MOA #270 BMW RA #319
NOVEMBER 2018
BMW RIDERS OF WESTERN COLORADO Inc.
2018 Club Officers: President: Monte Potter 970-250-6407 potter_monte@hotmail.com Vice President: Dwayne Hall 970-285-0275 dwayneh@gjpipe.com Treasurer: Gary Campbell 970-210-2604 gcampbell44@yahoo.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! • • December Club Events • December 8, 2018 Saturday Christmas Party Everyone is invited to a potluck dinner at Orrin and Margaret Beckner’s home 773 26-1/2 Road, Grand Junction at 6 pm. The club will provide brisket, and a ham. Members should bring a side dish and their own drink. • January Club Events • January 1, 2019 Tuesday meet at Randy’s Southside Diner 2430 North Ave Grand Junction at 9:00 for the first club event of the year! They are expecting us. • January 19, 2019 Saturday meet at 10:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE?? • February Club Events • February 7, 2019 Thursday meet at 6:00 pm at a location TBD for dinner and conversation • February 16, 2019 Saturday meet at 10:00 a.m. at Grand Junction BMW 2747 Crossroads Blvd Grand Junction for a business meeting. RIDE??
Club stickers $2 each 3-$5 see Gary or Jeff.
• 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/ The membership list is there. The password is letmein
Watch this space Club hats $18.50 reserve your hat today We have 6 black hats and one red left Contact Jeff
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Minutes of the November 17, 2018 Business Meeting of the BMW Riders of Western Colorado, Inc. The meeting was called to order by President Monte Potter at 10:00. There were 9 members present. Officers reports; Treasurer Gary Campbell reported the bank balance to be $6616.09. He confirmed that we have received our deposit back from Delta County and the only outstanding debt is for half of the set of tires we gave away at the Thunder Mountain Rendezvous. Gary also gave Secretary Jeff Smith a check for newsletter expenses. Secretary Jeff Smith brought the new BMW Owners of America club charter certificate and replaced last year's in the existing frame in the BMW Club corner at Grand Junction BMW, after the meeting. Old business; The Christmas party on Saturday December 8, was discussed. Orrin asked a couple of club members to arrive around 5:30 to help set up. Members should bring a side dish to accompany ham and/or beef brisket and their own beverage. Gary suggested the club invite Traci to the party. The Nominating committee worked diligently and persuasively to recruit officers for 2019. Gary Campbell has agreed to return as Treasurer and Jeff Smith as Secretary/Editor. Randy Schwartz has stepped up to run for Vice-President, and in an unprecedented development, Paul and Mary Hughes have thrown their hat into the ring as Co-Presidents, with the stipulation that the May through October business meetings will be held out of town on a ride. They want the club to be more of a riding club. The ballot for this slate of officers is included in this newsletter. It may be returned by mail or brought to the Christmas party. New Business; The 2019 rally was discussed. Kerry Dolan volunteered to return as rally master, and September 20, 21, 22, 2019 were selected as the dates of the rally. Kerry will contact Les to reserve the Delta County Fairgrounds for our event. The group discussed Pat Jacques’ proposal to offer a woman’s adventure riding class in conjunction with our rally. Joe Branson expressed concern that the event should be open to men as well as women. Now that the club has committed to holding the 2019 rally, the details of Pat’s proposal can be worked out. President Monte Potter brought up the Club’s commitment to motorcycle safety and the lack of any concrete action by the club over the past year. He and Terry Toner have talked to Colorado West Outdoor Advertising about a digital motorcycle safety billboard. The details remain to be worked out but a digital motorcycle safety message sounded like a good idea to the group. Respectfully submitted, Jeff Smith Secretary/Editor New Motorcycle Rental Business in Grand Junction Motodiscoveryrentals is an adventure motorcycle rental company recently opened in Grand Junction Colorado. Motodiscovery has been a motorcycle touring company offering motorcycle tours of various worldwide locations for many years. See current offerings here; http://www.motodiscovery.com/Motorcycle-Tours Now they have opened a business renting adventure motorcycles and assorted support equipment. Check out their motorcycles and accessories they offer here. https://motodiscoveryrentals.com PAGE 2
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2019 Club Officers Ballot In accordance with the Article 8 of the Bylaws of the BMW Riders of Western Colorado Inc., a slate of officers for 2018 was selected at the business meeting on November 17, 2018. Ballots should be returned to BMW Riders of Western Colorado PO Box 3271 Grand Junction CO 81502 or at the Christmas Party. 2019 Officers: President: đ&#x;€† Paul and Mary Hughes (conditional on riding out of town once a month for the business meeting from May through October.) Vice-President: đ&#x;€† Randy Schwartz Treasurer: đ&#x;€† Gary Campbell Secretary/Editor: đ&#x;€† Jeff Smith 2019 Thunder Mountain Rendezvous Rally Announcements The 16th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous is happening September 20-22,2019. The club submits announcements to both the “Owners Newsâ€? and “On the Levelâ€?. Both magazines have different size requirements so the notice is much smaller for “On the Levelâ€?. Please review these announcements and contact Jeff or Kerry with ideas or suggestions. September 20-22, 2019 CO 16th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous BMW Riders of Western Colorado MOA #270 Come join us again at the Delta County Fairgrounds in downtown Hotchkiss on a 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 19. Information: Kerry Dolan 970-985-1274, dolankm@gmail.com register online at: www.bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com PAGE 3
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Rally ad for “On the Level” 88 words, 90 word maximum September 20-22, 2019 16th Thunder Mountain Rendezvous BMW Riders of Western Colorado RA #319 Color weekend in Hotchkiss Colorado, our venue includes grassy camping and restrooms with showers. $40 before 8/15, $50 at the gate, you get, two dinners, Booster Club fundraiser pancake breakfast available Sat. a.m., continental breakfast Sunday morning, camping, coffee, door prizes, and entertainment. No camping on the grass before 5 p.m September 19. Information: Kerry Dolan 970-985-1274, dolankm@gmail.com or register online at: www.bmwridersofwco.squarespace.com
Bike still on the market Our Hawaiian member, John Powley, has decided to sell his CO based 2006 R1200 Gs Adv. This is a clean, low mileage, dealer maintained bike, with lots of good accessories. Contact John at 808-268-9967 November, Winter’s cold is settling into the Western Valleys! Animal collisions occur more frequently during October, November and December as animals are on the move!
Watch out for distracted drivers, who continue to wreak havoc and destruction on our roads. Common road hazards include, gravel, ROCKS, frost, ICE, and MUD. 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