Previously Owned Motorcycle Purchase Protocol Or Motorcycle Shopping as Sport
By Diana M. Rein #7388Interested in buying a used bike? Good idea! There are bargains to be found and joy to be experienced in the inexpensive fun of used bike shopping and purchasing. Do not let all those glossy magazine pictures of the latest models fool you. Excellent value awaits the shopper who takes time to inspect the plethora of previously owned motorcycles. Here are some strategies that have worked well for me as I learned about the millions of beauties out there awaiting my tender loving care.
*PRELIMINARIES
*TEST RIDE AND INSPECTION
*FIRST IMPRESSIONS
*TIME TO RIDE!
*TIME TO BARGAIN?
*PURCHASE AND CELEBRATE
See page 14 for the complete story!
Sample Content:
- Cover Story
- Missouri’s Kick-Off Event 2010 All Member Mileage Contest
- Previously Owned Motorcycle Purchase Protocol Or Motorcycle Shopping as Sport
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IN THIS ISSUE
July/August 2010
Missouri’s Kick-Off Event 2010 All Member Mileage Contest
By Deana Foster #13019
April 1 marked the starting date of the Women On Wheels® 2010 All Member Mileage Contest, and on April 3, the four chapters of Missouri gathered in our state capitol, Jefferson City, to start the contest off with a bang and miles. Of course, members from each chapter (Golden Valley Gals, Heartland, Lady Cruisers of the Ozarks and Show-Me Riders) were present with our favorite member and Board President, Cris Baldwin, leading and inspiring us all. The day couldn’t have been more perfect for riding with cool breezes and clear skies as we started our journey, some as early at 8:00 AM. All groups met at 2:30 PM on the capitol steps, posing for pictures among beautiful budding trees of tulip, dogwood and crabapple with the statute of Thomas Jefferson above us, as we smiled and cheered with the anticipation of once again bringing home the mileage trophy in 2010. The local paper arrived to interview our now skinny leader to learn more about Women On Wheels® and our goals.
Prospects from the area were also present after reading about our gathering in the local events column for the weekend. Hopefully, we will have a new member or two who will add to our mileage totals.
After pictures and hugs were had by all, we rode to the Prison Brews Brewery & Restaurant, a local establishment named and decorated after the now closed state prison located just a few blocks away. We all enjoyed the great food and laughter as we caught up on winter happenings and discussed plans the upcoming riding season. Cris beguiled us all with her weight loss successes and inspired us all to take off a few pounds. We ended the day by taking more “behind bars.”
Missouri is off to a great start and we know that other states are gunning for us, but with secret weapons like Arlene Crawford’s White Honda Goldwing Trike on the road again, Cris Baldwin leading the pack, and Missouri’s passion for motorcycling in our beautiful state and beyond, it will be hard to catch us. Go! Ride! Win! Y-e-a-h Missouri!
For the complete story, turn to page 12.
Sunshine and Shade
By Cris Baldwin, #7180
BOT President/Magazine Team
By most measures, the 1,000-plus mile ride from Kelley, Iowa, to Kerrville, Texas, for the 23 International Women On Wheels® Ride-In in July 2009 might seem easy for someone who has been riding motorcycles for more than 35 years.
However, Sandy Emery, member #11576, doesn’t know the meaning of “easy.” Her ride to Kerrville with Heart of Iowa Chapter members Corky Quirk, Connie Diamond, Jeanne Frauenkron, and Tammy Ebel started out slowly two months earlier in the small central Iowa town.
On Thanksgiving eve 2008, a brain aneurysm nearly took Sandy’s life. Parents Marvin and Mavis; siblings Kirby, Tim, Marvis and Marcia; sons Ben and Bubba (a.k.a. Aaron); and daughter Jessie gathered at Sandy’s bedside – prepared to plan a funeral. Even granddaughter Taylor knew something was seriously wrong; she continued to plea to Grandma to open her eyes.
Only a small percentage of people who suffer from this devastating event survive, many with permanent heart, lung and brain damage. In Sandy’s case, the damage was so severe that only two-percent of those with similar complications are given any chance of survival.
But sometimes miracles do happen, and it was Taylor who first saw Sandy’s eyes open.
Despite being in a coma for weeks, Sandy fought this catastrophe in the same way that she had overcome adversity twice before.
In June 2006, Sandy was one of two ladies hit from behind by a speeding car while traveling to the Missouri WOW State Rally.
“I had a lot of cracked and broken stuff, and was confined to a wheelchair for months. I wasn’t sure if I would ever want to ride again and talked about selling the bike. I did not ride the rest of that year, but by the time spring came, I started riding passenger with my husband, Dana. Unfortunately, he passed away in December 2007 from cancer.”
Since 2002, Sandy’s real family has had to share her with her Women On Wheels® “family.” Hospital visits, phone calls, and e-mails from WOW members have been frequent. During Sandy’s most recent hospital stay, even those WOW members who could not see or talk to Sandy kept close tabs on her recovery from the Caring Bridges internet site that provided frequent updates.
Cindy Gildea, Chapter Director, says that the Caring Bridges site became something that was not only a lifeline for the Heart of Iowa, but quickly became a point of hope for Women On Wheels® members all across the country.
“We were able, as a Chapter, and as an organization, to get through this difficult time because we kept talking and sharing our thoughts and prayers, and being hopeful for Sandy’s recovery.”
The Heart of Iowa Chapter knew that they would have a big role to play if Sandy returned home and her children went their separate ways; home to New York, Florida, and Colorado. Since Sandy’s release from the hospital just before Christmas 2008, the ladies and gentlemen of the Heart of Iowa Chapter have fulfilled their role as ‘surrogate family’ admirably.
For the complete story, turn to page 16.
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