September 2015

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September 2015

GOLDWING
ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION
JOIN US FOR:
FRIENDS
FUN
SAFETY
KNOWLEDGE
Wayne & Shirley Schmidt
Chapter “E” Director
ILLINOIS “E”
SERVING THE COUNTIES
OF:
JERSEY
MACOUPIN
MADISON
MONTGOMERY
ST. CLAIR
Goldwing Road Riders
Association
Illinois Chapter ‘E’
‘Traildusters’
Litchfield, Illinois
America’s Heartland Region “E”
Director: Bruce S. Watkins
Illinois District
Director: Mary Adams
ILLINOIS CHAPTER “E” TRAILDUSTERS
September 2015
Monthly Meeting
* Miners’ in Gillespie *
Eat at 5:30 pm and Meeting at 7 pm
Second Thursday of each Month
CB Monitoring Channel # 1
Web Site:
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Chapter Officers:
Chapter Directors:
s.schmidt2006@yahoo.com
Chapter Couple of the Year:
Rick & Carol French, 618-466-8307
rfrench@piasanet.com
Assistant Chapter Directors
Rick & Maggie Filson
Quarter Master:
Kathleen Rondi, 217-835-2587
wingin2@madisontelco.com
MAD Coordinators:
Rider Educator:
Nancy Kalaher, 217-851-2721
gl1800@frontier.com
Road Captains:
Ed Essen, 217-825-8337
jessen7677@yahoo.com
Jerry Rondi, 217-835-2587
Bill Morgan, 217-324-6926
billm@wamusa.com
Chapter Historian:
Sue Roberts
Treasurer:
Kathleen Rondi, 217-835-2587
Web Master / Newsletter:
Bill Morgan, 217-686-4926
billm@wamusa.com
Please support our Sponsors
Niehaus Cycle Sales, Litchfield
R&B Restaurant, Staunton
Geno’s 140 Club, Bethalto IL
Schewppe’s, Staunton
Carlinville Plaza Café
Frank’s, Cottage Hills
Highland Diner
For items to include in the monthly newsletter, please contact Bill Morgan at
billm@wamusa.com, 217-324-6926 or at most coffee breaks or the monthly
meeting.
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For Sale:
Magneta Motorcycle Trailer,
model #UCT1
Like new, less than 1,000 miles
$395 obo ($1195 new)
http://www.magnetatrailers.com/motorcycletowbehindtrailers.html
Contact Bill Morgan
217-686-4926
billm@wamusa.com
Notes from your Chapter Directors:
Since the 518 in Jerseyville closed in July, we no longer have them as a sponsor. We
have a new sponsor, Frank’s, in Cottage Hills. Our group will be going there Oct. 7.
The Morgans, Roberts, and Schmidts attended the Illinois District Rally in Rock Falls.
There was a custard eating contest on Thursday at Culvers. Mary Adams, Callie
Morgan, Walter Potwora, and Bonnie’s grandson participated. There were many others,
also.
On Thursday night we enjoyed a sunset ride led by Mary Adams’ husband, Bob. There
sure are some big cornfields in that area. We had a ride to Galena led by Bob Adams on
Friday. We also stopped so see a working windmill in Fulton. Since rides were planned,
they didn’t have vendors. On Friday night we enjoyed a dinner at the community center
in which sponsors donated the food. Niehaus was one of the sponsors. There was a corn
on the cob eating contest, since they had a lot of corn left. Bonnie’s grandson won it.
On Saturday morning we watched the drill team, Kansas City Twisters, put on a great
performance. We had a coupon in our packet for a sandwich or flatbread at a local place.
We used it Saturday for lunch. Saturday afternoon Morgans, Roberts, and Schmidts
participated in the flag parade by carrying a state flag. We carried the state flag of
Oregon, since Wayne has a cousin there, and Shirley knows a retired teacher there. Since
there were too many people for the Candlelight Inn in Rock Falls on Saturday night, Bob
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Adams led a group of us to the Candlelight Inn in Sterling. We had a $10 off coupon.
We wish more people from Chapter E could have been there. It was a fantastic rally!
Mary Adams and Dan Davis will continue in their positions for next year.
Thank you to everyone who helped with our yard sale. We made over $1,000. It was a
very busy weekend for us, since we also had the Prairietown Homecoming.
On July 31 we enjoyed a midnight ride with a full moon. We had a big group. Six
members from Chapter U greeted us at Denny’s in Vandalia.
On August 15 Bill and Callie Morgan led us on a mystery ride. We had seven bikes and
twelve people. They took us to a car show in Waggoner, McLintock’s Saloon and
Steakhouse in Girard, and of course we had an ice cream stop at Whirl A Whip in Girard.
We are looking forward to our Route 66 trip in September. Our assistant directors, Rick
and Maggie Filson will be in charge of our gathering. Enjoy the rest of the riding season.
It’s zooming by. We’re having a lot of fun, and hope you are, too.
Chapter Directors
Chapter “E” getting ready for the Midnight Ride at Love's in Hamel
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Past events:
July 11th – 12th was the overnight ride to Kansas City to the Arabian Steamboat museum.
The Schmidts and Robersons made the trip. Wayne and Dan said that the museum was
packed with artifacts recovered from the Arabian Steamboat. The boat sunk in 1856 and
was carrying 200 tons of supplies. It was lost for 132 years.
July 18th Rick Filson led a group through eastern Missouri back country south west of St.
Louis. Rick led the group down twisty letter roads and ended up at Baylee Jo's BBQ in
Ironton. After lunch, they headed back stopping for ice cream in Caledonia, Mo.
July 24th – 26th was the District Summer Rally in Rock Falls. Three couples from our
chapter made the trip. This year, there were no vendors and instead, lots of rides were
scheduled. Although there was a risk of rain, it ended up that there were just a few very
brief showers.
July 31st we had a full moon midnight ride. We left from Love’s in Hamel with a group
of a dozen or so and went to the Denny’s in Vandalia. There, we met up with 6 members
of chapter U. The weather was great for this ride.
August 7th - 8th was the Region E Rally in Green Bay Wisconsin. At the region rally, the
Illinois state couple of the year, Bob and Vickie Fowkes were named Region E couple of
the year. In 2016 Bob and Vickie will compete at Wing Ding for international couple of
the year.
August 8th was the chapter yard sale. The weather turned out great for this event and we
had lots of help from chapter members. Niehaus Cycle Sales again provided their
storage building for us to set up and hold the sale. We cleared more than $1000 from this
event that we will later divide between the JDRF and the American Cancer Society.
After the yard sale, we donated a truck load of leftover items to Hearts United and several
truck loads to the Salvation Army.
Future events:
September 2nd will be our fall visit to the Brass Door for coffee break. We will meet at
the gazebo across the street at 6:30 p.m. and be seated as a group.
September 2nd – 5th GWRRA Wing Ding will be held in Huntsville, Alabama. See the
website for more information. http://wing-ding.org/
September 4th the Roberts and Schmidts will be headed to Chicago for the Rt. 66 ride.
On their ride from Chicago to LA, they will be passing through our area on September 6th
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with stops at the Old Brick Road and Turkey Tracks south of Springfield, Henry's Ra66it
Ranch, Staunton, Chain of Rocks Bridge crossing and Ted Drew's Concrete Ice Cream,
St. Louis. They will end the day in Rolla, Mo. You can find more information about the
ride at the website: http://www.ridefortherelay.org/
September 7th those that wish can attend the Labor Day parade in Witt, IL. If you want
to ride over in a group, you should meet at Niehaus at 8:30 a.m. The parade line-up starts
at 9 and the parade is at 10.
September 12th & 13th the Bike for MS is holding events in Godfrey, IL. They would
like Goldwing riders to help support this event. You can find more information about
this event and contact information at their website:
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/MOSBikeEvents?pg=entry&fr_id=25028
September 12th we have a mystery ride led by Rick Filson. More details at the
September meeting.
September 18th – 20th is the southern Illinois ride-in. Several from the chapter are going
to camp for the weekend and there may be a ride down for the day on Saturday. More
information at the September meeting.
September 20th is the Ronald McDonald ride in Springfield. Information about a group
ride to the Decatur staging point will be provided at the September meeting
September 20th is the D.A.R.E. ride in Breeze. Information about a group ride down to
Breese will be discussed at the September meeting.
September 20th – 22nd there will be a Tunica casino ride. Rick French will have more
details at the September meeting.
September 26th we will have a mystery ride led by Jerry Rondi. Jerry will supply a
meeting location and time at the September meeting.
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Keep your mind on the ride
I know you have seen demonstrations or heard about the “No-Zone.” And you also know that it's
not a good idea to drive in a trucker's blind spots. In this scenario, let's assume you are riding in
light traffic in an urban setting.
You are not concerned about riding alongside a big truck, because you know the driver saw you as
he pulled alongside you. You ease on some speed s you maintain pace with the traffic.
Suddenly, the truck starts to pull over into your lane. Your first thought is that the driver just had a
momentary drift into your lane but the truck keeps coming and you are forced onto the shoulder to
avoid being hit. You are furious and accelerate to catch up with the driver, honking your horn and
shouting. The driver doesn't seem to understand your actions, but there's nothing he can do. You
decide to speed up even faster ahead of the truck to swerve closely in front of him to show your
anger.
The big mistake here was assuming the driver of the semi knew where you were in traffic. At first
he was gaining on you, so he might have thought he had passed you. But staying beside the truck
put you in his blind spot. A driver's views in the mirrors are very limited. It is very easy for a truck
driver to lose track of a tiny motorcycle. Even if the driver signals, you are not in a good position
to see the lights blinking. That's why the areas surrounding trucks are called the “No Zone.”
To prevent collisions you need to be aware of developing situations and take evasive actions early.
It's never a good idea to pace a large vehicle. You can predict that a trucker in an urban setting
might be looking for a delivery address or cross street. Get out of the way early. In this situation,
for example, you could have accelerated and changed to the center lane to position yourself in front
of the truck where the driver could see you better. Or, dropped back to a position where a lane
change by the trucker wouldn't have endangered you.
Stay safe,
Nancy
Check mrp.siu.edu for the 2015 ERC schedule
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Birthdays, Anniversaries and Coffee Breaks:
September Birthdays:
9/17
9/25
September Anniversaries:
Jean Durbin
Bobbie Roberson
9/6
9/7
9/10
9/30
Jason & Kelli Alsop
Don & Connie Swann
Doug & Billie Bunt
Steve & Jeannie Brungard
Coffee Breaks:
9/2 ** Brass Door, Carrollton **
** Special time, meet across the
street at the gazebo at 6:30
p.m. **
9/9
9/16
9/23
9/30
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Maedge’s, Alhambra
R & B’s, Staunton
Geno’s 140 Club, Bethalto
Highland Diner
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THURSDAY
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Sep 1
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6:30pm Coffee Break
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Wing-Ding (Huntsville, Al)
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Oct 1
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A (Jason & Kelli Alsop)
Southern Illinois Ride-In
D.A.R.E. Ride (Breeze)
Ronald McDonald Ride
A (Don & Connie
Swann)
8:30am Labor Day
Parade (Witt)
B (Micah Alsop)
6:00pm Coffee Break
(Maedge’s)
6:00pm Coffee Break (R
& B’s )
6:00pm Coffee Break
(Geno’s 140 Club)
A (Steve & Jeannie
Brungard)
6:00pm Coffee Break
(Highland Diner)
7:00pm Monthly
Meeting
B (Jean Durbin)
Mystery Ride
Southern Illinois Ride-In
B (Bobbie Roberson)
Mystery Ride
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