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04/27 1st credit ride of 2024

The 1st ride of 2024 will be on April 27th. Want to know where and details?

Check the Ride Schedule, over there on the lower left side, for the details. ℋ

3/30 & 4/6 'nother Year - 'nother Meetin' or 2

The Road Captains/20 Riders meeting will be on Saturday, March 30th, at our usual ride starting place - The Joint/Cabooze

The General Membership meeting will be the next Saturday, April 6th, again at The Joint/Cabooze

We will have plenty of room for the General Membership meeting as we will be in the Cabooze with gavel down & meeting coming to order around Noon [+15 or 30] - maybe...

So that the meeting can proceed in a orderly and timely manner let one of the officers know of any issues you want brought up so the issue's can get on the agenda.

How to contact an officer you ask? See the Contacts page - over there on the left.

The General Membership Meeting is where the membership will vote on issues brought up and discussed at the Road Captains/20 Riders meeting and deemed necessary to require an OK by the full membership. ℋ

We are an All Brands Motorcycle Touring Club dedicated to the joy of riding and welcome all new riders.
Join us for fun and riding twice a week - Wednesday at 6pm and Saturday at Noon. All you need to do is show up at The Joint, on your bike, ready to ride.

We are not affiliated with any other motorcycle organizations or clubs, although many of our members do belong to other groups.

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   But if you
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2000-2010 Photos will NOT be removed.

Things are back under control;  Website should stay as it is and hopefully a bit better. HostPapa, our hosting provider, said I had to upgrade the hosting plan as I was way over my file limit, mostly image related.
 HostPapa hosting has not bothered me for the last 2 years for being over the 150k file limit but it's up to almost 200k now. They told me to either get rid of 50,000 or more files otherwise the website hosting plan would need to be upgraded to what they called an 'Ultra' hosting plan - otherwise the site would be shut down. 
The upgrade cost (current cost x 4) was way out of line with the advantages offered so after a bit of discussion and seeing their 'Plus' plan more than meets our needs, and with a discount for the unused part of the current plan, it was not a bad deal. 
Most of the changes to the website will be in the code and if there are any problem viewing the site send the webmaster an email ASAP so it can be fixed. 
What I'm looking forward to is lots of content, like ride reports, newsletter content, pictures, to fill the now empty file spaces available. Don't worry about spelling or structure; I'll be your proofreader and correct any glaring errors. I'll also send back to you the content that will be published before it hits the website.        ℋ     

2000-2010 photos to be removed

I was notified by our web host (HostPapa) that the West Bank website is using too many resources for the 'Basic Plan' we are under. It's mostly that there are too many images/files.  
 We/I have two options: 
1: Remove a very large number of photos and associated support files (over 60,000). 
2: Pony up an extra $60+ a year for a plan that will include over 90% of things the web site does not need or be useful for our non-profit, no spammy ‘in-your-face’ advertisements site.  
If there is someone out there that will contribute about $600 to $1000 over the next 5 - 10 years I expect the website to be active - that would save me a bunch of work.  
So in the short term the photos from 2000 to 2010 will be removed from view. I will of course keep back up copies that 'could' be brought back if there were a couple of requests. 
The photos from 2000-2010 will probably be off line by 3/11/2024. There could be some errors (like 404) from other pages if I miss removing some links to these images. 
I'll be mucking with the code to combine common files/images and looking for an image display program that does not require/generate so many files needed to support Photo Albums.       ℋ     

March "1st Wednesday" location

Out of 16 votes 12 were for "A Bar of their Own", 2207 Franklin Avenue E Mpls, MN 55404 (612) 540-2574.

Their Grand Opening was on March 1st. More info on "facebook"

If "A Bar of Their Own" is overcrowded and you see a long waiting line head a half mile west to the Joint.

Polls at WestBankMC FaceBook Group (private) and WBMC.MN (public). ℋ

March "1st Wednesday"

Scarfy ask for the March 6th "1st Wednesday" to be at Palmer Lake VFW, 2817 Brookdale Dr, , Brooklyn Park, MN 55444 (763)560-3720.

Dave Zeman suggested the recently opened "A Bar of their Own", 2207 Franklin Avenue E Mpls, MN 55404 (612) 540-2574.

Their Grand Opening is on March 1st. More info on "facebook"

"A Bar of Their Own is a family-friendly, inclusive sports bar and restaurant that exclusively shows women’s sports! We are aiming for a March 2024 opening".

Go to the WestBankMC FaceBook Group and vote for your March "1st Wednesday" choice. Yes - You will need to signup for this private group

I'm also going to post the poll on the WBMC.MN public group. No need to signup at the public group but that group will not always contain information specific to West Bank Motorcycle Club Members. ℋ

1st Wednesday

The Aye, Eye and Yup have decided that Half Time Rec in St Paul is the place for Feb 7th First Wednesday.

See you there - Half Time Rec 1013 Front Ave, St Paul, MN 55103 651-488-8245 ℋ

Welcome to 2024

I will again start off 2024, once I am safely at home, with my 26 year old "Courvoisier VS Cognac" and another couple of swigs from the Jägermeister bottle (will likely also make Black Russians).

I'll start my 'Dry January' on the 4th.

Wishing Every One A Happy, Safe and Prosperous 2024. ℋ

Don't forget that Jan 3rd is a First Wednesday gathering. So far there is one suggestion, with six (or more) votes, for Eagles #34.. That's the VFW at 2507 East 25th St., just south of The Joint.

WHO WE ARE: West Bankers are just people who love to ride.
We ride twice a week and reward the most fanatic among us.
Just a "weekend rider" ? Come ride with us on the weekend!

Feel free to send us your opinions - I'll pass it on to Dr. LockSprocket and the management.

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