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1 GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION REGION J CHAPTER BC-D SURREY SEPTEMBER 2017 V Hildebrand, Chapter Director Inside this issue: Rider Ed 2 Upcoming Events / Gil 3 Tech Tidbits 4 3 Time Winner / Coffee 5 Region Report / Lighter Side 6 Dinner Recap / Wanted 7 Celebrations 8 Summer Rides / Greenheart 9 Historian s Canada Holidays Quilt / Nanaimo Bar History BSCMDT Article Cross Canada / Deadline 16 Want Ads / Store 17 Region / BC Chapter Contacts BC D Team / Region J Rally 20 As I ponder what to write for my last official newsletter article for Chapter BC-D I come to a complete blank, but I will find something to say, don t I always. I was a member just like everyone else. I had some big shoes to fill following in Doug and Kelly Conley s footsteps. Kelly s shoes being a lot smaller that Doug s. I admit there were a few challenges but overall, it s been a great couple of years. I am sorry to see that no one has stepped up. I do not want to be known as the CD that closed the Chapter. Effective October 1 the Region will be taking over the Chapter until December 31. If at that time we do not have a CD, I am sorry to say the Chapter will close, after an amazing 26 years. We also had our LAST Region J Rally. Looking for more information after Wing Ding but it appears all Regions are being changed to Districts. Stay tuned for more information on that one. I would like to thank the amazing team that have been behind me. I could not have done this without you. For those that do not know, Garth Gilbert aka Gil lost his battle with cancer. There is no service by request. He was a big part of GWRRA for many years. V Hildebrand Chapter Director BC-D Chapter Gatherings: 1st Wednesday of the month at Ricky s Restaurant Fraser Hwy & 152 Street, Dinner: 6:00 pm Meeting: 7:00 pm and Coffee every Friday at Tim Horton s on Fraser Hwy & 166 St 6:30 pm

2 Page 2 The first item, I d like to tell you about is the results from my installation of the Traxion Suspension. I think after a 17,800 Kilometer (11,100 mile) trip I can give it a thumbs up. I had waited 9 years before deciding to put the system on the bike. I had the full installation kit put in. I know for sure that if I hadn t installed the system, my bike would have suffered greatly from the roadways on the east coast and Maritimes. The potholes were so numerous at times, I felt like I was on an obstacle course. I can t recall the suspension ever bottoming out. It worried me at first when I came across these potholes that I d brace for a hard impact but only felt a portion of the impact. Even Janet was happy with it. In hindsight, I wished I had done it sooner. With that statement, I can tell you, you don t need to get all of it at once. Traxion supplier, RMR, offers sections at a time. Next item is dealing with extreme changes in temperatures. On our trip, we experienced temperature variations from a low/high 42 F (5.5 C) F (40 C). Going across to the Maritimes, we had cancelled 6 nights of camping due to the weather (either low temperatures or rain). This was the coolest spring recorded over there. On the eastern seaboard, we had preplanned to stay in hotels in Boston, New York City and Washington DC. Returning across the mid-west to home we cancelled only two nights of camping. mostly due to heat. An average day temp was high 80 s/low 90 s Fahrenheit. One night, while camping in Rock Springs Wyoming, the temperature dropped from 91 F down to 52 F. (Thank goodness for warm blankets and sweat shirts!) Our last day in the United States was one of the hottest at 104 F. Coming up from Twin Falls, ID to Omak WA., I must have drank about a gallon of fluids (water and lemonade). Being safety conscious I was still wearing my regular bike jacket. (I didn t bring my mesh coat, dumb plan). We stopped in Omak for lunch. I took my jacket off and put it on a chair back, and then went to place my order. When I got back to the table, I saw a puddle of sweat water on the floor, under my coat. It must have accumulated in the elbows. No room in my shirt and pants, as they were soaked too. The thing was, I still felt good despite what I may have looked liked, because I was cool. The sensible thing is, keep hydrated and get off the bike when needed in hot temperatures. And stay warm when in cooler areas. Arnie Tucker, BC-D Chapter Rider Educator

3 Page 3 UPCOMING EVENTS 2-4 Gold Run, Cache Creek BC-D 6 BC-D Dinner Gathering 10 Green Heart Ride BC-C 16 Corn Roast & Mileage Check BC-D 17 BC-A Breakfast Gathering 19 BC-C Dinner Gathering 24 Oyster Run Anacortes WA 1 BC-D Dinner Gathering 1 Vancouver Toy Run 4 BC-D Dinner Gathering 15 BC-A Breakfast Gathering 15 Fraser Valley Toy Run 17 BC-C Dinner Gathering 28 Spaghetti Factory BC-D 4 Guy Fawkes Day 11 Remembrance Day Ride BC-A 18 Chilli Feed BC-D 19 BC-A Breakfast Gathering 21 BC-C Dinner Gathering 25 BC-A Christmas Party Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge

4 Page 4 TECH TIDBITS Another tire article. Good thing I am not selling them this time, or suggesting which ones to buy. You have already bought the tires, so now what. Well, they get mounted on the rims. Pretty easy, so now what. As a tire is round it may have some imperfections and the simplest one is that it may be out of balance. So we need to balance them. How do we balance our motorcycle tires? There are four methods that I am aware of, and that are the most popular. What are they you ask? Good question. In this article I will list the most common ways to balance a tire. The first one is a static balance. Static balance can be measured by a static balancing machine where the tire is placed in its vertical axis on a nonrotating spindle tool. Gravity comes into play. They call it deflection. The greater the deflection downward indicates the magnitude of the unbalance. This is observed by looking at the center bubble in an oil filled glass sighting gauge. The center bubble needs to be in the middle. Zinc weights are placed on the tire to move the bubble to the middle. I do not think this is done any more. The next way is called dynamic balance. Here the tires are placed on a machine that rotates the tire either slowly 100 rpm or 5 to 10 kph or high speed at 300 rpm or 90 to 100 kph. The machine is called a spin-balancer. It determines the amount and angle of the unbalance and weights are fitted on the outer rims of the tire to balance the tire. Most vehicles are done this way. The third way or second most popular, as static is not used any more, is Dynabeads. They are superparamagnetic spherical polymer round beads with a uniform size. The big difference with dynabeads is that they balance the tire vertically, and adjust while the tire moves up and down. They do not cure any lateral imbalance you may have. There is video on YouTube with Dynabeads in a plastic pop bottle, and at first it wobbles and then turns smoothly. The choice is yours if you want to use them. The standard is 2 ounces in the front and 3 ounces in the rear. More can be added, but it serves no purpose. This measurement is for standard motorcycle tires, but up to 5 or 10 ounces can be used for large truck tires and usually around 5 ounces for car tires. The last option for balancing a tire for motorcycles is the Centramatic Stainless steel wheel balancers. They are roughly 250 US dollars for the three of them. Their claim to fame is that they become active at around 30kph. It claims it increases tire life, reduces road vibration and increase stability and handling. They work on the same principle as Dynabeads. What s inside them? Some sort of Dynabead is in them that is called durametal. The only difference is that the beads are in a metal frisbee looking circle that attaches to the tires or axles of the wheels. So there you have it. Balanced tires that are smooth to ride on. Most ride using a dynamic balance, and others have dynabeads (me), and others have Centramatic's. If you want a positive answer regarding which is best, well ask each one of us and we will tell you what we are using is the best. It is almost Fall so watch for leaves and smooooth riding. Doug Wilkins, BC-D Technical Co-ordinator

5 Page 5 3 TIME WINNER ARTICLE Doug Wilkins seemed to be very lucky at recent Dinner gatherings winning both the Membership and Money draw in June and the Money draw in July. After some nagging on the newsletter editor s part, seeing that he already submits one article monthly for Tech Tidbits, he submitted the below to cover his winning requirement. Article one: Have a Article two: great, wonderful Article three: motorcycle ride. That will cover all three. Doug CHAPTER BC-D Friday Night Coffee / Ride Gather at 6:30 pm at Tim Horton's 166th and Fraser Hwy in Surrey. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee and some camaraderie with your fellow GWRRA members. If weather allows, ride will start promptly at 7:00 pm Thank you Doug for your contribution and help in keeping our newsletter fun for all to read!

6 Page 6 REGION J REPORT LIGHTER SIDE Hello everyone, Well folks, it would seem that the last of the Region J Rally s is all but over and for those that attended, we are hoping that they enjoyed their time at Fort Langley, BC. In the last newsletter we had asked the question regarding the Region Rallies and if it was time for a change. Also that a questionnaire would be sent out to all the Region J members but now that Head Office is changing the structure of the organization and dissolving the position of Region Directors we will hold off on that for now. As all of you have been informed, they are going to go directly to Districts and District Directors to work with the Chapters. As Region J has not had District Directors for that last several years, this is still being worked out and more information will be brought forward in the near future. The chapters will change a little but in the most part things will stay the same. All the Education and Rider Ed course will not change and continue as is. GWRRA has lost members since 2010 and it was a business decision to make the changes so that the organization will be around for the next 40 years and bring it s numbers back. They say a change is as good as a rest and we look forward to the success that the changes will bring. Until next month, Gary and Susan Premech Region J Directors Quote of the day: 'Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.' Susie: "Daddy, are growing taller all the time? Daddy: "No, why do you ask? Susie: "Cause the top of your head is poking up through your hair!" Age doesn't protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. RIDERS WANTED The BCMDT is looking for you to try something interesting and it involves riding your MC around mostly scenic, and interesting roads all around our area. Contact Carl Scouten at: bcmdt-moto-safety@shaw.ca or We pay for much more than your gas, so come give it a try.

7 Page 7 DINNER GATHERING RECAP July s Dinner Gathering was quite small with only 14 people in attendance. Assistant Chapter Director, Doug C ran the meeting as V was adventuring across Canada with several other GWRRA members. Doug W was the lucky money draw winner, and Henry B won the membership draw. August 2nd s Dinner Gathering had 23 in attendance including Dave and Giselle, Henry and Peter from Chapter A, and guests Greg S and Dick E. V announced that Shirley W is a new Life Member and everyone congratulated her. Janet and Arnie announced that they have completed their North American map with their recent trip to the East Coast. Reminder to register for Gold Run and Kelly mentioned that there have been several good Friday Night Rides, so come and join us. The Money Draw winner was Greg S., and Membership Draw winner was Tom M. V gets everyone's attention at the August Gathering Labour $80.00 per hour for GWRRA Member We want YOU at our next Dinner Gathering! Held the first Wednesday of every month at Ricky s Restaurant 152 St & Fraser Hwy in Surrey. We meet to eat around 6:00 pm and meeting starts at 7 pm. Tel: (604) (604) Toll Free: 1- (866) # Peardonville Road Abbotsford BC V2T 6K8

8 Page 8 September Celebrations BIRTHDAYS 7 Elroy Engler 13 Virginia Renaud 14 Dave Dhenshaw 16 Claire Hudson 19 Dave Bulk Elliott 20 Louise Manuel ANNIVERSARIES 24 Dan & Virginia Renaud 30 Dave & Mary Dhenshaw 21 Doug Conley 22 Martin Van Beek 24 Wanda Truesdell 27 Mark Redl 30 Cathy Wilkins GWRRA MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES Brian McGuinness September 12, 2011 Volker Budziak September 19, 2001 Tiena Tearle rejoined September 23, 2013 Bill Morrison September 21, 2015

9 Page 9 SUMMER RIDES Going on any long trips this summer? My friend asked me that back in May of this year and my answer was Not really, we haven t got a long one planned. Little did I realize how much fun having no plans and Winging it really could be. Doug & I did plan a trip with the McMillan s for the long weekend in July. We went down through Whidbey Island and then along the Olympic Coast. We went right out to the point at Cape Flattery Park. The parking area was not right at the tip it did require some hiking just a half a mile or so someone said. We all attempted it but only Barry actually made it! I am sure it was the motorcycle gear not the sore knees etc! visiting that even though we put our suits on right away, we never quite made it down to the water. They still had family visiting and we enjoyed that too. We came back through Canada so of course a stop was made at Doug s Homestead for some beef jerky and pepperoni. A wonderful short trip with wonderful company! So that was our only planned trip. We also have had some wonderful Friday Night Rides. Doug usually leads as he does know the roads around here but one night Vernon led us on a great ride. We have gone North, South, East and West and enjoyed our impromptu rides all summer. So no long ride planned but enjoyed each and every shorter ride we did take! Kelly Conley We then continued down the coast and ended up spending the night at the Granahan s of Chapter WA-D. We went to dinner with a lot of the Chapter members and enjoyed the hospitality of Erv and Phyllis overnight. Then we headed down the coast again into Oregon and then back into Washington to travel alongside the Columbia River. We were blessed with great weather. It got a little warm as we headed inland and we had to go a bit longer to Toppinish to get a reasonable motel. Then up through Washington where we ended up spending the next night in Oroville at Harold and Susan s. We were so busy

10 Page 10 HISTORIAN S ARTICLE CANADA HOLIDAYS On Jun 10, 22017: We've been on the road for two weeks now. The first few days were straight driving, as we've seen all that before. Stopped on Winnipeg for two days, and went on a tour of the Canadian mint. It was very interesting to see how they make our coins, and they have contracts with other countries too, approximately 75! Some of us bought a souvenir 150 coin. Going south now, thru Michigan where we were supposed to meet old friends, but couldn't reach them, sorry JC and Tanya. Back to Canada to pick up V, one of our travelling companions who flew over to catch up to us. By the way, Arnie and I are on the bike with tent trailer, and the other 3 couples are in their own cars. It works well, when Arnie needs a rest, Doug rides the bike for a bit, and I get to ride in car when needed. Our day in Niagara Falls was beautiful. We've had lots of u-turns along the way, with everybody getting mixed up or stuck in traffic. Usually we can get back together, or just meet up at next planned stop. Some days we each go our separate ways too, less stressful. Across New York State, Maine, New Brunswick, then two days to see PEI. Very quick touring but loved all the cottages and houses! Yesterday rode north thru Nova Scotia in torrential rains and wind. I lasted in morning, then went into car. Arnie said it was the worst ride in 40 years! We also found out that morning that our ferry to Nfld for that night was cancelled due to storm. Then we all had to change our reservations all around for our 6 day stay. Today is sunny, but still windy, and boat left NS at noon. As I'm writing this, I hope it doesn't get too rough or I'll be in trouble. That's all for now, will try again in a week or so. Janet & Arnie PART TWO: Hi, I've finally found time for an update. We survived the ferries to Newfoundland! The first night boat was cancelled due to bad windy weather. That changed the six days planned there, so we cancelled hotels etc., got new rooms booked for different nights. Weather was very cold there, windy, foggy, etc., some sun, but all together had a great time there. Such a different landscape, icebergs on the northern edge on the boat to Labrador! Spent two days in St John's, then the night ferry back to N Scotia was 14 hours. Good thing we slept well. On to Halifax, getting warmer at least. We visited my 3 cousins, haven't seen them in 17 years. Good to catch up. All foggy in New Brunswick, could barely see the Reversing Falls where the tides meet the river. Entering Maine, sunshine poked through the clouds all the way to Saco, where we camped out a KOA. Next stop, Boston, just a short 112 miles. Not in your life. It took 9 hours due to a choice of going down the coast to see the "paper house" instead of using the interstate. We had 2 days to tour Boston. A big mess getting our passes done, delaying our morning start. Finally got to trolley tours, and subway trains, a first for us! Some went well, others difficult. Our hotel was off, off Harvard area, only a one and a half maybe. Hard to pick these places sometimes. Getting to New York, a nightmare for Arnie with the traffic! Got sidetracked a few times, due to all our GPS's being a little different. Good thing it was a Sunday, or we'd still be there. Again, we had our passes for trolley busses, but also needed trains. Our first day started at 8 am and we got back to hotel at 11 pm! Exhausted! We sure saw a lot, and the night tour was wonderful. Next day another lady and I (Janet), walked thru Central Park, so nice! Met up with both hubby's for afternoon, went to Rockefeller centre up to

11 Page 11 CANADA HOLIDAYS continued the top to view city. Then on to 9/11 memorial site. Amazing! Now in Washington, DC, tour tomorrow. Only 10 days left for trip home. Janet and Arnie Ii is now a few days later. We survived Washington, very hot on tour bus! Air conditioning wasn t working. Today back on the road in Virginia riding the Shenandoah Mountains Skyline Drive. Really feels like we re coming home now. Arrived home July 8. The road home was uneventful as we all went different routes and we d travelled all through these states before. On this trip we rode thru Newfoundland, Vermont, Delaware, and Rhode Island. This now completes our North American map from Alaska to Hawaii, and Mexico to Newfoundland. It took us 7 trips, 3 Goldwings, (1 rented Harley), and 28 years to complete. So glad we did it together, although Arnie says this was his last BIG trip. Janet, BC-D Chapter Historian & Arnie Photos to the right are some highlights: Gold loon is at Canadian Mint; thru the glass at L Anse-Amour Lighthouse, Labrador; dinner table Port aux Basques, Nfld; bike strapped down on ferry rides; and this one is us at NYC Rockefeller Centre.

12 Page 12 QUILT UPDATE Rally T-shirt Quilt Kelly has finally found some time to sort through all the many T-Shirts. THANK YOU to all who donated. She has enough Wing Ding Shirts to make a Wing Ding Quilt but is missing the following years: 2012, 2011, 2008, 2006, 2005, If anyone went to one of these Wing Dings and are willing to part with their shirt PLEASE let Kelly know ASAP. If we don t get all the years, we will still have a wonderful quilt of Wing Ding memories to raffle off. HISTORY OF THE NANAIMO BAR A little history lesson for those of you who have tasted and enjoyed Barry s homemade Nanaimo Bars. In the basement of a Nanaimo church, ladies in lace-fringed aprons are hard at work preparing a meal to dazzle the community. One woman is carefully following a recipe for unbaked chocolate cake, clipped out of the Vancouver Sun, when she decides to try something new. She whips up a custard icing, spreads it over the cake, adds a final layer of chocolate, and chills the creation in the refrigerator. When she pulls it out, she slices off the round edges to make perfect squares and shares the sweet scraps with her fellow members of the Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary. Delicious. The housewives immediately request the recipe and soon the squares, which became known as Nanaimo bars, were adorning the doilies of dessert trays across town. No one is sure exactly how, when, or by whom the Nanaimo bar was created, but this is the scenario pictured by Lenore Newman, who researched the layered history of the layered dessert that has come to define its namesake Vancouver Island community. A lot of food history gets lost because it s so overwhelmingly oral, says Newman, who is Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley. I think there s a real need to preserve these stories, because they can tell us a lot about who we were and who we are. # B Ave Maple Ridge, BC FOR ALL YOUR MOTORCYCLE NEEDS Tel: Toll Free: Fax: sales@crcycle.com Newman chased down rumors, and combed through community cookbooks as well as recipes printed in Edith Adams s Vancouver Sun columns from 1930 to Adams was a fictional homemaker who doled out advice and ran a popular daily recipe competition. In columns from 1947 and 1948, Newman found the recipe for the coconut-graham cracker base. The first known recipe for Nanaimo bars was printed in the 1952 Women s Auxiliary of the Nanaimo Hospital Cookbook, but under

13 Page 13 THE STORY OF THE NANAIMO BAR continued the name chocolate square. A year later, the recipe appeared in the Sun as the London fog bar, with Nanaimo bar listed as an alternate name. Newman believes the recipe was created by a member of the auxiliary and named by Edith Adams. There are all these other mysterious stories that Nanaimo bars came from here, there, and everywhere, but there s absolutely no evidence of that, says Newman, adding that the dessert is clearly a product of its time; when commercial ingredients came on the market, there was a move away from formal sit-down dinners in favour of cocktail parties with finger foods such as the Nanaimo bar, and women had more leisure time. It was almost a luxury or a status symbol to have a wife who made fiddly little squares. Nanaimo Museum interpretation curator Aimee Greenaway says the 1952 cookbook, which is on display at the museum, was a fundraiser for the auxiliary, and the history speaks to the role of 1950s Nanaimo housewives. Women were in the home, but they were also working to creatively support important causes in the community, she says. When tastes changed and other 1950s dainties started to disappear from church dinners and community potlucks, the Nanaimo bar refused to relinquish its place on the platter. It has survived because it s named the Nanaimo bar, says Newman, who grew up eating the dessert on special occasions. It s the only thing that makes any sense. bar was introduced to the world. Today, Greenaway says eating a Nanaimo bar in the city is on the bucket list of many visitors, and they re certainly not starved for choices. Tourists can follow the Nanaimo Bar Trail and visit nearly 40 businesses that boast some version of the square. There are traditional takes, of course, but there are also Nanaimo bar martinis, cheesecakes, and spring rolls. You can even get a Nanaimo bar pedicure at a local spa. The little square has also gone mainstream, and can be found on BC Ferries ships, in giant slabs at Costco, and at Canadian-themed eateries in London, New York, and Laos. The Nanaimo bar is a bit like a Kardashian: it s famous for being famous, Newman says. And that selfperpetuates, and I think it will continue to do so. STORY: Raina Delisle ILLUSTRA- TION: Coreena Lewis Submitted by: Eileen McMillan story-nanaimo-bar The bar got a big boost during Expo 86 in Vancouver, when Nanaimo held a recipe contest and trotted out a mascot named Nanaimo Barney. A recipe for the confection was also included in a commemorative cookbook curated by The Lazy Gourmet, the Vancouver catering company believed to be the first to commercially produce the bars. As such, the Nanaimo

14 Page 14 BCMDT ARTICLE Drill Team Riding August 2017 With a view to adding something to your chapter newsletters, we are continuing this year with Drill Team Tech articles. While we share these opinions and viewpoints, these articles are not intended to provide you instruction on how to ride your motorcycle. Please seek assistance from a professional riding school, or GWRRA rider course to improve your riding skills. New team riders and Past team riders! How do they fit in? Riders come, and riders go all for different reasons. Life sometimes dictates to us when we have availability to do this stuff, and then as fast as it allows us that precious time, life will sometimes take that time away from us. Most teams have a similar issue with riders making it onto the team only to lose them again at some point in the future and we have to start again finding new riders and bringing their riding skills up to sufficient standard to be comfortable riding the way drill teams do. There can NEVER be too many drill team bikes. How do New Riders Fit into the Team? Well new team riders are kind of like open books because they mostly won t have any pre -conceived notions of how the team operates, or how they interact. Who s the team lead? Who backs the lead up? Who s the glue that is able to connect to everyone and keeps the humor alive, and atmosphere light? New riders get to find all of that stuff out in time and things fall into place. Like any other team, there are different roles for different team riders. We all spend some time in those roles because the team chemistry changes each time we have a new rider come into the fold, and to be honest it takes all of us to fulfill various duties on the team! What about the previous riders who rode with the team, or alumni as it were? How does that work if someone decides to come back to the team? Are the requirements (both socially & skill wise) any different for them, as it would be for a new rider? Nope, same expectations! For a returning rider their challenge is to firstly, get into shape again with their riding. They usually already know what they need to accomplish because they have done this stuff before and they might put a little more pressure on themselves because of that fact. Our job is to make sure we let them know, there is NO time LIMIT, and so relieving unreasonably high expectations is kind of what we attempt to do. Another issue for a returning rider is how do I fit in with this new group? They may have been in a guiding role previously, and learning to follow the current crew of riders and team leads can present a challenge. It may not be the same group as when they left the team. One could think of the team as a recipe with all our different personalities and attitudes. We indeed have to work at it when it comes to playing as a team and it s not always easy. While a skilled rider may be an Asset for the team, NO SINGLE rider is responsible for the success of the group, because the real magic is what we can do collectively as a team. Can ALL the riders perform everything equally as well? Well that s the actual goal for us as a team. We are only as good as our least skilled rider, so we aren t in it to show them up, rather, try and find a way to make us all look identical in our movements. Various drill team components consist of: Camaraderie, friendship, effort, trials, improve-

15 Page 15 BCMDT ARTICLE continued ment, FUN, skill, showmanship, and positive image. One of the attributes probably the most difficult to maintain of them all, is longevity! Both the individual riders longevity and the team s longevity. I really respect any team that has been able to keep a group going, and span the decades. One of those teams here on the west coast is the Northwest Wings now in existence for more than 25 years. Outstanding! No matter how you slice it, they have developed a strategy for success, and it s not by chance or luck. A friend from the Central Florida Drill Team, Randy Rodriguez says, Your team won t look good by accident and that also includes their ability to LAST. Now we Canadians do everything our own way, and you can certainly see the differences between us when you look at the structure of an American team. Our American counterparts tend to have, Sergeants and Captains, and a hierarchy that resembles a military management system. Not so much here in Canada. Yes we have taken on a captain designation on our team, and it does fit in with what we do, (more like a Captain of Baseball Team) but we remain slightly more relaxed in our presentation of duties and positions. We have gleaned more information from our American fellow teams, because they really set the bar high when it comes to quality in what they do. I like their examples, but I also like a relaxed atmosphere, so we Canadians will keep doing it our way! Rob Ellis BCMDT Captain

16 Page 16 CROSS CANADA ADVENTURE While we were on holidays this summer we had some great hotels and then the so-so ones, but there always has to be a real bad one. With our travel plans being changed because our first ferry to Newfoundland had been cancelled due to rough seas, we had to shift things around. Got back to Newfoundland from Labrador and realized we should stop earlier than Gander. At Dear Lake, we decided on Grand Falls-Windsor. Looked on the web and there was a decent looking motel, looked nice according to the pictures and price was reasonable. That was the motel that had a step up to the sink and bathroom. That was also the same one where I did not see the step and fell into the counter of the sink. Lucky for me it was a coved edge or I could have been hurt. Just a sore face and a hardly noticeable bruise. Now on to the Egan s room, the first had not been made up, the second the floor slanted so bad they could have gone skiing, finally the third room was ok. The next morning, I happened to look at one of the beds.no not bugs, but sand, hair, and other stuff on the sheets. This did not sit well with us. I addressed my concerns with the front desk. I asked if she would like to see the photos, but she said no thank you. Using the picture on the web as an example. She told me that was a picture of the manager s suite and the other rooms had not been updated yet. Now comes the breakfast, all the condiments were in jars and people just dug in. I am certain the health board did not know about this, but they will. On our way out of the office, the girl called me over and told me our room was going to be refunded to our card. I wonder if my threat to call the tourism bureau did anything. V (and Doug) REMINDER: October Newsletter Deadline is: Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 Remember this is YOUR Newsletter Please submit your articles, jokes, photos and/or stories of recent rides, and any want ads by the deadline to Eileen McMillan at: bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca Thank you for helping keep our newsletter so enjoyable!

17 Page 17 WANT ADS FOR SALE Goldwing GL1800 Service Manual & Electrical Trouble shooting Manual Honda Official Goldwing GL1800 Service Manual & Electrical Trouble shooting Manual Covers first generation, but most sections still valid for all Goldwings. Only looked at the book, never used it while repairing the bike, so no grease stains or anything. Book is basically brand NEW. Selling on E-Bay up to $95US, but cleaning clutter and want to let someone else use the book, hence letting it go for just $60 or reasonable OBO. Doug at FOR SALE Brand new Ladies Small Joe Rocket Goldwing Jacket Asking $240 CAD, Retails $260 USD Call V Heavy Duty Hitena Nylon Shell Free-Air mesh torso, sleeves, and back panels with zip on covers Removable WATERPROOF liner Variable Flow ventilation system C.E. rated protectors in shoulders and elbows Removable Spine pad with pocket for optional C.E. Spine protector Keyhole Sleeve Adjusters Sure Fit adjustable waistband Snap loops for attaching jacket to belt Reflective stripe Want Ads will run for 3 editions of the newsletter. Please contact the newsletter editor if you wish an extension or if your item is sold at: bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca or phone Want Ads are free for GWRRA members. There is a $5.00 charge for non-members. Description STORES CORNER Price Chapter Long Sleeve Shirts - White or Blue $ Chapter T Shirts $ Chapter Golf Shirts - White or Blue $ Windshield Cover - Silkscreen (1200) $ Windshield Cover - Embroidery $ GWRRA 10" Patch Black/Gold $ GWRRA 4" Patch Black/Gold $ 5.00 BC-D Rocker $ Great NW Region J Rocker $ BC-D 4" Patch - Blue $ 7.00 BC-D 4" Patch - White $ 7.00 BC-D Pennant $ BC-D Pins $ 3.00 BC-D Hanger Bars $ 3.00 BC-D Cool Ties $ Canada Flag (Antenna or pole type) $ US/Canada Map $ United We Stand Pin $ 5.00 CPR Pocket Mask $ Eagle Vest Chain $ Tire Repair Plugs (5 pack) $ 2.50 Prices subject to change without notice. Contact Vernon if you wish to purchase something

18 Page 18 POSITION NAME PHONE Region J Director Gary & Susan Premech Assistant Region J Director Patrick Frampton eboness@dccnet.com Region J Treasurer Eric Roberts eric.roberts@shaw.ca Region J Educator Alex Middleton amiddleton@shaw.ca Assistant Region J Educator Kim Coubrough k.coubrough@hotmail.com Region J MEC Tracy Boyda tboyda@telus.net Region J Trainer Pat Williams regionjtrainer@gmail.com Region J Webmaster Bill Haggerty whaggerty@vwh.ca Region J Medic First Aid David Beaverstock beaverstock2@msn.com Region J Ambassador Peter MacGregor petalmac@shaw.ca Region J Stores Pat Williams regionjtrainer@gmail.com National Asst Rider Educator Milt Sorensen milton.sorensen@shaw.ca

19 Page 19 BC-A Vancouver Chapter Directors: Keiller & Tracy Gowans BC Chapters Contacts BC-G Kamloops Chapter Directors: Kirk & Kathy Elliott BC-C Chilliwack Chapter Directors: Kevin Bramhoff & Karin Young BC-D Surrey Chapter Director: V Hildebrand directorsbcd@gmail.com Gathering is 1st Ricky s 152 nd & Fraser Highway, Surrey, 7:00 PM. Coffee Tim Horton's 166 & Fraser 6:30 PM CB CHANNEL 33 FOR ALL OF BC BC-P Prince George Chapter Directors: Rob & Cheryl Jackson or crjackson@shaw.ca BC-V Victoria Chapter Directors: Kerry & Leana Zado kerryzado@gmail.com Phoenix Arizona Toll Free memberservices@gwrra.org

20 2017 Chapter BC-D Team Position Name Phone # address Chapter Director V Hildebrand directorsbcd@gmail.com Assistant Chapter Director Doug Conley doug.conley@telus.net Chapter Educator Chapter Treasurer Arnie Tucker Barry McMillan jatrider@shaw.ca bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca Chapter Secretary Shirley Williams shirleywilliams@shaw.ca Membership Enh. Co-Ord. Wanda Truesdell nortonwanda@hotmail.com 50/50 Kelly Conley kc-smiles@hotmail.com Stores Vernon Clark vernonclark58@gmail.com Technical Coordinator Doug Wilkins dougwilkins@hotmail.com Newsletter Editor Eileen McMillan bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca Chapter Historian Janet Tucker jatrider@shaw.ca Webmaster Bill Haggerty whaggerty@vwh.ca On the web at: REGION J RALLY August 4 thru 6 found many Chapter D members, and friends from Washington joining in on the fun of the Region Rally in Fort Langley, BC. Photos by V & Shirley