AMOB/VJMC May Meeting

Upcom= ing Events

Star City Ope= n House

The Star City Motors open house is scheduled for May 1= 6, 2009. We will have a VJMC booth at the event, but we could still use a litt= le additional help. If you are planning on going and have some time contact Steve Taylor 402-489-9264 or staylor0903@wi= ndstrem.net . As usual there will be events and activities throughout the day. For the = old bike riders, that where we fit in, there will be a $20 prize for the oldest of e= ach Japanese make that is brought in. It has to look like a bike too, not just a wheel or a box of parts. They will be open Sunday as part of the open house= .

Power Sports = Pro

Dillion/ Power Sports are also having an open house Ma= y 16. They have asked us to setup a display. Isn’t it great to be so popula= r? We have about half a dozen bikes going, but really need several more. If you have a bike to bring or can tend the stand for awhile between 9:00 AM and 4= :30 PM contact Hal Johnson. If you’re out for ride, stop by either one or both open houses.

Regio= nal Events

Midwest VJMC Rally St. Joseph, MO - The rally in St. J= oe has been re-scheduled for Sept. 10- 13. That’s a Thursday through Sunday = and not the same weekend as the Davenport IA. swap meet.

Horizons Unlimited.- August 27-30 is the Colorado Hori= zons Unlimited Rally. Check out the web site http://www.horizonsunlimited.com= /

Davenport IA Swap Meet - Sept 5 through 7, Labor Day weekend.

Next Mon= th we may have a guest speaker (not Hal), a guy who has ridden from the US to the southern tip of South America. Now that’s a major road trip.

Speaking of road trips we discussed different ideas for rides, like a monthly Sunday ride of about 200 miles round trip like Sioux = City or going to the Kansas City swap meet. I liked the idea of a garage tour, we might even do that after a meeting going to a members garage to check out t= heir projects and cribs.

We also talked about what to do with the project bike.= We have a buyer if we want to sell it, but a couple of members have expressed = an interest in it. A motion was made and seconded to give members first choice= on buying the bike, but that was as far as we got.

We are looking at another project bike and a Honda CB4= 00F might be available. Sounds like an interesting project. Here’s a 1977= it was Classic Motorcycle Mechanics bike of the decade.