March 2009
From the Director’s Chair
Anyone who has been
immune to the recent weather is a stronger person than me! I have been itching to get out and got the
chance on Sunday. I road with Ginnie and
Robin for about three hours and loved every minute. I hope everyone who wanted to ride was able to
get out.
While we were out, I
saw a robin; I sure hope that means Spring is here to stay (it was only one,
but I can still dream).
It was a nice “shake
down” ride, a little rough at first but my bike smoothed out and became the
great bike I remember from last season.
Remember to check to
be sure everything is still attached and in working order before you get out on
the road (think TCLOCK).
Ride safe, ride
often.
Cindy
Chapter Director
Minutes of Meeting – February 21, 2009
Cindy called the meeting
to order at 9:30 am. We welcomed a new visitor, Mary Jo (“MJ”), to the
meeting. MJ learned about us at the WOW
booth at the motorcycle show last month. She lives on Romeoville/Plainfield border and has been riding
with the
Secretary's Report:
There
were no changes, deletions, or additions to the previous minutes.
Treasurer's Report:
In
Treasurer Judy’s absence, Cindy read the report received from Judy. A motion
was made and seconded to accept the report. The motion passed.
Ride
Coordinators Report:
Lunch after February’s meeting was at
Eggman’s which is now Rosie’s on Rt 53.
The food was good and prices reasonable.
The Int’l Motorcycle Show at Stephen’s
Convention Center was a hugh success with a record attendance on Saturday. We had about 200 brochures left over which
were divided and passed out to our members for distribution. Rusty H., State Ambassador, was somewhat
disappointed at the WOW booth location which was way back, second aisle from
the back wall. There was a “Women’s
motorcycle rider” general information booth up front by the entrance which
received a lot of traffic. It would be
nice if WOW’s booth were up front…maybe next year… Our members who worked the WOW and the “Women
Welcoming Booth” noted general disappointment at the lack of women’s apparel
available. Scheduling for workers at the
WOW, welcoming (up front), and the women’s motorcyclist booth left room for
improvement. Luckily Judy and CJ arrived
early Saturday and helped out with booth duty.
WOW was very successful with sign-ups by interested women.
Committee
Reports:
CJ reported that
she has been in contact with riders in the East Peoria area who will lead a
ride on Saturday of the 2009 NWR Midwest Gathering (June 5-7). She would like a preliminary head-count of
those planning to attend from NWR and other chapters for planning activities
for the three days. You can email CJ
direct at cjjeep23@hotmail.com and
let her know if you are coming.
Old
Business
Fox Valley Cycle
is holding their Movie Madness March 7, Saturday, 2–6 pm with 3 motorcycle
movies.
Motorcycle event
at PhillipsPark,
Motorcycle
Blessing on May 16 at Mooseheart & Zylstra HD,
“Little
Angles” 2009 Pledge Run is May 17th.
Registration:
10am - Noon
80-mile
ride
Post-ride
party: 1pm - 5pm
Contact:
Denise 847-741-1609 ext 100.
Wounded
Heroes Ride IV – May 20-25 (?)
“Ride To
Reed”
Fee
$250. Registration ends April 30.
Contact:
Skip Herman 773-759-4777 or
New Business
LaVerne will
send an email to NWR members asking for volunteers to take new members in their
area on a few local rides to help them get familiar with group riding and just
stack up some miles. We have many people
who signed up at the motorcycle show who could use some help “becoming one with
their machines.”
Pro Source Motorsports in
Randy’s Cycle is relocating.
A motion was made and seconded to close
the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at
10:25 am.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lynn L.
Acting Secretary
Tankbag Tidbits
Again, the flyer
for the 2009 NWR Midwest Gathering in
Next month I
hope to have a tentative list of activities for the three days. Some activities include guided tours along
the river and elsewhere,
Birthday
Announcements
We have two birthday girls for March:
Pam (3/1) and Margo (3/28). Happy Birthday,
ladies.
Happy cruising.
Editor
Rusty's Ramblings…
By Rusty H.
Our booth at the International Motorcycle Show was
a great success! Everyone had a great
time and we collected over 150 names for
If a couple of our Directors get
their way, next year the booth will sport electronic signup sheets, and a big
screen TV for a slide show presentation.
I’ve sent an inquiry to the IMS Coordinator about electricity at our
booth, but haven’t heard back yet. There
were two more shows after us, so I’m sure she’s still busy, and will get back
to me when she can. I’ll keep you
posted.
The Annual Mileage Contest starts at
the end of this month, so don’t forget to send in your mileage as of April 1st,
2009. You can get a form from the
magazine, the website or you can send in your info by e-mail.
For the last two years I have been
the recipient of my Chapters Low Mileage Award.
This year I’m gonna break that cycle and get some riding in. Truthfully, I’ve done all the remodeling on
my house that I can afford at this time, so might as well spend my weekends
riding and not working. Since I won’t be going to
I only have schedules for three
Chapters this month. I couldn’t get to
the IL Red Hawk Riders website and the Shawnee Riders don’t have anything
listed on the calendar of their website.
Maybe next month.
The NCI Wild Roses have a pretty
busy May schedule. May 3rd is
a Mystery Ride with Fox Valley Cycle in
also. May 23rd is their monthly meeting
and afterwards they’ll be riding up to Kettle Moraine, WI. May 23rd is also the Springfield
Mile at the State Fairgrounds in
I’ll list the Northwind Riders
schedule next since a few of the rides are the same as above. May 3rd, the Mystery Ride with Fox
Valley Cycle; May 9th, the ride to Poopy’s in Savanna; May 23rd,
the Springfield Mile and on May 30th, the Open House at Fox Valley
Cycle. In the middle is scheduled the
monthly meeting and that will be May 16.
I think they still go for a ride after their meeting, but I don’t have
anything listed on my copy of the schedule.
The River Riders Chapter is planning
on going to T.C.’s in DeWitt, IA for their Ice Cream Dinner Ride on May 14th
and on May 28th we’ll be riding up to Rockwood-Morrison State Park
for our monthly meeting/cookout. The
first weekend of May is the Bi-State Motorcycle Awareness Ride and
traditionally the River Riders volunteer to work the registration area. The fate of the ride this year has not yet
been determined, but if the show goes on, I’m sure the River Riders Chapter
will be there.
Ride
Safe,
Rusty