May 7th Social will be @ The Breeze
** Meeting @ 7:30
** Feel free to bring a guest
May 21st Fat Boys, Stantonsburg @ 7:30pm
** Light Meal provided @ 7:00
ABATE CORNER:
(submitted by Debbie)
Strategy - Tighten the Requirements for a Motorcycle Operators Permit to Insure Riders Are Demonstrating Rider Skills on Shorter Time Frame.
The current "permit system" allows riders to get a permit by taking a 25 question written test, a vision test and a sign test at DMV. This permit allows a rider to ride with no other restriction than to not carry a passenger. This permit is good for 18 months and may be renewed at the end of 18 months.
In order to correct this situation we would like to propose that the permit system be revised to allow a one year non-renewable permit by taking the DMV written test if they have held a valid NC drivers license for two years or more. Individuals with less than two years valid drivers license will be required to successfully complete the NC Motorcycle Safety Education Program. Individuals less than 18 years of age would be required to take and successfully complete the NC Motorcycle Safety Education Program course. The young individuals are still learning to master the skills required to drive a passenger car on our streets and highways, and do not need the added complication of learning to ride a vehicle that requires another set of skills entirely in the presence of other vehicular traffic. This allows an individual a full year, which encompasses 8-10 months of riding weather and a full year option to enroll in a NCMSEP course. The successful implementation of this legislation will result in better skilled motorcyclists. Motorcyclist will be safer on each and every trip and law enforcement will be able to better enforce a very important traffic safety law.
For more info on this go to: http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/traffic/ECHS/groups/docs/motorcycle/requirements.pdf
Health Tip:. Cut Fat
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine.. Then be one!
COMING EVENTS: Contact Jesse or Bob for more info
"Plan ahead so you can ride with us" We have a GREAT time.
May15th - May 18th Myrtle Beach Ride
May 25th - May 26th Ride to the Wall
May 31st CBA Poker Run and Gun Raffle
If you are planning on the Mountain ride Aug 29th - Sept 1st please email Sue, Linda or Debbie. We are trying to find cabins that are close together to accommodate all that are going.
A Note from Sue:
SOME OF MEMBERS ENDURED THE COLD AND RAIN SATURDAY (April 29) FOR RELAY FOR LIFE. THIS EVENT WAS PUT ON BY THE GHOST RIDERS OF WILSON. THE TURN OUT WASN'T GOOD AS COULD HAVE BEEN THE WEATHER DIDN'T HELP. BUT THERE WAS ONLY FEW BIKES ( MOSTLY OUR CHAPTER) THAT RODE IN THE RAIN AND THE COLD. WE DID IT FOR A GOOD CAUSE. THE BEST AND WORST HAND WAS WON BY OUR CHAPTER MEMBERS. CHRIS ELLIS WON BEST HAND AND GARY WOODRING WON WORST HAND. BOTH MEMBERS DONATED THE MONEY BACK TO RELAY FOR LIFE. WHAT WAS REALLY NICE EACH ONE OF THEM RECEIVED A PLAQUE FOR THE BEST AND WORST HAND. ONE OF THE GHOST RIDERS MEMBERS WON THE GUN THAT THEY HAD SOLD TICKETS ON. I KNOW WE ALL ENJOYED THE RIDE EVEN BEING WET AND COLD. THAT'S WHAT WE ALL SHOULD DO SUPPORT THE CAUSES AND THE OTHER MOTORCYCLES CLUBS AROUND. JUST REMEMBER THAT CAUSE MAY BE YOURS ONE DAY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT RODE.
THANK YOU
SUSAN (PUDDIN)
WINNERS AND LOSERS:
Had Mark Raper of Lucama been present at the meeting he would have won the attendance prize of $101.00 This money will now roll over to the June 18th drawing.
Winner of the Down Rider Fund Raffle was Mark Brewer of Lucama. Mark donated half his winnings back to the fund.
BIRTHDAY REGONITIONS:
Lib Vaudo May 10th
Gary Woodring May 14th
Happy Anniversary:
May 15th Jesse & Linda Watson
May 27th Jersey & Diane Jantzen
May 28th Bob & Debbie Burke
Engagements:
Ed Costello & Deb Deaton announced their engagement on Social night. All the best to you!!
Birth Announcements:
Johnnie King became a grandmother on March 7,2008. Cassie Ava Lamm weighed in at 8 lbs 15 oz and joins her big brother, Caleb. Congrats, Johnnie.
On a sadder note, Johnnie lost her dad to cancer on April 17th and her mom on April 26th. Keep Johnnie and her family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this difficult time.
Motorcycle Safety Tip: WEATHER HAZARDS
Bad weather poses a special threat to motorcyclists, so give them plenty of space, especially at night. The road becomes extremely slippery during the first several minutes of a rainstorm, and many riders pull off the road to wait this part out. Not only does rain, snow, and wind affect stability and traction, it can also interfere with a rider's concentration. Signal your intentions well in advance and pay close attention to traffic flow.
Riding in fog, rain, or snow is very risky and demands extreme caution. Vision is a rider's best source of information, and bad weather can make it useless. (If you can't see a hazard, you can't take steps to avoid it.) Wet roads only have half as much traction as dry roads. If travel in these conditions is necessary, reduce your speed and increase your following distance. Signal your intentions early, and brake and accelerate gradually. Remember that you will be almost invisible to other drivers.
Joke of the Day:
The Parking Ticket
I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about five minutes, and when I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, 'Come on buddy, how about giving a guy a break?'
He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. So I called him a stupid idiot. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having bald tires!
Then I really got angry at him. He finished the second ticket and put it on the car with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket!
This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him, the more tickets he wrote. I didn't care. My car was parked around the corner!
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS:
Memberships who lapse over into the month past renewal month will have to re-join at a new member (single or couple) rate as well as lose their continuous membership status. Lapses in membership can affect your eligibility to serve as local and state officers as well as eligibility to become a lifetime member.
Please contact Sue at 236-1157 or Linda at 919-778-0049 to renew. If you know these members please remind them of their dues.
May Renewals:
Mossette Bass 5-26
C Justin Berg 5-05
Vinney Byrne 5-27
John & Terry Capps 5-22
Jimmy & Leann Casey 5-26
James Cifers 5-26
Debra Deaton 5-26
John Frazier 5-26
Diane Jantzen 5-04
Johnnie King 5-27
Penny Lassiter 5-27
Bennie Lucas 5-26
Derek Lucas 5-26
Tiffany MacGray 5-27
John Michaels 5-05
Bobby & Tammy Pittman 5-17
Cathy Ray 5-22
Jeff Reddick 5-26
Mack Robbins 5-22
Scott Sykes 5-26
April Renewals:
Steve Cashion 4-07-08
Bryan & Rebecca Gardner 4-14-08
March Renewals:
Margaret Summerlin 3-03-08
Sandra Lamm Hogue 3-16-08
Thomas Hogue 3-16-08
Don and Laura Scurry 3-16-08
February Renewals:
Lee Craft 2-17-08
Neil Wilson 2-17-08
Dennis Thorne 2-17-08
Pierre Samson 2-17-08
James Gates 2-17-08
Gary and Selina Rubbert 2-28-08
Dwight Cooper 2-28-08
