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GWRRA Chapter WA-V
Washington District
June 2012
Newsletter
Chapter V
Valley Wings News
Meets 1 Thursday 6:00pm
Chapter Directors:
Garry & Maxine Alexander
253-770-3866
Meets 1st Thursday 6:00pm
Station Bistro
110 2nd St SW Auburn
From the Chapter Directors:
OK, I admit it; I am tired of the rain, the gray skies and the overcast. Enough
is enough. While I do love it here in the Seattle area, I have just had enough of
it. While we have already had some great rides this year with the weekends
being mostly sunny, I am ready for some full on sun for a change.
A planning team had a meeting on the 19th. We will be working hard
in the following weeks and months to have more short day rides. We
all like to cycle, so let’s go. However, we need everyone in our chapter
to get more involved, if possible. Our old sound system will be put on
Craig’s List, since we no longer have need of it.
Please remember that our monthly gatherings are now being held at the ‘Station’ in Auburn on the first Thursday
of each month. Dinner, around 6:00PM and the start of our gathering is at 7:00PM. Please come for a visit, food is
great.
Remember, if you see something that you think the Chapter would like to do and/or see, please feel free to let us
know. We would be happy to take any and all ideas and suggestions to ‘our’ chapter membership to see if this is
something we can all do as a group. This is YOUR Chapter, so please send all of your suggestions along and we
will see what we can do to incorporate these into our Chapter gathering and events
The S. Hill Mall Motorcycle Show was a great success. We have had many interested people approach us, and
other chapters as well, much interest in motorcycle awareness and safety I would like to thank all that came to the
mall show.
This weekend we, and other chapter members, are headed for Kennewick. Maybe ‘spring has sprung
there.’
Respectfully submitted
Garry L. & Maxine Alexander
DID YOU KNOW?
Last month’s question “What dental practice started in 1910?” Answer:
Braces
This month’s question: This is an election year, in case you haven't noticed. The 'White House'
has had many firsts. What happened at the 'White House' for the first time in 1914?
FROM ASSISTANT CHAPTER DIRECTORS:
Greeting Everyone
What a busy month. It seems like it has been a long time since I
have written to you. Lots of things have been happening since the
last time I had to write an article. As some of you know I had
surgery on the 3rd of April on my right knee. I got up one morning
and it hurt. The Cortisone shot worked for a couple of weeks but it
just covered up the pain from the torn meniscus. Surgery went well
and I thought that I was going to be able to go back to work in just
a couple of days. I was wrong! I was off for several weeks.
I had booked a trip to go to Iowa to see my Dad and have an
80th Birthday party for him. So, I could sit at home or go to Iowa
and see my relatives. I went to Iowa. Well, my father passed away after a fall and fortunately I
was back there and got to see him before he died.
It was fun to see my relatives and Mike Tope. He is my best friend since we were both about
16. Mike has a Star 1600 and his wife Yvonne has a Yamaha Virago 535. I may have gone to
kick back, but I worked long and hard on their motorcycles to get them ready for the riding
season.
I also wanted to thank Garry and all those members that worked on the Mall Show to make it a
great weekend. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed seeing all of my friends. Looking forward to
seeing everyone at the next meeting.
Dennis
FROM HONORARY ASSISTANCE CHAPTER DIRECTOR:
Support Your Chapter
We are on the top of the riding season and I haven’t planned my first
ride as yet. Here I am trying to get everyone fired up and here I sit with
no matches. I had better start getting with it. However we are starting to
go on other chapters ride, we did Chapter ‘C’ Fun Run and we’re going
to Chapter ‘L’s Desert Spring Fling. Also looking forward in June to the
Duck Run, this is a fun run looking for the duck. July our Washington
District Rally, a chance to see old friends and maybe some new ones.
Followed up our Region I Rally down in Pendleton and many more
gathering not to mention the Riddler Run in September. There are more
rally’s and chapter runs than you can possibly make, so now is the time to start picking out the one’s we
want to go on.
Our next chapter gathering we’ll start calling out the different rides and try to finalize which
rides/rally’s the chapter as a whole would attend and get everyone involved and commenting to those
rides.
On another note, our Mall Show went extremely well and looks like we’ll be doing it again next year.
Garry says we stand a good chance of bringing in the vintage motorcycles, that ought to bring in a lot
more people interested in motorcycles. We’ll try to get more media coverage, radio, newspapers, etc
“News Flash.” Chapter ‘V’ has retrieved our original Chapter Charter dating back to Jan. 2nd,1987. By
saving the first sign-in book, sending copies of same to Phoenix and assuring them we never missed a
gathering in that time period. They reinstated the original Charter date. Thank you Phoenix!
2nd News Flash. Garry, myself and Marion went over to Chapter ‘L’ Desert Spring Fling and guess who
won the 50/50 pot and in turn bought the chapter members that were present Banana Splits just like I did a
few years back.
Ride with care
Ken/Marion
From the Chapter Educator:
From the desk of John Doughty GWRRA Chapter Educator Chapter V
Credit: Chuck and Anne Reed Georgia Senior District Educators
LOOK UP
Always look up, never letting your eyes drop below the horizon. This is one of the most important things
you can do, to safely control your motorcycle. Your eyes take you where you are looking. Always look
through the turn. If you look down, you are probably going to go down. Look ahead, keep your thoughts
and your vision ahead. If you are riding at highway speeds for example, and you are looking, oh say, 50
yards in front of you, by the time you see any obstacle in your path, it is going to be too late to avoid it.
Plan 12 seconds ahead.
SQUARE UP
Always square your handlebars when you stop and keep them square when you are starting forward. Even
an emergency stop in a curve, you stop quicker and much more safely, if your FIRST square up your
handlebars BEFORE applying the brakes. Ever stop at a stop sign with your handlebars turned a little
right or left and you find yourself wrestling with the motorcycle to keep it from falling over, or even
falling over? If this is a problem you have, chances are very high that the cause is, your handlebars are not
square to the motorcycle. Square up those handlebars!!
RIGHT FOOT UP
Always stop and start your motorcycle with your right foot covering the rear brake and your left foot on
the ground. In stopping, the most effective way to stop a motorcycle is with both brakes, by applying even
pressure on both the front and rear brakes. When you stop, your left foot should touch the ground first.
When you start, your right foot should be covering your rear brake pedal. When the vehicle in front of
your moves, you will begin to move. If that vehicle suddenly stops, you can quickly stop if you have your
right foot covering the brake. It will take you at least 1 to 2 seconds 120156 to cover the front brake with
your right hand. However, if your right foot was on the rear brake, you would already be applying the rear
brake while you were trying to cover the front brake. When you start and stop your motorcycle in the
same manner each time, you will find you can control your balance much easier.
So, remember, L.S.R., the Three Ups
LOOK UP . . . . . SQUARE UP . . . . . RIGHT FOOT UP
And, as always, always be watchful for the unwatchful . . . .
.
Sincerely,
GWRRA Chapter Educator –
JOHN E. DOUGHTY
Motorist Awareness Division/Program
Not too many presentations were given this past month. Our vacation plans
are currently being pursued. This summer will be spent with more traveling on
the roads in the southwestern United States. Look for more presentations this
August. Remember, they do not pertain only to drivers with more than three
wheels. We, as motorcycle riders, also need to be aware of the limitations and
habits of ourselves and other motorists.
Hopefully the Motorist Awareness Program was represented at the All
Motorcycle Mall Show in Puyallup. Since May was Motorcycle Awareness month we needed to make the public
aware that everyone should “Share the Road” and strive for an accident-free journey.
Vic Parr
Motorist Awareness Program Liaison
From the chapter couple of the year:
Well dear reader, we have managed to miss several events lately.
The primary reason is that we took a pilgrimage in the Turkish area.
We arrived in Istanbul on Sunday, May 13th, with jet lag dragging on
our heels. It took us several days to shake it loose, but still enjoyed
touring the country with others of our group. Are you aware that
Istanbul is the only city in the world that resides on two continents? It’s
true – both Asia and Europe. There are a couple of bridges that one can
drive over to reach either continent – one is a toll bridge, of course.
Several of our family and friends showed some concerns about our safety while traveling in this region.
I must let you know that we never felt threatened – even when one of our stops brought us near the Syrian
border which was across a mountain range.
We have seen many mosques in every community, several Christian churches, and many Greek and
Roman ruins where the Christian communities started. We traveled through many fertile lands with many
agricultural crops and fruit trees. Olive trees were very abundant and provided markets with all varieties
of olives. Any poppy fields you ask? Yes, but strictly under government control for medicinal purposes
only.
Although this is a major Muslim country, we could still purchase beer or even some of their traditional
drink of raki (pronounced [ɾaˈkɯ]) ) or “lion’s milk” which has an anise (licorice) flavor and very potent on
the alcoholic side. Not to say these were our drinks of choice, but they were available.
We saw several larger motorcycles – even one GL1800. With the price of gas (around $12.00 a gallon)
being what it is, they try to get every mile out of a liter that they can. They produce very little oil
themselves, so have to import most of it. At one hotel we saw several taxis waiting for customers. When
one taxi took off, the drivers of the other taxis manually pushed their cars up to the next waiting position
in order to save fuel.
Although a language barrier was a large challenge, we did speak to many of the citizens who knew
English. They are a very friendly people and are willing to share their food and present a person with a
gift when it pleases them. I’m sure that we have left a friendly thought with many of them as well as
bringing the same thought back home with us.
Vic & Sharon
WAV Couple of the Year
FROM THE CHAPTER TECHNICAL ADVISOR:
How to read the FI (fault indicator) light
This is something that I found on the GoldWingdocs web page that I
thought all of you with 1800's would find interesting. Dennis
If FI (Fault Indicator) light comes on pull over but DO NOT shut bike off. Put in neutral and put side stand
down, RPM’s below 1500. This signals the ECM to send the error code to the FI light. Count the number
of long and short flashes. This will give you the error code.
If you shut the bike off the error code is lost - sort of. It will be retained in the ECM but it is harder to get
out. If the bike stops and the will not restart you can get the FI light to flash the error code by cranking the
engine for 10 seconds. The FI light will then flash the error code.
Long Blink = 10 Short Blink = 1
i.e. long long long short short short = 33 check error code 33
Number of MIL blinks .Symptoms .Cause
0 No blinks • Engine does not start
• Open circuit in the power input and ground wires of the ECM: • Faulty bank angle sensor
• Open circuit in bank angle sensor related wires: • Faulty FI IGN relay: • Open circuit in FI IGN relay
related wires
• Faulty engine stop switch: • Open circuit in engine stop switch related wires: • Faulty ECM: • Blown FI
IGN fuse (20 A)
• Blown ST. KILL fuse (10 A):
0 No blinks • Engine operates normally
• Open circuit in MIL wire: • Faulty combination meter: • Faulty ECM
0 Stays lit • Engine operates normally
• Short circuit in service check connector wire: • Short circuit in MIL wire: • Faulty ECM
1 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Loose or poorly connected MAP sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in MAP sensor wire: • Faulty
MAP sensor
7 Blinks • Hard to start at a low temperature (ECM controls using preset value; coolant temperature: 85°
C/185° F)
• Loose or poorly connected ECT sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in ECT sensor wire: • Faulty
ECT sensor
8 Blinks • Poor engine response when operating the throttle quickly (ECM controls using preset value;
throttle opening: 0° )
• Loose or poorly connected TP sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in TP sensor wire: • Faulty TP
sensor
9 Blinks • Engine operates normally (ECM controls using preset value; intake air temperature: 28° C/82°
F)
• Loose or poorly connected IAT sensor connector
• Open or short circuit in TP sensor wire: • Faulty IAT sensor
10 Blinks • Engine operates normally at low altitude
• Engine idles roughly at a high altitude (ECM controls using preset value; barometric pressure: 760 mm
Hg/1,013 hPa)
• Loose or poorly connected BARO sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in BARO sensor wire: •
Faulty BARO sensor
11 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Loose or poorly connected vehicle speed sensor connector
• Open or short circuit in vehicle speed sensor wire: • Faulty vehicle speed sensor
12 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 1 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 1 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 1 injector
13 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 2 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 2 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 2 injector
14 No blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 3 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 3 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 3 injector
15 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 4 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 4 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 4 injector
16 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 5 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 5 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 5 injector
17 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected No. 6 injector connector: • Open or short circuit in No. 6 injector wire: •
Faulty No. 6 injector
18 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected camshaft position sensor connector
• Open or short circuit in camshaft position sensor wire: • Faulty camshaft position sensor
19 Blinks • Engine does not start
• Loose or poorly connected ignition pulse generator connector:
• Open or short circuit in ignition pulse generator wire: • Faulty ignition pulse generator
21 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Open or short circuit in right O2 sensor wire: • Faulty right O2 sensor
22 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Open or short circuit in left O2 sensor wire: • Faulty left O2 sensor
23 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Open or short circuit in right O2 sensor heater wire: • Faulty right O2 sensor
24 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Open or short circuit in left O2 sensor heater wire: • Faulty left O2 sensor
25 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Loose or poorly connected right knock sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in right knock sensor
wire: • Faulty right knock sensor
26 Blinks • Engine operates normally
• Loose or poorly connected left knock sensor connector: • Open or short circuit in left knock sensor wire:
• Faulty left knock sensor
29 Blinks • Engine stalls, hard to start, rough idling
• Loose or poorly connected idle air control (IAC) valve connector: • Open or short circuit in IAC valve
wire: • Faulty idle air control valve
33 Blinks • ECM does not hold the self diagnostic data
• Faulty E2-PROM in ECM • Engine operates normally
41 No blinks • Engine operates normally
• Loose or poorly connected connector in gear position switch related circuits
• Open or short circuit in gear position switch wires: • Faulty gear position switch: • Faulty clutch switch: •
Faulty side stand switch
Read more: http://www.goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4239#ixzz1vzWpmitM
Dennis.
FROM THE CHAPTER SECRETARY
Chapter WA “V” May 3, 2012 Gathering
Honorary Assistant Chapter Director, Ken Harter greeted everyone and lead the May
3, 2012 Chapter "V" Gathering. Chapter Director Garry Alexander, was unable to
attend.
Visitors tonight are Dominique Carroll, Bruce and Sandy McMahill, and Al and Gwen
Deitering. Bruce McMahill, from Chapter "C" presented Chapter "V" with a
Certificate of Appreciation for seven members attending the Early Spring Fun Run on
April 14th. He thanked everyone for attending and for the continued support of the
Ride.
Vic shared his Motorcycle Awareness presentation with the Chapter. Vic Parr is a GWRRA's Motorcycle
Awareness Liaison and is doing presentations to various groups on the importance of always double checking
when driving vehicles and be aware of motorcycles.
Chapter "V" is hosting the Motorcycle Mall Show at the South Hill Mall May 18th-20th in Puyallup. Everyone is
encouraged to participate.
This months drawings:
Frank - Chapter Member Color Drawing
Sharon Parr - Chapter Marble Game (no winner this month)
Leroy Ljunggren - 50/50 Drawing
-Jan Ljunggren
FROM THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER EDITORS
June already, the year is nearly half over, I feel like maybe I slept thru
part of it, I don’t know maybe I’m just feeling my age. That is to say the
older you get, the faster time fly’s. It seems like just last week I was
saying May was the big flower month.
Once again (twiggy) our mystery membership number was not spotted
by the unlucky member whom did not see where it was hidden. That
number was 109166 LeRoy’s.
Keep check’en and keep the articles a come’n
We have four less marbles in the marble bag. Good luck.
Don’t forget, the last Saturday of the month. (it would help before the last day)
Ken/Marion
Recipe Corner:
Bread pudding
You haven’t lived until you try this.
2 cups dry bread cubes or raisin bread
4 cups milk, scalded
1 tablespoon butter
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup sugar
4 slightly beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Soak bread in milk 5 minutes, Add butter, salt and sugar. Pour slowly over eggs add vanilla and mix well.
Pour into greased baking dish. Bake in pan of hot water in moderate oven (350 deg) until firm, about 50
minutes. Serve with Lemon Sauce. Add ½ cup raisins, if desired. Serves 8.
CHAPTER BIRTHDAYS
Jody Addicks – 1st
CHAPTER ANNIVERSARYS
Michal & Karen Smith – 23rdJJ
Did You Know
Unusual Patents in June
June 3
1934 Dr Frederick Banting the co-inventor of insulin was knighted.
June 5
1984 Safety Cap for a Medicine Bottle patented by Ronald Kay.
June6
1887 J.S. Pemberton's Coca-Cola label was trademark registered.
June 11
1895 Charles Duryea patented a gasoline powered automobile.
June 15
1844 Charles Goodyear was granted patent #3,633 for vulcanized rubber.
June 22
1847 The donut was invented.
June 27
The first television Color demonstration was in New York
June 30
1896 William Hadaway was issued a patent for the electric stove.
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Location:
The Station Bistro 110 2nd St SW, Auburn, WA
The Sizzler Restaurant 10701 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood
Branding Iron Restaurant, Toppenish, WA.
Hometown Buffet 7809-B NE Vancouver Plaza Vancouver,.
Smiths Family Restaurant 1425 W Pine St, WallaWalla Wa
Eagles 6th ST & Washington Ave Bremerton, WA
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Krain Corner Restaurant 39929 264th SE Enumclaw, WA
Denney’s Restaurant 132 128th St SW Everett, WA.
City Grill 300 N Ely, Kennewick WA
PJ’s Pizza 1232 Alder St. Centralia, off exit 81, Mellon St.
Duffy’s Restaurant 1605 Simpson Ave Aberdeen, WA
Crystal Creek Café 22620 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell WA
Sizzler 936 Ocean Beach Hwy Longview, WA, 98632
Fatso's Bar and Grill 3205 Martin Way East Olympia, WA
Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 7717 N Division St Spokane, WA.
Old Country Buffet 25630 104th Ave SE Kent, WA
Airport Diner 8803 Stet HYW 3 SW Port Orchard, WA