Contents
Welcome
Monthly Recap
Monthly Pictures
Upcoming Events (2 months)
Members Birthday’s
Meet & Greet Update, (Portland, BC, & Seattle)
Club Business
Reader’s Corner
Day Rides
The latest news regarding rider skill enhancement classes
Officer Reports
The BRMC 2020 Calendar of Events
Non BRMC Motorcycle Events
Request for pictures & closing comments.
Welcome
Border Riders Motorcycle Club (BRMC) is an organized group of guys who like to ride and camp. Our membership spans the Pacific Northwest, with the greatest participation in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver B.C. We have one of the largest memberships of gay clubs in North America. We welcome like-minded guests to come meet us at our monthly Meet & Greets and to join us at one of our club events and our local activities.
Check out our website. We are very proud of it. www.borderriders.com
Monthly Recap (September)
September with the Labor Day Holiday celebrates the official end of summer. Kids normally are returning to school, summer vacations are over and it it normally the time to enjoy the cooler weather of fall.
Several members and groups of members took the opportunity to enjoy road trips during the month of September. See the article from Stan and Alan about their campout in September. Other members are free to submit info about their rides/trips/ experiences etc.
Club activities for the month of October have been cancelled as regulations around COVID-19 haven’t been loosened up. Let’s hope for some positive change so that we can gather together again.
Monthly Gallery
Photos from members and guests from last month’s rides and adventures.
Upcoming Events
September - Cancelled except day rides in Portland and Seattle area
October - To Be Determined so watch our Face-Book Page for last minute details.
Upcoming Birthdays
We have 2 members that have a birthdays in October. Take and moment and wish them a great day!
Aaron M - October 5th
Randy W - October 24th
Meet & Greets
Due to Covid-19, the monthly M&Gs were canceled for this month.
Club Business
October
Due to the lack of changes in the COVID-19 phases in Oregon and Washington and with the Canadian border still closed the club will not have a monthly membership meeting. The club however will have a Zoom social time that will be on October 17th. As the date draws near, an email with details and the Zoom link will be disseminated. The club board members continue to monitor the situation and anxiously awaits the time that we can resume having full club functions.
Reader’s Corner
A place for you, the reader, member or guest, to contribute.
Tell us about your travels, adventures, mishaps, etc.
To contribute send your story & pictures to President@BorderRiders.com
Team Oregon Precision Maneuvering Clinic
Written by Tom C
Honestly, who *doesn't* need some practice and improvement with their riding skills? No matter how proficient you are, you can always be a better rider. Stan C. does us all a big favor by organizing riding classes with Team Oregon, and they have all been memorable. Since you might not have attended the latest one at the end of August, let me share how it went.
The title of this one was 'Precision Maneuvering Clinic' - but most of it was about low-speed control, like making tight U-turns without putting your feet down. There was some higher-speed weave instruction, but it was the tight, parade-maneuvering practice that will stick with me.
Thirteen Border Riders and guests were signed up, but several didn't make it. It was a push to get out of work early on Friday afternoon, brave the hectic traffic on I-5 and meet Wolf at - appropriately enough - Great Wolf Lodge (just north of Chehalis) by about 6pm. We got to our Motel 6 in Gresham a little after dark, and pretty much just fell into bed.
Saturday started out with a morning session with half the group, and an afternoon session with the other half, but by Sunday we all just combined into one larger group, which worked fine and allowed a later start and earlier end to the class. Days were warm but not hot, and there were plenty of snacks and drinks provided to stay energized and hydrated. As always, Team Oregon was well organized, well-prepared, and great to work with.
Pat Hahn kept everything moving in the background, freeing the two instructors (Jeff and Stacey) to focus on demonstrating and refining the different techniques. Many cones were involved in the course layouts, and setting up new patterns happened efficiently and smoothly. Clearly, they had a lot of experience teaching these clinics.
The parking area at Mount Hood Community College worked well, and we had it all to ourselves. Interestingly, both instructors rode dual-sport bikes (Jeff on a Yamaha Super Tenere and Stacey on a Triumph 800) - though the majority of attendees rode cruisers. It soon became clear that although a larger, longer-wheelbase bagger seemed less than ideal, several in the class proved that it wasn't a limitation, and in fact, were often the best performers.
About half of us dropped our bikes at some point during the course. Team Oregon provided tape-on protection if you wanted it, but there were still some scrapes and scratches, and even the odd broken bolt. It was shocking and disorienting to drop your bike - take my word for it - but Team Oregon was right there, minimizing the damage and the trauma.
Keeping the clutch in the friction zone, applying a little throttle, and riding the rear brake, all the while balancing in the saddle and steering the bars while cranking your head and keeping your eyes up ... takes practice. Everyone enjoyed the breeze-outs - riding in single file behind an instructor, getting some air to the engine, relaxing out of the tension of the tight cone patterns, and feeling the air on your cheeks. The patterns were all solo, so riding together was refreshing and reminded us all how much riding with others is such a big part of why we enjoy the Border Riders.
Stan and Alan hosted a really nice get-together on their patio on Saturday evening, which allowed us that social catch-up time we've all been missing with our cancelled BRMC gatherings.
This was also the weekend where the right-wing Patriot Prayer guy was shot in downtown Portland. We all noted the many large pickup trucks with large Trump flags - which turned out to be part of the 'Trump cruise' that weekend, a provocative, motor-rumbling, flag-waving caravan of hundreds of cars and trucks endorsing Trump. We were in Gresham and nowhere near downtown, but everybody commented on the unusual displays of large mobile Trump flags in the beds of lifted trucks.
Would I do it again? Absolutely! You can watch YouTube videos on these skills all day but doing it again and again with a trained instructor offering advice - that was priceless. Not only did we build new riding skills, but we also had a big dose of BRMC brotherhood. Many thanks to Stan for setting it up!
Team Oregon PMC Class
Written by Wolf D
I want to thank Stan for the time he spent arranging for us to be able to take part in the class. It was very helpful and has no doubt made riding even more enjoyable and safe for myself, as well as others I am sure. It was also incredible getting to ride with the Border Riders in the class. You are all a great group of guys that I look forward to getting to know and ride with more.
I would also like to extend a further thanks to Alan and Stan for the incredible hospitality and food after the first day of class.
Team Oregon PMC Class
Written by Darryl H
PMC-1 and PMC-2 were very challenging in a good way. A big thank you to Pat, Stacey and Jeff from Team Oregon and to all the support from the BRMC members, especially when I felt discouraged. Although not successful on all the exercises, I did feel improvement, both in physical skills and mentally. Definitely worth doing again.
Team Oregon PMC Class
Written by Stan C
First and most important is a huge shout out for Team Oregon’s Pat, Jeff, & Stacey. They made me feel comfortable and helped make sure I not only improved my riding skill but that I also had fun doing it. Thank you all VERY MUCH!
The PMC Level 1 & Level 2 series is modeled after training Team Oregon does for the motorcycle police. Visualize the You Tube Video of Motorcycle Police going through an obstacle course that makes me feel like I would be lost after the first U-turn. They break this down into individual sections so we could practice the exact skill we would use to get through that obstacle. It is mostly slow speed maneuvering with some group riding between sets.
I learned so much during that weekend. While I thought I could do a U-turn, I realized my bike could do it much tighter. I learned a lot about how far I can push my bike. I realize the issue is not the capability of the bike. The issue is still my capability.
My takeaway from this class continues to be a couple things that I seem to take away from most classes. Chin up & look where you want to go. Adding to that, this class explores using a combination of brakes and that clutch friction zone to keep the bike upright during tight corners & U-turns.
I learned so much that weekend. I know my skill level went up a couple notches during this class.
I sincerely thank Pat, Jeff, & Stacey for helping me improve my riding skills & for making it so fun.
Playing in the Dirt
Written by Stan C
Alan & I have not had our normal amount of time to ride this summer and extraordinarily little time to ride the Yamahas in the dirt. All the fires & smoke forced Alan and I to cancel a long weekend trip we had planned. It also had Alan working night and day keeping the stores open. When things finally started to calm down, Alan was able to schedule a week off, Yahoo. We loaded up the bikes & headed to La Pine State Park outside Bend, OR.
We are familiar with this area but most of our exposure has either been on pavement with the Harley’s or on Dirt with the truck. Never on dirt with bikes and that opens so many possibilities. We have traveled this one dirt road many times in the truck while chasing Lava Rock for a project we worked on near Sunriver. We always wanted to do this on a motorcycle and finally we had the chance.
What a big difference the 4x4 truck makes. On the bikes that road was sandy with big rocks scattered throughout the road & dust several inches deep. So deep in some spots you could not see the ruts until the dust parted like Trumps hair on a windy runway. Then suddenly we were struggling to stay upright. I went through one particularly bad area & thought about warning Alan. I decided he would be fine and why should I not let him experience the thrill of discovery. Besides, we were only going about 20 mph.
Over the com-system I hear “Oh shit, OH SHIT, I’M GOING DOWN”. Then some thud sounds, some grunting sounds, and finally the words you never want to hear from someone you love, “I went down, I need help.”
I was not sure how far behind me he was, so I had no choice but to take the time to turn the bike around and head back as quickly as possible. Simultaneously Alan is telling me that he thinks he is ok but all I can hear is “grunt, grunt, grunt & heavy breathing. As I arrived, I see him pulling himself out from under the bike. I jumped off my bike and rushed over to him as he started walking around the bike looking for damage. Once again, he confirmed that he was ok & after my own inspection I calmed down. Other than his pride, he was fine. Whew!
He went down on the left side of the bike and the position the bike was in related to the ruts made if difficult get up. We managed to get the bike upright but there was dirt and sand in every nook and cranny on the entire left side of the bike. We could not find any damage and it started. That was a good sign. Once we got this point and we started to laugh I asked if I could take pictures. “Why not” he said.
We carried on for another 10 or 15 minutes but things did not get any better. We decided to turn around and find a different road for now but agreed to come back with different tires and conquer this road then. Yes, we foolishly still have street tires on the bikes, and they suck on that type of surface. New tires this winter will be a priority and then we will try that road again.
We decided to take the Cascade Lakes Highway & ride into the various lakes that we had yet to see. Along the way we saw a sign for Pringle Falls. We have tried to find Pringle Falls before with the truck and could not. Maybe we would be luckier this time. Once again, we could not find Pringle Falls. We find the signs, we can see it on the phone GPS, but that is it. At one point we thought we found the road into the falls but due to the fire danger, the road was blocked by the forest service. Instead, we went down the road until we were able to see the river at which point, we stopped, ate an apple, took our picture in front of the river, and headed back towards the highway.
We have both driven & ridden the Cascade Lakes Scenic Loop many times and love it. There is so much to stop and look. We did do some additional roads off the main highway and got back into a couple lakes we had not seen before.
At one lake we met a young couple (it looked like a date thing) trying to pump up an inflatable canoe. It was taking much more pumping than the guy thought it should, but we encouraged him to keep trying. The woman had her kayak in the water, the daughter was suited up with a life vest and she was ready to go. They were being kind and waiting for the guy to inflate his raft.
As we walked away, I suggested to Alan that the guy should take that little pump with him out on the lake just in case, you know, he hits a stick or something. I wanted to look back to see if he heard me and maybe see the expression on his face. Sometimes I just have to let those comments do their damage without me being able to enjoy it.
Alan later told me that was not nice. “Didn’t you hear the woman say the guy couldn’t swim and he was very nervous.” LOL, of course I did. 😊
While viewing that lake Alan suggested we get a Garmin or something that would help us find our way around these various roads. There is so much exploring to be done in this area and we plan to go back as soon as possible I had to agree with Alan. New tires first but yes, we will watch for the Garmin’s to go on sale this winter.
We then rode into Bend where we met a local adventure bike rider. He told us about his favorite ride. He called it “the best adventure ride in the area”. I have good notes and that will be on the next trip.
The following day we rode to Paulina Lakes and toured that area. If you have never been to the Paulina Peak Lookout, put it on your bucket list. The road up to the top is gravel, the mountain is on one side, a cliff on the other side, & washboards galore. Not little ones either. Big ones that rattle your brain like a marble in a tin can. But the viewpoint is well worth the effort to get there.
Alan decided it would be better to stand up on the bike and let the bike take the abuse. I decided to employ my normal approach to these things and just go faster thus only hitting every other bump. Since we both arrived at the top without a mishap, I am not sure who’s approach was the best.
After that, we rode down to the lava flow and did the hike to look at all the obsidian in that flow. What a beautiful rock obsidian is. I can see why people would want to have that as a gem to be displayed in some way. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take any obsidian and the piece I wanted was too big and heavy for Alan to carry.
We then did some more touring of the park and then headed to a gravel road we saw on the way to the park. I was guessing it would take us around to the North of the park and into a different part of the lava flow. An area where it might not be illegal to pick up an obsidian rock or two. That road was easy riding. Unfortunately, it did go through an area that was burned out a couple years ago which was depressing to see.
We finally reached the lava flow as I expected. Alan found a great little place to pull over that allowed us to be able to walk onto the lava flow while still being able to see the bikes. I looked and looked but to no avail. I could not find any obsidian. We did find a couple lava tubes which were cool.
Alan agreed to lead back to the pavement so I could relax and enjoy the scenery. It did not take long to realize that was a mistake. It was dusty in the back and it limited my ability to speed up for washboards without eating more dust. I guess I could have gone slower but, LOL, that ain’t my style.
Rain was forecast for Thursday and as it was, everything was filthy dusty. We decided not to make it filthy muddy too. I can only guess how slippery that powder would be once wet and I was not about to try that with the street tires. So, we came home early, cleaned up & put everything away. That will likely be our last trip for the year.
If anyone has inside knowledge about off road tires for adventure bikes, please contact me. I’ll be starting my research after I get done with all the tax extension I need to get done before 10/15.
Day Rides
Portland’s October Day Ride - Saturday October 3. Meet at Cycle Gear in Beaverton. Kick stands up at 9:00. Ride to Astoria for lunch. Additional info on the club Facebook page. Watch our Facebook page for last minute details.
BC’s Day Ride - No plans for August. Watch our F.B. page for last minute details.
Seattle’s Day Ride - Saturday, October 3. Meet at Whidbey Coffee in Burlington by Home Depot. Kick stands up at 10:30. Bring a sack lunch. Ride will be to Artist Point on Mount Baker. Check Facebook for more info.
Motorcycle Training 2021
(Yes, I’m already looking at the 2021 Riding Season)
After this dismal 2020 riding season, I am trying to lift my spirits by looking ahead to the 2021 riding season. I am wondering what Team Oregon Classes you would be interested in taking. Please take a moment to read the descriptions below & choose 3-classes that you want to take next summer. Then list your choices in order from 1st choice, to 2nd choice, to 3rd choice. & e-mail them to me at Treasurer@BorderRiders.com before October 20th so I will have time to compile the data and announce the results in the November Newsletter.
Notice a couple prerequisites & additional details. All classes require you to have a motorcycle endorsement. These class are all geared toward 2 wheel motorcycles only. The Precision Maneuvering Clinic Level 2 requires successful completion of the Precision Maneuvering Clinic Level 1. Also, the Cornering Clinic requires successful completion of Advanced Riding Techniques.
Finally, Team Oregon has not yet released their pricing structure for 2021. So, the prices listed are my SWAGS. SWAG is an accounting term meaning “Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess”.
TEAM OREGON ADVANCED CLASS MENU
Rider Skills Practice (RSP)
This is the class many of us have already taken as it is the class I normally schedule in the Spring.
RSP is a great way to refresh your riding skills at the beginning of the riding season. RSP is a half-day course to sharpen cornering, braking, emergency maneuvering and vehicle control skills.
RSP is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 1+ years riding experience.
Tuition is $110 & the class runs 4½ hrs.
Precision Maneuvering Clinic Level 1 (PMC-1)
This is a prerequisite for PMC 2
The Precision Maneuvering Clinic (PMC) is a half-day course modeled on police motorcycle officer training. Participants improve coordination of clutch, throttle, and steering inputs to keep the motorcycle balanced at low speed while executing tight turns and U-turns with precision and control. Students also practice group riding formation, parking, and signals. Track-side chats will help students connect these skills to real-world riding.
PMC Level 1 is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years riding experience.
Tuition is $110 & the class runs 4½ hrs.
Precision Maneuvering Clinic Level 2 (PMC-2)
Successful completion of PMC 1 is a prerequisite for PMC 2.
Participants fine-tune low speed handling skills, making quicker, tighter turns in more confined spaces. This course also features a high-speed weave and brake-and-escape drill.
PMC Level 2 is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years riding experience.
Tuition is $110 & the class runs 4½ hrs.
PMC Level 1 & 2 (as a Set)
You will not find this on the Team Oregon Web-site.
This class is a special offering that Team Oregon is willing to do for Border Riders. As a set, we would do both PMC levels 1 & 2 on the same weekend. We would do PMC Level 1 on a Saturday and PMC Level 2 on Sunday. That would be (2) 4½ hrs classes on one weekend.
PMC Level 1 & 2 as a set is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years riding experience.
Tuition is estimated at $220 & the class runs 4½ hours each day.
Advanced Riding Techniques (ART)
This is a prerequisite for the Cornering Clinic
The riding exercises are conducted on a go-kart track, providing riders expert instruction on the clean, smooth curves on a closed course. While participants ride at more real-world speeds, this is not a high speed, racing-oriented class.
There is a 2-hour online classroom discussion the night before which includes risk management, crash causation, judgment and impairments, braking, cornering, swerving, transitions, and traction.
There will be 4-hours of range (riding) instruction and track-side chats include cornering, braking, swerving and traction management. Team Oregon coaches will help you improve your curve skills by linking turns and choosing better lines. By the end of the day you will be carving smoother, more precise corners.
ART is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years riding experience.
Tuition is $200 & the class runs a total of 6 hrs (2-hrs class + 4-hrs track).
Cornering Clinic (CC)
Successful completion of the ART class is a prerequisite to this Cornering Clinic.
The cornering clinic is meant as a quick refresher that focused solely on curve skills. When a rider fails to negotiate a turn, it is usually not the first curve that gets them – it’s the second or third in a series of curves. Participants learn to ride “two turns ahead,” linking multiple curves and choosing the best lines.
Cornering Clinics are appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years’ experience.
Tuition is $100 & the class runs 2½ hrs.
Advanced Braking Clinic (ABC)
Based on the braking clinics offered to instructors and police motor officers, the Braking Clinic (ABC) is a short course for endorsed riders to refine braking skills in normal and emergency situations.
ABC is appropriate for an endorsed rider with 2+ years riding experience.
Tuition is $100 & the class runs 2½ hrs.
If you would like more information on any of these classes, please go to the Team Oregon web-site directly. If you still don’t find the information you are looking for, feel free to contact me at Treasurer@BorderRiders.com and let me see if I can help.
From the Handlebars of the President
Last month as I worked on the club newsletter and wrote my piece I was in Montana at my parents place. Tim and I spent a few days with my parents helping them celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. After leaving my parents Tim and I headed to Yellowstone National Park for a few days. Tim had never been to Yellowstone and the last time that I was there was the summer of 1988 when several large forest fires burned much of the park.
We spent the night at West Yellowstone and ventured into the park on Wednesday morning. We spent the day looking at mud pots, geysers and hot springs and of course made the obligatory stop to watch Old Faithful erupt. We spent the night in a cabin at Lake next to Yellowstone Lake. As we arrived, there was a big bull buffalo hanging out in the parking lot behind the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Due to the COVID-19 situation many of the restaurants and lodging facilities were closed. When we returned from picking up our carry out dinner there was a bull elk and his family hanging out on the parking lot.
The next day we had to drive back through the Old Faithful area an north to the Norris Geyser Basin. The road north of on the west side of the park was closed. One section was closed all summer due to road construction and another due to an petroleum truck that overturned the week or so prior. We ventured over to Canyon to see the Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and after touring the Norris Geyser Basin headed for our lodging at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. Friday morning we wandered around the Mammoth Hot Springs and began our journey home. We made a two day trip out of it and spent the night in Wallace, Idaho.
I hope that this newsletter finds everyone doing well and I hope that we can gather soon as a club.
…… keep the shiny side up!
Vice President Chatter
Howdy,
What a year it’s been! With Covid, wildfires, and a crap load of smoke throughout the west coast, it was sure difficult to do the normal things we do for summer. Things like riding the bikes, camping, and hanging out with the BRMC Brothers & Guests. I’m looking forward to getting past this year.
I do hope you found the time to get out there on two wheels even though the club has not been able to do much. It helps me clear the mind and forget about all the craziness going on around us.
Stan and I managed to get one last trip in before the season ends, and the weather turns. We camped in the Newberry Volcanic Monument area and toured on the adventure bikes using forest roads to get to remote areas. What a way to see the lava flows and visit with nature. Smoke and all, it was still a great trip!
There are only three months left until the end of the year. Hopefully, the club will be able to get together for at least one of the holiday events. It would be good to see everyone, fingers crossed!
Big hugs to Dave J and Mark B. I am so glad they stayed safe during the wildfires and their homes are intact! It could have been far worse.
Be well and I hope to see ya’ll soon!
Road Captain Rumblings
A lot has been written above about the Team Oregon training that many participated in. I wasn’t able to attend the first day due to work obligations, but was able to watch the training on Sunday. Many of the things you look at the path they want you to take your bike through and on an initial look you would say no way. But, after a couple of days of doing their crazy patterns most went through them without knocking down too many cones or exiting the course. At the very end they did a fun thing where the rider crossing the finish line last without touching their feet is the winner. Challenging, enough throttle to keep the bike stable and feathering the clutch. Watch closely at the beginning of the video below to see what we already knew that Dale can’t ride slow and to see Alan win:
The Seattle area did a day ride the first Saturday of September to Baker Lake. I’m surprised in my time riding have never been up there, but it is a dead end rather than being able to do a loop. The Burpee Hill Road north out of Concrete was a fun little section, and the South Skagit Highway is always a pleasant change from main highways. It would have been a day ride area if we had been able to do South Grandy Lake for our September weekend trip. Seven showed up and we met at the Arlington Airport for breakfast which did a good job of social distancing. Then on to the lake for a little lunch snack and then the trip back home. I5 through the Marysville area on the way back was the best have seen it, guess being a holiday weekend Saturday most people were where they need to be.
Treasurer’s Ramblings
All amounts owed to us have been collected. All the bills I am aware of have been paid. All our account balances are where I expect them to be. Briefly stated, “Piggy Bank be balanced”.
If you have any question, comments, or suggestions about anything I am dealing with, please feel encouraged to contact me & let us chat.
Secretary Thoughts
This year has not provided the riding opportunities that one would like. COVID has prevented the club from having large groups together and that pretty much squashed the riding season. Many of the club members have been able do some memorable rides, and I was able to participate in two. One to Rimrock Lake, and Mount Rainier, and the other to Willipa Bay. I thank our Road Captain, Dennis Hummel, for accommodating me on both of these rides. Other than those two rides, I have pretty much kept myself quarantined given the danger of the disease to people my age. By the way, on my birthday last August I completed eight decades on the planet. My goal this year was to go on an overnight ride that weekend to celebrate, but it didn’t happen. Never the less, I must say that one of the reasons I have been able to continue to be active and healthy is due to the fellowship and socialization that I have in BRMC. I am very thankful for your brotherhood. I look forward to the day we can all be together again, and in the meantime stay safe and be sure to vote!
2020 Calendar of Events
January 18th - Annual General Meeting - Seattle, WA
February 15th - Anniversary Banquet - Seattle, WA
March 21st - Hosted Club Meeting - Michael C home - Seattle, WA
April 18th - Hosted Club Meeting - Dan S home - Oakville, WA - Cancelled
May 15th thru 18th - Victoria Day Camp-out - Cancelled
June 14th - BRMC rides in the Portland Pride Parade - Cancelled
June 26th thru 28th - Camp-out at TBD Campsite (Seattle Area) - Cancelled
June 27th - BRMC Booth at Capitol Hill Pride Festival in Seattle, WA - Cancelled
June 28th - BRMC rides in the Seattle Pride Parade - Cancelled
July 17th thru 19th - Camp-out at Jeff and Tim’s outside of Mount Vernon, WA - Cancelled
August 14th thru 16th - Camp-out at Union Creek,OR - Cancelled
August 29th & 30th - 2-day Advanced Motorcycle Training in Portland, OR
September 18th thru 20th - Camp-South Grandy Lake by Concrete WA - Cancelled
October 17th - Zoom Social - watch your email for details
November 14th - Hosted Club Meeting - TBD Location
December 12th - Holiday Party - TBD Location
Meet & Greets
(October’s M&G have been canceled due to COVID-19)
B.R.M.C. members will be available for interested individuals to meet and learn more about the club and how to get involved. For locations and times, check out the cities listed below for your area. Also, in addition to the club's monthly events, local rides may be organized, weather permitting. To lean more about local event’s, check out our F.B. page or email the Road Captain at Captain@BorderRiders.com.
Portland: Meet & Greet - 1st Wednesday of the month, 7 pm at The Portland Eagle.
Vancouver BC Meet & Greet - 2nd Wednesday of the month. 4 to 6 pm at The Met Hotel, New Westminster
Seattle: Meet & Greet - 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7 pm at The Cuff
Non-BRMC Motorcycle Events
Contributions of Photos & Stories
If you have photos and stories to share, please send to news@borderriders.com