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.