STORM RIDERS CHAPTER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY H.O.G.

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1 STORM RIDERS CHAPTER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY H.O.G. 1 February 2016

2 By Rick Marinelli, Director Hello Storm Riders! I hope you were able to ride some on those 60 degrees days we had at the end of January. You can't beat that! Just remember, in a few months we will wish it was in the 60 s. I hope you all will sign up and pay your $20 for each book to participate in the Border Patrol and the Haunted Rides. There will be a prize for the winner of each ride to be drawn at the Christmas party on December 3, Fort Thunder is having some great sales, trying to get rid of some stuff to make room for all the spring merchandise coming in. Last weekend they had 60% off on men and women s boots that were in stock. Best price anywhere! The only way you can find out about their great deals is to go in to the Fort or sign up for their text alerts. All you have to do is send a text from your cell phone to That is pretty easy. I appreciate all the suggestion on the survey we handed out at the last chapter meeting, we will look at them at the officers meeting and give you some feedback. This is your chapter and we want to have activities that our membership wants. If it wasn't for you there would be no Storm Riders Chapter Oklahoma Territory. That s all for now. Keep the rubber side down and the painted side up. Your Director, Rick Marinelli aka Coyote Director: rmarinelli62@gmail.com Assistant Director Hjerry956@pldi.net Secretary: Denise Jones djones1989@yahoo.com Treasurer/Road Captain: Darrell Howard Darrell_howard@att.net Membership Officer: Debbie Bergman debbieb1609@gmail.com Activities Officer Karen Hale khale72@cox.net Safety Officer: Jerry Jarman jerry.jarman@gmail.com Ladies Of Harley Officer Vicki Wheeler Vwheeler1132@gmail.com RC: Linda Webster linwebs@gmail.com Webmaster: Ray Sarchet rsarchet2@cox.net Photographers: Diane Loser dilos5408@att.net Lynn Cavin okcpony@swbell.net Jerry Hines Hjerry956@pldi.net Head Road Captain: Chuck Wheeler gottang97@aol.com Road Captains: flood.collins@cox.net Barry Dethloff dethloff07@gmail.com Gene Dutton duttonnv@cox.net Michael Hale mbhale72@cox.net Jerry Hines hjerry956@gmail.com Darrell Howard Darrell_howard@att.net Jerry Jarman jerry.jarman@gmail.com Denise Jones djones1989@yahoo.com skilmer@ou.edu Jina Myers jinamyers@yahoo.com Brad Nelson kj0w@sbcglobal.net Colleen Smith pickles2832@yahoo.com Linda Webster linwebs@gmail.com 2

3 Sweet Cheeks Thingamabob by Karen Hale, Activities Officer - From Your Computer :. See you on the road, Sweet Cheeks Border Patrol and Haunted Hogs Rides Storm Riders will be in the wind more than ever this year, thanks to two new events. If there is no dinner ride and you want to go riding, just look in your Border Patrol or Haunted Hogs fliers, and you will find plenty of riding destinations at your fingertips, whenever you feel the need for wind therapy. Below is all the info you need to be a member of the Border Patrol. Cost is $20.00 per participant. Ride begins on February 1, 2016 and ends on November 30, There are eleven Oklahoma border towns to be visited. Each stop must be recorded with a picture of you and your bike at any location in the specified town. Picture can be at the city hall, police station, library, post office, sign entering /exiting the town or any other sign that designates the town s name. Winner will be drawn at the Christmas Party on December 3, Turn in completed ride booklets to Moe Jones by Nov. 30th. Haunted Hogs rules are similar. Cost is $20 per participant Destinations are haunted buildings throughout Oklahoma. Books must be turned in by the October chapter meeting. The winner will be announced at the Halloween Party. The more participation the more the prize money to be awarded! And above all Ride safe and have FUN!! 3

4 by Jerry Jarman, Safety Officer As the incoming Safety Officer I have a tough act to follow. Lindell Smith has kept us safe not only by reminding us of the habits we need to maintain, but by practicing what he teaches in his riding. Thank You Lindell, for your dedication to the safety of the Storm Riders and their guests! Last year I saw a video that showed how well a single motorcycle can blend in with the surroundings and how its speed can t be judged as well as a car s. The video suggested performing a little wobble and showed how it helped break up the camouflaged bike which made it more visible. I actually placed the procedure into practice when I felt like I wasn t being seen by a vehicle pulling out from a side street. On Cover your brake as you normally would, if you see the front wheels still rolling or if you just get that feeling, give it a wobble to be seen. The sun may be shining but it can be deceiving, so check the temperature and a wind chill chart, layer up and it never hurts to throw an extra layer in your saddle bags. We have had a couple of ice storms and a little snow, so the sand trucks have been out. It is even more important to make a mental note to watch for sand at intersections. Sand can be as slick as oil spots when braking or accelerating, so brake early and ease into the throttle at intersections. When you encounter sand or other traction hazards during normal riding keep a steady pace with no sudden steering or braking and remain in the same gear until clear of the hazard. (continued on p. 10) Chapter Meeting, January 4

5 STORM RIDERS CHAPTER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY H.O.G. February 2016 Mystery Ride to Jimmy s Round-Up, January 1 We started at OnCue on S.W. 89 and Penn. We were very busy before the ride, taking up money for members updating their memberships and waivers being signed by others, and also the mileage being verified by all who is participating in the mileage contest. This ride, being New Years Day, had a great turnout. We had 31 bikes and 52 people total. The ride was 34 miles. We took a ride around Lake Stanley Draper, then proceeded to the restaurant on S.W. 59th. Some stated that the 34 miles was great, because they began to get cold towards the end. Weather was great. 34 degrees and sunny with light winds. After getting to the restaurant, every- We split into 3 groups, with no mid road captains, only leads and sweeps. Thanks to road cap- tains Jerry Jarman, Jerry Hines, Gene Dutton, Stan Kilmer and Darrell Howard. one was seated within 10 minutes, and everyone enjoyed good food and fellowship, and just being part of the Storm Rider family. Jimmy told me he enjoyed our group very much and hopes to get another shot at us. 5

6 Maintenance Notes Customization by Kiel Morgan, Service Manager, Fort Thunder Harley-Davidson Welcome back readers and riders. Kiel here, from Fort Thunder Harley-Davidson. What is meant by custom? I ve been asked this question and contemplated the answer for years. If you ask this question in your circle of friends you will probably get as many different answers as there are people. After much deliberation, simply put, custom is anything that you have done to your bike to make it your own. Let that sink in for a minute, custom is ANYTHING you have done to make it your own. We currently live in a world filled with big wheel baggers, chopped up sporties and FXR s making a huge comeback. These are the bikes that a lot of people refer to or think of when they talk about custom bikes. My argument here is why does a bike have to be completely transformed in order to be considered a custom? If you were to purchase a brand new bike off the sales floor and change out the grips, haven t you made it your own? Isn t it YOUR custom? I m not saying there won t be others like it. What I am saying is that you changed something to make it yours. Maybe you changed the grips to fit your hand or style better, or ramped up the engine for extra power. Whatever the case may be, you turned that bike into your own. When it comes to customization, the possibilities are endless. Here at the shop we have thousands of pages of cosmetic and mechanical parts to interchange or add, to make a bike your custom motorcycle. We can do the big front wheel or the big inch engine and just about everything in between with few limitations. I ll touch on those a bit a later. The highest compliment I ever receive in this industry is when a customer brings me his or her bike with a budget and an idea. It truly is an awesome experience every single time, to deliver a customer s dream bike to him. I have been fortunate enough to have that opportunity on multiple occasions, both inside and outside a dealership setting, and I ll tell you what, it NEVER gets old. Seeing the reaction on a customer s face is truly what makes working in this industry worth it. Trust me, it s not the pay and the endless hours we work during the peak riding season. We do it because we truly love our jobs!!! is an amazing experience. It is where I have spent the majority of my career both in St. Louis, and now here in Oklahoma. As I said earlier, there are some limitations on what we can accomplish or are willing to do within the dealership. It s not that we can t do it, it s that we are not set up to do it. It just isn t our niche. This is where guys like Phil and the The truth is, there isn t a competition between us. it. Recently I got the chance to check out the Black Label shop and meet Phil and his crew. I ll be the first to tell you they are building/ customizing some amazing machines (not just Harley-Davidsons) over there.. Whether you are wanting some new grips, you ve been thinking about adding some serious horsepower to your scoot, or going for the big wheel bagger look, it s winter, or so they tell me (it is currently 70 degrees and sunny as I type this), and that means it s the perfect time to make some changes. 6 (continued on p. 10)

7 STORM RIDERS CHAPTER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY H.O.G. Dinner Ride La Luna s, Newcastle, January 23 International Motorcycle Show, Dallas, TX, January 24 The route: I35 all the way. Road Captains: lead- Chuck, Mid-Jerry Jarman, Sweep-Michael Hale. While eating there we received a call from Moe Jones. He had ridden to Denton, Texas alone and called us wanting to meet and ride with us back to okc. We met Moe in Denton and we all rode back to OKC on I35. It was a great ride. How many went: 8 bikes 9 people How the weather was: very nice weather temp in the 60 s Worth a return trip: YES Incidents that made this ride memorable: Ride started at the ONCUE SW 89 and Penn. We drove east on SW 89 to I35. We rode I35 all the way to the civic center in Dallas. The show was great. After the show we rode over to Gas Monkey Garage. 7 February 2016

8 Leather and Lace Hi Everyone! I wanted to let all of you ladies know that I was so impressed with the turnout of January's LOH meeting!! We had eighteen ladies that came to the meeting. February 21,2016 We have a movie night planned. Men and women are invited to this event. Watch your weekly s for details. LOH Meeting: February 13, 10 am, Fort Thunder Everyone was helpful in sharing ideas for the upcoming year. I am looking forward to an awesome year and I know you are too! We discussed several ideas and are starting to get things planned for the year. We talked about our LOH Overnighter, and came up with a date that is good for everyone, but still haven t decided on the exact place. We will continue that discussion February 13 at our next meeting. March 12, 2016, at our LOH meeting, we will be having a "Bling It Up" so bring everything you need for that, and a snack to share. Have a great month! Ride when you can. Vicki Wheeler, (Agave) Ladies that attended the January meeting were Mary Jarman Lee Ann Grubis Brenda Stutterheim Jina Myers Carmen Dethloff T.J. Razor Donna Dutton Diane Loser Kathy Howard Denise Jones Linda Tickle Linda Webster Karen Houseworth Debbie Bergman Lynn Cavin Diana Hansmeyer Ronnie Frame 8

9 February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Officers mtg 6 pm FTHD Chapter mtg 7 pm Madison s Kitchen RC mtg 10 am Libby s, 11/11:30 FTHD LOH mtg 10 am FTHD Movie night Warren Gayla s Goodies 9:30/10 FTHD What s Happening Saturday, February 6 Libby s, Goldsby, 11/11:30, FTHD, LRC-Jerry Jarman. Sunday, February 21 Movie night, check text or messages for updated information. Warren Theatre. Meetings: Saturday, February 27 Officers meeting First Southern Baptist Church, 6400 South Sooner Road. Chapter meeting, 7 p.m. Madison s Kitchen, 4747 SE 29th, If you would like a get well wish, birthday wish or other item listed in this newsletter, please sen Madison s Kitchen, Officers meeting Chapter meeting, 9

10 S t o r m Ri de r s C h a p t e r, O k l a hom a T e r ri t o ry H a r l ey O wn e rs G r o up P. O. Bo x M o or e, OK Let s meet Storm Riders Chapter, Oklahoma Territory Monthly newsletter Madison s Kitchen 4747 SE 29th Del City 7 pm Wednesday, February 10 Maintenance Notes (Continued from p. 6) I know Phil and his guys would agree, the goal for both our shops is the same, and that is to deliver the ultimate dream bike and experience to our customers. Two shops working and riding together on a journey with the same goal is part of why this industry is so amazing. Whether you re looking for a few mild changes or wanting to go completely wild, come see us at our shops and let us help you make your bike a custom of one. Thanks for reading and until next time, Enjoy the ride!! Safety Always... (Continued from p. 4) The annual OHP Safety Class has been scheduled for March 26 th at First Southern Baptist Church located at 6400 South Sooner Road. Class Requirements: -The officers will check to see if you have current tag, insurance along with a motorcycle endorsement on your driving license, so don t forget to verify your documentation before showing up for the class. -Federal DOT approved helmet -Eye protection -Long-sleeved shirt and pants (torn or ripped clothing are not permitted) -Full finger motorcycle type gloves -Over the ankle Boots (preferably leather) -Rain Gear All safety sear is to be worn while performing the exercises!!! class. The signup sheet will be at the chapter meetings for February and March. Place it on your calendar. I have a feeling it will fill up fast. If you can't make the meeting and would like to sign up, send me an with SR SAFETY OHP CLASS in the subject along with you name and phone number to jerry.jarman@gmail.com and I will add you. Jerry Jarman, Safety Officer Aka Sangria 10