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K2 WING’N News
IN THIS ISSUE
Chapter Director News 1-2
Helmets 3-4
Breaking News 5
Sponsors 6
District Team 7
K2 Team 8
Tips from Donna 9
K2 Members 10
Snapshots 11
By the Book 13
Celebrations 14
Calendar and Rides 15-16
MEC 17-18
Tagomatic 19
Big Bend – For Sale 20
Editor Notes 21
Recipe and Laugh 23
Rally Time 24-27
Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge
“JOIN US” K2 Gathering – PIZZA HUT
945 Old Hwy 90E. Castroville, TX 78009
Date: September 19
6:16pm EAT & GREEET 7:00pm GATHERING.
IN THIS ISSUE
CD News 1-2
HELMETS 3
SPONSORS
Texas District Team
Group Riding
K2 Team
Tips from Donna
K2 Members
JULY BIKE NIGHT
By the Book -Jack Wagner
August Calendar & Rides
MEC
CELEBRATION & Tagomatic
BIG BEND
For Sale
Editor Notes
HUMOR
Rally Flyers
Volume 2, Issue 9
SEPTEMBER 2017
CHAPTER DIRECTOR NEWS
Hello Chapter and Friends,
As you are reading this newsletter, we're at Wing Ding right
now. We are having lots of fun and meeting a lot more
friends. I'm looking forward to meeting a gentleman and
his motorcycle called black flash. If you get a chance look
on YouTube, type in black flash. This is an amazing
motorcycle and light show. Carnell Luckett is gentleman's
name.
This is one of the purposes of GWRRA, making new
friends and making new memories. For the ones that could
not make it to Wing Ding, hope you can make it next time.
There are more rallies coming up soon. We will be
attending Chapter T Rally in Killeen and Chapter H Rally
in San Antonio and ours coming October 14th. Everybody
get ready for fun in the sun.
I'm also looking forward to our Chapter going to Big Bend
for the second time. We have several days of good riding
down there. Other Chapters from Texas will be joining us
and be riding as a group making more memories and
friends.
Our ACD, Armando came out of surgery very well. He's
home now resting and can't wait to get back on his Wing
and we can't wait to have him back in our Chapter and
the community doing all his volunteer work. Before you
know, our Christmas party will be coming up. We will
have it again in Lacoste (pot luck this year). There will be
gift exchange, music, karaoke and even going to have a
singing Santa Claus. Come visit us this year.
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Continued CHAPTER DIRECTOR NEWS Page 1
If anybody has come up with any good ideas for our Chapter please email me at
[email protected]. For those that have not been riding much. Make sure you start
checking your bikes t-clocks. It is always important on every ride. We will be taking longer
rides as soon as the weather starts cooling down. Start dusting off your winter jackets make
sure they still fit and get your winter gear in shape.
We're trying to put a ride to Corpus Christi very soon and this time go fishing. No rocking
gambling boat this time. If you care to go please let me know so we can set a weekend.
The 2018 Texas District Rally is in the works and will be so much fun. There will be a lot of
Vendors: merchandize and food. Some good rides and great memories. Can’t wait! Hope to
see yall there.
I was proud to see our Chapter made the Wing World Magazine. Way to go Chapter K-2! A
little bird told me we were going to be in the District News Letter also. Wow super cool!
See Ya Soon!
Michael Pineda
aka “Shrimp Man”
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 3
K2 WING’N News HELMETS
A helmet is designed to save your head from impacts that would otherwise be life threatening or altering. brainer… err…. a brainer? Whatever.
Nothing is worse than a life altering head injury that could have been prevented with one piece of protective equipment, especially for those in your life who depend on you. Rock the Gear has guidelines to help you choose the right helmet, make sure it will do what it promises, and that it fits just right. Click any of the hyperlinks to learn more about the technical elements we mention.
How to identify a great helmet: A proper helmet is made of four equally important parts: outer shell, foam liner, comfort padding and retention system. All of these parts work together to protect your skull and brain from injury, so skipping even one component would be a bad move.
Generally, all motorcycle helmets get more comfortable as you continue to wear them. Always make sure you start with a tight fit. Ensure that the helmet never gets too loose. Usually, these pads can be removed for washing, which usually helps them “perk” back up a little as well.
IN A NUTSHELL (no pun intended) you want something that is going to prevent head injury, be comfortable every time you ride, and look good (in that order), so take your time when choosing the right helmet. (continued next page)
Dinner at Acadiana Café
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K2 WING’N News (continued from previous page)
How to make sure you have a good fit: A perfect fit is just as important as what the helmet is made of, because the fit can affect the way the helmet performs during that crucial moment. The first step is knowing your head shape and matching it to the internal shape of the helmet. Did you know there are three general head shapes, and each helmet model corresponds to one of those three shapes? Learn how to find your head shape HERE. The second step is to measure your head for a baseline measurement. Each manufacturer uses slightly different methods for sizing, so knowing your measurement can help more than knowing your general size.
Tips when trying on a helmet: If you can remove the helmet with the chin strap buckled tightly, if the helmet can move easily and independently while it is on your head, if your ears are not touching the internal comfort padding, or if it falls down over your eyes, then the helmet is too big. If you can significantly bite the inside of your cheeks when you open and close your mouth while the helmet is on, if you feel extreme pressure on your temples, if your chin sticks out from under the chin bar or if it gives you a “hot spot” on your forehead, then the helmet is either too small or the wrong shape.
Important to remember: No matter how well the helmet fits, it’s not going to protect your head if it is strapped to the backseat of your bike…. don’t be “that rider.”
http://www.rockthegear.org
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Support our Sponsors
Tell them you are a GWRRA Chapter K2 Member
11900 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78230 (210) 696-2000
945 Old Hwy 90
Castroville, TX 78009
835 Old US Hwy 90E
Castroville, TX 78009
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 7
K2 WING’N News
TITLE
NAME
PHONE
District Directors Jim & Alvalin Woodul 254-634-4658
Assistant District Director Dan & Donna Rymarz 847-702-6667
Assistant District Director Tom & Dawn Sprague 858-755-6071
District Treasurer Tim Brooks 254-290-5462
Membership Enhancement Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes 512-897-0860
COY Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes 512-897-0860
Chapter of the Year Coordinators Sheri Altes 512-897-0860
District Trainer Cliff & Gillian Allen 214-886-5798
District Educators Randy & Kathy Reese 512-744-3635
Assistant District Educator Chris Schoenthal 972-660-6286
Motor Awareness Coordinator Scott Finnell 512-591-7631
Entertainment Coordinator Open Position
Vendor Coordinator Michael Pineda 210-707-8411
Couple of the Year 2017-2018 Sal & Phylis Pesta 210-662-8161
Activities Coordinator Open Position
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
www.gwrra.org
GWRRA Region H
www.gwrra-h.org
GWRRA TX District
www.gwrra-tx.org
GWRRA Chapter K2
TEXAS DISTRICT TEAM
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K2 TEAM Chapter Director (CD) Michael Pineda
Assistant Chapter Director (ACD) Assistant MAP TX K-2
Armando Vasquez
Chapter Treasurer (CT) Richard and Esther Flack
Member Enhancement Coordinator (MEC)
Mike Pineda, Jr.
Chapter Educator/ Ride Coordinator Chapter Individual of the Year 2017
Donna Wilson
Newsletter Editor/ Webmaster Pat Pineda
Chapter Couple of the Year 2017 Curtis and Dale Tondre
Mascot K2 “NINJA”
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 9
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TIPS from Donna
Summer has been hot and humid, but that's a given for Texas. Breakfast runs with
a short ride following seems to be the answer for those triple digit days. Yummy!
The Guenther House has a huge breakfast platter as well as OST! It's a good
thing I am skinny (well, I am!..when I stand halfway in front of a full length mirror).
We're Texas tough, however, and adding a couple of evening rides to the
calendar was an experiment for perseverance! I look forward to the cooler days
ahead when I don't pull in from a ride, totally drenched.
When the pumpkins (the real ones!) show up at HEB in September, I start getting
excited. I love pumpkin everything! Pumpkin Cheerios, pumpkin/chocolate
cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins. Ok, Ok! I love pumpkin stuff. That also
means that October is just around the corner, so longer rides in the Hill Country
and new places where we haven't been, to explore.
Do you hear "ROAD TRIP"???? Look out Big Bend, here we come Oct 25 -29!! If
you have a favorite ride or some new place you would like to go, please shoot me
an email at [email protected].
We are going to put the museums in Cuervo and Gonzalez, TX back on the
calendar for November. We can do both in one day. We have the Lone Star Rally
coming up the first weekend in November (Nov 2 - 4) so keep your gear ready to
go.
With that said, the days will be getting shorter (as in getting darker earlier) so
make sure your lights are in good working order, to include brake lights and turn
signals. Somehow, they always seem to go out at the most inconvenient time!! Be
safe and be seen!!
As always, ride safe and be seen!
Donna Wilson Ride Coordinator
Kaitlyn
Pineda
Shannon
Rangel
Bill
Tompkins
Curtis
Tondre
Dale
Tondre
Charles
Williams
Dino
Woods
Mary
Woods
Robert
Yanez
Julie
Fields-Zellous
Cheyenne
Zellous
Robert
Hanus
Michael
Lehman
Jesus
Lozano
Elva
Lozano
Gabby
Lozano
Gina
Martinez
Jesse
Martinez
Tammy
Miller
Greg
Odom
Wanda
Odom
Keith
Bennett
John
Camacho
Donna
Camacho
John
Diaz
Mary
Diaz
Aurora
Dietrich
Joshua
Dambeck
Laney
Dambeck
Jesse
Dunn
Gloria
Dunn
James
Farley
Monica
Farley
Cori
Hanus
44 Day
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Friends for FUN, SAFE & KNOWLEDGE
“RIDE TO EAT, EAT
TO RIDE”
RIDE DEPARTURE LOCATION
CORNER STORE
KSU at 8:00am
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• 1598 US Hwy 90 E
Castroville, TX 78009 • Get Directions • Phone number (830) 538-9878
6:00 – 8:00 pm
SONIC DRIVE
IN
By the Book
The “By the Book” articles are intended to help familiarize Volunteer Leaders and GWRRA
members with the policies, procedures, and information contained in the GWRRA Officer’s
Handbook (OHB). A copy of the Officer’s Handbook can be found at www.gwrra.org - Click on the
Officer Connection tab at the bottom of the page; then select Officer’s Handbook in the upper
right-hand corner. Please feel free to reprint these articles in Region, District, or Chapter newsletters.
THE IDEALS OF GWRRA
The most important ingredient for a successful Association is the Member. Where do we find them
and how do we make these people interested enough to want to become one of us? Before anyone
can be successful in “selling” GWRRA, they must first sit for a moment and determine the reason
they joined. Each of us had our own reasons – it may have been the emphasis on keeping each other
safe when riding, the 'G-rated' family atmosphere of our events or that we know the best places for
food and desserts. In most cases the motorcycles brought us together and it’s the relationships and
ideals of GWRRA that keep us together. Let's take a closer look at these ideals:
PROMOTE SAFETY - This will help us continue to enjoy our hobby. We can also enjoy the fact that
we are doing something to protect others by teaching them safe riding practices. We are saving
lives!
PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP - Among ALL of the motorcycling public. What better way to enjoy our way
of life than 9 to make friends and share with them?
PROMOTE THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER –
We must always keep “our best foot forward”.
PROMOTE FUN - This is the glue that holds it all together!
PROVIDE A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE - GWRRA will provide a money-back guarantee to any
Member that is of the opinion the Association has failed to live up to their expectations.
It really does boil down to Friends for fun, safety and knowledge, and we back that up with a money
back guarantee!
There are good reasons for the way things are.
The more you know, the better it gets!
Jack Wagner
GWRRA Deputy Director
Region H Trainer
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Happy Birthday and Many More!
9/1 -Curtis Tondre
9/2 -Mike Pineda, Jr.
9/6 -Tammy Miller
9/17 -Eva Lozano
9/21 -Monica Farley
Happy Anniversary
9/6 -Jesse & Gloria Dunn
If your birthday or anniversary was this month and you aren’t listed, please let us
know. We will list it next month.
K2 Country Wingers, have you been on an interesting trip that you would like to share with the Chapter?
Do you have a joke or a recipe you would like to share?
All submissions will be considered!
This is your newsletter so let others know what you have been doing!
Email your contribution to Pat at
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 15
K2 WING’N News September 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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WING DING 39
AUGUST 29-
SEPTEMBER 2
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WING DING 39
AUGUST 29-
SEPTEMBER 2
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WING DING 39
AUGUST 29-
SEPTEMBER 2
September 1
WING DING 39
AUGUST 29-
SEPTEMBER 2
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WING DING 39
AUGUST 29-
SEPTEMBER 2
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4
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6 pm - 8 pm
K2 Dinner - BILL
MILLERS BBQ
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7
8
9
8 am - 12 pm
Breakfast Ride to
Aurelia's Kitchen
10
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12
6 pm - 8 pm
K2 BIKE NIGHT 6
PM - 8 PM
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14
15
16
8 am - 12 pm
Breakfast Ride to
Bear Moon Bakery
& Cafe
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19
6 pm - 8 pm
K2 Gathering at
PIZZA HUT 6:00
PM - 8:00 PM
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8 am - 12 pm
TBD
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6 pm - 8 pm
K2 Dinner - Billy
Bob's 6 PM - 8PM
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28
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30
8 am - 12 pm
Breakfast Ride to
Bill Miller's then
Lace, Grace &
Gears MC Rally
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September 5
Tuesday
Bill Millers BBQ
103 FM 471 N, Castroville, TX 78009 6:00pm—8:00 pm
September 9
Saturday
Aurelia’s Kitchen
2636 CR 128, Floresville, TX 78114
September 12
Tuesday
BIKE NIGHT
SONIC DRIVE-IN
955 HWY 90 EAST, CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
6:00-8:00 PM
September 16
Saturday
Bear Moon Bakery & Café
401 S. Main St., Boerne, TX 78006
September 19
Tuesday
K2 Gathering –Pizza Hut
945 Old US Hwy 90 E. Castroville, TX
6:15pm Eat & Greet
7:00pm Gathering
September 23
Saturday
TBD
September 26
Tuesday
Billy Bob’s Burgers
1314 US-90, Castroville, TX 78009 6:00pm—8:00pm
September 30
Saturday
Bill Miller’s, Castroville, TX
Lace, Grace & Gears MC Rally Bandera, TX ($40 per person)
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Member Enhancement Coordinator
Hello Chapter K2,
Summertime is here! That doesn’t mean you stop riding your motorcycle or
going to motorcycle events. Get out and RIDE. We make several rest stops and
encourage staying hydrated. Encourage other people and friends to ride and
have lots of fun. We want to invite you to our future events coming up. Take a
look at the newsletter, calendar and events listing to see where you might want
to participate.
If you have any potential new members and not sure on how to talk about
GWRRA. Please let the Director know and get their contact information email,
phone number or address. He will communicate with them.
Let’s continue to make our Chapter stronger in working together and supporting
the community, events and rides. Take a look at the Chapter Calendar for
upcoming Events, Rides, Tuesday Dinners, Bike Night and more. Remember the
GWRRA motto of “Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge”. Thank you! Get up
and let's have some fun!
See YA SOON!
MEC GWRRA
Mike Pineda, Jr. Friends for FUN, SAFE & KNOWLEDGE
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JOIN K2 NOW (click on application below).
JESSE AND GINA MARTINEZ
FOUND JUNE TAG: Canyon Lake
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 19
K2 WING’N News
The object is to figure out where the picture of a person’s bike is and then get there. Take the same picture but with your bike and send it to Pat at [email protected]. Your name will be put in a monthly drawing.
So here are the rules
1. The picture must have your motorcycle in it. 2. Once you find the place you must take the picture as close the same way as the original. 3. Then you must send your picture from the same location. 4. You must have FUN doing this. More rules will be added if needed.
JUNE TAG NEW TAG
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FOR SALE
Oct. 25-29, 2017 Oct 25 8:00 am Breakfast Castroville 1. KSU 9:30 Castroville 2. Stop in Uvalde gas up @ Murphy USA, stretch 15 mins 3. Stop in Del Rio eat at IHOP and Gas up Del Rio, Texas 4. Stop in Sanderson, Alvon Gas Station, gas up and stretch 5. In Alpine 330 miles 5 hours 15 min. Oct 26 1. 8 am Breakfast in Alpine 2. Ride to Big Bend and River Road Oct 27 1. Museums and Shopping 2. Visit Ghost Town and Historic Sights Oct 28 Ride all day Return trip Oct 29 1. 800 am Eat breakfast 2. KSU 930 Alpine 3. Stop in Sanderson for gas up 4. Stop at Langtry. Roy Bean Museum (Free) 5. Stop at rest area Pecos river for pictures 6. Stop in Del Rio lunch and fuel 7. Stop in Uvalde for gas up 8. Sammy's restaurant in Castroville. Say Good bye.
2007 HONDA SHADOW
COLOR: Black
MILEAGE: 1500
PRICE: $3000
CONTACT: Dick Flack
210-618-2947
We are in GRAPEVINE, TEXAS….. Wing Ding 39 is finally here! I’m pretty sure I
overpacked and still forgot a thing or two maybe three. We didn’t want to miss
anything and got here on Tuesday. Rally is breathtaking. So many old and new friends
and Chapter K2 Members. Goldwing Bikes from everywhere in every color and with
many lights. Oh! lots of vendors, lots. 😊.
Another remarkable month in August. With Chapter K2’s Bike Night’s at Sonic, Tuesday
Dinners and a Saturday Night Dinner Ride. We continue having an excellent turnout!
Thanks Sonic for your Bike Night sponsorship. Congrats $25 winner: Robert Yanez.
“K2 ROCKS!” Thanks to the guests who have come to ride and visit with us.
You are always WELCOMED!
You better watch out and better be good. K2 Christmas Party will be coming soon on
December 16, 2017.
Ride Safe & Often!
Pat Pineda aka: “China Girl”
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EDITOR’S NOTES
Enjoy the Texas Hill Country
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 23
K2 WING’N News RECIPE HUMOR
My husband was water skiing when he fell into the river. As the boat circled to pick him up, he noticed a hunter sitting in a duck boat in the reeds. My husband put his hands in the air and joked, “Don’t shoot!”
The hunter responded, “Don’t quack.”
Katie O’Connell, Warrenville, Illinois
NO BAKE COOKIES
2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened
cocoa powder
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup milk 1 pinch salt
3 cups quick cooking oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cook 15 m Ready In 25 m
In a saucepan bring sugar,
cocoa, margarine, milk, and
salt to a rapid boil for 1
minute.
Add quick cooking oats,
peanut butter, and vanilla; mix
well.
Working quickly, drop by
teaspoonfuls onto waxed
paper, and let cool.
If a train station is where the train
stops, and a bus station is where the
bus stops, what is a work station?
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RALLY TIME You do not want to miss the FUN!
T-Fest October 7, 2017
Harker Heights, TX
http://centexwings.org/t-fest/
K2 Country Rally October 14, 2017
Castroville, TX
http://gwrrak2.com/2017-rally
Wings in the Park October 21, 2017
San Antonio TX
http://www.gwrra-txh.org/rally.htm