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Officers
Director
Jack Twibell

Asst. Director
Mary Loveall

Secretary
Lisa Wallace

LOH/Safety
Anne Saults

Membership
Suzie Honeycutt

Head Road Captain
Shane Kesterson

New Members
Dan Honeycutt

Historian
Lyndy Blessington

Webmaster
Jeff Harned

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Saturday June 12th

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Worth HD will have a GRAND OPENING June 4th & 5th

2010
Calendar
April
4 Ride to Castaways meet WHD 10:30am
6 KCN HOG Meeting
11-20 Nevada HOG Rally and Ride (Honeycutt and P. Neary)
13 Dinner Drive/Ride
15-17 NV HOG Rally
17 Skilled Riders Class
18 Eudora, KS brunch ride
18 Blessing of the Bike's - GKC
24 American Legion Riders
Spring Olympics
24 GKC Special Olympics
25 1st Annual Patch bike nite ride (Twybell)
27 Dinner Ride
28 - 1 POT Training


May
2 Bikers w/a Mission,
4 KCN HOG Meeting
8 North Care Hospice dice ride (Loveall)
9 Mothers Day
11 Dinner Ride
13 - 15 Alabama HOG Rally
14 Rock the Dock Castaways
14-16 Shiloh, TN battlefield ride (Weir)
15 Fast Eddies, Alton, IL (M. Neary)
15 Skilled Riders Class
15 FORR –-Buckhorn MO
21-22 DEMO DAYS AT WORTH
21-24 Women's Riders-
Milwaukee
22 4 Paws Run
25 Dinner Ride
29-31 NE HOG Rally
29-31 HOGS in the Forest (P. Neary)


June
1 KCN HOG Meeting
2-5 TN HOG Rally
3-5 KS State HOG Rally
4-5 IL State HOG Rally
4-5 GRAND OPENING AT WORTH
6 Ride for Victory Kyle Petty team
6 Indian Caves State Park ride (Weir)
8 Dinner Ride
10-12 KY State HOG Rally
12 JDRF THUNDER RUN
13 Skilled Riders Course
13-19 Natchez Trace Pkwy ride (Southern)
18-20 1st Annual Grand River Rally - Urich, MO
19 Ride 4 a Cure - BSHD
19 4TH Annual Ruff Ride
20 Fathers Day
21 National Ride Your Bike to Work Day
26 Chuckwagon BBQ, Warsaw, MO (M. Neary)
26-27 Beer Master tour, St. Louis (Hogan)
27 Janey's Ride - Immaculata Manor
28 Million Mile Monday
29 Dinner Ride


July
2 Slow Ride Roadhouse, Lawrence (Honeycutt)
6 KCN HOG Meeting
9 Ride to Jamesport, MO (Honeycutt)
13 Dinner Ride
16-17 IA State HOG Rally
23-25 Devil's Elbow Route 66 ride (Kesterson)
25 Battle of Westport ride (Weir)
27 Dinner Drive
27-31 Anamosa, IA HOG corner ride (Blessington)
29-31 AR State HOG Rally
30-31 MOONLIGHT MADNESS
31 Skilled Riders Course

Aug
1 Cassoday, KS (Honeycutt)
3 KCN HOG Meeting
9-15 Sturgis
10 Dinner Ride/Drive
22 GKC Picnic
27-28 DEMO DAYS WORTH
26-28 MO HOG Rally - Columbia
31 Dinner Ride/Drive


Sept
4 Skilled Riders Course
4-12 Blues, Bayou, Battleship, Memphis (Holland)
7 KCN HOG Meeting
10-11 H-D Plant Open House
14 Dinner Drive Ride
18 Pre-Reg Bikers for Babies at Worth
19 Bikers 4 Babies
28 Dinner Ride Drive
28 - 2 Bikers Blues BBQ


Oct
2 ROCK'N RIBS AT WORTH
5 KCN HOG Meeting
7-9 OK State HOG Rally
12 Dinner Drive/Ride
16-17 Autumn Colors Ride (Blessington)
23 GKC Halloween Party
26 Dinner Drive/Ride
30 Castaways Halloween Party
31 Castaways Grand Closing Party


Nov
2 KCN HOG Meeting
11 Veterans Day
9 Dinner Drive/Ride
26 Plaza Lights Ride
w/Central 30 Dinner Drive/Ride


Dec
7 KCN HOG Meeting
11 GKC KCN HOG XMAS Party
14 Dinner/Ride
28 Dinner Drive




(dates and rides subject to change) (Monthly Ladies of Harley rides to be scheduled)

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Drawing Sunday April 11 Price Chopper N Liberty store.. I-35 & 291 Hwy


KANSAS CITY NORTHLAND HOG CHAPTER MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT
WORTH
HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Dinner Drive /Ride
Tuesday April 12th

Worth Harley-Davidson
6609 N. Oak
Gladstone Mo.

6pm -til
Kickstand up for a short ride 7PM

Safety Corner
Obstacles and How To Avoid Them

There you are, cruising down the road just enjoying the ride. You're a safe distance behind the SUV in front of you, when suddenly a large tree branch appears in the center of your lane. The SUV went right over it without a problem. Unfortunately, the tree branch is too large for you to go over it and it came into view so quick, you don't have time to brake. What should you do? Obviously, you have two choices. Now the untrained rider will probably look at the obstacle and run right into it, the trained rider will simply get off the gas and counter-steer around the obstacle.

Let's talk about counter-steering for a moment. Above about 15mph, the gyroscopic effect of the motorcycle becomes apparent. In other words, to go left you push left on the left hand grip. To go right you push right on the right hand grip. Now, this would seem the opposite of what you should be doing. But, believe me, it isn't. At speed, when you push on the left grip, it causes the bike to lean to the left, and since a motorcycle at speed turns by leaning, when it leans left, it goes left and visa versa. The good news is counter-steering is instinctual. Anyone who has ever ridden a motorcycle above 15mph and has turned even slightly, has counter-steered. If you doubt me, try this. Cruise down the road at 30mph, keep both hands on the grips, but loosen your hand on the right grip, then push slightly on the left grip. Your bike will immediately lean to the left and steer to the left. Then try pushing on the right grip, you'll quickly understand the counter-steering phenomenon.

Now you're ready for an obstacle avoidance exercise. It's called the 30mph cone weave, but should be practiced at lower speeds until you get the hang of it, 18 to 20mph would be a good starting point. All you need is 3 cones set at 36' apart with the center cone offset 3'. Go to the left around the first cone then to the right around the second cone, the third cone should be on your left as you pass it. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Well, give it a try and you'll see that it isn't as easy as it sounds, especially at 30mph. If you want to make the exercise more difficult, add more cones or increase your speed. Once mastered, this exercise will improve your obstacle avoidance skills immediately.

Anyone wanting to hold a Group Riding Class --contact Anne at 816-420-9000.


Anyone up for an Easter Ride?
Ready to put some miles on that bike of yours? Meet me at Worth North this Sunday! Kickstands will go up at 10:30am and we will head out to Castaways in Smithville. Shane, our Head Road Captain, and owner of Castaways, has planned alot of fun for the day including a great ride that leads out at NOON!!! If you can't meet us at Worth, then meet us there!
Looking forward to seeing you all. Gas Up and come out and ride!
Anne Saults
FYI - Have a $5 bill handy. It will cost that to get into the Marina which will then be taken off your bill at Castaways

Ladies who are wanting to go to Milwaukee in May
There is a registration cost which basically pays for your museum tour.

Online registration for the event that also celebrates international Women Riders Month is now open. To register, visit the events section of
Harley-Davidson.com/WomenRiders.

The $35 registration fee includes:
· Exclusive Commemorative Charm for the Event


· Free Admission to the Harley-Davidson Museum


· Participation in the Milwaukee Group Ride


· Participation in the Wisconsin Products Passport Ride


· Local Merchant Discounts

Thanks, Lisa
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!!!

Kansas City Northland Chapter
6609 N. Oak Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64118
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