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M o t o r - c y c l e C a m a r a d e - H i s t o r y ANTIQUE GOOD MoTorcYcle BEER CluB J u d g i n g Restoration NATIONAL SHOW S wa p BAD June JOKES 2019 ROAD RUNS Published Quarterly M e d i o c r e PIZZA 1 AMCA® VIKING CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Club Officers June 2019 PRESIDENT: Dave Glennen 612-616-5025 [email protected] Viking Chapter AMCA® VICE-PRESIDENT: Bob Hopf P.O. Box 18304, Minneapolis, MN 55418 612-867-5654 [email protected] http://www.vikingmc.org DIRECTORS: Ivar Natins 612-770-3818 [email protected] Ralph Smith 952-443-2020 [email protected] Dave Moot 952-856-2695 [email protected] Craig Kotval 651-269-1755 [email protected] TREASURER: Jeff Ricker 612-201-6938 [email protected] SECRETARY: Kathi Rimnac Arriving at Rockers Spring Social! 612-825-2550 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP: Roy Williams 612-202-4905 [email protected] New Members! WEB/EMAIL: Doug Nelson The AMCA Viking Chapter wel- 612-559-9595 [email protected] comes the following new mem- DEPUTY JUDGE: Roger Rimnac bers: 612-825-2550 [email protected] CLUB HISTORIAN: Tom Jones Glenn Purdue 763-533-9163 Juan Chanco NEWSLETTER: Caleb Spooner Mike Lancial 763-443-1602 [email protected] We look forward to riding with you and seeing you at our meet- Contents ings! Officers - New Members 2 Events Around Town 18 Upcoming Club Events 3 Feature: My $300 Rat Bike 21 AMCA 2019 National Meets & Road Runs 4 Member Stories The President‟s Minute/Editor‟s Note 5 Be That Person 31 What is it? 32 National Meet Information 6 - 11 Humor 33 10,000 Lakes Concours d‟Elegance Info 12 Want Ads 34 Donny Smith Show 14 Friends of the Club 38 Rockers Spring Social 16 2 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 if not a board member. Wednesday June 12 - 8am—8pm Wednesday August 14th - 7pm Thursday June 13 - 8am—8pm Viking BOD Meeting Need help at Fairgrounds Decorating & Setup etc. Davanni‘s Bloomington 8605 Lyndale Ave S Friday - Saturday June 14 & 15 - Bloomington, MN 55420 Friday 8am - 8pm Saturday 8am - 6pm 952-888-6232 AMCA Viking Chapter National Meet MN State Fairgrounds, Progress Bldg Sunday August 18 - 1pm 1265 Snelling Ave N Viking General Meeting and BBQ St Paul, MN 55108 Veterans Park 6335 Portland Ave S Sunday June 16 - 10am or so... Richfield, MN 55423 Blind Lizard Rally Nicollet Island Wednesday August 28th - 8am North End Viking Chapter Ride to Davenport #1 Intersection of Nicollet St & Maple Place (Tentative - not confirmed) Meet at Little Oscars Restaurant Wednesday July 10 - 7pm 23470 Emery Ave Garage Get-Together/Viking BOD Meeting Hampton, MN 55031 Dave Moot‘s home 651-437-6327 2400 Maple Ave S Bloomington, MN 55431 Thursday August 29th - 7am 952-856-2695 Viking Chapter Ride to Davenport #2 Meet at Freedom Gas Station Friday - Sunday July 12 - 14 236 Broad St President‟s Ride & Campout Prescott, WI Time/place TBD Money Creek Campground Saturday September 7 - 8am 18502 County Rd 26 Viking Ride to Wings & Wheels, Osceola WI Houston MN 55943 (Tentative - not confirmed) 507-896-3544 Meet at Kerry Rasmussen‘s 9282 Stonebridge Trail N Wed July 17 - 7pm Stillwater, MN 55082 Viking General Meeting & Ice Cream Social Veterans Home Wednesday September 11 - 7pm 5101 Minnehaha Ave S Viking BOD Meeting Mpls, MN 55417 Davanni‘s Bloomington 612-548-5700 8605 Lyndale Ave S Bloomington, MN 55420 Saturday - Sunday July 27 - 28 7:30am 952-888-6232 Bring Out Yer Dead Rally Meet at Natin‘s, 7314 Chicago Ave S, Mpls, MN Sunday September 15 - 6am Ride to Sir Benedicts, 805 E Superior St, Duluth MN Viking Chapter Fall Swap Meet 218-728-1192 North Parking Lot, State Fairgrounds 1265 Snelling Ave n Saturday August 3 - 8:30am St Paul, MN 55108 Viking Chapter Ride to Sturgis 651-636-5492 (Tentative - not confirmed) Meet at Hollywood Roadhouse 5745 Co. Rd. 43 New Germany, MN 55367 3 Upcoming Events AMCA 2019 National Meets & Road Runs June 9-12 Allegheny Chapter National Road Run Ligonier/Seven Springs, PA amcaamc.com June 14-15 Viking Chapter National Meet St. Paul, MN (952) 443-2020 September 4-6 www.vikingmc.org Music City Chapter National Road Run Nashville, TN (615) 972-8758 June 14-15 Fort Sutter Chapter National Meet Dixon, CA September 12-14 (916) 485-1721 Yerba Buena Chapter National Road Run www.amcafortsutter.org Monterey, CA (408) 591-7607 www.yerbabuenaamca.org July 5-7 Empire Chapter National Meet Trumansburg, NY September 27-28 (315) 382-6711 Chesapeake Chapter National Meet www.empirechapter.com Jefferson, PA (410) 360-4211 www.ccamca.org July 19-21 Wauseon National Meet Wauseon, OH (419) 929-0291 www.wauseonnationalmeet.org August 2-3 Yankee Chapter National Meet Terryville, CT (203) 272-6605 www.yankeechapter.org August 24-25 AMCA Australia Chapter Meet BULLI Show Grounds New South Wales (near Sydney) 011-61-419-229-605 www.amcaaustralia.org 4 The President’s Minute Dave Glennen Riding season is finally here. Although I have needed to reacquaint myself with riding in the cold and rain. Another late start this year, but there is good news, the June National Meet is right around the corner. June 14th and 15th will bring the Viking Chapter and AMCA members from around the country to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to have their antique motorcycles Judged and to take in the spectacular and eclectic display of antique motorcycles. It is also an opportunity to possibly find that elusive motorcycle part you have been looking for by taking in the swap meet that is held in conjunction with the show. This years will prove to be exciting since any Viking Chapter member that shows a 35 year or older antique motorcycle in respectable condition will be eligible to win 1 of 2 , $500 prizes. Please note that you must be in good standing with your National and Viking Chapter dues. So get those old motorcycles shined up and over to the June Meet! We could not undertake running an AMCA National Meet without the enthusiastic help of our fellow Viking Chapter Members. There are still many volunteer opportunities available and this year we have made it easier for you to sign up and volunteer by going through Survey Monkey. Just visit the link below. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0848a9ae2da3fa7-2019. Or give me a call at 612-616-5025 if you just like to do it the old fashion way. Volunteering will also get you a ticket to the Friday Night Banquet which is a great way to celebrate with your fellow antique motorcycle en- thusiasts. I encourage all Viking Chapter Members to show your support for our National Meet by volunteering, show- ing an antique motorcycle, having it judged or just participating in any way that you can. I look forward to see- ing you at the Fairgrounds! Editor’s Meanderings Cal Spooner I envy all you retired guys. I never thought that would be the case, or that it would be even possible for me to retire. I‘ve always been self-employed and not very good at putting money away. But there are so many things that I want to do - that I need to do - before I leave this world, that I have to figure out some form of retirement. And with each passing year that precious time gets more and more precious. It‘s not just that I have too many projects, as true as that is. It seems that stuff I use everyday and depend on to live my life is constantly breaking and needing attention, and I don‘t even have time for that. And if I don‘t fix it myself, I have to drop it off, and wait… and pay lots of money for what is often shoddy work. So unless it‘s something really beyond me, I have to fix it myself. So much for hobbies. (At least one of the bikes I was going to bring to the meet will not be ready; oh well, there‘s plenty more to choose from! That‘s why we need all this redundancy.) So I‘m trying to figure out what is retirement for me, and how to make it happen. And in my case, it will come down to quitting one of my three jobs, selling my not-needed house, and getting on Medicare at age 65, about 4 years from now. The job I have to quit involves an 80 mile round-trip 3 or 4 times a week to work a 10 hour day. It takes up 3x more time than the other two jobs combined, and pays less than either over a months time. It‘s also the job that provides fully paid benefits - good ones - and allows me to buy equipment I need for the other two jobs at cost. And that 80 mile commute is most often traveled on a vintage motorcycle…. so you see my quandary. I can‘t even really quit, but I can reduce my association to a part-time on-call relationship (that will retain my discount). Ah, retirement. To just wake up in the morning with nothing to do… like that‘s going to happen. But maybe I‘ll have more time for a long breakfast and be able to sip my coffee, or better yet, go to Diamonds and hang out with the gainfully unemployed.