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Harley Owners Group
Assistant Director’s Report
Volume 8, Issue 2
The weather has
finally warmed up
and the club is ready
to ride! This is one of
my favorite times of
year. The redbuds are
out, the dogwoods
are starting to bloom,
and farmers’ are
getting their fields
ready to plant.
It is just cool enough
out to wear a leather
jacket and you feel a
rush of freedom as
you cruise the back
roads after being
cooped up all winter.
Please be aware of
some safety tips as
you enjoy this spring.
Watch for gravel that
washes out of
driveways during
spring rains. Keep
your eyes on the car
drivers as they are get
reacquainted to bikes
on the road. Make
sure you have your
rain suit handy. Also,
as with any time of
year, expect the
unexpected.
We have had nine
activities including
rides and chapter
meetings already this
year, with much
more to come. It was
great to see nineteen
bikes and twenty-one
riders on our first
ride. I hope to see
you on many more!
~Zero
April/May 2014
Membership Report 2
Head Road Captain Report
2
Activities Report 3
Assignments from the Principal
4
Financial Report 5
Scoot Stories 5
Upcoming Event 6
Industry Insider 7
We do more than ride! 7
Inside this issue:
Muletown Chapter 2033 http://www.muletownrider.com
Muletown Officers
Bill Isom, Director/
Sponsoring Dealer
Eddie “Zero” Fisher,
Assistant Director
Jon “Doc” Ullrich,
Secretary/Newsletter
Neil “Tex” Jones,
Treasurer
Jerry “Big Country” Knox,
Head Road Captain
Terry Fox, Membership
Tricia Shearn, Webmaster
“Colonel” Tony Cornelius,
Activities Director
date will be the following Saturday. Should it be rainy the next Saturday, we will do everything possible to get it worked back in to the
schedule.
Also, a couple of years ago, we decided that if the scheduled ride has to be cancelled, we will notify the chapter, via email, no later than two hours before the depart time. More times than not, we will make the call on Friday evening. If so far is any indication of how the year will be, we won’t have to worry about all this, but I just wanted to give
everyone a reminder.
Also, don’t forget that in some upcoming rides, we have two being led by new road captains, so I know everyone will want to check out some new roads. In June we will be scheduling rides for the rest of the year,
Hello Muletown. The 2014 riding season has gotten off to a great start with the first three rides in the books. Also, we are mid way through a stretch of rides to new destinations. Once again, the road captains are back to business in coming up with new ideas. So far, we have managed to get good riding weather. Let’s hope the
trend continues.
In the event we have questionable weather in our ride forecast, I just thought I would refresh everyone on ride cancellation/reschedule. Of course, everyone knows we follow the 50/50 rule. If there is a temperature of below 50, or a 50% or greater chance of rain, the ride will be cancelled. If it is less than 50% during the hours of the ride, but greater later in the day, we will ride. The rain
so if you have ideas we haven’t thought of, get in touch with me or any of the road captains, and we will
put it together.
Here’s to a great rest of the riding season! See you on
the road, ~Jerry
Membership Report, Terry Fox
Page 2 Muletown Chapter 2033
welcome the following to the
club: Marvin Evans from Santa
Fe, David Payne from
Brentwood, Chuck Halbach
from Columbia, John Michaels
from Birmingham, and Brad
Buster from Spring Hill.
Welcome everyone and I hope
to meet y'all soon. So if you are
an old or new member,
remember, Screw it lets Ride!!!
Well here it is the middle of
April already. It finally got up
to about 80, and what good
riding weather it was, I hope
everyone got to get out and
ride. I am pleased to announce
we are at 47 members, with
picking up 5 new members in
the last 2 weeks! I would like to
Head Road Captain Report, Jerry “Big Country” Knox
“...So if you are an old or new
member...Screw it lets Ride!!!
Hey Muletown,
I think I have put some great (and diverse) activities in place for the summer months – so
here we go!
Smyrna Air Show: June 14th (Schedule TBA) – Blue Angels scheduled to perform! Tickets are
$25 for adults / $12 for children 4-12. We can discuss plans for riding/driving at the meeting.
Sounds Baseball Group Outing: After looking at the schedule and having talked to you all
about 4th of July fireworks, I chose July 3rd as the primary date. This is a Thursday night, but
provides a great game against the Memphis Redbirds and a fireworks show after the game
AND tickets are only $10 each (admission and group seating – no food or drinks – we can
add a hotdog and soda voucher for an additional $7.50). Again, we will discuss this at the
next few meetings and you can contact me directly if you can’t make the meetings.
I still plan to take a group of adventurers to the Buffalo River to canoe or
kayak (your choice). Saturday July 19th, 2014 is the primary planning
date. Price per canoe is $35 (covers two adults) for the 10 mile trip from
Crazy Horse to Slink Shoals (blue rock). Plan to incorporate this into a
“pick up” ride as well.
As usual I am always looking for new ideas for chapter activities – If you have some, send me
an e-mail. Hope to see you all this year!
Rumble On! THANKS MULETOWN!! Tony “Colonel” Cornelius * [email protected]
Page 3 Muletown Chapter 2033
Activities Report, Col. Tony Cornelius
Hey Muletown! The riding season
is now in full swing. How does
your first aid kit look? I know a lot
of riders that carry the bare
essentials. With much thanks to
Baggers Magazine, here is an
easy way to put together a solid
first aid kit for your saddlebag. As
you can see they shop at
Walgreens! ~Ride Safe, Doc
DIY, Assignments from the Principal. Jon “Doc” Ullrich
Page 4 Volume 8, Issue 2
Begin by purchasing a pre-assembled first aid as a cost saving measure (70 items). Use the box
Buy some flexible fabric finger band aids. Many injuries are sustained to the hands & digits by
A bottle of antiseptic is a must-use item anytime the skin is broken and blood is gushing.
In case bandages are not enough so we stock 2
finger splints for any sort of sprain or break.
Pick up safety pins to hold together torn
clothing or a sling. A set of scissors to cut
tape or fabric and comb which is good for
getting small shards of metal/wood.
Cloth and tender tape is a must for any first aid
kit.
Purchase a set of tweezers and a magnifying
glass to better see and extract splinters.
Prioritize and keep what makes sense and
get some lubricating eye drops for your
peepers!
You may have to play a game of Tetris to get
it all in there but you can do it! Your fellow
riders will appreciate it if a need should arise
and if you ride alone you should never ride
without one!
Tex has the month
off this time
around, but as the
saying goes, a
picture is worth a thousand
words. Enjoy!!
Scoot Stories, Neil “Tex” Jones
Our current balance is
$896.38. All bills are paid.
New club members brings a
boost to our account and
the 50/50 drawings at the
Chapter Meetings help
along the way too.
The nice weather is getting
us all out there riding. I for
one am glad it is finally here!
~Tex
Financial Report, Neil “Tex” Jones
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Page 6 Volume 8, Issue 2
Industry Insider, Contributions from H.O.G National
ROAD TRIPS: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
Welcome to the new, New Year, new H.O.G.® logos and graphics and a new State H.O.G.® Rally Season. The 2014 State H.O.G. Rally schedule is out on hog.com/events. You may have seen the list in H.O.G.® Magazine or in the last issue of this electronic rag. I can tell you all that the 2014 State H.O.G. ® Rally committee teams are well into the planning of great H.O.G.® events for you. Their planning include fantastic rides, entertainment and of course time for us all to kick tires and tell road stories.
Each of the 2013 State H.O.G. Rallies in the west offered up roads you could gain those road stories on.
Seems like it was just yesterday, but do you remember all your rally riding in the year 2013? Some incredible rides, meeting awesome H.O.G.® members and an outstanding way to spend time on your Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle.
In New Mexico one would quickly learn why the state is known as “Land of Enchantment.” In Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois you would’ve rode all day seeing the sites. Then enjoyed some fun times partying with your fellow H.O.G. members (not that this didn’t happen at all of the western rallies).
Ever see a 60 foot Jolly Green Giant? You would have if you went to the Minnesota rally. Ever watch someone shave half their head of hair and beard off? Yeah…it happened in Kansas in front of dueling pianos after dodging a few thunder storms during the day. Nebraska and Oregon had some great riding along the Old Oregon Trail, ever wondered what the trail looks like?
Did you even know there was a town in the US called Thermopolis? If you went to the Wyoming rally you would have seen some great riding through Wind River Canyon and experienced the world’s largest hot springs. Fairbanks was the place to be for the Alaska State H.O.G. Rally in mid-June of 2013 with beautiful sunny skies. There’s 24 hours of daylight up there that time of year. More riding in the Wild West was enjoyed by H.O.G. members at the AZ State H.O.G. Rally held in Yuma. Nevada was a smok’n time, rides and drag racing during the day and the Vegas night life to end the day.
Rally themes in 2013 were unique and were celebrations for us all. The Missouri rally had it all: lightning, rain and fantastic riding around the Ozarks while celebrating 30 years of H.O.G. Wisconsin’s theme rallied us together like it was the roaring 20’s. I thought I saw AL Capone, but it was a local H-D® dealer in costume.
Out on the Pacific Coast you may have visited Washington and California, who held their annual rallies with miles to ride in their schedules to the mountains and along the ocean shores. Speaking of shoreline, Hawaii has a few miles of awesome shoreline. The 2013 State H.O.G. Rally had us on the Island of Maui and you can ride 200 miles a day on different roads there.
Start today! Don’t let the 2014 State H.O.G. Rally Season go past without being part of it. Get your Chapter together and plan your rides today, register for one or more of the many opportunities to gain new adventures and road stories at a State H.O.G. Rally. Visit members.hog.com for the complete schedule. Many of the rallies have a Chapter challenge contest, so don’t miss out.
What about tomorrow? Are you interested in submitting a proposal for the next H.O.G. Rally? Communications are going out to dealers and Chapters with information regarding rally proposals for 2015. Are you with me here? It is not a typo, 2015 will be here before you can say “U.S. State H.O.G. Rally” 25 million times. After you receive your invitation to the meeting, let us know if you are interested in making a bid for a State Rally.
Let’s ride, ~JT Hasley H.O.G. Regional Mgr.
We do more than ride!
Chapter Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to promote
responsible motorcycling activities for local
Harley Owner Group (H.O.G.) members by
conducting Chapter activities and encour-
aging members to participate in other
H.O.G. events. Chapter activities and opera-
tions shall be conducted in a manner con-
sistent with a family oriented, non-political,
philosophy. We are dedicated to advancing
the enjoyment, image, and safety of the
sport of motorcycling.
Harley Davidson of Columbia
1616 Harley Davidson Blvd.
Columbia, TN 38401
http://www.hdcolumbia.com
Phone: 931-540-0099
Fax: 931-540-0074
E-mail: [email protected]
It is about the bikes and the people, after all.
Harley Owners Group Sponsoring Dealership
Member Specialty email
Lori Mann Pin Banners [email protected]
Jay Morgan Custom Cycle Painting [email protected]
Tricia Shearn Motorcycle Safety Classes [email protected]
Mary Steverson Floral Arrangements [email protected]
New Members
Marvin Evans, Santa Fe
David Payne, Brentwood
Chuck Halbach, Columbia
John Michaels, Birmingham
Brad Buster, Spring Hill