DAYTONA HOGCALL - Daytona Beach HOG

Daytona Beach Motorcyclists’ Club, Inc. d.b.a.
Daytona Beach Chapter
Harley Owners Group
DAYTONA HOGCALL
November 2009
Get out and vote in November!
Inside this
issue:
Director
Assistant Director
Safety
One way to get involved in the chapter is by
serving as a chapter officer. Each chapter has
four official "primary"
officers and any number of additional "discretionary" officers. Elected
positions must be filled by individuals who own and ride, or ride on, a Harley-Davidson
motorcycle. The Daytona HOG member must be a National HOG member or associate
member, and have been an active Daytona Chapter member in good standing for one full year,
previous to the nomination.
The term of each office shall be one year, and shall run from January 1 to December 31, or
the balance of the current election year, or as appointed by the sponsoring dealer, as defined
in the Chapter Handbook issued by the National HOG office.
Primary Officers’ Positions and Those Running:
Director: Don Seeley
Assistant Director: Bret Hollenbeck and
Butch Kaddy
Treasurer: Bill Lawrence
Secretary: Gail Kaddy
Membership
Head Road Captain
Duties of elected officers:
Treasurer
Activities
Calendar
Web, policies, Road
Captains
Officers
Director: 1. To preside at all meetings of the Chapter and the Board. 2. To generally
supervise the affairs of the chapter. 3. To appoint any person or committee as required. 4. To
personally represent the Chapter. 5. To assist all other officers in their duties.
Assistant Director: 1. To perform the duties of the Director in his or her absence, and
such other duties as may be assigned by the Director.
Secretary: 1. To keep minutes of all meetings. 2. To send out notices of special meetings.
3. Handle all Chapter correspondence. 4. To perform such other duties as fall to that office.
Treasurer: 1. To receive dues from all members. 2. To receive all other monies due the
Chapter. 3. To maintain a record of all expenditures. 4. To report the Treasury balance at each
meeting.
Elections are now closed.
Election results: shall be at the November meeting, based on a simple majority vote for
the selected candidates for each specific office. There will be no absentee ballots. All elected
officers shall be vested in January. The newly elected Director shall announce at the January
meeting his or her appointed officers.
Election committee:
Linda Seeley [email protected]
Lea Jackson [email protected]
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DIRECTOR
Ken Fox
I would to thank all who came out for the Boggy Creek Ride. We had a great turnout. Also thanks
to those who helped out during Biketoberfest. Hope everyone had a safe one. As I write this I am
packing for the ride to the State Rally in St Augustine. The weather is going to be great and I hope
to see a lot of you there. I have to go up early in the week because I am working the event so I
won’t be able to ride with the chapter up there. The parade is Saturday morning with kickstands up
at 9:00 am so find you a spot along downtown and check it out. Daytona will be represented. Also
check out the bike games from 3-5 pm Saturday. And for you Big Engine fans, and I know there
are a lot of you, they close out the day with a concert from 6 – 10.
Happy Halloween to you all…….. ‘til we ride
A S S I S TA N T D I R E C T O R
Harrell Rawlins
October was a great month for riding, the weather was starting to cool off so Donna and I took
a week off from work and went to the mountains of North Carolina and North Georgia. First
day we took a ride around to Helen and Dahlonega, Georgia and ran into hundreds of
bicyclists. I took time t strike it rich trying to pan for some gold. The second day went up to the
tail of the dragon and Fontana Dam. Then went over to Highlands to see a couple of
waterfalls.
The State Rally was a great time in the Oldest City. We had a good turnout of over 30 members
registered. The rally had over 1800
HOG members from the state and as
far away as New Zealand. The 2010
Florida State Rally will be in Destin,
Florida. The State Rally committee has
got a great start on the rally.
Ride Safe
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TREASURER
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Don “Kickstand” Seeley
The continuing saga of “Iron Butt and Iron Butterfly” (short term handles)
Well, another month passes and the traveling tales continue.
I don’t know how many people read these articles and I think that’s why I enjoy writing them so
much, because I can blabber on and on about wherever my mind takes me. Oh, what fun!
OK, down to the subject of this month’s writing. The trip north!
We just returned home from a 53 day, 11,741 mile ride for the explicit purpose of mowing the
grass, doing a load of laundry and arranging for our trip north to visit the family. Much to my
pleasant surprise, when I asked Linda what our flight arrangements were her response was, “I don’t want to fly I
want to ride”. I had two thoughts, I died and had gone to heaven, or she morphed into “Motorcycle Mama”?
I believe the later to be the correct answer. I base this conclusion on the simple fact that Columbus, Ohio and
Daytona Beach, Florida are on a compass heading of 180 degrees south or 000 degrees North and 1,000 miles,
each way. Our route took us through four additional states and added roughly 1,000 mile to the trip because Linda
wanted to explore a road she had read about in HOG Magazine, the Natchez Trace Parkway and she wanted to ride
the “Bourbon Trail” in Kentucky.
.The trip was wonderful. The “Bourbon Trail” winds its way through magnificent horse country and we caught the
leaves just as they began to turn colors. The distilleries we toured were awesome and steeped in history, most being
founded back in the 1700s and still using the original structures, the sampling wasn’t bad either! I encourage anyone
in the area of Lexington, Kentucky to check it out, just Google “the bourbon trail” and all the information you need is
readily available.
After leaving Kentucky we headed south to Nashville, Tennessee where we picked up the Natchez Trace
Parkway. The story of the Natchez (I’ll be brief) is simply, it was the route north after travelers reached the south via
the Mississippi River. It is a 444 mile Parkway that is very similar to the Blue Ridge. No commercial traffic, no
billboards and nothing but twisting roads and history for miles, marvelous!
Sounds like the perfect trip, doesn’t it? Not so fast. Let me set up the scene for you of one segment of the ride. It
was foggy and raining, not heavy but steady. Leaves littered the deserted winding road over the mountains. The
temp was in the low 50s. OK, we’ve all been there, not pleasant but no big deal, right? As we were winding our way
through the forest with Linda following, I encountered a turn in the road that almost did me in. It was unmarked and
should have been taken at around 20MPH and based on our traveling speed of 50MPH (which was the posted
speed limit) nearly caused me to crash, I was lucky, and I didn’t. As I was exiting the turn and getting my heart
restarted I was horrified at what I heard next, three short tire screeches. I knew she was in the turn, going too fast,
locking the tires, and that there was a guard rail. I cannot describe the feeling I had in my stomach as I turned
around and when I reached her………… to be continued next month.
Treasurers Report – Thumbs up!
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H E A D R O A D C A P TA I N
Greg Sieger
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Linda Seeley
Hello November! And my HOG Friends,
So right now I’m sitting here thinking “man, what do I write about this month?” Ideas? How
about I write about the September ride Donald and I took to Columbus, Ohio to see our kids
and grandkids? Oh, I was lovin’ all that family love time. Or how about the 3 distilleries
(Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Makers Mark) we visited along the Bourbon Trail in
Kentucky on the way back to Daytona? They were really cool! Or how about telling you
how I was going too fast on a wet road in Virginia and didn’t quite make the turn. O.K., I’ll
expand on that one. Don’t worry, no real damage was done BUT the incident taught me
another riding lesson, to always be on my toes to my surroundings. You know, sometimes
when I’m riding, I start thinking that me and my Ultra are riding really well together and so I
begin to relax. That’s when this incident happened. I was really enjoying the hilly, winding, back roads of our ride
and then I misjudged my speed for the road conditions and me making a turn in the road. Thank God nothing
serious happened to me or my Ultra. Reality is I can’t let my guard down thinking nothing could happen. I’ve got
to be pro-active during my rides and keep my over-confidence “in-check”. So that’s what I’m writing this month:
BE READY FOR THE UNEXPECTED.
Enjoy the riding in the cooler weather,
MEMBERSHIP as of October 16th is 329.
Figure 4 - More of the Daytona Drill Team
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SAFETY OFFICER
John DeVito
Practicing with the Drill Team along with working as a Rider Coach just saved my bacon. Let me tell
you a story. My brother plans on retiring in 5 years or so and with real estate prices depressed he
purchased his retirement home. Planning a 2 week 2 wheeled vacation it seemed only right to start
there. He towed his bikes to Conway, South Carolina, just north of Myrtle Beach. I was to join them
and ride to Georgia and Tennessee before returning home. In the past I have exited I-95 and taken
Hwy 17 up the coast to Myrtle Beach. I stayed on the interstate for an additional 135 miles exiting on
state road 378, this runs straight to the coast. For the most part this is a 4 lane road with gentle curves
and a 65 mph speed limit. There is a section running through a pine forest and returns to 2 lanes with a
55 MPH limit. It was on this stretch I needed all my skills.
Using the MSF strategy of S.E.E. (I have written about S.E.E. in past Safety Articles) I was searching
ahead. There was a bright orange semi truck, about a mile or so ahead, heading my way in the other lane. Next to it was the car that I
thought was in front of me. As it turned out it was in front of me only because it was coming at me attempting to pass the semi. I glanced in
my rear view mirror, with no one behind me I rolled off the throttle attempting to scrub off some speed. With my passing lamps on I placed
turned my high beams on and off. This caused the passing lamps to flash or “wig-wag”. I was hoping to get the driver’s attention. He kept
coming in my lane. With several quick down shifts, I looked for an escape route; the shoulder was slightly raised but flat, covered in grass
and approximately 10 feet wide. Several problems had to be overcome and fast. I was going to cross an obstacle, going from a good traction
road to poor traction shoulder and swerve all at once. I gave a gentle press on the right handle bar, crossed to the shoulder and again pressed
on the left while maintaining a steady speed. He was bumper to bumper with the truck, neither gave an inch. I couldn’t revel in my safety as
a dirt road was in front of me with a 12 inch drop off. Adding insult to injury there was a street sign on my side approaching fast. I checked
my mirror and performed the same maneuver in the opposite direction, press left then right. At this point I was still running between 30 and
35 mph. A combination of riding ability, S.E.E. and Rider Radar helped me avoid what could have been a bad accident.
Rider Radar is a way of teaching riders three lead times. The first is a 2 second following distance. This is considered to be a minimum
distance when conditions are ideal. Next is the 4 second immediate path. Anything that is within 4 second of your path is considered
immediate because a quick response is required if something should go wrong. The third lead time is the 12 second anticipated path. This
means to look ahead to an area that would take 12 seconds to reach. It provides time to prepare before a situation becomes immediate. I
was SEARCHING ahead 12 seconds that gave me the time to EVALUATE the meaning of the approaching car and being able to
EXECUTE a maneuver to avoid a collision. This stuff really works.
The Second Annual Drill Team Expo was a success, it grew in size. There were more teams, more spectators even several vendors had
their products on display. More money was raised than last year which in turn meant a bigger donation to Camp Boggy Creek. The North
Carolina Precisions Drill Team walked away with the “Peoples Choice Award”. Please plan to attend next year as the Daytona Harley Drill
Team is planning a bigger and better event.
I just returned home from the Boggy Creek Ride for the Children. It was a long day. Volunteers began to show up at 6:00 A.M. Each
had a job; ours was to line the bikes up in an order that allowed a safe and effective start. My count is unofficial but I would guess close to
1,000 bikes rode from Destination Daytona to the Camp. Bruce’s tradition of raising money for the children will continue.
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Figure 1 - Pinwheel in motion
Figure 2 - Another pinwheel in motion
Figure 3 - Daytona "mixing it up"
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Boggy Creek, Ride for Children
Let's get this ride going!
LADIES OF HARLEY (LOH)
Smitty
Hi everyone. Not too much this month for LOH with all the things going on this month- i.e.- Boggy
Creek, Biketoberfest and State Rally. But one GREAT thing that was sponsored by the Ladies of
Harley this month was a garage sale October 3rd. That was the date my neighborhood has a group
garage sale, so we sponsored one at my house in South Daytona. All the proceeds went to
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. We had a great day. I want to thank the great bunch that
helped me that day. Mike and Dawn, Guy and Michelle, Sandy, Grace and Sharon . You were such
a
great help. We had to tag everything and get them on tables and then out the door that Saturday
morning. I could not have done it by myself. You sure helped all that week and by being there on
the day of the sale helped make the day a very nice one. Thank you to some great people. We
had a variety of items that some friends, relatives and a few hog members donated.
I am very
proud to say when we passed the hat for Breast Cancer at the last HOG meeting we collected
$79.00.With what we made at the garage sale, donations and the donations from the last meeting our grand total we will
present to the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer is $650.00. It is really a great cause and I am proud to be apart of
this. Thanks again to everyone who helped.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mike A
Joseph B
Jim C
Alan D
Gaylord D
Frank G
Todd H
Dan H
William J
Gary K
James L
John L
Kenneth M
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Freddie M
Larry M
Donald M
Michael M
Robert M
Sergio N
Thomas N
Tamie O
Larry P
Gregory R
David S
Robin V
Michael W
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Denise C
Simone G
Russell H
Dawn P
Rosalba S
Our new Italian members......
....proudly showing off their Daytona patches!
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Pig in a Name: Ralph Lilja
Amount: $179.00
Poke Sorry, not present, carries
Drawing over to next month.
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Membership: Local memberships expire December of each year, as well as for Life Members. You
may NOT purchase multiple years. Complete the form online to renew, or email Membership and they'll
send you the form. Include an envelope if you won't be picking up your card at a meeting. THERE IS
A FORM. Notify Membership of email address and address changes so you'll receive your updates and
your newsletter.
INFO FROM OUR WEBMASTER: The www.daytonahog.com website is in compliance with the National
H.O.G. web standards and has a certified rating. This gives our site a link from the National H.O.G.
site. The chapter news is in a secure directory. When you select it, you are asked for a login and
password. These are given out at the monthly meeting.
TO OUR READERS AND GUESTS: To join the local Harley Owners Group Chapter, you must be a
National member. To join National, you (or your better half) must own a Harley. You can join National
by calling
1-800-CLUBHOG
ROAD CAPTAINS: Greg Sieger (Head Road Captain), Harrell Rawlins, Wayne Schindler, Don Mendelson,
Ken Fox, Don Seeley, Linda Seeley, Mike Walters, Kenneth Murkett, Pam Mills, Todd Hay, Bret Hollenbeck,
Rudy Castillo, Sandy Walters, Leo Leonard, Bill Lawrence, Ric Keeley, Mike Aldenderfer, Lea Jackson, Butch
Kaddy, Chuck Doucette, Mike Hackley, Carlos Davila and Trainers John Lyon and Jim Slemp.
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MEETINGS - 2009
Visitors and guests welcome!
4th Saturday of each month, none in
December (NOTE CHANGES)
January 24 February 21 March 28
April 25
July 25
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June 27
August 22 September 26
October 31 November 21
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RELATIONS
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Traveling HOG
.......a.k.a. Mr. Bacon
September 2009 winner = Orlando HOG!
Next Traveling HOG - November 15
. . . and
we need to plan to participate!!
Orlando shows
up with 56 riders at these things!!! Lake had 48…….we gotta
r i d e t o w i n ! M r. B a c o n w a n t s t o b e h o m e f o r C h r i s t m a s !
If you're going on a great vacation, business trip, ride, drive while we have Mr. Bacon, he
wants to go with you!!! He's a real camera hog, so you'll need to write a history and take
photos! Anyone taking a great trip and want to take Mr. Bacon along??? Let Mike know!
• Traveling HOG will now take place every two months. Dates are all on the calendar,
location and leave times will be added as plans are finalized.
• Mr. Bacon has been all over the world and loves to travel with HOG members. When your
chapter has him, and if you have a great trip planned, take him along, write it up and take
pictures (he's a real camera hog!!).
BRUCE ROSSMEYER
PRESIDENT
DIRECT (954) 492-9444
FAX (954) 396-4234