FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE JULY 2018 ISSUE 316 GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION, REGION A, FLORIDA DISTRICT Welcome to the Dog days of summer, with the humidity at 100% and the temps above ninety, it can be uncomfortable real quit, please plan ahead with water & cool off stops. Our calendar has many more breakfast rides this month due to trying to stay out of the heat. Monthly Gathering First Thursday of each Month At Golden Corral 582 Blanding Blvd 6:30 pm Eat Our Chapter cookout is scheduled for 15 July, we want to invite all chapter members to come and enjoy lunch. We will be cooking steak, sausage, hot dogs with beans, slaw and what ever else you would like for all that attend. We do need to get an idea if you are attending, so we can buy enough food, please drop me an e-mail so I can keep track. Are you planning to head to Wing Ding this year, it is in Knoxville, Tn a short 563 miles away. We are looking forward to all the Friends, for Fun, Safety & Knowledge. And you can volunteer to help answer questions for a few hours. Geno & Kathie, Chapter Directors. STAY IN TOUCH! Chapter Director 904.276.7488 www.gwrra.org
FL1-X Chapter Team THE SAFETY CORNER Directors Geno & Kathie Jette 904.276.7488 addgeno@yahoo.com 2018 Couple of the Year Rena & Marc Oakley Treasurer Jim Louden 904.406.0463 jplouden@comcast.net Goodies Sales Kathie Jette 904.276.7488 addgeno@yahoo.com Membership Enhancement Welcome Committee Gary & Terry Hartley 904.616.3076 fl1xmec@comcast.net Ride Educator Marc Oakley 904.814.1736 marcrenaoakley@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Dayle Manes 904.307.4175 daylemanes@yahoo.com Sunshine Coordinator Dee Louden 904.406.0463 jplouden@comcast.net Ways & Means 50/50 OPen Motorist Awareness Liaison Bob Manes 904.707.1284 tyjax@bellsouth.net Riding Safe We are now into the hottest time of the year. Being out in the heat can be dangerous and even threaten our health. Heat exhaustion can lead to Heat Stroke and even death. These are easily avoidable if we just take a few precautions. It s important to be aware of the ambient temperatures (your surroundings) and your body's temperature. Human bodies exchange heat (cool) with their surroundings by convection, conduction, radiation, and evaporative (cooling from perspiration). When ambient temperatures are below the body's normal temperature of 98.6 F, all of these pathways can provide cooling. The higher the wind speed, the more cooling there is from convection. However, above 98.6 ambient temps more wind actually causes heating which becomes a bad thing. Around here our temperatures sometimes get up to 99 or 100 which will affect our body s ability to cool itself. When temperatures are below 98.6 F, you may perspire less but when the temps get above your body temp the need for evaporative cooling kicks in. Your perspiration rate can increase dramatically. If you aren't drinking enough water under extreme conditions, you will start becoming dehydrated. Your perspiration rate will decrease, you will feel hotter, your heart rate will increase, and your judgement will start to become clouded Indicators of heat stroke include: Headache Dizziness Disorientation Hot, dry skin Sluggish Be Safe out there; Marc Oakley Chapter Web Master Mike Randall 904-571- 0714 randme@bellsouth.net
Page 3 GWRRA Team 2018 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS August 2-4 Georgia District Rally Toccoa, GA August 29-Sept 2 WING DING 40 Knoxville, TN Sept 27-29 North Carolina District Rally Waynesville, NC October 11-13 Mississippi District Rally Gulfport, MS November 4-10 GWRRA FL District Wingers-N-Waves Ft. Lauderdale, FL Presidential Assistants Bob & Nan Shrader District Director Bill & Cheryl Smith Motorist Awareness Nate & Danelle Kinion Chapter of the Year Coordinator Harry & Lynn Anderson Assistant District Directors Geno & Kathie Jette District Ride Educator Rick & Pam Northrop Assistant. Ride Educator Scott & Kathy Kelly Assistant Ride Educators Ray & Claudia Vega Florida District Couple Rick and Jan Meredith District Webmaster Scott Kelly 904.410.3093 re@fl1-x.org Jan May July 6 Rae Brooks July 7 Fred Baker July 8 Mark Lasoff July 14 Jeff Cox July 17 Roger Delaney July 25 Chuck Bennett July 27 Noah Hinton July 29 Glynda and Ralph Mathis July 5 Jan and Wayne May July 18
HARTLEY HAPPENINGS Hello Wingnutts, and welcome to the month of July. Terry and I hope everyone is doing well. Try and take advantage of as many events scheduled on our ride calendar as possible, and get in some extra riding if you can. We know that this time of year there seems to be a lot of rain in the area so we ve planned a lot of morning (breakfast) rides for the month of July. See you on the road. First, we hope everyone had a great time and have enjoyed our calendar rides. We try to make it interesting so if there is some place you would like to go, please let one of the staff know so we can get it on the calendar. We always look forward to visiting new places and welcome your input. We hope everyone enjoyed the activities the past few days with all the fireworks in the area. Happy Birthday America. Wing Ding will be here before you know it and I know there are quite a few from our Chapter planning on heading to Knoxville, Tennessee to enjoy it. If you haven t made reservations yet or signed up to go, it s not too late. Come join us and have a great time riding some great countryside. The journey will be worth it. At the June Chapter gathering the following took place: we had visitors from Chapter J and Chapter Y. The Patch drawing was won by Ralph Mathis. Door prizes were won by: Wayne Wright, Jim Louden, Geno Jette, Jeff Cox, Bruce Hutchison, Roberta Hair (FL1-Y), Judy Rutherford and Mike Bible. Thank you all who brought door prizes. The drawing for those who brought door prizes was won by Kathie Jette. The evening s 50-50 drawings were won by Bruce Hutchison and Ralph Mathis. The Ride Jar drawing was won by Terry Hartley. Mike Randall drew the winning ticket. Goldwing tickets were won by Jeff Cox. Remember if you visit another chapter don t forget to fill out a visitation form. You can visit either our website or the District website to download a copy of the new Visitation form for this year. Make a few copies and put them in your bike, car or other mode of transportation. When you re out and about, visiting a chapter or other event in the area, please fill one of these out and give it to either Terry or me, and we will ensure that they are accounted for. We need everyone to help with visitation so we can show other chapters that we are a riding and visiting chapter. Remember, you must have at least three people in your group to count for visitation. The chapter with the most visitation points each year wins $100! Congratulations to the following members on their GWRRA anniversaries: Noah, Bonnie, Karla & Krista Hinton 07/01 Richard Wiggs 07/04 As always, ride safe and remember (ATGATT) All the Gear All the Time! Gary & Terry Hartley, Membership Enhancement Coordinators
Being Prepared For The Ride and...what If's In addition to wearing proper riding gear when riding our bikes, keeping certain things on our bikes at all times can save ourselves big headaches along with a few expletives. 1. A spare key. (Leave yours in your ignition when we stop and watch it disappear) 2. A list of all your medications. (secure and dry in an empty pill container) kept in the right front lockable pocket. 3. A first aid kit on board for yourself and or fellow riders. 4. Insurance card. 5. Current Registration. 6. Fire Extinguisher A few hand tools that could be necessary for your own rescue or to rescue a fellow rider which could include, a charged up jump starter, tire plugs and a small air compressor. Just a few ideas to get you back to civilization where proper and more permanent repairs can be made. Prepare yourself for inclement weather that could arise, to include rain gear, a damp chamois type cloth for cleaning a wet windshield, face mask, goggles or glasses. In addition, maybe a change of clothes just in case of a good soaker. Being prepared for things that may or could happen are important for our comfort, safety and enjoyment of the ride. Thanks to all for being a part of the fun of our lives. Have a good ride, stay focused and be safe. Bob Manes Motorist Awareness Coordinator
History of GWRRA's Rider Education Program Part 2. A new National Safety Director, Bill Kitchin, took over in January 1987, with plans for an extensive series of videotaped training modules. Kitchin also proposed formation of a non-profit charitable foundation to fund these modules. A series of events delayed these plans, however. The longest lasting legacy Bill Kitchin left for GWRRA Rider Education was separation of the Safe Rider Program from the High Miles Program (still in force today), and the concept of video-taped seminars for use at the chapter level and by individual Members. In July 1987, Robert "Pete" Woodruff began doing motorcycle safety seminars at GWRRA rallies and Wing Ding. By September, Woodruff had been named National Rider Education Director, a post he held until January 31, 1996. Woodruff, a safety professional with Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company in Marietta, Georgia, swiftly put his professional and organizational skills to work, transforming shoe boxes of "Safe Miles" forms into a computerized data base capable of handling what was about to become explosive growth in Rider Education participation. Taking many of the concepts of his predecessors and putting them into action, he also added whole new programs and involvement opportunities for Members eager to participate. Woodruff released a flood of energy previously unseen on the safety side of the GWRRA organization. In March 1988, GWRRA announced its new Rider Education Program, listing Levels I, II, and III with both Rider and Co-Rider involvement. In addition, the Rider Education Division instituted on-site MSF-certified Rider Courses at Wing Ding and many GWRRA Region and District rallies. Woodruff also went into the studio to produce his highly entertaining and informative series of video-taped seminars on "Co-Rider", "Touring & Braking" and "Trailering". In 1989, the enthusiastic demand of the GWRRA membership for another level of Rider Education was fulfilled with the addition of Level IV-Master Tour Rider, the program's highest level of accomplishment. In late 1995, the GWRRA Rider Education leadership recognized the need for enhanced Rider training above and beyond that which was then being offered. Plans were instituted for the founding of a completely new organization to be known as the Academy of Rider Training, or ART. In February 1996, Pete Woodruff was named Executive Director of the Academy of Rider Training. He was charged with the responsibility for the planning and the implementation of advanced rider training courses. i.e. Two-up, Trikes, Trailering, Sidecars, Trip and Tour Planning and Group Riding. Those courses, and others, will be released as soon as they are researched and their curriculums developed and instructors trained. Georgia Rider Education Gold Wing Road Riders Ass'n By: Chuck & Anne Reed District Educators
GWRRA July 2018 FL1-X 1 Honey Do Day SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 2 3 FL1-Y MTG Conestoga s 14930 Main St Alachua 6:30PM 4 5 FL1-X MTG Golden corral Blanding OP 6:30PM eat 7:30PM meet 6 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave 7PM Loc#4 7 Breakfast 8 am loc #1 Lions Club Interlachen 8 Millers Ale House 3:00 pm meet & eat 9 FL1-K MTG Palm Coast Golden Corral 10 11 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6 12 13 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave 7PM Loc#4 14 Breakfast 9:30 am Cracker Barrel 15 Chapter Cookout 1:00 pm Jette House 16 17 18 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6 19 20 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave 7PM Loc#4 21 G's BBQ 11:30 am 1282 Blanding 22 Joey Mozzarella 2:30 pm meet & Eat 23 Planning Meeting 6 pm Geno's House 24 FL1-J MTG Golden Corral Merrill Rd 6:30pm 25 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6 26 Carmine's Pie House 6:30 pm 27 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave 7PM Loc#4 28 Breakfast Ride 9 am Loc #8 Okeefenokee Restaurant Folkston, Ga 29 Breakfast 8 am Loc #5 Shrimp R Us Welaka 30 31 1 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6 2 Meeting next week due to Georgia Rally Georgia District Rally 3 Georgia District Rally 4 Shrimp R Us 11:30 am location #5 Welaka Georgia District Rally Romeo- Retired Old Men eating Out Juliet- Just Us Ladies In Enjoyable Times #1 Flash Foods Station, 2540 Blanding, Middleburg #5 Race Trac, RT 17/CR209, Green Cove #3 Speedway Station, 9651 Argyle Forest Bv #6 Speedway, RT 17, #4 Dairy Queen, 610 Kingsley Ave #8 Race Trac, US#1 & I-295 (northside)
NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018 Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge he Gold Wing Road Riders Association T (GWRRA) is the World s largest singlemarque social organization for owners and riders of the Honda Goldwing/Valkyrie motorcycles and some say the world largest family. Dedicated to our motto, Friends for Fun, Safe and Knowledge, GWRRA members enjoy the freedom of belonging to a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political organization. Once you join GWRRA, you can participate with as many Chapters as you choose. You decide your own level of involvement and time. Wherever you go, whenever you travel, you are welcomed. GWRRA membership opens doors to friendship everywhere you ride! Monthly Chapter get-togethers often lighthearted changes of information at a breakfast location are pleasant, social occasions, There are no expectations, riding requirements, elections, politics, required uniforms or Chapter dues.