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 Ron S.
Photos By Group.
January Meet & Greets Portland and Seattle
Plus
Members’ Birthdays
The BRMC 2026 Calendar of Events
Non BRMC Motorcycle Events
Request for Pictures & Closing Comments
December Meeting Recap
The December holiday party was hosted by Jeremy W. and Ben K. at their home in Kent, WA. They served a variety of tasty hors d'oeuvres and a delicious meal of lemon chicken, meat loaf, vegetables, the fanciest possible mashed potatoes and a special Midwest-style dessert called Watergate salad.
Turnout was good so the white elephant gift exchange was a hit as usual. This year, club president Dennis H. encouraged attendees to bring something desirable instead of less useful gag gifts, and those who lucked into less-sought-after items got the chance to try again at the end.
December Photos
Membership Renewal
Members,
It’s time to renew your membership. Renewal opened on Thursday, 1/1/2026 and will close on Wednesday the 14th. This coincides with registration for the AGM.
You will register for the AGM as any other event, but the Membership Renewal is only available by signing into the “Members Only” section of the web site. You should have received a text from Stan with a reminder and the password. If not, please contact Stan.
Our 2026 cost to renew your Membership is $75.00. This is a $15 increase as approved at the 2025 AGM. This increase was approved to help cover the increased cost of running the club.
Please contact Treasurer Stan C. if you have any questions or comments.
January 2026 Day Rides
Portland
No day ride this month.
Seattle
No day ride planned for January. Hopefully February.
January Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held in downtown Seattle on Saturday, January 17th.
Millennium Tower
719 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Parking- Free parking will be available in the garage. Enter the garage from westbound Columbia Street. The garage is not normally open on weekends, will card people in, validated parking tickets for getting out. No in and out privileges. People choosing to stay in one of the nearby hotels will be able to get their car out on Sunday – contact Dennis if planning on parking overnight.
Everyone attending whether paying or not will need to register so we can put you on the list for building access.
Social time begins at 4 P.M.
Munchies for social time, non-alcoholic beverages provided. If you want alcohol bring your own.
Meeting begins at 5 P. M.
The business meeting portion is for members only.
Dinner is at 6:30 P.M
Dinner this year will be a buffet from Fusion Bistro Indian Cuisine down the street.
There are 3 hotels close by:
citizenM Seattle Pioneer Square, 60 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 886-0560
Best Western Plus Pioneer Square Hotel Downtown, 77 Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 340-1234
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Downtown/Pioneer Square, 612 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 625-1111
The Marriott is the closest and has a bar, Best Western is pretty basic, citizenM is newer and more of a boutique hotel, has a bar.
For those wanting to get together for drinks afterwards, either hang out or there are several possibilities close by - the bar at the Marriott, Owl and Thistle, Cowgirls or the bar at citizenM.
January Meet & Greets
Portland M&G
Portland’s January Meet & greet will be on Wednesday January 7th, 2026. It’s a New Year & a new location! Prospect Jason S will be hosting once again & the new location is 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 upcoming rides, and events. As a special bonus, this month’s M&G host is Jason S., 2026 prospect for membership. So, if you want to learn about what it is like to go through the process of becoming a member, this is the perfect opportunity to learn from someone currently doing it.
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 January Meet & Greet in Seattle is at Lumber Yard Bar in White Center, 6pm on Wednesday January 14th. Generally, dinner around 6, official meet and greet starts at 7PM.
Hope to see you there!
The address is 9630 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
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 was active over the VD weekend. We had a couple hundred dollars in sales which helps keep the inventory fresh. As always, if you have any questions about the Gear Store Inventory, feel free to contact President Dennis or VP Ron. They will be happy to answer your questions.
From the Handlebars of the President
The club has meetings throughout the year at our campouts and during the off season. Business is or can be conducted at all of those meetings, though rarely at the Christmas Party or the Annual Banquet. However, the January meeting is the Annual General Meeting and is the most important one to attend even though it is not generally a riding event for most.
Important things happening this year include::
Election of officers
Election for 2 new members
Approval of the budget
Two changes to the bylaws
Discussion of simplifying the Victoria Day campout
Modification of the High Mileage Award
Be there to have your say and input on the future of our club. For members with voting rights who are unable to attend and send regrets you will be contacted for the membership, officer vote and bylaw change for absentee voting. Unfortunately your absence prevents you from participating in discussions about other items, so your attendance is as important as voting.
I hope to see you all at the meeting.
Dennis H.
President
president@borderriders.com
Vice President Chatter
Happy New Year! The AGM is happening this month, so be there or be square!
Ron S.
Vice President
Road Captain Rumblings
Happy New Year's to all Members, Guests and Friends of the club!
Some of you guys ride your bikes year around. And some of us, like myself, I have to go out in the garage and check every now and then to see that it's still there and that nobody has stolen it! What is the coldest temperature you've ever ridden a motorcycle in? What is the deepest snow you've ever ridden a motorcycle in? Do you use a battery tender during these cold winter months or just let it sit?
This month is the clubs annual general meeting in Seattle. It's s a great chance for all members to have their say in the direction we want the club to be going.
The Christmas party was fun and I brought home a new friend:
Treasurer’s Ramblings
“Piggy Bank Looks Good”.
See you all at the AGM for my annual Power Point Presentation of the club’s finances and our 2026 Budget.
Stan C
Treasurer
Secretary Thoughts
A Brother’s Birthday
No members have a birthday this month.
2026 Events
January 17th - Annual General Meeting
February 21st - Annual Banquet
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