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In this issue:

Chapter Information 2

Calendars 4-5

Rider Education 6-7

Membership Enhancement 8

Advertisements 17-18

NOTE: Chapter Gathering—March 22nd at 7:30 PM at The Valley Ranch BBQ located - Hwy 249 & Spring Cypress

Hello Chapter G and Friends

Erin & I are looking forward to the spring weather that is right around the corner.

Did you know we have some routes saved on our group Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/GWRRATXGGroup/ files/

We have so many places close by that would make great ride destinations. March, April and May are our best riding months, let’s get out and enjoy them

In the meantime, let’s all get out and ride.

Philip & Erin

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Special points of interest:

Chapter G on the Web: www.gulfwings.com

Chapter G Facebook: GWRRA TX G Group

Texas District Website: www.gwrra-tx.org

GWRRA Website: www.gwrra.org

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The Gulf Wings Newsletter

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GWRRA Gulf Wings Chapter “G” Newsletter is

published by Chapter “G” Members.

Disclaimer: Articles, website addresses, maps, and

cartoons express the opinions of the authors and

do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the

Chapter Staff members or the membership. Chap-

ter “G” (Chapter) is not responsible for the accu-

racy of any facts stated in articles, website ad-

dresses or cartoons submitted. Chapter “G” as-

sumes no responsibility for the advertising con-

tent within this publication. All warranties and

representations made in articles, websites and

advertising content are solely that of the advertis-

er and any claims regarding its content should be

taken up with the author, webmaster, or advertis-

er. The Chapter assumes no liability with regard

to its advertisers including errors of information,

typographical errors, errors of omission, misprints

or failure to place advertising in this publication

except for the actual cost of such advertising or a

correction/retraction. Under no circumstances

shall the Chapter be held liable for incidental or

consequential damages, loss of business or ser-

vices, or any other liabilities unless otherwise

stated above.

Safe Miles for the year

2,193

As of March 1, 2018

Chapter G

Safe Miles


Officers:

Chapter Director: Philip Blair & Erin Gilligan - 832-244-9621 Email: [email protected] GWRRA # 201709 & 201709-01

Assistant Chapter Director: Tommy & Margie Nichols—832-722-9968 Email: [email protected] GWRRA # 356335 & 356335-01

Chapter Ride Coordinator/Educator: Ray Willis—281-703-6880 GWRRA #139228

Membership Enhancement: Jim & Teresa Cook 281-507-5277 Email: [email protected] GWRRA # 375888 & 375888-01

Officers: Asst. Membership Enhancement: Larry & Sally Dresch 832-654-6820 Email: [email protected] GWRRA# 358879 & 358879-01 Secretary/Treasurer: Glenn & Pat Belunek - 713-686-7258 Email: [email protected] GWRRA # 343562 & 343562-01

Team Members:

Couple of the Year: 2018 Glenn & Pat Belunek Email: [email protected] GWRRA #343562 &343562-01

Team Members: Newsletter Editor & Chapter of the Year Coordinator: Margie Nichols - 281-288-3946 Email: [email protected] GWRRA # 356335-01

Webmaster: Sam Belinoski - 713-557-4577 [email protected] GWRRA # 131632

YOUR CHAPTER G OFFICERS & TEAM MEMBERS

We meet here for rides

We meet

here for

monthly

Gathering

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Big Dates As of 3/1/2018

EVENT NAME LOCATION DATES CONTACT PHONE E-MAIL

Philip’s breakfast ride

Log Cabin Café Iola, TX

March 3

7:30 AM Philip Blair 832-244-9621 [email protected]

Sam’s ride to New Braunfels

New Braunfels April 20—22 Sam Belinoski 713-557-4577 [email protected]

Education Weekend

Texas A&M Campus Killeen, TX

March 10 & 11 Randy Reese [email protected]

District Rally Washington on

Brazos Brenham, TX

May 17, 18, 19 [email protected]

Wing Ding Knoxville, TN August 28—September 1

Register online or call

800-843-9460

Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Chapter G Ride Line: 281Chapter G Ride Line: 281Chapter G Ride Line: 281---469469469---880488048804

Thursday, March 22nd - 7:30 PM at

Valley Ranch BBQ

Thursday, March 22nd at 6:30 PMThursday, March 22nd at 6:30 PM Valley Ranch BBQValley Ranch BBQ

Prior to the Chapter GatheringPrior to the Chapter Gathering For April planningFor April planning

Anyone is invited to join the Team Meeting,Anyone is invited to join the Team Meeting, come give us your ideas for the Chapter... come give us your ideas for the Chapter...

Next Team Meeting THIS MONTHS

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Birthdays Anniversary

CB Burgess 3/14

Lee Scott 3/27

Terry Beavers 3/30

Larry & Sally Dresch 3/2

Mike & Cindy Smith 3/21

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April 2018

Birthdays Anniversary

Emma Schreckenbach 4/5

Mike Smith 4/13

No Anniversaries in April


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TEXAS RIDER EDUCATION UPDATE

March 2018

Randy and Kathy Reese [email protected] Chris Schoenthal [email protected]

1007 Parkcrest Ct., Pflugerville, Tx. 78660 2426 Greenwood Dr., Grand Prairie TX 75050

(512) 744-3635 (512) 848-3144 (972) 660-6286

February Education Weekend Being Planned (repeat)

As the new District staff has started planning for our District Rally in May, we had a lot of dis-

cussion on how to make it more fun for everyone. Several of us agreed that many rallies are

so filled with classes and seminars that there isn’t much time to actually ride and enjoy the

area. We have decided to offer statewide Education Weekends 1-2 times around Texas where

we will have 2-3 riding courses, several education, leadership, and MEC seminars, Motorist

Awareness courses and MFA/CPR classes. That way, our membership can get the training

they need and can enjoy riding and participating in FUN activities at the rally. Of course,

chapters can and should still hold training as their members need/request it and we will be

happy to help facilitate with you.

Our first weekend will be held March 10 & 11 in Killeen at the Texas A&M Central Texas Cam-

pus. Please poll your membership and if there is any specific course that you would like to

see offered, please email me or Chris Schoenthal with your ideas.

Rider Education Resource

Many of you know that Kathy is a skilled woman rider. She gets a lot of information to share

from

http://www.womenridersnow.com/pages/riding_right.aspx. It has a lot of good ideas. Check

it out!



EDUCATION SAFETY ARTICLE

Habit Strength

By definition, habit strength is “a function of the frequency with which an action has been re-peated in a stable context and has acquired a high degree of habitual automaticity”. In other words, do something the same way enough times and you don’t have to think about it to com-plete the task.

Think of your day-to-day activities as habits; virtually all behaviors are habits. Every time you brush your teeth or tie your shoes, you do it the same way out of habit and (usually) don’t have to think about it. That’s because you’ve been doing it for so long it comes naturally to do it the same way. Initially someone had to teach you the right way to do all these things. But what if they taught you incorrectly or you have been doing it wrong for so long that you have devel-oped a bad habit? I know that I for one have been scolded by my dentist in the past for not brushing properly.

Habit strength also relates to your riding skills and their development/maintenance. The stronger the habit, the more difficult it is to change or even to recognize that you do it. Think about how you handle stop and go traffic; do you consciously think about down-shifting or when (or when not) to put your feet down? How about driving into your driveway and garage? "It’s just second nature, I do it all the time." you say. That's a strong habit; is it a good or bad habit?

What if I ask you about delayed apex turns or where to look coming into a blind right hander or when you downshift/brake coming into an unfamiliar blind turn? Most people will answer differently, but here's a personal example. It took me over 3000 miles of riding my 1800 before I stopped downshifting coming into twisties. After years of riding my 1500, I naturally shifted to 4th when coming into curves. I know consciously that I don't need to do that as much, with the power/torque of the 1800, but occasionally I still catch myself doing it and have to fight this unnecessary habit. Can you say habit strength?

The following are the 7 worst habits that the MSF would like you to avoid.

1. Avoid entering corners too fast and braking deep into the turn. The (4) recommended basic steps in approaching and turning through a corner are: SLOW (down to a comfortable speed before entering the turn), LOOK (where you want to be going and as far into the turn as possible), PRESS (the inside bar to countersteer in the direction you want to go) and ROLL (on the throttle or at least keep it steady through the turn).

2. Putting your feet down before you come to a complete stop. Keep your feet on the pegs right up until it's time to stop - then, when you are almost completely stopped, set down your left foot so that you can still use the rear brake with your right foot.

3. Not squaring bars to the chassis when you come to a stop. To avoid a last minute wobble when you stop, keep looking straight ahead to help keep you bars straight.

4. Having low eyes . Means you're not looking far enough ahead. You should be constantly scanning far ahead at various intervals and don't fixate on anything for more than a split second.

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EDUCATION SAFETY ARTICLE (continued)

5. Not using the front brake enough (if at all). The front brake will provide most of your stopping power on most bikes and, apparently, a lot of self-schooled riders are afraid of do-ing an endo if they grab too much of the front. Proper braking technique involves a coordi-nation of the use of both brakes.

6. Using the "two finger" method of braking. When riding on the street, the correct method is to roll off the throttle and progressively squeeze the front brake with all four fingers.

7. Using poor lane position when riding in a group. Keep out of other rider's blind spots, keep in a staggered formation while riding in groups, allow room for unexpected maneu-vers and maintain maximum visibility.

I re-took the Advanced Rider’s Course a few months ago. I’ve been riding for over 50 years and yet initially had issues with some of the maneuvers. The instructor was all too happy to point out the causes for my problems and by the end of the session I was going through just fine. All I needed was someone to point out the bad habits, how to do it the correct way and practice. “It feels funny”, I would say about some of his suggestions. Sure it feels funny, it’s not the way I’d become accustomed to doing it.

Bad habits or good, they're just as strong. The stronger the habit, the more difficult it is to change it. Only learning the right way and with a lot of practice will make you a better rider. Which would you rather have working for you, riding habits/skills that can help avoid or get you out of a tight situation, or habits that lead to a bad situation?

Ride Safely; Ride Often!



Each month, every person who attends the

Chapter Gathering will get a yellow ticket.

The lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certif-

icate to the Valley Ranch BBQ.

February Winner— Steve Scott

Every participant in Chapter G is important to us. Please let us know if you

have suggestions or news you want to share with the Chapter. Just contact us

at [email protected]. We welcome your input!

The winner of the 50/25/25 drawing!

February Winner—Kim & Vickie Botkin

And Tommy & Margie Nichols

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Membership Enhancement By Jim & Teresa Cook 375888/375888-01

Hello Gulfwingers! Wow it’s March already and the weather is beginning to shape up nicely and with all the pollen floating around its a great time of the year to own a yellow Goldwing. I am especially glad to be part of Chapter G. We are fortunate to have such great friends to socialize and ride with and would like to take this opportunity to thank Phillip and Erin for taking charge of our Chapter continuing our tradition of great Chapter G lead-ership. I look forward to our rides and confident that we are going to have a great year. This is just the beginning of the riding season so in the words of Phillip... Let’s Go! Jim & Teresa Cook Membership Enhancement Coordinators

Birthdays Anniversary March CB Burgess 3/14

Lee Scott 3/27

Terry Beavers 3/30

Larry & Sally Dresch 3/2

Mike & Cindy Smith 3/21

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Assistant Director

We had two rides during February. Philip & Erin led a DQ ride on Feb. 4th and Sam led a ride to Coldspring for lunch on Feb. 15th. On the Sunday ride to DQ we had 9 bikes and 14 participants. Total safe miles 693

On the Thursday ride to Coldspring there were 4 bikes with 4 participants. Total safe miles 672

February was a pretty wet and cold month, so it wasn’t the best for riding.


Pictures from the DQ ride

Philip & Erin Blair

Joe & Tammy DeLuke

Jeff & Tina Terrell

Bob Grossman

Ray Willis

JJ Baker

Jim & Teresa Cook

Gene Mings

Tommy & Margie Nichols

No pictures from the

Coldspring ride but

participants were:

Sam Belinoski

Philip Blair

Gene Mings

Joe DeLuke

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Submitted by Margie Nichols

Newsletter Editor


Don't have a name tag? You can order one from these fine folks.

They are long time GWRRA members and

very active in their Florida Chapter. This one

is located on their website, under Custom

Name Badges/Name Badge 4 Line

WWW.THENGRAVER.COM ************************************************************************************************************* The following article was contributed by our Chapter Director, Philip Blair: Many of us are between 65 and death, this is an excellent list for aging. 1. It’s time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don’t just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dan-gerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital. Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring prob-lems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet. 2. Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren, and don’t feel bad spending your money on yourself. You’ve taken care of them for many years, and you’ve taught them what you could. You gave them an education, food, shelter and support. The re-sponsibility is now theirs to earn their own money. 3. Keep a healthy life, without great physical effort. Do moderate exercise (like walking every day), eat well and get your sleep. It’s easy to become sick, and it gets harder to remain healthy. That is why you need to keep yourself in good shape and be aware of your medical and physical needs. Keep in touch with your doctor, do tests even when you’re feeling well. Stay informed. 4. Always buy the best, most beautiful items for your significant other. The key goal is to enjoy your money with your partner. One day one of you will miss the other, and the money will not provide any comfort then, enjoy it together.

5. Don’t stress over the little things. You’ve already overcome so much in your life. You have good memories and bad ones, but the important thing is the present. Don’t let the past drag you down and don’t let the future frighten you. Feel good in the now. Small issues will soon be for-gotten.

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Article Continued: 6. Regardless of age, always keep love alive. Love your partner, love life, love your family, love your neighbor and remember: “A man is not old as long as he has intelligence and affection.” 7. Be proud, both inside and out. Don’t stop going to your hair salon or barber, do your nails, go to the der-matologist and the dentist, keep your perfumes and creams well stocked. When you are well-maintained on the outside, it seeps in, making you feel proud and strong.

8. Don’t lose sight of fashion trends for your age, but keep your own sense of style. There’s nothing worse than an older person trying to wear the current fashion among youngsters. You’ve developed your own sense of what looks good on you – keep it and be proud of it. It’s part of who you are. 9. ALWAYS stay up-to-date. Read newspapers, watch the news. Go online and read what people are saying. Make sure you have an active email account and try to use some of those social networks. You’ll be sur-prised what old friends you’ll meet. Keeping in touch with what is going on and with the people you know is important at any age. 10. Respect the younger generation and their opinions. They may not have the same ideals as you, but they are the future, and will take the world in their direction. Give advice, not criticism, and try to remind them that yesterday’s wisdom still applies today. 11. Never use the phrase: “In my time.” Your time is now. As long as you’re alive, you are part of this time. You may have been younger, but you are still you now, having fun and enjoying life. 12. Some people embrace their golden years, while others become bitter and surly. Life is too short to waste your days on the latter. Spend your time with positive, cheerful people, it’ll rub off on you and your days will seem that much better. Spending your time with bitter people will make you older and harder to be around. 13. Do not surrender to the temptation of living with your children or grandchildren (if you have a financial choice, that is). Sure, being surrounded by family sounds great, but we all need our privacy. They need theirs and you need yours. If you’ve lost your partner (our deepest condolences), then find a person to move in with you and help out. Even then, do so only if you feel you really need the help or do not want to live alone. 14. Don’t abandon your hobbies. If you don’t have any, make new ones. You can travel, hike, cook, read, dance. You can adopt a cat or a dog, grow a garden, play cards, checkers, chess, dominoes, golf. You can paint, volunteer or just collect certain items. Find something you like and spend some real time having fun with it. 15. Even if you don’t feel like it, try to accept invitations. Baptisms, graduations, birthdays, weddings, confer-ences. Try to go. Get out of the house, meet people you haven’t seen in a while, experience something new (or something old). But don’t get upset when you’re not invited. Some events are limited by resources, and not everyone can be hosted. The important thing is to leave the house from time to time. Go to museums, go walk through a field. Get out there.

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Article Continued: 16. Be a conversationalist. Talk less and listen more. Some people go on and on about the past, not caring if their listeners are really interested. That’s a great way of reducing their desire to speak with you. Listen first and answer questions, but don’t go off into long stories unless asked to. Speak in courteous tones and try not to complain or criticize too much unless you really need to. Try to accept situations as they are. Everyone is going through the same things, and people have a low tolerance for hearing complaints. Always find some good things to say as well. 17. Pain and discomfort go hand in hand with getting older. Try not to dwell on them but accept them as a part of the cycle of life we’re all going through. Try to minimize them in your mind. They are not who you are, they are something that life added to you. If they become your entire focus, you lose sight of the person you used to be. 18. If you’ve been offended by someone – forgive them. If you’ve offended someone - apologize. Don’t drag around resentment with you. It only serves to make you sad and bitter. It doesn’t matter who was right. Someone once said: “Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.” Don’t take that poison. Forgive, forget and move on with your life. 19. If you have a strong belief, savor it. But don’t waste your time trying to convince others. They will make their own choices no matter what you tell them, and it will only bring you frustration. Live your faith and set an example. Live true to your beliefs and let that memory sway them. 20. Laugh. Laugh A LOT. Laugh at everything. Remember, you are one of the lucky ones. You managed to have a life, a long one. Many never get to this age, never get to experience a full life. But you did. So what’s not to laugh about? Find the humor in your situation. 21. Take no notice of what others say about you and even less notice of what they might be thinking. They’ll do it anyway, and you should have pride in yourself and what you’ve achieved. Let them talk and don’t wor-ry. They have no idea about your history, your memories and the life you’ve lived so far. There’s still much to be written, so get busy writing and don’t waste time thinking about what others might think. Now is the time to be at rest, at peace and as happy as you can be! REMEMBER: “Life is too short to drink bad wine and warm beer.”


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From Texas District Directors

We are pleased to announce “GWRRA Texas District is a proud sponsor of

WINGERS-N-WAVES Caribbean cruise,” said Jim Woodul Texas District Director.

WINGERS-N-WAVES is largest Wingers cruise event in the world to the

Caribbean, Alaska and Europe. The Texas District cruise event will depart

Galveston, Texas on October 21, 2018 for 7 nights to the Exotic Caribbean. We

encourage all Texas Chapters to attend this exciting Wingers cruise. We are

lucky enough the cruise will depart our home state of Texas but Wingers from all

over the country and Canada will join the fun! You’ll enjoy private parties and

special events planned for the group!

You will have the opportunity to Win 7 days of ‘WOW’, all because of GWRRA

Texas District. You could win a cruise for two that will sail from Galveston, Texas

to Honduras, Belize City and Cozumel, Mexico! Please stay tuned for details of

how you can win the grand prize at our District Rally May 17-19, 2018 in Brenham,

TX.

You do not need a passport to go on the WINGERS-N-WAVES Caribbean cruise

if you are a US citizen. However, you will need an original Birth Certificate or a

certified copy along with your driver’s license or state ID.

You’re welcome to check out the WINGERS-N-WAVES annual event to Alaska

and Viking River Cruise. For full event details please go to

www.wingersnwaves.com or call (386) 299-7535 to reserve your cabin. There is

limited space so don’t delay your reservation. Hope to see everyone on the cruise!

Jim & Alvalin Woodul

Texas District Directors


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August 28—September 1, 2018 Register online or call 800-843-9460

Members: $40 Life Members: $20 Full Preregistration

- Must be postmarked before July 23, 2018 -

4-day pass to indoor Trade Show

4-day pass to Demo Rides on all participating manufacturers' bikes (subject to availability)

Wing Ding Welcome Party

Access to Seminars and Parades

Access to Opening and Closing Ceremonies

Optional dinner and priority seating prior to free Entertainment Event

Access to free Evening Entertainment Event

Souvenir Event Pin and Pocket Guide

Exclusive opportunities for tours, dinners and other ticketed events

Numbered armband for chance at thousands of dollars in amazing prizes!

Precision Drill Team Exhibitions and other performances Optional Rider Education Safety Courses, CPR


To make a reservation, please call

865-342-9191 Do not call the hotels directly

All reservations must be made through

Visit Knoxville in order to receive the discounted group rates.

Business hours are Monday –Friday, 8:30 AM –5:00 PM EST.

[email protected]

www.visitknoxville.com/housing

mailto:[email protected]


Please Note:

Thanks to all those businesses advertising or contributing to the Newsletter. We are still looking for businesses wanting to put an ad here and it doesn’t have to be a full page ad, so if you know anyone who would like to use our Newsletter to advertise, please contact one of the Chapter G Officers as noted on Page 2.

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