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DUNEDIN CHAPTER<br />
SCOTLAND<br />
Newsletter<br />
Issue No.1<br />
H.O.G. # 9083
Thunder In The Glens<br />
2019<br />
23rd - 25th August<br />
MacDonald Resort<br />
Aviemore<br />
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Welcome From The Editor...<br />
It gives me great pleassure to welcome you all to the first edition of<br />
the new look Dunedin Chapter newsletter, in what is our Chapter's<br />
25th Anniversary year. The aim of this quarterly publication is to<br />
keep our members up to date with what is going on within the<br />
Chapter, from who's who on the new commitee, to providing<br />
information on upcoming Chapter events and ride-outs, and this<br />
year, there is certainly plenty organised for the whole riding season.<br />
Photos of events and rides that members have attended will also be<br />
shared, so please email me your pictures, and let me know where<br />
you have been racking up your H.O.G. miles!<br />
This is a very special year for Dunedin Chapter - 25 years of riding as a family is something<br />
celebrate! The Chapter is evolving and growing all the time and we want to continue to<br />
move forward together, to grow our chapter pressence at H.O.G.® events and to ride as<br />
one. We do that this year, in part, by increasing our Ladies of Harley events and<br />
recognising our pillions more as part of our riding community.<br />
The Chapter also has a fully functional media team who will be bringing you all the latest<br />
Chapter news through various media channels. Our goal is to make all Chapter event and<br />
ride-out information as easily accessible as possible to all our members. You will meet the<br />
team within this issue who will highlight all the lines of Chapter communication that are now<br />
available to you.<br />
We will also bring you the latest news on 2019's Thunder In The Glens, all the latest,<br />
including the Manager's Specials, from our sponsoring dealership Edinburgh Harley-<br />
Davidson, and in this issue, a very special piece written by Greg Russell, with the help of<br />
our Chapter Historian Stuart Caplan, on the 25 year history of our beloved Chapter and<br />
how we have grown to be one of the largest in the country. I certainly hope you all enjoy<br />
the read.<br />
Ride safe!<br />
Al McAuslan - Editor
Chapter Officers<br />
Alan McLeod<br />
Director<br />
director@dunedinhog.com<br />
Stewart Willox<br />
Assistant Director<br />
assistantdirector@dunedinhog.com<br />
Shirley Gunn<br />
Assistant Director<br />
assistantdirector@dunedinhog.com<br />
Peter --------<br />
Treasurer<br />
treasurer@dunedinhog.com<br />
Wilma Scott<br />
Secretary<br />
secretary@dunedinhog.com<br />
Hilary Joyce<br />
Activities Officer<br />
activities@dunedinhog.com<br />
Jean-Anne McKinnall<br />
Ladies of Harley<br />
loh@dunedinhog.com<br />
Ronnie Payne<br />
Head Road Captain<br />
headroadcaptain@dunedinhog.com<br />
Al McAuslan<br />
Editor<br />
editor@dunedinhog.com
Chapter Officers<br />
Frank MacGregor<br />
Safety Officer<br />
safetyofficer@dunedinhog.com<br />
Roger Cook<br />
Chapter Mileage Officer<br />
mileage@dunedinhog.com<br />
Patricia Neville<br />
Charity Officer<br />
charity@dunedinhog.com<br />
Paul Nickles<br />
Merchendise Oficer<br />
merchendise@dunedinhog.com<br />
Anne Jameson<br />
Webmaster<br />
webmaster@dunedinhog.com<br />
Craig Stewart<br />
Social Media Officer<br />
socialmedia@dunedinhog.com<br />
Brian ------<br />
Volunteer Co-ordinator<br />
volunteering@dunedinhog.com
Director's Welcome
From Our<br />
Assistant Directors...<br />
As we look forward to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Dunedin Chapter, we also find ourselves<br />
reflect back on the previous 24 years. There have been lots of highs and a low’s in the Chapter, we were<br />
very different ‘back in the day’ and we are lucky there are still a few founder members actively<br />
participating in Chapter events to capture this history, before it’s all lost. But, we have to now look<br />
forward, be adaptable and embrace change as we step into the future and the next 25 years!<br />
We cannot afford to pause or dwell on the past, time catches us all and sometimes we forget that, but still<br />
we talk about “what we used to do when I was a lad!” The world is a different, continuously changing<br />
place, we have moved away from sending paper monthly newsletters/minutes, to sending emails using<br />
email, internet or social media sites and all this is done on a smart phone or other small electronic device.<br />
In fact, some would rather send a text message, than use the phone to make a call these days.<br />
The bikes, our Harley-Davidson® V-twins we all love to ride are also brought up to date with subtle<br />
changes: no keys required, led lights, bluetooth, even water-cooling! We will see the introduction of an<br />
Electric H-D® and non-cruiser styles, all to encourage a broader profile of rider, encouraging ladies and<br />
younger riders with these different types of motorcycle into the Harley-Davidson® family and in turn, our<br />
Chapter.<br />
It’s an exciting time to be part of the Dunedin Chapter! We all have the opportunity to take Dunedin<br />
forward, to be the biggest best Chapter in the UK, so join us, get involved in whatever way you can, as<br />
together we write the next 25 years history for Dunedin Chapter Scotland.<br />
Watch this space...!<br />
Stewart Willox - Assistant Director
Head Road Captain<br />
Chapter Events On This Quarter...
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A Farewell...<br />
Of Sorts<br />
Chapter Tartan & Flags<br />
tartan@dunedinhog.com<br />
New Tartan Flag:<br />
Small £5.00 Medium £25.00 Large £55.00<br />
Black Classic Flag:<br />
Small £5.00 Medium £25.00 Large £55.00<br />
Chapter Tartan<br />
Lightweight Yard £9.00 Lightweight Kilt Length £55.00<br />
Heavyweight Kilt Length £99.00
Media Update<br />
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Social Media<br />
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Ladies Of<br />
Harley<br />
What Does L.O.H. Mean...?<br />
I’m sure if we studied the official HOG documentation, we’d get a clear and<br />
concise explanation. However, to me, it is what we as a Chapter make it.<br />
Personally, I don’t believe it means ‘Ladies Only’. I think it means Ladies<br />
Inspired, Encouraged, Welcomed and Supported, Ladies Planned,<br />
Organised, Executed and Delivered... It gives ladies a voice in what is still a<br />
male dominated, and sometimes intimidating, envirionment.<br />
But ladies in the biking world have come a very long way, and we’re very<br />
fortunate in Dunedin Chapter in that, although our menfolk look scary, and<br />
sometimes grumpy, that are in reality welcoming, encouraging and<br />
supportive (I suppose they have been trained well by their ladies).<br />
Being fairly new to the Chapter, I haven’t experienced the good works of<br />
previous LOH Officers. Knowing Irene, Fiona, Lorraine and Linda, I’m<br />
confident that they did many marvellous things. However, I have been<br />
fortunate enough to meet the lovely National LOH Officers, Elaine<br />
Shephard, Lorraine Seedhouse and Jo Green, and their commitment,<br />
enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge and experience is inspiring.<br />
These ladies and the LOH Officers for the other Chapters, who I met at the<br />
training weekend in early November at HOG HQ, were full of enough ideas<br />
and inspiring stories to help a newbie, like myself, to start to formulise ideas<br />
for 2019.<br />
Included in the year ahead for LOH is a fashion show, an International<br />
Female Ride Day, another Sparkle Tour and a Twinkle Tour amongst many<br />
other events which I hope you will enjoy as much as I have enjoyed LOH<br />
events in the past.<br />
Jean-Anne McKinnall - L.O.H. Officer
Chapter Achevievments<br />
Member Acheivements<br />
Ron Wilkie receiving his Road Captain<br />
certificate - well done Ron!<br />
Peter receiving his Treasurer<br />
Officer patch<br />
Jean-Anne McKinnal<br />
receiving her Ladies of<br />
Harley Officer patch<br />
Brian feeling jolly whilst receiving<br />
his Activities Officer patch<br />
Patricia Neville at the December meeting<br />
presenting Blood Bikes Scotland with a cheque for<br />
£415 raised by our Chapter members
2019 Ride Calendar
2019 Ride Calendar
Dunedin Chapter Scotland<br />
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Sponsored by<br />
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Disclaimer:<br />
Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this newsletter,<br />
errors or omissions are not the responsibility of the Chapter or the<br />
editorial staff.<br />
Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Chapter, the<br />
editorial staff, Harley-Davidson or its authorised dealers or agents.<br />
All rights reserved.<br />
Products and services mentioned or advertised within the publication do<br />
not carry any endorsement or recommendation by Dunedin Chapter.<br />
copyright 2018 Dunedin Chapter Scotland H.O.G. #9083<br />
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