Preston Juvenal (N.TX Director)

13219 Blossomheath Lane

Dallas, TX 75240

Honda Sport Touring Association

June 2005TexasNewsletter

www.txhsta.com

NORTH TEXAS DIRECTOR DIALOGUE – Preston Juvenal

WOW! This has already been a great riding season and we’re just getting started. T-17 was hoot. Once again Danny Gordon worked his magic on the chili and nearly 100 riders enjoyed some of the best roads that Arkansas has to offer. Going forward, Bill and Becky Wing are stepping in to continue this event in fine style, thank ‘em next time you see ‘em. Then we turned right around a couple of weeks and later and boogied down the By-way (HWY 7 that is…) with Robert Bashaw and 30+ riders. I missed Friday night and the threesome on Harleys that registered for the event, then commenced to regale the crowd with “Biker Poetry.” Let Robert tell you the story. Anybody get a video? A change in this event date, from fall to spring, seems to have agreed with most. Robert laid out 3 terrific routes and this one continues to be a regional favorite. Put it on your list!

I’m pulling together the loose ends to get to Lexingtonthis month. I don’t know, sometimes you just gottago, like they say. We’ve added a couple of days to take in the Honda Hoot at the end of the STAR week. I really enjoy centering some vacation time towards our HSTA events, we’ve made it a family affair. Both my sons can join me this year and that’s a rare event in itself. I hope retirement finds me soon, these rallies need at least 6 months out of the year to attend and work is sure getting in the way……Ride Safe and we’ll see ya out there. PJ

Welcome these new/renewed HSTA Texas Members

Give ‘em a call or email and invite them on a ride. They are not listed in the 2005 HSTA Blue Book

New in May: Terry L Templeton, Sherman903-819-4324 Male, ttempleton@shermanisd.net Born in ’59, recruited by Bill Berghauser

Mark Adams of El Paso, 915-857-7011, madams@ein.rr.com, Born in ’62, FJR1300, URF450

Leyton Brown of Houston, 281-225-1022, leyton_brown@huntsman.com, born in ’51, Road King

Michael Cole of Sugar Lake, 281-494-0949, mdrole@consultigues.com, born in ’53, Bandit

Randy Denby of Tyler, 903-581-0984, rgenby@aol.com, born in ’57, ’04 Suzuki, ’03 KTM 300

Luther Henderson of Houston, 281-493-4939, chicodillon@hotmail.com, born in ’52, FZR

Charles Nevle, Sugar Land , 281-494-9876, charles.nevle@goldsouthpl.com,born in’66,GPZ1100

Mark T. Smith of Plano, 972-599-7656, mark@tequila-shots.com, born in ’58, CBR750

Jeff Sokolich of Sugar Land, 281-343-1462, risok@earthlink.net, born in ’61,

Dan Steed of San Antonio, 210-633-0117, mondel8@sbc.net, born in ’47, Moto GuzziV-11Sport

Lance Sterling of Lake Jackson, 979-297-8750, jsterling@houston.rr.com, born in ’65, FZ1

Tom Wood of LaGrange, 979-968-2726, tomwood@peoplepc.com, born in ’44, FJR1300

In Memory of Tom McRae:

This URL obit. has more personal information about our late friend and fellow rider. Tom passed last month in a MC accident. http://www.hcnews.com/news/get-news.asp?id=10169&catid=1&cpg=get-news.asp

ATTENTION: We announced in the last few newsletters we are posting the newsletter to the website where you can download and/or print your own copy, so don’t look for it in email or snail mail form. Nationally, this does save us a ton of money that I expect we can put back into recruiting and more events.

Newsletter Help- We’re serious! Send us sumpin’ !

Taken any neat trips lately? Planning any neat trips? Buy a new bike? Got a new goody we should know about? Got a funny photo? Have a good tip? Want to buy or sell something? Heck, we’ll even promote your business is it’s MC related in some way. Please email either tvipond@houston.rr.comorpjuvenal@comcast.net with any information you would like to have put in this newsletter.

Want to go for a ride in the Houston area?

Every Saturday and Sunday morning meet with the East Fort Bend Riders Club at the Taco Cabana located 5850 State Highway 6 in Missouri City, at 8:00 on every Saturday and Sunday. This is aS-L-O-W cruiser ride for a few hours for lunch someplace different each time.

Every Sunday morning meet with the Texas Sport Bike Association at the Jack in the Box on FM359 in Brookshire just south of I-10. We depart at 8 a.m..This is a fast pace ride not recommended for slow pokes or beginners. Helmet, jacket, gloves and boots required. You can learn more about TSBA at www.tsba.org.

The last Wednesday of the month the HSTA travels to Angleton for Hamburger Wednesday at the Icehouse Bar & Grill, 2016 N Velasco St Angleton TX 77515(979) 849-0084. Bikes start showing up after work and stay well after dark.

Kudos toLynn Sherrill (South Texas email coordinator) for keeping all there informed. South Texasmemberswho have not received email or snail mail from him, please contact him at marcelle100@kingwoodcable.netwith their email address.

Want to go for a ride in the North Texas area?

Sunday Rides- Charlie Wood and Wilbert Simpson lead a typically brisk-paced300-mile day through some of the more scenic and rural areas of north central Texas. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday we meet in Arlington for breakfast, thenheadout for points south and beyond. We have numerous routes that we ride and some times will change and explore new roads. We always find a good place to eat. Best way to know when and where: get on Charlie’s email list. cwood94679@aol.comor call him (817) 467-6042 A reminder is sent out about mid-week along with a planned route of the ride. We welcome all who want to ride, members and nonmembers, invite a friend.