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Safety Tip of the Week
Lying Eyes
At
a recent SMART class we were asked in one of the class room
sessions, “What is the most important thing to do for at
intersections?” The officer’s answer was, much to my dismay, was
make eye contact. These guys are pros and I humbly admit they are
better riders than me. That being said, I strongly disagree.
If you a see a car or truck on
a side street or driveway that could potentially pull out in front
of you, keep your eyes on the front wheels. If you see the
front wheels start to roll then you know the car’s on the move and
could potentially pull out in front of you.
I don’t understand why so many
bikers who have had a car pull out in front of them claim to have
made eye contact with the driver and are in shock that the driver
pulled out. I hardly see the drivers face because I’m
watching those wheels as if my life depends on it. Maybe once
you make eye contact with the dreaded cager, he holds you in a
trance as he tries to kill you… it’s that old vampire trick!
Don’t believe their lying
eyes!
Road Captains
New Sheriff in town
Bob Bloom is our new Head Road Captain, and doing a
fine job I might add. Please make sure he gets all the sign in sheets and
contact him to make any changes in rides such as leads, sweeps,
times and locations. You may contact him at headroadcaptain@ancientcityhog.com.
HOG Stuff
Ride 365
2018 is over. Its
time to get that mileage documented for next years contest. Lets
show the other chapters in Florida who rides! By the way, you can go to any dealer to get your
mileage documented.
SMART - Smart
Motorcycle And Riding Technique
This is the FDOT
funded class taught by police and sheriff motor officers. It is a
similar format to some of the commercially taught classes that
begin with Ride Like A … I think this is actually better and
it is free, well paid for by tax dollars. Nothing is free. More
instructors, more room, more cones, more personal hands on
instructions. Gainesville Police got their funding again and will
begin classes again in January. Watch the calendar and
future newsletters for details.
Monthly Meeting
Meeting for will be Saturday,
February 9, 2019 at the VFW-6184 US 1 South, St. Augustine. Please
join us for coffee at 9:00 a.m. and the meeting begins at 9:30
a.m. A short ride to Oceanside in Flagler Beach will follow.
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Renew Your Membership
Dues for year-$20
They
are $20 and this is probably the best bargain I get all year.
Up and Coming
Light the City Ride -
Lunch?
If you are going to
volunteer for the Light the City Ride, I will be leading a ride
straight up US-1 to Memphis -Jax BBQ. All that work makes me
hungry. Meet at the RaceTrac at US-1 and Old Moultrie Road at 1:15
p.m. KSU at
1:30 p.m. That
should give us plenty time to grab a BBQ and make it to Adamec HD
to help out.
Light The City Ride -
Jacksonville February 8 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Can you help? Volunteers needed. As always,
a card for 50 bonus points and double reward points will be offered
to show appreciation. We need volunteers to help with registration
and parking at Bay Meadows. Report to Stephan Morrison at 3:00 p.m.
at the Bakery Sale table at the service entrance. Or see above to
ride to lunch first. Please
contact me as soon as possible and tell me your shirt size. For those interested, you can volunteer and
still ride the event.
Monthly Meeting - VFW 6182 US 1 South,
St. Augustine February 09, 2019
Join us for coffee at
9:00 and the meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. A short lunch ride
to Oceanside in Flagler Beach will follow.
Merle will lead and Alan will sweep.
Renegades on the River -
Crescent City February 10, 2019
Meet at the Racetrac at SR 207 and
I-95 at 9:30 a.m...KSU at 10:00 a.m.
Frank will lead and
Alan will sweep.
Brown's Country Buffet -
Alachua February 16, 2019
Meet at the Racetrac at SR 207 and
I-95 at 9:00 a.m...KSU at 9:30 a.m.
Jere will lead and
Charles will sweep.
Eaton's Beach - Weirsdale
February 23, 2019
Meet at the RaceTrac at SR
207 and I 95 at 9:00 a.m....KSU at 9:30 a.m. Bob will lead and Marc will sweep.
Thanks
Thanks Mark for leading
on a nice 94 mile ride to Tony's and thanks Fred for sweeping. The
weather was excellent, got to love Florida. The meal was
great and the garlic knots were a real treat. A side note, I
heard that Daytona, and our sister chapters cancelled their rides
because of clouds, I mean weather? So proud of our chapter, who are
the real riders?
Inspiration
“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving
forward.”—Victor Kiam
This
quote shows that a failure is not the end of the world. When you
try and fail, you're still moving forward. It’s better to risk
failure than not do anything at all..
Please
Share - Send us stories and member info to share with your Chapter
Friends and then see it here! Just shoot it via email
to: director@ancientcityhog.com
Come Out and Join Us On Our Rides...Hope To See
You Soon... Terry
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