Montgomery County Maryland Chapter Events

Scheduled Events for August 2008

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

1st
(Friday)

9:30 am

Ride to MD/DE state rally

Ride departs from Dempsy's. This ride is for members heading to the MD/DE State Rally in Edgewood, MD. We will take a direct route to the rally while staying off of main highways as much as possible. More details to follow. (JB, NA)

Members-Only

2nd
(Saturday)

10:00am - 3:00pm

Union Mills Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival

Ride departs from McDonald's. Join the fun at the old-fashioned Corn Roast Festival held at Union Mills, Maryland. Take time for a free guided tour of the Shriver Homestead and Grist Mill on the site, and see the encampment of the 8th VA Infantry Regiment Company K.

Meal ticket (approx. $11) buys: a serving of fried chicken, applesauce, sliced tomatoes, a roll and butter, iced tea or lemonade and all the roasted corn you can eat.

More information is here.

This will be a fun ride, mostly on MD-97 north through Westminster. Union Mills is about 7 miles further north. Length of ride: 85 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (RL)

Members-Only

4th - 10th
(Monday - Sunday)

Sturgis

Sturgis, SD

Info

6th - 9th
(Wednesday - Saturday)

First Ever Five State HOG Rally

This one is for NH,VT,MA,RI and CT! The venue moves...

Info

7th - 9th
(Thursday - Saturday)

PA State HOG Rally

Valley Forge, PA

Info

9th
(Saturday)

Battley Breakfast Ride

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cowboy Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. Come enjoy one of the best rides this club has to offer. An all day ride where the curves are plenty and cars are few (so relax and enjoy). This will be an all day ride through the piedmont (Middlebrook, VA) area of VA. We will stop for lunch in the Shenandoah Valley and return via 30 miles of Skyline Drive...so come one, come all for a ride that you will want to travel again and again...just ask Lew Moon!! See ya there! Length of ride: 250 total miles, 0 highway. 5 stops are planned. (MS, JB)

Members-Only

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Bowie Baysox Joint Chapter Ride

Ride departs from Dempsy's. MD/Del HOG chapter joint event.

Come watch the Bowie Baysox skin the New Britain Rock Cats. $11.00 box seats or $29.00 buffet. Tickets must be bought in advance. Make checks out to MC HOG and bring to a meeting or send them to the MC HOG P.O. box. This is an all backroads ride leading to PG County Stadium. Special up-front parking for our motorcycles. Awesome fireworks after the game, so come out and meet some HOG chapter members from around the state. Length of ride: 30 total miles, 0 highway. (DG, CA)

Members-Only

10th
(Sunday)

Mid-Atlantic Bike and Car Show

Waldorf, MD

Info

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Chesapeake Chapter Poker Run

Ride departs from Dempsy's. The Chesapeake H.O.G. Chapter, formerly known as Harford/Cecil, will host its Poker Run at the new Chesapeake Harley Davidson location on Thunder Court. The entry fee is $8.00 per hand. It is great opportunity to explore their back roads; get a look at the new dealership location; and support a neighboring chapter. The rocking chairs will be a nice touch for us old guys. Do not forget to bring $4.00 for the tolls. Length of ride: 145 total miles, 114 highway. 1 stop is planned. (AH)

Members-Only

14th
(Thursday)

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

The meeting begins at 7:30pm at:

    VisArts Center in Rockville Town Center
    155 Gibbs Street
    2nd Floor
    Rockville, MD 20850     www.visartscenter.org

Please feel free to attend any of our meetings. See This Link for a map to the meeting location.

All Welcome

16th
(Saturday)

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fort Washington Poker Run

Ride departs from Dempsy's. This is the ride to Fort Washington's poker run. We will be heading stright there by the beltway since the good part is the poker run. The run will cover 3 counties, with 5 Stops for a total of 91 miles. This is an easy ride with Road Captain Escorts provided by Fort Washington. The run Ends at the Green Turtle in Edgewater (Near Annapolis) and registration for this event is $10.00. We will head straight back from Edgewood and should return to the area by 5:00 PM.

Length of ride: 170 total miles, 80 highway. 5 stops are planned. (RM)

Members-Only

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Full Sturgeon Moon

Ride departs from Dempsy's. We will travel the backroads of Montgomery and Howard Counties in search of The Full Sturgeon Moon (and perhaps ice cream). Length of ride: 60 total miles, none highway. (MB, BR)

Members-Only

17th
(Sunday)

Annual Chapter Picnic

Black Hills Regional Park

Members-Only

11:00 am

Chapter Picnic Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. Chapter ride over to the annual picnic at Black Hills Regional Park. Come join your fellow members for a day of fun, food and friendship. Don't forget to practice your skills for the motorcycle games! (JB)

Members-Only

20th
(Wednesday)

7:00 pm

LOH Meeting

pegaso 301-460-5224 5532 Norbeck Rd., Rockville, MD (Rockcreek village shopping center)

Members-Only

24th
(Sunday)

11:00AM

New Member Ride

Although all chapter members are invited on these rides, a new member ride is designed as a nice way for our new chapter members to meet other chapter members and learn our chapter's riding style while being treated to a free lunch courtesy of MCHog. Rides usually last about 2 hours with an hour being spent on lunch with the route staying close the the Montgomery County area. New member rides depart McDonald's on route 124 at 11:00 am. Check the members only area for a map to this departure point. (MP, RL)

Members-Only

27th - 31st
(Wednesday - Sunday)

7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Ride to Harley-Davidson 105th and the HOG 25th in Wilwaukee

Ride departs from Bob Evans. This is a ride out to Milwaukee for anyone interested in riding with a group. We will take highways to Northern Ohio and skirt along the Michigan border over to Illinois and into Wisconsin. Our only stops will be for food and gas, and we will stop Wednesday night at a hotel. This ride will not be easy, liesurely, or especially scenic, and we will be travelling at highway speeds. Some riders may not be comfortable with the group's average speed, but we are riding to get to Milwaukee in as little time as possible. Once arriving in Milwaukee, the group will divide, as some riders are staying at different hotels and are leaving on different days. Riders will have need to find their own route - and companions - for the return trip, as the road captains leading the ride out are headed South on Friday. Length of ride: 1200 total miles, 1100 highway. 8 stops are planned. (JH, DB, RM)

Members-Only

28th
(Thursday)

Club HOG

Milwaukee, WI. Plan way ahead for this one!

Info

Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration

Milwaukee, WI

Info

30th
(Saturday)

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Customer Appreciation Cook out

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

31st
(Sunday)

11:00am - 4:00pm

Crab Feast at Mikes!

Ride departs from Dempsy's. A nice ride to Mike's Crab House in Riva, Maryland. Steamed crabs and other seafood is available (market prices.)

Enjoy scenic views and great seafood, along with the camaraderie of your fellow MCHOG members! Length of ride: 80 total miles, 36 highway. 1 stop is planned. (RL)

Members-Only

Scheduled Events for September 2008

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

1st
(Monday)

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

No Labor Today Ride

Ride departs from Bob Evans. This is a scenic ride of back roads through Mt. Airy, Woodsboro, via Thurmont, through the Catoctin Mountains, stopping in Hagerstown for lunch. Length of ride: 140 total miles, 0 highway. 2 stops are planned. (RE, MP)

Members-Only

4th
(Thursday)

9:00 am - 11:00 pm

HOG's at the Beach Early Ride

Ride departs from Dempsy's. Early Thursday ride to Ocean City for HATB, with a stop at Seaford H-D.

Come down a day early to enjoy dinner with friends, then a night out of bumping and grinding at the local go-kart track.

Expected route: 108, 32, 97, 50, 404 to Seaford. Then straight to the beach.

$2.50 bridge toll going down. Danny will pay for all riders coming back Sunday. Length of ride: 150 total miles, 140 highway. 2 stops are planned. (DG, CA)

Members-Only

5th - 6th
(Friday - Saturday)

HOGS at the Beach

Joint Chapter Event! More info later.

Members-Only

8th
(Monday)

Flight 93 Memorial Ride

Philadelphia, PA.

Info

11th
(Thursday)

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

All Welcome

13th
(Saturday)

H-D / Buell Demo Day

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

Battley Breakfast Ride

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Ride to Antietam Battlefield: Civil War Series

Ride departs from White's Ferry Parking Lot. In 1862, Lee felt he could win the hearts of Marylanders by marching his Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River. He did so at White's Ford, just North of White's Ferry. We will meet in the parking lot of White's Ferry (but we don't cross the river) and then follow Lee's army up to the town of Sharpsburg where the bloodiest day of battle in our nation's history took place. We always stop at the park building and get a lecture on something interesting about the battle. In the past three years we've heard things on Hospital care, the three phases of the battle, and the events that led the two armies to Antietam. After touring the battlefield, we follow Lee's retreat across the Potomac and eat lunch in Shepardstown WV.

There is no gas at White's Ferry, so please gas up in Poolesville. It takes about 25 minutes to ride out Rt28 to White's Ferry from Rockville, so leave yourself plenty of time to get there. This is a great ride to bring kids on if they are studying the civil war in high school. Join us for this all day ride into history. Length of ride: 160 total miles, 25 highway. 4 stops are planned. (JH)

Members-Only

15th
(Monday)

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

The Widow Maker III

Ride departs from Dempsy's. Every year we warn people about not coming on this ride, that it is an a dvanced ride for crazy riders who are very experienced with their bikes. Strangely, every year we get a handful of newer riders who thought we were just joking. We Are NOT Joking. This ride is extremely hazardous and is listed on several world government lists of banned activities. No matter how good a rider you think you are, no matter how much experience you think you have, you should still probably stay at home and avoid this ride. This is the triple black diamond of motorcycle rides. Riders who went on this ride in years past should have been arrested and had their licenses revoked for the way they rode. We leave from Dempsey's at 7pm, and the survivors stop for dinner along the way. Length of ride: 45 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (JH, DG, DM)

Members-Only

17th
(Wednesday)

LOH Meeting

Location TBA.

Members-Only

19th - 21st
(Friday - Sunday)

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Deep Creek Lake Overnight Ride

Ride departs from Bob Evans. This is an overnight weekend ride to Deep Creek Lake in scenic western Maryland. We will take the Interstate highways out to Garrett County on Friday afternoon, will have a group ride through the Alleghany Highlands area on Saturday, and return via mountain roads on Sunday afternoon.

Watch this space for additional information on lodging at Deep Creek Lake on Friday and Saturday nights. Length of ride: 400 total miles, 140 highway. 3 stops are planned. (DC)

Members-Only

20th
(Saturday)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Still Too Hot To Ride Ride

Ride departs from Dempsy's. Let's take a long hard hot ride through the back roads of Southern Maryland and then back up through Northern Virginia back roads. We'll go across the Potomac River at least two times. Think you can handle this one? If not I'm sure you can find a room and finish "The Too Hot To Ride Ride" the following day. This is going to be a good one, so hang in there for a ride you'll long remember. Length of ride: 275 total miles, 0 highway. 3 stops are planned. (BR)

Members-Only

21st
(Sunday)

11:00AM

New Member Ride

Members-Only

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Fantasy Football Draft Ride

Ride departs from Bob Evans. This is our chapter's secondary fundraising event. Registration is $10 per player and opens at 11am at the Bob Evans Restaurant located at 21044 Frederick Rd, Germantown, MD 20876 which is just one mile from I-270 at exit 16. Registration closes at 1:00pm. This ride is a variation of the classic poker run, where riders will draw football players at each stop. Each player scores different points. Add up all your points to see how your team did. Top scorers win prizes. The ride ends at Battley Harley-Davidson. Length of ride: 50 total miles, 0 highway. 4 stops are planned. (JH)

All Welcome

26th
(Friday)

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Customer Appreciation Cook Out

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

27th
(Saturday)

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

York Open House

We will leave Dempsey's in Ashton at 9:00 AM. We will head North on wide open roads through the country side and several small towns. When we get to Hampstead we turn East and head through Gunpowder Falls state park towards York. After riding through the Pennsylvania farm country we will arrive in York at the Harley Davidson softail plant. From there everyone will be free to explorer the open house which includes vendors and dealers, plant tours, demo rides, and food. We will depart the York area at 4:30 pm and arrive back in the area at 6:00 pm. The ride back will be on the highway including I-95 and I-83.

Length of ride: 180 total miles, 80 highway. 3 stops are planned. (RM)

Members-Only

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Customer Appreciation Cookout

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

28th
(Sunday)

9:30 am - 6:00 pm

White Rose Hill Climb

Ride departs from McDonald's. Saddle up and ride to the last White Rose Hill Climb of the year near Jefferson PA. Come see how quickly the pros can rocket up the hill as they sling tons of dirt and rocks, what a sight... You might also want to get a couple of their famed fish sandwiches before it's too late. Bring a blanket or even a picnic lunch and stretch out on the grass to relax and enjoy the show. Length of ride: 45 total miles, 10 highway. (NA, MS)

Members-Only

Scheduled Events for October 2008

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

1st - 5th
(Wednesday - Sunday)

Myrtle Beach Fall Rally

No additional information available.

Info

3rd
(Friday)

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

White Rose Antique MC Show

Ride leaves McDonald's on Rt. 124 at 8:00 a.m. Get out of bed and join us for an enjoyable morning ride through the countryside and back through time as we get a glimpse into the early days of motorcycling at the Antique Motorcycle Club of America's (AMCA's) annual MC show and swap meet. See some bikes from the early 1900's up to the present spread out through the scenic walnut-tree-lined groves of White Rose MC Club in Jefferson, PA. Last year, we saw someone riding a “Silent Gray Fellow” (and I don't mean an old man). The ride is approximately 117 miles, all on secondary and back roads with two rest stops. We'll ride back through Codorus State Park and stop for lunch in Hanover and then maybe stop for a Jimmie Cone (ride to eat!) before returning to Olney. Length of ride: 117 total miles, 0 highway. 3 stops are planned. (TM, MS)

Members-Only

4th - 5th
(Saturday - Sunday)

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Blackwater Falls Overnight Ride

Ride departs from Bob Evans. Saturday/Sunday overnight ride. Saturday we will ride to Blackwater Falls with a stop for lunch on the way. Saturday night will be spent in Buckhannon, WV. Sunday after breakfast we will leave for the return trip home stopping for lunch in Paw Paw, WV. Any interested riders should contact John Beiter (thru the senior road captain e-mail) for accomodation info. There are a couple of B&B's and hotels in Buckhannon. The ride will incorporate both highway and backroads. (GK, JB)

Members-Only

4th
(Saturday)

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Zora and More Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. Find the elusive "Z" for HOG's ABCs of Touring in Zora, Pennsylvania. Along the way, pick up additional hard-to-find letters and the Gettysburg National Battlefield Park. We will ride non-highway roads up into Pennsylvania. Lunch is planned at a great diner in downtown Gettysburg. After lunch, we'll stop by Battlefield H-D for a pic (and shopping, if you wish), then briefly stop by the battlefield for another photo op. For the ride home, we will use Rt. 97 South through Littlestown to Westminster. Then we'll ride on Rt. 27 to a stop at Jimmy Cone in Mt. Airy. From there, Rt. 27 south takes us back home.

Plan for frequent stops and slow-going, but a fun ride. Even if you're not participating in HOG's ABCs of touring, enjoy the ride and see some interesting off-the-beaten track sights. NOTE: This ride was rained out in July, and this is a make-up, as we want to get it in this year. Length of ride: 134 total miles, 5 highway. 9 stops are planned. (RL)

Members-Only

5th
(Sunday)

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

LOH Shop 'til You Drop

Ride departs from Battley H-D. This will be a meandering ride in northern Montgomery County and Frederick County over secondary roads ending at the Outlets near Hagerstown. Chandler Nelms will provide the detailed route to Carol Greely and Carol will lead the ride. Chandler will meet the LOH at the outlets and will provide transport of anything and everything they buy, with door-to-door service at the end of the day for everything they give Chandler to carry...including furniture. This ride is NOT restricted to Ladies only! Length of ride: 80 total miles, 6 highway. 1 stop is planned. (CG, CN)

Members-Only

11:00am - 2:30pm

We're Not Shoppin' Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. Nice leisurely ride on backroads throughout Montgomery and Frederick Counties -- just to ride, not to stop and shop. Well, we'll stop for lunch. Short ride to get out in the fresh October air. Length of ride: 75 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (RL)

Members-Only

9th
(Thursday)

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

All Welcome

10th - 12th
(Friday - Sunday)

8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Overnight ride to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania

Ride departs from Bob Evans. This is an overnight ride to the North country of Pennsylvania and the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. The leaves will be turning and the riding will be beautiful. We will have a block of rooms at a local hotel, and you will have needed to register early for a room. Members of the Old Glory chapter will be joining us, making this a fun filled joint-chapter event! Please see the flier attached to your newsletter (in the late summer) for more info. Length of ride: 260 total miles, 180 highway. 4 stops are planned. (JH)

Members-Only

11th
(Saturday)

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Pine Grove Furmace Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. October 11th will be our club ride to Pine Grove Furnace in Pennsylvania's beautiful Michaux state forest. This will be a picnic ride, so pack your own lunch and come on out for a delightful day of riding through Maryland and Pennsylvania's back roads mountains. The ride will be 190 miles long, with stops at Battlefield H-D, and lunch at Pine Grove Furnace. Length of ride: 190 total miles, 6 highway. 2 stops are planned. (CS, De)

Members-Only

14th
(Tuesday)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Full Hunter's Moon Ride

Ride departs from McDonald's. With the leaves falling and the deer fattened, it is time to hunt. Since the fields have been reaped, hunters can easily see fox and the animals which have come out to glean. And the bikers can easily see any of those animals that might wander into the road. This will be our last full moon ride before Daylight Savings time ends. Ride departs from McDonald's at 7:00 PM. Length of ride will depend on the weather since it can get a bit cool this time of year. Length of ride: 25 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (De)

Members-Only

15th
(Wednesday)

LOH Meeting

Location TBA.

Members-Only

16th - 19th
(Thursday - Sunday)

Biketoberfest

Daytona, FL.

Info

18th
(Saturday)

Baltimore Metro Fall Dance

Primary Event! Details later.

Members-Only

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Cedar Creek Civil War Reenactment

We will leave Bob Evans in Germantown at 9 AM and start our full day of riding. We will head north on 355 then West on Comus to cross 270. We will wander through the Montgomery County farmlands, through Barnsville, and then North on 28 to Tuscarora to cross the Potomac at Point of Rocks. Here we make our first stop near Lovettsville before turning then South on Berlin Turnpike to cut through the Virginia countryside. We travel west on 7 for 17 miles then south on 340 for 23 miles before leaving the countryside roads. It is a quick 19 miles on 66 before stopping for food and gas prior to the shooting. We will leave for home around 4 4:30 PM which should get us home at 6:30 PM barring any DC traffic. It will be 80 miles of highway speeds home, route 66 to the beltway to 270.

Admission $12.00 adults

Bring Hockey Puck (for kick stand) parking is on grass

Length of ride: 170 total miles, 80 highway. 3 stops are planned. (RM)

Members-Only

19th
(Sunday)

11:00AM

New Member Ride

Members-Only

25th
(Saturday)

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Surgarloaf Mt. on the Right Ride

Ride departs from Bob Evans. On this ride we're going to keep Surgarloaf Mt. on our right the whole time. Come along and see how I pull this off. This ride is for all levels of riders. We'll stop for lunch after our ride. Length of ride: 75 total miles, 0 highway. (BR)

Members-Only

26th
(Sunday)

Delmarva Fall Poker Run

No additional information available.

Members-Only

8:30 am - 5:30 pm

Delmarva HOG Fall Back Poker Run

Ride departs from Dempsy's. Primary Event! Time again to join Delmarva HOG at Seaford Harley-Davidson for their end of year Fall Back Poker Run. Enjoy a full day in the saddle and a great poker run to top it all off. See old friends, play the 50/50, most of all, have fun! Registration 10:00am-12:00pm, last bike in at 2:30pm, awards at 3:00pm. $10.00 to play includes lunch...Don't forget your toll money for the bridge! See you there! Length of ride: 275 total miles, 200 highway. 1 stop is planned. (MS)

All Welcome

Scheduled Events for November 2008

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

1st
(Saturday)

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Medieval TImes Ride

Ride departs from Dempsy's. Come eat with your fingers and cheer for the Red or Blue Knight.

The mid-day show will have to be pre-paid. Cost is dependent on how many members sign up. More info on this ride later. This will be rain or shine, bike or car. Length of ride: 50 total miles, 0 highway. 1 stop is planned. (DG, BR)

Members-Only

2nd
(Sunday)

2:00am

Daylight Savings Time ends

Don't forget that the clocks move back an hour at 2am! If you forget, you may show up early for your ride!

Info

12th
(Wednesday)

Bernie's Vet's Day Ride

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

13th
(Thursday)

Full Beaver/Frosty Moon Ride

No info available yet.

Members-Only

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

All Welcome

19th
(Wednesday)

LOH Meeting

Location TBA.

Members-Only

23rd
(Sunday)

11:00AM

New Member Ride

Members-Only

Scheduled Events for December 2008

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

6th
(Saturday)

Battley Holiday Open House

See Battley's site for more information.

All Welcome

11th
(Thursday)

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Monthly Chapter Meeting

All Welcome

12th
(Friday)

Full Long Nights Moon Ride

No info available yet.

Members-Only

17th
(Wednesday)

LOH Meeting

Location TBA.

Members-Only

21st
(Sunday)

11:00AM

New Member Ride

Members-Only

Scheduled Events for March 2009

Date

Time

Name of Event

Event Information

Event Type

8th
(Sunday)

2:00am

Daylight Savings Time starts

Don't forget that the clocks move forward an hour at 2am! Don't forget and show up late for your ride!

Info

***Please remember that HOG sanctioned events are usually limited to the ride itself, and only rarely the activities at a destination, outing, meal, etc.. Rides always officially end at any stop where alcoholic beverages are served.