Volume VII Issue I

How do we define happiness?
All of us have many ways to define happiness. A great motorcycle ride is one, hanging out with good friends, maybe combining both a good ride and good friends is your way to define happiness. Having family around may not always be a way to find happiness but it sure helps. I personally have found a new way to define happiness, it is when you have to change your dress work shirt 5 minutes before you leave for work because your granddaughter just gave you a big jelly filled hand hug before you left for work that morning.

I find much happiness when I am in my garage tinkering with the bikes when I cannot ride for any reason. I am currently making a few modifications to my Roadliner which of course will make it go faster and be seen better. I am adding some lights and chrome so I know I will gain about 3 to 5 horsepower when I am finished.

I am looking forward to some warmer weather and can’t wait to see if my mods do get me that extra horsepower the chrome dealer told me it will. I certainly hope so.

Ride it Like you Stole It &
Keep the Rubber Side Down
Dan

Trails End Minutes by Stan Viets

January 2008

Now that our Merry Christmas is a pleasant memory, MTR wishes each and all a fantastic and Happy 2008; we are looking forward to another great riding season.

Members in attendance at our Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home Boy’s Ranch Christmas Party, Paul and Dian Tallkington, Dan Randall, Rick and Dana Totty, Billy and Hildia Max, Charlie and Darnell Gibson, Floyd Nunnelee, Russell Higgins, Dusty Higgins, Bob Branch and yours truly.

This is a brief recap of our December 8th MTR Christmas Party at the TBCH. We had a total of 45 in attendance, with us, the boy’s, house parents and their families. The weather started out iffy but ended beautifully and we were able to offer the children motorcycle rides on the ranch paved roads. We had all the pizza, deserts and drinks anyone could ask for. Thank you to all the folks who furnished an abundance of pizza, door prizes, toys, gift certificates, clothes, smoked pork butts for each house, along with two really nice basket ball goals, In all we had a rewarding time.

We are indeed happy to have agreat group of caring individuals willing to give of themselves to provide a wonderful Christmas party and camaraderie for those less fortunate. Pictures are posted on our MTR web site. We will have 8 Birthdays in January; Dana Totty, the 3rd, Tim Hendrickson, the 4th, Kim Pauley, the 7th, Dian Talkington, the 8th, Hildia Max, the 9th, Charlie Gibson, the 17th, Myron Coney, the 18th and Don Hester, the 31St. There are no anniversaries in January. Best wishes to all.

The data on the Member’s web page has been updated. Our member’s page is now printer friendly; you can print both the Member’s addresses and birthday/anniversary list by clicking on the print button at the bottom of the page and print your own personal hard copy. If you find any errors please let me know.

We also appreciate and thank our Advertiser/Sponsors for continuing their ads in 2007; we value your contribution and support.

Please remember our ailing members in your thoughts and prayers. Prayers are priceless.

We concluded our 2007 rides, with 5599 miles of scheduled fun and festivities. We appreciate and thank Billy Max for his dedication and hard work in coming up with good rides every year.

Please check BJ’s blog for the 2007 Riding Season recap. http://bimaxonline.com/wordpress it’s an impressive detailed log of MTR 2007 events and activities.

Our next meeting will be January 10, 2008 at Fox Ridge Pizza. Eat at 6:00 PM, Meet at 7:00 PM, gone by 8:00 PM. See you next year.

Thanks to all that brought door prizes throughout the year, win one bring one.

Safety starts with an S but in reality it begins with U

Ride safe to-day and every day!

Stan

“The grand essentials for happiness are: something to do,
something to love and something to hope for.”

Chalmers

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE OR CLEVER
OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH; ADAGE

1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

2. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t have any sense at all.

4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a
teenager who wants to stay out all night?

7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many
people a company can operate without.

8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

9. Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.

10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.

12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. Like
this: It could be a right number.

13. No one ever says "it's only a game" when there team is winning.

14. I’ve reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.

15. Be careful reading the fine print. There’s no way you’re going to like it.

16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we’ll have thousands of old ladies
running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldiesl)

18. Money can’t buy happiness - but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a
Corvette than in a Yugo.

MTR
2008
Ride
Safe
in 08

This is guaranteed not photo shopped.

It is a 48 cylinder, 4200cc engine made from
sl/kh250 cylinders, by Simon Whitlock.