2005 Rides and Events

MN Chapter 1 2005 Rides:

Here is a calendar of 2005 events and rides that we did.

Group riding requires mentally preparing to share the road with others. Here are some tips to get ready:

• Group Riding
• Hand Signals

Here is a list of known motorcycle rides and events:

(Calendar view)

Other Motorcycle Rides and Events for 2005

	Feb 4, 5, 6	24th annual International Motorcycle Show. Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis
	March 19, 20	18th annual Donnie Smith Invitational Bike Show, Touchstone Energy Center, St. Paul
	April 16	40th annual Spring Flood Run
	April 19	Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division will be celebrating it’s 100th. birthday with a celebration at 11:00 am on the Capitol steps.
	April 23	7th annual Jim Vidmar Ride to Cambria. Ride leaves Faribault HD at 0930.
	May 17 to 29	18th annual Run for the Wall to support American POW/MIA.
	May 21	Delano Sports Center / Donahue Harley-Davidson Customer Appreciation Day
	May 21	3rd annual "Rolling into the Future Ride for MDA" at Faribault HD.
	June 5	Minnesota Motorcycle Riders Association annual Veteran's Ride
	June 6 to 11	Americade, Lake George, NY
	June 11	130th annual Minnesota State Fire Department Association parade, Grand Rapids, MN @ 1400.
	June 18	4th annual Friends of the Fireman Motorcycle Ride, Shakopee, MN
	June 18	4th Annual Emergency Services Motorcycle Ride, Lower St. Croix Valley FD
	June 18	Faribault HD - Ride to the Pickle Factory in Peppin, WI
	June 24	Minnesota State H.O.G. Rally, Rochester, MN
	June 25	6th annual Deb Barnes Memorial Run, Norwood, MN. Registration begins at 1000 at Elm Street Station.
	June 27 to July 1	25th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Minneapolis, MN.
	July 9 to 17	Wolf's Head Tour and Rally
	July 10	Chapter 1 Grand Tour ride with MN Chapter 3
	July 16	2nd annual Breeze for Needs / Dave Johnson Memorial Ride, Waconia
	July 16	2nd annual Big Daddy Memorial Run, Savage, MN. Registration begins at 1030 at Neisen Brother's.
	July 16 /17	Faribault HD Customer Appreciation Days
	July 20	Chapter 1 Monthly Ride
	July 20	Ride to Work Day
	July 24	Minnesota Ride for Kids for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, White Bear Lake, MN
	July 30	6th Annual Lightning Run
	August 6	Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial Motorcycle Poker Run Fund Raiser 2005. Starting at Bob's Harley Davidson in Fond du Lac, going to Mount Calvary FD, Road America, Town of Sheboygan FD, Slver Creek FD, and ending up at Allenton Veteran's Park
	August 8 to 14	65th Annual Black Hills Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis, SD
	August 11 to 14	Red Knights 2005 Convention in Toronto, Ontario
	August 17	Chapter 1 Monthly Ride
	August 20/21	MS River Road Run motorcycle tour is a 600-mile journey, starting at the state captiol in St. Paul and cruising along the back roads of Minnesota and Wisconsin before stopping for the night in Richland Center, WI.
	August 27	Ride for Survival - MN Women on Wheels is sponsoring their 2nd Annual Ride in Support of Day One Center - a statewide partnership of shelters for women and children escaping domestic violence.
	September 2nd to 5th	17th Annual A.B.A.T.E. of MN State Rally Labor Day Weekend September 2nd thru the 5th. Gates open Friday at noon. Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, MN. Three nights of live music: Friday is Everett Smithson, Kurt Jorgensen Band and Corey Stevens, Saturday is Anubis, Dawg Wild, Pork Chop, Daisy Dillman and Nazareth, Sunday is High Noon, Killer Hayseeds and Rockie. Featuring TERESI DYNO-DRAGS! Bike Show, Bike Games, Bike Run, Vendors, Food Court, Full Bar on Site, Camping, H-D Raffle, Hay Wagon Rides, Camp Fires, Ice, Showers, Fashion Show, Tattoo Contest, Chili Contest and Much, Much More. For advance tickets or more info go to www.abatemn.org
	September 17	Columbia Heights FD "Run for no particular reason"
	September 17	40th annual Fall Flood Run
	September 21	Chapter 1 Monthly Ride
	October 8	Seventh Annual Red Helmets Ride, Emmitsburg, MD - dedicated to "Honoring all Firefighters who have answered their last call"