INDEPENDENT NEWS Inside This Issue: Page 1 Front Page News Meeting Photo s I S S UE 4 OF 5 Front Page News Founders Corner Birthday s New Members Secretary's Report Page 3 Winner s Circle Trivia & Fun Facts Today s Ride Last Month s Rides Page 4 IRUSA Information Ride Calendars Officers of IRUSA Info - Overnighters Inserts Club Merchandise Classified Ads / By Rick small front logo patch. These prices are with the 20 % discount for six months and then they will be regular prices of $50.00 for the large and $30.00 for the small. Page 2 APRIL Y E AR New Club Patch IRUSA has a new look for 2018! Into our 5th year we decided to have a makeover to our club Logo. We have been talking about doing this for a while now. The board voted 6 to 1 to have a new look with our new Club Patch. It shows who we are be er with INDEPENDENT bigger than ever for everyone to see, and the Tribal Eagle is pre y cool also. Jodi and I decided to give a 20% discount for the new Patches to all of the members who have bought the original patch in the past. This offer will be good for six months. This also includes the small Logo patch for the front of the vest. Prices are $40.00 for the Large Logo Patch and $15.00 for the As our apprecia on to all the Officers of IRUSA Jodi and I will be dona ng the cost of the large patches to all of our hard working Officers! The club will not absorb this cost. So Lets wear these patches with pride and show everyone who we are! Annual pins This month Gerry received his 4 year pin & Barbara received her 3 year pin Congratula ons. 21, 20 18
PAGE 2 Rick & Jodi - Founders Founders Corner By Rick & Jodi I like to talk a li le about our Annual Picnic. Last year we changed loca ons due to the cost increase of the Santa Susana park and shortened hours. Last year we had our picnic at Oak Park on the boarder of Simi Valley and Moorpark. This park was a hit. We had all the privacy we needed and a nice big parking lot to have our famous slow race. We even had running water and a big BBQ to cook our food. Beau ful grass area and all the picnic tables we wanted. The water balloon toss was a lot of fun too! This year we want to see if we could do something a li le different with the food. Lets talk about it and see what we can come up with. Jodi and I were thinking about having a Taco Truck with all you can eat authen c Mexican food. They will supply all the napkins, plates and utensils which will make it easier for us on set up and clean up! We s ll have me s ll to decide what we will do. Susie was so kind to make the park reserva ons for us for Sunday September 16th, we have the whole day, thank you Susie! We had a blast last year and I can t wait to do it all over again! Let s give our New Members a warm welcome Birthday s New Member s Jeff Melanie Tomyjo Linda Cheryl - Club Secretary Secretary s Report By Cheryl From the desk of the Secretary There were 19 members and 1 guest Dave led the mee ng as Rick & Jodi were on their anniversary get-a-way Pam reported on Mike S. and said that he is on the mend Barbara got her 3 year pin and Gerry got his 4 year pin We added Tomyjo & Linda as new members to IRUSA We talked about our overnighters and Sco said the pass should be open for the Yosemite trip Barbara announced that she is looking for room partners for the overnight trips Dave started a new thing at our mee ng called introduce yourself Dave talked about watching your surroundings not only on the motorcycle but also in a car Barbara shared about her grandson ge ng into accidents Tomyjo reminded us not to use our cell phones while driving Dwight won the gas card and Mike A. won the $28 in the 50/50 INDEPENDENT NEWS
Winners Circle Dwight Mike Jodi s Trivia & Fun Facts PAGE 3 Let s talk hearing Once you re on your bike and cruising at normal speed, the wind noise can actually get up past 100db s and that level for over an hour can impact your hearing. *Shotgun blast=130db *Jet engine flyover=105db Its always nice to win a gas card for just showing up and hanging with friends. Congratula ons Dwight! With Mike s wedding right around the corner, Every li le bit helps. Congrats Mike! Betcha didn't know The largest motorcycle fuel tank is made by Enduro Manufacture. What s the fuel capacity? A) 14.6 B) 11.5 C) 13.2 Answer: c) 13.2 gallons Boccali s Pizza & Pasta By Rick If you have been riding for awhile then you must have past this Italian restaurant on the way to Ojai called Boccali s. They re famous for their strawberry shortcake! Can you say huge? They must use an en re can of whipped cream. They re also know for growing all their own fruits and vegetables right in back of the restaurant! I recommend the lasagna for you pasta lovers. It s nice to sit outside and enjoy the beau- ful weather while watching all the motorcycles ride by. We will be taking the scenic highway 150 among other back roads along the way. It s a beau ful ride and it s going to be a gorgeous day. Ride hard, but safe my friends! fish Hatchery Last Month s Rides Bootleggers Our first ride was suppose to go to Solvang but mother nature had the last word for our ride that day. Yes, we got rained out but we will reschedule this ride for another day. Our second ride was to a cool and relaxing biker stop along Bouquet Canyon called Big Oaks. This place has some pre y good pizza where you can sit outside on the pa o and watch all the bikes go by but, yes you guessed it, this ride was also rained out. Who would of thought that we would have two rides in a row that was rained out. Hopefully Mother Nature will be a li le nicer to us. Our third ride was on St. Patrick s Day a er our General Mee ng to a favorite Iris Pub called Lucky Fool s. From what I understand they had music and dancing and green beer! Everyone seemed to have a great me. Wish I were there to enjoy the fes vi es. This was the perfect place to go on Saint Patrick's Day. Our fourth ride went to Bakersfield to a BBQ place called Bootleggers. We took the back roads were the mountains and country roads were all green from the rain we had the week before. This was a beau ful ride which ended up to a place that everyone raved about how good the food was. Bootleggers will be scheduled again. Thank you to Cheryl for finding this place. Remember, Ride Hard but safe!
PAGE 4 IRUSA Mee ngs 9:00 am Every 3rd Saturday of the month Weiler's Deli 22323 Sherman Way #25 Canoga Park, CA 91303 (818 884-6699) Breakfast and Socializing at 8:30am For Membership & Informa on: Rick 818 425-7425 Jodi 805 630-1193 All Newsle ers, and Ride Schedules are maintained by Alan Bingham and can be found at: h p://independentridersusa.com To join Independent Riders USA on Facebook please friend: Jodi Sistoni April s Rides & Events DATE TIME DESTINATION DIFF. Sun 8th 9:00 *MD Solvang #2 May s Rides & Events DATE TIME DESTINATION DIFF. Sat 5th 9:00 WB* Mt. Baldy #3 Sat 12th 9:00 WB* Mike & Cheryl s Wedding #1 Sat 21th Gen. Mee ng Boccali s Pizza & Pasta #2+ Thu 17th - 20th 8:00 WB* Yosemite # 3 Sat 26th Gen. Mee ng Pirates Bar & Grill # 2 Sun 29th 9:00 *MD Jalama Beach #2+ * WB = Western Bagel at Balboa and San Fernando Mission Rd. * MD = McDonald's off of the 118 Frwy and Collins * TV = Topanga Canyon & Ventura Blvd. * WB = Western Bagel at Balboa and San Fernando Mission Rd. * MD = McDonald's off of the 118 Frwy and Collins * TV = Topanga Canyon & Ventura Blvd. Hotels & details for overnight rides Yosemite Please contact Jodi for all the details on Hotel reservations Jamestown James town Hotel, 18153 Main St., Jamestown CA 95327 Friday, June 8th - Sunday, June 10th (2 nights) 209 984-3902 Hollister Keefers Inn, 831 Canal Street, King City CA Friday, July 6th - 8th (2 nights) 831 385-4843 Big Bear Vintage Lakeside Inn, 41076 Big Bear Blvd. CA 92315 Friday August 24th - 26th (2 nights) 909 866-4978 Vegas Bike Week Plaza Hotel, 1 South Main Street, Las Vegas NV 89101 Friday October 12th - 15th (3 nights) 702 386-2110 For any questions about our overnight rides please contact Jodi Sistoni: Cell # 805 630-1193, or email jodi.georgino@gmail.com
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