Y ABOUT OUR CHAPTER O F T H E O W N E R S I N D I A N G R O U P JULY 2012 Established in 1989, IVHOG is celebrating it’s 22nd year as a Harley Owners Group chapter. In business for over 65 years, Dean’s Harley Davidson of Souderton, PA is our sponsoring Dealer. Our Monthly Chapter Meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month at the American Legion Hall 75 N. Main St. Sellersville, PA. For information regarding membership or chapter events, contact any officer listed herein. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Director’s Ramblings 1 Chapter Meeting Minutes 2 Calendar/ Events 4 Feature s & Stories 5 Business and Classified Section 8 Officer Directory 11 V A L L E Y CHAPTER 4590 Director’s Ramblings By Dave “Doc” Medich IV Hoggers, After a shaky start to riding season, the weather lately has been great. I know there has been extreme heat but that beats the rain. The past month has been extremely busy with all of the events planned and looking for a new clubhouse. Due to our continued growth we have outgrown the Sellersville Legion. In addition to space issues we have heard your comments and are now acting to insure we have a club house that can sustain our growth and make it a safe environment when leaving the parking lots for the meeting rides. I am sure all of you will agree that rides leaving the Legion have been a bit frustrating: not only with the limited parking spaces but the traffic route as well. Therefore, our August meeting will be held at the Sellersville Moose. After last meeting many of you drove down with the Board to take a peek at the proposed location. What we found was amazing: a large enough clubhouse to fit 225 folks; an outdoor picnic ground that includes a large pavilion that can seat a lot of folks and an outdoor speaker system, volleyball court (for the physical fitness buffs) and, get this, an outdoor air conditioned bathroom! Amazing stuff. You will decide if we stay or continue to look for another home. Before the end of the August meeting, a show of hands will tell us our destiny. A special thanks to Chris Corey for some great investigative work. Now let’s talk about some of the recent events. The 65th Anniversary open house at Deans was great. Thanks to the members who volunteered and the staff at Deans. The day’s events went off without a hitch. The traffic was steady all day and, in my opinion, the busiest open house I ever saw at Deans. Thanks to Bud and Randy for providing the great tasting food and hospitality. We had our Poker Run on July 8th and it was another memorable poker run and pig roast. Some of you helped the day before in extreme heat to set up at the German Hungarian club. At least we did get a much cooler day for the event. I believe Saturday hit 103 and the day of the Poker run was 92. Sure you will agree the 10 degrees did make a difference. Although we had solid attendance, turnout of IV HOG members was disappointing. Based on the data the volunteers kept during sign in, we had a total of 69 IV HOG members attend. That’s just over 20% of the membership. And, this number included over 20 volunteers that helped both Saturday and Sunday. What is it going to take to get more of you to support club events? Members need to understand one thing: the Poker Run/Pig Roast is our annual fundraising event where all profits go to our chapter. That money is used to fund other things such as the Christmas party, donation to Manna and to keep our annual dues at $15.00. We had many other clubs and independents come out in support or our event. Bucks County HOG alone brought 26 members. In the future, we have to reciprocate. Participation and volunteerism are important to our success. Participation is defined as –“the act of taking part or sharing in something”. Volunteerism is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve quality of life. It is serving the society through one’s own interest, personal skills or learning and this in return produces a feeling of self-worth and selfrespect. Volunteering contributes to skill development, socialization and to just having fun. It is also a way to make contacts which can be valuable for a variety of reasons. So, not only do you contribute to a larger cause, you help yourself too. Let’s all get involved….. Later, Doc JULY 2012 Chapter Meeting Minutes PAGE 2 By Secretary Liz Quigley July 1, 2012 Doc opened the meeting at 9:30 am at Sellersville VFW. Assistant Director (Chris Corey): Director: ( Doc Medich): Doc opened with a reminder that we are one club, one club of brothers and sisters together. He closed his remarks with a plea that we dedicate ourselves to reenergizing as one club. Doc introduced Ken West, a member of our auditing committee who has agreed to replace Sal Albano who will be retir- ing from his position as treasurer. Ken is a long time member who has served in several positions on the board, most recently on our auditing committee. Indian Valley Harley Owners Group (IVHOG) Chapter 4590 3255 State Rd Sellersville, PA 18960 Hotline: 215-723-8251 Website: www.ivhog.org Director: Dave “Doc” Medich Email: medichdg@yahoo.com Editor: Mike Pancione mcpanjr@gmail.com Business Advertising: 3.00/ month donated to MDA The 65th anniversary of Dean’s Harley Davidson was a successful celebration on June 23rd. Our club volunteers were very much appreciated. Doc announced that the IV HOG club 2012 Poker Run will be held on July 8th. Sign up is at Dean’s Harley-Davidson and the last stop is at the German Hungarian club. Biker Games, Food and Fun! Cost: $20. Volunteers still needed - please see Pam Corey, the Activities Director to volunteer. Need the newsletter mailed to you? Contact the editor for more info. IVHOG’s Newsletter is a monthly publication and is free of charge. HarleyDavidson, H.O.G.® and L.O.H. logo’s are trademarks and reproduced with permission entitled to us as a H.O.G. chapter. Articles, information and opinions included herein are for entertainment purposes only . H.O.G. is a family-activity based group . Consumption of alcohol, if mentioned herein, should not be considered as an endorsement by IVHOG or HOG. JOIN OUR YAHOO GROUP! Visit: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/ group/IVHOG/ Or contact our Web-Master: lanebradley2003@yahoo.com and ends at Peace Valley Park with a picnic. KSU at 10:45am. Doc reminded people of the survey that they filled out at the last membership meeting and told them that as a result of their request, we will now start our monthly HOG club meetings at 9a.m. The Interclub picnic will be held on July 21 and 22nd at Maumbauer’s Grove just off Rt. 663. Indian Valley HOG has ten free tickets. These tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis. Doc offered members who want to go a free ticket at the membership meeting. Doc issued a reminder of the Montgomery and Bucks BACA Toy Run on July 14th. It starts at Dean’s H-D at 10:15am Chris reported on the results of the survey that he gave the members at the last membership meeting. In summary, only 50% of the members filled out the survey. And the results the majority wanted to find a new place. In addition, the large majority of the members said we should start at 9a.m., so that begins with the next meeting. Chris explained that he Sellersville Moose, 301 West Park Avenue is available on the first Sunday of the month for IV HOG meetings. The Moose also have large, safe parking lots – one for bikes and one for cars. They also have a large picnic site with a pavilion and picnic tables. The cost is the same as the current meeting place. He suggested that we hold a membership meeting there so the members can vote on it. Treasurer (Sal Albano): Sal Albano announced to the membership that he regrets that due to his business concerns, he has to resign as the treasurer of IV HOG. He said he enjoyed the seven years he served as treasurer. Secretary (Liz Quigley) Liz reminded the members that the Toy Run committee will be running a Vendor Fair on Thursday, July 26th at 6pm at The Arts and Event Place, next door to McCool’s in Quakertown. The Vendor Fair benefits Bucks County Children and Youth and will feature sales of jewelry, purses and cooking implements among many features. JULY 2012 PAGE 3 Chapter Meeting Minutes Continued and the Blue Knights PA 22 (Police Officers) Christmas in July Toy Run on the 15th. It starts at the Plymouth Meeting Mall. Registration begins at 9am, KSU @ 10:45am. Benefits the Salvation Army of Norristown. Picnic follows the ride. Webmaster (Lane Bradley): Lane reported that the Yahoo website has had some serious problems with updates, but he will continue to work on our site to accommodate the changes. Lane has been working on the Pennsylvania HOG Safety Officer (Joe Too Tall): Rally to be held in State College, PA on July 19th 21st. See Lane or the PA HOG Rally website for more Joe spoke about drivers who don’t see you even when they are looking at you. He referenced the Smith Sysregistration information. tem of Safety Training with his suggestions. He noted Lane reminded the board that several HOG clubs are that stationary figures are not seen as easily as moving welcoming some Chinese riders to the USA. The ride figures. He noted that riders must keep the “15 secbegins at Hatfield Wal-Mart at 6am on July 18th for a ond rule” of space ahead as they approach another ride to NY State’s Orange County Choppers of TV vehicle, watching the driver carefully for some drivers fame. Lunch will be provided at OCC and this will might look left and turn right. For safety in the back, be an all day event. it is necessary to check both mirrors and over the shoulders. Membership (Tom Giles): Activities (Pam Corey): We continue to add new members at IVHOG. This month Tom reported that we are now at 312 members. Pam reported on the progress of the IV HOG Pig Roast Tom also reported that IV HOG won the softball game and Poker Run. The following will need to be completed: between Indian Valley HOG. He got a round of applause from the members. Merchandise (Ron Hawkins): Ron spent most of the meeting selling T-shirts, then he Ladies of HOG (Cambrie Morgan): reported on his efforts to raise money for Harley’s charity: Muscular Dystrophy Association with the golf Cambrie announced that Ladies of HOG is presenting the HOGS and DOGS event in September at the outing on August 11th, 12pm , at the Butter Valley Spring Meadow Home for the elderly at the corner of Golf Course; $70 to participate. Sponsors are still Cowpath and Walnut in Hatfield. Please come out needed for holes. Ron asked that members let him and show off your bike to the residents. They love know if they knew any businesses that would care to motorcycles! There will be music and a hot dog participate. See Ron with any suggestions or quesBBQ. tions. Photographer (Rich Lanning): Rich noted that all the event pictures are featured with music on the Phanfare website and asked all new members to meet him in the back of the room for photos. Road Captain (Joe Graziano): Volunteers are still needed. Pam needed people for the third stop and someone volunteered at the meeting! Joe read the list of rides listed previously. He included the IV HOG Poker Run for which he will lay out a beautiful Bucks County ride, the Baca Xmas in July Toy Run on July 14th, (see above) the Interclub Picnic at the Maumbauer Picnic Grove, (see above) There will be an “End of Summer” party in September at JT Bankers in Sellersville. The restaurant has been very gracious to us in lending us space for committee meetings. They are now asking for our support. More details to follow. PAGE 4 JULY 2012 Calendar Of Events/Activities JULY 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 22 23 24 18 o o 13 30 Su Mo Tu We Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 14 19 20 21 26 27 28 25 29 AUGUST 2012 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 Upcoming Rides & Events Compiled Every Month by Web Master Lane Bradley UPCOMING CHAPTER RIDES: **Kickstands Down - Ride Is Over** UPCOMING IVHOG CHAPTER EVENTS July 7/1 Chap Meeting: 9:30 AM @ Sellersville VFW INTERCLUBS EVENTS July 7/14 BACA Bucks Toy Run 2PM @ Faulkner Ford Souderton 7/21 InterClub Party 2PM - 10PM August 8/19 Blue Comet Race Day 7/8 IVHOG Pig Roast Fund Raiser @ Deans 12N - 5PM 7/19-7/21 Pennsylvania State HOG Rally in State College, PA August 8/5 Chap Meeting: 9:30 AM @ Sellersville Moose Lodge o 4 O OTHER EVENTS 7/12-7/15 Gettysburg Bike Week 7/25 BIKE NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS . JOIN IVHOG ON YAHOO GROUPS: Stay up to speed on what’s happening with IVHOG, Dean’s and the motorcycle community. Simply copy and paste this link into your web browser and follow the instructions: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ JULY 2012 Why I Ride By Randy Ziegler At 55 years old I can say that no one thing has defined my life more than motorcycling. I have been riding for over 42 years and from the time I started I have never been without a bike. When I was nine years old my Dad died and Mom went to work to support us. My grandfather lived next to us and kept an eye on me while Mom worked. He helped me build a go-cart out of an antique wooden ironing board and some wheels Dad had in the basement. It wasn't long before I took the engine off the family lawn mower and mounted it on that go cart. I don't know if Mom didn't want to explain how her son got hurt in a high speed ironing board accident or if she just wanted the lawn mowed again, but she decided it was time to help me get a mini bike. In 1969 the back allies of Lansdale were full of kids riding mini bikes. A police officer that was probably tired of chasing us decided to organize the Lansdale mini bike club and a track was built near the sewer plant on Moyer Rd. By the time I was thirteen I got my first real motorcycle, a 50cc Suzuki dirt bike. Every day when I got out of school I would push my bike across town to the track and ride until I ran out of gas. The years of riding in the dirt prior to turning sixteen made passing my motorcycle test easier than passing my car test. So, with my new license in hand, I purchased my first real street bike A 1972 GT380 Suzuki. My friend Steve had just purchased a 350 Kawasaki. Steve and I spent the next several years trying to outdo each other with faster and faster bikes. But time moved on and Steve moved away and riding for the PAGE 5 adrenaline rush got replaced by riding for the pleasure of it. One of the things I like about motorcycling is it's a constant learning experience. One of those lessons came along when I bought a 1966 triumph hard tail chopper in 1974. I quickly learned motorcycles should have shocks, I also learned why they call the British Lucas electrical system the “Prince of Darkness”. But most of all after driving home one night, holding the headlight in with my left hand and holding the muffler on with my right foot, why someone invented locktite. I quickly returned to the Suzuki brand until I bought my 1989 Softail Custom, the first in a long line of Harley's to follow. I was a truck and heavy equipment mechanic for thirteen years when I herniated two discs in my back and had to look for lighter work. I had no idea that the thing that had been my passion since I was a kid was about to become my profession for the next twenty plus years. I was in Dean's Harley-Davidson getting parts for my 1989 Softail and asked Bud if he need another mechanic. I explained I needed lighter work than what I had been doing and he offered me a job in sales. Sales? I wasn't a salesman; I hate salesmen. Fortunately none of that actually came out of my mouth. I told Bud I would start in a week. I spent the next week convincing myself I could do this. I liked the product so I could sell something I believed in. I thought about the two brothers that sold me my Suzuki's for years, Jim and Ed Varnes. They were just motorcycle people: no high pressure, no bull. They sold bikes because they loved them. Yeah, I could be that kind of salesmen. JULY 2012 Why I Ride By The first year I worked for Bud we were sold out of bikes three months in advance. By 1999 we were sold out two years in advance and had just finished an expansion of the Souderton store. Wow, this selling thing was easy. But 1999 was pretty much the end of easy. My Mom had just passed away and I had to settle her estate. I was now the manager of Dean's and Harley was pushing for us to move to a bigger store. The best thing to come out of that time was my boys started riding dirt bikes with me. We spent years trail riding and riding tracks together as they graduated from little starter bikes to full sized trail and motocross bikes and the Harley's they ride today. It’s no wonder they decided to work in the motorcycle industry. The surprise is they decided to work for me. My Sons Scott and Barry and my wife Janet are part of what makes Dean's what it is PAGE 6 today: a place for riders, and those that aspire to be. So after all this time and all those miles the answer to why I ride is as simple as: because I started. But the reason I kept riding is that I love the feeling. I trail ride to unwind. I race to challenge and better myself. And, I ride on the street to enjoy the journey. Riding gives me a common ground to relate to my friends, family and customers but also gives me a chance to disappear into my own little world and be alone. JULY 2012 PAGE 7 July Meeting Highlights New Members Chuck Davis Frank Trenchik Tammy Levin Mark Kuhns Diane and Jim Henry Ed Milkewicz Sherry Sawyer JULY 2012 CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY PAGE 8 A FREE SERVICE TO IVHOG MEMBERS For sale by Original Owner: Great looking 2006 Mustang GT with 37,130 original miles. Full range of factory options including but not limited to: Automatic Transmission, 500 watt shaker sound system, full power driver’s seat and much more. After market additions include but are not limited to: Appearance: Custom painted and clear coated racing stripes; tinted glass; American Muscle Wheels w/Nitto Extreme tires (18x9 front - 18x10 rear), and custom grills & hood struts. Engine area includes: Fuel Rail Covers; Plenum Cover, Radiator Covers and chrome accents. Handling Upgrades: Eibach Pro-springs on all four corners; Steeda tower strut bar; adjustable pan-hard bar for rear; camber plates; BRM AntiWheel Hop Package. Performance Enhancements: FMS Shelby GT500 65mm throttle bodies; JLT Cold Air Intake; Motoblue Underdrive Pullies; Magna-Flow Axle Back Exhaust; SCT Performance Tuner; 3:73 Ford Racing Gears. Vehicle must be seen to be appreciated. Special Notes: Price is $17,995. Serious inquiries please. Vehicle is shown by appointment and has been garage kept. Call John at (215) 872-5325 Brand new adjustable highway peg mounts; had on bike for 1hour. Cost $100, asking $70. Contact Joe Bergin @ Jbhog 04@gmail.com or call 215-450-7437. For Your Information…….On the Internet I found this site to contain a wealth of information on all things motorcycle. Great helmet reviews for example. http://www.webbikeworld.com/ JULY 2012 BU SINESS DIRECTORY State of Business – Bike Illuminators As a member of IV HOG for 7 years now, we wanted to share this information with the club first. As of January 2012, Bike Illuminators is currently on hiatus. I have been dealing with numerous medical limitations that have kept me from actively supporting the business for the last 5 + months now. We are in search of a possible buyer for the business and would like to keep it in the local area if possible. We do have some inventory in stock so if anyone has been on the fence about adding lights now is a good time to reach out to us. We have kits in many different colors and they will be sold below retail pricing. We also have some other items such as Brake Lights, Flex Arrays and Turn Signal Clusters. Over the coming weeks/months we will be looking to sell the Business which will include the current inventory along with the domains and Name. We have enjoyed every bike we have lit up to make it a bit safer and want to thank IV HOG for all the support over the years. If anyone is interested in any items please feel free to contact us at Sales@HotLeds.com or you can call 215-510-5245 and leave a message. I still plan to be a part of IV HOG and to attend the local events now as a spectator not as a vendor. Thanks Again, Nick Lamelza, Bike Illuminators PAGE 9 JULY 2012 PAGE 10 BU SINESS DIRECTORY Quote of the Month: FEED …...ME!!! RIDE TO EAT…... EAT TO RIDE The following establishments are kind enough to offer IVHOG members 10% off all food purchases. Just show your IVHOG Membership Card. O'Towne Tavern in Oreland. Visit their website at www.otownetavern.com Brick Tavern Inn in Quakertown. Visit their website at www.thebricktaverninn.com You never see a Harley parked outside a psychiatrist's office…... Anonymous Soprano Pizza in Warrington. Visit their website at www.sopranospizzanow.com OX-Yoke Inn, owned and operated by former IVHOG members Ken & Megan Richards offer a year-round 10% discount to IVHOG members. Wagon Wheel—Bike Night 5 - 9 PM $5/pp all you can eat buffet (not a discount but plenty cheap). Route 313 & Sterner Mill Road, Quakertown HOGS SUPPORTING HOGS Reach IVHOG’s 312 members by advertising in our monthly newsletter. $3.00/month for business card-sized AD. Larger sizes available as space allows. Your payment will be donated to MDA at the annual charity drive Contact Editor Mike Pancione for more information: mcpanjr@gmail.com JULY 2012 PAGE 11 Indian Valley H.O.G. 2012 Officers From left to right: Editor- Mike Pancione Assist. Director - Chris Corey Activities - Pam Corey Ladies Of Harley—Cambrie Morgan Treasurer - Sal Albano Director - Dave “Doc” Medich Membership - Tom Giles Webmaster - Lane Bradley Secretary - Liz Quigley Photo/Historian—Rich Lanning mcpanjr@gmail.com christiancorey@msn.com pmgc109@yahoo.com cambriemorgan@ymail.com sta1253@yahoo.com medichdg@yahoo.com tgiles29@comcast.net lanebradley2003@yahoo.com quig45@comcast.net Ron Hawkins irishron1969@yahoo.com Lead Road Capt.– Joe Graziano rockyhd889@yahoo.com Safety - Joe Cionzynski IV j.cionzynskiiv@live.com Photo/Historian - Rich Lanning rplkjl@frontiernet.net