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April 2013
This Month…
NCVC RIDE: (4/13-14) Featherbed Railroad
Ride, Cancelled
NCVC RIDE: (4/13-14) Spring Flower Run,
Oroville
Next Month…
NCVC EVENT: (5/3-5) Wildflower Triathlon
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NCVC Newsletter
EVENT: (5/4) Quail Motorcycle Gathering at
Quail Lodge, Carmel, CA
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NCVC EVENT: (5/18) Meeting & 13th Birthday,
Tracy Motorsports (10:30 am)
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
Some will be traveling and staying the whole
weekend, while others like Trisha and I will arrive
on Saturday morning. How about you maybe
you’ll just show up on Saturday do the ride and
return home? Doesn’t matter what you do, I just
hope you join us and make it even more fun. Kirk
and Holli have done pre-rides so they have a
wonderful Saturday planned for us.
By Don Medina, NCVC President
I’m starting this letter with a great big welcome to
Ron & Susan Buchanan, our newest NorCal
Members, who now have the cream colored
Voyager 1700. Since Ron has become a member
I’ve gotten to talk to him a few times. Ron tells
me that he likes to ride; his Nomad has 90,000
miles on the odometer.
Western Regional Rally; everything is set, rides,
ladies day, hotel. All we need is for you to send
your registration and make those hotel
reservations. Harrah’s phone # 1 888 726 6131,
use Group Code: S08AVA3
Bruce Kauffman is doing much better. I sent
Bruce an email and he was able to send me a short
reply.
The training ride after the NorCal club meeting
showed the change in motorcycling. Of the four
motorcycles, three were trikes: Trisha on her Gold
Wing trike, Hank & Gert on their Voyager 1700
Champion trike, and Bob Webb on his Voyager
1200 trike.
AVA, have you renewed your membership?
President Duane Ash tells me that membership has
fallen. The AVA is getting new members joining,
but renewals are down. If you haven’t sent your
renewal for the AVA please don’t put it off any
longer. Remember we’re an affiliate chapter of
the AVA.
Our VP Kirk wants to invite a few members to the
Wildflower Triathlon the weekend of May 3 - 5.
Kirk and Holli are the only NorCal members that
will be riding support, so here’s the call for more
help. What you get is a totally free weekend of
camping, gas, some of the best meals, and an allround great time. All you have to do is provide
motorcycle support Saturday and Sunday.
Alice’s Lunch & Corbin Seat Factory Tour
By Roger Allen
Brian & Mirja came to Half Moon Bay and had
lunch with me at M Coffee. Joel and Susan joined
us and before we knew it was time for everyone to
head home. Before we went to lunch Brian gave
NorCal Voyagers the rest of his motorcycle
inventory, what a gift to the Club. There are oil
filters, brake pads, headlight bulbs, windshields for
cruisers, and a set of new in-the-box driving lights.
Clothing, medium jacket, chaps (Don’s already
paid for these), motorcycle jack (I used it and it
works like it should). Many more things, you have
to come by and see.
Roger in front of the Wizard’s Cafe
In December we decided to try and have Lunch at
Alice's Restaurant once a month,.. A good way to
get together, visit,.. and maybe a little riding, other
than the scheduled NCVC Rides,.. For March we
This coming weekend is the Spring ride, it’s just
riding around Oroville and surrounding areas.
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decided in conjunction with the Tour of the Corbin
Seat Factory in Hollister, we would meet for
Lunch at Alice's on Friday,.. then ride down the
Pacific Coast to Hollister for the night, Then on
Saturday Tour the Corbin Seat Factory. If you’re
interested, We plan to have Lunch again at Alice's
April 11th at 11:30 AM,.. Good Food,.. Good
Company,.. Big Fun,..
Alice's,.. then a ride down Hwy. 1 along the
coast,.. Lot's of talk about motorcycles & Can-Am
Spyders,...
Don Medina Arrives,.. followed by Don Medina
Jr., Bill Burns, John DeMuri & Michele Smith, a
nice group for lunch,... We are early enough to get
some photo's of us & the bikes in front of Alice's,..
before the cars fill up the parking area,.. Nice
Lunch,.. Lots of Motorcycle adventure talking,..
We then head down Hwy. 84 past La Honda to the
Coast Hwy. 1, at San Gregorio,.. We cruise by the
Country Store at Stage Road,.. No stopping
today,.. They have a large variety of items,.. just
like an old time Woolworth store in the old days,..
They also have a nice Band that plays on the third
Saturdays of the month, They draw a crowd.
I arrived at Alice's at 10:30 AM,.. Not many here
yet,.. They open at 10 AM,.. I talked the owner
Andy Kerr, and with mike, the server who took the
picture of Don Medina & I in December,.. Showed
them the picture of us that we had put on their
2013 calendar,... They liked it a lot,.. I informed
them that we had published this Calendar with the
Photo's of us, our bikes, and with Alice's
Restaurant in the background, in the American
Voyager Association, (AVA), member listing,..
They liked this a lot,.. good publicity for them,..
Everyone posing with their bikes after lunch
We ride along the Pacific Coast,.. The ocean is
beautiful,.. We turn back towards the coast hills,..
pass by Pescadero and onto Cloverdale road,.. past
Butano State Park, and then onto Gazos Creek
Road back to the Pacific coast highway,.. It's south
again along the ocean,.. By the lumber yard we
head back into the hills for a nice ride on Swanton
road,.. some very nice homes in this secluded
area,.. Lots of bumps in the road as we pass by the
Swanton Berry Farm, and arrive back to Pacific
Coast highway,.. Michele said she thought she was
going to be thrown off the bike, or have neck
trauma by these bumps,.. Don Medina guides us
up across the main highway to a one way road just
The Spyders at Alice’s
I'm out on the patio watching the lunch crowd
arrive,.. waiting for theNCVC members,.. Three
Bombadier Can-Am Spyders arrive,.. Nick Ofiesh
lives here in the Bay Area, he's riding a Blue
Spyder,.. his friend who lives nearby is riding a
White Spyder with metal rivet motif,.. also with a
rotating machine gun style exhaust,.. Their friend
visiting from Colorado is riding a rented orange
Spyder,..They are out for the day,.. doing Lunch at
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above Davenport that goes right next to the
ocean,.. (Davenport Landing road),.. This is a
secret surfing area, next to the American Abalone
Farms,.. that is known only by the local Santa Cruz
Surfers,.. they also do para-sail surfing here,.. I've
asked what stops them from being pulled over to
China,.. They replied that you only do this type of
surfing when the wind is blowing toward the
land,.. not out to sea,.. This is such a popular surf
area that the parks department has installed some
very nice restrooms here, and they are well
maintained.
pretty good,... I asked the Grandson why he liked
these nuts,.. I said: "you don't like nuts in
cookies",... He said,.. "But Grandpa,.. These nuts
are covered withCHOCOLATE,.. I like them a
lot",.. well I need to visit the Nut Kreations store
again,... I was only able to save a couple of those
yummy chocolate nuts for the wife,.. It's now
home, and an early morning ride to Corbin in
Hollister, on Saturday for the Factory Tour.
Burggie’s Birthday Weekend
We take some photo's of us & the bikes with the
very nice background,.. we now head down the
coast to Santa Cruz,.. Don Medina heads back up
to Half Moon Bay to meet Trisha,.. Don Medina
Jr., Bill Burns, and John & Michelle follow me
down to Santa Cruz,.. Don Medina Jr. heads back
home, to meet up again at Corbin,.. John leads us
to the Nut Kreations on 104 Lincoln street,.. We
buy some nuts,.. many varieties,.. lots of chocolate
coverings,.. John & Michele, and Bill Burns head
down to Hollister for the night,.. Big Corbin Seat
Factory Tour Saturday morning at 10:30 AM,..
By Holli Ehnisz
This article is written from the viewpoint of our
maxi-scooter a Burgman 650, which was our 30th
anniversary present to ourselves, which was five
years ago.
Last weekend Mommy and Daddy put me in my
car seat (a Stinger open trailer) and took me to
Hollister. It was fun to look around and see the
beauty of the colors of the orchards in bloom. The
blocks of pink and white were framed by the
yellow mustard while the plush green rolling hills
were dotted with mounds of golden poppies. I got
to go with Mom and Dad because my big brother
Vinnie (a 1996 Voyager 1200) was getting a tune
up. Vinnie hasn’t been in the family as long as I
have, even though he is older and bigger than I am.
This was my 5th year party and I was going to
enjoy to the weekend.
The first stop of the weekend was at the Corbin
factory. While Mom and Dad were touring the
factory, I got to meet my cousins that I had only
herd stories about from Vinnie. I met my cousin
Val (Valykorie), who belongs to my Uncle Roger.
Val stayed fully dressed the whole time so I’m still
not sure yet if my cousin is a boy or a girl. I
chatted with my Auntie Trish’s little girl Robin (a
Red Goldwing Trike). Uncle Don had the newest
Vinnie with him and Uncle Donald had his Vinnie
too. Uncle Bill brought my other cousin Vinnie.
John, Bill, Michele, Don Jr & Roger
I head over to see the Daughter & Grandson in
Capitola,.. I bought several packages of chocolate
covered nuts,.. These were for the wife,.. Well,..
The Daughter & Grandson thought they tasted
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This could get confusing. My Uncle Michelle and
Uncle John brought my cousin Har (a Harley
Davidson). Aunt Gert and Uncle Hank brought
something strange looking with four wheels, so
did Uncle Fritz. Mom and Dad were just glad they
were there, even if they did not bring any cousins
for me to meet.
I overheard them talking about their time in the
factory. Aunt Trish was excited about going into
the paint booth. While Aunt Gert watched the
sewing machines embroidering the designs on the
seats, she actually had to get one of the Corbin
employees because of a broken tread on one of the
machines. Uncle Roger explained to Mom how
the seats assembled as they walked the Corbin
employees at their workbenches. The Corbin staff
was great about explaining what they were doing
and why.
Nacho explains the process
Corbin makes custom saddlebags and Nacho
showed us the process. The molds are filled with a
blanket that looks like thin insulation. Then a
resin is poured into the mold that holds the
fiberglass blanket, and put onto a centrifuge type
machine to spread the resin evenly throughout the
mold. The seams are then sanded and off to Aunt
Trish’s favorite part of the tour, the painting booth.
Felt is applied to the inside the saddlebag. After
the tour, the group headed to the café for lunch and
put on their feedbags.
Everyone watching a wizard assembling a seat cover
Nacho met up with the group at the door to the
fabrication area, where they actually mold the
frame of the seat. Then they fill the mold with
resin and the resin expands to fill the mold. Nacho
put about an inch of resin in the bottom of a
container that was about 8 inches deep. The foam
expanded to fill the container and actually
overflow. The people all played with it like they
were a bunch of kids.
Everyone getting ready for Burggie’s birthday rids
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Heading west out of Richfield
A nice view of the vineyards
With full gas tanks, most of us headed off to
explore the Carmel Valley. The fourwheeled
things headed towards their own homes. Uncle
Bill and Uncle Roger went home on Val and
Vinnie. We headed south on Highway 29 towards
King City. The hills were blanketed with varying
shades of green, from deep emerald to sage to
bright green sprinkled with yellow and blue wild
flowers.
Traversing a one-lane bridge
From King City we paralleled the Santa Lucia
Range heading toward Carmel Valley. The road
twisted in and out of the sun, while vineyards and
velvet green hills trimmed the road. The windy
road swayed through the valley, while Mom and
Dad moved gracefully with me through the turns.
It felt good for the three of us to move as one as
we traversed the valley. And yes, a few new
stripes on my chicken strips were added to my
tires. Oh, what a great feeling that road was. It
was so good to stretch my tires glide around the
corners. Monterey was the stopping spot for my
fluids to be topped off. The salt air was fresh and
crisp in my carburetor. We finished the circle and
returned to Hollister.
Fields of wildflowers
Contrasting the green on the hills, were the
dormant vineyards waiting to bud. I was looking
forward to raising my rpm and adding some miles
to my odometer. But that had to wait until we
stopped for my people to stop and fill up on
something called coffee. (And they think I have to
stop for fluids frequently.)
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bag then which container it’s located, that’s
prepared!
Some of the things you might need are air
compressor, tire plug kit, tape, plastic ties (John D
tip), a good tool kit, windshield cleaner, cleaning
rags. You don’t need to carry everything when
traveling with a group. If someone has this tool or
extra part, why should you load your motorcycle
with duplicate parts? Don’t forget that an
overloaded motorcycle tends to handle awkwardly;
it also tends to wear bearing and tires much faster.
Now for insurance matters, how prepared are you?
Remember Pirie Jensen, State Farm Agent, will
help you with any of your needs, Auto, Home,
Health and Financial needs. So don’t forget to call
Pirie Jensen.
Sunday morning at the Hollister Inn
Mom and Dad went to dinner with the other
people and I got to chat with my cousins all night.
It really was a fun slumber party. In the morning, I
was put back in my car seat for the ride home. It
was a great way to spend a weekend away.
For Sale Items by NorCal Members
Custom 1200 Voyager and matching trailer, new
engine; Fritz Wells Phone 831-588-4082
Are You Prepared?
By Don Medina
1200 Voyager 2001 Price $3000.00 OBO
As is, not ridden last 2 years, garaged w/batter
tender, started & ran ‘til temp came off peg about
every other month, licensed thru March 2013,
about 1k miles on new tires, intercom & CB, Ram
mounts for GPS and video cam, wored for heated
gloves, etc, sheepskin seat cover.
Bryce Eichholz 916-966-0273, eicholz@att.net
I just got to thinking, the other day while in the
middle of a problem. How prepared are we? Here
in Northern California, we’ve got earthquakes,
flooding, heavy rains, and fog. We also have
highways full of cars, trucks, and buses.
I was riding on Interstate 5 when I had a flat tire; I
was near Tracy Motorsports so I limped there.
With help from Jessie of their staff, I was soon
back on the road. As a club, we’re getting ready to
go on the Ray Walls Grand Tour Logan 2013 this
summer and my thought was, “Do I have what I
need to take care of emergencies on my
motorcycle?” Almost, I found that I didn’t have a
flashlight, but I have almost everything I need to
keep me going. The other thing, do you have
everything organized? Roger Allen does, Roger
carries an index card with the location of all tools
and spare parts on his motorcycle and which
saddle bag the needed parts located. Need a fuse
ATO or ATC, Roger will tell you which saddle
Bryce’s Voyager 1200
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Roll A Home camper trailer like new $1500.00,
this is Ray Walls camper so if you ever went
camping with NorCal Voyagers you’ve seen the
trailer call; Fred Andrews 559-277-0451
Don Jr & Michele
Champion Trike kit; $1700.00 solid rear axle,
details 92k on rear end, 64k on driveshaft, shocks
were installed in June of 2012 only 6k. 2007
heated Gold Wing seat $50.00 Don Medina Phone
415-269-7998
Extra Pictures from Corbin Tour
Don Jr and his beautiful 2002 Voyager 1200
The foam demo where Nacho poured seat foam
Michele & Johnny from The Wild Ones
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(408) 985-2755
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2013 Club Events Calendar
MAR 9 – Corbin Tour, Hollister CA
JAN 26 – Meeting: Tracy Motorsports
(10:30 AM)
Note earlier start time
FEB 9 – Fresno Breakfast Ride
(Diane K)
MAR 23 – Meeting: Tracy Motorsports
(10:30 AM) followed by
Flower Peeper Ride
MAY 3-4-5 – Wildflower Tri
APR 13-14 – Featherbed Railroad Ride
Cancelled
APR 12-13-14 – Spring Flower Run
(Oroville)
MAY 4 – Quail Motorcycle Gathering at
Quail Lodge, Carmel CA
MAY 18 – Meeting & 13th Birthday:
Tracy (10:30 AM)
JUL 8-11 – AVA Rally, Logan OH
JUL 13-14 Ray Walls Classic Tour
returns from AVA Rally
AUG 20-22 – Western Regional Rally,
Reno, NV
JUN 8 – Breakfast Ride (Sacramento
followed by WRR pre ride to Portola
Saturday and Lake Tahoe Sunday)
JUN 30 – Ray Walls Classic Grand Tour
Departs from Eureka NV for AVA Rally
SEP 21 – Meeting: Tracy Motorsports
(10:30 AM)
SEP 27-29 – World Superbike Races,
Laguna Seca
JUL 27 – Meeting: Tracy (10:30 AM)
NOV 2-3 – Leaf Peeper: (Novato CA)
No OCT events
NOV 9 – Meeting: Tracy Motorsports
(10:30 AM) and Veterans Tribute Ride
NOV 15-17 – International
Motorcycle Show San Mateo CA
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DEC 7 – NCVC Christmas Party –
Location to Come
April 2013
The Last Page
And finally…
Thanks for reading the NorCal Voyagers Newsletter. We
appreciate the input from the club membership and hope
you enjoy this newsletter. If you have any comments,
additions, corrections, articles, submissions, please send
them along to: president@norcalvoyagers.org
NORCAL VOYAGERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms
Activities Director
Web Admin.
Newsletter Editor
Don Medina
Kirk Ehnisz
Trisha Blue
Wayne Bright
Marvin Deatherage
Vacant
Ron Aikins
Trisha Blue
If you have any questions about the club or
comments to the Board of Directors, please
use the following e-mail addresses:
president@norcalvoyagers.org
vicepresident@norcalvoyagers.org
secretary@norcalvoyagers.org
treasurer@norcalvoyagers.org
tours@norcalvoyagers.org
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