Cherokeeamca.com CHEROKEE CHAPTER Winter 2019 CHEROKEE PRIDE
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Editor's Corner Cherokee Annual Editor's Corner Christmas Party and Winter 2019 Elections Just the other day I was thinking it's 2019 soon to be 2020. Remember when 2020 sounded so SciFi?! Of course back when I OKC Bike Show and was thinking that, I was still riding an antique motorcycle, albeit Swap Meet didn't look like an antique motorcycle. But over a good amount of time and dedication I restored it to what it might have looked Fandango coming out of the dealership. Last National Road Run our chapter sponsored I was finishing up National Road Run on my bike hoping to have it done in time. I do most of my own work on my bikes and I was down to painting the fenders and Pre-Registration tanks. Waiting on the weather to cooperate with me in Texas Form isn't always a sure thing and it wasn't back then. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get done in time and to my disappointment I missed the ride. Fandango and National Road Run I do remember talking to people who had gone on the ride. The one common theme was how good of a time they had. One Schedules person wanted to know how we as a club could improve on the run. The answer from everyone was 'I don't know how you can'. Food and lodging Well I think we found the trick, pair it with the Texas Fandango. information Not only a swap meet, a flat track race and bike show. How do you improve on the talk of the antique motorcycle world? Leave it up the Cherokee Chapter, that's how! See you down the road, be safe.
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Cherokee Pride 1. Cherokeeamca.com CHEROKEE CHAPTER Winter 2019 Cherokee Annual Christmas Party and Elections This this past December 1st Cherokee members gather on the shores of White Rock Lake in the Big Thicket House. The weather was anything but Holiday like which is fine with antique motorcycle enthusiast. There was a good turn out of members both riding in and arriving in cars to celebrate with friends and make new friends. We were able to have Tex-Mex catered and if any one left hungry it was there own lack of filling their plate. After the meal we moved on to the meeting and elections. A little time was spent on the national road run and Fandango but the decision was made to move on to the elections for fear of bogging down in the details. Greg McFarland, Steve Klein, Jo Ann Kugle were all re-elected to their seats on the board. Jerry Morgan stepped in and accepted the nomination for the seat Shelby Withrow vacated. Shelby did a great job in his tenure as board member. If anyone is up to filling Shelby's shoes it is Jerry. Lyle Henry stepped aside as Vice President and Victor Hugo was elected to the position, and Lyle has taken the position of Secretary. After the elections were held we were able to move on the the award celebration. Rebecca Cunningham received the President's Award. Jo Ann Kugle was awarded Board Member of the year. Ed Hazzard, David Miller and Jerry Morgan were awarded Member's of the Year. Graeme Ford was awarded Ambassador of the year for his tireless promotion of the club. Thanks to all for all the hard work that you've done, well deserved my friends. Shelby Withrow was honored with the Distinguished Service Award. If it were not for Shelby's efforts our club would not be anything like it is today. When Shelby arrived our club was only a small shell of what it is today. Shelby with his knowledge, determination and drive got us involved in Pate and the Road Runs, not to mention the growth of our membership. Thanks Shelby for all you have done with our club. After the awards were over the party was moved over to President Greg McFarland's house. Members were able to relax and enjoy the company of each other amidst Greg's collection where it later wound down for the evening. Thanks Greg and Christie for sharing your house with all of us.
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Oklahoma City Swap Meet & Bike Show Feb. 23 - 24, 2019 Vintage Motorcycles of Oklahoma (our VMO Facebook page) and the Cherokee Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club are once again getting together at the Jeff William Motorcycle Show in OKC at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. This is a popular event with our club and other vintage motorcycle enthusiasts. Plan on coming out and showing your bike off to the public and sitting around for some bike talk with fellow members and hopefully new friends. . Since we generally get together for dinner Friday night and Saturday after the show, please let Lyle Henry know if you plan to be part of this show, 405-323-5231. Cherokee, we ride!
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Texas Fandango Fredricksburg, Tx April 5-7 Get ready for the event of the year. There will be vintage motorcycle enthusiast coming from around the globe. The activities start out with Texas Fandango at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds located in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Fredricksburg, Texas. Activities start on April 4th featuring a Swap Meet, Bike Show and Vintage Flat track races. There will be inside and outside vendor spots along with an indoor location for the bike show. At this time we have sold out of the indoor spaces, if you are interested in vendor spaces contact Ed Hazzard at 214-707-2263, as soon as possible. We are trying to start a vintage swap meet that will rival the Davenport, Iowa meet. If you have any spare parts in you garage that you'd like to sell this is the time to do it There will be no shortage of vintage motorcycle enthusiast looking for that one part. The Vintage Races are shaping up to awesome. We've joined forces with the Vintage Dirt Track Racers Association (VDTRA) to run the flat track races. There also is a commitment from the Texas Outlaw Mini Bikes (TOMB) to bring their mini bikes to race on the interior track. The race team of Kirk Sharp, Jerry Morgan and Greg McFarland are working to provide a race event with non stop action. Check out the Texas Vintage Motorcycle Fandango Facebook page. Don't forget there will be a vintage bike show going on, you'll be able to view motorcycles from all over the country in an enclosed building so you won't have to worry about any weather conditions. Take a ride up to Enchanted Rock or venture over to Luchenbach or any other of the regions dance halls. You won't want to miss this event taking place at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. If the wives are not thrilled about flat track races or the swap meet there is plenty to do in Fredricksburg to keep anyone entertained or they could take a ride to one of the famous local dance halls in the area and enjoy some live Texas music. No doubt this you won't want to miss.
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National Texas Road Run Kerrville, TX April 8-10
Immediately following the Texas Fandango the Cherokee Chapter is sponsoring an AMCA National Road Run head quartered in Kerrville, TX. Located right down the road from Fredricksburg the Kerrville area provides some of the most scenic roads in Texas. This is an event you won't want to miss. These roads are prime venues for vintage bike rides. The rugged landscape is something to be seen atop a vintage motorcycle. Host hotel is the Inn of the Hills located in Kerrville. There will be three hosted meals during the Road Run. Opening banquet on Sunday night, 6:30. Lunch for the riders and passengers one day during the ride. Closing banquet on Wednesday night, 6:30. The entry cost will include the dinners along with a Cherokee T-shirt. Come ride the Texas Hill country along with fellow antique motorcycle enthusiasts along designated routes that are sure not to disappoint. Make you plans now and secure your reservations. Go to CherokeeAMCA.org for more information.
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Available now at CherokeeAMCA.org Purple Fandango shirts for the ladies. Sizes small to 2XL
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Fandango Schedule 4/4 Thursday – 12pm to 8pm - Vendor setup 4/5 Friday - 8am to 10am – Vendor setup Friday - 8am to 5pm - Swap Meet, Bike Show 4/6 Saturday - 8am to 5pm – Swap Meet, Bike Show Saturday - 10am to 8pm – Vintage Races (Flat Track, Dirt Drags, Mini Bikes) 4/7 Sunday - 8am to 2pm – Swap Meet, Bike Show Sunday -2pm – Vendor take down & Depart with for Kerrville for the Texas National Road Run
National Road Run Schedule 4/7 Sunday – 3pm to 6pm – Registration, Opening Banquet
4/8 Monday – all day – Ride and Have Fun
4/9 Tuesday – all day – Ride and Have Fun
4/10 Wednesday – all day – Ride and Have Fun, Closing Banquet
4/11 Thursday – Depart with a big smile on your face
Don't forget to sign up at CherokeeAMCA.org or Antiquemotorcycle.org
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Cherokee Chapter Regional Ambassador Program Roster Region/City Name Phone Email
Abilene TX. Region Mike Bell 325.893.5686 [email protected]
Austin TX Region Steve Klein 361.652.8300 [email protected]
Dallas TX Region Kirk Sharp 972.754.4495 [email protected]
East TX / Western Louisiana Region Mike Carson 281.705.5634 [email protected]
Fort Worth TX Region James Joyce 817.237.2337 [email protected]
Houston TX North "Big Greg" Hale 281.807.1099 [email protected]
Houston TX West Graeme Ford 281.734.6165 [email protected]
New Braunfels / San Antonio Region Rodney Sterling 956.330.7474 [email protected]
Oklahoma Region Lyle Henry 405.323.5231 [email protected]
Waco TX Region Jason Smith 254.752.3302 [email protected]
West TX Region Alpine Bluejay Murphy 432.364.2479 [email protected]
Wichita Falls TX Region Shelby Withrow 940.748.2555 [email protected]
The Valley Region / Brownsville / McAllen Wayne Ruhe 956.293.3615 [email protected]
Cherokee Chapter National Ambassadors These members travel to most AMCA events
Joe Burch 972.672.9432 [email protected]
Stanley Miller 214-557-7202 [email protected]
Have any questions, concerns, ideas get in contact with you local ambassador. They are also a great source for information on what is happening and any events coming up.
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