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CHAPTER 4590
Director’s Ramblings ..……by……. Dave “Doc” Medich
Established in 1989,
IVHOG is celebrating
it’s 22nd year as a
Harley Owners Group
chapter.
IV HOGGERS,
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
10
it your interest level? All of you have been
given many opportunities to share your thoughts
about different events and ride destinations. Step up: volunteer and participate. Have
your voice heard. We had many great events
planned but subsequently had to cancel because
of low commitments. You can only get out of
this club what you are willing to put into it.
It has been a challenging year. Bringing on
as many new members as we have, in such a
short time, has been a daunting task. The job to
combine 2 HOG chapters where ideas, event
choices, ride destinations and many others
things which were so different continues to be
demanding and time consuming, but worth the
effort. What I do not like to hear are comments
such as: “we are not renewing” and “we do not
feel welcome”. I hear this second hand so if
you as a member have an issue please speak up.
You can reach out to any board member or
bring your concern up in the general membership meeting. Either way we will respond as we
have in the past. I hope everyone gets my point.
We are one club and I personally am proud to
be a member of Indian Valley HOG.
Remember elections are coming soon. If
you qualify to run for a position, do it. Please
reference the IVHOG bi-laws as this provides
the mechanism for walking the walk instead of
talking the talk.
On a lighter note, Randy discussed remaining 2012 models and plans for when the first
2013 is due in. There are not many 12’s left so
stop by and check out the inventory. Great
work again this year Randy and the team at
Deans. Finally, I ask you all to extend a warm
“get well” to Bud Dean as he recovers from surgery.
Everyone knows about issues relating to our
former meeting sites. These issues have arisen
because of the rapid growth of the club (that’s
the good news). The IVHOG board has tried to
respond to those concerns. After a lot of work
looking into other meeting site possibilities, we
chose the Sellersville Moose Lodge. In preparation for our first meeting there, several of the
officers went to the facility to insure the Moose
was ready for us. I hope all of you that attended
the meeting felt the location was a solid choice
and agree that in the long term gives IVHOG a
ton of flexibility. There is plenty of parking, it’s
easy and safe getting into and out of and is an
all round solid improvement. In addition, you
may have taken a look across the road to see the
large pavilion, volleyball court, grill area and air
conditioned bathrooms - yes outdoor air conditioned bathrooms. The place is set to host many
events for our club. We are very excited and
early member feedback has been extremely
positive.
Now, let me return to the question of member participation. Everything we do for our
events from planning to execution is for the
benefit of all the members. And the ultimate
success of any event is measured by the participation of our members. Without your involvement whether by participating or volunteering at
a specific event, our success as a club is limited.
We do have a core group of members that continue to volunteer. Their efforts have not gone
unnoticed. I, and the rest of the board, want to
extend a huge “thank you” to them (they know
who they are). But there are many who do not
get involved. How do we get the rest of you
interested? What will it take to donate a bit of
your time to help plan and deliver an event? Is Later…….DOC
AUGUST 2012
Chapter Meeting Minutes
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By Secretary Liz Quigley
August 5, 2012
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: [email protected]
Editor: Mike Pancione
[email protected]
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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.
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Director- Doc Medich:
 We met at our new club site, the Sellersville Moose, Sellersville, PA on August
5, 2012 at our new time: 9am. A club
member was posted at the old site to redirect people and a sign was placed on the
corner of the street to help people find the
site. Parking on the blacktop is reserved
for Motorcycles. Parking for cars is
across the street in the gravel lot. These
parking lots will be a lot safer for exiting
bikes.
 Buddy Dean, owner of Dean’s Harley
Davidson is going to be out of the store
for several weeks because he had an operation on his neck and will be in a nursing home for several weeks following the
procedure. The Secretary sent flowers
from the club and people were asked for
their good will. He is in the Manor Care
Nursing Home in Montgomeryville.
 Indian Valley HOG made East Coast
Biker 3 times in the latest issue. There is
a report on our 65th Anniversary Party at
Dean’s H-D, an ad for the Toy Run on
Oct. 13th, and a report on our very successful softball game between Indian
Valley HOG club and Lehigh Valley
HOG club. Extra copies of East Coast
Biker were available at the meeting.
 We need members to volunteer for several important events this fall: Indian Valley HOG’s Toy Run (in its 10th year!)
(Oct.13th), Lansdale Bike Night (Sept.
8th) and Manna on Main Street’s 5K Run
(Oct.20th). See Pat Ford, Deb Keller, Vi
Schiethauer, Liz Quigley to volunteer for
the Toy Run. See Doc to volunteer for
Lansdale Bike Night. We will have
IVHOG table at the event. Manna on
Main St. is holding a 5K Run to raise
money for their free food programs.
They need us to cover the street corners
for the 5k Run. Manna will provide us
with some special parking. See any officer to volunteer for the 5K Run. We take
our community commitment seriously
and we need to raise some volunteers for
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
these events. Watch this space for more
information.
IVHOG Elections in November – Remember that to run for office, a member
must be in good standing for one year.
You must make at least three meeting to
vote and 8 meetings to accept a position.
It is preferred that a member hold an office before running for a primary officer’s
position.
October 6th - Chili cook-off! Get your
recipes ready!
Assistant Director - Chris Corey: Chris was
not in attendance.
Treasurer- Ken West:
 Today marked the date of Sal Albano’s
retirement as the treasurer and Ken
West’s assumption of the responsibility
of treasurer. Ken asked that any questions or problems that might come up be
addressed to him directly
 Ken reported to the membership on the
success of the HOG roast.
Secretary- Liz Quigley:
 Liz reported that the Toy Run Committee
held a successful Vendor Fair last week
and raised funds for the Toy Run. Pat
Ford, the chair of the Toy Run, reminded
the club that they should be getting donations for the raffle for the Toy Run.
Committee members should be meeting
NOW; see any committee member to volunteer.
 Liz also noted that a memorial ride will
be held for Jim Edkin, longtime member
who passed away recently. This memorial
ride will go up to the Blue Mountain
Drive-In where we will pick up Cindy
Edkin.
(continued on page 3)
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Chapter Meeting Minutes Continued
Then we will ride to Columcille, a private megalith
park in Bangor that is open to the public. The park is
a beautiful, green, sacred space with Stonehenge type
stone circles where we can have private memorial moment. Please consider joining Indian Valley HOG
members in this last tribute to a long time member.
Questions? Call Liz Quigley 215-206-6380
Merchandize-Ron Hawkins:
 Ron Hawkins’ Golf Outing for Muscular Dystrophy is
scheduled for August 11th, at Butter Valley, $70 to
participate. Cost includes shotgun start, scramble format, green fees, cart and lunch! There will be a 50/50
and door prizes. Prizes will be given for longest drive,
closest to the pin, etc.
 Ron still has short sleeved shirts for summer for sale
Ladies of HOG - Cambrie Morgan:
 HAWGS AND DOGS - SEPT. 29TH 1-3pm for 9th
Annual Spring Meadow Nursing Home Parking Lot
Party!! Come to the party on your bike so the folks at
this senior center can get a good look at it and they
will treat you to a free lunch! Get your friends to
come, too. They have music and dancing in the parking lot; they take their pictures next to the bikes and
just have fun across the generations. Volunteers
needed to give little rides around the parking lot to the
more nimble seniors. Tom Giles will lead a ride to the
event. More info will be posted on website.
Newsletter- Mike Pancione: Mike is out of town for the
summer but will continue to publish the newsletter from
his vacation home.
Photo- Rich Lanning: Rich noted that we are featured
three times in East Coast Biker this month.
Road Captain-Joe Graziano: Upcoming Rides:
 Glenside Bike Night will be held on August 11th. An
after party will be held 7pm-2am at Chick Orenda’s
Edge Hill Tavern on Rt. 152, (32 Limekiln Pike).
 Blue Comets’ ride – Angel Run Sept. 16th . Details to
be posted on website.
 American Riders Bash – September 2nd, 1-5pm. More
information to be posted on website.
 August 25th, Benefit Bike Show and Swap Meet,
Jake’s Flea Market, Route 100
Safety- Joe Too Tall: Too Tall spoke at the meeting about
spaces – the difference between the spaces needed for cars
and bikes. He urged riders to watch drivers’ eyes. Joe
intended to lead the long ride on Sunday, but the threatening rain seemed to discourage everybody from riding.
Next month……..
Activities- Pam: Nothing to report at this time.
Other Business:
 Randy from Dean’s H-D reported that new H-D models will probably be available at the end of August.
Web Master- Lane Bradley:
Standard colors are already available and custom col Lane reported that they had a good turn-out of 737
ors must be ordered for this year’s 110th Anniversary
people at the PA HOG Rally in State College. He also
models. The Fall Open house at Dean’s will be annoted that the Yahoo website is still having technical
nounced on both the Dealer’s Website and the IVHOG
difficulties. He is trying to reach Yahoo by other
website. The information on the 110th Anniversary
means to solve these problems. He urged members
Ride to Milwaukee will be on Dean’s website, too.
who have not done so to sign up for Yahoo’s free
 Bob Schiethauer has a 2002 motorcycle trailer for
membership so they can access the website. He will
sale. Contact him for more information.
follow up on a member’s suggestion that we check
 Gary McGivney won the 50/50
into Meet-Up on Yahoo.
 Thanks to Val’s daughter for her help at the club
meetings!
Membership-Tom Giles:
 Doc reminded the club that the next meeting will be
 Tom reported that while new memberships are down
on SEPTEMBER 9th to avoid the Labor Day holiday.
to 2 this month, there are now 314 members. Tom
 Doc moved to adjourn. John Quigley seconded.
was to lead a short ride to the Stoogeum on Sunday,
but it is not yet open so the short ride will have to be
announced at the meeting on Sunday.
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Upcoming Rides & Events Compiled Every Month
by Web Master Lane Bradley
UPCOMING CHAPTER RIDES:
**Kickstands Down - Ride Is Over**
UPCOMING IVHOG
CHAPTER EVENTS
August
8/5 Chap Meeting: 9:30 AM @
Sellersville Moose Lodge
8/11 Golf Outing, 12PM @ Butter Valley Golf Course
way
September
9/6 - 9/7 Roar to the Shore
9/9 Chapter Meeting 9AM @ Sellersville Moose Lodge
9/23 Fallen Officer Memorial Ride
8AM @ Wawa, Souderton
9/15 Mavericks MC Beef & Beer
9/22 BACA Montco Toy Run
O OTHER EVENTS
August
INTERCLUBS EVENTS
8/11 Jim Edkin Memorial Ride to
Columcille Park
August
8/12 Blue Comet Diamond Run 8 AM
@ Blue Comets Club
8/12 Stoogeum Ride: 9:00 AM meet @
Keystone R&S Diner
8/19 Blue Comet Race Day
September
9/2 American Riders MC Pig Roast
8/26 Patriot MC Rodeo
8/4 Glenside Bike Night
8/29 BIKE NIGHT UNDER THE
LIGHTS 5PM @ Greenhouse Tavern,
Telford, PA
September
9/8 Lansdale Bike Night
9/2 Rock & Roll Ride to Pocono Race-
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AUGUST 2012
Why I Ride
By
Barb Sudell
Learning to ride a motorcycle
was never on my “to do” list.
I confirmed this when my kids
got mini-bikes and told me to
‘give it a try.’ By the time
they finished explaining what
to do with the left hand, the
right hand, the right foot, and
the left foot, I knew that riding
was not for me. Come to think
of it, I had learned that riding
was taboo when I was a teenage passenger on the back
with a “learning” rider. He took off so fast that I almost fell off the back. When he stopped, I jumped off
and swore that I would never ride again.
In my late 20’s, I did learn to enjoy being a passenger when I rode with a good rider. Most of the
time, I was under-dressed for the weather, but it was
fun having the wind blow through my hair without
having any responsibilities. But, riding was always
something I did because someone else loved it. Then
in my 50’s, little by little, two female friends started to
put the bug in me – “It’s really a lot of fun;” “You’d
really enjoy it;” “What else are you going to do when
you’re not skiing;” “You should sign up for the
course.”
So, I did. But I was scared to death! Fortunately,
the 125 bikes were like bicycles with lawn mower
engines, so I struggled through the course – dropping
it, stalling it, making it buck, knocking down cones,
struggling to get it into neutral, and grinding the engine when turning it on. I was surprised that that poor
little bike survived me! Performing the riding skills
was not much better – when we practiced stopping
quickly, my instructor had to jump out of the way; my
Figure 8 never formed; and weaving through the cones
created a lot of dead orange soldiers. But, by some
miracle, I passed the exam!
Foolishly (or is it insanely?), I decided to buy a
bike. Actually, I realized that no one was going to be
dumb enough to let me ride his/her bike, so if I wanted
to ride, I was going to have to get my own bike. Everyone had an opinion about what I should buy. Some
said to buy a small one and grow into a bigger one.
Others said to get a medium size, so I wouldn’t out-
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grow it so soon. I went with the latter advice and got
a Honda Shadow 600.
The first time out, I crashed into the curb at the
end of a cul-de-sac and bent the clutch pedal so badly
that it ended my ride. Not a problem, though, because
a friend took off the pedal, gave it to me, and told me
to take it to Montgomeryville Honda and get a replacement. (For a while, I use the mangled pedal as a
paperweight.) Two weeks later, I was ready to go
again. So, my
friends took me
to a nearby
schoolyard – one
friend on her
bike; another on
mine, and I followed in a car.
With my friends
as coaches, I
practiced riding the bike around in a circle and coming
to a stop. But, every time I stopped, I dropped the
bike! It was awful. Then, I tried riding my friend’s
Honda 250, and that felt much better. Darn, I should
have gotten a smaller bike! I sulked for a few weeks
before I got determined to ride that darn Shadow 600.
But, I needed to get the bike to my house (it was in my
friend’s garage) without me riding it! So, we worked
out a plan, and got to my house on a Saturday.
Sunday was beautiful, so I decided to conquer the
bike. But, to prove that I could handle the weight and
size, I wanted to push-walk it around my parking lot.
I got all dressed up in my motorcycle gear (helmet, gloves,
boots, and leather jacket),
unlocked the bike, turned the
key to “on,” jumped into the
seat, and started pushingwalking it around my parking
lot. I’d push a little bit, then hit
the brake, and then push some
more, slowly inching around
the lot. And, I didn’t drop it! I
was feeling pretty good. Some guys were standing
outside talking, and every now and then, they would
look over at me proudly pushing my motorcycle.
AUGUST 2012
Why I Ride
By
Barb Suddell
As I got near them, one of the guys yelled out,
“Hey, hon, do you need help starting that thing?” I
laughed and assured him that I wanted to push it,
and I continued around the lot. Finally, I pushed it
to the bottom of a hill. At that point, I decided to
turn the bike on (actually, I need it on to get back up
the hill) so I could practice some more with the engine running. I pressed the red button to “on” and
nothing happened. What? I tried switching it from
“on” to “off” and back to “on” again, and still nothing happened. What the heck? I got off the bike
and made sure the key was turned to “on.” It was.
Now, I did need that guy to help me start it, but he
was gone! I ran around and found a guy with a motorcycle to help me, but he couldn’t get it started
either. Finally, we both realized that I had drained
the battery pushing it around with the lights on!
Duh! Between the two of us, we got it back into a
parking space. I went out and purchased a new battery, winterized the bike as best I could without the
engine running, and let it sit for the winter. That
was in October 2002.
In April 2003, I installed the new battery, got
the bike running again with the help of a friend, and
started riding it around my development. With the
help of another friend (who had stopped riding
when he had children), I got out on the road and got
lots of road experience following him around. He
took me on stripped roads, gravel roads, dirt roads,
and pot-hole-filled roads, until I was thrilled to ride
on regular paved roads! He even took me up
Uhlerstown Road by mistake, and it was in terrible
condition, with potholes all the way up! I also
joined a riding club, and starting going on their
monthly rides, where I learned about group riding.
Now I ride between 8,000 and 10,000 miles a
year and I can’t remember what it’s like to not ride
a motorcycle. I even join the Polar Bear Grand
Tour every year so that I can ride in the winter (they
ride every Sunday between October and April).
Somewhere between all of the stalling, falling,
dropping, and flopping, I learned to love riding a
motorcycle, and I’m really happy that my friends
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put it on my “to-do” list! Was learning to ride
worth all of the aggravation? Absolutely. Riding a
motorcycle keeps you in the present (or in the
“Now” as some people say). There are no yesterdays and no tomorrows when you’re riding, only the
road, the wind, and the smell of everything around
you. It’s amazing how close you feel to your surroundings when riding.
AUGUST 2012
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
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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 Anti-Wheel 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 [email protected] 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/
AUGUST 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 [email protected] 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
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AUGUST
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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 314 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: [email protected]
AUGUST 2012
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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
[email protected]
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Ron Hawkins
[email protected]
Lead Road Capt.– Joe Graziano
[email protected]
Safety - Joe Cionzynski IV
[email protected]
Photo/Historian - Rich Lanning
[email protected]