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Chapter #72
Southern Cruisers Riding Club is just that: a riding club. SCRC has been
around since about 1992. Chapter 72 has been around almost as long. The
club was started by Rick Perry out of Memphis, TN because he was looking
for some fellow riders. You can probably understand the basis of the name.
The club was born in the south and, to Rick’s surprise, has grown to 43
states, 7 countries and more than 30,000 members. Not bad for a club with
no dues. Being a member of such a large club does have it’s benefits.
The mission of this club is to ride. The mission of Chapter 72 is one
in the same: to ride. We stand by the original goals of this riding club:
riding. This is a riding club that welcomes licensed riders of all levels
of skill and owners of virtually all makes and models.
Welcome New Riders!
If you recently bought your bike, and you are looking for someone to ride
with, come on out. We know how it is. You have your new bike, and you
have your new license, but where should you ride? We'll show you some
great rides! We welcome new riders, as all of us were new to the motorcycle
world at one time. We will help you feel comfortable riding in a group
and help you with the do’s and don’ts. We have members that have been
riding a lifetime that will make you feel comfortable and confident to
get the most out of your motorcycle. There is no shame in having to learn
new things, as long as you are willing to learn and enjoy yourself doing
it.
Welcome Experienced Riders!
If you have been riding your whole life, come on out. This Chapter loves
to swap stories of the open road and talk of bikes in general. Whatever
you ride, be it a V-twin, sport tourer or even vintage classics, all bikes
are welcome. If you are a member of a club that does a whole lot of poker
runs and charity rides, we can be your second club that just rides. Our
calendar has very few “pay to rides”. You know those “pay to rides”. You
show up, hand over your hard-earned cash, and then proceed to ride a cookie
cutter route in the name of a charity. Charity is a good thing, but you
didn’t buy that bike so you could pay people to draw you a map every weekend,
did you?
We don’t ask much!
We ask one thing of our fellow members: to at least participate at a minimal
level. You can find the guidelines of this in the clubs constitution
. It boils down to this: participate or contribute every now and then
and you remain a valid member. We have members that ride virtually every
weekend and we have members that we may see a few times a year. They all
participate in their own way.
Where are we?
Chapter 72 is based out of the Glen Ellyn, IL and the Lake in the Hills,
IL areas. Our members are spread out all over Northern Illinois and Southern
Wisconsin. The rides we do reflect this rather large area. We have destinations
throughout the region. Of course we do the standards like Starved Rock
and the Rock River, but we also have a collection of rides that are just
so different than some of the average clubs' that we can’t even post them.
You haven’t lived till you have tried the Hot Dog Run. That run was created
in 2003 and has been a sought-after ride ever since. With membership that
covers such an area, we experience the back roads of so many communities.
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