NE2013 Issue1

COGnitions Random thoughts and ramblings from your Area Director Happy New Year 2013. Here in Connecticut we’re mostly dug out from the 3+ feet of snow from Winter Storm Nemo. I am the person JR mentioned with the snowblower that broke during the clean up. The only lingering issue is no one wants to trudge through the deep snow to walk our dog to his usual spot in the woods behind the house. I suppose another effect of the storm is that PMS (parked motorcycle syndrome) has set in hard. I can only hope that the prediction of an early spring by the grand prognosticating resident rodent of Punxsutawney, PA is accurate. Speaking of which… If you’ve ever wanted to visit this well known small town known for their groundhog, it’s only a couple hours ride from our Spring Fling Rally base camp in Bedford, PA. We are anticipating this to be a well attended event and Jason is promising a great time for all. He has already negotiated a lower room rate than originally posted, and those who booked prior will be adjusted. There are already 44 registered attendees and it’s only February. Be sure to book your rooms now to guarantee a room and don’t forget to register online. More details on the back page. There is a tentative early fall event in the works for Lake George. Stay tuned and more details will come out in a later issue when things are locked in. There are 2 non-rallies in July and August. Check out the Ride & Event schedule. If you can’t do the rally, there are a many varied activities already posted to the online schedule: tech day, overnights, camping, and of course the national rally in Idaho Falls. If you’re a COG rally newbie it would be worth the time to read the “New Member’s Rally Primer” that AAD Terry Faherty posted on the forum a few years ago. It is still valid today. Here is the link: forum.cog-online.org/index.php/topic,26130.0.html Check out the info in this issue on the rider courses we are trying to fill with COG members & friends. Several members have mentioned to me that they are planning to attend. Register for one or both of the courses on your own and I hope to see many faces of COG there. Now for a quick club update… COG Northeast is off to a great start this year, welcoming 20+ new members since our last newsletter. The complete NE membership statistics are: 589 members, 106 Associate Members, 3 Industry Members. On the national level COG membership is 2004 Members and 294 Associates. At this time all director positions are filled. Thanks to NE member Bill Hilson for taking the reigns of the Concourier. We look forward to your first issue. As far as Board of Director

openings go, the Safety Officer and Treasurer positions will need volunteers to fill them at the end of 2013. Come forward early and have time to learn the job from the outgoing officer. Congrats & Kudos to Tim on his first solo newsletter. Nice job!!!! Ride Safe,

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Concours Owners Group NORTHEAST AREA NEWS

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Ammissville, VA Kevin Runnels #10592

Altoona, PA Robert Antonelle #10594 Framingham, MA Martin Solberg #10595

Dieppe, NB Andy Belliveau #10598 Marmora, NJ E J Kooker #10599

Bay Shore, NY Stephen Bouchet #10602 Dundalk, MD Doug Hipp #10603

West Chazy, NY Brad Chambers #10604 Shrewsbury, MA David Duplin #10605

Ballinafad, ON Glen Cavers #10611 Westford, MA Nicholas Penella #10618

Stoughton, MA Michael Riordan Jr. #10623

Orleans, ON Rene Leblanc #10624

Staten Island, NY Lee Summer #10641 Canton, CT John Hutton #10645

Pringle Creek, ON Adrian Sharp #10651 Jeffersonville, PA Shaun Brasseau #10663

Stafford, VA Kelly Alford #10670 Skipwith, VA Claude Bowman #10671

Nesconset, NY David Shore #10681 Millis, MA Mark Quinzani #10682

Steep Falls, ME Steve Goff #10683 Middletown, MD Nick Diaz #10688

Editor’s Corner Introductions

Tim Anderson #9470 Hi fellow NE COG members! There is a new face in Editor’s Corner with this issue. After four years of producing great Northeast Area newsletters, Neil Bald-win has passed the torch to me, and I’ll strive to maintain his high standards. I expect to keep the format the same in the near term, but welcome any sugges-tions that you may have for possible improvements. Thanks to all the AADs who submitted updates to kick off 2013! The Ride Events section has two full pages of great opportunities to ride, eat, camp, and make new friends this year. Get those calendars out and start plan-ning!

Normally this corner will be very brief, but for the first one I’ll introduce myself. Like many members, I’ve been riding most of my life, first dirt bikes and then dual sports when I turned 16. I’ve racked up lots of miles and smiles around the Northeast. I finally suc-cumbed to the power and comfort of the C14, purchasing one in 2011. I immedi-ately joined COG and was amazed at the wealth of info and activity that was available online. I ride with several groups, but get to as many COG events as I can. In 2012, I completed the New England and Empire State MotoMara-thons on the C14 – the perfect bike for such events. I enjoy solo and small group sport rides, do all my own wrenching, and am always looking for that next cool farkle and the next piece of perfect road. See you out there!

NORTHEAST AREA NEWS is published 5-6 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: [email protected] Snailmail: Tim Anderson, 1040 Ocean Avenue, New London, CT 06320. Many of the opinions stated in this publication may make no sense to those of sound mind and may just be conveniently ignored. If you use any of the information in this rag to incur damage to yourself, your bike or any innocent or not so innocent bystanders it is you own fault...you were warned! © 2013 Concours Owners Group

New Members First things first, a warm welcome to our newest NE area COG members!

Tom Kumagai and John Strupat staff the COG Booth at the Toronto Motorcycle show on January 6th.

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News from your Assistant Area Directors (complete list of AADs on back page)

ON (GTA) Dave Clancy #5452 The Toronto Motorcycle Super Show, January 4-6, provided a booth to the COG South Central Ont. (GTA) area. Some COG members, some Concours owners, owners of other brands, and folks interested in COG or Concours bikes stopped by. We hope some of them come out to our 2nd Tuesday of every month Meet & Greet or explore the on line web site. We welcome the

new members who have joined COG. Richard DeJong served as point man and stored the banner and stand. Dave Perkins helped with set up and take down, served as booth crew and sup-plied his much modified C10. Cana-dian Kawasaki Motors Inc., Jim Quilty, loaned us a new C14. The other crew members were John Strupat, Pete Bok-kers, Greg Coleman, Dave Gingrich, Paul Marshall and Tom Kumagai. Thanks, you guys make it happen. Don’t forget to come to our monthly Meet & Greet at the Mohawk Inn (see www.cog-online.org calendar), a great place to make contacts and plan trips. Check out the “Spring Fling” rally on our May long weekend, an easy one day distance for us. Pat and I hope to see you there. Dave Clancy


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MA/ME/NH/VT Greg & Tracey Habel #7010/7010A With the planning complete for the 2013 season and the calendar of events planned out, we are excited to “Get out There!” We just had our first event of the season, the Winter Social at the Horseshoe Pub in Hudson, MA. A per-fect opportunity to shake off the winter blues and discuss our area’s upcoming activities. Plus you can’t beat the 100+ beer selection there. Special thanks to former AAD Kevin Martin for hosting several of this year’s events. We have coordinated with Kevin to schedule our monthly Meet and Greets during the lunch stops on Kevin’s rides in MA, NH, and VT. The kick-off Meet and Greet is Saturday, March 23rd at the Miss Mendon Diner in Mendon, MA. Kevin has a ride to Petey’s Seafood in Rye, NH on Saturday, April 13th fol-lowed by the popular Tech Session at Pat and Sherry Mulloy’s in Monson, MA on Saturday, April 27th. Please re-serve your spot in the garage ASAP by contacting us via email ([email protected]) to discuss the work you would like to do and/or need help on. So many bikes, so little time to service! In May we have a camping weekend with all the fixins. This year Tom Kerrigan and his wife Ann have graciously offered to host the event at their place in East Bridgewater, MA starting Friday, May 3rd thru Sunday, May 5th. Join for the weekend, Satur-day’s ride, dinner, or all of the above. Mark Williams is in the process of coor-dinating an Experienced Riders Course in southern New Hampshire with rid-ing coach Corvus Shorter. Final details are being worked out along with a date for either May or June. The class is lim-ited to 12 riders. Keep your eye on the www.cog-online.org calendar for sign-

up details. More upcoming highlights: July 13th - 14th Kevin Martin is hosting an overnight trip to Cooperstown, NY. On Sept 13th – 15th we are hosting a roaming un-rally from West Dover, VT to North Conway, NH with a stop at Whitehorse Gear. Monthly rides and Meet and Greets fill up the remainder of the calendar. Always plenty of oppor-tunity for you and your guests to attend a COG function. Please be sure to regis-ter on-line on the NE events calendar at www.cog-online.org, if you plan to at-tend an event. This will help us make reservations for lunch and plan accord-ingly to keep the ride group size at a safe number. If you have an idea for a ride or are interested in hosting an event, please contact us and we will be glad to help you put it all together! Un-til next time! Greg & Tracey Metro NY/NJ Terry Faherty #792 Greetings from the frosty Tri State area! We're half-way through the off sea-son for most of us. I have snuck out here and there for some local keep the carbs (yes, I still have those) clean rides, but soon Mother Nature will be bringing us some nicer weather to enjoy. We had a nice turn out for the motorcycle show at the Javitz Cen-ter. Ten folks rallied at the Connie and headed out to Heartland Brewery in Times Square to enjoy some COG cama-raderie. The show was quite crowded this year and although it made seeing all the new shinies harder it bodes well for the industry. Perhaps folks are look-ing for some freedom from all the nega-tive news we've been getting lately. Before you know it May will be upon us. Have you registered and made reservations for the Spring Fling? I have and I'm looking forward to some good times. Jason is the Rally-meister of Rallymeisters, so you know it will be worth it. I plan to head out early Thursday morning, May 16th, to beat the usual NYC snarl. Anyone who has plans to attend Americade can drop me a pm/email/text and we can try to get together for a gathering. I'll most likely

be staying in Queensbury all week at the palatial estate of Scott Sorger, let’s hope the weather is better this year. We are in the early stages of planning a Fall Rally in Lake George. As soon as we nail down the details we will post them on the forum and get them into the Concourier and newsletter. That's all for now, see you on the road! Pittsburgh/Western PA Joe Cyprych, #4665 Hello fellow COGers! The end of winter is fi-nally in sight and now is the time to start planning our 2013 rid-ing season. First up for most of us will be the spring rally in Bedford, PA, a great area for riding with a lot of great attractions in the area. And its hosted by our own Rallymiester Jason Kaplitz, who certainly knows how to throw a great rally. Hope to see a bunch of you there! As for our own area rides I will have the details up soon for a few rides that I am planning. I was thinking of doing a Somerset area weekend this year in place of our annual Cook Forest weekend to change it up a little this year, let me know your thoughts on this one please. Also, we’re going to do our annual COG in Cannan event in Sep-tember. The Canaan Valley Resort as-sured me they will continue to give us a good rate on rooms and quite possibly we will be in their new building. Gotta love Cannan, it’s a great area for a weekend get together. I will also be doing the Sunday Meet & Greets and rides most weeks, but if you’re planning to attend, contact me beforehand, I may be out of the area some weekends. The details for these rides and others will soon be added to the COG online sched-ule. I am planning my own upcoming riding season and we are looking for-ward to meeting up with old and new friends again. As always if you have a ride or a event that you are interested in doing please contact myself or Steve and we will help you make it happen. Remember, the Northeast area rocks! Thanks, Joe & Michele


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COG Sleeping Beaver Ride Report It was a rare and pretty day for January, lows in mid 30s in the AM, highs in mid 50s later, and sunny all day! Thanks to Jim Sparkman for giving us a nice route and great directions. It was good to see Jim and Martha again, as well as Glenn, Tim, Clyde, Clay, Dan, and Clark. Yours truly made it nine riders. At our 60 mile rest stop at the Sheets, we had six C14s, an 800 GS, and a Tiger 800 XC! Vinny's Grill and Pizzeria in King George served up a great lunch. The Ruben was excellent! Oh yeah… we did see one Sleeping Bea-ver. Actually he was a pretty big one and a victim of Michelin Disease; the buzzards thought they had hit the lot-tery. Thanks to everyone who showed up to enjoy the nice day riding with friends. Pictures on the right. MD Report John Hamilton #9279 Ramblings of a man made mad by winter… Greetings and condolences to our brothers and sisters up north, with snow up to the top of their door frames, broken snow blowers, and many can-celed events. Someone on the forum chided me for not riding in cold weather. How’s that working out for you now? LOL! Russell Fleming has scheduled a number of rides for the MD/VA/WV/PA region. On March 23-24 is the Crab Cakes Ride. Get the full details on the calendar online. Other rides taking place in our region: April 14 – C14 Riders and Friends Ride April 28 - ST Camaraderie Ride 1 - VA June 2 - Paul Anderson Ride June 9 - Bowies Ride June 21-23 - North South 16 Meet July 13 - ST Camaraderie Moonlight Ride

August 18 - ST Camaraderie Ride 2 - PA October 13 - C14 Riders and Friends Ride November 8-10 - COG Brrr Ride And of course, the NE Spring Fling Rally is on May 16-19, and we are meet-ing for lunch at the Crabby Pig in Cum-berland, MD the weekend before, on Saturday the 11th. Last year we just about took over the place by putting four tables together, let’s go for five this year. All of the 2013 events are on the calendar by now, and many of them are close enough for us to go to. For in-stance, the Spring Fling in Bedford, PA is barely over an hour from Hagers-town, MD. Tony Borum and I are rid-ing up together, anyone else that wants to hook up with us for the short ride, we’d welcome it. Represent! I’m running another 3-day run to El-kins, WV on my motorcycle club side, but anyone who wants to go play in Elkins, stay at a really nice Holiday Inn Express, ride some mountain trains, see a show at the American Mountain thea-

ter, and go for a ride in the wicked WV mountains, is welcome to come, June 29-30. I have 7 rooms reserved until June14th. Call me at 240.291.8603 or email me at [email protected] for information. We will be meeting for good BBQ at Mr. B’s BBQ (new loca-tion, just south of Berryville) on Satur-day, July 13th. Come join us any time, most arrive between 10 and 12. No need to stay, but by all means, come eat some of that awesome BBQ! I don’t know how many events I will make in 2013. I definitely cannot make the Na-tional, it is too far away. And I’m hop-ing the VA will be able to do the rest of my surgery during the year, so I will have a bunch of down time. But it will stop a lot of the pain, so it’s worth it. Anyway, winter has made me mad as a March Hare, and I am looking forward to thawing out and bringing my bike out of hibernation, and sharing some tasty mixed drinks out of my top case at the Spring Fling. Peace! JR


(continued from page 3) VA/WV Report Pat Sprague #1887

VA/WV Event—Sleeping Beaver Run— January 20th, 2013



(continued from page 4) Central NY Rob Romano #10584 The beginning of the year brought the first meeting of the Central NY Region of COG in Cortland, NY. A small but enthusiastic group gathered at a local restaurant which led to a few hours of conversations. With map in hand, the group discussed vari-ous rides throughout the area that we hope to introduce to the COG faithful during the year. All were in agreement that there are numerous locations for group rides, meets and several suppor-tive dealerships. Once the riding season sets in, the expectation is that we'll host rides and tech weekends. Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone that card carry-ing COG members can get a discount if they visit K&H Kawasaki in Little York. (Just north of Cortland) Rob Romano


NE Spring Fling May 16-19

See Back for Details!

COG Experienced Rider Courses in Connecticut By Norm Walton #7011

It's been several years since we've organized an experi-enced rider course for COG members in Connecticut. There are 2 MSF courses offered by Connecticut Rider Education Program: the Experienced Rider Course (ERC) and Advanced Rider Course (ARC-ST). Both are reasonably priced. Suc-cessful completion of an ERC gets the student a completion card that can be used to obtain an insurance discount. You will need to check with your insurance company if the ARC-ST qualifies for a discount as it does not have an evaluation or issue a completion card. We hope to have at least one COG member as an instructor for these courses. The community college will not offer dedicated course(s) to the club unless as a club we collectively submit enough paid registrations to fill the class in ad-vance. We tried it this way in the past and it was a royal PITA to coordinate. It was suggested we pick specific courses/dates, and then inform our members to register for those specific courses using the standard registration process.

2013 motorcycle course registration is now open. Registration for either course through Naugatuck Valley Community College. You can download the info packs, schedules, and registration forms from their web site. Be sure to register early as these courses are open to the public and the early dates tend to fill quickly.

Naugatuck Valley Community College Motorcycle Program www.nv.edu/Motorcycle 203-575-8123

Experienced Rider Course (ERC) May 11, 12 PM—6:30 PM. On-cycle: Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT This one-day course will help you improve braking, turning and evasive maneu-vers and teach advanced “street strategies” for riding. There is no classroom session and approximately 6.5 hours of on-cycle instruction. Fee: $85.00 for rider; $20 for passenger.

Advanced Rider Course (ARC-ST) June 15, 7 AM—6:30 PM Class session: Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT On-cycle session: UCONN, Torrington, CT This one-day course is to provide rider development in the areas of risk man-agement, decision making, riding strategies, and rider behavior choices. Exer-cises focus on more advanced braking, turning, swerving, and utilizing a per-formance oriented body position. There is a classroom session in the morning and on-cycle instruction in the afternoon for a total of approximately 8.5 hours of instruction. Bikes will be inspected. Fee: $50.00 for rider.

For both courses, participants must present a valid motorcycle license (driver only), current motorcycle registration and insurance card. You must also use your own street legal motorcycle (no straight pipes) for the course. Bikes will be inspected. Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to class start time to check paperwork.

THINK SPRING!


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RIDE & EVENT SCHEDULE Time listed is START time. Visit www.cog-online.org for updates.

(NY) Sat 9 March 11 AM Newburgh Meet & Greet Come join us for lunch at our monthly meet and greet at the Neptune Diner, 82 Rte. 17K, Newburgh, NY. It’s a chance to meet some of the COG family and friends and have a great time. There is the chance of a short ride afterwards. All are welcome to attend. BOB BARBANTI, 845.895.1130H, 845.206.7406M, [email protected]

(ON) Tue 12 March 6:30 PM South Central Ontario Meet 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 CLANCY 905.389.7681H [email protected]

(CT) Sat 16 Mar 12:30 PM CT Meet & Greet Andrea & Brian Felice are hosting a get together for area members & friends. The Log Cabin Restaurant, 232 E. Main St., Clinton, CT. On Rt. 1 opposite Stop ‘N Shop. BRIAN FELICE, 401.828.3354H, [email protected]

(MD) Sat-Sun 23-24 March 9 AM Crab Cakes Ride Meet for breakfast at Holly's Restaurant, located east of the Bay Bridge on the service road on the north side of Rt. 50 at exit 43B, heading east (exit 43A if you’re heading west). For map see www.hollysrest.com. Depart Holly’s around 10 AM and ride eastern shore of MD and DE, ending at Elk Neck State Park in North East, MD to camp for the night. Campsites allow 2 tents per site. Make reservations by calling 1-888-432-2267 or www.reservations.dnr.state.md.us and ask for camp site #230 to #240 area which is close to the bath house. Dinner at 6:30 PM at WOODY’S CRAB HOUSE, 29 South Main Street in North East, MD. If you cannot make the ride and want to join us for the dinner please let me know to put your name on the list. Sunday morning breakfast at PIER 1 RESTAURANT at 8.30 AM, located at 1 North Main Street, North East, MD. RUSSEL FLEMING, 410.374.9687H [email protected]

Sat 23 March 11:30 AM MA/ME/NH/VT Meet & Greet Join us for lunch at 11:30 AM at the Miss Mendon Diner for a Meet and Greet. Bring a friend, introduce them to COG. Ride following for those interested. 16 Uxbridge Road, Mendon, MA GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235H, [email protected] (ON) Tue 9 April 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 12 March info) (NH) Sat 13 April 8 AM Petey’s Seafood Lunch Ride Join host Kevin Martin for a relaxing Spring ride out to Rye Beach, NH for lunch at Petey’s Seafood Restaurant. Meet at the Tewksbury RT-133 Cracker Barrel, (1795 Andover St, Tewksbury, MA) for breakfast at 8 AM, or grab something at Dunkin Donuts next door. Depart on a group ride at 9 AM, up thru southern NH via RT-111 thru Kingston, NH, along the coast, stopping for lunch at Petey’s at 1323 Ocean Blvd (1A), Rye, NH, 5 miles south of Portsmouth, NH, or 8 miles North of Hampton Beach. We should arrive at Petey’s around 12:30 PM for folks who want to meet at the lunch stop. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275H, [email protected]

(NY) Sat 13 April 11 AM Newburgh Meet & Greet (see 9 March info) (MD) Sun 14 April 8:30 AM C14 Riders and Friends Ride Meet for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Frederick, MD on Rt. 355, south of Rt. 70 at 5621 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD. Route sheets will be provided for a 150 mile self-guided ride ending at Shippensburg, PA which will take you on some of the FINEST riding roads in the area. Come out and show your support for Sport Touring at its finest. You will ride in MD and PA. If you would like a copy of the ride in GPS format ahead of time, contact RUSSEL FLEMING, 410.374.9687H [email protected] (MA) Sat 27 April 7:30 AM Spring Tech Session – Group Ride Anyone wishing to join a group ride to Monson, MA can meet Kevin Martin for breakfast at Bickfords Restaurant, 20 Nagog Park, Acton, MA, Rt. 2A/119. Ride leaves at 7:30 AM, so get there early if you plan on having breakfast before the ride. Please gas up before the ride. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275H, [email protected]

(MA) Sat 27 April 9 AM NE Spring Tech Session and Gear/Part Swap Hosts Pat & Sher Mulloy along with co-hosts Greg & Tracey Habel will be having another Spring Tech Session at the Mulloy’s at 507 Old Wales Rd. in Monson, MA. Start time is 9 AM. Tech Sessions are popular so if you’re

interested in servicing your bike, contact either GREG HABEL ([email protected]) or PAT MULLOY ([email protected]) in advance to reserve a spot on Tech Day, and to discuss needs for tools and supplies to meet your service request. If you don’t need service, stop by to meet fellow Coggers. We will be providing lunch so bring your appetites! Non-members cost is $5 but this can be refunded if the person signs up as a COG member. Asking a $5 fee to cover costs of tire disposal. Got parts or gear to sell/swap? We'll have a table for you. GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235H, [email protected]

(VA) Sun 28 April 8:30 AM Sport Touring Camaraderie Ride 1 Meet for Breakfast at 8:30 AM at Denny’s Restaurant at the Flying J Truck Stop, (I-81 exit 323) 1530 Rest Church Road, Winchester, VA, N 39-15.22 W 78-06.13. All makes and brands of motorcycles welcome. There will be 5 self-guided rides to choose from, 150 to 200 miles long. All rides end back at the Flying J Truck Stop. See the COG online calendar for full ride details. PATRICK SPRAGUE, 540.743.4874H, 540.743.5132W, [email protected] or RUSSEL FLEMING, 410.374.9687H, [email protected]

(MA) Fri-Sun 3-5 May 2 PM Camping Weekend in South Eastern MA Tom and Anne Kerrigan are hosting this year’s camping weekend in their back yard! (45 Deer Run Drive, East Bridgewater, MA); the Habelloys will be assisting. Friday: Arrival and campfire. Simple cowboy dinner - franks & beans. We’ll bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. Saturday/Sunday breakfast for campers: bagels, muffins, coffee, OJ. Saturday Ride: TBD. Saturday Supper 7 PM: Cookout prepared by your hosts followed by a campfire. Camping is free, inside showers too! Per person cost for the event: TBD based on attendance but expected to be under $20 pp to cover food, drinks, supplies and firewood. GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235H, [email protected]

(NY) Sat 11 May 11 AM Newburgh Meet & Greet (see 9 March info) (MD/WV/VA/PA) Sat 11 May 11:30 AM Lunch at the Crabby Pig Meet at the Crabby Pig (13 Canal Street, Cumberland, MD) around noon and we'll put some tables together and have good BBQ. Ignore the GPS directions, you will get lost - just take exit 43C into Cumberland from US 68, and at the bottom of the ramp, follow signs to Canal Place, and soon there will be sign to Crabby Pig, and if you follow that, you will reach a parking place. CP is in back of the buildings, sort of. JR HAMILTON, 301.733.5387H, 240.291.8603M, [email protected]



(CT) Sat 11 May 11:30 AM Experienced Rider Course It's been several years since we've had an ERC for COG members in CT. Join us for an MSF sponsored ERC offered by the CT Rider Education Program. Improve your riding skills! Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT. Full details on page 5. NORM WALTON, 860.635.0803H, 860.836.5162M, [email protected]

(ON) Tue 14 May 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 12 March info)

(PA) Thu-Sun, 16-19 May COG NE Spring Fling Rally See details on last page and at www.cog-online.org

(MA/NH) Sat 1 June 8:30 AM Cathedral of the Pines War Memorial Ride Join Kevin for a Post-Memorial Day ride out to Rindge, NH to visit the Cathedral of the Pines War Memorial, then stop for lunch at Kimball’s in Jaffrey for lunch and yes, ice cream! Meet at Bickfords, 20 Nagog Park, Acton, MA, Rt. 2A/119 for breakfast, ride leaves at 8:30 am. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275H, [email protected]

(NY) Sat 8 June 11 AM Newburgh Meet & Greet (see 9 March info)

(ON) Tue 11 June 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 12 March info) (WV) Fri-Sun 14-16 June 8 AM Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum & Blizzard Run Held in Buckhannon, WV. Here’s your chance to tour a famous (infamous?) old institution, eat some really good food, and ride excellent roads with your COG friends. Since Buckhannon is a little remote for many NE area riders, we have Thursday and Sunday as travel days. TALA info is at: www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/index.html. We will likely do the first floor tour only for $10. Very interesting history and this is a really huge building! A Blizzard in June? Yeah, it’s a tasty proprietary ice cream goodie offered by Dairy Queen. Lodging will be at the Centennial Motel at 22 North Locust Street, Buckhannon, WV, 304-472-4100. More details on the COG online Calendar. PATRICK SPRAGUE, 540.743.4874H, 540.743.5132W, [email protected] (CT) Sat 15 Jun 7 AM Advanced Rider Course It's been several years since we've had a rider course for COG members in CT. CONREP is offering an MSF Advanced Rider Course (ARC-ST) for $50. The Advanced course is the next step after an ERC. Naugatuck Valley Community College,

Waterbury, CT. Full details on Page 5. NORM WALTON, 860.635.0803H, 860.836.5162M, [email protected]

PLAN AHEAD FOR SUMMER 2013! Details to be published in forthcoming newsletters and www.cog-online.org.

(MD) Fri-Sun 21-23 June 3 PM North & South 16 Get Together Arrive Friday for camping, setup your tent and have a cookout in the PM. Plenty of tent space in the backyard at 2610 Old Fort Schoolhouse Road, Hampstead, MD. Saturday will be Breakfast, Ride & Cookout. Breakfast will be 8 AM in the driveway, bacon & eggs, juice & coffee, then leave at your own time on one of many long routes (~250 miles) that could take you into PA, VA, WV and MD or short routes (~100 miles) or a Dual Sport Ride. Around 6:30 PM will be the evening cookout. Sunday breakfast at 8 AM with a guided ride afterwards. Local hotel info on COG calendar. RUSSEL FLEMING, 410.374.9687H [email protected] (MA) Sat 22 June 8:30 AM Pioneer Valley Ride This ride will include some of the best motorcycling roads in western MA, including the Mohawk Trail, 8A, 116, 112, and some county roads. Meet at Bickfords Restaurant, 526 N. Main St (Rt. 12) Leominster, MA, GPS: N42 32.985 W71 45.754. Ride leaves at 8:30 AM for Greenfield with bio stop at the Greenfield Rotary McDonalds, (1st traffic light on left, Rt. 2 West, off the I-91 rotary exit). We’ll stop for lunch and a Meet & Greet at Wolfie’s Restaurant, 52 S. Main St., South Deerfield, MA. If anyone wants to join Kevin for the ride to Leominster, meet him at the I-495 South Rest Stop in Chelmsford, NLT 7:15 AM. The rest stop is just south of exit 34 on I-495. KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275H, [email protected]

(VA) Thu-Sun 4-7 July 4 PM Independence Getaway Weekend Come celebrate the Independence Day holiday with COG and enjoy the great riding in the historic Staunton, VA area. You won’t be disappointed. Within a few miles you can be on the Blue Ridge Parkway or in the Mountains of VA & WV with routes 39, 33 and 250 all at our back door. This is a ride-in event and will be very loosely structured with no planned events or registration fees. JASON KAPLITZ, 814.535.8669H, 814.659.6865M,

(NY) Sat 6 July 9 AM Independence Ride to Big W BBQ What better way to continue the Independence Day celebration than to go for a ride and enjoy great BBQ. The hope is to

set up 3 meet points (TBD) to kick off rides and make a three prong attack (like the three corner hat of the time) and converge on Big W BBQ, 1475 Rt. 22, Wingdale, NY. STEVE SMITH, 203.720.7575H, [email protected], TERRY FAHERTY, 718.227.2099H, [email protected], or BOB BARBANTI, 845.895.1130H, 845.206.7406M, [email protected] (ON) Tue 9 July 6:30 PM South Central Ont. Meet (see 12 March info) (MA/NY) Sat-Sun 13-14 July 7 AM Cooperstown NY Ride (Overnight) Kevin Martin and Doug Gray are hosting a day or overnight ride to Cooperstown, NY and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Two options for meeting places—see COG calendar for full meet and ride details. The group ride to Cooperstown is 200 miles of great back roads and scenery, stopping overnight in Cooperstown. The return trip is 230 miles through rolling farmlands and the Catskills, with a stop at Sweet Sue's for lunch. Hosts: KEVIN MARTIN, 978.459.6275H, [email protected] and DOUG GRAY.

(NY) Sat 13 July 11 AM Newburgh Meet & Greet (see 9 March info)

(MD/VA/WV) Sat 13 July 12 PM Mr. B's BBQ Join us anytime around noon on July 13th for some of Mr. B's extraordinary BBQ. New location is on Route 340 just south of Berryville, VA (6967 Lord Fairfax Highway). JR HAMILTON, 301.733.5387H, 240.291.8603M, [email protected]

(MA) Sun 21 July 12 Noon Bag Lunch Meet & Greet - Quabbin Reservoir Meet us at the Quabbin Hill Tower, 485 Ware Road, at the Quabbin Reservoir. Bring a bag lunch as we enjoy the view. Ride to follow. Bring a friend! Detailed directions on COG online calendar. GREG HABEL, 508.444.2235H, [email protected] (NH) Sun 4 Aug 12:30 PM Meet and Greet at Famous Legends Famous Legends Rest., Raymond, NH

(NH) Sat 10 August 8:30 AM Newport, NH Day Ride Fabulous 50’s Car Hop in Newport, NH. (VA) Sun 18 August 9 AM Sport Touring Camaraderie Ride 2 Middlesex Diner in Carlisle, PA.

(ID) Mon-Fri 26-30 August COG NATIONAL RALLY 2013 Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Idaho Falls, ID Details at www.cog-online.org

photo courtesy Kevin Martin #145

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VT, NH, ME, MA Greg & Tracey Habel #7010 508-444-2235 [email protected]

CT, RI Norm Walton #7011 860-836-5162 [email protected]

Metro NY/NJ Terry Faherty #792 718-227-2099 [email protected]

NY (Hudson Valley NW) Bob Barbanti #7134 845-895-1130 [email protected]

PA (Western) Joe Cyprych #4665 724-796-1401 [email protected] NY (Central) Rob Romano #10584 607-227-3899 [email protected]

PA (North Central) Duane Shaffer #9189 570-726-4676 [email protected]

PA (South East) & NJ South Jim Ansbro #8443 215-805-0909 [email protected]

DE, East MD Bob Chappell #1283 302-791-0582 [email protected]

MD John Hamilton #9279 301.733.5387 [email protected]

VA/WV Pat Sprague #1887 540-743-5132 [email protected]

ON (Greater Toronto Area) Dave Clancy #5452 905-389-7681 [email protected]

ON (Eastern) Ken Fader #8534 613-865-7995 [email protected]

QC (Montréal) Christian Dupuis #10098 450-427-0182 [email protected]

COG NE Spring Fling May 16-19 in Bedford PA!! Join us in Bedford, PA for the 2013 Northeast Area Spring Fling. Bedford is ideally situated for our membership; sitting in south central Pennsylvania, just off the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 99. The town and our motel make for a great base to explore the region. Our motel, Clara’s Place, will surely please our group. A newly negotiated room rate is $69 and includes a FULL breakfast buffet, with down home cooking! There is a lounge on site and most rooms open to the parking lot making it convenient for all. The riding is great in all directions with little traffic and many scenic routes to enjoy. To the north are Central Pennsylvania’s vast valleys, including Happy Valley for those Penn State Fans. You’re only an hour away from historic Altoona, PA and its railroad history. Heading south you’ll enjoy some of Bedford County’s best two lane byways! We know this area and will have some great routes laid out for you. You’re only an hour from Cumberland, MD and parts of West Virginia. Heading east you are less than 100 miles from Gettysburg, PA. The Lincoln Highway (Route 30) is a great piece of Americana with many interesting things to see along the way. Heading west you are less than an hour from the home to many Flood City COG rallies, Johnstown, PA, and the many historic sites involving its three floods and its rebirth. The Flight 93 National Memorial is only 25 miles from our motel and we will have a special tour arranged for our group on Saturday. Details to follow. So start making your plans now to attend the 2013 Spring Fling. Consult the website for more details and watch the forum for updates and factoids as they become available.

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