Meeting Recap October 29, 2011

Thirteen of us met on the 29th, most rode in on their motorcycles in spite of low temperatures and gusty winds.

We viewed the second episode of "Bible On Trial" and then moved on to follow up on the "tank slapper" discussion of last month by showing a video of the Isle of Man race that clearly showed how lightened front wheels can cause a wobble that can lead to a tank slapper.

Fall and Winter riding was next on the agenda where we talked about a rider who low-side because of the loss of traction brought about by low tire temperatures. Cold tires are not "sticky" thus give less traction, similar to a tire on wet road. It was also pointed out that the deer rut will be at its hight in November causing deer movement throughout the day. Be careful!

A web-site that concentrates on winter riding gave us an overview of the types of clothing available to help keep us warm at low temperatures. Most of us have one or more of the items presented so we shared our experience of their respective pros and cons.

The group discussed nine possible rides for the coming months and settled on four that are tentatively scheduled on the web-site's calendar. Our next all-day ride will be on Saturday, November 12th and will have Highland, North Carolina and its waterfalls as the destination.

We decided to combine November and December meetings into one meeting on Saturday December 3rd, starting at 10:30 to allow Straight Shooters time to arrive after their session.

At the meeting we learned that Scott Sanders (aka Night Rider) will be moving soon to Fresno, California. Great guy and rider. We'll miss him.

After the meeting four of us rode over to a windy lakeside for lunch at the Little Rider Landing Restaurant