March 15, 2009 Iowa State Meeting, Bosselman's, Altoona,
IA, I-80 exit 142, 2 PM
April 5,
2009 GRR Chapter Spring Meeting, 12 PM at
Sledhead's, 320 Sierra Drive, Burlington, IA
April 5, 2009 GRR Public Trike/Bike Informational
Meeting,
2 PM, Crazy Coyote, 2505 Mt. Pleasant
St.,
Burlington,
IA
April 2009 Five GRR members; Bill & Connie
Krieger, Fred & Emily Odaffer and Bob Arbige participated
in a Patriot Guard (PG) Mission. They escorted 30 WW2 vets
to Gennesso where Illinois PG picked up escort duties to O'Hare Airport.
the vets were traveling to Washington, DC to visit memorials, museums, etc.
May 3, 2009 Bishop Hill,
Illinois(http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/henry/bishop_hill.html) 70 miles ENE of Burlington. Meet @ Fairway
Ctr. Hwy 61 and Mt. Pleasant St., across from McDonnalds. 9:30 AM
CANCELLED! Will reschedule!!
May 16-17, 2009 Quincy, Ill. & Hannibal,
MO.
See 16th Itinerary @ end of events section. Meet in Burlington, IA@ Fairway Ctr. Hwy 61 and Mt. Pleasant St., across from McDonnalds. 9:30 AM
CANCELLED! Will reschedule!! Too Cold!
May 31 - June 5 BTW Trike Week 2009,
Compton Ridge
Campground, 5040 State Hwy 265, Branson, MO
Chapter
will have 4 sites and that is where the chapter
banner will be hung. A few of us will
be staying at
the Old Southern Inn, across the road from the
campground, See ya'll there!)
We all had a great time at Trike Week. Gene/Freedom
Trikers got several awards and the Freedom/GRR basket was autioned for $900.00, the high bid by far. I sign uped our
15th member at TW, Bob Wilson of Weaver. Dale had more generator problems so he junked the VW
system and Keith Swanson adapted a GM 1-wire alternator which is working A-OK. The only other mechanical problems
were mine. 1st the solinoid on my van's "new starter" stuck but after a jump from Keith's p/u it works fine.
2nd the left front brake pads on my van wore out but I was able to make it home OK. Repaired it after I
got home. Bob
June
14 Ed Mason, Dale/Deb Walker, Gene/Tierney Hanshaw and Bob/Mary
Ann Arbige attended the June meeting of Freedom Trikers at Glen/Becky Kirfman's home near Eldon.
June
26, 27 & 28 Third Annual Freedom for Kids Benefit
Drakesville City Park, Drakesville, Iowa
(See Freedom Trikers Website for details)
http://www.freedomtrikers.com/
June 28 Ride to Anamosa (http://www.jpcycles.com/and National Motorcycle Museum)
Bob, Fred, Emily, granddaughter, Gregory attended.
July 4, 2009 Freedom Trikers - Parades in
Sigourney and
What Cheer, 9 AM Breakfast at Preacher Jim's in
Sigourney and cookout at
Deb/Dale
Walkers after
parades
July 10-12, 2009 Tri-State Rally, Lansing, IA
http://www.mnbtw.com/tristate2009.html
July 24-26 Freedom Trikers Trike-In,
Jefferson Cty
Campground
Aug 28-30 State Trike-In at Kellog
Rescheduling
to October ?
Sept 4-6, 2009 (tenative) 3 day - 2 night ride to Prairie du Chein, WI with possible trips to House on the
Rock, Pikes Peak State Park, Isle of Capri Casino, Cabelas.
Sept 6, 2009
A new chapter, South Central Trikers will be having a meeting to elect officers at 1 PM at the Indian
Lake Campground, Farmington, Ia.
Sept 18-20, 2009 Wisconsin
State Rally, Broadhead, WI Great event! We will gather at the Quick
Stop in Mediapolis @ 9 AM, Sept. 18 and ride along the Rock River scenic drive to Rockford on way to Broadhead.
Oct. 25, 2009 Fall Chapter Meeting, cookout @ Sledhead's followed
by a ride, (weather permitting)
Weekend rides during November (weather permitting)
Other events will be posted at later
date.
Since a
large number of GRR members are also Freedom Triker members, GRR will not have a Christmas Party. Instead, the
GRR members who are also Freedom Triker members will likely attend the Freedom Triker Christmas Party.
GRR members who are not Freedom Triker members are welcome to attend the Freedom Triker Christmas Party.
May 16-17, 2009 Quincy,
Ill. & Hannibal, MO.
Meet in Burlington,
IA@ Fairway Ctr. Hwy 61 and Mt. Pleasant St., across from McDonald’s. 9:30 AM. Approx. 1/2 miles
north of Hwy 34. Please arrive early if planning to eat or fuel up at station at NE corner of intersection.
We'll leave Burlington on Hwy 34 E,
Right turn @ Carman blacktop
approx. 2 miles east of the Mississippi
River Bridge.
Continue south through Lomax
on Hwy 96 S, Dallas City, Niota and take a break in Nauvoo. Park in city lot with access to public
rest rooms.
We'll then take a ride through
the Nauvoo historic area and turn south along the Great River Road through
Hamilton turning right onto hwy 136 to Warsaw Rd.
Left turn onto Warsaw Rd and take a rest room/fuel break at the Casey’s in Warsaw.
Leave Casey’s heading
east through business district.
Turn left @ Mississippi
river. Continue South toward Quincy on Rd 12 (Water St.).
Left turn onto 2150 Ave.
Right turn on Rd 7 south
(603 St.). Continue S on 7 which will turn into N Bottom Rd which
changes to Bonansinga Drive.
Continue S on Bonansinga
Drive to Quinsippi Island Rd, turn right onto island for rest break at shelter (DO NOT RIDE TO REST ROOMS AS THAT ROAD IS FOR MAINT ONLY)
Exit island by returning
to bridge and turn right onto Bonansinga
Drive S.
Left turn @ Cedar St.
Go south on Cedar St. and
bear left at the “do not enter sign” onto Hwy 57 S. (Gardener Expressway)
Right turn onto I-172. Right
turn onto Hwy 36/I-72 W.
Exit Hwy 36/I-172
Turn left (south) onto Mark Twain Drive
Turn left into Travelodge
500 Mark Twain Ave, Hannibal, MO
($37.00/night) Mary Ann and I have stayed here and it’s better than the motel we stayed at in Branson
for Trike Week last year.
There are other motels close
such as the Hotel Clements
401
North 3rd St. ($80.00/night)
(These two motels are located
at the edge of the historic downtown area, )
Weather Note. Since
it's too far in advance of the run to get an accurate weather forecast, I believe that we should plan on good weather and
only cancel on the day of the run if the weather is bad. I'm not fond of riding in the rain and I'm sure others aren't
either.
Bob aka Sled
Events are coordinated with the Freedom Triker chapter when possible.
