DFW Honda Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club Volume 12 Number 4 December HRCA Chapter #364

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1 Freedom Rider DFW Honda Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club Volume 12 Number 4 December 2013 HRCA Chapter #364 Notes from the Prez The first day of winter and the shortest day of the year is December 21st. But winter conditions have already arrived. As I write this column it is cold with sleet and ice in the forecast burr! Fortunately, this is Texas, and there will still be some good riding days ahead, just not as many as we are used to having. But then there is reason for good cheer because it is December and Christmas is just around the corner. What kind of Christmas gift(s) do you want? On the practical side, if you don t have one or more of the following, consider getting a tire pressure gauge, a tire repair kit, a tire pump, and/or jumper cables. If those ideas leave you flat (a little play on words), maybe there is one or more chrome bling items you may not need but absolutely want for your iron horse. Whatever you decide, enjoy. Peggy and I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Here are some upcoming events to put on your schedule. A special thanks to Dan McDonald for his DFW Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club Grapevine, Texas involvement in so many of these events and to Mark Palmer for hosting the desserts get together. For more details, check the Forum and the November and December Newsletters. 1. The Mesquite Santa Cops Toy Parade. Saturday, December 07th. Meet at DFW Honda at 9:00 a.m. Dan McDonald leads the ride. Admission $10.00 donation or a new unwrapped toy. 2. DFW Honda Customer Appreciation Party. Held at DFW Honda. Date and time schedule to be determined (Saturday Dec 7th, 12-5). 3. The Christmas Light Ride and Desert Get-Together. Sunday, December 08th. Dan McDonald leads the ride. Start time and departure location TBD. Following the ride, deserts at Karen and Mark Palmer s home. For anyone who needs it, the Palmer s address will be handed out at the beginning of the ride. 4. The Kaufman Christmas. Saturday, December 21st. Dan McDonald leads the ride. Start time and departure location TBD. Club members provide Christmas gifts for the kids at the A Fern Norville Children s Emergency Shelter in Kaufman, TX. 5. The Polar Bear Ride. Wednesday, January 01st. Dan McDonald leads the ride. Start time and departure location TBD. Following the ride, a meal of stews and other goodies at Rose Ann and Dan McDonald s home. For anyone who needs it, the McDonald s address will be handed out at the beginning of the ride. Until next month, Ride Safe! Bob S Meeting Minutes by Sam Tough, Secretary October 17, 2013 Bob Sympson, Club President, called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Continued on Page 2 Inside this Newsletter 2 Club Officer & Staff Contacts Thought for the Month MSF Rider Courses Meeting Minutes 3 For Sale or Trade Tahlequah Weekend Trip 4 This Month's Birthdays Upcoming Events 2013 Toy Run Schedule 5 This Month's Calendar December 2013 Meeting Thursday December 19th - 7:00 pm at Fuddrucker's in Grapevine Next to Bass Pro Shop on NW Highway. (972) Keep in touch with us on CB Channel 39 Fine Print The Freedom Rider is a monthly publication of DFW Honda Freedom Riders Motorcycle Club. It is distributed on or about the 1st of each month, depending on the editor s mood and whether the riding weather is good. Deadline for articles or ads is absolutely, positively prior to publication. Distribution is by internet, or printed copies can be picked up at DFW Honda. The opinions and views expressed herein are those of the article s author, who is solely responsible for its content.

2 Club Officers and Staff Meeting Minutes Continued Bob welcomed new guests and participants to this final meeting before the Thanksgiving holiday. Special guest and new participants given opportunity to introduce themselves. Bob welcomed Special Guests, Sergeant Tim Henley, Criminal Investigation Division and Senior Officer Richard Hudson, Traffic Division, of the Grapevine Police Department. Bob turned the meeting over to them for discussion. Sergeant Henley, along with Officer Richard Hudson, introduced the I.C.E. Program to all members and guests present. ICE is short for In Case of Emergency. This program allows for all motorcycle riders to sign up and is given an ID system that allows for Police to identify personnel involved in accidents which involve motorcycles. A sticker is placed on rear of helmet with ID card placed inside the helmet. Very informative and most all participants in attendance were signed up to this program. Bob thanked both officers for their attendance and time spent with us this evening. Bob discussed the upcoming December Christmas Lights Ride scheduled for Sunday, December 8th. Bob asked who would assume the leadership of the ride this year. Dan McDonald accepted this role. Plans are to meet at Frijole's Restaurant at 5:30pm Thought for the Month When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Chief Tecumseh for dinner and then the ride at 6:30pm to see the lights! The ride will end at the Palmers in Coppell. See the Forum for complete details on this very fun ride! Bob then turned the meeting over to Mark Palmer, Club Vice President, for his report. Mark started by reporting on the recent group rides. This included Thursday night dinner rides, full moon rides (if any) and the Saturday rides. Mark asked for ride leaders for a few open dates in near future. Mark reported recent rides as follows. Sat, Oct 19: Sam Tough- 6 bikes traveled north to Gainesville, Tioga (Clarks BBQ) Thurs, Oct 24: John Covey-6 bikes/ traveled to East Buffet in Irving Sat, Oct 26: Cancelled due to weather Thurs, Oct 31: Cancelled due to Halloween and Monsters on the road! Sat, Nov 2: Rodney Haithcock- 6 bikes traveled westward and then to Ginger Browns Famous Cafe! Thurs, Nov 7: Lt Dan- 2-3 bikes/ Dinner ride to Napoli s in Euless/ Bedford Sat, Nov 9: Bruce Johnson- 6 bikes traveled north to Muenster and beyond! Thurs, Nov 14: Charles Caffey- Cancelled due to extreme cold weather Sat, Nov 16: Lt Dan- 6 bikes to Jacksboro and the Green Frog!! Mark asked Randy Langley, due to absence of Dave and Machelle Noel, to deliver the report on the recent trip to Tahlequah, Oklahoma on November Randy Langley reported the group departed DFW Honda at 9am on Friday, November 8th with 15 total bikes and 23 total riders. Great turnout! We also had a four wheeler (auto) in the rear. The group traveled northeast to Hugo, OK for lunch at famous Harvey House Restaurant. Great Food!! Friday was a busy travel day, with 300+ miles traveled. We arrived at our base hotel (Best Western) in Tahlequah, OK. Saturday was a great scenic ride that covered around 250+ miles through beautiful Motorcycle Safety Foundation Courses HRCA (FREE) reimburses up to $75 of the cost of a Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) course with purchase of new motorcycle. Reimbursement forms can be downloaded from HRCA Web Site. Available courses by City Arlington - Texas R.I.D.E.R (817) Harold Patterson Sports Center - Burleson - A+ rider Course Burleson High School, 100 NW John Jones Rd - Carrollton - Rider Course Center (972) or Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Stadium Fort Worth - Tarrant County College Northwest (817) Fort Worth - Moto-Ed (817) Two locations, Boyd Texas and LaGrave Field in Fort Worth. www. moto-ed.com Irving - Brookhaven College (972) or Texas R.I.D.E.R. (817) American Honda Training Center, 4529 Royal Lane, Irving - Lancaster - A+ rider Course Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Tx. - and rustic scenes. The group returned to the DFW area on Sunday. See the website and this newsletter for additional information! Mark turned the meeting back over to Bob. Bob asked Larry Brown, Club Treasurer, to give his report as well as conduct the raffle drawing to raise funds for various events. Larry announced the Club s Financial Report. Larry gave the numbers and then delivered / answered any questions related to his report. He stated all is also well and good. Larry then conducted the official raffle. The results for winners are as follows 1st Place: Charles Caffey Continued on Page 3 The Freedom Rider 2 December 2013

3 for sale or trade Easily load your full size motorcycle by yourself. Built to ride the bike on the ramp, tie it down, and use the cable winch to pull the ramp into the truck. The lift is a prototype that I have fully engineered to clear any cycle. I have hauled(loaded) my Goldwing many times for many miles. The lift is newly powder coated, the winch is excellent, and the axles and wheels are in great shape. Asking $1200 for the lift. Call me for info if interested: Jim Long To add or remove items for sale or trade, contact the newsletter editor at the address or phone number listed on Page 2. Items will be removed after 3 months, unless renewed. Meeting Minutes - Continued 2nd Place: Charles Caffey 3rd Place: Larry Harmon Larry turned the meeting back over to Club President, Bob Sympson. Bob announced several DFW Spe- cial Events upcoming. These included the following. Mesquite Santa Cops Toy Run (Sat, ), Dan McDonald Ride Leader Kaufman Christmas (Sun, ), Dan McDonald Ride Leader Polar Bear Ride (Weds, ), Dan McDonald Ride Leader Bob also mentioned additional Christmas Toy Runs. See the website for more details! All great events. Bob asked if there were any additional items or club business to discuss. None reported at this time. Bob Sympson, Club President, adjourned the meeting at 8:33pm. Tahlequah Weekend November 8-10 Machelle and Dave Noel ordered up a PERFECT weekend for riding for this first part of November. Mornings were slightly cool, but the daytime temps were just about perfect for riding. Not cold and not hot. Fourteen bikes and one four-wheeler left DFW Honda on Friday headed northeast through Paris. A fifteenth bike joined up with us in Bonham, making our group complete. After a lunch stop at the Busy Bee Cafe in Hugo (now in a bigger location), the route led us through the scenic Oklahoma Kiamichi wilderness area through Antlers, Clayton and Wilburton on Highway 2. The fall colors in this area were just a preview for what was to come. Arrival in Tahlequah was timed with one of the most beautiful sunsets you've ever seen. Most everyone opted to not get back on the bikes for dinner, so a delicious pizza party was in order at the motel. Saturday morning was another picture perfect day for a ride. We headed out for Hwy 80 along the Fort Gibson Reservoir and the Neosho River to the town of Fort Gibson. From there, we headed along Hwys 10 and 100 along the Tenkiller Reservoir into Stillwell for lunch. After lunch, more riding was in order headed north on Hwy 59 to Hwys 20, 28, 82 and 412 for Continued on Page 4 Back Rows: Dan & Rose Ann McDonald, Larry Brothers, Janice Reed, Donna Johnson, Larry Brown, Mark Frank, Monique Schwartz, Mark Palmer, Debra & Sam Tough, Barbara & Ken Duffy, Machelle Noel, Randy Langley Front Row: John Nelson, Kyle Beaty, Mike Reed, Ken Frazer, Dave Noel, Cheryl Langley & Augie Gardino. Not Pictured: Beverly Nelson The Freedom Rider 3 December 2013

4 This Month s Birthdays 1 Deborah Tough 1 Bill Wilhelmi 2 Beverly Hentz 2 Jerry Honaker 2 John Smith 2 Donna York 3 Pat Hykkonen 5 Randy Langley 5 Harry Woodward 6 Jim Jolley 7 Steve Suddith 8 Karrie Harmon 10 David Clark 10 Wally Voss 12 Dennis Thompson 13 Len Diegel 13 James Richardson 13 Chuck Thomas 14 Clarence Battaglia 14 Michael Brown 14 Will Ott 14 Brenda Rawlinson 14 Beata Vasquez 15 Sherry Littierre 15 Greg Loving 16 Linda Brzozowski 16 Claudia Sebastian 17 Michael Bayne 18 Tim Hobbs 21 Barbara Duffy 21 Karen Grezeszak 22 Alvin Capps 23 Jean Covey 23 David Pietrucha 25 Carol Johannessen 27 Sandy Morris 27 James Tindell 28 Cecil Drewry 28 Ginger Harris 30 John Henyan 31 Scott Kendall Tahlequah Weekend - Continued an afternoon of great roads and beautiful Fall Colors scenery. Sunday morning was soooooo much better than last year, with cool temps and just a light wind. We made our way southwest to Billy Sims BBQ in Durant for lunch (great BBQ by the way) then on home by mid-afternoon. A great trip and highly recommended destination for riding. Thanks again Dave and Machelle for a great weekend. upcoming events Mesquite Santa Cops Saturday December 7th On Saturday December 7th, there will be a group going to Mesquite to participate in the Annual Mesquite Santa Cops Toy Parade. We will leave from DFW Honda at 9am. This is a well run event monitored and escorted by the Mesquite Police Department. This is among our favorites because you get to see the kids you are benefitting Toy Runs* November & December 2013 Dec 1 - Johnson County Toy Run Dec 7- Santa Cops Mesquite ** Dec 14 - North Texas Toy Run Dec 14 - Big TX Toy Run Dallas, Fort Worth. **There will be a group ride from DFW Honda at 9am to the Mesquite Santa Cops Toy Run for anyone that wants to go. The admission is a new, unwrapped toy, or $10. *If you are aware of other toy runs, please let the editor know. Christmas Light Ride Sunday Dec 8 5:30 pm This will be either a bike ride, or a four-wheeler tour, depending on the weather. Dinner is at 5:30 and the tour begins at 6:30. The route is still being developed and a map will be provided for those in four-wheelers. The meeting place for the ride will be Frijole's Restaurant at 5142 Rufe Snow in North Richland Hills. It's easy to find, just 1/2 block north of Loop 820 on the east side of Rufe Snow. From there, we'll take in the Diamond Loch neighborhood, then work our way northeast to the Palmer's home in Coppell for a bring-apot-luck-dessert fest. The Freedom Rider 4 Kaufman Christmas Sunday December 22 Note the date change. Due to a conflict at Kaufman, we will change to Sunday the 22nd. We as a club have committed to provide Christmas gifts for the kids at Kaufman. As usual, we will not know how many kids or specific requests until a couple of weeks before, but we always manage to pull it off. We will try to get a list of gift requests as early as possible, but as always the residency is fluid and we won't know too far ahead of time. Watch the forum for additional information on how we can help cover this critical time of year in the life of the less fortunate kids at Kaufman. We will make the trip to Kaufman on December 22nd to take gifts and any other contributions we can gather. Polar Bear Ride Wednesday January 1, 2014 It's time to lay out the plans for the Annual Polar Bear Ride on New Year's Day. Once again, the McDonalds will host a lunch of stews and other goodies after a ride to welcome in the New Year. We will have a signup sheet at the December meeting for you to commit to bring any dishes or desserts that you want to supply This will be a rain or shine event. If the weather is inclement, we'll have a lot of fellowship and good food by traveling on four wheels. Be There - Do That Short List of Upcoming Events Dec 5, 12 s Dec 7, 14, 21 - Sat. Rides Dec 19 - DFWFR Meeting Dec 8 - Christmas Light Ride Dec 7 - Mesquite Santa Cops Dec 14 - Big Texas Toy Run Dec 14 - North Texas Toy Run Dec 22 - Kaufman Christmas Jan 1 - Polar Bear Ride

5 What s Happening now Monthly Calendar of Events Standing Rides Thursday Dinner Run, except 3rd Thursdays. Leaves from DFW Honda in Grapevine at 7:00pm Saturday Ride - Saturday Morning. Leaves from DFW Honda at 10:00am from October 1 through April, then from the Grapevine Chevron McDonald s at 8:00 am from May 1 through September. Full Moon Rides - On Friday or Saturday close to the Full Moon, June through September. Leaves from the Grapevine Chevron at 9:00pm. The Saturday and Thursday rides are opportunities to get together and ride from a common starting point. An officer or group leader is normally present, but if one is not available, then form a group and enjoy the ride. Rides scheduled to leave during times when DFW Honda is open will leave from there. The phone number is metro (817) Unless otherwise noted, other rides leave from the Chevron/McDonalds on the corner of Highway 114 and Main Street in Grapevine. Talk to us on CB Channel 39 Sonic Bike Night Cycle Club of Fort Worth - 2nd Friday - 7:00-8:30 pm Hurst Sonic Precinct Line Road December 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday christmas light ride ellis county ToY run a FerN NorVille children's SHelTer BeNeFiT ride CMA FISHERMEN MEETING 7:30PM GWRRA-R MEETING christmas day NeW YearS day DFWFR MEETING - CCFW SONIC BIKE NIGHT PRECINCT LINE ROAD IN HURST 9:00AM MeSquiTe SaNTa cops ToY run group leaving dfw HoNda at 9:00aM euless Parade of lights 6:00PM NorTH TexaS ToY run Big TexaS ToY run 9:00AM U-2 MEETING NOTICE The Saturday Ride Time will change to 10:00am leaving from DFW Honda on October 5th. FreedoM rider Polar Bear ride Year Calendar - Go to and click on the Newsletter link. There is a downloadable calendar in PDF form for the remainder of the year. The Freedom Rider 5 December 2013

6 Chapter # William D Tate (SH 121) Grapevine, Texas HONDA ( ) or Toll Free HONDA ( ) N DFW Honda Hwy 121 Hwy 360 Mustang Dr. Local Motorcycle Clubs Monthly Meetings DFW Honda Freedom Riders 3rd Thursday - 7 pm Fuddrucker's in Grapevine (Near Bass Pro Shop) CMA Fishermen 1st Tuesday - 7 pm (not a dinner meeting) Vandergriff Community Ctr. U-2 3rd Saturday - 9 am meeting (8:30 buffet) Golden Corral - Hwy Loop 820 GWRRA R 4th Tuesday - 7:30pm meeting (6:00 dinner) Fuddrucker's in Grapevine (Near Bass Pro Shop) GWTA B - Last Wednesday - 7:45 pm (6:30 pm Dinner) Red Barn BBQ Bedford-Euless Road - NRH Parts & Accessory Special 10 % Off Clip And Save Any Parts & Accessory Purchase DFW Honda (817) Coupon must be presented prior to purchase. Coupon expires end of December Service Parts Special % Off 10 DFW Honda (817) Coupons cannot be combined with any other coupon or offer. Clip And Save Any Service Related Parts Does Not Apply to Labor Coupon must be presented prior to service. Coupon expires end of December December 2013 Meeting Location This month s meeting will be at Fuddrucker's in Grapevine