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A Message from your Director
We are into the last quarter of 2014 and
although the riding season is winding
down there are still lots of GKC HOG
events planned for October. Blue Springs
Harley-Davidson will be hosting the
factory 2015 demo fleet on October 3 &
4 so come on out and give the new
HOGS a try. Woody Simpson will be
leading a ride on Saturday the 4th down
to the American Royal BBQ that should
be fun. There are dinner rides planned on
Oct. 6th to Cascone’s Italian Eatery in
North KC and again on the 20th to
Clancy’s Bar & Grill in Blue Springs. At
the end of the month Woody Simpson
will be leading his annual Fall Foliage
Ride on October 25-26th.
Be sure to attend the October monthly
meeting on the 21st to renew your local
chapter membership, hear about GKC
Officer Elections in November and plans
for our annual Christmas Party in
December. Remember to turn in last
year’s membership card with your yearly
mileage on the back to get credit for the
miles your rode. If you managed to ride
5,000 miles or more since last October
you have earned your GKC Hard Butt
Patch and a rocker with the actual miles
ridden on it. Local Membership dues are
still only $16 for a full member and $8
for an associate member. You ask what
do I get in return for that money? Well
besides getting to hang out with a bunch
of great folks, you can win money just
for attending the meetings, earn Polar
Bear, Slacker, Paycheck Posse, Storm
Trooper, Bug Spot, and Hard Butt
patches for riding in various rides
Chapter Officers 2014
Director
Jeff Blystone
Assistant Director
Chad Schmidt
Secretary
Debbie Blackman
Treasurer
Craig Both
Activities Officer
Dennis Hayes
Membership
Secretary/
Remembrance
Kim Blystone
Ladies of Harley
Rhonda Hayes
The Greater Kansas City H.O.G. Chapter
October 2014
throughout the season, attend a
progressive brunch, picnic, fall party,
Christmas party and participate in the
organized rides that the officers plan and
lead several times each month! The local
dues you pay don’t begin to pay for all of
these benefits and that’s why we owe a
big thanks to Blue Springs HarleyDavidson and the owner David Worth.
All David ever asks of us is to
occasionally volunteer to help out with
events at the dealership and ride those
Harleys to have fun! What a deal! If you
see David tell him thanks for the
continued support of the Greater Kansas
City Harley Owners Group.
Mark Fairlie 10/3
Martha Poe 10/19
David Worth 10/21
Lehman Heaviland 10/22
Jim Orr 10/22
Jerry Alumbaugh 10/30
Scott Talley 10/30
Randy Quaid
10/1
Kate Winslett 10/5
Elisabeth Shue 10/6
Emeril Lagasse
Alan Jackson
Ride On!
10/15
10/17
Viggo Mortensen
Jeff Blystone
Charlie Daniels
Blue Springs Harley-Davidson
Dealership Happenings
10/20
10/28
If you would like your special day
Check out all the happening at Blue
Springs Harley-Davidson in September.
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October Birthdays
Friday-Saturday, October 3-4 –
Demo Days
posted in this column please send name
to [email protected] to be
added.
New Members
There will be in-store clinics. Be sure to
like our Facebook page and sign up for
our e-newsletter for dates and times.
Winter hours begin October 1.
Monday, Closed
Tuesday-Friday, 9-6
Saturday – 9-5
Sunday - Closed
Pictured left to right: John Julian 2011 Ultra
Limited; Howard Vaughn, 2014 Tri-Glide
Safety Officer
Woody Simpson
Historian
Janet Simpson
Photographers
Janet Block
Amy Both
Yancey Walker
Web Page
Janet Simpson
Editor
Janet Simpson
Head Road
Captain
Mary Neary
Road Captains
Kent Blackman
Chris Block
Bob Butler
Steve Cox
Jeff Holland
Bob Hyer
Gary Mannering
Pat Neary
Road Captains
(cont’d)
Tony Oryall
Jim Orr
Woody Simpson
David Thompson
Phil Travis
Larry Wilson
The Hog Knows – October 2014
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GKC PICNIC
Keep the Fun Times Rolling
Chapter Manager News
Sunday, September 14th, was our annual
GKC chapter picnic. This year, we tried
something a little different and held it at
the "Family Golf Park", on 40 Hwy. A
beautiful day, with sunshine and
a temperature of 73 degrees, brought out
a great crowd of 69 people.
It's that time a year to renew your GKC
Membership. Think back over the last
year - did you get to enjoy some great
riding, become a slacker, or maybe earn
a paycheck posse patch. Did you keep
up with fellow GKC friends, maybe
make some new friends. All these great
memory making opportunities were more
than likely caught and shared with other
GKC friends on Shutterfly and
Facebook. I’m sure you heard about all
our great upcoming events from the
newsletter, Facebook and events at a
glance emails. Maybe you even got to
enjoy an impromptu ride because you
saw a notice last minute via email. Even
the non-riding events bring back great
memories - like the picnic, Dinner Drives
in the winter months and even dressing
up for that once a year special event the
Holiday Party. I can't wait to have
another awesome year so my vote is in I want to keep the fun rolling into the
upcoming year and I hope you will join
me by renewing your membership with
the chapter. It's simple to renew starting
in October come by the store and see
Tammy or better yet, come to the
October meeting and we will be all set to
help you renew. All you will need is $16
for a full membership and if you have a
riding partner the associate membership
for them is only $8 dollars. There is only
one catch to getting all of this fun to
continue and that is you must have an
active National Hog
membership/associate membership.
Hope to see you in October with your
active National card, a few bucks and an
interest in creating some great riding
memories in 2015.
Hello and Greetings from your Chapter
Manager! Thanks to Dennis and Rhonda
Hayes who help put a great Chapter
Picnic this year.
It began with Phil Travis leading an hour
long "pre-picnic" ride. A total of 28
bikes took a slower, scenic route, to the
park. Once there, they were met by a
number of other members who had all
ready arrived. And then, it didn't take
long for the picnic to get under way, with
an afternoon of good food, a "mini golf"
tournament, and then finishing off with a
"raffle drawing" for a number of "gift
cards", provided by David Worth, (who
YES, was in attendance) and Blue
Springs Harley Davidson.
Thanks to each of you, who came out
and shared in the fun. We hope you
enjoyed it, as much as we did.
Dennis Hayes, Activities Officer &
Rhonda Hayes, LOH Officer
Membership and Mileage
It’s hard to believe the riding season is
nearly over, but that doesn’t mean the
fun has to end. October is membership
renewal month. Mark your calendar to
make sure you get your Greater Kansas
City Chapter membership renewed so
you won’t miss any of the fun in 2015.
Also, be sure to get those miles recorded
for the Greater Kansas City Chapter
Hard Butt Mileage Program. If you have
ridden 5,000 or 10,000 + miles in the
past 12 months, you will have earned a
GKC Hard Butt patch. Be sure to get
your beginning mileage and your ending
mileage on the back of your local
membership card.
Kim Blystone, GKC Membership
Secretary
Happy Halloween and Happy Fall to you
all! October is a fun month for all sorts
of reasons...Halloween, Fall Color's and
the annual Fall Foliage Ride. It is also
the month that the Greater Kansas City
HOG Chapter memberships expire. Yes
I said EXPIRE. This month's newsletter
should have a blank membership form
for your convenience. Please fill it out
and bring it up to the dealership during
our winter hours (Tuesday through
Friday 9-6 and Saturday's 9-5) and I will
renew your membership for you. The
annual dues for a Full Membership are
$16.00 and an Associate Membership is
$ 8.00. We will also record mileage for
this year's group riding, so make sure
your membership cards are up to date
with your group rides, private rides and
just the mileage going to the places you
go.
October is also the month where we are
nominating our fellow members for an
office position within the chapter. Please
feel to mingle with other members to see
if there is a position you would like to try
volunteering for or know someone who
might want to pitch in some time
volunteering for the position's we have
available.
Again from your dealership and from
your manager thank you all for your time
and experiences to help make our chapter
one that we all feel proud to belong too!
Tammy Edgmon, Blue Springs HarleyDavidson
The Hog Knows – October 2014
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GKC Fall Party
Saturday, November 1
There will likely be a chill in the air, but
things will be hot if you join us for the
GKC Fall Party.
This year’s party will be held at Steve
Cox and Yancy Walker’s home in Grain
Valley, MO. The address is 3000 S.
Kirby Road. A map and directions will
be available at the October chapter
meeting or Tammy will have copies
available at Blue Springs Harley
Davidson. Things will start heating up at
6:00 PM with a chili cook-off. Bring
your best chili, or if you prefer, an
appetizer or dessert. This is also a
BYOB party.
There will be music and don’t forget the
big bonfire! Bring your lawn chairs to
sit around the fire.
Missouri, 65802, Phone: 417/866-1963.
There is a block of rooms under GKC
HOG with a room rate of $63.99+tax.
Don’t wait to make your reservations,
because any unclaimed rooms will be
released on October 3.
Sign up at the October Chapter meeting
or contact Woody at
[email protected] or 816-5609046) if you are planning to go.
Demo Days
Friday and Saturday, October 3-4
The Harley-Davidson demo truck will be
at Blue Springs Harley Davidson on
Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October
4. Be sure to stop by and ride one of the
2015 bikes. Volunteers for registration
and road captains will be needed. See
Tammy if you can help.
You won’t want to miss out on the fun so
we hope to see everyone on the 1st!
What is T-CLOCK?
Fall Foliage Ride
Saturday – Sunday, October 25-26, 2014
Fall brings cooler temperatures, changing
leaves and Halloween.
Plan to join us for some great riding and
hopefully some great fall colors. We
might also ride some of the historic
Route 66. At the end of the day, we will
land in Springfield, Missouri where we
will visit the Pythian Castle for a ghost
tour on Saturday evening. The cost of the
ghost tour is $15. If you are planning to
take the tour, call 417) 865-1464 to
make your reservation. Call early as it
will likely sell out.
Here is some important information you
will need if you are planning to join us.
We will meet at Blue Springs HarleyDavidson at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
morning with kickstands up 8:59 a.m.
Make your hotel reservations at Route 66
Rail Haven (Best Western), 203 S
Glenstone Avenue, Springfield,
Riding this time of year is sometimes
tricky. The weather may be chilly when
you leave the garage but warms up
during the day and then cools off again.
These temperature variations also can
affect your motorcycle. The Motorcycle
Safety Foundation (MSF) came up with
the acronym T-CLOCK as an easy way
to remember what to check to make sure
your motorcycle is ready for a safe ride.
T-CLOCK stands for Tires, Controls,
Lights, Oil, Chassis and Kickstand. All
of these items can be checked with about
five minutes.
Controls and cables
A snapped throttle or clutch cable can
leave you on the side of the road, so
check them. Check the front and rear
brake independently by applying the
each brake and push the bike forward.
Make sure they feel firm, and the wheel
does not move.
Lights
Check to make sure all your lights are
working, including brake light and turn
signals. While you’re checking the
lights, hit the horn to make sure it works
as well.
Oil and fuel
Check the gas level in the tank,
especially if you don’t have a gauge.
Make sure the bike isn’t on “reserve”.
Resetting the trip meter at each fill-up
will help keep track of fuel level. Be
sure to check the oil before every ride.
For oil, start the bike and let it run for a
moment before checking the level. Be
careful not to overfill.
Chassis
If you sometimes ride with a passenger
as well as solo, be sure to check the
suspension. The bike suspension can be
affected by having a passenger or not.
Kickstand and Center Stand
Check the kickstand and spring(s). You
don’t want it to fall while you are riding.
After taking just a few minutes to check
the T-CLOCK, you will be ready for a
great safe day of riding.
Woody Simpson, Safety
Tires and wheels
Tires are the first step in the T-CLOCK
equation. Check the rims and if you
have spoked tires, make sure they are
tight and straight. Checking the tire
pressure in both tires and don’t forget to
check the tread. You should have more
than 1/16 of an inch, about the distance
between Lincoln's head and the top of a
penny.
GKC OFFICER Nominations
The 2015 Officer nominations will be
finalized this month and the nominees
will be published in the November
newsletter.
Thanks to all who nominated someone
and those who accept nominations.
The Hog Knows – October 2014
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To contact the Greater
Kansas City H.O.G.
Chapter:
Jeff Blystone
Chapter Director
816-806-3574
Chad Schmidt
Assistant Director
913-634-3515
Dennis Hayes
Activities Officer
816-651-8917
For all other officers
and inquiries
Contact Jeff Blystone
listed above
Calendar Dates
October
10/4
10/6
8/20
8/21
25-26
Harleys and Hash Browns
Dinner Ride – Cascone’s
Dinner Ride – Jose Pepper’s
Chapter Meeting
Fall Foliage Ride
Dinner Rides (Oct) / Dinner Drives (Nov)
Dinner Rides will meet @ Blue Springs HarleyDavidson @ 6:30 PM or at the restaurant at 7:00 PM.
Dinner Drives meet at the restaurant at 7:00 PM.
October (Monday)
6
November
11/1
Harleys and Hash Browns
11/1
GKC Fall Party
11/4
Dinner Drive – McAlister’s
11/7
Guys Night- Store event
11/9
Veterans Ride
11/18
Chapter Meeting/Potluck Dinner
Your Dealership Personnel
for H.O.G. information is:
Cascone’s, 3737 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City
North, MO – (816) 454-7977
20 Clancy’s, 800 NW South Outer Rd, Blue Springs, MO
– 816-229-2233
November (Tuesday)
4
McAlister’s, 910-C NW Blue Pkwy, Lee's
Summit, MO – 816-524-3354
18 Potluck @ Chapter Meeting
Tammy Edgmon
Blue Springs Store
816-224-5005
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For pre-recorded
information concerning
upcoming events
816-503-7267
On the Web:
www.gkchog.com
Blue Springs Harley-Davidson
3100 N.W. Jefferson
Blue Springs, MO 64015
www.bluespringsharleydavidson.com
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