VOL. 9 APRIL 2017 NO. 2

AMCA MOTTO: RIDE’EM - DON’T HIDE’EM

Who Needs aTom Tom ?

According to Wolverine Roger Green, traveling “Old School” on old school motorcycles calls for a brand of old school navigation.

A check of the maps in the morning and at each break in the riding, prompts a new old school “trip tic” to navigate the roads ahead. On this authors bike trips around the U.S, the planning always called for a set of maps, copying each appropriate page of the Rand McNally, yellow marking the planned route, and rotating the pages through the top window of my tank bag as the route progressed. Roger’s method makes this procedure way too civilized for a vintage ride.

If we think about how old time motorcycling heros like Bessie String-field , traveling coast to coast on her Harley Davidson, being forced to sleep on park benches because of her color, or Erwin “Cannonball” Baker, who set a San Diago - New York (3,378 mi.) record of 11 1/2 days in 1914 on an Indian Twin. Both of these cycling heros of the past performed these feats unsupported.

If you crave more information on the subject, Google Wikipedia.org for “List of Long Distance Motorcycle Riders”. An impressive list of mororcycling feats; and thanks Roger, for reminding us, Who needs a Tom Tom?

NATIONAL NEWS

MEMBER NEWS

JOIN USThe AMCA Wolverine Chapter meets monthly on the third Wednesday at Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill, 618 Al-legan St. (M-89). Plainwell, MI. Next to the Comfort Inn, Just off US-131. Meet & greet at 6 PM and the gavel falls at 7 PM sharp. All welcome.

2 new members have joined the Wolverine Chapter AMCA. Our new friends include Steve and Julie Drummond of Kalamazoo and Henry Steele of Grainger, IN. New members bring new ideas to the chap-ter and your editors look forward to fresh tech and travel submissions to the Wolverine Tales newsletter. Classified ads are also free to all Wolverine Chapter members.We encourage all our members to become active in Chapter programs and attend membership meetings when possible. It’s fun to trade stories.

The 5 host chapters of the AMCA Wauseon National Meet are busy making plans for our 2017 event. The host chapters include Lake Erie, River Valley, Maumee Valley, Ohio Valley and your own Wolverine Chap-ter. The last planning meeting for the event will be at the Lima Harley Davidson dealership on May 6, 12 noon, south of Lima Ohio, off I-75. Contact El or Barb Engelter if you would like to atttend.

Wolverine Roger Green has stepped up to put together an August 2017 activity that should appeal to a great many members. Roger plans a tour of the Duncan Aviation Facility at Battle Creek, followed by a vintage ride thru the countryside, and ending in a catered picnic. That’s August 19, 9am at Duncans.

OFFICERS ROSTER President: El Engelter 269-673-3480 Board Director: Scott Denny 269-967-5519

Vice President: Lynn Zimmer 269-628-2160 Board Director: Roger Green 269-965-4451

Secretary: Barb Engelter 269-650-2038 Board Director: Roger Spicer 269-953-6223 Treasurer: Linda Smith 269-342-4591 Board Director: Jeff Maile 269-521-4203

Advisory Director: Newsletter Editor

MISSION STATEMENT Our hopes are to make our forefathers of two wheels proud, to truly maintain the tradition, spirit, and

integrity of the vintage motorcycle riding experience. Promote the preservation and share our restorations of

the vintage motorcycle and it’s social culture.

Chapter Website: http://www.wolverineamca.com

Chapter e-mail: wolverineamca@yahoo.com

Newsletter editors: Barb & El Engelter (engelter@charter.net)

CHAPTER NEWS

Wolverines Decend on Ashville ( Part 2 of Roger Green’s story)

Leaving Nashville we encountered a problem....lack of fuel at the gas stations. Due to a pipeline break in the south there was a shortage of fuel and the first three stations we went to had no fuel at all. I knew I was close to reserve so what to do? What else but continue on stopping at every station on the way. Within 10 miles we found some regular unleaded. Heading east to Murfreesboro we stopped at the Harley dealer there. I had to get a poker chip and they gave us some freebies and took some pics of our bikes. We turned south here to hit Lynchburg and the Jack Daniels distillery. Nice roads to ride in the area. When we arrived there wasn’t much motorcycle parking and I parked just over a yellow line and was promptly told to move my bike by a burly female security guard. We discovered that they charge for the tour so we just soaked up some AC and bathrooms. A short walk takes you to the town Square, where we went to a BBQ joint for lunch, then we went to some of the stores around the square. When we got back to our bikes I noticed some riders on new bikes. Roger Green

Gilmore Garage Works enters the GREAT RACE

The Gilmore garage Works has been selected to enter a student oriented entry in the 2017 Hemmings Motor News Great Race . This years route will be on the Dixie Highway from Jacksonville, Florida to Traverse City, Michigan with many significant stops along the way.

With Garage Works Mentors as drivers and Garage Works students as naviga-tors, the 9 day trip will be a rally style competition with no cell phones, no GPS, and no compass allowed.

The Garage Works team will be trav-eling in a 1935 Packard with stops including the Corvette Museum, The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, and Honest Charlie’s Speed Shop, end-ing in Traverse City during the annual Cherry Festival.

Roger Green, Scott Denny, Mark Lahn, and Jerry Neidlinger take ashort break enroute to Ashville.

Calendar of Events

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April 9 Paragon Swap Meet, Delta Plex Arena, 2500 Turner Ave, Grand Rapids, MI, 10am-4pm

16 Motorcycle Swap Meet, Wexford Civic Center, N. Mitchell St., Cadillac, MI, !0am-4pm

23 Walneck’s Woodstock Motorcycle Swap Meet, McHenery Co. Fairgrounds, 8am-2pm Woodstock, IL, 350 Vendors

May 1 Paragon Swap Meet, Peotone , IL, Exit 327 off I-57

7 Motorcycle Swap Meet, Shark Club, Waterford, MI, 9am-2pm, FREE ADMISSION, Detroit Metro Chapter AMCA

19-21 Blessing of the Bikes, Baldwin, MI

21 Centreville Antique Motorcycle Swap Meet and Vintage Motorcycle Show, 9am-4pm St. Joseph Co. Fairgrounds, Centreville MI Wolverine Chapter AMCA

June 10 Vintage Motorcycle Ride, Gilmore Car Museum, HickoryCorners MI, 10am

11 Vintage Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet, Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, MI 9am-4pm, Participants drawing for motorcycle trailer.

25 Walneck’s Woodstock Motorcycle Swap Meet, McHenery Co. Fairgrounds, 8am-2pm Woodstock, IL, 350 Vendors

Plans Finalizing for Centreville Swap Meet and ShowIf you are not already on Dave Lehrs activity list for the Wolverine Chapter 8th Annual Antique Motor-cycle Swap Meet and Vintage Motorcycle Show, there’s still time to decide what your contribution will be to this important event. Working the swap Meet and Show is not only fun to do, it helps to provide funds for community activities, the all member Holiday Dinner and the upcoming all member Summer Ride and Picnic.Mary Traxler is busy registering vendors for the Swap Meet while Jim and Nancy Summers are organiz-ing the Motorcycle Show. Save Sunday, May 21st to pitch in with them.

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Secretary’s Message

Wauseon AMCA National Meet July 21-23, 2017Wolverines on duty at the Horse Gate July 19-22, 2017 Come on down and join the fun, call Lynn @ 269-375-2295

I would like to take a minute to thank everyone who renewed their membership with the Wolverine Chapter of the AMCA. As of this newsletter I am proud to state that we have a total of 99 families making a grand total of 161 people that are Wolverines. I think we have made great strides in having a great organization that we can all be proud of.We are about to undertake another season of activites including our own Centreville Swap Meet and Motorcycle Show in May, participate in the Gilmore Vintage Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet in June, maning the horse gate at the Wauseon National AMCA Meet in July, and there will be a chapter ride in August. Meet at Duncan Aviation for a tour and then a ride thru the countryside ending with a picnic. Roger Green has steped up to plan this event.Please do your part and volunteer for as many events you can to help our club show what a great organi-zation we are and maybe get a few new members in the process. Thank you all for any help you can give and please keep in mind that if any of your contact information changes, keep me posted so I will have an up to date Roster for our Chapter. Thank You, Barb Engelter, Secretary

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1972 Honda CT90K $1600Tom Summers 616-868-0081

1987 Harley Davidson FXRT $6500Tom Summers 616-868-0081

Small vertical mill, 24 speeds, 2’ x 2’ footprint,Includes vice, tool holder & boring bar. $1000 neg. Bill Kracker 269-365-2655

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