Welcome to the forum, and the madness !TheWanderer said:Name: Pete
Location: NW Burbs
Bike: None yet. Have had my M Endorsement for three years though! Hopefully picking up a 1979 KZ650 this week though, and will eventually cafe it.
Welcome to the forum, and the madness !TheWanderer said:Name: Pete
Location: NW Burbs
Bike: None yet. Have had my M Endorsement for three years though! Hopefully picking up a 1979 KZ650 this week though, and will eventually cafe it.
InMyBlood said:1. Derek " D "
2. NW Burbs of Chicago
3. 1979 - Honda CM400 (Mild Cafe in progress). 1974 - Honda 125S (Bone Stocker)
4. No affiliations
Anyone planning on organizing a meet/run/swap in the burbs?
Gary said:Gary
Chicago,IL (Rogers Park)
1975 Honda CB200T
currently probie in Ton Up Chicago, see you at Mods vs. Rockers.
JRK5892 said:huh, i have no idea what that means but i ride wiht 1/2 fast whenever i can make it to an event and it is a blast! my wife has a great time with the group as does everyone of my buddies or customers from the shop i have ever brought with, great group, super nice guys and gals that plan some beautiful rides though the city. I have seen them go above and beyond to help people out and i will proudly ride with them any time.
if how they put together their offices is what makes them flow so smooth i think they should keep it! For them to make even my wife feel at home cruising with them, i am all for it!
hell my Fraternity had a sgt of arms, and a sentinal, and we where a good group!
boomshakalaka said:you should check out ChiVinMoto, its a gmail email list and I believe there is a small cc ride that is coming up in the next week or two.
Gary,JKR4 said:I would just be a bit happier with that whole group(HF) if they would take the whole bash the TUC thing and put it to rest. I like the ton-up club and their events and I don't need to read Teal's rants every other day about how he thinks they suck etc.
Different Clubs for different people etc.
ProTeal55 said:Gary,
Let me set the record straight on the whole Half Fast/Ton-Up Chicag thing...
The three guys that started Half Fast were all once members of Ton-Up (me being one of them). We did the same "probie" period that you are currently doing, attendend meetings, put up flyers and posters for events, wore our club shirts out and about to "show our face", etc. Once we were "grated membership" and got deeper into the club we didnt like how the club was being run so we decided to split, and take 6 other members/probies with us once they found out how the club was really being ran. We actually left on good terms (or atleast tried too) but Fletcher and some of the older TonUp guys made fun of us for leaving, said things like "what are they gonna do without us", and other BS that wasnt needed. So with that we decided to form Half Fast and do everything that TonUp doesnt. Like have open books of club funds/spending and email this info once a month to ALL members so they know where their dues/club profits are, hold monthly club meetings where EVERYTHING the club does as a whole gets input from each club member, Have the club be open to good people no matter what kinda bike they ride, host a forum that is open to anyone that wants to be a part of it (i believe you used to use our form before you got hooked up with TonUp right ?) and help out when and where we can (weather they be a club member or not), etc..
I know you are currently a probie for Larry and his club, but if you look back at Half Fast Chicago's past, check the forum to see how we do in fact help people we dont even know, check out our past event/ride pics, etc you will see that Half Fast is allot less "shady" then the club you are currently prospecting for. But as you said, different clubs for different people...
boomshakalaka said:To be fair, whenever he said "Ton Up" in his post I think he was referring specifically to Ton Up Chicago. I'm not trying to get in the middle of anything, I don't know anyone from either side, I'm just saying when I read it I read it as he was just talking about Ton Up Chicago.
JKR4 said:To really be fair I think maybe half fast should just stop posting negative comments about Ton Up Chicago, there are not even that many people into Cafe Bikes and the last thing a smaller community like ours needs is a bunch of in-fighting, everyone can have an opinion and I respect half fast's right to have one and Joe's right to have one, but it does not do any good to post it at every opportunity.
Different Clubs for different people and all.
- Jerrad