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880 Champlain Ave

( 401 amp Thickson Rd )

Oshawa Ont L1J 7A6

905-434-6550 or

1-800-668-5828

wwwmackieharleydavidsoncom

Director David Vella

Asst Director Darrell Day

Treasurer Annie Burke

Secretary Lisa Arnott

LOH Mary Roberts

Membership Sarah Collins

Public Relations Mike Coulas

Activities Joe Fournier

Asst Activities Mike Coulas

Safety Officer John Archer

Photographer Lisa Arnott

Road Captain Bill Groen

Historian Marshall Crotin

Webmaster Bob Burke

News Editor Phill Tsolakis

MEETING ROOM

Thank you to the

Stone Cottage for

the FREE use of the

meeting room twice

monthly and also

for the quality ser-

vice you provide

9 2 4 5

Scarborough HOGreg

wwwscarboroughchapter

A P R I L 2 0 1 5

As I look out my office window its hard to imagine biking

season is really not that far off We have our first ride

scheduled for Saturday May 2nd So far the New Year

seems to be going well we have great plans for the up-

coming riding season I am looking forward to the Brunch

at the Mandarin April 19th

I would like to thank Mike and Joe for organizing our

Bowling Challenge with Durham It was a great success

and it sounds like everyone had a lot of fun Thank

You We had close to 60 people with 48 people play-

ing We will definitely do this again

Demo Days at Mackiersquos May 24 we are the outriders for

the afternoon We need volunteers for this event Mik and

Lisa are doing the BBQ Our Bug Run is Saturday June

13th if yoursquore interested in volunteering we need to pick a

night in April to get together to organize this event

Mik and I Lisa and Mike went to HOT For those who

have not yet attended a HOT session herersquos a little back-

ground HOT runs Friday and Saturday and provides an

opportunity for officers to attend classes share best prac-

tices and network with other Chapter officers The open-

ing and closing ceremonies were fantastic and the 2 days

went by fast HOG North America has asked us to remove

the bottom Canada rockers

Presenting lsquoGrumpyrsquo Director of

Durham for last years largest Chapter

attendance at our 2014 Bug Run

David Vella

Directorrsquos Report

Dave called meeting to order at 740pm

He welcomed everybody to the March meeting and introduced new members that have re-

turned after a 7 year absence Guy Lamontagne amp Ken Neill

Dave reminded the group that the Provincial Rally will be in Owen Sound Thursday July

30th to Saturday August 1

Lisa mentioned the host hotel ndash the Best Western Inn is all booked up There are many

other hotels in and around the area

Al Crockford sent an email to Dave thanking us for the get well card and he will be back

when he feels better

A get well card went around the room for Corry who had surgery on his foot

Darrell has meeting with Karen from Cedarbrook to find out the exact datetime for their

event this summer

March 20-22 is the Motorcycle Spring show at the International Centre

Joey from Mackiersquos was absent to report on upcoming events but sent Dave a few dates to

keep in mind March 7th is the New Rider Bootcamp ndash 10am-noon March 26

th is Ladies

Garage Party May 24th and August 30

th are Demo Days Our chapter will do a BBQ for

one of these dates

Darrell reported that May 30th is Durhamrsquos Hearts of Gold ride and Miltonrsquos Pop Tab ride is

scheduled for the next day Hopefully we will have chapter members that will support both

rides

Dave and Darrell will look into ordering t-shirts andor hats depending on price

Darrell reported that we have a few BBQrides scheduled so far

Joe ndash May 23rd Teddy ndash July 5th Rob ndash July 18

th Darrell ndash August 28

th

Joe reminded us of Big Alrsquos ride ndash Aug 22

nd (This may be Big Alrsquos last ride)

Arnie had a great suggestion about paying dues The Moncton Chapter that he also

belongs to increase the price if not paid on time

Dave thanked Mike for the great venue and turnout for the Pool tournament Congratula-

tions to Joe for winning

Annie not in attendance due to weather Deanie and Lisa sold the 5050 tickets and the

Mystery Prize Wrote out names of people who purchased tickets as they did not have the

ticket stubs

John Archer handed out safe riding leaflets

Mike asked if there is anyway we can have a training session John replied that it would

have to done early in the season as Dave Hollingsworth gets very busy in the summer

months

Phill was unable to give report as he is home ill

Bill Groen still down south and will be back in another week or so

Joe called Brooke at Mackiersquos to see if they would be interested in a bowling challenge

Durham has also been invited This is scheduled for March 29th

March 3rd General Meeting Minutes 2

Joe reminded the chapter to keep selling the tickets and he has more tickets if anybody

needs them

Joe will plan a brunch at The Mandarin on April 19th A ride will be planned depending on

the weather

Stan reminded us about Poker on March 12 at Cornerstones

Mary mentioned about the New Rider Bootcamp on March 7th at Mackiersquos

Draws

Mystery Prize John Archer

5050 Deanie $5000

Piggy Pot not drawn and will carry over for next monthrsquos meeting

Mackiersquos owes 3 Mystery Prizes to the chapter for April meeting (FebMarchApril)

Meeting adjourned at 845pm Lisa

Stanrsquos January Poker Night

We had a small turn out with Burkey Bill Carmen

Joanne and me playing Annie was on the sidelines and

Karen was dealing We had a good game with Joanne

taking home $35 The next game is on April 16 at

Kornerstone Bar at 730 start

Stan W Grasser

Membership Report

Welcome new members

Kenny Neill Guy Lamontagne Cody Vella

Sarah - Membership Officer

Activities

Sunday April 19th Brunch at The Mandarin at 100 pm (northwest corner of)

Eglinton Ave amp Birchmount Rd I will be requesting a head count

Thanks Mike C

4 Arizona trip

Mik and I met Arnie Phyllis Marshall amp Heather in Arizona on Feb 19-26 We rented bikes in

Scottsdale and off we went into the desert Our first day was a 300-mile ride to Prescott and

Black Canyon City Our journey consisted of mostly day rides with one overnight trip to Bis-

bee (which is a neat old copper mining town with art galleries antique stores and coffee

houses) In Bisbee we stayed at the well-known haunted Copper Queen hotel that was built in

1898 Included in the overnight trip was a stop at Boothill Graveyard and Tombstone On our

adventure back to Scottsdale we stopped in Tucson to visit the Pima Air amp Space Museum as

well as the airplane bone-yard which is the largest in the world

Our day rides brought us through the Apache Trail Tonto National Monument Tortilla Flats

and the Lost Dutchmans Gold Mine

Throughout our trip we encountered many scenic roads with plenty of curves and nice weather

throughout

Unfortunately all good things come to an end when we had to return back home only to en-

counter -25 weather conditions with wind chill on top of that Dave V

Chapter Ride Calendar

All rides leave from Markham Station (Sheppard amp Markham Aversquos)

(May 1000 am) - (June July August 900 am) - (Sept 1000 am)

Saturday May 2nd - First Ride and Brunch at Rhinorsquos (Bewdley) Rice Lake

Saturday May 9th - Hollywood Joersquos 3rd annual Ride and Ribfest

Sunday May 10th - Cobourg Ride

Sunday May 24th - Mackie H-D Demo Ride and BBQ

Saturday May 30th - Durham Chapter Hearts of Gold Ride

Sunday May 31st - Milton Chapter Pop Tabs Ride

Saturday June 13th - (our) Scarborough Chapter Bug Run

Saturday June 20th - Cedarbrook Lodge Breakfast Ride and BBQ

Sunday June 21st - Bobcaygeon Bikefest

Sunday June 21st - Grand Bend Nitro Races (take off time 800 am)

Saturday July 4th - Chrome on the Canal Campbellford

Sunday July 5th - Ted and Sarahrsquos BBQ (cottage) Fenelon Falls

Saturday July 18th - Rob and Bridgettersquos Ride Baseball and BBQ

Saturday July 25th - Hwy 507 Ride

Sat August 1st - Ont Regional Rally Owen Sound (may ride up for the day)

Saturday August 8th - Maynooth (Peterson Trail Elephant Lake Road)

Friday Aug 28th - 30th - Darrell and Barbrsquos cottage weekend (Sprucedale)

Sunday August 30th - - Mackie H-D Demo Ride and BBQ

Sunday September 13th - Cobble Beach Car Show Owen Sound

Saturday September 26th - Roseneath Fair Phill

We can consider this as a living ride calendar There are still plenty of open weekend

dates so if you want to add a ride at some point just contact Dave Darrell or Mike C

A little background for the Chrome on the Canal ( July 4th)

This event formally known as Indian Charlie Ride located in Campbellford Ontario on the

Trent River has been a ride for many years for our club At one time Charlie Mahoney had

numerous antique motorcycles on display from both Canada and the United States This ride is

about two hours east of Toronto and in addition to antique motorcycles and cars there is a

micro brewery a chocolate factory and a cheese factory which produces some of the finest

cheeses coming out of Ontario The event has in the past been held on the first Saturday after

the July first weekend which this year will fall on Saturday July 4st John Archer

Bill and I meet Clayton then met up with Rob and Richard (Robs neighbours

brother) We had a beautiful drive to and from We had our fish and chips outside it

was yummy We seen thong man sorry but I wasnt posing with him Lots of bikes

arrived in the town which I think the town was surprised that many bikes showed up

We all had a great time It was a great way to start the biking season

Karen N

March Friday the 13th Port Dover 6

Greetings Everyone Here is our BUG RUNPOKER RUN poster Please note the date SATUR-DAY JUNE 13TH 2015 Please email this to friends and fellow bikers I have 40 high-resolution copies that I can bring to the next meeting We need to start inquiring about getting door prizes to make this event a success Dave V

Scarborough Chapter Bug Poker Run

Greetings Everyone

After our executive meeting on Tuesday below is the list of BBQ we could do I know

Mik amp Lisa have committed to 2 of the 6 dates I need to email Brooke Mackie after

our General meeting Tuesday hopefully we could do a few more

David Vella

Director Scarborough Chapter Harley Owners Group

Cell (416) 561-5452

directorscarboroughchapterca

Hi Darrell amp Dave We would like to propose the following dates for BBQs this season Can you please confirm if your Chapters will be committed to the following dates Once confirmed I will post on our event calendar Saturday April 25 2015 Scarborough HOG ( MIK amp LISA ) Sunday May 24 2015 (Demo Day) Scarborough HOG ( MIK amp LISA ) Saturday June 27 2015 Scarborough HOG ( BOB amp ANNIE ) Saturday July 18 2015 Scarborough HOG Saturday August 15 2015 Scarborough HOG Saturday September 12 2015 Scarborough HOG

Thank you Brooke M

Mackie H-D 7 Mackie H-D has given us the opportunity to raise funds for our Chapter by us running

the BBQ on various dates you can see below The hours would be approx 1000 am

to 200 pm We would need a minimum of 2 persons each time a couple more would

be even better Check your calendars and please consider volunteering Phill

Note

Durham Hog will be doing the same

Sat April 11th Sat May 9th

Sat June 6th Sat July 4th

Sat Aug 8th Sat Aug 30th

Other rides you may be interested in

April 22nd to April 26th - Laughlin River Run Nevada

May 8th to May 17th - Myrtle Beach Bike Week SC

June 1st to June 6th - Americade Motorcycle Rally NY

Saturday June 6th - Highway of Herorsquos Ride

Sunday June 7th - Mckenzie Vaughan Hospital Fund Raiser Ride

June 13th to 21st - Laconia Motorcycle Week NH

July 17th and 18th - Rosiersquos Rodeo and Roast

July 17th to 19th - Wasaga Beach Motorcycle Rally

July 17th to 19th - 2nd Annual Havelock Recreation amp Performance Motor Show

July 30th to Aug 1st - Ontario Regional Rally Owen Sound

Aug 3rd to 9th - Sturgis Motorcycle Rally SD

Saturday Aug 22nd - Big Als 10th Anniversary Ride BBQ amp Bash

Friday Nov 13th - Port Dover Friday the 13th

Phill

8

HOT Training 2015 in Detroit

REVIEW OF HOT TRAINING

RIDING IS WHAT WE DO

One of many courses that I took at the HOT Training in Detroit last month was

called Riding Is What We Do It was about riding safety

The SEE Technique

S ndash ldquoScanning 360 Degreesrdquo Look around your bike for objects

E - ldquoEvaluaterdquo Watch what others will do (What if)

EmdashldquoExecuterdquo Do what is safe

One of the situations this can be applied to when riding through construction

zones We need to look around the whole area we are riding in to make sure

there are no objects in our way or cars that could potentially cut us off as we

pass through the zone

FOG Lines

These lines are on all major and secondary high-

ways There are two types of Fog Lines

The first set of fog lines are on major highways

and they are white and yellow The yellow one is

on the left side of the highway and it tells us that

the edge of the road is there and the shoulder of

the road The white one is on the right side and

this line is very important as it always leads to an exit from the highway

In major fog our vision can be impaired and we canrsquot see as far as we want to

If the fog is so bad that we canrsquot see then this line will always get us to the

next exit of the highway

The second set of FOG Lines is white

on each side of the road with either a

double yellow or solid line with a bro-

ken line These lines indicate that the

road is a two way road and we should

observe each line to be in the correct

lane The right one will always lead to

the next exit as well

Night Riding

While riding on the highway at night it is important to ride in the far right hand

lane as most drunk drivers driving the wrong way will think they are on a two

lane road

Taking Curves

When taking a curve on the road the instructor said to take it in single file as it

is safer as we can use the outside inside outside method as this allows us to

have the space we need to make the curve correctly

I hope this will improve all our riding skills and we have an accident free riding

season

Ride Safe Everyone

Mike Coulas Public Relations Officer Assistant Activities Officer

HOT Training photorsquos 10

HOG Member Benefits

Youve made the commitment to ride a Harley-Davidsonreg motorcycle Now let

Harley Owners Groupreg give a little back HOG

reg gives you access to benefits de-

signed exclusively for our members

Know Your ABCs

Its not as if any of us really need another excuse to ride But theres something

thrilling about exploring back roads and happening upon little towns that make the

ride so memorable

It doesnt take much to take part in the ABCs of Touring Just take photos of your-

self and your Harleyreg holding a current edition of HOGreg Magazine in front of

official signs that capture your travels from A to Z 26 cities counties

states provinces or countries make you eligible for great prizes and bragging rights

For more details visit hogcomabc

Make Your Miles Count

The HOG Mileage Program rewards you for doing what you love most riding

Harley recognizes the accomplishments The more miles you log on your Harleyreg

the more recognition you receive

HOG member from Kamloops BC He has 1100000 miles

WOW

A HOG Mileage Program pin and patch will be sent to all

HOG members upon enrollment in the program If you have

more than one motorcycle be sure to enroll each additional

bike After enrollment additional awards can be earned by sat-

isfying set mileage levels See HOGcommiles for details

An ALL-NEW Membership Exclusive

Harley-Davidson has launched an entirely redesigned website making it easier

than ever for members be in the know Get VIP event info photos stories videos

and rides available only to HOG Members

Take some time to check out the all-new membershogcom today

Dave V

We would like to thank everyone who participated in our bowling event on

Sunday March 29th It was an overwhelming success It was nice to see additional

family members join in on the fun We even had support from the families of both

Chapters (Durham and Scarborough) that did not bowl

Pylon of the Durham Chapter had the highest individual score of the day with 158

(single game) and the highest total score of 452 This in turn gave his team the

highest score of the day with 1382

The Second high score Team (lane) 48 Grumpys 1329

Mike Coulis had the highest total individual score for Scarborough with 376 Dave

Vela was second with 345

Claytons team with GDad John Nana and Tynye had a total score of 1170 giving

them the highest team score for Scarborough

The most honest bowler was Cody of the Scarborough Chapter He had the

lowest score of the day which was 45 WE REST OUR CASE

It was an excellent and a fun time for all Well look forward to continuing the

rivalry

Hollywood Joe

A wee bowling challenge with the Durham Chapter 12

Closing comments

HI Colleen

It was nice to meet you and Grumpy from Durham It looks like we had a total of 48

members playing 12 lanes x 4 hopefully we didnt miss anyone Thanks for all your

support Everyone seem to have a Great time and look forward to doing it again

Hope to see you on the road soon Looking forward to Hearts of Gold ride Dave V

Wow look at us go We had a great time everyone really enjoyed it Thanks for

the invite We should do that again See you on May 30th hopefully will have the

bikes out before that Lol

Happy Easter Colleen Elste Activities Officer Durham HOG Chapter

Get well soon

We have a few members who have not been feeling 100 when it comes to their

health lately

Al Crockford Roger Pigeon Jack Vanleeuwan Grizzly Waddell

Herersquos hoping you start feeling better real soon and get yourself back in the saddle

again

Hopefully I didnrsquot miss anyone

Phill

I would like to thank the following for their contribution to this issue of the Newsletter and do apologize if I missed anyone

Dave Lisa Mike Darrell Freda Sarah Brooke Mik John Archer Joe

Karen Stan and Grizzly Phill

Grizzly the joke guy

A Newfie walked into a bank in Toronto and asked for the loans officer He told

the loans officer that he was going to Newfoundland on business for two weeks and

needed to borrow $5000 however he was not a depositor of the bank

The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan

so the Newfie handed over the keys to a new Ferrari

The car was parked on the street in front of the bank The Newfie produced the title

and everything checked out The loan officer agreed to hold the car as collateral for

the loan and apologized for having to charge 12 interest

Later the banks president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the Newfie for

using a $250000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5000 loan

An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the banks underground garage

and parked it

Two weeks later the Newfie returned repaid the $5000 and the interest of $2307

The loan officer said Sir we are very happy to have had your business and this

transaction has worked out very nicely but we are a little puzzled While you were

away we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire What puzzles us

is why would you bother to borrow $5000

The Newfie replied Where else in Toronto can I park my car for two weeks for only

$2307 and expect it to be there when I return

Ah Newfiersquos See Salt cod is good for the brain Grizz

15

Dave called meeting to order at 740pm

He welcomed everybody to the March meeting and introduced new members that have re-

turned after a 7 year absence Guy Lamontagne amp Ken Neill

Dave reminded the group that the Provincial Rally will be in Owen Sound Thursday July

30th to Saturday August 1

Lisa mentioned the host hotel ndash the Best Western Inn is all booked up There are many

other hotels in and around the area

Al Crockford sent an email to Dave thanking us for the get well card and he will be back

when he feels better

A get well card went around the room for Corry who had surgery on his foot

Darrell has meeting with Karen from Cedarbrook to find out the exact datetime for their

event this summer

March 20-22 is the Motorcycle Spring show at the International Centre

Joey from Mackiersquos was absent to report on upcoming events but sent Dave a few dates to

keep in mind March 7th is the New Rider Bootcamp ndash 10am-noon March 26

th is Ladies

Garage Party May 24th and August 30

th are Demo Days Our chapter will do a BBQ for

one of these dates

Darrell reported that May 30th is Durhamrsquos Hearts of Gold ride and Miltonrsquos Pop Tab ride is

scheduled for the next day Hopefully we will have chapter members that will support both

rides

Dave and Darrell will look into ordering t-shirts andor hats depending on price

Darrell reported that we have a few BBQrides scheduled so far

Joe ndash May 23rd Teddy ndash July 5th Rob ndash July 18

th Darrell ndash August 28

th

Joe reminded us of Big Alrsquos ride ndash Aug 22

nd (This may be Big Alrsquos last ride)

Arnie had a great suggestion about paying dues The Moncton Chapter that he also

belongs to increase the price if not paid on time

Dave thanked Mike for the great venue and turnout for the Pool tournament Congratula-

tions to Joe for winning

Annie not in attendance due to weather Deanie and Lisa sold the 5050 tickets and the

Mystery Prize Wrote out names of people who purchased tickets as they did not have the

ticket stubs

John Archer handed out safe riding leaflets

Mike asked if there is anyway we can have a training session John replied that it would

have to done early in the season as Dave Hollingsworth gets very busy in the summer

months

Phill was unable to give report as he is home ill

Bill Groen still down south and will be back in another week or so

Joe called Brooke at Mackiersquos to see if they would be interested in a bowling challenge

Durham has also been invited This is scheduled for March 29th

March 3rd General Meeting Minutes 2


needs them


the weather



Draws


5050 Deanie $5000










Stan W Grasser

Membership Report

Welcome new members



Activities



Thanks Mike C

4 Arizona trip












throughout









































Karen N




Greetings Everyone




David Vella


Cell (416) 561-5452



Thank you Brooke M





Note



















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15


needs them


the weather



Draws


5050 Deanie $5000










Stan W Grasser

Membership Report

Welcome new members



Activities



Thanks Mike C

4 Arizona trip












throughout









































Karen N




Greetings Everyone




David Vella


Cell (416) 561-5452



Thank you Brooke M





Note



















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15

4 Arizona trip












throughout









































Karen N




Greetings Everyone




David Vella


Cell (416) 561-5452



Thank you Brooke M





Note



















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15







































Karen N




Greetings Everyone




David Vella


Cell (416) 561-5452



Thank you Brooke M





Note



















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15

Greetings Everyone




David Vella


Cell (416) 561-5452



Thank you Brooke M





Note



















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15















Phill

8






The SEE Technique








FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15

FOG Lines




















Night Riding



lane road

Taking Curves





season

Ride Safe Everyone



HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15


HOG Member Benefits





Know Your ABCs



ride so memorable











WOW











Dave V
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15
















rivalry

Hollywood Joe


Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15

Closing comments

HI Colleen









Get well soon


health lately



again


Phill
















and parked it









15
















and parked it









15

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