Catholic Motorcycle Riders

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GodBlessJoanie said:
Hi there,
Actually you’re less than an hour from me as I’m in Orange County NY. I used to work part time in Danbury CT at Cliff’s BMW.

The Christian Motorcyclists Assoc. was great in format (well organized) and their rules were few and standard – based on safety when riding and courtesy towards each member.

The problem I had was that besides being anti-Catholic (which is why I was the ONLY Catholic in the group apart from those who “left the Church”) – their ministry what hollow --meaning that if you tried to get someone to know Christ (even by your silent example) you were NOT allow to talk denomination. If I’m not allowed to offer someone the saving power of Christ’s love through the Eucharist… then what’s the point??

As I’ve said before, I can work full-time on any of the admin requirements. I’m good at it, well organized and have run many a database from my home office.

Blessings,
Joanie
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I own a beemer and I’ve taken my bike to Cliff’s before. I go to Marcus on occasion. We should ride some time.

As to the CMA, I bet the “no denom” thing also keeps the different Protestants from bickering. Some Prots don’t like each other’s denoms for whatever reason and it can get acrimonious. I’ve also ridden w/ pagans, (lower case “p”!!!) athiests, etc. and generally speaking, they have ideas about Christians that can be all over the map. So, in a way, I kind of understand where the CMA is coming from. They want to witness to non-Christians and allow Christians from multiple denoms to get together.

I belong to another m/c “association” and the format works really well. There’s a website where everything from bikes, bike related news, to religion and politics is discussed. People meet up for rides, meals, etc. as they see fit. No one is in charge. If someone wants to make a patch or sticker, they do so, gauging interest from the website.

The downside a “Catholic” motorcycle association web-format is that how much traffic will the site garner? I think maybe a sub page of Catholic forums, w/ some folks maybe chipping in for bandwidth would be a good idea.

I think a good kick-off would be a some sort of charity ride, maybe in the upstate NY area w/ adverts in parish bulletins, but I would make the ride open to anyone. If I were in charge, it definitely have the word “Catholic” in it, but anyone could come on the ride.
 
Alphonsus_John said:
I own a beemer and I’ve taken my bike to Cliff’s before. I go to Marcus on occasion. We should ride some time.

As to the CMA, I bet the “no denom” thing also keeps the different Protestants from bickering. Some Prots don’t like each other’s denoms for whatever reason and it can get acrimonious. I’ve also ridden w/ pagans, (lower case “p”!!!) athiests, etc. and generally speaking, they have ideas about Christians that can be all over the map. So, in a way, I kind of understand where the CMA is coming from. They want to witness to non-Christians and allow Christians from multiple denoms to get together.

I belong to another m/c “association” and the format works really well. There’s a website where everything from bikes, bike related news, to religion and politics is discussed. People meet up for rides, meals, etc. as they see fit. No one is in charge. If someone wants to make a patch or sticker, they do so, gauging interest from the website.

The downside a “Catholic” motorcycle association web-format is that how much traffic will the site garner? I think maybe a sub page of Catholic forums, w/ some folks maybe chipping in for bandwidth would be a good idea.

I think a good kick-off would be a some sort of charity ride, maybe in the upstate NY area w/ adverts in parish bulletins, but I would make the ride open to anyone. If I were in charge, it definitely have the word “Catholic” in it, but anyone could come on the ride.
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WOW! What a small world! I’ve had many people seeking a RC MC – especially those who belong to the Blue Knights. I understand about the non-dem issue. You are right. Since there are 33,000 different Protestant denominations who can blame them? I would hope that there would be at least TWO ON THE SAME PAGE. lol!

That being said, that’s a great idea that any one who wanted to ride could do – no matter what they believe or what they ride. If they feel called to listen to an opening prayer before the ride, perhaps God is calling them to hear Him.

Any bike and religion is welcomed. All would be welcomed like Christ did. Like St. Francis said: “Preach the Gospel always and when necessary use words…”

Blessings,
Joanie
 
I live in Orlando Florida and would love to see a RC/MC please contact me if anyone is interested.
 
HarleyDan, you could contact Bishop Hubbard here in Orlando and ride with him. He wimped out, though, and rides a Honda. I’m not sure what riding with him will do to your self image as you cruise the roads on your Harley.

Matthew

PS As is well known, God rides a Harley!
 
I have a Harley Heritage 07. I would have to let him ride my Harley and I would ride his Honda. LOL What woulld Jesus do LOL!
 
I would be interested; however, I seem to be located far away from the majority. My husband & I both ride Hondas - he, a Valkyrie Interstate & I, a Shadow Aero 750.
 
Wenski, right. That’s the sort of thing that happens when you are truly itinerant. Right office, wrong name.

Matthew
 
Hello Everyone,

I also ride a bike, V-Strom 1000. I have been thinking about starting a Catholic Website for Motorcyclists.
My profession is a programmer (including Web stuff).
I live in Connecticut.

Ride Safe!

Thanks, Bruce
 
Where in CT? The NY / CT folks should just ride some time this spring.
 
Alphonsus_John said:
Where in CT? The NY / CT folks should just ride some time this spring.
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Hello Alphonsus_John,

I live in just about the middle of the state, Rocky Hill, CT.

A spring ride sounds like fun. For the NY/CT riders, we have great places to ride like the Catskills, Adironacks, Berkshires, etc.👍

Thanks, Bruce
 
Bump for the Chicagoland area people - the motorcycle show is next weekend.
 
I am in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western NC, a beautiful place to ride. Anyone in the area that would like to get togehter and ride when the weather gets nice let me know.
 
Hello all -

I’m new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself and say hi.

The idea of some sort of association for Catholic motorcyclists is, I believe, long overdue. I look forward to see how this progresses.

Gary
 
Shovels_Forever said:
Hello all -

I’m new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself and say hi.

The idea of some sort of association for Catholic motorcyclists is, I believe, long overdue. I look forward to see how this progresses.

Gary
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Hi Gary,

Where in northern Illinois are you? I’m in Chicago.
 
Hi Norseman -

I’m in Johnsburg. Sits pretty much between Fox Lake and McHenry. I’m roughly 50 miles from the “big city”.

Gary
 
I am late to this thread, and not read all the posts.

I’m a long distance rider, and over the last 7 years have toured North America extensively including one tour in the U.K. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend quality time in all the lower 48 and Canada many times over.

You can read about my adventures here www.bamarider.com

I’m basically a loner type rider especially on cross country rides. I am a member of 2 sport touring forums and have friends there.

It would be nice to have a place to come to find out Mass schedules etc of the places I find myself in on the weekends. And it is always good to have someone watching your bike even if its cyberly when on the open road.

I’ll monitor this thread for more info.
 
Ok, I did it…
I started a group website for Catholic riders (St. Michael’s Riders). You must have an invite to get in the group and after you are in the group you can invite others. Lets see what happens with this idea…

First, send me an email or private message with your name (you will go by that name on the site) and your email address.
I will send you an invite and the rest should be easy.

In Christ
Scott
 
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