April - Yavapai HOG
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April - Yavapai HOG
! ! ! ! ! ! ! HOGwash April, 2014 The official publication of the Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 Volume 13, Issue 4 Sponsored by: GRAND CANYON HARLEY-DAVIDSON 10434 Highway 69, Mayer, AZ 86333 Phone: 928-632-4009 Toll free: 1-877-888-GCHD(4243) From the Director Contents Hi everyone. I have really been enjoying the wonderful spring weather we are having here in central Arizona. You couldn't ask for better riding weather than we've had the first 3 months of 2014. I hope you have been on your Harley a lot lately. I ride every day to work. It makes the commute much more enjoyable. I try to get on my Harley at least once during the weekend. Riding at least 6 days a week is pretty cool. Our April meeting is coming up soon, on Saturday, April 5th. Our meeting start time changes to 9:00 AM starting in April, giving us more riding time after the meeting. Our ride after the meeting in April will be down to the inaugural Phoenix Bike Fest taking place at the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler. It is a collaborate effort of all the major Harley dealerships in Arizona. It is a free event that should be a lot of fun. There will be many vendors, concerts, demonstrations, and opportunities to eat, all free, except the eating part. Sorry Rick. I hope you join us in riding down to this first time event. Director's Office 1,2 Chapter Information Welcome to the Family Boulder City motel info 2 2 2 Assistant Director 2014 Officers’ List Congratulations to 3 3 3 HOG Manager Blessing of the Bikes Calendar: April 4 4 4 Editor’s Notes Secretary’s Report Calendar: Future dates Happy Birthday 5 5 5 5 Let’s Ride! Salty Senorita 6 YAZHOGS on the road 6 Welcome Home VN Vets Wanted: HOG magazines 6 Next up is our HOGs-n-Dogs put on by Grand Canyon H-D and our Yavapai AZ HOG chapter. It will be on Saturday, April 12th, from 11-2 pm. The turnout for the HOGs-n-Dogs the last several months has been outstanding. After enjoying a free meal, we will be riding over to Johnny Rockets Diner in Camp Verde for dessert. We had a great turnout for our last dessert ride. You don't want to miss this one. Safety Officer’s report Help Wanted On Sunday, April 13th, we are having our second Activities planning meeting of 2014. It is open to all members. It will be at 1:00 PM at the Padilla's hacienda in Prescott. Come out and help us plan out our summer rides and other activities. We need your fresh and new ideas as to where we will be riding to, and where we will eat. Guessin‘ Game Continued on page 2 7 7 YAZHOGS on the road 8 H.O.T. Conference Let’s Ride! The LOH ride 8 AZ State HOG Rally 9 10 A Bit of GCH-D History 11 Ad pages / PSA 11-13 HOGwash ad price list 14 2 Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 Continued from page 1 Last month we rode down to the Salty Senorita Pub and Restaurant in Peoria. We had never been there before, but our new Activities Director, Timothy Logan suggested that we give it a try. It was a lot of fun. The food and service were great. Our first overnight trip of 2014 is coming up in a few weeks. It is on Saturday & Sunday, April 26-27th. We are riding over to Laughlin, NV, Saturday morning to have lunch, browse all the vendors, and then we are heading up to Boulder City, Nevada, where we will spend the night. Boulder City is about an hour north of Laughlin. It is a neat little town with a lot to do and see. If you've never been to Boulder City, you're in for a real treat. You need to make reservations at the motel very soon. We will be leaving for Laughlin and Boulder City at 8:00 AM. Look for reservation instructions on this page at the bottom. Our annual Progressive Brunch run is coming up on Saturday, May 17th. This is always a favorite ride of the year. It is a full day of riding and eating, the two things we love to do as a HOG chapter. We have volunteers for the lunch and dessert stops, but we still need someone to host the breakfast stop. The HOG chapter picks up the cost of the meals, you just need to open your home for the breakfast. A breakfast location in Cottonwood or Sedona would be perfect, but Dewey or PV would work fine also. If you're interested in hosting this breakfast, please let Timothy Logan or myself know ASAP so we can firm up plans for that fantastic day. In June we have our annual Yavapai AZ HOG picnic. It is always a lot of fun, and we also will be participating in the Veteran's Appreciation Day at the dealership in Mayer. These are just some of the rides and events we have scheduled in the next few months. Come on out to our meeting on Saturday, April 5th to hear the rest of the story. See you then. www.yavapaihog.com www.facebook.com /Yavapai AZ HOG mailing address: P. O. Box 1035 Mayer, AZ 86333 Dealer sponsor: Kyle Rose 928-774-3896 [email protected] Dealer principles: Richard and Beverly Doughton 928-632-4009 Chapter Manager: Joe "Psycho" Dugan [email protected] 928-925-5403 928-632-4009 WELCOME (home) ... to the family Curtis Boggs Kristie-Lee Bollinger Boggs Here is the motel information for our Boulder City overnight trip. El Rancho Boulder Motel 725 Nevada Hwy Boulder City, NV 89005 702-293-1085 For Saturday April 26th. Cost: $70.00 per room $65.00 for AAA or AARP $60.00 if we book 10 rooms Ken Johnson Director Right now they have 40 rooms available for that night. Please make your reservation by calling the above number and let them know you are part of the Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter. Above: YAZHOGs at the El Rancho Boulder Motel, 2011 Left: Hoover Dam memorial Let Ken know if you are interested in going, either at our meeting or via email: [email protected]. 3 From the Assistant Director For those of you who didn't make the March meeting, I'll reiterate the H.O.T. Conference that your officers attended in Las Vegas was fantastic. Beyond being just being a good time, with good food (I gained 3.6 pounds) and great friends, both old and newly made, it was informative and personally developing. This would have served me well had I received it earlier in life. I encourage all members to run for a HOG office just to have the opportunity to attend the H.O.T. Conference. Just don't run against me, as I really want to go again. My wife, Donna has joined our chapter and went on two rides in March. So right now just call her Two Feathers. I'm planning an Iron Butt 50CC (Coast to Coast in 50 hours) ride at the end of April. It will be from San Diego, CA to Jacksonville Beach, FL. Donna will fly to Orlando where I'll pick her up so we can tour home. I'll miss you all at the May meeting. I believe we only need one more member to order a name tag to send in the order. The minimum order is 12 name tags. So now would be a good time to place your order and you won't have so long a wait to receive it. So come to the April meeting and get in your order. Ride defensively, Morgan Assistant Director Yavapai AZ H.O.G. Chapter 1271 2014 OFFICERS Director: Ken Johnson [email protected] 928-308-6420 Assistant Director: A. E. Morgan [email protected] 928-759-5797 Secretary: Tom Unverzagt [email protected] 928-910-3055 Treasurer/Historian: Rick Judy [email protected] Home: 928-778-5136 Cell: 928-442-6485 Membership: Chuck & Sheryl Fullington [email protected] Activities: Timothy J. W. Logan [email protected] 718-208-8425 Editor: Marijke Marsana [email protected] Photographer: Wayne Schwetje [email protected] 908-347-6763 Congratulations Ladies of Harley: Lisa Avalos [email protected] 928-541-9658 Safety Officer/Road Captain: Monty Packard [email protected] Publicity/Public Relations: Michele Goodreault [email protected] Curtis and Kristie-Lee Webmaster: Joe "Psycho" Dugan [email protected] 928-925-5403 928-632-4009 4 CALENDAR The HOG Manager /Webmaster Message Hi all! First off, I want to thank all who are volunteering for HOGs-n-Dogs each month. The turnout each month has been awesome, and has been bringing new members into our great riding family! And we can't forget our Chef Extraordinaire, Monty aka "Der Weinermeister"! Our next HOGs-n-Dogs is on Saturday, April 12th, so mark it on the calendar! I had a blast at the H.O.T. conference in Las Vegas. The number of folks there, over 700, was exciting, and you gotta figure that over 100 chapters were represented. Not only did we get the opportunity to take in the latest info and updates from HOG National, we are able to sit, mingle, and share with officers from other chapters across the US, even Alaska and Hawaii, getting ideas to better help our chapter. I even got to meet up with a few folks from the HOG chapter in my home town of Danbury, Connecticut! UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, our Yavapai HOG website had to be shut down. I am currently researching into other options and this time, and will keep you all updated. Meanwhile, our Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter Facebook page will operate as our website, and can be accessed and read even if you don't have a Facebook account. Ride safe, ride free! Psycho Joe Dugan Chapter Manager/Webmaster Yavapai AZ HOG sponsored and/or sanctioned rides and events April 4-6 5 9 12 13 Blessing of the Bikes 17 Photos by Wayne Schwetje Phoenix Bikefest Wild Horse Pass Hotel Chandler Chapter meeting 9 am @ GCH-D, Mayer ride: Phoenix Bikefest Wild Horse Pass Hotel, Chandler KSU: 10:30 am LOH planning meeting 6 pm @ Casa Bonita RSVP to Marijke by the 7th please HOGs-N-Dogs LOH root beer floats 11 am - 2 pm GCH-D, Mayer Dessert ride: Johnny Rockets, Camp Verde KSU: 12:30 pm NEW Activities meeting DATE 1 pm @ Albertʼs house Dine Out night 6:30 pm @ Papaʼs RSVP to Marijke by the 15th please 26 - 27 Boulder City, NV overnighter w/ Laughlin River Run stop KSU: 8 am Safeway, Chino Valley 5 Editor’s Notes Hi. Spring is officially here and weʼre heading into April. Woohoo root beer floats cominʼ up! Be sure to get yours at our HOGs-n-Dogs outreach event on April 12th. Please consider helping out at this yearʼs AZ State HOG rally, scheduled for June 5 - 7. To volunteer, contact Amy Townsley at [email protected]. See page 10 for more information. They only got two more months to put the rally together, a massive undertaking requiring lots of helping hands. The jackpot for our April meeting is $75. As always, submission deadline is the 25th of the month for the next HOGwash publication. Be safe out there, Marijke Editor April JACKPO T $75 The Secretary’s Report March 8 2014 HOG chapter meeting 10:00 am The meeting started with greeting new members and guests. Joe Dugan, for the dealership, thanked the chapter for the work and involvement that has resulted in a lot of activities and rides that we have done recently and have planned for the season. Morgan reported on the Hog Officer Training in Las Vegas. Six officers were able to attend and all reported that it was a very informative and enjoyable experience. Monty then introduced Nick from Team Arizona who presented rider safety course with the focus being mainly on lane position and stagger formation riding. Activities director Tim went over the rides that are planned for March and April. Director Ken Johnson reminded members to recycle ride pins and sign up for name tags. The meeting ended with drawings for door prizes and 50/50 after that it was time for HOGs-n-Dogs, then the ride to Rock Springs Cafe for dessert. Tom Unverzagt Secretary Mark ... these dates 5/ Trash Trek GCH-D, Mayer 5/17 Progressive Brunch Run LOH poker run @ the Brunch 6/5-7 AZ State HOG Rally Williams, AZ 6/21 Veterans Appreciation Day GCH-D, Mayer 6/28 Chapter Picnic Goldwater Lake 7/4-6 Hollister Rally Hollister, CA 8/14 Tip-A-HOG Golden Corral, Prescott 11/11 Veterans’ Day Parade Prescott 12/20 Chapter Holiday Party LOH silent auction HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lisa Avalos Sam Clark Chuck Fullington GCH-D, Mayer Kalani Kalaikai Marijke Marsana Don Richard Donʼt forget. You get 10% off all purchases you make at GCH-D during your birthday month. 6 Ride, ride, ride. Let’s Ride! Lunch ride: The Salty Senorita Photos by Wayne Schwetje YAZHOGS on the road: Welcome Home Viet Nam Veterans Day Met Dan at the corner of 169/69. It was very windy but a good ride. Wanted: Your old HOG Members magazines! It was a very good turn out and was well planned. Thanks to all who helped organize the event. In an effort to show potential chapter members what we are all about, we would like to give them your old H.O.G. Members magazine as a freebie when they inquire about our chapter at our HOGs-n-Dogs event. Terry Shaffer Be assured, your name and address will be removed from the magazine cover prior to handing out the magazines. So, instead of tossing those already read H.O.G. Members magazines, bring them to the chapter meeting. Recycling is good, Mama said. Appreciate it! Photos by Dan Kreyling, Jr. Safety Officer /Road Captain Report Hello everyone! New Year Resolutions are usually eating better (dieting), more exercise, more organized, etc. What’s your riding resolution? Mine is to ride more. We have the perfect almost year round riding season. You don’t have to go far to have a good ride. For me, sometimes it’s just an 18 mile ride to the dealership and back. Although I sometimes take the long way back (69 to 17 to 169) and why not, we live with the best riding roads a place could have. What if your goal this year is just to become a better rider? Where do you do that and how? If you haven’t taken a Motorcycle Safety Street Riding Skill class, try it (they provide the bike) or move up to the Experienced Rider Course (on your own bike). Either one of these qualifies you for HOG Dollars. That’s right. Take a class, turn in your receipt and the course completion certificate to HOG National and you will get a Gift Certificate to use at a dealership. You can also check with your insurance company to see if they offer any credit toward your insurance rates. If you were at the last meeting there was a great presentation by Team Arizona Rider Safety, and there were packets of information on the various courses they offer. Check them out. Maybe if we can get enough interest and riders, they would give us a group rate. Is your goal to ride more with the chapter? Then make sure you check out the listings in the newsletter. The events are listed for at least a couple of months. Also as Joe Dugan develops our chapter website, we hope to be able to post the rides on a calendar on that site as well. Do you have an idea for a ride? Come to our next planning meeting and give us some of your ideas. It doesn’t matter if it is a short ride just for lunch or maybe you have an overnight trip you would like to do. You are welcome to help us plan YOUR rides. You’ll be glad you did as we are a fun bunch of folks. So my thoughts for you, as your Head Road Captain/Safety Officer, are very simple: First, develop a desire to ride and have fun with your fellow HOG members. Second, check the chapter ride calendars for locations and dates that work for your schedule. Third, make the effort to show up. I said it would be simple. C-YA on the road or at the meetings, Monty Head Road Captain/Safety Officer 7 Help wanted Calling all grill-meisters, shootinʼ-the-breeze masters, and esteemed chapter public relations maestroes! Our monthly HOGs-n-Dogs event needs volunteers, no experience required, just a willing attitude, a sweet smile, and about 4 hours of your time. Takes about 5 - 7 people to run this event. Canʼt help this month? Sign up for a summer or autumn month. Itʼs appreciated. Let Monty know at our chapter meeting or via email: [email protected] Thanks! 8 YAZHOGS on the road: The HOG Officer Training (H.O.T.) Conference Photos by Lisa Avalos, Joe Dugan, and A. E. Morgan My over all experience at the H.O.T was that Harley-Davidson did an outstanding job on putting the event. I met a lot of people from all over the US. I recommend if anyone is ever given the opportunity to attend an H.O.T., go if you can! Lisa Avalos Ride, ride, ride. Let’s Ride! The LOH ride: Lake Pleasant 9 The Guessin’ Game 1. WHO am I? Could honestly say my first bike was a Schwinn, but I don't think that's what you were after. This is all going back more years than I want to think about, cause in my mind, I couldn't possibly be that old, could I? First motorized bike was a well used, not sure of the year, but I think 61 Honda 90 that cost about $75. Turned it into a dirt bike complete with knobby tires. Only thing was, I didn't raise the fenders. Darn thing had this habit of the front fender packing with mud, locking up and causally flipping me over the handle bars. Being the inventive farm kid I was, just took the front fender off. Worked great, except for all the mud you had to eat, and of course, there was no helmet, and no eye protection. When I stop and think, it's a wonder kids like us ever survived to become the old kids that we are. Say for sure, I would never do things like that today, along with a lot of other things I did back then. It all goes with the saying, "We grow too soon old, and too late smart" That's it, my first bike. 2. WHAT is it? 3. WHERE are we? Think you know the answers? E-mail your answer(s) to “[email protected]”. Correct answers will be entered into a drawing at the end of the year. Answers must be received by the 25th of the month to qualify for the drawing. The fine print: One entree per person per category per month. Family members of a posted Who am I? are disqualified from entering into the Who am I? category contest for that particular month. March Answers: 1. Howard Kerstine 2. Oil cooler (Kalani’s bike) 3. Motorcycle Graveyard, Rye, AZ Wish to stump our members? Submit your entry, either a paragraph on your first bike for category 1 or a photo of a bike part for category 2 or a photo of a location that chapter members have visited for category 3, to “[email protected]”. Correct answers must be submitted with entry. Members submitting entries for any of the categories and which are published on the Guessin’ Game page will likewise be entered into the drawing at the end of the year. 10 ARIZONA STATE H.O.G. RALLY 2014 Editor’s Note: The following article was taken from the Grand Canyon HOG Chapter’s newsletter HOG-LOG, February/March 2014 edition. “As many of you know, our Chapter is running the AZ State H.O.G. Rally happening in Williams, AZ June 5-7. Hosting and running a State Rally is a tremendous amount of work. We have just nine people on the Rally Committee. We Really Need Your HELP! Please volunteer to help the Rally Committee make this year’s State H.O.G Rally a tremendously fun and outstanding event of which we can all be proud. The nine of us cannot do it alone. We need the kind support of our Chapter brothers and sisters. We are currently asking for volunteers who can (among other things): Help with approaching vendors for the Rally and getting them the proper forms. Help with assembling Rally pre-registration participant packets—this includes gathering the various branded items that pre-registrants will be issued, forms, coupon books, and other items, making boxes, stacking boxes, etc. Help with assembling Rally onsite registration participation packets—this includes the various branded items that onsite registrants will be issued, forms, coupon books, and other items, making boxes, stacking boxes, etc. Help with on-site registration at the Rally— this includes verifying attendees’ H.O.G. membership status, selling gear and collecting payments, signing people up for HOG National and Chapter membership, manning the release forms table, provide Rally information, answering questions on local spots of interest, etc. Help with greeting Rally visitors and answering any questions event-goers might have. Help with setting up tables, chairs, and other equipment at the Rally grounds. Help with breaking down the set-up and picking up the grounds after the Rally. Help with handing out Raffle items to winners. Help with the field events and bike games. Help with security tasks. Help with parking control. Please consider jumping in and assisting your committee peeps for one or all of the days. We schedule everyone in shifts so you are not doing the same job for hours on end. You’ll get to have some fun, too and all Rally volunteers will get a special treat. Need More Information? Contact Amy Townsley, Rally Volunteer Coordinator, at [email protected], to ask how you can help, or, boogey on over to the Rally Volunteer Web Site at http://www.azstatehogrally.com/” GRAND CANYON HARLEY-DAVIDSON EVENTS & HAPPENINGS APRIL-MAY-JUNE 2014 APRIL 4th: Anthem Rotary Poker Run 4th-6th: Phx Bike Fest, Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler 5th: Yavapai AZ HOG Meeting, GCH-D Mayer, 9am 11-12-13: Warehouse Sale, GCH-D Bellemont 12th: Grand Canyon HOG Meeting, Bellemont, 9:30am 12th: HOGs-n-Dogs! 11am-1pm Bellemont, 11am-2pm Mayer 18-19-20: Warehouse Sale, GCH-D Bellemont 25-26-27: Warehouse Sale, GCH-D Bellemont MAY 3rd: Yavapai AZ HOG Meeting, 9am, GCH-D Mayer 10th: Grand Canyon HOG Meeting, Bellemont, 9:30am 10th: HOGs-n-Dogs! 11am-1pm Bellemont, 11am-2pm Mayer 30-31: June 1st: Prescott 150th Celebration JUNE 1st: Prescott 150th/ Wind & Fire Run for Camp Courage Burn Camp 5-6-7: AZ State HOG Rally, Williams, AZ. 5th: GCH-D Bellemont’s “Return to Route 66 Party!”, 3pm-7pm. Food, fun, and MORE! 14th: HOGs-n-Dogs! 11am-1pm Bellemont, 11am-2pm Mayer 21st: GCH-D Veterans Appreciation Day, GCH-D Mayer, 10am-3pm 11 A Bit of GCH-D History In 2002, Kyle Rose was tooling around the Valley of the Sun on his Road King as a member of the East Valley HOG Chapter in Mesa, dreaming one day of owning his own Harley-Davidson dealership. He was about to get an offer that would change his life and make his dreams come true. His mother and step-dad, Beverly and Dick Doughton were willing to set Kyle up with his own business. The only question was what kind of business did Kyle want? The reply was quick: A Harley-Davidson dealership. it was up to Kyle to find one for sale. Kyle mentioned his quest to a riding buddy who was affiliated with the Harley-Davidson dealership in Bellemont, AZ. As it turned out, the dealership was for sale, having recently been put on the market. Twenty-four hours later, Kyle came to his parents with the paperwork to purchase the Bellemont HarleyDavidson dealership. The Bellemont dealership came with an extra caveat: a second location that was still in the development stages. It just required completion of its construction. This second location was along the AZ SR 69 corridor in a sleepy town called Mayer about 50 miles or so, as the crow flies, south of the store in Bellemont. In April, 2002, the new owners opened the Mayer store of their Grand Canyon Harley-Davidson dealership. Like the Bellemont store, the Mayer store is also a full service dealership. 2002 was a very good year for Kyle Rose. Happy 12th birthday GCH-D Mayer! 12 13 January, 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! HOGwash ! ! ! The official publication of the Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 Sponsored by: GRAND CANYON HARLEY-DAVIDSON 10434 Highway 69, Mayer, AZ 86333 Phone; 928-632-4009 Toll free: 1-877-888-GCHD(4243) 2014 Advertising Price List for Yavapai AZ Chapter HOGwash Ads must be camera ready Business Card Business Card Business Card 3 months = $30.00 with 1 extra month FREE (total of 4 months) 6 months = $60.00 with 2 extra months FREE (total of 8 months) 12 months = $90.00 with 3 extra months FREE (total of 15 months) 1/4 Page Ad 1/4 Page Ad 1/4 Page Ad 3 months = $45.00 with 1 extra month FREE (total of 4 months) 6 months = $90.00 with 2 extra months FREE (total of 8 months) 12 months = $135.00 with 3 extra months FREE (total of 15 months) 1/2 Page Ad 1/2 Page Ad 1/2 Page Ad 3 months = $75.00 with 1 extra month FREE (total of 4 months) 6 months = $150.00 with 2 extra months FREE (total of 8 months) 12 months = $225.00 with 3 extra months FREE (total of 15 months) Full Page Ad Full Page Ad Full Page Ad 3 months = $150.00 with 1 extra month FREE (total of 4 months) 6 months = $250.00 with 2 extra months FREE (total of 8 months) 12 months = $450.00 with 3 extra months FREE (total of 15 months) Please contact Michele Goodreault at “[email protected]” if you have questions. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully doing business with you. As a paying customer, you will be sent the HOGwash for each month that your advertisement runs. Make your check payable to: Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 Mail to: Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 ATTN: Michele Goodreault Grand Canyon Harley-Davidson Dealership P. O. Box 1035 Mayer, AZ 86333 You may, if you so choose, to hand deliver your ad with payment to the Grand Canyon HarleyDavidson dealership, located at 10434 Highway 69 in Mayer, AZ. Please state "ATTN: Michele Goodreault" on the envelope. Thank you. Michele Goodreault Public Relations Officer Yavapai AZ HOG Chapter 1271 [email protected]
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