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Founded March, 2002 - Current Membership: 109 No monthly meetings are held. See the "About" link at:
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Founded March, 2002 - Current Membership: 109 No monthly meetings are held. See the "About" link at:
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Hi Everyone
First note: Is anyone an experienced webmaster that is familiar with PHP-based message boards? If so, would you help me out in getting such a message board established for the club? Our Yahoo message board is sadly underused and I've noticed that most club sites now use highly interactive PHP-type boards and get a great deal of use out of them. Setting one up is just new to me. Let me know.
DON'T FORGET! We have a group offroad camp coming up May 2-4. Bring the family and friends and come join us if you can. Marisa Ryan and her family will be out there on Friday with the club banner. More info below.
April 6 - Yamaha Superbike Challenge
Vane, Lefo, Mike, his friend Tony and I got together
for a day at CA Speedway. Although it was a slap-in-the-face reminder of
my own stupidity, having forgotten sun block, we had a good time race-watching
from multiple points around the track. Some photos to share HERE.
May 2-4 Offroad Weekend Camp - El Mirage
| Who: | All offroaders, including family & friends |
| What: | Weekend Offroad Camp at El Mirage (dry
lakebed)
This is about 50 square miles of open desert that is fenced so you cant get lost. There are no camp reservations required or available. Please bring all your own food and cooking/camping equipment. |
| Where: | Directions: 395 north, into Adelanto, turn left on Crippen Rd, it dead ends turn right. This road curves left and turns into El Mirage Rd. Several miles down you will see the sign on the right that says El Mirage. Take that main road up about 2 miles and you will see us with a black Expedition (Marisa Ryan's) pulling a Dunes 21ft Toy Trailer with the club banner. |
| When: | Friday - Sunday, May 2-4. (Some people will be there on Friday) |
| Other: | Open fires are permitted. They will
check camps for glass and nails. All bikes must have spark arrestors.
Trash is carry out and there are some bathrooms there. No running water.
Very strict helmet laws and no double riding on quads. They ticket. Anything
and everything is welcome here. Rockets, planes, anything motorized.
No firearms or fireworks permitted. No Adventure pass required and no RV
hookups available. More info than you ever wanted is available HERE.
See the poll
at the homepage.
If you have questions, contact Marisa Ryan at (909) 371-7313 or mryanbears@yahoo.com |
PS I may not get out there until Saturday morning.
June Road Ride to Julian (rescheduled from April)
| Who: | Everyone on a roadbike |
| What: | Road Ride to Julian and lunch there (and pie, Stu!) |
| Where: | Meet at Starbucks - 469 Magnolia Ave.,
#110 Corona. 909-280-0944.
Cross streets: Magnolia & Ontario, near Grazziano's Pizza. Map available HERE. (Our former spot, CoffeeTown,closed down in April) |
| When: | Saturday, June 7, 9:30am.
We leave by 10:00! |
| Other: | No poll. Just show up. |
July - Nothing planned yet
Info to come.
August - TRACK DAY! (streetbikes)
For most of you (including myself), a day at a track is unventured
territory. Well, lets get together for a club day of letting loose at Willow
Springs. I know there's a lot of you with dust-collecting crotch rockets,
so take the opportunity to fix that. Before booking reservations, I'm waiting
to hear back from the organizer on how we can get a group price break from
the standard $135pp/day rate, which is already the lowest of any So. CA
track day organizers.
More info about Track Daz at: http://www.trackdaz.com
Read up on the requirements of participating at: http://trackdaz.com/requirements.htm
More info to come soon...
Motorcycling
One of our riders, Leanne Ledgerwood (Vane's wife), sent me this note
last month:
| 1) Hi, My husband and I took a ride yesterday through
Ortega Hwy and there was a bike down. From the looks of it, he somehow
lost control of the bike and hit the side of the mountain. His bike
was pretty messed up and he was laying flat on his back. The Fire crew
had not arrived yet to assist, but there were many other bike riders helping
direct traffic and helping the guy in any way they could. Do you
know anyone that might have more information on this accident. Like is
the guy ok? I have not seen anything in the papers yet. It happened
around noon. Thanks Leanne
2) It was nice to see everyone helping out. There must of been 10 people helping out with everything. I've noticed that with bike riders. We always look out for one another. We always wave at each other on the road. You don't see cars waving at each other. If you read of anything on this, let me know. Thanks Leanne |
I didn't hear or read anything about that unfortunate incident, but it did inspire something.
I think some people may not see all that there really is going on in being a motorcyclist. It's not just simply the fact that we enjoy riding on two wheels. For one, there's a strong socialization, a camaraderie, that just comes with it. Leanne's right... you don't see car drivers waiving at one another. Most drivers see their cars as a gas-sucking tool to get from point A to point B ...for the most part, just a necessary evil. I think people that want to ride motorcycles intuitively see that "transportation" not only sounds boring, it is boring, and that motorcycles offer a lot more. Yes, they're inherintantly more risky, but they're more fun, use less gas, keep you more alert and energized than car driving, they get around a hell of a lot faster with more privileges than cars and they provide a social good. Most all motorcyclists have a friendly, brotherhood respect for one another that car drivers, as a community, lack. Besides simply waving out of friendliness, bikers want to share in their experiences, their ride plans and in what they "trick" on their bikes because it's simply a fun common ground.
Yes, that may all seem bluntly obvious, but maybe not to some. By the way, Andy Goldfine, a recent friend that I've made, took the initiative years ago to found an organization devoted to the cause of proliferating bikes for those and more reasons. Take a moment to check out http://www.ridetowork.org and contribute something to their cause. As I see it, they're mission is as important as having AMA reps to fight legal battles to retain our rights to ride. If you own a roadbike and don't use it daily, please make a note to at least ride it to work on July 16 (Ride To Work day) and help show the community how many of us there are. Even better, forward this message to other riders you may know, anywhere.
- Morgan
Norton Motorcycle Company
has announced that it has changed its name to Viper Motorcycle Company,
and Viper has released all trademark rights to the Norton brand.
Merch Performance Inc, is to supply engines for the new motorcycle.
According to their new CEO, "The initial response to our first model, the
Viper Diablo Power Cruiser, has greatly exceeded our expectations."
California Legislation Concerning Motorcyclists
Click HERE
to read the latest off the AMA's site.
Job Opportunities (Motorcycle Industry Only)
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For Sale
1987 Yamaha SRX 250 , Stock Bike , single 4 stroke , Two carbs , two
into one exhaust , 6 speed , mono shock , $1250.00
For a photo, click HERE.
Jay at 714 970-7814. Please no callšs after 8pm. email: JSRBMW@EARTHLINK.NET
Wallpaper / Desktop image
If you'd like a JPG image of the club logo for your computer, you can
download one here:
http://www.mwgraphicdesign.com/Downloads/CoronaRiders/CRlogo-desktop.jpg
Regards,
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P.S. If you have suggestions on items to include in future newsletters
or would like to write something to contribute, let me know.
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