Here are the maps (PDF and Garmin) for the CHOC Toy Pickup Ride this Friday. Meet at the Watson’s Drug Store in Orange for a 7:40am departure. It is at 116 East Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92866.
Adobe Reader is required to see and print the ride maps.
It’s time to renew your Chapter membership for 2013, or sign up to be a member if you haven’t done so yet. Membership dues are $24.00 and the 2013 membership form can be downloaded from our Join OCHOG page. Membership forms will also be available at the January Chapter meeting. The renewal deadline is January 31st, 2013. If your renewal has not been received by that date, your membership will revert to an inactive status and you will not receive Chapter communications.
In order to renew your Orange Coast Chapter membership, you must hold an “active” National H.O.G. membership. Have you ever wondered why you have to be a National H.O.G. member before you can join a local chapter? All local chapters are chartered through National H.O.G. membership, and in return, the Harley Owner’s Group, supports local chapters through officer training programs, publications, handbooks, the provision of general liability insurance, and a variety of other resources and supplies helpful in successfully running a chapter. If you need to renew your National H.O.G. membership or enroll someone else, contact National H.O.G. by calling 1.800.CLUB.HOG or visit www.hog.com.
Please remember to completely fill out the 2013 membership form, including your H.O.G. membership number and expiration date, make sure your email address is current and legible, and make sure you sign the form. Mail your form and check to me (my address is printed on the bottom of the form) or bring them to the January meeting.
If you have any questions regarding the membership process, please contact me by sending me a message (Secretary) or see me at the Chapter meeting.
Thank you,
Jacqui Fairchild
Secretary, OCHOG
Here is the video from the Inaugural 2012 Injured Warrior Appreciation Ride that was on November 2. Enjoy!
The latest ride calender is available on the Event Calendar page and takes us through February 2013. All info on the Google Calendar is updated as well.
We have been using Google Calendar on the event page so you can easily see when rides and other OCHOG events are coming up. How can you make the most of it though?
The easiest way to use it is to just click on an event, like the image below shows where I have clicked on the Nov 30, 2012 New Member Ride.
There are 3 areas of interest:
The problem with doing it this way is if an event changes for some reason, your calendar won’t get automatically updated. There is a way around that.
If you go into your Google Calendar, there will be a section on the lower left called “Other Calendars.” Click the little dropdown arrow on the right-hand side of the “Other Calendars” title and select “Import by URL.” Now, copy and paste the following URL into that box:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ochog.activities%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
Now all of the OCHOG calendar events will show up in your calendar. You can select the color on that screen as well by clicking on the drop-down arrow next to the “OCHOG Ride Calendar” so you can tell OCHOG events from yours.
Now when events are added, changed or deleted, your calendar will automatically be updated.
But wait! How do you see this on your phone? Well, this assumes you are using Gmail on your iPhone, Android phone or Windows Phone using CalDav, which is how Google Calendar syncs.
Now, you should have all of the OCHOG events on your phone and computer, all dynamically updated, so the only thing you have to worry about is making sure your bike has enough gas!