MTF Tourer's Assistant (TA) System Updates
By Jason Jonas (nankoweap)
Since 2003 the MTF Tourer's Assistant (TA) has been periodically enhanced with new functionality to facilitate a more effective user experience. The latest round of enhancements was significant:
- Registration Requests
- Profile Policy Changes
- Google Maps API Integration
- Search Screen Enhancements
- GPX Downloads
- Reminders
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What’s Your Safety Plan?
By Barb Smith (Agmom98)
Last August, our Safety guru Don Kime asked the Board members to offer our thoughts about what safety means to us. He assembled the answers and these were published in the September ’07 newsletter. The questions were thought-provoking and as I prepared my answer to one of the questions – What does safe motorcycling mean to you? - I thought about the things that happen while I’m riding that cause me to be especially cautious or defensive. I was able to distill this down into a personal safety mantra of:
DEFENSIVE ~ DECISIVE ~ VISIBLE
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A Note from the Board
By Bill Neese
I am a 61 year old business lawyer. I have been living in Paris, Tennessee since 1973 and with my co-rider, the Long Suffering Susan (LSS), since July 27, 1968. Our kids are grown and gone, though our daughter will return to Paris in August of this year to practice law with me. Her decision to join the firm has made LSS and me as happy as anything since her birth. We shall see.
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Perspectives from a Re-Entry Rider
By Bill Neese
As a re-entry rider after a long hiatus to raise a family, my most pleasant surprise was that my wife, Long Suffering Susan (LSS) got as much into it as I did (nearly anyway). So long as the weather was not too bad, she is ready to go. We made several tours in the Southeast and finally headed west. Now we have toured several Western States such as Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. We have ridden in all the Eastern States except for Florida and have ridden in Minnesota and Wisconsin and a couple of Canadian Provinces. We expect to tour more out west as the years go by. We have been on several MTF rides and tours including the first Great White North Tour. I have attended every Summer Mountain Ride so far and LSS has made most of them. I ride about 20,000 miles a year between two bikes.
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Would you like to Contribute to the MTF Newsletter?
We are looking for articles for upcoming issues of the MTF Newsletter. If you'd like to submit an article contact us at photos@mctourer.com with your ideas.
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2008 MTF Calendar of Events
June 20-22 -
West Virginia Rough Road Ride
July 14-18 -
U.S. Sunrise to Sunset
July 25 - 27 -
Western Mountain Rough Road Ride
August 17-23 -
Great White North Tour
August 29 - September 1 -
Border to Border
September 19-20 -
Ozark Mountains Rough Road Ride
October 12-17 -
River Ride
October 17-18 -
2008 Founder's Feast
Don't miss out, registration is open for most of these events!
For more information on events check the MTF webpage &
calendar at: http://www.mctourer.com
MTF 50/100cc and IBA Party Ride-In
By Mark Campbell
The MTF had a very successful 50cc/100ccc/IBA Party Ride-In! Final count was 10 riders completed a 50cc, 14 riders completed a 100ccc, 13 riders completed a SS1000, 2 riders completed a BB1500 and 1 rider completed a SS2000. To say the least, it was a very challenging week of riding through some nasty weather. Congratulations to all the riders that participated in this year’s event!
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2007 Best Photo of the Year
Winter Ride in Alaska
Photo By: Jack Gustafson (AKldrider)
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Best Photo of
November 2007
Colorful East Tennessee
Photo By:Don Norwood (DonNorwood)
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Best Photo of
December 2007
Death Valley
Photo By: Mike Bobbitt (IB Mike (Bobbittm))
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Best Photo of
January 2008
Kettle Moraine in SE Wisconsin
Photo By: Matt Milanowski (FZ1 Matt(_mtm_))
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