Volume 2, Issue 9 September The WASH. UMCI Newsletter of Washington State

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1 The WASH UMCI Newsletter of Washington State

2 Table of Contents Announcements & Tid Bits Puget Sound Area Lunch Rides Inland Northwest Ride Schedule State Reps Corner Columbia Basin News Irene & Tim s Getaway - Photos Bruceport County Park - Photos Have you ever replaced your light bulb? Quick Takes Washington Events on the Horizon Ultimate Reps Ride Oregon Events on the Horizon For Sale Area Reps and Breakfast Schedules Page 3 Page 3 Page 3 Page 4-5 Page 6 Page 7-9 Page 10 Page Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page Page 22 2

3 Announcements & Tid Bits 2015 Puget Sound Area Lunch Rides View or download Lunch Schedule Inland NW Ride Schedule View or download Ride Schedule! 2015 Sidecar Events If you re a sidecar enthusiast, follow this link to the Sidecar Events Schedule. Date Change: Le Grande Campout See Page 16 Cover Photo Meet Petey, co-pilot, navigator and owner of Tom Wells, Reardan, WA. 3

4 State Reps Corner! Additional photos from the 2015 International, Dawson Creek, BC 4

5 Additional photos from the 2015 International, Dawson Creek, BC Page 2 5

6 Columbia Basin News! Hi, from the smoky Columbia Basin region we are certainly getting our share of the smoke from all of the fires that surround us. Please take a moment to put the fire fighters in your prayers they certainly deserve them and probably need them. I wasn t at the last meeting, I was up above Cle-Elum, and boy oh boy, is it dry up there. The dock where we usually camp has a boat launch, it must be an incline of about 120 feet. They closed it because there was not enough water at that spot to launch a boat (I could not believe it.) Jan and Herb took care of the meeting. Sounded like they had a pretty fair turn out. Not sure if they went on a ride or not, but sure hope so. I am still laid up with a pulled hamstring or a tear of the hamstring waiting for L&I to determine what they are going to do, therefore I have lost all riding for this year. Missed some good rallies as well this year. Lots of things happening, just missed Tim and Irene s campout, now going to miss the IBMC rally in Bruceport Park. To all of you that took all the time to set them all up, thank you, it is great to be able to go to new places. I was planning on trying to get the freeze-out going but I am not going to have the time since my wife s sister passed away on August 16th, so my time is with her. The location we have had for the freeze-out is great but, I am a little late to let her know. Unless someone in the Moses Lake group wants to take it over for this year there is no FREEZE-OUT PLANNED. My sincere apology, but please plan on attending the new rally/campout at Conconully State park Sept. 18th and 19th. Should be a great campout and I will try to get the Freeze-out back on schedule for I hope you all have been getting a lot more riding in this year it has been pretty good weather I will try to have a little better report next month. Thanks Kevin and Kevi 6

7 Irene & Tim s Getaway Is History - Was A Great Event Our Campout in Port Angeles was great. Thanks to Mary, the ride to Neah Bay was very scenic. The other ride to Hurricane Ridge saw lots of deer. I was happy to see new faces and old friends. Was great to sit and talk to all of you. I enjoyed cooking a few meals and learned a lot about campouts. Duane was handy with the wasp spray; gave em a permanent vacation. It was great to see Petey and Tom Wells. Hope it was as enjoyable for all of you as it was for me. Till next time. Irene X Strait of Juan de Fuca 7

8 Irene & Tim s Getaway Photos - Page 1 Strait of Juan de Fuca 8

9 Irene & Tim s Getaway Photos - Page 2 9

10 Bruceport County Park Campout Photos Courtesy of Bernice Miles 10

11 Have you ever replaced your motorcycle's headlight bulb? by Patrick Thomas Be ready before the electrical gremlins bite Here's the scenario. You just started a five day trip, you're 150 miles from home or any major city and you just finished lunch. As you turn over your bike your riding friend tells you your headlight is burned out. Now what? It should be simple enough to pull out a spare light and be on your way in five minutes, but that's hardly ever the case and here's why. Ask yourself these three questions: Do I know what size replacement bulb I need? Have I ever attempted replacing my headlight bulb before? Is it easy to do? Bikes being what they are these days, these three questions open up a can of worms. Photo: Changing the high beam in this Honda can be easy, accessing the low beam is another story! In the old days (25 years ago) most motorcycles had bucket headlights and utilized H4 size bulbs. Today that's just not the case. There are a myriad of light bulbs in use now and they all can't be purchased at the NAPA store in Nowhereville, Idaho. Do you know what replacement bulb you need? If not, you might consult your owners manual which may, or may not, give you a clue. Does the manual tell you the procedure for replacing a burned out bulb? It may, but then again, it may not. These are all things you want to figure out when you're at home, not in the middle of a trip. With so many bikes wrapped in bodywork these days a bulb replacement isn't always all that simple. Especially when you consider that many bikes have not one, but two and even sometimes four different bulbs in the headlight chamber. Each may require an entirely different procedure of reaching around inside, removing body work and possibly even using special tools to get to the area. If you've never replaced your headlight bulb(s) before, give it a try at home. Allow yourself an hour or two to get to where the bulb is, remove it and take it to the dealer or auto parts store and attempt to purchase a replacement bulb and install it. The results can be very surprising. 11

12 Have you ever replaced your motorcycle's headlight bulb? Continued... Real life scenario. I have two bulbs in my headlight chamber. One for low beam and one for high beam. This typically means they are of the H7 configuration. My low beam burns out. Getting to the high beam bulb was easy, but accessing the low beam bulb required removing body work and feeling my way through the procedure as I could not actually see behind the headlight housing. And I got to figure this all out in the middle of Hood River, Oregon during a five-day trip. Once I got the bulb out, I took it to the Napa store to see about the replacement. No go. While the light had a two prong H7 configuration, the prongs were configured wider to fit an H4 plug, or so it appeared. I flipped the low beam and high beam bulbs and limped back home on one bulb. I then called my dealer and asked what kind of bulb I needed since the owners manual on my 2002 model bike makes no mention of what size bulb to use or how to replace it. They told me H7. Didn't sound right to me so I drove over and looked at the bulb they recommended. It was indeed an H7, buy my bulb was slipped into a conversion adapter made by Stanley (like the tool company) that converted it to use with the H4 plugs the manufacturer had used on the wire harness. I needed to slide the H7 out of the adapter for replacement. What a learning experience this all was. The dealer wanted $18 for a replacement H7 bulb, the auto parts store wanted $11. I told the dealer of the price difference and they made good on the auto parts store price. Another friend found her replacement bulb would cost $68 to purchase new at the dealer and it could not be purchased at an auto parts store. Her husband did some research on the internet and found out he could bend the prongs on a standard H4 bulb and bingo, it would slip right into position and work fine. The H4 cost them $9 at the auto parts store. He purchased two and saved her $120 by doing a little research. Finally, locate a place on your bike to store a spare bulb, purchase one and get it stored on the bike. And while you're at it, you might as well go through the same machinations with your rear tail light, blinker light and fuse set. Learn how to access all these areas, get your spares together and be ready when a bulb burns out. Here's a little tip. The 20 watt halogen lights that come on the Kisan Brake Light Deceleration Warning Unit take up 1/3rd the space as a standard 1157 bulb and are simple to replace. Now, what's the story on your bike? If you don't know, then it's time to find out - before the electrical gremlins show up. 12

13 Quick Takes! Photo Gallery Can you identify location and significance? 13

14 Washington Events on the Horizon Sept 18th & 19th, Conconully Campout, Conconully, WA Conconully State Park 119 Broadway St, Conconully, WA GPS: Info: Ron Mattox, / 14

15 Ultimate Reps Ride Ride into the Red Sept 20-24th 2015 Las Vegas to Brian's Head Utah And Beyond This year Alberta Area Six Medicine Hat is undertaking an epic trip to the land of the red rocks. This trip follows the route taken by myself when he first purchased BUZZ the Beemer. Little did I know I was driving some of the most scenic areas in America. Leaving Las Vegas we wlll be traveling south and east taking In Hoover Dam staying overnight In Williams AZ before heading north through the Grand Canyon to Brian's Head Ski Resort where we will be headquartering for the rest of the week. During the week we will be visiting both Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks as well as Hwy 12 designated as one of the states All American Roads through the Grand Staircase Escalante. This area boasts many National Monuments and State Parks. Its off season for the resort so accommodation Is easily accessible and reasonable. We have acquired a privately owned cabin and are looking to acquire another if needed. We should be able to accommodate a few campers at the cabin, the closet campsite Is at Cedar Breaks National Monument. We would like to Invite any of our friends from the US or Canada who would llke to Join us You may do your own travel arrangements or contact myself if you are interested In joining our group which I am making the arrangements. Interested parties can contact myself for more details. Click on the Blue Highlighted text in the document for some great info on what were going to see Daniel Magee dastmagee@gmall.com Note: We have already have people committed and have filled the one cabin and look forward to bring more on board for this exciting adventure 15

16 Oregon Events on the Horizon La Grande Campout, September 29th - October 1st Date Change Was Sept 15th -17th Clyde Holiday State Park (Map) GPS: Nice park and clean facilities Info: Dick Hohstadt, dhohstadt@dishmail.net Silver Spur Campout, October 23rd - 25th Silver Spur RV Park Silverton Rd NE, Silverton, OR GPS: Info: Gary Miller,

17 For Sale 1998 Goldwing 1500 SE Features Heel/Toe Shifter, Floorboards, Highway Bars, CB, Trailer Hitch Only 9400 Miles Contact Loren Nordby

18 For Sale Kwik Kamp Trailer Asking $2500 Contact Cory Shipman 18

19 For Sale 1989 Honda TransAlp - 41,500 mi $ BMW R80RT - 84,000 mi Lowered for short legs! $ Contact Jim Hafterson (c) (h) 19

20 1990 Goldwing 1500 Carmel Blue 180,000 miles, but well maintained runs great!!! Carbs and Front Forks rebuilt 2012, Progressive Springs and Super Brace Dual Progressive Air Shocks on Rear 2014 New Tires 2014 (Dunlop K177), many extra parts, including new in-the-box Compufire Alternator Asking $3,000, OBO Ben Altman

21 Trailer For Sale Sold Asking $ Contact: Charlie Cripps PH

22 Our Only Business Freedom, Friendship, Food & Fun UMCI Representatives International Rep WA State & Inland NW Area Rep Columbia Basin Area Rep Okanogan Area Rep & Treasure Puget Sound Area Rep Sedro Woolley Area Rep Daniel Magee, Medicine Hat, AB Richard Hentz, Spokane, WA Kevin & Kevi Besel, Othello, WA George & Willie Penner, Okanogan, WA Irene Blanes, Mountlake Terrace, WA Duane Wood, Bow, WA Monthly Breakfast Schedules Columbia Basin Area, 2 nd Sun. 8:00am, (9am, Oct-Apr), Bob s Rest., 1807 E. Kittlestone, Moses Lake Inland Northwest Area, 1 st Sat. 8:30am, Timber Creek Buffet, 9211 E. Montgomery, Spokane Okanogan Area, 1 st Sat. 8:30am, Contact George , for current location. Puget Sound Area, 2 nd Sat. 8:00am, Denny s Restaurant, th St. I-5, Everett Sedro Woolley Area, 1 st Sat. 9:00am, Hometown Café, 818 Metcalf Street, Sedro Woolley Editor: David Fitzgerald UmciNewsWash@gmail.com 22