2015 - Issue #1 - Early Spring
COGnitions Random thoughts and ramblings from your Area Director It is close to the end of February and last night there was another 6-8 inches of snow, adding insult to injury. I need to get the bike to the dealer for warrantee work and servicing before spring, but the weather, driveway and road conditions have not cooperated. The snow along the driveway is taller than me in places. I’m looking forward to a break from the freezing temperatures. I’m off to the greater Atlanta area for a few days of work next week. When I return I’m hoping we begin to thaw out soon. Wishful thinking? Area membership is still strong. We usually see an uptick in membership as spring comes closer and more new Concours owners find us. As of today there are 592 members and 147 associates in the Northeast. There are 469 guest forum subscriber in the Northeast. The number of expired members was lower than normal over the past month or so. As you read through this issue, you will notice that the winter weather has not put a damper on the COG spirit. There were several social activities reported on, and each one had good attendance. Some examples are the Motorcycle Supershow in Toronto, the Big Chill Meet & Greet, MA Opening season social, and the Long Island Meet and Greet. Ben & Abbe took advantage of the weather and hosted a Hudson Valley snow tubing outing at Hunter Mountain, NY. Don’t fret if you missed out… there are more activities on the calendar. Be sure to take a peek in this issue, although the online calendar is the definitive source for up to date activity information. See Terry’s column for advance info on a Fall Rally in Lake George. Also on the schedule are several weekend rides in New England, a joint Northeast/Southeast weekend event in July, and a new location for Dog Days Weekend in August. Online registration is open for the Northeast Spring Fling Rally. Jason wrote up a small bit of information and the registration form is available in this issue. As he would say, “Book your rooms.” Russell & Martha will be running Bug-Splat again at the rally to raise donations for a good cause. Reports from the Cortez, CO 2015 National committee are very positive. They are working hard to pull the schedule together. Registration is doing well and they needed to find additional overflow lodging, as they filled the rally HQ and first batch of overflow rooms. Some lucky northeast members are going to have a great time at this rally.
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photo courtesy Bob Barbanti #7134
Until next time… ride safe.
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New Members
First things first, a warm welcome to our Newest NE area COG members!
Sparta, NJ Bill Schollmeyer #11824 Pickering, ON Matt Tesluk #11821 Ruther Glen, VA McGann Saphir #11830 Norfolk, VA Donald Bolden #11844 Portsmouth, NH Tom Emmerling #11856 Brantford, ON Patrick Maloney #11854 Brooklyn, NY Ted Mcqueen #11859 Kitchener, ON Terry Nicholl #11862
VA/WV Members enjoying some BBQ: From left side and around the table: Clyde, Dan, Matt, Clark, Scott, Dave, Tim and Glenn
Editor’s Corner NORTHEAST AREA NEWS is published 5 times a year for Northeast Area members of the Concours Owners Group. Submissions are welcomed and members are encouraged to share their COG experiences. Email: NECOGEditor@gmail.com Snail Mail: Tim Anderson, 1040 Ocean Ave. New London, CT 06320.
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Tim Anderson #9470 We’ve all got serious cabin fever and PMS with the past month of severe winter weather, but Spring will definitely be here soon! Now is a great time for planning for the coming events and figuring out which ones to put on your ‘must do’ list. The Ride & Event Schedule starting on page 8 is filling up well with all the plans being made or 2015. One of the first will be the Spring Fling in Bedford, PA. See page 7 for the full details and a
registration form for those want to register by mail. And what may be the first COG Track Day is in the works. Anyone who enjoys spirited riding owes it to themselves to try a track day. You’ll learn lots and have a blast too!
THINK SPRING!!
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News from your Assistant Area Directors (complete list of AADs on back page) NY/NJ Metro Area Terry Faherty #792 Greeting from the frigid Northeast! I send my condolences to our northern friends in New England who are so sick of snow at this point they're probably contemplating moving to someplace more pleasant...like Death Valley! Fear not fellow COGgers Spring must eventually find it's way to these climes and we'll be ready. I'm going to start looking into another day ride in April-May perhaps the same route from last year, it seemed to be a good one. We'll try a different lunch stop this time though. Stay tuned to the forum and website for updates. The Spring Fling will be here before you know it so if you're planning on attending book dem rooms lickety split. I'll have to miss this one due to my niece/goddaughter's ROTC commissioning ceremony that weekend. If you haven't been to a rally this is a good one to start with, Jason Kaplitz, rallymeister extraordinaire, throws a mean shindig! I'm also unable to attend the National due to my son's graduation from Navy Basic should fall somewhere in that week if all goes to plan. But, since that leaves a week for another trip I will be at Americade for the full week. I'll try to do a day ride that week for any members attending. I keep it fluid due to the fickle Adirondack weather so I'll post closer to the event and provide folks with contact info who'll be in town. The big news is that we'll be hosting another Lake George Fall Rally. Our target dates are the weekend of Sept. 24-27 or Oct. 1-4. We'll announce final dates sometime in April or
May when Motel Montreal comes out of its winter slumber. We'll have at least one new route from my usual package with Scott's new twistylicious discovery! Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and let's all think warm thoughts! See you all come Spring!
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MA, ME, NH, VTGreg & Tracey Habel # 7010/7010A Enough of this living in a Snow-globe; I want out! Beautiful as it is, it is not conducive to Motorcycle riding. I say bring on Spring!! According to the calendar Spring is only about 4 weeks away, however looking out my window I am not so sure. We must keep the faith that the roads will eventually clear and the temps will rise and Spring will arrive. With that said Greg & I will be hosting our first Meet & Greet of the season at Lowell’s Restaurant in Mendon, MA on Saturday, March 28th and with any cooperation from Mother Nature Greg will be leading an afternoon ride after lunch. On Saturday, February 7th I hosted our 2015 opening Social at JJ Boomers in Lowell, MA (Greg couldn’t make it due to having the Flu). With about 12 members in attendance we all enjoyed good company and conversation about the upcoming year and all the plans folks have. I held a raffle for a couple of gift certificates and gave away my commemorative COG 25th Anniversary Rally calendar as we had 2 of them. Pete Stevenson was the winner of the $25 Gift certificate to Murphs; Linda Stephenson won the calendar and Gary Ruppert won a $50 gift certificate to Twisted Throttle. Congratulations everyone and happy shopping!
are looking to do a tire change at Tech Day please contact Pat regarding having your new tires shipped directly to his house. We ask that folks make sure to register for this event and note in your comment the work you would like to do so that we can make sure that we have enough garage space for everyone. We will have the usual coffee & muffins in the morning and lunch with water/ soft drinks will be served in the afternoon. Whether you are doing work; just coming by to help out a fellow COGger or just to hang out we ask that everyone register for this event as space and parking are limited. A big thank you goes out to Kevin Martin for several great rides and overnighters that he will be hosting this year for our area starting in April. If enough people sign up for the overnighters, Kevin will try to secure a group hotel rate. You can find them all on the NE calendar. We may also be adding a few more items to the calendar as there are a few things still in the planning stages so check the calendar periodically for any updates. If anyone has any suggestions or would like to host something, please email us at COG7010@verizon.net. Please be sure to register on-line at on the NE events calendar at www.cog-online.org, if you plan to attend an event. This will help us to make reservations for lunch and plan accordingly to keep the ride group size at a safe number. See you soon! Tracey and Greg
ON (Greater Toronto Area) Dave Perkins #5932
Feb. Social at JJ Boomers in Lowell, MA.
Saturday April 25th we will be hosting our annual NE Tech Session & Gear/ Part Swap at the home of Pat & Sher Mulloy in Monson, MA. If you want to do work on your bike to get ready for the season and have any questions regarding work or tools needed, please send your questions to us at: cog7010@verizon.net or Pat Mulloy at: sniper64@aol.com for assistance. If you
The snow that descends on much of Canada at this time of year blessedly has not coincided with our monthly meetings here in southern Ontario. Attendance does drop off somewhat over the winter months but there are stalwarts that make it out for an evening of camaraderie and the telling of a lie or two! The big event for us over the winter is the Toronto International Motorcycle Super Show. It is held on the first weekend of January at the International Centre near Pearson (Toronto) Airport in Mississauga, just west of Toronto. Pri-
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(Each person is contacted individually the week after the show.) Interest in the Connie both new and original remains high. It is a lot of fun chatting with riders in general about their bikes and riding interests and extolling the virtues of COG.
marily for clubs, dealers and accessory vendors there are sections for vintage and custom bikes and for owners to sell their bikes. Booth space is supplied to clubs at no charge. Again, Canadian Kawasaki had their manufacturers’ display at the show this year.
And on a related topic, Peter Jackson, who had a spill last fall that banged him up (now largely recovered and back at work) and his ‘98 C10, was able to source a like-new upper fairing from an attendee at the show who had one from a ’03 and who had indicated same on the contact sheet!
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The show draws riders from all over Ontario, eastern Quebec, Michigan, upstate New York and even Pennsylvania. COG GTA has had a booth in the show for 12+ years. We have handouts, a contact sheet for follow-up after the show, and knowledgeable staff to answer questions, all in an attempt to bring riders, whether Connie owners or not, into the COG fold. Group members supply bikes for folks to sit on. This year John McClean supplied his venerable ’86 Silverdammit! Again this year Canadian Kawasaki sourced a new C14 for display, in this case a black 2014, graciously supplied by Fast Track Motorsports in Dorchester, Ontario. We extend out thanks to Jeff Quilty, Ontario Sales Manager for Big Green and Charlie Forgues of Fast Track for their continuing support of COG GTA.
Simon, Martin, & Peter spreading the word at the Toronto International Motorcycle Show
Each year we discover Connie owners who are unaware of COG or they do not make the connection between Concours and Kawasaki. We direct them to the COG website and ask them to provide their info on the contact sheet for follow -up. This year we had 41 people sign the sheet, roughly double over last year.
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And each year we get a bit smarter. For next year to strengthen the ConcoursKawasaki connection we’ll post a Kawasaki banner along with our big COG banner. We’ll also post the meeting locations and times and a Quick Response (QR) code to immediately direct folks to the website. And add the QR to the business cards and other handouts. I encourage other local groups to participate in a show to spread the word, be it over a weekend or a one-day at a swap meet using a card table. The major obstacle is cost. As I said the booth space is provided at no charge. Check with the organizers; if not free I’m sure it will not be too costly for a non-profit organization. I extend my appreciation to the booth staff for a job very well done. I also want to single out Richard de Jong who is the prime mover for show contact and getting the booth set up and knocked down. Thanks, Richard!! Enjoy the rest of the winter, everyone. It is the price we pay for democracy and the riding season. However, there are some groundhogs in Canada and the US with whom I want to have a little chat...
Maryland Russell Fleming #599 Hope everyone had a Great Holiday. Here in MD & South Central PA the season was kicked of on January 25 with The Big Chill Meet & Greet at Jack & Deb’s house in York, PA. It was a good time had by all. Check the COG ride schedule for the details on up coming rides.
Rides lied up include the March 21-22 Crab Cake Ride, the April 11 Meet & Greet hosted by Chuck Landis, and the May 3 C14 Ride at Fredrick, MD. May 14-17 is the Spring Fling in Bedford, PA, bring your money so you can play Bug Splat 50-50 which I will run to raise money for a local charity which will give COG a good name in the community so they will welcome us back again. Here is a report by Deb about The Chill Meet & Greet: Nineteen members from the Northeast Chapter rallied around the wood stove at Jack Frederick's garage on Sunday, January 25, at the "Big Chill" to enjoy bowls of chili, share past riding adventures and look forward to warmer days and future rides. This gathering was successfully squeezed in between two snow events, but that did not hamper a few hardy souls from arriving on bikes. The event marked the kickoff to another season of good times and rides with fellow Coggers in 2015. Hopefully, we can recruit a few new members for the "Table of Truth" where tell-alls are a must and secrets are not allowed! New friendships were forged and a good time was had by all. This was the first time Jack & Deb hosted an event, and they look forward to holding another gathering later in the year. See You at one of the rides in the near future.
NY (Long Island) Roger Mercer #8867 Well it’s February 16th, it didn’t get out of the teens today, single digits this morning, a solid 8-10” of snow still on the ground, yet we still had a COGger RIDE to our meet & greet today here on Long Island!!! Kevin Remsen rode from Oceanside to Lindenhurst, a good half hour ride. Yes folks, he really does prefer his motorcycle over his car!! We had a great turn out, 14 of us for lunch. Not too shabby for February. A great big thank you to Rich Wackett for putting this event together. Great people and great conversation. I know I’ve said it before, but we really do have a great group here on the island. We had a couple new folks and a few of the usual suspects show up. While we ate and caught up with
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everyone, we nailed down a couple of dates for upcoming events. The first will be an “Events Planning” meet & greet. We will be hosting that at our house on March 14th at 3 PM. That event is already on the calendar and on the Event Schedule on Page 8! Some of the topics we will be covering are what rallies folks plan on attending, who plans to go to the National & the possibility of hosting our own rally over the summer. The second is going to be a tech day hosted by rAt Cycles, again, at our house. That will be on April 11th, 9 AM-5 PM(ish) Please e-mail me with the type of service you plan on performing that day so we can put a schedule together. Please bring with you any fluids you will be needing that day OR prepay and I can order whatever you need. Please check with me before purchasing any parts, fluids or tires as I may be able to get you a better price and free shipping. Hope to see you all soon.
Long Island Meet & Greet Crew
Hudson Valley Snow Tubing Day By Ben Otunu #8594 The 2015 winter from hell required a different approach to off-season Meet & Greet. Abbe and I thought it was best to work with nature rather than against it since we did not have a chance in hell of getting the temperature to rise above freezing anytime soon. The normal Diner Meet and Greet was becoming old and mundane, so we bounced around a few ideas including indoor Go-cart racing, skiing and snow
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tubing. Snow tubing won, as it was the most affordable and within everyone’s skill level. It was time to find new and exciting event that members could participate in during this historically cold winter. The decision was made to start exploring possible locations with visits to Hunter Mountain, Windham and West Point ski resorts as possible venues for the Meet & greet.
(l-r) Sydney, Jeenie, Abbe Otunu, Wayne Sikorski and Helene Deely
Hunter Mountain seemed ideal because of the ease of access, affordability and the 18 tubing lanes available for all age groups. So Hunter Mountain it was! We had no idea of what to expect as neither one of us has ever gone snow tubing. The event was eventually posted on the COG calendar and Facebook, all we could do now is wait for people to sign up. Our expectation was set low, extremely low. At best we thought two or three people may show up given the distance and the predicted bad weather for the weekend. To our surprise nine people accepted the Facebook invite, five on COG calendar and another three made commitments by phone. The final tally was seven COG members and five friends of COG. The geographic distribution extended from South Jersey to Boston, MA. The $20 entrance fee was good for two hours of slope time for as many runs as you could you make it up the hill. We were pleasantly surprised to see that the resort had an airport style conveyer walkway that made it a lot easier to make it to the top of the hill without killing our knees. I must have gone at least ten or more times with warm-up breaks at the fire pit once in awhile. After the first few runs, everyone was trying to find out the most aerodynamic
way of covering the longest distance possible before coming to a stop. Some people who shall remain nameless seem to only make it halfway down the hill most of the time. I guess too many advice on form and technique can get confusing sometimes. Snow Tubing was not the only topic of discussion. What good is a fire pit without cigars? Besides tubing, the group had a couple of Cigar aficionados including our very own, Cigar Wayne and Outback Jon with their box of cigars. The two held court around the fire pit discussing numerous subjects including guns, rounds, caliber, magazine restrictions, state gun laws and more. Yes, just another typical COG Meet and Greet except the temperature was around 15 degrees and we are sitting around a fire. The crowd was manageable, till about 3 o'clock when the lines started getting Longer and the wait time went from about seven minutes to nearly 15 minutes before you get to the top of the hill. Nobody seemed to mind the slightly longer wait toward the end as many of us had already slid down the mountain about a dozen times. By around 4 o'clock people started heading home to beat the snow that was projected to cover the entire Northeastern United States. First to leave was Wayne and Maryann Geiser who made the longest trac all the way from Boston with an overnight in Kingston, NY followed by Wayne Sikorski and Helene from South Jersey. Thanks to all the members and friends who attend: Jonathan Gould, Wayne Geiser, Maryann Geiser, Wayne Sikorski and Helene Deely plus five nonCOG members. Special thanks to Abbe Otunu for doing most of the leg-work that made the even a success.
Abbe & Jeenie doing their best snow angels
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Concours Owners Group NORTHEAST AREA NEWS
Event Reports Spring Fling 2015 May 14, 15, 16, 2015 Our annual Spring Fling is back after a one year hiatus and is returning to Bedford, PA. Those that attended the last event in Bedford had a great time and a combination of good location and reasonable cost finds us returning to the Travelodge in Bedford. All necessary information is located on the COG Calendar of Events. Room rate is $70.00 and includes a full breakfast buffet, and early COG registration (by 4/1/15) is as low as $25.00 for members. Central Pennsylvania offers great riding in all directions, with Western Maryland, Northern Virginia and West Virginia a short ride away. Downtown Bedford offers all the charm you’d expect with many shops and restaurants to enjoy. There will be a Meet-n-Greet Friday evening and banquet Saturday night. See you all in Bedford! Rally Meister, Jason Kaplitz, COG #32
VA/WV Ride Report & Planning Our group has many rides and meets planned and we have plenty of opportunity for an enjoyable riding season in 2015. We haven’t had much opportunity to get together during the winter months, but we did have a nice ride dodging ice on January 4th, where 5 of us rode out the Parkway then found our way out 39 to Warm Springs, VA for lunch. Then a few days later, on the 10th, we met at the DC motorcycle show, where 13 of us and a few guests enjoyed lunch at Capitol City Brewery.
scheduled for March 7th in Charlottesville at Michie’s Tavern, 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. The VA/WV team has rides scheduled for every month this year and we are hoping to add more. Dan Hermes is working on setting up a track day where we can see how well we handle our steeds. This will be communicated as soon as we have all the details, but it should be a great day! April 12th we have a meet & greet for breakfast and a ride in Gordonsville at the Inwood Restaurant on Route 15, just North of the roundabout. Meeting at 8:00 AM for a good meal and then there will be several options for rides afterward. May 2nd is another breakfast ride in Churchville. We will meet at T Bone Tooters, 3790 Churchville Ave at 8:00 AM. Then we have the day, heading west out 33 into WV, need I say more? This will be a good warm up ride for the Spring Fling, which is two weeks later. June 3rd we have a dinner meet & greet in Harrisonburg, VA at Clementine’s, 14 South Main Street. In July we have two weekend rides planned. On July 10th we have a ride planned with our members out of North Carolina. We will be staying at the New River Campground, (Hotels close by) and enjoying a couple days of riding NC/VA roads. Marion and the Back of the Dragon is an hour away, Boone is an hour away in the other direction. Riding in any direction from that spot will be great. On July 24th we will get together for some sun and enjoyment at VA Beach KOA. We will be taking a ride to the Cape Hatteras Light House on Saturday. If you’re interested, we are plan-
On February 7th we had a meet & greet at Shawn’s Smokehouse BBQ Company. The weather cooperated and we had nine people show up and enjoyed some really good BBQ. (See photo on page 2) All expressed plans for doing a lot of riding this summer and it was a good meet. Only one brake failure in the group….. We have another lunch meet & greet
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ning dinner at the Smoke BBQ Restaurant and Bar, 10900 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. Order “THE” Hot Dog, wow, it’s awesome. On August 6th, we have Dog Days in Staunton, VA. This rally should be great! Some of the best roads in the country. Staunton offers a great launching spot. September 9th we are back to meet & greets in Richmond. October 16th weekend at camp out at one wheel only, Pat Sprague’s house. November 13th weekend is the annual Burr Ride in Natural Bridge. All ride information is available on the NE online calendar or feel free to drop Glenn or me an email or call. We are available for other rides and any suggestions. Let’s all have a safe riding season and hope to see you at a meet. Tim Steele, 540-649-7007, cogtim@outlook.com or Glenn Harriman, 540-984-2900, n1tsh@hotmail.com
Maryland Meet & Greet Russell Fleming #599 What a way to start a weekend with 10 inches of snow on Saturday the day before the Meet & Greet in Maryland and South Central PA at Illiano J & P Pizza in Hampstead, MD. I started cleaning driveways at 8 AM and finished at noon, just in time for me to cleanup and make the get together. Good thing I’m only 15 minutes away from Illiano’s. There were 11 hungry people who show-up for some good Italian food and motorcycle talk and everyone asked if could we come back here for another M&G sometime. Event was attended by Russell & Martha Fleming, Jack Frederick & Deb Bahn, Bowie Pearre, Dwight Hoyle, Chuck & Tracy Landis, Steve & Maricric Browne and Dale McGinns.
“THE” Hot Dog at the Smoke BBQ Restaurant
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Northeast Area Spring Fling Rally May 14 - 17, 2015
Bedford, PA
Join us once again in historic Bedford, located in southwest Pennsylvania, between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, where you can enjoy great riding in Central PA, western MD, and northern WV. We’ll be staying at Travelodge Bedford, a full service motel with a restaurant and lounge on site. Bedford’s location makes it a great hub with good riding in every direction and we’ll have route sheets available. Bedford is a cute little town with nice shops and restaurants to visit, and provides easy access to gas & food. Rally Headquarters: Travelodge, 4517 Business Route 220, Bedford, PA , 15522, 814-623-9006 (800-752-8592) A limited block of rooms will be held until 4/16/2015 at a reduced price - book early. Nightly room rate is $70+tax for single/ double, and includes a full hot breakfast buffet served 7-10 AM (Buffet can be purchased by others not staying at motel for $7.95). Visit the motel web site for details and amenities. Location: off exit 1, I-99 (US 220), or exit 146, PA Turnpike. Camping: Make you own camping arrangements. Here is info for 2 nearby campgrounds. Shawnee State Park, 132 State Park Rd, Schellsburg, PA 15559 814-733-4218 (www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/shawnee) Friendship Village, 348 Friendship Village Rd, Bedford, PA 800-992-3528 (www.friendshipvillagecampground.com) Rally Fee: $45 per person. COG Member discounted fee: $30 per person for COG members, their immediate family or significant other. Everyone can save $5 with Early-bird registration before 4/1/2015. Save time & postage – register online through rally web page (see below). Rally fee covers Saturday group dinner, door prizes, and other rally expenses. Wristbands may be used and required to be worn to identify registered and checked-in attendees. Refund Policy: Prior to 5/1/15, fee paid minus $5/person. No refund after 5/1/15. Riding: Sample self-guided ride routes download available from rally web page (see below). Events: The banquet dinner will be on Saturday evening at the motel. Rally web page: www.tinyurl.com/COGSpringFling2015 Rally Questions: Jason Kaplitz 814.615.9138 or cog62 @ kaplitz.com If registering by mail: complete & mail form below with rally fee payable to “Concours Owners Group” to: Steven Smith – Spring Rally, 39 Alison Ave., Naugatuck, CT 06770-3566
2015 Spring Fling Rally Registration Form (Please PRINT Clearly) Name: (One form per person) ____________________________________________ AMA # _____________ COG #___________ Street: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________ State/Province: ________________ Zip Code: _______________ Phone: (______)_____-____________ E-Mail: __________________________________________________ Country: _________ I will be a: rider/ passenger / guest Emergency Contact Information:
Motorcycle model: _________________________ License tag # __________________ Name: ________________________________________________________ Phone No.: (______)______-___________ Relationship:____________________
Please read and sign the following Concours Owners Group Release: I understand that the Concours Owners Group (COG) cannot assume responsibility for my personal safety in this event. I choose to participate in this event voluntarily, based on my own assessment of my abilities, the routes conditions and facilities, and therefore assume all risks. I release and hold harmless COG, its officers, agents and members from any and all injury and/or loss to my person or property that may result from my participation in this event. I further certify that my vehicle and I are in compliance with all applicable license, insurance and financial responsibility laws applicable to my participation in this event. All participants under 18 years of age must have their parent or guardian sign the following additional release. As the parent or guardian of the above participant, and being informed or familiar with the risks normally associated with motorcycle events, I hereby consent to his or her participation in this event, and accept and adopt all the representations and assumptions of risk set forth in the foregoing release.
Participant Parent or Signature:______________________________ Guardian (if applicable): _____________________________________
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Time listed is START time. Visit www.cog-online.org for updates. (VA) Sat 7 March 12:00 PM Meet & Greet—Charlottesville Michie's Tavern, 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Charlottesville, 434.977.1234 Great location, great food. Weather should be good by then. Hopefully, get a ride in after lunch. TIM STEELE, 540-649-7007, cogtim@outlook.com or GLENN HARRIMAN, 540-984-2900, n1tsh@hotmail.com
(ON) Tue 10 March 6:00 PM South Central Ontario Meet & Greet 2nd Tuesday each month at Mohawk Inn, 9230 Guelph Lane, Campbellville, ON, just North of 401. All welcome, friends, wives, girl/boy friends. Many hungry people arrive earlier to get their dinner - road house food, salad, wings, burgers, fish & chips, etc. A mainly social function to meet other riders, shoot the breeze, plan rides. DAVE PERKINS, 416.691.2191 H, perkins43@rogers.com
(NY) Sat 14 March 3:00 PM Long Island Event Planning Come join Roger and Susan at our house, 399 31st Street, and plan on attending some great events this year. Bring your ideas and schedule. Appetizers and beverages will be provided but feel free to bring whatever you like as well. Some of the things we plan on discussing, who's attending what rallies? Possible summer rally of our own? If so, location? Preliminary planning for tech day, who's planning on servicing their bike and who'll be available to help out. Future meet and greet dates & locations. Open forum discussion. ROGER MERCER, 631.226.2853, mercercarpentry@live.com
(ON) Mon 16 March 6:30 PM GTA East - Meet & Greet 3rd Monday EVERY MONTH at Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Road East. All welcome, members or not - friends, wives, girl/boy friends. Arrive early to kick tires and tell lies in the parking lot (weather permitting) Menu is good pub grub. A social function to meet other riders, discuss tech issues, shoot the breeze, and plan rides. DAVE PERKINS, 416.691.2191 H, perkins43@rogers.com
(MD) Sat-Sun 21-22 March 9:00 AM Southern MD Crab Cake Run Touring beautiful St. Mary’s and Calvert County roads; visiting Point Lookout Lighthouse, Drum Point Lighthouse, Solomon’s Island, and Historic St. Mary’s
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City. Crab Cake dinner at Ruddy Duck, 16800 Piney Point Rd, Piney Point, MD. Agenda: Saturday 9 AM breakfast at Lenny’s Restaurant, 23418 Three Notch Rd, California, MD, begin ride at 10 AM. Ride finish at Dennis Point Marina/Campground. Dinner at 6 PM at the Ruddy Duck in Piney Point, MD. Sunday Breakfast at a good local restaurant. Accommodations: Camping at Dennis Point Marina, 301-994-2288, or area hotels—see online calendar for details. Contact SIMON RICHARDSON, 301.481.4035, simonr827@gmail.com. For GPS file route contact Russell W Fleming at fleming@qis.net.
(NY) Sat 21 March 11:00 AM Hudson Valley Meet & Greet Location for this month is TBD. BEN OTUNU, 845.423.0373H
(MA) Sat 28 March 12 PM Lunch Meet and Greet in Mendon, MA Join us for a meet and greet lunch in Mendon, MA at Lowell's Restaurant, 75 Cape Road, Mendon MA. After lunch we will go on a short 2 hour ride if people are interested. We are encouraging you to bring a friend to check out COG and what we have to offer. The more, the merrier! Links to GPS Routes on online calendar. GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235, COG7010@verizon.net
(NH) Sat 11 April 9:30 AM Spring Merrimack Valley Ride Join Kevin Martin for an early Spring ride around the Merrimack Valley area starting from Littleton, MA (Rte. 119). Lunch destination will be Joey’s 50’s Diner in Hollis, NH, after a 70 mile ride around the Merrimack Valley. The ride back after lunch will be a shorter westerly loop, ending at Johnson’s Drive-In on Rte. 119 in Groton, MA, for a treat, or just a cup of Joe before heading home. Meet at Littleton Dunkin Donuts, 220 Great Road, across the street from Acton Toyota, about a 1/2 mile East of I-495. Ride leaves at 9:30 AM. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275, cog145@verizon.net
(PA) Sat 11 April 11:00 AM Forget Your Taxes Ride, York PA Lunch in my garage starting at 11 AM. My address is 381 E. Canal Road, York, PA. (I have a stone driveway with a grade so please be careful) Kickstands up at 12:30 for a short ride through central PA (110 mi.) with a stop at Fort Indian Town Gap for a photo opportunity. Please register online so I know how much food to buy. Call for more info. CHUCK LANDIS, 717-324-8484
(VA) Sun 12 April 7:30 AM Meet & Greet Breakfast in Gordonsville, VA
at the Inwood Restaurant, Gordonsville, VA, on Route 15, just north of the roundabout in Gordonsville. TIM STEELE, 540.649.7007, cogtim@outlook.com
(ON) Tue 14 April 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 10 Mar. info) (NY) Sat 25 April 11:00 AM Hudson Valley Meet & Greet Location for this month is TBD. BEN OTUNU, 845.423.0373H
(VA) Sat 18 April 8 AM COG Track Day Ride your bike or rent one for a great price. Yes, track is actually in NC. Fees will be payable to the track. A good day of riding and classroom instruction. Thanks to Dan Hermes for setting this up! If you've never been on the track before (and always wanted too), there's no better time than now! We've put together a simple program that offers everything you'll need for your first day on the track, and its called... Ninja READY TO RIDE! All you will need is a helmet, we'll take care of everything else including the bike if you need one! See full details on the on line calendar. TIM STEELE, 540-649-7007, cogtim@outlook.com or GLENN HARRIMAN, 540-984-2900, n1tsh@hotmail.com
(ON) Mon 20 April 6:30 PM GTA East - Meet & Greet (see 16 Mar. info) Sat 25 April 9:00 AM NE Spring Tech Session Join hosts Pat, Sher and Angel Mulloy along with co-hosts Greg and Tracey Habel at the Mulloy's home at 507 Old Wales Road, Monson, MA for their annual tech session. Spring Tech Sessions are very popular with members so if you’re interested in servicing your bike, contact either Greg or Pat in advance to reserve a spot, and to discuss requirements for tools and supplies for your request. If you don’t have any service needs, stop by anyway to meet fellow Coggers. We will also be providing lunch so bring your appetites! Note, non-members will be charged $5 but this can be refunded if the non-member signs up as a COG member the day of the tech session. To cover costs of tire disposal we are asking $5 per tire. Got any parts or gear to sell or swap? Bring them along. We'll have a table for you. Make sure you mark them with your name so people know who to ask for. We are encouraging you to bring a friend to check out COG and what we have to offer. The more, the merrier! GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235, COG7010@verizon.net or PAT MULLOY, Sniper64@aol.com
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Concours Owners Group NORTHEAST AREA NEWS (VA) Sat 25 April 12:00 PM Mr. B's BBQ Meet, Beryville, VA
in Rockport for lunch at a little seafood restaurant overlooking Rockport Bay called Join us for some good BBQ and a day out on the Lobster Pool, with indoor and outdoor the bike. 6967 Lord Fairfax Highway. GLENN seating. Meet us in the morning for the ride out to Rockport or at the Lobster Pool, 329 HARRIMAN, 540-984-2900, Granite Street Rockport MA. Lunch ETA 12 n1tsh@hotmail.com Noon. The ride back from Rockport will end (VA) Sun 26 April 8:30 AM back at the Tewksbury Mobil, convenient to I495. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275, Sport Touring Camaraderie Ride cog145@verizon.net WINCHESTER, VA. All brands of Motorcycles welcome! Meet for Breakfast at 8:30 AM at (ON) Tue 12 May 6:30 PM Denny’s at the Flying J Truck Stop, 1530 Rest South Central Ont. Meet (see 10 Mar. info) Church Road, Winchester, VA. There will be 6 rides to choose from, 150 to 200 miles long, (PA) Thu-Sun 14-17 May all rides are self guided and end back at the 2015 NE Spring Fling Rally Flying J. For a description of the routes, see Join us once again in historic Bedford, the online calendar listing. located in southwest Pennsylvania, between CONTACTS: Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, where you can COG: Russell W Fleming, 410.374.9687, enjoy great riding in Central PA, Western MD, fleming@qis.net and northern WV. We’ll be staying at a full Yamaha FJR: Randy Sinisi, 717.439.3814, service Travelodge motel with a restaurant rsinisi6@cs.com and lounge on site. Bedford’s location makes BMW: Eddie Phelps, 410.781.7521, it a great hub with good riding in every epbp2ride@verizon.net direction and we’ll have sample route sheets WMMA: Bowie Pearre, 410.974.7766, available as download. Downtown Bedford is jbpearre@yahoo.com a cute little town with nice shops and V-Strom: Patrick Sprague, 540.743.4874, restaurants to visit, and provides easy access psprague@shentel.net to gas & food. See full details and mail in MCR: Paul Anderson, 410.788.5173, registration form on page 7. bear1142@verizon.net
(VA) Sat 2 May 8:00 AM Meet & Greet in Churchville, VA Meet at T Bone Tooters, 3790 Churchville Avenue, Churchville. Some of the best roads anywhere. Let's meet for breakfast and hit the highway! TIM STEELE, 540-649-7007, cogtim@outlook.com
(MD) Sun 3 May 8:30 AM Kawasaki C14 Riders and Friends Ride Meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral on Rte. 355 south of Rte. 70 at 5621 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD. 8:30 AM breakfast and route sheets will be handed out for a 140 mile self-guided ride that will end at a restaurant somewhere in PA. The ride will take you on some of the FINEST Motorcycle riding roads in the area. Come out and show your support for Sport Touring at its finest. You will ride in MD and PA. After the fall 2014 ride people asked me to do the spring ride and add in the fruit orchards of MD & PA, so if the weather is good we should be riding in the peak of the blooms. If you would like a copy of the ride in GPS format ahead of time contact me. RUSSELL FLEMING, 410.374.9687, or email fleming@qis.net.
(MA) Sun 10 May 9:00 AM North Shore Day Ride Meet me at the Rte 133 Tewksbury Mobil On The Run & Dunkin Donuts for a ride out to Gloucester and Rockport. Leave at 9 AM for a casual ride out to the North Shore stopping
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(ON) Mon 18 May 6:30 PM GTA East - Meet & Greet (see 16 Mar. info) (VA) Wed 3 June 6 PM Meet & Greet at Harrisonburg, VA
Let's do dinner! Midweek get together for a nice quiet dinner. Hope to see you there. Clementine Cafe, 14 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA. TIM STEELE, 540-6497007, cogtim@outlook.com
(ON) Tue 9 June 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 10 Mar. info) Sun-Sat 14-20 June 2015 "Concours In The Corners" COG National Rally
For details, please visit the 2015 COG National Rally Home Page. www.concours.org/national/2015nationalrally
MARK HARTMAN, 702.376.7059 H
(ON) Mon 15 June 6:30 PM GTA East - Meet & Greet (see 16 Mar. info) (MD) Fri-Sun 19-21 June 3:00 PM North & South Get Together Location: Martha & Russell Fleming's House, 2610 Old Fort Schoolhouse RD, Hampstead, MD 21074. On Friday, come and setup your tent and have a cookout in the evening. There is plenty of tent space in the backyard. Saturday will be Breakfast, Ride and Cookout. Breakfast will be at 8 AM in the driveway, serving bacon & eggs, juice & coffee. Then you can leave at your free will on one of many routes that could take you in PA, VA, WV and MD of up to 260 miles, or 1 of 2 short routes of 200 miles, or an ADVANTURE Ride. Around 6:30 PM will be the evening cookout. Sunday breakfast will be in the driveway starting 8 AM with a guided ride afterwards. RUSSELL FLEMING, 410.374.9687, or email fleming@qis.net.
(MA) Sat 20 June 8:00 AM Newfound Lake Ride Meet Kevin Martin at Cliff’s Diner, Townsend, MA for a ride around Newfound Lake. This will be a 200 mile loop starting and ending in Townsend. Lunch stop will be determined during the ride, but since we will be returning through Jaffrey, NH, I’ll be stopping at Kimball’s Ice Cream for a refresher before ending the ride at the Townsend Dunkin Donuts (Rte. 119). Ride leaves at 8 AM, so get to Cliff’s early if you plan on having breakfast. Please gas up before breakfast. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275, cog145@verizon.net
(NC/VA) Fri-Sun 10-12 July 4 PM NC/VA Weekend Ride Join us for some of the best riding in the world! Getting together with our Southeast members to enjoy the area around the NC/VA state line. Camp at the New River Campground or there are small hotels in both directions. One is 6 miles away in Sparta, NC, another 5 miles away in Independence, VA (links included in online calendar). The Back of the Dragon outside Marion, VA is one hour away, Boone, NC is one hour away - getting there will be fun and most of the roads around Boone are great riding. Mountain City, TN is one hour away and HWY 421 is great in that area. The Parkway is 15 miles away if that's your cup of tea. The campground has cabins, apartments, room for your RV and plenty of tents. Currently, they are not open, but the phone number is 336-372-8793. Thanks to Doug Scott and John Pope, AAD's from NC for their help and support. TIM STEELE, 540-649-7007, cogtim@outlook.com or GLENN HARRIMAN, 540-984-2900, n1tsh@hotmail.com
(ON) Tue 14 July 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 10 Mar. info)
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Greg & Tracey Habel #7010
508-444-2235 COG7010@verizon.net CT, RI Brian & Andrea Felice #9125, 401-828-3354
Bdfelice1@gmail.com Arfelice570@gmail.com
Metro NY/NJ Terry Faherty #792 718-227-2099 tmcefah@aol.com NY (Long Island) Roger Mercer #8867 631-226-2853 mercercarpentry@live.com
NY (Hudson Valley NW) Ben & Abbe Otunu #8594
845-423-0373 hvaad@yahoo.com NY (Central) Stephen Strock #10396 315-308-0108 cogcny@gmail.com NY (Western) Position Open PA (North Central) Duane Shaffer #9189 570-726-4676 duane@dkshaff.com
PA (SE) & NJ South Jim Ansbro #8443 215-805-0909 bluecon06@gmail.com PA (Western) Position Open New Jersey Position Open DE, East MD Bob Chappell #1283 302-791-0582 cog1283@comcast.net Maryland Russell Fleming #599 410-374-9687 fleming@qis.net VA/WV Tim Steele, #8904 540-649-7007 cogtim@outlook.com
ON (Greater Toronto Area) Dave Perkins #5932 416-691-2191 perkins43@rogers.com ON (Eastern) Ken Fader #8534 613-865-7995 kensc14@gmail.com
Richard Beaudoin #9318 613-657-3294
sailor_rich@sympatico.ca QC (Montréal) Christian Dupuis #10098
450-427-0182 d1user@mac.com
NE AREA STAFF
Area Director (AD) Steve Smith #3184 203-720-7575 nead@cog-online.org Web Editor Wayne Geiser #4627 978-851-2710 geiserw@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Tim Anderson #9470 860-444-7544 NECOGEditor@gmail.com Assistant Area Directors: (AADs) VT, NH, ME, MA
Glenn Harriman, #10332 540-984-2900 n1tsh@hotmail.com
Attention Newsletter ‘Hard Copy’ Mail Subscribers! The U.S. Postal Service recently raised their rates (again) We take a big hit on international mail to Canada. We still have many NE members signed up to receive mailed hard copies. It would be helpful if you are able to receive and view your Newsletter online instead of by mail. Please sign up for electronic delivery and help save our budgets for ride events! Its easy to sign up! Here’s how: 1.
Go to www.cog-online.org, Select the ‘Member Area’ tab
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Log in with your username and password
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Select the ‘My Info’ tab
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In the top section, ‘General Information’, next to ‘Area Newsletter By:’ uncheck the ‘Hard Copy’ box and check the ‘Email’ box.
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You’re done! Thanks for helping! photo courtesy Kevin Martin #145
Reminder: Keep Taking (and Sharing) those Photographs! In a recent discussion about the Northeast-specific online web pages, I mentioned that there seemed to be fewer pictures taken and shared during this year’s events. It was suggested that a short reminder might be in order. So here it is (there are only three steps) …
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Remember to take your camera—Try to remember to take your camera with you whenever you go on a ride or event. Many people use their phone as their camera. If that’s you, you probably have your camera anyway.
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Take a picture— … or two or three. You don’t have to be the photojournalist taking hundreds of pictures every time the wheels stop turning, but one or two won’t hurt. As is often found on many forums “Pictures or it didn’t happen!”
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Share them—Include them in a post in the forum thread about the event you’ve attended. Don’t be afraid to start a new thread in the unlikely event that one was not already going prior. If you already use a photo hosting site, use the direct link from the individual photo or the photo album in your message. Alternatively, you can use the “Media” portion of the forum (see the top banner on the forum web page) to upload your photos.
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