October 2008 HOGWASH

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1 October 2008 HOGWASH DIRECTOR S ARTICLE I m just about packed and ready to head to Tybee Island for the State Rally, by the tme you read ths, the rally wll be over and hopefully fall wll be on the way. Speakng of ralles, I have read several artcles lately about the Myrtle Ralles and the cty wantng to shut them down. The last one I read sad that the cty was n the process of rasng taxes to offset the losses from not havng the ralles. I guess the thng that surprsed me s the fact that durng the packed cty councl meetng no one spoke out for the ralles. Why would the Cty of Myrtle Beach be wllng to lose all the money generated by the ralles? My guess s on account of a few, the majorty s not welcome anymore. All of us have been on rdes and to events where there are a few people who have to show ther rear ends. Burnouts, revvng the bke as loud as t wll rev, or just beng loud and obnoxous. The frst year I went to Panama Cty Beach for Thunder Beach t was fun, the polce were lad back and everyone had a good tme. Every year snce then you can see that few takng a toll on everyone else s fun. The reason I m wrtng ths s to remnd everyone that when you rde, be t around town or n another part of the country remember to respect others rghts just lke you want your rghts respected. There s a reason why communtes create nose ordnances, harass rally goers, and try to run the bkers out of town. It s due to those few who chose to show ther rear ends and run everyone else s fun. Please honor others rghts and don t be one of those few. Autumn s just ahead of us and some of the best rdng weather of the year s fnally here. I hope everyone gets to get out and rde and wll jon the chapter on some of our rdes. Chrs Robey, Drector ASSISTANT DIRECTOR S ARTICLE By the tme you read ths t wll be almost October and The Offcal Newsletter of the Atlanta Chapter, Inc. Chapter Number 0788 the leaves wll be changng and even rght now the rde calendar s full. We are almost 10 months nto the year, and t has been a great one. Chrs and I set some goals for ourselves as chapter offcers, well really t was a lst of thngs not to do, and I feel that we along wth the chapter have come a long way. We set goals of not makng the chapter go broke and not to run everyone off, so far we ve accomplshed both. I hope the chapter s to everyone what t s to me. It s my Rdng Famly. I know t can t be everythng to everyone, and I want everyone to know that Chrs, and I don t thnk of t as our chapter, t s your chapter. You guys have made t a chapter that I m proud to be a part of. I also want to remnd everyone that the tme to renew your chapter membershp s soon approachng. In the October Hogwash, you wll fnd a membershp applcaton fll that out and get t back along wth your dues to Rene at the dealershp pror to December 31 to renew your chapter membershp. We wll be havng some plannng meetng toward the end of the year to get deas on drectons that the chapter wll be headng n next year. Some thoughts I have had are some fund rasers throughout the year to rase money for our Chrstmas Party. Furthermore, for anyone who mssed the August chapter meetng we are lookng to go n halves wth the dealershp to sponsor a Medcal Needs K-9 and have t named Atlanta Harley. Rather than pull money out of our general funds I would lke to rase addtonal money to do ths. As the dog s traned, we wll try to get the traner and handler to make perodc stops at meetngs and whatnot. Well, I hope every one of you are enjoyng rdng and can come out and rde wth your brothers and ssters n the chapter. Bobby Conway, Assstant Drector

2 2008 Offcers Drector: Chrs Robey Assstant Drector: Bobby Conway Secretary/Treasurer: Rene Durham Head Road Captan: Dana Bodden Safety Offcer: Jm Byrd Actvty Offcer: Erk Grandowsk Membershp Offcer: Lor Robey Photographer: Edtor: Chrs Houghton Newsletter/Web Master: B.K. Ells Hstoran B.K. Ells Rde and Have Fun wth the Atlanta Chapter n 2008 Atlanta Chapter 2008 Road Captans Andy Andresen vkng@numal.org Tom Arnold tomn2hd@bellsouth.net Ed Chownng edchownng@bellsouth.net Gary Easterwood easter_g@bellsouth.net Mack Hall usachevy1@bellsouth.net Jon Loewer jloewer@smurft.com Steve Magel steve.magel@shawnc.com Kevn Magll krmagll@comcast.net Karen Mathasen karen.mathasen@gexpro.com Skeeter McDowell blk26jac@bellsouth.net John Morgan roadcaptn@yahoo.com Andrea Orpanca andreaparnca@gmal.com John Provost jprov91301@yahoo.com Charles Slomka cslomka@bellsouth.net Scott Vandver gunnstructor2@bellsouth.net Gene Wllams wllamsmoblerepar@msn.com Tentatve Actvtes Schedule November Sgnal Mountan 04 Atlanta Chapter Busness Meetng 05 HOGWASH Artcles Due 20 Atlanta Chapter Monthly Meetng December Atlanta Chapter Busness Meetng 05 HOGWASH Artcles Due 18 NO Atlanta Chapter Monthly Meetng January New Years Day Good Luck Rde 05 HOGWASH Artcles Due 06 Atlanta Chapter Busness Meetng 15 Atlanta Chapter Monthly Meetng Celebratng Brthdays 10/03 Bret Graddy 10/04 Jm Gamble 10/08 Gary Langmad 10/08 Joseph Tesar 10/13 Tm Herman 10/15 Dave Lebo 10/18 Wllam Lau 10/19 Dee Thompson 10/20 Davd Phllps 10/21 Larry Easterwood 10/21 Steven Martn 10/25 Tom Arnold 10/27 George Sten 10/28 Bob Cassedy 10/28 Amanda Langley 10/28 Lor Robey 10/29 Stephane Rchards 10/30 Todd Murphy Pg Rde Legend One pg - steady crusng rdes of relatvely short dstance, easy on the throttle, few curves, etc. Two pgs - a bt longer or have some curves but nothng too challengng. Three pgs - rde should be of moderate dffculty. Four and fve pgs - rdes wth a hgh number of curves, long dstance, saddle tme, road condtons, speed, and weather.

3 SAFETY OFFICER S ARTICLE What Does t Mean? When a whte roadway sgn ncludes the words Speed Lmt, t represents the maxmum speed that you may legally drve on that road. Have you ever notced a yellow roadway sgn that ndcated 30 M.P.M., and you just keep on rdng at your current speed? Sure you have. Ths roadway sgn s a speed advsory sgn and represents the maxmum speed at whch you are assumed to be able to safely travel on that roadway due to the condtons that may be ahead of you. Be aware of all speed lmt sgns and respect the speed advsory sgns. Jm Byrd, Safety Offcer Fall Leaf Rde - October When the gang from Great South Chapter arrves, we wll leave from the pavlon at 8:00 A.M. and head north to the Appalachan Mountans. After some cty streets and then a lttle nterstate we wll embark on a scenc rde of your lfe. Mountans and valleys, forests and glades, wld streams and lakes and peaceful ponds. Perhaps you ll spot a hawk or eagle or bear or deer magne the possbltes as we ply our way to Ashevlle on day one and explore the wonders of the Blue Rdge Parkway on day two. Lnvlle Vaduct, Grandfather Mountan, Mt. Mtchell, the old parkway and the new. The thrd day fnds us snakng our path through Chmney Rock and Lake Lure before fnally traversng SC on the Foothlls Parkway and homeward bound. I have reserved eght rooms at the Super 8 Motel n Black Mountan, NC. 101 Flat Creek Road, Black Mountan, NC They are all standard nonsmokng wth two double beds. At $64.95/nght, t s $143.86/nght/room for two nghts. Rooms allow up to fve occupants each. To reserve a room, frst call me for the detals. I wll assgn you a confrmaton number for a specfc room, and then you call the Super 8 at and tell them the date and that confrmaton number. (The rooms are presently n my name) Request the room to be placed n YOUR name and on YOUR credt card. Call me back to confrm you made the reservaton, so I can cross t off my lst. If t looks lke we may run out of rooms I mght be able to get more at the dscounted rate f t s not too late. Deadlne for reservng a room s September 8, 2008 at whch tme I wll cancel all remanng rooms not transferred. Ths procedure s necessary to prevent the possblty of a humongous bll on my credt card and a death n the famly (mne)! After that date t may be mpossble to fnd a room anywhere wthn 50 mles of Ashevlle, due to the wndsheld toursts (lke us) flockng nto the area for the autumn leaf colors. Andy Andresen, Road Captan Barber s Motorsports Museum and Vntage Motorcycle Fest! - October 19 Want to see some great vntage bkes? If so, come out for a rde on Sunday, October 19 to the Barber Motorsports park outsde Brmngham, AL. Along the way we wll stop for an early lunch n Oxford, Alabama. Ths wll be an easy 120 mle rde down Route 78 all the way to Leeds, AL. When we arrve at the motor park, everyone wll have the opton of attendng the Vntage Motorcycle Fest ($25 per person) or the museum ($15 per person). Ether way you decde, you can t go wrong. The Motorsports Museum boasts more than 1,100 motorcycles from all dfferent eras on dsplay, and the vntage fest has a swap meet, motorcycle racng, vendors and other dsplays, etc. For more nformaton about both events, vst Hope to See You There, Erk Grandowsk, Road Captan

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5 Blnd & Low Vson Charty Rde - October 18 If you mssed the August meetng then you mssed an awe-nsprng presentaton about ths rde. Ths charty wll be rasng money to assst folks who are blnd or ther vson s such that they need assstance to functon. It helps provde these folks wth gude dogs and n settng up ther homes, so they can lve ndependently. On October 18 we wll meet at 9:30 A.M. and leave at 10:00 A.M. We wll take a short rde over to South Cobb Drve. Ths wll be a charty rde so once there t wll cost $20 for a rder and $10 for a passenger. It s a poker run and they wll have a 50/50 drawng. Ths wll be a 2-pg rde and should be a lot of fun. Bobby Conway, Road Captan Suches Rde - October 25 On Saturday, October 25 we wll meet at 8:30 A.M. at and leave at 9:00 A.M. headed to Two Wheels Only n Suches, GA for some lunch. If you haven t been, t s a nce rde through the North Georga mountans on a good curvy road. It s lke the Dragon s Tal of Georga. We wll go up through Cartersvlle and over to Blue Rdge and then down GA 60 nto Suches. Two Wheels Only usually serves a good lunch and also they wll be havng a 50cc fun run. That s always a lot of fun watchng adults rdng these lttle 50cc bkes. I m sure the leaves wll be turnng and t wll be a beautful rde. Bobby Conway, Road Captan Columbus Day Rde - October 13 Come out and jon me for a rde of dscovery. We are bound to dscover somethng, especally because as of the tme of ths artcle I have no dea where I am gong. Ths wll be on Monday, October 13 Columbus Day. We wll be rdng somewhere for lunch. Meet at 9:30 A.M. and leave at 10:00 A.M.. I really don t antcpate ths beng more than at two pg rde. If you have Columbus Day off come out and have lunch wth us. I would also lke to put specal emphass to employees of the dealershp, I know ths s your only day off and we would love to have you come out and rde wth the chapter. Bobby Conway, Road Captan PAID AD

6 Sgnal Mountan Overnghter - November 1&2 Hotel Informaton: Best Western Smokehouse Lodge Monteagle, TN Ph.: x626 - ask for Jessca (Jess) Worley -HOG - Steve Magel We wll travel quckly up I-75 to Lafayette, GA. Ths was suggested by last year s rders; so we can get to the good stuff early! (Or so we can eat lunch by NOON) Then take the back roads past Lookout Mountan and the Battlefeld, along Suck Creek (that s ts real name) and stop for lunch - remember last year s catered event! After lunch, up the swtchbacks onto Sgnal Mountan to Edwards Pont for a great vew. Along the Brow Road for a vew of downtown Chattanooga, down the twstes to Fall Creek, out toward the Lake and then all back roads up the mountan nto Monteagle, TN. We wll spend the nght on top of Monteagle. We wll have a bonfre, homemade popcorn and celebrate a great day s rde, along wth my brthday! If we are hungry, I have a few spots selected for dnner. The next mornng, to the PEACE Memoral at Sewanee Unversty, followed by breakfast at the Unversty. It s almost as good as home! For those needng to head home fast, take, I-24E to I-75S. For the remander, about 75% of us last year, we wll take the scenc route through Sewanee, Valley Head, Stevenson, Mentone, Menlo, Summervlle, Coosa, Cedartown and Dallas for another great day! Rde to Love, Love to Rde! Steve Magel, Road Captan Hanger 19 Recap Well, you mssed another great rde. Just because t was through the week doesn t mean the rde s any less exctng. Besdes, durng the week there are fewer crowds to deal wth. We left the dealershp wth nne Bkes and headed south toward Newnan. It was a beautful day and the temperature was perfect. We pcked up two more bkes at our stop at Great South and after a short break headed west to Hanger 19 n Grffn. I don t know why we don t rde more on that sde of town the roads and scenery s great. We arrved at Hanger 19 just after 1pm, and they had our table setup and ready to go. The restaurant has an ar plane theme and all the servers are dressed as Frst Offcer and to top t off the food was some of the best I have had out n a whle. If you re ever over n Grffn, look for the place up, I promse you wll not be dsapponted. Chrs Robey, Road Captan New HOG Member on Board Harley-Davdson of Atlanta and the Atlanta Chapter, HOG welcomes Kate Elzabeth Wllams, daughter of Russell and Ern Wllams. Kate Elzabeth was born on July 17, The proud Grandparents are Jm and Nan Byrd. Lunch Rde - October 14 Meet me at the pavlon at on Tuesday, October 14, It wll be a short rde to the Cvc center and Sports Complex n Vlla Rca (the ball felds south of Vlla Rca on Hghway 27/61). The rde wll consst of approxmately 40 mles to Vlla Rca and 35 mles back. Good food and sandwches. Jm Byrd, Road Captan Chaha Arts Festval - October 26 The Chaha Arts Festval s a small, cozy verson of the Elljay Apple festval, nestled n the cty of Rome. The lve musc on the stage s great for your ears whle sppn some hot apple cder on a crsp autumn day. There are plenty of food vendors avalable for lunchtme, along wth jewelers, artsts and varous crafts exhbtors. We wll meet at the H-D of Atlanta pavlon for a lesurely trp up Route 60 to Cartersvlle and across Route 293 nto Rome, Georga. If you are new to the chapter, or a veteran, ths 2-pg rde s a nce easy journey everyone can enjoy. Hope to See You There, Erk Grandowsk, Road Captan Apple Festval Rde - October 18 Jon us for our Annual Run to the Apple Festval. Some new roads there and new fnal locaton, wth access to the festval or the apple houses. Some great N. GA scenery and great food. Come and jon us on ths great annual event. We plan to mss the traffc ths year and end up at a locaton to eat. Come out and have some fun! Dana Bodden, Road Captan

7 October 2008 Atlanta Chapter All rdes leavng Harley-Davdson of Atlanta, rders, meet n pavlon! FYI March of Dmes Rde Barber Museum Vntage Fest M-8:30 AM L-9:00 AM Erk Grandowsk 2-Pgs Atlanta Chapter Pctures. Go to If requred, Sgn n usng the ID and Password lsted below. HOGWASH Artcles Due Columbus Day Rde M-9:30 AM L-10:00 AM Bobby Conway 2-Pgs Busness Meetng 7:00 PM La Salsa Mexcan Rest. 411 Maxham Rd. Lunch Rde M-10:00 AM L-10:30 AM Jm Byrd 2-Pgs Chapter Meetng 7:00 PM Pavlon Fall Leaf Rde M-8:00 AM L-8:30 AM Andy Andresen 5-Pgs (Overnght) 18 Saturday Apple Festval M-9:00 AM QT Hwy. 61 L-9:30 AM Dana Bodden 4-Pgs Backwoods Resturant M-3:00 PM L-3:30 PM Mack Hall 2-Pgs Move Nght Ghost Rder 7:30 PM Pavlon B&L Vson Charty Rde M-9:30 AM L-10:00 AM Bobby Conway 2-Pgs Suches Rde M-8:30 AM L-9:00 AM Bobby Conway 3-Pgs Chaha Art Festval M-11:00 AM L-11:00 AM Erk Grandowsk 2-Pgs Rder Reward s Event PLEASE DO NOT CALL ABOUT RIDE INFORMATION. CALL THE APPROPRIATE ROAD CAPTAIN! Haunted House M-7:00 PM L-7:30 PM Dana Bodden 2-Pgs November 1 Sgnal Mountan M-9:00 AM L-9:30 am Steve Magel 5-Pgs (Overnght) UserID: atlantahog Password: hdac39

8 Msson Statement: The Atlanta Chapter provdes members wth exctng, safe, organzed rdng actvtes and socal events to expand horzons, fulfll dreams, and create lfelong memores through personal relatonshps forged n ron and steel. Atlanta Chapter, Inc. Harley-Davdson of Atlanta, Inc. 501 Thornton Road Ltha Sprngs, Georga HOGWASH The Offcal Newsletter of the Atlanta Chapter, Inc. Chapter Number 0788 TO: October 2008