SEPTEMBER 2018 CHAPTER #257 EDITION 2018-09 Sponsored by Mitchell s Harley-Davidson Owners: Art & Linda Mitchell / www.mitchellsmodestohd.com By Joe Rosa, Director September promises to be a great month with something going on every weekend starting with Demo Days at Mitchells. We had a few great rides in August including our Poker Run that ended up at Jim and Donna Artrip s ranch for some great tacos and a refreshing drink. Thank you so much Jim and Donna for opening up your home to the chapter. Our Santa Cruz ride was awesome, and the apple pie at the end was a perfect end to a great day of riding the Santa Cruz Mountains. Thank you Craig Wirtz and Brian Nevitt for planning such a great day. Our bike raffle is going very well. Thank you to all the members who have sold and are still working on selling tickets. Don t forget Demo Days at Mitchells on September 8 th. Come on out and ride some new models. We will also be set up to sell raffle tickets and could use some volunteers to help at the shop. September has a ride every weekend and the last dinner ride on the 26th. Let s take advantage of the cooler weather and get out there and have some fun! Our Halloween Party is on October 26th so start planning those costumes! SANTA CRUZ - AUG. 19, 2018
POKER RUN/POOL PARTY AUG. 11, 2018 Jim Artrip wins Low hand! Annette Kirk wins High hand!
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SAFETY ON THE ROAD by Tim Teaters, Safety Officer A Golden Rule That Will Keep You Alive on City Streets Of all the things that we learn being out on the streets with our bikes, one stands out as the all-time life-saver in my book. If you can avoid it, never enter an intersection without another vehicle on your right side. If you have to slow down in order to let a vehicle catch up with you on the right side, or if you have to increase speed a little so that you catch up with another vehicle, having one on your right side is as safe as it gets for entering an intersection. Obviously, this also means that if you are stopped at a traffic light and it turns green, you enter the intersection when the vehicle on your right does - no jack rabbit jumps if you want to live. Too tame? Could be, but this rider likes it that way. In fact, I'd rather that the vehicle on my right was a bus or even an 18-wheeler. By the way, it is safer that the vehicle be on your right than on the left. The closer you can be to the center of the intersection when you go thru it, the more air there is (on average) between you and somebody that comes at you from either side. This is just another way of saying that if you have to enter the intersection by yourself, do it in the left-most lane. On another topic, it is that time of the year again. The tomato trucks are out in force. As we are all aware, the juices from the tomatoes being hauled by these trucks tend to flow right on to our streets and freeways. This is quite hazardous for us and our motorcycles as the surfaces become very slippery. So, if you see areas on the road that appear to be darker and shiny there is a good chance you are going to be riding on slippery pavement. Use caution when maneuvering through those areas. KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP! SEE YOU ON THE ROAD!
John Bilyeu (center) nominated Jim Artrip (left) and Joe Rosa for not being very smart when it comes to water coolers. When setting up the water cooler at the fair for our HOG booth they insisted that the cooler was broken because it wasn't putting out any air. What they didn't realize was that they were checking the air from behind the Cooler! They both need a lesson on air flow technology! Kristina Lynn Dickson (no photo) Bret Smith (no photo)
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Hi fellow Hog members! Summer has come and gone but there is plenty of riding and activities in our future. October brings our annual Halloween Party, November we will be giving away our Iron 883 Harley, and December is our Christmas Party. There are plenty of events coming up at Mitchell's Modesto Harley Davidson for members to sign up to sell raffle tickets. If you need tickets to buy or sell Contact me @ 209 678 5661. We are getting close to our deadline to turn in your stubs and money. Deadline is November 7th Hog meeting. I'd like to Thank all of my volunteers for all their help. Let's finish out the last few months with lots of fun. See you at the next event! Cindy Rosa Activities Officer
Hello everyone! I hope you have had a wonderful August! There were a lot of good rides last month although, we also had to cancel rides due to the crazy wild fires in the hills. I even hear some of you lucky HOGS made it to Sturgis. Our Poker Run to Artrip Acres was a Blast. A big thanks to Joe and Jim for leading this ride. I would also like to thank Donna and Jim Artrip for giving us a wonderful place to end our Ride. Good food, Big pool and HOG Friends! The Dinner ride to Rivets American Grill was a good turnout. Thanks to Wayne and Craig for a wonderful evening. Rivets had great service, great food and even had a live band playing music. Santa Cruz here we come with 22 bikes and 30 HOGS. Craig and Brain, do it up again with an awesome lunch stop and ride up though the Santa Cruz Hills. We finished up the month with our VFW Breakfast Ride and a Dinner Ride to Lagorios. Thank You to all my Road Captains - you guys and girls ROCK! Things not to forget: September 5th is Our monthly meeting at the Elks Lodge and September 8th will be Demo Days at Mitchell s Modesto Harley Davidson. Come and ride the new bikes hope to see you all there! Upcoming Rides: Walker BBQ Ride, Sep. 9th leaving Mitchell s at 8am - L5 ride TBA Ride, Sep. 15th leaving Mitchell s at 8am L4 ride Mitchell s Poker Run, Sep. 22nd starts 9am L3 ride HOGS Last Dinner Ride, Sep. 26th leaving Mitchell s at 6:30pm L1 ride Mariposa Ride, Sep. 29th leaving Mitchell s at 8am L4 ride Little Info: Modesto HOG rates their rides, Level 1 5. Level 1 being the easiest and Level 5 being the most challenging. Please make sure you ride at your skill and comfort level. The most important thing is for you and all members to be safe. Well that s all for now. Let s put the rubber down and ride safe. Keep your eyes open for that Butler Award. Although I think I have one already (lol Jim don t push that button!).
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Hot line: 933-6761 Website: www.modestohog.com 2 3 4 5 HOG Gen. Meeting 1 6 7 8 Demo Days @MHD 9 Walker BBQ Ride 8a/Lev5 10 11 12 13 14 15 TBA Ride 8a/L4 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Mitchell s Poker Run 9a/L3 23/30 24 25 Last Dinner Ride 6:30p/L1 26 27 28 29 Mariposa Ride 8a/Lev4
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jelly Belly Ride 9a/L4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 Port Costa Poker Run 8a/L5 28 HOG 1 st Annual Endero Ride 8a- 9a 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mitchell s Fright Bikes & Scary Night 22 23 24 25 26 HOG Halloween Party 29 30 31 27 Hot line: 933-6761 Website: www.modestohog.com
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2018 HOG BOARD DIRECTOR: Joe Rosa 209-678-5659 director@modestohog.com ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Gary Hopper 209-505-4375 harleyhopper@comcast.net HEAD ROAD CAPTAIN: Joe Cabral 209-405-9166 kj6tys@gmail.com SECRETARY: Craig Wirtz 209-204-3172 crwirtz@gmail.com TREASURER: Amy Montgomery 209-675-1570 pwmonty@comcast.net SAFETY OFFICER: Tim Teaters 209-409-8742 timteaters@comcast.net HOGWASH EDITOR: Sue Chimerofsky 209-499-2815 sue72855@gmail.com WEB MASTER: Fernando Beltran 614-6032 fj.beltran@icloud.com SERGEANTS AT ARMS: A.J. Mitchell; Jim Artrip 209-606-2177; Lloyd Brown 209-497-7542; Brian Nevitt 209-605-3539 Bill Teague 209-275-5387 PHOTOGRAPHERS: Laury Chimerofsky 209-607-9499 laury415@gmail.com Kevin Scott 614-7542 hd44@sbcglobal.net MEMBERSHIP/CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS: Liz Carrillo 209-606-0466 liz_car@msn.com ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR: Cindy Rosa 209-678-5661 rosewoodhorse@gmail.com ASSISTANT ACTIVITIES OFFICER: Shelly Myers 996-3603 wsmyers5@comcast.net SOCIAL MEDIA: Laury Chimerofsky 209-607-9499 laury415@gmail.com 50/50 RAFFLE: Connie Schnuck 209-261-9059 9ersrule@yahoo.com ROAD CAPTAINS RIDE RATINGS Modesto HOG rates their rides Level 1 5. Level 1 being the easiest and Level 5 being the most challenging. Please make sure you ride at your skill and comfort level. The most important thing is for you and all members to be safe. Jim Artrip 209-606-2177 Fernando Beltran 209-614-6032 Mike Betz 209-605-5246 Lloyd Brown 209-497-7542 Joe Cabral 209-405-9166 Laury Chimerofsky 209-607-9499 Rob Copenhaver 209-538-2612 Gary Hopper 209-324-9902 Amy Montgomery 209-675-1570 Wayne Myers 209-996-1862 Brian Nevitt 209-605-3539 Joe Rosa 209-678-5659 Tim Teaters 209-222-7786 Craig Wirtz 209-204-3172
MODESTO CHAPTER HARLEY OWNERS GROUP A chapter meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Meetings will be at: THE ELK S LODGE 645 CHARITY WAY MODESTO, CA Rides/Events in SEP Walker BBQ Ride 09/09 TBA Ride 09/15 Poker Run 09/22 Last Dinner Ride 09/26 Mariposa Ride 09/29 DISCLAIMER: The Harley Davidson Motor Company, Mitchell s Harley-Davidson and Modesto HOG #0257 make no claims as to the accuracy of the material in this newsletter.