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Goldwing Road Riders AssociationDistrict of California, Southwest Region “F”
Chapter CA-1F; San Diego, Calif orniaIssue 156, March 2010
Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge
WWW.GWRRA-CA1F.ORG
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Table of Contents
Staff Notes & ArticlesActiviti es Calendar ....................................20-21All Things Goldwing .........................................8Anni-Birthday Song ........................................34Anni versaries ....................................................3Birthdays ............................................................3Chapter Director ...............................................5Chapter Assistant Director..............................6Chapter Educator ...........................................19Chapter E-Mail Etiquette...............................16Chapter Forum How To ................................28Chapter Membershi p Director ......................10Chapter Store ...................................................4Classified Ads .................................................17Contac t Info for Californi a Chapters............33Get to Know Your Staff .................................11Golden State Gems—District Director ........12GWRRA Member Benefits ............................37GWRRA Membership For m .........................36Rider Education Levels Program.................18Staff Director y.................................................35Upcomi ng Events .............................................7
Maps & DirectionsMap to After Meeting Ride Meeting Place ..38Map to Broken Yol k ........................................38Ride Departure Locations ..............................34
GWRRA Sponsored Events/Rides
CA1Q—Rendezvous ......................................26CA1R—Rally i n the Valley.............................25Region F—West Wi ng 2 ................................27CA District Convention ...................................13
Advertisers(CA1-F is not responsible for Advertisers pricing and pro mises.)
Advertising Rates ............................................34Anita Al kire, Realtor ........................................15Fun Bi ke Center ..............................................30JBJ Cycl e .........................................................22MotoWorld..........................................................9Nott your average landscaping ser vice .......31Schapiro & Leventhal .....................................29So Cal Tri ke Center ........................................14Wing Stuff .........................................................31GWRRA Recruiting .........................................32
March
If your birthday or anniversary isnot listed, we do not have yourinformation. Please contact DanaRowley, Membership Coordinator,with the relevant dates.
The deadline for Articles andPictures is 7 days before the
Monthly Breakfast.
BirthdaysDottie Cambell 3
Elva Barradas 09
Ricardo Briseno 18
Leroy Wlson 18
Jeff Goodwin 20
Eileen Callaway 21
David Flitcraft 23
Elma Maury 26
AnniversariesElaine & Arch Archer 17
Carol & Dana Rowley 21
Eileen & Bob Callaway 25
Weddings, Births, Other
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Chapter Store CA-1FPrices and items are subject to change without notice
Blue Denim Ves t with CA-1F Logo $35.00GWRRA Patches
10” Back Patch $10.0010” Back Patch (Bl ack/Gold) $12.004” Pocket Patch $4.504” Pocket Patch (Black/Gold) $5.00
California County Patch $5.00Chapter “F” Pins $5.00California District Pins $4.00GWRRA Earrings
Post $5.00Dangling $8.00
Flag Hats (limited quantiti es) $8.00Visit a Chapter Header $5.00Visit a Chapter Hanger (CA-1F) $2.00Flag and Eagle Patches $6.004x6 US M ap $5.00Upper and Lower Rockers (CA-1F and San Diego, CA) $13.00/Set1x3 Gold Name Badges $10.00/EaVest Clips $10.00
Attendance for February 13, 2010CA1 F MEMBERS 51GWRRA Guests 10GOLDWINGS 35GOLDWING TRIKES 5OTHER BIKES 2
Chapter CA-1F www.gwrra-ca1f.org
GWRRA Californi a District [email protected]
GWRRA Region F www.gwrra-regionf.org
GWRRA Region www.gwrra.org
Websites
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CA1F Chapter DirectorsEd & Kay Carroll
FROM THE HEAD FOX
Rain, rain go away. The month ofFeb. was really not cooperative forevents. We had some good dinnerrides and many coffee meetings withthe old guys. We did get in a couple ofrides and I want to thank those wholead them.
The Fun Run is in the works. Fun bikehas volunteered to support us thisyear. I look forward to working withDana and Carol Rowley our AssistantChapter Directors and Fun run coordi-nators and Fun bike to have a greatride on October 23rd 2010. Dana willbe asking for volunteers to lead vari-ous groups needed for the Fun Run.Remember folks; this whole organiza-tion is a volunteer type. It’s real hardto get people to volunteer but onceyou do volunteer, it’s not such a badjob. And the chapter appreciates it.
We no longer have a Charity Commit-tee. We have been asked to supportFun bike in a ride to support theUSMC Air Museum at Miramar onMay 15th 2010. I agreed the chaptercould help so Fun Bike will be notify-ing me of what type of support theywill need. It’s for a good cause. Theair museum is the only one in the USfor Marine Aviation and works on do-nations only. I feel it is a great honorto be able to support such a great ser-vice organization.
By the time you read this the ride 40to Headquarters will be planned. Ar-kansa s Chapter H is sponsoring theride and plans on picking up chaptersas they wind their way from North
Carolina to Phoenix the 12th of March.They plan on getting to Phoenix the15th of March and plan to tour theheadquarters of GWRRA the 16th.Some of us plan on meeting them inPhoenix the 15th and taking the tourwith them and then the 17 th bringthem to San Diego for a visit. I plan oninviting them to our dinner ride the18th. Plan on being there to meetthem. They also plan on going toMexico. A special report will come outabout how the ride went.
Kay and I, Dana and Carol, Mike andElma attended the first Officers Train-ing Class required by GWRRA to bet-ter understand about how GWRRAoperates. It was a great class, veryinformative and the Region Directors,Anita and JR Alkire did the presenta-tion. The class is open to any memberand will be presented at District, Re-gion and Wing Ding rall ies. I wouldrecommend the class.
Keep the dirty side down and don’tforget to check the web site calendarfor ride dates.
Ed and Kay Carroll
Chapter Directors
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Assistant Chapter DirectorsDana & Carol Rowley
Well lets see now – we were inaugu-rated as ACD’s in November, went tothe District Officer meeting(Bakersfield) in January, and just gotback from the “Officer CertificationProgram” (16 hrs of great information)held in Newport Beach. You know …when Ed told me that there is not awhole lot that the ACD does … I actu-ally believed him.
During these meetings I got to learnthe important stuff of GWRRA likesquirt gun target practice with targetssuch as the famous “twins” and Carol’sderriere, how to laugh the hardest I’velaughed in decades, and of coursethe inner workings of GWRRA.
I’ve got to hand it to Bill & Rene John-son, our new District Directors, whodidn’t miss a beat up at the podiumwhile our table (Chapter CA1F) andthe next table (Chapter CA1A – Lan-caster) were having WWII with thesquirt guns. Out of the 25+ Chaptersattending we had to be the worst (thatmeans the most “funnest”) table there.
This was my first business officer’smeeting and I can see how theseyearly meetings could be down rightboring. All they talk about is businessstuff. But yet … I learned quite a lot,had the time of my life, and am actu-ally looking forward to going to nextyears officers meeting.
What I actually experienced was oneof the most important words inGWRRA. And that word is …. FUN.That’s right … FUN.
I know business stuff like Rider Edu-cation, officer responsibil ities, proce-dures, protocol, and all the other busi-
ness stuff is important but it meansabsolutely nothing if we aren’t havingFUN.
Bill & Rene – thanks so much forturning a ho-hum humdrum no frillslog sleeping bunny slope snoozemaster business meeting into a FUNand knowledgeable event.
How do we translate that back intoour Chapter? Are our ChapterBreakfast’s FUN? How about theOld Guy’s Ride … is it FUN. Howabout all the weekend rides, aftermeeting rides, dinner rides, visitingchapter rides, desert rides, mountainrides, coastal rides, etc. Are theserides FUN. How about the seminars,PLP and during the summer monthshow about the Drive-in movies, BudSwartwood’s Tuesday coffee nights,and don’t forget the all out champion-ship miniature golf tournaments ….are they FUN?
We hope they are and if they aren’twe would like to know how you feel.Is there something that you think ismissing? Do we need a bowlingleague? How about a ladies lunch-eon day, or a South Bay coffee night,or maybe a Sunday night ice creamrun. Those sound FUN to me. Iwould like to see a lot of impromptuget-togethers just for the FUN of it. Ifyou want to do something spur of themoment and it doesn’t conflict withanything else on the calendar ….Just do it. Put it out on the email and
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We’d like the Thank All thepeople that Donated Door Prizes
Upcoming EventsCA1M March Madness Goodies & Bake Sale 14 March
Co-Rider Seminar 19 March
CA1S Leprechaun Fun Run 20 March
C.O.W. Ride 21 March
CA1R Rally in the Valley 26-28 March
CA1A Craft & Bake Sale 3 April
CA1L Pirate Run 17 April
CA1Y Duck Run 18 April
Trailering Seminar 23 April
CA1Q Rendezvous with Q 25 April
Get well wishes to .....Risa Highwarden
Bill Eden (Kennewick, WA)Crystal Richardson
Javier Chavez mother
Save a tree.
Read the news-letter online.
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Questions posed for this month:
1 - Have you triked a bike?2 - Would you ever go back to 2-wheels?3 - Best benefit from triking?4 - Any negative results from triking?5 - Anything you wish you had donebetter / different?6 - Which trike company did you gowith?7 - Regarding #6 - Happy with results,or wish you had gone with anothercompany?8 - Final "Words to the Wise"
Ed Carroll replied:
1. Yes, 3 years ago.2. I doubt it. Physical restraints.3. Stable platform. Don't have toworry about falling over. Bigger vehi-cle easily seen.4. Harsher ride. Having to learn newriding techniques. Driving instead ofriding.5. I wish I had waited because newertrike kits have come out with bettersu spension and brakes.6. I went with Champion. They werethe only company able to sell kits inCalifornia at the time. Note: Theyhave the most storage space of a lotof other kits.7. I am pleased with the ChampionCompany.8. Be careful about who you have in-stall the kit. I went with what I thoughtwas a reputable company, and endedup with several serious problems be-cause they took short cuts which in-volved my safety. Loose neck bear-ings and swing arm pivot bolt backingout. Both problems caused by im-
proper torqueing. Made the repairsmyself.Try to ride as many different trikes todetermine which one you would like.Most of the installing companies cando Lehman, California and Champion.Hope this helped.
J.D. Ladner wrote:Lou, I play with both the CA-1F chap-ter and the AZ-Y chapter here in Pres-cott. All seem to like Motor Trike vsothers. Rod Riggenbach is on the AZ-Y staff and has had a trike for sometime. The CD also had his triked lastyear due to his knees.
Rod Riggenbach reponse;
1 - Yes in December 2007.2 - No!!3 - Stability: you don't need to worryabout putting your foot down at stops,no worries about gravel or oil on theroad, much better in the wind, yourco-rider can move around as much asshe wants and you don't even know it.Best of all, my 5'6" co-rider got herlicense so now we can switch off thedriving - makes trips less tiring - and Ican sit in the back and enjoy thescenery!4 - Need a little more room in the ga-rage and the clearance is limited(2.5") if you install the Motor Trikefloorboards but that just means youtake curbs and speed bumps at anangle. Not a big problem. We cankeep up with any 2-wheeled Goldwinggoing up or down mountain roads. Weget 38MPG even pulling a trailer.5 - I would have gotten the protective
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ALL THINGS GOLDWINGby Lou Caspary
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Membership DirectorDana Rowley
The first thing I have to do isapologize for last month’s articlein w hich I apparently forgot to de-lete January’s article w hich wasstill attached to February’s articlewhich got accidentally reprinted a2nd time. Whoops ! What’s funnyis that no one said anything. Ei-ther you guys are extremely politeor you didn’t read the article. Yah… I’m hoping you w ere extremelypolite.
Let me tell you a litt le about thesign-up sheet at the ChapterBreakfast.
I have different color codes on thesign-up sheet to help me remindthose w hose membership duesare expiring or soon to expire …so if you see your name in“Green” (about to expire) or“Red” (your membership has ex-pired) don’t panic to much … justlet me know if you have renew ed,show me your new card if youhave it yet or let me know thatyou still have to send in your re-new al.
If your renew al is not listed on thenext month’s GWRRA member-ship report I w ill contact you to get
the latest status. (HopefullyGWRRA is just lagging a little onmailing your card)
If your membership has expiredpast tw o Chapter Breakfasts … Ihave to get real mean and notgive you a red “Membership Ap-preciation” raff le ticket … and …you may not be eligible for anyGWRRA discounts for CPRclasses, ARC classes, or otherdiscounted Chapter events.
The most important thing is to justlet me know what is going on.Now go for a ride … you deserveit.
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A group of wellness professionals willhold a 12-week Community WeightLoss Challenge beginning April 5th
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Space is limited, Call to pre-register619-528-0543
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Hi Everyone
We are Dana and Carol Rowley, theACD’S and Couple of the year for2010.
Dana: Carol and I joined GWRRA inDecember of 2007. I had bought thewing that previous February. My pre-vious bike was a Honda CB 125 backin college. I had kept my motorcyclelicense current for 29 years before Icould afford to get the bike Iwanted. We had the wing about 2weeks before we took off on our firsttrip to New Mexico. I didn't care howbig the bike was I just wanted to ride.Not long after joining we started ourroles in Membership and Chapterstore. While undertaking these newresponsibilities, we were in the middleof adding on to our house, which con-tinues still. In December 2009 westepped up to even more as theACD’s of Chapter F, and were alsochosen to be your COY’S. We arehonored to have been chosen.
I was born in Vancouver, Washington,raised here in San Diego, graduatedfrom San Diego High School (GoCavers) and went to City College. Iended up moving to Portland, ORwhen I was 19. At 21, I met Carol atDenny’s where I was a cook and shewas a server. She was the social but-terfly, while I preferred to stay out ofthe lime light. She always seemed tobe so busy. I had to quit my job to geta date with her. Well it would have
seemed that way, but I was quitting,and she asked me out to go horse-back riding. I found out later that shehad wanted it to be just us, but otherfriends joined us on the horsebackride. As the story goes…. We begandating and I finally asked her tomarry me. Got married at 23, Had 4kids at 28, Had a landscaping busi-ness until I was 38. When thatended I started working in the ce-ramic tile trade. Eventually movedfrom the field into the office where Iam now a commercial ceramic ti leand stone estimator for SunstateTile.
Carol: I was born and raised in Mis-souri. After graduating High Schoolin a class of 20 and working a coupleof years at Rival Manufacturing Plantmaking crock pots, I left for PortlandOregon and worked at Denny’s res-taurant where I met Dana. We soonbecame friends, and before long webecame a couple. It was a kind ofopposites attract since I was intoDisco Dancing, dance contests, andbeing the socialite. I wasn’t surewhat to make of him except that wealso had a lot in common. After 9months of being just friends, westarted dating. We “dated” for about9 months, then, he proposed to me.We were married in March of 1981,on a “Shoestring Budget” since wewere both back at Denny’s. Beforelong we had our first child (Sonja,who is now married and has given usour first Grandchild, Shaelyn).
GETTING TO KNOW YOURSTAFF
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Golden State GemCalifornia District Directors
Bill & Rene Johnson
DD Review,
Well gang, we’re off and run-ning, and what an aggressivestart we are having. With theOfficers Certification Program(OCP) just kicking off, and theMascot games coming into fullswing, everyone seems to bevery busy even in this very wetwinter we are having. This is agreat time to get your bike andbody into shape for the upcom-ing riding season which is justaround the corner. But it lookslike a lot of you are already“out and about”.
How is the Mascot game goingyou ask? All I can say is WOW.I had no idea they would comeback to life this strong - thisfast. I have seen severalphoto’s of captures and readmany newsletter articles thatindicate your having some funwith it, and thats what its allabout. I’ve even heard onechapter bragging about havingalready collecting 5 mascots,and we are still in the firstmonth of the game. Its amaz-
ing how a little stuffed animalcan bring so many friends to-gether. What better way tospend a cold wet winter week-end than to go visit a sisterchapter and share a cup of cof-fee and some laughs withthem. Add some braggingrights and you have the start ofa great riding season. If youwere worried about not havinganything to do this year, justcheck out any of the GWRRAcalendars out there, and jumpin on a ride.
While I’m at it, I want to askyou to keep your eyes open forthose crazy folk wearing therust colored shirts at yourchapter events. They are yourDistrict representatives that aredoing a great job supportingour chapters across the state.Most wear many hats as Chap-ter and District staff, somewear chapter and district colorsas they do. All do it becausewe love our California family.
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They are your educators, treasurers, COY/IOY rep’s, and train-ers, all doing what they do just to share the GWRRA motto. Be-sides, we’re having a blast doing it.
At a recent COY/IOY presentation at CA2W, I was honored to sitamongst members from 4 different chapters all attempting tosteal their Mascot (talk about getting friends together on a coldwet Saturday...). As I was helping count up the points to see whowon, I noted that there were 18 District staff members present.Had we been playing the Mascot game, we would have easilytaken all Mascots. I mention this just to let you know that eventhough Rene & I may not be able to attend every chapter event,you can bet we will be well represented by one of our very dedi-cated staff members.
Until next time, “Hang on - we’re going for a ride”.
Bill & Rene JohnsonGWRRACalifornia District Directors
PS; Hey gang, As promised, attached is the link to the March 2010 "California Wingin"Newsletter. Please (please) did I say PLEASE... share with your chapter mem-bers.
http://www.gwrra-ca.org/newsletter/newsletter.html
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The Chapter E-Mail Group Account is for the benefit of all CA-1F mem-bers. Anyone authorized to receive messages from the group can postmessages to the group by sending an E-Mail [email protected].
The Yahoogroups account is setup to NOT accept attachments or pic-tures.
Please respect a few do's and don'ts concerning the etiquette of thecorrespondence.
Do's:Correspondence should be GWRRA related and supported (i.e.Chapter, District, Region and/or National)Notify members of upcoming GWRRA events. (i.e. rides, meetings,activities)Notify members of Health and Welfare of GWRRA membersLocate contact information for a member or members (Only re-spond to the requestor with the information)Departure and arrival of Trips. Details should be posted on thechapter forum and a reference can be added to the departure E-Mail.
Don'ts:
Don't use for personal use. (i.e. promoting you business, sellingitems)Don't use profanityDon't chastise another member or chapter (such matters should bebrought to the CD/ACD)Don't send jokesDon't send political or religious materialDon't make changes to the calendar without the approval from theCD/ACD
If you have a charity you would like to bring to the attention of the mem-bership please contact the CD/ACD or Charity Committee first.
Chapter Forumhttp://www.localendar.com/forums/crawfor
Chapter E-mail Etiquette
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1998 ½ Red GL 1500 50th Anniversary, 60,000 miles with matching ColoradoTrailer asking $6,000 in a must sell situation. Love the bike and trailer, justcan’t ride safely any longer. This bike and trailer, formerly owned by memberRichard Higgins, has been garage parked and ridden regularly for short trips.The bike has many extras, including new tires, vented windscreen and after-market exhaust. Other goodies include CB Radio, Firecreek gauges, luggagerack and spoiler, highway pegs and Transformer Boards, headlight modulator,air horns, luggage, belly pan, and more, this bike is complete. Full mainte-nance records available. Call Alan Fischer H 619-561-1990, C 619-813-0363or Mike Maury 858-485-7216. 03-07-10
Newsletter Publication PolicyChapter CA-1F’s newsletter is distributed free of charge to all current GWRRA memberswho attend the chapter meeting as well as mailed to all advertisers. The newsletter isavailabl e to anyone on the Chapter website at: www.gwrra-ca1f.orgPlease remember that this newsl etter is a measure of your chapter invol vement. Submis-sion of pictures and articles is requested and encouraged. As a chapter member, this isYOUR newsletter; articles may be submitted on a wi de r ange of topics related to motorcy-cling and chapter acti vities . All articles submitted to this newsletter will be edited at thediscretion of the Newsletter Editor based on availabl e space.
E-Mail submissions to the newsletter editor at C [email protected] by the 25th ofthe month to be enter ed in the followi ng months edition.
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The Education CornerRiding season is upon us. So when wasthe last time you looked at your Owner’sManual? More specifically, when did youlast look at the maintenance schedule inyour Owner’s Manual? I just pulled mineout of the saddle bag. I think I saw somemoths fly. All joking aside, it showssome interesting stuff. We have 117,000miles on our 2004 GL1800A. We did notride as much last year as in prior years,but it was still 14,000 miles. There is alot of stuff for me to inspect, clean, adjust,change, and lubricate at lease twice in16,000 miles. I do that, I also change myoil and oil filter about twice as often asthe schedule requires. Why, you ask?Elma and I have an agreem ent. Mommadon’t push.
It may be overkill to do some of thesemaintenance items every 4,000 or 8,000miles, particularly since our weather is sogood. I strongly believe that every one ofour machines needs a good examinationby a qualified mechanic at lease once ayear. Please don’t tell me that you onlyride a few thousand miles a year, andtherefore don’t need to go to the shoproutinely. The low mileage on your bikemay be the exact reason you need to visitthe shop.
I know a few members in the chapter thatare very confidant about their own me-chanical abilities but they still take thebike to be professionally serviced once ayear or certainly every two years. Whyare they called professionals anyway?You may know your bike well. The shop
Chapter EducatorMike & Elma Maury
has worked on dozens of bikes like yours,this week. They will see things long be-fore those things become a problem. Doyou know just how much free play thereshould be in the throttle cable? Howabout the clutch or break controls? Idon’t, but my mechanic does.
So take a look at your maintenance sched-ule and compare it to when your bike waslast looked at by a professional mechanic.Our riding season is coming quickly. Beprepared for it and be safe.
Lastly, Rider Education Activities for thenext few months have been scheduled.
Friday, March 19 – Co-rider Seminar, 7PM (for Co-riders & their Rider)
Saturday, March 20 – Parking Lot Prac-tice, 9 AM
Friday, April 23 – Trailering Seminar, 7PM
Saturday, April 24 – Parking Lot Practice,9 AM
The Seminars will be held at our home,Maury University and Parking Lot Prac-tice (PLP) will be held at 8322 Claire-mont Mesa Blvd.
Additionally, we have scheduled a FirstAid/CPR course for Sunday, May 16. Itwill be held at Fun Bike Center and costs$20 per person. Pre-payment is required.Please contact Elma to sign up.
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9AMOGR (Ed)
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8AM CA1M BakeSale (Ed)
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St. Patrick's Day
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9AM C.O.W. Ride(Dana)
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9AMOGGR (Ed)
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CA1R Rally in theValley Ride
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Thursday Friday Saturday
47PMDinner Ride — NewCentury Buffet, ElCajon (Bud&Mary)
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8AM—10AMChapter Breakfast1030AMAfter Meeting Ride(Malcolm)
187PMDinner Ride — Fud-drucker, Mira Mesa(Bud&Mary)
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7PM Co-Rider Semi-nar (Maury)
209AMParking Lot Practice
10AM CA1S Lepre-chaun Fun
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CA1R Rally in theValley Ride
March 2010Monthly Events
2nd Saturday’sChapter Meeting @
Broken Yolk
1st Monday’sStaff Business Meet-
ings
2nd&4th Weds.Old Guys Ride @ Fun
Bike Center by Ed
Every ThursdayDinner Ride orChapter Event
3rd Saturday’sParking Lot Practice
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see what happens. You never know– it might be FUN!
No go for a ride … you deserve it!
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While beginning our family, Danahad started a landscaping business,and I continued to work at Denny’s.We then had our son Jason. In De-cember of 1983, we moved back toSan Diego, and by 1986 we had twomo re Child re n, Rebe cca a ndStephen.
During the whole time the kids weregrowing up Dana was “THE DAD” Hecoached many Soccer and LittleLeague teams for all four of the kids.Saturdays could get kind of crazy, soGrandma and Grandpa would some-times have to help get one of them toa game. There were many timesDana took the kids to work with himas well. When all the kids had gradu-ated from high school, and most ofthem moved out Dana was having amid-life crisis he took up his old highschool hobby of woodworking. Heentered his Decorative/Artful Furni-ture chess table into the Del MarFair. Since then we moved into theold family home of his Grandparentsand we started doing a major addi-tion. We are hoping to have it com-pleted by sometime in 2011. Danahas been doing all the work himselfafter he comes home from work,which takes up a lot of his time.
After 15+ years at Denny’s Restau-rant as a Manager, I now work forMaritime Institute as an Administra-
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Getting to Know cont.:
ACD cont.: tive Assistant.
After our first trip to New Mexico Iwas hooked, I found that I love toride. I couldn’t believe how awe-some it was. When we took our tripto Wing Ding, I didn’t want to comehome.
This March we will celebrate our29th year together and still counting.
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film on the front of the fenders to pre-vent chips from rocks.6 - Motor Trike.7 - No. I am very happy.8 - Wish I had done it sooner. Defi-nitely get the rake angle changed. Itmakes steering much easier. Alsospring for the floorboards if your com-pany has them (Motor Trike callsthem Aquashields.) Pricy but wellworth it. I took off the foot pegs andnow have lots of room to move myfeet on the floorboards - much morerelaxing. I also added the flashingheadlight and the blinking stoplights.Although a trike is bigger and looksmore like a car from the rear, it is im-portant to make yourself as visible aspossible.Also, don't wait to convert it. Youwon't regret it. As my dealer, South-west Trikes in Phoenix says, "Trike it.You'll like it." We have seen co-ridersin our club who had stopped ridingwith their husbands on their 2-wheelerstart riding again once they convertedto a trike. So do it for your spouse ifnot for yourself.
Earl Spenard response;JD. If this sounds like Rods, it is. I justchanged some words and featuresthat I got that Rod didn't
1 - Yes June 20092 - No!!3 - Stability: you don't need to worryabout putting your foot down at stops,no worries about gravel or oil on theroad, much better in the wind, yourco-rider can move around as much asshe wants and you don't even know it.4 - Need a little more room in the ga-
(Continued from page 8) rage and the ground clearance is lim-ited(2.5") if you install the Motor Trikefloorboards but that just means youtake curbs and speed bumps at anangle. Not a big problem. We cankeep up with any 2-wheeled Goldwinggoing up or down mountain roads. Weget 36MPG5 - No6 - Motor Trike.7 - No. I am very happy.8 - Wish I had done it sooner. Alsospring for the floorboards if your com-pany has them (Motor Trike callsthem Aquashields.) Pricy but wellworth it. I took off the foot pegs andnow have lots of room to move myfeet on the floorboards - much morerelaxing.Also, don't wait to convert it. Youwon't regret it. As my dealer, South-west Trikes in Phoenix says, "Trike it.You'll like it." We have seen co-ridersin our club who had stopped ridingwith their husbands on their 2-wheelerstart riding again once they convertedto a trike. So do it for your spouse ifnot for yourself.
Earl is the CD for GWRRA AZ-Ychapter in Prescott.
ALL THINGS GOLDWING(cont)
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Hi Chapter Directors,
I’m sending some additional information on our upcoming Rally in the Valley.As you may know, the theme this time for the banquet is “Our High SchoolDays” and we are planning a sock hop atmosphere. We encourage you to dressas you would have back in your high school days. With that in mind, we arealso planning on posting a collage of high school photos where members cansee if they can identify their GW friends. So please encourage your membersto send in a black and white photo from their high school years for the posters.Have them be sure to include their name and chapter with the photo and theycan be sent directly to me. This should be a lot of fun.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Tom LorenzChapter Director
A Request from CA1R & Rally in the Valley
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CA1F’sGold Angels Members
Date Place Event
Feb. 21 Covina, CA CA-1I Valentine Run
Sundays Pauma Casino Practices (Check website for time)
June 30—July 3 Des Moines, IA Wing Ding 32
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CA-1F has a Message Board that allows Members to post reports orstories of general interest for all members to read and/or respond. It isalso a good place for members to post motorcycles or accessories forsale to the chapter.
You can access the Message Board through the Chapter Website atwww.gwrra-ca1f.org
In the lower left corner click on the link “CA1F FORUM”.
That link opens a window for www.localendar.com which is a publicweb site that we have FREE access into.
Our registered members can post their messages of interest onto themessage board. Any member can read the messages, but to reply, youneed to register with www.localendar.com
How to register:
Once you click “CA1F FORUM” you will see a window with messageheaders. At the top of that window is the link “Register”. Click Register.
To Registration, provide the following information:
Your E-Mail AddressYour 5 digit postal Zip Code - (This site allows you to search forevents in your area)You need to type two words as a security response.Enter a unique user name - (No spaces, and must be unique ontheir system)Enter your own password and re-enter it to confirm.Accept their terms of use.Click Signup.
It is that easy.
Chapter ForumHow to register for and use the forum
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GWRRA Recruiting Poster It can be Personalized
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MeetingDate/Time
San DiegoLeave Times
***San Diego Departure
Location Chapter Chapter Director Meeting Location
*** All Leave times are base on mileage from Departure Location ***3rd Sunday
7:30 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter CACwww.capitalcitywings.org
Rodney & AnitaBrooks
916-422-8089
Rancho Cordova Elks.11440 Elks Circle Rancho
Cordova1st Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
6:15 AM151 Miles
McDonalds1050 W Valley Pkwy
EscondidoCA1A
www.gwrra-ca1a.org
Eugene & EvelynTiede
661-992-1800
Greenhouse Café1169 Commerce Dr
Lancaster3rd Sunday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
7:00 AM73 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1D
www.gwrra-ca1-d.com
Tim McShane562-920-6564
Paramount Elks Lodge8108 E Alondra Blvd
Paramount2nd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
CA1Fwww.gwrra-ca1f.org
Ed & Ka y Carroll858-695-8445
The Broken Yolk Café1851 Garnet Ave
San Diego (Pacific B ch)1st Sunday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
6:45 AM82 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1I
www.gwrra-ca1i.org
Gary & DeneceNewman
909-949-9832
Covina Bowl1060 W San Bernardino Rd
CovinaLast Saturday
8:30 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
7:00 AM108 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1Kwww.ca-1k.org
Nadine Galli818- 398-0763
Home Town Buffet6705 N. Fallbrook Ave
Canoga Park2nd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter3:00 AM270 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1L
www.gwrra-ca1l.org
Kevin & CindyHerrera
805-543-5456
IHOP212 Madonna RdSan Luis Obispo
2nd Sunday8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
6:45 AM82 Miles
McDonalds1050 W Valley Pkwy
EscondidoCA1Mwww.ca1m.org
Larry & ShareeTegel
951-443-2891
Hidden Valley Golf Club10 Clubhouse Dr,
Norco3rd Saturday
7:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
6:45 AM20 Miles
McDonalds1050 W Valley Pkwy
EscondidoCA1N
www.gwrra-ca1n.net
Len & CarolynFoley
760-476-9450
Grandma’s Hide-a-Way Café539 Vista Bella
Oceanside2nd Sunday
7:30 AM Breakfast8:00 AM Meeting
6:30 AM63 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1Q
www.gwrra-ca1q.org
Roberta & DaveLawrence
562-430-8244
Hof’s Hut7005 Knott Ave
Buena Park1st Sunday
7:00 AM Breakfast8:00 AM Meeting
6:15 AM43 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1R
www.gwrra-ca1r.org
Tom & Vi ckiLorenz
714-968-4393
Knowlwoods Restaurant14952 Sand Canyon Ave
Irvine3rd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
5:45 AM152 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1S
www.ca1s.org
Joel Jolt z805-216-6661
Carrow’s Restaurant2401 Harbor Blvd
Ventura (Park in back)4th Sunday
7:00 AM Breakfast8:00 AM Meeting
5:45 AM113 Miles
McDonalds1050 W Valley Pkwy
EscondidoCA1V
www.gwrraca1v.org
Joe & LindaBaker
760-949-2186
Maxwell’s17772 Wika Rd
Apple Valley1st Saturday
9:00 AM Breakfast9:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter4:15 AM232 Miles
Carrows936 B. Coast Hwy
OceansideCA1Ywww.ca1y.org
Pennye Sasaki-Benda
805-735-4641
Taco Roco1140 North H St.
Lompoc1st Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
7:30 AM32 Miles
McDonalds1050 W Valley Pkwy
EscondidoCA1Z
www.gwrra-ca1z.org
Vincent & PamelaPuterbaugh
951-453-6000
Home Town Buffet40390 Margarita Rd
Temecula1st Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Awww.gwrraca2a.org
Sherry & DannyRhoten
559-542-0103
Nielsen’s Restaurant137 South M Street
Tulare2nd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Jwww.gwrradeltawings.com
D.P. (Pat) Riley925-685-2111
Home Town Buffet2050 Diamond Blvd
Concord4th Sunday
8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Kwww.gwrraca2k.org
Nick & Kim O’Dell510 715-7692
Jack & Linda;s Country Café2390 N. Texas Street
Fairfield2nd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Nwww.goldcountrywings.org
Mike & RuthBurke
209-536-1318
Pine Tree Restaurant19601 Hess Ave
Sonora3rd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Qwww.ca2q-gwrra.org
Alan & ShirleyJarumay
510-659-0856
Carrow’s Restaurant7505 Dublin Blvd
Dublin1st Saturday
9:00 AM Breakfast10:00 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Rwww.ca2r-gwrra.com
Pat & WendyO'Keefe
831-646-9815
Sang’s131 Main Street
Salinas3rd Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast8:45 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Swww.ca2s.org
Robert & IreneNeitro
408-934-0408
Home Town Buffet212 Ranch Dr
Milpitas1st Saturday
8:30 AM Breakfast9:30 AM Meeting
Overnighter CA2Wwww.ca2w-gwrra.org
Ross & PattClyborne
559-635-0325
Brooks Ranch Restaurant4131 S Chestnut Ave
Freson
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Ride Depart Locations
1. Wal-Mart: 3382 Murphy Canyon Dr, San Diego2. McDonalds: 1050 W Valley Parkway, Escondido3. Mission Bay Park: De Anza Cove, off Mission Bay Dr. parking
lot on the right, near boat ramp4. Fun Bike Center: 5755 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego5. Wachova Bank: 2502 Jamacha Rd, El Cajon6. 7-11 Store: 1522 Graves Ave, El Cajon, take Bradley exit East
from the 67 left at light on Graves, 7-11 on the left.7. Parking Lot Practice (PLP) 8322 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego8. Starbuck’s 9932 Mercy Road, San Diego9. Carrows 936 N. Coast Hwy, Oceanside
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Position Name Phone E-Mail
Chapter Director Ed & Kay Carroll 858-695-8445 [email protected]
Asst. Chapter Directors Dana & Carol Rowley 619-921-5419 [email protected]
Chapter Educator Mike & Elma Maury 858-485-7216 [email protected]
Asst. Chapter Educator Open
Treasurer Joyce Elmore 858-748-1385 [email protected]
Tour Director Malcolm Persinger 858-486-4083 [email protected]
Asst. Tour Director Stephen Sprinkle
Charity Director Open
Asst. Charity Director Open
Dinner Ride Coordinator Bud & Mary Brinker 619-562-5868 [email protected]
E-Mail List Administrator Tony & Amy Zych 760-742-3214 [email protected]
Fun Run Coordinator Dana & Carol Rowley 619-921-5419 [email protected]
Asst. Fun Run Coordinator Open
Membership Dana Rowley 619-921-5419 [email protected]
Asst. Membership Nancy Brody 760-443-9734 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor David Flitcraft 619-656-6120 [email protected]
Asst. Newsletter Editor Robert Lebkuecher 619-562-1152 [email protected]
Chapter Store Carol Rowley 619-647-6360 [email protected]
Asst. Chapter Store Open
Webmaster Bob Crawford 858-566-5162 [email protected]
Asst Webmaster Open
Photographer JR Alkire 619-741-8893 [email protected]
Photographer Bud Swartwood 619-579-6726 [email protected]
50/25/25 Bill & Carrie Hutchins [email protected]
Asst 50/25/25 Open
Instructor Coordina tor Mike & Elma Maury 858-485-7216 [email protected]
Parking Coordinator Richard Simmons 619-563-7574 [email protected]
2008 Indiv idual of the Year Malcolm Persinger 858-486-4083 [email protected]
2008 Couple of the Year Dana & Carol Rowley 619-921-5419 [email protected]
Chapter F Volunteers (How can YOU help YOUR Chapter?)
Position Name Phone E-Mail
Executiv e Director Melissa Eason 623-581-2500 [email protected]
Region “F” Directors Anita & JR Alkire 619-741-8893 [email protected]
Region “F” Educator Ace & Penny Peterson 970-240-9408 [email protected]
District Director Bill & Rene Johnson 707-429-2920 [email protected]
District Educator Dennis & Julia Kunter 209-736-4564 [email protected]
National, Regional and C alifornia Volunteers
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Note: We must park in the indicated lot. We can not parkat the Shell Station or across the street from the restaurant.Howev er, parking is not metered on Garnet Ave so you cantry for curb parking in front of the Brok en Yolk. Go west toKendall (right) and right on Garnet.
Chapter Meeting Location—”The Yolk”Broken Yolk Café
1851 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach858-270-9655
Driving Directions From the NorthI-15 South to I-52 West (stay in far right lane)
Exit Balboa/Garnet Ave (1st exit on I-5 South) becomes Mission Bay Drive.Right at 3rd light to Garnet Ave (get in #1 lane once you are on Garnet)
At the Second light, take the left fork to Balboa/Garnet Ave (toward Beaches)At the third light, turn Right on Lamont Street
Left into the Alley before the entrance to the Shell StationRight into the lot of the Broken Yolk Café.
Driving Directions From the SouthI-5 North. Exit Mission Bay Drive/Grand Ave.Grand Ave to Lamont Street (5th traffic light)
Turn right and see above directions.
After-Meeting rides will stage and depart from Mission Bay Park (see above map)
After MeetingStaging Area
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