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Chapter “ON-Q” Team Chapter DirectorDon Hicks (613) 399-2066 Assistant Chapter Directors Dave & Barb Pattison (613) 961-1710 Chapter Couple Of the Year Skip & Deb Redden(613) 779-7093 Rider Education Position OpenMember EnhancementCoordinatorSharon Craven (613) 475-1380 TreasurerWendy McGeachy (613) 967-1823 Sunshine PersonJudy Archbold (613) 969-0429 Pins and Badges Andrea Randall (613) 967-4390 Ride CoordinatorAl Randall(613) 967-4390Thursday Night Ride Coordinator Les McGeachy (613) 967-1823 Public RelationsPaul Haller (613) 966-1805 Road Construction AlertsMike Drake613-969-1519Newsletter Editor/Hug CollectorTerry Archbold(613) 969-0429 WebmasterDave Pattison (613) 961-1710

GoldWing Road Riders AssociationRegion K, Chapter ON—QQuinte RegionBelleville, Ontario, Canadahttp://onq.regionk.ca

Don has been away on vacation and will not be provid-ing a message this month.

FROM OUR DIRECTOR

There was a bit of confusion at the grocery this morning. When I was ready to pay for my groceries, the cashier said, "Strip down facing me." Making a mental note to complain to my MP about security running amok, I did just as she had instructed.When the hysterical shrieking and alarms finally subsided, I found out that she was referring to my credit card.I have been asked to shop elsewhere in the future.They need to make their instructions to us seniors a little more clear!

WING DING 35 ANNOUNCED!

Wing Ding 35July 3rd - July 6th, 2013.TD Convention Center

1 Exposition Drive Greenville, SC 29607

GPS: 34.852042, -82.354571Room Reservations: 800-753-3823 or http://events.SignUp4.com/wingding2013See your Aug. issue of Wing World or Google wing ding 35 for more information.

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I’d like to start on a sad note that we will all miss Pam Remington from Chapter M who passed away a couple of weeks ago. She died in a motorcycle accident. Eight peo-ple from our chapter attended her services. I think that speaks highly of our Chapter and we all send our condo-lences to her Husband Jim, a very special person who loved her so much.I’d like to give a big thank you to Les and Wendy for their wonderful hospitality hosting the Annual Chapter Q Bar B Q. We had 33 people in attendance and as al-ways the food was amazing.Paul Haller attended Rendezvous in Cornwall in August and reported that about 100 people attended and that the Nav Centre was quite nice and the food was good, In 2013, Owen Sound is tentatively on the list followed by Quebec and then back to Cornwall.The Lawrences , the Tryans, and Papa Joe from Chapter Y attended the Atlantic Rally and had a fabulous time. Next Year they will be in Summerside PEI on Aug. 01st

to the 4th. They are using the Causeway Hotel at $95.00 per night + tax and to book call Ph: 800-565-7829.Our next event is our Labour Day Weekend getaway in Morrisburg. We will be meeting at the Tim Horton’s at the Bayview Mall. Time: at 9:00am Saturday morning. Remember to bring money for the Hospitality Room. Thanks Terry for setting up this trip, as we all know the planning and setting up a trip like this takes a lot of time to do and we all appreciate the work you have done.Al Randall has re scheduled the 1000 Island Ship Wreck Cruse to Saturday Sept. 15th. Where: We will meet at the Tim Horton’s on Hwy. #2 at the Bayview Mall in Belleville. Leave @ 9:00am Arrive @ 11:30am in Gananoque Shopping and lunch 1 ½ hours Cruise starts at 1:00pm, and returns in 2 ½ hrs. Cost $30.00 per person, Seniors 65 and over $27.00 per person.Thanks Al for all your work setting it up and leading the ride.Next is Dave Pattison and the Commodores @ the Stir-ling Theatre on Sunday Sept. 16th. @ 2:00pm. Tickets are $25.00 per person. We will go out for dinner afterwards @ Chubby’s Restaurant in Hoards Station.On Saturday Oct. 27th Diane Green is hosting our annual

Halloween Party at her home in Consecon. So keep that date in mind, it seems time is really flying this year.Dates to remember:Sept. 1st. to the 3rd. Labour Day weekend get-away in Mor-risburgSept. 15th Saturday @9:00am Gananoque Ship Wreck CruiseSept. 16th Sunday, Dave Pattison and the Commodores @ The Stirling Theatre @ 2:00pm Dinner to follow.Sept. 19th @ 7:00pm Executive Meeting at Terry and Judy’sSept. 23rd Sunday @ 9:00am, Breakfast gathering @ North-way Restaurant.Oct. 12th ,13th ,14th Fri. Sat. Sun. Creative Festival @ The Toronto International Centre.Oct. 17th Wed. Dinner night out ___________________________Restaurant?Oct. 27th Saturday, Halloween Party hosted by Diane Green.

If you have an idea for a Chapter activity please call me @ 613-475-1380 or E Mail me @ sandhcraven@hotmail.com

SharonMember Enhancement Coordinator

SOCIAL REPORT: SHARON CRAVEN

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GWRRA Social Events Schedule 2012Breakfast Gatherings are held on the 4th Sunday of every month, excluding December.

Where: Northway Restaurant, 205 North Front St., BellevilleTime: 9:00am

DATE TIME EVENTJuly 4 to 7 GWRRA Wing Ding, Fort Wayne, Indiana

July 13 Friday Port Dover, Friday the 13th.

July 22 Sunday 9.00am Sunday Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

July 26 t0 29 Atlantic Canada GWRRA Rally

Aug. 18 Saturday 1000 Island Moon Light Dinner & Cruise, more info to be announced

Aug. 25th Saturday Chapter Q Bar B Q @ Les & Wendy McGeachys’

Aug. 26 Sunday 9.00am Sunday Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Sept. 1 to .3 Labor-day long weekend get- away ( See Page 11)

Sept. 12 Wednesday 6.00pm Wednesday Dinner Night (to be announced)

Sept. 16 Sunday 2.00pm Stirling Theatre presents the Commodores, Tickets $25.00 or early bird $22.00

Sept. 23 Sunday 9.00am Sunday Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Oct.12,13,14 Friday Saturday & Sunday

Creative Festival Toronto International Center

Oct. 17 Wednesday 6.00pm Wednesday Dinner Night, to be announced

Oct. 27 Saturday Halloween Party (info to be announced)

Oct. 28 Sunday 9.00am Sunday Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Nov. 07 Wednesday 6.00pm Tuesday Dinner Night, (to be announced)

Nov. 23 Friday Cookie Exchange hosted by Barb & Dave Pattison.

Nov.25 Sunday 9:00am Sunday Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Nov. 30 to Dec. 02Friday to Sunday

Buffalo weekend get- away joining Chapter M for shopping & eating and lots of fun in Buffalo. more info to come)

Dec. 07 Friday 6:00pm Chapter Q Christmas Dinner and Dance Held @ #413 Wing Trenton, Cocktails @ 6:00pm Dinner @ 7:00pm

Dec. Panto to be announced (dinner and an evening at the theatre.)

British Humour From classified ads placed in British newspapers.

FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd.Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.

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Rider Education:

Buyer Beware (Or At Least Be Informed) When It’s Time To Replace Your Riding Jacket Buying a motorcycle helmet that will do its job when needed is pretty simple. Just look for the DOT sticker and stamp and you

have a helmet that will do its job when needed. If your headgear also has a Snell rating, so much the better. The rest of your choice is all about fit, color, comfort and design. But, during my recent search for a new riding jacket, I discovered (once again) how much I didn’t know about the subject. So, what follows are things to consider, and for you to decide what is fact and what may be “marketing.” Sources include marketing materials from several manufacturers that shall remain nameless and several industry maga-zines and Web sites. For exhaustive detail on the European standards, visit: http://www.pva-ppe.org.uk/standards.htm.

When many of us were in our teens, jacket choice was pretty simple – tough black leather. But now we have leather in multiple weights, and materials like Cordora, Ballistic Nylon, and Kevlar. Which is best? The answer is, “The one you are going to wear.” Any-thing beats riding in a T-shirt. But how do you know the one you are going to wear will do the job when it’s needed? There are no officially approved safety standards in the U.S. for motorcycle jackets. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) may try to change that in the future, but, for now, we are limited to the CE (Conformite European) standard used widely in Europe and adopted by some American manufactures. Testing of body armor to meet the CE standard is similar to the U.S. DOT tests for hel-mets. The difficulty is that some jackets have a “CE Approved” label which only means that the body armor used in the jacket is ap-proved, not the jacket material itself. So, claims such as “abrasion resistant,” “shock absorbing,” “impact resistant,” may be mislead-ing. For a jacket to live up to those claims, it would have to meet the PPE standards (Personal Protective Equipment) set in England in 1995.

Some mesh jackets have a Polyurethane coating that reportedly may melt into the skin when sliding on asphalt. Others are equipped with body armor that would easily fail CE criteria and provide little protection in the event of an unplanned separation of you and your Wing.

When that happens, research tells us that there are critical areas of the body needing the most protection. The area of the most frequent impacts includes knees, hips, elbows and shoulders. So, ensure that your proposed purchase offers good protection in those areas.

While protection of other upper body parts may not require as much armor, abrasion resistance, seam strength and tear resis-tance are important considerations. The minimum requirement to meet “high abrasion resistance” (sliding on your back, for example) is 4 seconds. An ordinary pair of denim jeans provides 0.6 seconds and a single layer of 1.4 mm cow hide will last 5.8 seconds.

The material itself should have a tear-strength strong enough to repel a sharp object from penetrating the outer layer, and jackets should be lined with a slippery material to allow your body to slide against the external shell, further reducing the risk of your skin be-ing penetrated by sharp objects that get through the outer layer. Additionally the lining should have a high melting point, to ensure it does not melt into your skin under friction from road surfing.

None of the protective material will do you any good if the seams separate under stress. A test reported in Motorcycle News, in the UK found only 4 out of 18 leather suits from the major European manufacturers, passed all the tests against the European Stan-dard. Twelve of these suits failed the burst test due to either thread and/or leather failure.

Look closely at the seams. Seams in the critical areas should have at least one row of concealed or protected stitching, to holdthe seam together after the visible stitching has been worn away against the road surface. Check the stitching. It should be regular with no dropped stitches, which indicate a potentially weakened seam.

Leather should have 11-14 stitches per 5 cm, fabric should have 13-16 stitches per 5 cm. Too few stitches means the seam will be too weak, but too many stitches will actually weaken the fabric. Additional layers should be double stitched.

Getting the answers to all of this requires some research. Magazine reviews and motorcycle Web sites are a good place to start. I’ve had good luck talking directly with the jacket manufacturers. Most are pretty straightforward with their responses to my questions.

So, which jacket is best? To repeat – “the one you are going to wear.” Choose yours for comfort, utility, visibility, good looks, and price. Then add a little homework to ensure that the jacket will perform well at the critical time.

By Bob Berry Director-Rider Courses

As announced in the August Newsletter, Harold has resigned as Chapter Educator. We are hoping that someone will step forward to accept this very important position. In the meantime, I’ll try to find relevant articles to place here.Terry Archbold.

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Well can you believe it’s September already, where did the summer go? Let’s hope we can still enjoy lots of riding through September and October. Our Labour Day Weekend Getaway was fairly quiet but fun and a good time was had by all.A couple of our members are having some health issues; Dave Lawrence learned that it’s not good to do the splits but his leg is mending nicely, and les McGeachy has a leg problem too. We hope it mends soon.As most of you know by now, we lost a good friend, Pam Remington, in a bike accident near her home. Jim is recovering slowly. Pam & Jim attended many of our Chapter Q events and getaways. We must always remain vigilant and careful when riding our bikes or driving our cars.Now that summer is almost over, our Social Calendar picks up again. Keep an eye on the Social & Ride Schedules as there is lots to do and enjoy.

Here is a delicious dessert recipe for those times we wish to throw our diets out the window.

Jude

SUNSHINE PAGE: JUDY ARCHBOLD

Ingredients:Base:1/2 cup melted marg. Or butter

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup melted chocolate

Filling:2 eggs

2 cups powdered sugar

3/4 cup marg. Or butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

Topping Ingredients:1 20 oz. crushed pineapple, drained

4 med. Bananas sliced

1 container of Cool Whip, thawed

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1/2 cup chopped, drained, maraschino cherries

Directions:Combine marg. & cracker crumbs and pat into a 9 x 13 pan. Dribble melted chocolate over base.

Beat eggs until light on high about 4 min. Add sugar, softened marg. And vanilla and beat 5 min.

Spread filling over crumb base. Chill 30 min.

Spread pineapple over the filling. Arrange banana slices over the pineapple, and cover with Cool Whip. Sprinkle with nuts.

Chill 6 hours or overnight.

Garnish with cherries and serve.

Banana Split Dessert

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It was a nice rally; a good banquet on the last evening, I won the most mileage award (I always do), and the weather was not bad, if a bit chilly. But now I have to head home, an eight hundred mile run in still unset-tled weather. I make a note not to go this far out in May ever again.

You can get lost easily along the Tennessee/Virginia border. The roads never run in straight lines, but that is what makes it fun. I only wish the weather was warmer. Somehow I find myself on route 11 east of Bristol. The sign says 81 north; normally I would ignore this but in the last few days I have had my fill of winding mountain roads, so I swing onto the slab heading north. If the weather turns rotten I will be more comfortable without any hair-pin turns or on-coming semis. The bike stretches out for the first time in a week, sixty miles an hour for a hundred miles while the weather begins to close in. I stop for gas somewhere, and head north again in a sprinkle of rain. Half an hour later the sprinkle becomes a gullywasher and I stop under an overpass till it passes. I don’t like parking the bike this close to high-speed traffic but the rain overcomes my dislike of the situation. I climb up the bank under the bridge just in case.

The rain stops after a while and I find a service centre with a lunch counter. I’m near Winchester now and the weather has improved. I stay on the slab into the tail end of Maryland, resisting the urge to stop at some of my favourite haunts. I seldom pass Martinsburg without checking out the battle field museum at Antietam but not today. The weather is almost OK for a change, so I leave 81 at Hagerstown and work my way north to Bedford, then on up 220 to Jersey Shore. The sun is actually shining now, which makes the unpleasant part of the day recede in the consciousness. Funny how a bit of sunshine brightens the mood.It’s near suppertime and I will be In Wellsboro in an hour or less, so I slow down and enjoy the scenery for a change. I don’t like hurrying so I might as well enjoy the rest of the day. It is late spring here, and the flowers are coming out. Life is good.

Wingin’ It by Bob Hagerman

A clearly inebriated woman, stark naked, jumped into a taxi in Toronto. The cab driver, an older gentleman, opened his eyes wide and stared at the woman. He made no attempt to start the cab.The woman glared back at him and said, "What's wrong with you, honey? Haven't you ever seen a naked woman before?"

The old driver answered, "Let me tell you sumsing, lady - I vasn't staring at you like you tink; det vould not be proper vair I come from."

The drunk woman giggled and responded, "Well, if you're not staring at my boobs, sweetie, what are you doing then?"

He paused a moment, then told her... "Vell, M'am, I am looking and I am looking, and I am tinking to myself, 'Vair in da hell is dis lady keeping de money to pay for dis ride?

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Classified Ads

FOR SALELowering Link for an 1800 Gold WingThis device will lower your 1800 Gold Wing about 1 inch.For those who are vertically challenged and have trouble touching the ground.It takes about 2 hours for your mechanic to install this unit.The US price is $385.00The unit is for sale for $225.00 and includes a shorter centre stand.Call me at 1-613-969-0702 or email me at thetryans@gmail.comBill Tryan

2007 GoldWing & Trailer For Sale$20,000.00 OBOExcellent condition – Matching Blue GoldWing and Sarasota TrailerBike has been Detailed - new front and rear tires,oil change, and breather changed-Trunk rack and carry bag for extra cargo, Navigation system, heated grip & heated seatC.B & intercom system. Driver highway pegs, front & rear cup holdersABS, driver’s backrest, floorboards, fog lamps, PIAA driving lights, SpoilerReceiver Hitch, chrome receiver, chrome ball cover, clip and pinLED lights , front and rear wheel, backs & under steps,Full and Half cover included for bike and full cover for trailerOver $6000.00 in extra chrome and accessories.

warranty expires Sept 2014Owner selling due to health

For more info please e-mail me with your phone number or call me at 613-366-5012Or reply to this e-mail address

Ron & Sue KolodijOttawa Valley WingsChapter DirectorsGWRRA ON-Bottawavalleywings@bell.net

H: (613)989-1597C: (613) 552-2277Web Site: www.ottawavalleywings.com

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Have I missed anyone? Please ensure that I have your birthday/anniversary if you’d like it to appear on this page. Send it to:tarchbold@cogeco.ca

03, Wendy McGeachy

06, Skip Redden

13, Shane Halvorsen

13, Eilene Brinklow

18, Donna Halvorsen

25, Lin Kennis

27, Keith Walls

07, Al & Andrea Randall11, Les & Wendy McGeachy13, Karl & Marilyne Hennek

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Belleville: Dundas St. E. from Front St. to Foster Ave.Trenton: Water St. either side of the CP OverpassNapanee: County rd 1 @ Napanee is now repaved, with only some shoulder work to com

plete.Yarker: Bridge is closed.Enterprise: Base coat down on county rd 14 west towards Enterprise stopping short of

county rd 6. The road is still gravel from county rd 6 into Enterprise.

Hwy. 401: Shoulder work– Odessa to Kingston, East & Westbound lanesHwy. 401: Napanee to Odessa, East & Westbound lanes. Beginning shortly.Hwy. 62: Hwy. 401 to Ashley St. at FoxboroHwy. 62: At Whitney Ont.Hwy. 7: From East of Hwy. 45 to CR 46 at Havelock.Hwy. 7: From CR 15 at Arden Rd. to CR 38.Hwy. 28: From Reg. Rd. 48 to west of CR 118.Hwy. 28: From west of Boulter Rd. to CR 41.Bellrock Road @ hwy 38 for 2km going west on Bellrock Road.Old hwy 2 just west of Napanee, mostly shoulder work.Hwy 7 from Kaladar to Perth, Aecon Construction will be re-paving this entire section during the summer.

Road Construction Alerts: Mike Drake

One afternoon at the bank, in a long line of people waiting for a bank teller, one guy sud-denly started massaging the back of the person in front of him. Surprised, the man in front turned and snarled, "Just what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Well," said the guy. "You see, I'm a chiropractor and I could see that you were tense, so I just had to massage your back. Sometimes I just can't help practicing my art."

"That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard!" the guy replied. "I'm a lawyer. Do you see me screwing the guy in front of me?"

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Ride Schedule

W/P= Weather Permitting R/S= Rain or Shine

Ride planners and leaders are needed for those rides that have not yet been planned.Chapter rides after breakfast or alternates will not proceed in rainy weather.

DATE LEADER DESCRIPTION COND.Breakfast Meet-ings

9:00 A.M. 4TH Sunday of each month at Northway Restau-rant, N. Front St. Belleville.

W/P

Alternate Rides 9:00 A.M. 2nd Sunday of each month or as indicated below from Tim Horton’s, Bell Blvd., (at Reid’s Dairy, Belleville

W/P

Coffee Night Rides (Not Shown Below)

7:00 P.M. Every Thursday from Tim Horton’s, Bell Blvd., (at Reid’s Dairy, Belleville

W/P

July 8 Harold Craven Chapter Ride W/PJuly 22 Breakfast Mtg. & Ride W/PAug. 12 Chapter Ride W/PAug. 26 Breakfast Mtg. & Ride W/PSept. 1 Terry Archbold Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg W/PSept. 9 Chapter Ride W/PSept. 15 Al Randall 1000 Island Boat Cruise W/PSept. 23 Breakfast Mtg. & Ride W/POct. 8 Norwood Fair W/POct. 14 Chapter Ride W/POct. 28 Breakfast Mtg. & Ride W/P

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Our Labour Day Get-Away To Morrisburg

Sept. 1 dawned clear and bright as those of us going to Morrisburg and Upper Canada Village met at Timmy’s, Bay-view Mall for the journey. The trip was planned to take Hwy 2 with the exception of Kingston where we detoured

along Mud Lake Rd. and Unity Rd. then stopping at Kingston Mills for a short break. As no boats were traversing the locks we stopped for only about a ½ hour.

After a four hour ride along scenic Hwy. 2, we arrived at our destination, the McIntosh Country Inn where we lunched and then spent the afternoon lounging around the pool. Following an excellent buffet dinner at the hotel we then spent the remainder of the evening in our hospitality room where a good time was had by all.

Sunday morning came early and following breakfast some headed for home and several went to Upper Canada Village for a very interesting and educational tour of the park where the past comes alive. Except for the tourists, life is lived here exactly as it was in the 1860' s. We visited Beach’s Sawmill where lumber is custom cut using water powered equip-ment. The same water powers the Asselstine’s Woollen Factory where raw wool is transformed into yarn and blankets. Even the dye’s are made from natural ingredients and materials. The same water again powers Bellamy’s Steam Flour Mill. That flour is used by the Village Bakery to make bread on-site, and you can also buy it at the gift shop. We bought 5 lbs. and have enjoyed 2 loaves of fresh baked bread already. There is even a complete working farm on the site. All in all a wonderful but exhausting day followed by more pool lounging.

Monday morning came too soon as it was time to head for home. We breakfasted at the 730 Truck Stop, and then headed north to make our way home via back country roads through Spencerville, Lyndhurst, and many other small towns and villages along the way. Several “Fill The Boot Drives” by local volunteer fire departments cleaned out all our

small change but it’s all for a good cause.

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Event DetailsWing Ding 35

July 3rd - July 6th, 2013.TD Convention Center

1 Exposition Drive Greenville, SC 29607

GPS: 34.852042, -82.354571