February 2020 Polk Porker Press
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OFFIECERS DIRECTOR-RANDYSTANT ON can’t please every- selves accountable DIRECTOR
Randy Stanton one, doing your best for his/her own ac- [email protected] doesn’t mean you tions. My decisions (407)466-5308 have to please eve- will not always be ryone & most of the right, but they will ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR time – the best deci- always be right for Wayne “Hop” Barkman sion will not make me. One of my fa- [email protected] the masses happy. vorite songs has a (863)670-5283 We had a good first I trained myself to line in it “if you
SECRETARY meeting of the year. look in the mirror don’t stand for Tamara Stanton Thanks to all who every morning & ask something, you’ll [email protected] came out. I like to the guy looking back fall for anything”. (904)563-1104 thank everyone at me “can you live My advice to any-
TREASURER probably more than with what you’re one is to make a de- Mark Miley I should or have to. I going to do today”? cision, stick with it – [email protected] like to treat people If I put my best foot good or bad. (863) 602-1085 like people & re- forward to be a Take ownership –
SPONSORING D E A L E R spect everyone. good person, I don’t reap the benefit or
Ken Vitulli When I was a think one should suffer the conse- Lakeland Harley-Davidson younger man that have to justify his/ quences. I feel peo- General Manager wasn’t always the herself. A person ple may not always [email protected]
(863) 802-1971 case. has to hold them- like your decisions I’ve learned that you
ACTIVITIES
Jean Armstrong [email protected] Note to self: Never ride a motorcycle in stilettos and a miniskirt—Maggie Grace P a g e 2 Polk Porker Press
CLAPRECORDS but they will re- the destination, we about to do to- Glen Zielinski spect you for stand- say it at every pre- day”? The person [email protected] ing your ground. ride meeting be- responsible for you (863) 868-7026 fore we take off. is asking the same
MEMBERSHIP While we ride our Drinking & driving question, staring OFFICER bikes, who we ride are a personal pref- back. Gerald Armstrong with are as much a erence. As much as [email protected] part of the same I would like to stop Polk County H.O.G (267) 671-7141 philosophy as life anyone from doing – Director 2020 SAFETYOFFICER decisions. If we so, we are all Jim Lavigne choose to ride with grownups. Make Be Safe! Have Fun! [email protected] a person or group your choices wisely. (863) 965-9360 Randy Stanton who do not share Your friends, fami-
WEBMASTER the same values we lies & other peo- Michael Sheldon hold can have con- ple’s families de- sequences. We all pend on someone HEADROAD know people who taking ownership of CAPTAIN
Richie “Jughead” Hicks sprint ahead of that the day. Take a look car in front or beat in the mirror & ask LADIESOF the red light. yourself “can you HARLEY Our rides end at live with what your Dale Barkman
[email protected] (863)559-4145 Be Safe! SUNSHINELADY
Sherry Oakes
(765) 585-0096
CHAPLAIN
Brent Daniels
NEWSLETTER
EDITOR
Thomas Filmon
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Assistant Director- W a y n e ‘ h o p ’ B a r k m a n
joined this HOG Chap- should review the Ride ter in the first place. RIDE ASSIST: Located Assist and Sweep re- Individual riding is part at the rear of the sponsibilities to ensure of what we all love and group directly in front these riders know and then there are the of the Sweep Rider. understand their posi- group rides. We are all The duties of the Ride tions on the ride. Also, thankful for our Ride Assist are to stop with if you volunteer or are Leaders who put in the any rider who has fall- asked to participate in time to plan and lead en out of formation for these roles please un- us on the backroads of any reason allowing derstand other riders First item I’d like to our country. We also the remainder of the are depending on your bring up is the upcom- appreciate those who group to continue on skills to help as need- ing Accident Scene volunteer or are called to the destination. ed. If you have ques- Management Class. upon to ride at the tions direct them to We do have people rear of the group as the ride leader. registered and have Ride Assist or Sweep. SWEEP: In group mo- room for more, there- As a Ride Leader you torcycling riding the fore at this time we are get to pick your Assist Sweep is the rider last planning on proceed- and Sweep. Ideally in line whose job is to ing with this class on these positions should ensure everyone else Saturday, February 22, have attended the pre- in the group arrives at 2020. Please see the ride, but this is not al- the destination safely. attached flyer for the ways possible. In any In the event the group link to register. We ap- case the Assist and gets split up, the preciate seeing our Sweep should be riders Sweep is to move to chapter members who are able to follow the front of the rear attending and putting the route sheet direc- group and take the in their time to learn tions to arrive at the Lead until caught up to about how to help in destination. the front group or to an emergency situa- Also, the Ride Leader, the final destination. In tion. Ride Assist, and Sweep this case the Assist also Rider are to wear a becomes the Sweep. safety vest so as to be Secondly is the subject highly visible to all rid- of our favorite activity, ers. Here is just a brief So just to review this riding our motorcycles. review of these posi- subject, Ride Leaders This is why we all have tions. “A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist” Basic Series 100 Sponsored by Lakeland HD HOG Chapter
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 9am to 5pm
Lakeland Harley Davidson Upstairs Meeting Room 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland, Florida 33805
Learn what to do the first 5 – 30 minutes after a crash until professional help arrives. We all ride and need to be prepared with the right knowledge of what to do in case of an accident. $60.00 per person includes materials and lunch.
Please note: Reservations must be made by contacting:
LINK TO REGISTER: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=493050
OR Call:
Wayne Barkman [email protected] 863-670-5283 P a g e 5 Polk Porker Press
Ladies of Harley By Dale Barkman
ered to them a few taurants as well as It’s almost time days before Valen- farms, dairies, fes- for the spring pic- tine’s Day so they tivals and miscella- nic so bring up may be distributed neous other loca- any ideas at the to those who will tions. If you have meeting next spending the holi- an idea for a ride, month (location, day in the hospital. pass it along to food, etc). We also have one of the ride funds left for an- leaders, sugges- Happy riding, A big thank you to other project that tions are always all who bought raf- welcome. we plan to do in a Dale fle tickets for the couple of months. gift bag at the We have several in At the end of Feb- Blessings of the mind and will be ruary officers will Bikes and a special presenting them as be attending the thank you to Greg we make plans. Bast for the dona- HOG Regional Of- tion of his 50/50 ficer Conference winnings. These I attended the and meeting with funds have made it Road Captains other chapters to possible for Tam- meeting this share ideas. I my and I to create month and passed hope to meet with almost 50 gift bags out sheets with other LOH mem- for the Carol Jen- some of the ideas bers and be able to kins Barnett chil- that members had bring back some dren’s wing at given me for ride fun things to LRMC. destinations. share. These will be deliv- These include res- P a g e 6
Meeting Minutes
Saturday, 01/11/2020 Called to Order at 10:01am Pledge of Allegiance Let’s all pray, led by our Chapter Chaplain, Brent Daniels New Members: Greg Bass Guests: Welcome, we had 2 visiting with Connie Zimmer. Also, Leon from Wisconsin. Dealership Reports, Ken Vitulli: Happy New Year! Do you all remember Y2K? Time Fly’s! We’ve been here 4 years, and we are still growing. There’s a danger in thinking you can define you top. You must be careful not to set a ceiling while you are still growing. And customer experience is what leads to growth. Thank you for continuing to come in and interact with our dealership. The outlook for 2020 is to get better at engaging our relationship. Like it or not – we’re married. And we want to see that relationship continue to grow and strengthen. ’ I m looking to you for ideas as to how to make it better. Director, Randy Stanton: 2019 was a great year! We are looking ahead at some changes for 2020. We’ve named the Discretionary Officers. Some are familiar names, and some are new names: CLAP Records Officer – decided to be omitted this year and the points will be managed by the Assis- tant Director, Wayne “Hop” Barkman. *Amended on 01/18/2020 by unanimous vote – Glen Zielinski will remain the CLAP Records Officer. Head Road Captain – Richie “Jughead” Hicks Ladies of Harley – Dale Barkman Membership Officer – Jerry Armstrong Newsletter Editor – Tom Filmon Photographer – Leada Collins Safety Officer – Jim LaVigne Sunshine Lady – Sherry Oaks Webmaster – Michael Sheldon Chaplain – Brent Daniels – Dustin Chester will be the backup for any events that Brent is unable to attend. A new format is being added to our current Saddle-Sore Award and the CLAP Points Award. Going for- ward we will have the Gold, Silver & Bronze awards for each, being the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners of highest miles and points. The Gold or 1st place position will remain at a $50.00 award in the form of a gas card for each category. Top Passenger Miles will remain at a $25.00 gas card as well as a certificate of achievement. Top Passenger Points has been removed from the award system as the Silver and Bronze place positions will cover that. We also voted on the use of the Google Calendar and it is now live with the entire year up and available to place your rides or events on. Please email [email protected] when wanting to add anything to the calendar. The website has been updated to include PDF versions of sign in sheets, guest release forms, tutorials on ordering patches and other miscellaneous information. All documents are located under the Members Only section and the password is PCH3877. These will no longer be included in the newsletter. Hard copies are available for anyone not having access to print from their home computer. We can help with the navigation of that website if any member needs it. A chapter overnight trip has been added to the calendar for Thunder on the Beach in Panama City, FL during April 30th thru May 2nd. Anyone wishing to stay over to Sunday the 3rd is welcome to do so. Assistant Director, Wayne “Hop” Barkman: Please be sure to bring in or email with your beginning mileage for 2020 if you plan to participate in the mileage challenge for 2020. The 3rd Sunday/New Member Ride will continue for the 2020-chapter year. Anyone is free to join us, and it is a point ride as it is on the calendar. A Road Captain meeting will follow this month’s ride in the meeting room upstairs of the dealership. It will be 01/19/2020. Please be sure your sign in sheets are legible so that anyone attending an event will be certain to receive their points. You may print your name on the sign in sheets of its easier to read. We are required to maintain those sheets for 1 year and the guest release forms are maintained for 7 years. Please be sure to bring the originals to the meetings if you do not have the opportunity to turn those in prior to. The Accident Management Scene class has been scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd, it will be an all- day class, 9-5, flyers are available on the back table. You can register online. There will be coffee and donuts that morning and lunch will be provided. A call for volunteers to help set up the class the night before, Jughead said that he could be available. Special mention, during our New Year’s Day ride, Glen Zielinski had an issue with his battery. Jeff Corll had a jump box and several members worked together to get the battery charged enough to start his bike and get him home and avoid a tow. We have a great group; we work together with things and that’s what makes this Chapter. Secretary, Tamara Stanton: Anyone wishing to purchase a chapter rocker, Jeff Corll still has 2 large rockers at $35.00 each. Reminder that the Blessing of the Bikes will be immediately following the meeting today. We will meet in the Florida Health Department parking lot on Hwy 33. We should begin around 11:30am. If everyone will pull in and begin lining up in the parking spaces behind Randy’s truck so that we can get all the bikes and members in the pictures this year that would be great. The ceremony will last about 20 minutes and each person attending will receive a commemorative item. Special thanks to Russ Simcoe for lead- ing the lunch ride following the ceremony. In addition, we are selling raffle tickets at $1 each at a chance to win a Bikers Bag filled with an estimat- ed $250 in items, many which are Harley Davidson brand. You can purchase as many tickets as you wish, and the money is going to fund the next project being worked on by the Ladies of Harley, which is a valentine gift bag for the children’s ward at the Carol Jenkins Barnett building. There are 30 beds with children ranging in ages of infant to pre-teen. The bags are around $5 each and we are making 30- 35, as we will not know exactly the age demographic until the week of delivery. We plan to deliver them sometime during the week prior to Valentine’s Day. The bags will include age related toys, stuffed ani- mals, rattles, sippy cups, valentines, & stickers. We hope to make a few of them smile and we appreci- ate anyone who participates in buying a raffle ticket!
Treasurer, Mark Miley: The Chapter is in great financial health. Thanks to Annie Modica and Jean Armstrong for keeping such thorough records and for all the help during the bulk of the 2019 year. Also, thanks so much to the Ladies of Harley for the work at the Christmas Party. It was another great party. Also, the Flipping for Charity pancake breakfast is coming up next month. A flyer for that will be coming out in the next newsletter. That ride will be led from the dealership to Tiger Town, details will follow. Activities Officer, Jean Armstrong: Russ Simcoe will be leading the lunch ride today after the Blessing of the Bikes to Coyote Rojo. Please be sure to use the [email protected] email address when requesting something be added to the calendar. Safety Officer, Jim Lavigne: The snowbirds are among us. Be Visible! Make sure you are seen. Pick your lane and maintain it. How many people see all the road signs out there? Not everything is seen, including us. So, do what you can to make yourself visible to the drivers around us. In addition, Glen Zielinski reminded us to use our turn signals. Let the drivers and riders around you know what you in- tend to do. It’s how we communicate in a group. CLAP Records Officer: N/A Head Road Captain, Richie “Jughead” Hicks: We have been invited to ride in the funeral proces- sion for the fallen Lakeland Police Officer, Paul Dunn. The funeral will be Wednesday, January 15th at 11:00am. It will leave the Church at the Mall and go to the cemetery on 98 with the graveside ceremony at 12:00 noon. Ladies of Harley, Dale Barkman: Thanks to Tami Stanton and Jean Armstrong and all the husbands for their help in setting up and decorating for the Christmas Party. It was a great turnout. Membership Officer, Jerry Armstrong: 67 members gave renewed their 2020 membership. We have had 6 or 7 more pay just before this meeting. You must renew by the February meeting or you will be removed from the membership list. Newsletter Editor, Tom Filmon: Anyone having anything to add to the newsletter, just send me an email or give me a call, and we’ll get it in there. The deadline is usually around the 25th of the month. Photographer, Leada Collins: No new business Sunshine Lady, Sherry Oaks: There’s a card for Dennis Frye on the back table for everyone to please sign. He will be having surgery next week. Webmaster: N/A For the Good of the Chapter: Russ Simcoe wanted to say thank you to Granville Ramsey and Glen Zielinski for all the hard work they have done over the years maintaining the Activities calendar and the CLAP points. Birthdays: Don Kennedy, Michelle LaVigne, Ron Greene Awards – were given out: CLAP: N/A High Performance: N/A Easy Rider: Dustin Chester, Janet Reith made it for 2019. Doug Myers has his in for 2020! Rough Rider: N/A Extreme Rider: N/A Old Timer: N/A Saddle Sore Award for 2019 went to Doug Myers with 34,342 miles! Most CLAP Points for 2019 went to Russ Simcoe with 220 points! Russ requested that his monetary award be given as a charitable donation to the Honor Flight in memory of his mom and dad. P a g e 10
Most Passenger Miles for 2019 went to Dale Barkman with 16,367 miles! Monkey: This month we had two monkey awards given to Glen Zielinski and Jughead Hicks Drawings: $25.00 Member Gift card went to Jesse Rodriguez. The 50/50 of $97.00 went to Greg Bass – he then donated the money to the Ladies of Harley fundraiser for the Valentine Bags to the children’s ward of the Carol Jenkins Barnett hospital. Thank you so much Greg and Congrats to Both!! Next Meeting will be 02/08/2020 Adjourned: 10:58am ALL RIDE SAFE AND SMART!! Tamara Stanton Secretary PolkHOG3877ACTIVITIES
Sat Feb 1, 2020
10am - 12pm The Sea Hut Ride Where: The Sea Hut, 5611 US-19, Palmetto, FL 34221, USA Description: - Group Ride to the Sea Hut - Led by: Glen Zielinski - Approximately 61 miles - Departure Place: Race Trac, 6486 Florida Ave. S., Lakeland, FL 33813 - KSU 10:00 am - SPECIAL NOTE: Tentative as forecast currently calling for rain.
Sun Feb 2, 2020
10am - 11:30am Oakwood Smokehouse Ride Where: Oakwood Smokehouse & Grill, 230 Citrus Tower Blvd, Clermont, FL 34711, USA Description: - Group Ride to Oakwood Smokehouse - Led by: Russ Simcoe - Approximately 55 miles - DEPARTURE PLACE: 7-Eleven, Lakeland Park Blvd., Lakeland, FL - KSU 10:00 am
Tue Feb 4, 2020
6pm - 7:30pm H.O.G. Night Where: West Caribbean Cuban Restaurant, 2215 S Combee Rd, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA Description: - H.O.G. Night, West Caribbean Cuban Restaurant - Hosted by: Tami Stanton - Meet at 6:00 pm
Wed Feb 5, 2020
11am - 12:30pm Pre-Ride to The End Zone Where: The End Zone Family Restaurant and Sports Bar, 6206 US Hwy 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809, USA Description: - The End Zone Pre-ride - Led by: Jerry Armstrong - Approximately 44 miles - DEPARTURE PLACE: 7-Eleven, Lakeland Park Blvd., Lakeland, FL - KSU 11:00 am - NOTE: This is a "no points" ride for anyone wishing to join.
Sat Feb 8, 2020
7am - 9am Breakfast & Ride to Chapter Meeting Where: Tigertown, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA Description: - Breakfast at Tigertown for Pancake Festival - Led and Hosted by: Mark Miley - Departure Place: Lakeland Harley-Davidson - KSU 7:00 am - SPECIAL NOTE: See attached "Flipping for Charities" flyer. Bring cash: $8 for adults.
9am - 10am Chapter Board Meeting Where: Lakeland Harley-Davidson, 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA Description: - Chapter Board Meeting - Start time: 9:00 am
10am - 11:15am Chapter Membership Meeting Where: Lakeland Harley-Davidson, 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA Description: - Chapter Membership Meeting - Start time: 10:00 am PolkHOG3877ACTIVITIES
11:30am - 1pm The End Zone Ride Where: The End Zone Family Restaurant and Sports Bar, 6206 US Hwy 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809, USA Description: - Group Lunch Ride to The End Zone - Led by: Jerry Armstrong - Approximately 44 miles - DEPARTURE PLACE: 7-Eleven, Lakeland Park Blvd., Lakeland, FL - KSU 11:30 am (time approximate)
Tue Feb 11, 2020
6pm - 7:30pm H.O.G. Night Where: Reececliff Family Diner, 940 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33803, USA Description: - H.O.G. Night, Reececliff Family Diner - Hosted by: Dale Barkman - Meet at 6:00 pm
Sun Feb 16, 2020
10am - 11am New Member Ride Description: - New Member Group Ride, Local Area - Led by: Jerry Armstrong - Approximately 45 miles - Departure place: 7-Eleven, Lakeland Park Blvd., Lakeland, FL - KSU 10:00 am
Sat Feb 22, 2020
9am - 5pm Accident Scene Management Class Where: Lakeland Harley-Davidson, 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA Description: - Accident Scene Management Class - SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION. - Event Place: Upstairs meeting Room - Event start time: 9:00 am
Sun Feb 23, 2020
9am - 12pm Ride to Muscle Car City Museum Where: MUSCLE CAR CITY LLC, 10175 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, USA Description: - Group Ride to Muscle Car City Museum - Led by: Randy Stanton - Approximately 103 miles - Departure place: Race Trac, 4285 US Highway 98 S, Lakeland, FL 33812 - KSU 9:00 am - SPECIAL NOTE: Admission to museum is $12.50 plus tax per adult. - musclecarcity.net
Volunteer wrapping at the dealership, lunch rides, The Christmas Lights Ride & Krispy Kreme, Annual Chapter Christmas Party, Blessing of the Bikes! For all the photos, please visit our FaceBook page at Polk County HOG or go to our Shutterfly link from our website, www.polkhog.com
Bike Week History Perhaps it was the appeal of hard sand, warm winter days and the excitement of that first motorcycle race on the beach, that made Daytona Beach the home of Bike Week. Maybe it was the spirited activities surrounding the event that have kept people keep coming back. Whatever the case, Bike Week has been a tradition since January 24, 1937 - the inaugural running of the Daytona 200.The first race took place on a 3.2 mile beach and road course, located south of Daytona Beach. Ed Kretz of Monterey Park, CA was its first winner, riding an American made Indian motorcycle and averaging 73.34 mph. Kretz also won the inaugural City of Daytona Beach trophy. The 1937, race course ran approximately one and a half miles north on the beach; through a 1/4 mile turn where the sand was banked, and then onto the paved, public roadway portion for the trip south. Coming back on the final turn, another high sand bank awaited riders as they raced on the hard sands of the beach. Interestingly enough, starting times for these events were dictated by the local tide tables. The races continued from 1937 to 1941. In the early years the Daytona 200 was also called the “Handlebar Derby” by local racing scribes. Harley-Davidson has and continues to be a huge part of Bike Week in Daytona Beach. In 1940, Harley-Davidson not only won the Daytona 200 mile road race Championship, but 8 of the top ten were won by Harley-Davidson. In 1942, the Daytona 200 was discontinued because of World War II. Its sanctioning body, the American Motorcycling Association (AMA) solemnly noted it was “in the interests of national defense” that the event was canceled. With the war, came a general rationing of fuel, tires and key engine components. Even though the racing event was “officially” called off, people still showed up for an “unofficial” party called Bike Week. On February 24, 1947, the famous motorcycle race resumed and was now promoted by the legendary Bill France. Newspaper stories of the period recount that the city fathers asked townsfolk to open their homes to the visiting motorcyclists because all hotel rooms and camping areas were filled to capacity. The 1947 Daytona 200 featured a record 176 riders. In 1948, a new beach - road course was used because of developments along the beach. Organizers were forced to move the event further south, towards Ponce Inlet. The new circuit measured 4.1 miles. The last Daytona 200 to be held on the beach - road course took place in 1960. In 1961, the famous race was moved to the Daytona International Speedway. Bike Week has always had a flavor of its own. Sometime after the war, the event began to take on a rugged edge. While the motorcycle races on the beach were organized, events surrounding the race were not. As time passed, locals became afraid of the visitors and law enforcement officers and city officials were less than enthusiastic about what some termed an “invasion”. Relations between the Bikers and law enforcement officials continued to worsen. When things appeared to be at their worst (after the 1986 event), a special task force was organized by the city in cooperation with the local chamber of commerce to improve relations and change the magnitude and scope of the event. Today Bike Week has transformed into a 10-day festival that expands throughout Volusia County. There are hundreds of events for motorcycle enthusiasts to enjoy. Bike Week now welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and is enjoyed by locals and motorcycle enthusiasts’ worldwide. Credit to – officialbikeweek.com 79th Annual Bike Week – Dayton Beach
Through the efforts of many dedicated individuals and groups, the Bike Week of today is an outstanding event drawing bikers from across the U.S. and multiple countries. It normally takes place during the first full week of March, though the date has been known to change based on other events happening at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona Bike Week runs from a Friday through the next full week, eventually concluding on the Sunday 10 days out. This year's rally runs from March 6-15; the perfect time to be in Florida, especially for Northern bikers who have been waiting all winter to get their machines out of storage. March in Florida offers plenty of beautiful sunshine, comfortably warm temperatures, and lots to see and do.
If you've never been to Daytona Bike Week, you owe it to yourself to come down to Florida one of these years. It is an event like no other. You will make plenty of new friends, see some incredible machines, and just have a heck of a good time. And if you're like most bikers, one visit will not be enough. You will come back year after year.
Credit to – Daytonabikeweek.com
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