Who We Are!
The Border Riders Motorcycle Club “BRMC” is a not-for-profit 501(c)(7) organization for gay men who like to ride motorcycles and who like to go camping on their motorcycles. Our membership spans the Pacific Northwest with the greatest participation in the Portland, Seattle and Vancouver B.C. areas. We are one of the largest and longest-running gay motorcycle clubs in North America. We welcome like-minded guests to our Meet & Greets, day rides, and to our monthly meetings and summer campouts with a sponsoring BRMC member.
Table of Contents
All the news you need to know about the BRMC
Banquet Recap : By Ron S.
Photos : By Tom C.
March Meet & Greets: Portland and Seattle
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Members’ Birthdays
The BRMC 2025 Calendar of Events
Non BRMC Motorcycle Events
Request for Pictures & Closing Comments
February 2025 Banquet Recap
Great Wolf Lodge was a fine location for the February Banquet. The food was excellent and the facility is very modern. They even have wi-fi A/V so no cables were required.
We didn’t see many kids since the conference center is separated from the main hotel and water park, and ours was the only event happening that night.
The 2025 board of directors was announced with Dennis H. (President), Tom C. (Secretary) and Stan C. (Treasurer) continuing, Dale C. new Road Captain and Ron S. new Vice President and Rider of the Year.
We also welcomed new member Dmitry B., who was presented with his patch by sponsor Dale C.
The High Mileage award was on hiatus for 2024, hoping to return for 2025. The Gear Swap was well-supplied.
Thanks to all the members and guests who attended!
February Photos
March 2025 Day Rides
Seattle
Saturday March 1, meet at 10:00am for breakfast at Endolyne Joe's, 9261 45th Ave SW, Seattle WA 98136. If there is enough interest, there will be a day ride afterwards.
Portland
Saturday March 1, meet for coffee at 11:30am at Market of Choice, 5639 Hood St, West Linn, OR 97068. MOC is hidden behind Starbucks so keep an eye out for either. We will visit from 11:30 until noon, a pre-ride discussion at noon and then a couple hours of leisure riding around Clackamas County. This ride will have plenty of easy corners & some straights aways. It will be a great ride to practice your cornering & group riding skills.
March Meeting
The March meeting will be held on Saturday March 15th at Dale C. and Dmitry B.’s in Kent, WA.
Social time begins at 4 pm
Meeting at 5 pm
Dinner at 6 pm
March Meet & Greets
Portland M&G
On Wednesday, March 5th, Portland area BRMC Members & guests will meet for dinner at 5:30 at Kenton Station (8303 N Denver Ave, Portland, OR 97217). We will then go to the Portland Eagle (835 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217) for a social hour starting at 7pm.
This is a great way to meet some club members, learn about the club, & learn about upcoming rides, and events.
We hope to see you there.
BC M&G
We are still looking for a member in BC to take the lead on this. Please let Dennis know if you are able do this.
Seattle M&G
The March Meet & Greet in Seattle is at Jules Maes in Georgetown, 6pm on Wednesday March 12th. Generally dinner around 6, official meet and greet starts at 7PM.
The address is 5919 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98108.
July Special Event Information
You will find all the information you need for the mid-July classes and camping in Oregon here.
We hope to see you there! BTW, as of Feb 1 there are only two spots left for the PMC Classes in July. Register Here
Reader’s Corner
A place for you, the reader, member and/or guest, to contribute.
Tell us about your travels, adventures, mishaps, etc.
To contribute, send your story & pictures to News@BorderRiders.com
Keep in mind, you can write about a trip that happened over the summer. It’s doesn’t have to be something you did last month.
Gear Store
The Gear Store will be open at Victoria Day.
From the Handlebars of the President
A big thanks to all that helped make the banquet a success from planning to setup and audio-visual. The gear swap had the most useful stuff to exchange that I have seen in years in spite of the relatively small attendance. Great Wolf Lodge did a great job with the space and the food for us. Special thanks to Dave J. for the annual video - I wasn’t expecting him to be able to put it together for us this year, and if you saw it make sure to email, text or phone him your thanks, good wishes and connect with him.
It's hard to believe that riding season is approaching. I still have a couple of feet of snow on the ground, and the driveway conditions though plowed are “bare and wet with snow, ice and slush in places.” The days are getting longer and I’m thinking it won’t be too long before being able to get out on the road on one of the bikes.
The calendar for the year is included in the newsletter and runs and events so please mark your calendars. It’s fairly simple – day rides first Saturday of the month, meet and greets are fixed, and monthly camping trips are the 3rd weekend of the month except June which we are switching up this year for Pride.
I’m hoping to see many of you at the March meeting and at the many events we have throughout the year and help keep the club vibrant and fun.
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Dennis H.
2024-25 President
president@borderriders.com
Vice President Chatter
I hope to see everyone at the March meeting!
Ron S.
2025 Vice President
Road Captain Rumblings
So many experiences planned for the upcoming riding season. Join us!
Dale C.
2025 Road Captain
Treasurer’s Ramblings
“Piggy Bank Looks Good”.
I will not be able to make it to the March Meeting. I will see you all in April.
Stan C
2024-25 Treasurer
Secretary Thoughts
A Brothers Birthday
We have two brothers with birthdays this month:
Doug H on March 1st.
Randy T. on March 3rd.
Take a moment out of your day to send a birthday wish!
2025 Calendar of Events
March 1st - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
March 15th - Monthly meeting hosted by Dale C & Dmitry’s in Kent, WA.
April 5th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
April 19th - Monthly meeting hosted by Kas C & Chris M in Vancouver, WA. (New Location)
May 3rd - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
Portland will meet for breakfast & go to the One Motorcycle Show in Portland.
May 16th thru 19th - Victoria Day Campout & Kick-off of riding season at Pine Flats in Ardenvoir, WA.
June 7th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details, and a booth at Seattle Pride in the Park, Volunteer Park, Seattle
June 20th thru 22nd -No campout this month, supporting Pride in the Park and riding in the Seattle Pride Parade
June 29th - ride in the Seattle Pride Parade
July 5th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
The much anticipated special event for 2025.
Motorcycle Classes
(Saturday, Sunday & Monday)
July 12th & 13th - Team OR Class, Precision Maneuvering Clinic Series 1 & 2 (think Police Rodeo 101) at Mt Hood Community College. Registration opens on 1/19/25 on the BRMC website. This will be sold as a set for $200.
July 14th - Team OR Cornering Clinic (your bike on a go-cart track). We will register on the Team OR website as we will not own this class. This will be a Gen Pop class.
Day Rides throughout Central OR & camping at Alan & Stan’s ranch.
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday)
July 15th thru 18th - “Central OR Day Rides” - Come join us for several Day Rides throughout Central OR. We will leave Alan & Stan’s house in West Linn Tuesday morning and ride to their home near Terrebonne, OR. There will be space to pitch a tent, we will have a porta potty, & we will have a private outdoor shower. Yes, you will be able to take a hot shower under the stars. We will do day rides on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday. We will take turns on meal prep & clean up. The registration will include breakfast & dinner. Lunch will be on the road.
The July Campout
(Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)
July 18th thru 20th - July Campout hosted by Alan & Stan at their Crooked River Ranch home in Central OR. This is a continuation of the week long event. There will be sites to pitch a tent, we will have a porta potty, & we will have a private outdoor shower. Yes, you will be able to take a hot shower under the stars. We will take turns on a meal prep & clean up. The registration fee will include breakfast(s) & dinner(s) daily. Lunch will be on the road.
August 2nd - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
August 15th thru 18th - August Campout, Mount Seymour Park near Vancouver, BC. Note - this includes Sunday evening for those wishing to avoid I5 southbound on Sunday afternoon.
September 6th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
September 19th thru 21st - September Campout, Shafer State Park near Elma, WA.
October 4th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
October 18th - Monthly meeting hosted by Dennis H at his cabin near Yakima, WA.
November 1st - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
November 15th - Monthly meeting hosted by Stan & Alan near Portland, OR.
December 6th - Local Day Rides. See Facebook for last minute details.
December 13th - Holiday Party hosted by YTBD.
Monthly Meet & Greets
BRMC 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 following list of times & location. Watch our FB for last minute details or changes.
Portland: Meet & Greet - 1st Wednesday of the month, 7 pm at The Portland Eagle. Dinner together normally precedes the actual M&G. Dinner location moves so watch the newsletter and/or Facebook for last minute details.
Vancouver BC Meet & Greet - The club is looking for a host for this event, please contact Dennis if you are interested.
Seattle: Meet & Greet - 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6 pm at someplace new. Watch the newsletter, website or Facebook for exact location. We usually meet for dinner at 6 pm followed by the M&G at 7..
Member & Guest Non-Sanctioned Day-Rides
In addition to the club's monthly M&Gs, local rides frequently happen on the 1st Saturday of every month. Additionally, members & guest going on an impromptu day-ride, or to some other activity, will post their plans on our FB page so others can tag along. Again, watch our FB page for last minute details or changes.
To learn more about local event’s, impromptu events, or to check status on any event, check out our FB page or email the Road Captain at Captain@BorderRiders.com.
Hey, did you notice that trend? Yep, keep an eye on our FB page for last minute changes and details for all events.
Contributions of Photos & Stories
Please feel encouraged to send us your photos of our activities to News@BorderRiders.com
Also, if you do anything interesting outside the club, we’d love to hear about it. Send us a short story with some photos and we will try get it into the next newsletter. It doesn’t have to be motorcycle related to be interesting. We are very diverse.
If you have photos and stories to share, please send to news@borderriders.com