Who We Are!
The Border Riders Motorcycle Club “BRMC” is a not-for-profit 501(c)(7) organization for gay men who like to ride motorcycles and who like to go camping on their motorcycles. Our membership spans the Pacific Northwest with the greatest participation in the Portland, Seattle and Vancouver B.C. areas. We are one of the largest and longest-running gay motorcycle clubs in North America. We welcome like-minded guests to our Meet & Greets, day rides, and to our monthly meetings and summer campouts with a sponsoring BRMC member.
Table of Contents
All the news you need to know about the BRMC
Meeting Recap By Dennis H
Photos By Group
February Meet & Greets Portland and Seattle
Plus
Members’ Birthdays
The BRMC 2026 Calendar of Events
Non BRMC Motorcycle Events
Request for Pictures & Closing Comments
Annual General Meeting Recap
For the last several years since moving our annual general meeting from the Cuff we were able to have our Annual General Meeting at Millennium Tower with several formats – potluck, prepared food or bringing in outside food. We had great views of Puget Sound, no sticky floors and free parking. This year was supposed to be more of the same, BUT, there was a Seahawks playoff game at the same time as our AGM. That part of downtown would have been a nightmare for travel and parking so we scrambled to find another place for the meeting.
We ended up at Archie’s in Burien/Normandy Park. They have a banquet room, but it is currently full of swap out kitchen equipment so we were able to use the bar instead. By rearranging the tables we were able to set up a space for our meeting. People arrived at 4 for social hour and the bar was available in addition to chips, salsa and quesadillas.
The meeting started promptly at 5 with elections and voting on our new members – Gerald K. and Jason S. who were admitted to the meeting after the vote. There were hopes to finish the meeting by 6:30, but we ran long. So with a short break we filled our plates with enchiladas, rice, beans and chicken carnitas and continued the meeting. Once the meeting ended there was a little more time to engage while putting the tables back in order before people headed for home or other activities.
A big thanks to Archie for putting it together for us on short notice.
Dennis H.
President
January Photos
February 2026 Day Rides
Portland
No day ride planned for February. BRRR!
Seattle
Join us rain or shine on Saturday, February 7th! Starting with breakfast (either bike or cage) then day ride depending on weather if you’re riding. Our leader will be Justin W.
Meet at 10am:
Kona Kitchen Cafe
3806 196th St SW
Lynwood, WA
Annual Banquet
The 2026 Banquet will be held Saturday Feb 21st at Robinwood Station in West Linn, Oregon.
Registration is $50, opening on 2/1 and closing on Wednesday 2/18.
This is a potluck, choose a food item you will bring to share. Portland area peeps are bringing several chili varieties. There is a kitchen at the venue, bring everything you need to do any food prep.
Social time begins at 4pm
Dinner is at 5pm
Presentation begins at 6pm and includes awards, colors presented to new members and introduction of officers.
A table will be set up for a “gear swap”. Bring unused or outgrown motorcycle gear to give it a second life with one of our members or guests.
February Meet & Greets
Portland M&G
Portland’s February Meet & Greet is being hosted by Jason S. You can fund us on Wednesday the 4th at Bruno’s - 6258 SE Foster Rd - Portland, OR. 97206. Arrive around 5:30 for dinner & conversation. This will be the actual M&G.
This is a great way to meet club members, learn about the club, & learn about our upcoming events for 2026.
We hope to see you there!
BC M&G
We are still looking for a member in BC to take the lead on this. Please let Dennis know if you are able do this.
Seattle M&G
The February Meet & Greet in Seattle is at the Eagle on Capitol Hill, 6pm on Wednesday February 11th. The official meet and greet starts at 7pm.
The address is 314 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
For those wanting to join for dinner we will meet at 6 at:
Biang Biang Noodles
601 E Pike Street Unit 100
Seattle, WA 98122
After dinner will walk the few blocks to the Eagle.
Hope to see you there!
Reader’s Corner
A place for you, the reader, member and/or guest, to contribute.
Tell us about your travels, adventures, mishaps, etc.
To contribute, send your story & pictures to News@BorderRiders.com
Keep in mind, you can write about a trip that happened over the summer. It’s doesn’t have to be something you did last month.
Gear Store
The Gear Store is fresh with several new items and will be at the upcoming Banquet. This is a perfect opportunity to freshen up your BRMC Bling in preparation for our 2026 events. Please bring cash or a blank check as we do not have the ability to accept Credit Cards on site.
From the Handlebars of the President
The AGM was great – a lot of discussion about a variety of topics including Victoria Day, Pride events, bylaws, budget and standing orders. Now that business is taken care of going to the future mindful of our budget considerations with our current numbers.
Join us for the Banquet which is a different format from the past as a potluck format. March and April are meetings, then onto May when we kick off our riding season. Look at what Dale C. has put together for us for this summer in his report.
I hope to see you all at the banquet.
Dennis H.
President
president@borderriders.com
Vice President Chatter
Join us at our annual banquet in beautiful West Linn, Oregon on Saturday the 21st!
Ron S.
Vice President
Road Captain Rumblings
Hello gentlemen,
Well, I finally did it. I went out to the garage and tried to start my bike on Monday. Deader than a door nail! I put the battery charger on it and the next day after a few sputtering attempts, it started up just fine. Next time we get a dry non-freezing day in the Seattle area. It's time to start doing some slow speed practicing, One of my favorite things to do on a motorcycle.
Border Riders Motorcycle Club 2026 Camping Runs have been confirmed!
May 14-18 - Victoria Day (4 days) Pine Flats. Ardenvoir WA. Our traditional Victoria Day campsite north of Wenatchee WA
June 19-21 - Union Creek Campground 18 miles Southwest of Baker City in Eastern Central Oregon
July 17-19 - Coho Campground at the southern end of the Olympic Mountain range near Montesano WA
Aug 14-16 - Sutton Campground just off the Pacific Coast a few miles North of Florence Oregon
Sep 18-20 - Ruckle Park on Salt Spring Island BC in the southern Gulf Islands. The park is 10km from the Fulford Harbour ferry terminal. BC Ferries offers service to Salt Spring Island from Victoria (Swartz Bay) and Crofton on Vancouver Island, and from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) on the Lower Mainland, just North of the Canada/US Border
Here is how they look on a map:
Treasurer’s Ramblings
Secretary Thoughts
A Brother’s Birthday
We have one member with a birthday this month. Send salutations!
Feb 10th - Alan H.
2026 Events
February 7 - Day rides (weather-dependent)
February 21 - Annual Banquet, West Linn OR
March 7 - Day rides (weather-dependent)
March 21 - Monthly meeting near Seattle WA
April 4 - Day rides
April 18 - Monthly meeting in Vancouver WA
May 2 - Day rides
May 14-18 - Victoria Day, Pine Flats. Ardenvoir WA
June 6 - Day rides
June 19-21 - Union Creek Campground near Baker City OR
June 27-29 - Team Oregon motorcycle skills classes
June 30 - July 5 - Special camping and riding event in central OR
July 17-19 - Coho Campground near Montesano WA
Aug 1 - Day rides
Aug 14-16 - Sutton Campground near Florence OR
Sep 5 - Day rides
Sep 18-20 - Ruckle Park on Salt Spring Island BC
Monthly Meet & Greets
BRMC members will be available for interested individuals to meet and learn more about the club and how to get involved. For locations and times, check out the following list of times & location. Watch our FB for last minute details or changes.
Portland: Meet & Greet - 1st Wednesday of the month, now a moveable feast! 5:30pm at a restaurant in the Portland area. Watch the newsletter and/or Facebook for last minute details.
Vancouver BC Meet & Greet - The club is looking for a host for this event, please contact Dennis if you are interested.
Seattle: Meet & Greet - 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6 pm at someplace new. Watch the newsletter, website or Facebook for exact location. We usually meet for dinner at 6 pm followed by the M&G at 7.
Member & Guest Non-Sanctioned Day-Rides
In addition to the club's monthly M&Gs, local rides frequently happen on the 1st Saturday of every month. Additionally, members & guests going on an impromptu day-ride, or to some other activity, will post their plans on our FB page so others can tag along. Again, watch our FB page for last minute details or changes.
To learn more about local event’s, impromptu events, or to check status on any event, check out our FB page or email the Road Captain at Captain@BorderRiders.com.
Hey, did you notice that trend? Yep, keep an eye on our FB page for last minute changes and details for all events.
Contributions of Photos & Stories
Please feel encouraged to send us your photos of our activities to News@BorderRiders.com. Please be aware that often your email client or and/or our storage system might downgrade the file size/image quality.
Club Archives - We are working hard to consolidate the digital archives. We recently added over 4,000 new photos going back to 2004, but there are still lots of gaps.
We need your help!!! Please consider scrubbing your image archives and submitting them to the club in the original size. This will help us complete the picture. (You will be given instructions on how to upload them to our Google Drive.)
Create folders if needed and include the year and month first, then your name. Event name is helpful but not required. For example:
2021 03 Seattle Day Run – Don Pics
2025 01 Don Pics
2025 02 Don Pics
Also, if you do anything interesting outside the club, we’d love to hear about it. Send us a short story with some photos and we will try get it into the next newsletter. It doesn’t have to be motorcycle related to be interesting. We are very diverse.
If you have photos and stories to share, please send to news@borderriders.com