2024 September Meeting

NTNOA September Meeting – 9/29/24 (Phil Dansby’s house)

Guest – Octavian riding a BMW 1250GS

Great turnout – 30 bikes!!

Recent member rides:
Jeff & Pari traveled to Spain and Portugal and rented motorcycles to travel through the northwest quadrant of Portugal. They enjoyed the fact that there was relatively little traffic on the roads they chose. They rented their bikes through IMT Travel and would highly recommend this ride.

Zach Gubernator traveled from Dallas through the middle of the country, visited friends in New Hampshire, and made his way across the border to Quebec. Riding his 2012 BMW 1100GS, his trip encompassed a total of 5500 miles. Once back home, he decided to upgrade his ride and bought a 2018 BMW 1200GS.

The 40th annual LOP rally is to be held this coming weekend, October 4th through the 6th at Yellow Rose Canyon in Mt. Enterprise, TX. We will be raffling off the 1974 Norton Commando on Saturday evening. Phil Dansby will not be able to make the rally so please save an LOP pin for him! There will be alcohol available at the Clubhouse on property and food will be available through a food truck that will be just outside the gate to the clubhouse in RV site #68. The food truck will be serving burritos, tacos, etc. for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on both Friday and Saturday. Francisco has worked with Richard Asprey in the past and will be charging a fair price for food.

Following the weekend rally, 35+ people will be traveling to the Barber Motorsports Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL. Richard Asprey has secured Norton Hill during the rally for NTNOA to occupy during the festival. There are RV sites on the hill, but they will be used for entertainment not camping. There will be sufficient space for members to park their bikes when traveling to the rally. Norton Hill is located past the paddock and swap meet areas. Thank you, Richard, for organizing this terrific area for members to enjoy during the rally!!

Bill Felton is in need of a driver for his truck and trailer as he will be riding his Norton to the rally at Barber. Please contact him if this is something you can help with. See the member information available on the NTNOA website for his contact information.

Richard Asprey told of a Triumph antique club that is operating in Bermuda. Triumph was limited to 200cc size bikes when allowed onto the island.

Bikes for sale:
Mark Peterson (Southwest Superbikes) has a 2014 Triumph T100 Triple Black for sale to club members for $2800.

Rob Green told of several bikes that he currently has for sale to club members –
       1956 Thunderbird - $10,000
       1964 Honda CT90 - $1000
       1973 Honda CB350K with powder coated frame in red-orange - $2500
       1975 Honda 550 Supersport - $6000 (not currently ready to ride)
       2005 Yamaha FJR with 52,000 miles - $3000

Rob can be reached at (214)354-6219 or at rgreendallas@gmail.com
The St. Joseph Catholic Church Oktoberfest and Car Show is October 19th in Waxahatchie, TX. All makes and models of cars and motorcycles are invited. St. Joseph’s is located at 609 Kaufman Ave. Waxahachie. TX. The flyer for the event has been posted on the NTNOA website.

While at the meeting, Phil Dansby offered several patches and pins that he had collected for anyone that would like to take one.

The lucky winner of the 50-50 was Mark Peterson.

Next month on October 27th, our meeting will be Shoptoberfest at Jeff Myer’s home in Midlothian, TX. The Ennis Czech Boys polka band will be there again this year from 11am to 3pm! If you have any song requests for the band, please send them to Jeff ahead of time. Brats, pretzels, and beer will be available during the event. The address for the next meeting is 7061 Dillon Circle in Midlothian.