RECENT PAST RIDE SUMMARIES

February 8, 2003 – Pasadena M/C Poker Run. We had 8 bikes with 10 riders. This was Kathy Fitzgerald’s first long ride on her new Honda Shadow. We covered a variety of roads from city traffic to the San Gabriel Mountain “twistys” to country roads and Kathy did well. We were all very proud of her. She was pretty tired at the end way out in Pomona with a long drive back home but had a great time as did all of us.

UPCOMING RIDES

February 8 Pasadena M/C Poker run. Start at the Rose Bowl. Be there at 0800 with a full tank and full tummy.

• MARCH 16, 2003 SHAMROCK’S - (Rain date March 23)
• APRIL 6, 2003 SCMA - Miller Children’s Hospital Benefit Run
• APRIL 12-13, 2003 SONG DOG RANCH - This is a motorcycle camp ground exclusively. Will include a barbeque tri-tip dinner with all the fixins and hearty American style breakfast Sunday morning. $30 per person includes camping, dinner and breakfast. If you don't have your own gear, rentals area available. Tent is $10, mattress is $5, sleeping bag with pillow and sheet $15.
• MAY 3-4, 2003 YOSEMITE - Same departure pattern as the Death Valley trip with Friday evening in Ridgecrest. Saturday night in Mammoth. I have been able to get room rates at Motel 6 for about $60 for 2. Will give more exact info soon. Sunday we will go through Lee Vining and over Hwy. 120 through Tioga Pass into Yosemite and home. Will need RSVPs by April 15. Again, guests are welcome.
• JUNE 23-27, 2003 V-DAZE - In Marshall, Michigan
• AUGUST 10, 2003 – Fun-in-the-Sun Ride.
• FALL, 2003 – Ride to the Lompoc area to visit the Quick Silver Ranch, where they have miniature horses. Apparently Jocko’s Restaurant in the area is a good place to eat.

• There was discussion, and perhaps consensus, to start having the club monthly meetings on the first Sunday morning of the month. Ideas were to perhaps do this as a breakfast meeting at some restaurant in the area, as well as perhaps lunchtime meetings at picnic areas in the foothill areas of the LA basin. It would seem to be a good idea to mix the two ideas (do some as breakfast meetings and some as lunchtime meetings at picnic areas), but planning is necessary at a given meeting as to where the next will be, etc. Since the next meeting would fall on April 6, the SCMA Miller’s Children’s Hospital Ride. Perhaps we will have it the at the Son Dog Ranch Camp-out the following weekend.
• There was also discussion concerning discontinuing the annual Alternate Winners Drawing, and instead do a one-day ride, and use the money to pay for lunch for members. There seemed to be consensus for this idea.
• There was discussion about the possibility of a group participation at the Honda Education Center Experienced Rider course in Colton. The cost is approximately $50.00, and those members that have attended this particular rider-training course before indicated that it is very good. This will need to be planned and arranged, if it is decided to do it.