We're ready to ride in 2010...

The minds, the food, the event suggestions and the calendar all came together at the NRR 2010 Planning Meeting on Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 at Prospector's Restaurant, State College. Based upon the various suggestions below, the group worked thru the riding calendar (Apr-Oct) to develop an initial ride plan.

CLICK HERE to view the NRR 2010 Event Schedule that developed at the meeting. 

We couldn't schedule every idea (as listed below), so there are suggestions that hopefully may develop as "Impromptu Rides" during 2010 - with a few days advance notice to fellow riders.  All it takes is for someone to speak up and it's a GO!.

Our thanks to the 17 individuals that attended the meeting, including the 3 members that rode to the meeting:

John Johnston	Jack Portser	Jay Bartlett (rode in)
Bill Harvey	Corinne Rossman	Rick Sampsell
Sandy Mellot	Marty Mondock	Chris Clark  (rode in)
Matt L.	Andrew Biddle (rode in)	John Haddad
Al Klinger	Kris Robinson	Jim Wegielewski (Hatepylons)
Mrs. Woody (Ann)	Woody

In addition to the 2010 events, a number of other ideas developed at the meeting for 2010:
- Move the Restaurant Run rides to depart at 10:00 AM Sundays,
- Organize a Labor Day Weekend Trip on US Rt. 6 (PA) & up to the Finger Lakes,
- Survey the members to see who would be interested in re-ordering NRR t-shirts,
- Add a page to the NRR website to allow members to post used m/c gear for sale to fellow members,
- Proceed with the suggested "Preseason Prep / Tech Day" in April,
- Continuing to foster the additional riding options provided by the SCME group. This cooperation has strengthened both groups and provided more riding opportunities.

IDEAS FOR 2010 EVENTS & DESTINATIONS

Possible NRR Restaurant Run Destinations (on Sundays, usually within 90 minutes of State College)
- Piper Aircraft Museum & their "Fly-In Pancake Breakfast" in Lock Haven on Sun. 2 May 2010 (8 AM - Noon). They'll also have lunch available 11 AM - 4 PM.  They serve the meals right in the hanger - beside the classic Pipers.
- Slick's Ivy Stone Restaurant in Osterburg (homemade pies available). After lunch, an optional run up through the Blue Knob area, including a covered bridge, windmills, an elk herd and some solid mountain curves. (Jack Portser)
- The Black Forest Inn Loop (suggested by John Mahon)
- Kountry Kettle Family Restaurant, Hopewell PA (near Everett)
- The Watson Inn, Watsontown PA
- The Front Street Station (train-theme restaurant), Northumberland PA
- The Old West Family Restaurant, Hustontown (Fulton Co.), PA
- Skeeter's Pit Barbeque, Shamokin Dam PA (annual repeat)

Possible NRR Day Tour Destinations  (Sat. or Sun., a day-long ride)
- Events listed in the 2010 Master Event Schedule
- Lawn FIre Company Breakfast M/C Gathering, $8 pp, 7AM-noon on the 3rd Sunday starting in May, Lawn, PA (Dan & Ann Lehman)
- Bob Logue's Honda Museum, Williamsport PA via Sugar & Nippenose Valleys (museum closed Sundays)- and, yep, there's a super family-style restaurant w/ pie right nearby (Brad Babcock)
- Matt Langguth suggested a day tour departing from KMS. 208 miles round trip route at http://tinyurl.com/cowansgap. Via US Route 30, Mountain House Bar & Grill for lunch, Cowan's Gap State Park, Orbonsia rest stop, then home. Route subject to change based on suggestions and recommendations. I'd like to ride the loop a couple of times myself before the actually run so an late-summer / early-fall time frame would be best.
- The Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville PA then the "Squeeze-In" (a really-narrow hotdog shop, closed on Sundays) in Sunbury PA
- Somerset County Covered Bridge Tour
- Bill's Old Bike Barn (Privately-owned museum), Berwick PA
- The Old Library Restaurant in Olean NY (c/o Brad Babcock for their huge buffet)
- The town of Berkeley Springs, WV for lunch (without a massage)
- The Drake Oil Well Museum, Titusville PA
- The B & O Railroad Museum, Baltimore MD
- The PA Railroad Museum at Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA
- The Millersburg Ferry (annual repeat)
- Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park (annual repeat)
- A good day ride would be to lunch at the Road Kill Cafe in Artemas, southern Bedford County. It's several miles from Route 26 & scenic US 40 east of Cumberland. Sunday is not a good day as the hours and menu are minimal; Saturday is better. I would be willing to lead this ride (anytime other than the last half of July). (Bill Maney)

Possible NRR Weekend Trip Destinations
- US Route 6 Ride (across PA)
- The AMA Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, Pickerington, OH
- Ride to established 2010 m/c events (Triumph Come Home, Hillclimbs, WV EuroRiders Rendezvous, etc.)
- Meet up with another Rider Group for the weekend.

Possible Special NRR Events:
1. "Moto-Gear Garage Sale" Sell that gently-used moto-gear, parts and camping stuff you have laying around.
2.  "Preseason Prep / Tech Day" Get together at someone's place: do some light maintenance on the bikes, add some new farkles and look over our bikes to prep for a safe season. (Marty Mondock)