september meeting pot luck

SEPTEMBER 2013
BMW MOA Charter #147
CCBR Web Site www.ccbr.org
BMW RA Charter #203
SEPTEMBER MEETING
POT LUCK
The evening before the BASH, Sept 5, 2013 at 5 pm
Beining camp site, Plumas-Sierra Fairgrounds, Quincy, CA
For Details click HERE
Many thanks to Rich Alves for organizing this meeting.
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The President Says!!
By Bob Kuykendall
September has always been a transitional month for Central Cal. We have the Beemer BASH
which marks our major event for the year and opportunities to see old friends and make new ones
that you may not see until the next BASH in 2014. It is also the time we start to seek new candidates
to serve on the Board of Directors for 2014. For some in other parts of the country it marks the
end of their riding season - starting to think about putting the beast on the battery tender - but not
here and not at Central Cal. We still have the rest of the year to ride to near and distant locations,
have meals at new another restaurant (that may become a favorite) and tours to interesting venues,
museums, tour locations, GS trails, etc. etc. We really do live in riding Nirvana.
I hope that you will give some strong consideration to several items
1. Volunteer to lead a ride to your favorite lunch spot or twisty road this Fall or into 2014
2. Consider serving on the Board of Directors, run for office, public service is good
3. Or if not that, give the Board your thoughts how we can improve our operations and activities,
4. Recruit a new member to join the CCBR
5. Send something into our Exhaust Notes Editro. Take some photos from a recent trip. Do a
short write up about a road trip, a rally, a European or New Zealand journey,or an off road dirt
ride.
We will all gain from each of
these. Thank you for your
consideration.
And, yes, speaking of the 2013
BASH. It is only a week or two
away when Ellen and I will take
the BMW sidecar to ride up the
Feather River Canyon Highway
70, truly one of our most
favorite rides. We will be
volunteering for the Beer
Garden and other BASH
activities. We hope that to see
you there and have a cold one
and a chance to catch up on
what has happened since last
September.
Ellen likes to go fast up Feather River Canyon!
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HUGE CONTEST WITH $750 IN PRIZES
Continues for One More Year!
Listen up all you CCBR’ers. There’s mucho money to be made. We have a great contest going
for members who submit the most half page or larger pieces for the 2013 Exhaust Notes.
Stories? Captioned Photos? Yes…..anything goes. Now for the really great part. Prizes will
be awarded at our December 2013 meeting. So dust off the old Remington, put on your Ellery
Queen hat, pour a Scotch over, light up your Camel and let the words flow.
1. TEXT: Send the text of your article in the body of an email or attach it as a .doc
file. IF THERE ARE PICTURES: Write the file name of each picture in the text
at the approximate location where you want the picture to be placed.
2. PICTURES: Attach your pictures to the email as .jpg files. Please do not embed
pictures in your text.
● WITH CAPTIONS: Identify each picture by file name and write a caption for it.
Include this in the body of the email or in the .doc file.
● WITHOUT CAPTIONS: Pictures of members enjoying themselves while
gathered for meetings or events are welcome. Try to have them looking at the
camera and appearing to be having a great time.
3. Send your e-mail to editor@ccbr.org
2013 EVENT CALENDAR – For details go to www.ccbr.org
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THE MOA INTERNATIONAL RALLY IN SALEM OREGON
July 18-21, 2013
Pictures by Bob Kuykendall
A well attended hors d’oeuvres
session in the Beer Garden
Ron Steinke tells Neil Hansen
about all the BMW National
Rallies he’s attended.
Jon Beining recruits volunteers for the 26th Annual
Autumn Beemer Bash
Rosemary and Lammert Williams
enjoy the ambiance.
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Continued from page 6
Pictures by Bob Jackson
Dan Whitlock,, a founding father of CCBR, is
alive and well.
CCBR meeting in the Beer Garten
Afternoon concert
Mystery Rider (Phil James when he first gets
up in the morning)
A Scottish visitor (Actually, Phil James after
he’s up and dressed for the day)
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THE SAGA OF WACKY
Part 6 – Salem, Oregon
By T J Forsyth
After exhausting our search in Southern Oregon, Bev and I decided to drive over to Grants Pass
and have a look see. On the way we stopped in Cave Junction to see if Wacky had sneaked in after
we searched for him last week. Siiiigggghhh! No sign of Wacky.
At Grants Pass we made a phone call to Medford to see if there was any suspicious activity there.
With a negatory answer we decided to drive up highway 5 to see if there were any wayward
chickens on the loose.
We drove through and searched Canyonville, Riddle, Myrtle Creek, Roseburg. Shutherlin, and
Cottage Grove. We fueled up in Cottage Grove (gas and coffee) then resumed our northward
search. We hit Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Alban, and the Willamette Valley next. As we
approached Salem, we decided to stop and get some rest. After checking into a hotel, we had
heard about a hundred year old house and decided to search it.
Having the plaster off made searching easier. We tried to get together a posse but they were
too bushed.
After a short night rest we went to Turner to enlist some help at a small ranch.
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These fellas just looked at us like we were kooks
If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck
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“Should I call the guys with the white jackets?”
I considered climbing Mt Shasta but my belt buckle can’t take the altitude
This report is late getting out because I received an unmarked package in the mail. There was no
return address or signature of the sender. Inside I found a note that stated “Instead of looking
for Wacky, why not settle for a Quacky. After long thought and consideration I quickly came to
the conclusion that someone was trying to bribe me!
To be suspiciously continued
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AUGUST CCBR MEETING AT EMIL VILLAS IN LIVERMORE
CCBR member and former flat track racer, Joe Finney, brought his friend Robert McDonnell to our
August meeting. Robert continues to race and shared some of his experiences with us. He presently
races a 650 cc Rotax single and a 500 cc Yahama with a custom frame designed by Dick Mann, a
"Babe Ruth" in the motorcycle racing world.
To right → Chief of Stuff, Rich Alves, looks fondly at
his nutritionally balanced lunch consisting of fruits,
vegetables, dairy, and stuff. He is convinced that
Peach Cobbler with Ice Cream, “but hold the
whipped cream because I’m watching my diet,” will
please his personal trainer. Pic by E Kuykendall
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dear Esteemed Editor,
I’m getting ready for BASH! Look for me. I’ll be
wearing the official Autumn Beemer BASH hat
shown on the right along with a special BMW
watch once worn by the late Helen Paladini and
given to my by her husband and fellow CCBR
member, Vic.. Can't wait.
Sincerely,
Ellen Kuykendall
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LETTERS continued
Rich,
Just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed the story of you and Phil wandering around my old
back yard. I was born and raised in Auburn, and lived there until I left for Navy flight training. Our
high school was the only one between Auburn and Reno. So the kids who lived in those out of the
way places rode the school bus to Auburn. I worked my way through Sierra College, which was in
Auburn in those days, driving a school bus for the high school and college. So I had a few interesting
adventures maneuvering those roads.
My father belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge in Auburn. But there was a chapter in Iowa Hill. Every
once in awhile he would attend a function up there. It was a long time before I figured out where in
the hell it was. I still have a few friends who live in Foresthill and Georgetown. Your short account
brought back a flood of great memories.
Thanks,
Charlie Anderson
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Editor,
We’ve supported the Northern California Ride for Kids for many years. It’s a fundraiser for a very
worthwhile cause. It’s October 6, 2013 and we would appreciate it if you would mention it in the next
Exhaust Notes. Please click HERE for information.
Thanks,
Dave and Nancy Smith
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A card sent to CCBR:
We were certainly surprised to receive the check in the mail. It is greatly appreciated and has been
earmarked to help restore our bike to riding condition. We're really sorry to have to miss the ride to
Salem, but are counting on seeing everyone at the Beemer Bash in September. Jim is already back
to riding our RT. It will be several months before I can join him.
Thanks again,
Jim & Glenda Fiedler
~editor's note: Jim & Glenda went down in May as they were traveling home from CCBR's Spring
Fling. The CCBR Board voted to utilize the CCBR Rider's Benefit Fund to assist with expenses. They
also voiced their thanks at the August CCBR meeting.
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CENTRAL CAL BMW RIDERS
OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS and EXTRAORDINARY VOLUNTEERS
President
Bob Kuykendall
(925) 570-9957
Vice-President
Rich Alves
(925) 240-6970
Secretary
Rich Meissner
(209) 578-1933
Treasurer
Ellen Kuykendall
(925) 300-3512
Director and Co-Webmaster
Terry Tracy
(415) 760-1070
Director for Meetings
Jay MacDonald
(209) 966-3895
Director for Membership
Bob Kuykendall
(925) 570-9957
Director for Rides
Phil James
(925) 372-8155
Director for the BASH
Jon Beining
(707) 763-3063
Chairman for the Spring Fling
Kim Dromlewicz
(925) 672-2112
Exhaust Notes Editor
Rich Alves
(925) 240-6970
Webmaster
Rich Alves
(925) 240-6970
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