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Volume 33 issue 3 March issue

www.Atlantahog.com Editor— Chuck Fuller www.facebook.com/groups/atlantahog/

The official newsletter of The Atlanta Chapter H.O.G. Inc.

Chapter number 0788



DIRECTOR’S CORNER

As we move into March the weather will start to get

better and we should be able to get out and ride

more. March brings us Daytona bike week and hope

to see many of you down there.

I have begun planning on two overnight rides. One

being the 115th anniversary party in Milwaukee Au-

gust 29th -September 2nd. The other is a weekend

overnighter ride to Pensacola Florida October 4th - 7th. I will need to know an approximation on how

many will be riding these two so I can try and get

some room reservations. Please email me by the end

of March so I can begin.

Also this month we will be cooking for the dealership

for the St Patty Day party with a fish fry and bangers

and mash. Hope you can plan on being available for this. We will need donations

of mash potatoes to serve with the sausages. We made a good amount of money at

this event last year.

So several folks have commented that I may be in a midlife crisis and I have to disa-

gree I believe I am just in "mid life"? So this had me thinking while sipping on a um-

brella drink in the Mexican Rivera and I have renamed my Romeo ride to "Mid Week

Wind Therapy Crisis".

Hope everyone is hitting the road for the mileage challenge and Harley's 365 chal-

lenge. Ride safe out there.

Mike “Round-A-Bout” Laymon, Director



ASSISTANT DIRECTOR’S CORNER

Hello everyone!!! We have finally made it

to Spring (mostly) weather and being able to

get the bikes out more often. I’m still getting

over all the fun we had riding on New Year’s

Day with the whopping 17 degree day (It’s

cold even with all of the heated gear)!! This

part of the year is one of my favorite riding

times as you can leave in the mornings with

a coat and return home in a T shirt.

We are adding rides and events to the

chapter calendar so keep an eye on the web

page as well as our Face Book page. See

something that you like or are interested in,

join the group. If you have ideas or suggestions for additional rides, let a Road Cap-

tain or Chapter Officer know what your thoughts are, we will work together to make

it happen.

As I mentioned at our January Meeting, we are starting a mentoring group with all

new members to our chapter. We know who the new members are, now we need

other members to step up and volunteer to be mentors. New members will be paired

with existing members to help get them acquainted to everyone in our group.

See you on the Road!!!

Tom “Pelican” Rapp, Assistant Director



Director Membership Officer

Mike Laymon - 770-289-6681 Barbara Laymon - 404-226-6289

[email protected] [email protected]

Assistant Director Safety Officer

Tom Rapp - 484-5775432 Adam Phillips - 770-272-8274


Treasurer Head Photographer

Rene' Durham - 770-944-1340 Jason Cole - 678-790-9142


Secretary Webmaster

Denise Harris - 770-715-9544 Rick Parker - 770-949-7776

harris5315@a#.net [email protected]

Head Road Captian Hogwash Editor

Dee Pearson - 770-815-3628 Chuck Fuller - 404-402-4088


Activities Officers Volunteer Coordinator

Angie Rodriguez - 256-506-1989 Jesse Harris - 770-715-9544

[email protected] harris5315@a#.net

Chaplain Ladies of Harley Officers

Mark Redmon - 770-617-7776 Lilli Czegledi - 865-406-7142


Janie Rodriguez - 803-486-0267

[email protected]

2018 Atlanta Chapter Officers



Member Meeting Notes

Atlanta H.O.G. Chapter 0788

February Chapter Meeting Minutes

February 15, 2018

American Legion Post 145 Douglasville, Ga

7:05 pm

Mike Laymon, Director

Welcomed everybody

Pledge

Moment of Silence

Announced upcoming events for March (for Rene Nichols)

Discussed Rookie of Year Award

Taco Tuesday

Barbara Laymon, Membership

158 Members to date

Tom Rapp, Asst Director

April 7, 2018 Atlanta Short Track event, Dixie Speedway

Discussed Mentor Program, new members meet with him after meeting.

Dee Pearson, Head Road Captian

Get your start mileage to Rene Durham for Ride 365.

Discussed up coming rides on Calendar

Discussed Accident Scene Class on March 10th & 11th, 2018

YTD 6 rides, 1636 miles

Wants input on Chapter Rides members would like to do.

Angie Rodriguez, Activities Director

Steak Night at American Legion Post 145

Jesse Harris, Volunteer Coordinator

Thank you for February Bike Night

March 8, 2018 March Bike Night

Continued on next page



Continued from previous page

Jesse Harris

February 24, 2018 Tent Sale

March 17, 2018 Shamrocks and Cycles

Lilli Czegledi & Janie Rodriguez, Ladies of Harley

February 16, 2018 Fish Fry at American Legion Post 145

May 5, 2018 International Ladies Ride Day, ride details soon.

Winners for this month

Door Prizes, Lilli Czegledi, Denny Heare, Tim Gibbons, Neal Lyons, Adam

Phillips.

Loyalty Drawing, Denise Harris

Membership, KC Hornsby (not present)

Donation of $46.00 given to Legion

Adjourned 7:45 pm

Denise Harris, Secretary



TREASURER’S ARTICLE: ATTENDANCE JACKPOT

Congratulations to KC Hornsby whose name was drawn

for the February Attendance Jackpot. KC was not at the

meeting to claim the $90. We will add $10 to the Jackpot

for the next chapter meeting, bringing the jackpot to $100.

Remember you must be at the meeting and a member in

“Good Standing,” a current member of national H.O.G.

and Atlanta Chapter. Please have your National H.O.G.

card with you at the meeting.

Hope to see everyone there.

Rene’ Durham, Treasurer/ HOG Manager

Monthly drawing winners:

Loyalty— Denise Harris

Road Captain— Denny Heare

Volunteer— Tim Gibbons

MEMBERSHIP OFFICER ’S ARTICLE

The Atlanta HOG membership is renewable on a yearly calen-dar and not on an annual bases like National HOG.

In order to join the Atlanta HOG chapter you must be a mem-ber of the National HOG organization. You may join / renew at https://members.hog.com/ . To join / renew our local Atlanta chapter you may join / renew at the dealership during normal business hours, at the chapter meetings, business meetings or any ride that a chapter member is present. If your national membership expires during the calendar year it must be re-newed to keep your Atlanta Chapter membership in good standing.

The total number for chapter membership is 159 including 27 new members for 2018.

Barbara Laymon, Membership Officer



In Search Of…… Ideas for rides and activities. Hey every-

one, our Atlanta Chapter Ladies of Harley group is always

looking for suggestions on rides that are fun for everyone. If

you’ve been in another H.O.G. chapter and have done a cool

ride or an extra fun activity, please share your ideas with

Janie Rodriguez or Lilli Czegledi. If you are interested in do-

ing a particular event that leans more towards the ladies, let

us know. While we are inclusive of everyone, we want to get

our ladies within the chapter and new to the chapter, com-

fortable with Riding and Having Fun! Come join us!

Lilli Czegledi, LOH Officer

Janie Rodriguez, LOH Officer

Atlanta Chapter Ladies of Harley



Ladies of Harley presents “Who’s Ridin’ Next To Ya”

Scottie Paul

Scottie is one our new members in the chapter and

he’s anxious to get involved and participate in our

chapter activities and rides! Scottie joined National

HOG and our chapter in December 2017. He rides

a 2008 XL1200R (Roadster) (we’ll need Sonny

Gunterman to show him some of the benefits of the

“Secret Sportster Society” within our chapter).

Scott’s been riding bikes for 12 years and this is his

first Harley-Davidson. His favorite ride so far was a

1000 mile loop aka “Iron Butt” challenge from New

Orleans through Jackson, Ms. and on to Atlanta and

back. As a teenager Scottie raced a Triumph Spitfire at local events.

Scottie has worked at the Atlanta Zoo for 19 years and for the past 9 years he’s been

a professional sports mascot. He’s played mascot in every sport except tennis and

NASCAR. You could have seen Scottie as “Homer” for the Atlanta Braves or maybe

The Giant Panda for Zoo Atlanta.

Scottie has several hobbies...riding, hiking, riding, photography, riding, exploring and

riding! Be sure to say hi to Scottie when you see him and try to get him to tell ya

some stories.

Interview by:

Lilli Czegledi, LOH Officer



The Exposure Triangle Part 3

In this article we will be discussing what is probably the most simple and straight forward part of the triangle shutter speed. Simply put shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter is open expos-ing the camera sensor/film to light. There's four prima-ry reasons for adjusting the shutter speed. The first being to control motion blur. The first rule is when not using a tripod the shutter speed should be at least the equivalent number of focal length of the lens. For example if the lens has a focal length of 100mm then the shutter speed should be a minimum 1/100 of a second. Another source of motion blur is obviously a moving object like a motorcycle. In cases like this the shutter speed in general needs to be a minimum of about 1/1000 of a second. This gives that frozen action image. The second reason to adjust the shutter speed is for artistic reasons. Usually this means lowering the shutter speed to a point where a tripod, and a remote shutter release is needed. Using the delay timer works, but can cause you to miss the shot. Also with modern digital cameras having IR sensors an IR remote shutter release can be purchased very af-fordably. Examples of how lowering shutter speed can be used can be seen in photos where moving water appears to be light and wispy, or in photos of night time cityscapes with light trails from cars, but few to no cars in the photo. The shutter speed will be deter-mined by the degree to which you want these effects, and really just requires practice. I've included an illustration again to help visualize the effects of shutter speed on motion. The third comes into play when taking pictures at night, or in very brightly lit situa-tions. This one is fairly simple the slower the shutter speed the more exposed your image is, and vice versa the faster it is the less exposed it is. The fourth is about trying to control the amount of noise in the image. This one will be discussed in more detail in the next and final article. It's a key piece to putting the triangle together, and is better suited for that article. Until then ride safe and good shooting. Jason L. Cole, Head Photographer

HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER’S MESSAGE



HEAD ROAD CAPTAIN CORNER

They say that March is the month where it’s

like summer in the light and winter in the

shade. Let’s all hope that winter is on the way

out. We have several good rides and events

coming up for this month. Be sure to watch

the calendar close because I know there will

be more rides added as the weather gets

warmer.

Get your miles logged in soon to get started on

the Ride 365 program. Also get with the road

captains about setting up rides. We need your

ideas on where you want rides to go. At the end of March, we will be adding up all

the miles chapter members have ridden during quarter as part of chapter rides. Re-

member that the dealership is giving away $250 each quarter for the member that

rides the most miles as part of chapter rides.

I will be putting together a ride to the Accident Scene Management class in Carters-ville. The class is on March 10th for beginners and March 11th for advanced. You must have the beginner class within the last 2 years to take the advanced class. The cost is $50 per class which is a good deal for what you will learn. If you are in-terested in attending, contact me or go this this link: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/event_calendar.php?accountid=1368&month=3 I have some upcoming rides to tell you about.

March 9th Bike Week Loop Ride with Chuck Fuller

March 21st Romeo Ride with Mike Laymon

March 29th Easter Bunny Ride with Jesse Rodriguez

March 31st Hear No Evil Amish Ride with Angie Rodriguez

NO BOUNDARIES – LETS RIDE

See you on the road!!

Dee Pearson, Head Road Captain



PIG RIDE LEGEND

ONE PIG: Non-curving terrain and a ride of short duration (50 miles round trip)

TWO PIGS: A few gentle curve and be a bit longer (100 miles round trip)

THREE PIGS: Long ride (200 miles round trip) with curving terrain and urban area traffic.

FOUR PIGS: Lots of curves, some with “decreasing radius” turns and/or cover a major distance requiring a good deal of technical skill and stamina. Major traffic such as I75 can be part of this rating.

FIVE PIGS: Most difficult category due to the severity and number of curves combined with a long ride. The Southern Highroads Trail, Suches, and Gatlinburg would fall into this category.

Atlanta Chapter Road Captains

Jeff Eubanks 770-944-1340 Mike Perdue 404-502-4024 Mike Wylie 678-251-5418

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Janie Rodriguez 803-486-0267 Stuart Danneman 678-278-0120 Mike Laymon 770-289-6681


Randy King 678-858-3755 Tim Gibbons 404-822-8626 Melissa Fuller 404-719-6418

[email protected] tgibbons98@a#.net [email protected]

Dee Pearson 770-815-3628 Chuck Fuller 404-402-4088 Tom Rapp 484-577-5432


Denny Heare 678-923-8544 Marty Berry 404-630-4487 Angie Rodriguez


Jesse Rodriguez 256-506-2623 Mark Redmon 770-617-2944 David Roberts 770-655-5732


Adam Phillips 770-272-8274 Angie Rodriguez - 256-506-1989




Check our website calendar for the most up to date information



Chuck Watwood Bob McNally

LawBike.com LawBike Florida

770-650-0016 850-235-3535



Message from LawBike

START THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT - WITH ADEQUATE INSURANCE

Having the right insurance coverage can make all the differ-

ence if you are involved in a collision that is not your fault.

State minimum required liability coverage is $25,000 per per-

son with $50,000 maximum payout per incident. This amount

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cyclists and their passengers often experience when involved

in a crash, yet it is what many at-fault drivers carry. To help

provide additional coverage for your injuries should you be hit

by an uninsured, or under-insured motorist, make sure that

you have Uninsured/Underinsured motorist coverage or UM

coverage added to your motorcycle policy. Be sure that the

UM coverage amount is at the same level as the liability cover-

age limits. $25,000 / $50,000 is the minimum coverage re-

quired by law and generally insufficient. $250,000 / $500,000

is what many insurance agents recommend and may be adequate for most people.

Unfortunately, bikers may require more due to the severity of their injuries. Lastly

(and equally as important), make sure that your UM coverage is "Added-On" cover-

age, and not "Reduced" coverage. "Added-on" UM coverage only costs a few dollars

more than "Reduced" coverage, and makes the full amount of your UM coverage

available to compensate you in addition to the at-fault driver’s liability insurance

(provided that their level of liability coverage was not enough to compensate you for

your injuries). It only takes a few minutes for your insurance agent to either quote

you a change or make a change to your motorcycle insurance policy, so give your

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ery for you and your family should you be injured on your motorcycle at the hands of

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