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GWRRA NC District Chapter NC-I
GWRRA Chapter NC-I
Meet on the 4th Saturday of
each month at J&S Cafeteria
River Ridge, 800 Fairview
Road, Asheville NC.
Eat at 9 am, meet at 10 am.
Phone: (828) 289-1209
Visit gwrranci.org for the
latest information.
Chapter Director
Tillman & Janet Hill
(828) 675-9517
Ride Coordinators
Dave & Dianne Smith
(828) 284-1518
Member Enhancement
Coordinator
Lura & David Newman
(828) 273-6846
Treasurer
Jerry Pitts
(828) 400-8766
Care Bear
Rob & Debbie Durling
(828) 774-4969
Webmaster
Tammy Ferguson
(828) 273-5398
Newsletter Editor
Wil Higdon
(828) 712-3889
GWRRA Chapter NC-I Asheville, North Carolina
gwrranci.org
Next Meeting: Eat at 9 am, Meet at 10 am, Saturday, February 23, 2019 February 2019
Chapter Dir ec tors
Thoughts On The Past Year
W ell it’s mid January and snow is on the ground. We are iced-in
and find ourselves wanting the weather to change and spring to come so we can at least attempt to get the trike out of the garage and get it ready for the summer riding season.
This will be our last newsletter as Dave & Dianne Smith will be sworn in at the February meeting as Chapter I’s new Chapter Directors. We feel that the chapter will be in good hands and eve-ryone will be happy with the plans they have for the upcoming year. We would like to thank all the members that have stepped up to help out.
We plan on attending as many meet-ings and functions as we can, however, we have a lot of trips planned that we have been putting off. We will ride to Miami to see the kids, ride to West Virginia so Janet can see her relatives, ride to Washington DC for Rolling Thunder since this will be the last one they have, and other places that we have been wanting to go but have not had the time.
We want Chapter I members to know it was a pleasure to serve as their Chapter Directors for six years. You members worked very hard to earn money for the chapter during the year and we believed that you should bene-fit from all the hard work. That is why we made sure we had quite a few func-tions during the year so you could en-joy yourselves and know that all the hard work was worth it.
Happy Valentines Day to all of you.
Tillman & Janet Hill
Chapter Directors
Janet and Tillman Hill
Land of the Sky Wings February 2019
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W inter seems to be in full swing. The temps have been
rockin’ and rollin’ up and down. One day the sun is shining and the next the snow is flying. As they say, that’s NC and if you wait a little while the weather will change.
Despite the fact that Humpty Dumpty is spending a lot of time sleeping in the man cave things are still moving forward for NC-I.
Your future staff held a strategic planning session recently and there is an excitement in the air for the upcoming riding season. Several changes are set to take place and I am sure that everyone will see a new face this coming year.
The major change that you will no-tice immediately is that we are changing the location of our
monthly meetings. Beginning on March 23, 2019 NC-I will be hav-ing our monthly meeting at the Country Pride Restaurant, 153 Wig-gins Rd, Candler NC, (TA truck stop, I-40 exit 37). We will continue to meet the 4th Saturday of the month. Our meeting time will be eat at 9 and meet at 10.
We are going to change the way ice cream runs take place. Our Happy Trails Coordinator, George Moxley, will be scheduling ice cream runs on a random basis. In other words instead of going to ice cream on the third Sunday of each month we will now be going on different days of the week, Monday-Thursday, and different weeks of the month. They will be scheduled rides where we will meet at a location and then ride as a group somewhere for ice cream. Watch your newsletter for these important dates.
Some things are not going to be changing. Assistant Chapter Direc-tor Johnny Johnson will still be do-ing his adventure rides.
Johnny has been working hard on the men’s ride for this coming year. Details are still being hammered out, however the dates are cast in stone. The ride this year will be
May 16-19. Guys mark these dates on your calendar as you will not want to miss this fun filled ride. As soon as you know you are going contact Johnny and get your name on the list.
Dianne and I are looking forward to putting on many miles and smiles with our NC-I family in 2019.
Rides for the Coming Month
There are no scheduled rides this month.
Events for February
Complete schedule is on page 5.
NC-I Events
Feb 12 - FNO will be at Apollo Flame on Rt. 191. See you there at 6:30.
Feb 23 - Monthly meeting at J&S Cafeteria (New officer swearing in ceremony.)
In the meantime just...
Go 4 It
Dave & Dianne Smith
Ride Coordinators
(Pending Chapter Directors)
Annual
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Ride Coordinators
Events and Upcoming Changes
Dave & Dianne Smith
GWRRA Chapter NC-I Sponsorship Your ad in this newsletter will be sent 12 times a year (once a month) to our chapter members, GWRRA chapters all
over the state of North Carolina, the NC State Directors and others. It will also be posted on the Chapter NC-I Website:
gwrranci.org. Your support is greatly appreciated and will help Chapter NC-I to operate throughout the year. Thank You.
Land of the Sky Wings February 2019
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February Birthdays 5th—Stan Wooten 5th—Nancy Wooten 6th—Charles Childers 14th—Dee Inman
Friends Night Out Tuesday, Feb 12, 2018
6:30pm
Apollo Flame
1025 Brevard Rd Asheville NC
February
Anniversaries None in Valentine’s Month!?
Helmet Sticker Get ICE (In Case of Emergency) stickers from Jerry Pitts or order from http://www.idformyhelmet.com
GWRRA
Chapter NC-I
Sponsorship If you know of anyone who might want to advertise in this newsletter, please con-tact them directly or let one of the officers know so we can contact them. Pricing is on the bottom of page two.
Monthly Meeting Saturday February 23
9:00 am
J&S Cafeteria
River Ridge Marketplace 800 Fairview Rd
Asheville NC 28803
Important Stuff
I am your new Care Bear. I will be sending birthday, anniver-
sary, and get well cards for the chapter. Please let me know at [email protected] if I make any mistakes on the dates or ad-dresses.
Also, please keep me informed if you hear about any illnesses or sur-geries so I can send a card to show our (the chapter's) concern. BTW: I will be discreet. Unless you tell me to, I will not share this infor-mation.
PS: Rob remembered this picture of me taken during an Oregon va-cation in 2009 and thought it seemed appropriate.
Your Care Bear
Debbie Durling
Land of the Sky Wings February 2019
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For Sale
2006 Goldwing Trike
Very good condition.
98,000 miles. $10,000 obo
Please Frank or Marilynn Simones if interested.
828-243-7967
A s we all get ready for the
riding season we need to hone our rid-ing skills. For most of us riding our mo-torcycles has become second nature and we are confident in our ability. Unfortunately, that is when the sim-ple mistakes tend to creep up on us. One of the easy to neglect ride techniques is lane position.
Since our motorcy-cles are so much smaller than cars we generally have 3 lanes or tracks to choose from within our travel lane. The left track (LT), center track (CT), and right track (RT). All 3 positions have advantages and disadvantages.
LT provides the best field of view to see what is happening ahead and behind. It’s also easier to be seen by other motorists. The driver in front has a good chance of seeing you in the side view mirror. This position can create a blocking for would be passing vehicles as well.
However on the down side, it puts you closer to oncoming traffic. I’m sure you’ve seen lots of vehicles crossing the center line.
CT offers a buffer left and right. For drivers that only use the rear view mirror CT gives you the best chance for being seen by the driver in front of you. A bright headlight shining in the rearview mirror is very noticeable. But, CT can be hazardous at the start of a rain as that’s when the oils on the road-way begin to float on the surface and become the slickest. This
would also increase stopping distances. CT is the dirtiest lane and is often a good way to get a nail or screw in that expensive tire. Road markings, man hole covers, etc all live in CT.
RT puts you the fur-thest away from passing vehicles. RT on multi lane roads may keep you from being in the blind spot of a motorist to
your right. However, RT is the spot the motorist in front of you is less likely to see you. Anybody know someone who never uses the side view mirrors?
Unfortunately, motorcycles are almost invisible to motorist at times and we all need to ride as if we are not seen. It seems there’s really not a simple answer to the best lane position. We need to pick the one that feels the safest and ride defensively.
Care Bear
Rob Durling
Safety Tip
Choose Your Path Wisely
Land of the Sky Wings February 2019
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GWRRA NC-I Meeting Map
2007 Suzuki Burgman 650
Dark Gray. Low mileage and well-maintained. Includes Givi helmet bag, service manual, and a brand new battery (still in the box). Wired for heated gear.
With handlebar-mounted J&M CB: $3,200. Without CB: $2,800. Contact Mel Higdon at [email protected].
For Sale
Land of the Sky Wings February 2019
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February 2, Saturday - Chapter NC-G2 Meeting - Eat at 3:00 pm, Meet at 4:00 am. Details above.
February 12, Tuesday - Chapter NC-I Friends Night Out - Eat at 6:30 pm. Apollo Flame Bistro, 1025 Brevard Rd, Asheville NC.
February 14, Thursday - Valentine’s Day
February 16, Saturday - Chapter NC-M2 Meeting - Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 9:30 am. Details above.
February 18, Monday - Presidents’ Day
February 23, Saturday - Chapter NC-I Meeting - Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 10:00 am. Details above.
March 2, Saturday - Chapter NC-G2 Meeting - Eat at 3:00 pm, Meet at 4:00 am. Details above.
March 10, Sunday - Daylight Saving Time Starts - Set clocks forward one hour on Saturday night.
March 12, Tuesday - Chapter NC-I Friends Night Out - To be announced.
March 16, Saturday - Chapter NC-M2 Meeting - Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 9:30 am. Details above.
March 17, Sunday - St. Patrick’s Day
March 23, Saturday - Chapter NC-I Meeting - Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 10:00 am. New Location! Coun-try Pride Restaurant, 153 Wiggins Rd, Candler NC, (TA truck stop, I-40 exit 37).
April 6, Saturday - Chapter NC-G2 Meeting - Eat at 3:00 pm, Meet at 4:00 am. Details above.
April 9, Tuesday - Chapter NC-I Friends Night Out - To be announced.
April 15, Tuesday - Tax Day
April 20, Saturday - Chapter NC-M2 Meeting - Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 9:30 am. Details above.
GWRRA Chapter NC-I Calendar
Western North Carolina GWRRA Chapter Meetings Asheville Chapter NC-I: 4th Saturday of each month. Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 10:00 am. J&S Cafeteria River Ridge, 800 Fairview Road, Asheville NC. Contact Tillman & Janet Hill, [email protected], [email protected], (828) 675-9517 for more information.
Waynesville Chapter NC-G2: 1st Saturday of each month. Eat at 3:00 pm, meet at 4:00 pm. Snappy's Italian Restaurant, 2769 Soco Rd, Maggie Valley NC 28751. Call Johnny Cope, [email protected], (828) 734-8485 for more info.
Hendersonville Chapter NC-M2: 3rd Saturday of each month. Eat at 9:00 am, meet at 9:30 am. New Location! Golden Corral, 2530 Chimney Rock Rd., Hendersonville NC 28792. Contact Dale & Mi-chelle Yager, [email protected], (315) 243-2421for more info.
Hickory Chapter NC-O2: 3rd Sunday. Eat at 5:00 pm, meet at 6:00 pm. Dos Amigo’s, Hwy 70 SE Cono-ver, NC (I-40, exit 128).
Boiling Springs Chapter NC-P2: 3rd Saturday. Eat at 1:30 pm, meet at 2:30 pm. Campus Pizzeria, 101 South Main St. Boiling Springs, NC.
Morganton Chapter NC-Y: 4th Saturday. Eat at 6:00 pm, meet at 7:00 pm. Granny’s Kitchen, 3448 Miller Bridge Rd. Connelly Springs, NC (I-40, exit 116).
Check the Chapter NC-I Calendar at gwrranci.org for the most up-to-date event changes and new events.