RIDE THIS
SATURDAY
I’ll be leading a ride this Saturday to the Cuckoo’s Nest, in
Old Saybrook for lunch. http://www.cuckoosnest.biz/
Meet at the Dunkin Donuts on Rt. 32 in Montville for a 10 AM
A.O.B.
Right now the weather is calling for mostly sunny skies, a
high in the 40’s and only light wind. So it should be a nice ride.
SAMARITAN
SWIM
Our next official Club Event will be on New Year’s Day for the
Samaritan Swim at Eastern Point Beach in Groton. Meet at Goldie’s Restaurant in
New London at 10 AM for breakfast.
Turn in your cash donations and the Club will write a check for
the total. We will then go as a group to Eastern Point Beach where Dave Adams,
Kaitlyn Perkins and possibly some other members will take the plunge into the
frigid waters of Fisher’s Island Sound to support Malta Ministries work to help
the homeless. http://www.maltaministries.org/events/the-annual-samaritan-swim
The Plunge is scheduled for Noon. See Dave in action from a couple of years ago
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJBs4Lo249g
If the weather is good, we will be riding to this event.
Afterwards we will go for coffee and if the weather permits, Dave Adams may
lead us on a longer ride.
Watch for a Club e-mail with complete details.
RUN TO KEY
WEST, FLORIDA
The Long Riders will be making a run to Key West, Florida. The
ride is scheduled to take place between March 4th and March 15th.
Tom Lloret describes this as a “Kamikaze Run” with two 600-mile
days and one 400-mile day to get down there and the same for the return. The
only stops will be for gas. Requests for additional toilet or photo stops will
be DENIED. However; initial
plans do allow for a visit to Daytona during “Bike Week”. They will bring the
club banner with them to take a picture with it at the Southernmost point in
the continental United States.
This will be a “Snow Adventure Ride” as there is the possibility
for the weather to affect the ride. For instance, if it is known that a snow
storm will be occurring the following day, the riders may continue through the
night to outrun the storm. Or if caught in a snow storm, the riders may be
forced to “lay-up” for a day or cancel the remainder of the trip. 400 miles of
the trip will be within the “Snow Belt”.
Even if everything goes as planned,
they expect the “riding weather” to be cold all the way until they enter
Florida.
Tom estimates this trip will cost about $2000 per rider for gas,
tolls, meals and lodging. Riders must commit to the ride by the third meeting
in January.
WEAPONS AND
AMMO REGISTRATION
Danny Dunn reminded us that the new CT State Law requires that
all Assault Weapons and High Capacity Clips (10 bullets or more) must be
properly registered with the State by December 31st.
Those not
registered by this time will be subject to a fine or possible jail time. The
State is taking this very seriously and so should you. Repeated offenses can
lead to felony charges, leading to loss of your right to possess any weapons or
even to vote.
Dan advises that if you are unable to produce a Bill of Sale to
prove that you purchased this equipment before the deadline, the State will
accept a notarized affidavit. Dan is a Notary Public and can notarize your affidavit.
Follow the links below for more information.
PISTOL
PERMIT CLASS
Tom Yuchniuk advises that he will be leading a Pistol Permit
Class with other firearms instructors on Saturday, January 12th. The
class will take a full day including both classroom and shooting range
practice. Please contact Tom if you are interested.
Oh, NOW you're interested?
AMA HALL OF
FAME TRIP
Road Captain, Tom Lloret, is planning to make this trip coincide
with the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 11th to the 13th.
Tom expects this to be a three-day round-trip ride (Friday,
Saturday, Sunday) with two overnight stays.
WISCONSIN
H.O.G. RALLY
Dave and Margo Adams are planning to extend their trip
after visiting the AMA in Ohio to include the Wisconsin H.O.G. Rally. It is
being held in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (about 125 miles North West of Milwaukee).
The rally runs from June 19th to June 21st. Talk to Dave
or Margo if you’d like to join them. See the link below for more information.
Yes, the Wisconsin state animal is the badger.
NEW MEMBER
VOTED IN
After attending many club functions, Gary Dobrinski joined our ranks at tonight’s meeting. As with
all new members, he is now on a 90-Day probationary period after which time he
will become a member in good standing. Gary rides a 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan.
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