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GS Cooke Mnster said:
i suggest you read post 9 to better understand the seed that was planted and bloomed as my comments. i was not referring to you.
copernicus died for the heliocentric model - that means the world does not revolve around you.
apology accepted.
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None was offered, nor will any be forthcoming, since there is no reason for one
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Keep it in the summer.. there's the RA rally in sept or oct.. vote with your feet, and go to the RA rally. But please MOA execs, don't change it from July!
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GS Cooke Mnster said:
too late, i accepted one from you. youre hosed. you cant take it back.
and the only reason i could think of that you might consider one was snapping at me and acting as if i were discussing your bike, which even someone like you, the kind of guy who tries to retract a well-deserved and graciously accepted apology, can understand.
ride well, ride safe.
rbertalotto
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any time other than end of June, July and begining of August risks wet weather. i would suggest that a rainy forecast would keep more folks away than heat. Ican't tell you how many trips i've taken in April/May or Sept/Oct that involved rain.............keep it a summer event, there are plenty of other rallies the rest of the year.....
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Just too HOT
July is just too hot for Texas riding. Regardless of where the rally is, I still have to get out of Texas to attend.
I would vote to move the rally Date to Sept or May. Or maybe a floating date announced a year or two in advance so people can schedule their time off.
If Sept or May, we could have another MOA rally in Texas, and this time some one would come.
It will be the RA for me, even in the wet.
July is just too hot for Texas riding. Regardless of where the rally is, I still have to get out of Texas to attend.
I would vote to move the rally Date to Sept or May. Or maybe a floating date announced a year or two in advance so people can schedule their time off.
If Sept or May, we could have another MOA rally in Texas, and this time some one would come.
It will be the RA for me, even in the wet.
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braddog
Minnesota Nice!
All of the people, all of the time...
...are not going to be happy. But since many others are weighing in, I will as well.
I have kids, 4 of them. 2 older, now adults, and 2 younger, 1 in high school, 1 still in middle school. My choice is to be very involved with my kids by coaching their summer sports, supporting them in summer activities by hauling them to camps, and being there in the off hours. That said, the July date for the rally couldn't be a worse week/weekend for me. That's when we have ball tournaments, that's when we're in the middle of summer camps, etc. The weather, yeah, I'd rather NOT ride in high temps, but could do it, if not for my other commitments.
That said, a September date would be wonderful for me personally. My oldest daughter could run the house in my absence, but chances are my wife wouldn't accompany me anyway, so "kid care" is a moot point for me. Days would be shorter, but temps would be cooler, riding more pleasurable.
Lima, Ohio, is a fairly long, 1 day ride for me, or 2 very doable short days. This, right in the middle of one of my busiest weeks/weekends of the summer. It's my personal choice to do what I do, so I'm definitely not whining about the date. I've made my choices, and a September date would suit me personally much better.
...are not going to be happy. But since many others are weighing in, I will as well.
I have kids, 4 of them. 2 older, now adults, and 2 younger, 1 in high school, 1 still in middle school. My choice is to be very involved with my kids by coaching their summer sports, supporting them in summer activities by hauling them to camps, and being there in the off hours. That said, the July date for the rally couldn't be a worse week/weekend for me. That's when we have ball tournaments, that's when we're in the middle of summer camps, etc. The weather, yeah, I'd rather NOT ride in high temps, but could do it, if not for my other commitments.
That said, a September date would be wonderful for me personally. My oldest daughter could run the house in my absence, but chances are my wife wouldn't accompany me anyway, so "kid care" is a moot point for me. Days would be shorter, but temps would be cooler, riding more pleasurable.
Lima, Ohio, is a fairly long, 1 day ride for me, or 2 very doable short days. This, right in the middle of one of my busiest weeks/weekends of the summer. It's my personal choice to do what I do, so I'm definitely not whining about the date. I've made my choices, and a September date would suit me personally much better.
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RA Event?
What is this RA Event that you speak of?
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What is this RA Event that you speak of?
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darrylri
Cannonball Rider #52
http://www.bmwra.org/rally/Pwfyrcat1 said:
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indygt
67-year-old Teenager
I'd forfeit some beer to get a different date
It's pretty obvious that no month is just right for everyone, so it seems logical that the choice of rally dates should be based on what works for the largest percentage members.
Parents with childcare issues notwithstanding, moving the rally to a more temperate month - like May or September - opens up a much wider selection of venues across the country at a time when the summer tourists are off the roads and not clogging up the lodging.
Even though my July 14 birthday is alway close enough to the rally date to get me a free beer or two from friends, I favor ending this unfortunate attachment to mid-July for the 'MOA rally.
It's pretty obvious that no month is just right for everyone, so it seems logical that the choice of rally dates should be based on what works for the largest percentage members.
Parents with childcare issues notwithstanding, moving the rally to a more temperate month - like May or September - opens up a much wider selection of venues across the country at a time when the summer tourists are off the roads and not clogging up the lodging.
Even though my July 14 birthday is alway close enough to the rally date to get me a free beer or two from friends, I favor ending this unfortunate attachment to mid-July for the 'MOA rally.
TheSlashFiveTourer
Original 1973 LWB R75/5
Take a vote, eh?
WHAT HE SAID!!!
I'm an elderly teenager too and riding in July in 90+ temps with ATGATT, lumbago, arthritis, sciatica, nasal drip, hammer toe, double vision, furry tongue, gimpy knees and 4-speed shiftitis (the increasing inability to shift through the gears properly in rush-hour traffic) is all getting to be too much for my old frame.
Somebody. . . TAKE A POLL!
IndyGT said:
WHAT HE SAID!!!
I'm an elderly teenager too and riding in July in 90+ temps with ATGATT, lumbago, arthritis, sciatica, nasal drip, hammer toe, double vision, furry tongue, gimpy knees and 4-speed shiftitis (the increasing inability to shift through the gears properly in rush-hour traffic) is all getting to be too much for my old frame.
Somebody. . . TAKE A POLL!
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RA in TN sounds like a winner. With my luck it will snow.
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Rally Site and timing
How about if we had the rally at a place that was at a higher elevation? Such places are cooler no matter the season. They also tend to have interesting approach roads and scenery. Add in the mix a resort location and you'd have a real winner.
Jon-Lars
Beverly, WA
How about if we had the rally at a place that was at a higher elevation? Such places are cooler no matter the season. They also tend to have interesting approach roads and scenery. Add in the mix a resort location and you'd have a real winner.
Jon-Lars
Beverly, WA
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