BMW MOA Club #210 & BMWRA Club #104 Catch us on the Web at WWW.RCB.ORG December 2012

River City Stuff We are also exploring an RCB-sponsored President track day at Fernley Raceway -- less expen- Gordy Olson 916‐642‐2221 sive and more accommodating (schedule- Vice President wise) than Thunderhill. More on this as our Phil Sweeney 916‐358‐5526 Secretary planning/thinking develops….. Lynn Yelland 916‐791‐6395 Treasurer A return to Soldier Meadow as well as other Phil Wood 916‐673‐3456 Membership off-road activities are also in the thinking/ Ray Nuguit 916‐625‐0799 pondering/planning stages with details to Newsletter The President’s Corner follow….. Kim Rydalch 209‐521‐8425 by Gordy Olson Web Master Ken Caruthers 916‐353‐1827 Last month also was election time. Both Directors through 2013 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holi- Presidents (Obama and yours truly) were re- Dave Alexander 916‐612‐6616 day with family and friends! No less than Mike Herte 916‐726‐7334 elected and both are promising bigger and twenty bikes showed up for the “Day After better things in their respective second terms. Terry Lee 916‐355‐2575 Thanksgiving” ride and I am sure that the num- Greg Smith 916‐539‐9400 For my part, there is no “fiscal cliff” looming Fred Jewell 916‐683‐3047 ber of riders would have been even larger ex- on the RCB’s horizon, so members making Directors through 2012 cept for those members who just can not seem over $250,000 annually can stop worrying Ken Caruthers 916‐353‐1827 to get that date exactly right. We will make Marv Lewis 916‐652‐0575 that their dues will be going up on January 1! Rand Olson 916‐599‐0819 every effort to schedule this annual event even I will be (no doubt very ably) assisted by Kim Rydalch 209‐521‐8425 less ambiguously in future years. new Vice President Jack Klauschie, new Ray Nuguit 916‐625‐0799 Director Emeritus Treasurer Dave Alexander, and new Secre- Stan Paolini 530‐622‐4808 The Club’s annual planning meeting drew a tary Tom Moe. The following members Rick Blake 916‐927‐BMW0 somewhat smaller crowd than previous years, were elected to serve as members of the but we made a very good start on planning for Board of Directors for 2013-2014: Ken 2013 (and still managed to eat all the pizza!). Caruthers, Marv Lewis, Ray Nuguit, Rand In addition to our regular monthly meetings Olson, and Kim Rydalch. I look forward to (with raffles, of course) and rides, here are just working with all of them and also want to Membership Meeting some of the events that our members can look thank outgoing officers Phil Sweeney, Phil Sat Dec, 1st 8:00am forward to next year: Tech Day at A&S (a Wood, and Lyn Yelland for their yeomanly Susie’s Country Oaks Cafe Sunday TBD in February); RCB Riding Clinic (and yeowomanly) service to the club over 500-G Cirby Way (April 27); Lois Lewis Memorial Poker Run the years. Roseville (May 11); Oyster Run aka Samuel P. Taylor camp-out (June 1); Ride ‘n’ Bowl in Yering- And finally, it’s still not too late to get your Director’s Meeting ton, NV (August 3); Tahoe Chill (August 17- elf costume for the upcoming RCB Christ- Tues Dec 11th, 7:00 pm 18); Five Passes Ride (sometime in October); mas party. JUST IMAGINE HOW EMBA- Race Place Motorsports “Day After Thanksgiving” ride (date still TBD RASSED AND FOOLISH YOU WILL 3130 Bradshaw Road of course!); and the RCB Christmas Party FEEL IF YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON Sacramento, CA (December 7). AT THE PARTY NOT DRESSED AS AN ELF!! We also fully expect to continue our tradition Breakfast - Be There! Every Saturday 8 am of holding the Fall Classic on the first weekend Susie’s Country Oaks Cafe of October. Our intention is to have the 2013 Ride hard, ride safely, ride often, and ride 500-G Cirby Way event at Manchester Beach, but we are still with your buddies straight into 2013! Roseville looking for volunteers to organize this event. Cheers, If you are interested in hosting the Fall Classic Gordy Weds. Dinner Ride please let me know ASAP! Remember -- none RCBPREZ Meet between 5-6:30 pm of these events organize themselves. Perhaps Leaves every Wednesday one day soon there will be “an App for that” evening at 6:30 pm from The but until then, it’s just us! Coffee Republic in Folsom PAGE 2 BMW MOA CLUB #210 & BMWRA CLUB #104 December Toy Run

After two successes, we will once from a bad environment by Child mas for these kids. again be doing our own toy run Protective Services end up. You after the club meeting on Decem- can visit their website at http:// Need help choosing a gift? Check ber 1st. Our designated charity will www.crhkids.org. out one of these suggestions: be the same as we have done in the past, and that is the Sacramento Wish lists provided by the manage- Children's Receiving Home. The ment are posted below so you can Ages 1-9 home's mission is to provide sup- get an idea of what to donate if you Ages 9-15 port for children suffering the ef- so desire. I am looking forward to fects of abuse and/or neglect. This this, and I'm sure our members will Ages 15-17 is where a lot of the kids removed step up and make it a good Christ- RCB’s Annual Christmas Party

All RCB members and friends are help with the special invited to the annual RCB Christ- monthly raffle and there mas Party at A&S on Saturday, will also be free door December 8th at 6:30 PM. prizes (purchased with the surplus generated by The Club will provide turkey, ham, the monthly raffles dur- and beverages and the other fixin’s ing the year) for those will be pot luck from our members still too shy/cheap to based on their last names: actually pay for raffle tickets. A-F: Desserts G-K: Salads Hope to see everyone L-S: Main dishes there!! T-Z: Side dishes

An elf or two might be there to

Adventure Motorcycle

By Bruce Hilger, Shopdoc friends availed themselves of off- overland routes, progress and road riding. Why this significant knowledge was slow to come. So I After the excitement of my very attraction? Passionate about mo- had heard praised and decided to first time riding, then touring, and torcycles, and by my own nature, I take the RawHyde Intro Class camping, followed by skills devel- took a couple years to acquire a which included my 1200GS. I will opment at Thunderhill, and for me DR 650 for off road exploration. say now, that RawHyde was the all midst my exploring the innards This included being a learner of best thing I have done. The of my BMW beasts, but for the that method. With some painful Rawhyde Class and their set-up is past couple of years the roads trav- get-offs, and riding with the Sol- outstanding. eled less started to appeal to me as dier Meadows Group, plus other BMW MOA CLUB #210 & BMWRA CLUB #104 PAGE 3

With the RawHyde on-line appli- and meeting area was separate as cation I received a packet of in- kitchen, dining, and open bar. structions which included travel Food service was specially pre- directions but it noted, bring tent, pared by a 5 star chef. Two indoor sleeping bag and eating utensils showers were more for the women which I interpreted, it was pretty but us guys had an outdoor four rustic. The travel directions with a head shower that looked onto a phone number in case I got lost bare, natural valley. The setting indicated a hard to find sign, and a was mountainous dessert in the not so distinct road that led several Angeles National Forrest. miles to their location. Was this the road to nowhere? I was ex- Our instruction, started with a lus- pecting third world conditions and cious meal, wine and hors devours; the road to navigate seemed to be each of us gave motorcycle and an example of their training pro- personnel background description. gram. If I could traverse this ob- This was followed by orientation stacle, then I was qualified to be an from Jim Hyde and then the four off-road or overland travel. Bodies Intro Student. However I arrived instructors. We also had a photog- in Motion, (comes from a book, at a much different and impressive rapher present the three days and a same name) are a natural, historical training site. DVD covered the entire stay in and genealogical character of those pictures. My first motorcycle con- of those of us who are attracted to Twenty riders were divided into tact was under Shawn’s direction; motorcycle riding. I believe this two classes, directed by two in- helping me set up my GS-- remove soul-machine, the Adventure Mo- structors for each group. Most of shield and mirrors, tie up turn sig- torcycle, fits and supports what we the group were from out of state, nals, adjust handlebars and foot humans have learned to do for and rented the RawHyde BMW pegs for standup riding. This was many thousands of years. My Ad- motorcycles; all GS type from the first time I was able to stand on venture riding improvements will 1200, 800 to 650. Our sleeping the bike comfortably for the posi- give me a way to go back to na- quarters were private, modular tion best suited to off road riding; I ture, off the roads, and explore, units, housed in a large dorm, and had a pleasant realization with overland, the earth we all came others in a large trailer, each unit Shawn’s attention as to how excel- from. This is complemented by with electric blankets. The eating lent this course was going to be. the fact that an impressive 95% of the worlds travel routes are off The RawHyde Class made my GS road. a totally different motorcycle. It expanded what the BMW can do Please understand that I don't criti- under me, an epiphany which be- cize a developing civilization as it gan as Shawn was tweaking my exists, but importantly, we humans bike that first day. He also made need to keep our bodies healthy recommendations for additional with activity. What I learned from modifications that I could do to the Chris and Lance, our excellent bike at home. This was when I got coaches, was satisfying in several that "A-Hah!" Experience and the ways. They followed a specific feeling continued through the Ad- plan, out of a manual so as to not venture Course to the final, awards miss minute details. With each dinner Sunday nite. The purpose taught-step, they would demon- was to take advantage of BMW’s strate to us on their 1200 Adven- qualities to make the best possible tures. These big machines in their

PAGE 4 BMW MOA CLUB #210 & BMWRA CLUB #104 doubt comes from Jim and his wife, Stephanie. Everything about RawHyde is designed for the rider to learn the off road riding method. As a customer I felt every-thought and all the components there was to improve the off road riding ex- perience and help me be a part of it but also to adjust the companies efforts to satisfy my needs. I was asked countless times, “is there anything that you need?” This back and forth, give and take, ad- just you to me and me to you, while reaching the goal of teaching the off road experience makes the organization improve while mak- ing me better as well.

I don't believe motorcycles will ever go away, nor will off road hands moved with a flawless and road riding maneuvers are the op- riding either. The new friends I smooth precision that was beauti- posite of the way they are done on made from the class will I hope ful to watch. The instructors were roads. The instruction gave me a meet again on the off-roads less also good at connecting with us, I brand new way to ride my GS; it’s traveled. I expect to be practicing trusted, and forgot fear for the like getting a new bike. I have this weekend’s experience, keep- three days and just rode, as a stu- since ordered a supplemental ing in mind the expert riding of my dent, with abandon; it left me book, Adventure Riding Tech- coaches. Chris and Lance rode loose and able to do everything niques which should keep me like sea gulls in the wind, so they showed us. Now retired, I abreast of my RawHyde experi- smooth, unperturbed like they work out almost every day just for ence and I found in it excerpts by were a part of the rough terrain, on the joy of being alive, keeping the Jim Hyde himself. their GS Adventures, at the same physical body functions. On my time mindful of us. It is the image GS, under their direction, I used The organization, RawHyde, one of transitioning a training course flexibility, balance, strength, coor- could write a book about; which on riding, most people would think dination, mind focus and riding speaks in part, of a dedication and impossible to do into a smooth experience to mime their given a desire to connect with the cus- harmony between bike/rider and steps. Balance and control of the tomer. I have a Starbucks (not all terrain, un-miffed, in moments of motorcycle was their objective. I are like this) near me that I go to joy to be there. I wish everything was surprised at how capable we and watch the people/servers/ in this world were like that. The were, but this was not unusual be- baristas and admire the place itself BMW and the entire group of rid- cause the physical demands or because they do a superb job and ers made it appear a reachable ob- tests of the world I choose to live the decor is so appropriate, of jective; such a way to overcome in, is always a challenge, that I an- making the customer feel very spe- adversity, gain a skill. So I am ticipate doing. We were told that cial, so that returning to use the even more passionate over this we would have to perform these Starbucks product is an unques- machine. maneuvers five thousand times to tioned pleasure. RawHyde has the be instilled in our minds over pre- genius of a specialized organiza- vious habits. Of note, some off- tion for its customers which no BMW MOA CLUB #210 & BMWRA CLUB #104 PAGE 5

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Dec 1st, Sat General membership meeting at Susie’s Country Oaks Cafe, 8 am, 500-G Cirby Way, Roseville, CA 916-786-0274. There will be a day ride afterwards so have a full tank of gas before starting. All members and guests welcome.

Dec 11th,Tue Director’s meeting at Race Place Motorsports, 7:00 pm, 3130 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento. All members welcome.

Wed. Ride Weds. Dinner Ride, Meet between 5-6:30 pm, Leaves every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm from the Coffee Republic in Folsom.

Thur. Ride Meet up for a weekly Thursday day ride, "Because We Can Ride". Meet at Brookfield's at Sunrise and Folsom, eat at 8am and ride at 9am. For all retired, independently wealthy or just plain sick of work!

Dec 1 Sat RCB Toy run after the club meeting. Details in the newsletter. Dec 8 Sat 2012 Christmas Party at A&S Powersports, 6:30 pm River City Beemers, Inc. PO Box 2356 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 www.rcb.org

Bruce Hilger riding his 1200GS at the RawHyde Intro class.

December 2012

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(408) 295-0205, www.sjbmw.com Carl Stoughton, West Point Santa Rosa BMW, Windsor, CA (707) 838-9100, www.santarosabmw.com