Events Calendar
Every Month
1st Saturday, 12:00 noon: Southern Oregon OVM members meeting. at Bruno's Pizza, 2105 Roberts Road, Medford OR.
2nd Saturday, 12:00 noon: OVM meeting at Beaches Restaurant, 1919 SE Columbia Dr. Vancouver WA. Ride after meeting, weather permitting. All interested parties are welcome to attend.
3rd Saturday, 10:00am: Salem area breakfast meeting at Schroeder's Guest House and Restaurant, 4850 Portland Rd NE, Salem OR. Take exit 258 from I-5. Ride after, weather permitting.
3rd Sunday, 3:00pm: Eugene area non-official BS session at East 19th Street Cafe, 1485 E. 19th Ave., Eugene OR.
2010 Calendar
OVM Events
Listed below are events organized by or sponsored directly by OVM:
April 17, Saturday: Moto Piccolo, Salem. Ride is designed for motorcycles & scooters with engines 250cc and smaller. 10:00am, Cycle Sports Yamaha/Kawasaki, 4764 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR. Exit 258 from I-5, (note: rain date May 1). Contact: dlippold@netzero.net Tel: 503-393-2852.
May 2, Sunday: Ride & Corral. AHRMA Race Weekend. Ride to track, start location and time TBD. Corral, judging in the pit area, Portland International Raceway. Rick Chappelle Tel: 503-706-5159.
May 21, Friday: OVM Southern Oregon Group - Ride to Corvallis for OVM Annual Show. Meet at Apple Peddler Restaurant at White City OR, 9:00am. David Overacker Tel: 541-913-9558.
May 22 - 23, Saturday: Corvallis Ride and Show and Swap Meet, Benton County Fairgrounds, Corvallis, OR. Saturday May 22: Ride at 12:00 noon. Sunday May 23: Show, Swap Meet. Featured Marque: Kawasaki. Contact: triu64@msn.com Tel: 503-655-2125.
June 11-13, Friday: OVM Southern Oregon Group - Lamolo Lake Campout. Meet at Apple Peddler Restaurant, White City OR at 9:00am. Contact: David Overacker Tel: 541-913-9558.
June 19, Saturday: Longest Day Ride, designed to coincide with the Summer Solstice. 250 miles. Leave Fred Meyer, Cornelius Pass Rd, just south of SR26, at 10:00am. Contact: ajscapt@aol.com Tel: 360-944-1862.
June 26, Saturday: Moto Piccolo, Original. Bikes & scooters with engines 250cc and smaller. Lunch after ride. 11:00am, 76 Station, I-205 Exit 10, Oregon City, OR. ljmcconnell246@peoplepc.com Tel: 503-655-1778.
July 9-11: Southern Oregon Group, Highsmith Memorial Ride & Campout, Trinity Rocks, Phoenix OR. Contact: Skip Ortner 541-890-2165 or e-mail David Overacker
July 11, Sunday: Tour de Clarque Poker Run. About 100 miles through scenic Clark County, Prizes for best poker hands. Lunch stop after ride. Start TBD. Meet at Les Schwab Tires, Union St. exit from SR14, 9 miles east of I-205, Camas, WA. Ride leaves at 11:00am. Contact: ajscapt@aol.com Tel: 360-944-1862.
July 18, Sunday: Goldendale Gathering. OVM members meet members from Retro Riders Vintage Motorcycle Group (Tri-Cities). Leave from wherever you are and be at Sod Busters, Goldendale, WA, by 12:00pm. Contact: ljmcconnell246@peoplepc.com Tel: 503-655-1778.
July 31 & August 1: Oaks Park Picnic: Saturday: Ride, 11:00am, Jim Dandy Drive-In, 96th & NE Sandy, (near I-205 exit 23A). Sunday: Picnic, 11:00am - 3:00pm, Oaks Amusement Park, Area 3, Portland, OR triu64@msn.com Tel: 503-655-2125.
August 8, Sunday: Batwater Station Ride **new**. Leave Fred Meyer, Cornelius Pass Rd, just south of SR26, at 10:00am. Picnic lunch provided at 1:30pm. About 150 miles. Contact: ajscapt@aol.com. Tel: 360-944-1862.
August 15, Sunday: Taste of Lane, 150 miles Eugene area ride. Ends at OVM meeting. Leaves at 10:00am from Midtown Marketplace, 1591 Willamette St., Eugene OR. Contact: Mike Graves mmmkay@clearwire.net. Tel: 541-726-4178
August 14-15: (Tentative) Southern Oregon Group, Happy Camp Ride, Phoenix, OR. Contact: Tom Sherwood, 541 899 6841 or e-mail David Overacker.
August 21, Saturday: Moto Piccolo, Farmington. 10:00am, Cruise Inn Grill, Hwy 10 and SW River Rd, Farmington, OR. Contact: ljmcconnell246@peoplepc.com. Tel: 503-655-1778.
September 4, Saturday: (new ride) McKenzie Moto Piccolo, about 80 miles up the McKenzie River and back. 11:00am, Coburg, OR, Contact: Mike Graves mmmkay@clearwire.net.
September 10-12: Southern Oregon Group, Port Orford Campout, Phoenix, OR. Contact: 541-772-8254 or e-mail David Overacker
September 11-12: Sisters Rendezvous. Rendezvous in Sisters at Sno-Cap Inn, Oregon, at 1:00 pm, for a FREE ice cream cone (if you are riding a vintage motorcycle) and more riding. Vintage bikes only. Sign-up by August 1, 2010 via e-mail OVM. Contact: ovm@efn.org or call Chuck Beberness on 541-461-4482.
September 18, Saturday: Mid-Size Mid-Valley Motorcycle Rally: If it rains, the ride is cancelled. Designed for mid-size motorcycles, 250-500cc. 70 miles. Lunch after the ride at Rockin’ Rogers. Meet at Park & Ride, west of I-5 exit 248 (Turner/Sunnyside/Delaney Rd), Salem, OR. Ride leaves at 11:00am. Contact dlippold@netzero.net Tel: 503-393-2852.
September 26, Sunday: Clackamas County Cruise. Leave at 10:00am from Oregon City, 76 Station. Lots of curves and twisties; about 100 miles. Lunch after the ride. Contact: triu64@msn.com Tel: 503-655-2125.
October 3, Sunday: Swapmeet, location TBD. Contact: Sam Justice at Tel: 503-242-2501.
Note: unless otherwise stated, all OVM rides are for motorcycles or scooters that qualify as "vintage" under the OVM rules.
Other Events
Listed below are events organized or sponsored by other organizations.
Tom's Tips
Access a printable Acrobat document (PDF) of Tom's Tips - yet more events organized or sponsored by other organizations.