May - Antelope Valley HOG
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May - Antelope Valley HOG
DESERT WIND Antelope Valley, California Harley Owners Group® Chapter #1665 Volume 20, Issue 5 May 2008 www.avhog.org DIRECTOR’S NOTES: BY JESSE MATTOX I want to thank everyone that attended the Ridgecrest meeting and Bike Blessing, we had a great turn out. Bike Night was a huge success, thanks Kip, job well done. A big thanks to the Ladies of Harley, the bake sale was Fabulous and for those that didn’t get to participate in the cake walk, you’ll have another chance. Please remember to check the calendar for up coming events, the board at the shop and call your friends, but don’t miss out on all the fun. I hope that everyone that went to Laughlin enjoyed them selves and came home safe and sound. I heard that Arizona Bike Week was enjoyed by all. The pictures were really great so please continue to share them with everyone. (HOG# 2192091) Today we have the ride to Carpinteria, please remember hand signals I can’t stress how important this is. If you are new and don’t know please see a road captain; you can identify them by the black and orange braid on their arm. Bike night will be May 10th, starts sharply at 4:00pm. Kip has really made an effort to change things up, so please stop by and show your support… Ride safe and have fun! Jesse Antelope Valley H.O.G.® Standing Meetings & Events Meeting / Event When? Time Location ® AV H.O.G. Chapter Meeting 1st Sunday of each month 9:00—10:00 am (approx) 719 West Avenue M (Knights of Columbus Hall) Monthly Chapter Ride (closed ride) 1st Sunday of each month Immediately following chapter meeting Destinations Vary Ridgecrest Activities Group—AV H.O.G.® Meeting 2nd Saturday of each month 9:00 am until May when meetings will start at 8:00 am Meet at AV HarleyDavidson® at 7 am, ride to Carriage Inn, Ridgecrest Geezer’s Breakfast Club (open event) Every Wednesday 9:00 am Meet at Antelope Valley Harley-Davidson® Lunch/Dinner Ride (closed ride) Last Saturday of each month 11:00 am departure until Daylight Savings Time when dinner rides resume @ 4pm Meet at Antelope Valley Harley-Davidson® Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR’S NOTES By Lynne Gentry Chapter. Just a reminder, keep your National H.O.G. membership current to be a part of the local Chapter. Ruthie McCollin Membership Coordinator ROAD CAPTAIN’S CORNER Good morning, Last month we all rode to the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia. Through the mountain and over the hills we went. I hope you all had as much fun as I did. We bet on a few races, had lunch and enjoyed looking at those magnificent horses. The destination today is Carpenteria. It should be a beautiful day. Have you ever wondered how we come up with the destinations for our Chapter rides? The road captains get together twice a year and plan out our Chapter rides for each month. If you like where we have been taking you or if you have any suggestions on where to go, please let us know. After each ride, you are given a “rate the ride card”. Please fill it out and hand it any Road Captain or Officer. We really want you all to enjoy these rides and destinations. Let’s have some fun. Lynne TREASURER’S REPORT By Starr Bayard Good Morning, The Treasurer’s report is provided at the monthly Chapter Meeting & is available upon request. MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR By Ruthie McCollin By Jeff Bayard GOOD MORNING! This year is almost half over, man time flies. May 31st your Road Captains are hosting a "7 Card Poker Run". Ken Gentry put this great route together. There is a BIG map posted at our dealership, so stop by and check it out. Also, there are fliers at our dealership. See you on the 31st! THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDER! Thunder on the Lot is only a month and a half away. It's going to be huge! The second largest charity event west of the Mississippi. A lot of work goes into an event like this and volunteers are still needed. If you are interested in volunteering please sign the sheet at the round table (make sure to include your contact numbers) or you can call me at 661-860-8164 and also by my e-mail jeffbrcchog@hotmail.com. It's a lot of work but we always have a really fun time too. Thanks for your help. Our ride today is to Carpenteria, a nice ride to the coast. Your R.C.'s are - 1st group - Lead, Al Rubin and sweeps are Frank McCollin and Manuel Omo. 2nd group - Lead, Gene Garland and sweeps are Ken Gentry and Ron Klein. There will be a pre-ride meeting at the stage after the Chapter meeting. Just a note: V-Rod Rick loves Carpenteria and always leads this ride but he and other Chapter members are doing the 1000 mile Ride for the Heart on May 3rd and 4th. Next months ride will be to the Ronald Reagan Library, led by V-Rod Rick. Pass back your hand signals and ride safe. Remember, this is your Chapter - you make it what it is have fun with it - and enjoy. May the good lord take a likin' to you Jeff B R.C.C This month the Chapter had 3 new members: Michele, Daniel, & Sheri. There were also several guests: Heather & Chyenne, Rickie & members from the Ridgecrest (Continued on page 3) Disclaimer: While the chapter may be affiliated with H.O.G.®, it remains a separate, independent entity responsible for its actions. All Harley Owners Group® members and their guest(s) participate voluntarily and at their own risk in H.O.G.® and H.O.G.® chapter activities. The sponsoring dealer, H.O.G.® and Harley-Davidson® Motor Company, its subsidiaries and distributors and local chapter officers are and shall be released and held harmless by the member/guest for any injury or loss to the member/guest or to his or her property which may result from participation in H.O.G.® and H.O.G.® chapter activities. This means that each and every member of the local chapter and their guest(s) have no ground for legal action against the sponsoring dealer, H.O.G.®, Harley-Davidson® Motor Company, its distributors and its subsidiaries, the local chapters and their respective agents and employees for any injury resulting to them or their property. Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 2 LADIES OF HARLEY® (Continued from page 2) SAFETY OFFICER’S NOTES By Mona Lisa Garcia By Leroy Coker Regardless if your new to riding, or have been riding for years safe riding starts before your bike moves an inch. A good start at being a safe rider is reading the Chapter Rider’s Guide located on the AVHOG web site under “Ride Safety”. As long as you’re in reading mode, familiarize yourself with the owner’s manual for your bike. The owner’s manual has lots of important information you need to know pertaining to your bike. Stopping distance, tire pressure, tread wear to mention just a few. Learning and memorizing hand signals is a responsibility that can be accomplished off the bike. Hand signals can be found in the Chapter Rider’s Guide and in the Chapter Newsletter. Before you even get on the motorcycle there are a few things you should routinely check. A visual inspection looking for oil leaks, tread wear, tire side wall condition, engine oil level, tire pressure and verify that all lights and the horn work. You may find something that requires a quick fix or a major problem requiring a trip to the Harley shop for service. If you have a windshield keeping it clean will help reduce rider fatigue and obviously help you see people. Similarly, keeping the head light lens clean helps people see you. Time to saddle up, but before you start the engine raise the kickstand (aka: jiffy stand). Riding off with the kickstand down will most surely create an accident that can be quite costly if not fatal. Creating the habit of raising the kickstand prior to starting the bike will prevent just such an accident. Verifying that the transmission is in neutral prior to starting is also a good habit to get into. Dropping your bike is something that happens to everyone. It can be just an embarrassing moment, or a trip to the hospital with a crushed foot, broken leg or arm. Surprisingly how often it happens when your merely getting off the bike and find out you forgot to lower the kickstand. Similar to starting the bike It is a good practice that before you hit the kill switch you lower the kickstand. Until next time be safe, and keep the rubber side down. Hi Everyone, I would like to thank Chris and Cheryl for baking muffins for our last chapter meeting. The LOH had there first bake sale at bike night. I would like to thank all the lady’s that baked items for the bake sale. Beverly, Cheryl, Danna, Deanna and Lynne, thank you for all your help. It was a big success! Our next LOH meeting will be on May 9, at 7:00 p.m. It will be at my house. Congratulations to Mikey M., he was the birthday winner for April, which you can see at the shop in the Historian’s Memory books. (HOG# 1990799) Have fun riding Monalisa ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR By Kip Goodrich Hi Everyone, April 12th was our first Bike Night. The bike games were Laundry Duty, Soda Straw Drop, and Two-Up Slow Ride. The winners of all three games were the unstoppable team of Manuel and Marcia. They took home all the trophies. Ladies of Harley had their first Bike Night bake sale. The bake sale went over very well. Our next Bike Night will be on May 10th at 4:00 pm. Games start at 4:30 pm. The games planned will be Slow Ride, Hog in the Pen, and Ball Drop. Hope to see all of you there. Members that have won the free year membership, Jan – Leroy C., Feb. – Tom A., March – Christine, April – Richard (Scooby). Remember you need to be present at the meeting to win. On May 17th AVHD will be having their 5th Annual Hoffman Hospice Charity Event. They will be having a Poker Run, sign up at AVHD at 9:00am. Last card stamped at 2:00pm. $25 for the first hand, this includes a T-shirt, 2nd hand is $10. Food and Drinks will be provided by Coach’s Sports Bar & Grill. The music will be provided by the band Rukus. There will be a Raffle and Bike Games starting after 2:00pm. Hope to see you all there. AVHD summer hours will start on May 26th. Monday thru (Continued on page 4) Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 3 (Continued from page 3) Saturday, 8am to 7pm. Sunday, 9am to 5pm. May 31st is AV HOGs 7 Card Draw Poker Run. Registration open from 8:00am to 10:00am at Schooners, 43807 15th Street West, Lancaster. Last Card must be drawn by 3:00pm. There will be Raffle prizes and prizes for High and Low hands. Burgers, Hotdogs and Sodas will be Available. Come out for a fun day and support your chapter. Have Fun and Ride Safe, Kip costs. Copies will still be available at the meeting for those who cannot print it. See you on the ride! Alan Bingham Webmaster HISTORIAN’S NOTES By Rick ‘V-Rod Rick’ Sistoni EDITOR By Richard ‘Scooby’ Longworth Good Morning, I hope everybody that went to Arizona Bike week and Laughlin River Run had a great time. Myself and a few officers are working on creating a new look to the newsletter. As you can see this month there are a couple of changes. It will take sometime to get everything ironed out, but hopefully in the end it will be a newsletter that you will enjoy reading. Also stop by the shop and see the newsletter in full color in the books our Historian, Rick has created for us. Happy Sunday! Sorry I wasn’t here last meeting. We went to Arizona Bike Week. Man was it great. The weather, the riding, the people, all was the best! I will be bringing the Historians Memory Book to the meeting so everyone has a chance to see all the activities and rides we do each month. Also at the shop, you can see this years and past years Memory Book in the service department while you’re waiting for your bike, or shopping. If anyone has never been on our lunch/dinner rides, or other events held each month, guaranteed if you see how much fun we have and all the fellow chapter members and friends getting together having a great time, you will surely want to join in. It is almost summer now and the ridding is going to be great. No, that it’s not already! Hope to see all of you in all the activities to come. “Ride Hard, Ride Safe” Remember to check the Newsletter for your HOG# every month. If your HOG # is in the newsletter see Beverly for your tickets. V-Rod Rick Scooby WEBMASTER Member’s Websites By Alan Bingham New photos from Arizona Bike Week (HOG# 2971218) V-Rod Rick vrodrick.myphotoalbum.com The website contains information on local rides, membership, HOG® history, group riding protocols, events, and activities. You will also find links to our events calendar which shows upcoming events. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to email me at alan@avhog.org The password to view newsletters has been removed. Please try to download the newsletter and print it so that you can bring your own copy to the meeting. Most of the time, they are posted online a few days before the chapter meeting, this will save our chapter some of the printing Scooby www.nicoleandrich.com/gallery Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 4 SECRETARY’S REPORT BY BEVERLY SMITH ANTELOPE VALLEY H.O.G. CHAPTER #1665 Minutes of Chapter Meeting — Apr 6, 2008 (Guest Secretary - Sue) Call to order at 9:20 am, at Knights of Columbus, Lancaster by Jesse Mattrox. Pledge of allegiance. Motion to approve minutes of meeting 4-06-08 by Jeff, second by Lori, motion carried. OLD BUSINESS *Round table - Thank you to today's volunteers: Ken & Pam *Volunteers for meeting May 4: *March lunch/dinner ride: was Led by *Volunteers for Lunch or Dinner ride April: Debbie OFFICERS REPORTS Treasurer’s Report - Starr Bayard: Balance available on request. She has opportunity tickets for Thunder, they are $100.00 each. They will be giving away a bike and much more, great prizes this year. Assistant Director - Lynne Gentry: Today’s ride is to Santa Anita Raceway, for those going on the ride please stay after the meeting adjourns for the briefing. Lynne brought Cheryl Goodrich up to speak on Riders Edge. Sponsor - Scott Kellerman / Ron Emard: Absent Secretary - Beverly Smith: Absent Having fun in the sun in Arizona. Membership - Ruthie McCollin: New Members “Daniel, Sheri and Michele”. Guests were “Heather & Chyenne and Richie”. Please remember to pay your Nationals, these are checked monthly, you can not join our local chapter until your Nationals are current. We currently have 184, Ridgecrest 73 a total of 267. Safety - Leroy Coker: Spoke on Riders Edge, this is a very comprehensive course certified by Harley Davidson. Hand Signals, don’t be afraid pass them back. 2-second rule, very important if you don’t like 2 do to 3 but stick with it otherwise we get the yo-yo effect. If we have new riders see me after the meeting for group ride. Activities - Kip Goodrich: I hope everyone had fun at Billiards night, the winner of the men’s went to Pat, and the women’s went to Starr Bayard and overall went to Pat, yes a man took it this year. I hope everyone can make it to Bike Night on the 12th; it will start at 4:00pm sharp. The games will be Laundry Duty, Soda Straw Drop and the Two-Up Slow Race. The Ladies of Harley will also be selling bake goods and having a cake walk. That same night the shop will be having their nightly Garage Party, for Women only, starting at 5:45pm ending at 9:00pm. Bike Night at Thunder will be more controlled this year, we will have it roped off for safety. The Christmas party this year will be at the fairgrounds, the theme “Christmas”. It will be on December 13th from 6:00pm – 11:00pm we can only accommodate 150 people. Please complete your choices for menu option and return to me ASAP. The winner for free membership was “Scooby”! Lee and Luis received their activities patch. Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 5 LOH - Mona Lisa Garcia: I would like to thank Cheryl for doing last months meeting in my time of crisis. I would also like to thank Robb, Colleen and Tony, Debbie for being my guardian angels. This month I will be attending the Ladies of Harley meeting, it will April 11th at my house at 7:00pm we will be discussing the LOH Poker Run on May 10th. Next months meeting in June will be at Colleen and Robb house, so more to come on that. The winner of the Birthday raffle was “Mike”. Editor - Richard Longworth: We have plenty of newsletters for everyone this month. Please check your HOG national number to see if you’re the winner. Photographer - Manuel Omo: I will not be going on the ride today so please take pictures and get them to Rick and me. Historian - Rick Sistoni: Absent Having fun in the sun in Arizona. Webmaster - Alan Bingham: I took the Password off for the newsletters so everyone should have access to this now. The only think password protected is the forum, if you are having problems accessing this please send me an e-mail. Road Captain - Jeff Bayard: I need volunteers for Thunder, please see me or the sign up sheets if you would like to volunteer. Camping trip was great last month, we caught about 70 trout had a great Bar-B-Que and yes Don Smith was in the water, but he saved his fishing pole. The ride next month is to Carpentria. May 31st is the 7 card poker run, we pre-rode this on Saturday and the ride is out of this world, fantastic ride, everyone should enjoy it. Director - Jesse Mattox: Remember ladies, the shop will be having a Garage night on the 12th. Saturday morning for those that want to attend The Ridgecrest meeting and Biker Blessing we will be meeting in Mojave at the Chevron at 7:30am. The Board works hard to make this your Chapter so please thank them for all their hard work. R.A.G. - Wade Tallman: Told a joke, sorry to long to get. Saturday is the Biker Blessing we had 77 bikes last year hope to have more this year. May is Motorcycle awareness month. We have our car wash on May 7th. December 20th will be our Christmas Party this year, hope you can attend. Rex got married, congratulations. Comments from Members Cheryl - The class was a blast, not only educational but a lot of fun. The instructor made sure you never felt nervous, very nice and accommodating, please visit the website if you are interested, it’s well worth your money. Marcia – Does anyone have Bags for sale please let me know. Leroy – I need two additional road captains for the new member group ride today, no one volunteers it will be cancelled. Dick and Jane got married and retired, congratulation! ANNOUNCEMENTS *Next Chapter Meeting June 1, 2008, Knights of Columbus, Avenue M, Between 10th West and Sierra Hwy *Ridgecrest AG Meeting: June 14, 9:00am, Carriage Inn, Ridgecrest *http://www.ridgecresthog.com *Check bulletin board at Shop for events, activities, changes *Get your activity card punched at each event or activity you participate in Adjournment: 10:25 am Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 6 HAND SIGNALS By Leroy Coker Riding formation is normally in a double file staggered zigzag with the lead road captain at the front of the left column. This is our default formation, and unless signaled otherwise will be our normal riding formation. Information on riding formations, preparing for a chapter ride, individual responsibilities, safety, and other important topics can be found in the Chapter’s rider’s Guide. The guide is located on the Chapter’s web site www.avhog.org, and is well worth taking a look at. For information on access to the web site see Alan Bingham the Web Master, and he will get you hooked up. These are some of the more commonly seen hand signals you will encounter while riding with the chapter. It is a good idea to become familiar with them, and their meaning. Please, feel free to ask any of the road captains if you have any questions on the use of hand signals, and/or group riding. If you ride two up it’s a good idea for your rider to know these signals too. While out riding they may routinely be required to function as your copilot, and give the signals for you. NOTE: Single file hand signal is OVER THE HELMET—to avoid confusion with a right turn hand signal Hazard in the Road Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 7 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 8 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 9 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 10 Tilly and I will hopefully be back in June with some new and exciting adventures from abroad. Until then enjoy the road and keep it safe. Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 11 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 12 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 13 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 14 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 15 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 16 Antelope Valley H.O.G.® Activities Card Here are the official rules for earning your patch: You will need to complete your activities card. YOUR ADVERTISEMENT COULD BE HERE! Classified Ads $5 per issue. Business Cards $8 per issue $80 per year 1/4 Page - $10 per issue / $100 per year 1/2 Page - $15 per issue / $150 per year Full Page - $25 per issue / $250 per year Your patch will be presented at the monthly Chapter meeting after you turn in your completed activities card. You will receive one punch on your card for each of the following events you participate in. Rides after the monthly Chapter Meeting, Dinner Rides, Special events, such as the Mayflower Gardens visits in Dec and Feb, Bowling, Horseshoes, Billiards, other events to be announced. You can also earn a punch on your card by supporting the Chapter by volunteering for things like: Working the round table at Chapter meetings, Working at the Bike nights, poker runs, other Chapter-sponsored activities. Because of the large number of members in our Chapter, everyone needs to remember to have there own cards punched. Please do not send someone else to have them punched for you. Just find Kip or Cheryl Goodrich at the event or chapter meeting and we will punch your card. H.O.G.® Patch Large $22.00 Small $9.00 Large $17.00 Small $7.00 Large $23.00 Small $11.00 Large Set $45.00 Small Set $20.00 H.O.G.® Patch (Reflective Style) Large $29.00 Chapter Rocker (Reflective) Large $29.00 2 PC Set (Reflective) H.O.G.® PATCH and ROCKER Large Set $58.00 ® HOG® Chapter Merchandise (Available at Antelope Valley HD® ) LOH Patch Chapter Rocker 2 PC Set H.O.G.®/LOH® Patch and Rocker CHAPTER PINS $10.00 H.O.G.® CAP $23.00 ® LOH Bandana $10.00 SHIRTS WITH CHAPTER LOGO Short Sleeve (White, Navy) $25.00 Long Sleeve (Black) $30.00 Henley (Gray) $35.00 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 17 Antelope Valley H.O.G.® Board of Directors Director Jesse Mattox (661) 256-9610 mattox5961@msn.com Assistant Director Lynne Gentry (661) 273-0704 gentry@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Starr Bayard (661) 944-4167 treasureravhog@hotmail.com Secretary Beverly Smith (661) 824-0639 manfrommunchies@hughes.net Membership Coord Ruthie McCollin (661) 722-2754 hdmccollin@adelphia.net Activities Officer Kip Goodrich (661)-317-2439 hddeluxe_05@hotmail.com Ladies of Harley Mona Lisa Garcia (661) 722-7284 italngy@yahoo.com Road Captain Coord Jeff Bayard (661) 944-4167 jeffbrcchog@hotmail.com Safety Officer Leroy Coker (661) 943-5011 big88twin@gmail.com Photographer Manuel Omo (760) 373-4142 hogrider97@verizon.net Historian Rick Sistoni (661) 722-7284 italngy@yahoo.com Editor Richard Longworth (661) 940-8906 ritch.td@gte.net Webmaster Alan Bingham (661) 755-6197 alanbingham@avhog.org ® AV HOG® Activities Hotline: (661) 945-9000 (Recorded Message-AV HOG® activities & changes) AV HOG® Members’ Website: www.avhog.org Ridgecrest Activities Group Members’ Website: www.ridgecresthog.com Ridgecrest Activities Group Board of Directors Director Wade Tallman (760) 499-1967 stank22@aol.com Asst. Director Secretary Treasurer Isaac Bridgeman Paul Liesman Sandra Moore (760) 446-4641 (760) 375-7405 (760)-375-6989 malia.bridgeman@verizon.net liesman.paul@verizon.net Membership/PAO Josh Wilkerson (760) 371-1144 josh1533@mchsi.com Activities Officer Mike Moore (760) 375-6989 moorems@verizon.net Safety Officer John Brandt (760)-793-3392 brandt.john@mchsi.com Road Captain Coord Rex Walraven (760) 384-8537 rwalraven@verizon.net Photographer Judy McCauley (760) 375-1525 ms_twouphog@verizon.net Editor Tracy Ackeret (760) 373-4120 silk@ccis.com Historian Susan Brandt Barbara Austin Anne Haber Don McCauley (760) 793-3391 brandt.susan@mchsi.com (760) 375-8998 (760) 371-1811 bikerbooj@yahoo.com haberba@verizon.net (760) 446-5310 twouphog@verizon.net Ladies of Harley® Webmaster moorems@verizon.net Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 18 DESERT WIND ANTELOPE VALLEY HARLEY OWNERS GROUP® NEWSLETTER LIVE TO RIDE …... A WAY OF LIFE Antelope Valley Harley-Davidson® 1759 West Avenue J-12 Lancaster, CA 93534 Phone: 661-948-5959 Fax: 661-942-4599 STORE HOURS Monday 8:00AM - 6:00PM Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00AM - 6:00PM 8:00AM - 6:00PM 8:00AM - 6:00PM 8:00AM - 6:00PM Saturday Sunday 8:00AM - 6:00PM 9:00AM - 5:00PM DESERT WIND Newsletter Antelope Valley, California Harley Owners Group® Chapter #1665 Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley-Davidson 1759 West Avenue J-12 Lancaster, CA 93534 www.antelopevalleyhd.com Our Sponsor: Antelope Valley Harley Davidson® (661) 948-5959 Page 19