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Author Message   Bk1 Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 09:20 pm:        curt & kirk nice going guys! wait until the old guy leaves town, than go riding in his neighborhood. Karl   Fly Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 07:05 pm:        Karl, I called you Saturday night, but your son (?) said you were in Wisconsin. If that wasn't your son at your house, you better have a talk with your daughter!!   Fly Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 07:50 pm:        Is anyone interested in riding to Peoria this Sunday 10/17 to attend National BRAG Regional Meeting from noon 'til 3:30pm? To paraphrase the official letter from BRAG, "The goal is to get together for a relaxing but productive afternoon with fellow Buell owners and the dealers that support us to talk about how to improve the BRAG experience for all......come find out what other clubs are doing". It's free and open to anyone. The open forum agenda is as follows: 12:00pm Lunch on BRAG (if you reserved, sure hope they have extra!) 12:30pm Introductions Ground Rules BRAG Club Successes BRAG Club Challenges BRAG Club Resources Brainstorm how to make BRAG better than ever 03:30pm End Meet 8:00am at R-PLACE truckstop, intersection I-80 and RT-47 (Morris, IL). Ride backroads along south side of river west to Ottawa, then Rt-71 through Starved Rock. Continue RT-71 southwest to RT-26 in Hennepin. South on RT-26 to Peoria along EAST side of Illinois River to Peoria. This is a great ride through all types of roads, with generally light traffic and great scenery. Sunday weather forecast for Chicago and Peoria is mostly sunny, 20% chance precipitation, 45 low / 58 high. Not too bad. I plan to ride unless weather gets ugly. Greg indicated his interest, too. Anyone else? If so, post here so we have an idea of who to look for (and how long to wait) before departing Morris, IL in the morning. I can be reached via mobile anytime (except when riding) if you want more info. (708) 373-5445.   Max Posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 11:12 pm:        I'll Have think on that!!Have been to church in month due to coach jr football.   Fly Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 09:05 pm:        Here's the latest status regarding ride to Peoria tomorrow, Sunday 10/17 (see my original post above from Friday for more details, but note change in rendezvous time). CHANGE IN PLANS: Meet at R-PLACE (I-80 and Rt-47) at 8:30am, not 8:00am as posted above. Hopefully the extra 30 minutes will give people (like me!) more time to get to R-PLACE. This will still allow plenty of time to get to Peoria. Weather still looks good, partly sunny, 45 low /60 high temps, 20% chance of precip (not during the day). The wind and 0% chance of rain tonight should have the roads nice and dry tomorrow for the ride. Here's who going so far: me Greg Paul (on new CityX) Karl (definite maybe) Anyone else????? Come on and ride with us. See you at 8:30am   Fly Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 02:14 pm:        National BRAG meeting in Peoria was interesting, and confirmed there are many common issues shared across all clubs. I can tell you we are very well supported by the dealer and very lucky compared to many other clubs (and people without clubs) out there. A big thanks to IL-HD, Dave, Sam, Mike, Christine, Speedy, etc. I'll share more info at our next meeting 11/4/04. Equally satisfying was the ride home from Peoria along the river and through Starved Rock. The temps, scenery and pace were just great. We took the same route there (but the cold grabbed much of our attention in the morning). I pity those without heated clothing Thanks to Greg for joining and Coolice for joining on the way home.   Coolice Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 02:38 pm:        Glad you made it home safe Fly. It's great to meet Badweb riders. Was a nice ride home and it was actually warm enough to enjoy. Keep in touch for more short rides this fall yet. The gps makes exploring easy! And ya a BIG THANKS to all the Buell dealers that support us to add a little more enjoyment to riding.   Sams Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 02:03 pm:        Tonights the last Wednesday Night Ride of the season. We'll be heading to the Satisfied Frog in Warrenville on Butterfield Rd. Looks to be a nice fall evening and maybe one of the warmest for a while. Hope to see you here, kickstands up 8:00PM Sharp. Sam   Sams Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 01:02 pm:        Well this countries elections are over but ours start tomorrow night. Just a reminder that we are scheduled to have officer nominations tomorrow so lets have a big turn out so you guys can decide the course for the next year. See you then, Sam   Bomber Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 01:12 pm:        Sam for Director! <no offence to FLy, btw!> (Message edited by bomber on November 03, 2004)   Sams Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 01:38 pm:        Sorry guy's, due to the fact I work every Saturday (and some Sundays this summer) and the little personal time I do have is spent about 200 miles from here I could not accept a nomination to any offical post. Sam   Fly Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 02:12 pm:        Alright then.......Christine for Director   Grndskpr Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 06:45 pm:        Fly bring money for tail section about $40 will do R   Fly Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 03:55 pm:        Here are the nominations for 2005 Club Officers as determined from our November meeting: Director: Curt Ringwald Assistant Director: Kirk Bastek Secretary: Greg Holman Treasurer: Frank Lesh Basically, there was no contest for any position. In fact, I might say there was outright reluctance! Roger bowed out, so Greg was nominated for the Secretary position (hey, you pick up an XB for dirt cheap...you're gonna serve ). Frank was talking on his cell phone and didn't even know what happened ! Somehow I was coerced into doing this again for another year . Elections will be held at our next meeting, December 2. So if anyone else is interested in being considered for any position, be at the next meeting and be added to the nomination list for the final vote.   Fly Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 04:19 pm:        As fate would have it, I've got time to ride this weekend. Is anyone interested in riding either Saturday or Sunday? I would love to ride the Kettle Moraine WI area for a sport ride on those fine roads before the season ends, or go south to Starved Rock area. Or anything! Post here if interested in riding, I'm up for anything. My mobile phone is 708 373-5445.   Bomber Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 04:28 pm:        Fly -- could mebbe be -- sunday looks pretty good -- give me a shout oin my cell if you're still up fer it (I think you've got it, yes?)   Fly Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 04:42 pm:        Bomber, I got your number. Time to be determined, but does meeting at Half Moon on Sunday sound reasonable? If so, can you guestimate approximate meeting times that you may be interested in?   Bomber Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 04:46 pm:        provisionally good -- 9ish? let it warm up a touch?   Fly Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 05:02 pm:        Bomber, sounds good so far. I'll talk to you Saturday PM to firm things up. Anyone else?   Lastcyclone Posted on Monday, November 22, 2004 - 11:18 am:        Anyone know anything about this place? It's new, who has the extra 20k to bring in guests.<http://www.autobahncountryclub.net/> Much closer than Blackhawk.   Fly Posted on Monday, November 22, 2004 - 06:48 pm:        Paul, that new track really looks nice. Too bad the cost for admission is so high. They say a few WERA races are scheduled for 2005. I'd like to to (someday) take a ride out there to check the place out. Let me know if you're interested. I still haven't put all my bikes away for the winter yet.   Lastcyclone Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 - 09:29 am:        Hey Curt, I've only seen the info. on the web. Does sound cool. I'd really like to see some or all of the races there next year. Where did you see a schedule? The new XB is tucked away for the season. Looks like snow tomorrow anyway. As soon as warmer days return I'll contact you or anyone here that would like to take a look, site says to contact them for "tours" we should at least do that and maybe see what they have to offer for organized clubs. I wouldn't expect anyone one of us has that kind of cash to join.   Fly Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 04:59 pm:        .......so last night I get home from work and think I'd like to make one last late-night sortie up Sheridan Road to Waukegan and back to get my fix before the snow arrives and shuts the fun down for a while. It's 8:30pm, the temperature is hovering above dew point, the traffic is minimal - so I decide to suit up and go for it. As I'm dressing I ponder all the deserted roadways, curves and lack of police radar I will soon be enjoying one last time before the winter. 15 minutes later (!) I lift the garage door and flip on the light. What the ••••••••••••••• forgot that I was draining oil and prepping all my bikes and none of them were immediately rideable. The party is over........winter is here.   Bomber Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 - 05:21 pm:        man, what a way to rain on your own parade!   Sams Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 01:53 pm:        Just a couple of reminders, first don't forget tomorrow is our Dec Chapter meeting and officer elections will be on the top of this months business. Second, this weekend is our annual Winter Open House. Store wide sales and much more will the order of business Sat&Sun Dec4-5 Don't miss this chance to save big on goodies for yourself or a XMas present for that special someone in your life. See you this week, Sam   X2ski1 Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 01:12 pm:        Just a note to congratulate all of our officers and wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY ! Bobby and Family   Fly Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 01:29 pm:        Bobby, Happy Holidays to the Blendow family! I assume there wasn't a coup during last nights meeting and officer elections?!?!?   Sams Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 03:01 pm:        Bobby, Good to hear from you! In case your interested our Chapter XMas party is next Sat Dec 11th. If you'd like to attend give me a call. To those who couldn't make last nights meeting, if you had your name on my list for the party, I have your tickets, you can either pick them up here or just pick them up at the party, (Curtis=2, Steve Holland=2, Kirk=1, Larry=2). Fly, our prayers are with you and your family, God Bless. No coup last night, your position is safe. See you soon, Sam   Sams Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 07:15 pm:        Pearl Harbor Day Dec 7 1941, a day that will live in infamy! Just a short note to thank all my fellow veterans both past and present. The sacrifices you make for the security and freedom of your fellow citizens will never be forgotten. God bless our soldiers, God bless the USA.   Frankusm2 Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 11:40 pm:        Right back at you, Sammy. See you Saturday.