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September 2004
Issue 9, Volume 16
Upcoming Events Chapter U-2 will have this
month’s gathering on Saturday,
Sept 21 Tues Dinner Ride, 6:30pm, Starliner Diner, September 25, 6:30pm, at the
5240 Cemetery Rd, Hilliard Hilliard Memorial Middle
Sept 25 Sat Chapter U-2 Gathering, 6:30pm, Hilliard Memorial Middle School School, 5600 Scioto-Darby Rd, in
the commons-cafeteria. It is
Sept 29 Wed Dinner Ride, 6:30pm, JP’s BBQ at Bolton Field, approx. 2.2 miles west of I-270,
2000 Norton Rd on SW side of Columbus exit 13, Hilliard. There will be a
potluck dinner first, then the
Oct 1 Fri U-2 Staff Meeting, 7pm, Kroger’s on Georgesville Rd gathering. Bring a covered dish
item. There is no theme set for this
Oct 3 Sun Brunch Ride to White Cottage Inn, Lancaster, OH. month, but the editorr likes pasta.
Leave Meijer’s at 10am
Soda machines are available, and
Oct 10 Sun Annual Colour ride, Northern OH, leave Meijer’s 10am usually coffee is there, too. Gathering
(Breakfast at nearby Perkins at 8:30am) will follow the meal.
Oct 14 Thur Dinner Ride, 6:30pm, Dutch kitchen in Plain City
Oct 23 Sat Chapter U-2 Gathering/Halloween Party, 6:30pm, We are now in riding season so all rides will
Chris & Roxanne’s home (by Beightler Armory on
Rte 161 east of Sawmill Rd) start from Meijer’s parking lot, by
Applebee’s, on Hilliard-Rome Rd & I-70.
Oct 26 Tues Dinner Ride, 6:30pm, Red Brick Tavern, London Occasionally we will start from another
Nov 20 Sat Chapter U-2 Craft & Bake Sale, 6pm, Hilliard location, but this will be specified either in
Memorial Middle School, Gathering is first the newsletter, on the website, by phone
Dec 4 Sat Chapter U-2 Xmas Party, Salvi’s Bistro by I-70 tree, or by e-mail
and Hilliard-Rome Rd
Assistant Dist Dir: Paul & Cheryl Brosher Pbrosh@copper.net
www.devrycols.edu/gwrra 8410 Roberts Rd Hilliard, OH 43026 614-851-1256
District Director: Tom & Sandy Taggart Ttaggart@frognet.net
5051 St Rt 78 P.O. Box 119 Buchtel, OH 45716 (740) 753-2214
Region D Director: Jim & Shirrin Hutchens JPHutchens@comcast.net
13036 Florentine Dr Shelby, Michigan 48315
Hi folks,
CD’s Our Labor Day weekend ride to Boyer, W est Virginia was a weekend to remem ber. The
Marty & Ginnie Bell weather wa s beautiful, the roads were built for motorcycle riding. Everyone was very
relaxed, enjoying the camaraderie, the weather, the riding, and the scenery. W e traveled
approxim ate ly 900 m iles rou nd trip with out a glitch other then a flat tire on Da ve Leitch e’s
trailer while it set at the motel. How many
Goldwingers does it take to change a trailer tire? Check the photo on the W eb.
W e left the parkin g lot on Stringtow n R oad in Grove City at 5pm Friday evening Chapter U-2's website is at
and traveled south on State Rt 104 to Chillicothe where we stopped for dinner at www.devrycols.edu/gwrra
a Bob Evans Restaurant. W e continued on to Mineral W ells, W .Va. arriving at
our m otel at abou t 8:30pm . John an d Sh irley Switzer of C hap ter X was there to
greet us, they had ridden down earlier from the Logan area. Rob and Lynn
Berridge were there but had gone to bed to rest up for the next days ride. They
had ridden do wn from Lak e O ntario, Canad a, wh ere th ey had bee n on vacation.
Everyone was up early Saturday morning to enjoying the continental breakfast furnished by the Hampton Inn and getting
ready to ride. W e left Mineral W ells about 9am , headed ea st across W est Virginia. The m ountains in this part of W V are
not very large but the roads are up and down with many curves. The roads were in very good condition but most had some
gravel in the curves. W e traveled at about 40 to 45 miles per hour; this was a relaxing speed and allowed us to enjoy the
scenery. W e traveled from sm all town to small town. There are no large cities in this part of the state. The farther east we
traveled the larger the mountains became. W e were about one hour from Boyer and decided to travel to the top of Cheat
Mountain to see the Snowshoe Ski Resort and to look into the valleys below. Cheat Mountain is one of the tallest
m ounta ins in the state , at a bout 4800 fe et. J ust as we were pre paring to ascend the m ounta in, a light rain started to fall.
W e thought if we get off th e m ounta in, the ra in would probably stop . Bo y was we wrong. Half way down the m ounta in the
rain came down in buckets. It rained so hard we could barely see the road. W e spotted a new log cabin with a large front
porch. Th e cabin was em pty so we drove into the driveway, jumped o ff our W ings, ran up on the porch and stayed there
until it quit raining, which was 20-30 minutes. W e then rode onto Boyer, checked into our motel, freshened up a bit and
went to dinner.
The next morning, Sunday, everyone was up early and ready to ride. After breakfast, a few went to see the National
Observatory at Greenbank, then on to ride the Durbin Rocket, after which they headed northwest. I led the other group on
a beautiful ride through the W est Virginia and Virginia mountains. In this area, the mountains are very high and the roads
are very curvy with lots of switchbacks. Most of the roads have overlooks along the way. W e stopped at some and enjoyed
the sights. T he w eath er was g orge ous . W e traveled to Ho t Springs, V a, to see the be autiful Hom este ad H otel then to
W arm Springs, VA, to see the W arm Spring Bath Houses. They have a bath for men and one for women because m ost
bathers are nude. W e then returned to Boyer. After we freshened up a bit, we rode up the road about 4 miles to a nice
restaurant and had dinner. Everyone enjoyed their meal but was a little tired from a long day of riding through the
m oun tains a nd w as a nxious to return to our m otel for a go od n ights rest.
Monday, Jack had to be home by 3pm, so he was up at 6am and on his way back to Dublin. Later that morning the
remainder of us headed for home. W e stopped in W hite Super Springs, W V, for breakfast and on our way out of town we
passed the Greenbrier Ho tel. W e could not s ee m uch of the H ote l. Our next s top would be at T am arack lo cated in Beckle y,
W V, Off of I-64. This is a very interesting place; it is filled with arts and crafts and other items that are made in W est
Virginia only. They also have a very good place to eat. It is run by personnel from the Greenbrier Hotel. W e did not eat
because it had only been about an hour since we had breakfast. W e spent about an hour looking around and then headed
for home.
W e arrived hom e about 6:30pm Mon day evening. W OW , what a week end! R em em ber, the m ore you participate the more
fun you have.
Hallow een P arty
Our O ct gathering will be held at Chris & R oxann e’s hom e, with a Halloween party. The Cha pter will furnish pulled pork
from the Pig Iron R estau rant. E veryone is re quested to bring a covered dish or d esert to c om plim ent the pork. A p rize will
be given for the first, second, and third best costume. W e will have more info at the September gathering.
Fu nd Raiser Au ction/C raft & Bake S ale
W e will discuss our yearly fundraiser at our next gathering. Please be thinking about something nice to bring to auction.
This is the only way we have to mak e money and we only do it once a year, so please plan to attend and bring a friend.
Christm as Party
Our party will be Dec 4, 2004 at Salve’s Bistro, located at the corner of I70 and Hilliard Rome Rd. More info will be
provided at our next g gathering.
Marty & G innie
Who? Me?! CHANGING GEARS
ACD’s
Words that have multiple meanings.....shifting up or down a gear while riding your
Chris Holmes & motorcycle.....shifting to a new and different mind set. What does changing gears mean to you?
Roxanne Shull To me it means many things, but the one upper most where my involvem ent in Chapter U-2 is
concerned is taking a back seat, when taking a back seat isn’t my style. We’re getting ready to
change gears for a new season. Fall is right around the corner, which means the weather will be
changing gears. This in turn means our riding habits will also be changing gears.
Isn’t it a wonderful thing that w e’re given the opportunity to define these words to our liking? Change, while unsettling, isn’t necessarily
a bad thing. Most often it is a good thing, especially if there is forward momentum. The end result is often times based on the way we
choose to embrace the changing gears. Even though taking a back seat isn’t my style, I’ve given it a great deal of consideration and
decided that maybe it’s not so bad after all. It provides me the option of gauging my level of involvement in particular functions
involving our chapter.
The one gear I don’t ever want to change is not one you’ll find on your four or two wheel vehicle. It’s “H”, and that doesn’t stand for hot.
For me it’s my “H”appy gear. The gear that says I’m happy to be a part of GW RRA , and to have met some of the nicest people I’ve
ever had the pleasure of meeting. Some of the best times in my life have been spent on my motorcycle joking around and teasing
some really great people. Riding a motorcycle was changing gears for me in a huge way and, happily, becoming a member of Chapter
U-2 is that forward m omentum thing I mentioned previously.
While taking a back seat isn’t my style, I’ve decided I don’t have to be the boss, I can change gears and let someone else take the
stand. And the best thing about that is the person in the front seat is the one catching all the bugs in their teeth.....
Happy riding, and here’s hoping all of your changing gears are smooth ones.
Gold Wing Goodies by the Wingin’ Gourmet!
Diane Krause won last month’s salad contest with her Hot Typing that recipe brings back fond memories. I can
German Potato Salad. picture
my mothe r at the stove, trying to stretch ingredients to
Since my mother was 100%German, I took this recipe from feed 8 people. Quite a change from today’s trip to the
one of her old co ok books. I hope yo u enjoy it. nearest fast food restaura nt!
HO T GE RM AN PO TAT O SA LAD Serves 6- 8 Ou r theme fo r this m onth’s gathering is FA LL FO OD S. A
few things come to mind – football and tailgating,
Ingred ients:
Halloween treats, pumpkin pie and other good
6 medium potatoes, cooked and cubed “Th anksgiving typ e” foo ds, hot sou ps and stews, fresh
apple pie and cider, etc., etc. As always, we can look
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled forward to a great variety.
(save d rippings)
Since we’ve been in “Dog M ode” lately, here’s a good hint
¾ c. chopped onion using a popular kitchen product, baking soda. DRY
CLEANING YOUR DOG WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE
4 T. sugar TIM E FO R H IS REG ULA R B ATH . Rub baking soda into
2 T. flour
his coat thoroughly and then brush him well. Deodorizes as
½ t. celery seed it clean s.
2 t. salt
½ c. vinegar SEE YOU AT TH E GATHERING CA ROL
¾ c. water
pepper to taste PHOTO CONTEST!
Photos should be of one of this year’s functions, no
Now make it:
larger than 4x6, one entry per person. They can be
given to me at Sept., Oct., or Nov. gathering, prizes
Cook onion in bacon drippings until tender. Add flour, sugar
will be awarded at the Christmas party. Name and
and celery seed. Stir in pepper, then slowly add water and
event must b e on ba ck of each photo.
vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly and boil one minute. Pour
over the potatoes and bacon. Serve warm or at room
temperature.
Rider Education by Robin Koontz
WHERE DO THOSE TOES BELONG?
Answer: Above the Lever
By James R. Davis, of the Master Strategy Group
If your feet are on your pegs you are probably doing this anyway, but an incident just occurred that reminded me
to post an article to at least raise yo ur consciousn ess level.
It seems that a rider was making a sweeping right-handed turn when the tip of his pointed-toe boot struck the
ground. This caused a massive torque to his foot and dragged it off the peg, severely injuring the ankle in the
process.
Ap parently the rider was not m ore seriously injured and he did no t lose control of his bike, but either or both
could ha ve happened in the blink of an eye.
When your feet are on the pegs your toes belong ON TOP O F the rear brake lever and
above the shifter lever. [Please note that this applies to most touring bikes where the pegs
are straight down rather than w ell forward of your sitting position. M any sport bikes are
designed such that you cannot keep your to es ab ove the brake lev er for any length of tim e
withou t extrem e aw kw ardness or cram ping .]
Being on top of the brake lever is obvious - you need it there to minimize the amount of
time it takes to activate that brake. Sometimes you simply need a different position of the
foot in order to relax it and prevent a cramp, I know - been there. Moving back on the Toe Truck (so rry)
peg so tha t the balls of that foot rest on it is fine fo r aw hile. Sometimes it makes sense to
put the heel of that foot on the peg. But it NEVER makes sense to put your toe UNDER
the brake lever, as this injury dem onstrates.
Keeping the left toe above the shifter also makes sense for the sam e reaso n.
A few weeks ago Elaine and I w ere riding on a freeway and observed another rider dangle his feet straight down in
order to 'stretch'. His feet were only a fraction of an inch above the ground when he did that. It was insane! Had a
foo t touched the ground his leg co uld have snapped in two if a peg had caught it (driver's or pa ssenger's.)
Yo u need to stretch? U se a h ighway board /peg , or stop the b ike and get off it
for a few minutes.
I guess it doesn't really have to be said, but if you are in a turn it doesn't
make sense to have your toes positioned like outriggers - pointing away from
the bike.
Keep those toes on the b rake lever and over the shifter, and you will be able
to walk after you finish the ride.
Summ er’s over, dammit, and ol’ faithful has done a good job of carting you and your co-
rider all over this great country of ours. But, alas, riding season is not done yet. After
hitting not a few bumps and craters in the road, it is time for you to crawl under the bike with a few sockets and wrenches and do
some tightening. It only takes a few minutes. And if you have one of them bike-raising gizmos, consider yourself lucky that you can do
this task easily. I’d get one, but I have a low ceiling in my garage, and could only lift the bike maybe a foot. Things to pay particular
attention to while underneath the ‘Wing are the trailer hitch, saddlebag
nuts (both inside and outside the ba gs), crashgu ard bolts, accessory
bolts and nuts, etc.. And check out the condition of the rear tire wh ilst GWRRA/MSF CHAPTER SURVEY
Seminars given 1 Attendance 36
you’re there. # Rider Ed Courses Taken
# Educated in CPR This Month
# Educated in First Aid This Month
QUESTION: How many tickets tall is # Current in CPR 21
WEAR IT!!
# Current in First Aid 21
Leroy Witzel? # Signed up for Level I # Current in Level I 38
# Signed up for Level II # Current in Level II
# Signed up for Level III # Current in Level III 7
# Signed up for Level IV # Current in Level IV 5
ANSWER: 42, as found out at the September, 2004 Mailing Distribution: 91
Arthritis Ride on Sept 19.
Hi F ellow W ing R iders;
Well the summer is starting to wind down. Still have some great rides
coming up. By the time you read this, another Region D Rally is in the
books. Whoever went up hope they had a good time. We had a good
response on so me new Dinner Ride loca tions. I still have the slips, so if
you can think of an y others com e and see me.
We will still be meeting at Meijer and riding to the restaurants thru the
month of O ctober. For the m onth of O ctober and Nove mber, the Staff
picked dinner ride s from the new sugge stions that were turned in last
Ga thering. So it is very possible that you r name w as dr aw n for the prize.
As I stated at the last gathering I am stepping down as Ride Coordinator. I have had a great time working with everyone
on some gre at rides, but it is time for me to move on to something else. I am not leaving the C hapter beca use I believe that U-2
is the greatest chapter in GWRR A. So if anyone would consider being the new Ride Coordinator contact Marty.
UPCO M ING EVEN TS:
Wed Sept 29:Dinner Ride to JP’s Barbeque Ribs @ Bolton Field leaving Meijer @ 6:30pm.
Sun Oct 3:Brunch Ride to White Cottage Inn in Lancaster, Oh leaving Meijer @ 10am.
Sun Oc t 10: An nua l Fall C olor Ride, No rthern O hio lea ving M eijer @ 10a m. (B reakfast Perkins @ 8:30am .)
Thurs Oct 14: Dinner Ride to Dutch Kitchen Plain City, Leave Meijer @ 6:30pm.
Tues Oct 26: Dinner Ride to Red Brick Tavern Lafayette Oh on W est Rte 40 Leave M eijer
parking Lot @ 6:30pm .
As a lwa ys the more ideas w e get for D ay/D inner rides the m ore we can do to hav e FU N!
Also let me know if you are willing to make the arrangements and/or if you would like to lead
the ride. If you don’t feel comfortable in leading a ride just give the information to me and I
will take care of it. Fill out your Suggestion Form.
Hope to see you at so me of the u pco ming even ts. The next Ch apter G athering is
Saturday Sept 25 th @ the H illiard M emo rial M iddle S cho ol.
LET’S HA VE FU N A ND KE EP ON CR UZIN !!
YOUR RIDE COORDINATOR
TERRY WOODBURY
GWRRA HEALTH PROGRAM (Fro m the Re gio n D w eb sit e w w w .ge oc itie s.c om /reg ion d/)
Prem iums will not increas e or be ca ncelled d ue to
Th roug h Assoc iation Hea lth Program s (AHP),
medical conditions.
Me mbers of G W RRA w ill b e a ble to ch oo se fro m a
variety of medical coverage to meet the needs of the All coverage will be sold as GWRRA Benefits and
individual. branded to reflect our organization. The program can
extend to TRI and IDTF.
AHP has been in business since 1990 and is in good
standing with the BBB. Mem bers will either link from our web site or call an
800# for a c onsu ltation and enrollm ent.
AHP's current customer list includes, but not limited
to: GWR RA does not have any administrative
responsibilities with this program, we simply refer
Na tion al Ass ociation o f Apa rtm ent Ow ners,
Members to the appropriate Web site or phone
National Association of Golf Course Owners, number.
Na tion al Ass ociation o f Ph oto shop Users, GW RRA will promo te the program through regular
marketing channels, such as Wing W orld, brochures,
Society of D iagno stic M edical So nog raphy.
flyers and the P artners Program .
AHP is ab le to nego tiate insuranc e und erw riting with
If these Member Benefits sound interesting and you
the p ow er of o ver 1 million pote ntial m em bers
wou ld like a free evaluation of your current benefits,
behind th em.
please call the GWRRA Health Benefits Department
All programs are underwritten through reputable and at 888-450-3040 or 913-341-2868 or visit at
know n insurance companies. ww w.associationpros.com.
AHP is licensed in every state.
GW RRA mem bers will speak with trained/licensed At this time, GWRR A Health Programs through HBP-
represen tatives from a call center in Ka nsas to AHP are available only within the United States.
design a pa cka ge that w ill me et th eir ne eds. All calls
are handled by the Kansas call center and not
transferred to local agents.
Birthdays Bill & W innie Minor...Sept 11 Anniversaries
Norma Harris...Sept 2 Ginnie Bell...Oct 3 Bill & Norma Harris...Sept 11
Tom Kraus...Sept 9 Rex Huss...Oct 8 Robin & Carrie Koontz...Sept 12
Dave Spartz...Sept 9 Marie Nibert...Oct 11 Art & Trudy Earl...Sept 14
Janet Dunham...Sept 11 Sheri Davis...Oct 25 Phil & Kathi Weber...Sept 15
Bill Harris...Sept 11 Jim Funk...Oct 28 Carol & Dave Spartz...Sept 30
Roxanne Shull...Sept 13 Linda Bandy...Oct 31 Marvin & Tammy Dray...Oct 2
Sue Leitch...Sept 14 Mike & Sue McClaskie...Oct 19
Kathi Weber...Sept 26
Tom & Sandy Taggart...Oct 26
This questionnaire is from the October issue of Motorcycle Consumer News, from an article titled Risky Business, by Ken Condon. To take the
test, honestly answer each row, add up the points, and see what your total score is.
Now that yo u hav e your sco re, let’s d eterm ine yo ur risk p rofile. A score of 10 -22 indicates “hig h risk” . A s core of 23 -37 indicates “m ode rate
risk”, a nd a score of 38 -50 indicates “low risk”. T his qu estion naire can he lp yo u reco gnize the lev el of risk you choo se. If you’re not comfo rtable
with the results, maybe it’s time to make some changes.
Chapter Meeting date Time Food Location CD’s number
before
B-3 1st Saturday 9am Obetz Community Center, 1611 Chillicothe St, Obetz 614-837-9442
Y 1st Saturday 7pm National City Bank, 23 Public Square, Mount Vernon 740-427-2520
Y-2 1st Saturday 5pm yes Shoney’s Restaurant, Underwood St (just off I-70), Zanesville 740-697-0007
B-2 1st Tuesday 7pm yes Ryan’s Steakhouse, S Main St, Bellefontaine 937-592-4501
H 2nd Saturday 9:30am yes University Plaza Motel, 3110 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus 614-873-5709
W 2nd Sunday 7pm yes Ryan,s Steak House, Rt 95 E, 2227 Marion-M t Gilead Rd, M arion 740-398-1137
Z-2 2nd Monday 7pm yes Brown Jug Restaurant, 13 W. William St, Delaware 614-216-3047
D-3 2nd Wed Yes Sandy’s Bar & Grill, 968 Columbus Ave, Marysville
Q-2 2ndThursday 7pm 6906 Old Tarlton Pike, Circleville 740-983-1118
F-3 3rd Tuesday 7:30pm yes Best Western, 1858 N. Memorial Dr, Lancaster 740-746-9120
P-2 3rd Tuesday 7pm Church of Christ, 770 Jefferson Ave, Chillicothe 740-773-6076
O 3rd Thursday 7pm yes Stacy’s Restaurant, 79N to 30th Street, then west 740-928-4616
S-2 3rdThursday 7:30pm Rescue 95, Rt 68 & Jackson Rd, Springfield 937-325-7906
