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Gold Wing Road Riders Association

District of California, Southwest Region �F� Chapter CA-1F; San Diego, California

Issue 88, January 2002

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Meet our newest chapter mem-ber, Christopher Thomas Ford.

Granted, his parents, Rick & Wendy, may be pushing him just a bit starting him out on a

GL1500.

But as you can see from these pictures, he�s already got his

own Chapter vest, he can �almost� reach the handlebars, and his helmet fits pretty well

(lower right). Just how absorbent are those

helmet sliks anyway��.?

Now if he can only convince Mom & Dad to track down that side-car rig with an intercom-

baby monitor��.

Photos by David Dirig Rick Ford

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Birthdays Jan 7 Kathleen Risk Jan 11 Steve Johnston Jan 13 Kathy Low Jan 16 Judy Saunders Jan 18 Bill Risk Jan 23 Carmen Yennie Jan 24 Craig Rush Jan 24 Elaine Archer Jan 30 Bill Mahan Jan 30 Brenda McNiell Feb 2 Jim Waddell Feb 3 Mary Ellis Feb 4 Jay Ellis Feb 6 Bev deBourbon Feb 11 Joel Fluharty

If your birthday or

anniversary is not listed, we do not have your information. Please contact the newsletter editor with the relevant dates.

Anniversaries

Jan 1 Sam & Mary Dalrymple Jan 13 Doug & Carmen Yennie Feb 3 Gerry & Rhonda Meskill Feb 14 Tom & Corrine Klock Feb 22 Chuck & Vicki Carothers

Table of Contents

Staff Chapter Director 4 Assistant Chapter Director 6 Events Committee 8 California News & Views 10 Chapter Store 16 50/25/25 35 Staff Directory & Contact List 40 Contact Info for Calif. Chapters 41

Features �Steal a Mascot� District Game 12 Chapter Classifieds (For Sale) 16 Did You Know Shampoo Freezes? 18 Newest Master Tour Riders 20 Progressive Grazing Ride!! 26 Former Chapter Director 32 Grinch Ride 2001! 33 Scary Bikers & Christmas Wishes 42

Rides CA-1I Valentine Run 36 Rider Education Seminar 37

Advertisers E-Cycle Parts.com 7 JBJ Cycle 9 Lester Moore (SDHMC) 10 Shapiro & Leventhal 11 Huntington Honda 15 Top Priority 16 Rocky Cola Café 16 McGraw Insurance 17 1st Nationwide Mortgage 19 Intra Insurance 25 Law Ofc of Richard Lester 34 All Cycle Sales 34

Newsletter Publication Policy Chapter CA-1F�s newsletter is distributed free of charge to all current GWRRA members who participate in this chapter as well all advertisers. After three months of non-participation as determined by the Chapter Director, you may be re-moved from the mailing list unless other arrangements are made. Please remember that this newsletter is a measure of your chapter involve-ment. Submission of pictures and articles is requested and encouraged. As a chapter member, this is YOUR newsletter; articles may be submitted on a wide range of top-ics related to motorcycling and chapter activities. All articles submitted to this news-letter will be edited at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor based on available space. Articles and pictures may be mailed or emailed to the newsletter editor at: Duncan Saunders; 3411 Boundary Avenue; San Diego, CA 92104

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Chapter Directors Anita & JR Alkire

A Very Happy New Year to You All!

As many of you know, JR and I were given a family reunion trip to Maui, Hawaii and that is why we are not with you this month at the meeting. We bid you all aloha!

As the first of the year is a time to set New Year Resolutions, we thought that a great resolution would be to get signed up into the Rider Education Program. It is so important to show your commitment to rid-ing safe by taking the first step and pledging to ride safe. That�s all you have to do to get started into the Rider Education Program. (Oh yes, there is also some paperwork.) After your pledge and the paperwork, this Chapter will pay for you to get started. Let�s face it; the vest is a little na-ked without that round patch! But more important than this is what that patch stands for! A goal that we have for the Chapter this year is to dras-tically increase our commitment to riding safe and showing it through Rider Education. We were honored to receive our Master�s designation at the December meeting (see page 20). We would like to see all of you join us and we�ll make that a long line of Master riders so there are no bub-bles left in the bubble wrap when that patch gets to you. So when we re-turn and get the report from Jim and Carole, we want to see lots of new names on the list and I will be pleased to sign that check! We will see you all at the Dinner Ride on the 17th and we look forward to a fabulous 2002! PS: Look at the page across from this one, oh my gosh, it�s a rider education application! Take the time, fill it in and get started! For all of you in the program use this form to renew your current level as you re-new your commitment to riding safe! Aloha!

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Assistant Chapter Directors Mike & Elma Maury

It was a dark and stormy ni� No, that was last year!! Let�s try this once more. It was a bright and sunny Saturday with just a bit of chill in the air when Mike, Doug, and Larry took off to pre-ride �The Casino Run.� While I was home fending for myself with an ice pack on my knee, I certainly was envious of the wind in their faces on the twisty ride, not to mention the brief (?) casino visits being made

under the guise of �ride planning�. As lunchtime approached, I con-cluded all I could safely carry was some cold pizza. While I ate, all I could think of was the fun of eating a hot buffet lunch with friends, etc, etc. Yet, all I could do was pat my bike on it�s little red fender and reas-sure it that its mentor, Mr. Goldwing, would return soon. Six hours later, Mike returned to a wife with a horrendous case of cabin fever.

I�ve got to say that being a member of CA-1F has brought a whole new dimension to our lives. We�ve made many new friends and seen many new places that we never would have gone on our own. Join-ing the chapter was a fast cure for the �empty nest syndrome�. Now, our son actually has to make advanced plans if he wants to see us and is the one complaining that we�re never home. I would not have believed that we�d be writing articles for the ACD page a year ago.

Being the Dinner Ride Coordinators for the past year has broad-ened our horizons (and other parts) as well. We quickly learned to under-stand the meaning of �Ride! Ride! WHEN DO WE EAT???� Our dinner ride attendance ranged from 20 � 25 in the colder months to 45 � 50 as it got warmer. Thanks again to all of you who suggested new places for us to try. Jo & Doug Frizzell will be taking over with Bud and Mary Brinker as their Assistants, and I�m sure they will appreciate your input as well.

In order to make our chapter what you want it to be, we all need to work together. That means giving us your input on rides and other ac-tivities you�d like to see on the schedule. Thanks to all of you who came to the Planning Meeting on December 29th. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated. Planning for a group as large as ours can be a monumental task for just a few of us. Also, thanks to Jim and Kay Zabler for letting us meet at their home. For those of you who were unable to attend, please let any of the staff know about your ideas, so we can consider them at our next planning meeting in the spring. Ride Safe.

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Rider Education Program Level One

Safety by Commitment If you are committed to Safe

Riding, the Chapter will back your commitment by paying for all

members who advance to Level I of the Rider Education Program!

For more information, contact our Chapter Educators

Jim & Carole Waddell jwaddell@san.rr.com

858-780-8630

Ask for your GWRRA Discount!!

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CA-1F Events Committee Jeff Tichy & Tony Wells

To: CA-1F Members & Friends Date: December 30, 2001 Subject: CA-1F Garage Sale on February 2, 2002 Tony and I will be hosting a garage sale at our home on Saturday, Febru-ary 2, 2002 from ~o�dark thirty till around 3PM. We are counting on YOU to make this one heck of a big sale. Money taken in from the sale of items can either be kept by the individual or donated to the chapter to be used to pay for future Chapter Events. So clear your closets and clean out your garage! We are looking for QUALITY merchandise that you are dying to part with. All those items that you couldn�t live without, all those items you HAD to have, all those TRINKETS you no longer need. If it�s a �priceless family heirloom� that you must get a certain price for, mark it with that price, otherwise price is negotiated to make the sale... �you touch it, you buy it, �cause we ain�t putting it back in storage.� Come one, come all, we have the location, all we need is the merchan-dise. Clean it up, get it ready for sale, and get it to us. Our contact infor-mation is listed below, and directions to our house are posted on the Chapter Website. Bring your goodies and spend the day with us. Our home on Lincoln Avenue generates A LOT of traffic, and garage sales ARE a major event in Escondido! For those not able (or willing) to spend the day, we�d be happy to sell your goodies, all you need to do is get them to us. Send us an email or give us a call if you have any questions about this event.

Jeff Tichy jtzeke@home.com Tony Wells firstnoc@home.com

760-747-5055 2224 E. Lincoln Avenue Escondido, CA 92027

http://www.gwrra-ca1f.org/tichymap.htm

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Call for date & time

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California News & Views Jim & Pat Moynagh

California District Directors Pat & I wish all California GWRRA members the best in this New Year. There will be many spe-cial things to participate in this year for GWRRA members. We, and our Staff will do our best to keep you riding, learning and socializing with your fellow GWRRA members throughout this great State. California�s District wide game is ti-

tled Steal A Mascot (see page 12). Those of you that have been members since the early 90�s probably recognize the title of this game. It has been resurrected in response to many requests that I have received over the past 8 months. Many of you will be visited at your meetings by other chapters; and in return you can visit other chapters. By traveling to other chapters, all of us have the opportunity to take part in the FUN that other chapters enjoy at their meet-ings. In return everyone can bring some of this FUN back to their chapters. We are sure that everyone that participates in this Steal A Mascot Game will end 2002 with many new friends that they didn�t have at the end of 2001. Also, you will have an opportunity to explore areas of California that are new to you and practice proper group riding procedures. California�s District Educator and Assistant Educators are available to provide Group Riding and Ride Captain classes at the chapter level. First Aid & CPR are available from out District Medic First Aid trainers Phil & Pat Hanson, CD � CA1V. They will also come to chapters to provide this important training. These classes can be scheduled by one or more chapters at a time. Your California District is providing these and other training needed by members to advance in the Rider Education Program. Our desire is to improve the Safe Riding experience of all GWRRA members. Remember we are here to facilitate Friends, for Fun, Safety and Knowledge.

California Wingers are Pure Gold!

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Guidelines For �Steal A Mascot� Game This Program needs each Chapter to adopt a MASCOT to repre-sent their Chapter. The MASCOT should reflect either their Chapter �Number & letter� designation or what might be an accurate representa-tion of their ideals. As an example, a Chapter with the letter �B� may utilize a Bumble Bee for their MASCOT, or a Chapter with the letter �T� might use a Turkey, etc. The MASCOT must easily fit in the trunk of a Gold Wing. The object is to provide a forum for activity and compe-tition between Chapters and to interact and participate in other Chapter�s meetings. Initially, a MASCOT would reside at the home Chapter and would have a California Visit-A-Chapter pin attached to it. At the Chap-ter meeting, the MASCOT would be subject to CAPTURE by any other Chapter, by a very simple set of rules, listed below. The Chapter that CAPTURES a MASCOT would attach their Chapter Bar to the Visit-A-Chapter pin, each time it CAPTURES a MASCOT. The Chapter that CAPTURES a MASCOT can only keep it for 2 of its� meetings before having to return it, if the owning (home) Chapter has not been able to come and RESCUE the MASCOT. The procedure would be to send it back to the owning Chapter via U.S. Mail, with a bill for the shipping and $2.00 for the Chapter Bar. Please do your best to insure that while the other Chapter�s MASCOTS are in your care, they do not become damaged in any way. Remember, that the object is to not rely on mailing the MASCOT back but to encourage visits between Chapters.

RULES AND HIGHLIGHTS

1. A Mascot may be CAPTURED or RESCUED only at a Chapter�s meeting.

2. The Chapter riding to CAPTURE another Chapter�s MASCOT must notify (phone) the CD or ACD at least 2 days before that Chapter�s meeting to determine if the MASCOT is available (no call � no points).

3. A Chapter riding to RESCUE their Mascot must call the CD or ACD at least 2 days before that Chapter�s meeting (no call � no RESCUE).

4. A Chapter may only CAPTURE the Mascot of the Chapter they are visiting, Mascots may not be CAPTURED from other Chapters.

5. A $2.00 fee (to cover the cost of the Chapter Bar) will be paid to the kidnapping Chapter when the home Chapter RESCUES their Mascot.

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6. It takes 3 GWRRA members (Full or Associate member) on a minimum of 3 motorcycles to CAPTURE any Mascot. NOTE: The 3 required bikes must be driven by 3 GWRRA members. (Definition: Rider/Co-rider count if they are a Full or Associate member.)

7. It takes 4 GWRRA members (Full or Associate members) not nec-essarily on motorcycles, to RESCUE your Mascot.

8. Chapters may CAPTURE the Mascot of the Chapter that has their Mascot, on the same meeting day they are there to RESCUE their Mascot. The RESCUING chapter is required to have the additional 3 GWRRA members on 3 motorcycles required above and beyond the 4 GWRRA members used to RESCUE that Chapter�s Mascot. (Minimum 4 + 3 = 7)

9. The point count should be as follows: 1 Bike + 1Rider X 1Mile = 1 Point therefore 10 Bikes + 10 Riders X 10 Miles = 100 Points or 10 Bikes + 10 Riders + 10 Co-Riders X 10 Miles = 200 Points e.g. Chapter CA1M rides to CA1Q to CAPTURE 1Q�s Mascot and the mileage is 50 miles. 8 motorcycles made the trip with a total of 6 GWRRA members and 6 Associates members. The total points would be 12 GWRRA members X 50 miles = 600 points. In this ex-ample, the CD of Chapter 1Q should ask to see the current GWRRA cards of the Chapter 1M participants, before awarding them the points and signing their score sheet.)

10. If more than one Chapter comes to your meeting to CAPTURE your Mascot, the Chapter with the most points gets to CAPTURE your Mascot.

11. Each Chapter will receive a score sheet. The score sheet must be given to the CD or ACD of the Chapter being visited in order to RESCUE your Mascot and receive a score. The CD or ACD will fill in the appropriate figures and sign the line those figures are on. (SIMPLE HUH).

12. This Steal A Mascot Game will start on January 1, 2002 and end on July 31, 2002. All chapters must deliver score sheets to the As-sistant District Director by August 15, 2002.

13. Prize money will be awarded to the three chapters with the highest scores.

● Highest score .............$100.00 ● Second highest score .....65.00 ● Third highest score ........35.00 14. See Mileage Chart on next page for scoring 15. The District Director will settle all disputes.

(Continued on page 14)

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1A 147 85 177 86 54 202 84 148 90 110 86 58 171 127 153 203 405 629 343 379 371 329 287 331 259

1B 147 146 174 125 158 362 90 146 132 133 206 92 292 119 317 367 565 790 503 539 532 489 448 488 442

1D 85 146 168 24 32 237 52 77 11 30 79 84 165 75 191 242 440 664 377 414 407 364 322 362 316

1F 177 174 168 113 130 334 95 33 94 75 181 141 267 57 289 339 537 761 475 511 504 461 420 460 414

1I 86 125 24 113 35 238 36 50 21 41 84 63 169 67 192 243 441 671 378 415 410 365 323 363 317

1K 54 158 32 130 35 206 70 66 36 56 57 95 143 106 160 211 409 632 346 383 376 333 291 331 285

1L 202 362 237 334 238 206 273 272 242 262 142 266 75 303 124 130 317 486 230 246 284 198 112 176 193

1M 84 90 52 95 36 70 273 66 42 44 118 47 204 39 230 280 478 700 416 452 445 403 361 401 355

1N 148 146 77 33 50 66 272 66 66 49 154 111 240 28 261 311 510 734 447 483 477 434 392 432 386

1Q 90 132 11 94 21 36 242 42 66 21 84 80 170 65 196 246 445 669 382 418 411 369 327 367 321

1R 110 133 30 75 41 56 262 44 49 21 107 83 193 67 216 266 465 687 402 439 432 389 347 387 341

1S 86 206 79 181 84 57 142 118 154 84 107 121 87 155 178 229 427 651 365 401 394 351 255 350 304

1V 58 92 84 141 63 95 266 47 111 80 83 121 206 86 202 252 469 693 406 442 435 393 351 391 309

1Y 171 292 165 267 169 143 75 204 240 170 193 87 206 240 199 205 392 561 305 321 359 273 187 251 268

1Z 127 119 75 57 67 106 303 39 28 65 67 155 86 240 258 308 506 730 444 480 473 430 388 429 383

2A 153 317 191 289 192 160 124 230 261 196 216 178 202 199 258 54 260 507 221 257 181 208 191 206 110

2E 203 367 242 339 243 211 130 280 311 246 266 229 252 205 308 54 213 465 160 181 133 148 140 154 63

2G 405 565 440 537 441 409 317 478 510 445 465 427 469 392 506 260 213 269 111 75 128 134 208 163 151

2I 629 790 664 761 671 632 486 700 734 669 687 651 693 561 730 507 465 269 289 268 369 300 374 317 402

2J 343 503 377 475 378 346 230 416 447 382 402 365 406 305 444 221 160 111 289 37 96 37 120 75 98

2K 379 539 414 511 415 383 246 452 483 418 439 401 442 321 480 257 181 75 268 37 100 52 135 90 119

2N 371 -532 407 504 410 376 284 445 477 411 432 394 435 359 473 181 133 128 369 96 100 100 186 141 91

2Q 329 489 364 461 365 333 198 403 434 369 389 351 393 273 430 208 148 134 300 37 52 100 87 42 86

2R 287 448 322 420 323 291 112 361 392 327 347 255 351 187 388 191 140 208 374 120 135 186 87 64 102

2S 331 488 362 460 363 331 176 401 432 367 387 350 391 251 429 206 154 163 317 75 90 141 42 64 124

2U 259 442 316 414 317 285 193 355 386 321 341 304 309 268 383 110 63 151 402 98 119 91 86 102 124

1A 1B 1D 1F 1I 1K 1L 1M 1N 1Q 1R 1S 1V 1Y 1Z 2A 2E 2G 2I 2J 2K 2N 2Q 2R 2S 2U

Note: The fun really begins when you have more than one Chapter at a time in attendance at your meeting and every-one starts figuring the point tally. In case you haven�t noticed, we have now hopefully increased the participation of more people in your Chapter, increased the cohesiveness within the member-ship, may have provided some new sto-ries and magnified the FUN margin. It also can�t hurt to up the 50/50 participa-tion at each meeting.

Steal a Mascot Mileage Score Chart

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FOR SALE Chapter Classifieds

1986 GL1200 Interstate, Black w/ 53K miles. New Wind-shield, Timing Belts, Battery, CB, Bullet high Beams, and cover. Looks & Runs like new with many extras�Must see. $5500, contact Larry at 619-295-2551 or mybrds@aol.com

1988 GL1500 Interstate, Champagne beige 82K miles. New Tires, CB, AM/FM/Cassette. $5500, contact Bill Richardson at 619-889-1039 or 619-562-1559.

1975 Gold Wing w/ 18K miles. Runs like a top. Resto-ration includes powder coating frame and refinishing cases. Custom Red and White paint w/ Corbin gun-fighter' saddle with flames. Lester mag wheels, chrome valve & timing covers. Complete additional set of original green plastic. $3000, contact Rick Elmore at 858-748-1385 or relmore1@home.

26555 Fresno Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Phone: 949-829-6716 Fax: 949-454-2191

Chapter CA-1F Store Blue Denim Vest with CA-1F Logo 35.00 GWRRA Patches 10� Back Patch 9.00 10� Back Patch (Black/Gold) 12.00 4� Pocket Patch 4.00 4� Pocket Patch (Black/Gold) 5.00 California County Patch 5.00 Chapter �F� pins 4.00 California District Pins 4.00 GWRRA Earrings 7.00 Flag Hats (limited quantities) 8.00 Visit a Chapter Header 5.00 Visit a Chapter Hanger (CA1F ) 2.00 Flag and Eagle Patches 6.00 4 x 6 Map 7.00 Upper and Lower Rockers (CA-1F and San Diego, CA) 10.00/Set 1 x 3 Gold Name Badges 10.00/Ea. Vest Clips 10.00 Rider Education Triangle Pins 5.00 Rider Education Hanger Bars 2.00 ERC, MRC, FA/CPR, 2-up ERC, CRS, Trailering, Trike

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Did you know... shampoo freezes!?! By Jeff Tichy & Tony Wells

It�s been a year of learning for Tony and myself. In February 2001, we�ll celebrate two anniversaries, four years together and one year of Wing ownership. Wing owner-ship has taught us many things. It�s brought about many new saying. �You want to go where when?!?�, �absolutely not�, �you�ll never catch me with one of those�, �are you

out of your mind�, �been there, done that�, & it�s been a year of learning. Many of you will remember Tony�s ground rules for riding. 1. No

inclement weather riding. 2. You scare me and I�ll never get on that thing again. And 3. You�ll always be hurt worse than me... and I�ll make sure of it. Ten months and ten thousand miles later, we still ride together. Are the rules still in place... you bet. Are they still enforced... most of the time. Ten thousand miles, mostly weekends. For us, that�s a lot of riding.

Rule # 3 is still strictly enforced. I will always be hurt worse than Tony (we�ll both make sure of that). Rule # 2 gets an occasional chal-lenge followed by a couple sharp slaps on the back of my helmet and a scream through the intercom. Rule # 1 has been relaxed.

Our rides have taken us to many places, shown us many things and allowed us to meet many wonderful people, which brings me to the point of this article. On some of our first rides with the group we saw many interesting �accessories� go to with Wings, safety chrome, mas-cots, trailers, rain suits, electric cloths. Some of it we both looked at and agreed absolutely not, some of it I looked at and I thought, hhmmm inter-esting, some of it Tony looked at and said �NO, not on my bike�.

We both agreed, NO �mascot�. Rain suits and electric cloths were also put in the NO list since we didn�t ride in inclement weather. Trail-ers: Now that brought up some interesting conversations. Thanks to Craig and Crystal Rush for loaning us theirs, it now follows us all too of-ten. It�s amazing how much crap you don�t need that you can pack!!

As Christmas approached and we planned some of our �You want to go where, when rides�, I picked up a couple rain suits, just in case. I figured the leathers would keep us warm enough as long as we stayed dry. We always looked at people with electric cloths and thought, no way, it doesn�t get that cold.

A couple weeks ago, we learned a new meaning of cold. We had planned on joining my parents at their house in Palm Desert to help do some work before their snow bird tenants came in for the winter. Since it was the right weekend, I figured we�d leave early Sunday morning, make a run up to Victorville and have breakfast with Chapter �V�.

Friday�s weather was rainy and overcast and the discussions started, �Do we take the Jeep or the bike?� I pulled out the rain suits and

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said we could still take the bike even if the weather wasn�t ideal (Merry Christmas). We waited for morning before the decision was made. Sat-urday Morning, I was up at o�dark thirty playing weather man and checking road conditions. Forecast is clear and cold, good! Mountain pass from Anza to lookout point, chains required. I advised Tony about the clear and cold (with limited information on the snow conditions), decided we�re taking the bike and we�d go around it via freeway. While he was getting ready, I packed the trailer.

Just before departure, final check of weather and roads. I de-cided to put on my rain suit for the extra layer of warmth, Tony reluc-tantly went along. As we approached Temecula, Tony was getting cold, so we stopped for different gloves and a scarf. Bundled up tight enough he couldn�t move, we were off again.

When we pulled up to Mom�s house in the desert, they looked at us kind of funny.... We started peeling off layers, slowly getting warmed up in the sun, and had a great day with them. Sunday morning a couple hours before o�dark thirty, we were up and moving. I made a quick run to the store, so I knew it was cold. We put on everything we could before we even went outside. Off we go... thermometer at the bank in Palm Desert said 33... it was cold.

Since freeways are no fun, I decided to go around the back of the mountain to Victorville. West on 10, north on 62 to Twenty Nine Palms... Bank thermometer said 29. (And I thought 33 was cold.) Then we turned northwest on Hwy 247 to head around the mountain to Vic-torville. It just kept getting colder, and colder and colder.

About half way to Victorville, we were looking for any place that might offer warmth... no such luck... we just kept going. At 7:30, we pulled up to the chapter meeting to a surprised audience. We stopped shivering long enough to climb off the bike and greeted every-one. Everyone was gracious enough to give extra long hugs to help warm us up. No one could believe we came around the mountain on 247, and no one would reveal what the temperature was in Victorville, other than cold. The meeting was fun (but not as fun as ours), Chapter �I� was there promoting the Valentine ride and the 50/25/25 was good to us. We won enough to pay for our meal and gas for the weekend.

When we got home Sunday afternoon, Tony unpacked our clothes bag that was in the trailer. As he was pulling things out, he found our bottle of shampoo... fro-zen. Remember earlier I said we talked about electric cloths and it was on the �NO� list? It�s been moved over to the �Must have soon� list. We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday, and we�ll see you on the road.

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At the December Chapter Meeting, Anita and JR were awarded their Level 4 Master Tour Rider patches by our Chapter Educators, Jim & Carole Waddell. An interesting tradition has developed across the Region with all the Level 4 Riders lin-ing up and passing the patches down to the new-est achievers of Level 4 Master Tour Rider status. This not only recognizes our newest Masters, but it also gave us all a chance to transform the bubble wrap packaging of the patches to simple plastic wrap. Luv poppin� them bubbles�� This meeting also gave Anita a chance to thank Jim and Kay for their service this past year and present our 2002 IOY, Ralph Richard-son and our COY, Larry & Marianne Villani.

Photos by David Dirig

Bill Eden

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CA-1F Activity Calendar - January 2002 Mon Tues Wed Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Dec. 31 CA-1F

New Year�s Eve Party!

Carmen & Rae�s home, 7PM

Jan. 1, 2002!!

New Year�s Day Ride

Depart Wal-Mart,

11AM

Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Dinner Ride

Mimi�s, Mission Valley Depart Wal-Mart, 7PM

Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Visit CA-1Z, Temecula

Depart McD�s Esc., 730AM

Jim Z to lead

Jan. 6 Visit CA-1I, Covina

Depart McD�s Esc., 6AM

Jim Z to lead

7 8 9 10 Dinner Ride

Filippi�s, Poway Depart Wal-Mart, 7PM

11 12 Chapter Mtg @ The Yolk 8AM Brkfst,

830AM Mtg

After Meeting Ride Craig Rush to lead

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14 15 16 17 CA-1F Day Ride!

Depart Wal-Mart, 9AM Ed Carroll to lead

Dinner Ride

Westside Café Escondido

Depart Wal-Mart, 7PM

18 19 Parking Lot Practice Santo Rd Chapel, 9AM

20 Alkire Hawaii Ride!

Depart Wal-Mart, 10AM

JR Alkire to lead

21 22 23 Co-Rider Seminar Jim & Kay�s home

7PM

24 Dinner Ride

Tyler�s Taste of Texas El Cajon

Depart Wal-Mart, 7PM

25 26 CA-1F Movie Day

Depart McD�s Esc., 10AM

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28 29 30 31 Dinner Ride

Brian�s Route 66 Diner Mira Mesa

Depart Wal-Mart, 7PM

Feb. 1 Feb. 2 CA-1F Garage Sale!! Jeff & Tony�s home

6AM See website for map

Feb. 3 Visit CA-1R, Irvine

Depart McD�s, Esc 630AM

Jim Z to lead

McD�s Esc. Northern meeting place.

1050 W. Valley Pkwy

Exit I-15 to Valley Pkwy Left - 1st lite East of 15

Wal-Mart Wal-Mart off of Aero Dr.

I-15 to Aero Drive (west)

Left - Murphy Canyon Dr

Meet in Automotive lot

Santo Rd Chapel Parking Lot Practice

Lot. I-15 to Aero Dr (east) Right - Santo Road

Last left into the Chapel (maps on p. 38-39)

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CA-1F Activity Calendar - February 2002 M T W Thur Fri Sat Sun

4 CA-1F Staff Mtg

5 6 7 Dinner Ride

TBA

8 9 Chapter Meeting

@ The Yolk

10 CA-1F Group Riding

Seminar

11 12 13 14 Dinner Ride

TBA

15 16 Parking Lot

Practice

CA-1F Road

Captain Seminar

17 CA-1I

Valentine Ride

(Covina)

18 19 20 21 Dinner Ride

TBA

22 23 Larry�s

Desert Ride

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25 26 27 28 Dinner Ride

TBA

Mar 1 Mar 2

Mar 3 Mike�s

Marvelous Mystery

Ride

Please check the website and email announcements for the most current information on Chapter Activities All times & destinations are subject to change at the whim of the

chapter or unscheduled catastrophes.

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Appetizers @ Richard & Sara�s

PROGRESSIVE GRAZINE RIDE!! DECEMBER 2, 2001!! Organized by Steve & Barbara Johnston

Attended by teaming hordes of Ravenous Wingers!!!

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Soup / Salad @ Jeff & Tony�s

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On the way to Steve & Barb�s for the Main Course

Photos by David Dirig

Bill Eden Jeff Tichy

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Dessert @ Rick & Joyce�s

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Former Chapter Directors Jim & Kay Zabler

This is our last article as your Chapter Directors. Therefore, as we near the end of our tenure as Chapter Directors of CA1-F, Kay and I would like to express our thanks and grati-tude to our staff for all of their help and sup-port this past year. Along with the continued support and hard work of our staff, we extend

our heartfelt gratitude to the members of the chapter; without their par-ticipation, we couldn�t have such a fine chapter and attain the level of success in all of the things we have done. We are very proud to have held this position and have seen this chapter grow in membership this past year to make CA1-F the largest chapter in California. We have increased the enrollment of the Rider Ed program. With our accomplishments, however, we mustn�t get too com-fortable because there are other chapters hot on our heels to take over the lead. We need to continue to go forward and only look back to see just how far we�ve come. We also want to express our thanks to all of the California Chap-ters who have supported us this past year by visiting us at our monthly meetings and joining us at our Halloween Fun Run. This is what it is all about, Family, Friends and Fun. Kay and I reminisce about the many good times, the fun, the laughter, and the many, many miles we have traveled with each of you that have given us lifelong memories to cherish. Therefore, we hand over the helm (and Fox) to Anita and JR Alkire and Mike and Elma Maury

with the utmost confidence that they will bring the chap-ter to the next level of suc-cess. Ride hard, ride safe and definitely enjoy life to its fullest, every single day.

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Mission Accomplished! Saved Again!

By Larry & Marianne Villani It was just another beautiful day in paradise! The sun was shinning bright, a few very high wispy clouds around, and the temperature was in the 70�s. It was perfect riding weather, and there were places to eat out there! Not only was the day gorgeous but there weren�t even very many people/cars on the county roads! It seemed that they were all focused on the shopping� Fo-cused on the Holidays� So focused on

the season, they didn�t even consider� What if? What about� It seemed that no one even thought that Christmas could be in jeopardy. After all, they had become complacent. It was just last year when that group of Wingers from CA-1F took the rumors seriously, considered the clues, scoured for leads, tackled the elements and braved the peril to make everything all right!! Christmas came last year didn�t it?! Of course� Dec 16th, 2001 was a special day indeed. Once again concerned Wingers banded together. Because again the rumors had abounded (and they were hungry)� Was it true? Could it be? Shouldn�t someone in-vestigate?! Yes, yes, YES!!! And so they did� It was gooood� And they ate� Larry�s GRINCH RIDE II took place on this faithful day. 25 dedicated, caring and concerned Wingers set out on their trusty steeds. There were a total of 16 of them in all, decorated, shiny and clean, those beautiful Wings. They set out to check, to make sure, to leave no doubt that if in fact he had returned, they would be there to do some-thing about it! Yes, they found him. High atop snow capped Mt. Palo-mar, driving through icy and perilous conditions they met the Grinch in his dominion. And that was also good� And then they were able to go eat! Christmas 2001 did come as planned. Those unsung Winger heroes that gave so unselfishly on that day know, and you should know, that there is sure to be a Grinch Ride III in 2002!!

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Prize Donated Won

Oil Filter OV Denise Brantley

Mints CA1F Dori Dirig

Pretzels CA1F Pete CA1R

Scooby Doo Shirt CA1F John CA1R

Stocking Dori Dirig Debbie CA1I

Candle Ralph Kevin CA1R

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Pete CA1R

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Barb CA1I

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Kevin CA1R

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Tom Klock

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Tony & Jeff

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Joel Fluharty

Eagle Poster Bill Mahan Barb Cox

Lite Flare CA1R Raleigh Blecka

Rally in VV Reg. CA1R Barb Cox

Candy MC CA1R OV

Xmas Cards Pete & Cathy CA1R Debbie Mahan

Candle Joyce & Rick Kevin CA1R

Flag Ornament Joyce & Rick John CA1R

Flag Ornament Joyce & Rick Charlie Brown

Etch-A-Sketch Joyce & Rick Elma Maury

Xmas Wreath Carole Waddell Mike Maury

Popcorn Anita & JR Kevin CA1R

Popcorn Anita & JR Dori Dirig

Bell Ornament Rick & Wendy Ford Kevin CA1R

Potpourri Bowl Rick & Wendy Ford Ed Carroll

Valentine Run Reg. CA1I Ed Carroll

50/25/25 $75 Rich CA1I

50/25/25 $75 Steve Johnston

50/25/25 Results: December 8, 2001 Thank you to everyone who donated a prize. Rick & Joyce Elmore, 50/25/25

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Chapter Meeting Location � �The Yolk� Broken Yolk Café

1851 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach 858-270-9655

West lot reserved

for Motorcy-cles only

Note: We must park in the indicated lot. We cannot park at the Shell Station or across the street from the restaurant.

However, parking is not metered on Garnet Ave, so you can try for curb parking in front of Broken Yolk; Go west to

Kendall (right) and right on Garnet.

Driving Directions From the North I-15S to 52W to I-5S (stay in far right lane)

Exit Balboa/Garnet Ave (1st exit on I-5S) becomes Mission Bay Drive Right at 3rd light to Garnet Ave (get in #1 lane once you are on Garnet)

At the second light, take the left fork to Balboa/Grand Avenue (toward Beaches) At the third light, turn Right on Lamont Street

Left into the alley before the entrance to the Shell Station Right into the west lot of the Broken Yolk Café

Driving Directions from the South

I-5N - Exit Mission Bay Drive/Grand Ave Grand Avenue to Lamont Street (6th traffic light)

Turn right and see above directions After-Meeting rides will stage & depart from Mission Bay Park (see above map)

After-mtg Staging area

Meeting Location

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Chapter Visits and Rides start at McDonald's @ I-15 and Valley Parkway

Otherwise known as McD�s Escondido (1050 W. Valley Parkway). Take I-15 North to Valley Parkway in Escondido. Go East on Valley Parkway to the

first signal light and turn left into the McDonald's parking lot.

Dinner Ride Staging Area Parking Lot

Practice Site

Dinner Rides start at Wal-Mart @ I-15 and Aero Drive 3382 Murphy Canyon Road

Take I-15 to Aero Drive, then go West to Murphy Canyon. Turn South on Murphy Canyon and enter the Wal-Mart Parking lot which is on the right. We stage at the far

South end of the lot near the Wal-Mart automotive department. PLP Site: East on Aero Dr., Right on Santo Rd., Last Left into Chapel Parking Lot.

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Be sure to confirm meeting time & location with the CD before visiting. Meeting date/time Chapter Chapter Director Meeting Location

CD Email address 1st Sun 8:00am Brkfst

8:30 Mtg CA-1I Mark Radtke

(909) 854-5608 Covina Bowl, 1060 W. San Bernadino Rd,

Covina CD email: radtke.m@pg.com

1st Sun 7:30am Brkfst 8:00am Mtg

CA-1R John Heberle (949) 859-6460

Knowlwoods, 14952 Sand Canyon, Irvine CD email: mrbigun@home.com

1st Sun 8:30am CA-1Y Pennye Sasaki (805) 735-4641

Elks Lodge, 905 E. Ocean Ave, Lompoc CD email: gogogoldwing@yahoo.com

1st Sun 9:00am

CA-2I Howard Dinning (707) 442-2425

Call for location (vicinity of Eureka) CD email: dinning@northcoast.com

1st Tue 7:00pm CA-2S Peggy Pease (408) 225-6866

Holders Country Kitchen, 998 S. De Anza Blvd. Cupertino CD email: blueflamefree@aol.com

1st Sat 8:00am Brkfst 9:00am Mtg

CA-1Z Pat Dolan (909) 676-1831

Marie Callender�s, 29383 Rancho California Rd. Temecula CD email: patdolan@pe.com

1st Sat 8:00am Brkfst 8:30am Mtg

CA-1A Jim Maclean (661) 251-5420

Denny�s, 2005 West Avenue �K� Lancaster CD email: ka6vjf@pacbell.net

1st Sat 7:30am Brkfst 8:00am Mtg

CA-2A Shirley Machado (559) 685-0506

Ryan�s Restaurant, 1161 E. Tulare Ave., Tulare CD email: shirley194@aol.com

2nd Sun 7:00am Brkfst 8:00am Mtg

CA-1M Rich Blackburn (909) 785-5658

Zacateca�s, 2472 University Ave., Riverside CD email: n6tax@aol.com

2nd Sun 8:00am CA-1Q Bob Montez (714) 750-6067

Po Folks Restaurant, 7701 Beach Blvd, Buena Park CD email: cd@gwrra-ca1q.org

2nd Wed 6:30pm Meal 7:30pm Mtg

CA-2R John Langton (408) 779-2670

Black Bear Diner, 805 W Laurel Dr . Salinas CD email: langtonfamily2@cs.com

2nd Wed 7:00pm CA-2E Mark Springer (559) 299-9605

Carrow�s Restaurant, 1484 E. Shaw Avenue Fresno CD email: marknlinda50@hotmail.com

2nd Sat 8:00am Brkfst 8:30 Mtg

CA-1F Anita Alkire (619) 264-2845

Broken Yolk Café, 1851 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach CD email: jkzabler@earthlink.net

2nd Sat 9:00am CA-2N Bob (Bama) Arwood (209) 838-3854

Perko�s Restaurant, 570 N Main St Angels Camp CD email: bama@netfeed.com

3rd Sun 8:00am CA-1D David McNeal (562) 428-4447

Paramount Elks Lodge, 8208 E. Alondra Blvd, Paramount CD email: jennapa@gte.net

3rd Sun 7:30 Brkfst 8:00 am Mtg

CA-1V Phil Hanson (760) 956-1661

Don�s Family Restaurant 14403 7th St, Victorville CD email: docphil@linkline.com

3rd Sun 8:00am Brkfst 8:30am Mtg

CA-2Q Bob Hole (925) 934-1150

Athens Burger, 6999 Dublin Blvd, Dublin CD email: roberthole@aol.com

3rd Sun 9:00am CA-2W Phyllis Allen (530) 221-5702

Lulu's Restaurant 2230 Pine St. Redding CD email: tigerphyll@aol.com

3rd Wed 7:30pm CA-2J Mark Hagen (925) 724-2044

Country Waffles, 2921-C Harbor, Pittsburg CD email: lhagen@aol.com

3rd Sat 8:00am Brkfst 9:00am Mtg

CA-1N Rich Morrison (760) 945-7894

Gramma BB�s, 539 Vista Belle, Oceanside CD email: elnrich@aol.com

3rd Sat 8:30am Brkfst 9:00am Mtg

CA-1S David Speer (805) 985-8810

Marie Callendar�s, 1295 S. Victoria Ave. Ventura CD email: aspeervan@aol.com

4th Sun 8:30am Brkfst 9:00am Mtg

CA-1B Rick Gordon (760) 367-6171

Elks Lodge, 6501 Elks Trail, 29 Palms CD email: rickg41@juno.com

4th Sun 8:30am

CA-2K Gene Renken (530) 661-3149

Lou�s Junction, 3333 N. Texas St., Fairfield CD email: gbrenken@yolo.com

4th Sun 8:00am Brkfst 8:30am Mtg

CA-1L Robert Dowdy (805) 227-4010

Players Restaurant, 8845 El Camino Real, Atascadero CD email: mcbob@charter.net

4th Sun 9:00am CA-2U Billy Joe Davis (209) 634-1346

Granny�s Pantry, 1221 Broadway, Atwater CD email: zstohler@jswest.com

4th Sat 9:00am CA-2G Larry Taylor (530) 671-7400

Peachtree Restaurant, 1080 North Beale Rd Marysville CD email: larry346@hotmail.com

Last Sun 7:45am CA-1K Bill Simmonds (818) 882-0037

Dimion�s Restaurant. 8272 Sunland Blvd. Sun Valley CD email: gwrdr90@earthlink.net

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Scary Halloween Bikers Provide Christmas Wishes for Needy Kids.

By David & Dori Dirig Chapter fundraisers can take many forms from auctions to bake sales to garage sales to poker runs. One thing is universal though; they are needed to keep the chapter solvent for another year. In San Diego, CA-1F has an annual FunRun on Halloween weekend, and cos-tumes are encouraged. We have a grand time every year, and this makes a great excuse to show off the great roads we have in the area. Beyond the fun, friends, food, and great roads, we tried something a little more altruistic this year by including a charity in our FunRun proceeds. We decided in the planning stages to donate a percentage of the overall net of the event to a home for battered children in the area, Casa de Amparo (www.casadeamparo.com). Little did we know what a difference it would make for us as well as them! The poker run in October was a rousing success with over

350 people in attendance from as far away as Las Vegas, NV! It was a blast, and each year sees an even larger and better-attended FunRun. As in past years, we all had a grand time decorating the bikes and ourselves for Halloween. There were lots of �interesting� costumes with awards for the best in-chapter and visitor costumes. When the dust cleared, we looked up to find that we had accumulated over $1500 for �our� charity. We took this result to the December chapter meeting/Christmas party with the challenge of getting this result up to an even two grand to hand off to the charity after the meeting. As you can see from the photo, we had a great turn out and ride up to Casa de Amparo where we toured the facility and presented them with a check for $2000 as well as numerous other donated gifts and toys.

The September 11th attack on America has had numerous and untold conse-quences as it trickles down through our culture and economy. What we couldn�t have realized in October as we put this event together was how Americans� generosity to vic-tims in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC would actually harm other chari-ties. The administrator of Casa de Amparo, Lori Downs, told us that since Sept 11th, there had been a dearth of donations compared to past years and as a result, this would be a lean Christmas for their kids. With these events, she said, � This donation is doubly appreciated.� We toured the facility, presented the check and gifts, and then showed off the bikes to the kids. The teenage girls were most impressed with the ladies in our chapter who ride their own bikes. Lori was so impressed with the bikes that she went for a ride on the back of a Wing after the ceremony.

It�s a happy ending, but it's not the end! We will keep this organization as our charity again for next year�s FunRun, and their struggles continue day-to-day. The happy ending goes even further. In the thank you note that Lori sent us, she went on to say that she enjoyed the ride on the Wing so much that she and her husband are now shopping for a Wing of their own! For more information or to donate to Casa de Amparo, see their website at www.casadeamparo.com. Please remem-ber that a lot of needy charities are struggling this year as America has focused on September 11th.

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Mail To:

Chapter C

A-1F

c/o Jim and K

ay Zabler 4952 M

t. Alm

agosa Drive

San Diego, C

A 92111

CA

-1FGWRRA

San

Diego

Chapter C

A-1F meets on the second Saturday

of each month at the Broken Yolk C

afé. 1851 G

arnet Ave., Pacific Beach. 858-270-9655. Breakfast at 8AM

; Meeting at 830AM

. W

ebsite � http://w

ww

.gwrra-ca1f.org

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