Iowa Chapter E Couple of the Year Gary & Milia Boatman FROM YOUR CHAPTER DIRECTOR:

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1 VOLUME 18, ISSUE 6 June 2018 The Soaring Eagle Gold Wing Road Riders Association Iowa Chapter E CHAPTER E TEAM Chapter Director Kevin & Cheryle Miller goldwinging@mediacombb.n et Assistant Chapter Director Connie & Boomer Franklin Winghavn@adams.net Ride Coordinator John & Sue Olenick johnridered@gmail.com Chapter Treasurer Leslie & Jim Rainbolt jhdrlfr@gmail.com Member Enhancement Public Relations Bill & Carol Cook iowacooks@aol.com Fund Raiser Coordinator s for Ronald McDonald House Gary & Val Duckstein Cell Garyvalduck@mediacombb.net Newsletter Editor Gwyn Jones gwynjones@ mediacombb.net Couple of the Year Gary & Milia Boatman FROM YOUR CHAPTER DIRECTOR: Hello Goldwingers We had a great turn out for our monthly gathering, it was really great to see each of you, so thanks to all of you for coming. It was also great to have Dennis English from Chapter O. The weather is finally warming up and the bikes are definitely out on the roads. Not only be careful when out on your bike, but also be careful when you are in your cars and watch out for the bikers, we do not want anyone getting hurt this year. Please keep in your prayers, Tony McClure and Leslies Rainbolt, that they both will have a good recovery. Tony as most of you know fell and broke his hip Tuesday night 5/1/2018 had surgery 5/2/2018 for this. Then they discovered that he has some very bad blockages in his legs, so they will be going back to work on getting these issues taken care of. Leslie was taken to the Burlington Hospital on Saturday 5/12/2018 for her heart. She was having issues with A fib. Then on the way back to the Hospital Jim Rainbolt was hurting so he also checked into the Hospital, just to learn that he had a fairly large kidney stone. Please keep everyone in your prayers, that they will all have a speedy recovery. The month of May has been a very busy month with lots of activities. We started with several of us from Chapter E going to the Spring Wing Warm Up in Cedar Rapids, Niehaus Customer Appreciation Days and the Ronald McDonald Fund raiser at Heartland Harley was on the same day. (Continued on page 3) GWRRA Gathering, Jun 9, 2018 Fort Colony Family Diner 5102 Ave O. Fort Madison, IA p.m. 6:30 p.m. Host: Dick & Kim

2 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 2 RONALD MCDONALD CORNER Well we had great weather for the Heartland Harley cruise night. Val and I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all that sent or brought bake goods, also for everyone that was present, and worked the bake sale table. A real big thanks to Ed Gillis, and Gwyn that worked the crowd during the bake sale. We collected, if my numbers are correct $92.00 which will jump our total up to $ June 16th Is our Chicken Run. We still need check point help, help at the Bott Center at signing in, help in the kitchen, door prizes, and Raffle items. Chapter E will furnish the meat and all of our chapter E members just need to bring a covered dish or dessert. Let s PRAY for nice weather. June 27th Chapter E will be waiting tables at Pizza Ranch in Burlington, IA from 5 to 8 or 9 p.m. for donations and tips (Ronald McDonald Fund Raiser). When it gets closer we will go over what we have to do. You will have time to eat, most likely in shifts. Until Next time Gary & Val Coordinator s for Ronald McDonald House fund raiser Ph Cell Garyvalduck@mediacombb.net HEARTLAND HARLEY CRUISE NIGHT MAY 19

3 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 3 FROM YOUR CHAPTER DIRECTOR: (Continued from page 1) I sure hope everyone enjoyed all the events. The month of June looks to be another busy month. I hope to see everyone at the June events. We have a lot of activity s going on over the next few months so please come and join us for some fun, whether you are going to ride your bike or your car just come and be a part of the fun. Here is what we have for the month of June. June 9 th Chapter E Gathering at Fort June 9 th Chapter F Road Captains 10:00am McGrath in Cedar Rapids June 16 th Chapter E Chicken 9:00am Bott Center in Warsaw, IL. June 23 rd Chapter E Bike 4:00pm DQ Hamilton, IL June 30 th Chapter E CPR 1:00pm Bott Center in Warsaw, IL. As you can see there is something for everyone and these are all open to anyone that wants to come. If you need more information on these, please let me know. Happy Father s Day to all the Dad s Until we meet again stay safe and be aware of your surroundings. Kevin Miller - Iowa E Chapter Director goldwinging@hotmail.com HEARTLAND HARLEY CRUISE NIGHT MAY 19

4 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 4 District Educator for the Iowa District Motorcycle Crashes - Part 3 This is the third in a series of articles I am writing about the MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study conducted by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and commissioned by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF). This study on motorcycle crashes used a different technique than previous crash studies. So, although there are many conclusions that are different from the other studies and can give us new information on what we might do to avoid accidents, it also reinforced some of the conclusions from the previous studies. I wanted to break the major conclusions from this new study into individual articles so that each conclusion can be more fully examined. My main goal in writing these articles is to figure out what I can be doing to reduce my chances of being in an incident involving my motorcycle. Thinking that others within GWRRA may have a similar interest in avoiding motorcycle incidents I decided to do some sharing. However, for the most part, these articles are me writing to myself. I have read reports from VTTI and MSF, plus several articles written by others in periodicals and online about the study, so I feel I have done a fair share of research. However, I do not claim to represent anyone else but myself in my comments. For those who have not read my previous articles I will provide a brief summary. The Naturalistic Study involved 100 motorcycles, averaging one year of participation in the study, from several locations, and involving a variety of motorcycles and with a variety of motorcyclists, including a wide range of age, experience, and both male and female riders. The motorcycles were equipped with numerous cameras and electronic equipment to measure and record what happens on the motorcycle. When some event is detected then that information and video is automatically uploaded to the researchers who analyze the event. These events include both crashes and nearcrashes. Of the 100 motorcycles there were 30 crashes (note that this was only over one year per bike), but there were also 122 near-crashes, which previous studies were not able to document. In my previous articles I wrote about two common incidents that happened to the participants. The most common incident was the tip over from a low speed or no speed event, which might have happened in a parking lot or coming up to a stop, among other situations. Obviously, this is not a problem for those of you on three wheels. My second article wrote about rear end crashes involving the motorcyclist running into the back of another vehicle was the second most common incident. The tip over really should not be a surprise but I was surprised about the rear end collision. As a motorcyclist it seems natural to be worried about the vehicle behind us hitting our motorcycle. So, I expect other people are as surprised to see that motorcycles are more responsible for rear end accidents than the other driver. To build suspense, I will write about the next most common incident that happened in this study in my next article. You will just have to wait unless you decide to go out and look up the study yourself. One clue is that I think you will not be very surprised, because, if your experience has been like mine, you probably have had this happen too often as a near-crash event. What I want to write about in this article is where accidents are most likely to happen, which I found a little

5 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 5 (Continued from page 4) surprising. The study categorized location by 5 types of environments: 1 Urban, 2 Highway, 3 Miscellaneous or Other, 4 Moderate residential or business or industrial, and 5 Open country or open residential. I would have thought this would be a list from most likely to least likely. However, the most common location was the open country or open residential category. Although the study was not able to identify the exact cause of why this area was the most prone to incidents, a paper written by people from VTTI and MSF, identified at the end of my article, came up with some possible explanations. This area is where there are few or no buildings or structures visible. So, it is quite likely that riders are not as vigilant as they are in heavy urban traffic or on the highway. Even riding in a typical residential area, we are going to be more watchful for people and other vehicles at intersections, pulling out of driveways, and kids or pets running out into the street. When we feel less threatened, such as in an open area, we let our guard down. We might be just out on a ride to leisurely cruise around on our motorcycles, not thinking about all the possibilities of what can happen out on the road. We are out there to enjoy being outside, seeing the scenery, feeling the wind, leaving behind the worries of home or work, leaving behind our stress. Can we still be fully engaged in our riding, aware of our surroundings, watching for situations and still be enjoying our ride? You probably agree with me that this is what we actually enjoy about motorcycling, being engaged with our machine, staying alert, riding as best as we can. Riding in the cage is too easy, separated from our environment by glass and metal, protected with seat belts, air bags and metal frames. The challenge of motorcycling is what invigorates me. I have often told others I know exactly when an accident will occur. It is always when you least expect it. Yes, that s not original. Of course, if I am expecting someone to pull out in front of me, or changing lanes right into me, I am prepared and ready to execute a proper countermeasure. If I assume that the other driver sees me and that I am totally safe, they seem to want to prove me wrong. The MSF uses an acronym in their motorcycle training courses called SEE, which stands for Search, Evaluate and Execute. Hopefully, we have all heard this. The GWRRA rider courses use the acronym of SAA, which stands for Seek, Analyze and Act. Long ago the MSF used SIPDE, which stands for Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide and Execute. These all say the same thing, but it is easier to keep these simple. Although the temptation is there to take a more relaxed mental state when we in a riding condition where we perceive less threat, I think the study proves that this is increasing our risk. We need to be constantly scanning, looking for hazards, anticipating what could happen, planning escape paths, having a plan when that car pulls in our path or the deer runs across the road, and to execute a maneuver at the right time. The key to riding safe is constant vigilance. Some of you might recognize that as a phase used by a character in the Harry Potter series of books, but I have taken it my mantra for motorcycle riding. However, to be totally aware of your surroundings 100% of the time is a big challenge and requires a lot of work. Open country or open residential areas may encourage a more lax riding style for some, but for others it might be where they might be more tempted to push their abilities than in a busier, riskier surrounding. I think the take away on all this is that we should not be lulled into a false sense of security anytime we are on our motorcycles. One factor that reduced risk in riding was having a passenger. My assumption there is that there are several things that happen when we carry a passenger. First, we are probably carrying someone we love and want to protect.

6 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 6 (continued from page 5) Second, we know that our behavior as a driver will affect the passenger. Thirdly, we know that someone is watching us and we are not going to get away with poor performance or bad behavior. So, this is good news for many of us in GWRRA since 2-up riding is pretty common in our group. Maybe we can ride that way even when there is no one behind us. So, these are the things I am telling myself while I am riding. I have to keep reminding myself over and over about what I need to be doing. I find it is too easy for me to get over confident in my riding so I need those reminders. What do you think about when you are riding? The VTTI/MSF paper I referred to above is Factors that Increase and Decrease Motorcyclist Crash Risk by Vicki Williams, Shane McLaughlin, Jon Atwood and Tim Buche. Here is a website for the paper: Safe riding to all. Greg Hayes Iowa District Educator, GWRRA Niehaus Customer Appreciation Days May 19 th & 20 th

7 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 7 COFFEE S May 30 Napoli s Burlington, IA Jun 6 Sub Arena Ft Madison, IA Jun 13 Open Jun 20 Sub Arena Ft Madison, Jun 27 Pizza Ranch(fund Raiser) Burlington, IA Jul 4 no coffee Jul 11 DQ Hamilton, IL Jul 18 Pizza Hut Ft Madison, IA Jul 25 The Pink Lomax, IL BIRTHDAYS Char Cole Jun 5 Ron Johnson Jun 12 Averi Cole Jun 20 Jim Rainbolt Jun 21 Pat Gehle Jun 24 WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Kent & Casandra Mahan Jun 1 Kevin & Debbie Ryner Jun 7 Ron & Donna Johnson Jun 15 Bill & Maxine Herring Jun 20 Gary & Milia Boatman Jun 23 John & Sue Olenick Jun 24 Kenton & Char Cole Jun 28 Monthly Get Together Everyone Welcome! 2 nd Saturday of each month (except February, November and December). Fort Colony Family Diner 5102 Ave O Fort Madison, IA. Eat at 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Weekly Coffees on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., at various locations, see the Coffee s for each month in this newsletter GWRRA ANNIVERSARY DATES Dan Griffin Jun Emily Peel Jun Jim & Leslie Rainbolt Jun Kenton & Char Cole Jun Dale Campbell Jun WE ARE ON THE WEB weebly.com 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS (All subject to change) June 8 9 th Chapter F Road Captain s class & Camp out June 16th Chicken Run Bott Center 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Warsaw, IL June 23 rd Chapter E D Q Bike 4 pm Hamilton, IL June 28 th Ronald McDonald Fund Pizza Ranch ( Chp E waiting tables 5 8 pm) Burlington, IA June 30 th Chapter E CPR CLASS Cost $20.00 Per Person TBA July 21 st Family Picnic Ralston Warsaw, IL Aug 2 4 th IL District Rally Litchfield, IL Aug 28 th Sept 1 st Wing Ding 40 Knoxville, TN Sept th Iowa District Rally Fort Dodge IA Dec 1 st Christmas on Main St Osage Beach, MO Dec 8 th Toys for 5:30 p.m. Keokuk, IA Dec 9 th Dirty 11:30 a.m. Burlington, IA Please double check the event dates listed above each month, as they may change from time to time.

8 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 8 CHERYLE S CORNER RHUBARB TOPSY TURVY 3 cups rhubarb, diced 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening or butter (I use butter), some times I mix half butter, half shortening 1 egg, beaten 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ cup milk In a medium size mixing bowl mix the diced rhubarb, (three cups) and 1 cup sugar, together and set aside. Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream the sugar and butter together until well blended, add the egg and mix well. Then add the flour mixture alternately with the milk until well blended. Spread the rhubarb mixture into a 9 x 13 baling pan. Dot with 1 tablespoon of butter. Then pour the batter over the rhubarb and spread evenly to cover the rhubarb. Bake for minutes in a 350 degree oven, or is golden brown. Niehaus Customer Appreciation Days May 19 th & 20 th

9 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 9 For Sale: 2001 Black Honda Gold Wing 1800 cc with tow-pack trike kit. 64,000 miles $ or offer. Phone HAPPY FATHER S DAY!

10 THE SOARING EAGLE PAGE 10 TEAM GWRRA 2018 NAME TITLE PHONE Anita & JR Alkire President & Wingman Tim & Anna Grimes Director of Rider Education Larry & Penny Anthony Director of Membership Enhancement Clara & Fred Boldt Director of GWRRA University Randall & Janet Drake Director of Finance Mike & Barri Critzman Director of Motorist Awareness Dan & Rachel Sanderovich Executive Director Overseas SPONSORS