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The Official Club of |
Nov/Dec. 2006 CalCoastRiders.com Ventura County HRCA #269  |
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the Rider's Seat By Roy Hooper I want to start of this issue by thanking our Members for the cool gifts you gave me!  Carla
and Jeff Roe presented me with the book "Everything You Need To
Know- Street bikes" written by and signed by Bill Stermer and then just
1 month later you super Members collected $440 so I could put it
towards the $699 Corbin Smuggler for my FJR. SO A BIG THANK YOU
TO ALL YOU MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO DO THIS. I enjoy being
President of the Club and these 2 gifts mean a lot to me.2 WAY RADIOS We have purchased 2 way radios for our rides! Now our leader and sweeper are able to communicate during the rides. We use GMRS channel 15 and you are encouraged to listen to us during the ride. View our RADIO page for more info. FREE LUNCH. For our
Members, here is your chance to win a FREE lunch on any Club ride
you attend by being the first with the correct answer
to this question- What was the first mass-produced motorcycle with a disc brake?
If you think you know the answer leave it on my home phone and I will
post your name here- 646-2905.Jeff Roe won the last time, now here's your chance. UPDATED ON NOV. 2 Jeff Johnson was the first to answer with the 1969 Honda 750. Congratulations Jeff. MEMBER RENEWALS COMING UP October is the time to renew your annual $12 membership. If you joined BEFORE 2006 then you will need to renew. If you don't remember when you joined just go to your member page and under your photo it will state "Member since..." For renewal instructions visit the Join page. You don't need to fill out the app again but if your address has changed please let me know. You will have to renew if you still want to get the 15% discount at Cal Coast Motorsports and be able to take part in events geared for members only. Email me if you have any questions. 411 FOR CELL PHONES On some cell phones if you call 411 you will get charged $2.50 but now there is a free number that is ad supported. I have used this free service a lot. 1-800-373-3411 DECEMBER PARTY Right after the Ventura County 7th Annual Toy Run in December we plan on having our December/Christmas Party. This will be free to our Members to show our appreciation for your support on our rides and to meet our Members who are not able to make our rides. Two years ago Jerry and Mieko Purdy were great hosts when we had it at their home and they have offered to do it again in 2006. We will also have a gift exchange for those that would like to participate- Just bring a gift that is $10 or less. If you can't make the ride you can meet us at the Purdy home. Watch our site for latest info! View the Flyer that Jerry made. Ride Safe. CCR Product Review- GPS By Roy Hooper Earlier this year I did a write up on GPS use on our motorcycles and with Christmas coming up this would make a great and useful present. At first I didn't think that I "needed" a  GPS
but after using it for 5 months I can tell you that it is a very
valuable tool on long trips as well as local use. Going to a
place for the first time? Just put in the address and she will
direct you there. YOU CANNOT GET LOST. You will also see icons
for gas stations, coffee shops and more. If you think you might
ride in the rain then you probably will want to look at
the waterproof units. The best prices I have found where at Fry's
and the internet.Click here for GPS info. CCR
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Sept.
and Oct. Rides By Roy Hooper Battletrax 2006 In September Dave Culton, Joe Bartlett, Jeff Rotter and I headed to BMW of Long Beach for the Battletrax. The BT is not a racing event, it is on a course laid out in a huge parking lot and it is won by having a consistent time each time you do a lap. You get better by learning how to control your bike through tight turns and the sweepers. There were girl riders too and they did very well. Trophies were given out to the top ten finishers and 2 of our Members received trophies- Joe Bartlett and Jeff Rotter. BMW had ten motorcycles there for demos and the 4 of us had a blast riding them around town.
Mt. Pinos I had this September ride all planned out- we would take 33 to 166 and go the back way to Pine Mntn. Club. Well, 33 was closed from Lockwood Valley Rd. to 166 do to underroad slippage so we had to take Lockwood Valley Rd. to and from Pine Mntn. Club. I had also planned that once we get to Mt. Pinos we could look out over the south part of the mountain and see the awesome view. Well, the month long Labor Day fire started earlier that month and now the smoke was covering all of Lockwood Valley so there went the view! But as you can see by the photo below we still managed to have a good time. At Mt. Pinos Carla presented me with $440 that a lot of our Members chipped in so that I can buy the Corbin Smuggler. Thank you very much!!
Devil's Punch Bowl Vice President Rick Bell led our October ride to the Devil's Punch Bowl in the mountains south of Palmdale. We first stopped at Charlie Brown's Farm in Pearblossom where we all picked out our delicious lunches. Then off we went on deserted roads towards the Punch Bowl where we enjoyed our lunches in peace since we were so far away from civilization. Rick then led us down the mountain and over to the Sierra Highway. We stopped at an animal compound that had some large and beautiful animals for us to observe. Then we went to Cal Coast Motorsports to give them the Ride For Kids plaque that they earned when together we raised $10,400.
Sidecar Rally This free event is held annually at Griffith Park. Members that attended were Lou Vanderveen, Jeff Ladner, Paco, Richard Sweet, Larry Meyers, Brent Salmon and Roy Hooper.
Check our Photo Gallery for more photos of all our rides! CCR |
Cal Coast Riders 2006 Calendar of Events
* means Monthly Club Ride
*Nov. 12- Harley's Rock Inn in Leona Valley.
We will leave Jack's at 8:15 so that we can see the VIPs at the front of the pack. Rick Bell leading.
December 9- Ventura County 7th Annual Toy Run. Please bring an unwrapped girl's toy and a boy's toy. Followed by the December/Christmas Party. We will also have a gift exchange for those that would like to participate. Just bring a gift that is $10 or less.
December 10- Santa Barbara Ride with lunch at Burro Beach Park.
VISIT CalCoastRiders.com FOR ALL THE RIDE DETAILS.
*Nov. 12- Harley's Rock Inn in Leona Valley.
We will leave Jack's at 8:15 so that we can see the VIPs at the front of the pack. Rick Bell leading.
December 9- Ventura County 7th Annual Toy Run. Please bring an unwrapped girl's toy and a boy's toy. Followed by the December/Christmas Party. We will also have a gift exchange for those that would like to participate. Just bring a gift that is $10 or less.
December 10- Santa Barbara Ride with lunch at Burro Beach Park.
VISIT CalCoastRiders.com FOR ALL THE RIDE DETAILS.
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