AMCA VIKING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER September 2015 [email protected] PUBLISHED QUARTERLY http://www.vikingmc.org Viking Chapter AMCA Inc. OFFICERS P.O. Box 18304, Minneapolis, MN 55418 PRESIDENT: VICE-PRESIDENT: Ron Spargo Kerry Rasmussen INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 952-443-2020 651-430-1332 [email protected] [email protected] Upcoming Club Events ………... 2 President’s Message & DIRECTORS: Editor’s Note ………….……….. 3 Mark Jilk Bob Hopf 651-207-2190 612-867-5654 Ride to Hollywood Roadhouse ... 4 [email protected] [email protected] AMCA National Meet …….….... 5 Timothy O’Keeffe Craig Kotval Blind Lizard Rally ……….......... 10 651-675-6560 651-269-1975 [email protected] [email protected] Ride to Money Creek …………..11 Vets Ice Cream Social ….……... 12 TREASURER: MEMBERSHIP: Roy Williams Kathi Rimnac Bearded Lady Freakshow ……. 14 612-825-2550 612-202-4905 Bring Out Your Dead Rally ….. 15 [email protected] [email protected] Club Ride to Sturgis …..…..…...16 SECRETARY: WEB/EMAIL: Victoria Volkfest ……..….…..…18 Diane Nelson Doug Nelson 612-965-1415 612-559-9595 Gearhead Get-Together …….…20 [email protected] [email protected] Chaska BBQ ……...…..….…..…21 DEPUTY JUDGE: NEWSLETTER: Runs, Meets & A Tech Tip …... 22 Roger Rimnac Tim Gadban 651-235-5898 FunTime ……...……………...... 23 612-825-2550 [email protected] [email protected] Want Ads …………….......…..... 24 CLUB HISTORIAN: Classified …….…………...…… 25 Tom Jones 763-533-9163 Voting for New Officers and Bylaws for the AMCA Viking Chapter Don’t forget that at 7pm on Wednesday September 16th at our General Meeting at Fury Motors (740 No Concord Ave, South St Paul) voting will take place for our new chapter officers and bylaws. This is kind of a “be there or be square” window of time as your President, Treasurer, Membership Coordinator and two Directors for the coming year will be selected at this meeting. Your nominees are: President - Gary Kloss Treasurer - Dena Natins Membership - David Glennen Director (2 positions) - Laurie Zick & David Glennen. 1 UPCOMING EVENTS Note: Board of Directors (B.O.D) meetings are open to all members. When held at a chapter member’s home, please notify the host ahead of time. Wednesday September 2 (leaves at 8am) Wednesday November 11, 7pm Ride to Davenport #1 B. O. D. Meeting Little Oscar’s Restaurant Mid-America Auctions 23470 Emery Ave, Hampton, MN 2755 Long Lake Road, Roseville, MN 55108 651-633-9655 Thursday September 3 (meet at 6am) Wednesday November 18, 7pm Ride to Davenport #2 General Meeting Freedom Gas Station, Prescott, WI Leo’s South Contact: Tom Jones 763-533-9163 16375 Kenrick Ave, Lakeville MN 952-435-5371 Wednesday September 9, 7pm B. O. D. Meeting Wednesday December 9, 7pm Tom & Judy Jones Home, B. O. D. Meeting 6516 Ronald Place, Brooklyn Center, MN Tim & Robin Gadban’s Home 763-533-9163 1375 Almond Ave, St Paul, MN 55108 651-235-5898 Saturday September 12 (meet at 8am) Viking Chapter Ride to Wings & Wheels Saturday Jan 9, 4:30 – 9pm Kerry & Sue Rasmussen’s Home Viking Chapter Holiday Party!! 9282 Stonebridge Trail No, Stillwater, MN Roseville Ice Arena 651-492-0735 2661 Civic Center Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 651-792-7000 Wednesday September 16, 7pm !! IT’S A POTLUCK !! General Meeting (vote for Chapter Officers) $$ SILENT AUCTION $$ Fury Motors, 740 No Concord Ave, So St Paul, MN 55075 ## GENERAL MEETING ## 651-251-8230 ** ANNUAL AWARDS ** ++ MEET THE 2016 BOARD ++ Sunday September 20, 6am-2pm Viking Chapter Fall Swap Meet - - 50/50 RAFFLE - - MN State Fair Grounds (No. Parking Lot) Contact: Tom Whittles 651-636-5492 Note: volunteers meet at Perkins Restaurant in Roseville at 5am - Co. Rd. B just East of Snelling near Target Saturday October 3, Meet at 9am Fall Mystery Ride (leaves at 10am) Meet for Breakfast at Brad Diller’s House 5606 Centerville Rd, White Bear Lake, MN 55127 763-784-4086 Wednesday October 14, 7pm B. O. D. Meeting John’s Pizza, 616 Como Ave, St Paul, MN 55103 651-488-1922 For the Silent Auction bring a desirable item in good condi- tion— artwork, books, posters, etc. (no swapmeet stuff - it Wednesday October 21, 7pm doesn’t have to be a motorcycle related item). This auction General Meeting benefits our club and also supplements our Charity Fund. GoMoto So get off your kiester and donate that old knick-knack to a 3346 Washington Ave No, Minneapolis, MN good cause! Bring your stuff to the party to be bagged and 612-588-6686 tagged. More details on grub in the Dec. Re-Cycle issue 2 SPARKY’S PLUG By Ron Spargo I can hardly believe we have arrived at September already. It seems the riding season just got up to full speed a couple of weeks ago. In spite of the fact that it seems the season has been short we have had some great events starting with our Nation- al Meet at the State Fairgrounds in June. That was followed by the Blind Lizard Rally, the Presidents ride and camping week- end at Money Creek, the club ride to Sturgis, a great ride with the VJMC, the Volkfest ride-in show in Victoria, the Gear Head Get Together, our annual chicken BBQ, and a great show at the Gillespie Center in Mound. And that’s only a partial list. There were also other events that were not Viking Chapter events but well attended annual events. The fall season has always been my favorite season to ride and there are many events and rides to suit everyone. Don’t miss a minute of it. Check out the schedule and get out and ride – old bike, new bike or something in between. Just get out and enjoy the ride. All too soon snow will fly and we will be confined to the shop to make necessary repairs or continue work on that special project that hasn’t been touched since spring. Instead of thinking of winter as the non-riding season think of it as the time to get ready for the next riding season. Remember all those little things you wanted to do but were out riding instead? Winter is your season to get them done. You will be amazed how quickly winter will turn to spring, the snow will melt, and the new riding season will be here. I want to make special mention of our September 16th general meeting that will be hosted by Fury Motorcycles in South Saint Paul. This is the meeting where elections take place for club officers. (Nominations were made at the BBQ meeting in Au- gust.) This is also the meeting where the second reading of and vote on the proposed addition to the club by-laws will occur. This is an important meeting and I encourage all of you to attend and have a voice in the future of the Viking Chapter. We’ll see you there. EDITOR’S NOTE Wow …. don’t think I ever saw a summer so chockablock full of club rides and meets …. excellent!! That much fine food and good company is probably illegal, but as long as we keep to the side roads we’ll be OK. This past quarter (June thru September) has seen some brouhaha floating around between AMCA National and officers from local chapters. Some valid points have been raised, some spleens vented and some mud slung. On both sides there has been a genuine attempt to reach common ground (and respect) and that looks to be an ongoing process. Personally I would like to weigh in on one activity in our club at this point in time: the push to recruit. Of course we need members (and revenue) just to exist as a club …. but what we really need is PARTICIPATING members. Currently the Viking Chapter claims just north of 200 souls. Of those, approximately 35 do all the work (strictly on a volunteer basis) and participate in the majority of club activities. Club officers reluctantly get recycled because others will not step up. So my two cents …. we really need members who are willing to participate at club meetings, help make decisions (i.e: become a club officer) and share the work that goes into our meets and activities … these three tasks are the life blood of our club. The more active participants the easier it is. Volunteer and/or run for office … we need YOU! As we head into fall and I haul out the snowblower for an oil change, I would like to thank my fellow club members for some wonderful summer memories and the kind of camaraderie that money cannot buy. BTW - My special thanks to Stan Mewhorter who keeps lists of all members (and their bikes) who participate in our rides. !!New Blood!!! ! !!MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET!! The AMCA Viking Chapter welcomes the following new mem- bers: Lance Ackerman Tahmi Hall SUNDAY, 20 SEPT. 2015 - 6am to 4pm Dick Bartz Terry Heydt North Parking Lot of the State Fairgrounds, St Paul, Steven Ansell Scott Ingram Minnesota (corner of Snelling & Hoyt) Tim Cook Ron Knops =========================================== Leonard Delly Stephen Meyer All Brands - All Years! Mike Fiola Joe Olsen Vendor Spaces are FREE! Ralph Westphal Only $5 admission gets you in to SELL or BUY! We look forward to riding with you and seeing you at our meet- For additional information visit www.vikingmc.org ings! 3 CLUB NEWS Ride to Hollywood Roadhouse, June 6, 2015 This was the second club ride of the year, the first being the Vintage Spring Ride (which was covered in the last issue). We met up at Bob Hopf’s place and hit the road just after 11am. After a picturesque ride through country roads (and a couple of detours) we arrived at The Hollywood Roadhouse, that infamous watering hole in New Germany owned and operated by fellow member Paul Joswick.