[dvnr] Report of DVNR March 15 Membership Meeting

[richard casey]

Excellent report Dan!

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 10:01 AM David Behnken via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com>
wrote:

> Great write up Dan.  Thanks to all that attended. It was good to see
> everyone and I’m glad people enjoyed themselves.
>
> It’s amazing to see how fast things are changing with COVID-19, even from
> just a day or two before to Sunday after the meeting.  My boss at work sent
> this link out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgBla7RepXU  It goes
> through
> and illustrates the math very well. Quite eye opening and good to pass
> along. Be well everyone!
>
> David B
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Daniel Sellers via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The March DVNR meeting was hosted by David Behnken at his home in
> > Bloomsburry NJ. Starting at 11 AM. The weather was a relatively mild day
> > light breezes and a clear sky. Three members rode to the meeting on non
> > marque two wheel machines. 24 club members showed up to make some
> decisions
> > regarding the activities for the Spring season.
> >
> >
> >
> > When we arrived Dave had food and drink for the meeting stored away and
> > ready to set out. Most of the club gathered in the workshop to see what
> was
> > new in Dave’s inventory and to see which bikes were occupying the lifts.
> > Jack Lyons trailered his non running 1969 (Norton) Mercury for a club
> look
> > see. The Mercury was a very interesting bike as it was never imported
> into
> > the USA and were made from left over Atlas frames and fitted with the pre
> > Atlas 650 Manxman engine. Single carburetor for the Mercury and dual carb
> > for the SS. Jack aquired the Mercury from a friend in England who stopped
> > riding several years ago. What a lucky find. Jack had sent the carburetor
> > to me to check out. Seeing that the mounting flange was bent and the bore
> > was out of round I asked Don Kuterbach for his help in restoring the
> > carburetor to usable condition. Don performed his magic and the throttle
> > slide fit perfectly and the flange was restored to a dead flat
> condition. I
> > was busy with club business and Ryan and Tom Weisel along with Frank Mohr
> > installed the carburetor and proceeded to get the bike running. After a
> few
> > attempts Ryan discovered that the right plug wasn’t firing. Off with the
> > points cover and a little cleaning and before you knew it the bike was
> > running smoothly, well as smoothly as a solidly mounted parallel twin
> > Norton could run. Nice work guys. Jack was very happy. Now we need to
> work
> > on him to get paid up on his dues.
> >
> >
> >
> > Halfway through the Mercury repair we held our membership meeting.
> >
> >
> >
> > President George opened the meeting with a discussion on the upcoming
> > “Gathering” scheduled for Sunday April 26. We have T shirts on order for
> > the event and at this time it seems uncertain if the “Gathering” will be
> > held with the statewide restriction on public gatherings.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ryan Weisel reported that he heard on the way to the meeting that the PA
> > State Park Service had shut down all Parks until further notice. The
> topic
> > was debated for some time. We finally concluded that when the park is
> shut
> > down the entrances are barricaded and entrance is forbidden.
> >
> >
> >
> > George reported that if the Park Office is closed it is unlikely we will
> > get a contract to hold the event in any case.
> >
> >
> >
> > Treasurer Dan reported that he purchased the event insurance early last
> > week in anticipation of getting the Use Contract. Cost was $225 this year
> > for the coverage required by the State Park Service. We should be able to
> > cancel the contract with maybe just a processing fee. We’ll wait and see.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Katz reported that he contacted the food vendor we have used for the
> > last two years. He is willing to provide the food service again this year
> > but must know for sure so he can order the food at least a week before
> the
> > event.
> >
> >
> >
> > At this time it is a tossup if the rules against holding gatherings in
> > excess of 50 people will be lifted in time to schedule and hold our
> > “Gathering”.
> >
> >
> >
> > *Post meeting note: Following the meeting it has become evident that the
> > quarantine rules and restrictions on large gatherings will last more
> than 4
> > weeks. The event looks more unlikely today than it did Sunday.*
> >
> >
> >
> > The discussion turned to holding the event at an alternate site in a
> large
> > parking lot. While that might be an option it is unlikely that any
> property
> > owner would want 1,000 or more motorcycles in their parking lot on a
> > Sunday. Not exactly a win - win for a property owner.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another option discussed was the possibility of going for a vintage ride
> > and ending up at a restaurant where we could have lunch. Not likely to
> work
> > if the take out only rule remains for restaurants.
> >
> >
> >
> > Perhaps we could work something out to hold some form of our “Gathering”
> at
> > the Triumph National” rally in Oley in late June.
> >
> >
> >
> > A vote was taken to keep the Tshirt order in. If we can get the
> “Gathering”
> > in at Washington Crossing Park we will do so. If we are not permitted we
> > will consider options. We don’t have another meeting location scheduled
> and
> > can’t plan to do so until the group meeting restrictions are lifted and
> the
> > Coronavirus 19 health threat to us and the public are over.
> >
> >
> >
> > It was noted that the Classic Motorcycle Day in Mt Airy Maryland is
> > scheduled for May 17 and it may be in jeopardy of being canceled. The
> INOA
> > Rip Van Norton Rally is scheduled for July 13 to 17. If the quarantine
> > continues that too might be in jeopardy. Tari Norum noted that the Rally
> > Banquet will be held on Thursday night and there is only one activity
> > scheduled, we think a track day, for Friday. Attendees may want to plan
> to
> > leave Fri morning.
> >
> >
> >
> > George asked if the members wanted to plan for some kind of club event
> > during the summer months. A short discussion followed. Treasure Dan
> > suggested that we had talked about and overnight ride to Bills Bike Barn
> in
> > past years. That would be an easy ride for a vintage bike and the
> overnight
> > stay would keep hours on the road to an easy ride.  Bob Norum stated that
> > he would look into a group ride of some kind to offer to our group. We
> will
> > follow up on this.
> >
> >
> >
> > After the formal meeting, the gang poured into the kitchen to chow down
> on
> > the great lunch Dave had planned for us. Pres George and Secretary
> Kenneth
> > Kopec signed our AMA renewal form for 2020. Then it was back down to
> Dave’s
> > shop to work on the disabled Mercury.
> >
> >
> >
> > A note from your Treasurer/Membership Secretary.
> >
> > As of today we have 34 of our 62 regular members with paid dues for 2020.
> > With the Gathering in question, I am thinking about mailing renewal
> > membership forms to the 32 unpaid members, many of who pay and renew at
> the
> > Gathering. Any thoughts pro or con are welcome on our mail server. From
> > your DVNR registered email address send your thoughts to dvnr at casano.com
> .
> >
> >
> >
> > Respectfully Submitted
> >
> > Dan Sellers
> >
> > DVNR Treasurer/Membership Secretary
> >
> >
> > PDF file of this email attached.
> >
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