June - DFW Honda Freedom Riders

Freedom Rider
DFW Honda Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club
Volume 11 Number 10
Randy's ramblings II
Hello Freedom Riders:
Well here it is time for the newsletter again, man it sure comes around
before I know it. The weather is
looking to be on our side for some
great rides.
Cheryl and I will be missing a
few rides the next three weeks, going
to the big hills of Colorado. We will
miss the group but will hook up with
you all when we return.
As most of your know we have
two of our fellow riders that have
some rocky times ahead of them.
Let us all keep them in our thoughts
and prayers. Frosty and Bob we are
all wishing you both the best and a
speedy recovery.
Start your plans now for the
Whitney Picnic, will be here again
before you know it. I am drafting a
set of OFFICIAL DFW Honda Freedom Riders washer and horseshoe
pitch'en rules! It seems the rules get
bent a little as the competition heats
up. We do have a lot of fun!
Hope to see ya'll soon on the rides.
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June 2013
HRCA Chapter
#364
NOTICE
The monthly meetings will be at
Fuddrucker's in Grapevine
until at least August 2013.
Meeting Minutes
by Larry Brown
Continued on Page 2
Inside this Newsletter
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Club Officer & Staff Contacts
MSF Rider Courses
Hill Country Wrapup
For Sale or Trade
New Members
This Month's Birthdays
Upcoming Events
Major Rally Schedule
This Month's Calendar
June 2013 Meeting
Thursday June 20th - 7:00 pm
at Fuddrucker's in Grapevine
Next to Bass Pro Shop on NW Highway.
(972) 724-0072
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Meeting brought to order by
Randy Langley
Randy introduced some new
members Dustin & Erin Froneberger. He also talked about our walking
wounded, Frosty has had a stay in the
hospital and Bob has a broken leg.
Wishing both a speedy recovery.
Randy talked about our Hill
Country trip. A little cool going down
but beautiful weather Saturday and
Sunday. Randy congratulated Bob on
doing an outstanding job of planning
the trip.
The floor was handed over to
Randy Anderson for recent rider
review.
Saturday, April 20 Mark Palmer
led group to Catfish O'Harley's in
Decatur. Windy but a good ride
Thursday, April 25 - John
Randy
Covey led the ride to Po' Melvin's
Irving with 6 bikes and 10
people
DFW Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club
Saturday, April 27 Rodney
Haithcock Led ride to Mom's
in Aubrey.
Thursday, May 2 Dan
McDonald canceled the ride
due to rain. Four people still
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meet at Napolis in Euless for
Grapevine, Texas
Dinner.
Friday, May 3 Bob Sympson led a
group to Kerrville, TX for Hill Country Ride
Saturday, May 4 Randy Anderson
headed up the group for the first 8:00
AM ride. Went to Greenwood. Had
three bikes.
Thursday, May 9 Charles Caffey
canceled due to rain.
Saturday, May 11 Dan McDonald
led ten bikes to Midlothian and on out
to Ennis.
Keep in touch with us on CB Channel 39
Fine Print
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Club Officers and Staff
Meeting Minutes Continued
Member spotlightTonight's spotlight was on Randy
Hochhalter. Randy brought his first
motorcycle from Frosty in the late
70's. It was a CB450 that Randy rode
around the neighborhood until he felt
comfortable enough to ride it on the
open road. Then two months later he
traded it in on a CB750. His early
riding was in Washington state. After
moving to Texas he traded an Interstate 1200 in on his curry VTX1800.
Hobbies include Building Furniture
and remodeling his home.
Dave Noel gave the treasurer
report
Upcoming Special Events
Dave Noel updated us on the
Rangers baseball night. Game time is
7:05P. Parking has been arranged in
parking lot C.
Birthdays Two members in
attendance with birthdays this month,
Cheryl Langley and Larry Harmon.
Congratulations to our birthday members.
Old Business HRCA membership
forms are out, if you have not filled
one out please do so. We need to turn
these into DFW Honda to keep our
Chapter statues.
New Business Larry Harmon
gave an update on the Ride For Kids.
This year's ride will be October 13th
at Texas Motor Speedway. This should
Thought for the Month
It's easy to carry the past as a burden
instead of a school. It's easy to let it
overwhelm you instead of educate
you. Jim Rohn
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make for a better ride due to all the
open space. Last year's ride raised
$153,611.00. Of this $2,150.00 was
raised by DFW Freedom Riders. A
plaque was presented to the club and
will be turned over to DFW Honda to
be displayed there.
Zane Hilger updated us on the
Blue Knight's fund raising ride coming up this weekend, and the fine
work they do supporting the families
of fallen Police Offices.
Been There,
Done That
Hill Country Wrapup
May 3-5, 2013
The dire weather forecasts for the
weekend turned out to be a non-event.
That's why I say that meteorology is
the only job in the world that you can
be wrong 80% of the time and still
keep a job, but that's another story!
Eleven bikes and fifteen people
headed out on a beautiful Spring Friday. Bob Sympson took out of the
Metromess avoiding the construction
and a nice ride to Stephenville for
lunch. The Hard Eight BBQ was great
as always.
An uneventful and pleasant ride
took us into Kerrville in time to check
in to the motel, freshen up, then head
out to dinner at Mamacita's to celebrate Cheryl Langley's birthday. 39
again, and again!
Saturday Bob had a route that took
us down Hwy 16, Hwy 337, lunch
in Leakey, Hwy 336, Hwy 335, then
back to Leakey on Hwy 337. I don't
know how he planned it, but every
bike we encountered was going the
other way. We never got behind a
group and no one came up behind us.
It was a great 218 mile round trip for
the Saturday.
Sunday morning found us ready
to leave when Rob Williams noticed
a flat on the rear of his Valkyrie. He
said he would stay behind, but we
leave no one behind, so a twenty
minute repair job had us on the road
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Motorcycle Safety
Foundation Courses
HRCA (FREE) reimburses up
to $75 of the cost of a Motorcycle
Safety Foundation (MSF) course
with purchase of new motorcycle.
Reimbursement forms can be
downloaded from HRCA Web Site.
Available courses by City
Arlington - Texas R.I.D.E.R (817)
246-4016 - Harold Patterson Sports
Center - www.texasrider.com
Burleson - A+ rider Course 1-800410-4549 Burleson High School,
100 NW John Jones Rd - www.
aplusrider.com
Carrollton - Rider Course Center
(972) 317-6322 or 1-888-317-6322
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Stadium
Fort Worth - Tarrant County College Northwest (817) 515-7758
Fort Worth - Moto-Ed (817) 2396686 - Two locations, Boyd Texas
and LaGrave Field in Fort Worth.
www.moto-ed.com
Flower Mound - Motorcycle Safety
Instruction - (972) 247-5011 - Marcus High School, 5707 Morriss Rd.
Discount offered to DFW Freedom
Riders. weridesafe.com
Irving - Brookhaven College (972)
860-4715 or Texas R.I.D.E.R. (817)
246-4016 - American Honda Training Center, 4529 Royal Lane, Irving
- www.texasrider.com
Lancaster - A+ rider Course 1-800410-4549 - Cedar Valley College,
Lancaster, Tx. - www.
aplusrider.com
Southlake - Motorcycle Safety
Instruction - (972) 247-5011 - Dragon Stadium, 1085 S. Kimball Ave.
Discount offered to DFW Freedom
Riders. weridesafe.com
home. A side trip by the Enchanted
Rock and a pretty uneventful ride led
us to lunch in Lampasas. Everyone
made it safely home by mid afternoon.
Great job Bob. Way to Go!
Pictures on Page 3 and 4
June 2013
for sale or trade
Two Gerbings' Heated Jackets, very gently used .Sizes:52-36
(Men's XL)and 50-32 (Women's L)
$100 each, compare to new price
of $219.95. Contact: Frank Brzozowski 817 999 6915 02/13
GL1500 GARAGE SALE
I have finally made the transition to
an 1800 after riding 1500’s for many
years. So that means I’m cleaning
out my garage of all the 1500 “stuff”
I have left over (including 1 1800
item). The list is too long to post
here so contact me and I’ll be glad
to email it to you. I’ll even pay the
shipping on most but not all items.
All items are used unless otherwise
listed as NEW. I will accept cash
or money order only. Contact:
[email protected]
To add or remove items for sale or trade,
contact the newsletter editor at the e-mail
address or phone number listed on Page
2. Items will be removed after 3 months,
unless renewed.
Kerrville Hill Country Trip Continued
New Members
Marty Metzger, Bob Sympson, Rob Williams, John & Jean Covey, Joan Kabat, Larry Brown,
Mark Palmer, Randy Hochhalter, Cheryl & Randy Langley, Augie Gardino, Rose Ann & Dan
McDonald. Not Pictured - Mark Farmer left early.
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We want to welcome to our new
members for the past several months.
Dustin & Erin Froneberger from
Lewisville.
We look forward to many miles of
riding with you.
June 2013
Kerrville Hill Country Trip Continued
This Month’s
Birthdays
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Gary Littierre
Karen Stutsman
Brenda LeBlanc
Dena Musgraves
Joe Vasquez
Patrick Allen
Donald Perry
Joe Burns
Frosty Stoll
Lynn Taylor
Gayle Weaver
Cathy Setinsek
David Noel
Jack Sides
Roy Hudson
Lynda Brock
Jim Cunningham
Cindy Ricker
Drew Mooney
Judy Ray
Carol Keller
Don Sims
Andrea Hutchison
Betty Oswald
Ralph Tucker
Erin Froneberger
Art Hazel
Judy Rigney
Marc Ben-Meir
Diana Brown-Etchison
Donna Johnson
Christina Bass
Larry Brown
Bill Crow
Betty Mann
Thomas McMullen
2013 Rally Schedule
Date
City
Event
For Information
Jun 4-8 Jun 8-16
Jun 13-16
Jun 18-22
Jul 3-6
Jul 16-20
Jul 15-18
Aug 5-11
Sep 18-22
Oct 17-20
Oct 16-20
Lake George, NY
Chicago, IL
Austin, TX
Fryeburg, ME
Greenville, SC
Chama, NM
Bozeman, MT
Sturgis, SD
Ruidoso, NM
Daytona Beach, FL
Hatfield, AR
Americade
Mother Road Rally
Republic of Texas
CMA Eastern Rally
GWRRA Wing Ding
CMA Western Rally
GWTA Gold Rush
Strugis Bike Week
Golden Aspen
Biketoberfest
CMA Colors Rally
www.americade.com
www.ridert66.com
www.rotbikeweekrally.com
www.cmausa.org
www.wing-ding.org
www.cmausa.org
www.gwta.org
www.sturgismotorcyclerally.net
www.motorcyclerally.com
www.biketoberfest.org
www.cmausa.org
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Be There - Do That
Short List of Upcoming Events
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Saturday Rides
June 6, 13, 27 - Dinner Rides
June 20- DFWFR Meeting
June 22 - Full Moon Ride
June 2013
What’s Happening now
Monthly Calendar of Events
Standing Rides
Thursday Dinner Run, except 3rd Thursdays.
Leaves from DFW Honda in Grapevine at 7:00pm
Sonic Bike Night
Cycle Club of Fort Worth - 2nd Friday - 7:00-8:30 pm Hurst Sonic - 1308 Precinct Line Road
Saturday Ride - Saturday Morning. Leaves from DFW Honda at 10:00am from October 1 through April, then from the Grapevine Chevron McDonald’s at 8:00 am from May 1 through September.
Full Moon Rides - On
Friday or Saturday
close to the Full
Moon, June through
September. Leaves
from the Grapevine
Chevron at 9:00pm.
The Saturday and
Thursday rides are
opportunities to get
together and ride from a
common starting point.
An officer or group leader is normally present,
but if one is not available, then form a group
and enjoy the ride.
Rides scheduled to
leave during times when
DFW Honda is open will
leave from there. The
phone number is metro
(817) 421-4663.
Unless otherwise noted,
other rides leave from the
Chevron/McDonalds on
the corner of Highway
114 and Main Street in
Grapevine.
Talk to us on
CB Channel 39
Sunday
Monday
June 2013
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
MIDAMERICAbIKEWEEK-
2
3
5
4
6
7:00PM
CMA FISHERMEN
MEETING
7
8
7:00PM - CCFW
SONIC BIKE NIGHT
PRECINCT LINE
ROAD IN HURST
8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
MOTHERROADRALLY-LA,CA
MIDAMERICAbIKE
WEEK-HOTSpRINGS
9
7:00PM
Dinner
Ride
AMERICADE,LAKEGEORGENY
10
11
12
13
7:00PM
Dinner
Ride
14
15
9:00AM
U-2 MEETING
8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
R.O.T.RALLY,AUSTIN
MOTHERROADRALLY-LA,CA
16
17
18
19
20
7:00PM
DFWFR
MEETING
21
22
8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
FULL
MOON
RIDE
CMAEASTERNRALLY-FRYEbURG,ME
R.O.T.RALLY,AUSTIN
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24
25
7:30PM
GWRRA-R
MEETING
26
7:00PM
GWTA CHAPTER
B MEETING
27
28
29
8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
5
6
8:00AM
SATURDAY RIDE
FROM CHEVRON /
McDONALD's
7:00PM
Dinner
Ride
NOTICE
There will be no din30
ner ride on July 4th as
everyone will be celebrating Independence Day!
1
2
3
7:00PM
CMA FISHERMEN
MEETING
4
No Dinner
Ride
Independence
Day
GWRRAWINGDING-DESMOINES,IA
Year Calendar - Go to www.dfwfreedomriders.org and click on the Newsletter link. There is a
downloadable calendar in PDF form for the remainder of the year.
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June 2013
Chapter #364
Local Motorcycle Clubs Monthly Meetings
DFW Honda Freedom Riders • 3rd Thursday - 7 pm
Fuddrucker's in Grapevine (Near Bass Pro Shop)
CMA Fishermen • 1st Tuesday - 7 pm
(not a dinner meeting) Vandergriff Community Ctr. U-2 • 3rd Saturday - 9 am meeting (8:30 buffet) Golden Corral - Hwy 26 @ Loop 820
2350 William D Tate (SH 121) • Grapevine, Texas
817 421-HONDA (421-4663)
or Toll Free 866-83HONDA (834-6632)
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10
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Any Parts &
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Purchase
DFW Honda
(817) 421-4663
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GWTA B - Last Wednesday - 7:45 pm (6:30 pm Dinner)
Red Barn BBQ - 8204 Bedford-Euless Road - NRH
Hwy 360
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Parts
Special
10
Coupon must be presented
prior to purchase.
Coupon expires end of June 2013.
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Off
June 2013
This month’s meeting will be at
Fuddrucker's in Grapevine
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Any Service
Related Parts
Does Not Apply
to Labor
DFW Honda
(817) 421-4663
Coupon must be presented
prior to service.
Coupon expires end of June 2013.
Coupons cannot be combined with any other coupon or offer.
Meeting Location
GWRRA R • 4th Tuesday - 7:30pm meeting (6:00 dinner) Fuddrucker's in Grapevine (Near Bass Pro Shop)
For More Information About Other
Motorcycle Groups, contact
Honda Riders Club of America (HRCA)
JJ Jean - [email protected] - (972) 255-4525
Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA)
JJ Jean - [email protected] - (972) 255-4525
Gold Wing Touring Association (GWTA)
Bill Fultz - [email protected] - (817) 283-5622
Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA)
David Hurt - [email protected] (817) 281-4545