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June 2015 www.mochapterz.homestead.com Newsletter 2015-06
Chapter Z Region E Missouri District
Jeffco Wings of Arnold Gold Wing Road Riders Association
FUN SAFETY KNOWLEDGE
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Chapter Directors……………………………………………John & Cindy Ruegge Asst. Chapter Directors………………………………..….Paul & Cheryl Engelman Rider Educators……………………………………………..…Mike & Barb Bayuk Treasurers…………………………………………………….Ed & Marsha Bechler Membership Enhancement Division………………….………Dave & Lisa Arnold Motorist Awareness Division………………………………….Vernon & Pat Watts Chapter Hosts…………………………………………..…..Mike & Donna Sullivan Chapter Historian…………………………………………Paul & Cheryl Engelman Sponsor Relations…………………………………………………….Cindy Stewart Ride Coordinator………………………………...……………………Dave Ruegge Assistant Ride Coordinator……………………………………………...Tom Braun Technical Coordinator…………………………………………………..KZ Zigaitis Newsletter Editor………………………………………………KZ & Carla Zigaitis Webmaster……………………………………………………………..Tom Stewart
Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the Ponderosa
on Jeffco & Richardson Rd.
Dinner is at 6 pm the meeting starts at 7 pm. Everyone Is Welcome!
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Your Chapter “Z” Staff
www.mochapterz.homestead.com
Treasurers
Ed & Marsha Bechler
636-586-5930
Asst. Ride Coordinator
Tom Braun
314-304-9164
Membership Enhancement Coord.
Chapter Z Couple of the Year
Dave & Lisa Arnold
314-540-3110
Chapter Directors
John & Cindy Ruegge
636-464-4639
Chapter Hosts
Mike & Donna Sullivan
636-931-0462
Assistant Chapter
Directors
Chapter Historian
MO District
Couple of the Year
Paul & Cheryl Engelman
314-537-6518
Motorist Awareness Division
Vernon & Pat Watts
vwat [email protected]
314 -583 -7092
Webmaster Tom Stewar t
Sponsor Relations Cindy Stewar t
636-461-1681
Rider Ed
Mike & Barb Bayuk
314-706-6667
Ride Coordinator
Dave Ruegge
314-640-9168
Newsletter Editors
Technical Coordinator
KZ & Carla Zigaitis
314-709-9891
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By the time you read this, Branson will
only be a few days away. Now that being
said, hope everyone going to Branson for the
Missouri District “Wingin the Ozarks” Con-
vention, has all of their reservations booked, if
not ,you need to get on the phone as quick as
you can. The Missouri District Rally is always
a fun time to be had…there is food, drinks,
games, rides, light show, social events and so
much more!
We have a summer full of riding and
activities planned for Chapter Z. Some of the
rides coming up in June are Giant City, Drive-
inn with our W2 friends, Ride for Kids Bene-
fit, Papa vetoes in Bellville Ill., and much
more.
We would like to mention the August
Ride for Kids; a charity ride for the Pediatric
Brain Tumor Foundation. This is a ride that is
very dear to the Goldwingers hearts and we
will be out there showing our support.
We hope you plan to attend.
We hope to see everyone on the up-
coming rides, and if you choose to
ride alone, Please be safe!!
John and Cindy Ruegge
Chapter Z Directors
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Paul and Cheryl Engelman
Chapter Z Assistant Directors
Well Mother Nature has continued to ruin most of our plans for the month of May!! Both our MAD event and our ride to Niehaus Appreciation days were cancelled due to the weather. We did have nice weather for our monthly dinner ride to Main Street BBQ on May 19th, we had
26 members present and the 50/50 drawing was $29.00 and won by Dale Yankey. We did squeeze in an impromptu ride on May 23 to The Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site for a sandwich ride. We had 16 members and 11 bikes attend. Let's hope Mother Nature starts co-operating with us we have lots of riding planned for the next few months.
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“REDUCING THE RISK”
Mike and Barb Bayuk
Chapter Z Educators
Beating the Heat HOW ABOUT IT GOLDWINGERS! It’s finally summer time here in Missouri! Mis-souri is noted to have some very hot summer temperatures accompanied by high humidi-ty. This combination can put a BIG damper on a very enjoyable ride or trip. One of the most important tips for riding in the heat is ‘HYDRATION’. Factors such as: direct ex-posure to the sun, higher temperatures, and high humidity can all contribute to dehydra-tion while riding motorcycles. Hydration is essential while riding your motorcycle be-cause dehydration can cause fatigue, dizziness and confusion, which could easily cause you to crash. Other symptoms of dehydration could include mental fogginess, slower re-action time, bad decision making, shallow breathing, and low blood pressure. If it is hot outside, and you are not sweating, this is a pretty sure sign that you are dehydrated and you could be nearing heat stroke. One rule of thumb is to take your weight, divide it by 2. This would equal the amount of water in ounces one should drink while riding in the heat. So a 200lb individual suggested water intake would be 100 ounces or roughly six 16 ounce bottles of water. Now If you don’t want to just rely on “floating your boat” here is another suggestion.
Cooling vests, ice vests or "precool vests" is a piece of equipment worn to cool a person down. Cooling vests are used by many athletes, industry workers, doctors, work-ing dogs, people with Multiple Sclerosis, by military pilots, tank crews and most all mo-torcyclists! These vest work by dropping the skin temperature and reducing the body’s core temperature. This in turn reduces the cardiac workload to dilate skin vessels to cool the body and directs more blood flow to active muscles and brain.
There are a number of commercial products of varying weight and cost that are available. One particular style of vest combines neoprene with frozen gels to create a cold compres-sion therapy vest that drives cold deep into soft tissues to lower core body temperature rapidly. These flexible chemical packs are frozen and fit into pockets on a vest that are designed to hold to the body during movement.
One of the most common type of cooling vest utilizes a water soaked vest. These vest have a “Phase Changing Material” (PCM) sewn between the layers of the fabric which when worn will cool your body. The PCM re-leases long lasting temperature specific cooling relief (some say around 58 degrees). The PCM is non-toxic, non flammable, reusable, lighter than water and does not produce condensation.
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A Personal Microclimate Cooling vest is a thin, light-weight liquid-cooled Vest is made from fast wicking, quick drying, and highly breathable mesh fabric. Utilizing NASA-developed technology, it incorporates a network of over 50 feet of flexible micro tubing that will cool your upper body more effectively than any other cool shirt or cool vest on the market. Quick-disconnect fittings on a sin-gle flexible insulated hose make for easy connection to a chilled water reservoir containing ice and water.
A cooling vest used more with industrial jobs uses the adiabatic expansion of com-pressed air. Typically, these vests will reduce air tempera-ture by about 25 degree, with
a flow rate of no more than about 5 cubic feet per minute on average The vest connects to any existing compressed air source. Simply put the vest on, connect an air line from the ceiling or use a splitter valve on your current tool line and you are ready to go. The air vest does the rest; continuously dousing you with dry, refrigerated air. These products are preferred in very hot and/or humid conditions. (note: you would need a very long hose to use this vest on our goldwings, just thought I would throw that in!!! )
So there you have it. Ways to try and beat the heat and still enjoy your hobby of motorcy-cling. Just remember to follow all the other hints for riding in the summer heat of hydration, frequent breaks and watching for sign and symptoms of heat stress not only for yourself…watch out for your fellow riders!
AS ALWAYS RIDE OFTEN, RIDE HARD BUT MOST OF ALL RIDE SMART
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10 TIPS TOBEAT DEHYDRATION WHILE RIDING
1. Don’t drink too much alcohol the night before a ride. It has a diuretic effect which
means it causes you to urinate more water than you take in which means you are los-
ing fluid. And you can’t counteract that by drinking lots of water because most of it
will go out in your urine. Obviously, don’t drink alcohol while you are riding!
2. Start drinking water as soon as you wake and keep sipping water right up until you
get on your bike. It takes about half an hour for water to reach your muscles. Guzzling
water just before a ride is not good as it can make your stomach to cramp.
3. Keep covered in air-flow motorcycle clothing. Wear ventilated motorcycle clothing.
Leathers may protect you better in a crash, but they create a “microclimate” which
impairs your ability to lose heat. As a result you will produce more sweat to decrease
your core temp. Instead, wear a flow-through jacket. There are heaps of options on the
market. Make sure they have vents in the back so the air flows through. Also, loosen
the sleeves so you get plenty of air on your wrists which have a lot of blood vessels
close to the skin to effectively cool you down. However, be aware that a flow-through
jacket cools you down because it is drying the sweat off your skin which can lead to
dehydration. Don’t be fooled by your level of coolness; you still need to keep drink-
ing.
4. Don’t be tempted to remove your jacket in the heat! Exposed skin may feel cooler,
but that’s because the sweat is evaporating quicker, but that is just making you more
dehydrated. And while your skin feels cool, you’ll be tricked into staying in the sun
longer which leads to sunburn. That also leads to dehydration because your body
needs water to repair and renew damaged skin.
5. Camelbak reduces dehydration. Get a Camelbak or other brand of water-dispensing
unit so you can continue to take small sips of water while you are riding. I’ve seen
riders on GoldWings and other big touring bikes with cup holders so they can take
slurps from a water bottle. Some people don’t like Camelbaks because the water gets
hot, but the temperature of the water doesn’t affect dehydration.
6. Stop more often than usual and hang out in the shade or in an air-conditioned cafe.
Since you are drinking lots of fluids, you will probably need to stop anyway!
7. While you’re stopped, have a coffee, but take it easy. No need to swear off your fa-
vorite caramel latte, but avoid excess coffee. That also goes for caffeinated drinks
such as Red Bull. High levels of caffeine have a diuretic effect just like alcohol.
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10 TIPS (CONTINUED)
8. While having a coffee break, avoid having too many sweet cakes, donuts and muffins.
Sugar can dehydrate you if it gets to very high levels in your blood. This can happen if
you are a diabetic, take certain medications or have an infection or some organ diseases.
Sugar causes your kidneys to produce more urine to eliminate the sugar, leading to de-
hydration. Likewise, don’t drink too many sugary drinks. Best to stick to plain water,
real fruit juices with no added sugar or drinks such as Gatorade that replace salts and
minerals lost in sweat.
9. We’ve talked a lot about urine and it’s important that you monitor the color. It should be
a straw color. If it’s too dark, you are dehydrated.
10. Sweat also depletes your body of sodium and if it becomes too low, it can cause many
of the same symptoms as dehydration. The average diet probably has enough sodium,
but it’s good to have a little bit of salt on your meals or drink sports drinks that have a
sodium supplement. However, beware of sports drinks with caffeine and sugar.
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Our Motto... “Share the Road!”
Our Mission... “To Facilitate A Reduction In Motorcycle Crashes With Other Motor Vehicles.”
Vernon and Pat Watts Chapter Z
Motorcycle Awareness Division
By now everyone has their motorcycles out and about enjoying the weather and riding. Missouri weather as we all know is so changeable, so here are a few tips to remember for your rides. Riding in the rain: Aim for smooth control. Be careful with your brakes and throttle but balance your grip. When your riding in the rain aim to complete your turns before you accelerate. Also avoid last minute reactions whenever possible. In the wet weather you must plan ahead to determine when you will need to accelerate or brake. Using engine braking for corners and junctions will reduce the risk of skidding. Obstacles to watch out for in rainy riding: Slick concrete surfac-es, manhole covers, railroad tracks, puddles, potholes, and oil spills.
Riding in Hot weather: Stay hydrated, take plenty of water breaks. You should avoid caffeine and sugar drinks that add to dehydration. Dress appropriate-ly keep as much of your body covered as possible. Skin exposed to the sun will evaporate water faster than covered skin. Plus uncovered skin burns. Open the vents in your helmet to increase air flow. And use lip balm for your lips. Watch for signs of heat related illness like heat ex-haustion, heat stroke, or heat cramps can happen to anyone. Some riders use cooling vest to help stay cooler also cooling neck wraps are nice too.
As a group on a ride we watch out for each other make sure when its just you and your co-rider you both do the same.
As always friends ride smart and safe
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Dinner Ride
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June 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Z Meeting
2 3 4 MO District
Rally—
Branson
I Meeting
5 MO District
Rally—
Branson
6 MO District
Rally—
Branson
7 MO District
Rally—
Branson
8
W2 Meet-
ing
9
Kim Lopez
10
Ed Bechler
Sara Gib-
son
11
KZ/Carla
Zigaitis
12 13
14
Giant City
S.P.
15 16
Z Dinner
Ride
17
KZ Zigaitis
18
P Meeting
19 20
Wings at
the Drive
In
21
Father’s
Day
22 23
RFK Fund-
raiser
24
Jim/Pam
Bolding
25 26 27
Jonathan/
Connie
Jones
28
Dave Uebel
Papa Vito’s
Pizza Ride
29
Eric Brand
30
June 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Z Meeting
2 3 4 MO District
Rally—
Branson
I Meeting
5 MO District
Rally—
Branson
6 MO District
Rally—
Branson
7 MO District
Rally—
Branson
8
W2 Meet-
ing
9
Kim Lopez
10
Ed Bechler
Sara Gib-
son
11
KZ/Carla
Zigaitis
12 13
14
Giant City
S.P.
15 16
Z Dinner
Ride
17
KZ Zigaitis
18
P Meeting
19 20
Wings at
the Drive
In
21
Father’s
Day
22 23
RFK Fund-
raiser
24
Jim/Pam
Bolding
25 26 27
Jonathan/
Connie
Jones
28
Dave Uebel
Papa Vito’s
Pizza Ride
29
Eric Brand
30
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2015
Calendar of Activities
June 1 Chapter Z Meeting / Arnold, MO
June 4-6 Missouri District Rally / Branson, MO
June 14 Giant City State Park Picnic Ride / Makanda, IL
June 16 Chapter Z Dinner Ride / TBD
June 20 Wings at the Drive In / Belleville, IL
June 23 Ride For Kids Fundraiser - Culver’s / Arnold, MO
June 28 Papa Vito’s Pizza Ride / Belleville, IL
July 6 Chapter Z Meeting / Arnold, MO
July 12 Sammich Ride / TBD
July 18 River Road Ride - Wittmond Hotel / Brussels, IL
July 21 Chapter Z Dinner Ride / TBD
August 6-8 Region E Rally / Green Bay, WI
September 2-5 Wing Ding / Huntsville, AL
September 10-12 Switchback to Arkansas / Marble Falls, AR
September 26 2nd Annual Tri-Z Ride / Effingham, IL
October 10 Chapter Z’s Fall Festival / Arnold, MO
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Thanks to all of our Sponsors!
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By now everyone has