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1 FH-DCE Newsletter Ulf Jensen Federation Harley-Davidson Clubs Europe 3/19/2016

2 At the 2015 President Meeting I've learned... Why Europe is so complicated. FH-DCE. An organization to love but sometimes hard to understand. Last week I had a letter from Ron, Secretary of H-DC Twente, writing some wise words: Hi Ulf, Is there some news about this issue between de H-DC Turkey and the French Clubs? Are they on speaking terms now? I hope so! Because we (H-DCT Twente) are fully convinced that the Turkish brothers must join the Federation. Otherwise we have the same non-discussion as last year Greetz Ron This letter is representative about the response I today frequently receive from FH-DCE members and the politic in Europe is more and more turning the FH-DCE into a closed society. Some European countries now again wish to build walls to close Europe and some clubs in the Federation have a wish to build a wall around ourselves even if it means that they are putting our good working rules to the side. But undermining hate and prejudice does not always work. The 2015 President meeting is a clear proof of this. But it is quite a difference running a federation. Sorry to say there are obvious similarities between those to represent European countries today and the debate in FH-DCE. Mostly when it comes to the fact of using other members anger and hate against other groups of Harley riders. We in the FH-DCE are not politicians and would never lower ourselves to the fact of build a wall around our organization, and mostly not upon non-valid reasons as on the last Presidents meeting. You might think that I brought this up in the last Newsletter already but for me as Secretary and the person who can see the Federation in one whole perspective and, perhaps mostly, the person that you have put in charge to see that you follow your own written rules and statues to avoid chaos, this is very important.

3 Today a small chaos is to be found in our European Harley federation and many questions are around from the member clubs today. What will happen if Europe is falling apart? What will happen if England goes out of the European Union? Can we (the English, Scottish, and Ireland) club still be members of the federation? What happens if the Federation says no to the UK can we in Norway and Switzerland still be members? What is happening today in the FH-DCE can easily split up the federation in different ways. We do not need a stronger federation but a more united one and it is only the presidents of the FH-DCE who have the ability to point out the direction that is best for the federation. Ulf

4 SUPER RALLY 2016 NEWS Our friendly Super Rally organizers, H- DC Aragon, would like to inform everybody that the pre-paid system now is up and running. Please do inform all your members about this web address: ally2016hdcaragon.com/ticke ts-super-rally.php The yearly Super Rally group (last year, this year and next year) joined together last weekend at a windy 2016 SR area and first of all found out that you must recommend your members to bring a hammer and good pins for their tents as the ground is

5 rather hard to penetrate. Click on this link to see a video from the camping area video.mov

6 best for us Harley riders. The internation al Super Rally group A well crowded press conference was put together by the city of Alaniz where the city and the police express their best wishes and also wishing us all welcome hoping the city could be shown at its Roberto and I were putting an exotic flavor to the meeting I explaining all about the FH-DCE and the Super Rally in English and Roberto translating my words into Spanish.

7 Organizers together with Chief of Police, Guarda Civil. Super Rally 2017 News

8 H-DC Brno who is running the 2017 Super Rally will soon open up their own SR page: Some weekends ago the two clubs Riders of Poland and H-DC Brno and I met up in Warsaw to share experiences from the Super Rally 2013 in Poland.

9 Super Rally 2018 News Your Sargent is calling you. The Super Rally is as you know a yearly institution going on in the Federation since The FH-DCE needs your club(s) to host the 2018 SR and we need to start that organization now. Write or call me at the soonest and I will give you all information you will need.

10 News from the clubs Hi Ulf Martin here, just a note to let all know there have been some changes in the Top Table (board) at West London Harley Riders:- President Catweasle, I know, I tried, but he just won t go away Vice President Rick Shine, he has been a delegate at a couple of presidents meetings, so I think most of the guy's will be familiar with him Treasurer Badger, no change there Secretary Martin Game (chainsaw), no I won t go away either. Hope you and all our family are doing well, Martin, wlhr, B.A.R. Sec Alain Gartmann, VP Patriots H-DC in Switzerland announces that they now have a website on line. Take a look and tell them what you think. Hello Ulf...hope everything runs smoothly. I would like to say that I'm no longer the secretary of H-DC Cyprus (still a member), and also I would like to say that it was an honour and pleasure working with you. I hope we will meet in person in the near future and have a few pints and a good chat. Thanks for all the help and ride safely. Love, peace and harmony and lots of kilometres on the road. Marios Papares.

11 Buy them at this webpage, or at the Super Rally html

12 News from the Harley-Davidson, is no news Since Nadja Bergen, Nigel Williers and Jeremy Pick left the Harley-Davidson the FH-DCE is without a contactperson at the company. The good co-operation has just stopped and (as I see this) there are nobody left at the company who now knows the agreement that exists between Harley-Davidson and the FH-DCE. Nigel has done his best to introduce us to the new management and my calls are left unattended with no answer. But I hope to share some good news with you in the next newsletter. Hippy Chris, President HDRCGB on Tour Hi everyone I was just talking to some friends the other day about a road trip I did a few years ago to Norway/Sweden [my 2 favourite biking countries] It all started when I was looking at a Winter Harleyquin [HDRCGB,club magazine] back in 2004 and I saw a flyer for the Swedish clubs 35th International rally at Mora. Well I got the old google map up and checked out the location I could see a plan coming together for a nice little roadtrip.i spoke to my other half who liked the idea and that was it, we were going. Well another couple we know asked if they could tag along on our road trip, so know there was 4 of us. Well we booked our ferries through Wurzel our esteemed touring secretary who got us %10 discounts through our club's discount scheme with DFDS. Day 1 Well the trip started at our usual meeting point Tebay services, just off the M6 in Cumbria northwest England. There was myself and my other half on a 99 Twincam Dyna and Carl and Sue on a 2004 Night train. After breakfast we set off for the city of Newcastle and the ferry port of North shields crossing the Pennines via the A66 and up the A1 and the Tyne Tunnel. Once on board our ship to Kristiansand in Norway, we settled down to a nice meal and a pleasant evening in the bar looking forward to our Road trip. We had chosen to go to Mora via the western side of the Hardangervidda national park and then to head east towards Sweden. Day 2 Well after a nice breakfast we docked at the port of Kristiansand in glorious weather on the Tuesday

13 before the rally. We joined the other bikes waiting to clear customs only for us to be stopped and asked what were we doing in Norway, where were we going and what club did we belong to. I replied "were going to the Swedish International Rally and were in the Riders club of Great Britain" well that seemed to do the trick we were let in for a moment I thought I was going to have to give him some cash lol. We set off on route 9, the road was fantastic, the weather was great, the sun was shining in my face, you could smell the pine trees, I am on Holiday, I am on my Harley, things don t get much better in life. We stopped at Haukeli for a lunchtime coffee before following the signs for Odda which is on the Hardangerfjord. We had been warned the Norway is not only the home of the Trolls but also the home of the Tunnel and boy did we go through some long ones. Will filled with petrol at Odda and bought a few beers, boy is Norway expensive but hey I am on m y Holidays and I am rather found to a beer or 2. We found a great campsite about 12km north of Odda at a little place called Loftus,were we hired a Hutte [small wooden cabins] there on every campsite in Norway and Sweden and they re very good value. We rode down to a little restaurant and had a lovely meal, I asked for a beer only to be told by the girl you can't drink you re driving, we I only ever have 1 beer when driving but the limit in Scandinavia is a lot lower than the uk, you have been warned., so it was back to the Huttes and get the beers out and sit in the sunshine looking across the Fjord, good company, good beer, hell we were in Heaven. Day 3 Rest day Carl has a few medical issues so it was decided before the holiday that we would a rest day on the Wednesday, well the weather was fantastic in fact maybe a touch to hot. We decided to ride back to Odda have a walk up to the glazier,we Karen and myself got almost to the top before my knee started playing up. Carl and Sue had waited half way up, did I say it was hot, bloody hot. We got back down the mountain when I decided I wanted to have a drink out of a river that had come straight off a glazier. It tasted great. I decided that me and carl should have a paddle in the river and for Karen to photograph us, when we got back,karen s photo showed me and carl stood side by

14 side but not showing us in the river, We had a pizza in Odda before heading back to Loftus for a few more beers outside our Hutte. Day 4 Thursday or should I say Thor's day seeing as were in Norway We woke up to the sound of rain, the sort of rain that you get in the north of England i.e. it was pissing down. Carl led the way, they had wanted to visit the valley of the Trolls, I had said before the trip I don t care where we go so long as we get to the rally by lunchtime Friday to watch the bikes coming in. Well we rode and we rode, you could not see a thing it was foggy all day and the rain was relentless. I saw a sign for Jotunheinen national park; I was getting a little worried as we seemed to be way of track. Eventually I pulled over this was about 6pm and I said, I don t care what it costs I am stopping at the next hotel as I was piss wet through" Well we came across an oasis a skying hotel, it was not cheap but the girl who ran it was very friendly, she was quite dark for a Norwegian, turns out she was German from Celle, I told her I use to live in Hannover. Well after a nice warm shower, a meal and a beer in hand I decided to have a look at my map, were were miles away from the rally, so I was not too happy. Day 5 I m awake early, I wanted to get the others motivated and away as soon as we could. Well we rode and were rode through vagamo, otta, koppang, crossing into Sweden near Drevsjo, it was warm again and thankfully dry but we seemed to be riding all the time with little time for stops. Well lunchtime passed, I was not going to get to the rally on time, the afternoon turned into early evening, Sue and Carl wanted to stop at a Hutte, I just sain.i'am going to the rally, I held it at a steady speed arriving at 10pm, 10 hours late so I was not too happy, there was no food everything had been sold, so after putting my tent up what I needed most was a beer. Well the beer has never tasted as good, after 30 mins I was being invited to put our tents up in this couples garden in Stockholm after the rally, friendly people these Vikings.

15 Day 6 I m a little tired so we don t go on the ride out, we just wander into town, have a bite to eat and watch the world go by talking about bikes. Sat night we end up getting pissed with 3 Swedish couples one of the guys turns out to be Norwegian, I thank him for the Christmas Tree, well I am suddenly his best friend, Norwegians have long memories and the always send a Christmas Tree to Britain every year. Sunday Day 6 The rally is over and it s always a little sad to see a little community of friends depart. We decide to spend another day on site, so we go for a ride around the Lake, we stop off at a museum, how Scandinavian farmers use to live 200 years ago, they have a saw dust toilet so I decide it would be only right and fitting to try the toilet out, I know a little too much information but I felt a whole lot better afterwards lol. We popped into Mora for another pizza and a beer before having an early night as we hoped to head to Stockholm in the morning and I wanted to try and find Anette to see if she would be my dancing queen, well I ve always had a thing for blondes, must be why I picked my other half her being blonde Hippy Chris President HDRCGB End of part 1. You will read part 2 in next Newsletter G

16 A word from your treasurer I now have new pins in stock, quite different and much better looking than before in a 3-d pressing. New is also that there are two fastening pins on the back Measurement is 45 x 45 mm and the price will be 3.30 Euro/piece. The new small Pins with one needle are also available and cost 2.10 Euro/piece. Send your orders directly to Roberto Garbade treasurer@fhdce.eu

17 And at last, a word from your 2016 President Meeting Organizer, H-DC Brno We have finished our websides of President s meeting 2016 in Brno. It s the link: It s already possible to register on the meeting. To the meeting we have established a special adress, which is for questions about the meeting - meeting@h-dcbrno.cz Dusan Fedor President H-DC Brno Czech republic info@h-dcbrno.cz

18 New clubs of the President Meeting 2016 You can always see the actual status for new clubs here on this page: members\index.html Dealers & H-D Workshops in Europe 2015 updated Many of you or your members do not know that H-DC Breda is continuously updating their book of dealers and H-D workshops in Europe. They are doing a great work here and I suggest you share it with all your club members. By clicking on the H-DC Breda logo you will be able to read and download a pdf file, and then you easy can save on your phone, or whatever you are using.

19 Ulf Jensen, Federation Secretary Stora Köpinge byväg 94 S Köpingebro, SWEDEN Phone: +46 (0) Homepage Roberto Garbade, Federation Treasurer Pürt 97b CH-7447 Cresta (Avers) Switzerland Wise man Large Club Wise Man Middle Club Wise man Small Club Name René Wansink from H-DC Netherland Sue Manning from H-D Riders Club Great Britain "Broos" Breusegem from 2-stroke Spaghetti Harley Riders, Netherland anet.nl om Cash control member Cash control member Name Danny Van Langendonck from H-DC Disconected Antwerp, Belgium Thorsten Knorr H-DC Deutschland

20 Do not forget to check into the FH-DCE homepage now and then. Federation Harley-Davidson Clubs Europe Do not forget to share this newsletter with your club members