G reetings, H arley O w ners G rou p m em bers. A nother m onth of w arm w eather in the book s. H ave you noticed it is getting dark er each day a little bit earlier? I k ind of get depressed a little once F all starts as I k now it w ill be getting colder and riding and freezing is not that m u ch fu n for m e and C arolyn. I think I w ill have to bu y heated gloves and a vest and g ive it a try. W e have had tons of great rides this year and I am very pleased w ith the tu rn ou t for ou r events. G etting involved w ith grou p rides is a great w ay to m eet

new friends or get to k now each other better. M em bers often tell m e they don’t com e on the rides becau se riding in a grou p is not their thing. M any have said they are not com fortable riding w ith those they are not fam iliar w ith. There are protocols to riding in a grou p. Stag gered form ations are u sed so a rider can have the best field of vision in front of them . The lead bik e or the Road C aptain rides to the left side of the tr affic lane. The next bik e rides to the rig ht and rear of the lead bik e. The third bik e in form ation w ou ld then ride behind the lead bik e w ith a tw o-second gap recom m ended by the N ational H ig hw ay Traffic Safety A dm inistration. F or w hatever reasons, if a bik er is not able to k eep u p w ith the bik e s in front of them , that person shou ld ride in the rear of the form ation. If a bik e experiences m echanical problem s or you ju st need to stop to close a saddlebag, the rear bik e in the form ation is called the sw eep and that person also stops to see if they can assist. O nce the rider w ho had to stop, rejoins the grou p, they join at the rear in front of the sw eep. It i s bad m anners to try to regain the position you started in. M oving back and forth from the rig ht side to the left side of a lane is im proper riding w ith a grou p in stag gered form ation. If a new rider is u ncom fortable riding in a particu lar lane assignm ent, have this w ork ed ou t w ith the person riding in front or back of you as you leave on you r ride. A dhering to accepted protocol m ethods of riding in a grou p w ill insu re a safer riding experience. Being com fortable riding in a grou p tak es practice. E very second one has to m ak e su re they are paying attention so as not to ru n into the person in front of them . W e all expect the person in back of u s to do the sam e. If you have any qu estions abou t proper protocols w hile riding in a grou p, ask those w ho have been riding for a long tim e and they w ill be able to help you ou t. They did not get good at this w ithou t a lot of practice and riding experience. Several m em bers over the last year have ask ed abou t advertising for their children’s fu ndraisers, garage sales; bak e sales, jew elry parties, etc. It is the policy of the Ju nction C ity H arley O w ners G rou p not to do this as m em bers in the past w ere irritated w ith the am ou nt of w hat they referred to as spam in their inbox. W e don’t w ant to offend anyone, so please u se other ou tlets to get the w ord ou t to you r friends of these types of fu ndraising events. W hat w e can send ou t are item s that are of direct interest to ou r chapter that relate directly to H O G i.e. m eeting notices, H O G Pok er Ru ns, H O G dinner rides, H O G notices to the general m em bership pertaining to a m em ber in need or sym pathy notices, etc.! I w ant to thank the thirty-three m em bers w ho participated in the Progressive D inner Septem ber 13. Special thank s to O rin and D ebbie A u ld, D on and L inda Ru sh, and Scott and Bonnie Tem pleton for hosting and opening u p their hom es to all of u s w ho attended. This w as a fantastic tu rnou t and if you m issed it, you m issed a great tim e.

SEPTEM BER 2009

JU N CTIO N CITY CH APTE R #1508

SPO N S O RIN G DEALER City Cycle Sales H oney G rant, G en. M gr.

O FFICERS Director D an Breci brecidj@ m sn.com 7 85.223.4204

Assistant Director M ike Rhodes m ichael.rhodes@ em barq.com 7 85.7 62.4449

Secretary Phyllis Fitzgerald fitzm iss@ yahoo.com 7 85.238.6320

Treasurer K aren Con n ell k arenconnell232@ yahoo.com 7 85.7 62.2937

Road Captain Kevin Con n ell k evinconnell232@ hotm ail.com 7 85.7 62.2937

Safety D on Ru sh taxiderm @ cox.net 7 85.238.1236

Ladies of Harley Su e G w altn ey & C lau dia Perry sk g k ick @ hotm ail.com 7 85.307 .0157

Webmaster O rin Au ld k elcor@ cox.net 7 85.7 62.5694

Editor W an da A llen w allen@ k su .edu 7 85.485.2488

Photographer/Historian Lin da Ru sh sew m anycrafts@ cox.net 7 85.238.1236

H.O .G. M ON THLY D irecto r’s Repo rt D an Breci

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2009 CAL E N D AR:

SE PTE M B E R

7 – L abor D ay

13 – Progressive dinner

14 – H .O .G . m eetings

22 – A u tu m n Beg ins

O CTO B E R

3 – F am ily D ay

12 – H .O .G . m eetings

31 – H allow een

N O V E M B E R

1 – D aylig ht-Saving Tim e E nds

3 – E lection D ay

8 – Toy Ru n

9 – H .O .G . m eetings

11 – Veterans D ay

26 – Thank sg iving

D E CE M B E R

7 – Pearl H arbor D ay

14 – H .O .G . m eetings

21 – W inter Beg ins

25 – C hristm as

31 – N ew Year’s eve

(M in u tes con tin u ed on n ext page)

M in u tes from Septem b er 14, 2009 A m om ent of prayer/silence for ou r past friends and soldiers serving stateside and overseas. Special thou g hts go ou t to Jeanne Saddler w hose m other recently passed aw ay and for W ayne Jaeck e w hose dau g hter M elanie recently passed aw ay. The Pledge of A lleg iance w as led by Jim K ebble. A w arm w elcom e w as g iven to all visitors and g u ests w ho attended the Ju nction C ity C hapter H arley O w ners G rou p #1508. N ew visitors inclu ded

Vern M acintosh w ho u sed to be a m em ber som e tim e ago. Birthdays for Septem ber inclu ded: Steve Sm ith 9/1, Steve D reyer 9/2, D avid E ck art 9/6, Todd Schreiner 9/6, M arion A bbick 9/11, M arcu s H am m ond 9/11, A ndy K azar 9/11, E lizabeth K rau se 9/11, L inda Sem ple 9/13, O rin A u ld 9/ 15, D avid C onner 9/16, M arcu s M cC u rdy 9/17 , Jam es W ebb 9/18, A nniversaries for Septem ber inclu ded: C hristian and Barb Sm ith – 9/14, 13 years E ddie and W anda A llen – 9/4, 37 years Ronnie and C arla Scheller – 45 years The door prize and the 50/50 w as w on by D avid E ck el. C ongratu lations. O f the $34 D avid w on, he donated $19 back to the clu b. Thank you . Below is a listing of som e of the u pcom ing events and m ail that ou r clu b has received. You w ill als o find at C ity Cycle Sales on the front table as you w alk into the show room , a notebook that has additional inform ation on the u pcom ing events and also any others that m ay have com e in. Thank you note from C ecil and Patty A sk a Thank you from the A m erican H eart A ssociation Thank you card from C hu ck and Pat O lm stead Received a new C hapter F lag from H O G G eary C ou nty Senior C itizen’s C enter requ esting volu nteers for their H om ebou nd M eal Program . D arlene F u ller M ission F u nd F ort H ays H og C hapter sent u s their Septem ber 2009 new sletter Pony E xpress Ride - Sept. 15-24 St. Joseph, M O . to Sacram ento, C A PO W /M IA Recognition D ay Sept. 18 H eritage Park 6 p.m . Pok er Ru n for Tracey O ltm anns Sept. 19 W hite C ity Ride 4 H ope Bik e Rally Sept. 19 E llinw ood G randview Plaza C ity W ide G arage Sale Sept. 19 8 a.m .-3 p.m . Salina H arley M D A Pok er Ru n Sept. 20 N oon K enw ood Park H H S A fter Prom Pok er Ru n Sept. 26 H erington

M in u tes Phyllis F itzgerald— secretary

If you have not heard, W ayne’s dau g hter, M elanie N ett died last m onth. If you have not been by C ity Cycle Sales lately, stop in and say H i to W ayne and H oney and the rest of the staff. I have never m et a bu nch of nicer folk s in any bu siness that I have ever dealt w ith, and I’m su re m ost of you all feel the sam e. F am ily D ay and H ig hw ay C lean-u p are u pcom ing events, so don’t think you w on’t have another chance to see you r fellow friends and riders before the snow sets in and the w ind chill is below zer o. O r does that not happen this early in K ansas? I believe w e had a great ice storm in Ju nction C ity o n H allow een nig ht 1993. Ride safe, bu ck le u p, and if you happen to drop you r bik e in C ity Cycle Sales park ing lot, m ak e su re you r friends are arou nd so you don’t get the Bozo aw ard.

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K ou ntry K latter Sept. 26-27 E nterprise F all F estival Parade 2 p.m . Ju nction C ity H O G F am ily D ay O ct. 3 O k lahom a State Rally O ct. 8-10 Ponca C ity, O K W om en’s H ealth E xpo & L u ncheon O ct. 10 JC M u nicipal Bldg. 8 a.m .-3 p.m . 6 th A nnu al Ju nction F u nction O ct. 22 M arriott Social & D inner K State H om ecom ing Parade O ct. 23 Ju nction C ity H O G Toy Ru n N ov. 8 K S State Rally - Ju ne 3-5, 2010 L iberal, K S O ld B u sin ess: The M anhattan H ig h School football team has requ ested u s and ou r bik es at their hom e gam es. The dat es w e are riding arou nd the stadiu m are: Sept. 18!Seam an vs. M anhattan Sept.!25!Topek a W est vs. M anhattan O ct.!!!16!!Topek a H ig h vs. M anhattan O ct.!!30!!Ju nction C ity vs. M anhattan K evin C onnell gave an u pdate on the recent rides that have occu rred du ring the last m onth. Som e of the places the H arley O w ners G rou p have visited inclu de: C assoday, E l D orado, M D A ride, K .C . H arley F actory, Progressive D inner ride, L eavenw orth and Salina. K evin continu es in conju nction w ith the L O H to plan rides. If you have any su g gestions on a ride, ju st le t K evin now. L inda Sem ple gave u s an u pdate on the su ccess of ou r M D A F u nd Raiser. L inda thank ed everyone w ho he lped to m ak e it a su ccess. W e raised over $7 300 for M D A this year. M att from the K ansas C ity M D A , w as so im pressed and happy w ith ou r efforts and has spok en hig hly of ou r grou p in K ansas C ity. D ave Baldw in w as the big w inner, raising $2001 dollars, O rin an d D eb A u ld raised over $600 and Ju dy Padgett raised over $500. Thank you all. O u r big gest fu ndraiser w as the hog raffle, alone w e raised over $3000 in raffle tick ets. W e need to g ive Pat A u stin a big thank s for his involvem ent in getting u s the hogs, tak ing them to be p rocessed and delivering them to the w inners. Thank you Pat. The L adies of H arley sponsored Progressive D inner w as a big su ccess as w ell. There w ere 23 bik es an d 35 people w ho participated in the dinner ride. Thank you to D on and L inda Ru sh, O rin and D eb A u ld, Scott and Bonnie Tem pleton for the u se of their hom es. Thank you to K evin and K aren C onnell and Barb Blythe for assisting in the food preparation. N ew B u sin ess: O ct 3, is ou r F am ily D ay and plans are being m ade. The festivities w ill be held at C ity Cycle Sales . A ll m em bers present voted to allocate $300 to be u sed to bu y m eats and condim ents. M em bers are ask ed to bring side dishes. Start tim e fo r F am ily D ay is still being discu ssed, it w ill be either 3 or 4 p.m . Prior to the F am ily D ay activities, K evin C onnell and Bryan Spu rlock are planning a ride to K ansas C ity to attend Ralph W ayne’s Back yard N ationals (vintage bik es). They expect to be back arou nd 3 p.m . O n Su nday, O ct 4, Scott Tem pleton is planning a ride to Sm olan, K S for lu nch or dinner at the Sm olan School Restau rant. The H ig hw ay C lean U p day w ill be discu ssed at the O ct 12 m eeting. O fficers R eports: M ik e - A ssistant D irector, took a head cou nt for Tym e O u t L ou nge and facilitated the Bozo aw ard nom inations. There w ere three nom inations for Bozo. Tam m y Redondo nom inated her hu sband for having the w rong k eys for a car that he w as su pposed to be p ick ing u p for a soldier. H e realized that after he look ed at the vehicle reg istration. A ndres Redondo nom inated Tam m y for look ing for her m otorcycle gloves w hile on the M D A ru n. O ne of t he gloves w as laying on the lu g gage rack and the other w as stu ck to the Velcro on her helm et. K evin C onnell w as nom inated for getting the grou p lost fou r tim es on the recent trip to L eavenw orth K ansas. A nd, the w inner w as: A ndres Redondo. K aren – Treasu rer, w e have a balance of $931.22 before a cou ple of bills that she w as g iven this eve ning. Phyllis – Secretary, nothing to report. Su e and C lau dia - L adies of H arley, they w ill continu e to plan som e rides in conju nction w ith K evin C onnell. K evin - Road C aptain, continu ing to plan rides. D on- Safety, Be carefu l, Be safe, and Tak e care w hen ou t riding you r bik es, becau se w e w ant you bac k . These tw o-w ord phrases cau se u s to be a little m ore alert w hen w e go ou t on a ride on ou r bik es. O rin – W ebm aster, continu e to tu rn in you r m ileage. L inda – Photographer, nothing to report. W anda – E ditor, nothing to report. The m eeting w as adjou rned at 8:05 p.m . The next m eeting is M onday, O ct. 12. L adies of H arley starts at 6:30 p.m . and the general m eeting at 7 p.m .

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Let’s Ask Bu bba Bu bba— resident expert Dear Bubba: Can you give me any serious tips on riding this time of year? 

Signed: Want the 411. D ear 411: I do not claim to be an expert bu t I w ill offer you som e of m y riding advice from over the years.! D o not tak e these as the gospel bu t a general ru le of thu m b. This tim e of the year can be a very beau tifu l tim e of the year to ride.! The season is ju st starting to tu rn a little cooler bu t w ith that som etim es com es m ore rain and som e other specific hazards. W hen it does rain slow dow w nnnnn.! You r bik e can hydro-plane ju st lik e a 4-w heeler can bu t w hen you do it on tw o w heels it is a really cheap thrill.! If you feel you r back w heel start to slide im m ediately left off of the throttle.! D o not panic and brak e at this tim e.! A s long as you r front w heel is going straig ht you r back w heel w ill fo llow in the sam e

line.! If you do have to brak e do so that you do not leave you r self any room other than to do a pan ic stop.! A BS, if you r have it, w ill help you from lock ing u p the brak es. O ther things to w atch ou t for are leaves on the road.! They in them selves can be very slippery espec ially w hen w et.! They can also cover other hazards su ch as potholes.! Avoid them if at all possible. If you are going for an extended ride aw ay from hom e tak e som e w arm clothes and or rain gear w ith yo u .! N o m atter w hat the tem peratu re is w hen you leave you never k now w hen the w eather w ill change and in this part of the co u ntry it can change very qu ick ly. W hen riding in the rain avoid pu ddles of w ater if possible.! You do not k now if it is ju st a pu ddle or if it is a six inch hole w aiting to sw allow you r tire.! The rain can also m ak e the road extrem ely slick .! The first 10-15 m inu tes of a m oderate rain or longer for a slow rain can be the m ost hazardou s as the m oistu re tends to m ix w ith the oil and other flu ids that have leak e d from the vehicles and m ak e it lik e ice.! L ook ahead for rainbow colored spots w hich are an indication of m oistu re m ixed w ith oil.! Be v ery carefu l at intersections not only w hen tu rning bu t stopping as w ell.! You need to be cau tiou s w hen you pu t you r feet dow n at a stop! a s you boots can slip on the w et pavem ent as w ell.! O ne m ore thing abou t riding in cold and or w et w eather it can qu ick ly drain you r energ y as you tend to shiver w hen cold and start feeling achy in you r extrem ities.! F or this reason tak e break s m ore often and get w arm ed back u p.! If you r e xtrem ities are starting to go nu m b then you r reaction sk ills w ill dim inish and m ak e you m ore su sceptible to an accident. It can be fu n riding in the fall and early w inter ju st rem em ber that it tak es a little bit m ore thou ght. If you have m ore qu estions abou t this type of riding ask you r Safety O fficer for m ore info. Signed: Bu bba

Tech Tip D ean M izes— service m anager T his is som ething I hear a few tim es a m onth, ‘’ W hen I let go of the handlebars, the bik e does this or that!” T hey w ill say the bik e pu lls to one side or the bars shak e. I f you call H arley- D avidson they w ill tell you not to let go of the bars!!! S o w e w ill not w ork on the bik e and then tell the cu stom er to ride it and let go of the bars and see how it feels. O ff the record, I do let go of the bars to see w hat happens and m ost of the tim e I can help the problem go aw ay. J u st rem em ber that no w here in the ow ners m anu al is it w ritten that this bik e is to be operated w ith you r hands off the handlebars.

U n cle Sco tt’s Chro m e Co rn er Scott Tem pleton— parts m anager C heck ou t Scott’s C hrom e C orner in next m onth’s new sletter. M eanw hile, stop in to see Scott at C ity Cycle Sales to see w hat’s new in the parts departm ent.

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M ost m otorcycle problem s are cau sed by the nu t that connects the handlebars to the saddle.! ~A u thor U nk now n

F ou r w heels m ove the body.! Tw o w heels m ove the sou l.! ~A u thor U nk now n

M idnig ht bu gs taste best.! ~A u thor U nk now n

H arley

C ity Cycle Sales, Inc. has som e new staff m em bers. !L isette is in clothing and cam e from a store in C olorado. A lso, w e have Benjam in in service w ho has been to school and com es fu lly qu alified. W e are lu ck y to find tw o great people to join ou r fam ily at C ity Cycle Sales. The w eather has been cool and m otorcycles are m oving. !C om e in and see ou r 2010s, and check on ou r great finance program . Jeff or K erry can help you and get the rig ht paym ent or answ er any qu estions. W e have rack s of new stu ff. C om e by and let K at or L isette help you . . . life is good.

A W o rd fro m o u r Spo n so r H oney G rant— general m anager

I’m com piling a list of diners, cafes, restau rants that w e can all u se as a resou rce for ride destin ations. L et’s exclu de chains or franchises. W e w ant to k now abou t the places you have already visited and can recom m end to others. I w ill assu m e all destinations have paved roads. If not please say so in you r su bm issions. Som e folk s m ay not w ant to ride on u npaved roads no m atter how good the food. If you don’t k now the exact address, hou rs, etc. ju st g ive m e anything you k now and I’ll try to rese arch the rest. You r personal com m ents w ill help w ith answ ering any qu estions. If several people su g gest the sam e pl ace I w ill edit appropriately to fit.

E m ail, call or talk to m e at fu tu re m eetings abou t you r recom m endations. I’ll list a new location ea ch m onth in the new sletter as long as I continu e to get su g gestions. H igh N oon Saloon , 206 C hoctaw St.., L eavenw orth, K S 66048 913-682-487 6 O pen: D aily at 11 a.m . D ining room closes 9 p.m . M on.-Sat., 8 p.m . Su n. w w w.thehig hnoon.com M iles from C ity Cycle Sales: 128 m iles “20 + members took a gorgeous, scenic ride on Labor Day. High Noon didn’t get the message to expect us but accommodated us pretty quickly. A huge variety on the menu, good service and no complaints about the food were heard at the table.” C lau dia Perry & Pat O lm stead

Oh, by the w ay . . . W anda A llen— editor

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JAN U ARY 2009

O u r friendly staff w ork s hard to bu ild qu ality relationships w ith ou r cu stom ers. W e not only w ant you to feel com fortable doing bu siness w ith u s, w e also w ant you to w alk aw ay feeling great abou t you r experience w ith C ity Cycle Sales Inc.

At City Cycle S a les

Service F red: service w riter D ean: lead m echanic D J: m echanic Rick : m echanic C hris: m echanic Benjam in: m echanic

Fin a n ce K erry, Jeff U .

B ookkeepin g D ee

In ven tory L arry

Pa rts & Accessories Scott: parts & accessories m gr. D on: parts tech Ray: parts tech

M otorcloth es & Helm ets K athi, L isette

S a les H oney, Jeff M ., K erry, Jeff U .

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