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PHIL ANDREASSEN
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FRAN HURLEY
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THOMAS SMITH
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I
hope this edition of Motorcycle Roads finds all of
you in good health and spirits. As the Gathering in
Galena Illinois looms all of our volunteers are busy
finishing last minute tasks and beginning the planning
for the next years’ Gathering.
The Board of Directors has chosen a location for 2011
and I am excited at their choice. While I won’t divulge the
location until we meet in Galena I can tell you this spot
should provide some of the best riding in the country and
the host hotel has been very accommodating in its pricing!
While the preparations for 2011 are underway I want to
ask all of our members to seriously consider the most im-
portant part of putting on the Gatherings: YOU! Yes you!
Can you volunteer some of your time to the Motorcycle
Touring Association? Are you a recently joined member
that can fire things up? Have you been a member for a long
time that wants to be heard? Now is your chance to step up
and have a direct impact on the polices and direction of the
club.
This year the Board of directors will be seeking some
new blood to continue the work that others have started. I
urge each one of you to consider volunteering for a post
with the MTA.
I look forward to seeing who stands up for the job at the
business meeting in June.
Ride safe and ride with friends!
May / Jun 2010
by Joel Bachhuber
MTA President
TRUISMS—Collected from the ‘Nets
There is a great need for sarcasm font.
Bad decisions make good stories.
How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each
hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
The letters T and G are very close to each other on a key-
board. This recently became all too apparent to me and
consequently I will never be ending a work email with
the phrase "Regards" again.
Was learning cursive really necessary?
I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom
and hunger.
Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street
smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary
smart".
I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars
teams up to prevent a punk from cutting in at the front.
Stay strong, brothers!
What would happen if I hired two private investigators to
follow each other?
MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty
sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in
the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their off-
spring would probably just be completely invisible.
You never know when it will strike, but there comes a mo-
ment at work when you've made up your mind that you
just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the
day.
Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I
don't want to have to restart my collection again.
There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you
are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too
far.
"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never
wash this ever.
I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then
not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a
waste.
Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times
and still not know what time it is.
I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I
know not to answer when they call.
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FOR SALE Craftsman Motorcycle jack. Selling
due to getting great deal on PitBull jack. Can-
not use two jacks. This is the same jack as ad-
vertised by Sears as: Craftsman Motorcycle/ATV
Jack Sold by Sears | Sears Item# 00950190000 |
Model# 34612 Selling price on 1/26/2010 was
$119.99. I paid less as I bought with my Crafts-
man Club Card. May be seen at this website:
http://www.sears.com/shc....6+Jacks
AN URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL ATTENDEES OF
THE 2010 GATHERING IN GALENA, ILLINOIS
At this years Gathering, we have a problem on the ap-
proach to the resort. This is because of the city of Gale-
nas prohibition against signage. There is an unmarked
turn that we don't want folks to miss.

Jack is used and has been used to lift Honda CBX,
VTX1300, and GL1800.
No warranty but can say that I did just use this
in the last 60 days to pull front and rear WHEELS
off Wing. First $60.00 takes it plus cost of
shipping.
Contact me to arrange payment and shipping at:
hwilson723@comcast.net
- Harvey
As you approach Galena from the west and north on US
Rt 20, you will enter town and proceed down a long hill
coming to the edge of the historic area on your left. You
will immediately cross a bridge and then you will have
three streets on your left. The first is Park Ave, then 3rd
Street and then 4th street which you must turn right on
and go about a block and Blackjack Road runs off to the
left. Turn left on Blackjack Road which will take you to
the resort road.
Please see the map on Page 17. Again, this is urgent.

* * * * * - Harvey

There's also a riding center @ Galena. By their

definition-next to Eagle Resort & Spa, that of-
fers several trail ride options.

Shenandoah Riding Center offers:

Shenandoah Trail: approximately 45 minutes-1 hr @
walk/jog for $36/person. I'm not sure if that
covers the beginner's lesson they do before the
ride. (Beginners ride)

Territory Trail: about 2 hrs. @ walk/jog w/trot @ May 22, 2010 August 13-15, 2010
guide's discretion for $75/person. WI-1 Pie Ride WI-1 Tom’s Ride
Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin
Canter Ride: about 2 hrs. walk/trot w/canter @
guide's discretion. Riders are expected to bring June 7-12, 2010 Aug 20-22, 2010
their own equipment (boots/helmet/etc.) I don't Americade 2010 Wisconsin Rapids Ride
remember if this third option is $75/person or
Lake George, New York Green Bay, Wisconsin
$90/person.

They also can book private rides for groups @ June 21-24, 2010 Aug 26-29, 2010
additional fee of $75/group plus cost/person of 2010 MTA Gathering Wisconsin Rib Ride
the ride chosen. Galena, Illinois Green Bay, Wisconsin

Additional information can be found through offi- July 11, 2010

cial Galena website. Indiana Ride For Kids
- KaeBarb South Bend, Indiana

Visit the online calendar at www.mtariders.com to add or check

events.

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forums at http://www.mtariders.com, or send your request to webmaster@mtariders.com. All submissions become the property of the
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May / Jun 2010 4
Galena, Illinois — An AMA Sanctioned District Rally
Information about the 2010 Gathering, June 21—24
An AMA Sanctioned Event
Points of Interest

• Downtown Galena, Illinois

http://www.galena.org/
• Mississippi Explorer Cruises
http://www.mississippiexplorer.com/
• President Ulysses S. Grant's Home
http://www.granthome.com/
• Dubuque, Iowa
http://www.dubuquechamber.com/
• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
http://www.rivermuseum.com/
• Mystique Casino and Greyhound Park
http://www.dgpc.com/
• Diamond Jo Casino
http://www.diamondjo.com/home.cfm

Monday Evening Dinner CAMPING

This year Monday’s Evening Dinner will be held at the Chestnut Host campground:
Mountain Resort. Weather permitting, it will consist of an outdoor
barbecue on the back deck of the hotel overlooking the Mississippi Palace Campground
River. Entertainment by guitarist Chris Miller begins at 5:00p and 11357 US Hwy 20
the BBQ begins at 6:00p. Galena, IL 61036

815-777-2466

http://www.palacecampground.com

The BoD has spoken with the management at the Palace

Campground and they have offered a 10% discount applied at
the time of arrival.

Just mention the MTA when making your reservation.

Please note the campground does not accept credit cards so
you will need to mail them a check for deposit as well as use
cash or check for payment at the campground.

LODGING

Host Hotel:

Chestnut Mountain Resort

8700 W. Chestnut Road
Galena, IL 61036

800-397-1320 or 815-777-1320

Things To Do
As always, the MTA Gathering will include the Poker Run, Obser-
vation Run, a Bike Show, Field Events, and a Light Show. We are
also planning a Bingo session and may hold a couple of educational
seminars. Along with catching up with old friends, that may be
enough to keep everyone occupied.
http://www.chestnutmtn.com
Now is a good time to contact Chestnut Mountain Resort to
get your reservation, and if you want a view of the Mississippi
River ask for a room on the second or third floor with that view.
Make sure you tell them you are with the MTA--Motorcycle
Touring Association. These rooms will go first. The rate has
been revised and is supposed to be $80.00.

May / Jun 2010 5

Galena, Illinois — An AMA Sanctioned District Rally
Information about the 2010 Gathering
An AMA Sanctioned Event

I
n the February issue of ROAD RUNNER magazine,
beginning on page 72, there's an article about tour-
ing in western Iowa and along the Mississippi.

The Field of Dreams

location in Dryers-
ville has been men-
tioned previously as
a Gathering ride des-
tination, however,
there are two more
nearby that are note-
worthy.

Just to the south is Anamosa where the National Motor-

cycle Museum is located at 200 Main Street. Allow two RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel
hours to see the 225 bikes and artifacts, says the author. http://www.roadrunner.travel

J&P Cycles Annual Open House

In the April Issue of Rider Magazine, page 21 lists an

event near Galena that occurs the weekend after our rally
ends.

J&P Cycles is having their annual open house at their

huge facility in Anamosa, Iowa. 22,000 attended last
year, so this is a biggie. There's to be entertainment, bike
shows, bike rodeo, silent auction, prizes and sales on
their bike accessories - as much as 50% off.
Southwest of Anamosa is the Amana Colony, where the
author claims there's some great eating. That should
For more information about their event, visit
make for a full day's ride.—Ric Zittenfield
www.jpcycles.com .

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Carol & Elm’s Polar Bear Cycle Ride
Submitted by Carol & Elmer Nemeth, member #09722
W e had a "fun" polar bear ride to "Long Valley Pub &
Brewery", Long Valley, NJ. They have a "sample" op-
tion for the beers they brew. You get six (normally
seven but they were out of #7) small glasses (about 4 mouthfuls
each) to taste their brews – neat idea but a little overpriced @ $9 for
the six of them. I didn't care for the coffee-flavored beer but Carol
did. The light ale was the best; I forgot what the others were.
The food was great – we had to take half of it home. Nice place,
three floors with bars on two of them, cloth table coverings (they
put paper over that MAYBE for the bikers?), cloth napkins and neat
faucets in the rest rooms - they looked like miniature old-fashioned
hand water pumps.
The "fun" part started when we got back to the Harley in the parking
lot. There was a note on it saying our gas was leaking out and they
had shut the gas petcock off. I thought, yeah right, very funny - co-
medians everywhere. I turned it back on and sure as hell the gas
came pouring out onto the ground.
A few bikers saw us having problems and came over (one guy on a
Beemer, one on a ‘Wing, a woman on a Yamaha and a couple oth-
ers). The consensus was that the float in the carb was stuck. We
took off the air cleaner banged on the carb, turned on the gas and
onto the macadam it went. More banging resulted in more leaking.
At least some of the Harley oil grunge buildup got washed off.
THEN I saw the gas hose was "cracked" almost in half where it
connected to the carb. It looked like someone slashed it with a knife.
But it was behind the air cleaner so I guess it [luckily] just happened
to crack when we were in the restaurant. It would have been even
more fun if it had cracked somewhere along the trip. What's the
saying "God watches over little children and *idiots" ?
We cut off the bad end and tried to pull enough slack out of the line
to get it back on the carb, got JUST enough, turned the gas on and
now it leaked like hell on the other side where it cracked from being
pulled tight. So we got THAT side washed clean of oil too.
Believe it or not a couple of the guys had a few pieces of gas line
and plastic hose and little screw hose clamps to replace the crap
cracked gas line. Who carries pieces of gas line and clamps? Luck-
ily, these guys did.
It didn't look too pretty but it worked the nuts. Satisfied, they left
without taking any money, just our heart-felt THANKS. It probably
would have cost us a bunch of hours and maybe a hundred bucks or
so, and that’s if we could find have found a dealer that was open on
a Sunday or taken a taxi to an auto parts store. We were very thank-
ful these good Samaritans (including whoever shut the gas off ini-
tially) had shown up.
We made it to the second gas station (via the good ol’ GPS - the
first one was closed), a half-mile further away. The 5.2-ish gallon
Harley gas tank took 4.68 gals, or was it 4.86?
There are only a few polar bear rides left in this season. I'll bet none
of them will be as much fun.
May / Jun 2010
K&N Fun Riders visit Robbers Cave, OK
Submitted by Phill Griggs, Member #07733
K&N Fun Riders took a great ride to Robbers Cave in Wilburton,
OK last Sunday March 7!
It was beautiful day. We started out with temps in the 50s and by
mid- afternoon it was almost 70 degrees. Here is the link to photo
show:
http://www.photoshow.com/watch/Pw5nw3zq
About Robbers Cave:
The cave itself lies hidden in a formation of sandstone hills and cliffs
from 300 to 1500 feet in height. A fresh water spring flowed through
it, providing water, and a natural stone corral at the base of the cliff
held the outlaws' horses. A hidden exit allowed them to escape unno-
ticed. The original founder of the park, Carlton Weaver, who is now
buried close to the main park, developed Camp Tom Hale in 1926,
but during the early years, the camp was in complete wilderness and
the only way to reach it was a 10 mile hike over rough logging trails.
Then Highway 2 was built in 1932, making it more accessible, and it
became a boyscout camp. Established as a state park in 1935, the
park's facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps., and
their efforts can be seen today in most of the park's main buildings
and features.
Today, Robbers Cave State Park and adjoining Wildlife Manage-
ment Area offers visitors 8,246 acres of discovery and enjoyment
including caves, three lakes for fishing and boating, a wildlife-filled
wilderness area for hunting or riding through, numerous trails for
hikers and horses, sandstone cliffs for climbing and repelling, and a
variety of recreational activities. Legend has it that Jesse James hid
over a Million dollars some place in this area! Sorry we didn't find
it!
The couple on the 1984 venture I have known since 1983. I remem-
ber the day they bought the new 1984 Venture. They stop riding for
almost 20 years and raised a child, now she is grown and we have
reconnected and have been riding together again for over a year!
We stopped in Krebs, Oklahoma at Pete's Place for some late lunch,
then headed back home. If you are ever near Kreb's, OK Pete’s is a
good place to eat some Italian food!
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The Fat Old Men—A Tale Of Touring Bikers
Submitted online by Valkyrie “Fat Lady”, Patriot Guard Rider, Nevada
I
have been riding with the fat old men.
Their bellies lunge aggressively over
their belt bands like boulders hanging
balanced over a cliff's edge. They
wear blue jeans suspended from bright red
galluses as broad as four fingers of a thin
man's hands. For real comfort 'overhauls'
are the informal uniform of the day.
The fat old men are sixty-something to sev-
enty-something. They have knuckles
scarred by slipping wrenches, and small
patches of white skin where burns have
healed from rubbing against red hot exhaust
headers. They were too anxious to get the
work done to let their motorcycles cool; too
eager to get back on the road.
The fat old men do not walk to breakfast
with their riding companions unless the cafe
is across the street. The fat old men are gen-
ial companions around a campfire, or at a
breakfast table, but they leave the congeni-
ality of group walks to their younger,
merely plump, riding buddies and their
buddies' comfortable wives.
The fat old men will ride the hundred yards
to breakfast and load up for the day with
buttered pancakes, fried eggs, rashers of
bacon, home-fried potatoes and biscuits. If
there is a slice of orange garnishing the
plate they will ignore it and wash breakfast
down with coffee laced with cream. I have
known them, on occasion, to drink a red
beer or two...beer and tomato juice...as a
corrective to the previous evening's tire
kicking session.
These are not soft men. Their bellies are as
hard as a table top; the kind of belly you see
on construction workers who have spent
their lives leaning on jack hammers. This is
not the middle-aged guy's gut and flabby
love handles. My fat old men do not have
love handles, they are as free of such over-
hangs as a cement sewer pipe.
These men require motorcycles as substan-
tial as their breakfasts, huge touring ma-
chines that the trade knows as "luxo-
tourers." The fat old men have serious rid-
ing business to undertake and they need
proper tools for the work.
Not for the fat old men some younger guy's
"crotch rocket," which is nothing but a citi-
fied version of an honest racing motorcycle.
They don't want to go a hundred miles an
hour crouched over their gas tanks like a
monkey making love to a watermelon, al-
though they admire these motorcycles and
will talk flatteringly about them with their
owners.
What my guys want is to go hundreds of
miles hour after hour after hour and for that
these substantial men want substantial com-
fort. Huge engines, special seats, wind-
shields and fairings, power adjustable gas
shock absorbers, radios and tape players,
and of course radar detectors.
The fat old men have served their country,
been blown out of their tanks, jumped out of
their bombers, held dying friends in their
arms. They understand shell shock, battle
fatigue, and post traumatic stress syndrome
and have gone on charity rides to help com-
YOU DON'T STOP RIDING
BECAUSE YOU GET OLD, YOU GET
OLD BECAUSE YOU STOP RIDING.
rades who suffered from those ailments.
They are not scornful of modern psychol-
ogy.
But they have, themselves, simply sucked
up their problems and got on with their
lives. Some few of them are old enough to
have had to "deal with depression," but that
depression was the sort where pop was out
of work and their mamas made sister's
blouses out of gaily printed flour sacks.
So here we are ready to ride for a weekend
on winding mountain roads. Big men on
huge motorcycles. These motorcycles may
weigh close to half a ton "wet." That is, with
full gas tanks and topped-up radiators. Yet
they ride out of the parking lot, pull a grace-
ful U-turn on a narrow two lane country
road, and purr off for a day of canyon carv-
ing with a lightness and grace that shames
the rest of us who have to paddle our lighter
bikes around the parking lot and off onto the
road.
May / Jun 2010
Understand what's going on here. The fat
old men have ridden 600 miles on a Friday
to spend Saturday with friends riding 300
hundred miles on hairpin curves and badly
banked blacktop roads. On Sunday they will
ride six hundred miles home. This is not
"long distance riding." This is a pleasant
weekend jaunt.
Take a look at their triple-extra-large T-
shirts, the souvenirs and records of the rid-
ing by which they define themselves. "The
Iron Butt"...a thousand miles in a day; "Fifty
CC" which means they have ridden coast to
coast in fifty hours; "The Four Corners" a
ride around the four corners of the United
States; and the relatively mild "Three Flags"
run- from Mexico to Canada over a week-
end.
That's riding. A sixty mile ride with your
buds to a tavern just ain't in it.
Not that the fat old men are judgmental,
they think all motorcyclists should do their
thing, they just want to do more of it than
some other folks. And for the most of it the
fat old men can ride rings around the rest
of us.
My wife, Katherine, and I are puttering up
the New Mexican curves bound for the
town Reserve, New Mexico, and a senti-
mental return to Uncle Bill's Bar, when we
are passed by the fat old men, who whisper
by us, dip into the curve ahead just letting
their foot pegs touch the road, and are gone.
There is not the briefest flicker of their
brake lights to betray a second thought
about what they were doing or the speed at
which they were doing it.
The town of Reserve is the center of ranch-
ing activity for the area and the bar is the
social hub of the town. On a non-weekend
day you can hear an exhaustive analysis of
what is wrong with the BLM, sandal-
wearing environmentalists, and the idiots
who want to re-introduce wolves where
sensible men are trying to make a living
raising cattle.
The bar's souvenir T-shirt shows a cowboy
and his horse taking a companionable piss
(Continued on page 11)
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 June 21-24, 2010
Galena, Illinois
BASIC REGISTRATION –
Register today on-line at www.mtariders.com or complete this form
and return by mail or fax. Explore the beauty of northwest Illinois.
Visit the heritage of Galena/Jo Daviess County… an easy one-tank
trip from many Midwest cities! Pre-registrations will be accepted
until May 22, 2009.

ALL MOTORCYCLISTS WELCOME!

Rider’s Name ___________________________________________________________ MTA # ________________ AMA # _______________

Passenger’s Name _______________________________________________________ MTA # ________________ AMA # _______________

Children (15 & under) 1. ______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _____________________________

(Children’s Registration and Banquet tickets are $20.00)

Address ________________________________________________________________ Phone (_________) ______________________________

City _________________________________________________ State/Prov ____________ Zip/Post. Code ______________________________

MTA Chapter Affiliation ____________________________________ Entering Bike Show? ______ Light Show? ______ Field Events? ______

For Trophy Competition, please check all categories applying for:

Youngest Driver:
Male
Female Age ________ Most Mature Driver:
Male
Female Age ______

Longest Distance:
Male
Female
Two-Up Largest Registered/Present Chapter: ________________

Direct Miles from home to Galena ______________ Longest Distance Chapter (4+ members) ____________

(Bikes must be ridden to the rally, not hauled, to be eligible)

Please read the following waiver of liability carefully: IN CONSIDERATION for being permitted to participate in the 2010 MTA Gathering, THE UNDERSIGNED: 1. HEREBY RELEASES,
WAIVES, DISCHARGES, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE the Motorcycle Touring Association, its officers, directors, management, officials, and/or volunteers assisting in the event, the
sanctioning organization or any subdivision thereof, grounds operators, grounds owner, officials, promoters, sponsors, advertisers; owners and lessors of premises used to conduct the event and
each of them, their officers and employees, all for the purpose herein referred as “releases,” from all liability to the undersigned, his personal representatives, assigns, heirs, and next of kin for any
and all loss or damage, and any claim or demands therefore on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned, whether caused by the negligence of the releases
or otherwise while the undersigned is participating in this event: 2. THE UNDERSIGNED RIDER agrees that in order to participate in the event, he or she must possess a valid operator’s license
and proof of personal injury and property damage liability insurance coverage. THE UNDERSIGNED FURTHER agrees that while participating in the events, he or she will not ride while under
the influence of alcohol or any substance which affect the ability to operate or control his or her vehicle. 3. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES that he or she will not use or operate any vehicle in
violation or contravention of any City, County, State, Province, or Federal laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations and shall be personally liable for all fines and penalties for traffic law violations.
4. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED expressly acknowledges and agrees that the activities of the event can be dangerous and involve the risk of serious injury and/or property damage. THE
UNDERSIGNED further expressly agrees that the foregoing release, waiver, and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State/Province in
which the event is operated in and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. 5. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS
READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements or
inducements apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.

Rider ______________________________ Passenger ________________________________ Date _____________

Participants under 21 years of age: parent or legal guardian must sign:

Parent/Legal Guardian __________________________________________________________ Date _____________

THIS FORM NOT VALID UNLESS SIGNED AND DATED; BOTH SIDES MUST BE COMPLETED.
MAIL TO: MTA Gathering, N7068 County Road C, Casco, WI 54205; or FAX: 920-837-7325
May / Jun 2010 9
After May 22, please bring form with you to register on site.
READ CAREFULLY: Registration changes, cancellations, refunds: Accepted in
writing only, no phone calls please. Cancellations: If postmarked before May 22, Schedule Of Events
2010, a $15 handling fee will be deducted and a refund check will be mailed 2 weeks
after event. If post-marked between May 22 and June 1, no refund but full credit
minus $10 toward the 2011 event. After June 1, no refunds will be given; however, Monday, June 21
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(The Fat Old Men, Continued from page 8)
together. It is not clear what they are com-
panionably pissing on.
On the weekends the bar is a destination of
choice for clubs of Harley-Davidson riders
and a scattering of Japanese motorcycles
worked to look like Harleys. These are not
biker gang people, just young guys and their
wives or girlfriends. They are not as danger-
ous as they look, despite the leather and
tattoos, but they would be disappointed if
they thought you weren't just a bit appre-
hensive.
You know, they're going to have a goat
roast and you're the goat. That sort of thing.
When Katherine and I hit town the fat old
men were well ahead of us, strolling up and
down a line of some twenty or more bikes
parked in front of Uncle Bill's. It would be
wrong to suggest that there was anything
ponderous about their progress; their stom-
achs did not precede them in any way that
suggested the swaying trunks of elephants.
Rather, there was something stately and
grand about the way they walked along the
line of motorcycles a convocation of bish-
ops discussing difficult issues of theology
on a stroll through the cloisters.
Some riders come out of the bar for a smoke
and walk over to where the fat old men were
examining their motorcycles. “Nice day for
a ride where y'all from those your Gold-
wings? how do you like the Harley belt
drive...” the random stock phrases one
scooter person asks another to get a conver-
sation going, set a tone.
It's pretty clear from a kind of swaggering
body language that the young guys, the ones
with the thin-lipped Appalachian girl-
friends, are sort of sorry for the fat old men.
The fat old men have to wear protective
riding suits, big heavy helmets, ride huge
"safe" motorcycles. The fat old men are not
riding free in the wind, bare chested, with
their halter topped girlfriends pressing their
breasts against them.
The fat old men, who have been blown out
of their tanks, jumped out of their bombers,
and ridden their motorcycles into (and out
of) ditches avoiding idiots passing in the
wrong lane; these fat old men don't much
give a rat's *** what anyone thinks.
And it's right here that the conflict between
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the fat old men says something like, back to his Wing. Just before he shrugged
"That's a good looking scoot. Chrome's into the top half of his riding suit you could
nice. Must have cost you a fortune." read the back of his T-shirt:
The young bull paws the ground with pride. YOU DON'T STOP RIDING BECAUSE YOU
"Yeah, thanks. I ride a lot. Like the scoot to GET OLD, YOU GET OLD BECAUSE YOU
stand out." STOP RIDING.
"That's a 1999, isn't it. Interesting engine The fat old men are not saints. Inside the fat
mods made that year to fix the generator old men are the brash young guys with the
problems," says the fat old man, leaning go to hell attitudes who were blown out of
over to check the odometer. their tanks or who jumped out of their
bombers.
Whoa, what is this? The old fat guy knows
something about scoots. Is this a put-down? The fat old man wrenched the Wing upright
Is he knocking my ride? and hip-swung the big tourer into the inter-
section, where he pulled a near lock-to-lock
"Goldwing's the same year. Didn't do much figure eight, waved goodbye and went on
to the bike that year, but I've tinkered a few his way.
changes just for comfort. Getting old is
hell." And then comes the killer head butt,
the sand in the sandbag:
"How many miles ya got?"
"Damn near 16 thousand live to ride, ride to
live, bro. How about you?"
"Well, coming up the hill here I just turned
140 thousand. Good to talk. Keep the rubber
side down but guess I'd better get going, I'm
supposed to be in Denver tonight."
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Galena, Illinois — An AMA Sanctioned District Rally
Tentative events for the 2010 Gathering
An AMA Sanctioned Event
Bike Show
Poker Run
Clean up your ride and show it off for everyone. Bikes are judged in
One of the events during the a number of different categories, including Full Touring, Sport
Gathering is the self-guided Touring, Trikes, and more.
Poker Run. Spend as long as
you like visiting various
checkpoints on a nice tour of Light Show
the region. Collect markers
and bring them back to the Do you have some custom lighting on your bike to show off? This
Convention Center to draw is the time to do it. Bikes are judged with both functional, legal light
your poker hand. Prizes are and “Razzle-Dazzle” — tricked out lighting that isn’t legal on the
awarded to the best overall roads.
hand.

Field Events
Observation Run
Participate or watch as
Usually localized to the town hosting the Gathering, the Observa- bikers attempt various
tion Run is a contest of, well, observing. Learn more about the town field activities. Previ-
by answering interesting trivia questions that you and your team ous events have in-
must find the answers to by visiting various locations. In a long- cluded balloon tosses,
standing MTA tradition, a refreshing visit to a local ice cream parlor slow rides, and MSF
is usually included in this journey. slalom courses. Single
riders and doubled-up
riders may participate
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Meeting At The Cross Roads
Ric Zittenfield, Oregon Chapter 1
I
t was St. Paddy’s day and Carol and I and one of the
Victory dealer’s techs stood in front of a large, rip-
stop nylon covered package that contained our new
Victory Cross Roads motorcycle. I have purchased mo-
torcycles new before, but they were usually off the
showroom floor, or stocked in a back room. This one
was different; in early February, I decided that I wanted
one and put down a deposit, then the dealer contacts the
factory and tells them to build one for me.
As the bike’s assembly progressed, my dealer would
phone me and tell me about it. How cool is that! Vic-
tory, unlike most vehicle manufacturers, doesn’t assign a
VIN (vehicle identification number) until the bike has
rolled off the assembly line. She was “born” on Febru-
ary 20, crated on the 25th and arrived at my Portland,
Oregon dealer on March 11. Carol and I were away on a
business trip and the dealer kindly awaited the grand
opening until we were back in town.
After the unveiling, and while still on the palette, a
forklift placed the bike on a flatbed truck that trans-
ported it to their shop, a few blocks away. There, it was
prepped and the extras were installed. The extras being
a quick release passenger backrest and integrated trunk
rack, fork mounted wind deflectors (adjustable and re-
movable for fair weather riding) and a center stand.
The foregoing took an entire afternoon and the next
morning. After lunchtime, the Cross Roads was ready
for my approval. I signed the papers, put on my gear
and climbed aboard. I turned on the ignition and pressed
the starter button. Didn’t have to fool around with a
choke – will wonders never cease?!? I pressed the mode
button on the left switch pod until the main odometer
appeared. Zero miles! Talk about virginal. It was late
May / Jun 2010
afternoon and a big city rush hour was in session, so I
decided the best thing to do with a brand new bike with
no miles on it was to head for the safety of my home
port.
That introduction ride went down real easy, with that
bike letting me get to know her with no difficulties at all.
The clutch pull is a bit stiffer than the Ventures I have
been riding these past twenty six years, but the friction
zone is wonderful to work with. I know when my left
foot has pushed the tranny into the next gear by a nota-
ble clunk sound that I am not used to. I have been told
that sound comes with having a large displacement (106
cubic inches) V-twin and its beefy transmission. I
started riding fifty-seven years ago and this is my first
large cruiser, so it’s a new experience and I am acclimat-
ing to it.
Upon arriving at home, I parked the Cross Roads on
the driveway and commenced fine tuning the ergonom-
ics by positioning the mirrors to display the view beside
me and tilting the brake and clutch levers for a comfort-
able reach. Since I intend to ride solo until I am familiar
with the bike and have my riding legs back, I removed
the backrest/trunk rack. It could not be easier to install
and remove it, as it simply snaps on and off.
I’ve fast-forwarded this video tape a month and about
four-hundred miles. My feet have learned where the
foot controls are and my left triceps are getting bigger
pulling that heavier clutch lever. Each ride proves to me
that I bought the right bike for me at the right time.
Nothing about the bike disappoints: it’s comfortable and
handles very well. So well, that the center stand inter-
fered with the lean angle.
(Continued on page 14)
13
(Crossroads, continued from page 13)
2010 Spring Fling
Submitted by Gary Droege, Missouri Chapter 1
Upon examination,

A
lthough the morning turned out to be cool, the sunshine
I found that the cen- was bright and warmed our hearts as we headed towards
ter stand didn’t tuck Weston for this year's Spring Fling. Compared to last
up as high as it could year's rain, today looked promising as we anticipated a
because of a design good turn-out. Following along came a GWTA chapter from Iowa
flaw. I removed it plus others from Springfield.
and found a label in- Soon the food arrived and smelled wonderful, but it had to wait until
dicating that it was later after the poker run. We held a short safety meeting explaining
made by an outside the two routes and everyone started lining up on the route of their
firm and possibly, there were communication problems, choice. Each group ended up with 18-20 bikes.
but who knows? I returned it to my Victory dealer and
Phil took his group north and east through Atchison and back down
received a full refund. Nice. Now the bike leans over the alphabet roads on the Missouri side while I led my group south
much more, and still has not scraped anything when through Wyandotte County Lake with a lunch stop in Tonganoxie.
working the twisties – We had to make an unplanned gas stop after enjoying the great scen-
very unlike a cruiser. ery around the lake, but found a gas station with a large parking lot
adjacent for the group to park while one or two bikes filled their gas
tanks.
The first time I got
caught riding in the Then it was on to Tonganoxie where we found the Sonic packed
rain on the Cross with local kids attending an athletic and forensic event at the high
Roads, I went directly school across the street; never-the-less everyone was able to get
to Carol, after return- something to eat and we gathered the group together and headed
towards McLouth where we turned on to highway 92 which is an
ing home, and asked excellent road with lots of sweeping curves taking us towards
if she saw any evi- Leavenworth.
dence of water on me
because I didn’t. She said there was some only on my From Leavenworth we followed Kansas Highway 5 which is a fa-
shoulders. That’s pretty good protection for a cruiser vorite motorcycle road back to interstate 435 and then off at Mis-
souri highway 45 and back to Bee Creek. As we turned into the en-
with only a plexi-fairing. That matches what I have trance road, Phil's group was coming from the other direction so
been experiencing for decades riding Ventures. both groups arrived at the same time, unplanned of course, but quite
a coincidence!
There are now
700+ miles on Everyone enjoyed the rides and complimented Phil and I on how
great they were planned and conducted in a safe and well organized
the odometer manner, which made us feel good. Then it was time to pass out the
and the bike and many door prizes, announce the poker run winners, and pass out
I are more in trophies for the bike show.
sync with each
other. I can By that time everyone was starving and ready to hit the chow line.
The food was excellent and all the desserts provided by club mem-
sense that the bers topped off a terrific meal and ended a great day of riding and
engine and friendship. This is a great way to start the riding season and every-
tranny have one is invited to attend next year at the same place and same time
loosened up rain or shine. Thanks to all who helped volunteer and to those who
considerably as there is now more power and she shifts a attended.
lot more quietly than previously mentioned. Now, all NOTE: A special "thank you" goes out to CMA rider Jim DeJarnatt
the Cross Roads and I need are more dry days so we can and Engle Motors who provided emergency support to Frank Barb
put on more miles together. Here in the Northwest, who had a mechanical problem while stopped at Tonganoxie. Jim
that’s asking a lot of Ma Nature during springtime. helped Frank remove the broken shift linkage, rode to Engle Motors
who stayed open late, paid for the repairs, and returned helping
Frank repair the problem, and in time for all to attend the meal and
most of the final ceremonies. This really demonstrates how the mo-
torcycle community takes care of each other!

May / Jun 2010 14

Motorcycle Safety Tips: Tires & Trailer
Submitted by Roger Caron, Katy, TX

Tire Pressure wheeler came by at a high rate of speed. The wind from the truck
blew my bike over right on top of me. What saved me was the metal
It is important to follow the manufacturers’ tire pressure recommen- hoops below the saddle bag which slowed the fall of the bike just
dation. Over-inflating your tires shorten the life of the tire by wear- long enough for me to get all the way out from under it before it
ing the center of the tire faster. This practice reduces the tire patch came all the way over. Now the bike is laying on it’s side on a down
on the road which in turn reduces traction. We all know losing trac- -sloping shoulder. No way can I pick this up. I was able to flag
tion is a bad thing as we all need all the traction we can get. By us- down the first truck that came along. Then another one stopped. The
ing the factory-recommended inflation pressure you also receive a three of us got it back upright. The first truck driver held up the bike
much smoother and more comfortable ride. while I found the leak. All I had was “Fix A Flat” which I put in the
tire and using a cheap bicycle pump (A Cheap Pump is almost as
bad as not having one) I got enough air in it to continue on my way
Flat tires home. But I was almost home and enough air had leaked out that the
tire came off the rim. It about threw me off the bike it was shaking
Most motorcycle flat tires happen on the rear tire and for good rea- so hard. Without using the brakes I slowed to a stop and called a
son: nails and screws typically are not standing up with the point wrecker who took me home.
waiting for you to drive over them. They are laying down on their
side waiting for your front tire to drive over them. When this hap- The point of all this is to make sure you have a good tire plug kit.
pens the front tire throws the nail or screw into the back tire and you J.C.Whitney sells a really
have a flat in the rear tire. good mushroom shaped
plug with a gun to insert the
Whether you get a flat in the rear or front, the last thing you want to plug into the hole. (SKU
do is slam on the brake. Just slowly let off the gas and drift to a stop Number: 1JA 127276
on the side of the road. Do nothing fast. Hopefully none of you have Manufacturer Number: 12
had a rear flat where the tire comes off the rim; this is something -210)
you don’t ever want to experience!
Amazon.com carries a
To reduce the possibility of getting a rear flat from the front tire Slime 12-Volt Air Com-
kicking up a nail you can install a mud flap to your front fender. pressor with Gauge that
This in many instances will catch the nail and throw it away from comes in small hard plastic
your rear tire. I had several rear flats until I installed a chrome metal case along with a bottle of
mud flap to my front fender and no new flats since. SLIME to put in your tire. I
found that with the mush-
room shaped plug you don’t
Fixing a Flat need the SLIME.

You are out on the road far away from anything and you get a flat
tire. You pull over on the shoulder to see what you can do. There is
a problem, the shoulder slopes away from the road. You can’t get it
up on the center stand because of the flat tire. The bike sits so low
you can’t pull it up on the center stand to see where the nail or
screw is and no one to help you. This happened to me so I put the
kick stand down and went around to the right side of the bike to see
if I could find the nail in the rear tire. With a flat tire the kick stand
causes the bike to stand up almost vertical.
I got down on the ground looking for the nail and just then a big 18-
Towing a Trailer
There are several things to consider when towing a trailer behind
your bike.
First is the weight on the tongue of the trailer that is pushing down
on your bike. A good rule of thumb when loading your trailer is to
pack it so you have about 25 pounds of downwards force on your
hitch. Too much weight on the hitch can upset the stability of your
(Continued on page 16)

May / Jun 2010 15

(Safety tips, Continued from page 15)
bike as well as overload the bikes’ rear tire. Too little weight can
tend to lift the rear of the bike. You might ask how do I know when
I have the correct tongue weight and rightfully so. When I pur-
chased my first trailer I went to Outdoor World (Bass Pro Shop) and
picked up an analog dial fish scale which measures the weight of the
fish you just caught. This one had a good size hook on the bottom
end and one on top to hold on with. Mine has a large dial which
makes it easy to read. I hooked it on the trailer tongue, keeping the
tongue at the level of the motorcycle hitch ball and see how close to
25 pounds I packed the trailer. If it is too heavy or too light I just
move things around until I am close to 25 pounds.
Trailer Tire Pressure
Most small trailer wheels and tires are rated for a maximum pres-
sure of 60 PSI . These tires have stiff sidewalls and are primarily
used on boat trailers and small utility trailers towed behind a car or
truck. Your motorcycle tow behind trailer may only weigh 300
pounds fully loaded and certainly does not need 60 PSI in each tire.
With this much tire pressure the tires on your trailer will flex very
little if at all. You should inflate your tires from 20 PSI to a maxi-
mum of 25 PSI. This will allow some flex in the tire and smooth out
the trailer ride. You sure don’t want the trailer pushing you around
every time it hits a bump. I have never exceeded 25 PSI in my
trailer and have towed it over 12,000 miles and still cannot see any
tire wear.
2010 Gathering—Map to Blackjack Road
See “Important Notice” On page 4
May / Jun 2010
Mounting your Tire and Wheel
When installing your wheels on the trailer they should be installed
using a torque wrench. The amount of torque is a little questionable.
My car uses about 100 pound feet of torque and my truck 150 pound
feet. As I just purchased a new Starlite trailer I wasn’t sure what the
torque spec should be for the 8” wheels.
I called several tire companies in the Houston area but I wasn’t
comfortable with any of the answers I received. They all hemmed
and hawed and all said about 100 pound feet. I don’t feel any of
them really knew what they were talking about. At the moment I set
them to 80 pound feet. You should check them again after 50 to 100
miles of travel to give them time to seat in.
I took my tires over to Walmart and spoke to the man at the automo-
tive service department and asked to have them balanced. He said
he had never done it before on so small a tire. He did spin balance
them and they did need balance weight added. He wasn’t sure how
much to charge for this so he asked me if he could just charge me
for a valve stem replacement. I agreed and no vibration at 80 miles
per hour.
- Roger Caron
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MTA Membership Application (please print clearly)
Membership #
AMA # _______________________( If you are a member) (for renewals only)
Member Name:
(First) (Initial) (Last) (Age)
Associate Name:
(First) (Initial) (Last) (Age)
Mailing Address
Street or P.O. Box: Phone Number: ( )
City: State/Province: Postal Code:
E-mail Address: Motorcycle Make/Model

Optional Emergency Road Service Program—Just $28.00 Year (U.S. funds)

The following information is necessary for the Emergency Road Service Program. You can register as many bikes as you own (none
older than 1980), but YOU MUST be the driver to be covered. Coverage expires on the expiration date of your membership. This
program has no grace period. If an associate member drives their own bike and would like ERS coverage they must also pay the
$28.00 (U.S. fund) fee.
* Coverage is limited to the first $100.00 of each tow. Certain restrictions apply.
Year Make Model License Plate #
Bike #1 _____________________
Bike #2 _____________________

NEW Regular Membership 1 year $40.00 US funds $

Includes Pin. Embroidered Patch, Membership Card, 6-months of Motorcycle Roads as per new
membership rules, Annual Tour Directory, and numerous discount opportunities.
Regular Membership Renewal 1 year $20.00 US funds $
NEW Associate Membership 1 year $10.00 US funds $
Must be sponsored by Full Member. Includes all of the above.
Associate Membership Renewal 1 year $5.00 US funds $
Emergency Road Service (Only with Membership) $28.00 year US funds $

Total Amount Enclosed (Outside North America — Add $8.00 per year to cover extra mailing cost) $

Referred by (for recruiter credit) MTA # (if known)

Method of Payment: Check or M.O. Visa Master Card

Member Signature: Associate. Signature:

Card Number: Expiration Date:

Signature: Date:

Annual Tour Directory — MTA Fellow Pages

Please include My Name and Telephone Number Please Do Not List
Please Include My e-mail Address
Additional Services I can provide to fellow members are:
Pickup-Up Truck/Bike Trailer Tent Space Lodging Tech ‘N Tools

Where did you hear about the MTA? ________________________________________________________________________________

Will you be joining a Chapter? Yes ________________________________________ ____No

(If yes, Name of Chapter)

Motorcycle Touring Association • N7068 Cty Rd. C • Casco, WI 54205

Toll Free: 877-833-3687 • Phone
May / & Fax
Jun 920-/837-7325 (call for Approval)
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 N7068 County Road C
Casco, WI 54205
(920) 837-7325 ·(877) 833-3687

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