Gold Wing Road Riders Association FL1-K - August 2019 Ver 3.pdf · Visit us online at ! Ed & Jeannette Carr, Senior Chapter Directors 386-846-0146 - [email protected] . GWRRA

GWRRA Chapter FL1-K Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge

August 1 2019

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Chapter FL1-K, Matanzas Wings Palm Coast/St. Augustine

Our monthly gathering takes place on the 2nd Monday of every month at the

Golden Corral, 225 Cypress Edge Drive in Palm Coast.

We begin with dinner at 6 pm, and our gathering starts at 7 pm.

Please come and join us – we’d LOVE to see you!

Visit us online at www.fl1-k.org!

Ed & Jeannette Carr, Senior Chapter Directors 386-846-0146 - [email protected]

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August 2 2019

From the Director’s Chair Ed & Jeanette Carr, FL1-K Senior Chapter Directors

20,000 years before Gold Wings. What!!!

I would be pessimistic if I said the abnormal amount of rain we’ve had and the above normal temperatures of

95 to 100 degrees and feels like temps were much higher, but I won’t say that. The weather has given us time

to be with our spouse’s under different circumstances. And there is nothing wrong with four wheeling to an

event. A lot of us are getting up in age where we must pay attention to things like rain & heat. Staying

hydrated is also very important. I rode my RT trike up to Georgia two weeks ago and the temperature was

100 degrees from the time we left Jacksonville until we arrived in Conyers, GA at 5:00 pm. I’ll say this, the

worst thing about the ride was not the temperature but riding the back roads of GA and not having a GPS

after using one for 15 years.

Well now, after about 18 to 20 months of not having a winner in the Lotto Dinner Ride, we finally had a

happy winner on Thursday night. It was a light group for a Lotto Dinner. Normally we have 24 to 28

members attend this “FUN” event. Among those present for the drawing were, Bill & Kathy Mann, Gene &

Eileen Heaney, Fred Bismarck, Deanna & Albert Cisson, Gordon & Betty Currie, Gary & Ruth Sober

& Don & Judi Black and Jeanette & Me. Now first, everyone who wants to play forks over $1.00 and

they receive a ticket, whose numbers mean nothing. They print their name on back of the ticket and hand the

tickets in to Assistant Chapter Directors, Gene & Eileen Heaney who passes them along to me for safe

keeping. After dinner when everyone has finished eating and the anticipation has maxed out, I will bring out

the Royal Crown Blue bag containing 10 white chips and the one red chip. Each white chip has a number

from 1 to 10 and each number corresponds to a restaurant in the Palm Coast/Ormond beach area that has

been selected by the Ride Committee. If the member whose ticket was pulled earlier draws a white chip, that

just means the member pulled the chip the number on which tells us which restaurant we go to the next

month for the next Lotto Diner Ride. If the person pulls the red chip as happened last Thursday night, the

25th of July, when Don Black won $383.00. Congratulations to Don & Judi, and I heard Judi already has

plans for that money. Anyway, our next lotto Dinner, and starting all over again, will be at DB Pickles, on 22

August in Ormond Beach. Date is changed due to Wing Ding. Check out Don’s article in this newsletter.

We hope to see you at the 41st Anniversary of Wing Ding, at the Gaylord Nashville Resor t, August 27,

28, 29 and 31st. Wing Dings are always lots of “FUN” if you participate. Come on up and Jeanette & I will

show you how to have fun.

Georgia District is not having a rally this year, but they are having tree days of some fantastic mountain

riding you can find in Georgia. September 19-21, 2019, Carlos Lozano and other have put together 9 rides for

the three days. 2 half day ride and a full day ride for each of the three days of riding. Friday night there is a

chili cook-off where the delegates get to eat the food. Saturday evening there a GOURMET Hot Dog Dinner

for all fully registered members. ALL THIS FOR A REGISTRATION FEE OF ONLY $10.00 PER

PERSON.

We cordially invite you to the 2019 Mississippi District t Rally Theme is 20,000 Years Before Gold (Continued on page 3)


August 3 2019

Couple of the Year

FRIENDSHIP...NOUN (and More)

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, "State of being friends; friendly at-tachment; friendliness; amity."

The Random House College Dictionary, "1. friendly feeling or disposition. 2. the state of being a friend; association as friends. 3. a friendly relation or intimacy".

New Webster's Vest Pocket Thesaurus, synonym, acquaintance, cognizance, companionship, familiarity, fel-lowship, intimacy, knowledge.

These publications pretty much cover it. The it? It' s the feeling when we are around our Chapter K Broth-ers and Sisters. It's the feeling when we meet members from other GWRRA Chapters at gatherings and rallies.

Whenever we meet at Chapter K rides, kick tires and dinners there is a mass greeting session of warm wel-come. We're greeting our friends.

The GWRRA motto is Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge. We, at Chapter K, are fulfilling that mandate and we count our lucky stars for our friends every time we meet.

Friendship is more than a word to all of us...it is a warm, happy, mellow feeling.

Gary & Ruth Sober Chapter Couple of the Year

Wing

And then there is the Florida District “Ride In” Oct 26th, 2019 – Our Sunrise to Sunset Ride. We will

ride a designated route from Ormond Beach to Crystal Springs with plenty of turns and curves. Check out

EVENTS tab at GWRRAFL.org for flyers.

We hope you making plans to attend the 41st Annual Florida some Gathering of the Wings, March 19, 20 & 21st, 2020, at the Altamonte Springs Hilton. Shenanigans at the Florida District Rally. Information about Hotel and Rally registration are on the District Website @ gwrraflorida.com.

We hope to see you at a GWRRA event in 2019, Ed & Jeanette Carr, Senior Directors [email protected] (386) 846-0146

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August 4 2019

Membership Enhancement Musings

Jeanette Carr, Sr Membership Enhancement

RUNNING WITH THE BULLS

When you get a chance to talk with members about what they are doing or have done – there are some very

interesting stories. Face Book is also helpful in keeping up with members. That is where I learned about

Bob, Linda, & Robbie Coulson’s adventure of “running with the bulls”. Ask them about this fun time with

family.

WELCOME BACK STEVE CAMPBELL!! He originally joined in 2014. Steve & his wife went on many

rides and attended rallies before they became too busy with other parts of their lives. Steve has been going

on the Tuesday “Foot Loose” Rides.

Jim Butler got to r ide his new tr ike with “The Boys” before knee surgery. The day

after his surgery, Jim posted a smiling picture from his hospital bed to Face Book

saying he was doing fine and looking forward to riding again in six weeks. If his

surgery goes as well as Juanita’s did – he will be riding soon.

A few of our members had had surgeries/procedures – they seem to be doing

well and we wish a complete and speedy recovery for each.

Richard & Gail Dake along with Lamont & Jacqui Rigby are working members

who take vacation time to ride for a week and sometimes two. Richard is working on an

article about their travels. We look forward to this – keep writing Richard!

Richard also is a great source of bike maintenance & history.

Ride Safe. Hug your Friends. Enjoy Life.

Jeanette Carr,

[email protected]

386-846-1678


August 5 2019


August 6 2019

From the Membership…….

A Blast From the Past.

Old relics, Yah...that probably includes me, but this is about a motorcycle.

When we had our dairy equipment sales and service business we decided to add snowmobile sales to fill in when winter sales were slower.

After looking at different manufactures, we chose to go with the Canadian company Alouette. (Which you most likely never heard of). In 1973 the company de-cided they wanted to get in to the motorcycle market with small dirt bikes. With no knowledge or experi-ence with motorcycles they somehow struck a deal with Penton (KTM) motorcycle company. Penton would build the stripped down bike and sell it to Alouette. Alouette would add the plastic work, fenders, tank and trim items, etc. But it was a short-lived ad-venture as it only lasted for a little over one year.

We were not interested in selling the bikes, but we did buy one for our own use. It was a 1973 Alouette AX125 with a Sachs 125cc motor. Never used it a lot, around the farm a little and at our place up north on the Muskegon River riding on the sand trails. It was a fun bike and the Sachs engines were quite strong and quick. It could easily smoke most all 200 and 250cc dirt bikes on the trail.

We never got rid of the bike. When we retired and moved to Florida we gave it to our son.

He still has it. Once a year he puts new gas and oil in it and rides it around the yard a bit. Then drains, lubes everything and puts it back in to storage. (Think he prefers his Harley Ultra Glide).

Just a few over 700 of the bikes were ever built and this is one of the very early ones.

A little side note, Alouette was bought out by Rupp Snowmobile Company in 1975, and then Rupp went out of business in 1978.

We took this picture of the bike sitting in our son's garage when we were up there durring the 4th of July this year. All in original condition, even the original tires.

Not bad shape for 46 years old!

Gary Sober

Perseverance Pays Off by Don Black

Perseverance certainly paid off for me. At the July 25, 2019 Lotto Dinner event , I won the $383 lotto. The Lotto Dinner was started in July of 2015. The event is typically held the last Thursday of each month and the restaurant location changes each month. The concept is like that of a kick tire, to bring chapter FL1-K members together in a informal setting for camaraderie ,a meal, and fun. I believe that we have only missed

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August 7 2019

two ( maybe three ) of these events and it holds true that if you don’t play you can’t win. Judi had her ticket drawn once before but did not draw the red poker chip to win. I had never had my ticket drawn in the past. Here is how it works: You exchange a dollar for a ticket. You put your name on the ticket and it is placed in the bag along with everyone's ticket. The food server at the restaurant then draws a ticket from the bag. Who ever had their name drawn then has the opportunity to draw a poker chip from a bag that contains ten white chips and one red chip. If a white chip is drawn there is no winner and the pot (the money collected) is rolled over to the next month. If the red chip is drawn you win the pot. Having won $383 means that members have participated 383 times since the last winner. If you have not at-

tended a Lotto Dinner you are missing out on a lot of fun and a chance to win.

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August 8 2019

Classified Ads

NOTE: Chapter FL1-K and its team members are not responsible for the accuracy of the ads, the condition of the items,

the pricing, the delivery of the items or misprints. All contacts and negotiations are directly with the listing party.

Motorcycle

Trailer For

Sale

Motorcycle Trailer For Sale Morgan Industries, (manufacturer, 180 lbs. empty, spare tire. $400 Call: Conrad Shad, Chapter K Member. 386- 451-5648/386 788-

2005 Goldwing and Trailer

For Sale The bike is an '05 with approx. 45K on it. Additions are Rivco Air Horn, Rivco Trailer Hitch, Heated Grips with Heat Troller, Electrical Connection Fog Lights, F4 Windscreen, Skid Plate, Rivco Ride Off Center stand, Hopnel Tank and Pocket Bags, Utopia Backrest with pouch, Ram balls for mounting additional items, Baker Built Air wings (hands only not legs) and Muth mirrors. Trailer is a Harbour Freight Tag-A-Long with LED lights, eyebolts for tie downs, front leg add-ed. I say the bike has approx. 45K because it is not starting so I can't confirm the exact mileage. The starting, non-starting issue just started after I put a new battery in. When I turn the key I get no power to any-thing, not the dash not anything. I check the fuses and all seems in order. The battery is showing 13 volts. I would like $5500 for both. Call Joe 703-439-0842

For Sale

Nolan N43 helmet, size XL, Nolan com kit in-stalled, helmet to wing cord, carry bag, & manu-als $75. Call Bill Max-well 386 802 8300 or [email protected]



August 9 2019

District

Ride Educators

Hot, hot, hot, and I’m not talking about all those girls on one of those Elvis Presley movies. I’m talking about what

the weather man is saying. It’s going to be HOT! Holy Schmoly, it was 103 on my car temp gauge the other day.

No wonder Chelsea wanted to ride in the air conditioned car! Smart service dog right there! Watching the news the

other night the weather man said we gonna be having a heat wave for the next several weeks. Well I’ve been in Flori-

da since 1957 and I know when the weather guy says several weeks hang on, we are in for it now! It’s gonna be

HOT!

Well, if you’re not as smart as Chelsea and do have to ride your great steed please be sure to drink, drink, drink,

plenty of, wait for it…………WATER!!! Best thing to stay hydrated is water! Even with some of those “sports

drinks” we need to be careful and read the labels! Some of the ingredients of some of those sports drinks will not

agree with some of the medications we may be taking, so be careful there. Check with your doctor. Whatever you do

STAY HYDRATED! Remember if you stop perspiring, you are already dehydrated. Get off your bike, out of the

heat and cooled down. Drink room temp water slowly to get hydrated. (A quick way I find to cool down is running

tap water over my wrists and a wet rag around my neck will cool me down quickly. Just a tip.)

Also, if you are riding in this heat keeping covered with long sleeves will prevent the wind from drying you out too

quickly, as well as the sun. When you perspire the wind through your clothing will actually help to keep you cooler.

And as we Gold Wingers all know wearing our helmet is yes, warm but, we do not get that brain fry as one will with-

out the helmet. If you remember an article in our Wing World magazine a few years ago that debunked that theory of

whether it was cooler with or without a helmet and they proved it was cooler WITH a helmet. So, let’s remember to

ATGATT. Best protection for many reasons. Common sense being number one!

Okie Dokie, make sure you check you chapter calendar for what’s going on and join in on the fun! I know you can’t

always make every activity posted but, try to make the ones you can. You won’t regret the FUN. Even if you must

four-wheel it, at least go!.. Pam and I often relent to Chelsea s wishes and take the air conditioned car. (grin)

Either way you go remember to

Ride Safe, Ride Aware

Rick Northrop

Senior District Educator, GWRRA

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August 10 2019

Classified Ads

NOTE: Chapter FL1-K and its team members are not responsible for the accuracy of the ads, the condition of the items, the pricing, the delivery of

the items or misprints. All contacts and negotiations are directly with the listing party.

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August 11 2019

BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES!

Sharon McNicol 08/02

Bill Washburn 08/08

Sharon Uhr 08/11

Bob Ingenito 08/22

Door Prizes

Don Black Richard Dake

Betty Currie Alan Uhr

Thomas Kaczmarsk Bob Coulson

Bill Maxwell Juanita Butler

Robbie Coulson Joe Pomerleau

Bob Ingenito Rainie Ingenito

Dan Randall

10” Patch Jeanette Carr

Bring Door Prizes Judi Black

50/50 Bob Coulson

July Gathering Winners!

Barb & Dan Randall 08/13

Judi & Don Black 08/22

Denise & Dan Verano 08/31

GWRRA Member Anniversaries

Please Remember to Renew if you have not already. You can do this by phone or on-line. THANK YOU!

MEMBER: JOIN DATE: RENEW DATE:

Chuck & Debbie Bowers 2003 9/2019

Joseph Pomerleau 2005 5/2020

Earl Bowen 2014 11/2019


August 12 2019


August 13 2019

FL1-K Happenings

Chapter Gathering

July 2019

Lotto Dinner Ride Kick Tire Culver’s


August 14 2019

August 2019 FL1-K

Calendar Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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5 Team Meeting - Eat @ 6pm - Meet @ 7pm - Houligan's @ Destination Day-tona - Ormond Beach

6

7

8 Kick Tire at The' PIG STAND BBQ' Rt.1 Or-mond Beach / front of Destina-tion Daytona Meet there at 5:30

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12 FL1-K Gathering - Eat @ 6pm - Gathering @ 7pm - Golden Corral - 225 Cypress Edge Drive - Palm Coast

13 'Footloose Ride', Meet at McDonalds, 5190 E Moody Blvd, Palm Coast KSU @ 9:00 AM. [Loc. B]

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15 Chapter Support, Chapter FL1-H, Daytona Beach, Meet at Duff's Buffet, Bellair Plaza, 2667 N Atlantic Ave, Ormond Beach, at 6pm

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17 FL1 - V , Jackson-ville eat at 9 am gath-ering at 10 am, Gold-en Corral 11470 San Jose Blvd Jackson-ville, FL 32223

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20 Freedom Ride, Meet at McDonalds 5190 E Moody Blvd. [RT100] Palm Coast KSU. 10:00 am Loc. B

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22 Lotto Dinner Ride, DB Pickles, 400 S. Nova Rd, Ormond Beach. Meet @ 5:30pm

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26 Wing Ding in Nashville TN.

27 Wing Ding in Nashville TN. 'Footloose Ride', Meet at McDonalds, 5190 E Moody Blvd, Palm Coast KSU @ 9:00 AM. [Loc. B]




31 Wing Ding in Nash-ville TN.

1 11 am - 12 pm Kick tire & cou-pon At The Black Sheep Pub 890 S. Atlantic Ave [ A1A ] Ormond Beach Meet there at 5:30

2 Team Meeting - Eat @ 6pm - Meet @ 7pm - Houligan's @ Destination Day-tona - Ormond Beach

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5 Chapter FL1-X , Orange Park, Golden Coral, 582 Blanding Blvd, Orange Park

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Ride Locations: A – McDonalds at 105 Interchange Blvd Ormond Beach FL (SR40 & I95)

Ride Location B – McDonald’s at 5901 E. Moody Blvd (SR 100), Palm Coast


August 15 2019


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August 17 2019


August 18 2019

Chapter Officers

Senior Chapter Director, FL-1K Ed and Jeanette Carr 386-846-0146 [email protected] Assistant Chapter Directors Gene &Eileen Heaney 386-441-9546 [email protected] Ride Coordinator Fred Bismarck 386-304-4694 [email protected] Assistant Ride Coordinator Ways & Means Bob & Loraine Ingenito [email protected] Treasurers Bob Coulson (618) 791-5908 [email protected] Webmaster/Photographer Gary Sober 386-846-5004 [email protected] Sunshine Lady Ruth Sober 386-846-5004 [email protected] Couple of the Year Gary & Ruth Sober 386-846-5004 [email protected] Chapter Goodie Sales Gordon & Betty Currie 386-676-7627 [email protected] Senior Membership Enhancement Jeanette Carr 386-864-1678 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Bob Coulson (618) 791-5908 [email protected]

Important Websites: National GWRRA www.gwrra.org

Florida District www.gwrraflorida.com

Officer Listing GWRRA and

District Officers President Anita Alkire Director of GWRRA Jere and Sherry Goodman Presidential Assistant Bob & Nancy Shrader Florida District Director Bill & Cheryl Smith [email protected] Florida Assistant Director Geno & Kathie Jette [email protected] Senior District Rider Educator Rick & Pam Northrop 813-714-1669 [email protected] University Coordinator Norm & Maggie Van Dame [email protected] District Treasurer Pat Van Lengen 813-654-6332 [email protected] District Leadership Trainer Norm & Maggie Van Dame 813-833-8038 [email protected] District Motorist Awareness Nate & Danelle Kinion 850-233-0095 [email protected] District Couple of the Year Asst. Membership Enhancement Carl & Kathy Williams

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Gold Wing Road Riders Association FL1-K - August 2019 Ver 3.pdf · Visit us online at ! Ed & Jeannette Carr, Senior Chapter Directors 386-846-0146 - [email protected] . GWRRA