Bartys Bulletin The Fenlanders Chapter Newsletter June 2015 Edition Fenlanders Harley Owners Group Chapter 9143 Disclaimer IN THIS MONTH’S EDITION EDITORIAL EAST OF ENGLAND RALLY FENLANDERS COMMITTEE FROM THE DIRECTORS CHAIR NEWS FROM NEWMARKET HD NEWMARKET HD ~ MEET THE TEAM BLAST FROM THE FENLANDERS PAST LADIES OF HARLEY RIDES RIDEOUT CALENDAR ROUTE 66 ROAD TRIP Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this newsletter, errors or omissions are not the responsibility of the publisher or the editorial staff. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or the editorial staff, HOG UK, Harley-Davidson, their authorised dealers or agents. All rights reserved. Products and services mentioned or advertised within the Fenlanders Newsletter do not carry any endorsement or recommendation by Fenlanders HOG UPCOMING EVENTS NEW MEMBERS CHAPTER MERCHANDISE THE LAST WORD © 2015, Fenlanders Harley Owners Group - Chapter 9143 No part of this newsletter may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without express permission from the author/publisher Thursday 23rd July to Sunday 26th July 2015 The Racecourse, Fakenham The 23rd Fenlanders East of England Rally is just a few short weeks away and record ticket sales are testament as to how many people are already planning to come to the four day, yes FOUR day Rally which will again offer three nights of live music, excellent camping facilities, a choice of catering outlets and an on-site restaurant serving food throughout the day along with an all-day bar that continues into the wee small hours as late night bands play to hardy revellers. For those that don’t want to ride fully loaded, we are taking bookings for the Fenlanders Glamping experience which offers a tent with beds made ready for your arrival along with a few home comforts. Our programme will feature Ride-Outs, our annual ride in Street Party at the coastal resort of Sheringham as well as the annual Bike Show and the normal hi-jinks and laughter you would expect. We are very pleased to announce our Saturday headline band The Electric Ducks will be appearing on stage as well as eight further bands to get the party rocking and rolling. Rally merchandise is available for pre-order and this year we have limited edition Beer Steins and coffee mugs. On site we have expanded our Trader village and we are pleased to welcome our Dealer stand hosted by the Lind Group where you will be able to take advantage of Rally special deals as well as chat with on-site technical support. will be available to purchase. Returning for a further year is the Brown Bear trading post – bring and buy stand, a Tattooist, Biker Patch, along with clothing and accessories stands as well as our Rally shop where Event and Chapter merchandise Tickets available now with free rally pack and pin for tickets purchased before 30 th June 2015: see www.fenlandershog.com for a booking form, to pre-book Glamping and also to pre-order Rally merchandise. So what are you waiting for?.............Book your ticket NOW! Fenlanders Editors Preamble Some information following the June Chapter meeting. Firstly – Chapter vacancies. Chapter Safety Officer: As a part of the UK HOG Charter we have a Safety Officer. This is an important role and includes checking the ride schedule, rally site plus lots more, primarily, to ensure we adhere to HOG UK and BMF insurance requirements. We are looking for a person who is very level headed, has a degree of patience and understands the basics of risk. This is a committee post so attendance at the monthly meeting in Mundford is required Road Captain – Suffolk Region: We have a vacancy for Road Captain in the Suffolk Region, based at Newmarket. The ideal person would be based within a short ride to Newmarket as this role also takes in the New Members Rides and therefore would entail one ride out per month, plus one new members ride every other month (during the riding season). All RC’s attend the HOG UK Road Captains Course (this will be fully funded by the chapter) and due to the costs of the course, we would ask that anyone wishing to apply is in a position to commit to the RC role for a minimum of two seasons (hopefully lots more!). This is a committee post so attendance at the monthly meeting in Mundford is required Road Marshalls – All Regions: To support our Road Captains, we would like to have a minimum of two Road Marshals per region, these roles are/will include acting as tail end Charlie on regional and full chapter ride-out’s, typically we have one regional and one chapter ride per month. We currently have two positions available. These are not committee posts Applications close on Saturday 4th July, so, if you would like to know more or apply for any of the above posts, please email our Director on director@fenlandershog.com Secondly – your newsletter The committee have agreed that we will try to get the monthly newsletter published by the end of the week following the Chapter meeting, i.e. by the 2nd Sunday of each month. This will hopefully mean that information about upcoming chapter activities is more up to date. So for anyone intending to send me contributions the deadline for any copy is now the chapter meeting date itself, for inclusion in that months newsletter. Chapter members have been to the Benelux Rally and also the European HOG rally in Spain this month – perhaps you have been following Terry Cloke on Facebook? And only a month to go now until our own, so another reminder about the Brown Bear stand, where you can sell your unwanted motorcycle parts and clothing, making money for yourself and the club. Also remember to order your discounted rally T shirt and other rally merchandise from Ali – form to print off in this newsletter or just contact her on the bulletin board. After mixed weather until now Summer appears to have arrived. Of course - Neily B always orders it for the rally. . Ride safe Mike DIRECTOR & EVENT COORDINATOR Neil Billig DEALER PRINCIPAL & TREASURER Garry Knowles SAFETY OFFICER ROAD CAPTAIN Neil Sturman EDITOR Mike Gooch WEBMASTER & HISTORIAN Terry Hardy rc.neil@fenlandershog.com 07770 820558 editor@fenlandershog.com 07541 976437 webmaster@fenlandershog.com 07999 102304 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Roger Neal SECRETARY Lindz Warren director@fenlandershog.com 07768 755255 or 01603 746668 assistant.director@fenlandershog.com 07747 302059 or 01362 684430 secretary@fenlandershog.com 07811 672619 ROAD CAPTAIN Dick Hayes ROAD CAPTAIN Kevin (Chewy) Hall rc.dick@fenlandershog.com 07860 259617 or 01842 828698 rc.kevin@fenlandershog.com 07585 172310 or 01206 861682 Richard Stevens DEALER REP PHOTOGRAPHER John White richard@newmarketharley.co.uk 01638 664455 photographer@fenlandershog.com 07974 423585 VACANT garry@newmarketharley.co.uk 07434 700779 MEMBERSHIP OFFICER & LADIES of HARLEY Ali Crane membership@fenlandershog.com 07899 700706 or 01353 699568 From the Directors chair Hello everybody and apologies for not getting a message to you in our last newsletter but it wasn't that easy! You see I was first mate in a crew of four picking up a brand new 36 foot 900 horsepower 70 mph custom built open boat from Miami and delivering it 1000 miles to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. The journey was not however a pleasure cruise although the stopovers we had on the various islands were brilliant. We stayed the first 3 nights in downtown Miami inside Miami harbour while we sea trailed the boat and familiarised ourselves with the boat and the seatronics. We also had to buy all the safety equipment ,fishing rods and provisions of course. Finally setting off at 5 in the morning for a 180 miles leg to Nassau. We stayed at the exact spot where Daniel Craig came out of the sea in his first James Bond film. Other places we saw included where the Pigs swim in the sea at Fowl Cay. We saw the Grotto from Thunderball. We swam with Sharks and Turtles and even a Manatee. We ate wonderful meals and fresh Seafood and even caught our own tuna which we had as Sushi within 10 and steaks that night. We drank in 7 star luxury to local bars but drink we did ! We made our way south in a fairly rough Atlantic having to stop over for extra nights due to the sea state on the windward side making a couple of crossings too rough and dangerous to continue. So after perhaps fuelling the boat ( it drinks 1gallon per mile by the way) and doing some checks etc we relaxed at various bars and had some fabulous laughs and met some lovely people. From the Directors chair The final leg was 220 miles at which stage one of our crew abandoned ship and chartered a plane as he'd taken enough punishment two days before. We made it after a gruelling 9 hours to my mates magnificent house where we were pampered and relaxed for four glorious days and nights. Oh yes and drank a bit more too. It was an adventure that will stay with me forever and despite the batterings we took I'd do it all again tomorrow !!! Well with a month now until the rally I'm delighted with another record number of pre sold tickets and looking forward to a fantastic time. I hope you are too! Summer seems to have arrived at long last too and those tourists are around taking wrong turns all over the place so take extra care of yourselves and each other but enjoy yourselves and your bikes ! All the very best Neily B News from Newmarket HD Hi All, Sitting here in scorching hot weather, about time! It’s fantastic being able to ride to work knowing that it will be a decent temperature at 6.30am, if only it was like this all year round! Some great news is that Dick and I are now signatories to the bank account which means that we can now request online banking and burst into the 21st century!. We are also looking into a portable cardnet machine which will mean that we can take credit/debit cards for chapter merchandise at meetings etc. Apart from that, all all is well with the accounts and we continue to update weekly. We are preparing for the rally and this year will be able to break down the outgoings and incomings more accurately. On Saturday 27th we opened Newmarket at 6.00am to welcome the 41 riders taking part in the Dawn to Dusk Ride 2015. Richard & Alison, Mitch, Emma and myself were here very early and pleasingly we were joined by Lindz and Chewy for the chapter. We did a breakfast for the riders on the BBQ and raised £42.27 for the Chapter Charity Fund. It was touch and go though as we thought the riders would arrive in dribs and drabs. Oh no! All 41 riders mostly with pillions arrived at 6.15am, so we had a tad of a rush. but I’m pleased to say the team coped really well, see the photos here… http://www.lindhd.co.uk/pages/newmarket/newmarket-harley-davidson-gallery.htm Events wise at the shop we have a very busy July coming up, starting with Thetford & District Motorcycle Club on Sunday 19 th July at Thetford Rugby Club. So if you are in the area on the day pop and see us, we’ll have a few bikes there and maybe a three wheel one too! The biggest by far for July will be The East of England Rally where we will have a Tech and support vehicle plus the usual merchandise stalls at the rally site and at Sheringham. For the Friday ride to Norwich we have bought a load of H-D flags so hopefully the ride in should get a good reception at The Forum. Sharon and the kids are coming to the rally for the weekend and I know they are looking to catching up with some old faces from the past. Then, we are at Essex House of Horrors Rally for the last weekend of July, so a busy month coming up but it’s great to get out there! Finally, Emma Harlie, my Daughter. is now working at Newmarket on Saturdays,. She has just left school and is taking a business course at Stamford College, so please join with me in welcoming her to the Newmarket team and say hello the next time you are in the shop. Anyway, that’s about all for now, as always, my contact details are below…. Ride Safe Garry 07434 700779 garry@newmarketharley.co.uk News from Newmarket HD Hi All, We had an early start on Saturday 27th June for the Dawn to Dusk Ride. Lindz and Chewy joined us to help with the BBQ as did my better half Alison, and Mitch and Emma from the shop. All went well with 41 bikes arriving, fed, watered and on their way to Lands Ends via another three H-D Dealerships. We also raised over £40 for the chapter charity at the BBQ and the weather was superb! We still a few of our bargain boots (some reduced from £150 to £60) so pop in and grab a pair if you haven’t already, have a look here…. http://www.lindhd.co.uk/shop/online-store/special-offers/Footwear.htm I’m still getting new members join up which is really good. We are holding the new owners day on the last Saturday of the month which is a great welcome for any potential new member and anyone can come along, so if you have a friend that may be interested in joining up, pass them my details! The big news of the month is that we have a super special offer on selected new bikes. You could get up to £1,000 worth of Parts or Accessories when choosing a new bike from us, more details here…. http://www.lindhd.co.uk/pages/newmarket/news-and-events/june-offer-extended-throughout-july.htm And finally, as always, I will always mention I am here to serve you and the chapter. I’m pretty sure we have the best chapter in the country! Let’s have the best rally, and, along with the shop, be proud that we provide the best service, best rally, best events and the membership experience in the UK. I will always work hard to prove that, so let’s look forward to rest of the year and beyond. Thank you for continued support, and if you have any ideas put them forward to me and I will see what we can do. Thank you see you out there Ricardo RICHARD STEVENS Sales Executive CHRIS MORRIS Sales Manager MITCH CALVER Parts Advisor YULIA PRYDOROZHKO General Merchandise/Clothing JONATHAN HUNT Master Technician STEVE CARPENTER Technician GORDON “BUZZ’” BURRELL Motorcycle Detailer DEREK “DEL” WING Delivery Driver MIKE BLOMFIELD General Sales Manager LEE PENDERGAST Online Sales ROB CLARKE Technician TRACEY MARTIN Sales Administrator SANDY FOTHERINGHAM Parts Advisor MYLES CONNING Parts Manager Al JAMES Parts Advisor DAVE TAYLOR Service Advisor JOE HUBBARD Apprentice Technician ANDY MORRIS Service Manager DIANE CLARK Dealership Accountant GARRY KNOWLES Dealer Principal THE BRITISH HAVE A WAY WITH WORDS The train was quite crowded and a U.S. Marine walked the entire length of the train looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well dressed, middle aged French woman's poodle. The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am may I have that seat"? The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular "Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat". The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was under that dog. Please Ma'am, may I sit down, I'm very tired? She snorted, "Not only are you Americans rude you are also arrogant". This time the Marine didn't say a word, he just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window and sat down. The woman shrieked "Someone must defend my honour! This American should be put in his place!" An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up. "Sir, you Americans seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold your fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road. And now Sir you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window". Blast from the Fenlanders Past ! [from 2006] Fenlanders Chapter Harley Owners Group Monthly Newsletter May 2006 Cider Rally 2006 Snr Rd Capt Bayfield, guest speaker, completes his presentation on the 2nd Donkey Drop system to an admiring audience of new recruits in Weston Super Mare. Snr Rd Capt Bayfield, from Norfolk, later commented, “they are bright boys and girls. Using the carrot (and stick) approach, they soon picked it up” courtesy of our Historian Terry Hardy Blast from the Fenlanders Past ! [from 2006] courtesy of our Historian Terry Hardy Ladies of Harley Rides First LOH ride out of the year The outlook was not good to say the least, showers and colder than it had been recently. Is this really June? Not to be one deterred by a bit of rain from a ride out I set off anyway hoping that a few would brave it and join me. I was not disappointed Mike and Shirley were waiting for me at Beacon Hill. Sally, Vanessa and Mandy rolled in not long after and were all raring to go. We set off across country following the scenic route A1120 and what a lovely route. Black clouds followed our route out to Southwold, however other than a couple of little spits it stayed mainly dry and as we road into town the sky’s brighten . We parked up and Mike flashed his pink clothing at us ( you need to ask him what that was!) and we settled down for a very pleasant lunch at the Red Lion. Many passers by commented on our bikes especially Mike's new Softail - a beaut, one lady cyclist telling Sally and I she had been inspired by us ladies and may take up her Vespa again. As long as its on two wheels it all counts. The only downside to the day was we all caught the rain going home , but its only water and there always the bliss of a hot shower and a cup of tea to end a good ride. What a lovely way to spend a Sunday, and we will do it again next month. Yvette x 2015 Fenlanders Schedule Month Date Day of week O/C/M Event Detail Meet Destination July May 3rd Friday Sunday Open Closed Norfolk Regional Ride Out Committee/Monthly Meeting Local Event Morrisons Fakenham The Crown,- Mundford Circular The Crown July 5th Sunday Closed Committee/Monthly Meeting The Crown, Mundford The Crown May July 10th 11th Sunday Saturday Member Open Monthly Club Ride Out Group Riding Training Day Joint Ride with Iceni - FenlandLearn how erstotoride runsafely in a large group of bikes TBA Black Bear HD 1030/1100hrs TBA Circular July May 12th 16th Sunday Saturday Closed Open LOH Ride Out Central & Cambridgeshire Ride Out Ladies to ride! Local Event Krazy Horse - Bury St Edmunds Black Bear HD 1030/1100hrs Lollipop Diner Circular July 16th Thursday Open Social Night Mundford The Crown, Mundford The Crown May July 21st 18th Thursday Saturday Open Open Social Night Mundford Central & Cambridgeshire Ride Out Local Event The Crown, Mundford Black Bear HD 1030/1100hrs The Crown Circular May July 23rd 23rd - 26th Saturday Thur/Sunday Open Rally Poker Run East of England Rally Dealer Event Annual Club Rally Black Bear/Norwich Fakenham Racecourse TBA May August 30th 2nd Saturday Sunday Open Closed Suffolk Regional Ride Out Committee/Monthly Meeting Local Event TBA The Crown, Mundford TBA The Crown June August 5th 7th Friday Friday Open Open Norfolk Norfolk Regional Regional Ride Ride Out Out Local Local Event Event Morrisons Morrisons -- Fakenham Fakenham Circular Circular August June 15th 7th Saturday Sunday Open Closed Central & Cambridgeshire Ride Out Committee/Monthly Meeting Local Event Black Bear HD 1030/1100hrs Circular The Crown August June 16th 14th Sunday Sunday Closed Closed LOH Ride Ride Out Out LOH Ladies to to ride! ride! Ladies Brown’s Café TBC- Mundford Fakenham TBC June August 18th 20th Thursday Open Open Social Social Night Night Mundford Mundford The Crown, Mundford The Crown August June 22nd 20th Saturday Saturday Open Open Poker Run Central & Cambridgeshire Ride Out Dealer Event Local Event Norwich/Black Bear Black Bear HD 1030/1100hrs TBA Circular August 23rd Sunday Closed Monthly Club Ride Out TBA TBA TBA June 21st Sunday Closed Monthly Club Ride Out Club ride with Lunch - Full day TBA TBA August 29th 27th Saturday Saturday Open Open Suffolk Regional Ride Out Suffolk Regional Ride Out Local Event Local Event TBA TBA TBA TBA June Route 66 Road Trip with Mike & Shirley Gooch Day 15 250 Miles from Las Vegas NV to Victorville CA. But the first problem was getting out of Las Vegas. Although Bear our guide has done this trip over 100 times before he still managed to take a wrong turn. So we left our hotel from the car park at the rear and some 10 minutes later found ourselves passing it again at the front. Never mind – another chance to ride ‘the strip’ before we leave. This part of the route required some detours because of bad weather and flooding ahead of us. Part of old Route 66 had been washed away. So we headed through the Mojave Desert for Amboy. A time capsule of 1950s America in the middle of the desert. Now barely a settlement, let alone a destination, it boasts the highlight of Roys Motel and Café and a population of 20. An essential stop for something to drink already and some shade from the severe heat. But what should we find when we arrived, an English student on a bicycle who was riding across America from east coast to west. He had stopped at Amboy because he knew he did not have enough time to cross the desert in front of him before nightfall. Good luck to him. Then it was back the way we had come, on to Interstate 40, before we could get back on 66 again. Route 66 Road Trip The next stop was Barstow, for Elmers bottle tree ranch. One of the more weird and wonderful attractions along historic Route 66 . Made from hundreds of empty bottles mounted on recycled scrap metal poles, the quirky masterpiece was born around 2000 when artist Elmer inherited a wealth of discarded treasures that his late father had found over the years while wandering the desert. Unsure what to do with the hoard, Elmer decided to make the bottles into his first bottle tree, then another and another. Before he knew it he had an orchard and the Bottle Tree Ranch was born. Then on another 40 miles or so for our overnight stop in Victorville. Route 66 Road Trip Day 16 – last day of the tour Packing the bags and loading up with mixed feelings. Yes, we had more days to look forward to in San Francisco after the tour ended, but this was to be it. We wanted to get to the other end of Route 66 to say we had done it, but we wanted the tour to go on and on. A relatively short 90 mile ride from Victorville to Los Angeles, the end of the line. No real sights to report en route. We had been well briefed about the traffic in LA. Stay in a tight group, ride fast, watch out for the car drivers. All good and necessary advice. So we rode into the city in glorious weather, headed for the ocean and Santa Monica pier. We parked in and gathered at the end of the Will Rogers Highway for a group photo and then some individual ones. Then we wandered on to the pier for our last lunch together, at Bubba Gumps - yes there really is one! After lunch we returned the bikes to Glendale Harley Davidson, having ridden 2953.4 miles across America. A farewell dinner at the hotel awaited us before we went our separate ways, but this was the emotional bit. All those miles, making great friends on the way [still in touch with some of them on Facebook now, even in South Africa and Australia]. Great tour guides in Marc and Bear. A great bike to ride, so much so that it caused me to buy my new Heritage this year. An unforgettable experience. The only problem is 9 months on we now want to do it all over again. Yeehaaw !! Mike & Shirley SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND SIR? Just as you can get insurance for Cars, Property, Sports etc. you can now get insurance for SEX So make sure you get the correct insurance for the sex you are having. Please find a list of companies below catering for most tastes: Sex with your wife - Legal & General. Sex on the telephone - Direct Line Sex with your Partner - Standard Life Sex with someone Different - Go Compare Sex with a lady of generous proportions - More Than Sex on the back seat of a car - Sheila's Wheels Sex with a sailor - Admiral Sex with a prostitute - Commercial Union Sex with your maid - Employer's Liability Sex with an OAP - Saga Sex resulting in pregnancy - General Accident Sex with a transvestite - Confused.com Please make sure you are adequately covered! PEAK RIDERS RALLY Alison House Hotel Intake Lane Cromford DE4 3RH Matlock United Kingdom Friday, 10 July 2015 at 12:00 Sunday, 12 July 2015 at 13:00 (BST) NEW MEMBERS AT THE JUNE MEETING KEVIN AND BRIDGET TURNER MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Ali Crane membership@fenlandershog.com 07899 700706 Coming soon a range of new Chapter and HOG merchandise to complement our existing accessories and which will be available to purchase from Ali. HOG Motorhead Baseball cap £13.00 each HOG Motorhead keyring 7.00 each HOG Motorhead antique nickel pin £6.50 each Enamelled Chapter pins will also be available featuring the new and the heritage HOG logos. Please contact Ali to place your order loh.ali@fenlandershog.com ready for the new stock arriving or if you need new rockers or patches. All merchandise items will be available to purchase at the Rally. For a full list of current merchandise see the cabinet in the shop or email Ali. THE LAST WORD SEE NO EVIL SPEAK NO EVIL HEAR NO EVIL
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