NC Touring will be presenting a talk, “Intro to Motorcycle Touring: Adventure is Outside your Garage” on April 14, 2012 at 3:00pm at Triangle Cycles in Durham.
The talk will focus on what to take, how to pack, and options for “starter” tours from the triangle. The presentation will be held at Triangle Cycles of Durham at 4503 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, NC (919)489-7478. The talk, which is free to the public, will begin at 3:00pm and refreshments will be provided.
In addition to the talk, Triangle Cycles will be offering a special discount for accessory purchases. After the ride, members of the Motorcycle Touring Association of NC will lead a short motorcycle ride to Creedmoor, stopping at El Corral for dinner. (see post below)
Join the MTA of NC for their April ride and meeting on Saturday, April 14, 2012. We will start in Durham at Triangle Cycles’ parking lot (around 4:30), following the motorcycle touring presentation hosted by Triangle Cycles and NC Touring (at 3:00pm).
The ride will start will leave from Triangle Cycles (4503 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Durham, NC) and meander to Creedmoor for dinner at El Corral. Come on out and enjoy the spring!
Join the MTA of NC for their annual Halloweenie Roast and Ride, Sunday, October 30, 2011. We will start with the hotdogs (hence the “halloweenie” nomenclature) at Cloo’s Coney Island Hot Dogs (2233 Avent Ferry Road, Raleigh) at 1:30pm.
The ride will start (approximately) at 2:30pm as we head south and wind our way for a nice ride. The ride will finish in Durham at Triangle Cycles’ parking lot. Hope you can join us for good dogs and good rides!
We will be having our MTA of NC meeting a day early this August.
Meet us this SUNDAY, August 14 for a nice ride. We will be rolling at 1:00pm for a ride up to South Boston. Please meet at the Orange County ABC store (intersection of I-85 / US 70 – SEE BELOW**). This ride will be led by James and Tom. Hope you can make it out. Terri and I will be out of town, so we hope you have a good ride!!!
** ABC Store confusion. If you look up the address for the ABC Store in Orange County on Google maps, it puts it NO WHERE NEAR IT. If you want to pull it up on a map, the best address (within a store or two) is: 5300 Old Autumnwood Drive, Durham, NC. Plug that in and you will find it. I got so lost trying to find it the first time!
… Line and Terri
RTW 2011 in front of MotorCo
July Meeting, (7/18/11) at 6:30pm at Only Burger (store not the truck): 3710 Shannon Road, Durham, NC (www.durahmcatering.com/onlyburger/)
Only Burger won the Food Network’s Food Truck Contest and make fantastic burgers and fries! We will discuss the success at the recent Ride to Work Day and talk about our upcoming meetings and events.
Durham City Proclamation
Last night (June 6), Bill Bell, Mayor of Durham NC, ordered a proclamation to the Motorcycle Touring Association of NC for the upcoming Ride to Work Day (June 20, 2011). We are scheduling group rides during the lunch hour that day, as well as a meet up at MotorCo in Durham before a nice ride over to Bennett Pointe Grill for dinner. Bennett Pointe Grill has offered a 10% discount for motorcycle and scooter riders for that Monday.
In conjunction with our regular meeting, the Motorcycle Touring Association of NC will be participating in this National event. Please encourage everyone to ride to work on June 20, 2011, as well as being ever vigilant to our friends on two wheels. We hope to see you on the road for this wonderful event!
Cedar City, Utah June 20 – 23 The Motorcycle Touring Association (our parent organization) is promoting our annual meeting, “The Gathering”. This year, the event will be in Cedar City, UT. This is fabulous riding as I lived out in Utah for a couple of years, but my experience was more on the un-motorized 2 wheel machines during my mountain bike racing days. Two members of our local club, James H. and Tom. D. will be heading out west for the fun and to represent our local chapter. More information is available at the MTA website.
El Corral in Creedmoor
We are only a week away from our May meeting. The weather has been fantastic, and we have started adding a ride before our regular meeting. This month, we will be meeting at the ABC store off of old US 70 (near 85). It isn’t too far from Bennett Pointe Restaruant. The address is: 5413 US Highway 70 W, Durham, NC 27705
Wheels roll at 5:30. We will be meandering through backroads to the metropolis of Creedmoor to have dinner at the new mexican restaurant, El Corral (the sister shop to the Durham restaurant). (406 N Main St, Creedmoor, NC) We should be at the restaurant by 6:30pm if you want to drive directly there.
Our next meeting of the Motorcycle Touring Association of NC will be
this coming Monday 4/18. We will meet at Hog Heaven BBQ in Durham
(2419 Guess Road) (www.hogheavenbarbecue.com).
We will be meeting there at 6:30-6:45. If you’d like to go for a short
ride before dinner, meet Tom and I in Catsburg at 5:15, bikes roll at
5:30) (there is a gravel parking lot behind the old Catsburg store…
Corner of Old Oxford Road and Hamlin Road in Durham… Old Oxford road
is just off of Roxboro road (Church’s Chicken and the old walmart).
We will be meeting this coming Monday (3/21) (now that we have more daylight) between 6:00pm and 6:30 at Jason’s Deli in Briercreek. (on the Target side of 70, not the Wal-Mart side). Terri and I should be there at 6:00 to kick the tires with anyone who can show up then. We’ll get something to eat and talk about some upcoming events (national and local). Looking forward to seeing everyone!
NC Touring will be presenting a talk, “Intro to Motorcycle Touring: Adventure is Outside your Garage” on April 14, 2012 at 3:00pm at Triangle Cycles in Durham.
