Blue Knights Chapter 30

This will be the last year for an Epic gathering and tradition hosted by Don and Mary Lou Cameron, at their home in Deming NM. For $10 you get camaraderie, good food and a ride you will remember.

Register now as they have already exceeded the maximum number of registrants but since is the last year, they will probably let the number exceed 200. The registration fee will be collected in Oct. Part of the proceeds from your registration go to help provide Veterans with transportation for their hospital appointments.

Click on the picture of Don and Mary Lou Cameron for more information.

Check out the pictures and activities from last year!

Deming 2010

Virginia Chapter “V” is hosting the International Convention July 17-22, 2011.

The Registration form is HERE

Click on their patch to for more information.

The Rio Grand Conference is only a week away! It should prove to be a good time.  If your not registered but have the time, ride down and just hang out. Just saying!

Go to our photo page to see pics of the last meeting and ride to Enchanted Rock State Park.

Mark Kratz, yours truly and Glenn Copeland of BK Chapter 13 rode in the Heart of Texas Rally, a 12 hour, 600 plus mile Scavenger Hunt on wheels. Glenn Copeland came is 2nd out of 40 riders and I FUBAR’D for 3rd from last. I am currently writing my account which I will post on my own website at KRATZMC

I am writing a piece on Hot Weather Riding. If there is anything you would like to see or hear about, just let your Webmaster know.

May’s meeting, Saturday 7 May, 2011 will be at the Alamo Springs Cafe in Fredericksburg. The G’town bunch will meet at Starbucks in Wolf Ranch at 0800 hours. KSU at 0830 hrs to ride to Burnett and join up with the Burnett County bunch at the HEB in Burnett, KSU from there needs to be 0900 hrs. Glenn said it will take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes to get there. We need to get there early because they fill up quickly because the food is awesome.

Here is the link to Alamo Springs Cafe

Here is the Newsletter from the RGC and is worth reading especially if you are attending the Conference.

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Click on the Conference Logo for more!

Not to be confused with the “Tour of Honor” ride. Click on the photo which will take you to their website and there is also a calendar for other Motorcycle related events here in Texas.

The 10th ANNUAL MARC RUN benefiting (Milam Association for Retarded Citizens,Inc.) will be held Saturday April 02,2011 at The Ranch 415 W.Hwy 79 Rockdale Texas 76567.The Ride fee is $20.00 for rider and $25.00 with a passenger. The ride fee will also include a BBQ MEAL after run. Short sleeve T-shirts will be available day of run for $20.00. Longsleeve and pocket t-shirts are available by pre-order only for $25.00. Please call Cynthia to pre-order (512)-698-2784.Registration begins at 9:00am with first Bike out at 11:00am. This ride is about a 100 mile ride taking us through three counties to Charlie’s Bar in Lexington, Nat’s in Milano, Pancho and Lefty’s in Hare, Brushy Creek Bar in Thorndale then back to The Ranch in Rockdale. Last Bike in is 4:00pm then we will have a BBQ MEAL with all the trimmings for all particapants, This year we have a limited amount of Ride Pins for $5.00 ea. We will also have a  50/50 Drawing, DJ Music and a Live Auction with something for everyone starting at 4:30pm. We will have Trophy Plaques awarded to the Oldest Rider,Oldest Bike,Traveled Farthest and Ladies Choice all of which must make the whole ride. We welcome all Bikes and Trikes. No space for Vendors.

It looks like we are done with the cold temperatures! Its time to get rid of the winter gear and think about riding! If you’ve haven’t kept your battery on a trickle charger and have a weak battery, it may be time to replace yours. I like getting my batteries at Walmart. It saves money and they have OEM replacements. I recommend changing your battery every 3 years if you ride it regularly or every two years if you don’t.

Here is a checklist you can print out to help make sure your machine is safe for this coming season. t-clocsinspectionchecklist

Need a reason to ride? You want to see your home state? You want to pay homage to the Soldiers who protect your Liberty? You want to help those Soldiers who gave their all? Then the Tour of Honor Ride is the ticket. I can’t think of a better reason to ride.

Here is the concept. Visit 7 selected Military Memorial sites in your home state on your motorcycle between Feb and Sept of 2011. Take a picture of the Memorial with your Rider Flag and Motorcycle in the foreground and receive a pin and certificate.The first five rider to finish in their state receive a trophy. Glenn Copeland of Blue Knights Chapter 13 is already finished and is a verified 3rd place winner for a trophy!

Along with the sites are suggested places to visit, stay and most important, eat.

Want to know more!? Register for the Tour of Honor and pay the $65 fee. The money goes to provide you with a shirt and rider flag with your assigned rider number. On top of that $10 is donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

You can ride it all at once, or take your time hitting all the sites one at a time at your leisure.

Here I mapped out the Texas route for a continuous ride, which is about 2028 miles, depending on where you start. For more details locations about the selected sites, visit the Tour of Honor website.