MOA #270 BMW RA #319
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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! •June Club Events • June 1, 2017 Thursday meet at 6 pm at Elk Creek Mining Bar & Grill 502 W Main St New Castle for dinner and conversation • June 3, 2017 Saturday meet at Berna B’s for breakfast at 8:00; after the meal, ride the Debeque cutoff and Debeque canyon on I-70 back to Palisade and the Vintage Motorcycle Show • June 3, 2017 9th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show Palisade 10-3 pm music, Bike judging and fun Info; www.WESTERNcOVINTAGE.com • June 17, 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 Club Events • July 6, 2017 Thursday meet at Suplizio Field Lincoln Park at 6:00 for dinner and a ball game as the Grand Junction Rockies take on the Orem Owlz • 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??
•August Club Events • August 3, 2017 Thursday meet at a location to be determined 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??
• 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.
There’re back! • Club stickers $2 each 3-$5 see Orrin or Jeff.
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MOA #270 BMW RA #319 MAY 2017 Minutes of the May 20, 2017 Business Meeting BMW Riders of Western Colorado Inc. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Dwayne Hall at 9:14. There were five members present. Officers reports; Treasurer Orrin Beckner was in Durango visiting an old friend, he and Jeff will touch base when he gets back this week. Secretary Jeff Smith reports the club has 30 members. Jeff brought club hats to the meeting. Members bought two red and two black hats. Hats are reserved for Monte, red, Paul and Margaret, white, and Dave Panebaker, red. We have 16 black, 5 red and one white hat still available for $18.50 each. Rally: Rally master Gary Campbell confirmed the details of the Booster Club breakfast. The club will contribute $400 to the Booster club with the understanding that if we have a larger group than last year, (70), we will contribute another $100. The time for breakfast was discussed. In the past breakfast has been at 7am. The booster club has to begin preparations at 5am for a 7am serving time. The group discussed moving breakfast to 8:00. No final decision was made. Gary reports that Paul and Mary Hughes have volunteered to cook Gumbo for Friday nights dinner. Thank you Paul and Mary! Jeff will work on an ad for Owners News. Gary asked about starting a thread on the Adventure Rider forum. Jeff will post the ad there. Rides were discussed with a breakfast ride planned for June 3rd. Dwayne mentioned the overnight ride to Chama and points South. The meetings was adjourned and most of the group rode to the Meeker Hotel for lunch on a cold dsy. Respectfully submitted, Jeff Smith Secretary/Editor
Club hats $18.50 reserve your color today We have 16 black, 5 red and 1 white left. Send Jeff an email to reserve yours.
• 9th ANNUAL VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE SHOW, PALISADE, CO • SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD 2017 • downtown Palisade, Co. • show hours: 10:00am to 3:00 pm • free to public • live music • judging categories: Asian, British, American, European, Rat, Competition, and Custom • for info , please visit our website: http://westerncovintage.com/ or 970-216-8633 email: vintagemcr@acsol.net
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A five day loop around the four corners
Motorcycle camping is an acquired taste. My ski buddy Jim and I have done several trips around the West. This time I wanted to ride US Highway 191 North from Clifton Arizona. Highway 191 is mentioned by Andy Goldfine in his book “Lightweight Unsupported Motorcycle Travel for Terminal Cases”, as one of the “good” roads, as is Highway 141. To get there, Jim and I left Telluride and rode South to Bluewater State Park about 260 miles away. There are two sides to Bluewater State Park, get off I-40 at Prewitt for more comfortable camping. Ask me how I know this. We continued South the next morning across Western New Mexico past the Bisti Wilderness and the Gila Mountains and then descended 5000 feet into Clifton Arizona on AZ78, about 280 miles from Bluewater SP. We camped at the Clifton RV park, a town facility, and discovered that the campground maintenance was performed by County Jail inmates all dressed in blaze orange jumpsuits. We left them to their work and headed up 191. The first climb out of Clifton reveals the second largest copper mine in the US. The road switchbacks crazily upward crossing sections of the mine road and passing by a boneyard of gigantic truck beds. A sign warns vehicles over 30 feet to turn around and then the climb steepens and the switchbacks tighten until a twisty road sign warns 10 mph curves next 11 miles. The road continues climbing and sleet turned to wet snow around 8500 feet. Finally the great curves, some say 2200 in the 122 miles to Springerville come to an end and we stop at Subway for lunch. After lunch we continued west to Payson in intermittent rain, and camped, a 270 mile day. The morning in Payson was cool but the sun warmed the day quickly and we headed north to Flagstaff on Lake Mary road passing Mormon Lake and continuing northwest on 89 to camp at Gouldings campground in Monument Valley another 280 mile day. Gouldings has a pool and a beautiful view. The last day dawns sunny and warmer and we head towards Bluff, Monticello and Highway 141. Jim towards Telluride and me to Grand Junction a 280 mile day. This route included five days of riding, four nights camping, Three campfires and 1500 miles, (from Grand Junction), of great empty roads, what is not to like? It’s our backyard!
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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: May; Surprise snowstorms all around Grand Junction! Spring is here. But, roads are showing the effects of winter, huge potholes and ruts in the pavement are common in the area. Gravel is littering the corners and road edges. Rocks are being thrown by passing vehicles and drivers are texting more. Driving impaired and single vehicle accidents lead the causes, so be careful out there! Road construction season is starting so watch out in the Cone Zones. Look for mag chloride, gravel, ROCKS, and ICE. 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