By Joe Rosa, Director

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1 JAN 2017 CHAPTER #257 EDITION Sponsored by Mitchell s Harley-Davidson Owners: Art & Linda Mitchell / By Joe Rosa, Director Happy New Year everyone! 2017 promises to be a great year for Modesto HOG. There are so many things to look forward to this year including some great new rides and destinations. We will have another bike raffle this year. Last year s raffle was a huge success. This year we will be giving away a Sportster in October. We will debut the new bike at the February meeting. The February meeting will be at the shop in conjunction with Mitchells HOG Appreciation Night. There will be lots of discounts and great food for all Modesto HOG members.so don t miss it. We will have more details at the January meeting. Thank you Gary Hopper our Head Road Captain and all of our Road Captains for a great job last year. We have some new Road Captains for 2017 and I m sure they will put together some fun rides for us. Looks like there will be two or possibly three overnighters this year. Don t miss out on these rides. One might even be a two night stay. I would like to welcome all the new HOG members to our club and look forward to riding with everyone for some great adventures. Speaking of members don t forget to renew your membership for Thanks to Joe Cabral, our webmaster, you can now pay your membership on our website: modestohog.com with Pay Pal. Thanks Joe. Memorial Ride In Honor of Jerry DeGraw Nov. 26, 2016

2 Let s Ride by Gary Hopper, Head Road Captain A new year is here and we just keep riding. California s climate allows for year-round riding, just dodging a few rain drops now and then. Gear up for the weather and hit the road. All the new heated options from gear to grips to seats make for a comfy ride. Our winter R.T.S. (Run to the Sun) rides don t have specific destinations, just look in all directions and ride to the brightest spot on the horizon. We will have VFW Breakfast R.T.S. rides for the next few months. Our Safety Officer, Doug Kirk, has started some weekday rides for the lucky ones that can ride in the middle of the week. The Coffee Club Rides start in January - don t miss out! The Chapter is going to hold a Jerry Degraw memorial ride to Phil s Fish House in Moss Landing in April. This was Jerry & Lynn s favorite spot and his first lead as a Road Captain. Let s all come out and pay tribute to a cherished member and friend. We will be having our New Year Road Captains meeting at Mitchell s Harley in the conference room on Saturday, January 14th at 9:00 a.m. We will be working on the 2017 calendar of rides and events. If you would like to join the Road Captain crew you re invited to attend and see what it s all about. Come join in on the fun of leading rides and getting the best parking spot at the rides destination.

3 January Rides & Events: Sun. Jan. 1 st- Hog New Year s Day Ride Gary Hopper and Mike Betz lead this level 3 ride from the shop at 10:00 a.m. A short ride through the foothills with a lunch stop at the 50 s Diner will get your new year started. Wed. Jan. 4 th- Hog General Meeting at the Elks Lodge, dinner starts at 6:30 pm and meeting at 7:30 pm Sat. Jan. 7 th- Jamestown H.D. 21st Annual Polar Bear Ride Gary Hopper and Mike Betz lead this level 2 ride from the shop at 9:00 am for a ride up to Jamestown Harley. Thurs. Jan. 19 th - Hog Coffee Club Ride Doug Kirk and Joe Rosa lead this level 2 ride from the shop at 10:00 am, destination T.B.A. Sat. Jan. 21 st- Mitchell s H.D. Pancake Breakfast & Motorcycle Swap Meet at the shop at 8:00 am Sun. Jan. 22 nd - Hog VFW R.T.S. Doug Kirk and Bob Wilkinson lead this level 3 ride from the shop at 9:00 am Christmas Party Dec. 16, 2016

4 SAFETY ON THE ROAD! by Doug Kirk, Safety Officer Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day of the year, about 9 hours and 23 minutes of daylight. What this mean to Harley riders is we have less daylight to enjoy our passion. By the time our first ride of the year happens on January 1, 2017, we will have gained about 10 minutes of daylight. However, these extra 10 minutes do not translate into better riding conditions. The days are still very short and this winter it seems that rain might be a problem. Be sure to take the weather and road conditions into account when planning your ride. FOG Stay home if you can. If you can t see the car in front of you, the one following really can t see you. RAIN Roads are wet and your field of vision will be less. Wet black top and steel plates are skidding hazards. Always take your rain gear even if you don t think you need it. It makes a great outer windbreaker layer if it gets really cold. COLD The chill factor at 40 degrees if you are going 60 miles per hour is 25 degrees and takes only 30 minutes to have frostbite. Have plenty of layers including heated gear to stay warm. Have backup clothes in case your heated gear fails. ICE It can be anywhere. Be extra careful on shaded roads and corners especially if you are riding at higher elevations. The sun might be out, but that shady spot will not be thawed out. What to do? Now is the time to get your bike in to the Shop for servicing. Have everything checked out so when Spring arrives you will be ready to hit the road. Ride Safe! See you on the road!

5 NITE LITE PARADE

6 JOE HOUSEWRIGHT JAN 03 JOE SIGNORELLI JAN 10 JEFF MOUNTAIN JAN 19 JAYNE HARDY JAN 24 SHEILA HOPPER JAN 25 Our Director, Joe Rosa (left) was nominated by Mike Betz. Joe was leading a ride back from the HOG Toys For Tots run when he had to pull off and let Mike lead the group with over 21 Harley (with a Honda Gold Wing) back to Mitchells to deliver the toys. Joe finally made it back to the shop with his Harley. Dec. 3, 2016

7 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 HOG New Year s Day Ride Lev3-10a HOG General Mtg 6:30p dinner/7:30 mtg Jamestow n HD Polar Bear Ride Lev2/9a HOG Coffee Club Ride Lev2/10a Mitchell s HD Pancake Brkfst/Moto rcycle Swap Meet 8a 22 HOG VFW-RTS Ride Lev3-9a Hot line: website:

8 50/50 RAFFLE DONATIONS Thanks to the following HOG Members that donated to the 50/50 Raffle in October: Steve Avila Kelly & Rena Byers Dave Chavez Doug & Annette Kirk Amy Montgomery Glenn & Shelly Myers Phyllis & Gene Myers Glenn & Roxy Richardson Craig Sawyer Kevin Scott Richard Whitt Ann & Bob Wilkerson Editor s Note.. If you would like to share a photo in the HOGWASH newsletter please send it to me in a JPEG format: sue72855@gmail.com Thanks.Sue Chimerofsky Because of all the great donations this month, a few things were added to our Raffle Store. REMEMBER, our Raffle is only as good as we make it and your help is really appreciated. The 50/50 Raffle depends on members donating each month, so, if you have Harley Stuff or really anything else that would make a good raffle prize, please bring it in. We try to have 8 to 10 items each month. MARBLE DRAW The POT is growing. For new members, we add 1/2 of the tickets sales to the POT each month. If you draw a black marble you get $5.00. If you draw the white marble you get the POT and we start over again. In January there will be 6 black marbles in the bag. Your odds of winning are growing. Good luck!

9 February 2017 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Hot line: Website: 1 Mitchell s HOG Apprec. Night 6p HOG Sweetheart Ride Lev3/9a Mitchell s HD Drive-in Movie Nite 6p HOG VFW Run to the Sun Lev3/9a HOG Hwy 49(S) Ride Lev4/9a

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12 HOG BOARD RIDE RATINGS Modesto HOG rates their rides Level 1 5. Level 1 being the easiest and Level 5 being the most challenging. Please make sure you ride at your skill and comfort level. The most important thing is for you and all members to be safe. ROAD CAPTAINS Jim Artrip Mike Betz Phil Blair Lloyd Brown Joe Cabral Laury Chimerofsky Gary Hopper Doug Kirk Ron Mellow Billy Reeves Joe Rosa Bill Teague Bob Wilkinson Officers Director: Joe Rosa director@modestohog.com Assistant Director: Rob Copenhaver cantcope43@sbcglobal.net Head Road Captain: Gary Hopper harleyhopper@comcast.net Secretary: Cindy Rosa rosewoodhorse@gmail.com Treasurer: Linda Brown Safety Officer: Doug Kirk dkirk1@comcast.net HOGWASH Editor: Sue Chimerofsky sue72855@gmail.com Web Master: Joe Cabral Kj6tys@gmail.com Sergeants at Arms: AJ Mitchell Jim Artrip Bill Teague Lloyd Brown Photographers: Richard Brady: richardbradyis@gmail.com Laury Chimerofsky: laury415@gmail.com Membership: Sheila Hopper harleyhopper@comcast.net Chapter Communications: Sheila Hopper harleyhopper@comcast.net 50/50 Raffle: Annette Kirk bmblbe05@comcast.net Phyllis Myers Blood Bank: Barbara Fortado barbara.d51@att.net

13 Modesto Chapter - Harley Owners Group A chapter meeting will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Meetings will be at: THE ELK S LODGE 645 CHARITY WAY MODESTO, CA Rides/Events in JANUARY. New Years Day Ride 01 Jamestown Polar Bear Ride 07 HOG Coffee Club Ride 19 Mitchell s HD Pancake/ Motorcycle Swap 21 HOG Run to Sun Rid 22 DISCLAIMER: The Harley Davidson Motor Company, Mitchell s Harley-Davidson and Modesto HOG #0257 make no claims as to the accuracy of the material in this newsletter.