Club T-Shirts In Stock Now!
 Mike Peterson tells us that he's been getting a lot of questions from club members about what club t-shirts are still available. Mike has now gone through the boxes of merchandise and has compiled the list below. Please note that prices INCLUDE shipping.
Since there is a limited number of shirts in particular styles and sizes it might be a good idea to contact Mike before placing an order. At this point payment is by check only. Make check payable to CRBMWOA and sent it to:
Mike Peterson
1663 Campbell Ave
DesPlaines, IL 60016
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LISTING OF AVAILABLE T_SHIRTS
Purple short sleeve... we have M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL in stock I'll mail them to you for $20.00
Purple long Sleeve.... M, L, and XL. We'll mail them to you for $22.00
Gray 35th Annv. short sleeve... M, L, and XL
Gray 35th Annv. long sleeve.... XXL
In the Mail $22.00
2008 Hotdog night short sleeve... M, L, XL and XXL. In the Mail for $14.00
We even have some Denim shirts left... in M and XL only. In the mail $30.00
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By Paul Wilson
Maurice Green (Lt. Col. USMC Ret.) presented to the
General Meeting on May 8, first of all, several new new tents from Catoma Outdoor and secondly, a challenge.
Catoma Outdoors displayed its tents last summer
at the MOA rally in West Bend, where several of our members (a normally very
taciturn and amiable group) actually made suggestions for improvements Green and
his production manager last summer.
He, in his position as marketing manager, took
up the glove and redesigned four of the tents that he and his group thought
would be most appropriate for our motorcycle camping use.
 The Challenge:
The four tents have been loaned to our club with the
understanding that we would use them AND fill out critique sheets for the
further improvement of the tents.
Our suggestions will be integrated into the production
models which will be available toward the end of 2008 for sale at 40 per cent
off retail to Chicago Region club members
Nuts ands Bolts:
I hold the tents for lending out to folks who wish to try
them. You can borrow one for an actual camping event like a rally, or you
may just try one out in your backyard (as I will, all of them). But we as a club
have committed to critique these tents for the benefit of our fellow riders.
So, you sign one out but you MUST also fill out a
critique sheet, because that is what he is trusting us to do. Need I add that the tent should be returned in
a speedy manner so some other member can test it?
Paul Wilson (Recording Secretary
CRBMW#3)
Late afternoons and
evenings
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Full membership is required.
What are they?
Catoma has marketed tents and other products to
government customers including the military and forest fire fighters, and now is
targeting motorcycle campers.
The four models on loan to us will go into production in
August and will become available for purchase in November. Chicago Region club
members will received a 40 per cent discount off the retail
price.
Mambo, two models that differ in the pole support system,
measuring 6' x 7'4" x 59", two doors, vestibules. Our price when they go on sale
is $265 with Duraluminum shock cord poles or $235 with Speedome quick opening
poles.
Conga, 6'6" x 7' x 48", $138 our price, two doors, 2
vestibules.
Hustle, 8' x4'7" x 41", $160 our price, two doors, one
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A quick note of congratulations to all of the CRBMW members,
who helped plan, set up and staff our booth at the International Motorcycle Show
last weekend. This annual event is a great way for us to meet and greet local
BMW riders who may not otherwise be aware that we exist to extend the
motorcycling community.
Special props to the following new CRBMW members who signed up a the show:
Tom Kleiner, Arlington Heights
Stephen Cerny, Chicago
Denise Maple, Chicago
Glen Strubbing, Arlington
Hts
Richard Gebka, Roselle
Jonny Davids Elgin
Vincent Romano, Skokie
Chris Dillmann, Downers Grove
David Cory, Woodale
David Gordon, Elgin
Larry Peters, Hawthorn Woods
Mike Pavalec, Evanston
George Martwick, Warrenville
Michael Neal, Morris
Steve Blaylock, Buffalo Grove
Roch Tranel, Libertyville
Chris Warland, Chicago
Richard Stern, Skokie
Peter Wyler, Evanston
Gary Overhultz, River
Forest
Slobodan Milosevic, Schaumburg
Kevin Moore, Arlington
Hts
Ramon and Ruthy Ruvalcaba, Chicago
Brian Harkin, Kildeer
Nicholas F Kolosci, Hobart
Stephen Yenchek, Wheaton
Dev Devang, Naperville
Paul Blosser, Crystal Lake
Eric Pennebaker, Chicago
Markus Keller, Chicago
David McCarthy, Chicago
Joseph Bellini, Norridge
Chris Lang, Mt Prospect
Rob Martwick, Norridge
Peter Anderson, Northbrook
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Chitech: Recent Saturday Seminar |
When Getting Home is What Matters
This article originally appeared in the December, 07 issue of Chicago Region News. Our intrepid reporter was prepared in advance with a note pad.
 Murphy says "If something can go wrong, it will."
Ed Dybala says "Murphy was an optimist."
Having offered that opinion, Ed opened his motorcycle top case and commenced to extract and display the spare parts and tools that he takes on a trip.
Most important of all is the Anonymous Book, published by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, for phone numbers of local people who can help. (Ed also carries similar books for sidecar and airhead riders). And the parts themselves: jumper cables, spare clutch cable, alternator rotor, voltage regular, diode board, carburetor jet, long-nose pliers, light bulbs.
And more: fuses, a gas line, a flash light duct tape, particularly for riders of faired bikes.
"If you drop an airhead, you pick it up and drive away. If you drop a newer bike, there's plastic parts all over the place," Ed said. "Duct tape may hold those pieces together long enough to get home." |
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Meeting location is moving.
 As many of you might know by now, the Knights of Columbus Hall in Elmhurst has been sold. The acoustically challenged hall had been our regular meeting place on the third Thursday for several years.
The new owners have decided to do something else with the property and, as a result, the meeting hall will no longer be available to us. The December 20 meeting (our annual Christmas Holiday party) will be the last to be held at this location.
Jerry Sjostrom and Paul Wilson are both hard at work to find a suitable new location. Several alternatives have been identified but, at the time of this writing, no final arrangements have been made. Keep checking back to this space.
Any news of a final location and meeting dates will be reported here.
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