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Chapter Director & Newsletter John Read 480-406-5871 [email protected]
Membership Coordinators
Gail & Bob Johnson [email protected]
Treasurer
Richard Shields 480-391-7018 [email protected]
Rider Education Leaders
Cliff & Char Simpson 937-232-6483 [email protected]
Ride Team Leaders Bob & Gail Johnson 623-414-3003 [email protected]
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REGION F
AZ DISTRICT
APRIL 2014
Chapter S Gatherings are the first Saturday of each month, 7:30 AM at:
Egg I Am 10155 E Via Linda, Scottsdale
Assistant Ride Team Leaders Chuck & Leslie Donaldson [email protected]
Sunshine Rae and Gene Ellsworth 602-395-0825 [email protected]
Clothing Czar and Stores
Open Position
In this issue:
Chapter Director’s Corner 2
How Good Are You? 3
Touring Arizona Fun 4
Canyon de Chelly & Monument Valley Ride
6
Devils Highway Ride 7
Special points of interest:
How Good Are You?
Monument Valley Ride
We’re on the Web! www.meetup.com/Scottsdale-Gold-Wing-Road-Riders/
APRIL 2014
Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge
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Chapter Director’s Corner
John Read, AZ-S Chapter Director
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I hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather here in Arizona. The riding conditions have been amazing, in be-tween the wind storms, and we have had a couple of great outings this month to Prescott and Payson picking up some Touring Arizona destinations.
There is still time to get your registra-tions submitted for the GWRRA Region-al Convention/Rally in St. George, Utah over the Memorial Day weekend. This promises to be a fun and educational weekend with many events planned. We are also planning rides through Zion and Bryce Canyon Nation-al Parks before and after the festivities in St. George.
Touring Arizona is a great guide for vis-iting many unique locations throughout our beautiful State. On Thursday, April 17, I am planning a ride that will allow you to pick up four new locations. It will be a long day with 7 hours of riding time covering 385 miles of mostly two lane roads so we will leave town ear-ly. Hope to see you on the "Salt River Ride".
Cliff Simpson, Chapter Educator, is tak-ing a poll to see who may be interested in a Trike Riders Course (TRC) and an Advanced Rider Course (ARC) to be held in October at theArizona District Convention/Rally. Please send Cliff an email by April 15 if you plan on attend-ing.
In May plan on joining hosts Chuck and Leslie Donaldson as they guide a tour to Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley leaving May 2. Sign up now as reservations for the guided tour into
these areas must be made in advance of the trip.
Also in May is the Devil's Highway Ride that Chapter S is co-sponsoring this year with AZ Ride Motorcycle Rentals. The 8th annual ride will be held on Saturday, May 31 and will start and end in Spring-erville. There is no charge to join in on the fun and included is a poker run with prizes for all registered riders. Sign up now at AZ Ride's website, www.azride.com.
Ride Safe!
John
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How Good Are You?
Cliff & Char Simpson, Interim Chapter S Rider Education Leaders
HOW GOOD ARE YOU, REALLY? It's 10:30 on Friday morning and Char and I are leaving home on our orange trike, headed to D & D Discount Motorsports in Tempe. We will rendezvous with our new friends from Alaska, Joe and Maryann Lisenby. From Tempe we will ride to Tucson and participate in the Trike Riders Course (TRC) on Satur-day. As we pull onto the frontage road and the ramp onto I-17, I feel that there is something wrong. No, it's not the trike; it's ME! I feel extremely uncomfortable. Hmm, I have all the gear: helmet, jacket, gloves, long pants, over-the-ankle riding boots. I haven't taken any me3ds this morning. Wait, could it be that I haven't been on the bike for a whole month? It could be, and I'm sure it was! Bob Johnson is a great promoter of our Practice Field Days (PFD), provided free-of-charge most months by Chapters D, R and S. He always states that “Riding Skills Are Perishable Skills.” And if I didn't believe it before, I certainly do now. When I was riding in Ohio, bad road conditions kept me off the Wing most days from mid-November through the end of March. But when I climbed back into the saddle again, I felt pretty good about my riding skills. In retrospect, perhaps I was a bit optimistic. Anyhow, fast-forward ten years. Now I'm almost 70 years old. I know my reflexes aren't as good as when I was 30. My eyesight isn't quite as good. Nor is my hearing. And most days I can't remember what day it is. Other than that, I'm in excellent condition! NOT! Bob is right. If you don't use it, you lose it! And as we age, we lose it more rapidly. When I was in high school, I threw around 80 pound bales of hay with ease (or at least I think I did). Today, a 50 pound bag of water softener salt can be a challenge. That's why I go to the weight room at least three days a week – to try to maintain some muscle tone. If I don't, I can soon notice it. So when I go without riding the Goldwing for several days, I feel uncomfortable. Back to our ride. As I merged onto the freeway, I checked my mirrors for approaching traffic. Oops, I forgot the head turn before moving into the travel lane. Accelerate to move along with the traffic. Darn, don't follow so close behind that semi. Wow, look out for that merging car! Better get over one lane. Whoa, that was a close one! Why did that jerk stop so quickly in the middle lane? I almost didn't get stopped. Suffice it to say that Char and I made it safely to Tempe and Tucson. By the time we completed the TRC on Saturday, I was again feeling very confident in my riding skills. Sunday morning I went to Turf Paradise and practiced the same skills that we worked on in the TRC. So after 350 mile of riding in two days, and 5+ hours of skills practice, I knew that I was very proficient. THEN! But I also knew that I NEED TO CONTINUE PRACTICING THOSE RIDING SKILLS. Do you? Remember, Ride with Pride and Confidence! Cliff & Char Simpson, GWRRA/AZ-S Educators
Touring Arizona Fun!
Sign up now and join in on our adventures!
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GWRRA Touring Arizona Program
Participation in our on-going Rider Educa-tion Program will increase your riding skills. We also have many Master Riders in the Chapter who are more than willing to assist you with questions and information about Practice Field Days, Skill Enhancement, CPR and First Aid courses, Ride Captains, Ride Leaders, and Ride Planning, all the “life blood” of Chapter AZ-S.
Our Rider Education Team stands ready to assist you on the road to the Master Level.
Just ask any one of us for assistance!
Rider Education Team members are:
Team Leaders:
Cliff and Char Simpson
If you have any interest in becoming a member of our Chapter Educator Team, please contact John Read.
Rider Education
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LIFE GRAND MASTERS
Ray Garris # 18 Sandi Garris # 176 Rae Ellsworth # 489 Gene Ellsworth # 490 Gail Johnson # 1365 Bob Johnson # 1366
SENIOR MASTERS
Jerry Bisgard # 6601
MASTERS
Leslie Donaldson # 5402 Chuck Donaldson # 5403 Denise Goldin # 5510 Jeffrey Goldin # 5511 Richard Shields # 5427 Rick Paitl # 5423 Sharon Trapp # 5424 Cliff McGraw # 8990
LEVEL III
Dave Redman
Krist Jani
Mark Klingert
Ted Figgins
Al Watkins
Elena Lopez
Stu Oltman
LEVEL II
John Read
LEVEL I
Dwight Smith
Scott McCracken
Rider Education Program
We encourage you to participate in the ongoing Rider Education program and increase your riding skills as well as your abilities and become a Master Tour Rider.
Are you ready to advance to the next level?
What can we do to assist you?
The GWRRA Rider Education Program (REP) is intended to make the motorcycle environment safer by reducing injuries and fatalities and increasing motorcyclist skills and awareness. Through Commitment, Education and Application, we can reduce our accident rate significantly. Benefits of a fully-implemented GWRRA Rider Education Program at the Chapter level:
Increased rider knowledge
Increased safety skills
Prevention of accidents
Our Motto..."Safety is for Life"
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For Sale Original Owner, Very clean and low mileage, 50th Anniversary Edi on
Motor Trike Package installed at 34,200 mile, current mileage 38,750 Tulsa Wind‐shield w/vent Tulsa Headlight Armor Tulsa Wind Wings Progressive Front Suspension Easy Steer (3 degree rake) installed at the same me as Motor Trike package Front Mud Guard Kuryakyn Adjustable Cruise Pegs Tulsa Belly Pan Corbin Leather Seat and Backrest Heated Hand Grips LED Digital Voltmeter Butler Cup Holder 6 Disc CD Player Trunk Mirror Trunk Accessory Pouch Firefly Trunk & Spoiler Flasher Brake Light System Python Alarm System Pinstriping K&N Air Filter Trunk luggage Honda Service Manual Extra Oil Filters Asking $15,500
Bryan N. Whipp Phone: 928.499.8743
2004 1800. 2006 Es-capade trailer all the extras. Cherry Red. Mileage 39,660. California Side Car trike con-version, installed in 2005. Runs like new. Always gar-aged. New battery good tires. Asking $27,000 obo.
520.886.3040.
Geb & Christy Bailey
MUST SELL ASAP
MUST SELL I have two almost new custom seats for sale. A HARTCO (Comfort Tec) Seat complete with removable driver backrest and passenger backrest cover. Appearance is excellent. Small rub mark from seat bolt on the underside of the seat. This seat was nearly $1400 new and was only minimally used. This is a great seat for a 30" or above inseam rider or any Trike owner for sure. Original owner could not use it shortly after purchase due to hip issues. (story is detailed in a recent For Sale thread on the GL1800 website). I purchased it 2 weeks ago from the second owner who felt it was too tall and moved to a low rider seat. I have never sat on it as my CSC Trike has an aux fuel tank and this seat will not fit as the pan is too deep for clearance. I will sell it for $500, obo including shipping within CONUS. Also FOR SALE is a 2005 Diamond Brand seat also in great shape. I am selling this one for the same reason as it doesn't fit over the aux fuel tank. This seat is a great value and far superior to the stock seat. It also has a removable driver back rest I will sell this seat for $350, obo including shipping within CONUS. Both seats are black vinyl, firmer yet more much comfortable than the stock seat. Please contact me at [email protected] or 480-276-3178.
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Please consider joining the Chapter AZ-S Operation’s Team as the Chapter Rider
Education Officer or the Chapter Membership Enhancement Officer. We also need a Clothing Czar. Chapter AZ-S has growing pains and needs YOU.
Let me know your availability via e-mail at [email protected]
Address: 10155 E Via Linda, Scottsdale
Hours: 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Phone: (480) 382-6344
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Upcoming AZ-S Rides and Events
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Month Date Activity
April 5
AZ-S Chapter Meeting Egg I Am restaurant in Scottsdale
13 All-Chapter Practice Field Day Turf Paradise
15
AZ-S Staff Meeting at Miracle Mile Deli Scottsdale Rd & Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
17 Salt River Ride, Touring Arizona Destinations
May 2-5 Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly Ride
3
AZ-S Chapter Meeting Egg I Am restaurant in Scottsdale
20
AZ-S Staff Meeting at Miracle Mile Deli Scottsdale Rd & Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
23-25 GWRRA Region F Convention, St. George, Utah
31 AZ Ride’s 8th Annual Devils Highway Ride
For details about the AZ-S Rides and Events appearing on this page, including the most recent updates, please use the links on the AZ-S Website at http://www.meetup.com/Scottsdale-Gold-Wing-Road-Riders/.
We’re on the Web!
www.meetup.com/Scottsdale-Gold-Wing-Road-Riders/
00 Fr iends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
April Anniversaries
If we missed yours, please accept our apologies
and be sure to let us know…
April Birthdays
A special thank you to TURF PARADISE, located at 1501 W. Bell Rd in Phoenix, for allowing us to hold our Practice Field Day (“PFD”) in their parking lot each month. PFD gives motor-cycle riders of all skill levels an opportunity to practice and im-prove their slow-riding, maneuvering skills in a no-pressure, safe environment.
Practice Field Days give all riders, regardless of riding abilities, a chance to practice and increase their riding skills. These multi-chapter field days give riders an opportunity to ride a variety of ma-neuvers at their own skill level, to ask questions and to have fun rid-ing. Have trouble getting your Wing on it’s center stand? Not sure how to pick it up? This is the place to learn!
All riders, all levels are welcome. In keeping with the GWRRA tradition of SAFETY, all riders must wear hel-mets, long sleeves, long pants, over the ankle boots and full-finger gloves.
See you there!
Practice Field Days
April 13
8-10AM
Turf Paradise
Bill Spurgeon 4/6
Kevin Bogert 4/7
Elena Lopez 4/9
Terri Rosner 4/19
Alice Kittel 4/20
Cliff McGraw 4/23
Jeffrey Goldin 4/5
John Foster 4/2 Nate & Judi Hass Van Keuren 4/22
Mark & Rita Klingert 4/25
Bill & Sherry Spurgeon 4/30
Clothing and Chapter Stores
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INVENTORY CLOSEOUT (AS IS)
Description Color Size Inventory Price
Baseball cap Purple One Size 4 $15
Men’s SHORT sleeve:
Polo (K500) Port Authority Silk Touch
Purple M L L
3 1 1 (sample)
$20
Polo (K469) Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh
Purple XL 2XL 3XL
2 1 1 (sample)
$30
Button-down woven Short sleeve
Purple L XL
1 1
$25
Men’s LONG sleeve:
Tee, long sleeve Preshrunk with S-man logo
White M M L XL
1 1 (sample) 5 4
$20
Tee, long sleeve Preshrunk with S-man logo
Purple M M L XL 2XL
11 1 (sample) 2 4 1
$20
Sweatshirt 50% cotton, 50% poly
Purple M 1 $20
Button-down woven Long sleeve
Purple M L
4 3
$25
Ladies’ SHORT sleeve:
Polo (L500) Port Authority Silk Touch
Purple M L XL
1 (sample) 2 1
$20
Top with V-neck and collar (L469) Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh
Purple L XL
2 1 (sample)
$30
Button-down woven Short sleeve
Purple XL 1 $25
Clothing and Chapter Stores (continued)
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CUSTOM EMBROIDERY* (*Please include the exact name you would like embroidered)
Mens’ SHORT sleeve:
Description Mfr Code Color Sizes Available Price
Polo Port Authority Silk Touch K500 Purple Men’s XS-4XL $30
Polo Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh K469 Purple Men’s XS-4XL $35
Tee with regular (set in, not raglan) sleeve Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh
K468 White or Dk Grey
Men’s XS-4XL $30
Tee with raglan sleeve Sport-Tek Dry Zone (shiny) Full athletic cut
T473 Purple Men’s XS-4XL $30
Men’s LONG sleeve:
Description Mfr Code Color Sizes Available Price
Tee with long sleeve Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh K368 White or Dk Grey
Men’s XS-4XL $40
Tee with long sleeve Sport-Tek Competitor (shiny) Roomy athletic cut, controls sweat
ST350LS White or Silver
Men’s XS-4XL $30
Tee with long raglan sleeve Sport-Tek Ulti-mate Performance Athletic cut
ST700LS White or Grey
Men’s XS-4XL $30
Ladies’ SHORT sleeve:
Description Mfr Code Color Sizes Available Price
Polo Port Authority Silk Touch L500 Purple Ladies’ XS-4XL $30
Tee with V-neck and collar Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh
L469 Purple Ladies’ XS-4XL $35
Tee with regular sleeve and slight V-neck Sport-Tek Dri-Mesh
L468V White or Dk Grey
Ladies’ XS-4XL $30
Tee with raglan-accent and regular neckline Sport-Tek Dry Zone (shiny) Athletic cut
L473 Purple Ladies’XS-4XL $30
Tee with very slight scoop neck Sport-Tek Competitor (shiny) Roomy athletic cut, controls sweat
LST350 Purple Ladies’ XS-4XL $30
Tee with cap sleeve and deeper V-neck Sport-Tek Ultimate Performance Athletic cut
LST700 Purple Ladies’ XS-4XL $30
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ARIZONA CHAPTERS - MEETING DATES / PLACES / CONTACTS
CHAPTER SERVING MEETING DAY, TIME MEETING LOCATION CHAPTER DIRECTOR, PHONE, E-MAIL
AZ-A TUCSON 3rd Saturday, 8:15 AM
Golden Corral, 4380 E 22nd St, Tucson Dennie/Debbie Ammons, 520. 745.6755 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-C LAKE HAVASU 4th Monday 6:00 PM
Schlotzsky’s, 2144 McCulloch Blvd. Lake Havasu City
Sandy/AG Fiddler, 928.680.9431 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-D MESA East Valley
2nd Saturday, 7:30 AM
Old Country Buffet, 6625 E Southern Ave., Mesa
Teena/Ted Prentice, 602.438.9660 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-E SIERRA VISTA 1st Saturday, 8:00 AM
Golden Corral, 798 South Highway 92, Sierra Vista
Larry/Gail Howard, 520.459.0079 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-G GREEN VALLEY 2nd Saturday, 8:00 AM
Cow Palace Restaurant, South I – 19, Exit 48, Amado
Dee/Galen Baird, 520.730.6849 Email [email protected]
AZ-K TUCSON 4th Saturday, 8:00 AM
Golden Corral, 6865 N Thornydale Rd, Tucson
Jonathan Bailey, 520.404.8345 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-O OATMAN 2nd Wednesday 8:00AM Breakfast 9:00AM Ride
Perkin’s Restaurant Bullhead City, AZ
Greg Brown, 760-500-3084 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-R PHOENIX West Valley
3rd Saturday, 8:00 AM
Old Country Buffet, 17125 N.79th Ave. Glendale
Jim Oliver, 602.696.0766 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-S SCOTTSDALE 1st Saturday, 7:30 AM
Egg I Am, 10155 E Via Linda, Scottsdale John Read, 480.406.5871 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-U YUMA 3rd Saturday 8:00 AM
Landing Bar & Grill 195 S. 4th Ave., Yuma
Chris/Sandy Ward, 928.580.2996 E-Mail fmustang42!hotmail.com
AZ-X CASA GRANDE 4th Saturday 8:00 AM
Golden Corral, 2082 E Florence Blvd Casa Grande
Mike/Mary Anne Melby, 408.963.8392 E-Mail [email protected]
AZ-P PRESCOTT 4th Saturday, 8:00 AM
Golden Corral, Frontier Village, Prescott
Sandy Gaston, 928.759.9719 E-Mail [email protected]
Rick Tope
AZ-S CHAPTER STAFF DIRECTORY
Chapter Director & Newsletter - John Read, 480-406-5871, [email protected]
Treasurer - Richard Shields, 480-391-7018, [email protected]
Membership Coordinator - Gail Johnson, 623-414-3003, [email protected]
Rider Education Team Leaders - Cliff & Char Simpson, 937-232-6483, [email protected]
Chapter Technical Advisor - Stu Oltman, 480-860-8057, [email protected]
Ride Team Leader - Bob & Gail Johnson, 623-414-3003, [email protected]
Asst Ride Team Leaders—Chuck & Leslie Donaldson, 480-321-7828, [email protected]
Sunshine & Phone Tree - Rae & Gene Ellsworth 602-395-0825, [email protected]
Website Coordinators –Gail & Bob Johnson, 623-414-3003, [email protected]
Senior Chapter Advisors - Ray and Sandi Garris, 602-404-6875, [email protected]
Chapter Advisors & Former CDs:
Cliff McGraw, 480-502-1542, [email protected]
Richard Shields, 480-391-7018, [email protected]
Bob & Gail Johnson, 623-414-3003, [email protected]
Ed & Mary Lynn Podolak, 480-451-7989, [email protected]
Jeffrey & Denise Goldin, 623-551-9947, [email protected]
Chuck & Leslie Donaldson,
480-321-7828, [email protected]
THANKS TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND TALENT!
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