Stilettos and Speedos Run

Okay, this isn’t a “Motorcycle Run”, but it does promise to be interesting; especially if this Arctic weather continues!

Our own Linda Scavello-Young has asked me to share this event on the blog.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Charity event for a young boy fighting cancer. 

Main Event: A run in stilettos and speedos in freezing weather and on what may be a very slippery surface.

WHERE: Handlebar Cafe, 210 South Broad St., Pawcatuck

WHEN: Sunday, February 9^th. 

Warm Up at 1:00 PM. 

Run at 3:00 PM

This could be interesting...

And possibly Painful!

Possibly promising some eye-candy for the ladies…

Or not!

Honda's Imagination

NLMC member, Marc Greenleaf Sr., shared this entertaining Honda video with us.

Click here to see the Honda Hands Commercial

Bozrah Moose Club Events

Superbowl Party

The Bozrah Moose Club will be hosting this party on 

Sunday, February 2^nd

$10 cover charge includes a buffet lunch.

Valentine’s Day Party

The Bozrah Moose Club will be hosting this party on 

Sunday, February 8th

It will be a Pot Luck event so plan on bringing your best dish.

See Bill and Patti Dueller for more information on either of these events.

NLMC POKER NIGHT

Vice President, Steve Natale, has arranged for a game of Texas Hold ‘Em and advises that members may bring any other games they may be interested in playing.

This will be a Pot Luck Dinner Event – so plan on bringing your best dish.

WHERE: The NLMC Clubhouse

WHEN:  6:00 PM, Saturday, February 1^st

Iron Adventure More Popular This Year

From the President

The Best Western Colonial in Ludlow is already booked for Iron Adventure. Being that most of our fun was generated from the hospitality of the BWC, I need to know if there is an interest staying further out of town or just pick another weekend and hell with Iron Adventure.  To be discussed at Thursdays meeting. 

Best Western Colonial

The Colonial has 5 rooms left and the All Seasons across the street has 13 rooms left.

The All Seasons is holding 13 rooms for me until Friday. If you plan to go to Iron Adventure with the Club, I have a discounted price of $ 109.00 per night for those rooms. If I get all 13 booked I will try to get more at the Colonial. NOTE: These two hotels are less than 1/4 mile apart.

All Seasons Motel

CONTACT ME (Jim Moran) VIA E-MAIL ASAP WITH YOUR COMMITMENT FOR JULY 25th and JULY 26th by Thursday 01/30/14. After I know who is going I'll send a message for you to individually book your room with the information.

From The Beard In The Wind

It appears that despite its failings in its inaugural run The Iron Adventure is even more popular this year. Perhaps this is because people have heard about what a good time the NLMC had there last year.

Or perhaps it’s because they’ve heard about the event organizers' efforts to learn from their mistakes, including members of the motorcycling community such as our own Vice President, Dan Dunn, and member, Rich Jones. in the process of creating a better event this year.

I think it would be a mistake to change the date of our trip in order to secure rooms at the favored hotel and forgo the other benefits of the event which should be more substantial this year.

* It would show no support to those who went out of their way to improve the event for everyone’s benefit.

* It would support the hotel which made no effort (to my knowledge) of holding rooms or at least warning the club of how quickly rooms were being booked.

* It’s been said many times “The NLMC makes its own fun.” Having a nicer venue or special accommodations does make this easier, but it doesn’t stop us from having a good time. It’s the members who participate that matter most.

The obvious problem is that most of us do not have the time or means to make two away trips to Vermont this Summer. 

While I have expressed my opinion here, it is only for the consideration of those who are planning on making the trip to Vermont this summer. I, myself, will not be able to do so this year and as such, won't be casting a vote on this matter on Thursday. 

What? No Meeting Report

My apologies to any of you who rely on my meeting reports to know what’s happening with the club. I was unable to attend last night because this guy wasn’t feeling too good.

So we ended up here…

 

Norwich Veterinary Hospital

Part of the problem was too many "Carry Out" dog treats 

which the vet explained were like "Slim Jims" for dogs. 

Now I know there are some folks out there who think Slim Jims are one of the major food groups, but for the rest of us, eating more than a few of these will have us running for some antacid. 

Now he’s doing much better.

If you attended the meeting and would like to share with the rest of us who did not, just comment below or send me an e-mail  (VinceSileo@gmail.com) and I’ll put it on the blog. 

Considering that it’s supposed to snow Saturday and Sunday’s weather report is calling for a “high” near 20 and wind chill values as low as -2, I’d bet it’s safe to say that there is no Club Ride scheduled.

  

More from "Why We Ride"

How Many Miles on Your Bike?

Recruitment Chairman, Steve “Smurph” Murphy advised that he is starting the “Mileage Competition” for a chance at tickets to this year’s Annual Banquet in November. 

Be sure to mark your mileage down on the form posted on the bulletin board in the club house as soon as possible to get credit for as many miles as possible. 

Smurph has most members and their bikes listed on the form. If you don’t see your name, there is room in the back to add it. Also, if you have more than one bike, you can list that in the back as well and Smurph will add the mileage for all of your bikes together at the end of the promotion.

Springfield Motorcycle Show Report

I wasn’t able to make it to the show this weekend, but Klay did and he posted the following report on his blog "It's in my Head and it Needs to Get Out" (http://07dyna.blogspot.com). I’ve copied it here for our members to review.

Springfield

Took a trip to Springfield, Massachusetts this morning, for the Springfield Motorcycle Show. I took the kids with me, Julie and her brother Jeffrey, and headed up route 32 To 207, to route 85. We took back roads to Manchester then 384 to 91 to 5. The day started with a light snowfall on the coast but ended soon, above Columbia there was some snow on the sides of the road, Massachusetts had light snow cover in the yards and parking lots and on the trees.

the price to park for the show was $5, the gate price for adults 15 dollars, so $50 later the three of us walked into the Better Loving building.. There were a good number of vendors on hand which was surprising since my last trip to the show there weren't many. The show itself has shrunk,it used to occupy two buildings, this year it was just the one. I actually was a little disappointed in the shows size for the amount of money it cost, I'm not sure it was worth it, and next year I probably will not go back. Even Julie (who had never been to a bike show before) mentioned that it didn't make that much sense to spend all that money to walk into a show to buy something, when it took longer to drive there than to see the entire show. (It's kind of like having Walmart charge you to get in the store before you buy anything).  Being smaller did have its advantages though, for one thing, because it doesn't take as long the check out the show, the turnover was quicker making it easier to find a parking spot cutting down the walking distance.. There was a good number of custom bikes on hand but not that many dealers. The one dealer they had, Victory, was right at the show's entrance, right after you walked by the Snowblower and yard tractor display. Haymond Law was on hand, with two booths, and the Haymond girls seemed to be in almost full attendance.Below are some photos.

Leaving the show and still having a day to kill we took route 20 east through Springfield, Wilbraham, Palmer, Brimfield and Charlton, over to Sturbridge and Worcester, before grabbing 146 south to Twin rivers.

To be honest I was a bit disappointed in the Samsung Galaxy 4S camera, I should have brought the Canon SLR. The phone camera left a number of photos unfocused, even after going through it's full adjustment setup. It also seems to have trouble with indoor lighting.

You can see more photos at http://07dyna.blogspot.com - PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS REQUIRED.

01/16/14 MEETING REPORT

It was advised that the owners of Street Stuff Cycle could not make tonight’s meeting and that they plan to attend next week’s meeting. Street Stuff Cycle, located in Norwich, is a Triumph Dealer and a former Big Dog dealer. http://www.streetstuffcycle.com/

The Town of Montville rejected the club’s application for Tax Exempt Status. The club is once again appealing this decision.

The Springfield Motorcycle Show is this weekend. President, Jim Moran, is planning on going up on Sunday. Please contact him before Sunday if you would like to join him. http://www.osegmotorcycle.com/ 

I have never attended this show but I’ve been told by one source to expect a lot of custom bikes but not many vendors. Meanwhile, another source has told me just the opposite. I guess I’ll have to go and see for myself.

I know Jason will be sorry to miss the World Series Motorcycle known as “The Curse Breaker”. It will be on display at the Shark Motorcycles booth on Saturday. http://www.osegmotorcycle.com/html/shark_cycle.html

The Patriot Guard has invited us to join in their flag line in the Honor and Remember Flag Presentation for the parents of SSgt Edwin Rivera. 

Staff Sergeant Edwin Rivera was a NLMC Prospect when he passed away due to wounds sustained in combat. Contact Vice President, Dan Dunn or Treasurer, Paul Neves if you plan to go. They may plan to meet prior to the event or just show up early to the event which is being held indoors.

Final Staging

1845hrs

Tuesday, January 21st

Copperwood Grill

24 Eugene Oneill Drive

New London, Ct

http://copperwoodgrill.com/default1.html

George Booker will be moving his worldly possessions to his new house on Saturday and can use a hand or two or more. The sooner he gets settled, the sooner he can get to work on his bike. We missed him quite a bit this past season. 

As part of the The Middlesex County report Vinny Yanonne advised us of a remedy for arthritis. He wasn’t very specific, but said you can find the details on the internet. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/04/11/gin-soaked-raisins-alleviate-pain/

Basically take “Golden Raisins” and soak them in “Gordon’s Gin” for a specified amount of time. A chemical reaction takes place giving the raisins healing properties. There were suggestions that those afflicted should drink the gin, but Vinny insisted that only the soaked raisins were necessary and that you would not get drunk. He turned to Jon Kataisto for proof of its effectiveness. Jon admitted giving it a try and having success, but advised that he lapsed in his treatment and his aches and pains returned.

The Road Captain advised there will be no ride this Sunday since he must work, it will be cold and there may even be some snow. Of course if the weather is good, you may find a member or two to ride with at the usual meeting place, Dunkin Donuts on Rt. 32 in Uncasville. 

Do you suffer from the same affliction that I do? Kind of like Pavlov's Dog with the bell, every time I pass a Dunkin Donuts I get the strong urge to ride with my friends.

Website Manager, Tom Miskell, is looking for club photos to add to our website. I’ll be giving him my collection. Please be sure to get in touch with Tom to see how you can share yours as well.

There was discussion of Winter Riding Apparel including heated gear and snow mobile gear. Many of the heated gear owners expressed their satisfaction with the products. Tom Lloret advised that if the lights on the Gerbring control unit are not steady, simply shut all controls off and then turn them on again. This should result in steady lights and heat generation. Joe Fogarty advised that snowmobile gear he’s bought from Cabela’s is quite warm and quite a bit less money than motorcycle gear.

The winner of the first of two Harley Davidson signs, donated by Mark Beebe and being raffled off for the benefit of the club was Gary Dobrinski. I don’t know how much money this generated for the club. There was a flurry of last minute ticket sales before the drawing and I think I heard Mark say something about Twin Rivers?

   

 Some more shots from tonight's meeting:

You'll have to ask Tom and Jon what they were discussing.

Melinda did a fantastic job filling in for Margo with the Sign-In Sheet.