Next Chapter Meeting:
Chili Cook-Off and Garage Day
Date: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2011
LOCATION: Byron and Terry Ann's house in Santaquin. (Map and
directions at Byron's other website: WestFieldsRanch.com. Any questions?
email Byron at
byron@star431.com or call him at 465-8765.)
Time:
Chili Cook-Off: 1:30 pm (Pot luck if you don't bring
Chili.)
Garage Day Activies: 11am - 4pm
(In Byron's garage - see below)
Double Event, One Location: This is our annual Chili Cook-Off
social. This year
we decided to see if anyone wanted to ride or trailer their bikes to the
party because Byron has a big garage and there is room for a number of
bikes to be parked out of any weather while the riders talk and wrench
motorcycles. So, both activities will be going on at the same day
(overlapping times) and the same place. Read below about the details for
both parties.
Chili Cook-Off: This is the annual event. Simple enough. If you
want to enter the Chili contest, cook up your best chili and bring it
to the party for everyone to eat. There will be blind judges (OK, they
can see, but they won't know whose chili they are judging and they won't
be contestants) There will be several
categories (Best overall, Hottest, Best mild flavor, and so on) with
prices and awards. (Blair is setting it all up and we will post more
soon.) If you don't want to have your chili judged (from a can, etc.)
No problem. If you don't want to bring chili, just bring something
pot luck that goes with a chili dinner.
We will plan on digging in at 1:30. If you want your chili judged,
have it at the house by 1:15.
Garage Day: Byron has a large garage (the people he bought the
house from apparently wanted a barn.) He will have it cleared out so
there will be space for 6 or 7 bikes in the garage at the same time.
There is lots of parking space for cars and trucks and trailers on
his place, so you don't need to worry if you wish to trailer your
bike to the party. Please bring the tools, parts, closed container
for used oil with you. It may be possible to order oil, oil filters
or other parts in advance and have them there. PLEASE call Byron
immediately if you want to arrange something like that. Byron does not
have a lot of tools and no special tools, so bring what you will need
or ASK before you come. We are still
working on the details, but please let Byron know if you want to work
on something specific either as a "learner" or as a "teacher." It
really won't be that formal. Just lots of talking and doing together
for those who are interested. The garage space will be available from
11:00 am until it starts to get cold about 4:00 pm
If this idea works, we will try to do this "garage day" in the summer too.
"Crazy Byron" (CB) Rides (off-season rides)
(These rides are only called "Crazy"
because they happen when most people have put away their bikes.
The rides will still be within the traffic laws and according
to STAR standards.)
NEXT CB RIDE:
We are watching the weather for a good-weather window to do a ride.
Here is what we did for our last winter ride:
PAST RIDE REPORT:
DATE: Sat. Dec. 10th
TIME: 12:00 Noon
MEETUP: Escape Motorsports, 1480 N. State St. Provo
Kickstands up: 12:20 pm
ROUTE: This was a low-speed ride (We actually had a
Honda Rebel 250 ride with us on this ride.
We rode through Provo from Escape (After the stop light by Escape,
there were NO stop sighs/lights clear until Geneva Rd.)
Then we traveled
on rural roads between Utah Lake and I-15 north to Saratoga Springs, right
along the shore of Utah Lake west of the old Geneva Steel
site for a while and then all the way to Saratoga Springs
We had an even better day than the forecast suggested and everyone
was all smiles.
After a warm up break in the McDonalds, some riders headed home and
others made a 30 minute loop through Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain
before heading home around the back side of Utah Lake. Even the ones who
added the extra loops got home by 3:30 pm before the evening started
to get cold. This was a PERFECT "Crazy Byron" winter ride. We will
look for the next chance to get in another ride and let you know
via email, facebook and this site.
"CB" ride Explanation
Our Prez., Byron rides all year round (often looking like a kid in
a snow suit!) When the weather in the "off-season" is warm enough
that even NORMAL people might enjoy a ride, Byron will organize a
an easy ride on short notice and send out the word via email and
TEXT MESSAGE.
For email notice, sign up for the newsletter with "subscribe" in the
subject line by clicking here.
For TEXT MESSAGE notice of these rides (or cancelations)
text your request to byron at 465-8765 (area code: 801)
Be sure you include your NAME as well as your
CELL PHONE Number and your EMAIL ADDRESS.
Dinner Rides:
These are summer evening rides. They are scheduled
after 6:00 pm on a week day evening. They start
at different places in Utah County and explore the roads in and around
the valley or in nearby canyons or deserts. We want these rides to be
great rides for new riders who want to try group riding but don't want
to commit to the longer rides yet. We will end a "Dinner Ride" before
dark at a restaurant or ice cream parlor, etc. for a little socializing.
NEXT DINNER RIDE:
Dinner Rides will resume in April 2012
