Official Announcement: CFO 2007

[Jackson]

(note: this first message will be updated with the most current information so you don't have to scroll through and read every message)

Updated: April 25, 2007

[SIZE=18pt]Don't miss the[/SIZE]
[SIZE=36pt]2007[/SIZE]Central FJR Owners' Meeting

[SIZE=24pt] September 20-23, 2007[/SIZE]

Custer, South Dakota -- The Black Hills
[SIZE=18pt]WHEN:[/SIZE]

Thursday, Sept. 20

Travel, arrive at Custer

Friday, Sept. 21

Ride through the Black Hills

Drawing for Behind the Scenes Tour of Mount Rushmore (evening)

Saturday, Sept. 22

Behind the Scenes Tour of Mount Rushmore for 12 participants (morning)

Ride through the Black Hills

Evening Banquet

Sunday, Sept. 23

Ride and depart for home

[SIZE=18pt]VENUE:[/SIZE]

On Hwy. 385 0.7 mile north of the intersection of Hwys. 385 & 16

Lat and Long: 43.77467 , 103.60877

The Bavarian Inn has:

--Two swimming pools, one indoor and one outdoor
--On-site bar and restaurant
--Hot Tub
--Tennis court
--Free continental breakfast
--Motorcycle washing area, with water and rags
--Each room has coffee maker, free wireless Internet service, microwave, fridge, & hair dryer
[SIZE=18pt]SPECIAL BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF MOUNT RUSHMORE[/SIZE]

We have obtained special permission for 12 of us to be escorted to the top of Mount Rushmore, on top of the heads, the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22. Of the 4 million people that visit Mount Rushmore each year, only a few hundred get this opportunity, and usually they are well-connected VIP's and politicians. We will hold a drawing Friday evening, Sept. 21, to determine who will be selected for the tour. You will have to be present to participate in the drawing.

[SIZE=18pt]WHAT ELSE TO DO THERE:[/SIZE]

You mean besides getting together with your buddies, kicking tires, telling lies, and enjoying your favorite beverages? Custer is in the center of the Black Hills, which has legendary motorcycle roads. From Custer, an FJR rider can take off in any of four directions on twisty and scenic routes.

North: Mount Rushmore (live cam), Crazy Horse, Deadwood (gambling), Devils Tower, Sturgis, Rapid City (live cam), scenery, and miles of twisty roads.

East: Custer State Park, Badlands National Park, buffalo, scenery, and twisty roads. Badlands (live cam)

South: Wind Cave National Park, buffalo, Hot Springs, Agate Fossil Beds Nat. Monument, scenery, and twisty roads.

West: Jewel Cave National Monument, cave tours, scenery, and twisty roads. (Hot Springs live cam)

CLICKY for more information about what to see and do in the Black Hills.

Wind Cave NP

Crazy Horse

Mount Rushmore

[SIZE=18pt]ROOM RATES:[/SIZE]

$44; 1 queen bed (indoor entrance) 1-2 people. Only 12 of these are available.

$49; 2 queen beds, 1-2 people (larger room, outdoor entrance, park in front of room)

$71; Deluxe room (larger still, all outdoor entrances, but for some you can park in front of room)

$80; 1 room suite

$98; 2 room suite

$89; Jacuzzi room

$224; 3 bedroom Condo

Send a message to "Jackson" after you make your reservations so we can make adjustments to our room block if needed.

We have negotiated the discounted room rates to be in effect for 7 days before and after CFO, in case you want to extend your visit to the area.

[SIZE=18pt]RESERVATIONS:[/SIZE]

Call: 1-800-657-4312

Tell them you are with the "FJR Owners Group" to get the discounted rates.

By August 15, 2007, make your reservations. After that, our room block will be released.

A credit card will hold your reservation. It will not incur any charges until you check out.

Cancellation policy: no charges for cancellations more than 14 days before check in. After that there will be a 1 night charge.

[SIZE=18pt]REGISTER:[/SIZE]

We need for everyone to register. It does not cost anything, but we need just a little information so we can put on a great event. Click on the link below. It will ask if you want to download a Microsoft Word document. Say yes, open it, complete it, save it, then email it to the address on the form.

Click HERE to get information about registering.

[SIZE=18pt]WHO:[/SIZE]

Jackson: Venue logistics/liaison, Route Sheets & maps for Friday and Saturday

Devanator: Banquet Arrangements, Shirts and Hats

Door Prizes coordinator: TBA

Photographers: TBA

We hope someone will be willing to beat the bushes and arrange for some cool door prizes. Also, it would be great to have 1-3 people who can take pictures of the various rides, as well as the banquet.

Badlands National Park

Badlands (live cam)

A serious TWISTY on the "Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway".

Devils Tower National Monument

The 20-mile long "Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway" is flanked by towering limestone cliffs along US 14A and cuts through Spearfish Canyon.

Custer. The red "X" is the location of the Bavarian Inn. (the topography is exaggerated a bit.)

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Sweet!

Great job putting this together! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 

[devanator]

Jackson

Nice pics and announcement. I'm getting excited all over again. And I've been talking with you the last couple days about this.

Banquet and hat/shirts stuff will not be coming until after the first of year. This is just to help people start thinking and planning vacation time. So let the planning begin.

devanator/Mike

 

[beerme]

hmmm... CFO or Torrey??? Decisions, decisions.

 

[airboss]

Jackson
Nice pics and announcement. I'm getting excited all over again. And I've been talking with you the last couple days about this.

Banquet and hat/shirts stuff will not be coming until after the first of year. This is just to help people start thinking and planning vacation time. So let the planning begin.

devanator/Mike

Vacation plan is done. Room is booked. Thanks guys. :yahoo:

 

[opt8low]

Way to go boys. Already looking forward to the trip.

Thanks for putting this together....

Dana

 

[TriggerT]

Sweet! Need to get my time off sheets in at work, and at home.

 

[Kilroy]

Nice work, guys! Looking forward to it as well.

 

[Jackson]

Thanks for stepping up. Black Hills sounds go to me. All of those people bitching about super-slabbing it, just need to crank that throttle open and see the country. The Black Hills has great roads and has some great site-seeing places.

Not just a meet, but an adventure.....

Dana

There ARE ways to get to the Black Hills and minimize the super-slabs. If you are coming from points southeast of the Black Hills, consider coming through Nebraska on 2-lane highways and avoid I-90 through SD and I-80 through Nebraska.

From the Omaha (I call it Ohmygod) area, you can jump on US 275 to US 20. Take 20 all the way to Chadron, then north on US 385 to Custer.

Or, from Omaha you can slab it west to Grand Island on I-80, then take state hwy. 2 to Alliance, then north on US 385 past Carhenge (be sure and stop!) and stay on 385 to Custer. Hwy 20 is an official "scenic route". To see Carhenge, detour off 385 north of Alliance, and take 59/87. It is 1-2 miles north of Alliance.

You could come one way, then go back the other. Both routes go through the Sand Hills in Nebraska, which are fairly nice. Hwy. 2 is lightly traveled; US 20 has a little more traffic. Both go through occasional small towns.

From points east of the Black Hills, an alternate to I-90 through SD is 18/46/50. They go all the way across the southern part of SD just north of the NE/SD border. I've never taken this route, but I'm thinking it would be better than that damn I-90 through SD. A friend of mine travels that way occasionally in a cage going from Hot Springs to Yankton, and says it's her preferred route.

A reminder from a previous thread.

And don't forget Carhenge north of Alliance, Nebraska on hwy. 59/87.

 

[TriggerT]

FYI, I just tried to call and make reservations, and they asked if I could call back on Monday or Tuesday, as they are still working on the group rate details.

 

[Jackson]

FYI, I just tried to call and make reservations, and they asked if I could call back on Monday or Tuesday, as they are still working on the group rate details.

(see the Nov. 24 edit in the first post, #1)

There was a glitch in the reservations system at the motel, and we had to change the dates to Sept. 20-23. You can now make reservations for Sept. 20-23. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Feejer/Weejer man]

FYI, I just tried to call and make reservations, and they asked if I could call back on Monday or Tuesday, as they are still working on the group rate details.

(see the Nov. 24 edit in the first post, #1)

There was a glitch in the reservations system at the motel, and we had to change the dates to Sept. 20-23. You can now make reservations for Sept. 20-23. Sorry for the confusion.

Very cool!!!!!! Hope the weather holds next year for you guys. Will go directly from WFO 6 to Sturgis next summer. Very nice presentation.. Mike from Rapid City So. Dak. My Ca. plate used to read sdakkid. I know those areas like my own back yard. I have ridden every inch of road in those areas. You will love em.

 

[Wolfhound]

Looking at my options and hope to make it !

 

[PapaUtah]

CFO 2007 riders should be packing their cool weather gear. On good days the temps will make it to 70 or maybe even 80 on a rare occassion. For planning purposes assume daytime temps between 58 and 68, evenings between 35 and 45. Frost is very possible. Cool roads and warm sticky tires make for some great riding. Traffic will be almost non-existent and most large tourist venues will be yours alone!

 

[DaveT]

Just made my reservations for the 20-23 dates -- busy schedule prior to this, but will try to make it.

 

[Jackson]

CFO 2007 riders should be packing their cool weather gear. On good days the temps will make it to 70 or maybe even 80 on a rare occassion. For planning purposes assume daytime temps between 58 and 68, evenings between 35 and 45. Frost is very possible. Cool roads and warm sticky tires make for some great riding. Traffic will be almost non-existent and most large tourist venues will be yours alone!

Here is the information I got from the National Weather Service and posted in another thread:

Here are the average highs/lows in Hot Springs, SD, which is about 25 miles south of Custer:August: 86/53

September: 77/42

October: 64/32

The actual temperatures can vary quite a bit from these numbers and the last few years have been warmer than "average".

Most of the rest of the Black Hills is higher in elevation than Hot Springs, so the temps there will be a few degrees cooler. Early to mid-September is normally very good for bike riding, temperature-wise. And, usually there is very little rain in September, averaging a total of 1.3" for the month. May through July gets three times that amount each month.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I'm going to WFO, and have some other commitments, but I put in for time off at work for this meet too. A little iffy but I might be there.......

 

[TriggerT]

YAHOO!! Justy made my reservation. Can't wait! I wish it wasn't an entire 10 months away.

 

[okmac]

Called to make a reservation but an automated service said they were closed until March 1 , it said to leave a number if you wanted to make a reservation . I guess I will hold off until March 1st.

I am planning on attending tho.

Mac