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Valley Riders

We are an active motorcycle group that enjoys riding to all destinations, from Yosemite to the coast and beyond.  Take a look around and enjoy your visit.

Rides & Happenings
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Welcome to Valley Riders 

NEXT MEETING IS SATURDAY,
October 16, 2021 

Seven's Restaurant, Minnewawa and Shaw, Clovis, CA
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Meeting
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Club Coordinator
Terry Zane
Contact Info
(559) 708-0137
509barkeep@gmail.com





Lots of fun events coming up.  Hope you are planning to attend.
Find the Monthly Calendar on the Rides Page

Recent Activities

Breakfast ride to Tollhouse Grill, 9/5/2021

  A group of us enjoyed a nice cool ride to Tollhouse Grill in Tollhouse, CA. We left at 7:00am to beat the heat and enjoyed a ride through the foothills prior to arriving in Tollhouse where we enjoyed an amazing breakfast at the Grill. 
2021 Holiday Activities

Christmas Lunch, Dec. 18, 2021

 This year we are going to Andiamo Ristorante Italiano in Clovis on Saturday, December 18, 2021.11:30am social, 12pm lunch.  Cost is $17.75 per person which includes tax and gratuity. It will be a buffet style luncheon consisting of rigatoni with meat sauce, penne Napoli, meatballs and sausage, salad, iced tea and bread and butter. The cost including tax and gratuity is $17.75 per person. The bar will be open for those who wish to purchase adult beverages. The minimum seating is 15. All money must be paid by Monday, December 13th either by cash or check. Please make checks out to TL Zane. You can either pay at the meeting or by mail. Please mail to TL Zane 6536 N. Wishon, Fresno 93704. We will also have a gift exchange game with a limit of $20.00.
   

Information Videos

MSF offers several videos for the new and experienced rider. Click on any of the links and find the video on the right of page.
Welcome to the Ride
Basic Rider Course
Group Riding
Street Rider Course I
Motorcycle Safety Foundation provides helpful information for safe riding.
Valley Riders Printable Brochure

Riding In A Group
T-CLOCS Pre-ride check list 
Pretend You Are Invisible
Riding With A Passenger
Protective Gear
  
Upcoming events:
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Next Social - Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 5:30 - Casa Corona; Cedar and Herndon, Fresno

 November Meeting - November 20, 2021






Slow Maneuvers is the video Dennis shared.  Set up your own course and give it a try.
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Information Links

Lane Splitting
   There has been a lot of talk about lane splitting and we found some good articles and information.  

CHP Lane Splitting Tips
Article: 
https://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Home/News-Story/california-highway-patrol-releases-lane-splitting-tips

CHP link: Download Lane Splitting Safety Tips
https://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/DesktopModules/EasyDNNNews/DocumentDownload.ashx?portalid=3&moduleid=4097&articleid=11778&documentid=445

I hope you find this helpful.  Thanks to Dennis for sharing this info.

Our Monthly Meetings are the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:30 am, Seven's Restaurant, Minnewawa and Shaw in Clovis.  Fun, information, ride updates, prizes and plenty of good conversation.  Join us.

Valley Riders

Welcome to Valley Riders, an independent riding group that enjoys riding, socializing over great food, and the company of like minded bike enthusiasts.  We have a diverse group of members as well as motorcycles. As long as you enjoy riding you'll find a place with Valley Riders.  We are located in the Central Valley of California less than 2 hours from Yosemite (60 miles) and 2 1/2 hours to Pismo Beach (150 miles). Our base is in Fresno, which allows for some great mountain riding as well as coastal rides. 
 
Our members live in Fresno and the surrounding areas including Madera, Kingsburg, and Lemoore.  As a motorcycle riding group we meet the third Saturday of the month at the Seven's Restaurant located at Minnewawa & Shaw Avenue in Fresno.  We meet at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast with a meeting following to talk, and to share information on upcoming rides. Often we will plan a ride following our monthly meeting to some fun destination. 
 
Our members are made up of Military veterans, school teachers, truck drivers and other working folks as well as
 retirees.  Our rides may be only a few hours to more local destinations such as museums, a chocolate factory or interesting restaurant to longer rides to the coast or mountains to beat the heat.  No matter where we go we have a great time.  You may also find great overnight rides to destinations such as Tahoe.  Many of our members have ridden to national parks, motorcycle rally's, and several have experienced the Run for the Wall in Washington D.C.  You don't need to go on all the rides, you just pick your favorites and enjoy the company of good friends and the freedom of the road.  Valley Riders began in March of 2014.  
   Valley Riders Motorcycle Group: Our group has been in existence since March 2014 with more than 65 members. The group has traveled quite a few miles in a short period of time. We’ve traveled along the Coast of California to places like Moss Landing, Monterey, Cambria, Santa Cruz, Pismo Beach, Carmel, Big Sur and Avila Beach (Annual Frozen Bun Run), San Jose (Lick Observatory), Danville (Blackhawk Car Museum), Fairfield (Fairfield Brewery), Paso Robles (Estrella War Birds Museum). We traveled to places in Central California like Hilmar (Hilmar Cheese Factory), Porterville (Stafford Chocolate Factory), and Hanford (Superior Dairy). We have also traveled to the mountains of California to places like Kings Canyon National Park / Sequoia National Park, Huntington Lake, Three Rivers, San Joaquin River Delta (Delta Loop), Kings River (Cedar Grove), Mariposa (Mt Bullion) and Groveland (Airport Ride to Ken and Linda Stark’s home).  We’ve traveled to overnight places like Sacramento (Gold Rush Ride) and along the Northern Coast of California (North Coast Ride). And of course, we traveled locally within the Fresno (Forestiere Underground Gardens, Grizzly Baseball Game) /Clovis (Dan Rouit Museum) area.  We can’t forget about all the great places we ate at.  

   Safety is always an important element while we travel the open roads of our country.  We have had Parking Lot Practices and CPR/ First Aid classes to keep us and our motorcycles finely tuned. We want to thank our Safety Coordinators Jerry Gregg and John Cunningham.
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