NE2010 Issue2

The weather is changing, the snow is gone, and it is time to ride... or so I thought! On March 27 I planned to ride a motorcycle instructor course. Who knew it would be 25 degrees in the morning!! Weatherman said it was to warm up to the mid 40’s and the roads were dry the day before so I decided to put the heated gear to the test and headed out at 8:30AM for the 40 minute ride to the community college. It sure was invigorating and the looks I got from the cagers along the way were priceless.

Just a reminder that the “Spring Fling” regional rally is just a few weeks away. COGgers will descend on Somerset, PA May 20-23. There is still time to register at the pre-event rally fee of $29 for members and immediate family. From Somerset you can hit some great roads in West Virginia, or explore the historic Lincoln Highway. There are two Frank Lloyd Wright homes nearby to tour. Visit nearby Johnstown to take a ride on the famous Incline Plane or visit local museums to find out more about the great flood. Book your rooms and register online. The mail-in registration was published a few issues ago. Please register ASAP before rally host Jason Kaplitz has a panic attack.

Registration is also open for the “Summer Bash” regional rally August 5-8 at Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, VT. Located right on Route 100, name one of the most popular motorcycling roads in the Northeast. Day trip to Lake George, NY or other Adirondack riding is possible… or head in the other direction to New Hampshire. Head south and visit Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. Online registration is open and the mail-in form was in the previous newsletter that you can download from the website.

Last, but definitely not least, coming up October 7-10 will be the “Fall Foliage” regional rally in Natural Bridge, VA host by Kust & Sue Nordstrom. Complete details are posted in the online Calendar of Events. Online registration will open soon and a mail-in registration should be in the next newsletter.

The online Northeast Calendar of Events is kept up to date and is the place to look for ride and other activity details and last minute changes. For those not online, I can provide a hard copy of the 2010 ride schedule if you send me a request for the schedule along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

In the last issue I suggested that members other than AADs begin to volunteer to host a club activity. Kudos and thanks to those who stepped up to the challenge... • Bob Barbanti added several Newburgh, NY Meet & Greets. The first one took place on 4/10 and

page 4 is the report and photos. Bob scheduled additional meet n greets for 5/8, 7/10, 8/14. He will add more if there is a favorable response to these!

• Russell Fleming added a C14 Riders & Friends Ride that took place on 4/11. See his ride report and photos in this issue.

• Mike Benham added the Southern Mid Coast Ride on 4/24 that begins in Gray, Maine and Rangeley Lakes Ride on 6/19 that begins in Portland, Maine. If you would like to read a great preview for this ride, check out the May 2010 issue of Rider Magazine and read the Favorite Ride article submitted by Mike.

After hosting several rides and a meet n greet Bob Barbanti says he is ready to join the COG Northeast Staff and step into the Assistant Area Director role. Residing in Wallkill, NY, Bob will be the point of contact for members in the northwest Hudson Valley and Catskill region and will continue to host club activities ion the hope to build a more active member base in his region. Please join me in congratulating Bob and wishing him much success as the Northeast Area’s newest AAD.

Just a reminder…. The deadline for the next newsletter is May 31.

Until next time, Ride safe.

Cognitions: Random thoughts from the Northeast Area Director by Steven Smith #3184

Issue 2, 2010

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NE Area STAFF Area Director Steven Smith, #3184 203-720-7575 nead @ cog-online.org

Newsletter Editor Neil Baldwin, #5762 905-875-8607 hikerboy @ sympatico.ca

Web Editor Wayne Geiser, #4627 Tewksbury, MA

Assistant Area Directors: Massachusetts (VT, NH, ME) Kevin Martin, #145 Dracut, MA 978-459-6275 cog145 @ verizon.net

Connecticut (RI) Norm & Lorie Walton, #7011 Cromwell, CT 860-836-5162 ctaad @ live.com

Metro NY/NJ Terry Faherty, #792 Staten Island, NY 718-227-2099 tmcefah @ aol.com

NY Hudson Valley Mike Flynn, #4493 Bedford Hills, NY 914-239-3721 Keltwolf @ optonline.net

Western NY J.R. Healy, #6591 Hamburg, NY 716-648-6729 Dafonman52 @ yahoo.com

Pittsburgh (Western PA) Joe Cyprych, #4665 McDonald, PA 724-796-1401 cyprych @ windstream.net

DelMarVa & Philly burbs Bob Chappell, #1283 Claymont, DE 302-791-0582 cog1283 @ comcast.net

Maryland/Southern PA Help needed—please inquire!! Virginia/West Virginia Kurt & Sue Nordstrom, #6049/A Spotsylvania, VA 540-582-9414 ironhorsefun @ mindspring.com

Greater Toronto, Canada Dave Clancy, #5452 Hamilton, Ontario 905-389-7681 davecla2 @ sympatico.ca

Eastern Ontario, Canada Ken Fader, #8534 Brockville, Ontario 613-865-7995 [email protected]

What’s up in Metro NY/NJ by Terry Faherty #792

Hello again from Gotham! Looks like winter has finally decided to leave for good, now we just need the rains to stop. I was going to try to get an April ride together but things aren't looking good due to family commitments. Looking forward to the Spring Fling in Somerset, though. I'll be heading out on Thursday morning and possibly meeting up for the ride out. My road knowledge of southern Pennsyl-vania is spotty at best so I'll be depending on others for some nice roads and scen-ery. Right now plans are in the early stages so keep your eyes on the official fo-rum for details, specifically the Spring Fling entry. The more the merrier and all that rot! Jason never lets us down with his rallies so lets get hoppin' and get registered. I might be able to squeeze in a day ride in early May, so keep your eyes on the forum. I'm trying to beg/borrow/steal some days for an Americade trip too come June. At best I'll be heading up after work on Wednesday, June 9, and head-ing home the following Sunday. My days of annual Monday to Sunday trips are now in the past due to unretirement. But my bank account thanks me! Laters all and see you out there!

Pittsburgh (Western PA) Greetings by Joe Cyprych #4665 Hello fellow Coggers! As the song goes, get on those bikes and ride. Looking at the schedule it’s already busting at the seams with rides, rallies, etc., so come on out and meet some fellow Coggers this year (most of us don’t bite). We’re going to con-tinue our Sunday meet greet and rides again this year but with a twist. If you plan on attending contact me by phone or email and let me know, because if no one shows I will be off riding somewhere else, or possibly away on a weekend trip. We are also holding our Cook Forest weekender again, which is turn-ing into a very well attended event (details are on the web & newsletter). As always, any questions or ride ideas etc. feel free to contact me anytime. Hope to see you all soon.

Greetings New England Coggers! by Kevin Martin #145

Wow, what crazy New England weather we’re having this spring. We’ve had so much rain in March that we broke records on the amount of rain ever in a single month. There has also been a lot of flooding and many wet basements. Then the rain stopped on April fools day, and transitioned into record warm tempera-tures with more to follow in the coming week. The average temperature this time of the year is 50 degrees but over the past few days it has been up to 75 degrees. The last weather report I looked at predicted that we’ll be having temps around 85 mid week this week. Not sure if I’m ready for that. If it keeps up this way, we’ll be having a real long summer and lots of riding opportunities. Sounds good to me!

In the last Newsletter, I mentioned a few key events being planned for Northern New England. The February Tech Session had to be cancelled cause Tom Kerrigan made the move up to a C14, so our season officially started with our annual winter social on March 7th. We had an awesome turn out this year with over 20 people attending the Lowell Brewery social. I really look forward to getting together with everyone during the socials. It’s a great time to meet in the off-season and catch up on what every one has been doing and discuss club business. Here are a few pictures of the event. More pic-tures are posted in the MassCog.org photo gallery.

Our riding season starts in a couple of weeks with a little ride out to Jaffrey New Hampshire to visit the Cathedral of the Pines War Memorial then have lunch at Kimball’s Farm on their opening weekend. If the weather is good I expect to see lots of bikes and maybe some antique cars at Kimball’s, a local fa-vorite lunch stop, and don’t forget the awesome ice crème.

Also, some late breaking news. Mike Benham will be hosting a southern Maine coastal ride on April 24th. Check the online calendar for details on Mike’s ride. The meeting location will be Becky's Diner at 390 Commercial St. (U.S. 1A) in Portland, ME. Mike is also planning a ride in June to the Rangeley Lakes Region.

Coming up on May 1st, the Mulloy’s and the Habel’s join forces again for their annual COG Tech Ses-sion. This is quickly becoming another members favorite with lots of wrenching, socializing, and eat-ing going on. Even if you’re not interested in having your bike serviced, stop by to say hello to fellow members. Monson Mass and area towns have some nice roads if you’re looking for an excuse to go for a ride. Many thanks to Pat and Sherry Mulloy for opening their home to host this event, and to Greg and Tracy for coordinating the Tech Sessions. By the way these folks do everything themselves with no assistance from COG, which is their special way of giving back to the club, so if you attend give them a special Cogger thank you.

As I mentioned in the last Newsletter, we’ve thrown in several weekend overnight rides this year, start-ing with the Berkshire camping weekend out in Lee Massachusetts. This will be hosted by the Habel’s and the Mulloy’s and is expected to be a great time. We’ll be meeting at the October Mountain State Forest Campground on Friday May 14th, full details are published in the COGMOS online calendar. I’ve made my reservations and will be pitching my tent on site #43.

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Eastern Ontario Report By Ken Fader, #8534

Well spring has sprung here in eastern Ontario, and it is time to dust Connie off, give her a little physical and take her out for some serious play time.

Hopefully most of the boys in blue have decided to take the long weekend off (spring fever and all). It has been good to hear from local members over the winter and I look forward to meet-ing up with them, and see if we can get a few things happening in this area. One thing that was noted by a few members is that my e-mail address was wrong so here it is corrected [email protected]. I have to thank one of the members that I heard from over the winter, Claude a member from Ottawa sent me a e-mail and asked if I would be interested in a project bike, Seems last season Claude and Connie did a little dear hunting, and although successful, was a little hard on the two of them, Claude is a very lucky man and escaped with a few injuries. So last weekend I headed up to Ottawa and picked Connie up, she now has a home in my shop and looks like she will be resurrected, It was nice to meet Claude and his wife if even for that short period of time as they were both a little busy that day, this is one of the good parts of being a member of COG is you get to meet the nicest people.

Not to much else to report on for this time, but hopefully in the next little while we can get something pulled together for this area and be able to show other members just how great this area is to ride in and see the sites. take care and cheers for now.

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Coggers by Dave Clancy #5452

Our local area regular meet and greet continues on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Mohawk Inn, Campbellville Jctn 401 and Guelph line. Everyone is welcome, friends, members or not. See the N.E. schedule at cog-online.org. At the March meet-ing we had new faces and some folks even arrived by motorcycle. It took a lot of layered fleece and plugging in of electrics to get home since the temperature dropped like a stone when the sun set.

Now is the time to start attending this gathering because in addition to the excellent camaraderie, folks are planning their rides. The ‘spring fling’ in Somerset Pa. is a day’s ride for us. We have some ideas for local rides – come and share your opinion. This is a chance to arrange a travel buddy. There have been some suggestions to start a half and half draw. You may bring your surplus motorcycle related ‘stuff’ to trade or sell.

Happenings from Virginia & West Virginia by Kurt & Sue Nordstrom #6049+6049A

Well it finally looks like spring has sprung here in VA & WV. Daytime tempera-tures have been in the 70’s and night times temperatures have been anywhere from the high 30’s to low 40’s. The rain has finally stopped and with the warm temperatures; lawn mowers are running…this must mean it is time to ride!

Many thanks to all that volunteered to host a ride in February and March; while these months can be real nasty when it comes to weather this year we were blessed with a break in the forecast just for the COG events. Call us nuts and / or other things that I cannot put in print; this bunch enjoys a good route sheet / roads and good food.

Pat Sprague hosted a February Breakfast Ride out of Gordonsville, VA. The roads were dry (snow free) and the temperatures were brisk to say the least but the COG faithful and a group from the Adventure Riders Forum showed up for some warm food and COG Camaraderie. March brought us the Crab Cakes Ride and Camping Weekend in North East, MD hosted by Russell Fleming. This event starts at Holly’s Restaurant near the Chesapeake Bay and ends in North East, MD. The camping facilities were at Elk Neck State Park and delicious crab cakes were devoured at Woody’s Crab House.

As we look forward in the mid Atlantic we have the Tax Relief Ride hosted by Jim Sparkman on April 17th. We will meet at Horne’s Restaurant for breakfast and Jim will hand out route sheets for some of the best roads on the Northern Neck Virginia and he always finds some of the best places to eat lunch. This is a “must do” for anyone’s bucket list.

The month of May brings us the Northeast Spring Rally based out of Somerset, PA. Rally Master Jason Kaplitz has been working very hard on this project and has fun filled days planned for us. The rally fee is dirt cheap for what he is giving us; there is no reason other than being dead for not attending…well maybe unemployed. There is a thread on the COG Forum promoting this rally, it can be found at: http://www.cog-online.org/clubportal/mboards/viewmessages.cfm?clubID=1328&forum=1412&Topic=20301. There is a ton of information about the Rally along with fellow Coggers looking to be frugal and save some bucks and share a room. So if your dollars are tight in this tuff economy and you would really like to attend the Rally but don’t want to part with the $$ for a room, this is the way to save some serious coin, meet a fellow Cogger and start a new friendship. So stop sitting on the fence, that board has to be bothering your hemorrhoids by now.

Well my newsletter articles can get pretty wordy, not this one. It’s 80 degrees outside, Sue broken leg is healed and she has been given the green light to start riding again, see ya on the road somewhere in the Northeast.

Till next time……Ride Safe!

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Newburgh, NY Meet & Greet by Bob Barbanti COG #7134

April 10 was the first of my monthly meet and greets that I had for the north east area in lower New York. I had it at the Gateway Dinner in Newburgh, NY. I though it might be a low turn out because it was only about forty degrees and cloudy this morning. But I said that I would have it rain or shine. I hoped that if it rained, maybe some people would show up in their cars. Well I pulled out the Concours and rode over to the Gateway. It was actually pretty nice riding. Cool and crisp air made for a refreshing ride.

I arrived around 10:30AM in case people traveling, arrived early. Not to my surprise, someone was already there. I knew now that I wouldn’t be eating alone! It was none other than our AAD Terry Faherty from Staten Island, NY. Well Terry and I had a nice chat waiting for others to arrive. Around 11AM Mike Aldea (from NJ) pulled up in his Legacy GT wagon. Mike only has a mesh riding jacket at this time. So with it being so cool, Mike decided to take the car rather than freeze on the bike.

The next to arrive was Andy Howgego all the way from Australia. Only kidding, Andy now resides in Connecticut. Another cage pulled up a few minutes later with local New Yorkers, Steve and Sue Cerutti (The COG Merchandise Czar-et). Steve had been ill lately. So they came in the Isuzu. Sue being the Czar-et that she now is, was kind enough to deliver me a new COG polo shirt and save me the postage fees. I ruined my last grey polo shirt with Burger grease at the COG NE Area winter track day.

It was already past 11:30AM, so we decided to go inside and get started. Well it wasn’t long before others arrived. Jim Mayhew rode in from New Jersey. He arrived late, but I new this days ago, because he had another meeting in Jersey earlier this morning.

Abbe and Ben Otunu also local New Yorkers didn’t let us down! We finally ordered and began to eat. Well pulling up the rear with the distinction of last to arrive were the final three. Brian Felice rode in from Rhode Island and met up with Carl Dye and Gerry Barnett in Connecticut. To be fair they would have been on time. But they had

too many adventures on the trip in to make it on time. Brian was nice enough to hold up Gerry’s bike for him when Gerry needed a quick stop on I84! (but, that’s really their story) Then they decided to bypass Newburgh and hop on the NYS Thruway and decided to ride up to New Paltz and back before lunch. (again, their story)

So now we have a total of 12 people had shown up. This is better than I expected because of the weather, so I’m happy. Better yet, 11 of the 12 people that showed up were actual COG members. This was excellent as well. I know the 12th person would like to be a member. He just can’t find time to join because he’s always too busy trying to keep his KIPASS working!!!!! (ed: COG welcome a new member as the 12th joined a few days after the meet n greet and after Bob submitted this story)

Well the lunch was good and we were in the parking lot to discuss a ride after lunch. Gerry wanted to avoid the highway going home, and I can’t blame him. So Gerry and Carl went towards Poughkeepsie, NY to ride back roads home. That was too far out of the way for Brian, who had to get home sooner. He could ride for about an hour. But then he had to get on the highway after that. So I took Brian, Andy and Jim (who had to ride back to south Jersey) for a ride out RT 301, in Putnam County, by the West Branch Reservoir.

We ended our short ride near Carmel, NY. Brian and Andy went east on I-84 towards home. Jim and I went west. I last watched Jim getting on the NYS Thruway to head back to Jersey. I have to say that it was a nice first meet and greet. And I want to thank all that participated. The next one is again at the Gateway dinner in Newburgh, on Saturday May 8th. The game plan is for the second Saturday of the month for the meet and greets (except June-I already have another COG ride that day). Hope to see y’all there! To see more photos: http://rides.webshots.com/album/577299639tSEnay

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The COG Spring Fling in Somerset PA will be coming up at the end of May, and I’m planning on attending this year and will be available to ride down with anyone who wants to join me. I’ve posted meet-ing information and the routes I’m taking on my home page. I may adjust the route and/or overnight location slightly so check back for updates before the trip.

I missed the 2009 Northeast Rallies last year so I’m really looking forward to attending the Spring Fling in Somerset this year. This will actually be my first opportunity to take my ’09 C14 on a long ride and a rally, so I’m really looking forward to it and hoping for good weather in PA, (for a change).

This is just a sample of what’s being planned for Northern New Eng-land COG. As you can see we’ve got a full schedule of rides and events hosted by myself and other area members. Thanks very much folks for stepping up again this year to make our Area so suc-cessful. Stay tuned for more event listings and updates in the next Newsletter. Also, if you’re planning on attending one of the local events this year, contact the event planner or check the event list-ings if you think there might be a delay or reschedule due to weather. The COGMOS online calendar and my Masscog.org home page is my way of reaching out to the membership to provide the latest up to date event information. Enjoy this next riding season! Hope to see you all at one of the COG events this year. Above all, ride safe and have fun!

(New England report, continued from page 2) Crab Cakes Ride Pics Courtesy of Kurt & Sue Nordstrom #6049+6049A

Bridge State Park to view the only naturally formed white marble arch and man-made white marble dam in North America. The "natural bridge" for which the park is named is 550 million year old bedrock marble that was carved into an arch by the force of glacialy melt water over 13,000 years ago. A $2 State Park parking fee per vehicle is required to visit the quarry. (www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/nbdg.htm) 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. If anyone wants to ride to Leominster with me, I’ll be at the I-495 South Rest Stop in Chelmsford, leaving around 7:15 am. The rest stop is just south of exit 34 on I-495. Host: Kevin Martin [email protected] or 978.459.6275

(WI) COG National Rally

07/12/10 – 08/18/10 – Tomah WI. More details can be found at www.cog-online.org or Concourier magazine.

(Ride Schedule, continued from page 7)

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Maryland C-14 Ride by Russell Fleming #

The weather on this April 11th was in the 70’s and sunny making it a nice day for a ride. There were 31 motorcycles and 36 people in at-tendance. It was nice to see 5 couples together. Most of the time you don’t see this.

The reason I stepped up and decided to host a ride like this is that COG needs to reach out to younger people who are buying the C-14. Twenty years ago when I joined COG it seemed like I was a younger person in the club and I soon found out that some of the older mem-bers were a lot of fun. Now that I am becoming one of the older mem-bers I am reaching out to the younger people to become members and see how much fun it is being a member.

The ride started out at Golden Coral in Frederick, Maryland. Some of the people came down early Saturday night as far away as 200 miles to spend the night in Frederick so that they could ride the ride through Virginia and West Virginia. The ride ended at Mountain Gate in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania where everyone enjoyed a buffet dinner before going home.

Another reason that I had a good turn out was that I was able to sup-ply them with a route sheet or GPS file so that they could ride at their own pace and with whoever they wanted to ride with. Here is a mo-torcycle count of what bikes were on the ride. 8 C14, 3 C10, 6 FJR, 2 V Stroms, 2 HD, 1 ST1300, 4 BMW and 5 others.

My next COG event is the North/South13 on June25-27. I would like to thank everybody who voted for me to be the over the ponder 2010 traveler and to everybody who gave a contribution.

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Contacts: Russell W Fleming 410.374.9687 [email protected] or Kurt & Sue Nordstrom 540.582.9414 [email protected]

(MA) NE Berkshire Camp & Ride Weekend

05/14/10 – 05/16/10 – Join hosts Greg & Tracey Habel, and Pat & Sher Mulloy for a memorable spring camping weekend in the Berkshires. On Saturday we’ll have a day ride, lunch at a family restaurant, followed by a cookout and campfire back at the campground. The campground has 3 yurts (cabins) complete with bunk beds, tables, chairs, water, and electric for an additional fee. Bring your own linens and utensils. Nearby hotels are also available (see COGMOS for more information). Schedule: Friday, 14: Arrival and campfire. Supply your own meal(s), snacks and non alcoholic beverages provided. Saturday, 15: Light breakfast supplied by your hosts for campers. Bagels, muffins, coffee, OJ. Leave for ride at 9 am. Meet at the campground entrance fueled up and ready to go. Lunch around Noon at a Family restaurant TBD. Saturday Afternoon ride back to the campground for 6pm cookout prepared by your hosts at the host site followed by an evening campfire. Sunday, 16: Light breakfast supplied by your hosts for campers. Bagels, muffins, coffee, OJ. Per person cost of the Saturday cookout: TBD based on attendance but we’re going to keep the cost to under $10 pp.

Campground info: October Mountain, 256 Woodland Road, Lee, MA, phone number: 413.243.1778. October Mountain State Forest is located in the central Berkshires, western Massachusetts and is run by the MA Dept of Conservation and Recreation. Note: Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on all state lands. No firewood is allowed to be brought into the campground but can be purchased there. Make your camping reservations now to make sure you have a spot via the Reservations link on www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/octm.htm and select the days you will be staying or call Reserve America at (877-444-6777). Prices are: $12 and $14 per night for instate and out of state residents respectively. Up to 4 people per site and two tents. Tenting sites do not have electric or water. The small yurts are $30/night and the large $40. I have reserved site 44 as the host site. The campground has 46 sites so please reserve now to guarantee a site! For tenting I recommend the sites numbered in the 40’s. Check-in is 1 pm; check-out is 11:00 am. Contact Greg Habel [email protected] or 508-473-2257

(PA) Spring Fling Rally

05/20/10 – 05/23/10 – We are headed to Somerset and southwest Pennsylvania. Jason Kaplitz is our host. It has been many years since hosting a rally in this area. This is a great riding area and there are many things to see and so. Rally HQ will be the Quality Inn, Somerset, PA. 814-443-4646. A limited block of rooms will be held until

05/13/2010. Please book early as rooms may go fast. Room rates $78.48/night including tax. Ask hotel about room options. Mention Concours Owners Group to get rooms in our block. Pioneer Park Campground, 814.445.6348. Located 7.5 miles from the hotel. Complete details online or on the rally registration form. Contact: Jason Kaplitz: [email protected] or 814.535.8669

(MA/NY) Visit to Americade 2010

06/11/10 – 06/12/10 - Join me for a Spring ride out to Lake George NY to spend part of Saturday visiting Americade 2010. We’ll be riding up to Brandon Vermont on Friday to stay overnight at the Brandon Motor Lodge, (www.joomla.brandonmotorlodge.com) 2095 Franklin St. (US-7) Brandon, VT, (800.675.7614). Friday’s ride will start at Cliff’s Café in Townsend MA where we’ll meeet for Breakfast. Plan to leave by 8am to ride some of my favorite Vermont back roads. Saturday morning we’ll leave early for the ½ hour ride to Larrabees Point to take the Ticonderoga Ferry across Lake Champlain for the 1 hour ride down 9n to Lake George and Americade 2010. The plan is to visit the Americade Expo for a few hours then leave Saturday afternoon after lunch for home. Click on the Brandon Motor Lodge Hyperlink above for lodging information. The standard Ferry rate for motorcycles is $5 (one way). As of this posting, there is no charge for the Ferry due to the closing of the Crown Point Bridge, curtisy of NY State. Host: Kevin Martin [email protected] or 978.459.6275

(NY) Rhinebeck Bike & Planes

06/12/10 - Meet at 8:30 AM at the Pilot Travel Center, 239 Route 17K, Newburgh, NY 12550, I-84, Exit 6. (www.pilottravelcenters.com/Locations/Location.aspx?location_id=394) There's lodging close to the meeting place if you wish to stay over night Fri, Sat, or both. There are other lodging options closer to Rhinebeck if needed. We will depart the Pilot Travel Center promptly at 9:00 AM and will ride to the Dutchess County Fair Grounds in Rhinebeck, NY for the Antique National Motorcycle Meet & Antique Machinery Show www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com After some time spent there, then we will ride over to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for the air show (show is at 2:00 PM) But I would like to be there earlier to see the museum. (www.oldrhinebeck.org) Event: ‘Air Show Season Opening’ Special air shows, Unique events. Our 51st air show season begins this weekend. Also this weekend (Friday through Sunday) is the Antique Motorcycle Club of America national event at the Rhinebeck Fairgrounds. Show your ticket from either event to the other and get $5 off admission. Contact Bob Barbanti [email protected] 845.895.1130

(ME) Rangeley Lakes

06/19/10 - Meet at McDonalds at the intersection of U.S. 202 & ME 26 in Gray, ME, for a ride through Maine's western Appalachian mountains to the Rangeley Lakes area. Some of this ride on ME 17 & 4 is

on both a National & Maine Scenic Byway. Arrive for breakfast, or coffee, at McDonalds at 8:30 AM, with ride departure at 9:30 AM. From I-95 (Maine Turnpike), Ex. 63, it is approx. 1/4 mile to the McDonalds. You will be looking for U.S. 202 north and ME 26 north. This interchange can be confusing, with multiple route numbers converging there. Check a map program, and backtrack as necessary, if your GPS goes nutty! This is a long ride. Call Mike Benham at (603)742-3707, if interested.

(MD) North & South 12 Get-Together

06/25/10 – 06/26/10 - Location: Martha & Russell Fleming's House, 2610 Old Fort Schoolhouse RD, Hampstead MD 21074. Friday June 26 for camping, come and setup your tent and have a cookout in the evening. Camping in the back yard at the Fleming's on Friday and Saturday night. Please give me a call if you plan on coming so that I know how much food to fix. Saturday June 27 Breakfast, Ride and Cookout. Breakfast will be held in the driveway. Serving Bacon and Eggs, Juice and Coffee. Starting at 8:00 am then you can leave at your free will on one of many route that could take you in PA, VA, WV and MD of 260 miles or 1 of 2 short routes of 100 miles or a DUAL Sport Ride that Jay Schaffer has laid out and end back here for a cookout that will start about 6:30 pm. Sunday June 28 Breakfast will be held one more time in the driveway. Starting 8:00 am with a guided ride there after. Lodging in Westminster, MD: Boston Inn, 533 Baltimore Blvd 800.634.0846; Days Inn, 25 South Cranberry Rd, 800.329.7466; Best Western, 451 WMC Drive, 800.528.1234. Lodging in Hanover, PA: Hampton Inn, 800.426.7866; Super 8, 40 Wetzel St, 800.800.8000; Clearview Motor Inn, 901 Carlisle St, 717.637.3701. Directions From Westminster to the Fleming's: Route 140 to Route 27 North 6 miles, Right on Old Fort Schoolhouse Rd. Fleming's is 1 mile on left at top of hill. Directions from Hanover to the Fleming's: Take PA 94 south into MD where it becomes MD 30. Continue to Manchester. Turn right at MD 27 (Sheetz store on left) 2.4 miles. Then a left onto Old Fort Schoolhouse Rd. Fleming's is 1 mile on left at top of hill. Please give me a call if you plan on coming so that I know how much food to fix. Contact Russell Fleming [email protected] or 410.374.9687.

(MA) Mass State Parks Ride

07/10/10 - Join me for a ride out to western Massachusetts to the town of North Adams to visit 3 Mass State Parks: The 1st stop will be the Western Gateway Heritage State Park to visit the Hoosac Tunnel Visitors Museum, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. Parking and admission is free. There is a 30 minute documentary film and exhibits. (www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/wghp.htm). The 2nd stop will be a ride up to the summit of Mt. Greylock for a view of North Adams and surrounding areas. A $2 State Parking fee per vehicle is required to view the summit. (www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/mtGreylock). The 3rd stop will be Natural

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Nashua NH - Jonathan Fitt #9038 Windsor Locks CT - David Dimick #9049 Hyde Park NY - Harrison Losey #9050 Marlboro NY - Steven Brody #9053 Oaklyn NJ - Jim & Colleen Mayhew #9055 East Williston NY - Jim Hanel #9056 Waterford CT - Bruce Jansen #9058 Riner VA - John Harkness #9074 Harrisville NH - David Webb #9075 Clear Spring MD - Philip Andrews #9087 Mechanicsburg PA - Ken Hartmoyer #9089 North East MD - Ronald Porter #9090

Rochester NH - Steven Tuttle #9091 Milroy PA - David Boyer #9097 Edgewood MD - Dave Tritt #9100 Pittsburgh PA - Fred Zinger #9104 Lancaster PA - Dave Boston #9112 Little Egg Harbor NJ - Ken Ford #9116 Endicott NY - Bill Dawson #9118 Coventry RI - Brian Felice #9125 West Winfield NY - Robert Chapman #9130 Johnstown PA - David Rogerson #9132 Coram NY - Kenneth Leak #9137

Welcome to Our Newest Northeast Area Members! (since the last newsletter)

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Northeast Activity Schedule - View the most up to date info on the online Event Calendar at: www.cog-online.org Recurring Events (ON) S. Central Ontario Get-Together. Monthly Dinner Gathering: Meet at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Mohawk Inn, located on the northwest corner of Hwy. 401 at Guelph Line, Exit 312, next to the Mohawk Raceway & Slots. 9230 Guelph Line, Campbellville. (www.mohawkinn.com) 905-854-2277 Join us for dinner and socializing. All Welcome. Dave Clancy, [email protected] or 905-389-7681.

(PA) Meet Greet and Ride Sundays. Meet Sundays at 10:00 am at Kings Restaurant located in Imperial, PA, located right off the Imperial exit of routes 22 & 30. We’ll decide a ride or destination with whoever attends, or I will have a route ready if we need it. Rides begin the 1st week in April until the 1st week in Nov. If you have a ride idea, or need info or directions contact Joe Cyprych 724.796.1401 or [email protected] Hope to see you there.

Calendar of Events (ME) Southern Mid Coast

04/24/10 - Meet at Becky's Diner at 390

Commercial St. (U.S. 1A) in Portland, ME, for a ride of the Harpswell & Orr & Bailey Is. Peninsulas and the Phippsburg Peninsula in the Mid Coast region of Maine. Arrive for a late breakfast, or coffee, at Becky's at 9:30 AM, with ride departure at 10:30 AM. From I-295, Ex. 4, Becky's Diner is approx. 3 mi. north on U.S. 1A, right along Portland's waterfront. Call Mike Benham at (603)742-3707, if interested.

(MA) Spring Tech Session

05/1/10 - Hosts Pat and Sher Mulloy along with co-hosts Greg and Tracey Habel will be having another spring tech session at the Mulloy’s in Monson MA. Start time is 9:00 am. Spring Tech Sessions tend to be very popular with area members so if you’re interested in servicing your bike, contact either Greg or Pat in advance to reserve a spot on Tech Day, and to discuss requirements for tools and supplies to accommodate your particular service 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! Anyone wishing to join a group ride down to Monson, lead by Kevin Martin, can meet for breakfast at Bickfords Nagog

Park, Rt 2A/119 in Acton MA. The trip down will take at least 90 minutes so we’ll be leaving Bickfords at 8:00 am. Get there early to eat breakfast and join the ride. Please gas up before breakfast. Address: Pat & Sherry Mulloy, 507 Old Wales Rd, Monson MA. GPS Coordinates: N42 04.033 W72 17.033 Bickford's Family Restaurant: 20 Nagog Park, Acton MA 978-263-0442. GPS Coordinates: N42 31.330 W71 26.004. Contact Pat Mulloy [email protected] 413.267.9462 or Greg Habel [email protected] or 508.473.2257

(VA) Sport Touring Camaraderie Ride 1

05/02/10– Organized by members of COG and other sport-touring clubs (FJR, BMW, WMMA, V-Strom). Meet for Breakfast at 8:30 am at the Country Market 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. There will be 5 rides to choose from between 150 to 200 miles long. One of the rides will be a mix of paved and unpaved roads. All rides are self-guided and end back at the Flying J Truck Stop. For lodging information please contact one of us and we will provide you with information. COG

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