Excelsior-Henderson Riders Club
Pioneer Chapter Meeting Minutes
John's Repair - LeSueur MN –
15Apr2007
DR (Dale) Jones, our new Asst Director, started the meeting at 1:20 PM. Waz
was not present.
Treasurer’s Report –
Phil Ward
- Treasurer's Report - Phil Ward was not present so there was no report.
Membership Report – John Jones
- 2007 Membership Drive is on. John Jones - 301 N Main St, Le Sueur MN
56058-4361 is our membership chairman (email). Dues are $20 again this year and you
can renew on on our
website or send a check. John reported membership was at 92 paid. There are
still several that haven’t renewed their membership for 2007. He will look
into contacting them.
Rally 2007
- The 2007 E-H Super X Rally is only a couple months away and is scheduled
for August 1st thru August 4th which is the week just before the Sturgis
Rally. The Rally Brochure should be going out by June 16th.
- There was general discussion about each day of the Rally.
- August 1st, Wednesday activities start at Albert Lea. Brian has blocked
some rooms at the Ramada Albert Lea, 2306 East Main Street, 507-373-6471 for
that night. Please contact them direct and mention the Pioneer Chapter to
get the $52 room rate, $58.20 with tax.
- Rooms have also have been blocked at the Le Sueur Downtown Motel,
507-665-6246, 510 North Main St. - arrival August 2nd with departure August
5th. So, contact them as soon as possible if you want to make your
reservations there. The cost will be $42.60 for one queen bed and $51.12 for
two queen beds. These prices include the tax.
- Routes for the poker run Friday were discussed. The general consensus is
that we’ll go north this year. Saturday will be tech talks at John’s repair,
dyno runs at John’s repair and the Bike Show competition and swap meet at Le
Center. DR suggested he will lead a couple hour ride in the area as there is
usually some open time between John’s, the Bike Show, and the E-Hog Roast
Dinner.
- T-shirt ideas were discussed “Ride The American Dream” wining out. Mike
Hamann is working on the design. Mike will also work on stickers and can
coolers.
- The same 5 meals as last year will be provided by the Pioneer Chapter.
- Waz has the Rally Bar Pins for this year.
- The Ride from Le Sueur to Sturgis August 5-6 was also discussed. An
8:00 AM departure is planned from John’s Repair in Le Sueur on August 5th.
We will be staying in Pierre, SD that evening at the Super 8. You can
contact them direct at 605-224-1617. We will arrive at Pierre on the 5th and
depart the morning of the 6th of August. Note that no rooms have been
blocked there. The detailed ride
schedule has been developed and is on our web site at ehridersclub.com
and will also be handed out to all who join the ride.
- Please let Chuck (aka X-TWIN) know if you plan on riding to Sturgis with
the group.
- Also, you must make your own reservations for accommodations at Pierre
and Sturgis.
Old Business
- Membership Gift - We ordered 500 auto license plate frames with gold
lettering on a black frame as the membership gift for this year and they
have arrived. You can come to a meeting to pick one up or you can pick it up
at the Rally this year. They will not be mailed out to members until after
the Rally. If you want to purchase additional license plate frames they are
available from Waz. Contact Waz at rickwazz@comcast.net or call him at
763-374-1011. The cost is $5 for each addition frame.
- Buck Bailey has the Pioneer Chapter owned Bike Tools These tools are
available for use by any of our members. Just contact him at bailey@integra.net
or 952-440-9989.
- Stillwater, MN – A reminder that Stillwater is enforcing noise laws and
will be checking loud pipes for baffles. The fine is over $150 for
non-compliance
New Business
Next Meeting
- Our next meeting will be in Le Sueur at John’s Repair
(map) on Sunday June 17th at 1:00 pm. No meal will be served but
the club will provide pop and bottled water. We would like to start the
meeting promptly at 1:00 pm.
Note: If you have a new E-Mail address, please forward it to me – Thanks!
Chuck Barsness (aka X-TWIN)
Pioneer Chapter Secretary
9947 Leisure Lane PO Box 443
Brainerd, MN 56401-0443
x_twin@hotmail.com
612-865-1758