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(603) 677-5337

Inside this

issue:

Membership Report 2

Our members in the

Community 2

Merchandise Information 3

2018 IAR Rally Info 4

Mission Statement and

Who We Are

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Winnipesaukee Hog Tales 2529

Your Board of Directors

2019 Meeting Schedule

and RAINED OUT

instructions on back page

Buy Sell or Swap 5

Directors Messages 6

Historian’s Message 7

Assistant Director Report

What’s going on at the

Dealership

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Fran Maineri Joe Newman Joe Monti Cindy Wiget

Director Assistant Director Treasurer Secretary

Visit our website

for up-to-date

information on

current events

www.winnihog2529.com

What is a HOG Rally you ask???

If you are a member of H.O.G, and I have a sneaky suspicion that you are because you are currently reading the latest edition of our Chapter's quarterly newsletter, then you must know about all the great H.O.G Rallies being offered this year. If you don't, you need to check out HOG.com to get into the know!!!

H.O.G Rallies are an amazing way to connect with hundreds and maybe even thou-sands of like-minded folks like us. Harley riders! H.O.G rallies offer something for just about everyone and they are conveniently located all over the country throughout the season. There is even one in Alaska if you are feeling ambitious

There are currently 9 H.O.G rallies scheduled throughout the United States beginning on April 11th in Scott, Louisiana and wrapping up on September 18th in Johnson City, Ten-nessee. That has a familiar ring to it!

These Rallies are put together by a team of approximately 10-12 volunteer committee members who begin planning the next rally the day after the current one ends. Rallies have amazing guided rides, live entertainment and a variety of activities for those at-tending. It is three great days of friends, fun and lots and lots of Harleys!

There are even 3 H.O.G Touring Rallies this year. Basically, you start the rally in one city and end in another with a lot of riding in between. Another way for our members to maximize their membership benefits.

And speaking of benefits, H.O.G offers a lot of them. Too many to list here but you can find them all right on HOG.com.

So…… get yourself to a Rally and see what all the hype is about. Barb and I were intro-duced to them by Bob and Judi Dunlap many years ago and we have not looked back!

Carl D. Harris Events Coordinator Iron Adventure H.O.G Rally

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2019 Membership Report Gerry Fernandez

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All our Chapter Officers are volunteers and dedicate

many hours of hard work to the Chapter.

DON’T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!!!

This is just one of the things our members do in their communities to give

back. If you have a story to share, please send to Barb to be included in the

next issue of HogTales.

Wini-Dip for Special Olympics – Mike Egler came to

our last Chapter Meeting dressed in his hippie outfit

with all intentions of taking a swim for the good cause

of Special Olympics. Only thing was when he arrived

with others, no one was there! Turns out that due to

the weather, they had the dip yesterday! Mike will be

donating the funds he raised and noted that this year

would have been his 10th year participating in this

event. Way to go Mike!

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Winnipesaukee H.O.G. 2529 rockers and patches are availa-

ble for purchase at chapter meetings. A large rocker is $18

and a large HOG emblem is $14. The small chapter rocker is

$9 and small HOG emblem is $5. The Chapter pin is $12.

The quantities are limited so get yours sooner than later!

See Maria at the meetings.

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Who We Are........

The Winnipesaukee H.O.G. Chapter is located in Meredith New Hampshire and is sponsored by Laconia Harley Davidson.

We meet on the second Sunday of each month in the upstairs meeting room of the dealership at 9am.

We are a family friendly group who love to ride our Harleys and always welcome new members.

Winnipesaukee Hog Tales 2529

Our Chapter Mission Statement

The Winnipesaukee H.O.G. Chapter is a volunteer organization that works in partnership with Laconia Harley Davidson to provide a positive member experi-ence through comradery and social engagement. The Chapter orchestrates events

and safe motorcycle rides for our members and their quests. Our Chapter is a strong, supportive force in the community and we strive to be good stewards and

representatives to our members and our sponsoring dealership. And of course to “Ride and have fun”.

2019 Iron Adventure Rally Update

The Iron Adventure run for 2019 has been announced. Info is as follows:

Thursday, July 18th – Saturday, July 20th, 2019 - Ludlow, Vt.

Location Jackson Gore Inn

111 Jackson Gore Rd Ludlow, Vermont 05149

The Massachusetts State HOG Rally along with the Connecticut State HOG Rally, New Hampshire State HOG Rally, Rhode Island State HOG Rally and Vermont State HOG Rally have combined to become the Iron Adventure Run.

Events include Rides, Auction, Bike Run, Bike Show, Contests, Live Music, Poker Run, Raf-fles, Vendors and so much more.

For Hotel & Room Info:

Book your lodging reservations online https://www.okemo.com/groups/group-promo-package/ and enter the code harley2 in the promo code box and click submit.

You may also call 866-706-5366 to reserve your room at Okemo Mountain Resort.

To register for the rally:

www.members.hog.com, The HOG website and look up “Iron Adventure Run 2019”

Here you will find a link to the registration page and other rally info. There are 2 rally registration packages of $25 & $35 for you to choose from.

For those of you that are on Facebook, there is a rally page: https://www.facebook.com/theironadventurerun/

For additional info about the rally, you can contact Barb Harris, Rally Secretary @ bharris-friends4eva@gmail.com.

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Winnipesaukee HOG #2529

P O Box 1581

Meredith, NH 03053

(603) 677-5337

For Sale:

Assessories for a 2005-2017 Softail Deluxe

Mustang Seat Wide Vintage Solo w/driver backrest—good condition $520 new—$250 priced to go

AND:

Road King Windshield—never used—$350 new now $200

Barb Harris at 603-986-4786 or bharris-friends4eva@gmail.com

BUY, SELL OR SWAP

For Sale:

Accessories for a 2003 100th Anniversary Heritage Springer FLSTS:

• Pair of Harley OEM saddlebags goodcondition: $400

• Pair of Harley OEM slipon fishtail ex-haust mufflers, good condition: $200

• Harley OEM detachable windshieldw/100th Anniversary emblem, like new:$200

Local (Gilford, NH) pickup only

Ron Egalka ron@egalka.com (617-314-1550)

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Greetings fellow H.O.G. Members,

It has been a very long, cold, and snowy winter. I for one cannot wait to unplug the charger, take

the bike out of the trailer and get back on the road. Those of you that were able to get to the southern or

southwestern sunny climes of our vast country this winter were fortunate indeed.

We have a terrific schedule of rides ahead of us and I want to thank the Ride Committee and all of

you that contributed suggestions for rides this season. The committee has scheduled 27 Chapter rides in-

cluding two overnight rides. Adding to our schedule are six Laconia Harley-Davidson dealership rides plus

three fantastic and traditional rides during Laconia Motorcycle Week. You can be assured that there is a

scheduled ride just for you.

We also have a fantastic group of Discretionary Officers that will be planning events and activities

for everyone during the coming year and I’m sure all of you appreciate the work they do. I’m looking for-

ward to seeing what Cathy Letellier and Mike Egeler have in store for this year’s Ride Challenge, it will be

unique and fun for all. Our Activities Officer, Donna Monti is already formulating a plan for Chapter sup-

port of Motorcycle Week activities and I hope you will pitch in as much as possible for this fun event. La-

dies of Harley will once again be led by Cindy Lou Gray and I hope all our ladies will join and support the

LOH efforts. Regina Cronis, our new Safety Officer, has some vital information to share with all riders and

she is working on several workshops for our members. Both our website and our quarterly newsletters

are the means for Chapter communication thanks to Lana Dearborn and Barb Harris respectively. And I

would be remiss if I didn’t mention Gerry Fernandez for the terrific job he is doing by keeping our mem-

bership rolls organized and up-to-date. Thank you one and all for all that you do as volunteers.

Speaking of Volunteers, this is your year. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a 20 year member like

our volunteer greeter, Joe Boucher, or if you are a ‘newbie’ joining the Chapter in 2019. This is your time

to get involved and have some fun doing it. Don’t be afraid if you’ve never had experience, there will be

someone to show you the way! There are loads of opportunities in the coming months from assisting at

the LHD Dealership monthly events to helping at chapter rides by showing up early and offering to help

the Road Captains with sign-up sheets. If you haven’t been at the information desk during Motorcycle

Week you are truly missing a great opportunity to meet people from all parts of the globe. This is the ca-

maraderie part of FUN so be sure to volunteer to be an integral part of Winni HOG and Laconia Motor-

cycle Week. Who wouldn’t be enthused about talking about your latest adventure? And the people you meet are equally willing to share their adventures. For most, just getting to Laconia is an adventure in itself.

Everyone has a story to tell, it’s up to you to just ask and listen.

Finally, I would like to encourage everyone to take pictures, lots of pictures; pictures of yourselves

and the places you visit in your travels. And don’t forget to include your bikes in the photo. This is espe-

cially necessary for those of you that may not be able to attend a chapter ride because of your work

schedules or whatever the reason. Just send the picture with a short blurb of the ride, the place and some-thing about the ride to Lana for posting on our website Photo page. After all, it’s about the journey and

our shared desire to ride which brings us together. So that the time to share your memories with the rest

of us.

I wish all of you a safe and happy riding season.

Director’s Message

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Historian’s Message By Joe Boucher

THE END IS NEAR---

As history looks forward and backwards, we see some long time biker events coming to an end. One such annual event is the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom Demonstration Run that has been held in Washing-ton, D.C. each year for the past 32 years. This Memorial Day’s ride on Sunday May 26th will be the final year for this historic event.

The single biggest reasons for stopping this event is the cost of hosting the event, obtaining permits, and the fact that various official entities and Federal Agencies involved are making it overly difficult to organize, especially with their lack of cooperation. From the very beginning, even the mission statement of the Rolling Thunder organization has caused a bit of static, since there is a faction of Americans and politicians who believe that all of our POW’s are accounted for. Last year’s event cost was over $200,000.00. The money spent was for security, port-a-potties, clean-up, parking etc. etc. The cost to rent the Pentagon parking lot alone for just the one day was $60,000.00.

It was always the intention of the Rolling Thunder Group that the ride would be a demonstration ride and not a parade of motorcycles. It’s a call for the Government’s recognition and protection of Prisoners of War (POW’s) and those Missing In Action (MIA’s). The Rolling Thunder event began as a demonstration follow-ing the era of the Vietnam War, which was a difficult time in America’s history. Similar to today’s political climate, our nation was divided over issues of peace and war, however, many of America’s military who were killed or missing in action and whose remains were not being brought home to be respectfully buried and honored became the issue. So in 1987, Veterans of the Vietnam War rallied together with their fami-lies, fellow veterans, and veteran’s advocates and organized the first demonstration at the Capital Building in Washington, D.C. during the Memorial Day weekend to bring attention to this problem.

What started out in 1987 as 2500 motorcycles gathering together is now almost beyond anyone’s ability to control in the already traffic-packed streets of the D.C. metropolitan area. Last year 500,000 bikers and 400,000 spectators gathered for this event. The bikers announced their arrival with the roar of their Harley-Davidson’s, a sound not unlike the 1965 bombing campaign against North Vietnam named “Operation Roll-ing Thunder”. IT HAS BECOME THE WORLD’S LARGEST SINGLE DAY MOTORCYCLING EVENT IN HISTORY.

Thank you to the organizers of Rolling Thunder, and everyone who has ever ridden in this demonstration—for all of the amazing work they have done over the years, as well as for their service to the biker communi-ty, to their country, to the memory of all veterans who made it home and those veterans who did not, and to the United States of America.

There are 90 Rolling Thunder Chapters organized in 33 states and several overseas countries. Starting next year these chapters will organize their event on a state by state or country basis. Rolling Thunder is not stopping, they are just changing. It is important to acknowledge all that Rolling Thunder has accom-plished in the last three decades, such as bringing awareness of the POW/MIA’s, visiting veterans as VA hospitals, advocating for and advancing legislation to improve this country’s response to the POW/MIA issue as well as veteran’s benefits and concerns, and providing financial and other support to veterans and their families in need.

AND THEN THE THUNDER ROLLED AWAY---

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Hello Winni HOG 2529 members!

By the time you read this newsletter, the snow should be melted and we should be able to start the 2019 riding season.

The ride committee has finalized the schedule for 2019. We have 26 rides planned to include 2 overnight rides. In addition, there are 3 rides during Laconia Motorcycle Week, 6 Laconia Harley Dealer led rides, 1 HOG Regional Rally and 1 Chapter Challenge planned for 2019. So stay tuned to the club website and attend a club meeting for more info.

In addition I wanted to let you know the ways you can be rewarded for all that riding. As a Winni HOG member for 2019, you are eligi-ble to be rewarded for your miles from 3 programs:

1- Resolution to Ride (Laconia Harley Davidson Dealer Program)

2- Ride 365 (HOG Program)

3- Ride 365 Journey Challenge (Old HOG ABC's of Touring)

All you have to do is register your mileage and start riding. Let me take a moment to explain each program:

Resolution to Ride is a Laconia Harley sponsored program. The rules are:

• Sign up and log your starting mileage at Laconia Harley on March 30, 2019

• (First 10 people who ride in at 12 Noon and register get a $50 LHD Gift Card)

• Must be signed up by April 28th, 2019

• Program ends and log ending mileage by November 29th

• A LHD Employee must see the motorcycle odometer and sign off on the application.

• The rider gets 100 MTR (LHD More than Rewards) points for every 1,000 miles logged in 2019.

Ride 365 – HOG Sponsored Program

• Your mileage gets registered by:

• Signup for the dealer program (see above)

• Go to a Harley dealer and have them validate your miles and ask them to enter it into the system. You will also needto do the same at years end.

• Open to all HOG members

• You can register multiple motorcycles & start at any time during the year

• See HOG website for additional infoMileage rewards count towards:

Chapter Challenge – All miles ridden by a chapter member including the miles ridden outside of official chapter events count towards the Chapter Challenge.

• Each of the 6 Dealer Markets will have a total mileage winner and average miles per chapter member winner.

• Each of these (max. 12) chapters will receive a pizza party with a H.O.G.®

• Regional Manager and a plaque detailing the accomplishment.

• Of the 12 Market winners, there will be 1 National Champion for total mileage and 1 National Champion for average miles

• per chapter member. Each member of the National Champion chapters will receive a patch signifying the accomplishment. Individual Rewards

1,000 miles: Digital badge 2,500 miles: Digital badge 5,000 miles: Digital badge & certificate 7,500 miles: Digital badge & certificate 10,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate & patch 15,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate & patch 20,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate & patch 25,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate, patch & Challenge Coin 50,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate, patch & Challenge Coin 75,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate, patch & Challenge Coin 100,000 miles: Digital badge, certificate, patch & Challenge Coin

RIDE 365 Journey Challenge

• New for 2019, the Ride 365 Journey Challenge replaces the old HOG ABCs of Touring.

• The new, simplified contest makes gaining points easier with more opportunities to win prizes.

• Get a point for a dealership visit and stop in as many times as you want anywhere in the world

• Points for any H.O.G. Rally visit & H.O.G. Member Check-In

• Points for a photo at any of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company facilities

• See the HOG website and member benefits page for details.

• Last year Winni HOG finished 12th in the Northeast market with a total of 46 members logging 202,462 miles and an average of4,488 miles per member. I know we can do better than that this year and challenge every Winni HOG member to sign up and start logging miles.

Here’s to a great 2019 riding season and see you on the road!

Joe Newman, Asst. Director, Winni HOG 2529

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR REPORT-Joe Newman

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Special thank you

to our sponsor -

Laconia Harley

Davidson

239 Daniel Web-

ster Highway, (Rte

3)Meredith, NH

03053

(603) 279-4526

What’s going on at the dealership……

RICK BASSETT

603-677-6099 cell or 603-279-4526 work

RBASSETT@laconiaharley.com April 6th Custom Bike Build

April 13th, & 14th Seasonal Grill -out and H.O.G. Member led Demo Rides both days! Come in and try out the new 2019 models.

April 21st Happy EasterApril 28th Ready to Ride Spring Open House EventLast day to sign up for Rez to Ride

April 14th 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM HD-101 Event. Come learn about Harley Davidson Riding Academy! If you know someone who is on the edge thinking maybe they want to finally learn to ride a motorcycle. Send them to this free event to climb on the JumpStart and go through all the gears! They will meet the family and see all the fun they could be having.!

Don't forget you have until the 28th to sign up forRez to Ride!!

Then April turns to May! Saturday May 4th is International Female Ride Day Celebration. The Ride will be led by our Ladies of H.O.G. team.

May 5th is Cinco De Mayo Sunday at LHD. Wear your Sombreros. We will have Margaritas, Walking Tacos and Sombreros!

May 18th join the Combat Warriors for "Honor Ride 2019.

May 23rd will be the first of the season Bike NightEvent at Laconia Harley Davidson 5-8 PM. Food Trucks & Cash BarBeer Tasting-Micro BrewsBike DetailingPatch Sewing on siteGiveawaysBike DisplayMusic and games!!Meet the local H.O.G. Chapter members.

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Until next time,

ride often and

ride safe.

Your Editor,

Barb Harris

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Text WINNIHOG to 84483 to receive WinniHOG2529

alerts from Winnipesaukee HOG 2529

Text WinniHOG to 84483 - you will receive a Welcome Confirma-

tion immediately. If you choose to stop receiving messages, you

simply text again with Stop to a message. Note: Some carriers

do not support this messaging system and this currently only

works in the US. Our Chapter will begin using this texting sys-

tem immediately to keep members informed of changes in plans

for a ride or event etc.