Independent News ISSUE Inside This Issue: 9 NOVEMBER Oysters, Smoked Fish, Pastas, Veal, BBQ d Ribs and Sausage, Chicken, Lox, Muffins, Sweet Rolls, Omelets, Eggs Benedict, Pies, Cakes, Juice, Coffee and of course Champagne and Lobster! Front Page News Secretary s Report Page 2 Founders Corner Dave s Safety Tip Page 3 Winner s Circle Trivia & Fun Facts O ur Christmas/Holiday Party is just around the corner! Our 2nd an nual IRUSA Christmas/Holiday party is once again being held at Viva La Pasta in Simi Valley, Sunday December 21st @ noon. This is regularly voted one of the Best Brunch s in Ventura County. Brunch features Shrimp, Clams, Mussels, Cost of the brunch is $25.00 each (tax and gratuity included) for members and their guests. Dress is Holiday casual unless you re just dying to pull out that tux and evening gown! It s fun to see if we recognize everyone out of leather and without helmet hair! Please find Pam Sylvestre or Jodi to purchase your ckets and please bring your cket stub to the Brunch. Today s Ride Last Month s Rides Page 4 Ride Calendar Our Officers Info on Overnighters Insert Ads & Classifieds Holiday Party Flyer 2014 Front Page News Page 1 Birthdays 15, Secretary s Report Happy Holidays IRUSA! Christmas Brunch Sunday at noon, it s a non riding event since all the lovely ladies will be dressed up! Contact Pam for ckets up un l the 20th, it s an event you don t want to miss! CPR training is in the works! Cost is $85.00 per person with a $5.00 dis count for 13+ people. T shirts won t be ordered again un l January 15th, 2015, there are extra hats and only 3 or 4 Charter Member patches le. Rick has a newly designed IRUSA patch for $30.00, get yours quick! Pismo was a success! Next overnighter is No vember 8th and sure to be a blast! Club Pins should be in now! Main pin is $6.00 and your one year anniversary rocker is a gi from IRUSA! That s it from my corner!! Wishing everyone the best for the Holidays! Cyndi Make checks payable to Inde pendent Riders and not IRUSA! Last year we had close to 50 members and guests and a great me was had by all!! Men bring your combs and la dies your lips ck, we all know Paparazzi Rick will be there!! Look forward to seeing every one December 21st @ noon! Cheers, Jodi
PAGE 2 Rick & Jodi Founders Founders Corner J odi and I are excited to tell our members that our Club Pins are finally in and we have them now for you to purchase! The pins are 1 1/2 wide and the purchase price is only $6.00 each. These pins are die stamped and pewter in color with two holes at the bo om of the pin for a rocker to be a ached for each year that you are a member. These rockers that a ach to the bo om of the Club Pin will say 1 Year, 2 Year and so on. IRUSA is proud to be giving our members these rockers as a gi for showing their loyalty and being part of our family. These rockers will be given to members on your Anniversary Month for that year! These Club Pins are pre y cool, so purchase yours any me from Jodi or at our general mee ngs and rides, and start showing IRUSA pride! Birthdays Let s Take Some Time And Wish Our members Happy Birthday Leslie John Sandy Nicholas Dave's Safety Tip Dave Safety Officer INDEPENDENT NEWS How to Make Yourself a Safer Rider Part Two Sigh ng: Failure to look ahead is one of the most common errors with slow speed riding. A good way to prac ce this is se ng up cones about four yards and slaloming though them. Vary the distance between cones if your bike can t make it. As you are going between two cones, you should be looking at the path you want to take in the next gate, which should be about 3.0 to 5.0 yards ahead. Many riders look 3.0 to 5.0 feet ahead which causes them to be shaky. Looking the proper distance ahead gives your mind enough me to plan a route, so you don t have to make so many last minute correc ons. Force yourself to look far ahead. Try it, you ll be amazed how this technique will improve your slow speed riding. The Front Brake: Under normal condi ons, the front brake is an invaluable tool for keeping your bike under control. However, at very low speeds while the front wheel is turned, the front brake can be too strong to provide a smooth stop. I tend not to use the front brake a very low speeds. The rear has more than enough power to stop you at these speeds, just be careful not to shi around to get your foot on the pedal (if it isn t already, as it should be), or you ll upset the bike s balance.
Winner s Circle Jodi s PAGE 3 Trivia & Fun Facts The FBI was the only organization not to use Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Mike A. Mike S. Alan They were thought to be to loud for their purposes. Mike Ackerman was happy he showed up for our meeting getting his free ticket that won him a $25 gas card! Mike Sylvestre walked away with a hand full of cash a er winning the 50/50 drawing! Looks like Gail is his new best friend! Alan is the most recent recipient for IRUSA s Gremlin Bell a er buying his new Ulta Limited. In what year did police departments start to use Harley-Davidson motorcycles? Answer: 1907 Today s Ride Today we have a special treat for you. We are splitting up todays ride in 3 parts. First Mike Lin our Group Leader will be leading us to Newcomb's Ranch where we will be having lunch and hanging out in the beautiful mountains. Then for those who wish to continue on Rick will take over the lead and we will continue our ride up Angeles Crest for another 33 miles of scenic mountain roads before reaching our 2nd Last Month s Rides destination in Wrightwood where we will take a little break and enjoy some beverages. The 3rd leg of the ride for those iron butt, hard core, members who are tough enough to continue on will be going to Victorville Harley-Davidson where we will get a jump on our holiday shopping! Lol Which ever part of todays ride you take, or all 3 parts, this day will surely be a fun one! Deer Lodge Crystal Lake Our first ride of the month was to Carpenteria for their Avocado Festival. This ride had a big turn out. There was live bands and tons of food. Most of us had pizza and a few had some bbq ribs. There were lots of venders with arts and crafts to look at. As always this was one of my favorite routs to the Santa Barbara area. Our second ride was our overnight trip to Pismo Beach. What a fun trip this was! Great ride up and great ride home. Everyone that evening had a blast at a steakhouse called AJ Spurs. Nothing gets better than friends getting together and having a fun time together enjoying a meal together. Rides like this has a lot of bonding going on. We get to know one another and form a close friendship! This trip was one to remember. On the way home we decided to go farther north to Morro Bay and see the sights. This was a great idea because everyone enjoyed themselves at this tourist town. This is a must do again for next year. Our third ride was after our general meeting to the Deer Lodge in Ojai. We had lunch and just sat around talking and looking at all the bikes that where there. After we had lunch and walked around some of us went back hone and the rest of us continued up the highway 33 to Lockwood Valley and then through the Antelope Valley on the way home. Great ride. Our fourth ride Bob took us though the San Gabriel Mountains to a place called Crystal Lake. This is a beautiful area that has camping and 4 wheeling. On the way up there we stopped at a few places where the views were out of this world. Bob found this place last year and this is our second run there. Can t wait to do it again.
IRUSA Meetings: Are held on the 3rd Saturday of every month @ 9:00am at: COCO s Restaurant and Bakery 22200 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA Breakfast and Socializing at 8:30am FOR MEMBERSHIP AND INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: RICK 818 425-7425 JODI 805 630-1193 November s Rides & Events DATE TIME DESTINATION LEAD December s Rides & Events DATE TIME DESTINATION LEAD Sat 8th & 10th 8:00 * WB USS Midway / San Diego Rick 2 night stay Sun 14th 2:00 Sandy s Holiday Party No ride Sat 15th Gen. Mee ng Newcombs / Angeles Crest Mike L. Sat 20th Gen. Mee ng TBD Sat 22nd 9:00 * MD Pine Mountain Rick Sat 21st 12 Noon Viva La Pasta / Simi Valley No Ride Sat 29th 1st 8:00 * WB B Line to State Line Rick Your Officers * WB = Western Bagel at Balboa and San Fernando Mission Rd. * MD = McDonald's off of the 118 Frwy and Collins Hotels and details for overnight rides Rick & Jodi Founders italngy@yahoo.com Mike Lin Group Leader superlinman@gmail.com Ron Bays Head Ride Leader grizzlydadog@aol.com Buffalo Bills Prim (State Line) 31700 S Las Vegas Blvd, Primm, NV 89019 Phone:(702) 386-7867 Dave Van Bibber Safety harleybro1@aol.com Independent.riders.usa @gmail.com Craig Stanford Sgt. at Arms teddybear10earthlink.net Cyndi Haggar Secretary chaggar@mac.co Gail Smith Membership gpe619@a.net Sandy Friedman Treasurer teddybear10@earthlink.net PAGE 4
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