Feedback Wanted If you have questions or comments about this month's e-newsletter please e-mail Stacey Cochrane Secretary Superstition Chapter Upcoming Events July 20 - July 21 Overnight ride to Alpine TAL-WI-WI Lodge Saturday, Aug 4th Ride to Angel Sweet Gelato-Italian Ice Cream Sept 28 - Sept 29 Overnight ride to Laughlin, Nevada Aquarius Hotel October 27 Chil Cook Off December 8 Christmas Party 2007 H.O.G. OFFICERS Please click on name below to email officers Ladies of Harley Meet the Member Saturday, Oct 13 Evening at John & Jan C's., Steak BBQ Saturday, Nov 10 Lunch at Greg & Marlene Coates Tom Foster Director Bob Block Assistant Director Stacey Cochrane Secretary John Hasper Treasurer Lisa Kasten LOH Kirk Kasten Activiities Dave Harris Safety Officer George Pederson Historian Ranger Ed Fain Road Captain David Staley Photographer A Ride to Remember Dear Hog Members, With 2007 model year coming to a close, we here at Superstition Harley-Davidson are getting excited about the 2008 model year. The Harley-Davidson dealer announcement meeting this year will be held in Nashville, TN, July 8th thru July 11th. But another exciting reason to look forward to the 2008 model year is because it’s Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary. That reminds me of a story. As many of you know (or don’t know) I have attended the 90th Anniversary celebration. Mark and I attended the 95th Anniversary celebration. And we also attended the 100th Anniversary Celebration. Now by ‘attending’ I don’t mean we flew to Milwaukee and shipped our motorcycles. Not us! We rode all the way there and all the way back. We also took a friend with us for the 95th and the 100th Anniversary ride. His name is Mike. One of my stories is about what happened on the ride back to Milwaukee for the 95th Anniversary. So we met Mike early one beautiful, clear morning in June and started our pilgrimage back to Milwaukee. Our first stop was supposed to be Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. But the weather was warm and the sun was still shining and we were excited about our ride. We decided to go another 100 miles. Hey, what’s another 100 miles?!? So we motored on down the road and ended up in Amarillo, Texas our first night. We forgot about daylight savings time and lost an hour. By the time we found our motel and walked to the KFC, they were closed. However, they took pity on us and fed us the left over chicken that was destined for the dumpster. We spent a miserable night in a motel with paper thin walls. The lady next to us was trying to cough up her left lung and the guys next to Mike were partying till 3AM. We woke up the next morning at 5AM dragging our tushes to welcome record cold temperatures of 42 degrees. We met Mike at the bikes. Now Mike is from Long Island and is a funny guy, usually. Mike never said a word except to ask Mark if he had some warmer clothes he could lend him. Mike gets ready to go and starts backing his motorcycle up to one of the hotel windows. We’re watching him wondering what’s on his mind. The road was the other way. (We still didn’t know that Mike had these party animals next to him all night.) He pulls out the choke on his carbureted Dyna Lowrider, cracks the throttle a few more times and fires it up. POW!!! He then continued to rap the throttle as he casually pulled on his gloves. Yep, the party animals were in that room and I don’t think they were sleeping anymore. We screamed out of the hotel and hit the road before the cops showed up. This was just the start of our awesome trip. This is just one of the many stories from our ride. And this is exactly what riding a Harley-Davidson is all about. If you ever have the opportunity to ride back to Milwaukee on your Harley for any of the Anniversary Celebrations, you must do it. It is a trip of a lifetime and you’ll tell stories till the day you can’t talk anymore. Bev LeResche 2007 Arizona State H.O.G. Rally May 3rd, 4th and 5th Superstition H.O.G. was There! Written by Bob Block, Assistant Director It all started Thursday, May 3rd when I pulled up in the parking lot and there were H.O.G. members helping from the get-go, telling people where registration was and where to park. They were a lot of help. I lucked out and got a room at the host hotel, (which I will recommend to everyone next year). Everything was within walking distance. All the restaurants and shops were biker friendly and ready to talk to you. I really felt like they put out the welcome mat. Thursday night they put on an outdoor movie “The Wild Ones” and had free popcorn during the movie. I think most people went to the start up party at Tucson Harley-Davidson which included a free BBQ. On Friday I worked as a volunteer in registration and helped other H.O.G. members get started, and pointed out where everything was located, and where the rides left from. There were escorted rides that left the hotel every hour mostly between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The rides were led by road captains from the Tucson and Sierra Vista Chapters. The rides varied from short rides to interesting areas in Tucson to long rides to Sierra Vista and Tombstone. There was something for everyone. Around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, they ran out of pins and patches so they ended up giving away 2006 bags instead. This was a reminder that it is IMPORTANT to pre-register if you want all the goodies. They told me that they could only order a certain percentage over the pre-registers as far as pins, patches and t-shirts went. There were a lot of people that registered on site, therefore all the extra pins and patches went early. Saturday - the last day. I hated to see it come except this was going to be the busiest day yet. With the bike show and bike games all inside The day went by so fast it didn’t seem fair. There was a lot going on not only inside the convention center but outside. The Tucson Motorcycle Police put on a demonstration and I’ll tell you, those guys can really ride those bikes. A real friendly group and they like talking about what they do. As far as the games go, here is a list of the winners: East Valley - Joust Foothills - Plank Walk, Ride the Plank, Slow Race and the Wienie Bite Tucson - Men's Tire Toss, Ring Toss and.... Superstition - Women's Tire Toss won by Laurie Sherman!! There was a free shuttle to take you around Tucson. It would have worked well if you wanted to go somewhere, have a few drinks, and not worry about riding back. There was always something going on somewhere. Although there was some miscommunications on different things and not all the available items were well known, or well advertised, I think a lot was learned and things should be a lot better next year. This was the first rally in Tucson in quite a while. They voted Tucson in for next year as well. I hope many more of us will be there in 2008. It really was a good time. There were over 1,300 H.O.G. members at the rally. A Four Day Scenic Ride April 30 to May 4, 2007 Eleven riders gathered and departed for a road trip on Monday, April 30, 2007 at 7:30a.m., it was sunny and mild. After a quick butt break at the AZ188 rest area it was on to the Nifty Fifty’s Diner in Pine for breakfast. The tanks were topped off in Clint’s Well and then a butt break at Lake Mary. Unfortunately the restrooms had been demolished to make way for new ones. Traffic was a little heavy in Flagstaff but we got through town OK. The bikes were filled at the north end of Flagstaff. We stopped for a Kodak moment just after we got on 89A and again at the Navajo Bridge. Someone spread a rumor that they sold ice cream in the gift store but that turned out to be totally untrue. Damn. The day had warmed up very nicely and short sleeves were good enough. In Fredonia the search was on for a package store. The riding order changed with Roger in the lead and I was second. I saw the traffic on the other side slowing and stopping but I didn’t see Roger’s signal to slow, all of the sudden out of the corner of my eye, I caught the dog crossing the road and locked ‘em up missing the pooch. The heart was pumping real good though. The hound sure took his sweet time to cross the road. We checked into the motel about 5:00pm. We went as a group for dinner at the restaurant next door, nobody complained about the food so it must have been good. Afterward we had some beer…. some hit the hot tub; others attempted to solve the problems of the world, while others turned in, a real fine day. Before we left on Tuesday morning the sun was out and we thought it would be a nice day. We ran into construction about 10 miles North of Kanab and were held up about 15 minutes waiting for the pilot car to return. The clouds moved in and it was a little on the cool side. After breakfast in Mount Carmel Junction we headed north. After a few picture stops, we filled up and took a break in Escalante, UT. We rode part way to Bolder, UT and made a U turn and headed for Bryce Canyon. We decided to ride all the way to the end and stop at a few turn-offs on the way down. While at the top we wanted a group picture and a kind lady, also a rider volunteered, so she was handed about 10 cameras. It was a little chilly at the top because we where at 9,115 ft. After the picture stops we filled at a station that hadn’t heard of card readers at the pump. One of the guys was charged $550.00 for a tank of gas – I hope the credit card company was able to straighten out that oops. We arrived back at the motel about 5:00pm, just in time for cocktail hour. Some guys decided to walk to an Italian restaurant, most decided to order and have a pizza delivered. Both pizzerias advertised free delivery but both had discontinued it. I went to pick up the food. Upon returning with dinner, I saw the lady that took our pictures at Bryce Canyon was checking in. We gave her a coupon that cut the room rate in half. After dinner the hot tub sure felt good to end a real good day. Bellies were full, bladders were empty, and motors were started at 8:00am on Wednesday for the ride to Zion National Park. It was on the cool side but the sun was out and looking like a winner of a day. After the first photo stop the plan was to travel at your own pace, stop as much as you want and we’ll meet at the West end of the park. That idea worked out very well. We stopped at the Harley-Davidson dealer in Washington, UT to check out the tees. We rode to Mesquite, NV, gassed up and had lunch. After lunch on I15 we were at speed and a black bag came off the # 9 bike and bounced down the freeway. The # 10 bike missed it and headed for the shoulder, the tail gunner wasn’t so lucky, his foot peg caught it and knocked it off the road way. It was a spare helmet that wasn’t tied down. The bag survived but the helmet wasn’t so lucky. The wind had really picked up and it and was moving us around pretty good. We passed a group of riders with a small woman in the lead on a Sportster and she was having a real tough time battling the wind. The ride through the “Valley of Fire” Nevada's 1st State Park was well worth the time. In fact, all of the destinations, Bryce Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Zion and Valley of Fire brought out the ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. We stopped for gas in Boulder City, NV and the attendant had trouble resetting the pumps and got the amounts and credit cards mixed up, all that could be done is bow and shake your head. We made a quick picture stop at the Hoover Dam on the Arizona side. We got to the Edgewater Hotel about 4:30pm and checked in. We all went to the Riverside Prime Rib Room at the north end of the Laughlin Strip, some walked and some took the river taxi. After dinner the hot tub got a visit again. Thursday 8:00am we headed for a breakfast in Oatman, AZ, as someone said you eat there for the atmosphere and not the cuisine, boy did they hit the nail on the head. It was a little too early for the donkeys to be out so we headed on down the road. We made a quick stop at the Harley-Davidson dealer in Kingman, a butt break about noon in Wikieup for gas and a break. The last gas stop on the trip was in Wickenburg. It was a great trip. John "Dog" Doggendorf Thank You for Your Kindness Tragedy can strike at any time night or day. You hope and pray it doesn’t happen to you. If it does, it nice to know that you have the support of family and of friends. The support that we received from our extended family has been so overwhelming, that we have not been able to find the words to say thank you. These two words just are not enough, but still need to be said to help in the healing. So to our family at SUPERSTITION HARLEY-DAVIDSON and to the SUPERSTITION H.O.G. CHAPTER, the Harris family says THANK YOU for everything you have done for us. We will never forget your kindness. Dave, Laura, Elizabeth and Heather Harris Note: In May, the Harris family lost their home, belongings and one of their pets to fire. Together the Dealership and the Chapter held a small fund raiser dinner that took place at the Apache Junction Pizza Hut. As Dave would say, "You must pay it forward." Their home is in the process of being rebuilt and remodeled. They hope to be in their "new" home in time for Christmas. Welcome New Members The Chapter is up to 317 New Members! There were seven new members introduced during this month's General Chapter Meeting. Please welcome the new members from the valley, Tucson and even as far as Texas: Ken and Karen Bazinet from Vail, AZ Robin Elliott from Mesa, AZ Rick Flanders from Mesa, AZ Dennis Gilbert from Mesa, AZ Gary and Verda Hagerty from Tucson, AZ Jack Hanko from Chandler, AZ Skip Krehbiel from Mesa, AZ Terry Lay from Apache Junction, AZ Bruce MacQuarrie from Tucson, AZ Terry McCabe from Mesa, AZ Dennis McKinney from Mesa, AZ Rick and Brenda Reid from Tempe, AZ Joseph Reina from Dallas, TX Randy Thompson from Queen Creek, AZ We hope to see you on a ride soon! Overnight Ride to Alpine Saturday July 20th Are you ready to escape the heat? Would you like to breath fresh air and see the stars at night? Then how about a 220-mile ride north to Alpine, AZ an elevation of 8,050 ft. and six miles from the New Mexico border. Alpine is situated at the eastern end of Arizona’s White Mountains and is surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The temperature high averages 80 degrees. The overnight Chapter ride will be on Friday, July 20th. Meet at the dealer at 5:30a.m., leave at 6:00a.m. On the way to Alpine there will be a stop for lunch. There are 10 rooms reserved at the TAL-WI-WI Lodge. The cost is $69.00 per room and reservations need to be made by July 16th. Call 1-800-476-8695 for reservations. The rooms are reserved under the name Superstition HOG. Don't miss out on this scenic and cool ride to Alpine in the White Mountains. H.O.G. National Rally Knoxville, Tennessee We are looking for someone that is planning on going to the H.O.G. National Rally in Knoxville Tennessee. The date is August 24 – 25, 2007. We would like you to take the Chapter flag and fly it in the Chapter Parade of Flags at the end of the rally and bring back another Rally Ribbon for the Chapter. Registration must be done by July 1, 2007 so don’t delay. See details on the National H.O.G. web site. If you have any questions, you can contact Bob Block at Bob Block Assistant Director or at 480-354-5060. It's My Birthday Happy Birthday to the Chapter members born in the month of June: Steven Boe, Greg Coates, Marlene Coates, Dee Cowell, Larry Dallamure, Bruce Ditzler, John Doggendorf, Sam Freeman, Diane Genova, Dave Harris, Troy Haugen, James Herington, Peggy Jacobs, Lisa Kasten, Kayla Lang, Ed LeClere, Leslie Harmon, James Panke, Robert Pierson, John Robinson, Chryl Smith, James Smith, Shari Thomas, and James "Bumpy" Von Tress Be sure to check out our web site. www.superstitionhd.com Click here for store hours and map. 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