Members
and
Friends,
The
Allegheny
Mountain
Chapter
sponsored National
Road
Run
at
Seven
Springs
was
a
success
beyond
our
expectations.
With
126
riders
and
176
total
participants
from
all
over
the
USA,
Canada
and
England,
the
old
iron
roared
(some
after
more
than
a
few
kicks)
and
carried
riders
and
passengers
through
some
of
the
best
roads
and
scenery
in
the
country.
The
Road
Run
activities
started
with
registration
on
Sunday
at
Seven
Springs.
The
staff
at
Seven
Springs
cordoned
off
a
large
portion
of
the
parking
lot
in
front
of
Festival
Hall
just
for
our
motorcycles.
Many
of
our
Chapter
members
road
to
Seven
Springs
to
see
the
bikes
arriving
throughout
the
afternoon.
Thanks
to
all
who
participated.
If
you
took
pictures
during
the
Road
Run,
please
e
mail
me
your
pictures
and
we'll
put
them
on
our
Chapter
web
site
at
www.amcaamc.org
Sunday
night
was
the
Welcome
BBQ
with
an
incredible
197
participants,
many
from
our
Chapter.
The
food
was
excellent
and
the
Seven
Springs
staff
absolutely
fantastic.
We
were
given
use
of
Festival
Hall
as
a
"clubhouse"
and
for
overnight
inside
parking
for
the
motorcycles.
How
many
facilities
would
have
been
so
hospitable
to
motorcycle
folk?
Not
many,
if
any!
Again
my
hat
goes
off
to
Seven
Springs
marketing
and
"set
up"
staff,
particularly
the
GO
TEAM.
Monday
started
with
the
threat
of
rain
but
we
were
optimistic
when
we
started
our
old
bikes.
The
first
day's
ride
was
to
the
Flight
93
Crash
site
and
then
up
and
over
Mt.
Davis
and
down
the
mountain
through
Confluence
and
on
to
Ohiopyle
and
back
to
Seven
Springs.
We
made
it
to
the
crash
site.
We
made
a
tribute
presentation
at
the
site
on
behalf
of
the
participants
of
the
Road
Run,
the
AMCA
and
our
Chapter.
The
frame
tribute
was
left
on
site
and
signed
by
myself
and
Pete
Gagan,
President
of
the
AMCA.
As
soon
as
we
left
the
site,
it
started
to
rain.
A
quick
stop
to
put
on
rain
gear
and
then
it
really
started
to
rain.
Most
riders
went
back
to
Seven
Springs
or
elsewhere
to
wait
out
the
rain
but
a
few
brave
souls
continued
through
Rockwood
and
up
the
mountain.
My
'50
Indian
Chief
started
missing
in
the
hard
rain
and I
regretted
not
installing
that
ugly
rain
boot
over
the
distributor.
Well,
my
bike
finally
stopped
just
outside
of
Summit
Mills.
My
distributor
was
very
wet.
I
waited
for
a
break
in
the
rain
and
with
the
help
of
my
wife,
JoAnn,
we
were
able
to
dry
the
distributor
with
a
paper
towel
and
after
many
many
kicks,
the
bike
started.
Thanks
to
the
several
locals
who
stopped
and
wanted
to
help.
Then
it
was
on
to
the
top
of
the
mountain
and
a
picnic
lunch
that
was
catered
by
Three
Guys
and
Grill
from
Berlin.
I
felt
bad
for
Jeff
and
his
wife,
the
caterers.
Not many
people
made
it
over
the
mountain
on
Monday
but
they
were
good
sports
and
rolled
with
it
as
"business".
My
bike
stopped
again
riding
into
Confluence
in
the
hard
rain
but
the
rest
of
the
ride
back
to
Seven
Springs
was
uneventful
except the
battery
brace
(frog)
fell
off
my
bike but
I
heard
it
and
my
wife
saw
it.
We
retrieved
it
(thanks
to
Ed
Valentovish),
replaced
it
and
road
on.
Nothing
like
riding
old
motorcycles!
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
were
great
riding
days
for
everyone.
The
weather
was
great
and
everyone
seemed
to
like
the
road
choices,
some
through
West
Virginia
and
Maryland.
Many
riders
went
over
Mt.
Davis
on
Wednesday
to
make
up
for
what
they
missed
on
Monday.
The
stop
at
Fallingwater
was
well
appreciated
by all.
The
ride
on
Rte.
711
and
381
to
Ligonier
was
very
much
appreciated
by
all.
Most
comments
were:
"What
great
roads
you
have
to
ride." I
have
ridden
all
three
days
roads
many
times
over
the
last
35
years
and
I
still
marvel
at
the
beauty
of
this
area
and
how
lucky
we
are
to
have
such
great
roads
to
ride
any
time
we
want.
Wednesday
night
was
the
Farewell
Banquet with
176
participants.
The
food
was
great
as
expected. Door
prizes
were
of
excellent
quality.
National rider
and
hard
luck
awards
were
handed
out.
I
am
pleased
to
report
that
only
three
motorcycles
broke
down
over
three
days
which
had
to
be
trailered.
Not
bad.
Probably
due
to
excellent
maintenance
by
their
owners.
The
comments
we
received
from
the
participants
each
day
about
how
great
the
entire
road
run
was
made
all
the
effort
by our
Chapter
members
worth
it.
Several
comments
by
AMCA
officers
suggested
that
we
have
set
the
bar
for
all
future National
Road
Runs.
Make
us
all
feel
great
as
a
Chapter
and
we
have only
been
around
for
2
1/2
years!
My
personal
thanks
goes
to
the
following
members
who
really
made
it
all
come
together
for
the
great
success
we
experienced:
Joe
Baird
and
Harrah
Stern;
Curt
Poole
and
Connie;
Ed
Valentovish;
Lynn
Moyer
and
Barbara;
Dave
Leukhardt;
Bill
Hubert;
Dick
Stemmler; Ross
Howard; Merle
Apel;
Wayne
Moyer; my
wife
JoAnn
and
my
grandson,
Jacob
Spagnolli (he
pulled
the
names
out
of
the
hat
for
door
prizes)
and
Tyler
Halter
(he
helped
with
the
names).
A
special
thanks
to
Debbie
Wagner,
our
contact
person
at
Seven
Springs
marketing,
who
made
us
look
good
as
a
Chapter
by
making
everything
work
smoothly
all
four
days.
Thanks
guys
for
making
this
Chapter
a
real
success.
Richard
Spagnolli
