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Established in 1986, the Nassau Wings spun off of the older Suffolk Wings Motorcycle Club when several members from Queens and Nassau Counties in New York decided it was too difficult to travel out to Patchogue to attend regular meetings. The Nassau Wings is chartered club 5797 with the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and is an active member of AMA Road Riding District 34. The club boasts two members who completed the AMA Eagles Academy. It was incorporated as a Not-For-Profit organization in the State of New York in 1989.

The Nassau Wings Motorcycle Club is a club open to both men and women, and (despite what many feel the name implies) to any and all brands of motorcycles. We prefer experienced riders, though beginners are invited to ride with us on various runs, and we will work with them till their skill levels are acceptable to the club as a whole.

The Nassau Wings hosted “Pop's Run” for the first time in 2001. Proceeds from “Pop's Run” help benefit the Amyloid Research Fund. Amyloidosis is a little known, but very serious affliction that killed the father of a very good friend of the Nassau Wings.

The Nassau Wings meet twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednesdays. We meet at the Irish Cottage Pub & Restaurant (in the back room), 1010 Park Blvd, Massapequa Park at 8:00 pm. Optionally, arrive at 7:30pm for dinner.

On non-meeting Wednesdays (weather permitting) we meet at the Stop and Shop Parking lot in Bellmore at the corner of Jerusalem Avenue and Newbridge Road for a dinner ride. Take Southern State Parkway Exit 25 South. Proceed straight through the traffic light (Jerusalem Avenue) and pull into the parking lot to your left. We meet at 7:30, and then ride to any of a variety of restaurants on Long Island.

At least once a month we will participate in an AMA District 34 Road Event (weather permitting). These are generally day rides that take place on Sundays, though the popular Ramapo 500 event is a two-day affair. On other weekends, members are encouraged to suggest possible destinations or other non-District 34 events.

The Nassau Wings have a reputation of having an aggressive riding style. Though we (of course) don't feel this is true, we do believe the members of our club possess above-average riding skills. This may be due in no small part to having five active MSF Instructors in our ranks. Weaker riders have noticed their own skills improving by riding with the club and discussing riding techniques with the other members.

Membership requirements are rather minimal, in keeping with the loose nature of the organization. We encourage those who are interested in our club to meet and ride with us as guests before requesting to be considered as prospects. Prospects are required to attend two club rides to give the active members a chance to evaluate their ability to ride in a group. Prospects are required to attend four meetings. This gives the membership a chance to see if the prospect's personality is a mesh with the rest of the club, and it gives the prospect a chance to evaluate the club as well. After two rides and four meetings, the active membership will vote on accepting the prospect into our ranks. Although some clubs reportedly have an additional initiation rite, all we ask for is the $50.00 club dues up front. Members who join late in the year will still pay $50.00 for a year, but the next year will only have to pay $25.00 to renew.

The Nassau Wings publishes a newsletter twice a month for all active members (and article contributions are always welcome) and maintains a presence on the WorldWide Web (you're reading that now). If you are interested in joining our merry band, return now to the home page and drop a line to any of our officers who possess an E-Mail address on the Internet!