Author Archives: Bob Conley

Banquet Slide Show

Dear Members:

Everyone attending the Banquet seems to enjoy the slide show made up of members photos taken during the past riding season.  Unfortunately, this year I will not be able to attend the banquet as I will be out of state, however I will be collecting all your submissions throughout the month of January.  Harold Patterson will be working with me to present the slide show at the annual Banquet on February 13, 2016.

Please send your electronic photo files to me at rsconley@aol.com prior to February 1st.  This year you are invited to submit a few oldies, as long as they depict long standing members in days gone by.

Bob Conley

 

December 2016 Monthly Meeting Minutes

The December meeting also is traditionally the Annual Christmas Party of the Indianapolis BMW Motorcycle Club.

As in the last several yeas the Party was hosted by Tracy and Galen Reinholt. The meeting was very well attended, and the assembly was treated to a sumptuous buffet featuring Jay’s fried Turkey and ham. Many great appetizers, deserts and side dishes were enjoyed.

President Margie Ledgerwood called the meeting to order after dinner. She thanked Tracy and Galen for hosting again this year and thanked Sam and Jay Beery for assisting in the endeavor. Continue reading →

November 2015 Monthly Meeting Minutes

The November 2015 meeting of the BMW Motorcycle Club of Indianapolis was hosted by Joe and Kelly Hochdeffer and held at Roselli’s Pizza at Zionsville.

After attendees enjoyed a pizza and salad buffet, President Ledgerwood called the business meeting to order at 3:00 PM. The following announcements were made:

  • The Christmas Party meeting will be held at the Reinholt’s again this year on December 5 at 5:00 PM. Deep fried Turkey will be served; please register on the club web site so the hosts have a head count. There will be a White Elephant gift exchange.  Jonathan Fishburn requested no more photographs of this correspondent be gifted.
  • The January 2016 meeting will be hosted by Margie Ledgerwood, Mooresville, on January 23 at 1:00 PM.  This is very important meeting as we will elect two Directors to expiring positions on your Board.  The current Board will also meet that day to elect the President for 2016-17.
  • The Annual Awards Banquet will be held at the Banquet Hall, “The Palms,” in Plainfield on February 13, 2016.  Cost to attend is $35.00 per person. There will be many valuable door prizes, a cash bar and new surprises this year.  You are encouraged seek gift certificates from your favorite vendor to donate to the door prize pool.
  • Dues are to be paid before January 1.  Dues may be paid by check sent to the treasure or paid online at our web site by PayPal or credit card.  Members paying dues on time will be entered in a drawing. The winner will recoup the cost of dues which is 25.00 per year.

Dennis Shelly, of the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors, encouraged members who are interested in serving to contact board members so they might be nominated to serve in the Board of Directors.  He asked that anyone who wishes to serve as President do the same. The election of President will take place on January 23, 2016.

The business meeting was adjourned at 3:25.  Attendees enjoyed deserts on the provided buffet.

Bob Conley, Secretary

GPS Screen Glare

Those of us who depend on GPS lament about glare from direct or reflected sunlight on the GPS screen obscuring the route information.  We have all held up a hand to shade the screen and some of us have purpose built shades over the device which could become injurious instruments in the event of a collision.  No doubt the time spent trying to view a glare compromised GPS screen reduces time spent viewing the road ahead which in turn compromises our safety.

This is why I was excited to find a product on the market, designed to address the glare problem. I read a very complementary review about NuShield Adhesive Film in the November issue of “Motorcycle Consumer News.

I purchased the DayVue version of this product and a screen cleaning kit at a total cost under $18.00.  The adhesive Film resembles a cell phone screen protector but has been designed to diffuse or otherwise reduce glare. I was able to order a film sized to fit the BMW Navigator 5.  If your model of GPS is not available you can buy an oversized film to cut to size.

Installation of the film was easy enough.  As for performance, the film works pretty well.  I would estimate it reduces the glare problem enough to enable viewing under most conditions without shading the screen.  It does not reduce all glare, so don’t get your hopes up.  I am satisfied that the device was worth the investment.  It did not seem to have any effect on the use of the touch screen on my Garmin made GPS.

You can order the NuShield Screen online go to www.nushield.com

Bob Conley