February HOG meeting
Thursday’s meeting will be at Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast at 8:00pm
2010 dates added!
2010 rally dates have been added to the site
Click here to view or download the PDF
Chapter charity
The chapter proudly presented our nominated charity Childrens Hospice NI a cheque for £1300 on Thursday 28th January.
Ireland BikeFest
Up for the craic?
In excess of 4,000 bikers from around the world descended on Killarney for the third annual Ireland Bike Fest, which took place last June – and even more are expected this year! This event is unique in that it is Ireland’s only free open biker festival and every year it attracts motorcycle owners and enthusiasts from all over the world to the festival headquarters – The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney.
A thrilling social event for the biker community, Ireland Bike Fest 2010 takes place June 4-7. This event is now firmly established worldwide as one of the must-attend biker festivals and we can look forward to an even bigger and more exciting festival this year. Highlights will include daily ride-outs around famous touring routes including the Dingle Peninsula and Ring of Kerry – marshalled by Celtic Thunder Chapter Ireland and Gaelic Chapter Ireland, bike displays, free Harley-Davidson® demo rides, Waterford and Dublin Harley-Davidson® Dealers, New to Biking Experience, Slow Control Skills, Technical Area, the Custom Bike Show and lots of free live indoor and outdoor entertainment day and night.
The Bike Village, located on the grounds of the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, will once again be the main hub of activity throughout the weekend, featuring stands selling specialised biker wares including clothing, helmets, licensed products and much more. The Village offers plenty of places to eat, grab a drink, or simply sit and listen to the live bands and DJs perform over the course of the weekend.
Ireland Bike Fest also welcomes families and visitors who just want to experience the Bike Village and free live entertainment. Visitors do not even have to own a bike; they can just bask in the glory of some slick, well-built machines and enjoy the fun and festival atmosphere of Ireland Bike Fest.
One of the highlights of the weekend is always the Sunday morning parade in aid of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland. The event’s support of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland will continue this year with the “Win a Harley-Davidson®” raffle, which raised €22,000 in 2009. The lucky winner will ride away with a Harley-Davidson® XL883 Iron.
Already on the line-up of free live entertainment on the Main Stage in the Gleneagle Hotel are The Monsters of Rock, a show featuring three of the most successful tribute artists touring at the moment – Limehouse Lizzy, Live Zeppelin and headlined by the welcome return of Hells Bells, the world’s leading AC/DC show, who raised the roof at Ireland Bike Fest last year.
Throughout the weekend Ireland Bike Fest is also pleased to announce that Ireland’s National Events Centre (www.INEC.ie), adjoining the Gleneagle Hotel, will also play host to a huge line-up of international stars throughout the weekend. Already on the bill is Status Quo, who are set to rock the festival on Saturday June 5. Guests staying at the Bike Fest Village hotels (The Gleneagle Hotel & Apartments and The Brehon Hotel) will get reduced price tickets for entertainment in the INEC across the weekend.
status quo confirmed for saturday june 5! to book tickets, visit www.INEC.ie
For more information, please contact: T: +353 (0)64 667 1549
E: info@irelandbikefest.com
W: www.irelandbikefest.com
New 2010 membership form
New 2010 membership form attached.
IT IS TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER RIDING YEAR.
· The membership fee is £25 if you pay before 31 January. £30 if you are late!
· The membership form is attached to this email and also available at the dealership.
· Don’t forget that you must also be a member of HoG UK.
· The form should be returned to Emma at the dealership with the correct fee. Please make cheques payable to ‘Provincewide HOG Chapter’
· We need a separate signed form for each member.
The membership cards will normally be available at the monthly meeting but if you want to collect it at the dealership please add a note to your membership form.
Be sure to get the reduced rate, sign up soon.
All the best
Alex and Wilma
Data protection
Please download, print, sign and return to Alex at the next HOG meeting
Hog N Bog Pre-reg form
January Meeting
Thursday 28th Jan at Cooke Rugby Club, Shaws Bridge, Belfast at 8:00pm sharp
Christmas 2009 Dinner
Saturday 12th at the Radisson Roe, Limavady. Please contact Emma at the shop or Mark Featherstonhaugh for any last minute bookings
Halloween Ball
The Chapterʼs first Halloween Ball was held at the Hilden Brewery, Lisburn. Francis who owns the Brewery donated the top prize. The Chef who is also a Harley rider, served up a tasty buffet and carved some amazing pumpkins, which at the end of the night seemed to have disappeared – LOL.
As the guests arrived it was plain to see that it was going to be one hell of crazy night. I must say that the standard of the costumes was excellent and the judges had some tough decisions to make.
I was surprised to see Amy Winehouse turn up, looking a little tipsy, Fortunately the paparazzi werenʼt there as by the end of the night it was clear that she was way of the wagon………. Hannibal Lecter who had managed to escape went crazy doing some unbelievable disco dancing, wish I had got it on video…………… I think everyone used the fact that they were so well disguised and no-one knew who they were to go totally crazy – LOL
Our DJ – Mr ʻHill-Billyʼ Boy himself had everyone dancing all night long with great music.
There were so many prizes given away I canʼt mention them all………. Zombie Man won best guy, Lady Pirate – best girl, Beetlejuice -scariest, Lisa Minnelli – sexiest, Amy Winehouse – funniest and best couple went to Father and his sexy nun, who had to take his costume off as he was sick of listening to confessions……..,. Best overall went to a really bad Devil (we all believe he bribed the bar staff who did the judging) who turned out to be our director……. and how could I nearly forget the ʻBoobyʼ prize that went to the two best pairs of the night – Michael Shumacherʼs pit girl and our Green Haired witch – a right pair.
It was a fantastic night and I would like to thank everyone for making it so memorable…… roll on next Halloween. click here to check out the pictures if you
dare.
Jackie Hill