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HOGWASHThe Official Newsletter of the
Atlanta Chapter, Inc. Chapter Number 0788
www.atlantahog.com September 2010Twenty-Five
NTwenty-Ten
SECRETARY/TREASURERS ARTICLE
Attendance Jackpot
Congratulations to Dean Welch whose name wasdrawn for the August Attendance Jackpot, $50.Unfortunately Dean was not at the meeting to claim theJackpot. We will add $10 to the Jackpot for theSeptember Chapter meeting. Remember, you must beat the meeting and a member in “Good Standing,” acurrent member of national H.O.G. and Atlanta Chap-ter. If the member whose name is drawn is not at themeeting, we will add $10 and try again next meeting.Please have your national H.O.G. card with you at themeeting. Hope to see everyone there.
Rene’ Durham, Secretary/Treasurer
SAFETY OFFICER’S ARTICLE
Know Your Limits
There are some rules that apply to all riders, no matterthe skill level. Riding in an overly aggressive manner isnever acceptable. There is no excuse for jeopardizingothers by pushing your limits on the street. Anotherrisk that no rider should take is riding while tired.When you’re tired, your reflexes are slowed and yourjudgment is not as strong—a combination that nomotorcycle rider can afford. Talking on a cell phonewhile riding and looking at a map while you’re sittingon your motorcycle are other more obvious examplesof behavior that should be avoided under any circum-stances. If you get off courses, pull over to a safe areato consult your map. Remember, out on the openroad, you must take responsibility for all your actions,and keeping yourself safe should always be yournumber one concern.
Good luck and stay safe!Jim Byrd, Safety Officer
LOH OFFICER’S ARTICLE
Who’s Riding Next to Ya?
This month features two more chapter members as a wayto help us get to know each other better. We’ve got lotsof interesting members in our group and its fun to learn alittle about who’s riding next to ya.
Name: Mandy Parton (wife of Jack Parton)Road Name: Cougar – she was given this road namebecause she is a few minutes older than Jack.What Do You Ride & Why? Cougar rides with Jack onhis 2010 Road King. She has ridden over the years and isnow enjoying her riding adventures with Jack and otherchapter members.Most Memorable Ride? Mandy rode many years ago andwas involved in an accident that changed her mind aboutriding for a while. She has recently started riding againwith Jack and her most memorable ride is the recentSaddle & Paddle 2010. Cougar loved the scenery alongthe way up through the mountains. She really enjoyed thepaddling part of the ride too, after the hellish lighteningstorm, traveling down the river and enjoying the companyof everyone.
Name: Jack Parton (husband of Mandy Parton)Road Name: Juice - this road name came during a gameof music trivia with a bunch of older chapter members.Jack was able to produce the name of the Insane ClownPosse as the correct answer of the question. Wheneveryone looked at him in disbelief (because none of ushad ever even heard of this band), he explained that thisband throws “juice or soda” on to their crowds of fans.He immediately became known as “Juice.”What Do You Ride & Why? Juice currently rides a 2010black Road King. He rode motorcycles as a kid and whilehe never owned one he was able to borrow one from timeto time from friends. In 2008 he bought his first motor-
DirectorBobby Conway [email protected]
Assistant DirectorErik Grandowski [email protected]
Secretary/TreasurerRene’ Durham [email protected]
Head Road CaptainDiana Bodden [email protected]
Safety OfficerJim Byrd [email protected]
Membership OfficerMark Redmon [email protected]
Volunteer CoordinatorChuck Fuller [email protected]
Activities OfficerMelissa Fuller [email protected]
Head PhotographerRick Parker [email protected]
LOH OfficersKaren Mathiasen [email protected]
Valerie Daniel [email protected]
Holly Martin [email protected]
EditorChris Houghton [email protected]
Newsletter/Web/HistorianB.K. Ellis [email protected]
Andy Andresen [email protected]
Tom Arnold [email protected]
Ed Chowning [email protected]
Glenn Folds [email protected]
Melissa Folds [email protected]
Mack Hall [email protected]
Matt Langley [email protected]
Steve Magel [email protected]
Andrea Oparnica [email protected]
Jack Parton [email protected]
John Provost [email protected]
Robert Sexton [email protected]
Luc Vermeer [email protected]
Pig Ride LegendOne pig - steady cruising rides ofrelatively short distance, easy on thethrottle, few curves, etc.Two pigs - a bit longer or have somecurves but nothing too challenging.Three pigs - ride should be ofmoderate difficulty.Four and five pigs - rides with ahigh number of curves, long distance,saddle time, road conditions, speed,and weather.
Celebrating Birthdays
2010 Road Captains
Tentative Activities Schedule2010 OfficersWelcome WagonChris Robey [email protected]
October 201005 Business Meeting08-10 Fall Leaf Ride10 HOGWASH Articles Due11 Mexi-Monday Social16 Apple Fest Ride17 Twisted Kilt Ride18 Shane’s Social21 Chapter Meeting28 Haunted House Ride
November 201002 Business Meeting
09/03 Bret Graddy09/04 Chuck Watwood09/06 Travis Beaird09/06 Phillip Wren09/09 Michelle Conway09/10 Kenneth Kadar09/11 Nancy Redmon09/11 Jody Rhodes09/12 Robert Deal09/19 Alex Gooseff09/20 Nan Byrd09/20 Mack Hall09/21 Nancy Hardman09/22 Melissa Fuller09/22 Joel Green09/23 Ricky Matthews09/24 Gene Carbonell09/25 Becky Law09/28 Harold Leverette09/30 Sean Whitaker
cycle, a Sportster, and rode it like he stole it. In March2010 he was fortunate to be able to get the Road King,slowed down a bit and begin convincing Mandy to ridewith him.Most Memorable Ride? His favorite ride was a fewyears ago when Juice and a few other chapter membersrode up to the Dragon and to the Cherahola Skyway.Although we know he was innocent he did get a warningfor excessive speeds on the Dragon. As the tattoo on hisarm states, he Questions Authority!
Karen Mathiasen, Valerie Daniel, Holly Martin, LOHOfficers
Fall Leaf RunOctober, 8– 10 (Fri., Sat., Sun.)Meet: HDA 8:00 a.m. KSU: 8:30 a.m.
It’s northbound into the Appalachians, embarking on ascenic ride of your life. This experience includes actuallysmelling and feeling the mountain air, free of charge!
Enjoy the fall colors in north GA and North Carolina on a3-day ride through some of the most beautiful mountainsin the country. Mountains and valleys, forests and glades,wild streams and lakes and peaceful ponds. Perhapsyou’ll spot an eagle or hawk or bear or deer. Have youever traveled the lesser known Wayah Road —Dramamine optional?
Just imagine the possibilities. Lunch we’ll do at theRiver’s Edge in the Nantahala Gorge on day one. We’llexplore the wonders of the Blue Ridge Parkway on daytwo. Linville Viaduct, Linville Falls, Grandfather Moun-tain, the old parkway and the new. Walk and eat inBlowing Rock and dip into the Linville Gorge (NorthCarolina’s Grand Canyon). The third day finds us snakingour path thru Chimney Rock and Lake Lure beforetraversing the Foothills Parkway and homeward bound.
This is a 4-pig ride due to the saddle time, distance,twisties, and weather. (There’s always weather in them-thar-mountains)
Due too many requests to leave the routing the same aslast year, I am pleased to do so unless the pre ridepresents a problem.
If you wish to sleep indoors for the two nights, 10rooms at the Super 8 are blocked (they’re the only actin town that will put up with us noisy riffraff). All arenonmoving rooms with two double beds and probablyon the rear second floor again like last year. The rate is$67.45 plus tax. You may be able to upgrade to a kingsize bed on the first floor rear for only $5 more if youreserve early.
When calling to make your reservation, tell them it is inthe name of HOG CHAPTER, Register the room inyour name and on your credit card.
Call before Friday, October 1 to reserve – after that allrooms blocked under HOG CHAPTER will be can-celled. When the ten rooms are gone, they may or maynot have more rooms available. Rates in other nearbymotels are between $103 and $139 per night.
Super 8101 Flat Creek Rd.Black Mountain, NC 28711828-669-8076
Road Captain: Andy [email protected]
Ride to the GA State HOG RallySeptember 9, meet at HDA, 8:30 a.m. and leave at9:00 a.m.
Join Joan and me for a cross country ride to JekyllIsland. We will ride I-20 east too around the other sideof Lake Oconee and then head south with lunch some-where on the way. After lunch we will take in a coveredbridge for all you stalkers in our group. The coveredbridge is located just the other side of Swainsboro inGeorge L. Smith Park. After the stop we continue on toJekyll. If the heat is still hanging on in early September,I’d have to give the all day ride a 5-Pig ride rating.
Ride Hard and Long.Ed Chowning, Road Captain.
Live for today, yesterday is goneand
tomorrow may never come!
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Extreme Riding
Have you ever had the desire to ride through every statein North America just for a pin to stick on your vest?No? Well how about riding to a rally in North Georgiafor the same reason? It’s a lot shorter and keeps youcloser to home, right? The only differences between thetwo rides are the personal limitations which you haveimposed upon yourself! One may be a mere walk in the
park while the other requires venturing into the jungle!My thoughts are that a 10,000 mile ride is actually justten 1000 mile days.
My first Iron Butt Ride was just so I could say “Donethat – Got the Pin.” I figured that this personal achieve-ment would be the end of it. However, the obstaclesthat one faces on an endurance ride and your ability tosucceed in overcoming those challenges by ‘riding theplan’ do not fade away. Long Distance Riding is thepastime of riding motorcycles over very long distancesin defined times. The basic goal of endurance/longdistance riding is to explore time/distance/physicalendurance while riding a motorcycle. As a pilot, I amfastidious (anal) about planning an event. I agree withthe old adage: If you fail to plan - you plan to failThe 48 Plus Ride (49er) is considered an Xtreme ridein the Iron Butt Associations portfolio. It requiresdocumented riding through all 48 continental states plusAlaska in 10 days or less! It is not a race and IBAencourages riders to take the whole 10 days. IBA is allabout safety, and if they calculate that you were riding ina less than safe manner (excessive speed), you will notbe certified.
You can read the different ride requirements atwww.ironbutt.comm. It takes a considerable amount oftime to put down on paper exactly what your course ofaction will be for a trip of this enormity and still satisfy theguidelines.
1. Logistics – In short, some paperwork must bemeticulously recorded. You must get witness formssigned by two people at the beginning of the ride andthen again at the end. Then a fuel receipt is a good wayto start the official clock rolling and with a full tank. It isrequired that a Log Sheet be kept with the Date, Time,Location, and Odometer reading of each and every stop.
2. The Route – you can choose any track you care todo, as long as it takes you through every single one of the49 states and you collect a receipt therein which containsthe date, time, and full address of the business you whichyou made the purchase: i.e., fuel, food, maintenance,tolls, or whatever. EZ-Pass can save hours of Queuetime. I researched the routes that others have donebefore me and fine-tuned one to suit myself. Then it wasuploaded to two GPS units. Why two you ask? Well, ifyou are in the 35th state along the route and your GPSturns into a digital cadaver, do you really want to revertto reading 4x6 cards and road maps? It’s really nice tohave a backup. As it turned out, both of my GPS unitswere intermittently cantankerous and I was relegated tousing the cards. GPS are super convenient but just onetool in your arsenal.3. The Bike – The choice of which bike to ride isimportant for personal comfort and safety. Even a smallirritation during your quest will be amplified and can besimply disheartening.Good maintenance is imperative since you can’t spend alot of time on the side of the road fiddling with a chronicproblem or breakdown. Start with fresh oil in the engine,primary, and tranny; new tires from day one; and no lastminute equipment modifications. Tried and true andnothing new. These precautions may save you severalhours sitting in a shop somewhere.
4. To pack or not to pack – KISS (Keep It SimpleStupid). Extra weight means lower fuel economy andmore fuel stops, so pack light. Wear undergarments thatare specifically designed for long days in the saddle. LDComfort makes seamless wick-away skivvies that can bewashed in a sink and dry while you slumber. It goes
without saying that the proper rain, and cold weathergarments are mandatory. Traveling through 49 statesand Canada may present the widest gamut of weatheryou’ve ever experienced on a trip. Hope for the best;expect the worse.
5. Proper diet and hydration are key elements –Constantly drinking NOTHING but water will helpkeep you awake for the many long hours. Going caf-feine free will eliminate the ups and downs that manydrinks and foods can cause. H2O Hydrate, high protein/low-carb food bars (Pemmican) and one meal a day willprovide healthy and ample energy, and reduce thronetime considerably. Various jerky products and sugar freesour lemon drops were a staple and kept me satisfiedbetween the breakfast bar and the dinner stop.
6. Rest Stops – The routine goal was KSU at 4:00a.m., breakfast bar at first light, dinner at 4:00 p.m., andchecked into a motel by 9:00 p.m. If you keep a sched-ule similar to your normal home habits, it can eliminatean overly harsh transition. Despite the preconceivednotions of some folks, if your nutrition and hydration areattended to properly, fatigue should not be an issue.However, that said, you do not want to push the enve-lope if it does rear its ugly head. There are several signsof drowsiness that you should recognize. Unable tomaintain constant speed, head jerking to attention after anod-off, leaving your turn signal on for the whole stateof AZ, or waking up in a ditch with a real handlebarmustache! When you begin to feel on the edge of weary- STOP and rest. A 20–30 minute nap on a grassy slopeis refreshing (but watch out for ants). If it doesn’t help,get a room and some solid sleep. Listen to your body.
7. Communications – Phoning home and talking withfamily is uplifting and encouraging. Just once a day andyou will feel connected. Consider mounting the SPOTMessenger device on the bike. This provides your exactlocation every ten minutes and a huge degree of safetywhen in remote areas. It also gives peace of mind to aspouse that may be freaked out by your gypsy ways.Besides, if something does happen in the wilderness,SPOT marks the spot so that at least the insurancecompany knows where the body is and will pay offabout five years sooner!
In conclusion, here’s a quote from the New HampshireGazette that is applicable to Iron Butt aficionados:
“These riders are not the posturing, over-the-hillwannabes who think violating noise ordinanceswill make up for their lack of personality. These arepeople with an entirely different, and far moreengaging, set of character defects.”
Andy Andresen, Atlanta Chapter Member and RoadCaptain
Georgia State Rally News – August 2010
Thank you to all of the preregistered 2010 GeorgiaH.O.G. Rally Members and Guests!Thanks to the following H.O.G. Chapters for hosting anevent or ride:
Atlanta Great SouthGolden Isles TiftonPainted Rock
A Great Big Thank You to all of our 2010 Rally Spon-sors/Dealerships who gave either amonetary contribution, a merchandise contribution orboth:
Chattahoochee Harley-DavidsonChuck Watwood (Lawbike.com)Cycle World of AthensCyndi’s Fantasy TravelEarl Small’s Harley-DavidsonFraziers Harley-DavidsonFull ThrottleGolden Isles Harley-DavidsonHarley-Davidson CartersvilleHarley-Davidson of AtlantaHarley-Davidson of Clayton CountyHarley-Davidson of MaconOceanside Inn & SuitesOne Vision Utility ServicesSavannah Harley-DavidsonSewell Printing Sign ShopSouthern LincSteelhorse LawSteve Murrin (American Biker Lawyer)Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson
The 2010 rally will have a lot to offer to each and everyperson who attends this year. There will be 10 guidedrides and 9 self-guided rides throughout the rally week-end. The guided rides will be printed in the Rally Guide-book. The self-guided rides will be printed and availablein the registration area. There are still volunteer spotsavailable so please go to the rally website and emailLinda Tincher. Linda will also be available in the regis-tration area at the rally.
Reminders: All guests must be at least 18 years old andpresent a government issued photo id to cruise aboardthe Emerald Princess. Also, rally e-mail confirmationswill be going out soon. Remember to bring a copy ofthe email confirmation with you to the rally for registra-tion. If you are a first time Rally Attendee, please makesure to visit the First Timer’s table in the registrationarea on tips on how to maximize your rally experience.
Check out your Rally Guidebook for all-importantRally information. The Rally Guidebook will be inyour Rally Packet at Registration. All On-site RallyRegistration will be $30.00 per H.O.G. member orguest.
Thanks to All Who Preregistered!See You in Jekyll Island
Allan and Debbie OwensMarketing and Communications2010 GA State HOG Rally
PLEASE DO NOT CALL HDAABOUT RIDE INFORMATION.
CALL THE APPROPRIATEROAD CAPTAIN!
September 2010Atlanta Chapter
HOGWASHArticles
Due
Check Weekly Updates forunscheduled changes.
ChapterMeeting7:00 PM
HDAPavilion
All ridesleavingHarley-
Davidon ofAtlanta, willmeet in the
pavilion.
Shane’s RibShack SocialM-6:00 PMCarrollton
Chuck Fuller
BusinessMeeting7:00 PMLa Salsa
Mexican Rest.411 Maxham Rd.
Open to All!
www.atlantahog.comUserID: atlantahogPassword: hdajam
Mexi-Mondays
SocialM-6:30 PM
LaParillaDowntown
Powder SpringsMichelleConway
GA StateHOG RallyM-8:30 AM
HDAL-9:00 AM
Ed Chowning4-Pigs
AtlantaChapter HOG
Saving 2ndBase
Poker RunFBO-11:00 AM
HDALBI-4:00 PM
GA HOGRally
GA HOGRally
Tallulah GorgeM-8:00 AM
HDAL-8:30 AM
Melissa Folds3-Pigs
Birthday RideSocial
M-6:00 PMHDA
L-6:30 PMMelissa Fuller
2-Pigs
HDA GM RideGA HOG Rally
M-9:00 AMHDA
L-9:30 AMJeff Eubanks
Interstate Riding
HOGWASHThe Official Newsletter of the
Atlanta Chapter, Inc.Chapter Number 0788
September2010
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organized riding activities and socialevents to expand horizons, fulfill dream
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