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E s t . 1988 P r oud l y S pons or e d by R oanoke V a l l ey Har l ey - D av i dson

July 2020

Our first official ride since things have eased up was on June 7th to Chef’s drive-in restaurant in Alta

Vista, VA for lunch, and then the Dairy Freeze for ice cream. What a turnout! 30 motorcycles and 34

members along with a beautiful day to ride. RV-HOG picked up the tab for the ice cream. It was great

to see old and some new members. (Photos by Kathy Summers and Leita Boynton)

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Mark Anderson, Director Hello everybody. I hope everyone is doing well as we work on getting back to normal a little bit at a time. So, here’s some good news— our food coordinator (Kenny Wingfield) has gotten us back on our Sunday morning breakfast rides, after searching for a month to find someone that would take us. Starting July 12th, 9a we will meet at The Green Goat in the Wasena Park area. Way to go Kenny! We still need to protect ourselves. We have been going some where on Sundays every weekend, we have been to Floyd, Brook-neal, Altavista, Danville, and Staunton for lunch and of course ice cream. On the ride to Altavista, there were 30 bikes and 34 mem-bers. We swamped this little Drive-In, but they thanked us for the business. The ride theme for June was Drive-In’s and we managed to get in 3. The ride theme for July will be BBQ and in-stead of going on Sunday we will leave the Dealership on Saturday KSU 10a to ride some-where for BBQ, most rides won’t be more than 200 miles. We shouldn’t have any problem finding one of those restaurants, but I will try and find a few that you might not have been to before. So watch out for emails. The RVHD MDA fundraiser will be here before we know it. The date is August 15th starting at Roanoke HD and ending up at Belmont Park. We really need to get out and drum up some donations. A donation of $100.00 or more will

From the Director:

Assistant Director:

Randall Maxwell, Assistant Director Hello everyone. I hope everyone has been enjoying some riding this past month. It’s hard to believe that this year is half over, but that means we still have another half a year to ride. There are a few overnight weekend rides coming up and I invite every-one to come out and ride. Make sure to look at your emails and the HOG Newsletter for the dates and hotel information. We have a block of rooms for OUR Roanoke HOG Chap-ter, so make your room reservations ASAP with the Hotel as there may be limited space available. One of those weekends OUR HOG Chapter is riding with the LOH Ride to the Smokies. Riding the Cherohala Sky-way and The Tail of the Dragon. Another overnight weekend is to Little Switzerland in North Carolina. There are a lot of day rides and get togethers also coming up. I hope to be seeing and riding with everyone soon. Keep sending Marian photographs of your private rides for the Newsletter!

Randall

get the business name on this years T-shirt. I have been to all the Lowes and Home Depot in the valley an have had lack luster luck, the South Roanoke Lowes donated a big stainless BBQ grill which we will auction at the event. If you have items you would like to donate for the auction, please bring them to the July meeting. It’s going to be a tough year trying to get donations, but we will just have to do our best. And let’s not forget our Chapter fundraiser, tickets are available, we got off to a slow start I hope we can make it up, you could be the lucky winner. Get your RVHOG e-mails out of your junk mail so you don’t miss anything.

Mark

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Historian: RVHOG History

Libby Shiffer, Historian

Greetings and happy July! This month we will look at a brief history of the dealership itself. The Roanoke dealership first opened in 1914, not long after Harley-Davidson itself began. The location of the very first dealership in Roa-noke was on Campbell Avenue and the business was owned by Milton Minfee. Mr. Minfee was owner until 1922 at which time two brothers, Ed and John Whaley, took ownership. The dealership moved to Centre Avenue in the 1950s and also changed ownership in 1953 with John Butterfield taking over. Loyd Shiffer pur-chased the dealership and the doors were opened as Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson in 1983. In 1995 the Shiffers were able to move operations to the current location on Pe-ters Creek Road and an expansion was completed in 2002, almost doubling the size of the building. Both the showroom

area and the service area were expand-ed. Loyd Shiffer is now the longest stand-ing owner of Roanoke Valley Harley-Davidson, having been in the business for over 37 years. Today, we stand ready to help with all your Harley needs-come by and see us!

Tonya Kreyling, Secretary

I hope all of you have been doing good with this virus and lockdown. The time has finally come that we can get back to some normalcy by riding and getting back to our monthly meetings. I hope to see everyone come out and enjoy chapter events and the company of other chapter members. The emails have not been going out much with having to cancel a lot of events, but now be on the lookout for lots of emails as some of our upcoming events and also some might have been rescheduled. If you are hav-ing problems with receiving emails please check your spam and trash folders as some of my emails have gone there or other folders as some members have told me. If you check all that and know for sure emails have been sent please feel free to contact me and I will see what I can do.

Tonya

Secretary:

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Safety Officer:

Dave “Groundhog” Courey

July is a great month to ride, especially in our area. Trips on the parkway through the mountains, or riding to the beach, or riding to another rally. Not a weekend goes by that we won’t be riding, so let us take a few precautions. PRE-RIDE CHECKLIST 1. Check the tire pressure and tread depth. 2. Check the hand and foot brakes. 3. Operate your headlights to ensure they are clear, bright and pointed in the right direction (most states require you can see an object 200 feet away and have the lights pointing at an angle 7 feet right of the center line 100 feet away). 4. Check your indicator lights for operation. 5. Compare your fluid levels to previous rides and top them up when necessary. 6. Check under the motorcycle for signs of oil or gas leaks. 7. Ensure if you are carrying cargo that it is secured and the load is balanced. Adjust the suspension and tire pressure to accommodate the extra weight, if necessary. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Dress for the slide, not the ride. Wearing a DOT-approved helmet is the best protection for your head in a serious motorcycle crash. Look for the DOT symbol on the outside back of the helmet. Some motorcycle helmets include plastic face shields offering protection from wind, rain, insects, dust and stones. You must wear eye protection if your helmet doesn't have a face shield. Be sure your arms and legs are completely covered when riding a motorcycle -- wearing leather or heavy denim is ideal. Not only does protective gear shield you during a crash, it also helps prevent de-hydration. Shoes or boots should cover your ankles and wearing gloves will protect your hands while giving you a better grip. Also, wear brightly colored clothing with reflective material to make you more

Ladies of Harley (LOH):

Karen Maxwell—LOH Director

Finally the weather has become nice and I trust everyone is getting some saddle time in! The group has had some great rides these last couple weeks. I hope everyone is planning to attend our ride to Pinnacle Rock, (open ride), on July 11, (July 12th rain date). We plan KSU at RVHD, upstairs, at 10 AM and will be making a stop in Narrows to place lunch or-ders to pick up from A Taste Of Memphis, (Online Menu) or if you prefer, bring a brown bag lunch. There is a great picnic spot for us to enjoy! I am excited to let you know that the ar-rangements for the LOH Dragon Ride are in place and area as follows: This is an open ride, meeting at the Shell station in Christiansburg, across from The

visible to others on the road -- especially at night. Have a great time and be careful out there now, ya hear?

Groundhog

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Cracker Barrel just off exit 118 , on 8/28, KSU at 10am. We will be traveling to Vonore, Tn. and staying overnight at Grand Vista Hotel and Suites. The next day we will travel the Cherohola/ Dragon Loop. This is a very scenic and exciting route. I strongly suggest Go Pros if you have them! That evening we will be staying in Gatlinburg at Leconte View Motor Lodge. We plan to leave for home that next morning, (8/30). I have rooms blocked at both hotels under "Ladies of Harley" with a mixture of King rooms and also some with 2 queen beds. You need to make your reser-vations by 7/20 or they will be removed from the block. If the block is full when you call, let me know and I will have more added. The hotels info: 8/28 Grand Vista Hotel and Suites 117 Grand Vista Vonore, Tn. 37885 423-884-6200 Rooms with 2 queens are $89+tax Kings (some with sleepers) are $79+tax The prices are based on 2 people per room, extra guest are $10 each. This hotel has a 24 hour cancellation policy 8/29 Leconte View Motor Lodge 929 Parkway Gatlinburg, Tn. 37738 865-436-5032

Rooms are all $86.24 including tax. This hotel has a 3 day cancellation policy. There is covered parking. Unfortunately due to COVID19 there is no continental breakfast at either hotel. I look forward to making the call to increase the rooms that we need in the block! Lets Ride!

Karen

STEEL PONIES AND REAL PONIES Three RV-HOG Ladies of Harley members went horseback riding at Winterfrost Farm on June 13th and had a blast! Susan Lipes, Den-ise Sell, and Tonya Kreyling. “We had such a blast...especially when Denise’s horse jumped over a small stream of water and mud.”

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ERNIE LITTLEFIELD’S BENEFIT FOR THE RESCUE MISSION Ernie held a benefit on June 13th for the Rescue Mission of Roanoke at his famous “man cave” with also lots of great vintage cars to admire. About 20 Chapter Members rode over to participate and donate to the cause. Over $3,000 was raised to help hurt-ing and homeless men, women, and children.

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NATION OF PATRIOTS DONATION RIDE Steve Janssen led a ride later that day on June 13th as a donation ride for the Nation of Patriots. About 15 members rode a beautiful route through Natural Bridge, Glasgow, and Bedford with a stop for ice cream (of course). Thanks to all for contributing to this worthy cause!

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RV-HOG RIDES IN JUNE Mark Anderson led a ride up to Shenandoah Harley in Staunton on a beautiful June 21st. There were 18

bikes and perfect weather! And ice cream afterwards (of course).

Mark also led a ride on June 27th with 14 bikes (15 members) to DJ’s Drive-In in Floyd, then Meadows of Dan

for ice cream past Lovers Leap.

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July HOG Member Birthdays

Patty Miller Jul 5

Dano McConnell Jul 5

Walt Kugelman Jul 7

Mike Wynn Jul 7

Amy Hayes Jul 10

Ernie Littlefield Jul 10

Butch Schaffer Jul 10

Kenny Wingfield Jul 12

Daniel Thompson Jul 13

Richard Jennings Jul 20

Dan O’Dell Jul 21

Brian Campbell Jul 22

Alinda Parcell Jul 23

Lyle Anderson Jul 24

David Duus Jul 24

Scott Snow Jul 24

Donna Schaffer Jul 25

Ed Ashley Jul 26

Mike Bandy Jul 30

Bruce Sheriff Jul 31

LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH!

For Chapter updates

visit our website at www.roanokevalleyhog.com

and on Facebook www.facebook.com/RVHOG

FUN PICS FROM OUR MEMBERS… Bob McFar-land—“After Rid-ing to the top of Pikes Peak, with wind advisory and no helmet.” Tonya Kreyling’s son son David got to ride in Randall Maxwell’s side-car. “He really loved the ride!” On June 27th To-nya, Joe, and Da-vid Krey-ling rode the Back of the Dragon on Route 16 in VA. On the way home they got caught in a down-pour. It only lasted a few minutes and they were able to make it home safely.

Cancelled until further notice:

Coffee & donuts at Roanoke

Valley Harley-Davidson

every Saturday from 9 am—11

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UPCOMING EVENTS 2020 TENTATIVE DEPENDING ON COVID-19

RESTRICTIONS

July 11—LOH Ride to Pinnacle Rock, WV for lunch at A Taste of Memphis (Rain date July 12) July 12, 19, 26—Breakfast Green Goat 9a July 17— Movie Night and Dessert 7p August 15—MDA Benefit Ride—Roanoke HD and Belmont Park August 28-30—LOH Dragon Ride to the Smokies September 19—Chapter Picnic October 17—Antique Swap Meet, Denton, NC October 30—November 1—Halloween ride to Little Switzerland November 5—LOH Makeovers at 6:30p Hog Hall December 5—HOG Christmas Party December 6—Toys for Tots

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July 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 Chapter Meeting 6p—Bring Auction donations

8 9 10 11 LOH Ride to Pinnacle Rock WV

12 (LOH Rain Date

for Pinnacle Rock) Breakfast Ride 9a

13 14 15 16 17 Movie Night and

Dessert 7p HOG Hall

18 VIR Ride with Bo?

19 Breakfast Ride 9a

20 21 22 23 24 25 BBQ ride 10a (TBD)

26 Breakfast Ride 9a

27 Officers Meeting 6:30p

28 29 30 31

BBQ Pork & Chicken, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, Banana pudding

August 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 Breakfast Ride 9a

3 4 Chapter

Meeting 6p—Bring Auction donations

5 6 7 8

9 Breakfast Ride 9a

10 11 12 13 14 15 40th Annual MDA Benefit Ride

16 Breakfast Ride 9a

17 18 19 20 21 22

23 Breakfast Ride 9a

24 Officers Meeting 6:30p

25 26 27 28 LOH Dragon Ride

29 LOH Dragon

Ride (cont’d)

30 Breakfast Ride 9a LOH Dragon Ride (cont’d)

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Sunday Breakfast Rides 9a—location TBD

Chicken Parmesan, Salad, Garlic Bread, Strawberry Shortcake

Sunday Breakfast Rides 9a—Green Goat Wiley Drive, SW