Rock River Chapter of No. Illlinois #1104

Proud Sponsor of  Biker Jam

Rock River Chapter Northern Illinois #1104    Est. 1988 with 29 members, now 200+ members strong
 Special Announcements:

BikerJam Raffle winners:
1st Prize- 2009 H-D RoadKing-Tina A. from Rockford
 

2nd place-$500- Joe W. from Rockford


3rd place-$300-Bev T. from Gilberts

Ron and Karl presenting 3rd place winner Bev with her check!

Congrats to all winners and thanks for supporting RockRiver HOG Chapter of No. Il. and Goldie Floberg Center! See you next year...



Bus trip to the H-D Museum, check the photo page for more pics...

Kegel's Summer hours
As of March 8, Kegel's (dealership) operating hours return to the norm.
 
M-F 9am-7pm
Sat. 9am - 4pm
Sun. 10am - 3pm 

Balltown update:
I just talked to the Balltown people. They are going to start rebuilding in March and plan to be open in July.

Also Don't forget to renew your RR HOG membership !


IRON 883 SPORTSTER LATEST HARLEY DARK MOTORCYCLE



Here's your 2009 RR HOG Officers!
RR HOG Director- Ron V.
Assist. Director- Karl D.
Treasurer- Mona O.
Secretary- Connie R.
LOH- Shelly W.


Destination Ride of the month:
Apache Trail Website check out the website:

http://www.tortillaflataz.com/oldwesttown/apache_trail.html

Harley Rumor Mill

 Water cooled heads maybe in the works. Harley maybe looking at cooling the heads of the cylinders only so they can keep the finned V Twin look.


Website Links of the Month:

http://www.openroadjourney.com/
 This is a website that lets you check local or distant rides that people submit in there respected areas. Its a way to set up a run that someone else has laid out. If you have a good ride you can also submit for others to enjoy. Ride Share & Discover

Evel Knievel.com

Michele Smith.com
(This one is for Brad, see if she is available for the 2009 Biker Jam!)

You Tube Video of the month:
Legends of Motorcycles 2007

Harley-Davidson Museum
Click here for more info

Check out this you tube "Open Road Song"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4mU8ZqMZPU
Good driving music for the Harley rider! It take a couple seconds to get going so hang in there...Thanks Sonny


 Robbie Maddison's World Record Motorcycle Jump 31/12/07  Click here


- H.O.G.® 25th Anniversary Collection merchandise . Choose from a wide variety of collectibles and apparel, including pins, patches, shirts, and more. Login at HOG member login

Keep your miles and days riden up to date. Let Mona O. know your ending miles for 2009 and Mark H. your days ridden for 2009 (the year starts in Dec 2008).

Local motorcycle Museum:
Vintage Spokes Motorcycle Museum,
4560 Shepherd Trail, Rockford, Il. 61103
Open Saturdays 10am-3pm, Flyer click here

Privacy Statement

Sponsoring Dealer Kegel's H-D/Buell
Map to kegel's H-D
World's oldest Family run Dealer! Kegel's located at: 7125 Harrison Ave. Rockford, IL 61112 They’re open: M-F 9-7 Sat 9-4 Sun 10-3 (Service closed) 815-332-7125 or Fax 815-332-9613
Send an E-mail info@kegelmotorcycles.com
Check out Kegel H-D myspace

Looking for a place to ride and someone fun to ride with? Consider joining the best bunch of Harley riders around the Rock River HOG Chapter! We are looking for riders just like you. Drop by our RR HOG meeting the last Wednesday of the month at SM & SF Club at 7:00pm. 1010 Sandy Hollow Rd. Rockford IL. See the membership page for more info. See ya there!


RR HOG members email me with your event updates and pictures. info@rrhog.com
Make sure you sign up for the RR HOG email mailing list. Its on the Kegel's HOG web page. Click on the yellow box fill out the desired info and don't forget to put down your HOG ID #. This will keep you up to date with the latest RR HOG news. Kegel's RR HOG Web Page

Want to impress fellow RR HOG members with your cool style and sharp looks? Thats Right! Just stop in Kegels and ask for the latest RR HOG wear and collectables. Get your RR HOG patches, shirts, jackets, hats and other RR HOG stuff. If you don't see what you want Kegel's can order it for you. Wear it Proud and wear it Loud! The 2009 HOG Wear Catalog is in. Stop by Kegels H-D to check it out.

I-Pass Holder for motorcycles

Other helpful related websites:
Harley-Davidson
 Kegel H-D
IL State H.O.G.® Rally
AMA

Riders Edge
Motorcycle Safety Education Program




Motorcycle Tires
- Motorcycle tires may seem difficult to understand at first.  Here is a simple guide to unlocking the information on the sidewall of you motorcycle tires.  You will see a series of numbers on your sidewall i.e. 130/90HB-16 What these numbers stand for is the tire width, aspect ratio, speed rating, construction type and rim diameter. 
 For instance, the 130 stands for 130mm of tread width. The 90 stands for the aspect ratio (sidewall height) which is a percentage, so for a 130/90 the aspect ratio/sidewall is 90% of the tread width or 117mm.
 The next number (speed rating) determines what speed, that this tire is designed to be safely operated. In this example, the H speed rating means that tire has a maximum speed rating of 130 MPH. V-rated tires have a maximum speed rating of 149MPH and Z-rated is 149+MPH. This doesn’t mean it is ok to break the speed limit, it simply means the manufacturer has certified that tire to be capable of those speeds.
 The Next letter designation stands for the construction of the tire itself.  In this example, the B stands for Bias construction, meaning the tire is a bias ply, not a radial.  You will see an R in this place if the tire is of radial construction.
 Last but not least is the rim diameter.  You couldn’t very well stretch a 16 tire on a 18 inch rim, so it’s important to you to know what size rim your dealing with when replacing tires.  Dealers cannot recommend a tire size or speed rating less than what the factory equipped your bike with.
Don't forget Harley offers Michelin tires for replacement on select models with more coming in the future.

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