MOA #270 BMW RA #319
JUNE 2017
BMW RIDERS OF WESTERN COLORADO Inc.
2017 Club Officers: President: Monte Potter 970-250-6407 potter_monte@hotmail.com Vice President: Dwayne Hall 970-285-0275 dwayneh@gjpipe.com Treasurer: Orrin Beckner 970-250-0478 obeckner@gmail.com Secretary/Editor: Jeff Smith 970-208-3930 rjspoa@yahoo.com BMW Riders of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 3271, Grand Junction CO 81502 On the web at; https://bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com/
BMW Club Events! •July Club Events • July 6, 2017 Thursday meet at Suplizio Field Lincoln Park at 6:00 for a ball game as the Grand Junction Rockies take on the Orem Owlz. Members are welcome to meet at Old Chicago at 5:00 prior to the game for dinner. • July 15, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE?? • July 22, 2017 Saturday Ride to Steamboat for lunch. Meet at Shooters 130 E 3rd St. Rifle at 8:00 am.
•August Club Events • August 3, 2017 Thursday meet at Alexander Lake Lodge 21221 Barron Lake Road on Grand Mesa at 6:00 pm for dinner and conversation • August 19, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE??
•September Club Events •September 7, 2017 Thursday meet at a location to be determined, (this may be on the way to the rally in Sipapu), for dinner and conversation • September 16, 2017 Saturday Business Meeting Everyone is welcome to meet at 9:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Crossroads Blvd. Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE?? • September 22-24, 2017 Thunder Mountain Rendezvous Hotchkiss Colorado
• BMW Riders of Western Colorado on Facebook!! •Join our Club Facebook page, (you have to be a member of Facebook). Check it out: https:// www.facebook.com/pages/BMWRiders-of-Western-Colorado/ 256767474377500
Have you checked out the Club website? https:// bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com/ Send your pictures or posts to Jeff Register for the 2017 rally See whats going on
2017 Contest Ride to a feature, take a picture and get a snickers bar. Size to be determined.
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MOA #270 BMW RA #319 JUNE 2017 Minutes of the June 17, 2017 Business Meeting BMW Riders of Western Colorado Inc. The meeting was called to order by President Monte Potter at 9:00 am. There were ten members present. Officers reports; Treasurer Orrin Beckner reported cash on hand of $4540.49. Secretary Jeff Smith reported on new members; James Mulhall of Bend Oregon. He is moving to Grand Junction, found us on the web, and mailed in his prorated dues. Randy Schwartz sent us an email through the website, attended the meeting, and joined the club. Rich Hall recently bought a 700GS, came to the meeting and joined the club. Both Randy and Rich purchased hats. Welcome James, Randy and Rich, we look forward to your participation! The club now has 34 members. Rally; Jeff designed a rally ad for the BMW Owners News. It will be in the August issue. (See ad below.) Gary asked about the time for serving breakfast. After discussion, a motion was MSP, to have the breakfast meal served by the Hotchkiss Booster Club starting at 8:00 instead of 7:00 as in years past. Door prizes were discussed with Brad Hoy volunteering to ramrod the solicitation of motorcycle swag with Michelle. He asks GS riders to let him know what goodies they are interested in and he will try and get some dirt oriented swag. RJ Mirabel of the Land of Enchantment BMW riders sent our club entries to their 2018 rally in Sipapu NM. Their rally is two weeks prior to ours each year. We have exchanged entries as door prizes for many years. A motion was MSP to send two entries to the 2017 Thunder Mountain Rendezvous to the LOEBMW Riders to be awarded as door prizes at their rally September 8-10, 2017. Jeff will send two entries. Monte asked about posting about the rally in the online forums. We have made contact with the US Sidecar Association and will appear in their newsletter. Jeff will post about the rally on Adventure Rider. Ride Committee; Rides and ride dates were discussed with the Northern New Mexico ride aligning with the Bavarian Mountain Weekend in Sipapu NM. A tentative schedule of departure Thursday afternoon September 7 spend the night somewhere and arrive at Sipapu on Friday. Returning on Sunday September 10. Here is a link to the Bavarian Mountain Weekend; http://loebmwr.org/ . A ride to Steamboat for lunch was scheduled for July 22. Meet at Shooters,130 E 3rd, in Rifle at 8:00 am. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 and the group departed for Slow Groovin’ BBQ in Marble. Respectfully submitted, Jeff Smith Secretary/Editor 14th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous September 22-24, 2017 Hotchkiss, Colorado Come ride Colorado’s Western Slope on color weekend! grassy camping, hot showers, good food & new friends Check it out and register online! http://bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com/
There’re back! • Club stickers $2 each 3-$5 see Orrin
The Rally ad that will be in the August issue of “Owners News”
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JUNE 2017 Monte sent the following ride report; 6 riders made the trip to Marble. It was great to get out of the heat. Paul and Mary had driven up, and shared their table. Slow Groovin BBQ is way good. We are spoiled now and will have to return (perhaps during rally). Brad , Dwayne and Merle returned via Glenwood. Gary Joe and I returned via Buzzard Divide and Colbran. Good to stay at elevation as long as possible. A most satisfactory day with friends, food and riding!
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Club hats $18.50 reserve your color today We have 13 black & 1 red left. Send Jeff an email to reserve yours.
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MOA #270 BMW RA #319
JUNE 2017
14th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous September 22-24, 2017 It’s on; the ads have been submitted, and planning has begun! BMW Riders of Western Colorado MOA #270 RA#319 Come join us at the Delta County Fairgrounds in downtown Hotchkiss on Color weekend on the Western Slope of Colorado. Our rally offers great camaraderie, a beautiful venue, and the greatest riding in Colorado. It also helps us raise money to support motorcycle safety and the local Booster Club. Our low elevation venue includes a large meeting hall, restrooms with showers, plenty of grassy camping and the convenience of walking to downtown restaurants, stores and motels. Your rally fee of $40 before (Aug 15),$50 at the gate, gets you dinner Friday and Saturday nights, H.S. Booster Club fundraiser pancake breakfast available Sat AM, continental breakfast Sunday morning, camping, free coffee and tea, door prizes, ride presentations and movies both Friday and Saturday nights inside Heritage Hall. GS rides, (all abilities), scenic rides and mileage rides will be mapped out and waiting for your enjoyment. No camping on the grass before 5:00 p.m. Thursday September 21. Information: Gary Campbell 970-210-2604, gcampbell44@yahoo.com or register online at:
June; The heat is on! Summer is here. Make sure you stay hydrated, and as cool as possible. We are our own worst enemy, driving impaired and single vehicle accidents lead the causes of fatal accidents, so be careful out there! Road construction season is in full swing so watch out in the Cone Zones. Look for mag chloride, gravel, ROCKS, and ICE, yes ice, check out pictures of the high passes. Check for weather, construction delays and closures on state websites. Colorado road conditions are available at www.cotrip.org . Other nearby States can be checked while planning a trip to minimize delays and torn up roads. Utah construction can be checked at www.dot.state.ut.org/construction , New Mexico at www.nmshtd.state.nm.us and Wyoming at http://wyoroad.info/ Stay safe out there!
BMW Riders of Western Colorado POB 3271 Grand Junction CO 81502-3271