THUNDER BAY Chapter H.O.G.® # 9115
Psssst! Here’s a heads up! The party is going to be held Friday December 15th at Ted's house. Our theme this year will be the 80's, so break out your leg warmers and big hair! We will likely be having a pot luck style meal as well as a secret Santa gift exchange. Further details will follow soon in an email. Hope to see you all there in your best holiday spirits!! Kat
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As the Membership Officer for the Thunder Bay HOG® Chapter, I would like to remind the membership that the renewal time for your Local Dues is fast approaching. I will be emailing everyone an attachment of the Membership / Release Form in November. There are copies of Membership / Release Form available at Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson®. Thunder Bay Chapter dues are $15.00 paid on a yearly basis which gives us an updated Release form for all the events. Your HOG® Canada or HOG® USA membership must be up to date to belong to the Local Chapter. I was reviewing the costs associated with being a HOG® member. I thought it would be appropriate to explain the memberships to the members. As of today the cost to members is as follows:
Full Membership to join or renewal. Associate Membership One Year Renewal – $60.00 One Year Renewal – $35.00 Two Year Renewal – $115.00 Two Year Renewal – $55.00 Three Year Renewal – $165.00 Three Year Renewal – $80.00 Lifetime Renewal – $850.00 Lifetime Renewal – $425.00 Lifetime Renewal after being a member for 5 Years - Lifetime Renewal after being a member for 5 Years - $510.00 $250.00
The most cost effective time to renew for a Life Membership is after the fifth year. If you renew for multiple years your patches and pins are automatically mailed to you on a yearly basis and you renew on your renewal date. Your renewals are subject to increases when you renew if there is one. The lifetime is not subject to increases and the patches and pins are mailed every year for life. To join or renew, talk to the friendly people at HOG® Canada 1-800-668-4836 from Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM CST
W. Skinn, Membership Officer
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Benefits of Joining our Chapter Newsletter full of Thunder Bay H.O.G.® activities sent by e-mail. Free calendar of events including all the important dates of events worth going to. Free H.O.G.® bingo bowling night. Free annual corn roast outdoor party. Annual Christmas Party Free entry in the local mileage contest - $100 1st prize Male & Female or $50 Mystery prize Male & Female. First chance to get in on exclusive rides and events. (Twisted Throttle Tours / Dealer Rides) Exclusive invite to H.O.G.® appreciation sales nights at Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson® twice a year. Meeting new & old friends with a common passion of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. Meeting for breakfast the last Sunday of every month, except December. Special pricing for guests and significant others at events. Two wheeled Tuesday night rides start the first week of May and run until the end of September. The group meets at Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson® at 6:30 Pm and leaves for the ride at 7:00 PM. The ride leaves a half hour earlier in September due to the sun setting early.
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Our LNO met at Shoeless Joe’s with 8 ladies attending; L - R: Kat Ward, Karen Holbrough, Roberta Adderley, Jackie Karhunen, Joanne Kavanagh, Leone Harms, Ruth Brickell and Linda Vetterli. There was good food, drinks and conversation. A good time was had by all. There will not be a December LNO because of how busy it gets leading up to the holidays. Please join us on January 9th at Naxos. Remember, ALL ladies are welcome. Ruth
Save the Dates! Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr.10
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It’s too cold outside to go riding, so come and socialize with us the third Wednesday of the month. Enjoy a pound of wings or anything else on the menu, while we dream of riding or start to plan our next ride. Jan. 17, Feb. 21, Mar. 21 and Apr. 18
Do you know your Harley-Davidson®? By Paul Reubsam
This month’s questions are: 1. What year did Harley-Davidson® first produce the 1000 cc engine? 2. When did AMF take control of Harley-Davidson®? 3. How many Harleys appeared in the Brando movie “The Wild One (1953)”? 4. What do you get if you combine FL and XL? 5. What does 5-35 stand for?
1994 Mileage Merit Winners 1st place Men’s Division – Byron Blomfeldt 11,668 miles (18778 km) 1st place Women’s Division – Sandy Broome 2,830 miles (4554 km) There was no second or third place winner in either gender that year as no one else handed in their mileage.
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Harley-Davidson Police Servi-Car Chases Baddies in Style
Most H-D police Servi-Car survivors live in museums, but this one’s ready to work the beat once again.
Harley-Davidson’s hard working Servi-Car utility motorcycle stands as one of the more underappreciated gems of our time. The simple yet effective three wheeler was born out of the Great Depression, a time when Harley sought to drive sales through an expanded lineup. It found quite a bit of success among small businesses and mobile vendors as a result. But interestingly enough, the police Servi-Car proved to be the most enduring of all.
Law enforcement took a particular liking to the venerable hauler, with many departments using them up into the 1990s. It might seem like an odd fit at first, but there were valid reasons for the fit. For one, the Servi-Car was easy to operate. With the stability afforded by dual rear wheels, anybody who can drive a car could also operate a Servi- Car. And also like an automobile, the commercial Harley shifts by hand, with a foot-operated clutch. Throw in a small footprint and increased maneuverability, and the police Servi-Car offered many distinct advantages.
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Despite their enduring popularity, you don’t exactly see a ton of Servi-Cars still on the road. And many of the ones used by law enforcement can be found in various museums across the country. So this immaculate 1959 example, which was recently up for sale over at Clyne’s Classic Cars in Las Vegas, Nevada, is certainly something special. A former museum piece itself, the retired classic lacks specific department nomenclature. But that doesn’t take away any of its nostalgic charm.
It isn’t every day you see any sort of police Servi-Car. And finding one this clean, fresh off years serving as eye candy for museum goers, is truly rare. So we salute this faithful public servant, and hope that it continues to serve as an important reminder of Harley-Davidson’s long standing partnership with law enforcement.
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Over 40 members and guests came to celebrate the 27th birthday of the Thunder Bay HOG chapter on November 4th at the Victoria Inn! Thanks to Kat Ward for organizing the event, including some activities, prizes, games and of course cake to celebrate! Thanks to Rob K for taking pictures and sharing for the newsletter. The smiles say it all. Clearly we are Harley Owners (not sad people). We enjoyed great company, good food, well-staffed service and lots of chat time. Willy Skinn had cards ready to hand out for anyone who renewed their chapter membership for 2018. You can download and print a Membership Form (pdf) here, fill out and return it to the Thunder Bay Harley store, – Attention: Membership Officer. http://www.thunderbayhog.com/how-to-become-a-member/
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We have reserved a block of rooms in Milwaukee for Harley Davidson's 115th Birthday Celebrations in August of 2018!
You must be a Member in good standing of the Thunder Bay Chapter of the Harley Owners Group to book one of these rooms. We will be checking the Booking list from the hotel from time to time until the 1st of July, 2018 and if you are not a Member in good standing, your Reservation will be removed and you may lose your deposit!
The Hotel is the Crown Plaza Milwaukee West. The hotel is completely non-smoking. We have only 10 King Standard rooms and 15 Two Queen Bed Standard rooms reserved in the block. It is 1st come 1st reserved, so make your reservation early. The Block is reserved from August 29th to Sept 3rd, 2018. There is a minimum 3 night reservation required. Celebrations start in Milwaukee on August 29th. The hotel may take a 1 night non-refundable deposit on your credit card. Rooms may be cancelled up until 6 pm the day before arrival.
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Our group block has been set up at the discounted rate of $179/night plus tax. To guarantee rate and availability, rooms must be booked before the cut-off date of Sunday July 1, 2018.
There are 2 ways to make a reservation.
Use the customized booking link - Thunder Bay Chapter Block
Link does not work on mobile devices. Must use a desktop or laptop
Right click on link to open
Type in dates you plan to stay
Choose room type and payment
A confirmation number will be given when completed.
Call the hotel reservations department at #1-866-270-4552 and mention the Thunder Bay Chapter Block.
https://motorcycles.harley-davidson.com/us/en/milwaukee-115th.html
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http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/events/115-celebration.html Harley-Davidson has announced several Anniversary based events for 2018. The first is a 115th Anniversary Party and Rally to be held in Prague in the Czech Republic. This event will take place July 5-8, 2018. The second Anniversary Event will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 29-September 2, 2018. According to Harley-Davidson, these events will be “PARTIES FOR THE PEOPLE. CELEBRATIONS ALL ABOUT RIDING, RACING, MEETING NEW FRIENDS, AND CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR THE FREEDOM OF TWO WHEELS.” Along with the 115th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson, 2018 Marks the 35th Anniversary of HOG, Harley Owners Group. To mark this milestone and to tie both Anniversaries together Harley will be organizing four “Founders Rides” that all lead to the celebration in Milwaukee in August. The rides and departure cities are: 1. The Northwest Ride (Seattle, WA.) 2. The Northeast Ride (Portland, ME.) 3. The Southwest Ride (San Diego, CA.) 4. The Southeast Ride (Fort Lauderdale, FL.) These events will be based around group riding and the adventure of the journey as well as the destination. As more information is released we will report it here. http://www.thecycleblog.com/2017/09/19/2018-harley-davidson-and-hog-anniversary-rides-and-rallies-announced/
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Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Panhead Engine, hosted by Harley-Davidson Museum and Harley Davidson at the museum, 400 W. Canal St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 14, 2018 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Come celebrate Harley-Davidson’s unrivaled motorcycle heritage with a vintage 1940s-style motorcycle rally at the H-D Museum™. In partnership with the Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA), the H-D Museum™ will host a 70th Anniversary celebration of the legendary Panhead Engine, featuring a timeline of these historic motorcycles dating back to 1948 and running through 1965. Panhead fans from the world over are invited to Milwaukee to show off these iconic rolling sculptures. Additionally, the 16th Annual Knucklehead Company Reunion features an antique motorcycle ride-in show and the AMCA Badger Heritage Chapter hosts authentic motorcycle field games (slow race, plank ride, barrel race, T-ball, ball on cone and weenie bite), with proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin. Antique Motorcycle Ride-In Show Classes: Stock Knucklehead / Custom Knucklehead / Sidevalve / Panhead / Shovelhead / Other Pre-1970 American Made / $20 entry per bike with proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin. Antique Motorcycle Field Games: Slow Race / Plank Ride / Barrel Race / T-Ball / Ball on Cone / Weenie Bite Knucklehead Company: Founded in 1977 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, the Knucklehead Company was founded by a group of enthusiastic fans of Harley-Davidson® overhead valve motorcycles (i.e. Knuckleheads)
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produced between 1936 and 1947. Membership in the club requires the ownership of a running bike from that era. The group aims to perpetuate the spirit of motorcycle club camaraderie that flourished in the 1940’s. The club has grown in membership over the past decades, and 16 years ago, an annual “reunion” was created to gather members – past and present – to celebrate the club’s history. The Company operates under the mantra: “Ride ‘em! Don’t hide ‘em! The Antique Motorcycle Club of America, Badger Heritage Chapter: Founded in 1954 by a group of antique motorcycle fans in the New England area, the AMCA has grown to become one of the largest organizations of antique motorcycle enthusiasts in the world with over 11,000 members in the United States and over a dozen other countries. The purpose of the club is for the “preservation, restoration and operation of old-time motorcycles” in the antique category, meaning the bikes are at least 35 years old. The Badger Heritage Chapter in Wisconsin is one of 58 chapters worldwide. https://www.facebook.com/events/1447292358680699/
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The Friday the 13th tradition started in 1981. Chris Simons, who had a well-known bike shop in Port Dover called 'Biker's Delight', and approximately 25 friends, through word of mouth, got together at the Commercial Hotel {The Zoo} now known as Angelo's of Dover. It was in November and it was Friday the 13th. They had such a good time they decided they should do it every Friday the 13th. And so the tradition was born. Friday the 13th celebrations have grown from humble beginnings to unexpected proportions. People from across Ontario, the country, North America and the world drop in to experience the camaraderie, fellowship, and good times First timers can expect a free-for-all of custom bikes, hot leather, blinding chrome and everything brash and flamboyant in rider culture. A Mardi Gras for motorcycles, all nestled in the heart of one of Ontario's most popular tourism regions. There's even been a motorcycle route created to accommodate the hordes of bikes that flock to Port Dover when the calendar calls for it! Police say they prepared for around 80,000 people to converge in Port Dover, a town with just over 6,000 residents. The next one is in April 2018 and there'll be a hot one in July. But after a pretty rainy summer that dampened some of this year's biker events, there was no better way to redeem the season than at PD13.
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Do you know your Harley-Davidson®? By Paul Reubsam The answers for this issue’s trivia questions are as follows: 1. Paul’s answer is that H-D first produced the 1000 cc engine in 1909. The best answer I can find is 1915, still well before I was born. 2. AMF took control of Harley-Davidson® in 1969. The AMF association with Harley-Davidson motorcycles ended in 1981 when AMF sold the company to a group of investors including Willie G. Davidson, the grandson of company co-founder William A. Davidson. 3. One Harley appeared in the Brando movie “The Wild One”. 4. You get a FX Super Glide when you combine FL&XL. 5. 5-35 stands for 5 HP from 35 cubic inch.
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Thunder Bay H.O.G.® Chapter Calendar 2018 rev. Oct 24, 2017
Jan 9th Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend Jan 17th Wednesday 5:30 PM Wing Night @ Galaxy Jan 28th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast -
Feb 10th Saturday 6:30 PM Biker Bingo Bowling - Galaxy Lanes - Free for Chapter Members - Non-Members $10 - bowl @ 7:00 Feb 13th Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend Feb 21st Wednesday 5:30 PM Wing Night @ Galaxy Feb 25th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast - Spring is around the corner, plan your summer motorcycle rides. Mar 13th Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend Mar 21st Wednesday 5:30 PM Wing Night @ Galaxy Mar 25th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast -
April 10th Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend April 13th Friday All Day PD13 - Port Dover, ON April 18th Wednesday 5:30 PM Wing Night @ Galaxy April 21st Saturday Bocce April 29th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast - The weather is warming, get you and your motorcycle ready to ride.
May 1st Tuesday 6:30 PM 1st 2 Wheel-Tuesday Nite Ride of the Summer - Every Tuesday @ TB H-D®-all Summer - Rides leave @ 7:00 PM May 5th Saturday All Day International Female Ride Day May 12th Saturday 11:00 AM Terry Coombes Memorial Ice Breaker Run & Blessing of the Bikes - Terry Fox Lookout Hwy 11/17 May 27th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast/ Ride -
June 16th Saturday 8:30 AM 17th Annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad - Victoria Inn parking lot June 16th Saturday All Day Run to the Border – Stratton, ON (Fort Frances) Bike Raffle and Festival June 18th Monday All Day International "Ride-to-Work Day" www.ridetowork.org June 24th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast/ Ride - Canada Day Saturday Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson's Poker Run, Games, Beer Garden, Live Band Camp Quality? July 5 - 7 Thu - Sat All Day Quebec Region H.O.G® Rally Saint Jerome, Quebec July 12-14 Thu - Sat All Day 18th Western Region H.O.G® Rally Kelowna, BC July 13th Friday 9 AM - 5 PM Port Dover, ON; possible HOG® Pin Stop July 22nd Sunday 9:30 AM "Meet in the Middle" Ride - Thunder Bay Harley® - Arthur St. - Ride leaves at 10:00 AM Hope for sunshine, Aug 2 - 4 Thu - Sat All Day Atlantic Regional Rally, St. John's NL Aug 3 - 12 Fri - Sun All Day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com Mon - Sun All Day probable HOG® Pin Stop, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Saturday All Day Hearst HOG® Poker Run Aug 26th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast/ Ride - Aug 29 - Sep 2 Wed -Sun All Day 115th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson Rally, Milwaukee, WI; Museum HOG® Pin Stop Aug 29 - Sep 2 Wed -Sun All Day Wharf Rat Rally, Digby, Nova Scotia www.wharfratrally.com; Aug 31-Sep 1 Fri-Sat All Day possible HOG® Pin Stop, Bike Fest of Hawkesbury Ontario
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Warm weather and minimal rain Sept 4th Tuesday 6:00 PM 2 Wheel Tuesday starts early - Ride leaves at 6:30 PM Friday 5:30 PM Red Friday Ride Sept 8th Saturday 4:00 PM Corn Roast & BBQ - Members free; Non-Members $10.00 Sept 13th-16th Thu - Sun All Day 37th Annual Tomahawk Fall Ride - Tomahawk, WI www.tomahawkfallride.com Fri-Sat 10 AM - 6 PM probable HOG® Pin Stop, Tomahawk Open House - Tomahawk, WI Sept 15th Saturday 12:00 PM Toys for Tots - Meet at Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson® at 12:00 PM Ride leaves at 1:00 PM Sept 25th Tuesday 6:00 PM Last 2 Wheel Tuesday of the year - Ride leaves at 6:30 PM Sept 29th Saturday 9:00 AM Gunflint Trail Ride Meet @ Thunder Bay Harley® - Ride leaves at 9:30 AM - Passport required
Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend Oct 28th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast -
Nov 3rd Saturday 6:30 PM 28th H.O.G.® Birthday Party/ Mileage Awards Tuesday 6:30 PM Ladies Night Out gathering - all HOG® ladies are welcome to attend Nov 25th Sunday 10:00 AM Chapter Breakfast -
Dec 24th Saturday 12:00 Noon Christmas Eve Open House at Thunder Bay Harley-Davidson®
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Executive and Secondary Officers
Director: Trent Grof [email protected]
Assistant Director: vacant
Past Director: Rob Kavanagh [email protected]
Secretary: Jennifer LaVoie-Milani [email protected]
Treasurer: Keith Caverly [email protected]
Activities: Kat Ward [email protected]
Safety Officer: Terry Milani [email protected]
Head Road Captain: Brad Holbrough [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Joanne Kavanagh [email protected]
Ladies of Harley: Ruth Brickell [email protected]
Membership: Willy Skinn [email protected]
Webmaster Ross Dykes [email protected]
Photographer: John Salamon [email protected]
Historian: vacant
Dealer’s HOG Liaison Ken Armenti [email protected]
HOG Chapter Manager: Mandie Ciotucha [email protected]
Sponsoring Dealer: Ted Ciotucha [email protected]
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