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Volume 13 September 2017 Issue 9

The Bear Facts! The OFFICIAL Journal of GWRRA Region F’s

Capital City Wings!

Join Us At Our Next Meeting—September 17, 2017

Chapter CA-C “Capital City Wings” meets the 3rd Sunday each month

Elks Lodge #6, 6446 Riverside Blvd. (@ Florin Rd.), Sacramento, CA.

Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge—What Else Is There?

Dinner Ride—Brewster’s Bar and Grill

Galt, CA

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In This Issue:

Editorial Policy:

This newsletter is published monthly by and for the members of Capital City Wings. Somebody has to be responsible for the content and that falls on our Newsletter Editor, Rick McCusker. Arti-cles for consideration should be sent to: rickmccusker2564@comcast.net. Re-ceipt will be acknowledged. But, there has to be rules… Original articles get first priority. Reprints are used only by permission of the ORIGINAL author. Inappropriate material will be rejected. The Newsletter Editor is solely re-sponsible for the contents and content is at his/her discretion. Articles appearing in The Bear Facts may be reprinted, by permission only. Use in any kind of publication for profit is strictly prohibited.

Hello California …………... 3

Friends Day ……………....... 4

Age DOES Matter .….... 5

Feather River Canyon .. 6

Sunblock ……….…….….…. 9

New Product …..…..….. 10

For Sale! ….……...……... 11

And much, much more!

Thank You! to the

following contribu-

tors for this month’s

newsletter:

Gordon Flowers

Jerry McHugh

Jon Ingenthron

Bob Harris

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District Directors

Hello California!

Nancy & Bob Clark

T his article is being written as we

are traveling from rally to rally.

We ended last month’s article as

we were leaving for Utah District

Rally. We had great fun, and although we

did not win any large prizes, we were excit-

ed to get numerous door prizes (which we

have been carrying around the country).

The best part is being with fellow wingers.

We traveled on to visit friends and attend

my 50th class reunion in Michigan. From

there we have traveled back west and are

now at Colorado’s District Rally, Aloha Colo-

rado, an uproarious time of games, hula

skirts, rides, food, and “ice cream”. From

here we will travel back east and south to

Grapevine, TX for Wing Ding. This trip has

been, and we it expect to continue to be, a

great time with wingers from all over the

country, many we know and many new

friends. Although we had intended to travel

these 7 weeks on our bike (or trike) we end-

ed up needing to go by car. Our youngest

son received a job in Liberty, MO the week

before we were leaving, and we got the

“privilege” of transporting some of his be-

longings to him on our way to Michigan. As

much as we miss riding the bike, there were

several days we were glad we had the car…

today for one…rain and hail. We anticipate a

wonderful time at Wing ding and look for-

ward to seeing some of our friends we have-

n’t seen for a year or so. Then it is a quick

trip home (after 7 weeks away) to finish up

the details of our CA District Rally in Mam-

moth. We look forward to seeing many of

you there.

There had been much speculation and

discussion about changes in the GWRRA re-

structuring, but one thing does not change…

our desire to have fun, our love for motorcy-

cles, the joy of riding (even if it is on 4

wheels now more than 2 or 3), and being

with our friends and GWRRA family. We can

always count on that.

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Tom “Hammer” Whitson

CA-C Chapter Director

I saw this and had to share it with my friends. We aren’t getting any younger. One day I had lunch with some old friends. Jim, a short, balding golfer type, about 85-

years old, came along with them; all in all, it was a pleasant bunch. When the menus were presented, my friends and I ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Jim who said, "A large piece of home-made ap-ple pie, heated please. I wasn't sure my ears heard him right, and the others were aghast, when Jim continued, completely unabashed...."along with two large scoops of vanilla ice cream." We tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this all the time, but when our orders were brought out, I didn't enjoy eating mine. I couldn't take my eyes off Jim as I watched him savoring each bite of his pie a-la-mode. The other guys just grinned in disbelief as they silently ate their lunch-es. The next time I went out to eat, I called Jim and invited him to join me. I lunched on a white meat tuna sandwich, while he ordered a chocolate par-fait. Since I was chuckling, he wanted to know if he amused me. I answered, "Yes, you certainly do, but you also confuse me. How come you always order such rich desserts, while I feel like I must be sensible in my food choices?" He laughed and said "I'm tasting all that is pos-sible for me to taste. I try to eat the food I need and do the things I should in order to stay healthy, but life's too short, my friend. I hate missing out on something good. This year I realized how old I was. He grinned. I've never been this old before, so, while I'm still here, I've decided it's time to try all those things that, for years, I've been ignoring." He continued, "I haven't smelled all the flowers yet. There are too many trout streams I haven't

fished. There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be flown overhead. There are too many golf courses I haven't played. I've not laughed at all the jokes. I've missed a lot of sporting events and potato chips and cokes.” "I want to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face. I want to sit in a country church once more and thank God for His grace. I want peanut butter every day spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed long distance calls to the one I love the most. "I haven't cried at all the movies yet, or walked in the morning rain. I need to feel wind on my face. So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner, then should I die before night fall, I'd say I died a winner, be-cause I missed out on nothing. I filled my heart's desire. I had that final piece of pie before my life expired." With that, I called the waitress over. "I've changed my mind," I said. "I want what he's hav-ing, only add some more whipped cream!" This is my gift to you - We need an annual Friends Day! Live well, love much, & laugh often - Be happy and enjoy doing whatever your heart desires. You only go around once on this crazy planet.

Friends Day!

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Age DOES Matter!

A t a recent GWRRA trailering course, before allow-ing the members to use the course, the instruc-tors had everyone attending check their motorcy-cles, trailers and helmets for safety. One of the

things they checked for was that the helmets should not be over 7 years old. It was quite a surprise to a member when he found out that the new helmet he had purchased only a month before on sale was actually over 7 years old and no longer suitable for use. The helmet has since been returned to the dealer who sold it. All DOT approved helmets must include a date of manu-facture on them. It might be a label on the chin strap or you might have to carefully peel back the cloth liner of the hel-met and look for a label or a date stamp on the styrofoam. The industry recommendation is that a helmet should be replaced after a maximum of 5 years of use or after 7 years from the date of manufacture – whichever occurs first. Even an old helmet that appears to be brand new may have dete-rioration, due to many factors, that can affect its ability to properly protect you in the event of an accident. Patrick Houlihan, a representative from Shoei Helmets (Tustin, CA) had this explanation; “A helmet should be re-placed 5 years from date of purchase or 7 years from date of manufacture, whichever comes first. This replacement rec-ommendation is based on a consensus by both the helmet manufacturers and safety standards. Glues, resins and other materials used in helmet production can affect liner materi-als. Hair oils, body fluids and cosmetics, as well as normal "wear and tear" all contribute to helmet degradation. Petro-leum based products present in; cleaners, paints, fuels and other commonly encountered materials may also degrade materials used in many helmets possibly degrading perfor-mance. Additionally, experience indicates there will be a noticeable improvement in the protective characteristic of helmets over a five-year period due to advances in materi-als, designs, production methods and the standards. Thus, the recommendation for five-year helmet replacement is a judgment call stemming from a prudent safety philosophy.” Gordon Murphy, GWRRA National Director - Rider Educa-tion – Canada had this to say; “The Canada Safety Council in Canada and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in the U.S. (I have been a CSC Senior Instructor for 7 years) teaches that helmets should be replaced between 5 and 7 years, depend-ing on whether or not the helmet has been dropped or not. The experts tell us that the foam breaks down after that period, due to the natural oils in our head, sunlight and the normal aging process. While there may not be any visible sign to the naked eyes, that doesn't change this pro-

cess. Therefore, the helmet will have lost its optimum pro-tective qualities and leave the person vulnerable in the event of an impact with the pavement or other surface….. My strong advice for anyone is that they always check the date on a helmet before they purchase it. Even if it was never worn, the foam naturally breaks down, becomes more brittle and less absorbent during the space of 5 to 7 years.” Before you head out for your next ride please take a mi-nute to check the manufacture date on your helmet. Is it within the recommended date ranges? The next time you are out shopping for a new helmet, especially at shows and sales, check the manufacture date before you buy it. On a similar note tires are another critical part of our motorcycle for which age does matter. Even a new tire pur-chased at a dealership can be several years old rather than a fresh new one and that age can affect its safe perfor-mance and life. Check the date of the tire before you buy it to make sure you are getting a fresh one! You can determine the date of manufacturer as follows; “The manufacture date is in a code printed on the sidewall. It will be the last four digits (for tires made in the year 2000 or later) in a string of letters and numbers starting with DOT. The first two digits are the week of manufacture, and the last two digits are the year of manufacture. For exam-ple, if it says DOT817AD472200, look at the last four digits. 2200 means that your tire was made in the 22nd week of the year 2000. Tires manufactured prior to the year 2000 will have a three-digit code. For example, DOT733AC297, means (looking at the last 3 digits 297) that your tire was made the 29th week of 1997.” Rick McCalla Region Educator Region K ‘Central Canada’

Gordon Flowers

Rider Education

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T he Feather River Scenic Byway route can be tak-en in either direction. From the west, it starts eight miles north of Oroville on Highway 70, winds through the magnificent Feather River

Canyon, following the middle fork of the Feather River, the state's first designated Wild and Scenic River, con-nects with Highway 89 on through Quincy to Blairsden/Graeagle, resumes as Highway 70 through Portola, drops down onto the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and cuts through the fantastic expanse of the Sierra Val-ley, the western edge of the Great Basin. Highlights and Key Points Along the Route Few California highways feature such natural beauty and diversity in terrain, landscape, wildlife and elevation as the Canyon Route. Cascading waterfalls and wildflow-ers in the spring and brilliant colors in the fall highlight the canyon’s natural beauty. The area also showcases the marvels of power plant, railroad and highway engi-

neering between the steep, rugged canyon walls that drop down to the North Fork of the Feather River. The historic Pulga and Tobin bridges -- highway and railroad bridges that cross over each other --and three tunnels blasted through granite are among the most frequently photographed sites. Seven hydroelectric powerhouses

make up the “Stairway of Power” along the river with excellent views of the process in action. Every year for the past 5 years I have been successful in summer ‘riding over’ the following Sierra Passes in Northern California (north to south): Beckwourth, Don-ner, Echo, Monitor, Carson, Ebbetts, Sonora and Tioga. Typically, from Danville, going over the Sierras on one

pass – and back on another – is about a 500-600 mile loop. Crossing these passes on two wheels gives me a rush like no other – the scenery, the geology, the topog-raphy, the wind, the sky, the smells, sounds, the feel of the bike – all combine to produce sensations like no oth-er. Since I leave early (typically 4 – 5 am departure) it is

Feather River Canyon Jerry McHugh

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hard to get anyone to come along – what are they think-ing? A solo ride is probably a good thing as I can stop when I need to, pass (and piss!) when I want to, and go at that pace which suits my mood. This year my ‘passes’ rides have been limited – for lots of reasons: road is closed, highway construction, fires in the area, too hot, too tired, bike is broken, vacations, appointments – you name it. Note that I did not list ‘age’ as a reason – but, truth be told, it unfortunately is! Well, summer is almost gone and as of August 14th I had only crossed Donner,

Echo, and Carson off the list – but that day I had Beck-wourth, Monitor and Carson in my ‘sights’ – it was, hope-fully, going to be an epic ride. The ‘ride’ started at 4:45am with temperatures in the mid-60s. The route was up through Marysville with breakfast at 7am in Oroville at McDonald’s (Route 162). This is a new (last two years) McDonald’s on the outskirts of town but has a host of homeless folks inside/outside – mostly well dressed – well spoken – well maintained folks (none of them looked like ‘bums’ – more like you and I ) that guessing are a bit down on their luck. Never-theless some were a real PITA - such as the one who ap-proached me while dismounting to sell me cookies in a brown bag – who was not happy when I ignored him. Inside I sat next to a gentleman who was a great conver-sationalist – but he lived out of his car – a car it turns out that was newer than any I have – he said he was up from the Bay Area and giving ‘homelessness’ a go to see how it went. He was joined by a lady – his acquaintance – who brought her own food – and a fly-swatter, and the two of them started to dispense with those flies in our area – they were settling in for a day at McD – killing flies, chatting, staying cool - but for me I needed to move on. I thought about going to see the Oroville Dam Spillway

work but my ‘buddy’ at McDs advised that the road going to that area was closed – so I did a ‘virtual tour’ after I got home (go to youtube to check it out – very inter-esting). Along route 70, before the descent into the Feather River Canyon there was quite a construction delay (about 20 plus minutes) for paving of Route 70 – on the plus side Route 70 is very well maintained. Here is my tip that I typically practice at any ‘construction stop’ - work your way to the FRONT of the line! If not, you are going to be stuck behind someone that barely goes the speed limit that has a long line of vehicles behind them. So, instead of looking at the scenery, you end up looking at the back of someone’s car – and I knew it was a long way to Quincy – my next stop. Sometimes at a ‘construction stop’ it is hard to get to the very front of the line (cones and barriers to channel traffic are invariably at the ‘stop’ point’ – but if you get within a few vehicles of the front – then safe passing to the front becomes an easy reality – just saying. So, after getting to the front – and before the descent to Feather River I was sailing along NOT LOOK-ING at the back of any cars – which means you don’t have to go fast (SL plus a few) but you can enjoy yourself – and it is SAFER also. For 60 miles (from Butte Valley to just outside of Quincy) the highway ahead was all mine with vistas, geology, curves, tunnels, bridges, railways and oh so much more to enjoy. Hard to do this on a weekend – but any weekday in the early morning is great travelling – hence the ‘early start’. From Quincy along route 70 to 395 the pace is normal-

ly a bit slower due to traffic and various highway holdups – but today the going was good. Temps were in the mid-60s and just getting onto the 70s on 395. While on route 70, around Chilcoot, my ‘brake failure’ light came on – once when this happened before and my entire sintered brake pads had melted, scored my disk, and ruined the caliper such that it was leaking brake fluid. However, this time, I thought I knew what the issue was. I went a few

Beckwourth Pass

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miles up the road and stopped at a location where there was a bit of civilization – in case the bike needed to be towed. Sometimes I have a nasty habit of placing my foot on the pegs with inadvertent toe pressure on the rear brake – which results in the disk getting blister-ing hot, and the caliper getting hot – which causes moisture in the brake fluid to ‘flash’ which in turn trig-gers the ‘brake failure’ light. Sure enough, that is exact-ly what happened. However, I noticed that I had NO rear brake pad wear surface left (front fine) – but there was no scoring visible on the disk. I decided to contin-ue onward as having ONLY a front brake works for me (nice to have a backup system but have done this be-fore). On the way to 395 I passed OVER Beckwourth Pass (which in reality is 15 miles down the road from Beckwourth – but then Sonora Pass is 60 miles down the road from Sonora – not sure who came up with the naming convention) then down to Hallelujah Junction at 395. The approach to Beckwourth pass in 70 is straight and flat – all but about 20 feet of rise in the road – then you see the sign ‘Beckwourth Pass’ – next you are looking down a road – straight as an arrow – that drops about 200 feet in just over 2 miles to route 395 – not exactly an inspiring pass – but it is for some

reason classified as a pass. Next stop to check the brakes was 10 miles down the road at BorderTown Ca-sino frontage road (at Cold Springs NV) and by this time the ‘brake failure’ light was off, and feeling somewhat better about the situation, I next went south on 395 to Sparks to the BMW dealer to get a new rear brake pad – but being a Monday, they were closed. So, after con-firming that the front brake was not linked to the rear brake – I headed for home – only using the front brake. Route 80 would have been the ‘smart way’ but I chose the ‘scenic way’ – down 395 to 89 – over Monitor Pass to Route 4 – and over Sonora Pass to home. There was some busy traffic on 395, very light traffic over Monitor Pass – and no traffic on Route 4 over all of the Sierras. Temps picked up to the low 90s by Angels Camp and were back down in the mid-80s by the time I got home. The route chosen is typically blistering hot in the sum-mer – but that day I was indeed lucky. Total trip was 580 miles with average speed (counting stops) of 45 mph and ‘in saddle’ speed about 55mph – which is not bad when considering that this ride crossed the Sierra’s – two times! However, the next day was a very ‘low profile’ day for me.

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M aybe you think that might be a bit of an exaggeration? Nope. Yesterday Elaine and I participated in the third annual Lime Run hosted

by the Lone Star Ladies. It turns out that we manned one of the stops on the run which meant that we were in the sun all day long. We used a sunblock on our faces, necks and arms so that we would not get 'over-done'. We had about a 100 mile ride to get home. 12 miles from home I went blind, at 70 MPH! One minute all was right with the world, the next instant both my eyes stung and gushed tears so bad-ly that I was forced to shut them both completely - blinking did not help - I could not see a thing! I slowed down and hit my Push To Talk button: "Elaine, we have to stop - I have something in my eyes!" Mind you that I was wearing a full-face helmet, glasses, and the shield was down on the helmet. It didn't exactly make any sense to me either - how could something get into my eyes like that? Elaine happened to be driving her cage rather than her bike yesterday and was in front of me. For-tunately, we had put a hand-held CB into her car that very day! She slowed and steered interference for me for about a quarter of a mile. With one of my eyes totally shut and the other blinking rapidly (and painfully), I managed to be able to see enough to guide the bike one lane to the right on the freeway, then mercifully there was an off ramp right in front Of us. We took it. Off the freeway we pulled right into a vacant lot off the access road and again I was unable to open

either eye. I felt for the kickstand and got it in place just as she jumped out of her car and came back to see what was wrong. Not sure if I was level or not, I wanted both hands to stay on the handlebars and asked her to take my glasses off for me. Tears poured down my face from both eyes - not from the pain, though there was plenty of that, but from whatever was in my eyes. Elaine ran to her car and got a bottle of water and a handful of Kleenex tis-sues for me. I washed my eyes with the water and then applied the tissues and all was instantly well again! It turns out that some of the sunblock on my nose had vaporized with the heat in my helmet and my dark glasses wrap around my head and touch my face all around my eyes - keeping the vapor in. The message is simple: If you use sunblock on your face be sure to wipe it off before putting your helmet on! (Incidentally, you can buy sports-oriented sunblock products that purport not to sting your eyes.) Sunblock can kill you. Honest.

Sunblock Can Kill You! James R. Davis

Reprinted by permission: msgroup.org

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NEW PRODUCT ALERT!

A s I was fin-

ishing up this edition of our soon-to-be-award-wining newsletter, I got an interesting phone call

from my daughter. She said she was calling from my granddaughter’s new watch. “Her what?” “Danica’s new watch” she replied. “Explain” I said. Verizon (there may be other carriers, too) has a new watch from LG that has some VERY interesting features. It has a built-in GPS transmitter and can be programmed to call only certain phone numbers. My daughter has programmed Joyce and I, Danica’s parents and her aunt as numbers that can be called – FROM HER WATCH! The watch can be programmed to accept cer-tain phone numbers while blocking out all other numbers. The cost? Verizon has it on their website for $79.99 and an additional $5 a month on your cell phone bill. Well worth it, in my opinion! Because it also has a built-in GPS trans-mitter, Danica’s location can be monitored 365 days a year, 24/7. As I sit here and think about this new technology, I can’t help but wonder about other applications for this watch. How about someone with dementia or with Alzheimer’s disease? You

can now know where they wearer of the watch is at all times….

And, you are asking, “What has this got to do with our chapter newsletter? To be honest with you, it has absolutely nothing to do with our love for our Honda Gold-wings. But, I ask you, how many of us have grandchildren or even kids that we want to protect from all the bad things out there? I know I do!

Verizon GizmoPal 2 by LG Rick McCusker

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T he time has come to find a new loving home for my 1996 Honda Goldwing. This Goldwing has been part of our family for many years now and has taken us to many, many places around Califor-nia and Nevada. The bike is in excellent mechanical condition. I have taken great care of the bike mechanically and cosmetically. A lot of times when you buy a bike the owner doesn't have a clue

about what has been done to the bike. I will walk you through everything from front to back so you will know everything that has been done to the bike. I am including many extras that you will not have to add, including: - Utopia Driver Backrest - Passenger Armrests - F4 Customs F4+4 Windshield - Extra front driving lights - Volt Meter - GPS mount - 12 volt outlet in front pocket to power GPS - 12 volt outlet in trunk to charge phone while driving - Trailer Hitch - Extra fuse block to power accessories - year old AGM Battery - CB Radio - AM/FM Radio/Intercom - Back Off Brakelight Flasher - 85 amp LActrical Alternator - 40 amp Ken Hemings new rebuilt alternator as a spare included - Shifter Brace - Adjustable Passenger Footrests There are many more features that are standard to Goldwings such as Reverse, etc. This bike has them all. You will get maintenance records, Owners manual, tool kit, maintenance manual and spare parts and fuses.

1996 Honda Goldwing Aspencade

135,000 Miles

EXCELLENT Condition

Interested?

Call Rob Seaton at: (209)200-5418

tandemguyrob@gmail.com

A Bargain at $5,000!

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Let’s Have A Contest!

A Photography Contest! As anybody who has ever volunteered to be a Newsletter Editor will tell you, one of the hardest things to do is actually fill the newsletter

with content. Sure, I get some flyers from other chapters and regions advertising their rallies and events, but the real heart of a newsletter is submis-sions from YOU—the readers of this newsletter. So I (with Hammer’s approval) came up with the idea of a Photography Contest. So, yes, there has to be some rules so here’s what I came up with for your submissions…. 1. ANY photograph submitted must be original and

taken by YOU! 2. Photographs do NOT have to be motorcycle re-

lated. 3. Technical details would be nice to have, i.e.

which camera you used, the time of day it was taken, settings used and any manipulations used in the final image (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.)

4. Commercial photographs and/or any photo-graphs ripped off from the Internet or other commercial sites are not allowed.

5. Photographs shall be judged by members of the CAC chapter and will be voted upon by either an e-mail submission to me (rickmccusker2564@comcast.net) or by an in-

person vote at a chapter meeting. At the end of each contest, members will decide the overall winner of the 6-month contest.

6. The contest is open to CA-C members only! Your name must appear on the official roster to be eligible for the contest (I don’t want any ringers submitting material for OUR contest!).

7. Hard copy photographs will be returned to you. Each contest will be for 6 months, beginning with the September issue of each year. The next contest will start in March. What is in it for you? How about a $25 gift certifi-cate to Cycle Gear? And just to make it fair, I will NOT submit photo-graphs I have taken…. Those taken by Joyce are an-other story….

Rick McCusker

Newsletter Editor

This month’s photo

contest entries are on

the next two pages!

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Thomas Edison’s Lab—submitted by Bob Harris

Car Parts

&

Cemetery

By Bob Harris

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Three submitted by

Jon Ingenthron

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DENNY ALLISON KENNETH BECHTHOLD RODNEY BROOKS RANDY DAVIES CATHY FLOWERS GORDON FLOWERS NANCY HARRIS EMERICK KASPAR LEE MARSHALL MELANIE MAYO NOLAND MAYO

MICHAEL PAETZOLD ERNEST PALMER THOMAS ROCCO ERNEST SCOGGINS SHARON SCOGGINS KATHLEEN STEPHENS ROBERT STEPHENS ELMER TIVNER JOAN TIVNER THOMAS WHITSON

CA-C Rider Level Achievements

BEVERLY BARBER JAMES BARBER WAYNE BELLOWS JAMES BONDESON EDWARD BROWN JAMES CHIPMAN KENNETH COLEMAN GARY CONKLIN MYRNA ERNST STEVE ERNST

BOB FLEMING JON INGENTHRON JOYCE MCCUSKER KEN KING VIRGINIA KING ROBERT ONO LAURIE PARQUER BESSIE WONG TODD WRIGHT

II PAUL BARBER ANITA BROOKS BILL FOX

RICHARD JAMES III KENNETH KNOX

MARILYN KASPAR MAGARET MARSHALL

RICK MCCUSKER III

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GRAND MASTERS BARBARA JEFFERIES THOMAS JEFFERIES

NEAL GRAHAM VIRGINIA ALLISON

SENIOR MASTERS

HARRY KARNOFSKY BOB HARRIS LINDA KARNOFSKY

360 North Sunrise Avenue

Roseville, CA 95661

(844)214-5545 (916)953-7596

www.rosevillehonda.com

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And the “Winner” of the Wingnut is….

Ken Knox

Want to see if he has it on him?

Call (916)261-1768

11th—Diane Knox

16th—Bob Stephens

23rd—Kathy Flowers

27th—Rodney Brooks

27th—Tom Whitson

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Chapter Director Tom Whitson 916-955-2269 tkw2269@gmail.com

Assistant Chapter Director

Ken Knox

916-261-1768 krk777@yahoo.com

Membership Enhancement Coordinator

Diane Knox 916-261-1768 krk7777@yahoo.com

Chapter Educator Gordon Flowers 916-612-0978 gcflower@sbcglobal.net

Chapter Educator Noland Mayo 916-276-8397 morweed@surewest.net

Treasurer Cathy Flowers 916-612-5724 retiringyoung@sbcglobal.net

Newsletter Editor Rick McCusker 916-201-9543 rickmccusker2564@comcast.net

Chapter Auction Bob Stephens 916-372-2260 dadobiker@sbcglobal.net

After Chapter Meeting

Ride Coordinator Rich James 559-901-0092 rhjiii47@yahoo.com

Chapter Stores Rick McCusker 916-201-9543 rickmccusker2564@comcast.net

Webmaster Bill Palmer 916-416-8423 bpalmer210@msn.com

Sunshine Coordinator Joyce McCusker 916-203-9543 joymom13@comcast.net

Chapter Photographer Rick McCusker 916-203-9543 rickmccusker2564@comcast.net

50/50 & Raffle Tom & Barbara

Jefferies 916-682-3469 tjeffer293@aol.com

Wing Nut Spike Redding 916-682-6869 spikered@comcast.net

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GWRRA California District Staff 2016

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GWRRA California Chapters

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Planning Mtg.

Denny’s

7900 Collegetown

Dinner 5:30

Meeting 6:00

Chapter Mtg. Elks #6 6446 Riverside 8:30 Breakfast 9:00 MeetIng

Dinner Ride

Dinner Ride

Texas West BBQ

1600 Fulton Ave.

Sacramento

6:30 PM

Sabor A Mexico

8868 Bond Rd.

Elk Grove

6:30 PM

District Conference

Mammoth Lake

District

District

Bodega Bay

L-4 7:30 AM

Breakfast Enroute

Cops & Rodders

L-7 9 AM

Day Ride

Day Ride

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Planning Mtg.

Denny’s

7900 Collegetown

Dinner 5:30

Meeting 6:00

Chapter Mtg. Elks #6 6446 Riverside 8:30 Breakfast 9:00 MeetIng

Day Ride

Dinner Ride

Dinner Ride

Overnighter

2R Redding

Overnighter

2R Redding

Po9int Reyes

L-4 8 AM

Breakfast enroute

Habanero Hots

1024 E. Victor Rd

Lodi

6:3– M

Bamboo Inn

7300 Laguna Blvd

Elk Grove

6:30 PM

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Capital City Wings Departure Locations

L-1 Interstate 80 @ West El Camino Blvd.

(2700 El Centro Rd—Black Bear Diner)

L-2 Hwy 99 @ Laguna Blvd.

(8296 Laguna Blvd.)

L-3 Folsom Blvd. @ Power Inn Rd.

(8098 Folsom Blvd.)

L-4 Interstate 80 @ Enterprise Blvd. (4800 West Capitol Ave.)

L-5 Elk Grove Blvd & Interstate 5

(9615 West Taron Drive)

L-6 Sierra College Blvd & Interstate 80

(4211 Sierra College Blvd. North side of freeway)

L-7 Sunrise Blvd & White Rock Blvd. (11250 White Rock Blvd.)

L-8 10420 Twin Cities Rd., Galt

(Raley’s Shopping Center)

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