[MEairheads] Damn is it cold out....

[Nik Rende]

But there's NOTHING better than wood heat on a frigid winter day.  It's 
a toasty 73 in the house right now... :-)

Thanks to Ed Smith for reminding me to send an update!

_Winter Airhead Swap Meet_
According to Tim Hille, the fellow who hosted the winter Swap Meet has 
retired and moved to Florida so the indoor venue in Gardner has been 
lost.  I believe the plan, for this year at least, will be to hold the 
event sometime late April or early May in or near Duncan's Beemers in 
Maynard MA.  It will have to be an outside affair, hence the later 
date.  It is possible that it will eventually be moved back in February 
if a suitable venue can be found.  Once I know the exact date and 
location of this year's event, I'll send it out.

_Winter Small Parts Tech Day_
A couple Saturday's ago I made my way down to Tim's place in Stowe MA 
for his Winter Tech Day - Small parts.  It was well attended and Tim's 
got a great little garage and moto man-cave to go with it.  Met some 
great folks and did get to see a younger (!) guy cleaning up the bore of 
his mc and assembling the internals.  I wish I could remember the names 
but, well, you know.  Another gentleman brought along his custom-made 
assembly tools that, when you see them in action, make you go 
"Ahhhhhhhhh..... Of course!"

The homemade Chili and corn bread lunch was perfect!  Thanks Tim!

*Another reminder that our Spring Coffee and Donuts is now under 4 
months away!  May 9th, the day before Mother's day! *

Also not that far off is the 7th Annual Antique Motorcycle Ride hosted 
by George Priyadarshi on June 13th.  Details can be found on the BMWRSM 
calendar (https://bmwrsm.org/rsm-calendar/)

I've wanted to do this ride but something always seems to be going on 
that weekend.  This year is no different.  My wife and I are flying out 
on the 12th to Munich to do a Beach's Motorcycle Tour, the Dolomite 
Domination.  It's been a bucket list item for a very long time and we've 
been saving up for it for just as long. It's a 9 day tour that begins 
and ends in Munich with the highlight being Stelvio Pass.  Once our tour 
is over we're shipping our gear back home and hopping a train to Venice, 
Rome and then to the south of Italy to the childhood home of my paternal 
grandparents.  I still have relatives in the area that I've connected 
with on Facebook but have never met.  The trip of a lifetime for sure!

That's all for now!  Stay warm, it's all of -2 outside my window right now!

Nik Rende
Maine A/M