MARCH 2019 CHAPTER Y STAFF ________________________

Chapter Directors Dan & Loraine Sparks 989- 329-7533

Asst. Chapter Directors Ride Coordinator Theresa Greer Bill Pullen 989-422-7961 989-450-6653

Secretary/Treasurer Member Enhancement Coordinator Kris Pullen Theresa Greer 989-450-6653 989-422-7961

IOY—Theresa Greer & Cheryl Allumi

Road Captains Chapter Y Newsletter Ron Tidball 810-397-7318 Neil Pifer 231-388-0593 Chapter Photographer Dan Sparks 989-329-7528 Denny Sergent 810-845-1161 Goodies Sales Ruth Porter 989-821-8665 Nick Poole 989-329-9958 50/50 & Raffle Tickets Nancy Poole 989-329-4516 Ron Tidball 810-397-7318 Sunshine Lady Theresa Greer 989-422-7961 Dan Sparks 989-329-7528 Phone Tree coordinator Nancy Poole 989-329-4516 Dave Becker 989-942-1928 Phone Tree Committee Loraine Sparks Nancy Poole

“ Wings Of The North” Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Chapter Y Michigan Chapter of the Year 2009

Houghton Lake, Michigan

STATE and REGION Team

Directors GWRRA Ray and Sandi Garris Director@gwrra.org

Executive Directors Lloyd and Becky Glydewell lglydewell@att.net

MI District Directors Ken and Patti Kinter 517-902-9893

Asst. District Directors Phil and Char Smock 989-737-6533

MI District Couple of the Year Julian and MaryJo Meade of Chapter D2

MI Individual of the Year Don Smith of Chapter F2

Dan & Loraine Sparks Chapter Directors Chapter Y Wings of the North

Hello Everyone, Another month has passed, time is flying bye. But that only means the weather is getting better in Michigan and we will be home soon. We had a great ride Feb. 8th to Shamrock Inn in Floral City lead by Ron. On the 15th Dave Becker lead to Ziller s Pub in Mt. Dora it was all you could eat fish dinners for some of us. Yummy .We also stopped at Yalaha Bakery gained weight just walking in...HAHA Not sure who all went to Wingless Weekend in Houghton Lake from our chapter but we saw pictures on Facebook and it looked like lots of fun. Well its getting that time to THINK about riding in Michigan. Bill Pullen would like everyone to list 1 or 2 places you would like to ride to on our Wednesday dinner rides. If you have a special place call Bill at 989-450-6653 with your ideas. Bill and the road captains will be putting together our ride schedule in May. We hope everyone is well. Just a little update on Wayne Burgess, he is home from the hospital and is doing better. Give him a call sure he would love hearing from you all. Also Ted was in the hospital this month with pneumonia and the flu. He is home just a little weak. So lets pray everyone stays healthy and spring comes soon. Take care Dan & Loraine

Theresa Greer Assistant Chapter Director

MARCH 2019

Hi Everyone,

I hope that spring will be on its way soon. Winter has been long and cold and snowy. I heard that Wingless Weekend has a good turnout, I saw some Pictures on Facebook, it was nice to see everyone having a good time. I wasn't able to go, hopefully I will go next year. Good news that Wayne Burgess is on the road to recovery he is Feeling better each day. Our friends in Florida are having good weather to ride their bikes.

Friends, Fun, Safety , Knowledge Theresa I

A/CD Chapter Y

HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY

Rider Education

It’s a great time of the year to update your safe mileage and high mileage. Please use form N.10 REP levels Data Update Form with the revised date of January 1, 2018 and mail it to us at 1498 Sand Beach Road, Bad Axe, MI 48413. If you are requesting pins/patches/rockers, please mail the price listed on the form to us in the form of a check or money order made payable to GWRRA-Michigan. Please enter the correct membership number on all forms. My RE Info in the database can always be checked even if you’ve misplaced your membership card! It’s also a really good time of the year to catch up on reading or web browsing. A subject that can provide some great discussions at dinners and gatherings are self-driving vehicles. Self-driving cars have turned out to be another great invention hampered by safety issues. Self-driving technology a decade ago was just an idea; now the promises of transforming the automotive industry and even the motorcycle industry have resulted in many unplanned for consequences. It was thought that robots at the wheel would ensure safer roads for all, including bikers. Robot cars hold the ability to use sensors to see motorcycles and prevent the robot driver from cutting off bikes. Yet as we have already seen in the news, fatalities have occurred with pedestrians so those sensors are not yet proven safety features. The industry believes that motorcycle sales would increase dramatically, because each motorcycle would be surrounded by an electronic safety cage. Wouldn’t it be great if our motorcycles could talk to the other vehi-cles on the road, informing them of our speed, our direction, and our exact location. How to use that infor-mation to avoid us is still to be accomplished. BMW Motorrad is working on the technology to see the road ahead of us as motorcyclists and alert us to curves and road and weather conditions. Warnings to slow down and/or switch lanes when possible would keep us safe. Our pleasure in motorcycle riding would be multiplied by our safety. And what about a self-driving motorcycle. Where would we get any pleasure from that? BMW Motorrad has made a video of a self-driving motorcycle public. It’s awesome to watch, and looks great on a test track. BMW has been working on the technology for over two years, but there are no plans to actually sell a self-driving motorcycle. Adding automatic safety features such as emergency braking or lane switching or staying is something they are testing in their attempts to make motorcycle riding safer, thus gaining sales of their mo-torcycles. Just like any technology, freedom of choice is ours. Research and technology are great; what we as individu-als choose to do with the information is up to the man/woman in the mirror. Dennis and Felicia MI-DE

CLASSIFIEDS That piece of metal lying around in the garage taking up space could be sold. Just con-tact Ron and give him the details. Can’t beat the cost of the ad, so start rummaging around and put your ad in our newsletter. Contact Ron at 810-397-7318 **** 1996 Honda Goldwing Trike, Ultimate trike kit color, Maroon. 125,00 miles on it. Good tires, well taken care of $6,000 Call Theresa 989-422-7961

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If you have a restaurant you want to try, let us know and we will try to schedule it ASAP. We need your input in order to make our dinners enjoyable for all. If you have a suggestion please let Dan know at 989-329-7528 Just a reminder-We have our gathering at Fred’s Restaurant in Roscommon, from May thru September. It is on the second Sunday of the month. We eat at 9:00 am and have the meeting at 10:00am. Hope to see you all there.

2007 Sunnybrook 40ft. Toy Hauler and 1996 Volvo truck. Titled as Motorhome or tow vehicle too many upgrades to list on both. Call Robert Dickey 989-284-8812

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1982 Yamaha 650 Maxim 4 Cylinder-shaft drive, low miles, adult owned. Excellent condition $1500 Call Jake 231-826-4204condition

1 Sheila Bailiff 17 Mike and Cheryl Allumi 1 Dale Sprague 6 Ginny Millspaugh 12 Ray Overall 15 Ron Tidball 18 Dick Risse 26 Barb Farkes 27 Dan Sparks

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3 4 5 6 G’s Pizzeria

Houghton Lake

Meet-11:30

Eat-12 noon

7 8 9 Blarney Bash

Clare

1pm-6pm

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Daylight Savings

Turn Clocks

ahead 1 hr

11 12 13 Kilkare

Houghton Lake

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St Patrick’s Day

18 19 20 Randy’s

Prudenville

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Eat-12 noon

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Houghton Lake

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Eat-12 Noon

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Photos of the Month

Northern Clan at MJ’s and Pour House

Southern Clan at Shamrock’s

Shamrock’s in Floral City Heading to Mt Dora

Mt Dora Zellie’s Pub Yalaha Bakery

Yalaha Bakery

Dan & Loraine Sparks 8744 E. West Branch Rd. St. Helen, MI 48656