1 www.4windsbmw.org MOA # 6 RA # 76 JUNE MEETING INFO The June 4 Winds meeting will be held Sat., June 19th, 2010 with the Laurel Highlands club at the Pioneeer Park Campground from 2PM. See the informa- tion on the LH Campout on p. Supper at 6:30PM will be a Chicken BBQ at $8 each. If you’re staying for supper you must make a reservation a week or more before. More info on p. . INSIDE THIS ISSUE: President’s Letter ...................... 1 June Meeting Info ..................... 1 Board Of Directors 2010 .......... 1 Publication Info ......................... 2 Meeting Schedule 2010 ............. 2 Neat Rag! .................................... 2 Ongoing Events .......................... 2 MSF Riding Hand Signals ....... 3 May Meeting Pictures... ........... 4 Events Upcoming! ..................... 5 Welcome New Club Members.. 6 Call Service Early ..................... 6 The Gear Ring ........................... 6 Firefighter Memorial Ride ....... 7 Post Mtg. Ride ........................... 8 West Breakfast/Ride ................. 8 For Sale ..................................... 11 The Way We Were .................... 12 Riding the Wires ...................... 14 Laurel Highlands Campout .... 15 LH Campout Reg’n Form ....... 16 Syria Motor Corp Ride ............ 17 June Meeting Information ...... 19 Map to Meeting ........................ 19 Campout T-Shirt Graphics ..... 19 How do I join ............................ 20 Directions to the June Mtg ...... 20 J J J J J UNE UNE UNE UNE UNE 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010 President – Vince Giannetti 412-204-8080 [email protected]Vice President – Diane Pears 724-656-1239 [email protected]Treasurer – Larry Shockling 724-327-6922 [email protected]Corres. Sec’y – Joann Barr 412-881-5897 [email protected]Rec. Sec’y – Patrick Barrett 724-941-1543 [email protected]Director – John Barr 412-881-5897 [email protected]Director – Jack Bramkamp 412-607-8245 [email protected]PRESIDENT’S LETTER This letter is just in time to prevent a move- ment to impeach the president for the high crimes and misdemeanors of missing two meetings in a row. The reality is that I missed the action, drama and camaraderie of a Four Winds meeting. I was required by a profes- sional commitment to be out of town for the April meeting but for the May meeting I had time off from work and I did what any re- spectable BMW motorcyclist would do. I left town for the open road on an extended four- day weekend to ride my F650, really an 800 confused moniker BMW. I know the club would expect no less of their wayward presi- dent. This club would not tolerate a poser for a president. As a result of my absence I have asked the board to postpone the board meeting un- til I returned. At he next board meeting we will revisit the quorum requirement since some members have asked us to reconsider the issue. I have also heard from members concerning the club’s support of charitable organizations. The board will also discuss this issue. Suggestions from members are that the club takes an organized approach to decid- ing which charity or charities that will be supported by the club and how the charities will be supported. A good start would be the Ride for Kids on the eighth of August. I will be riding and I would invite any member who would like to join me to meet at Kings Res- taurant in Cranberry at 8:30am for breakfast. The Ride for Kids recently donated five mil- lion dollars to Duke University for pediatric brain tumor research. Motorcyclists raised this money by similar rides across the coun- try. We can discuss the details at the June meeting. As everyone is aware the June meeting will be at the Laurel Highlands BMW Rally on June 19. I hope that as many members as possible will attend the meeting and spend the weekend. I hope we can discuss the sug- gestions that the board will have as a result PLEASE NOTE: THE JUNE MEETING TIME WILL BE 2:00PM AT THE LAUREL HIGH- LANDS CAMPOUT, INSTEAD OF 12 NOON!
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www.4windsbmw.orgMOA # 6 RA # 76
JUNE MEETING INFOThe June 4 Winds meeting will be heldSat., June 19th, 2010 with the LaurelHighlands club at the Pioneeer ParkCampground from 2PM. See the informa-tion on the LH Campout on p. Supper at6:30PM will be a Chicken BBQ at $8each. If you’re staying for supper youmust make a reservation a week or morebefore. More info on p. .
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Letter ...................... 1June Meeting Info ..................... 1Board Of Directors 2010 .......... 1Publication Info ......................... 2Meeting Schedule 2010 ............. 2Neat Rag! .................................... 2Ongoing Events .......................... 2MSF Riding Hand Signals ....... 3May Meeting Pictures... ........... 4Events Upcoming! ..................... 5Welcome New Club Members .. 6Call Service Early ..................... 6The Gear Ring ........................... 6Firefighter Memorial Ride ....... 7Post Mtg. Ride ........................... 8West Breakfast/Ride ................. 8For Sale ..................................... 11The Way We Were .................... 12Riding the Wires ...................... 14Laurel Highlands Campout .... 15LH Campout Reg’n Form ....... 16Syria Motor Corp Ride ............ 17June Meeting Information ...... 19Map to Meeting ........................ 19Campout T-Shirt Graphics ..... 19How do I join ............................ 20Directions to the June Mtg ...... 20
JJJJJUNEUNEUNEUNEUNE 20102010201020102010BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT’S LETTERThis letter is just in time to prevent a move-ment to impeach the president for the highcrimes and misdemeanors of missing twomeetings in a row. The reality is that I missedthe action, drama and camaraderie of a FourWinds meeting. I was required by a profes-sional commitment to be out of town for theApril meeting but for the May meeting I hadtime off from work and I did what any re-spectable BMW motorcyclist would do. I lefttown for the open road on an extended four-day weekend to ride my F650, really an 800confused moniker BMW. I know the clubwould expect no less of their wayward presi-dent. This club would not tolerate a poserfor a president.
As a result of my absence I have askedthe board to postpone the board meeting un-til I returned. At he next board meeting wewill revisit the quorum requirement sincesome members have asked us to reconsiderthe issue. I have also heard from membersconcerning the club’s support of charitableorganizations. The board will also discuss thisissue. Suggestions from members are that theclub takes an organized approach to decid-ing which charity or charities that will besupported by the club and how the charitieswill be supported. A good start would be theRide for Kids on the eighth of August. I willbe riding and I would invite any member whowould like to join me to meet at Kings Res-taurant in Cranberry at 8:30am for breakfast.The Ride for Kids recently donated five mil-lion dollars to Duke University for pediatricbrain tumor research. Motorcyclists raisedthis money by similar rides across the coun-try. We can discuss the details at the Junemeeting.
As everyone is aware the June meetingwill be at the Laurel Highlands BMW Rallyon June 19. I hope that as many members aspossible will attend the meeting and spendthe weekend. I hope we can discuss the sug-gestions that the board will have as a result
PLEASE NOTE:THE JUNE MEETING
TIME WILL BE 2:00PMAT THE LAUREL HIGH-
LANDS CAMPOUT,INSTEAD OF 12 NOON!
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PUBLICATION INFOThe Four Winds BMW Riders
Newsletter is published formembers’ use. Articles’ and pic-tures’ copyrights are held bytheir authors. Author’s permis-sion should be obtained beforeany form of republication.
Editor: Ralph MeyerDeadline: Articles submitted must
be received by the editor nolater than 6:00 PM on theTuesday after the club meet-ing of the month preceding themonth of publication (e.g.,June Meeting: June 19; July is-sue deadline: Tues., June22nd). Articles/Info rec’d afterdeadline go in next month’snewsletter.
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ONGOING EVENTS
Breakfast Rides, et al.:These rides are free-form. Those
attending decide what theywant to do and where, if any-where, they want to ride. If youjust want to show up in the carand have breakfast with fellowmotorcyclists, that’s fine too.
COME! EAT! CHAT! RIDE!
Ride Schedule — Month:Sun, June 6 — North at King’s, I-
79 & Rt 910/VIP Dr., 10:00AM
Sat, June 12 — West at Bob Evans,Rt 60 & Campbell’s Run Rd,9:00 AM
Sun, June 20 — South at King's,3049 Washington Pike, off Exit54, I-79, Bridgeville, 10:00AM
Sat, June 26 — East at Dick’s, Rt22 Westbound Side,Monroeville, 9:00 AM
If you’re going to a breakfastride, you might want to no-tify others: It’s not necessary,but it’d be nice to let othersknow you’re going to a particu-lar Breakfast Ride by puttinga notice on the 4-Winds SiteMessage Board’s BreakfastRide section saying so. That’llhelp save a rider from discov-ering too late that no one elseis going that day. The Break-fast Ride’s URL is: http://www.4windsbmw.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=9 . Be sureto erase your post after the rideif you can so the board doesn’tget cluttered.
MEETING SCHEDULE
2010Mark the dates on your calen-
dars, but remember...All meeting sites are tentative.
Please check the web site andnewsletter for changes andupdates.
June 19, 2010 12-3 PM — Lau-rel Highlands Rally =Somerset, PA at the PioneerPark Campground, 273 TrentRoad Phone (814) 445-6348
July 17, 2010 12-3 PM — Picnicat Moraine State Park (Pleas-ant View #2 = different pavil-ion from previous pavilion)
August, 2010 — Friday, August19 to Sunday, August 2144th Annual Four WindsRally!
September 18, 2010 12-3 PM —House Party — Location TBA
October 16, 2010 12-3 PM —The Hofbrauhous = SouthSide Works, 2705 South Wa-ter St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
of the board meeting. We are in the processof discussing and organizing our rally and Ibelieve it will be another great rally. We areplanning to have a film of a GS ride of thepony express trail and a talk by the filmmakerand rider who produced the project. Alsodon’t forget the July meeting and picnic atMoraine State Park. As promised I plan tohold a bocce tournament and we will havean ice cream ride. Finally, I would like tothank Diane for leading the meetings in myabsence. I can see from the comments thatshe did an excellent job. I think she is defi-nitely presidential timber. I hope to see youall at the June Meeting.
RIDE SAFELY,
VINCE
NEAT RAG!Interested IBAers can get the new Iron ButtMagazine for $20, and Premium IBA mem-bers (@ $40/year) have it included in theirpremium membership. Small, but like theusual IBA things, neat, intense, and on themark! Interested? Check out http://www.ironbutt.com/ibmagazine/index.cfm .Not an IBA member? Hop on board by do-ing your Saddlesore 1000. C’mon! You cando it!
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MSF’s Guide to Group Riding: Hand Signals
www.msf-usa.org 4/05
MSF RIDING HAND SIGNALS
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It wasn’t a church and there wasn’t a steeple... BUT...Lookit the bikes!
And look at the people!
MAY MEETING PICTURES...by Ron “Reddy-K” Latkovic
Without even seeing the bikes, it should be obvious from a couple of the Pix thatthis was a meeting of BMW riders... Can you tell why?
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EVENTS UPCOMING!HERE'S SOME OF THE UPCOMING STUFF I MENTIONED SATURDAY AT THE MAY CLUB MEETING:
Lady DiMemorial Day Weekend in Washington D.C.Great weekend to travel to Washington D.C. for memories and sights that will last a lifetime.Sunday - Catch both the Rolling Thunder parade (or ride in it), various music and programs on the Mall, and around the
memorials.Sunday Evening - Free PBS National Memorial Day Concert on the Capitol building lawn.Monday Morning - Get up early and take the Metro to Arlington National Cemetary for the President's Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier wreath laying ceremony and program in the amplitheater.Monday Afternoon - National Memorial Day Parade starts at 2 pm downtown.Events listings here:http://dc.about.com/od/hoildaysseasonalevents/a/MemorialDay.htm
Memorial Day Weekend Cass Rally in Boyer Station Campground, WV -- small and laid back.http://mountaineerbmw.org/cass2010.html
Sun. June 6th - Beaver Run Track Day with European Motorcycles - $150 or $100 (if you've ever bought a bike from him) Mustcall them to pre-register. It's not just for racers! Take any bike out and enjoy some curves at your own pace with no traffic,gravel, or street hazzards. Free coaching and advice from dealer staff. Separate small groups for beginners, intermediate andadvanced.
June 4 - 6 Square Route Rally, Thurmont, MDHosted by the BMW Bikers of Metroplitan Washingtonhttp://www.bmwbmw.org/srr
BMW MOA rally in Redmond, OR July 15 - 18.Rally train available from the east coast. Starts in DC, one stop in Chicago, ends in Portland.http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally10/the_rally_basics/join_the_2010_rally_train
June 7 - 12 Americade, Lake George, NYWorld's largest touring rally -- all brands and types of bikes -- tons of indoor vendors, many destination rides, boat cruises, etc.
Another one to enjoy at least once in a lifetime. HINT: The earlier in the week you go the better. Main St. get's a little crowdedby Sat. night with the local show-offs coming into town, but nothing like the lunacy of Daytona or Sturgis.
http://tourexpo.com/data/index.php14 Motorcycle Manufacturers (Wow!) for Demo RidesBoat Cruises on Gorgeous Lake GeorgeGuided MiniTours throughout the Adirondacks and VermontTourExpo Trade Show (our Biggest EVER)Seminars from the Industry's bestNearly $100,000 in prizesAnd MUCH MORE!
June 19th, our Four Winds Mtg. at Laurel Highlands RallyMeeting time changed just for June's meeting to 2:00 pm so you have time to ride to the Laurel Highlands Rally location.If you would like to ride with friends, meet at any of the three (North, South, or East) Breakfast ride locations. Planned departure
time is 10:30 am for a leisurely ride up.If you want to stay for 6:30 pm BBQ Chicken dinner for $8, please e-mail or call their rally contact at least one week ahead. No
rally fee for 4 Winds members coming to the meeting. We're encouraging folks to stay over and attend their rally for either oneor both nights. More info here:
http://lhbmwr.com/page4.html
DIANE
WELCOME NEW CLUB MEMBERSBy Joann Barr, Corresponding Secretary
We welcome 4 new members to our club.
Jerry Hirschfeld is a Pittsburgh firefighter and was introducedto the club by Walt Halaja. He has been riding for 10 years andhas taken the motorcycle safety course. He gets rides in when hecan on his R1150R.
Calvin Wilson heard about us at the European Motorcycles ofPgh. when he ran into Walt. He has been riding for 45 years andowns a 2006 R1200RT.
Marge and John Humphrey found 4winds on the web.(Where was Walt?). They also have been on motorcycles for along time (45 years). Their BMW now is a R1150RT.
These new members like most of us said they joined the club tomeet other riders and ride. None of them have been to our rallybut we hope that changes and they join us this August.
THE GEAR RINGSent in by Don Poremski
Who thought this to be a kind of neat invention.
CALL SERVICE EARLYI recall seeing a cartoon in Guns and Ammo magazine years ago inwhich a hunter brought a gunsmith his shotgun for repair with thestock broken off just behind the trigger guard. On the wall was acalendar indicating that the date was the day before small game sea-son, and the caption had the hunter saying to the gunsmith, “But Ineed it tomorrow! If I’d have needed it 2 weeks ago, I’d have broughtit in then!” Shop work takes time, and although BMW shops likeour fine European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh will indeed pitch in and‘have it fixed by tomorrow’ if you’re a rider on the road on the waythrough and something goes wrong. But for all us ‘locals’ with Bikesthat may need an N-thousand mile service, or some other service weknow is coming up, it’s a real help all the way around, to us and tothe shop to call the folks in Service to arrange an appointment wellin advance of the date you think you’ll need it. Things get crazyaround there (meaning they get booked solid this time of year andduring the summer, so make it easy on yourself and them, and callfor your appointment well ahead of when you’ll need it.
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FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL RIDEAs those of you who were at the club meeting at Rochester Inn know, a Boy Scout of Beaver County has taken it as his Eagle Scout projectto have a memorial to the county’s fallen firefighters set up. To help fund the memorial, a ride was set up for Sunday the 16th of May--theday aftr our club meeting. The cost was $20 per rider and $10 per passenger. Leaving from the Center Twp. Municipal Center, a 90 mileride was planned to end at a park where all riders would enjoy a nice repast. After Lady Di had e-mailed a number of us about this ride,several folks then e-mailed back and forth about going, disccussed it at the club meeting and 4 of our riders, new member, Capt. JerryHirshfeld, Old member, Capt. Walt Halaja (both firefighters), Director Jack Bramkamp, and Paul “PW” White participated. Here are somepictures taken from the ride. Note the happy enjoyment of the comestibles at the end of the ride. It was a beautiful day for it.
POST MTG. RIDE
-NORTH-by Diane Pears
We had a good turnout at the Rochester Inn's outdoor patio Saturday.Finally the weather cooperated for our first chance to reap the ben-efits of the new earlier meeting start time with a chance to actuallyRIDE together! After watching a short MSF video on "Group Rides",people announced intentions to head in 3 or 4 different general di-rections.
Ed Syphan handed out copies of route directions for our north-ward bound group. We enjoyed the sunshine, scents of spring, andsome great roads we had never been on. The route was altered toaccommodate Reddy K's hankering for his favorite ice cream atYoung’s Ice Cream and Custard Stand on Rte 68 just outsideZelienople. Jack Bramkamp, John & Marge Humphrey, and theLatkovics split off (after Ron got his fix), leaving Ed, John Rollin,and Tim and Diane Pears to end up north of Beaver Falls on Rt. 18by the turnpike exchange exploring the Buttermilk Falls Nature Areanear the tiny, historic town of Homewood, PA. This is a 35 footurban waterfall with a railroad above the falls. You can see evidenceof the holes they drilled to remove blocks of what was named"Homewood Sandstone" from the gorge below that used to be a quarry.
Both the waterfalls and town are one of those little gems hidingbehind the main road a person can travel by a thousand times andnever know they're there. If you're looking for a ride destination upthat way sometime, like many small communities, they host a Heri-tage Days Festival the first weekend of October:
Homewood Heritage DaysVillage Center & Buttermilk Falls - Homewood724/843-1246First weekend of October. Living history area with Civil War En-
campment, period entertainment, food, crafts, car show and more!If you want some more information and pictures on the water-
fall, check this out on the web:http://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/buttermilkhomewood.shtml
LADY DIPicture by Ed Syhan
WEST BREAKFAST/RIDE
MAY 8, 2010by Walt Halaja
Three members, Ralph Meyer, Paul White and I, Walt Halaja, at-tended Bob Evans. Just enough with plenty of elbow room around asix chair table. Where were you? Ha! that’s OK, I understand. Iknow it was a bit chilly and windy, but the rain was East of the‘Burgh and that’s all I needed to know.
Paul filled us in on his health: he had a short hospital stay alongwith a few days in Manor care for wound care. He needs a couple ofweeks to get back in the saddle again and we were glad to see that hewas up and about to have breakfast even if he had to bring the cage.
So that just left Ralph and me to ride and ride we did. I hadthought the night before of a possible route to take back roads to-wards Bakerstown if it was just going to be Ralph and me, and Ralphagreed. I wanted Ralph to see the Historical marker from the “GreatRepublic”—The last 1727 ton steam boat that was launched fromthe “Shousetown Boatyard” on Rt. 51 in Glenwillard, Pa. InstantlyI knew Ralph liked it because his eyes opened wide when he walkedup to the Marker. I think it is very worth while to check it out oneday if you have never been there before. (Editor: I’ve always main-tained that Walt’s the club historian, and I think I’m right—here’sjust one more of many examples. He KNOWS these places that areneat as all get-out!)
Next we stopped at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ambridge —once part of “Old Economy” to view the Linde or “Luther Lindetree” that was planted on April 17, 1917 by the Harmony society forthe 400th year anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation. I toldRalph that in Mathilde’s home town there are also many of thesetrees planted and that they live to be hundreds of years old.
We then followed the “Red Belt” to Bakerstown being protectedfrom the wind mostly by the trees and just by being on a 2 lane road.We parted as usual on the Red belt and Heckert rd. just several hun-dred yards from my Son Wayne’s home with a good hand shake. Ihad a good visit with Wayne and made my way home still using backroads till the Neville Island bridge where I hit a wall of wind push-ing Traveler and me all over my lane.
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I have a thing with my mileage (you all know how I feel aboutkeeping a mileage log) and that is I try to keep a record of where I amevery time my odometer turns over to the next thousand miles. Well,Traveler turned 11,000 on the Red Belt’s “Big Sewickley Creek Rd”at Hitzel Hill Rd. @ 11:43 hrs. Then I will log it in about that ridewhere I was going and who I was with! Do you do that?
One more thing that I did that is worth a chuckle or two. Onshort and slower rides I usually don’t use ear plugs, but today I thoughtit best because of the wind, so in they went at Bob Evans. So, whenwe got to the Shousetown Boatyard, I couldn’t get the ear plug out ofmy right ear. Ha, ...for a moment Ralph looked like he was going totryand help me with that problem, (Editor: I was, too... I was justtrying to think of what could be used to do that) then instantly Ithought that’s not a good idea. What would you think if you just thendrove by and had seen Ralph fiddling around my ear? Ha! Well Iwound up using a the smallest key I had to get the right plug out, andit worked! Did that ever happen to you? I guess the moral is, letthose plugs stick out a bit.
WALTPictures by Walt Halaja
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FOR SALEPlease note: If you sell your item, please notify the newsletter editor so it can be removed from this list.2005 R1200RT: 28k miles. $11,500. All dealer serviced. New front tire and front brakes. Heated seats & grips. BMW Cruise
Control. BMW Alarm. BMW Tankbag. Extra BWM Accessory outlet wired to battery. Contact Trent Dennison:[email protected]
‘06 K1200S, 10.2k, silver/gray, all factory options. Newly installed Akrapovic Ti/Ti/CF full exh, Evoluzione race intake, dualcompound rear tire with Dynojet runs on each change totaling +12rwhp.Dealer installed clear strobe turn/brake lights, CFtrim, panniers w/ liners and tank bag, center stand, June 2012 extended unlimited mi warranty. Dealer maintained w/records.Adult owned, never down,immaculate condition. $13,900/obo, Peter 724-516-1260(PA)
The Sidecar Rig Al Vangura Engineered: For sale at Bob’s BMW, Jessup, MD. A GREAT rig! See p. 6 and above.
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On the Net...Have you found a neat location on the Internet? Send the URL in with a brief description of what
it’s about to the editor and we’ll post it here for the benefit of your fellow riders...Note: copy or type the underlined link into your browser’s URL textbox and hit ‘Go’ or ‘Enter’ to go there.
Our Four Winds Site, what else??? http://www.4windsbmw.org . And always remember never to forget, you can get this andpast color copies of the Newsletter in PDF format there! Check it out if you haven’t already done so.
If you’re stopped at a red light and your light turns green, it is safer to look left and right and make sure all vehiclesare stopped before proceeding. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=-qvXbIenivk .
THE WAY WE WERE
BACK WHEN IN JUNE 2000by Walt Halaja
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RIDING THE WIRESBy Don Poremski
It was a complete stranger who told me of the fun to be had in theHocking Hills doing the “Canopy Tour”. That he gushed about thefun to be had would be an understatement so there was research tobe done.
Yes, there was a thing called the Hocking Hills Canopy Tourwith web site, contact information and a fetching young blonde onthe home page. Okay, it was a bit distant for the club members of theMOC, Four Winds and the Canton Motorcycle Club, but as is said,“nothing ventured”. The call went out and five willing adventurersbraved cold, wind and threats of rain to do the tour. Our “Ziprincess”was Judy Gau, the “Lone Winder” Sean Barrett, Paul (I can fit a 44harness) Mitchell, the “Lad Hungarian” Laszlo Repay and the au-thor.
It was 93 down to Logan and 33 to Rockbridge. Route 93 is oftenreferred to as “The Harley Mother Road” and in keeping with thatminatory moniker, our group of four had its own “chase vehicle”, aMazda Miata for Judy and Laszlo, the latter who does not own anelectric vest and the former who just hates riding in high winds. Inretrospect, the riding wasn’t too bad for all the chill and wind gusts.There are just enough turns to keep it interesting if you ignore thoseconservative speed suggestions. The Harley dudes can take them atthe signage speeds without threat of grounding those triple chromeplated Screaming Eagle mufflers.
You arrive, sign in, take a load off before your time group iscalled. Then you suit up in a body harness, trolley, and safety linesbefore receiving instruction at the ground school. Let the guides hookyou up, sit down and zip the line. Look for the signal from the otherguide to slow down if need be by placing a gloved palm on the cableBEHIND the trolley and your kiester has landed. Then it’s an ATVride to the starting point with ten zips and several rope bridges be-fore a sort of rappel to the ground. None of the group had a problemwith heights and that’s a good thing.
At the start of each zip, Jeremiah would go first; then all weneeded was Love (ruh-ta-da-da-da) to hook you up, sit down, andzip. What a ride—gliding through the forest canopy, over caves andthe Hocking (not a river because it’s not 100 miles long). Afterarrival, your safety lines are switched from zip lines to security lineson the tree platforms. You are then asked to step around the tree toawait the arrival of the next zipper, which could be viewed throughthe crotch of the tree.
Yeah, there was screaming, but then that’s how Judy took hermind off the flowing waters nearby. There was styling, too: ball upfor speed or lie back to look at the overhead leafy roof. For those whodeclined, we understand. It was a bit of a hardship getting there andback, but we had great fun in the process. Judy, Paul, and Laszlo gotto look at the Canton M/C clubhouse and we four from Ohio hadbreakfast at The Station restaurant also in Brewster: good food andcheap. Sean had the longest ride home which gets him further kudos.All arrived home safe and mostly dry. Those who haven’t had thechance should try route 78 between Nelsonville and Caldwell. Wastempted to do a side trip on the triple nickel, but the barn beckoned.Had to pass only two vehicles eastbound the whole way.
So, if you hear a club member tell you to, “Zip it!”, he or she issuggesting you do the canopy tour,…..I think.
DON
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Laurel Highlands BMW Riders #294
BMW Riders Campout
Somerset, Pa June 18, 19, & 20, 2010
8th Annual Laurel Highlands BMW Riders Campout. Fathers Day weekend We return to Pioneer Park Campground www.pioneerparkcampground.com, located in south central Pennsylvania. Pioneer Park is a terrific full-service camping resort with excellent showers and facilities, minutes away from the Pa. Turnpike Exit #10, Somerset, Pa. or the Donegal exit #9. Directions: From Somerset, Rt. 31 W. 7 miles to campground. From Donegal, Rt. 31 E 12 miles. Cost is just $40.00 for the full weekend of activities and includes, two nights camping, meals, loads of door prizes, self-guided ride info and 7th Annual rally pin for the first 100 registrants. Activities include, self-guided rides to Flight 93 Memorial crash site, Johnstown Flood Memorial, and other self-guided rides in the The Alleghenies and 30 minutes from historic Johnstown, Pa. Lots of great riding in any direction, West Virginia, Western Maryland; covered bridges, historic sites including Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater. Come enjoy the great riding & excellent sites in the beautiful Laurel Highlands! Friday evening Gourmet Dump Stew (bring a can or 2 to add to the pot), hotdogs & snacks till their gone. Morning Coffee & tea. Saturday evening Chicken BBQ Dinner, tons of door prizes. Sunday Hearty send-off breakfast! Pavilion, picnic tables, hot showers, campfires allowed-wood provided! Motels & Restaurants nearby. Sat. night campground band! Discount for one night, not camping or 16 or younger. Info: George Blackham IV, [email protected] or Jason Kaplitz; [email protected] (814) 535-8669 Pre-registration appreciated- Send check to LHBMWR C/O 840 Basin Dr. Windber Pa. 15963
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June 18 – 20, 2010 8th Annual Laurel Highlands BMW Riders Campout Advanced Registration Form Please fill in the form at the bottom of the page. Mail it with a check or money order to the indicated address. By registering in advance you will assist us in determining the number of friends who will attend the Laurel Highlands BMW Riders Campout. Allowing us to plan accordingly and serve you better, Thank you, ----------------------------------------------------------------
2010 Laurel Highlands BMW Riders Campout registration form (please use separate form for each vehicle)
Name_________________________________ Passengers Name__________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________________ (street) (city) (state) (zip) Phone _______________________________________ email ____________________________________ Number of adults (16 or over) ______ x $40 = _________ check or money order payable to: Laurel Number of children (under 16) ______x $35 = _________ Highlands BMW Riders C/O S. Papinchak 840 Basin Drive, Windber Pa. 15963 Total enclosed__________
LH CAMPOUT REGISTRATION FORM
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JUNE MEETING INFORMATIONAs you’ll have noted from the first and last pages, the club’s regularJune meeting will be held in connection with the June Campout ofour sister club, The Laurel Highlands BMW Riders. The meetinglunch will be either of the ‘bring your own brown bag food and drink’type, OR you can, prior to the meeting, if you want a sit-down lunch,you can come early and stop for lunch at the Lurel Mountain Inn,which is about 1.7 miles West of Trent Rd. (where you turn in off Rte31tto get to the Pioneer Park Campground entrance a few 10ths of amile from the corner), or if you prefer a great hoagie, Jason Kaplitzsays you can purchase one of them at CoGo’s, which has a gas sta-tion about 4/10ths of a mile West of the Trent Rd corner. I wouldsuspect you could also get something to drink at CoGos. Jason saysthe Camp Store doesn’t have sandwiches. As you’ll note, just thistime the meeting begins at 2:00PM instead of this year’s usual Noon.If you wish to attend the LH Rally there, see the information here inthe newsletter. It includes a registration form and info on the prices,etc.
Should you wish to enjoy the Chicken BBQ Supper that will beheld at 6:30PM, YOU MUST MAKE A RESERVATION to do so byJUNE 11TH AT THE LATEST. The best way of doing that would be
to contact Jason Kaplitz directly via e-mail at: [email protected] orby telephone at: 814-535-8669. You can also make a reservation bycontacting one of our Board Members and letting them know youwant to stay for the Chicken BBQ Supper--but you’d have to makesure they pass the information along to Jason. The cost of the supperwill be $8.00. Note, however that if you haven’t made a reservation,8 dollars won’t buy you the supper. The cost of the supper is in-cluded in the price of the rally for those attending the whole rally.
Note that entry to the campground for members of 4 Winds justattending the meeting is free.
MAP TO PIONEER PARK
CAMPGROUNDShowing Laurel Mtn Inn and CoGo’s.
CAMPOUT T-SHIRT GRAPHICSIf you’re into T-Shirts, another come-on of our June meeting are theneat T-Shirt graphics that you’ll find on the T-Shirts the Laurel High-landers will be selling. Lady Di sent these around in an e-mail, soyou may have seen them before, but if not, here they iz:
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Four Winds BMW Ridersc/o Ralph Meyer, Editor6056 Meadow LaneBakerstown, PA 15007-9720
DIRECTIONS TO THE JUNE MEETING:The regular June 19th, 2010 meeting of the 4 Winds BMW riders will beheld from 2:00 PM** on at the Laurel Highlands BMW Club Campout atthe Pioneer Park Campground, 273 Trent Rd. about 7 miles West ofSomerset. This is a bring your own Brown Bag Lunch OR, Jason Kaplitzsays great Hoagies are purchaseable at a CO-GO’s just west of the en-trance to the campground on Rte. 31 and the Laurel Mtn. Inn is also justwest of the park if you want to sit down to eat before the meeting. IF youare not camping and just attending the meeting and would like to stay forthe 6:30 PM Chicken BBQ supper, the cost will be $8.00 each, but RES-ERVATIONS FOR THE SUPPER MUST BE MADE BEFORE JUNE12TH!!!: Please tell one of our officers or email Jason Kaplitz [email protected] before then and the sooner the better.. (If you arecamping for the whole rally the cost is included in the rally fee)From the West on the Superslab: Take the turnpike, I-76, East. Take the
Donegal exit--exit 91--to the right towards Pa-711/Ligonier/Uniontown.Turn left out of the exit onto Hwy 31. In about 11.7 miles, Turn rightonto Trent Rd. In about .4 miles turn right into Pioneer Park Camp-ground @ (GPS) Latitude & Logitude: N40.02637 W79.21376.
From the West on Back roads: If you don't like the super slab, figure backroads to get to Rte 31 East. Continue on Hwy 31 about 11.7 miles pastthe Donegal Turnpike Exit to Trent Rd. Turn right onto Trent Rd, goabout .4 miles and turn right into the Campground.
**The Board will meet at 11:00AM if it hasn’t met elsewhere before.
HOW DO I JOIN
FOUR WINDS BMWRIDERS?
To join, come to a meeting and introduceyourself. Meetings are listed here in theNewsletter and in the schedule of eventson the Web Site, www.4windsbmw.org.
Membership dues are $15 per year for pri-mary membership, and $7.50 per year forassociate members residing in the samehousehold as a primary member.
