OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF GWRRA Region E Illinois District IL-Z2 Chicagoland Wings

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF GWRRA Region E Illinois District IL-Z2 Chicagoland Wings Chapter Directors: Tony & Sharon Sundt antaknee@aol.com 708-287-5613 Volume 17 Issue 4 News from the CD Chapter Directors Tony and Sharon Sundt Asst Chapter Directors: Robert & Char Ullrich ullrichr@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Chris Shore cshore@compu-classic.com Chapter Educator: Ron Walldren rwalldren@hotmail.com 847-698-4247 Secretary: Danni Schwieger wingn2gether@gmail.com Membership Enhancement Steve Willuweit 630-484-4138 Ride Coordinator: John Meyers acri83@aol.com Asst. Ride Coordinator: Don Schwieger swiger2@sbcglobal.net Historians: Butch & Mary Thielenhouse Thouse912@att.net Events Coordinator: Doug Koglin citymtd@yahoo.com Special Evens Coordinator Bill Bijou wjb1948@sbcglobal.net Greetings! We made it. The Polar Vortex has gone back home. The grass has sprouts of green, the tulips are peeking through. This means that out first After Chapter Meeting Ride is just around the corner in fact, it is this Sunday. Is your bike ready? Most importantly, are you ready? We hosted a couple of important GWRRA Seminars in March and the last one was followed by a Crock Pot - Pot Luck. It was very informative. Along with the three seminars I arranged, Illinois State Trooper Master Sergeant Rich Kozik was on hand to present and answer questions. Trooper Kozik made some very good points as well as reinforcing the information that Earl Hobbs covered in the training seminars earlier. A couple things he mentioned, Are you ready to ride, Is Your Head in the Game? Not just being physically ready to ride, but being mentally ready to ride. Not being tired, not being mad, not being stressed, being well rested and of sound mind to go out and enjoy the ride. Are you ready? If you are not ready mentally, don t get on the motorcycle. Would you get on your bike and ride it knowing that you have a braking issue that would imminently cause harm to you and your co-rider? Riding without a clear head is just as bad, if not worse, than riding under the influence. Focus is the most important factor. Another point that he brought up is that most of us have not ridden in three to four months. Before you go out to ride, you should find a parking lot and practice your riding skills, and your braking skills. All of the State Trooper Motorcycle officers have to re-certify their riding skills after the winter. They go out and practice to pass to re-certify. Have you gone out into a parking lot to practice your skills? Why not? What is preventing you? The main point to take away from all of this is that you need to be a better rider. Seek out instruction; sign up for an MSF Advanced class. Take a Seminar. Preparing your bike for the riding season also includes preparing the rider and co-rider for the riding season. (Continued on page 2) Ambassadors: Earl & Pat Hobbs earlrh@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Editor: Don Shore dons@hydraforce.com Visit us on the web at www.ilz2.com: In this issue News from CD Pg. 1-2 Awards & Training Pics Pg. 3-4 Ride Coordinator Pg. 5 Ride Schedule Pg. 6 3 Rivers Ride Pg. 7-8 Wed Breakfast Rides Pg. 9 Arkansas Pg. 10 Meeting Notes Pg. 11 Chapter Educator Pg. 12-13 Calendars Pg. 14 Sponsors Pg. 15 Member Benefits Pg. 16 Directory Pg. 17 ISP Memorial Ride Pg. 18 ISP Bikesafe Pg. 19 Z2 Picnic & Observation Ride Pg. 20-21 ARC/TRC Training Pg. 22-25 Region E Rally Pg. 26-27 Summer Rally Pg. 28-29 Winter Warm-up 2015 Pg. 30

Page 2 Chapter Meeting Location (Continued from page 1) How is your safety equipment, your helmet and your riding gear? How old is your helmet? Has that helmet dropped to the ground? You may want to considering replacing it if it is over three years old or if you had accidently dropped it. Does that coat still fit? We all lost 50 or so pounds in the last 3 months not riding and being on a vigorous exercise program so we may need to buy a new jacket and possibly riding pants for this year. All things we should consider, as well as, the mechanical condition of your bike. Take a close look over your bike this week T-CLOCS (Tires, Chassis, Linkage, Oil, Controls, and Stands). Here is a link for the T-CLOCS Checklist. GWRRA Chapter IL-Z2 Meets at the Denny s restaurant at 17 W 660 22nd Street in Oakbrook Terrace, IL on the second Sunday of every month. Breakfast at 8:00 AM, meeting at 9:00 AM. We ride after the meeting!! (weather permitting) For additional updated information, go to our website at www.ilz2.com BREAKFAST CLUB Are you free on Wednesday mornings? Come and join our Breakfast Club it meets every Wednesday at 9am at the Sunmist Restaurant & Café located at 501 E. Lake Street in Addison. Weather permitting we will schedule an ABR (after breakfast ride.) Do you want to ride with a State Trooper? This is a program that was taken from Europe and used in England and had a huge impact in reducing Motorcycle accidents. See the Flyer in the Newsletter on page 19 for more information. I would like to thank our presenters, Earl Hobbs and Trooper Master Sergeant Rich Kozik, for taking time out of their day to make us better Riders. Our Chapter Educator has been at it again and has put together a nice article from MSF on Quick Tips on riding like you are invisible. He also brings up the pothole issue that we all experience this time of year. So please be careful when riding or even when driving your car. The State of Illinois is broke so pothole season might be a little longer than usual. My father-in-law always said, you need to Keep your eyes peeled out for the poor road conditions. See our Observation Ride and Picnic flyers on pages 20 & 21. Register early and save some money. We look forward to having some great riding weather and some FUN at the picnic. Our Riding Schedule is up to date and posted on page 6. John has done a great job keeping it up to date and adding rides for all of us. He has also posted the more Adventure Ride information for the Three Rivers Overnight Ride, as well as, announcing the Lake Superior Ride that it looks like Al Nurczyk will be leading. We have made it to 2014 s Riding Season. Let s all keep in mind the conditions of our motorcycles, the road conditions, our physical as well as our mental condition. Keep your head in the game as we ride safely in 2014 and beyond. Tony and Sharon Sundt Chapter Director

Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 3 Couple of the Year Steve & Alice Willuweit Awards Individual of the year John Meyers 2013 Perfect Attendance Don & Chris Shore Steve & Alice Willuweit Alyce Wegener

Page 4 Instructor Earl Hobbs Training Illinois State Trooper Master Sergeant Rich Kozik

Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 5 THE RIDE GUY April is the kick off month for the Z2 activities. Our first Mystery Dinner Ride and Chapter Ride are just a few days away. So polish the chrome, fill the tank and enjoy a year of great fun and activities with Chicagoland Wings. Z2 PICNIC Saturday May 17. A shelter has been reserved at Busse Woods South, Grove 20, near Higgins and Rt. 53. Tony is organizing the picnic and will have details shortly. Prior to the picnic we are hosting a 2 hour observation ride, beginning and ending at the picnic area. We hope to have other Chapters join us. 2014 RIDE SCHEDULE Some minor changes have been made to the Schedule, we have listed the Mystery Ride Hosts, and the lead captains for some of the after Chapter Rides. Our first multi- day ride, June 20-22 has been renamed to: Three River Adventure. This will be a leisurely ride, allowing for enjoyment of the scenery and the attractions along the rivers. The ride itinerary and housing info can be found in the Newsletter. The new Z2 2014 Ride Schedule is included in this Newsletter. Note the location change for June 8th, The Red Ox in Marengo. WING-DING Rooms reserved for Z2 are completely booked. ARKANSAS September 20-28, housing will again be at the Harrison Holiday Inn Express. Daily rides will be led by Harry Pacynski and Al Nurczyk, both with a lot of Arky ride experience. Accommodation, details within this Newsletter. MYSTERY DINNER Our first dinner is scheduled for April 26. Roman & Laurie will be our Hosts. They have something very special planned. So mark your calendars. CHAPTER MEETING RIDES Get ready for our first Chapter ride on April 13th. It will be led by Don Schwieger who always plans great rides. We will head to Silver Springs State Park, and then on to a special lunch location. MISCELLANIOUS Interested in riding Lake Superior? Contact Harry or Al, they are planning a 10-14 day trip this summer. The ride will follow the 1300 mile shoreline around the Lake. Trikers, the AmericanTrike Riders National Rally will begin on Sept. 11, in Harrison Arkansas. Have you seen the new Go-Easy Trailer? Niehaus Days, May 16-18. Overheard, The new GL 1800 reversed trike rides and handles great. Poker Runs will soon be a part of the past. Till next month; THE RIDE GUY April 2014 John G. Meyers

Page 6 Z2 2014 RIDE SCHEDULE APRIL 13, CHAPTER MTG, Silver Springs State Park, Lunch, Led by Don Schwieger APRIL 26, (sat) MYSTERY DINNER RIDE Hosted by Roman & Laurie MAY 4, CHAPTER MTG, Lake Fontana, Lunch, Water Front Pub. Led by John M MAY 17, Observation Ride & Chapter Picnic. MAY 31, (sat) MYSTERY DINNER RIDE Hosted by Harry & Rita Pacynski JUN. 8, CHAPTER MTG. Marengo, Lunch, Red Ox *JUN. 20-22, THREE RIVERS ADVENTURE. Wisconsin, Mississippi, & Rock Rivers (Formerly; Driftless Wis.) JUN. 28, Z2 Directors Surprise Ride Led by Tony Sundt *JUL. 2-5, WING-DING, Madison Wis. Led by Doug Koglin Led by Earl Hobbs AUG. 17, SYCAMORE STEAM RALLY Led by Al Nurczyk AUG. 23, (sat) MYSTERY DINNER RIDE Hosted by Alyce Wegener SEPT. 6, (sat) MYSTERY DINNER RIDE Hosted by Doug Koglin SEPT. 14, CHAPTER MTG. Hebron Ill., Lunch Crandall s *SEPT. 20-28, ARKANSAS ADVENTURE Led by Harry Pacynski *OCT. 3-5, FALL COLOR RIDE Destination TBA Led by Tony Sundt OCT. 12, CHAPTER MTG. Lake Shabbona, Local Fall Color Ride Led by John Meyers OCT. 26, (sun) MYSTERY DINNER RIDE Hosted by Nick & Barbara Schmitz NOV. 9, CHAPTER MTG. Annual Frost Your Buns Ride. JUL. 13, CHAPTER MTG. Ride and Pot Luck BBQ Ken Nagle Oak Lawn *JUL. 24-27, DISTRICT RALLY, Mount Vernon Ill. Led by Earl Hobbs JUL. 27, TRIKE FEST Cushing Airport, Newark, Ill. Led by John Meyers *AUG. 7-9, Region E Rally Wisconsin Rapids led by Earl Hobbs WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST RIDES BEGIN MID- APRIL *Multi-Day Rides AUG. 10, CHAPTER MTG Pyramid House Lunch

Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 7 THREE RIVERS ADVENTURE RIDE (Formerly Driftless Wisc.) JUNE 20-22 Wisconsin, Mississippi, & Rock Rivers ITINERARY: FRIDAY, JUNE 20 Assembly, Sunmist Restaurant, 501 E. Lake St., Addison Ill. 83 & Lake, KSU; 9:00 AM Route 290 to Northwest Tollway (Rt. 90) to Rt. 39. In Janesville, northwest on Rt. 14 to Rt. 12, west of Madison, then on to Prairie du Sac.(160 miles from Start). From Prairie du Sac, follow the north shoreline (Rt. 60) of the Wisconsin River, for 120 miles to Prairie du Chien. The first days total mileage, 280. Overnight in Prairie du Chien, BRISBOIS MOTOR INN, 608-326-8404 SATURDAY, JUNE 21, Travel north along the east shore of the Mississippi River to Winona (90 miles) via Rt. 35. In Winona we cross the river and follow the west shore, Great River Road, south to Dubuque Iowa. (150 miles) This will be a short mileage day, allowing us time to enjoy the scenery and the many water front attractions. Overnight in Dubuque; DAYS INN, 563-583-3297 SUNDAY JUNE 22, We will follow the Great River Road south to Clinton Iowa (60 miles), then turn East to Sterling Ill. To complete the River Ride, we will follow Rt. 2 along the Rock River, to Route 72. Approx. distance from Clinton to Chicago Burbs 190 miles. At Sterling you will have a choice of returning home via several different routes, 88, 38, & 64. THIS RIDE IS THREE (3) MONTHS AWAY If you would prefer to meet with the group on Friday night,6-20, the shortest driving distance to Prairie du Chien is 220 miles.

Page 8 THREE RIVERS HOUSING JUNE 20, FRIDAY, PRAIRIE du CHIEN, WISCONSIN BRISBOIS MOTOR INN, 533 MARQUETTE ROAD. (Route 35) 608-326-8404 10 Rooms reserved as CHICAGOLAND WINGS 6 Kings, $69.00, + tax. 4 Double Queens, $79.00, + tax. JUNE 21, SATURDAY, DUBUQUE IOWA DAYS INN, 1111 DODGE ST. (Route 20) 563-583-3297 10 Rooms reserved as CHICAGOLAND WINGS 6 Kings, 4 Double Queens, $70.00-75.00, + tax. This is a two story Hotel w/o an elevator. http://www.daysinndubuque.com/ Our Thanks to Doug Koglin for Housing Arrangements (3-17)

Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 9 WEDNESDAY AFTER BREAKFAST RIDES (ABR) 2014 APRIL, MAY, JUNE APRIL 23 Crystal Lake, Kaleido- Scoops 30 The Grove & Willow Mountain, Super Dawg MAY 7 Lake Villa, Fox River Grove, Norge Ski Jump 14 Wauconda, Dock s Pub & Grill, Bangs Lake 21 Farm Country Ride 28 West Chicago, McChesney s Pub & Grill (Prairie Landing GC) JUNE 4 Willmette, Bahai Temple & North Shore, Silo, Lake Bluff 11 Port Barrington, Broken Oar 18 TBS 25 Fontana Wisc. Harpoon Willies Destinations are subject to change

Page 10 ARKANSAS RIDERS ACCOMODATIONS SEPTEMBER 2014 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, HARRISON ARKANSAS DATES: Check in; Sunday, Sept. 21 Check out; Saturday, Sept. 27 Room rates: Rate based on room selection, check with Hotel Reserved Name; CHICAGOLAND WINGS PHONE: 870-741-3636 Thanks to Doug Koglin for housing arrangements.

Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 11 Z2 Meeting Notes 03/09/14 Submitted by Danni Schwieger Upcoming Events (ck PDF Calendar on web site for details for scheduled rides) April 12 Level-up & Riding with Inexperienced Riders Seminar; Pot Luck after April 13 After meeting ride to Silver Springs/Don Schwieger April 26 Mystery Dinner Ride by Roman May 4 Z2 Monthly Meeting (1 week early); after meeting ride Lake Fontana May 17 Z2 Picnic & Observation Ride; Busse Woods, Golf Rd. & 53 June 20-22 3 Rivers Ride, WI 7/3-5 Wing Ding, Madison, WI 7/24-26 District Rally, Mt. Vernon 8/7-8/9 Region Rally, Wisc. Rapids Sept. Arkansas Trip Tony Sundt, Chapter Director: Visiting Guest: Nicole from Cycle Gear; Al s Char House, about 13 people enjoyed great food & friendship; MAD Training held, 13 people attended; Z2 first chapter in No.Ill to hold this training; 3/29 is Day of Seminars: High side, Crash Scene Response + one other to be determined. Crock Pot Dinner to follow seminars; 4/12 is last Saturday seminar: Level Up & Riding with inexperienced riders; 4/13 our first after meeting ride of the season weather permitting, to Silver Springs led by Don Schwieger. Congrats to Don Shore for a great job for 1 st time sending out this newsletter! John Meyers, Ride Coordinator: Z2 s Picnic on 5/17 will be held at Busse Woods at Golf rd. & 53 sign up to help; Looking for more people to lead chapter rides; 3 Rivers Ride in June: ride along river, over-night Prairie Duchene, 2 nd night Dubuque, down MS River to Il River, Rockford, then home. Ron Waldren, Chapter Educator: Get on the GW website to look up info on yourself regarding classes taken, etc. Doug Koglin Thanks to all who came to Al s Char House; final count for Wing Ding today; FYI Poker Runs now outlawed unless permit issued!! Progressive Member #: Chris S. 50/50: Harry P., Russ P., Robert U. Happy March Birthday!!! Nick Hederman 4/5 Alyce Wegener 4/20 If your birthday is this month and it is not listed here, please contact Don Shore at dons@hydraforce.com and let us know!!!

Page 12 CHAPTER EDUCATOR If you are like me, each spring your desire to get out on your bike is overwhelming. Spending the winter reading the motorcycle magazines, hearing about your friends "new ride" and pouring over the maps planning some of the routes for next summer's rides always gets us drooling over a much anticipated launch into the new riding season. We ache for the official start of the new riding season but did you know that the Illinois riding season is actually broken into a number of smaller, sub seasons? It's true my friends! It's far more convoluted that just jumping onto your bike when the first clear. semi-warm day presents itself. Contrary to popular belief, we experience more than the two seasons of Winter and Under-Construction. Our riding season really begins something like this: 1. "I Want To Ride But I Have to Wait Until All the Salt Washes Off the Road Season" This is the one that can drive any sane motorcyclist bananas. It's only salt dust, and you can hose it off in your driveway immediately after your first ride and you'll be fine but this item always breeds a goodly amount of cerebral concern. You know the allure of the "First Ride" vs. the torment that your quick clean-up will not remove all the salt. 2. "Pot Hole Season" Just the mention of these three words brings a shudder to most motorcyclists. Our survival out there requires a heightened awareness of Illinois' annual spring crop of this highly infectious road way scourge. A very serious extension to "Pot Hole Season" is "Disaster Avoidance Season." Disaster Avoidance Season manifests itself not only in a straight line, but even more dangerously, around cor ners. This "Lane Dance" we perform while dodging the roadway craters can be a quite dangerous season for us and our bikes. If not approached carefully, i.e., slowly and straight on, a pot hole has the potential to twist the front wheel and spit you off in an instant. 3. "I Need to Repair My Front Tire and Wheel Season" "Pot Hole Season" is followed immediately by "I Need to Repair My Front Tire and Wheel Season." If you've managed to bounce into one of many Illinois' winter canyon sized potholes and remained vertical you should count your blessings my friend. Skin takes a lot longer to heal than metal so even if the roadway crater has managed to mangle your front wheel you should still count yourself lucky that you did not succumb to some more insidious injury. 4. "Local Road Commission Employees (IDOT) Celebrate Overtime to Patch Potholes Season" What the hell is that mystery matter shoveled into a pothole and left to pack itself down by our tires? I have done some substantive research and discovered that the name of this substance is known as Crevice Reaching Asphalt Particulates, known mostly by the popular acronym CRAP. I don't know about you but I seem to find myself picking tenacious little pebbles of this stuff out of the bowels of my bike all season long. Stubborn little buggers aren't they? I hope the above information will serve to dispel the rumors that Illinois only has the two seasons of "Winter" and "Under-Construction." Remember folks, be careful out there. If you can't ride it safely, park it and walk! As usual, drive safe, be safe, watch out for those cagers, politicians, and avoid those nasty Illinois potholes... Ron Walldren and Missy - Chapter Educator THE RIDING SEASON IN ILLINOIS EXPLAINED

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Page 14 April 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 10 11 12 1:00 pm Seminars Level up & Riding w/ new & Inexperienced riders 13 Chapter MTG Denny s Oakbrook Terrace 9AM Silver Springs Ride 14 15 16 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 24 25 26 Mystery Dinner Ride 27 28 29 30 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison May 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Chapter MTG Denny s Oakbrook Terrace 9AM Lake Fontana Lunch Water Front Pub 5 6 7 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 18 19 20 21 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 15 16 17 Observatoion Ride, Chapter Picnic 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9AM Breakfast Club Sunmist in Addison 29 30 31 Mystery Dinner Ride

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Volume 17 Issue 4 Page 17 Region E Directors Bruce & Barbara Beeman bbbeeman@charter.net GWRRA National Web site www.gwrra.org Wing World Magazinewww.wingworldmag.com Assistant Region Directors Bob & Nicki Fowkes Lance & Diane Brozek Bob & Diane Phelps Region E Educator Jerry & Sue Allhands Sponsorship Coordinator Chet Stephens District MFA Coordinators Mike & Jan Buzick District Treasurers Sue Allhands District MED Coordinator Position Open Leadership Training Division Steve & Sandy Schlager Photographer Walter & Jean Potwora Asst Chapter Directors: Robert & Char Ullrich ullrichr@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Chris Shore cshore@compu-classic.com Chapter Educator: Ron Walldren rwalldren@hotmail.com 847-698-4247 Secretary: Danni Schwieger wingn2gether@gmail.com Region E Medic First Aid Mike & Jan Buzick Region E MED Coordinators Brian & Tammy Anderson Region E Treasurer Robin Petitt & Fred Rennpferd Couple of the Year Region E Leadership Trainers Bill & Nancy James Region E Patch Shop Wally & Jan Wallace Region E Webmaster Bruce Watkins Region E Newsletter Editor Cheri Walloch Region E Vendor Coordinators Mike & Jane Hultine Region E Public Relations Coord. Walter & Jean Potwora Region E Indie. of the Year Belinda Schearf Illinois District Directors Mary Adams Hondagirl711@yahoo.com Assistant District Directors Steven & Diane Gottschalk- S IL Jack & Hazel Burton - Western IL Earl & Pat Hobbs - Chicagoland Greg & Annette Shields - North IL Tom & Pam Waller - E IL District Educator/MAD Dan & Linda Davis LTD Instructors George & Ketra Wanamaker Don & Cindy Janas Dave & Sherre Leavans Jim & Jean Stout Ron & Cheryl Deckard Mike & Jan Buzick Steve & Sandy Schlager Walter & Jean Potwora Dan & Martha Ribbing Kimberly Morgan Ed Haggerty Dist. COY Coordinators Steven & Diane Gottschalk District Couple of the Year Jim & Helen Rusher District Individual of the Year Ruth Skelton District Patch Coordinator Lori & Ron Heffelfinger District Newsletter Editor Dennis and Jean Bose District Webmaster Gary Dabney Chapter IL-Z2 websitewww.ilz2.com IL-Z2 monitors CB Channel 2l Chapter Directors: Tony & Sharon Sundt antaknee@aol.com 708-287-5613 Membership Enhancement: Steve Willuweit 630-484-4138 Ride Coordinator: John Meyers acri83@aol.com Asst. Ride Coordinator: Don Schwieger swiger2@sbcglobal.net Historians: Butch & Mary Thielenhouse Thouse912@att.net Events Coordinator: Doug Koglin citymtd@yahoo.com Special Evens Coordinator Bill Bijou wjb1948@sbcglobal.net Ambassadors: Earl & Pat Hobbs earlrh@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Editor: Don Shore dons@hydraforce.com Emporium: POSITION VACANT

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