Monthly Message for June 2012

Hi Folks,

The month of June is coming to a close with dangerously hot weather in the St. Louis area.  As I reflect back on the first half of the year, I would like to bring some thoughts to the attention of the members of Gateway Ducati Owners Group:

1-    Paid membership continues to expand thank to the help of our membership and sponsoring dealership, MotoEuropa.

2-    The experiment of having a second bike night has not gained much traction as of yet.  Due to my travel schedule, we will not have a second bike night in July. 

3-    The members of the Gateway Ducati Owners Group seem to prefer riding rather than going to bike nights, at least during the summer months.  This I understand.  I will be speaking with our ride captain about a second ride for the month, which may be the same route as the first ride, just a different leader.  Please advise via email if you like the idea: president@gatewayducati.com

Monthly Message for May 2012

Hi Folks,

As I am riding this message, members of our owners group are on the June ride to Bixby.  Obviously, I am a couple of days late with the message.

May was a month full of activities for the Gateway Ducati Owners Group.  Before we get into the past events, get out your calendar so you can plan for the following upcoming events:

  

June 2- Monthly Group Ride should be completed by the time you read this note.

June 5- Bike Night at Triumph Grill 6:30PM- Members of MCRA will be discussing track day preparation, process, procedures, and etiquette.

                       

June 15-17- Arkansas Ride led by Joe Henderson

May 17th Bike Night

Hi Folks,

Important information for the upcoming Gateway Ducati Owners Group Bike Night to be held on May 17, 2012 at 6:30PM.  Weather permitting, we will be holding the bike night at the fire pit area just outside the door of Cafe Pintxos.  If the weather is not so good, we shall be eating inside.  Vito Sicola will be arriving before the meeting to obtain street parking on Olive Blvd so our beautiful motorcycles can be displayed.  Please arrive as soon as you can as parking may be difficult.

Monthly Message for April 2012

Hi Folks,

This is a long message, with lots of information, so please read to the end.

April was a month full of activities for the Gateway Ducati Owners Group.  Before we get into the past events, get out your calendar so you can plan for the following upcoming events:

Panagale Debut

The Ducati Panigale debuts in St. Louis at MotorEuropa on Friday, April 27, 2012 starting at 6:30PM.  The staff at MotoEuropa are asking all Ducati Superbike owners to arrive early, with their superbike as there will be a special parking place for the precursors of this new Ducati Superbike.  This should be a great event for all who can attend!

Monthly Message for April 2012

Dear Members of the Gateway Ducati Owners Group,

This message is much longer than usual. Please read to the end.

March is here and with it we have exciting weather as well as the beginning of the riding season in the Gateway to the West area.

Before I get into the meat of the message, which will be different than others, I wanted to let you know that the Group Ride will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012. Meet at 8:30AM for the pre-ride briefing, and leave at 9:00AM. The meeting place has changed! From here on out, we will be departing from the QT station on Route 109, South of Interstate 44. Most of our rides head off by there, so we decided that is where the new starting place should be. Also, we have a bike night on April 3, 2012, 6:30PM at Triumph Grill. This is a Tuesday night.

Monthly Message for March 2012

This will be a short message as activities were limited due to weather. But we have good news- this Saturday, March 3, 2012 we will have our first GDOG riding event of 2012. This event will be a destination ride. We don’t care when or where you start, but we do care where you end up. This will be the Ride to Eat Pizza. Start whenever and wherever, but end up at PW Pizza at 11:30AM. PW Pizza is located at 2017 Choteau. This address is located East of Jefferson, North Side of the street, in the same building that houses Vin de Set. We shall see you there!