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ABOUT THE
COVER
F e a t u r e s
Joys and Mishaps of Our European Road Trip...................................................................42
Wild Wings ................................................................................................................................48
Verdant Blues: Remembering Spring ....................................................................................55
Trailer Wiring 101 ....................................................................................................................64
Lite Wizards: A New Way to Light Your Wing...................................................................68
Our Future:Wing Ding 29’s Youngest Riders ....................................................................72
Holiday Gift Guide ...................................................................................................................75
I n f o B y t e s
Past Couples of the Year: Where Are They Now? ..........................................................18
Get Safe: Rider Courses Overview .....................................................................................38
Garage Day: GL1800 Saddlebag Lid Latch Repair ............................................................39
I.C.E.: Assisting at the Crash Scene of Other Motorists ................................................40
F U N ,
Harry Fradley’s (GWRRA
#245003, of Lewistown, Montana)
’06 GL1800, somewhere “lost in
America”. (See p. 55 for story.)
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F O R
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S A F E T Y
A N D
CONTENTS
K N O W L E D G E
November 2007 • Volume 30 Issue 11
Acts of Kindness ................................................12
Advertisers Listing .............................................74
Association Leader Listing ...............................93
A Word from Your Executive Director ...........7
Cartoon................................................................71
Classifieds.............................................................91
Events....................................................................83
Finishing Touches..............................................102
GWRRA Official Products...............................98
GWRRA/Rescue Application...........................83
Hall of Fame ........................................................97
Hall of Honor......................................................97
In Memoriam.......................................................97
In the Zone............................................................4
Motorcycle Goodies..........................................89
News Briefs .........................................................16
NEW SHOWS! See
schedule on page 71.
November 2007
Product Previews ...............................................20
Product Report ..................................................22
Readers' Responses .............................................8
Readers' Rides ..................................................100
Wing Ding 30 Application................................87
Wing Ding Housing ...........................................86
Workbench..........................................................27
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In the Zone
Sharon Stanley • Editor • editor@gwrra.org
Guiding Light
One might expect—my being female
and all—that with a title like “Guiding
Light”, I am about to embark on a discourse about soap operas. Quite the
opposite (but, hey, a little self-directed
humor never hurt anyone).
he type of “Guiding Light” I’m referring
to, actually, is anything but the makebelieve, superficial story line of some
daytime drama. It is the type of guiding light
some of us have been fortunate enough to
have in our lives—both personally and with
regard to our motorcycling skills. And it’s the
kind of guiding light I hope more-experienced
riders in GWRRA will consider lending to
those
Members—or
even
potential
Members—who are less-experienced riders.
The kind of “Guiding Light” person and
rider I’m talking about became crystal clear to
me in early September as I chatted via the
telephone with Lee Wood (GWRRA
#122416). Lee’s great-granddaughter, Chelsea
Gailliot (GWRRA #122416-02) was awarded
the “Youngest Rider: Female” plaque at Wing
Ding 29 in Billings this year (see Chelsea’s story,
page 73), and he obviously couldn’t be prouder of his progeny. Not only was it evident to
me during our conversation that Lee and his
wife Peggy had striven to be excellent mentors on life and morals and values to Chelsea
but also that they had carried that mentoring
over to include her motorcycling skills as well.
Lee proudly told me how Chelsea had
begun riding at the age of eight on a little
Honda CR50 he and Peggy had gotten her. He
described how she’d ride all around their 40acre property in Colorado, and that he had
tried to teach her proper riding techniques
right from the start. But though Lee considered Chelsea a “natural” on two wheels, he
admitted he still fretted the first time she rode
across a rail-less bridge along the dirt road on
the Woods’ property that led to the mailbox
at the end of the long, long drive.
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And Lee also admitted that, though he
knew Chelsea’s motorcycling abilities had
grown stronger over the eight years she’d ridden on the property, he still worried the first
time she got her motorcycle permit and took
her Yamaha 1100 V-Star out onto the open
roadways with him just last June.
Toward the end of our conversation, Lee
mentioned a key rule that any good mentor
should never forget. Lee said that, as they
returned from Wing Ding 29, they had
stopped at one point (I don’t want to spoil
Chelsea’s story by saying where) and he had
asked her,“Do you feel you can do this safely?”
Once Chelsea said “Yes”, he trusted the training and experience she’d gained over the years
and let her go.
Now, my own mentor on life and morals
and values was a great-grandparent as well. So
I feel an unspoken kinship with Chelsea.
However, in my case, Mammy never rode a
motorcycle and, quite frankly, I can’t quite say
that I blame her. Born in the late 1800s, I doubt
there were many female riders beyond Vivian
Bales and Della Crew back in my Mammy’s
younger days.
But, like Chelsea, I did have motorcycling
mentors growing up, and recently as well. In
fact, more than I can list here, though Dean,
David, Darrell, Ray, Jay, Jim, Stu, Don, and
Nick—you know who you are—get a special
thank-you. And I am so thankful to them. One
person in particular, however, comes to mind
more than anyone else each time I think about
who is my true motorcycling mentor. Perhaps
that’s because he was not only the first person
to really show me in detail proper riding techniques, but also because he never BS’d me
about my riding skill level.
His name is Bud, and as far as motorcycling
goes, he will always be my first “Guiding Light”.
And though Bud and I rarely get to chat anymore, I’ll always remember the motorcycling
skills he taught me from his 50-plus years of
experience. And I’ll always be grateful that he
tempered any training session with additional
roadworthy—and blunt—words of advice.
Phrases like “It’s okay to be confident, but
don’t get cocky when you ride”;“You’re smart
to wear a helmet down Main Street in
Daytona, even if no one else does”; “If you
don’t feel comfortable riding that far, don’t”
still resound in my head sometimes as I ride.
Truthful words, in my opinion, are even
more important than words of encouragement when it comes to one’s safety, especially
in motorcycling.The truth is, there are a lot of
riders out there—including GWRRA
Members and potential Members who haven’t,
or have, been riding for years—who would
benefit greatly from rider education courses
(see “Get Safe”, page 38).
In addition, there are many inexperienced
riders—both young and older—who may benefit from you being their mentor.Why not offer
that opportunity to them? The wisdom that
comes with age and experience can and
should be a cherished thing. When you have
something so cherished that you can pass on
to someone else—especially motorcycling
skills that can help protect a rider and/or corider—undue pride on the part of both the
giver and the receiver should be left at the
starting block.
And take a lesson from Lee, it’s still okay to
worry a little.That’s part of being a mentor. ●
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DIRECTOR’S
VIEWPOINT
verything we hear in the media and
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elsewhere
is
“Buyer
Beware”.
Unfortunately, it’s time to put a new
Melissa Eason
Executive Director
mnordeoff@gwrra.org
spin on that phrase; now sellers also need to
beware.
There are many scams out there—especially online—geared to cheat sellers out of
out—the telephone number and address they
provided you are invalid.
We have done some research on the details
of each situation that our Members have
Seller
Beware!
their product and their money. We can’t stop
encountered lately and have found definite similarities.The phone number most recently used
comes up online as a phone number that is
regularly used for scams. In addition, the
them, but we can let you know how to better protect yourselves
addresses given do not match with the name and phone number of the
against them.
person who actually lives at the given address. In one instance, in fact,
All of the stories we’ve been hearing here at the Home Office lately from GWRRA Members are very similar:They all sound too good to
be true.
the physical address didn’t exist at all. Many of the phone numbers given
can actually be traced to the United Kingdom.
It is very important to research the information a potential buyer
What is happening is that Members are placing “For Sale” adver-
gives you. I know most people online are still honest but, unfortunate-
tisements on the Message Board to sell their bike or accessories, and
ly, a few bad apples are still trying to ruin things for everybody. If you
are then being contacted by would-be thieves. These scam artists usu-
want to verify if a person trying to buy your product is, in fact, a
ally contact the seller by email and offer to pay the asking price for the
GWRRA Member, please don’t hesitate to call Customer Service at
item, as well as the shipping charges, but will also send a check for over
(800) 843-9460 or (623) 581-2500 (Phoenix). Customer Service will
that entire amount.
not be able to give you detailed information, but they will at least be
These scammers want the seller to cash the check and then either
able to let you know if somebody is a Member or not.
send the remaining money back to them with the product or give it to
In addition, you may choose to contact the Federal Trade
a person sent to pick up the product. I know that doesn’t sound like a
Commission in the United States to file a Consumer Complaint Form
bad deal, but the reality of this situation is that the check the scammer
(https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/), or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357). In
sends is bad. Unfortunately, however, the bank doesn’t know the check
Canada, contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Just use the
is bad at the time it cashes it, and so the money is deposited into your
“Scams/Fraud” link at the top of the page http://www.rcmp.ca/
account and you proceed with the scammer’s instructions. But the
index_e.htm) or by calling 613-993-7267.
check will finally come back as insufficient and the bank can (and most
Please be careful and ask many questions. Protect yourselves.
often does) then take the funds back from your account. By the time
this happens, however, the thief is long gone.And now he or she has not
Enjoy the Ride,
only the money you sent them but your product as well.Tracking them
—Melissa Eason
down afterward is extremely difficult because—as you will later find
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Can You Help Me, Please?
t is my sad duty to inform my fellow
Wingers that the “Hot Pink” GL1800 (my
“Pink Lady”) which I rode to Wing Ding 29 in
Billings and that you may have seen, is no
more. I went down hard on a lonely stretch
of Rt. 14 on my way to Yellowstone.
Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity before the accident to take photos of my
machine. I’d greatly appreciate it if any other
Wingers out there who took photos of my
lady would be willing to share them with me.
If so, please send photos or copies to:
Kenneth H. Baker, POB 1908, Orting, WA
98360 or call (253) 445-6077.Thank you all.
Kenneth Baker
GWRRA #22110
Orting, Washington
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GWRRA Newbie Happy
ur experience with GWRRA so far has
been very rewarding. We have joined
our local Chapter V, the Choo Choo Wings,
here in Chattanooga,Tennessee.
A local bike retailer, Honda Power Sports,
is sponsoring our club, and once a month
they cater us breakfast for our meeting.They
also give GWRRA Members 15 percent off
anything in the store.
If you could see (in person) my 2002 yellow Gold Wing with Hannigan sidecar and
luggage trailer that resembles a 1940s-style
Ford Panel Truck (shown here), you would
understand just how beneficial GWRRA has
been for us!
Rick Cramer
GWRRA #268798
Georgetown,Tennessee
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Not-Quite-Newbie—Still
Happy with GWRRA Family
started riding three years ago at age 66, and
my wife Marian rides with me 90 percent of
the time. We have great times together on
our 2006 Gold Wing with GPS, heated seats
and grips, and XM radio.
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Multigenerational
Misunderstanding
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This photo is of us at the Grand Tetons
National Park in June of this year.We’re from
Americus, Georgia, and attend the meetings
of GA-H from Albany, Georgia.
We also rode the Rocky Mountain Park,
Yellowstone, and the “Beartooth Pass” in
Montana, and we’ve met many friendly
motorcyclists and other interesting people
on this exciting trip.
I thoroughly enjoy GWRRA and reading
Wing World each month. For a new rider, the
magazine offers great information.
Jeryl Pinnell
GWRRA #222358
Americus, Georgia
am writing this in response to an individual
who wrote a “Multigenerational Chapter
Response” in “Reader’s Responses” of the
September ’07 issue of Wing World. I’d like for
this individual to understand that not all
Members have the same attitude about who
rides with each Chapter.
I was the Chapter Director of Chapter
Oklahoma L of Lawton, Oklahoma, for three
years and our Chapter has always been
proud of the fact that we do not care what
kind of motorcycle someone rides, since we
are all about just having fun. We have always
encouraged all riders to come and join us in
our rides and our meetings. In fact, we have
one lady who rides a Honda 1100 Shadow
and another person who rides a 650 Shadow.
And they are always welcomed at our
Chapter get-togethers since they are a part
of our family.
We have had most all brands and sizes of
bikes riding with us on our Chapter rides and
we will continue that in the future. We are a
close-knit family and want nothing other than
for our GWRRA family to keep growing.
So, for the individual who withheld his
name (as he apparently did not feel welcomed within the GWRRA Chapter he
attended), I have a message: Please don’t let
the opinions of a few make your decisions
about GWRRA and its membership.
Bill Uptergrove
GWRRA #169780
Granite, Oklahoma
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Thanks for the
Warm Reception
or the past several years, my wife Wendy
and I have been travelling to the Cape
Canaveral area of Florida to escape the cold,
damp winters of the Niagara Peninsula in
Ontario.
During this time, we have been involved
with Chapter FL2-N of Cocoa and FL1-F of
Titusville. We have made many good friends
with both Chapters.
There are too many warm and wonderful
people to list here; however, they have all
made us feel very welcomed, comfortable
and very much at home.
We just wanted them to know just how
much we appreciate them. Southern hospitality is definitely alive and well y’all! Thanks and
love.
Wendy & Russ Barron
GWRRA #154263
Ontario, Canada
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Don’t Break Down
in Yellowstone!
n July 1st, 2007, my husband and I were
traveling with our friends Larry and
Donna Baxter through Yellowstone National
Park on our way to Wing Ding 29 in Billings,
Montana. At approximately 4:30 p.m., we
experienced a flat tire on the rear of the bike,
so we pulled off in a turnout and waited
while our friends went to the lodge to check
in and round up some help.
It was approximately five hours later
when our friend came back for us. We had
been stranded on the turnout for five hours
and it was beginning to get dark, but our
friend told us he contacted a wrecker
through Rescue Plus that would meet us
at Old Faithful. He took us down to Old
Faithful, one at a time, to wait for the
wrecker.
At 9:50 p.m., we received a call from the
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park attendant that stated that the wrecker
we had called, Four Seasons Wrecker, was not
going to be allowed into the park because
they do not let in commercial vehicles. At
10:30 p.m., we were sent a Yellowstone Park
Service Stations wrecker to pick up our bike
and trailer. The young men were inexperienced in loading a Gold Wing and they almost
lost the bike while trying to ride it up the
cheap ramp they carried. They did not know
how to tie down the Gold Wing, so our friend
brought out the Gold Book and proceeded to
help them tie down the bike by following the
Gold Book instructional page. When we were
finally loaded, they proceeded to take us to
the West Gate, where the Four Seasons
Wrecker was waiting on us. After the bike
was removed from one wrecker to the other,
we were given the news that the 20-mile tow
was going to cost us $718.43. Four Seasons
would have charged less than that to haul us
to Billings, Montana!
We are very distraught over these
charges, and we just want to let other Gold
Wingers know about this before they experience the same treatment at the park.We are
still fighting with Yellowstone, stating that the
charges are rather excessive. But they state
that is the going rate.We would advise other
Gold Wing Members to find someone with a
trailer to come to your aid. Had we known
this was going to happen, we surely would
have! Had we had cell service or someone
from the park to tell us what the charges
were to be, we would have carefully considered leaving the bike on the side of the road
till morning. We never saw a sign that stated
no commercial vehicle traffic was allowed in
the park. Please beware of this when you travel through Yellowstone National Park or The
Grand Tetons.
Susan M.Ochs
GWRRA #212801-01
Victoria,Texas
What’s Up with
the 10-Year Rule?
y name is Bob Edwards, and I am writing
this for all the GL1500 Wing riders, at
least the ones from 1998 and earlier. I own a
1996 Aspencade. It has not given us any major
trouble, at least not any that wasn’t caused by
my mistakes.
On a recent trip, we kept blowing fuses,
which resulted in the gas and temperature
gauge not working. Turned out to be a short
in the trailer we were pulling. Problem solved,
sorta.
We stopped in Montgomery, Alabama,
consulted the Gold Book and called the local
Honda dealer.When we got to the dealership,
we were informed they would or could not
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work on a bike 10 years or older. The service
man was helpful, apologetic, and thought our
problem out, and I did the work. That was
okay, since we are mainly talking about checking a wire and changing a fuse. But what if it
was a water pump or anything “major”?
My point is this, how much good is the Gold
Book going to be if all or many of the dealers
listed will not work on older bikes? I know
there are many 1500s out there; I see them in
Wing World every month. Perhaps Honda has
made too good of a product, and we have kept
them too long?
By the way, the “10-year rule” is here in
Florida also, not just in Alabama.
Bob Edwards
GWRRA #172128.
Milton, Florida
“Alphabet Soup” Article Reminded
Me I was Remiss
eeing Dennis Hull in the September Wing
World issue (“Another Point of View Guest
Commentary: What’s Your Alphabet Soup in
the Gold Book?”) gave me a smack in the face
because I was remiss in not writing a thankyou letter to GWRRA about him and Cathy
and all their help in June of ’06.
I was on a trip with some friends on the
parkway and we had gotten off at Boone,
North Carolina, (Dennis’ hometown) for gas
and food.As I was coming into town, I heard a
loud gush of air and suddenly noticed that my
front tire valve stem had let go on my ’99
Valkyrie Interstate. I managed to wrestle it
over to the curb but was now stranded.
So I got out the Gold Book and called
Dennis. It was like speaking to a long-lost
friend. He stated that his trailer was over at his
buddy’s house but he would go and get it.
Dennis & Cathy came by shortly afterward and
picked me up, saying that they did not want me
to think they had forgotten about me.We got
back and loaded my bike on the trailer. Dennis
then offered to take the bike home overnight
and bring it to the shop in the morning. It
would be safer that way.
We arrived at the shop early the next
morning and Dennis & Cathy were there with
the bike already unloaded! I can’t remember
the name of the shop but the mechanic, Lee,
was fantastic. He got me on my way right away.
Actually, another buddy had a tire replaced as
well due to cupping. Dennis & Cathy stuck
around at the shop until they were sure we
were set to go. I can’t tell you how happy I was
to meet these two individuals.
This year we were back and stopped in at
Boone again. I called and spoke to Cathy. Even
though we could not get together, she responded to my call as if I was a long-lost friend.
Thank you again Dennis & Cathy for being
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so helpful.Thank you GWRRA for being there.
Dawson Smith
GWRRA # 273495
Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
Wing Ding Great—Solicitors Not
irst of all, I would like to congratulate
everybody who was involved with the
organizing of the 2007 Wing Ding in Billings.
This was my second trip to Billings for a Wing
Ding, and this one was more memorable than
the first—the reason being I was a grand prize
winner of the J&M helmets and integrated
headsets.They truly are the Cadillac combination!
The only thing that I wish GWRRA would
reconsider is allowing solicitors to take the
names of people at Wing Ding and then calling
them later. For instance, only two days after we
left Billings, I received a phone call from a lady
asking if I was at Wing Ding and if I remembered putting my name in for a trip. When I
said I had put my name in for a lot of draws,
she very excitedly told me that I was a grand
prize winner of a free trip to Florida. The trip
supposedly included many things, such as a
four-day cruise, car rentals, 5-star hotels,
meals, and entrance into attractions around
the area. Her spiel lasted about two minutes
on everything I had won.
When I told her to send me the package to
look over, she told me that’s not the way it
worked. With a major credit card, it would
cost me $299 per person up front to confirm
the trip. That’s when I became cautious and
told her to call me back the next day so I
would have time to think about it. The first
thing that came to my mind was some kind of
timeshare sales gimmick.What put the icing on
the cake was when, about an hour later, my
brother received a call from the same phone
number, as did a local friend of mine.
I’m wondering why GWRRA would allow
this kind of solicitation of its Members and
how many other Members were given the
same song and dance, only to be told that the
all-expense-paid trip was going to cost $600
before they could even look at the package.
(And these did not even include the expenses
I would incur just to get to Florida and back.)
I personally don’t believe GWRRA supports this kind of solicitation of its Members,
and maybe this one just got past the organizing committee. Of course this won’t stop me
from being a GWRRA Member and attending
future Wing Dings, but next time I hope there
are no more solicitors there.Thank you.
Ken Purvis
GWRRA #74683
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
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Chapter Angels to the Rescue
n Saturday, July 27, 2007, my wife
Carolyn and I mounted our classic 1979
GL1000 for a 250-mile ride from our home in
Wichita, Kansas, to Duncan, Oklahoma, to
attend a 25th wedding anniversary and family
reunion for one of my wife’s cousins. We had
not seen most of this part of my wife’s family
for at least 20 years.
We took the opportunity to take our first
overnight trip together on our bike, purchased
two years prior. We had taken many shorter
trips with our friends in KS-P but not
overnight.
We had an enjoyable, yet warm, ride down
Highway US 81, with several stops to cool off
and enjoy the scenery in central Oklahoma.
Then we had a great time seeing the family
again after so long being apart.
The morning we left, we were up early and
ready to head north for home. But when I
uncovered the bike and attempted to start it to
warm it up, it failed to start and just turned
over. I checked the wiring to the after-market
electronic ignition and, after moving and wiggling wires, the old girl fired up and we mounted up and started north.
We stopped at the first fuel stop and filled
up for our first leg. And, you guessed it, the
bike would not start. More wiggled wires and
several unrepeatable words later, we decided
not to attempt to start the bike any longer to
save the battery.
We were just in the process of weighing our
options when a man rode up on his Harley and
we asked him if he was aware of anyone who
might be able to look at the bike on a Sunday
morning at 8 a.m. The fellow rider was the
owner of the convenience store. He called several people, including the owner of the Honda
dealer in Duncan, Oklahoma. He also offered
to transport us to Lawton on his trailer, about
40 miles away, if we could locate a rental truck
there.
None of these options were going to work,
so I started looking for a place to rent a truck
to load the bike and bring it back to Wichita.
This effort also proved futile, so I called our
good friends, traveling buddies and fellow
Chapter P Members Jim & Carol Lamb to see
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if Jim knew of anyone in the Oklahoma City
area (where he works) who might have a trailer and be able to come to Duncan and transport
us to Oklahoma City to obtain a rental truck.
Jim called back to say that a fellow coworker in Oklahoma City would be on his way to
Duncan to meet us with a trailer and would
then take us back to Oklahoma City, where Jim
& Carol would then meet us with their trailer.
Rich Michaels, a former motorcycle rider,
drove almost two hours to Duncan to pick up
two complete strangers! We loaded the bike on
his trailer and set out for Oklahoma City.
We met Jim & Carol at Rich’s house in
Oklahoma City and transferred the bike to
Jim’s trailer. Rich, who is not a Gold Wing
rider, would not accept any payment for his
time or even for gas. He just said that if it was
needed, we would have done the same for him.
Just goes to prove that there are still good people in this world.
The four of us then made the 185-mile trip
to Wichita in Jim’s truck. After stopping for
lunch and fuel, we started home. We were at
least able to pay for lunch, but Jim would not
let us pay for the fuel.
Jim and I later transferred the bike to my
trailer for an anticipated trip to the shop.
Again, Jim would not accept any payment for
rescuing us so far from home. This is truly
what friendship is all about.
The problem with the bike was later traced
to a loose connection on the power wire for the
after-market electronic ignition and has since
been corrected.
Jim was instrumental in getting me and
Carolyn to join KS-P when he learned that we
were planning on purchasing the Wing from a
friend. Joining GWRRA and this group has
been something we have never regretted. We
have had more fun with this group than any
other group of friends that we have ever been
with. This Chapter and its Members live up to
the Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge to
the highest degree. We plan on being GWRRA
Members for a long time to come.
Rick & Carolyn Stevens
GWRRA #249008
Wichita, Kansas
The Help of Both Family
and Strangers
y wife and I had decided to take the long
way to Wing Ding this year, and I was
keeping a daily account of our trip. We logged
12 miles short of 6,000 when we pulled into
the motel in Billings for Wing Ding 29. But
our story turned out much differently after that.
As we left Billings and headed back to our
home port of Batavia, Ohio, we were somewhere in the middle of nowhere on US 12 in
South Dakota when my wife said to me “The
bike feels funny back here.” Fearing we might
have a flat tire, I stopped on the highway and
quickly looked at the tires. I could see they all
had air, so I decided to limp slowly to a spot
where I could get off the road and check them
more closely.
In a very small town—I never saw a person—we checked the tires more closely. There
was a bulge on one of the tires so large that,
when placing the bike on the center stand, the
wheel would not fully rotate. What to do? we
asked ourselves. We decided to continue our
limp slowly down the highway and stopped in
two other small towns but could find little
help. After about 75 miles, we came to
Mobridge, South Dakota, and found a motel.
We checked in and thought What do we do
now? It was Saturday evening, about 7 p.m.
local time. The Gold Book will have an
answer, we thought.
First, we located the closest Honda dealer. I
never dreamed there would be one in
Mobridge, but there was. But how could I get
in touch with him since he was closed for the
weekend? I called the two GWRRA Members
listed in the Gold Book but neither was home.
We decided we would have to wait until
Monday to hopefully get help but Would the
dealer have the tire I needed? I wondered.
But later, while going through ad papers in
the motel, I saw an ad for the Honda dealer
with the names of the owners. So I decided to
call the next morning—a Sunday. Mark
Hammer, owner of Hammer Honda, said he
would go down to the shop and check on the
tire and let me know. By the time he returned
the call, I decided it would not be worth leaving that late in the day, so we made arrange-
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ments to have the tire put on at 7 a.m., and by
9 a.m., Mark and his tech John Burns had me
on the road. It was a little pricey ($340), but
what were we going to do?
But our mishaps didn’t end there. That
afternoon, we were going through the town of
Litchfield, Minnesota, when a car pulled out of
a side street and into my path. I missed the car,
which did not stop, but my wife and I were
taken to the local hospital, treated and
released. I had a broken rib and was in no
shape to drive a bike.
At the scene of the accident, Steve
Johanneck was one of the first people I saw. He
said he owned an auto body shop and would
take the bike to his place. Steve came to the
hospital, picked us up, took us to the pharmacy (which was closing, but he knew the pharmacist), and took us back to his shop so we
could get things of ours that we’d need for our
stay in the motel. We again tried to figure out
what our next move was.
We went back to Steve’s shop, Litchfield
Auto Body, to settle with him, but he would not
take a dime. He had even made a new tongue
for my trailer, which had been damaged in the
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accident.
My son drove up the 800 miles from
Franklin, Ohio, to get us and we finally arrived
safely home on July 12, 2007. We had left
home June 13! What a trip to Wing Ding!
Thank goodness for my son and for the
people we’d met along the way who were willing to help.
Bill & Marilyn Wellman
GWRRA # 82481 & -01
Batavia, Ohio
GWRRA is Really About the People
n Friday, May 25, we left our home in
Eastern South Dakota, near Canistota, on
our way to Gillette, Wyoming, to meet with my
husband Jack’s brother, Jim. Jim had designed
the 6-23 ride, which includes 23 counties in
Wyoming, plus the surrounding six states of
Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska,
and South Dakota.
When we arrived in the Black Hills, we
decided to ride the beautiful Nemo Road.
When we got into Deadwood, it started to rain.
We stopped to get rain gear and warmer cloth-
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ing out of our trailer and noticed we had somehow lost the handle to open the trailer.
We put on extra T-shirts to make the ride a
little warmer but, just west of Spearfish, South
Dakota, we ran into freezing sleet that was
quite unpleasant. We rode on, however, and
arrived in Gillette and met with Jim and his
wife Elaine. Jim called a locksmith, who said
he would wait for us. We bought a handle from
the locksmith and Jim and Jack installed it on
the trailer. We spent Friday night at their house
and headed out on Saturday morning to proceed on the 6-23.
In the past, this had been a two-day trip.
With Jim’s wife Elaine and me along this time,
however, it was decided to make it a three-day
trip. Elaine had both knees replaced the beginning of this year, so we knew we would need
more rest stops to let her move around. Plus,
Jim and Elaine had never spent any time in
Yellowstone National Park, so this was the perfect time to see some of the sights there.
We spent Saturday night at West
Yellowstone and then proceeded on our way
Sunday morning. We rode into and back out of
Idaho, then came down the backside of the
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Tetons. But we were about 50 miles from
Green River, Wyoming, when we had a problem with our 2001 GL1800. It had started bellowing smoke out of the right side. To make
matters worse, Jack and Jim both admitted that
their new Gold Books were sitting on the table
beside their recliners at home. But Jim had an
older book with him, so we looked through it
and tried to find a GWRRA Member who was
close to where we were.
With only one of our cell phones working
in that remote area, we found a name—Robert
MacAdams in Green River, Wyoming, and
called him.
Bob said he would come and rescue us, but
it would take about two hours. He had to go 40
miles in the opposite direction to get his trailer, then come back and drive another 50 miles
to load up our bike.
Well, let me tell you, Bob and his wife
Bonnie are just exceptional people. They took
us back to Green River and we were really
tossing around ideas of what to do. Should we
take the bike to Salt Lake City, rent a U-Haul,
rent a car and go home, or what?!
We really wanted to get the bike back to
Rapid City, South Dakota, to Rice Honda. Our
family had done business with them for years,
and we felt best to get it to them. Bob &
Bonnie suggested we all go out to dinner with
another couple, Rick & Joyce Vandersloot,
from the local GWRRA Chapter. After dinner,
Bob & Bonnie put the four of us up for the
night at their home. Bob suggested that, for
just the cost of fuel, he would take us the nearly 500 miles to Gillette. Then we could load the
bike onto Jim’s trailer and take it to Rapid City,
South Dakota. So that’s what we did.
On Monday morning (Memorial Day), and
after Bonnie had fixed a waffle breakfast, we
all headed out for Gillette. When we got to
Gillette, Bob said he would be willing to take
the bike all the way to Rapid City, since it was
already loaded on his trailer. So we left Gillette
and headed for Rapid City. Jim even had an
extra car that he let us borrow, just in case the
repairs would take longer than a couple of
days.
By the following Tuesday morning, the bike
was delivered to Rice Honda, and Bob &
Bonnie then left to head back for Green River.
We had all had some wonderful conversations,
especially since Bob and Jack are both airplane
pilots and both own Challenger airplanes. They
had a lot to talk about.
The problem with the bike was a clutch
seal. Rice Honda had the parts shipped
overnight and the bike was repaired and on the
road by noon Wednesday.
Just some facts about our new friends: Bob
had quadruple bypass heart surgery just six
weeks before this happened with us—what an
amazing person to then help us out. We feel the
only way we can really pay them back is to get
a phone call ourselves and to then help someone else out, just like they helped us.
We often hear of the politics in GWRRA,
but the organization itself is really about the
people, their compassion, and their friendship.
Previous strangers Bob & Bonnie MacAdams
and Jack’s brother and sister-in-law Jim &
Elaine Backer are perfect examples of this.
And we would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for their help.
Jack & Marlene Backer
GWRRA #266705
Monroe, South Dakota
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2008 Silver Wing Adds New Color;
2008 Gold Wing Prices Announced
American Honda Motor Company announced September 5 its
Silver Wing ABS (MSRP $8,599)/Silver Wing (MSRP $8,099) Scooters
will come in a new color choice for 2008: Metallic Grey.
In addition, it listed the following MSRPs for various 2008 Gold
Wing models/colors, effective September 6, 2007:
➣ Gold Wings with Premium Audio: GL18P8/Black/$19,599;
GL18PM8/Titanium/$19,899; GL18PM8/Pearl White/$19,899;
GL18PM8/Metallic Red/$19,899; GL18PM8/Dark Red
Metallic/$19,899.
➣ Gold Wings with Premium Audio, Comfort Package and
Navigation System: GL18HPN8/Black/$22,099;
GL18HPNM8/Titanium/$22,399; GL18HPNM8/Pearl
White/$22,399; GL18HPNM8/Metallic Red/$22,399;
GL18HPNM8/Dark Red Metallic/$22,399.
➣ Gold Wings with ABS, Premium Audio, Comfort Package and
Navigation System: GL18HPNA8/Black/$23,099;
GL18HPNAM8/Titanium/$23,399; GL18HPNAM8/Pearl
White/$23,399; GL18HPNAM8/Metallic Red/$23,399;
GL18HPNAM8/Dark Red Metallic/$23,399.
➣ Gold Wings with ABS, AIRBAG, Premium Audio, Comfort
Package and Navigation System: GL18B8/Black/$24,349;
GL18BM8/Titanium/$24,649; GL18BM8/Pearl White/$24,649;
GL18BM8/Metallic/Red/$24,649; GL18BM8/Dark Red
Metallic/$24,649.
Bob & Sue Lorenz Step Down;
New Directors of Rider Education Announced
Bob & Sue Lorenz have decided it’s time to retire from the Rider
Education Division. Bob has been the Director of Rider Education for
seven years and has been a part of the Rider Ed Program for 12 years.
He has worked hard at building a relationship with GWRRA and
SMSA, improving the Rider Ed Classes, and has spent many hours
building and coaching a team of great Educators to provide our Rider
Ed Classes at Wing Ding and elsewhere.As you probably know, whenever Bob came up against a challenge, it was not a matter of “can it
happen,” but “how can we make it happen.”
Thank you Bob & Sue for your years of hard work and dedication
to the Members of GWRRA. You have saved more lives than you
know!
Bob and GWRRA Executive Director Melissa Eason searched very
hard for a new Director for the Rider Ed Program and are happy to
announce that Mark & Mary Zingery have decided to lead the program.
Mark & Mary purchased their first Gold Wing and joined GWRRA
in 1993. They quickly became involved in Rider Ed. Mark has been a
Chapter Educator, District Educator and an assistant to Bob Lorenz.
Mark started riding motorcycles when he was 14 and is now a Master
Instructor Trainer for GWRRA.
Melissa says she is certain Mark & Mary will do a great job for the
Members of GWRRA.
Congratulations, Mark & Mary!
Wing World Corrections:
—On page 26 of the September issue of Wing World, it was noted
that Bill Hines was retiring and that his current wife, Betty Cottingim,
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had mentioned on the Message Boards that Bill had sold his Gold
Wing in order to buy medicine for her. This is incorrect. Betty did
send in the story for “Bragging Rights” about Bill receiving a Gold
Wing through contributions sent in by GWRRA Members and others, but it was Bill’s ex-wife Linda who had been ill at the time Bill
chose to sell his Wing to purchase medicine for her.And it was Linda
who had mentioned this selfless act of Bill’s on the GWRRA Message
Board.
—Two factual errors occurred in last month’s “Bragging Rights:
Living Each Precious Day of Life”. Laura Roberts is 62 years old, not
85 (which was her mother’s age and obviously not Laura’s, as you can
clearly see in the photos). Also, it was two years ago, not one, that
Laura was diagnosed with pneumonia, later discovered, in fact, to be
cancer instead.
—A copyediting error slipped by in last month’s “Garage Day”
department. The headline, of course, should have read GL1800, not
GL800.
New Region A Directors
As many of you may know, Larry
Lingo decided to step down from the
position of Region Director for “A”,
effective September 15. Thank you
Larry & Patty for all of your hard
work for the past four years. You
picked a team that even broke
records for ticket sales at Wing Ding.
Great Job!
With that announcement in mind,
please welcome the new Region A
Directors, Bob & Nancy Shrader. Bob
& Nancy have been married 13 years
New Region A Directors
and they both ride GL1800s.They are
Bob & Nancy Shrader.
active participants in the Master
Level Rider Education Program, and Bob, with 105 recruits, is a member of our Hall of Fame program.
Bob & Nancy have been GWRRA Members since 1993 and started actively participating with Chapter FL-1A.They eventually became
Assistant Chapter Directors and then Chapter Directors in 1999. In
2000, they were appointed District Directors and have taken care of
Florida ever since.
Congratulations to Bob & Nancy!
FL-2L’s Event Location Changed
FL-2L’s January 19, 2008, Lakeland Fireball’s Famous Couples Rally
“It’s All About Love!” will be held in Lakeland at The Lake Mirror
Auditorium, 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL 33801, not the Carpenter’s
Hall/Fellowship Building as previously reported. (See “Events”, page
83, for details.)
Gold Book Data Deadline is November 2
If you’d like to be listed in the 2008 Gold Book, please check the
status of your records before the November 2, 2007, deadline to
ensure your listing is correct.
The annual Gold Book directory is distributed with the March issue
of Wing World each February.
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Past Couples of the Year:
Two Special Canadian Couples
Where Are They Now?
B y To m & K a t h y P e c k • I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u p l e o f t h e Ye a r C o o r d i n a t o r s
GWRRA’s National Couple of the Year program became International in 1993 when
Roger & Marsha Mailman of Nova Scotia represented Region L at Wing Ding 15 in Louisville, Kentucky.
ince then, the number of couples from Canada who have participated in the International Couple of the Year selection process has
grown from one to twenty-five.
Ten Canadian provinces, three Canadian territories, and Alaska make
up Regions J, K and L (the Great Northwest, Central Canada and
Canadian Atlantic Regions). These three regions—with a population of
just a little more than one-tenth of the United States—boast a landmass
about one-and-a-half times that of the contiguous 48 states.The area is
so vast that some Members have traveled 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) just to visit a neighboring Chapter!
Canada plays a vital role in our association, and we are so grateful to
have them as active participants in our Couple of the Year Program.
Although our “neighbor-to-the-north” has yet to have an International
Couple of the Year, we are pleased to introduce you to two Region
Couples of the Year who have certainly made a difference for GWRRA
in Canada, and who are currently serving as Region Directors.
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Phil & Margaret Craven
of Ainsworth Hot Springs,
British Columbia, represented
Region J, the Great Northwest
Region, in 2001 at Wing Ding
23 in Greenville, South
Carolina. Soon after joining
GWRRA in 1995, they were
appointed Alberta Chapter C
Ride Coordinators.
Phil & Margaret attended a
Phil & Margaret Craven, Region J
presentation about GWRRA’s
Couple of the Year at Wing Ding 23.
Couple of the Year Program at
an Alberta District Rally, and once again they asked questions that would
change their roles in GWRRA. Soon they would be named AB-C’s
Chapter Couple of the Year. Surprised, honored, excited, and even a little scared, they determined to make their Chapter proud at the District
selection, and then it was on to the Region, and finally to Wing Ding.
They say,“Being honored as Chapter Couple of the Year started one of
the best experiences of our lives.”
After returning to Canada from Wing Ding in South Carolina, Phil &
Margaret became Region J Couple of the Year Coordinators.Their many
visits since then to the Chapters and Districts in Region J to promote
the Couple of the Year Program have resulted in having a Region J
Couple of the Year participate in each of the next six consecutive Wing
Dings.
During this time, the Cravens were also busy serving as Chapter
Educators and then Alberta District Educators. After a move to British
Columbia in 2001, they were appointed Region J Assistant Educators
and, eventually, Region Educators. Phil was one of Canada’s first MFA
and ARC Instructors.
While busy hosting the 2006 Region J Rally in their hometown, Phil
& Margaret were named Assistant Region J Directors and then, in the
fall of that year, took over as Region Directors.
Unable to attend Wing Ding in Billings, Montana, this past summer
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because of a death in their family, they look forward to Wing Ding next
year in Greenville, South Carolina—back in the city where they say it all
started for them years earlier.
Now in their fourth year
as Region L Directors, Dave
& Loretta Champion of
Conception
Bay
South,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
were the Region L Couple of
the Year in 2004 at Wing Ding
26 in Grapevine,Texas.
Soon
after
joining
GWRRA in 1991, Dave
became an Assistant Area
Rep, then Chapter Director,
and eventually Treasurer for
Dave & Loretta Champion, Region L
the District and Region, and
Couple of the Year at Wing Ding 26.
District Director in 1997.
Dave & Loretta were married in 2002, and together they have served
as Region Membership Enhancement Coordinators, Historians, and
Newsletter Editors. These busy folks are both Master Tour Riders, and
Dave is an ARC Instructor in Canada’s Rider Education program. Still
active in their home Chapter, they serve as Chapter NL-B Historians.
In spite of their area’s short riding season, the Champions’ 2005 blue
GL1800 shows more than 87,000 kilometers (that’s 54,000 miles!) on
its odometer.That includes their 43-day, 13,500-mile trip to Wing Ding
in Billings, Montana, this past summer and also trips to Wing Dings in
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Nashville,Tennessee, in 2005 and 2006.
Dave hasn’t missed a Newfoundland and Labrador District Rally,
Region L Rally, or Region L meeting in nearly15 years. He has attended
eight Wing Dings, and Loretta has joined him for the past four.
Dave & Loretta are proud to have held a Region L Rally in each of
their four provinces during their tenure as Region Directors. Two of the
provinces are islands and only accessible by ferry, but all have been successful and provided opportunities to renew old acquaintances and to
make new friends.
When asked about the Couple of the Year Program, Dave says,
“Being selected as Couple of the Year for our Chapter, District and
Region was an honor, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.The experience of participating in the International Couple of the Year selection
was unbelievable.” They encourage any couple honored as Chapter
Couple of the Year to participate in the selection process for their
District Couple of the Year. In their words,“It’s a wonderful experience
and one you will not forget.”
A category called “Commitment and Involvement in GWRRA” is an
important part of the selection criteria in our Couple of the Year
Program, and these two couples certainly epitomize that aspect of our
program. Canada and the Gold Wing Road Riders Association are fortunate to count them as part of our family of “Friends for Fun, Safety,
and Knowledge.”
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SIERRA ELECTRONICS HAS NEW BHS-600 DUAL
CHANNEL FOR BLUETOOTH 2.0
The BHS-600 uses the latest Bluetooth™ 2.0 technology to link
your helmet to two devices like a cell phone or GPS.
You can pair the second channel with another BHS-600 unit, which
makes a complete wireless intercom system. Both the driver and passenger can connect another Bluetooth device to their headset.
It supports the A2DP (HiFi-Stereo) and HSE (Hands-Free) protocols. Of course, housing and connector of the Bluetooth module are
waterproof.
Other features of the BHS-600 are its outstanding 10 hours of talk
time and 150 hours standby time. Good acoustic is possible up to maximum 130 km/h (80 mph), depending on the helmet type.
Fast and simple mounting: Just stick the separate clip on the helmet
and snap the unit into it. The included headset is supplied with both an
open/modular and full-face detachable microphone, as well as a wall
charger. The BHS-600 retails for $199.
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The latest in air horn technology, 419
BAD BOY™’s one-piece design requires
no hoses. Installs in minutes by simply
transferring the factory horn wires to the
compressor. Mounts with one bolt and
produces a powerful dual-tone air horn sound that is two times louder
than the factory horn. The Bad Boy is compact in size and its heavyduty, maintenance-free compressor provides years of dependable service. Size: 2-1/2” W x 4-1/2” L x 4-1/2” H.
Part #419. Retail price $59.95.
The 519 BAD BOY CHROME ™ has all
the same features, as the original BAD
BOY™ but with a bright, chrome-plated
finish that’s a step-up in dressing up the
exterior mount on your Wing. The diagrams
have a new shaped chrome cover and Wolo
has added a chrome cover to the top of the
compressor. Both covers are aerodynamically shaped. Size: 2-1/2” W x
4-1/2” L x 4-1/2” H. Part #519. Retail price $69.95.
MODEL 415-MCDTK AIRSPLITTER™:
118 Decibels-540/660 Hz
The AIR POWERED-(2) TONE AIRSPLITTER has a simple switch to change to
either an alternating sound or steady blast.
Comes complete with two chrome metal
trumpets that will dress up your Wing, complete with beautiful chrome trumpet back
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covers and front weather protection covers caps. If you want a highpowered sound that’s sure to be heard, AIRSPLITTER is the horn for
you! Comes complete with all mounting hardware. Part #415-MCDTK.
Retail price $110.95.
All three products available from Add On Incorporated, 133 Gold
Street Worcester, MA 01608. (800) 821-9861. www.addonacces
sories.net.
WING IT, INC.’S “THE TOTE” FOR GOLD WINGS
Wing It, Inc. has unveiled its latest in Gold Wing accessories—and
it’s a beauty. The Tote offers an additional 3.2 cubic feet (90 liters) of
useable, lockable, removable storage for your GL1800.
Weighing in at about 34 lbs., The Tote is as useful as it is good looking. It’s designed to attach to a standard GL1800 vertical hitch and can
be easily installed or removed in 5 minutes or less. Plus, no modifications are needed to your Gold Wing.
Delivered primed and ready to be painted or, if you prefer, custom
color-matched, The Tote may be the perfect solution to your everyday
storage problems and a beautiful addition to your GL1800 Gold Wing.
Wing It, Inc. (888) 946-4486 [(888) Wing It 6]. www.Wingitinc.com.
ROJONE PTY LTD’S EZITRAK® MICRO VEHICLE
SECURITY AND TRACKING SYSTEM
By the makers of the EziTrak®-Bikebandit®, and specifically
designed as a more compact unit, the EziTrak® MICRO Vehicle
Security and Tracking System uses less power but offers customers
increased features and greater suitability for all vehicles.
At half the size of previous models—measuring only 3.15“ (L) x
2.4” (W) x 1.38” (H)—the unit is ideal for use on your Gold Wing. It’s
unique feature is the voice alert and control system. This feature is not
found in other systems on the market today. Using the voice call channel on the GSM network ensures the priority delivery of an alarm trigger within seconds, unlike text/SMS alerts. No ongoing payment, contract or annual monitoring fees for basic operation; bike owners simply
provide a standard GSM SIM card for the installation, either on a plan
or a prepaid SIM, from the GSM carrier of their choice.
The internal phone module in the unit is the latest available and is
compatible with all phone networks, so the unit can be used with any
GSM system in the world. And the unit has an internal black box
recorder that logs speed, position, time and date from 1-255 hours, as
often as once per second. And the EziTrak® MICRO can even email
the contents of the black box to an email address where the information
can be downloaded and played back on a PC moving map display.
The outer casing has a low sheen black finish, which makes it even
harder for thieves to locate, and the unit comes complete with an internal vibration sensor. EziTrak® MICRO offers two internet mapping
methods, one of which is free, and the unit is specifically designed to
have a very low power consumption and comes with an internal tricklecharged backup NIMH battery.
Rojone Pty Ltd, 61 Aero Road, Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia.
Phone: 61 2 9829 1555. www.ezitrak.com. Call for pricing.
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Another GL1500 Starting Problem
I wondered whether you could give me any
advice on an electrical starting problem on my
1999 GL1500. Having gone in to a dealer’s last
year, the bike has the problem again. The
starter fails to turn when the bike is in neutral
but the neutral light is not illuminated. It also
fails to start when in gear with the clutch in
and side stand up. It is an intermittent fault as
the neutral light has come back and every thing
is then fine. This keeps happening. As a last
resort I have had to bridge the positive battery
terminal and the starter to get it going.
Rob Hardy
GWRRA #126600
Kent, United Kingdom
Rob, finding the reason for the intermittent
neutral light will likely resolve this issue. If the
problem were with the gear position switch,
the bike would start in neutral (even with no
neutral light) as long as the stand was up and
clutch squeezed. Because it won’t, my hunch is
that you have a sticky reverse lever switch or a
loose connection of that switch’s wires to the
harness. It’s also worth checking electrical
connections and function of the ignition/cruise
relay.
GL1000 Oil Leak
I just purchased a 1978 Gold Wing GL1000
after some good advice from you! However, I
now have another problem. Twice now, after a
40- to 50-mile ride, there is a substantial
amount of oil leaking from the vent hole at the
bottom of the water pump. The first time it
happened, I thought maybe I had filled the
crankcase a little too full after an oil change,
but I checked and found that the oil level was
correct (at least it was after the first leak). Any
ideas? I assume there’s a seal behind the water
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pump. Can that be replaced with the engine in
the frame, or does everything need to come
apart?
Jon Jensen
GWRRA #175103
Franklin, Wisconsin
Jon, there’s both a water seal and oil seal
in the water pump. The vent hole, or “witness
hole,” at the bottom will let you know if either
seal has gone bad. It’s not a matter of if an
original GL1000 water pump will lose a seal;
it’s a matter of when. Your dealer can fix you
up with a new water pump and the various
gaskets and O rings associated with the task.
Follow the instructions in the service manual,
or have a professional do the job—your
choice. I doubt you’ll ever have that problem
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I have a 1991 GL1500 that I bought this
spring, and I am having trouble with its radio
and CB. When I first bought it, I was getting
sound only through the left speaker and
through the left side of my headset on both the
radio and CB. Recently I’ve lost both the radio
and CB in the headset, but the left speaker still
works—plus I can still transmit and every one
hears me just great.
I plugged into the back passenger plug and
it’s doing the same, meaning that I can’t hear
the radio or CB. The intercom works on both
plugs. I have taken the headset with my cords
and plugged it into a friend’s bike and I’m getting good sound through both sides of the
headset.
I’ve gone through all the connections,
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tact. I haven’t tried the cassette player as I don’t
have cassettes any more. When I have the radio
playing and some one calls, it cuts out the radio
and I can hear them fine over the one speaker,
so that part of it seems to be working fine.
Steven Kim Westfall
GWRRA #259261
Westbank, British Columbia
Steven, as happened with the GL1200 in past
years, we’re now seeing lots of audio system
failures on the GL1500, especially on the earlier models. As good as these radios were, con-
stant exposure to moisture, dirt, and vibration
eventually takes a toll. If you haven’t already,
unplug all of the connectors at the radio chassis
and thoroughly clean them, then inspect for
damaged pins. Because you indicate that the
helmet speakers work on intercom but not with
any of the radios, my hunch is that your problem
is inside the radio unit and beyond my ability to
diagnose it. If cleaning and reconnecting don’t
change anything, I suggest contacting Sierra
Electronics for assistance. I’ve been making this
suggestion quite a lot lately, and I suspect that’ll
continue as the GL1500 fleet ages.
2003 GL1800 Stereo Hassles
I have a 2003 GL 1800 with 30,000 kilometers on it. The radio, intercom and CB will
not power up. I have checked all fuses and
they are good (none blown) and have taken the
bike apart looking for loose or bad connections and could not find anything. Do you
have any suggestions? Originally, these were
the symptoms:
■ The radio comes on but is locked into
one specific station.
■ You cannot change from the headphone
to the speakers.
■ The volume control only works from the
knob and not the handlebars.
■ The intercom will not turn on, nor will
the CB.
Once I disconnected the battery to inspect
the wiring harness connections and reconnected, nothing would power up after this.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
One more thing! I have worked on my bike
as well as a friend’s 2003 Wing, changing out
the air filters (a while ago). On both bikes, the
electrical plastic box on top of the air filter
box was found to be broken (cracked and
pieces broken off). Is there any recall on
these? The plastic appears to be of inferior
quality!
Pete Leduc
GWRRA #267145
Waterford, Ontario
Pete, if there are no burnt fuses and no bad
connections, that would seem to indicate a
failure of some sort in the audio unit itself. The
folks at Sierra Electronics can probably give
you a hand with this problem; give ’em a call.
Regarding the broken box on top of the air
filter, I haven’t seen or heard of that one
before, and I’m quite sure there’s no recall.
’89’s Tachometer Went Crazy
I have an ’89 Wing with 74,000 miles on
the clock. I have owned it for many years and
it has performed flawlessly. It is in pristine
condition and I have done most of my own
maintenance. The other day while riding, the
tachometer went crazy. It appeared to be reading double. While going down the highway at
55 mph, it was reading about 6 grand. At idle
it was reading about 1,500. I rode it a little
later and everything seemed to be working
normal. Any ideas or should I ignore it?
Larry McNurlin
GWRRA #155675
Cumberland, Wisconsin
Larry, I’d ignore it for now, as long as it’s
working properly. If it goes haywire perma28
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nently, the only reasonable solution is replacement of the instrument with either a new or
good used unit. A few years ago, a Member with
the same problem as yours and with considerable electronic skills disassembled his tach and
managed to diagnose a failed component on
the circuit board. If memory serves, it was a
capacitor. I’ll look for that info if you want to
play with it, but I personally would just replace
the tach and go riding.
1990 GL1500’s Headlight &
Tail Light Problem
Another electrical problem. My wife’s ’90
GL1500 is blowing the 15 amp tail light fuse. It
will run fine for weeks, or maybe just a few
minutes, before blowing the fuse and losing all
lights, including headlights. When the fuse
blows, the bike will continue to run, but no
headlight, no dash lights, no tail lights will
work. During this time if the ignition is shut
off, then it will not restart until the fuse is
replaced. Until then it is just like a dead battery.
The only thing not effected is the radio LCD
panel information.
Why is the headlight affected by the tail
light fuse?
When the bike is running correctly, I can
pull the headlight fuse and only the headlight is
out and the bike can be turned off and restarted
without a problem. If I pull the 15 amp tail light
fuse, then the headlight and all the other lights
go out and if the ignition is turned off, the bike
can not be restarted until the fuse is replaced.
The bike has 112,000 miles, and has rope
LED lights around the front wheel rotors, extra
side lights, and is equipped for pulling a trailer
and connections. All these lights and trailer
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pulled, moved and jiggled every wire and wire
bundle I could find, but cannot duplicate the
problem.
For some reason it appears the headlight is
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before being routed through the actual headlight fuse. I have the shop manual, and the only
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One last thing, this problem seems to have
started happening after replacing the generator
brushes as normal service and the front fork
seals were also replaced, which meant the front
rope lights around the rotors would have been
disconnected and reconnected. This service
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was performed by the local Honda shop.
I have checked the rope light connections,
and the wire and connections appear fine. And
even if shorted out, this should still only affect
the tail light fuse with no effect to the headlight.
Wilburn Edwards
GWRRA #153997
Spanaway, Washington
The fact that all the extra lighting and trailer hookup have been attached since forever
isn’t evidence that there’s no problem there.
Something’s shorting intermittently and pulling
excess current across Fuse #8. Based on past
successes chasing these gremlins, I suspect the
culprit is a chafed wire insulation somewhere
in the trailer light hookup. It’s now open season
on gremlins, so good luck.
Wilburn, the 15-amp tail light fuse also provides power to the dimmer switch—which then
sends power to either the high or low headlight
relay, depending on the selection made at the
dimmer switch. No 15-amp tail fuse, no headlights, even if the headlamp fuse is okay.
Moving right along, we see that the tail
light fuse also sends power through the
tail/main relay to the neutral light and the
reverse diode assembly, which then provides a
ground through the gearshift sensor, which
allows current from the start button to activate
starter relay A, which causes starter relay B to
activate, which allows current to flow from the
positive battery terminal to the starter motor.
So losing Fuse #8 (tail light) will result in nothing happening when you press the start button.
Nothing’s ever as simple as it seems, eh?
Stu, I may have a good one for you. My
2003 GL1800 started to develop an engine
noise at about 50,000 miles. I first noticed it at
Parking Lot Practice at slow speed. I actually
thought I had come close to a stall as I engaged
the clutch. The noise is almost the same as
when there’s not enough rpm on clutch engagement.
The local tech and Honda rep said to ride
and see if noise persisted or got worse. At the
64,000-mile valve service, the noise had continued to be more prevalent and could be
noticed while downshifting if the throttle was
cracked too fast. The engine was removed and
the output shaft spring found to be weakening,
thus the shaft, gear and spring were replaced.
2003 GL1800 Engine Noise
Guess what, the noise was still there! Again
Honda said to ride it awhile and see if it gets
worse.
At 79,010 miles, the complete clutch
assemblies (both inner and outer) were
replaced. The noise was still there. I can usually engage the clutch okay by increasing rpm
slightly on takeoff. With the bike on its center
stand and at idle, rapid throttle movement will
get noise. Also at the end of a start cycle, a
noise can be heard.
I have never pulled a trailer and the bike’s
mileage is city and highway. There’s an oil
change on the average of every 3,500 miles
using Honda GN4 10W40.
Everyone seems to be stumped at this time.
Any ideas?
Bob Callaway
GWRRA #152636
San Diego, California
Bob, many of these noises have been traced
to the alternator drive.
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ion on running ethanol in Gold Wings? I have a
1988 GL1500.
Most stations in our state offer a 10 percent
ethanol blend. The sticker on the pump indicates octane of 90. I use it in my four-wheeled
vehicle engines and like it, especially when the
price is lower than straight gas!
Thanks for your thoughts.
Tim Thiel
GWRRA #177983
Lefor, North Dakota
Tim, your Gold Wing’s owner’s manual
clearly states that fuel containing up to 10 percent ethanol by volume (“gasohol”) is acceptable. It also recommends using 87 octane fuel.
In most metro areas, we have no choice—all
grades of gasoline contain either 10 percent
ethanol or 15 percent MBTE for at least part of
the year.
Recently, another type of fuel has become
available. Known as E85, it contains 85 percent ethanol, is often less expensive than
straight gas, and is around 90 octane. DO NOT
confuse this new fuel with gasohol. It is not
suitable for use in any Gold Wing!
Trunk Access
end. From 0-45 mph, if I take my left hand off
the hand grip, you can see the handlebar shake.
Above 45 mph it seems to be okay.
I have Dunlop E3 tires on the front and
rear, with only 4,000 miles on the tires. I
checked the front end for play and didn’t find
any. I thought I might have lost a wheel weight,
but there is one on the rim and the Honda shop
said that a lost wheel weight would not cause a
shake like that, and that it’s common in Gold
Wing 1800s to have a shake in the front end.
I’ve been concerned about this because I
leave shortly for a 2,500 mile road trip. Any
suggestions you have would be great.
Jim Stout
GWRRA #109120
Reno, Nevada
either tire may be out of balance, or the rear
wheel may be incorrectly installed (uneven
torqueing). As the rear tire wears and begins to
square off in the center, the tread will develop
a feathered edge at the point where rounded
tread meets flat. That edge can create enough
chassis input to cause the shake. Installing
new tires often cures the shakes. Above 40
mph, the wheel’s gyroscopic stability masks
this condition. Below 40 mph—don’t remove
your hands from the handlebars. Improper
ride height also contributes to the problem, as
does any additional weight attached to the
handlebars or front wheel assembly.
Jim, go on your trip, and enjoy yourself.
The condition isn’t dangerous, provided you
keep your hands on the bars, or at least put
them back on before it progresses to a tankslapper. The infamous GL1800 wobble could
result from any number of things, but it’s usually the result of an input to the chassis from
the rear of the bike. Loose steering bearings
make the symptom more noticeable, as does
removing one’s hands from the bars. If the condition appeared when the new tires went on,
Stu, one of the chaps on the GWRRA tech
board suggested I pass my problem by you in
hopes you may take a brief minute to advise
me. I own a 1998 SE with 48,000 miles.
Problem: Cruise Set stopped working. When
the ignition is turned on, all the cruise lights
come on. The Cruise On light works when the
button is pushed, but when the Set Cruise button is pushed—nothing: no light, no cruise
engagement.
Solving An Illusive
Cruise Control Problem
Continued on page 36.
Like L. E. Schwering (“Workbench,” July
’07), I followed your excellent video when I
bled the brakes on my 1989 GL1500.
And, like L.E., I didn’t heed or somehow
missed the cautions in the manual and on your
DVD and slammed the trunk shut, never to
open again.
I went online and got some info about the
coat hanger technique, and, after numerous
attempts, broke the latch and could not open
the right trunk either. The dealer charged $427
to fix it all.
I’m ready to change the air filter and radiator fluid, but am somewhat apprehensive.
Thanks for the great DVDs.
George Schweiz
GWRRA #111061
Sammamish, Washington
Hey, George, I’m really sorry to hear this,
especially because I put that warning before
each procedure that involved messing with the
trunk latch. Before doing any repair procedure
you’re unfamiliar with, watch the DVD and/or
read the manual. If you think it’s over your
head or you don’t understand the instructions,
don’t do it.
Wobble In Front Wheel
I have a 2002 Gold Wing. For the last six
weeks I’ve been getting a wobble in the front
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The self-cancel on the turn signals has
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• Changed oil/filter.
• Changed brake and clutch fluid.
• Replaced air and sub-air filters and gas filter.
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Hi Terry, I believe the key here may be the
fact that the self-cancel function of the turn
signals has failed. If my hunch is correct, you’ll
find that the auto-volume feature of the radio
has also failed. This would indicate that the
wheel speed output from the speed sensor in
the instrument panel is not getting to the LCD
unit, or the wheel speed output from the LCD
unit is not getting to the turn signal circuit,
radio/cassette deck, nor the cruise control unit.
Replace Fuse # 10 and re-test your systems.
Let me know what happens.
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What I did to track down the problem:
• Checked for the “clicks” when engaging the
clutch, and front and rear brakes—heard the
appropriate “clicks.”
• Checked the switches at the clutch and
brake levers and sprayed them with good electrical cleaner.
• Replaced aftermarket levers with the originals—the problem remained.
• Checked fuses/relays. No blown fuses—but
replaced #6 relay with the one above—no difference. #2 relay clicks when ignition is
turned on.
The only thing is, in the GL1500 Shop
Manual it said to have the kill switch OFF and
the IGN ON and when the Cruise On button is
pressed, the #6 relay should “click.” It doesn’t.
Anyway, I took everything all apart and
checked any connections or vacuum lines that
I may have disturbed before, but found nothing. I also added the cruise filter and lubed my
speedo cable at the same time. The problem
remains.
I am to the point of taking it to the shop, but
I’m convinced it may be something rather simple and something that I have overlooked. Your
advice would be most appreciated.
Terry Ralph
GWRRA #168401
Grand Forks, British Columbia
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Get Safe:
RIDER COURSES OVERVIEW
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A L - A
“Get Safe” is a new Wing World department aimed at providing rider safety information—be it safety data, reports, rider education course information, and
more—from trained educators. Submissions for this department are accepted only from GWRRA Rider Educators or Rider Education Staff. These submissions
should be original works that cite official informational sources.
Skip Kazmarek’s article in Wing World (“StayinSafe Motorcycle
Training,” September 2007) interested me greatly, as I am both a
Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) RiderCoach and a Rider
Educator for Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA).
otorcycle safety in this country has
progressed over the years, mainly
due to the efforts of the MSF, and
also due to organizations like GWRRA. MSF is
funded by 12 manufacturers, the largest of
which are Harley-Davidson and Honda, that
recognized a need for an organization that
advanced motorcycling as a safe sport. And
they advocate five basic principles for motorcyclists to follow. They are: Get trained and
licensed; Wear protective gear; Ride unimpaired; Ride within your limits; Be a lifelong
learner.
Motorcycles have a higher rate of accidents
per unit distance than cars and trucks.
Information from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates that,
in 2004, 15.0 cars out of 100,000 ended up in
fatal crashes while the rate for motorcycles
was 69.3 per 100,000 (a ratio of 4.6 to 1).
When distances traveled are taken into
account, the statistics are grimmer: In 2004 in
the U.S., there were 0.4 motorcyclist fatalities
per million miles, compared to 0.012 passenger car occupant fatalities per million miles (a
ratio of 33 to 1).
The two major causes of motorcycle accidents in the United States are: (1) Motorists
pulling out or turning in front of motorcyclists
and violating their rights-of-way and (2)
Motorcyclists running wide in turns and crashing, made more likely when motorcyclists mix
drinking with riding.
Motorcyclists can do much to anticipate
and to avoid both types of crashes by getting
proper training, increasing their conspicuity to
other traffic, and separating alcohol and riding.
Training has long been thought to be a key
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ingredient in learning to avoid crashes and, as
someone who started out learning “Whatever
you do, don’t grab the front brake”, I can say
that it is vital and necessary to embrace training, even if you have been riding a number of
years.
In addition to the safety courses taught by
GWRRA, I encourage all riders—regardless of
how long you’ve been riding—who have never
had any training at all to take the MSF Basic
Rider Course. It will open your eyes to a lot of
things you’ve been doing wrong for years, but
didn’t realize.
The BRC, which is 15 hours in length (five
hours of classroom activity and 10 hours of
range time) is divided over a two- or three-day
period, although the Rider’s Edge® program
by Harley does so over a four-day period.
Students are taught everything to make them
street-ready to ride. They are taught controls
and systems, as well as street strategies and
risk management. Each exercise in the BRC
builds on the previous exercise to make the
rider more at ease and to ensure he or she
has the basic skills to progress to the next
exercise.
Beginning riders come in various sizes and
shapes and with varying degrees of ability, so
the BRC is constructed so that everyone
learns on the same level, regardless of ability.
I’ve instructed riders who have never ridden
before who almost complete the course without a deduction. I’ve also instructed riders
who have ridden before and thought they
knew all about riding who made it through the
course just by the skin of their teeth. And,
believe me, I’ve never been concerned about
not passing a rider who did not belong being
passed; the final evaluation sorts all of that out
of the way.Yes, I’ve had riders who have been
mad because they thought they had done well,
but the final evaluation told me differently. I’ve
even had riders who have failed the final evaluation and were actually grateful; they realized
that they had marginal abilities when it came
to riding.
The Experienced Riders Course (ERC) is a
shortened version (only 4-5 hours) of the
BRC, as some of the components taught in the
beginning course are not necessary for the
riders who have been on the street.They likely already know how to control the friction
zone and how to counter steer, even though
most do not know what they are called.
What these riders do need, however, is
that gentle reminder that if you are going wide
in a turn, you may not be using an OIO (outside, inside, outside) path of travel to help
make that curve straighten out. The purpose
of the ERC is to give experienced riders a
chance to let professionals observe their techniques and habits in a confined area so that
they can adjust, and then be coached on, the
proper techniques.
The StayinSafe course that was started by
motorcycle safety expert Lawrence Grodsky
is a good fit for those who want to extend
their riding safety knowledge, since it lets you
put to use the lessons taught in the BRC and
ERC to use at normal road and street conditions. It has the benefit of allowing a riding
professional to observe your habits and tendencies at real world speeds and make comments through FM radios to help you make
the right adjustments.
The thing that most all of us must do is to
make a clear judgment! How much is riding
safe worth to you? The MSF BRC is taught in
most areas of the U.S. and costs $225, which
for most folks is within their budget.The entity that teaches the BRC generally provides
you with everything you need (often including
the motorcycle and a helmet) except for
clothing and boots.The ERC is around $85 and
you must provide everything, including the
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motorcycle. It is often given locally, as is the
BRC. The StayinSafe course, and other similar
courses, can cost upwards of $500 or more
and are taught in limited areas of the country;
you generally must travel to their location.
The cost of all of these courses can be partially covered by showing your completion
card to your insurance carrier, most of whom
will then give you a discount. If you belong to
the Honda Riders Club, it will reimburse you
up to $75. Other manufacturers offer similar
types of rebates.
Becoming an MSF RiderCoach is not easy.
For one thing, the training is 10 days in length
and is either given in consecutive days or consecutive weekends.You must have a clean driving record with the DMV and have to be very
dedicated. RiderCoaches have to recertify
every two years, and they must teach a given
number of courses within those two years.
Part of re-certification is that they must attend
some learning event during that time period as
a student. This is so that they remember or
realize what it is like to be a student.The RCs
also must continue professional development
by attending seminars and events sponsored
by MSF throughout the U.S., generally during
the summer months.
The Alabama District of GWRRA recently
added the ERC as part of its District Rally.The
men responsible for its inclusion made it a priority within the District to make Rider
Education available to the Members. Bill Gully
and Jim Lee, along with Leo Mechler, worked
behind the scenes to bring more riding safety
to the Members. Leo Mechler and I have
agreed to donate our time to keep costs as
low as possible, and we currently offer the
ERC within the District for just $50. Our first
class was this past Spring, and we had nine rid-
ers take the course.
The federal government has decided to
fund a new motorcycle safety study to determine why the accident rate is so high, and continuing to climb. It has given 2.8 million dollars—which is being matched by the MSF/MIC
and monies from AMA. I hope that the information obtained from the study will show the
value of safety courses. The MSF has developed other seminars to improve rider knowledge, including the Seasoned Rider Module for
riders over 50 years old, and they are currently developing a pursuit rider course similar to
the StayinSafe course.
Riding safely is not a chore. It is something
that should be practiced no mater how long
you’ve been riding.Thanks to the folks at both
MSF and at GWRRA, you have the opportunity to do just that.
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Garage Day:
GL1800 SADDLEBAG LID LATCH REPAIR
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The Problem
Owners of 2006 and later
GL1800 models may experience
a situation in which the left saddlebag lid will not open. In these
cases, the front bag latch may be
binding due to the actuating rod
between the latches being too
long.The excess force required to
disengage the latch eventually
breaks one or both of the green
plastic clips on the release lever
operating rod in the trunk, and
the lever goes limp. Further, the
emergency
release
button
becomes difficult, if not impossible, to operate by hand.
The Solution
After removing the round
plastic plug from the trunk floor, use a short pry bar or large, flat-blade
screwdriver to actuate the emergency release button and open the bag.
Manually rotate both front and rear latches to their closed position. Use
a flashlight to look at the white plastic clip that holds the metal operating rod to the rear latch. Release the clip, and extract the rod from
the rear latch. Now try to put the rod end back in its hole without forcing the rod either forward or backward—it should drop right in. If it
doesn’t, loosen the screw attaching each latch to the outboard side of
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the bag (the screw facing you, not
the one on the back side of the
bag).
With both latches loosened,
you’ll find you can move the latches a small amount sideways. Move
them as necessary, so that the rod
length is perfect with both latch
screws fastened.A small amount of
extra adjustment may be obtained
if necessary by fully removing the
two screws and slightly enlarging
the holes in the plastic with a
mechanic’s reamer. Reinsert the
operating rod in its hole, and refasten the white plastic clip to the
rod. Caution: Failing to refasten the rod clip before closing
the bag will necessitate complete disassembly of the saddlebag to release the front latch. Now release both latches. Use
the lever under the trunk if both green plastic clips attaching the lever
rod are intact. Otherwise, pull manually on the end of the release cable
in the trunk.
Close the bag lid.The lid should now release normally. If one or both
green clips (81385-MCA-003) have broken, install new ones as necessary to complete the repair.
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“In Case of Emergency” is a Wing World department we hope to include as often as possible in the magazine. It is our hope that the opinions and advice
shared in it will provide useful guidance to riders on ways to prevent and/or treat emergency situations that may arise on our roadways.
In Case of Emergency:
Assisting at the Crash
Scene of Other Motorists
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The brightness of our Chapter colors recently helped rescue some motorists in need of
medical attention. Makes you kind of rethink the importance of brightly colored objects—be they
shirts, jackets, reflective piping, whatever—in regard to better safety on our roadways.
y wife Char & I are the current
Chapter Directors for Iowa Chapter
E. We are also the current Member
Enhancement/Public Relations Coordinators
for the Iowa District. Along with these duties,
Char & I are MFA Instructors in Region E.
As Chapter Directors, we encourage all of
our Members to participate in
the Rider Education Programs
available to them through
GWRRA. We recognize that not
all wish to commit to the Level IV
Master Tour Rider. However, at
present, Iowa Chapter E is at 100
percent participation in Rider Ed,
and we couldn’t be prouder of
our Members.
And, with safety in mind, IA-E
even recently changed its
Chapter colors.The idea came to
me one day that, by changing our
Chapter shirts from red to safety
green, at least our Members
would have a better chance of
being seen on the roadway. Little
did I know then how prescient
this idea would be.
April 29, 2007, began as a
beautiful day in America’s
Heartland. As I awoke from a
night of restful sleep, I was thinking about all the GWRRA family
members who’d be heading our
direction from as far as 100-plus miles away. It
was to be Iowa Chapter E’s annual Jelly Bean
Run and it also just happened to be the day we
would wear our brand-new safety green
Chapter shirts for the first time.
Well, due to our outstanding Chapter Staff,
the entire event went off without a glitch.
(One thing Iowa Chapter E is not short on is
awesome volunteers and enthusiastic participation.) But as our wonderful event drew to a
close, the pleasantness of our day soon came
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to a violent end.
In one split second, on the highway near
where our event was closing down, a horrible
set of events unfolded that wiped out all
thoughts of the Jelly Bean Run. It quickly
turned smiling faces, as they exited the
Community Center, into looks of horror as
Safety green was definitely a good choice
for Iowa Chapter E’s new Chapter shirts!
everyone witnessed a tragic chain of events
unfold in front of them.
A pickup truck was stopped on the highway and, apparently, the driver of a full-sized
van did not see the stopped truck in time.The
van slammed with tremendous force into the
rear of the truck, injuring everyone in both
vehicles. Inside both the van and the truck
were two adults each, but the worst part of
watching the crash was seeing and knowing a
teenage boy and his dog were seated in the
bed of the pickup as the van plowed into it.
Though in shock, our GWRRA family
sprang into immediate action. I called 911 as
Kevin Ryner, an Iowa Chapter E Member and
retired firefighter-paramedic, took charge of
the crash scene. Kevin has years of experience
and recent training (he had just recently taken
the MFA class and had been very
surprised and pleased with the
course). He determined that the
teenaged boy was injured the
worst, so he stayed with him until
relieved by the ambulance crew.
Meanwhile Claire Beadles, an
Illinois Chapter B Member who is
also a nurse, assisted and helped
keep the crash victims and everyone else calm. Don Truitt, a
Member of Iowa Chapter E,
immediately assisted with directing traffic and later gave an eyewitness statement to the highway
patrol officers. Iowa Chapter E
Member Bill Cook assisted by
getting medical supplies and helping to carry the injured from the
scene. In addition, Iowa Chapter
E Members—and devout dog
lovers—Boomer & Connie
Franklin attended to the injured
K-9 while a veterinarian was
called. Now here is where everyone else in IA-E were also able to
“come to the rescue”—using their new green
safety shirts, no less!
In addition to several ambulances being
summoned, the authorities had called in a Med
Force helicopter. The fire department chief, in
charge of setting up a landing zone for the helicopter, approached our Chapter Members
and asked if they could form a “runway” for
the helicopter. He said our high-visibility shirts
had caught his eye and he knew it would help
direct the helicopter pilot in!
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So all available Iowa Chapter E Members
gathered in a vacant lot close to the accident
scene and, as we saw the helicopter in the distance, we all spread out into a large circle so
the pilot would know exactly where to land.
While the medics were attending to the
injured, the pilot even commented that he
could see our “landing zone” over three miles
away because of our shirts!
Of course I’d never thought of our
Chapter shirts being used in exactly this manner, but it was certainly a good feeling to know
we were able to help our community in its
time of need. And guess what? Shirt orders
more than doubled soon afterward!
Update on the accident victims: They
have all fully recovered, including the K-9!
An Ounce of Prevention:
• Usually, when you approach an accident
on the highway, the drag man is calling the
shots. However the lead person could do
this as well, if so decided prior to leaving.
For instance, it could be decided beforehand which person in your group will
take charge at a crash site: Direct someone to call 911, send riders back to stop
traffic if needed, etc.
• When riding with others, it is always good
to exchange medical information with
each other beforehand. Give others a
copy of your medical issues, allergies, list
of medications, doctors’ names and phone
numbers, and next-of-kin information.
• Before you leave on a ride, it is also good
to verbally let each other know of any
medical conditions you or other
Members may have. (For instance, know
who is diabetic, etc.)
• Always carry a fire extinguisher, first aid
kit, and a flashlight when you ride.
• A reflective windbreaker and reflective
gloves are also good to have. In addition,
reflective piping on your riding jacket and
adding reflective strips to the sides and
back of your helmet helps keep you visible. (I even placed a reflective strip on top
of my helmet in the event I go down and
only the top of my helmet can be seen.)
•
•
•
•
First Things First (At a Crash Scene)
• First and foremost, make sure the scene is
safe before you approach. Look for
downed power lines, because low-hanging
power lines can arch over 4 feet! Do not
approach until the power company has
turned off the power!
• Take note of whether or not the vehicle
was (or could have been) carrying chemicals that could put you in danger. Always
assess the scene for every bit of safety! (If
you become injured, you cannot help
those who are already injured.)
While assessing the injured, be aware of
your surroundings.Things can change that
can place you in danger, such as an otherwise unnoticed gasoline spill that later
gets ignited.
Normally, the most trained person takes
charge of the injured and should not
relinquish that care until relieved by
someone of higher training or when the
ambulance crew/paramedics arrive.
So as not to add to the scene’s confusion,
the predetermined rider in charge of
crash scenes should: Gather enough people to control traffic and meet other
needs, then make certain everyone else is
either sent on ahead or is, in some other
way, kept safe and out of harm’s way.
When you come upon an accident scene,
you’d usually be communicating by radio.
However, times can arise when hand signals are essential. So everyone in your
group should know at least the basic hand
signals. For instance, the lead person, if
necessary, could raise and lower his or
her left arm several times to get the other
riders’ attention that he or she needs the
radio. High-visibility gloves and jackets can
help other riders better see hand signals.
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By Paul Santos, GWRRA #167204, Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada
It all started with an idle thought and rekindled memories of my youth: Back then—way back in
the summer of ’66—I was a fearless 17-year-old as I rode my 1956 Norton Dominator 600 from the
North East of England to the South of France and back. I wanted to ride again in Europe.
Back in the Saddle Again
Donning my helmet and gloves,
I ask my wife Iris, “Are you ready
for this?”
With her usual enthusiasm, zest
for life and adventure—and all the
while hugging me—she replies
excitedly, “I’ve been ready for this
for the past three years.”
Actually, our motorcycle trip to
Europe had been longer than three
years in the making. You see, after
immigrating to Canada 25 years
ago and raising two children, we
decided in 2001 to get back into
biking. Still, I had vacillated for
over a year before Iris gave me the
final push and found us a new yellow 2001 GL1800.
Yellow had been the only color
I wanted, and I was not willing to
settle for anything else. Yellow
Gold Wings were hot sellers back
then; however, Iris did well to
locate one of the last new ones in
Canada, and it wasn’t long after picking up the
bike that we talked of shipping it over to Europe
Our European tour would be in honor of our
thirtieth wedding anniversary. After all, the time
was right, the bike was a perfect fit, and the bike
was set up for us. It was time to realize our
dream, we decided, and do this while we were
still fit and able. Nobody ever knows what’s
waiting around life’s next bend.
Stage One Planning
Boy I tell you, Iris did wonders in packing
the bike for a six-week European tour. Somehow
she used only the saddlebags and top box. It’s a
wonder she was able to get everything in. And
the top box didn’t even have any clothes in it,
just ancillary gear like our rain gear, cameras,
cables, etc.
Our rationale had been simple: We are touring to see the place, not to impress people. So
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the Quebec border, we arrived in
Montreal by 7:30 p.m.
Our first day’s ride was over
1,200 kilometers. But such a long
distance, we discussed afterward,
was not really the best way to start
a vacation, so we both promised
never to push ourselves that hard
again. It just stops being fun after
too many miles, and we agreed that
this vacation was to be all about fun
and excitement.
what if we have to wear the same clothes for a
couple of days? Following that philosophy, we
even purchased easy-wash and quick-dry underwear. And by compressing air out of our special
plastic storage bags with non-return valves, we
were able to pack enough clothes to not even
look like major travelers—just a couple of nonbiking, seasoned tourists.
And setting up our bike for such an adventure had been a lot of fun. (All I can say about
the GPS is “Wow!” It was fantastic, especially in
Europe, where driving is fast and furious. And I
knew that staying focused and attentive was
mandatory to surviving Europe’s roadways, so it
was a great help.)
At 6 a.m. on July 17, 2006, “Stage One” of
our European trip had us riding from Nova
Scotia to Brunswick for a short stopover at our
son’s house, and on to Montreal. Managing to
dodge a severe thunder and lightning storm near
Wing on a Wing
Months before deciding to fly
the bike from Montreal to London’s
Gatwick Airport, we had looked
into other transportation options
but had dismissed the idea of renting a bike in Europe. The cost for
six weeks of rental was prohibitive,
and we figured that we’d bought
our own Wing, after all, so we
could tour with it.
We researched shipping our
Wing by sea, but the cost was too high. We
decided to ship our bike by plane instead. (See
“How We Got Our Wing on a Wing” sidebar on
page 46.)
Sitting in the departure lounge, it was hard to
believe that this day had come. Finally, our
dreams and plans were now a reality as we
watched the loading of our bike—nicely concealed in a soft-sided aluminium cargo container—as it disappeared into the belly of the same
plane we were about to board.
Being a popular summer charter flight, the
plane was full by the time we left for Halifax,
Nova Scotia. All seats were taken, so I’m glad
we forked over the extra cash and had reserved
our seats. We had the emergency exit row, with
tons of legroom, unlike the tall tourist a couple
of rows down from us. Poor fellow’s legs were
nearly wrapped around his neck.
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the plane’s route was Montreal to Halifax, Nova
Scotia, to London, Gatwick. We live only 12 kilometers from Halifax International Airport. This
plane would actually fly over our house. But apparently no one in Halifax is qualified to handle the
bike, since it was designated “hazardous cargo”.
It was especially peculiar because, when our
Wing finally cleared customs at Gatwick Airport
and the box was towed from the bonded warehouse,
the bike was on its side stand with two tie-down
straps secured to each wheel. That’s a handling procedure I’m sure any airport worker could have
done.
Red Tape/Yellow Wing
Bureaucracy consumed most of our day in
London as they slowly cleared our bike through
customs at the air cargo terminal.
While waiting for our bike, we met a nice
English couple waiting for their bikes. Then, in
walked a tall, young, confident fellow Canadian
biker from Alberta. His name was Laurie and he
said that, after watching the T.V. show Long Way
Round, he’d gotten the urge to quit his job in the oil
patch and tour Western Europe and some parts of
Eastern Europe. So he’d bought himself a fully
loaded BMW GS Adventure a few weeks earlier,
flew himself and the bike to London, and, with no
particular plan, decided to tour for 10 weeks. We
wished him well on his trip. (You can read Laurie’s
story on his website at www.goneforaride.com.)
Part of our hold-up was that, being British and
living in Canada, my wife and I apparently
appeared to be returning to England permanently.
So the officers at Gatwick’s Airport Customs base
at London’s Heathrow Airport couldn’t understand
why we did not want to pay taxes on our bike purchase. After many phone calls, we were finally
given the magic stamp, and the bike was released to
us late in the afternoon. It was just as well, since the
bonded warehouse alots only one day per week to
the public.
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Old Stomping Grounds
It had been over 20 years since I last drove a
vehicle in England, and the first thing we noticed
was the traffic density. It had increased at least tenfold; the whole of the country was literally gridlocked.
The M25, a motorway that is a 117-mile circumferential, orbital ring encircling London, is one
of Europe’s busiest roads. And boy can I can attest
to that! All three lanes in both directions were
blocked solid 24/7.
We spent our first two days with my cousin,
who lives southeast of London. Next, we rode up to
visit my brother Daniel in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Daniel is also a biker and owns two absolutely
mint-condition vintage Triumphs.
During our stay with Daniel, we took a couple
of days and visited our old stomping grounds in the
northeast, Newcastle and South Shields. In fact, Iris
and I were quite disappointed after visiting familiar
places and landmarks. I guess, living in Nova
Scotia, we are no longer used to gridlocked traffic,
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Burg Eltz Castle.
Before the accident.
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The accident sc
litter laying all over and, of course,
the price of things “across the
pond”. So we both agreed to get
out of Dodge and start our vacation
for real. After another overnight
stay in Boston, we hit the motorway
heading for the Channel Tunnel
crossing.
Again, due to heavy traffic, lineups for the Chunnel were long. Upon
arriving at the tollgate, we were redirected to the information booth to
purchase tickets, since the gate did
not have time to process us. Most
commuters had pre-booked.
Fortunately, motorcycles are
squeezed onto trains anytime, so our wait for the route stretching from Würzburg to Reutte in
next train was short and our processing was fast Germany’s medieval heartland.
August 1 was our last day and night at the
and efficient (Just remember to lower your
antenna when driving on and off the train). It Hotel Golden Rose in Rothenburg. (In the mornwas as simple as that. We drove on and, after 30 ing we would be heading for Austria, then Italy,
minuets, we were driving off on the other side of the South of France, then into the Alps and
the road. There were no customs or immigration Switzerland.) So after breakfast that morning,
checks, thanks to Britain being a member of the Iris and I were soon on the Romantic Road
again, enjoying a last wonderful, leisurely ride
European Union.
We now felt we had finally begun our on the road through its many picturesque towns
and villages.
holiday.
Our destination that day was one of
Germany’s most famous castles, Burg Eltz, an
On Holiday at Last
Avoiding motorways and toll roads as much hour’s drive from the Rhine River and situated in
as possible, our intent was to head to a specific a forest between Koblenz and Cochem. The
place of interest, make it our base for a few days, drive was well worth it, and the castle was specand then explore the surroundings at our leisure. tacular. Castle Eltz has been in the Eltz family
The whole beauty and magical thing about for 850 years and literally rises up from rocks in
Europe is that, in less than a day’s driving, you a deep lush green forest. After an informative
are in another country.
tour, followed by a light, late lunch, it was time
After an overnight stay in France, we headed to head back to the Golden Rose for our last
to one of Germany’s most frequented towns, night in Rothenburg.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Called a “free imperial city,” Rothenburg is surrounded by a Oh Deer!
fortress. Built in medieval times, where the
But unfortunately, we never made it back to
Tauber River flows some 425 meters below her Rothenburg that evening. Just two kilometers
walls, Rothenburg is a wonderful town. We from the hotel—and on a quiet country road,
spent three days exploring the sites of this and doing a comfortable 80 kph—disaster struck
the surrounding areas, taking frequent trips about 9 p.m.
along the “Romantic Road”, a medieval trade
Neither of us knew what had hit us, but
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afterward we recalled it had been like hitting a brick wall: Our brains just could not
process the information fast enough. In a
heartbeat, we were suddenly skidding, then
spinning. Then we watched as the bike’s
crash guards gave off a sort of pyrotechnic
display as it disappeared into a cornfield.
Somewhere deep inside my basal ganglia—as millions of neurons started firing—terror gave way to reality. I suddenly realized this had been a deer strike.
My body’s recovery system quickly
started the adrenalin pump. And as soon
as my mind’s conservation of “momentum equation” expired, I was up on my feet,
frantically looking for Iris. I must tell you it was
a heartwrenching sight, seeing my dear wife of
30 years lying there, motionless, in the middle
of the opposite lane.
A lady driver following us in her car
approached and gesticulated wildly for Iris to
get up off the road. I somehow got her to watch
for and stop approaching traffic and, luckily, the
first car driver on the scene was a nurse from
the local hospital (a hospital we were both soon
to become very familiar with).
In no time, a police car appeared, followed
by an ambulance with an emergency doctor.
The doctor stabilized Iris before the slow and
careful drive to the hospital. Meanwhile, the
policeman took statements from the eyewitness,
who told him a deer had jumped out of the ditch
and knocked Iris off first. The bike then continued and ran over the animal. It was hard to
believe there’d been a deer, since I hadn’t seen
one and there was not a tree in sight for one to
hide behind, just cornfields on either side of the
road.
In fact, I hadn’t even noticed the ditch from
which the deer had jumped. From my vantage
point on the bike, it had looked like the fields
continued right to the sides of the roadway. The
ditch, however, was found to be waist-deep and
was discovered while trying to retrieve documents from the bike, which was by then buried
in the cornfield somewhere.
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The Rough Patch
Sitting in the hospital’s emergency room
while doctors and nurses attended to Iris filled
me with overwhelming sadness and despair. The
nurses spoke little English; we knew no
German.
Iris suffered five broken ribs, front and back,
a broken collarbone, and a pneumothorax.
Meanwhile, just right-hand fingers had been
broken.
Iris spent the next week in the hospital, due
mainly to her partially collapsed lung. And
although I would never know which room I
was assigned to after returning from visiting
Iris in the hospital each day, the nice hotel
lady managed to accommodate me for the
extra week. She would simply hand over a
new key and I’d find our gear transferred
from the other room and neatly laid out in
the new room each night. (It’s important to
note that, although tourism was below normal for the year, Hotel Golden Rose was
fully booked every night.)
As the week progressed, I busied myself
with the details of arranging transportation
for the bike from the wrecker’s yard to
Frankfurt Airport. Repatriation arrangements
for us also needed to be made. Gail Goodman of
Motorcycle Services stepped up to the plate
immediately and, doing a sterling job, arranged
for our Wing’s passage back to Nova Scotia from
Frankfurt. I know she worked tirelessly to
accommodate our needs and was genuinely concerned for Iris’s wellbeing.
And although our bike made it back to
Canada, it would take Iris and I a bit longer to
get home. Iris was not fit enough to handle the
long, cross-Atlantic flight, so we elected to layover at my brother Daniel’s home in
Lincolnshire until Iris felt better. The flight from
Frankfurt to Birmingham, near Lincolnshire,
was only less than an hour.
Fated Travel?
Now, I believe things happen for a reason.
Was it fate to have a deer blindside us at that particular moment? The policeman told us this had
never happened before in his small town. Could
we have avoided the accident by not stopping for
a pit break an hour earlier? Were the laws of
attraction working against us? Before leaving
Nova Scotia, both of us secretly harbored the
same negative thoughts: Something bad is going
to happen.
They were just those small, niggling feelings
telling us there’s a sense of impending doom
about to occur. I had even asked Iris the night
before we departed “Shall I take this?” “What is
it?” she’d asked. “It’s the GPS power supply cord
By the Hotel Golden Rose.
for the car,” I had told her. “Take it,” she said,
“You never know.”
And I recall the drive back from Burg Eltz,
just hours before the accident. As we climbed
the mountain roads, swishing back and forth
around hairpin bends, I thought What if another
vehicle overshoots into my lane, in the middle of
the bend? Or What if a deer jumps out while
driving atop this eerie narrow mountain road
that looks like a tunnel of trees?
Perhaps the upside of all this is that maybe
this, relatively minor, fluke accident had prevented us having a fatality later on in the trip.
Was it meant to be?
Years before our trip, just for fun, Iris had
visited a fortune teller and was told not to take
any long journeys in 2006. While visiting with
Daniel before heading off through the Chunnel
from England, we had introduced my brother
Daniel and his daughter to the Ouji board. We
had played long into the night, often communicating with our father whom, in his corporeal
How We Got Our Wing on a Wing:
elieve me when I say that shipping your Wing by boat to Europe
could cost you over twice the price of flying your bike instead.
The hefty shipping bill is due to shipping lines charging double for
inbound routes to North America than outbound ones from the continent. Then there are all the fuel surcharges, port fees, handling fees,
etc. In many instances, a plane is your best option to ship your Wing to
Europe.
Security policies where we were at (Montreal) dictated the bike be
at the airport for processing two days in advance of the flight. So we
chose to spend a night in a hotel on the outskirts of Montreal and get
up bright and early the next morning to head for the airport’s cargo
area.
Checking in for us was a breeze, but that is because we had con-
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life, was a respected medium in the UK. We
believe my father had spelled out, very clearly
on the board, “Iris-accident-chest.”
Even our first leg of the drive from Nova
Scotia to Montreal, prior to flying, had not been
without incident. Two deer had darted across the
road just ahead of us.
But the most remarkable and amazing part of
this story happened two weeks after we got
home. It was 11 a.m. on a beautiful late summer
Sunday morning. We had taken a drive in the
car, heading for a quiet picnic at one of Nova
Scotia’s provincial parks, when all of the
sudden, out from the trees, leapt a huge deer.
The deer forced us to make an emergency
evasive maneuver. Missing it by only feet
caused Iris, her arm still in a sling, to burst
out crying. Seconds before sighting the deer,
I’m convinced I had a premonition. My subconscious kept telling me “Watch out for
deer.”
Moving On
Now I realize one can’t dwell on the past
nor live life in a bubble. As any of us
involved in an accident knows, playing back
the events time and time again can lead us to
analyzing the “What if?” syndrome. That can
take over one’s life, consuming precious time
and energy. I decided to not let that happen to
us; the past could not be changed! Life goes on.
On February 26 of this year, Iris had a steel
plate inserted into her clavicle and a bone graft
to fill a six-millimeter gap that had failed to
heal. Meanwhile, the bike still sits in our garage
in desperate need of cosmetic surgery.
Unfortunately, our full-face crash helmets
with internal intercoms were stolen at the scene
of the crash. But thankfully, they had done their
jobs. Had we not been wearing full-face units,
I’m certain both of us would have required facial
reconstructive surgery.
Our armor-clad Cordura jackets, steel jeans,
and riding boots also did their job. And, circumstances willing, we will be ready to ride again
within the next few years.
Because of course we need to finish the
dream trip we started!
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tracted an expert to help us ship our Wing. We contacted Gail
Goodman at Motorcycle Services and, following Gail’s instructions, the
booking took less than an hour.
After the booking was completed, I simply rode the bike into the
warehouse, Iris and I stripped off and changed out of our riding gear,
stuffed it into the bike—helmets and all—and disconnected and taped
the battery terminals.
Finally, we confirmed that, as requested, the gas tank had less than a
gallon of gas in it. (Our Wing still tipped the scale at a whopping 922
lbs.!)
Then we just spent the next two days before the flight’s departure
with long-time friends who live near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In fact,
a train ride to Ottawa was the perfect way to wind down after the
hurly burly day at the airport.
Shipping your Wing is not for the faint of heart!
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By Bud Kapp • GWRRA #196455 • Phoenix, Arizona
This is the story of two guys from Phoenix, Arizona—one from former Chapter B (that’s John over there on the
right) and one from Chapter R (Bud, over there on the left) who started talking at their different Chapters’
rides and meetings, and didn’t stop until they had concocted a plan for a Wild Wings adventure!
t all began after they’d enjoyed the movie
Wild Hogs one night. They both liked the
adventure those guys had embarked on so
much that, at one of the next multi-Chapter
gatherings, they began to plan their road trip.
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John told Bud he wanted to ride out to
California to visit his sister. Bud said he had a
son in San Jose he also wanted to visit. So the
more they talked, the more they talked about
making that trip together, and the more they
talked about making that trip together, the
more excited they became. They could not
only visit their kin but also do some sightseeing along the way!
Well, it just so happened that John had
grown up in Southern California. He had
therefore often traveled and camped in the
area and knew that part of the country well. So
that’s the route these two Wingers chose to
take, and these two wild—but not-too-
Sea lions just north of Morrow Bay, California.
crazy—Wingers decided to ride off on an
adventure all their own!
Day 1: We leave Phoenix at 6 a.m. sharp
and ride to Wickenburg. After a hardy breakfast there, it is on to the border town of
Parker and then into California.We turn north
to I-40 before heading west to Barstow, where
we spent the night.All told, we ride about 364
miles that day. And after supper, though we’re
both tired, we sit and recount that day’s ride
and plan for the next day’s ride as well. Then
it’s early to bed for these two Wild Wings!
John Hauck, GWRRA
#225478, with his
’06 GL1800.
Bud Kapp, GWRRA
#196455, with his
’88 GL1500 trike.
Near Red Rock State Park.
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Rock Islands along the California coast.
John asked Bud to
stand next to the sign
to warn tourists.
Carmel Bay, with Pebble Beach in the background.
Day 2: We leave Barstow after breakfast
and take CA Hwy 58 over Tehachapi Pass and
into Bakersfield. From there Hwy 58 turns into
an historic two-lane road that runs through
old oil country and rolling hills.These are real
country and mountain roads, the kind twowheeled motorcycles like to ride. I, however,
am riding a trike and sometimes drop back a
bit. But after awhile I learn that, by shifting my
weight in the curves and hairpin turns, I am
able to keep up.
It’s on one of these mountain roads that we
find a tree with a sign on it at the back of a dirt
turnout. It’s a rare tree, called a pee pee tree.
However, we do not stop to check out the
“facilities”.
Instead, it’s another 75 miles of roadway
before we encounter US 101 and turn South
to San Luis Obispo. We find a Motel 6 along
101 but, rather than stay in, we decide on a
rowdy night of riding into town for supper at
the Corner View Restaurant.
While there, we discuss what a treat the
whole day was—great riding, perfect weather
and great food. While the day’s ride was only
255 miles, we had traveled all types of roads,
freeways, two-lane hilly roads with curves, turn
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California’s Highway 1.
backs and hairpin curves. Both John and I are
excited about the day’s experience and looking
forward to the next day’s ride up the coastal
route Hwy 1.
And, yes, it’s another early to bed. Pretty
wild, eh?
It’s on one of these
mountain roads that we
find a tree with a sign on
it at the back of a dirt
turnout. It’s a rare tree,
called a pee pee tree.
However, we do not stop to
check out the “facilities”.
Day 3: So we pull north out of San Luis
Obispo after breakfast near the motel, fill up
the Gold Wings with gas in town, and begin
our trek up the coast of California. And what
a ride it is! There are hills, mountains and cliffs
on the right, and the ocean on the left. Let me
tell you, if you have not ridden your Gold Wing
on that highway, well you just have not enjoyed
what your bike can offer you.
We enjoy the view of the hills and mountains with different rocks, the smell of the
flowers and many different trees—and that is
only to our right! What we see on the left is
the ocean, with large rocks near and along the
shore, and white foam as the surf breaks over
them. We see many beach areas and, in one
area, hundreds of seals out sunning themselves. What a sight! Many times this day we
stop and take photos, but most of all we just
enjoy the view along with many other travelers on the roadway.
We stop for lunch in Big Sur and eat outside on the back porch. Our view is a
Redwood forest. The restaurant also has a
couple of resident dogs that entertain us while
we eat.
Eventually, we ride into Carmel-By-The-Sea
and tour the town on our bikes.Then it’s on to
Gilroy, where John goes off to Modesto to see
his sister and I ride into San Jose to see my
son.We each spend the night with our respective kin.
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Entering Joshua Tree National Park.
John snacks on an apple along CA Hwy 58.
A stop in Joshua Tree National Park.
Day 4: John and I spend the entire day, a
Saturday, each visiting our families.
Day 5: Today, John leaves Modesto, I leave
San Jose and we meet in Los Banos at 7:15
a.m. We’re both ready for breakfast and looking forward to our next adventure.
That adventure takes us through
Bakersfield, back on Hwy 58 and to yet another rest/water stop. John says he saw a sign to
Lake Isabella back a ways, so it’s time to reprogram the GPS and, off we go on a narrow
mountain road where we see more motorcycles and more curves than we can believe are
possible.We even have to stop one time to let
the cows cross; they take their time and leave
their droppings for us to try to miss.
It winds up being about a fifty-mile side
trip, but what a test of our riding skills. Oh, and
what views we see! That night finds us in
Mojave for supper and a place to rest our
heads. After 350 miles, for some reason we
had planned on eating a light supper, but we
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are dead wrong about that. John orders a huge
Pastrami sandwich—and I mean huge! And I’m
no better. So we sleep like logs after eating so
much.
Day 6: Our plans were to ride from
Mojave into Laughlin, Nevada, but we decide
instead to make another side trip and take in
Joshua Tree National Park. It winds up being a
truly wonderful experience, and we are able to
see Palm Springs from the viewpoint in the
park. It is unbelievable, and good to know that
the land is being preserved so it can be
enjoyed by our kids and grandkids and their
kids.
So, as it turns out, we’re not so wild that
we make it into Laughlin. But we do stay
overnight in a motel where the window faces
the real London Bridge in Lake Havasu,
Arizona.That night we walk across the London
Bridge and have our last supper of this trip at
a very nice Mexican restaurant.
John with both bikes in Morrow Bay.
Now, did you notice I said this trip? Yes, we
have already starting thinking about our next
one because all we can say about this one is—
WOW! We’re really not sure when or where
we’ll go next, but we do know it will be fun; we
will do it safely; and we will gain knowledge
about ourselves, our riding skills, our land, and
our Gold Wings along the way.
In all, we traveled 1,910 miles, with an average speed of 51.9 mph for the trip. We spent
60:42 hours of traveling; 36:49 hours of that
riding time.The trip was a total of seven days;
six of them on the road.We’re proud of it.
And, okay, okay, so we’re more interested in
the number of miles we rode each day than
the number of beers we downed each night.
Guess we aren’t Wild Hogs. But we took to
the road, had a great time living by the
GWRRA motto of Friends for Fun, Safety and
Knowledge, and made it home in one piece.
Guess that’s still enough to make us a couple
of Wild Wings!
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By Harry Fradley, GWRRA #245003, Lewistown, Montana
T
he West of 2007 was green, and those of us
living in that part of the country were in
stunned wonder, for our most recent
drought had lasted seven years. Now I love Spring
green. I love riding in a landscape that is splendidly lush, dazzling, verdant, awe inspiring and, most
importantly, full of Wow! I love traveling in open
spaces on highways lonely and blue. Love stopping
at places where baseball fields are groomed, clean,
and used. Love visiting main streets that are still
main.
So I planned my route into the “Land of Lakes”
(Minnesota) and the “Land of Cheese”
(Wisconsin) from the center of Montana, making
sure to avoid interstates and large communities. I
wanted to see the back country, visit its small
towns. And to do so, I made sure my passage route
through the Dakotas was equally well planned.
November 2007
Once upon a ride it was green.
Very green indeed.
Reasons often vary
for hitching up my mount.
But this is my story,
and I’m sticking to it.
I was lucky enough to catch Spring’s first
major vacation from constant cloud bursting,
which meant lots of standing water that provided
paired ducks with honeymoon suites aplenty.
Where brown had once lingered, suddenly nature
had changed into her Spring prom dress. She
looked smashingly saturated with water sparkle
and wildlife. I came formally attired in my
Aerostitch Darrian Pants, Olympic bright green
jacket and Sidi riding boots. My limousine was an
’06 Wing decked out smart.
It was a fabulous ride. I ascribe fabulous only
to those rides that have me whoopin’ inside my helmet—and this one had me whoopin’ aplenty. Not
as many times as my blue trip in the Rockies the
previous Fall, mind you but, indirectly, it had more
subtle currents of appreciation. I kept admiring the
landscape’s soft undertones of green hues, its lifegiving freshness, its economic happiness, its
upbeat life force.
I think a ride is a splash of experiences with no
binding time sequence. These notes are your
insight into my eyes and impressions of that Spring
ride—a trip that would take ten days and a trip
odometer reading of three thousand miles.
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With Winter rapidly approaching, this memoir
may be just the remedy to carry you through with
the promise of next Spring. An indicator of a good
trip is how fast one loses count of what day it is. I
didn’t say date, I said day…. And I lost count.
Travel Notes:
**I am cruising along in mental green bliss
when, out of nowhere, I am clobbered by one of
those “phantom wind shots.” There is no warning.
No reason. Nothing is stirring but a slight breeze.
Perhaps I need a special National Weather Report
on how and why these mavericks occur. What a
wake up call!
Again, days later and out of nowhere, I am on
standard fare tarmac when—Bang!—I hit a phantom pothole. For miles in both directions, not
another gouge in the tar bed is there to be found.
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Not even a pimple. But I felt the jar so intensely
that, for miles, its echo bounces about the insides
of my helmet and its vibration rattle the roots of
my teeth. (That’s where the cussing also resides.)
**When traveling blue highways, the law says
fill up when the gas is available. But even with
that insightful knowledge in hand, I find myself
not doing it; instead believing I have so much
petrol on board my behemoth that I don’t need to
pay close attention to such a trivial nuisance as a
gas gauge. I wonder why I even pack a big brain
around sometimes.
That is my mental set, anyway, before I humble my way into Pierre, South Dakota, with a fuel
light hot wired to flashing. It has started flashing
with about fifty miles to go and there is not another squeezable drop of refined petroleum juice
available from the roadside.
I am running on the evaporative notion of fumes
and average about forty miles an hour, thinking it
the best speed for mileage. Some folks say “Do seventy and hold to it,” but I don’t think I have ever
been this close to running out!
Of course I swear to never do this again. That
is, until the end of my trip, which I’ll get back to
later.
**I have abided by the speed zones (kinda) for
thousands of miles. Then that snarly, no good,
worthless tarmac hound bites me, and I just twist
the wick a little—well, maybe a lot.
The road is the type that calls all to speed. It
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has no moral bases. It is the type that one dreams
of having for his or her last one hundred and thirty miles home—nothing but silicon black ribbon
weaving and sliding its way across seamless landscape right to my turn off. Not a town to slow
down at. One stop sign.
I put so much wind to my windshield that it
fills exponentially with bugs, and I have to stop
halfway to clean it. The country is so beautiful, so
open, so big. And we in Montana are particularly
fond of that word “big”. Three of our favorite
phrases are: Big Sky. Big Open. Big Dry. I am in
all three on this road, and I am not about to down
throttle.
But I pay for it in fuel. I ride the last thirty
miles, again milking fumes. I have a couple of
pints more in reserve at this fill up than my other
close call. If you decide to “blue highway,” fill
your tank often. Do as I say, not as I do.
**I get the “dozies” often during a day’s ride.
Usually I chew gum and that holds off the drooping a little. But a couple of times I stop at small
community parks and find myself atop their picnic
tables, sharing the space with ants. I am not sure
the founding fathers of these roadside hostels
quite had this in mind when constructing them
but, dang, I sure am appreciative. Many even have
shaded roofs. America is a good land.
**When going deep into rural America, particularly the West, small-time rodeos are still happening events. On one picnic table that I somehow
again end up on, I can hear an announcer’s voice
echoing throughout the community.
After aerobic napping, I go for a look. Many
towns still have arenas. The old-time image of
cowboy country is trying hard to survive. This is
not the NASCAR cowboy image either. Smalltown rodeos won’t be here long, so catch one if
you can. At them you feel and taste the dirt. Horse
flesh becomes a smell and the sound of saddle
creaking reminds you of history. To me, horses are
magnificent to see, just not to own.
November 2007
**I am an absolute sucker for museums. And
believe it or not some small towns have them.
Catch as many as you can. I like the ones out of
Circle, Montana, and Dory’s out of Marmarth,
North Dakota. I promise myself my next ride will
include time for more. I catch a larger one in New
Ulm, Minnesota.
midst. There is something refreshing about this
game and America. I spend my evening well when
I hear the sweet impact of a wood bat smacking a
leather strung ball. A bad call makes it perfect.
**A motorcycle at a motel is a socially magnetic attraction. In South Dakota, I even get offered
banana bread as I clean my bike of bugs from the
day’s ride. Then I get to share with these kind folks
their family history of the county we are in. They
are here for a family reunion and enjoy sharing all
types of experiences while I clean and chat.
One slightly imbued member is struggling with
his lost identity when comparing his present
Seattle lifestyle to his family’s beginnings. I see his
angst. I am a Seahawk fan. It is a good evening.
**Random thoughts come in and out of my
mind as the miles stretch out before me:
This rule of travel still holds. If you ask for
directions beyond the nearest intersection, you will
only get confusion. So much geographic ignorance.
Motorcycles seem to come out like mosquitoes
at dusk. I agree with Lewis and Clark: The mosquitoes in Williston are unbelievable. “Off ” has
become standard fare in my must-carry bag. I even
added a head mosquito net to my saddlebag.
Likely motorcycles need to address ethanol as
an octane boost. Too many stops demand its watchful attention and limited choices. Biofuels appear
to be the future.
**I always like pulling into a community with
small-time baseball games in progress. I like the
ease with which a stranger can slide into their
**I hate making map mistakes. I only have two
on this trip.
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I can tell it is not a first date, for their knowledge of each other is obviously long standing. Still,
those jumpin’ feet are something to behold. She
also is the type who keeps asking questions that
have no purpose. The whole scene needs her hands
moving with her feet. But that doesn’t happen.
**There are so many times I must remind
myself that money does not make the person.
What a slow, repetitive lesson that is to learn. I see
so much economic disparity as I ride. And how
easy it is to think that having money also equates
to having a high standard of social and moral
excellence when, in fact, there is no relationship.
Take for example the fellow I met one evening
who wouldn’t quit pestering me about this special
suite he had over the Mississippi at the motel
where we were both staying. He was nice and all,
but he continuously wanted to tell me of his monetary successes: His having the best suite, his
investments, his businesses….Yawn. Every trip
has this lesson.
I do know how to use it, but maps—not GPSs—are
the right venue for these types of roads. Anyway, I
go on this wonderful empty road for twenty-five
miles, thinking life is so good, when suddenly it
turns to dirt. Bad gumbo with ruts. I then know
something strange with my mapping has occurred.
I turn around to ask directions at a two-house
dwelling town—one being a service/garage/shop
with a couple of locals and a young couple getting
their tire repaired. I ask about the road and one of
the locals seems a little too helpful and eager to
persuade me to keep going another twenty miles
on it. The other, repairing the tire, looks slightly
unhappy with the advice being given but consents
in the name of being a man and not a do-good
wimp.
The couple has just come from that direction,
and they say it was rough with some serious holes.
But the jester of the group again says enthusiastically that it is no problem, so I take off to check it
out myself. The road is an S.O.B., and I realize I’ve
been had. I turn around, with difficulty, and return
to the tiny town. The jester then says loudly, “I told
you it would be rough.” I smile and say, “No, you
didn’t, but in any case, where did I go wrong with
my route?”
They help me find my mistake and I have a
splendid return ride back, nearing speeds I won’t
mention. I see the entire experience as just good
American fun. We backwoods folks have always
had a thing about tenderfoots in country they don’t
know.
I only nibbled, but it is a good tale. How rural
was it? Let’s just say the movie Deliverance
crossed my mind.
**I am having breakfast one morning in my
most-posh stop of the trip, and diagonally across
from me is a woman whose feet just keep jumping
as she converses with her male companion. Her
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**I’m thinking again along the way:
We have had so much rain this Spring, I heard
a local say they now measure the rain in feet
rather than inches.
I have supper at Mad Mary’s somewhere in
Mid-Western America, and there is a drunk saying
loudly that he isn’t a drunk—all while he is drinking. I sit and wonder Why do those who say they
don’t drink sound so much like a drunk when
sober?
Later, when asking whether Minnesota has
helmet laws, I am told no, but one needs to wear
some form of glasses. I consider this tilted thinking and wonder Why does a state, if it has already
decided to insist on some form of head protection,
limit it at glasses?
My thoughts continue.
**I always include a good caramel roll on my
list of musts for a great ride. And—Bingo!—I hit
the jackpot in the Dakotas. When they dip a ladle
into their delicious, unique homemade topping
and pour it richly over my roll, I know things are
coming my way. Any man who could consume the
whole thing would soon be sitting again.
**Before leaving on a long trip, two thoughts
always cross my mind. How many close calls will
I have? and What strange event will cross my
trail? As for the close calls, four ended out the tab.
But, amazingly, none of them was a “cell phone
incident”. Three of the close calls are from young
girl drivers just being plywood dense; while the
other is from an aggressive young knucklehead
boy. No surprises.
But another strange event does occur. It happens in Wisconsin during a hellishly violent storm
or, in today’s parlance, a micro burst. I am using
my big brain again, thinking the storm in front of
me isn’t looking too bad. At that same moment, I
vaguely remember the morning weather report
mentioning severe storms somewhere in
Wisconsin. That somewhere winds up being right
on top of me. The worst part is that I forget to roll
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I am passed by a young girl twirling her hair
with one hand while tending to her baby and driving with the other. The only thing missing is a cigarette.
I’m encountering far more scooters than I
expected I would. I immediately get the chills
thinking about the speed, the carelessness, the lack
of any protective apparel, and the difficulty of
other drivers seeing them. The pavement is one
hard and rough son of a gun, regardless of your
ride. These scooter riders are the future, and so
too are their accidents.
I live in deer country. I fear deer. Wisconsin is
ripe with them. I’d have no chance in some situations if they decide to cross. My only superficial
defense is riding the middle on the painted line. I
see as many coyotes crossing the roads as deer.
Strange.
My thoughts continue as I ride.
It hits me so hard my instrument panel disappears from my viewing plane, due to the amount of
rain wildly pouring out of the sky. It happens in a
wooded area. I see the clouds turn ominous, but
have no chance, so I just proceed with wishful
thinking. How foolish. Prior to the rain, I hadn’t
even put on my serious rain gear. Even fast windshield wipers would have been a joke in this one.
During its onslaught, I am trying to decide where
to stop.
The figuring out part is just momentary stupidity: Two seconds later I just stop. I plan to use my
bike as a form of pretend cover protection, when I
suddenly heard sounds in the woodlands that
strongly suggest everything is not quite right. It
sounds like trees are falling, without the yell of
“Timber!”
The storm soon lessens and I see—not fifty
yards in front of me—a downed tree all the way
across the highway. Had I not stopped the very
moment I did, it would likely have fallen on top of
me, or I would have at least collided into it.
In quick time, thereafter, the storm completely
subsides and I face my next issue: How the heck do
I move that tree in front of me? I have no saw, or
even a chain with which to drag it. I see that maybe
I can edge my way around it, and I do so, but with
trepidation and scraping.
Down the road, I move on to more road debris,
and I help a couple in an RV remove another tree.
Further on, I see chunks of wood left from a tree
already removed. I stop and think maybe I can
clean it up. Then a container truck comes around
the bend—at a logger’s clip, I might add—and I
wave my arms and point. But he thinks the situation doesn’t merit a slow down, until it’s too late.
I am somewhat impressed with the loud bang
that occurs and the subsequent bouncing thuds. He
still doesn’t stop, but I bet he’ll always remember
that first explosion.
I throw the remaining chunks aside and continue on. Later, I see a group of three men out cutting
and clearing the roadway. I have been in many odd
situations over my years of travel, but this one
makes my Memory Immortals under “Raining
trees.”
**More random thoughts come to me as I ride
on:
Helen Two Wheels, your waterproof bags leak.
The first time I gave you the conditions. The second time, no excuse.
**Sitting on a local downtown bench, I realize
it’s “Hats off to cancer ladies”. Most women will
not stop and chat with a biker, but not so with this
feisty lass. She has that spark of life brought back
to her from battling cancer, and she’s not about to
let life go by. I tell her “Let’s cause a public scandal and invite you to sit down”. She says she
would, but she has to go to work. Still, her sprit of
living life fully is so refreshing.
Montana women are much more likely to say
“Hi” to a biker than are many other ladies. I have
tested this theory on the roadways, and it holds.
Montana ladies see us more as travelers just looking for a smile and good tidings than anything
else. Here is to all you road-greeting ladies!
Thanks.
**At a local café, I become acutely aware that
I am in Scandinavian country. They are handsome
people. They are big people, too—tall and largeboned. The men’s hands alone tell one of their
dedication to hard work. I can see why the Vikings
were fearsome; I have always liked them.
In this large family gathering, for breakfast,
one can easily see the respect and love these
Scandinavians have for their grand matron. She
looks so darn healthy and has such a disarming
smile. Good stock is hard to beat.
**The architecture of the old, small towns I
pass through is stunning. I so enjoy the stone work
and skill it took to create such wonderful buildings. Many are now second class, but some have
been restored to their original elegance—and what
magnificent buildings they are!
Almost always there is a county court house or
government building standing proud in some
small town. What most catches my attention about
the Mid-West is its red stone buildings. How in the
world do they make those buildings so close?
**As I drive on, I think. Plenty of time for that
out here:
In the Mid-West, the preachin’ still seems to be
things like God vs. evolution. Churches are the
most conspicuous structures, in both numbers and
in styles. Nowadays, in my hometown, there is a
man who stands at our busiest intersection dressed
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Apparently he is a street preacher from Kentucky.
Somewhere in vague Mid-West land there is a
switch that clicks on in my mind and translates
“miles to time” when describing distance.
Montana and the Dakotas must use miles, while
Minnesota and Wisconsin use time. One may
think this insignificant, but fuel tanks still don’t
think in time.
Wisconsin does a better job of marking its
blue highways than Minnesota. They place their
signs where you’d want them, right after an intersection. I also like that they always include compass directions.
Whoa! Those diary farms and silos can raw
burn your nose with smell. They blind side you,
then linger for miles. Unquestionably, they are
the dominate olfactory happenings on both
states’ country roads. Every now and then I get a
wonderful “flowery” whiff. The ratio is about
ten-to-one.
My thoughts continue to ramble as the miles
roll by.
**I see few bikes. Over the weekend, I saw
more. Most appeared to be out for day rides.
Maybe only three full touring riders flash
through my windshield during the entire trip. I
am sure the lack of fair weather is the cause.
Conditions are too iffy. There are a ton of fairweather bikers everywhere. I remember once
chatting with an officially declared one: He said
that, in his entire riding life of twenty years, he
had only once been in a rain storm. Amazing.
**I always ride alone. But sometimes I get
lonely. On this trip, I end up catching, and then
following, a Harley. I can’t tell if its rider is male
or female. I think the latter. I try to stay distant.
To me, motorcycles beautify the road landscape, and I want the pleasure of watching this
one beautify. But I have mixed emotions when
coming up from behind a fellow rider. BMWs
have no issue; they like to sneaky pass. Nor do
Harleys; they like to heavy-throttle pass.
Honda riders like to wave. They are the
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**I am lousy at predicting weather in this
region. One day I got rained on six different
times. Of those times, I thought I was done getting rained on six different times.
On Lake Superior I see blue sky on both
sides of me as I am getting drenched. Lake
Superior is not a lake, by the way. No lake has
freighters. Sailboats count, though. They beautify the waterscape. I come to think that most outdoor/adventure rigs in this region come
equipped with boats. Ely, Wisconsin, even has
them growing from the rooftops.
**At an evening stop, I am befriended by
three elderly ladies. They are traveling for and
by themselves. One says she doesn’t mind getting rained on. She is referring to having seen
me come in from the downpour the night before.
It reminds me that there are women who actually do like to ride and seek adventure—and they
come in all age groups. (Applause.)
**I went to great lengths to add an extra pair
of mirrors onto my Wing before leaving. They
are located on the tips of the handgrips. They
look good, and I do not have much trouble with
them getting in the way. But I don’t like how
they distort objects with magnification. Too
strong. Images appear like they are jumping
right at me.
Without the magnification boost, they would
be acceptable. I put them on to deal with the
infamous “blind spot.” But riding the blue highways, I travel so few roads where I need them
that I can’t yet decide their effectiveness.
Yes, I can. They earn a C and no more.
**A bike story is always heard at a fuel stop.
This one comes from an African American gentleman who is standing by my bike when I return
from the convenience store. He loves my bike
and it brings back memories of his Wing—an
’02 canary yellow which he dearly loved.
I ask him, “Do you still have it?” He pulls up
his pant leg and shows me his road rash scars.
He says he was traveling on an interstate in
some large city and crested a small hill. Stopped
in his lane was a car. No chance. He wants me to
know he is going to get another bike, which then
leads to his sharing how many he has previously owned: Three.
As I ride off, the stalled car scene still haunts
me. As an addendum: He had looked at my riding gear and said, “Smart.”
**No traveling is without detours. I had two
serious ones. One consisted of a closed highway
with a decision to route traffic using back country roads.
The other is that same encounter with “raining trees”. After clearing the fallen trees and
having the sky lighten, then comes the detour
signs. Bad. Bad, I think. A detour right after a
storm of this intensity can only add more troubles. Any road with a dirt base lacking gravel
will be slick, ugly and messy.
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That is exactly what I face with this half-mile
detour. Traversing it is almost as scary as the
scene prior to it. I hold a grudge about my luck.
**I slightly falter only once when failing to
cut down my speed sufficiently while entering a
community. In this case, a
sheriff jumps out from his
hiding spot and is on my tail
like wet paper on a rock. He
follows me so close that I feel
his grill growing in my mirrors. He is a total jerk. He
knows I am not speeding
with purposeful intent.
He stays with me even at
a stoplight. Inches from my
rear tire. “Hassle-ment” on
the side of the law is an
insipid waste of public purpose.
**More thoughts flutter
through my mind on the lonely stretches:
The
switch
from
Minnesota to North Dakota is
stark. The highways downgrade, as does the soil, land
maintenance, and the lack of
an NFL team.
It seems appropriate seeing a senior center next door to a funeral home,
with black rock for its decorating accent color.
If Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, then
North Dakota is the land of 100,000 ponds—in a
wet year anyway. What a treat all these ponds
are with their ducks, geese and loons. Wow.
Time to ponder is one of the things I love
most about riding alone.
**Sampling America’s state of affairs comes
to me in Cavalier, North Dakota. Plain, plain is
this small town. And plain is the café I eat at for
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breakfast. Its coffee cups even have the owners’
names on them!
As I wait for my order, I can hear two conversations going on: One table consists of two
college-aged couples. The other of three elderly
women. From the youths, I first notice that they
of attention to them, mind you, other than thinking how to shut the damn things off. But what a
pain in the whazoo they are! Time to disarm and
have peace.
**I definitely get more waves in “reservation
country” than in any other
human ecosystem. Montana
comes in second. I don’t
know about you, but I like a
wave. It goes with the ride.
**I chat with the local
highway patrolman out of
Culbertson, Montana, and
learn that Poplar, Montana,
has the highest homicide rate
per capita in the country. Sad.
laugh a lot. I never hear the ladies laugh. The
couples talk about dorm life, movies, sports, and
literature—The Wizard of Oz. As for the women,
it is weather, family travels, health, ills like
strokes and cancer, and the “Devils Money.”
That’s just the way it is this day in Cavalier,
North Dakota.
**I come to recognize on my ride, once
again, that the most prevalent sound in today’s
modern economic world is the horn-blaring car
security system going off. No one pays one hoot
**I’m back in Montana
and thinking, I have enough
fuel to reach home. Even
though I have lunch at a
café/fuel stop with its nozzles
entangling
themselves
around my boots, I don’t fuel
up at my last stop before my
house.
Can’t help it, I’m anxious
to keep riding while it’s light
out. Were it that the countryside were not so open, so
beautiful, so big. Were it not that I love the
Spring green so much.
Spring green. It changes forms constantly.
Sometimes it is quiet. Sometimes it is brilliant. It
always carries a recent water history. It always
brings freshness.
This Spring, I absorbed its color and imprinted its wonderful effects in my memory; now I’m
left with the Verdant blues. Ten days later, with a
trip odometer three thousand miles fuller. Time
to put ’er away.
**Kickstand down—until next Spring.
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Are you planning to add a trailer to your motorcycle for next year?
You’ll find plenty of opinions about trailers, suspensions, the pros and
cons of swivel hitches, even which type of hitch to buy. However,
when you ask about wiring your bike to handle the trailer’s lights,
informed opinions are harder to come by.
evertheless, whether you own a classic Wing or a new bike, trailer wiring
has to be done the right way to
ensure you will enjoy many thousands of miles
of reliable, brightly-lit brake lights and turn signals on your bike and your trailer. This article
will show you how.
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Direct Wiring Drawbacks
Your trailer’s lighting must be attached to
your bike just as you connect a trailer to a car.
A trailer depends on the vehicle’s system for
power and to synchronize the trailer lights
with the vehicle.
It was once a common practice to identify
the bike’s signal wires, splice into them and run
a harness to the trailer. This still works today,
but there are several drawbacks.
Adding trailer lights increases the load on
a circuit originally designed to drive one set of
lights. Years ago, that wasn’t really an issue.
Light circuits used heavier gauge wire and
could handle higher loads. Today’s bikes use
thinner wire for weight and cost savings. Thin
wire has more resistance per foot than thicker wire.
Doubling up the lights probably won’t
cause an outright failure, but the wiring harness will simply be unable to deliver the full
power both sets of lights require to operate at
maximum brightness. When lights experience
a voltage drop of as little as half a volt, this can
lead to the loss of as much as 20 percent of an
incandescent lamp’s output.That’s a visible difference.
There can be other consequences as well.
An increasing number of bikes are sensitive to
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changes in the load placed on circuits, especially bikes using the new CANBUS system.
Wiring in a trailer directly on a CANBUSequipped bike can trigger failure conditions in
the bike’s monitor systems, even if everything
is wired properly. Sometimes it becomes necessary to add countermeasures such as “load
equalizers” to make the circuit appear to function normally to the bike’s control sensors.
This is not yet an issue with the Gold Wing,
but as the Wing’s electronic systems evolve,
it’s just a matter of time.
If that weren’t enough, there’s another reason to avoid direct wiring. Even though your
trailer may be well designed, the wiring running from the bike to the trailer is exposed to
the elements, possible damage, and the potential for shorting. Short circuits and wiring
problems are not common, but they can
develop over time, particularly at the point
where the trailer and bike are plugged together. When a short develops in a direct-wired
harness, the problem will affect the bike’s
lights as well as the trailer’s.
Isolating the Problem
If you’re starting to think you should forget
the idea of trailering to save your bike’s wiring,
fear not. Rather than wiring a harness directly,
use an “isolation harness,” also commonly
referred to as a “relay package.” An isolation
harness is a simple solution that will not only
power your trailer’s lights at full power, it will
also electrically separate the trailer’s lights
from the bike’s light circuits, preventing any
possibility of damage to the bike.
An isolation harness contains a set of
V i r g i n i a
relays; one each for the brake, turn signals, and
running lights. Your bike is full of relays that
control the lights, horn, and many other circuits. In short, a relay is an electrically controlled switch.
When installed on your bike, the isolation
harness uses your signal circuits as the “triggers”, but it draws power for the trailer lights
directly from the battery. This means your
trailer lights are running at full power and they
are separated from the rest of the bike. Even
if a short developed and rendered the trailer’s
lights inoperable, it would not affect the bike’s
lights.
Installation
For Wings manufactured within the last
twenty years, harness installation is simple.
Look for a pre-wired harness.This allows you
to connect your trailer wiring into the bike,
then into a relay package. The kit we use is
made up of a sub-harness and relay package.
The sub-harness varies, depending on the
model of bike. Plug-in sub-harnesses are available for the GL1500 and 1800 and many
Harleys. A universal sub-harness utilizing
quick-crimp connectors can be used on earlier Wings and all other bikes.
The following example details how to
install the sub-harness and relay on a GL1800.
The exact locations of wire bundles vary from
one model of bike to another, but the process
is the same.
First, install the sub-harness. On the
GL1800, remove the cover between the rear
saddlebags. This reveals a wire bundle resting
just beneath the top case. A series of plugs
inside this bundle contain all four signal wires.
Follow the directions provided with the subharness to insert them in the right connectors. This plug-in harness terminates into a
four-wire connector that plugs into the relay
package. Plug in the relay package, but don’t
tuck it into place just yet.
Next, run the power leads.The relay packWing World
This sub-harness for the GL1800 allows you to tap into the bike’s wiring
without cutting or splicing. The square four-pin connector plugs
directly into the relay package.
Use a flat five-wire plug if your trailer is not pre-wired. These are inexpensive,
reliable, and easy to plug and unplug. Always use the plug like this one with the
exposed ground on the bike. Flat five-wire plugs are also plug-compatible with
four-wire systems used on many cars and trucks.
This small weather-sealed package contains four relays; one for each signal
circuit. This allows the trailer lights to operate at maximum brightness and
protects the bike’s wiring from failures in the trailer’s wiring harness. Power
leads are pictured to the left. Outputs at the top. The sub-harness plugs into the
square plug on the wires at the bottom.
Tape the relay’s power leads to a stiff wire and use this to guide the leads
through the bike to a point under the seat where you can pull the wires through.
It’s a good idea to cover any exposed
wires with some type of loom.
This split loom, available at Radio
Shack, will protect your trailer
harness from abrasions and
moisture.
age uses power directly from the battery.This
means you need to run the power leads from
the relay up to the battery. First, remove the
seat. Then, attach the power leads to the end
of a stiff wire (a straightened coat hanger will
do nicely) and feed the wire through a gap
between the top case and left saddlebag. If you
run into an obstacle, don’t try to poke the
wire through. Back it out and try another
route. Once you’ve found a clear path, pull the
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wire through from the other side and detach
the power leads. Run them along with other
cables under the bike’s frame to avoid being
pinched by the seat.
The relay package contains a set of crimp
connections and a fuse to wire to the hot lead
of the relay package.Always wire in the fuse! If
you are unfamiliar with crimp connections, ask
around at a Chapter meeting to find someone
who can help. Most importantly, use a real
Use a light test or
multi-meter to check
your wiring before
reinstalling the plastic.
Connect the ground to the
ground wire from the relay
package, then use the probe
to test all the signal lights.
The light in this picture is
wired to test the brake lead.
crimp connector to make the connection, not
a pair of pliers.
With the fuse and terminals wired onto
the power leads, connect the relay package to
your battery. Disconnect the negative lead
entirely from the battery.This avoids a potentially dangerous situation. When working
around the positive terminal, you can’t accidentally short out the battery if the ground
lead is disconnected. After disconnecting the
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Disconnect the lead from the battery’s negative terminal. This will prevent
an accidental short if your screwdriver touches the bike’s frame when
working around the battery’s positive terminal.
ground, connect the positive lead to the positive side of the battery, then connect the negative side, reconnecting the main ground lead.
Before you go further, it’s a good idea to
check your work at this stage while everything
is easily accessible. Attach a voltmeter or test
light to the outputs of the relay package. The
ground lead of your test device connects to
the ground wire on the relay package.
Connect the positive lead of your device to
the wire designated for the running lights. Key
the bike to the “on” position and check your
test device. A test light should simply light up
while a voltmeter will read a steady 12 volts
on the scale. Check the other lights including
brake and turn signals. Make sure the leads of
these wires do not contact the ground lead
while you are testing.
How did that turn out? Just fine, I’ll bet.
Now you are ready to wire on a plug and button up the bike.
Plugging Along
Often the trailer you purchase will include
a plug and bike-side wiring. In this case, wire
the bike-side plug included with your trailer to
the five output leads from the relay package. If
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W
AND
your trailer was shipped without a plug, you
can attach any matching plug set to the trailer
and bike. If you have no preference, use a fivewire flat connector.These plugs are commonly available at auto parts stores and are easy to
connect and disconnect. They are also plugcompatible with the flat four-wire plug used
on cars and trucks. If you decide to pull your
trailer with a four-wheeler, you’ll have a workable plug setup.
Before wiring on the plug, cut the wires so
that the bike-side plug is long enough to connect to the trailer wiring, but not so long that
it will drag on the ground. Do a test fitment to
check the length of your wiring harness to
make sure it is long enough to connect to the
trailer with a little slack.
When using a flat connector, the bike-side
plug should always have an exposed ground
with the other connections embedded in the
molded plug.This way, if the plug comes in contact with the frame of the bike, it will not
short out.
If you are handy with a soldering iron, the
best way to attach the plug is to solder the
leads of the plug to the relay package outputs.
Use shrink tube on each lead to insulate the
wiring after you solder the connection. You
can also use butt splice crimp connectors.
Again, use a crimp tool to make a lasting connection.
Once this is done, wrap the connection
bundle with electrical tape to help keep out
moisture. Finally, cover the entire wire bundle
with some type of wire loom. This protects
the trailer wiring from wear and moisture.
Do a final light check, connecting the bike
and trailer. When you are satisfied the trailer
lights are working as expected, take a little
time to clean up your installation. Tuck the
relay package into an empty pocket and use a
zip tie or double-sided tape to hold it in place.
Where possible, use a couple of zip ties to
hold your wiring harness in place to keep it
away from the rear tire.You can usually find a
couple of spots along the hitch to attach the
harness.
You are now ready to hitch up your trailer
and head out on the open road, knowing that
your trailer is well prepared to signal your
intentions to fellow travelers for many thousands of miles. Enjoy the ride!
Dale is the owner of Open Road Outfitters, a
motorcycle trailer shop in Sterling,Virginia. He can
be reached at dale@openroadoutfitters.com. ●
SIX-WIRE VARIATIONS
hile many trailers are five-wire, some are configured a little differently. If your trailer uses four wires, this means the
brake lights and turn signals are combined. In order for your
trailer lights to function properly, add a five-to-four wire converter. This plugs between the sub-harness and relay package. It
combines brake lights and turn signals, making your bike’s wiring
compatible with the trailer.
Trailers equipped with an internal accessory light often use a
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The sub-harness and relay tuck into the area below the top case. A piece of
double-sided tape or Velcro will help hold the relay package into place. The
power leads can be seen to the left, running forward to the battery. The five
output wires are seen descending.
sixth wire.This runs from the plug directly to the battery of the
bike, allowing the internal light to function whether the bike is
running or turned off.When I need to wire up a sixth wire, I run
it up to the relay package and splice it into the positive lead of
the relay package that runs to the battery.This eliminates having
to run a third wire to the battery and adds the accessory light
onto a circuit that is already fused.
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Mike Perry has always had a flare for doing things his own way, for
taking something ordinary and mundane and turning it into something
extraordinary and incredibly unique.
ince 1980, he’s built hot rods and custom designed
them for clientele who came into his shop looking
for something new. But now Mike, along with his
neighbor Tom Darre and old friend John Annoreno,
have found a new and exciting way to light up a Gold
Wing, and they spend their time turning Gold Wings
into “Lite Wings.”
“I got my Illusion Blue Gold Wing in 2003 and had
been looking for a way to light up my bike while keeping the color of it,” Perry says.“I hated that I could only
find lights that had chrome around them, but then I
found 10 mm hyper LEDs and I knew I could do something really interesting with them.”
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Getting Started
L.E.D. stands for “light emitting diodes.” Basically, LEDs are just tiny
light bulbs that fit easily into an electrical circuit. But unlike ordinary
light bulbs, they don’t have a filament that will burn out and they don’t
get especially hot. The former is one of the main reasons Perry chose
LEDs for his bike. “These lights are basically good for an eleven-year
continuous run,” Perry explains. “With regular lights, if you hit a bump
in the road you can have a light blow out, LEDs aren’t like that.”
After a year of owning his Wing, Mike Perry approached Tom—who
has been a carpenter all his life—and asked if there was any way to place
the purple LEDs on his bike.Without much hesitation, the men went to
work creating a way to insert the LEDs from the inside of the bike out,
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thus eliminating the chrome piping often associated
with other lighting methods. Forty hours; 330 LED
lights; and $1,900 later, they had created a Wing lighting system unlike any other. Small holes in saddlebags
and other areas of the bike resemble the sedate look
of a Lite-Brite set where, when the lights are turned
off, one barely notices there are lights attached at all.
No chrome stripping here.
“We literally took the entire bike apart and handdrilled holes all over the frame in order to screw the
LEDs into places you can’t even buy lights for, places I
don’t even think it occurs to most people to have
lights,” Mike says.
And the lights are definitely in some unusual places,
including underneath the outside edge of the seat,
underneath the side covers and in the saddlebags.The end result is what
many awestruck onlookers have described as “a purple ball of light.”
Kudos Galore
Since then, Mike’s Wing has received numerous compliments from
fellow riders and passersby. Some women have said his bike looks like
it’s covered by hundreds of purple rhinestones, while guys often call his
bike “clean” looking. Often, people point out how “linear” his bike looks
because of the painstaking work that was put into drilling the holes so
that the lights would be perfectly aligned. The most common reaction,
says Mike, is just “Wow”.
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“My bike is 110 percent purple,” Mike says.“When I
ride into Chicago, I get all kinds of attention and all of
it is positive.” Including, in one case, a police officer who
pulled Mike over at 2:30 a.m., saying he could see the
bike’s lights in the darkness more than a quarter-mile
away.The officer was so intrigued by Mike’s bike, in fact,
that he called several other officers to meet him and
Mike at a local Denny’s to check out the Wing. Mike
says they were all amazed at how uniquely lit he’d made
the bike.
This positive reinforcement, in fact, has led Mike,
Tom, and then John, to believe there’s a desire and a
market for this kind of Gold Wing customization. And
they say they’re just the men to provide this service.
They’ve taken on a new business and a new name—
“Lite Wizards Inc.”—since customizing Mike’s bike, and
the three men recently opened up a shop and have customized the lights on two more Gold Wings.
“When we did my bike, is was kind of like a starter
bike,” Mike says. “We didn’t know what we were doing
yet. The second bike we did only took us two weeks
and the lights were much cheaper because I explained
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to the folks over at Ray’s Electronics in Addison, Illinois,
what we were doing. And they were nice enough to give us
a discount on all the LEDs.”
Inspirational Lighting
But the name Lite Wizards and the idea for these distinctive makeovers to Gold Wings is more a statement of
individuality than a business venture. “I’ve always had to be
different, I’ve always wanted to be different,” Mike says. “It’s
not good to be a follower, people should just be themselves, express themselves however they can. I love my bike,
it’s so rare and unique.And my goal is to give other people
the same feeling, the feeling that this is their bike and there’s
no other one out there like it.”
Given the positive reactions the bikes are receiving—
and the truly innovative and endless ways Gold Wings can
now be lighted by Lite Wizards—there’s no arguing that
Mike has succeeded in creating a new and exciting way to
be seen on the roadways.
For more information on this new company visit
www.litewizards.com or call Mike Perry at (630) 461-1505.
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Tour Toons
by Tom Cremer
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A Word About This Year’s
Youngest Male Rider
By June Agee • Membership Enhancement Division Director
At 16, Cody Griffin of TN-D, was named “Youngest Male Rider” at Wing Ding 29.
ach year at Wing Ding, a presentation is
given to the youngest male rider. Wing
Ding 29 in Billings, Montana, was no
exception. And I had the privilege to present
this prestigious award to a young man from
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, about whom I can
truly say “Young men like this one are our
association’s future”.
Cody Griffin, GWRRA #192872-02, this
year’s award recipient, has a background I
would like to share with you that will truly fas-
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cinate—as well as enlighten—you to the fact
we do have young Members in GWRRA. Cody
is one of the young Members who will one day
mature into future positions of Region,
District or Chapter Directors.
Cody is a junior at the Oakland High
School in Murfreesboro and participates with
Chapter TN-D. He is a member of the
National Society of High School Scholars, is
listed among the Who’s Who Among America’s
High School Students, is on the National
Honor Roll, is a United States Achievement
Academy All-American Scholar and has
received the United States Achievement
Academy National Leadership Award. He is
also a second-degree Black Belt in Wado Ryu
Karate and a Certified PADI Scuba Diver.
Cody’s desire for the future is to become an
Architectural Engineer. And, yes, he is for real.
Cody got his motorcycle license at age 15
and had never ridden alone prior to that, only
as co-rider with his father, Richard. He signed
up for the Beginner’s Rider Course immediately after purchasing his bike, and he was a
trooper from the get-go. He took the course
on a cold November weekend, which was also
complicated by rain, and passed with flying colors.
Next, it was time for him to learn to ride
his own bike, which was much different than
the little 250cc bikes in the rider’s course
because it was a 700cc. This was quite a big
jump for someone who had never ridden a
motorcycle before.After a sort of rocky start,
Cody conquered the parking lots and graduated to the street in front of his house. His
father, Richard, started him out just riding the
quarter-mile straight-a-way from their house
to the stop sign and back again, and then making the turn in their cul-de-sac.
But it didn’t take long for Cody to move on
to a full mile, from his house to the main road
and around the subdivision.Then winter set in
pretty good, and there was very little practicing until it started getting warmer. It didn’t take
long, however, for Cody to start pestering his
father to take him riding again.They began with
short rides and, by March, they were taking
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1-2 hour rides around the area. They knew
they had to push the limit since plans were
being made to ride to Billings for Wing Ding.
But it seemed there was always something
preventing Cody from being able to practice,
whether it was the weather or something else.
Finally, though, he was put to the test in April,
with his first long ride to Spring Fling in Pigeon
Forge.The plan was to leave on a Thursday, but
rain was moving in, so they decided to leave
the evening prior in order to outrun the rain.
About two hours up the road, however, there
was construction on the interstate and Cody’s
bike overheated.What a time for them to find
out the fan didn’t work correctly! They parked
for the night as soon as possible and woke up
the next morning to the rain they had been
trying to dodge.
Thankfully, though, they had prepared for
the rain and suited up and headed out.
Needless to say, Cody got a lot of practice
really quick. They had to ride through
Knoxville during rush hour while it was pouring! But at least they arrived in Pigeon Forge
without any more incidents (and, needless to
say, when they got back home from the Spring
Fling, Richard and a friend took Cody’s bike
apart to correct the overheating problem).
And before they knew it, the Billings trip
was on top of them.They had tried to think of
everything they would need for 14 days on the
road, but one thing they hadn’t prepared for
were the heavy winds. Once again, though,
Cody proved to be a trooper—though he was
usually completely worn out at the end of
each day.
Finally, after 4,400 miles roundtrip, Cody is
now experienced in almost every element
there is except snow and ice. He’s come
through it all with amazing endurance, especially for someone so young. And his parents
Richard & Becky Griffin, who are the Chapter
Educators for TN-D and the Chapter Couple
of the Year, are very proud of Cody.
I believe we should all echo their feelings.
In Her Own Words: Wing Ding
29’s Youngest Female Rider
Montana. But first I had a quick ride into town,
which is about thirty miles of mild turns,
curves, and scenery, and I have never seen my
great-grandpa so nervous as when I jumped on
that bike and took off like it was nothing down
our mile-long dirt road.
The ride was great, and he told me afterward that he was positive I could ride anything
I wanted.To get some more experience under
my belt, I rode the bike into town before work.
Afterward, we left for Wing Ding.
Riding familiar roads was easy, and nothing
special happened until we got into Utah. That
was probably the most miserable 16 hours of
my life! It was dead hot, dry, and my first day
was long, which made it worse. The first day
we rode 12 hours before stopping in Salt Lake
City. The next day was a beautiful, 16-hour
ride. We went to Yellowstone National Park
and, due to it being Fourth of July weekend,
there were no hotels to be found until we
reached Bozeman, Montana. By then it was
getting very dark and the skies suddenly lit up
with lightening. It also became freezing cold;
but it was still one of the most beautiful things
I had ever seen.
The bike I was riding had begun spitting oil
during the trip, so after a good night’s rest, we
rode to a shop for repairs and then proceeded to Butte, Montana. I have been to 18 states,
and Butte was by far the most interesting place
I have ever been.The history was fantastic, not
to mention our more-than-enthusiastic tour
guide. Our final destination for this leg of our
journey was Columbia Falls. We stayed there
for two days, then left for Billings and Wing
Ding.
After attending Wing Ding, we left for
Sheridan,Wyoming.We visited there for three
days and then headed home to Durango,
By Chelsea Gailliot • GWRRA #122416-02 • Bayfield, Colorado
At 16, Chelsea Gailliot, of Colorado, was named
“Youngest Female Rider” at Wing Ding 29.
(Pictured here with her younger brother Alec Dean.)
his story really began about eight years
ago, at the early age of eight.As an avid
animal lover, I was dreaming of the day
I would have my own pony.And with Papa and
Granny (Lee & Peggy Wood, GWRRA
#122416) moving to 40 acres in Colorado, I
was set.
I ran a good campaign with this pony idea;
but they really didn’t want a horse. But while
still on this pony spree, Papa took me to the
local motorcycle shop for his routine money
spree! There I got to sit on a cute little red
Honda CR50. I sat there for a little while and I
told him, “Look Papa, this one is small enough
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for me!” He smiled and said, “Well do you
want that instead of a horse?” But I jumped off
the bike in horror; there was no way I would
give up my horse. I folded my arms and walked
away.
The next afternoon, I asked Papa, in a theoretical way, “If I were to get that motorcycle,
when would I get it?” Later that night, Papa
went into town for groceries. When he and
Granny returned, they wouldn’t let me get
outside. I had heard some funny noises from
outside, but thought nothing of them. About
fifteen minutes later, they took me down the
road in their quad to a field—and there sat my
motorcycle. I never cried so hard in my life.
They showed me where everything was,
though I really wasn’t paying attention because
of my wailing. But after thirty minutes, and
being called a baby, I was fed up. I jumped on
that little bike, looked up at Granny and asked,
“Where’s the brake?” At this point, as Granny
likes to say, “a star was born.”
Since then, even though I still wanted a
horse, I found my life consumed by hours on
that bike. I spent even more hours on a bike as
the bikes got bigger, though they never got too
big since I am extremely “vertically challenged”.
Then, in February of 2007, I turned 16. As
much as I love cars, I patiently waited ten
months until the frost was gone before getting
my motorcycle permit: June 26, 2007—what a
great day! And just four days later, on June 30,
we left for my first Wing Ding in Billings,
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Colorado. We stopped in Walden, Colorado,
to eat at the cutest little place; then we took
off again for Red Mountain Pass. We got to
Delta and, with a smile, Papa asked me if I
thought I could go over the pass (seems he
forgot to ask Granny if she could ride over the
pass). We were about to get to the point
where you would turn off to go on to Telluride
or go straight to Silverton. I was on my Yamaha
1100 V-Star, and Granny was on the back of
Papa’s bike. As we passed the sign, she was
fuming. (She says she wasn’t, but the funniest
thing about riding behind them was watching
her throwing up her arms. I could just tell she
was yelling at Papa.)
When we left Delta, the only thing Papa
had told me was “Just don’t look down.” Well
I got up there, and how could I not look? It
was a huge, red, hole in the ground with water
running through it! And it was beautiful, and I
looked a lot.We kept going and the only thing
I said to myself, while we were riding 10 miles
an hour, was “Well if I do fall, at least I won’t
get up to know how much that hurt.”
We drove right through the passes and
they were great, so much fun. And what a
rush, not to mention the experience I gained.
As soon as we got into Bayfield to get gas,
which is right next to where we live, Granny
took off her helmet and she looked like she
was crying. She said something like, “I was so
worried about you I cried the whole time!”
(Actually, I think I might have cleaned that up a
bit.) Anyway, we were home before night fall.
With the exception of two things—Utah’s
heat and the fact that every dead animal I
came upon I could smell, which is the most gut
wrenching smell in the world—I loved every
minute of my new experiences.
Traveling long-distance on a motorcycle is
but one of several goals I hope to accomplish
in my life. I have always been a big dreamer and
have always loved animals. I am hoping to finish high school my junior year and go to the
University Of Monterey Bay.There, I am planning to take so many avenues in life that it’s
scaring me. I plan to take: Zoology, Biology,
Marine Biology, World History, and English.
Like I said, I love animals and I hope to set up
shelters and conservation efforts for animals
all over the world to care, protect, and educate people about them.
Even though I have a great family, I’ve never
thought about marriage or kids, as I want to
travel the world and explore this earth that I
feel so many people take for granted each day.
I see the world as unexplored territory, perhaps because I haven’t explored it yet.
Papa and Granny have been in every state
more than once and have been to a few countries, but I want to see every state at least
once before the age of 25. I have currently
toured 18 states, but next year’s Wing Ding
will increase my count by four or five more
states. And I hope that I can pass all these
great experiences on to my little brother,Alec
Dean, who is my inspiration every day. He is a
great kid and, in four years, he’ll be riding along
beside us—that will be my favorite ride by far!
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We list only GWRRA-sponsored functions by category, name, date, location and contact person and information.
For full details, including rally costs, we recommend you also visit on-line listings according to GWRRA Region, District
and Chapter. Event listings may run up to six months in advance of an event, and will run through the month of the
issue’s cover date. “Photo Tours” and “Other Tours” will appear periodically. The deadline for Events is approximately
the fourth Friday of the month, two months before the issue’s cover date.
To submit event information, e-mail editor@gwrra.org or mail to “Event & Tours,” GWRRA, Inc., 21423 N. 11th
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027.
* Indicates new listing in this issue.
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Do You Need
CUSTOM PINS & PATCHES
For Your Event?
FEBRUARY 10-17 & 16-23, 2008. GWRRA 30th
Anniversary Cruise, from Miami, FL. Check out the website
for all the information at http://www.cruise-eta.com/
GWRRA.htm or call 800-843-9460.
JULY 3-6, 2008. WING DING 30 returns to Greenville,
SC. Register now at www.wing-ding.org or call 800-8439460 for info.
DISTRICT EVENTS
*FEBRUARY 8-10, 2008. OHIO DISTRICT RALLY’S
“Cabin Fever”. Theme is “Comic Book Characters” in
Columbus, Ohio. Contact Roger & Penny Hurley, 201
Southview Lane, West Milton, Ohio 45383. (937) 6984443 or email RHURLEY3@woh.rr.com or visit the District
page at www.ohiogwrra.org.
Available at www.gwrra.org. Just click
on “Official Products” on the top bar!
Or call Sherry @ 800-843-9460, ext 274
*MARCH 27-29, 2008. LOUISIANNA DISTRICT
RALLY’S “Wings over the Bayou”. Theme is “Mardi Gras
Madness” in Lafayette, LA, at Holiday Inn Holidome.
Contact Jere and Maurine Pyburn, District Directors, at
(318) 387-1741 or jlpyburn@comcast.net. Website:
www.ladist.org for rally registration form.
*MAY 1-3, 2008. MISSOURI DISTRICT RALLY’S
“Wing the Ozarks” with the theme of “Clowning Around”
at the Welk Resort in Branson, MO. Contact Laverne &
Shirley Schell at (417) 889-0321 or email lsschell_20@
yahoo.com. Website: www.mogwrra.org.
CHAPTER EVENTS
*NOVEMBER
17,
2007.
MI-V’s
“24th
Anniversary/Tailgate Party” at the Monitor Township Hall
(No Smoking), 2483 E. Midland Rd./3 Mile Rd., Bay
City, MI. Pre-game 5 p.m.; dinner 6 p.m. Partial proceeds
to United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. RSVP
Coaches Jon/Colleen Badour by Nov. 10 at (989) 8944180 or chugobadour14@yahoo.com.
*NOVEMBER 23-25, 2007. EN-A’s rally at The Best
Western Russell Hotel, 136 Boxley Road, Penenden Heath,
Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2AE, England. Within easy
driving distance of the ferry channel ports and Euro tunnel/Minutes from M20/M2. Book with the hotel quote
GWRRA to join us [Telephone: (01622) 692221]. For
more info, email Chapter Director Mark Noy at
cd@gwrra.org.uk (ALSO, Christmas get-together. If you
wish to join us and for more info, please visit EN-A’s website www.gwrra.org.uk/en-a and email CD Mark Noy.)
*JANUARY 19, 2008. FL2-L’s Lakeland Fireballs,
Famous Couples Rally—It’s All About Love! Biggest single
Chapter 1-day event in Florida! Downtown Lakeland at The
Lake Mirror Auditorium (121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL
33801). Same great location as last year! Registration
begins at 9 a.m.; Closing Ceremonies at 1 p.m. Contact
Tom & Ruth Diebold at (863) 293-6610. Website:
www.lakelandfireballs.org.
*FEBRUARY 9, 2008. GA-S’s “Sweetheart Poker Run”
in the Will-A-Way Recreation Area at Fort Yargo State Park
in Winder, GA. Events include games and door prizes,
bike show, poker run, auction and more! $5 registration
fee includes lunch. (State park entry fee extra.) Event pins
for first 120 pre-registered. For additional information and
registration forms, visit our website at www.gwrra-gas.org.
• GWRRA Membership Application •
Member Name:
______________________________________________________
Last
First
New Renew
Member No: __________________
Co-Rider Names:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ USA Canada Other: ________________
City
Telephone:
Home: (
State
) ________________________________Work: (
Zip
) ___________________________E-Mail:____________________
Gold Book™ Directory Information (must check at least one):
A) Truck/Trailer B) Phone Calls Only C) Tent Space D) Lodging E) Tools F) Tour Guide
GWRRA
21423 North 11 Avenue
Phoenix AZ 85027
800-843-9460
(623) 581-2500
(623) 581-3844 Fax
www.gwrra.org
www.towbusters.com
Member Type (Select One)
Individual Membership
3 yrs $120 USD
2 yrs $85 USD
1 yr $45 USD
Family Membership (2 or more people in household)
3 yrs $150 USD
2 yrs $105 USD 1 yr $55 USD
Associate Individual*
3 yrs $135 USD
2 yrs $95 USD
1 yr $50 USD
Associate Family*
3 yrs $165 USD
2 yrs $115 USD 1 yr $60 USD
Subscription Only (Wing World™ Magazine) 1 yr $40
*The Associate Membership is for those who wish to take advantage of
GWRRA and its benefits and do not own a Gold Wing or Valkyrie.
Do Not list me in the Gold Book
Yes! I want Rescue Plus for just $25 per year.
(Non-Members $50)
Rescue Plus offers enhanced benefits and covers all registered drivers in your household while driving or riding in any non-commercial
vehicle or motorcycle. Rescue Plus also covers your motorcycle trailer. Certain limitations and exclusions apply to coverage. All individuals must be registered with GWRRA to receive a membership card
and coverage. Members of GWRRA must have a Family Membership
to cover multiple drivers.
Exclude me from email offers.
Exclude me from mailings.
New Members—Who referred you to us? Name: ________________________________________________ Member # _______________________
Payment Information
Make checks payable in US Funds to GWRRA. GWRRA dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution for federal tax purposes.
Credit Card Number/Expiration Date: ___________________________________________ Cardholder’s Signature: _____________________________
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present?
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…with Holiday Specials on GWRRA Official Products!
Just in time for the Holidays, order your loved ones—or yourself—something to smile
about this season. With GWRRA’s discount holiday prices, you’re sure to find
something every one of your family and friends will love! Happy Holidays!
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Puzzle Pin – Utah (1071001) Was $2.00
Puzzle Pin – Montana (1071002)
Puzzle Pin – Canada (1071003)
Puzzle Pin – Denmark (1071004)
Puzzle Pin – Tennessee (1071005)
Puzzle Pin – Greenville, SC (1071006)
3-in-1 Jacket – SM (3061021)
3-in-1 Jacket – MD (3061022)
3-in-1 Jacket – LG (3061023)
3-in-1 Jacket – XL (3061024)
30th Anv T-Shirt – SS – SM (3071000)
NOW! All Five Pins for $4.00
Was $2.00 (or $1.00 each)
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30th Anv T-Shirt – SS – XL (3071003)
Was $8.00
30th Anv T-Shirt – SS – 2XL (3071004) Was $8.00
EZ-Air Gauge Combo (4011002)
Was $29.95
Fun Friends Cell Phone Covers (1051006) Was $8.95
Laptop Bags with Logo (4061000)
Was $20.00
Knife – GWRRA (4061001)
Was $10.00
30th Anniversary Photo Album (4071001) Was $20.00
Video – 3 Video Pkg (4001007)
Was $55.00
Video – 4 Video Pkg (4001008)
Was $70.00
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NOW! $5.00
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NOW! $50.00
Wing Ding 30
Hotels List
Book Online at https://www.greenvillecvb.com/housing
✭ Designates co-host hotels.
Map
#
Hotel Name
1
AmeriSuites
2
Best Western Airport Inn
3
4
Courtyard by Marriott Orchard Park
Crowne Plaza
5
Drury Inn & Suites
6
7
Embassy Suites Golf Resort &
Conference Center
Fairfield Inn
8
Hampton Inn - GSP
9
Hampton Inn - Haywood
10
Hawthorn Suites
11
Hilton Greenville
12
16
Holiday Inn Express Hotel &
Suites Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Hotel &
Suites GSP
Holiday Inn - I-85 / Augusta
Road
Holiday Inn Express Hotel &
Suites Woodruff Road
Hyatt Regency Greenville
17
La Quinta Inn & Suites
18
MainStay Suites
19
Marriott Greenville
20
Microtel Inn
21
Quality Inn Executive Center
22
Residence Inn
23
Sleep Inn
24
The Phoenix - Greenville's Inn
25
The Westin Poinsett
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Address
40 W. Orchard Park Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
5009 Pelham Road
Greenville, SC 29615
70 Orchard Park Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
851 Congaree Road
Greenville, SC 29607
10 Carolina Point Parkway
Greenville, SC 29607
670 Verdae Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29607
48 Fisherman Lane
Greenville, SC 29615
47 Fisherman Lane
Greenville, SC 29615
246 Congaree Road
Greenville, SC 29607
48 McPrice Court
Greenville, SC 29615
45 W. Orchard Park Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
407 N. Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
2861 Dry Pocket Road
Greer, SC 29650
4295 Augusta Road
Greenville, SC 29605
1036 Woodruff Road
Greenville, SC 29607
220 N. Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
65 W. Orchard Park Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
2671 Dry Pocket Road
Greer, SC 29650
1 Parkway East
Greenville, SC 29615
20 Interstate Court
Greenville, SC 29615
540 N. Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
120 Milestone Way
Greenville, SC 29615
231 N. Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
246 N. Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC 29607
120 S. Main Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Complimentary
Breakfast
Complimentary
Parking
$109.00
*
*
$69.60
*
*
Rate (Tax
included)
On-Site
Restaurant
$121.00
$139.00
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$115.00
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$104.00
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$89.00
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$119.00
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$135.00
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The rates listed above are good for the following dates: July 1-7, 2008.
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GWRRA
Invites you to
Wing Ding 30
Greenville, South Carolina • July 3-6, 2008
To register, simply mail or fax this form, or call 1.800.843.9460,
or visit www.wing-ding.org on the Internet.
RIDER’S NAME: _______________________________ GWRRA MEMBER # _______________
CO-RIDER’S NAME: ___________________________ GWRRA MEMBER # _______________
CO-RIDER’S NAME: ___________________________ GWRRA MEMBER # _______________
MAILING ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________
CITY/ST/ZIP: ____________________________________________________________________
Full registration includes:
access to trade show,
seminars, talent show, field
events, parades, opening
and closing ceremonies.
Plus, each full registrant
receives a souvenir event pin,
event program, discount
coupon book, one door prize
ticket and one grand prize
ticket for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes!
COUNTRY:______________________________________________________________________
HOME PHONE: _________________________________________________________________
WORK PHONE: _________________________________________________________________
Please use ONE form for
each rider (the rider is the
driver of the motorcycle). Coriders (passengers) use the
same form as the rider.
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________
EARLY: (Postmarked before May 14, 2008)
LATE: (Postmarked May 14 - June 15, 2008)
Number of Life or Gold Members
x $20 = $
Number of Life or Gold Members
x $22 = $
Number of Members
x $40 = $
Number of Members
x $45 = $
Number of Non-Members
x $50 = $
Number of Non-Members
x $55 = $
Children 15 and under at the time of the event are admitted free. Cancellations in writing
must be received at the Home Office on or before June 15, 2008, and are subject to a $15
handling charge. No telephone or verbal cancellations will be accepted. Day passes will be
available, $15 for Members, $22 for non-members. On-site full registration fee is $50 for
Members and $60 for non-members.
Please note, only registered delegates may participate in Wing Ding functions, activities
and events! Additional lodging and camping information will be sent with your registration
confirmation 2-3 weeks after your application is processed. Armbands, tickets, T-shirts or any
other items purchased will be available for pickup beginning the day prior to Wing Ding in the
registration area.
FAX or MAIL this form to:
GWRRA
P.O. Box 42450
Phoenix, AZ 85080-2450
1.800.843.9460
623.581.2500 (Phoenix)
Fax: 623.581.3844
Register on-line at
www.wing-ding.org
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Wi n g D i n g 3 0 , J u ly 3 - 6 , 2 0 0 8 • G r e e nv i l l e , S o u t h C a r o l i n a
RIDER EDUCATION COURSES
The number and availability of courses is dependent upon the number of participants. You will be
notified of your class time and location as soon as possible.
Note: Certification cost is per bike!*
ERC
(One-up) Learn advanced techniques in turning, maximum braking, swerving and
other possible lifesaving techniques plus mental skills and situation strategies for the
single rider. 5.5 hours (range only).
ERC
(Two-up) This course offers the same basic principles as the ERC with the added
element of a co-rider. 5.5 hours (range only).
GWRRA ARC
Experience advanced techniques in turning, maximum braking, and swerving
techniques plus mental and situational strategies in GWRRA's own Advanced Rider
Course. 8.0 hours (classroom & range).
Sidecar
This course offers advanced techniques of riding with a sidecar as well as situation
strategies and accident avoidance tactics.
6 hours (3 classroom/3 riding).
Trailering
Learn advanced trailering techniques and strategies for safe and enjoyable travel.
Motorcycles only, no trikes or sidecars please.
6 hours (3 classroom/3 riding).
Trike
This course teaches advanced riding skills for the trike rider such as
maximum braking, swerving and turning. 6 hours (3 classroom/3 riding).
SOUVENIR
WING DING T-SHIRT
ERC (two-up) __________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Co-Rider _______________________
GWRRA ARC _________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Co-Rider _______________________
Sidecar ______________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Rider ________________________
OPTION: To receive your event shirt in advance,
please add $3 (s/h) per shirt. Valid only for
orders placed by May 1st, 2008.
(Place quantity next to size)
TOTAL
ERC (one-up) __________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Rider ________________________
$15
$20
$30
$50
1 Yard (18 tickets)
= $10
3 Yards (54 tickets) = $20
7 Yards (126 tickets) = $40
Total ______________
Must be present to win! Drawings held at Closing
Ceremonies. GWRRA not responsible for filling out
tickets or placing them into hopper. Altered, illegible or
counterfeit tickets will be voided.
Child & Infant This course is designed to teach and certify you in the Child & Infant principles
CPR/First Aid of CPR and First Aid. Come and learn these lifesaving techniques. 8 hours.
(New)
Rider ________________________
____________ 5 Tickets =
____________ 10 Tickets =
____________ 20 Tickets =
____________ 40 Tickets =
GRAND 50/20-15-10-5 (4 WINNERS!)
CPR/First Aid This course is designed to refresh and recertify you in the basic principles of CPR
and First Aid. 4 hours.
(Renew)
# OF PEOPLE
Must be present to win!
Total ______________
CPR/First Aid This course is designed to teach and certify you in the basic principles of CPR and
(New)
First Aid. Come and learn these absolutely essential lifesaving techniques. 8 hours.
CLASS
WIN A 2009 HONDA GOLD WING
_______
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Small
Medium
Large
XL
2XL
3XL
Golf Shirt (Qty)
x
x
x
x
x
x
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$15=
$15=
$15=
$15=
$17=
$20=
$25=
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______
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______
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Golf Shirt size(s) ____ ____ ____ ____
Co-Rider _______________________
Total _______________
Trailering _____________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Rider ________________________
Co-Rider _______________________
Trike _________________________ $50* per bike = _________________
Rider ________________________
Co-Rider _______________________
CPR/First Aid-New _____________ x $50*per person = _____________
Name ________________________
Name ________________________
CPR/First Aid-Renewal __________ x $50*per person = _____________
Name ________________________
Name ________________________
Child/Infant CPR/First Aid _______ x $50*per person = _____________
Name ________________________
*$30 refund after course completion
Name ________________________
Grand Total ______________________
Keep informed of new information
as it becomes available.
Go to:
www.wing-ding.org
FAX or MAIL this form to:
GWRRA • P.O. Box 42450
Phoenix, AZ 85080-2450
1.800.843.9460 • Fax: 623.581.3844
Register online at
www.wing-ding.org
(+$3/shirt)=______
(+$3/shirt)=______
(+$3/shirt)=______
(+$3/shirt)=______
(+$3/shirt)=______
(+$3/shirt)=______
(N/A)
BIKE SHOW COMPETITION
Thirty-six classifications! Includes a special souvenir pin.
Number of bikes ___________ x $10 = __________________
POKER RUNS
(8 WINNERS!)
Must be present to win! Includes a special souvenir pin.
First place ($500), second ($250), third ($100), fourth
($50), fifth - eighth ($25 each). Winners will be posted
on Closing Day. Five card draw.
Number of hands ____________ x $10 = _________________
GRAND TOTAL: $
ENCLOSED
Check
Money Order
Please send check or money order in equivalent U.S. funds. All others will be returned to
sender for adjustment. Please do not send cash.
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NEED PARTS FOR YOUR OLDER GOLD WING?
We are your #1 source! We have over 1,000 used parts in
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call 305-305-1839.
www.paulexports.com, Florida, is looking for used
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M O T O R C Y C L E S
PRICE REDUCED! 1975 Gold Wing. Matching red
Windjammer fairing. 50,500 mi. Looks and runs great!
New fork springs, water pump, and re-chromed fender, and
an extra seat. Restored and road tested for over 2,300
miles with no problems. Will ride to deliver it for gas,
motel, and return Amtrak or airfare. Will need new rear tire
soon; front OK. St. Louis, MO. $1,975. Kenton. (314)
249-9524 or Honda1830rider@Yahoo.com. Pics at
http://community.webshots.com/album/559624297le
Ywca.
1976 Kawasaki KZ1000. Purple. Totally cosmeticaly and
mechanically restored this year. All aluminum polished; all
chrome is new. Many performance parts, cam, header,
K&M intake, mustang seat, short windshield, for brace,
dual disk, ignition. Show stopper. $4,200 obo. (260)
622-1358. IN.
1977 Kawasaki KZ1000. One-of-a-kind. Beautiful orange
paint metal flake with ghost flames. Totally restored to
immaculate condition. Engien has been polished, sport
fender, Viper windshield, Accell ignition, oversized carbs,
November 2007
bored, vance four-into-one header, extremely fast. $3,990
obo. (260) 622-1358. IN.
1982 Suzuki 850GS. 12K mi. Gray and black with fairing
and carrier. Excellent shape. New tires and brakes.
$1,450. (586) 246-2139.
1984 GL1200 Aspencade. Metallic Beige. 76K mi. Good
condition. Ground lights, eagle head on front fender with
lights in eyes. $3,250 obo. Randy. (336) 427-4933. NC.
1984 GL1200 Aspencade. 17K original mi. Like new; one
owner. Professionally serviced; garage kept; excellent condition; no scratches. Heel/toe shifter, Markland backrest,
cassette, CB, chrome extras. Helmet with radio/CB headset. Nearly new tires. $4,200. (586) 465-1888. MI.
1986 Yamaha Venture Royale. Pearl two-tone. 3,920 mi.
Unbelievably perfect condition, with every option available, including cruise, CB, full stereo, 2 air compressors.
Meticulously maintained. Never seen rain; stored in heated building. Show stopper! $4,695 obo. (260) 6221358. IN.
1987 GL1200 Aspencade—Now a “classic”. Black with
hand-painted murals by Sue VanHess Hopper. 63K mi. This
is an eye-catching Wing with plenty of extra chrome.
Radio-cassette-CB, cruise control, luggage rack. New windshield and velour Harto seat with detachable backrest.
Regular maintenance and runs great. $5,000. Wayne.
(608) 798-4070 or kbport@chorus.net. WI.
1987 Kawasaki, ZL 1000 Eliminator High Performance
140hp. Beautiful black pearl metallic paint with ghost
flames. Totally restored to immaculate condition. Over
$6,000 in performance upgrades make this a one-of-akind, tire-smoking beast of epic proportions. Beautiful,
totally unusual, rare, and turns heads everywhere it goes.
$4,650 obo. (260) 622-1358. IN.
1987 Interstate. Gray with wine stripes. Low 45K mi.
Trophy winner. Clean. $4,500 OR will trade for trike.
Willing to deal. Danny. (928) 565-7675. AZ.
1989 GL1500. 39K. Professional custom blue paint.
Excellent Condition; never down. Garaged. Stereo/intercom CB, extended windshield (original windshield also).
$6,500 obo. Rod. (815) 877-5242. IL.
1990 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300. 81,800 mi. Comes
with all the toys: CB, radio, tape player. New tires and bat-
tery. $6,500 obo. (479) 497-1435. AK.
1992 Gold Wing Interstate. Red. Good condition. New battery and timing belts. Markland boards and trailer hitch,
chrome, intercom, and backrest. Comes with two helmets.
$4,900 obo. (218) 230-5944.
1993 Aspencade. Black and chrome. 69K mi. Attractively
dressed. In excellent condition and spotless. Too many
extras to list. $8,995 obo. Delivery negotiable. Photos
available by email at DepreyL@Chadwick-Baross.com or
(207) 498-8291. ME.
1994 GL1500 SE. Two-tone teal with matching 1996
Kwik trailer. 75K mi. New tires, high output alternator.
New teal seat with backrest. $9,500. Ron. (541) 5732182.
1995 GL1500 20th Anniversary Edition. 65K mi.
Excellent condition, new tires, CD player, wood grain, passenger armrest, cover. Cleanest bike you will ever see.
$8,000 obo. (928) 634-1328.
1999 Valkyrie Interstate. Green and silver. 28K mi.
Second owner. AM/FM, CB, Mustang seats with backrest.
PA inspected until 8/08. $9,500. Dan. (412) 366-7368.
2000 GL1500 SE. Black. 29K Mi. Like-new condition.
Tulsa windshield. Lightly chromed, with many extras.
Professionally maintained; garage kept. $10,500. Don.
(480) 940-4517 or aba@swlink.net.
PRICE REDUCED! 2001 Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom
Sportster. 21K mi. Runs great; fast. Large, custom tank.
Thousands in extras: V&H pipes, S&S carb, and lots of
chrome, etc. Minor dent in tank. See pics at
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/mcy/360273267.html.
$8,500 obo. Jay (484) 221-4751 or sharegsta@
yahoo.com. AZ.
2003 GL1800. Red. 10,600 mi. Over $4,000 in extras.
Garage kept; excellent condition. CB radio, driving lights,
grips, backrest, trailer hitch. Matching Escapade trailer.
$15,000. (865) 856-0098. TN.
2003 GL1800. Candy Apple Red. Many extras, including
Tulsa vented windshield, wind wings, Ergo II cruise pegs,
color-matched ISO handgrips, Markland backrest, Bushtec
trailer hitch, saddle bag and trunk lights, Ring of Fire and
much more. Wayne or Ruth. (360) 864-6661 or (360)
749-4293.
2003 GL1800A. Silver. 15K mi. 6-CD changer, fog lights,
heated handgrips, highway pegs, transformer passenger
floorboards, cycle cover, extended warranty. Superior condition! Well maintained, dealer serviced (all records available), garaged. Never dropped. $13,750. Doug. (757)
647-5606 or deCristoforo@hotmail.com. VA.
2004 Suzuki 1500 Intruder. Black. 5K mi. Loaded with
extras: Windshield, driving lights, driver and passenger
backrest, removable leather saddle bags. Garage kept. Still
under warranty. $9,000. (910) 279-2260.
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Honda GL1000. 50K. Yellow with Califia fairing and bags.
Electronic ignition. Excellent condition. $2,100. (319)
796-2205 or (319) 212-0654 (cell).
pockets, tongue-mounted cooler package with cover, stainless steel, spoiler with LED light, and much more. Wayne or
Ruth. (360) 864-6661 or (360) 749-4293.
ors don’t match my black and silver Honda. Asking only
$195 for this beautiful, new, never-used helmet. Harry.
(650) 967-1430. CA.
T R I K E S
2002 Aspen Classic Camper. King-sized bed, spare tire,
chrome wheels, electric brakes, cooler package. $ 2,900.
Steve or Bea. (217) 872-0989 or (217) 972-9922 or
bmousey4@aol.com.
Visual alert devices (modulators) for headlights, brake
lights, license plate valence (’88-’97), and also halogen
driving lights. (715) 344-3282. WI.
1994 GL1500 with 2002 California Sidecar conversion.
Two-Tone red with matching Champion Trailer. 93K mi.
Honda CB, lights and graphics. $19,000. Lew. (407) 977
- 7089. lrubino@cfl.rr.com. FL.
1999 GL1500 with 2002 California Sidecar conversion.
Black. 37K mi. Loaded with extras. One owner. Garaged.
Two new Nolan helmets, trike cover, plus many extras with
sale. $20,000. Elizabeth. (707) 836-7906.
2001 Gold Wing with Champion conversion. Illusion Red
with custom Phantom Flame pinstriping. Many extras,
including Tulsa vented windshield, CB radio and antenna, 6CD changer, wind wings, color-matched ISO handgrips, trailer hitch, neon lights and Ring of Fire with switches, mini
and full cover and much more. Wayne or Ruth. (360) 8646661 or (360) 749-4293.
2003 GL1800 with Lehman-Monarch conversion. Red. Less
than 13K mi. Original owner. Accessories include driver backrest, air wings, rotor covers, helmets with intercom, Tulsa
windshield, cover, etc. $26,000. (580) 765-5322. OK.
2004 GL1800 with 2005 Motor Trike conversion.
Titanium. 3K mi. Great condition. Running boards, trailer
hitch, CB, matching helmets/headsets. Health limits riding.
$28,500, no sales tax here in Nevada! Photos on request.
Dave. (702) 457-7273 (home) or (702) 498-0087
(cell) or beaglehub3@cox.net.
2004 Honda trike. Mint condition. 1,400 mi. Loaded with
$10,000 worth of extras. 6-CD changer. Front rim lights up
blue and green. $25,000. ALSO, tow-behind trailer: Cost
$6,000; will sell for $4,500. Tony. (207) 318-5919.
2007 H-D Ultra Classic with Lehman Trike conversion. Pearl
White. Only 2K mi. Also the extra rear wheel and bags left
over after triking. $40,000 invested; will sacrifice for
$30,000. Beautiful bike. John. (337) 788-0557 (leave
message for call back). LA.
TRAILERS AND SIDECARS
Combi-Camp motorcycle trailer. White with blue trim.
Awning with add-a-room. Spare tire. Very good condition.
$1,500 or reasonable offer. (308) 762-8935. Ask for
Mel. NE.
Trailer from a red GL1500 Gold Wing. Bought last year but
never connected it my bike cause it is red and my bike is
Illusion Blue. $1,000 obo. Charles. (217) 840-0543 orcmackzx11@yahoo.com.IL.
White pull trailer. Like new in and out. $1,500. Willing to
deal. Danny. (928) 565-7675. AZ.
2001 Colorado trailer. Illusion Red with Phantom Flame
pinstriping. Chrome wheels and tongue, air pump suspension with gauge, carpeted interior, including two storage
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2002 22-foot Sportsmen Coyote Sportster toy hauler/travel trailer. Stored inside. Bought new. $8,000. Jon or
Colleen. (989) 894-4180 or (989) 205-1775 or chugobadour14@yahoo.com. MI.
Custom 2004 Motorcycle Camper. Excellent Condition;
used only seven times. Heat and air conditioning. Three
rooms: Bedroom, changing area, and large common room.
Exterior awning. Queen-sized bed. Carpeting. Floor liner
and a bedskirt for additional storage. Purchased in 2004
for $8,500. Delivered to us June 2005. Selling for $4,500
obo. Must pick up, no shipping. Pics available on request.
The TurtleMan (908) 433-2657 or JeffChipshot@
aol.com. NJ.
2004 Aspen Ambassador Camper. White with chrome rims
and chrome fender edges. Cooler rack, green canvas tent.
Used once; garage kept. $3,000. (812) 897-2637 or
(812) 568-6126. IN.
2005 Bunkhouse LX Motorcycle camping trailer. Gray body
with black top, burgundy tent. With lanai, table, spare tire
rack and tire, chrome light bar, etc. Wayne or Ruth. (360)
864-6661 or (360) 749-4293.
2006 GL1800 with Lehman Monarch 2 kit. Raked 4 ?
degrees. Dark metallic silver. 2,600 mi. Extra chrome, armrests, trunk rack, ISO grips, front fender extension. One helmet included. $27,900 obo. (541) 386-4020 or (541)
380-1164. OR.
2007 Classic Motorcycle Hauler. White 5x8x6, V-nose,
ramp and side door. Floor tie-down custom installed for
Gold Wing. Bike pro self-locking wheel chock. Tires are
ST205/75R14, used only once. $2,800. bkbrw@hotmail.com or (702) 219-3844. NV.
PA RT S A N D A C C E S S O R I E S
Ignition Switch (Honda P/N 3511-MG9-674)with two
connectors to fit years around 1984 Interstate. (Will not fit
Aspencade.) Brand new. $60. (478) 397-2079 or
michaeljsherman@yahoo.com.
Tulsa tall windshield for GL1500. Excellent condition; never
used. Provides superior wind envelope and wind/rain protection for both driver and passenger. Can be easily modified to fit GL1800 by changing the bolt pattern, $65 ALSO,
short Euro windshiled for GL1800 or 1500, $46.(260)
622-1358. IN.
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
1986 Catalina 22-foot sailboat. Automatic roller furling, 2
sails, sail cover, Evinrude outboard, nice upholstery.
Shoremaster trailer, new tires. Ready to go. $4,650 obo.
$4,500 obo. (260) 456-9835. IN.
Two-bedroom timeshare for sale. A red week at the
Majestic Sun Resort in Destin, Florida, directly on the Gulf
of Mexico. Walk to shopping and dining. Great riding on
US-98. $13,900. (352) 567-5007.
Tennessee cottage rental. Great for riding the Smokies and
Cherohala Skyway. Stoneybrook Cottage in Tellico Plains,
Tennessee. Relaxing and charming. View at
www.vrbo.com/37092 or call (941) 755-5300 for details.
Rocky Mountain Rental. Member-owned Colorado home at
Trout Creek Pass between Buena Vista and Hartsel.
Beautiful mountain rides in every direction. First class
accommodations with 2 BR, 2 BA and large loft/family
room. Sleeps up to 6. $150 a night, weekly discount.
(904) 260-7925 or farmer557@aol.com.
MEMBER “WANTED”
Wanted: Used original Owners Manual for a 1987 Gold
Wing Interstate. Anyone keep one when they upgraded?
(770)-866-0153 or stdesotoguy@cs.com.
Want to buy a GL1800. I have more than $10K cash.
Prefer Snow-white paint but will consider any color. Please
send photo if available. K.H. Baker, POB 1908, Orting, WA
98360 or call (253) 445-6077 (after 6 p.m.).
MEMBER “PERSONAL”
All Illusion Red: Left-side saddlebag lid – scratched, $125.
Right rear saddlebag assembly – no lid, $125. Exhaust
turn downs – like new, $60. Lee. (812) 858-7713.
Mature lady with Gold Wing trike looking for co-rider
between ages of 70-75 in or around Clarksville, Arkansas.
D. Bennett, 309 N. Brown St., Clarksville, Arkansas
72830.
Hondaline helmet for 1500 SE. White, open face with J
&M audio with cables. Complete and ready to plug-in. I
sold my SE and included a closed face and an open face
helmets. This is an extra one that I’ve never used; brand
new and in its original fancy-looking box, and now the col-
Searching for a happy and fit woman as a Co-Rider. Ohio
and surrounding states only. Looking for a trim woman 53
to 63 who likes to ride. Send picture and note and I will
respond with same. Bill Patterson, 1795 Zollinger Rd.,
Columbus, OH 43221.
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HUNTSVILLE
HUEYTOWN
ANNISTON
GULLEY, W
TANNER, M
GRISWOLD, J
BROWN, L
GLENN, G★
November 2007
256-247-1619
251-973-1978
256-722-9128
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FLORENCE
D I R E C T O R S
PHILLIPS, R
MECHLER, T
COLVIN, D
NEELY, P
TALMADGE, R
KOONTZ, J
WILEY, J
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256-247-5879
334-272-5761
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256-216-1026
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THOMASVILLE
OPELIKA
SOUTHSIDE
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SYLACAUGA
RUSSELLVILLE
L O C A T I O N S
CLARK, T
HARRISON, C★
HARRIS, B
SUTTON, D
SMITH, C
BURNEY, H
SWINDLE, M
251-743-3147
334-291-3234
256-593-7053
251-987-1718
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DARDANELLE
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FAYETTEVILLE
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WARREN
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VAN BUREN
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BLYTHEVILLE
CLARKSVILLE
205-553-6255
334-774-2749
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205-681-8289
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NORWOOD, S
LEWIS, W
DE HAVEN, P
GARTRELL, B
WILLIAMS, P
907-696-3551
907-244-8754
907-488-8777
907-746-3420
907-283-0595
ARIZONA
LUMPKIN, D
ALONZO, P
SCHULZ, D
BRINTON, D
GOETHE, G
SEIP, R
GALES, T
JORDAN, M
TRASK, W
JOHNSON, G
BERMELE, C
BALZER, W
520-885-5709
520-990-5549
972-955-7010
480-786-0365
520-452-1893
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623-776-1762
480-488-5870
928-532-2908
928-632-5247
ARKANSAS
FRIEDEN, D
SUMMERVILLE, B
ERSKIN, M
DEPRIEST, C
BROWN, T
BASS, C
SAVAGE, D
PROVENCE, D
MORRIS, W
HOLMES, K
LIKERT, F
BEHRENS, R
THOMPSON, L
MOUNT, J
BERNIER, J
HUMPHREY, R
479-229-3370
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ALKIRE, A
LANCASTER
TIEDE, E
PARAMOUNT
MCSHANE, T
SAN DIEGO
CALLAWAY, R
COVINA
MAGUIRE, J
BURBANK
GILMAN, J
ATASCADERO
ROWLEY, R
HIGHLAND
BRITTON, D★
OCEANSIDE
ANDREWS, G
HUNTINGTON BEACH MONTEZ, R
IRVINE
MARTIN, R
VENTURA
SHIPP, T
VICTORVILLE
CHAVARRIA, K
LOMPOC
ZIMMERMAN, S
TEMECULA
SUTHERLAND, R
TULARE
AKKERMAN, J
MARYSVILLE
CANNON, B★
PITTSBURG
BULLOCK, B
FAIRFIELD
CLOUSE, R
ANGELS CAMP
RIOLO, N
DUBLIN
CROY, D
SALINAS
O’KEEFE, P
SAN JOSE
CARR, W
CLOVIS
ZANE, T
SACRAMENTO
GRAHAM, N
619-741-8893
661-946-1409
562-920-6564
858-581-3317
909-947-6996
818-362-8925
805-489-1502
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760-741-8230
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559-594-5046
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209-462-6122
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CO-E
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LITTLETON
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ARVADA
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AURORA
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FL-1H2
FL-1J
FL-1K
FL-1K2
FL-1L
TAMPA
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BRANDON
PENSACOLA
NEW PORT RICHEY
FORT WALTON BCH
TITUSVILLE
OCALA
DELTONA
DAYTONA
ORLANDO
JACKSONVILLE
PALM COAST
ST PETERSBURG
PANAMA CITY
RANDOLPH, S
DAVIS, W
BAKER, B
MCCOY, T
DUNN, L
MEIN, J
HARDER, T
HOWLAND, G
ANDREWS, D
ROSE, M
ALDRICH, S
MEANS, I
720-963-9434
303-627-9263
970-242-6634
719-275-4642
303-287-9537
970-686-0687
719-481-9044
303-337-2740
303-910-7301
719-485-3536
303-652-3227
970-240-1633
CONNECTICUT
MACCALLUM, C
HAHN, L
GOLDSTEIN, B
OLSON, M
HOGABOOM, A
203-259-8816
860-684-7402
203-226-6673
860-923-9966
203-757-1488
DELAWARE
GILLARD, B
DEGEISO, M
INGRAM, K
302-995-6544
302-479-7525
410-208-4803
FLORIDA
94
DAILEY, S
STEPHENS, C
IVERSON, J
WALLACE, K
HECKLER, R
DONALDSON, D★
MILLINGTON, W
DUNCAN, B
ABRAMS, J
WELLS, G
RAESLY, D
HERRIN, B
GRAY, D
CARACCIOLO, D
PIPPIN, D
813-833-5680
850-539-5084
813-654-6332
850-968-4559
727-819-1113
850-279-6658
321-632-1587
352-237-8409
386-668-9475
386-427-5169
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WEST PALM BCH
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MIAMI
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N FORT MYERS
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D/D
GA-A
GA-A2
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GA-C
GA-C2
GA-D
GA-D2
GA-E
GA-E2
GA-F2
GA-G
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GA-I
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GA-S
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ALBANY
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ROSWELL
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STATESBORO
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CARROLLTON
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KINGSLAND
ROME
MOULTRIE
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TIFTON
FAYETTEVILLE
WARNER ROBINS
JASPER
WINDER
ATHENS
SNELLVILLE
HAWKINSVILLE
WOODSTOCK
MACON
NEWNAN
HI-A
HONOLULU
BARGER, R
SCHAAD, R
DAVIS, W
MEISNER, C
VAUGHN, W
SCHLIMME, B
BROWN, F
JEFFERS, G
HOWELL, D
BENSON, J
TUCKER, C
OLDHAM, S
DEL RIO, R
GARSON, J
KUSNETZKY, D
FITZGERALD, J
ANDERSON, H
WITT, B
IRGENS, D
GARMON, E
CARLTON, W★
BERRY, W
ODONELL, J
LONG, K
LOUGH, G
FEIGENBAUM, R
JEFFERSON, H
FRANCIS, H
MCFARLAND, J
SEADORF, T
352-583-3487
727-421-6083
850-892-0318
386-649-4799
850-623-5831
352-465-1228
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407-889-3279
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352-375-8781
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239-775-3018
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863-969-4583
561-433-8813
GEORGIA
LIVINGSTON, W
MCCROSKEY, B
WHIDDON, G
STARK, T
CAMPBELL, R
POTTER, A
URBAN, L
DAVIS, S
CRONAN, F
PEOPLES, B
BRIDGES, R
CATES, L
MURPHY, A
SEGO, C
VERNER, J
GAY, C
SMITH, B
DUMES, M
KINTZ, T
YOTHER, J
NEWBY, D
MCCALL, G★
BURKEY, R
TILLMAN, T
PRIVETT, D
CHAMBERS, T
DAVIS, E
THRASHER, K
SIMPSON, R
NOY, A★
SIMPSON, A
FINLEY, T
ZIMMER, J★
HEAD, R
229-889-1705
770-954-1924
478-986-5678
770-642-2331
770-222-6018
912-267-1536
912-876-5632
770-314-8938
706-277-1298
706-646-3814
912-823-2743
706-860-9238
706-569-6820
770-736-3900
229-883-5598
912-852-9035
706-342-0125
770-251-9544
706-745-9542
912-729-6379
706-295-1714
229-985-2412
706-595-6838
229-769-3197
770-471-2936
478-953-4533
770-479-0247
706-310-1041
706-546-5202
770-736-5628
478-934-0584
770-974-7533
478-474-8821
770-461-8360
HAWAII
KAHN, G
808-545-3132
INDIANA
D/D
IN-A
IN-A2
IN-B
IN-B2
IN-C
IN-C2
IN-D
IN-D2
IN-E
IN-E2
IN-F
IN-F2
IN-G
IN-G2
IN-H
IN-H2
IN-I
IN-J
IN-J2
IN-K
IN-L
IN-L2
IN-M
IN-M2
IN-N
IN-N2
IN-O
IN-O2
IN-P
IN-P2
IN-Q2
IN-R
IN-R2
IN-S2
IN-T
IN-T2
IN-U
IN-U2
IN-V
IN-W
IN-Y
IN-Z
PORTLAND
HOBART
LEBONON
NEW ALBANY
MARION
INDIANAPOLIS
FORT WAYNE
TERRE HAUTE
FORT WAYNE
ANDERSON
MITCHELL
WARSAW
INDIANAPOLIS
FORT WAYNE
MILAN
GOSHEN
NEW CASTLE
PRINCETON
KOKOMO
LOGANSPORT
LAFAYETTE
LIBERTY
GREENWOOD
WASHINGTON
COLUMBIA CITY
SOUTH BEND
SALEM
EVANSVILLE
ELKHART
NOBLESVILLE
MUNSTER-HIGHLAND
PORTAGE
INDIANAPOLIS
RENSSELAER
SOUTH BEND
UNION CITY
HUNTINGTON
ANGOLA
LAPORTE
GARY
COLUMBUS
LINTON
BLOOMINGTON
D/D
IA-A
IA-C
IA-D
IA-E
IA-F
IA-H
IA-I
IA-O
IA-P
IA-S
LA PORTE CITY
DES MOINES
DENISON
MASON CITY
BURLINGTON
CEDAR RAPIDS
OTTUMWA
WATERLOO
DAVENPORT
CLARINDA
SHELDON
D/D
KS-A
KS-B
KS-C
KS-E
KS-F
KS-P
KS-Q
KS-S
WINFIELD
WICHITA
GARDNER
TOPEKA
INDEPENDENCE
EL DORADO
WICHITA
ARKANSAS CITY
EMPORIA
IDAHO FALLS
POCATELLO
LEWISTON
BOISE
IDAHO FALLS
COEUR D’ ALENE
D/D
IL-A
IL-A2
IL-B
IL-B2
IL-C
IL-C2
IL-D
IL-D2
IL-DK
IL-E
IL-F
IL-G
IL-G2
IL-H
IL-H2
IL-I
IL-J
IL-L
IL-M
IL-N
IL-O
IL-P
IL-P2
IL-PI
IL-Q
IL-R
IL-S
IL-T
IL-U
IL-V
IL-V2
IL-W
IL-Y
IL-Z
IL-Z2
CARTERVILLE
CHAMPAIGN
MT PROSPECT
MACOMB
CRYSTAL LAKE
GILMAN
LENA
MATTOON
EFFINGHAM
DEKALB
LITCHFIELD
MT VERNON
DIXON
GURNEE
ELGIN
GALESBURG
DECATUR
NORMAL
ROCKFORD
TINLEY PARK
QUINCY
COLLINSVILLE
LINCOLN
MONTGOMERY
PARIS
CARBONDALE
LASALLE
OLNEY
SPRINGFIELD
VANDALIA
BATAVIA
VIENNA
KANKAKEE
NEW LENOX
PEORIA
CHICAGO
KESTER, J
LAYTON, F
STARK, C
MONNIER, J
NELSON, L
BOLSTAD, T
D/D
KY-A
KY-B
KY-C
KY-D
KY-G
KY-I
KY-J
KY-N
KY-P
KY-S
KY-T
KY-U
KY-V
KY-W
KY-Y
WILLIAMSTOWN
LOUISVILLE
PADUCAH
LEXINGTON
ASHLAND
FLORENCE
OWENSBORO
PRINCETON
DRY RIDGE
MAYSVILLE
ELIZABETHTOWN
PAINTSVILLE
FRANKLIN
RICHMOND
WINCHESTER
MAYFIELD
D/D
LA-A
LA-B
LA-C
LA-D
LA-E
LA-F
LA-H
LA-J
LA-K
LA-M
LA-O
MONROE
BATON ROUGE
LAFAYETTE
SHREVEPORT
WEST MONROE
ALEXANDRIA
SLIDELL
HOUMA
LAKE CHARLES
METAIRIE
DE RIDDER
FRANKLINTON
D/D
ME-A
ME-C
ME-D
ME-V
SABATTUS
BERWICK
LEWISTON
BANGOR
MADAWASKA
D/D
MD-A
MD-B
MD-C
MD-F
HAGERSTOWN
BALTIMORE
OXON HILL
GLEN BURNIE
HAGERSTOWN
RIPPEL, D
GEER, J
RANSOM, K
EGGERS, W
COLE, K
STAUFFER, R
CHAPMAN, J
CLEMEN, J★
THOMAS, S
LEIGAN, C★
SMITH, K
319-342-3285
515-979-1989
712-263-6829
515-832-6677
319-208-7812
319-373-0488
641-932-7612
319-283-4881
563-677-2217
712-246-3276
712-262-0317
KANSAS
CROW, J
GATTENBY, E
FINLEY, C
GULL, J
MUSGROVE, T
KISTLER, R
BAHRE, M
GARDNER, J
KEY, L
620-221-1731
316-648-5172
913-856-6814
785-266-6735
620-336-3526
316-541-2207
316-744-1658
620-221-6246
620-342-6259
KENTUCKY
208-524-1768
208-357-3982
208-798-3417
208-249 4904
208-785-6615
208-683-6059
ILLINOIS
SCHLAGER, S
VAUGHT, D
MORGAN, R
PERCY, J★
SMITH, T
STEMKE, J
KADERLY, T
DOWNS, K
MCCOLLUM, S
CLANCY, T
LIEVERS, G
PARR, N
SHORE, M
DAUJOTIS, E
KORZUN, R
TOLAND, G
GAITROS, T★
ALLSOP, R
WILLIAMS, R
RAILA, D
GODMAN, D
KOLLING, L
HOLMES, M
LAROCCA, R
FELL, J
MALLETT, C★
HYLLA, G
LAUDER, R
RITZ, L
BRUNGARD, S
JOHNSTON, R
HUDDLESTUN, H
BEWSEY, D★
DOUGHER, R
ONKEN, W
CIESLA, G
260-726-9534
219-924-7897
765-654-7876
812-967-4705
765-662-3375
765-938-4352
260-637-4001
765-344-1011
260-489-5755
765-378-7195
812-275-8423
574-858-2381
317-490-3329
260-749-5603
812-623-4199
574-831-4866
765-529-6434
812-385-8523
765-963-3480
765-472-7457
765-474-3783
765-966-8722
317-535-5773
812-295-2226
260-691-2985
574-679-4054
812-294-1810
812-491-8971
574-875-0982
317-440-6971
219-365-4966
219-762-5472
765-246-6580
219-462-3472
260-768-4780
260-726-4124
765-981-2988
260-665-9082
219-393-3409
219-944-8122
812-579-6431
812-847-2881
812-828-9436
IOWA
IDAHO
D/D
ID-A
ID-B
ID-D
ID-E
ID-H
MICHEAU, W★
COOK, A
SUTER, S
CRAFT, G
JOLLIFF, R
CREAGER, G
CLOSSON, J
ROBBINS, D
BEARD, R
EDWARDS, J★
BLACKBURN, C
WAGNER, A★
BINGHAM, B
BOYD, R
WISE, T
SHULL, D
DINKINS, T
RAWLINSON, M
MACKEY, M
LIPPOLD, G
CULBERTSON, R
NEWMAN, T★
CROSS, D
BURCH, J
SMITH, D
WARD, K
SPAULDING, D
STONESTREET, V
HECKAMAN, D
MOON, C
HALL, R
NEWBOLD, L
GLASS, J
DEVITT, P
KANIA, J
ROBINETTE, D
NEWMAN, G
LIGHT, D
BARTMESS, R
WILLIAMS, Z
LEWIS, R
GARWOOD, B
WILLIAMS, J
618-985-6687
217-469-7879
630-759-0991
309-837-4035
815-895-8055
815-635-3218
815-275-1967
217-369-8776
618-665-3079
815-758-8568
618-585-6688
618-927-5004
815-284-2335
847-356-6450
847-651-2575
309-483-6106
217-763-2471
309-723-4031
815-399-2113
815-254-5990
573-288-5342
618-344-4885
217-735-1347
630-420-8683
217-948-5674
618-867-2920
815-223-1809
812-886-1761
217-488-2915
618-283-0496
630-260-0270
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KINNEE, C
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GLAZA, D
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LAW, S
OLSON, L
EDWARDS, C
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THELEN, R
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PAANANEN, J
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WRIGHT, F
November 2007
417-866-2314
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RUMSEY, R
STARR, B
ANZIK, W
HINTZ, T
406-628-8115
406-259-7726
406-787-5301
406-727-8248
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732-873-3864
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505-524-0183
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SMITH, D
JOHNSON, B
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HAUGEN, L
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STAHL, A
TERRY, J
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SEELEY, J
607-648-4351
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STRAUGHAN, J
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BERNER, R
BOYCE, P
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STOUT, P
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PARHAM, D
HASKIN, J
PENNONI, T
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MOORE, L
WALLS, W
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POORE, R
CHAMPION, R
LANNING, C
PIERCE, K
CLINE, S★
910-739-7369
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252-752-4520
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336-861-7140
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423-727-5488
252-217-4022
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704-922-8600
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828-726-8049
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336-325-9939
828-874-1258
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NORTH DAKOTA
SCHEURING, B
KETTERLING, L
HAMMARGREN, K
HORNER, C
JOSE, R
ALG, C
701-232-6217
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OHIO
HURLEY, R★
NOURSE, B
HALM, W
SADLER, W
SMITH, D
STANIONS, T
DURBIN, H
FRIESS, M
KNOTTS, D
GAJEWSKY, T
KINGSMILL, R
DENMAN, K
SMITH, D
SALAMON, T
DARNELL, P
GLYDEWELL, L
SWARTZ, J
BRAY, R
WILLEY, G
HANNING, L
CHELLIS, M
SPAFFORD, B
HENDERSON, V★
TUCKER, T
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LAWRENCE, D
PESTER, R
FRYE, G
WALLACE, E
LANDON, G
RICHARD, R
LEDSOME, C
WILSON, W
PETERSON, P
OTTO, C
LANGAN, J
DAY, R
CRAGER, K★
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BLACK, J
PHILLIPS, D
HUFFMAN, B
EBY, D
WHITMER, W
BEVENS, J
MCWILLIAMS, P
FLEMING, T
KOHLER, V
HOLMES, C
LAKE, C
STRAKA, T★
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ELDER, R
RAHE, C
HAWKINS, J
WOOD, T
LITTERST, D
RICHARDS, B
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OKLAHOMA
GRENINGER, R
HANLON, S
SAVAGE, D
LEVINGS, W
DUNHAM, D
BYRNS, T
JONES, M
DENNY, B
ANTHONY, T
THORNE, B
SHACKELFORD, J
COPELAND, A
918-272-9055
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OREGON
MCFARLAND, W
RITTER, D
HUNTER, M
CHOATE, B
MASHEK, R
MORRIS, D
541-259-4429
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PENNSYLVANIA
STONE, C
BURGESS, R
MCCLUN, J
DICE, L
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BRETZ, D
814-652-6554
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NEWTON, B
THOMAS, G
EDDY, K
FULTON, D
FORBES, M
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LAVELY, P
CRAIG, B
MOTTER, D
STOCKENUS, G
RODGERS, R
ZIMMERMAN, W
215-257-3350
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RHODE ISLAND
BURNS, J
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GIULIANI, A
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BLACKSTON, C
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COLLYER, R
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FRANKUM, W
803-283-9615
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ZAHN, K
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MCKEE, J
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COBB, J
MCCOY, J
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YOUNG, R
LAIRD, W
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WEBB, C
MCAMIS, T
WARFIELD, G
STREETMAN, P
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WOODARD, G
SPAKES, R
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TEXAS
96
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EARLY, W
BAKER, D
WHITE, R
AUGUSTAS, G
CHERRY, R
ARNOLD, P
ATKINSON, J
WOOTEN, C
YANDELL, D
LEGARD, M
CHENEY, R
MACMASTER, B
CURRY, L
PARDEN, D
COOPER, R
STAHLNECKER, J
MAYO, A
WATSON, J
BURT, W
HARRIS, B
THACKER, M
HEENE, M
SIMMONS, D
PIETSCH, J
JONES, J
SWAIM, E
KOERBER, J
PETERSON, S
SEVERE, B
MARSH, J
YARBOROUGH, G
MARTINEZ, R
SCHMITZ, B
SIMS, S
D/D
UT-A
UT-B
UT-D
UT-H
UT-L
UT-M
LOGAN
ST GEORGE
PRICE
OREM
LAYTON
LOGAN
WEST JORDAN
MANSON, B
RIGELL, J
TERRELL, J
WILKS, G
WYSONG, L
MADDOX, O
D/D
VT-A
VT-C
RUTLAND
RUTLAND
WILLISTON
D/D
VA-A
VA-A1
VA-B
VA-C
VA-D
VA-E
VA-F
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CHARLOTTESVILLE
CLIFTON FORGE
HARRISONBURG
HANOVER
BEDFORD
CHESTER
SALEM
LEESBURG
D/D
WA-A
WA-B
WA-C
WA-D
WA-E
WA-F
WA-G
WA-H
WA-I
WA-K
WA-L
WA-M
WA-N
WA-O
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WA-Q
WA-R
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WA-X
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WY-F
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HAUSER, B★
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OTT, T
BLISS, E
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GLEASON, W
DUBOIS, D
435-752-0551
435-559-3056
435-613-9790
801-766-4774
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AB-G
AB-L
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CALGARY
QUINLAN, B
EDMONTON
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INNISFAIL
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BARRHEAD
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LETHBRIDGE
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802-773-9197
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BC-P
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MAPLE RIDGE
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MB-A
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ALBERTA
VIRGINIA
HASIAK, P
TAYLOR, K
BOBO, M
WESTON, D
BROOKS, M
NELMES, E
COMBS, G
RIFFEY, D
MCCAULEY, E
KARL, C
POOLE, P
BRENNAN, D
BROOKS, D
CLARK, R
DICKSON, J
CARR, R
PENDLETON, S
WARREN, W
MILLER, D
MILLER, M
BOWLES, J
MONTGOMERY, F
HEANUE, J
703-590-5712
703-730-6622
301-208-1355
757-463-4429
757-596-7943
804-748-3742
540-840-0394
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276-628-4091
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434-572-2084
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276-632-7215
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540-967-0607
540-862-7124
540-377-6282
804-559-4857
540-857-0393
804-530-3397
540-254-2776
703-777-8422
WASHINGTON
MINOR, B
BOWMAN, T
CLARK, D
WELLS, H
HOPKINS, S
SPENCER, B
BAILEY, M
SCOTT, J
CALMAN, G
YARNELL, J
WATKINS, S
MESSINGER, M
WALLINGFORD, L
MCCOLLIM, T
SCRIVNER, J
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LOPEZ, R
PARR, V
CHASE, N
FRERICHS, M
WEIKART, D
HUTCHINSON, S
360-373-7403
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GREGOIRE, W
304-755-9603
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MARSHFIELD
HULTINE, M
920-261-7101
PIERCE, C
608-363-8700
LAUBER, J
920-907-6260
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608-846-4667
SHARP, G
920-210-9153
RUNNING, B
262-639-7265
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414-764-6077
HANSON, B
608-244-8958
FRIES, R
608-732-7299
TAYLOR, T
920-458-2327
GREENING, J
715-325-3777
HALLETT, I
920-432-6627
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262-629-9421
KORISH, T
608-781-6133
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RESCH, D
715-627-0848
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715-986-2749
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715-577-8849
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715-659-2353
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NADING, M
BOCK, G
HARVEY, K
VANDERSLOOT, R
KENT, B
FREY, G
780-922-2670
403-271-5239
780-466-0097
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403-362-2598
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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COYNE, J
MEUNIER, G
307-587-9705
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UTAH
605-331-5651
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DEFENDI, D
HARPSTER, R
CAPMAN, D
BOGART, T
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D/D
SD-A
TX-X
TX-X2
TX-Y
TX-Y2
TX-Z
TX-Z2
307-266-1822
307-680-6780
307-630-6285
307-362-9206
307-472-1734
307-674-7122
TUCKER, A
FORTIN, D
DUNMALL, B★
WILLIAMS, C
ELLIOTT, K
PARROTT, G
SMITH, F
WILLIAMS, W
604-462-0822
604-329-4598
604-703-0498
604-434-6571
250-374-2583
250-860-0635
250-964-4833
250-386-7306
MANITOBA
ZILKOWSKY, B
204-895-1512
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MITCHELL, E★
JENNINGS, D
HOEKMAN, J★
STEWART, T
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NB-M
NB-S
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ST HUBERT
AUBE, R
SHAWINIGAN
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REYKJAVIK
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CHRISTCHURCH
506-529-3316
506-622-3373
506-755-6606
NEWFOUNDLAND
THORNE, R
OLFORD, C
GILL, D
PORTER, L
709-753-4166
709-364-7019
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NOVA SCOTIA
DEVINE, M
MARTIN, R
WHEELANS, K
TUCKER, A
902-662-4082
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ONTARIO
CORNER, D
NELLIGAN, D
CONNORS, K
MILLS, G
PALLESKE, W
ECKERT, M
LEGER, C
BEAUDRY, J
SHAULE, L
ALDERSON, C
PERKIN, R
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BARFOOT, B
HALLER, P
SAUNDERS, B
BELANGER, R
CHILCOTT, N
HAUCK, A
DE BRUIN, A
905-659-4424
519-692-3514
613-825-4557
519-824-9840
905-985-9064
519-462-2882
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705-360-1626
519-979-7283
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
KEARNEY, W★
GILLIS, L
902-838-4718
902-888-2111
QUEBEC
450-349-6234
819-538-6973
450-455-3805
SASKATCHEWAN
DAVIDSON, C
LIEN, R
306-382-0608
306-587-2681
YUKON TERRITORY
MCCUE, B
JONES, K
867-633-6383
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ANDERSEN, L
WINTHER, P
00-45-55774676
00-45-56714070
00-45-4057-1050
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DONOGHUE, P
NOY, M
01474 361 748
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EIRIKSSON, O
354-899-8007
NEW ZEALAND
SCOTT, B
00-64-3-3833589
Wing World
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Allen, Donald..........................................................Fairfield, CA
Babin, Phillip..........................................................Gonzales, LA
Brady, Gene ..........................................................Pasadena, TX
Brady, Sarah..........................................................Pasadena, TX
Carson, John ........................................................Jacksonville, IL
Carter, Dave ........................................................Crystal Lake, IL
Dodd, Kacey ..........................................................Gadsden, AL
Dodd, Josh .............................................................Gadsden, AL
Fisher, Steven .....................................................Hutchinson, MN
Grant, Ken.............................................................Pensacola, FL
Hewitt, David ..............................................................Mesa, AZ
Holton, Dean ........................................................Louisburg, NC
Howell, Richard. ..............................................Albuquerque, NM
Humphrey, Robert .................................................Clarksville, AR
Hutchens, Jim ..................................................Pleasant View, TN
Hutchens, Shirrin..............................................Pleasant View, TN
Kephart, Richard ....................................................Pensacola, FL
Knudtson, Ronald .................................................Mason City, IA
Knudtson, Karen ...................................................Mason City, IA
Kolaske, Neal .....................................................Milwaukee, WI
Landis, Dick ..........................................................Zephyrhills, FL
Lantz, Charles.........................................................Wooster, OH
Lear, Tom.................................................................Bidwell, OH
Legris, Mike................................................................Bradley, IL
Lewis, Edward .......................................................Concord, NH
Lewis, Judith ..........................................................Concord, NH
Lyman, B.J.. ...................................................Santa Barbara, CA
Lyman, Kit L. .................................................Santa Barbara, CA
McNabb, Charles...............................................Springfield, MO
Michaud, Roberta ............................................Albuquerque, NM
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Miller, Clifford...............................................Oklahoma City, OK
Mytinger, David .........................................................Lenoir, NC
Panter, Jim ...............................................................Canton, OH
Preston, John.........................................................Jacksboro, TN
Rasmussen, Robert ............................................Minneapolis, MN
Rasmussen, Delores...........................................Minneapolis, MN
Rennick, Bob................................................Kings Mountain, NC
Roberts, Logan .......................................................Chandler, AZ
Sharp, Gaylord ......................................................Friesland, WI
Shrader, Robert ...................................................San Antonio, FL
Simmons, William ..................................................Newbern, TN
Smith, Steven ................................................................York, SC
Smith, Bruce ............................................................London, ON
Swanson, Lloyd .............................................Oklahoma City, OK
Taber, Frank....................................................Port Orchard, WA
Taylor, John .......................................................Fountain Inn, SC
Thayer, Gary ....................................................McDonough, GA
Townsley, Richard .....................................................Mahomet, IL
Vaillancourt, Michael .................................................Epsom, NH
Waer, Allan, Sr. ..................................................Meshoppen, PA
White, Kirby ..........................................................Burgoon, OH
Williams, Boyce ..............................................Holiday Island, AR
Wilson, Kerry .........................................................Gadsden, AL
Wilson, Joyce .........................................................Gadsden, AL
Zakrajsek, Martin ..................................................Richland, WA
H O N O R
Cecil Alg ......................................................................................Minot, ND
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M E M O R I A M
Rodney Alderman
GWRRA #117239
Beloit, IL
Robert Braconiern
GWRRA #23997
South Beloit, IL
Kent Nunamaker
GWRRA #73040
Sullivan, IL
Coy Baker
GWRRA #138192
Madison, Il
Frederick M. Dalton
GWRRA #22034
Dayton, OH
Walter Pfeifer
GWRRA #227403
Fargo, ND
Thomas Beale
GWRRA #137392
Midland, MI
Wally Ewer
GWRRA #64898
Fridley, MN
Clyde Shirley
GWRRA #54183
El Paso, TX
Barbara Beane
GWRRA #33450-01
Pleasantville, PA
Robert G. Johnson
GWRRA #276133
Kingsland, GA
Jann Strath
GWRRA #157963-01
Colorado Springs, CO
Patti Bland
GWRRA #162119-01
Casper, WY
Lawrence Kokotkiewicz
GWRRA #36341
South Beloit, IL
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GWRRA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS
( 8 0 0 )
8 4 3 - 9 4 6 0
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HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
“The GWRRA 3-IN-1 Jacket”
Medium weight liner zips inside lightweight shell. Reflective piping.
Embroidered logos and lettering. Great,
easily packed, dirt-shedding jackets!
BE SURE TO CHECK SIZING (below).
3061022 – Med (Size 40).........$140.00
3061023 – Lg (Size 42) ............$140.00
3061024 – XL (Size 44) ............$140.00
REDUCED!
SALE ENDS DEC 31ST, 2007
LIMITED SUPPLY!
GWRRA 30th Anniversary Photo Album
Take a walk down Memory Lane with your own copy of the
GWRRA 30th Anniversary Photo Album. Browse the history
of the World’s Largest Single-Marque Motorcycle Association.
Enjoy 44 pages of full-color photos—most submitted by
Members just like you! This is sure to be a collectible as we’re
printing a very small quantity, so be the first to order yours!
#4071001
$15.00
30th
Anniversary Pin
& Hanger Bars
Black and gold enamel
pin with loops to hang
hanger bars for each
30th Anniversary event!
Two bayonet pins on
back. Pin is just $2.00!
Hanger bars (not
shown) for Cedar City, Billings, St. Thomas (ON),
Sakskobing (DK), Nashville, Greenville.
Bars just $1.00.
REDUCED!
Stay Cool With RideHide!
RideHide Performance Gear’s Tour LS microfiber
shirt will keep you dry and comfortable in the
stickiest weather. This ingenious fabric wicks
moisture away from your skin, preventing the
shirt from clinging to you. Microfiber weighs
50% less than cotton and dries 80% faster,
making it an ideal “wash and go” riding gear
item. You will enjoy this silky shirt with its exclusive GWRRA logo.
3051000
3051001
3051002
3051003
3051004
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Small .............................$25.00
Med ..............................$25.00
Lg .................................$25.00
XL .................................$25.00
2XL ...............................$25.00
GWRRA Plaques
Recognition plaques for someone special or for your local Chapter meeting
site. Engraved in solid wood with oak
or white marble finish. Order at (800)
843-9460 or at www.gwrra.org.
4061002 – Oak $20 plus s/h.
4061003 – White Marble $20 plus s/h.
Toll free phone orders
1-800-843-9460
In Phoenix 623-581-2500
Order of Legions Patch
This patch is perfect for your favorite friend or relative who
has a military connection. The patches denote the status of
their service from active, reserve, retired or veteran and the
seal proudly announces their branch of the services.
$2.00
PATCH-ACTIVE
$4.00 SEAL-AIRFORCE
$2.00
PATCH-RESERVE $4.00 SEAL-ARMY
PATCH-RETIRED
$4.00 SEAL-COASTGUARD $2.00
$2.00
PATCH-VETERANS $4.00 SEAL-MARINES
SEAL-NAVY
$2.00
Shipping Rates
If Subtotal is: Postage is: If Subtotal is: Postage is:
$0 - 9.99 ..............$4.00 $50.00 - 99.99 ...$10.95
$10.00 - 24.99 .....$5.95 $100.00 & Up ....$14.95
$25.00 - 49.99 .....$8.95
Next day, 2nd day and 3rd day air shipping
and out of country shipping costs, please
call 800-843-9460 or 623-581-2500
(Phoenix area) or e-mail Johnc@gwrra.org.
Unconditional Guarantee: Every item we sell
is guaranteed unconditionally for its normal life
under standard use. Should any product fail to
meet your expectations, simply return it. We will
replace it, refund the purchase price or credit
your credit card.
Wing World
30th Anniversary
Belt Buckle
Silver and gold-toned solid brass belt
buckle measures 3 1/2 inches wide. Black
and white enamel set off the gleaming
metal finish. Quantities limited, so order
yours right away!
4071000
$30.00
EZ Air Gauge
From G.H. Meiser &
Company, a combination
air pressure gauge and
inflator. Works with Gold
Wing’s
on-board compressor, as
a stand-alone gauge or
with service station air
hoses. Permits viewing
pressure while inflating.
Bleed valve permits fine
pressure adjustment. Brass
fittings ensure a tight seal
and long service life.
4011001 $19.95
Griffin Logo T-Shirt
Griffin Patch Red
4-inch vest patch........2031002 - 4”........$4.50
10-inch back patch ....2031003 - 10”....$10.00
Griffin Patch Black
NOTE: The GL1800 does not
have an on-board comressor.
The EZ Air Gauge will work
on the GL1800 tires, but
requires access to a 19882000 GL1500’s
compressor.
4-inch vest patch........2031004 - 4”........$5.00
10-inch back patch ....2031005 - 10”....$12.00
Here are two quick and easy ways to show off
GWRRA’s new Griffin Logo. Choose between the
white T-shirt with the red and blue version or black
with the elegant black and gold logo. Both shirts
are 100% pre-shrunk cotton for excellent comfort
and fit.
Black T-Shirt
3041007 - Md......$15.00
3041008 - Lg .......$15.00
3041009- XL ........$15.00
3041010 - 2XL .....$16.00
3041011 - 3XL .....$17.00
GWRRA Flags & Banner
Make a professional impression by
enhancing your gathering site or event with
the new GWRRA fringed banner with griffin logo. The sharp-looking gold and black
colors stand out on the crisp white background. The fabric is durable 100% nylon
with silkscreen printing.
Extension Hose. A 10-foot accessory
hose with brass fittings on both ends. Use
with Gold Wing’s on-board compressor.
4011000 $12.95
HOLIDAY SPECIAL!
EZ Air Combo
Buy both EZ Air Gauge and Extension Hose and save!
4011002 $24.95
SALE ENDS DEC 31ST, 2007
REDUCED!
GWRRA Banner
GWRRA Seal Logo Antenna Flag
30th Anniversary
“Puzzle” Pin
This is the most unique set of
pins we’ve ever created!
There’s an individual pin for
each of GWRRA’s 30th
Anniversary Events, with
flags and location, and they
fit together to form the silhouette of a Gold Wing!
NOW!
Buy Five Puzzle Pins
for $4.00.
1071001 – Puzzle Pin - Utah - $1.00
1071002 – Puzzle Pin - Montana - $1.00
1071003 – Puzzle Pin - Canada- $1.00
1071004 – Puzzle Pin - Denmark - $1.00
1071005 – Puzzle Pin - Tennessee - $1.00
1071006 – Puzzle Pin - South Carolina--$1.00
4004002
4041000
$55.00
$11.00
REDUCED!
30th
Anniversary
T-Shirts
These 100% cotton
T-shirts are very
classy and affordable too! They feature our black-andgold GWRRA 30th
Anniversary logo on
the left front; the
back is without
decoration.
3071000 - Sm - $5.00
3071001 - Md - $5.00
3071002 - Lg - $5.00
3071003 - XL - $5.00
3071004 - 2XL - $5.00
CHECK OUR WEB SITE www.gwrra.org FOR COMPLETE GWRRA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS CATALOG!
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readers’ rides
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Do you have a good, clear photograph of your pride and joy? This section of Wing World is designed to show off as many bikes as possible. Give us information about your Gold Wing;
start with the basics of its year, model and color, then tell a little about what is special about your bike. Send your description and photos to:
Wing World Editorial Department, 21423 N. 11th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027, or via email to editor@gwrra.org.
1993 GL1500 SE
My wife Dianne and I (Bob Elliott,
GWRRA #251089, of Halifax, Nova
Scotia) are proud owners of a likenew 1993 GL1500 SE. Our bike has
less than 100,000 km and works like
it just rolled off the assembly line.We
are Salvation Army Officers and
recently took a week-long vacation
touring the coast of this beautiful
Province. After over 2,000 km in four
days, we are even more convinced
that this is the most beautiful place
on earth.
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2005 GL1800
L
This is a picture of my wife of 34 years and I (Kenneth &
Vicky Pugh, GWRRA #212105, of Elyria, Ohio) and our
2005 Silver Gold Wing.We took it after a 950 mile ride
from Elyria, Ohio, to Belfast, Maine.When you can ride
your bike all day with the love of your life, plus eat
lobster three times a day—that’s when “Life Is Good”.
1982 GL1200 Aspencade
I (Robert Venables, GWRRA #278726, of
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) love to show off
my old ’82 Aspencade, so here it is. It has travelled 98,000 kilometers (about 60,000 miles).
What's so special about it? You might ask.
Well, it's just so darn pretty, in immaculate
condition, and at bike nights, etc., it gets as
much attention as the newer ones. My Wing
even still has the original tool kit and owner's
manual and lots of extra chrome stuff. Since I
am three times as old as the bike, we get
along just fine!
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2001 GL1800
L
This is my wife Kelly sitting on our 2001
Illusion Red Gold Wing in July.We (Dana &
Kelly Woods, GWRRA# 158797, of Tatum,
Texas) were on Beartooth Pass between Red
Lodge and Cooke City, Montana. The road’s
namesake bear tooth can be seen on the ridge
line just above the bike’s right-hand mirror in
the picture, and it was a very exciting road, so
much so that we rode it in both directions! We
were on a 17-day trip that took us to 10 states
with 5,091 trouble-free miles.
1996 GL1500
Here’s a photo of me (Jerry Mehring. GWRRA
#89741, of West Bend,Wisconsin) and my 1996
GL1500 at Dawson Creek, British Columbia, at the
start of the Alaskan Highway. It was taken enroute
on my trip from my home in Wisconsin to Homer,
Alaska and back. I have made the trip twice at 9,400
miles round-trip total. I’ve also ridden in 45 states
and only have five more to go!
2004/06 GL1800
This photo was taken on the return leg of our
(Eric & Linda Waters, GWRRA #66772, of
Columbia, Maryland) 4,000-mile mid-western
trip. Here’s our GL1800 and matching trailer at
the entrance to the Arches National Park in
Moab, Utah.The bike is the end result of trading
body panels on our ’04 and ’06 Wings.
Unfortunately, the ’06 received all the chrome
too.This is our pride and joy of the two Wings.
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F I N I S H I N G
T O U C H E S
Unfaded Memories
Danielle Lecavalier • GWRRA #156493-01 • Ottawa, Ontario
H
eaven’s gates are open but twenty-four hours in a day.
You do not know when you’ll pass through them and never in what way.
Open your eyes to the sunshine and the rain over your head
and never take for granted those you love and whom you have wed.
We ride every day in wonder of the things we see and do
but the man upstairs has a plan and it’s all set up for you.
Take a look around you and see the friendships you have made.
Look into your heart to see those whose memories do not fade.
Live, love, laugh and ride until the day you can do so no more.
We will think of you so many times; that’s what true friends are for. ●
Charles Mallett, GWRRA #22146, a Life Member from DeSoto, Illinois, rides his GL1800 on U.S. Hwy 129 in North Carolina at Deal’s Gap
(“Tail of the Dragon”: 318 curves in 11 miles). Charles is IL-Q’s Sr. Chapter Director and serves on the Region “E” staff as Motorist
Awareness Coordinator. (Photographer Darryl Cannon of Powerhead Productions—killboy.com, took the photograph on June 22, 2007.)
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