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 NORWESTARS
The Yamaha Star Line of Cruisers Club is Born in the
Northwest.
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Yamaha Star Line of cruisers is one of the best selling cruiser lines in the
country, so it didn't take long for Internet sites to pop-up to celebrate the
popular cruisers. One organization emerged as the most prominent and
best-managed associations on the web: the International Star Riders Association
(ISRA) www.star-riders.org. With
members located throughout the world, it grew by leaps and bounds. Chapters
formed, known appropriately as constellations, in metropolitan areas,
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States. Of all the
constellations the fastest growing is the NORWESTARS ISRA Constellation.
While surfing the forums, www.delphi.com/isra
and www.delphi.com/1602 (for
Roadstars), it became obvious that there existed a great many star riders in the
Pacific Northwest. On March 4, 2000 they had there first meeting at the Cascade
Mall Motorcycle Show. The camaraderie that was instantly obvious brought the
group together. They elected officers, a Constellation charter was signed and the
group christened themselves the NORWESTARS ISRA Constellation. The new officers,
President Matt Walker, Vice President Ken Barney, Secretary/Treasurer John
Wynstra set out to lead the constellation into the summer of 2000. Starting with
only seven members, the constellation tripled its number in a month and is
growing daily.
NORWESTARS meets monthly to discuss business and have
group rides. Members take almost weekly rides with each other and have
established a very strong support system for customizing and maintaining their
motorcycles. The first group ride of the new Constellation was March 5th, with a
beautiful jaunt to La Conner and Deception Pass. April 29th the group will take
another group ride leaving from Red Hook Brewery in Woodinville and out into the
farm country in the Cascade foothills. There are three significant rallies
planned for this summer: June 23-25 the ISRA Cruise-in Hot Springs, AR (the
national conference for ISRA), June 30 - July 2 Vancouver Island Rally, Fuzz's
Pig Roast July 28-30. Other rallies include a Belgium Rally and an Eastern
Washington ride being planned. Blessed with great weather this spring, NORWESTARS
are exceeding all the expectations of what a motorcycle club is about. All
brands of motorcycles are invited to join, participate in the fun and esprit
de corps. If you are interested in more information please contact the President
at norwestars2000@hotmail.com.
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