Cycle World Things To Do
CYCLE WORLD THINGS TO DO
The clubs and organizations that are devoted to the various forms of on-theroad motorcycling have long deserved more attention and exposure. Right? Right!
There are hundreds of motorcycle organizations that, along with the American Motorcyclist Association, sponsor national and regional events in
the form of rallies, tours, charity rides and other get-togethers. Not to mention the local groups within the 40 AMA regions who offer Sunday morning rides, road enduros and poker runs, all of which add to the fun of motorcycling.
Things To Do is a new department, bringing you information on what the clubs are doing, where they're doing it, and when. Items of interest pertaining to club news and activities will also be highlighted.
So, are you looking for the next antique and classic show? Would you like to start a club? Are you interested in what your favorite make/model club is doing? Is your organization seeking new chapters? If you have something special planned or an important event scheduled, we’d like to hear from you. Send the information, including dates, locations, phone numbers, etc., at least three months prior to the event to Things To Do, Cycle World, 1499 Monrovia Ave., Newport Beach, Calif. 92663.
News from Norton
The nine-year-old United States Norton Owners Association has announced the signing of their 4000th member. The USNOA and its affiliate, The Canadian Norton Owners Association, are dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the Norton marque. Their chapters offer a bi-monthly newsletter, technical assistance, a parts and dealer directory, regional rallies and an annual national rally. The 1984 national rally will be held August 16-18 in Branson, Missouri and is expected to attract over 500 members. For more information contact: Jim Noll, Vice President, 58 Merwin Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14609, phone (716) 288-8363
Kawasaki KZ Owners Association
The KZ Owners Association has announced a change of address to P.O. Box 345, Towaco, N.J. 07082. This organization is dedicated to the preservation of the Z-l and its heirs including stock, custom, road race or drag race. They offer the membership a custom-made patch, enameled pin, Tshirts, baseball caps plus a newsletter. Club dues are $15 per year.
Red Knights Motorcycle Club
The Red Knights Motorcycle Club was formed in October, 1982 as a group of firefighters from Massachusetts. The primary purpose of the Red Knights is to promote and strengthen the brotherhood of firefighters off duty as well as on duty. They want to improve the image of motorcycling to the public and to present safety courses for new and veteran riders alike.
They now have three chapters. 1984 promises poker runs, sightseeing tours and Learn To Ride courses. If you are a firefighter (active or retired, permanent, volunteer or on call) who also happens to enjoy motorcycling and would be interested in joining or forming a chapter, write the national headquarters at: The Red Knights Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 705, Boylston, Mass. 01538.
1984 Passport Tour
The Ramapo Motorcycle Club presents their eighth annual Passport Tour, part of the AMA/Dunlop Elite Touring series, that will cover the 13 original states plus the state of Maine, Vermont and West Virginia. This is a self-guided tour made at your leisure, on your own schedule. Participants must visit 10 checkpoints in any 10 of the 16 states. Documentation is by photograph showing your motorcycle next to a distinguishing sign or marking. The checkpoints are of various types in each state, including historical sites, scenic roads, museums, steam trains and other interests.
The tour book lists the various checkpoints with space provided for photographs and notes. Proof of completion must be submitted by January 31, 1985. Prizes are awarded to
the riders who visit the most states and the most checkpoints. To enter the Passport Tour and to obtain your tour book, send $10 to Reno Del Ben, Ramapo Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 472, Bardonia, N.Y. 10954.
STAR 84
On June 18-21 the second National Rendezvous of the Honda V-4 Sport Touring Association will be held in Aspen, Colorado. Motels available or camping nearby. Tours, technical seminars, exhibitors, safety sessions, awards, banquet and much more are on the agenda. Contact Bill McGrath, Colorado State Representative, Box 1345, Aspen, Colo. 81612. For information about the Honda V-4 Sport Touring Association, write to Dana L. Sawyer, president, 112 Bishopgate Road, Columbia, S.C. 29210, phone (803) 781-4293.
AMA/Dunlop Touring Elite Schedules
The American Motorcyclist Association and the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company are once again sponsoring the 1984 series of road riding events. In 1983 the AMA/Dunlop Touring Elite Series totaled 90 events with a large selection of quality road > riding events. The 1984 series is even better, encompassing all AMA sanctioned Road Riding National Championships, Regional Road Riding Conventions, District Tours, District Rallies, and Grand Tours. Additional events, dates and places will be reported as they become available.
Tour Schedule
April 1, Rainbow Riders, RO. Box 421, Deer Park, Texas 77536.
May 15-20, Adirondack Aspencade, P.O. Box 2205, Glen Falls, N.Y. 12801.
May 17—20, Kentucky Travelers, Rte 5, Box 189, Benton, Ky. 42025.
May 19, 20, Sunshine Riders, P.O. Box 66461, Birmingham, Ala. 35210.
June 2, 3, Pasadena Motorcycle Club, 21 E. Floward St., Pasadena, Calif. 91104.
June 2, 3, Blue Knights, P.O. Box 66383, Portland, Oreg. 97266.
June 8—10, Capital City Motorcycle Club, 9706 Borror Rd., Orient, Ohio 43146.
June 14—17, Golden Eagles Motorcycle Club, 1111 W. Elm, Salina, Kansas 67401.
June 16, 17, Midwest Motorcycle Riders, 642 Summit Ave., St. Paul Park, Minn. 55071.
June 21 — 24, Wisconsin Southern Lakes Riders, P.O. Box 583, Elkhorn, Wise.
5 3121.
June 23, 24, White Mountain Riders, Box 261, Berlin, N.H. 03570.
June 29, 30, July 1, Rambling Wheels Motorcycle Club, 1207 W. 10th St., Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613.
July 5—8, Virginia Motorcycle Association, c/o Jim Elliot, 4935 Daffodil Circle, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.
July 5-9, Golden Eagles Motorcycle Club of Missouri, Rte 3, Box 229, New London, Mo. 63459.
July 13—15, Hiawatha Road Riders, Box 8, Fifth Ave., Oswego, N.Y. 13827.
July 19-22, Southeastern Road Riding, P.O. Box 98343, Atlanta, Ga. 30359.
July 20—22, Nite Hawk Riders, P.O. Box 9225, Wyoming, Mich. 49509.
July 21,22, Road Ramblers, P.O. Box 345, Walla Walla, Wash. 99362.
July 27, 28, Idaho Motorcycle Club, c/o Wayne Pierce, 720 9th Ave., N., Buhl, Idaho 83316.
July 28, 29, Salinas Ramblers, P.O. Box 541, Salinas, Calif. 93902.
August 9—12, Blue Ridge Riders, P.O. Box 1430, Frederick, Md. 2170L
August 11, 12, Northwestern Ohio
Motorcycle Association, c/o Raymond Butler, Rte 8, RD 169, Defiance, Ohio 43512
August 11, 12, Randolph Motorcycle Association, Box 245, Randolph AFB, Texas 78128.
September 13—16, Golden Wheels, Box 93, Princeton, 111. 61356.
September 13—16, Southeastern Road Riding, P.O. Box 98343, Atlanta, Ga. 30359.
September 14—16, Blue Comet Motorcycle Club, Box 234, Mensch Rd., Skippack,
Pa. 19474.
September 27—30, Southern Indiana
Motorcycle Association, c/o Ray Shelton, 2021 S. Vann Ave., Evansville, Ind.
47714.
October 12—14, Silvermoon Riders
Motorcycle Club, Box 748, Rte 322 West, Clarion, Pa. 16214.
October 13, 14, Orange County Cruisers, Rte. 1, Box 1790C, Winter Garden, Fla. 32787.
October 13, 14 Desert Wheels, 6262 E. National, NBU 26, Tucson, Ariz. 85708.
1984 Grand Tour Schedule
Marshfield T&T Riders, RR 3, Box 132A, Marshfield, Wise. 54449 - January 1 through October 1.
Tulsa Touring Riders, P.O. Box 4225, Tulsa, Okla. 74104 - January 1 through November 1. AMA District 2 of New Jersey, c/o Barbara Dinnerman, 27 McDermott St., Freehold, N.J. 07728 - January 1 through December 31.
Blue Ridge Road Riders, c/o Paul Mahota, 17612 Princess Anne Dr., Olney, Md. 20832 -January 1 through December 31.
Minuteman Motorcycle Club of Lakeland, P.O. Box 984, Lakeland, Fla. 33802 - January 1 through December 31.
Ramapo Motorcycle Club, 3332 Mather Field Rd., #191, Rancho Cordova, Calif. 95670 -January 1 through December 31.
Vancouver Black Cat Motorcycle Club, 3312 4th, Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Wash. 98661 -January 1 through December 31.
AMA District 20, 1307 Cedarwood Dr., Pasadena, Texas, 77502 - February 15 through December 15.
Last Chance Riders, 1 127 5th Ave., Helena, Mont. 59601 - March 1 through September 30. AMA District 10, Kentucky Motorcycle Riders Association, 521 Hanover Rd., Evansville, Ind. 47710 - March 1 through October 1.
AMA District 15 Road Division, P.O. Box 126, Flora, Ind. 46929 - March 1 through October 31.
Kansas City Road Riders, c/o Bob Epperson, 4004 Kings Hwy., Independence, Mo. 64055 March 1 through October 31.
Michigan Road Riders, 519 15th St., Cadillac, Mich. 49601 - March 1 through November 1. Polish Touring Team, c/o Allan Zwierzko, 310B Woodcreek Rd., Bolingbrook, 111. 60439 -March 3 through November 11.
Rose City Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 19007, Portland, Oreg. 97219 - April 1 through September 30.
U.S. Touring Association, c/o Rexford Olmstead, RFD 2, Box 445, Norway, Maine 04268 - April 1 through October 1.
Williams County Motorcycle Club, Box 83, Montpelier, Ohio 43543 - April 1 through October 31.
American Eagles Motorcycle Club, 12968 National Rd., SW, Pataskala, Ohio 43062 -April 1 through November 1.
Potomac Area Road Riders, P.O. Box 10261, Alexandria, Va. 22310 - April 1 through November 30.
Shadows Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 831, New Ulm, Minn. 56073 - May 1 through September 15.
Conesus Lake Riders, Box 363, Danville, N.Y. 14437 - May 1 through November 1.
1984 Rally Schedule
April27-29, Minuteman Motorcycle Club of Lakeland, P.O. Box 984, Lakeland, Fla. 33802.
May25—27, Roadrunners of Oak Park, 1368 Talma, Montgomery, 111. 60538.
June 8—10, North East Alabama Touring Club, P.O. Box 436, Fort Payne, Ala.
35967.
June 9, 10, Travelers Motorcycle Club, 8950 Dorr St., Toledo, Ohio 43617.
June 9, 10, Valley Riders, P.O. Box 664, Mt. Vernon, Wash. 98273.
June 23, 24, Henderson Road Club, 325 S. Elm Place, Henderson, Ky. 42420.
June 23, 24, Free Wheelers Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 859, Fort Huachuca,
Ariz., 85613.
June 30, July 1, Stoney Creek Riders,
P.O. Box 727, Lapel, Ind. 46051.
July 7, 8, Columbia Gorge Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 796, The Dalles, Oreg. 97058.
July 13-15, Marshfield T&T Riders, RR 3, Box 132A, Marshfield, Wise. 54449.
July 22, Mid Atlantic Motorcycle Dealers Association, Rte l, Orwigsburg, Pa.
1796L
August 4, 5, Conesus Lake Riders, Box 363, Dansville, N.Y. 14437
August 4, 5, Alpena Cycle Club, 7096 Spruce Rd., Box 149, Alpena, Mich.
49707.
August 4, 5, Road Rangers Touring Club,
206 Utterback, Vandalia, Mo. 63382.
August 4, 5, Roving Gamblers Motorcycle Club, Box 6251, Spokane, Wash. 99207.
August25, 26, Northern Lites Motorcycle Club, Box 423, Brainerd, Minn. 56401.
August26, AMA District 2, Inc. 27
McDermott St., Freehold, N.J. 07728.
September 1—3, District 36 Road Rider Division, P.O. Box 604, Walnut Grove, Calif. 95690.
October 6—8, Potomac Area Road Riders, P.O. Box 10261, Alexandria, Va. 22310.
July27-29, Roamers Motorcycle Club, 2129 Central Ave., Schenectady, N.Y. 12304.
November 4, Lone Star Riders Motorcycle Club, P.O. Box 5151, Pasadena, Texas 77505.
