June 7, 1997
CI-CI's Pizza Ride, Douglasville
LOOKING THROUGH THE TURNS
I would like to thank all of you that turned out for the
Atlanta Police Department's Annual Memorial Ride, this year in memory of
our own Dale Moorefield. The ride originated from the East parking lot
of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. We had a group of about 40 people, most
of which were Atlanta H.O.G. Members, and enjoyed a beautiful ride to the
Dillard House for lunch. After quite a filling meal, Frank Roberts led
us on a ride through the mountains from Clayton to Clarksville on some
of the most curve-laden roads in Georgia. The weather was great, the food
was out of this world and the ride was spectacular.
H-D OF ATLANTA GRAND OPENING
The Grand Opening on Saturday, May 24th was sensational!
The hotdogs were catered by The Barbecue House, Inc., Kennesaw was the
band for the day, our own Atlanta H.O.G. Member, Travis Tritt, gave us
a rousing performance and the dealership was packed all day long. Thank
you to all of the volunteers who helped at the Atlanta H.O.G. table by
signing up and welcoming new members and advertising our up-coming rides.
RIDES
We have a whole bunch of rides coming up for an opportunity
to ride. We have a ride to eat pizza, barbecue, who-knows what, and more
barbecue. We will cover some of the most beautiful country in the state
and will give you good times to remember. And as always, if you have a
place you want to ride to, just call any of the officers and we will try
to set up a ride wherever it is. One of the best places to discuss rides
and activities at the monthly business meeting the Tuesday before the Thursday
monthly Chapter Meeting. It is a casual, laid-back meeting where we can
discuss anyone's ideas and suggestions. All members are urged to attend.
COMING HOME 1998
Time is rapidly running out to get your Combination Packages
for the 95th Birthday Party for Harley-Davidson and the 15th Anniversary
of H.O.G. in Milwaukee the first week of June of 1998. For more information
call 1-800-843-9584. You don't want to miss it.
ATLANTA HOG CARDS
If you haven't gotten your new card it is probably because we don't have your National H.O.G. number. Call Rene with it today.
Myrtle Beach was great. I only saw a few of the Atlanta H.O.G. members, but I know more of you were at the beach.
With the summer months upon us, a few reminders for riding safely come to mind. Summer months provide us with a different kind of riding. What I mean by a different kind of riding, is clothing. Short sleeve shirts, "T" shirts or tank tops are the most common sights. Most of us still keep on the jeans and boots. However, if you do have a notion to ride in shorts please consider keeping on the over the ankle boots. If something happens and your bike goes down, the road rash will heal quicker than a broken or torn ankle (This depends on how severe your accident is, of course.) Big caution! When riding with "T" shirts or tank tops in hot weather, your body will dehydrate quicker. This means more fluid (water) intake and possibly more frequent stops during your ride are needed. Dehydration can cause dizziness, blurred vision and inter ear dysfunction. In other words, you could fall off your bike and get hurt, because you are not in control of your faculties.
Because of the less body cover, sun burn and sun poisoning are two other factors we need to deal with during summer riding. Sun burn can add to the effects of dehydration as well as the pain it may cause. Sun poisoning can -cause the same symptoms as dehydration plus nausea. Protect your exposed skin with proper sun screens and lotions while riding.
Remember, if you are not safe. No One Is!!!
I spoke with Linda recently and they are really excited about having us visit. Linda and Mike have invited folks from several H.O.G. chapters including Charlotte, Spartanburg, Greenville and others. We have two bands booked, a southern rock band for the afternoon and a blues band for the night. Hey..... this is really going to be some PARTY!!!!
We will travel through the back roads of northeast Georgia and northwest South Carolina. Our destination for early evening Saturday, June 21 is The Roadside Grille in York, South Carolina. Linda and Mike Peavy will host us at their restaurant. There will be plenty of great food and live music. Linda has also invited many of the local H.O.G. members to join us for the evening. This will provide us a great opportunity to meet new riding friends. Sunday, June 22 maybe our new friends will show us some of their favorite South Carolina roads. We will head back to Atlanta early afternoon.
Call me to sign up for this GREAT ride!!!!!
See HOGWASH for Ride Details...
Mendel Stafford
770-729-0858
I would like to thank all of the people that helped me with all the set-up and help at Stone Mountain Park. Thank you Bettie Southern, Glenda Ridley, Eb and Anita Struss for working registration. A big Thank You to Lauralee, Allan Cassiday, Sylvia Beauchamp and Teresa and John for working most of the day Saturday in the rain. And Thanks to Jim for leading the ride. It looked a little grim Saturday morning when I left Smyrna while the tornado siren was going off. But we all made it. We had 12 bikes in the show Saturday with Kent Armstrong winning lst place, Chuck Wilde winning 2nd lace and Lauralee winning 3rd place.
On Sunday we had 71 entries with Kent Armstrong winning lst place, Keith Appling winning 2nd and David Devlin winning 3rd.
We raised over $6,000.00 for the weekend. Don Warrington raised $3000.00 (lst place), Larry Laughlin raised $646.00 and Kent Armstong raised $548.00.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!
Rene' Durham
