BMWRA #207 BMWMOA# 235 www.gsbmwr.org The Newsletter of the Granite State BMW Riders An independent club based in New Hampshire for people who are interested in BMW motorcycles. You don t have to own a BMW or be a resident of New Hampshire to join us, but expect to be surrounded by people who own and enjoy BMW motorcycles! Make your own adventure, big or small, any chance you get! October 2018
Granite Beemer President s Desk Another Purity Spring Rally is in the history books. The weather was fabulous and for the first time in recent memory just about ALL the rally attendees left the site to go for a ride. Myself included. I was too busy enjoying the rally to remember to take pictures (sorry Mike!). Rally attendance was up a bit again this year so I hope perhaps we are seeing a turnaround finally. The Board has been working to get information out earlier so that the public at large has more time to see that we are having an event. I had a great ride to the rally, another great ride at the rally, and yet another great ride going back home from the rally. I learned my lesson last year and did not take any highway back home on Sunday. All back roads. I was a tired but happy girl when I got home and treated myself to a black and white frappe. Couldn t ask for a better weekend! Next year s rally will be the weekend of Sept. 13 thru 15, 2019. It s election time for the club (and this country). For our humble club Officer and Director positions are open for nominations/volunteering and can be made to Mike Fugere (mafugere@tds.net) or at the next meeting which will likely be in October some time TBD. Elections occur at the next meeting after October. We have quite a few positions that will be open due to people reaching or being past the term limitation for Board positions. All positions can have someone volunteer for them or be nominated for them. Current positions are as follows: Louise Bendix President for the past 4 years. One year past term limitation. POSITION OPEN Jim Herrick Vice-President for the past 4 years. One year past term limitation. POSITION OPEN Vince Chase Secretary for the past 2 years. Chris Benda Treasurer for the past 2 years. Harry Pendexter Director for the past 5 years and is 2 years past term limitation. POSITION OPEN Chuck Otto Director for the past 4 years. One year past term limitation. POSITION OPEN Ron Beckley Director for the past 2 years.
Granite Beemer Please either nominate someone (check with them first!) or volunteer to be an Officer or Director for the club. The club really needs its volunteers. Participating in the club at the Board level can be gratifying and also gives members the opportunity to lead the club. The Board positions are what make the club run so that we can have yearly events, monthly events, and Destination Rides. Please, get involved volunteer to do something for your club!! The club won t work if you don t help it to work. Finally, October has our regular monthly Meet and Eats. So, this month we have: Saturday, October 6 th - First Saturday Breakfast at Parker s Maple Barn in Mason at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, October 14 th - Second Sunday Brunch at Sunset Grill in West Campton at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 17 th - Third Wednesday Dinner 6:00 p.m. at NEW LOCATION: Barley House in North Hampton, 43 Lafayette Rd., North Hampton, NH 03862 (It s in front of Home Depot.). Keep an eye on your email in case a different place is chosen. Telephone: (603) 379-9161 Website info: http://seacoast.thebarleyhouse.com/ Keep the shiny side up! Louise
GSBMWR Rally 2018 Included in this newsletter are some photos provided by members at the rally - I am hoping that next year I can join the gang! Thanks to Ron Beckley, Harry Pendexter, Wayne Davis, and Peter Nardone for sharing photos! Weather was picture-perfect! Mmm, dinner looks good! Hope Harry brought wood for the campfire!
Wayne s GS waiting to go on a ride Decisions, decisions? The cabins on the hill were popular
Granite Beemer Notes From Cyberspace More info about the 2019 BMW GS 1250 models coming out the 2019 R1250RT also get the new Shift-Cam engine with VVT: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2019-bmw-r1250gs/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0jw3sije9k Stephen King had a movie about a driverless Plymouth Fury, and now BMW has one about a riderless GS! https://mashable.com/video/autonomous-motorcycle-bmw-safety-research/ Review of the new RE 650 Interceptor: https://www.bikewale.com/expert-reviews/royal- enfield-interceptor-650-launch-ride-review- 36235.html Jim Pidgeon GSBMWR #38 Mechanical Repair Located in Manchester, NH Servicing: Motorcycles Light Automotive And ATV s Your Tires Mounted and Balanced! Interstate Batteries Call 668-5093 or e-mail If you have information that you would like to share with the group, please contact the editor at : mafugere@tds.net housemanpidgeon@ comcast.net
GSBMWR Membership Form Membership runs from 6/1 to 5/31. If you join after January 1 st, membership does not expire until the following year. Date: New Member Renewal GSBMWR No. Information/Address change: Yes No I want to join/renew for 1 year ($20.00) or 3 years ($55.00) Associate member for 1 year ($10.00) or 3 years ($30.00) Member s Name: Associate s Name: Street Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: E-mail: BMWRA # BMWMOA # AMA# Other Clubs: Year/Model Bike(s): Do you want to be in the club directory? Yes No Mail completed form and check payable to GSBMWR to: GSBMWR PO Box 169 Winchester, NH 03470 For office use only: Amount Rec d: Entered in DB Card/decal sent GSBMWR, Directors and Board President: Louise Bendix, rapunzelbmw@yahoo.com Vice President: Jim Herrick jherrick@maytechnology.com Treasurer: Chris Benda cjb@myfairpoint.net Secretary: Vince Chase gsbmwr@outlook.com Directors: Ron Beckley: rjbeckley@hotmail.com Chuck Otto: gcharlesotto@gmail.com Harry Pendexter: harryp@roadrunner.com Newsletter Editor: Mike Fugere 56 Pond View Dr Barnstead, NH 03218 mafugere@tds.net Web Master: Louise Bendix rapunzelbmw@yahoo.com
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