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RUBBER CITY RIDERS
August 2017
Chapter T Directors: Keith & Vickie Williams 330-794-6755
GWRRA National Directors: Anita & JR Alkire [email protected] Ohio District Directors: Rudy & Linda Copeland 937-498-1651 [email protected] GWRRA Region D Directors: Lloyd & Becky Glydewell 927-322-7156 [email protected] NE Asst District Directors: Roy & Becky Jones 330-717-9057 [email protected]
Chapter T Team
Chapter Educators Robert & Angela Williams 330-802-2429 [email protected]
MEC Keith & Vickie Williams 330-794-6755 [email protected]
Treasurer/Secretary Andie Dorsey 330-310-9779 [email protected]
Couple of the Year Bruce & Paula Barthol [email protected]
Ways & Means Jim & Julie Veneskey 330-212-3103 [email protected]
Webmaster Mike Dorsey 330-690-9156 [email protected]
Sunshine Mary Stephenson 330-704-5977 [email protected]
Reservations Chuck & Kathy Fishburn 330-715-8276 [email protected]
AMA Coordinator Gordon Costlow 330-655-5190 american_motorcycle_associates @chapter-t-oh.org
Technical Coordinator Rick Smith 330-417-1667 technical_coordinator @chapter-t-oh.org
Newsletter Editor Shelly Keller 330-524-1497 [email protected]
Public Relations Joe & Shelly Keller 330-524-1497 public_relations @chapter-t-oh.org
Monthly gathering 3rd
Tuesday of each month. Dinner at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
New Era Restaurant 10 Massillon Road Akron, OH
“Ohio Rides…Join us for the journey “
Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge
www.chapter-t-oh.org
GWRRA CHAPTER –T-OH
REGION D – OHIO DISTRICT
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CD’sCorner Keith & Vickie Williams
!?AUGUST!? Why is the summer going by so fast? Thank you Rick & Doreen for a very nice mystery ride. We had a great
turn out for the mystery ride and for our weekend trip and we would like to thank all of you for your participation in our
events. Our ride Saturday got a little long and real wet but you still said you had a great time. A really good meal at the
end certainly didn’t hurt . It was a learning experience for us and we will work on our planning for next time. Pictures
follow for each of these events. Upcoming events this month:
Aug 5 - Mystery Ride to be led by Mike & Mary. Meet at the McDonald’s on St Rt 44 (Rootstown), watch your
email for a time
Aug 8 - Dinner ride to Eadies Fish House (N. Canton)
Aug 10-12 - Region D / Michigan District Rally (Evart, MI)
Aug 13 - I-2 Corn Roast fundraiser (see flyer). Meet at the Chase Bank at the corner of Waterloo Rd & St Rt 44 to
leave at 1 p.m.
Aug 19 - Saturday breakfast ride – Top of the Viaduct (Massillon)
Aug 22 - Dinner ride to Carlos Trattoria (Hartville)
Aug 26 - Wing Nut Challenge organized by Joe & Shelly
Aug 29 – 9/2 Wing Ding (Grapevine, TX)
Save the date events:
Sep 1 - Chapter M Bike Nite at the Canfield Fair – let us know if you would like to help park bikes, or you can just
show up to get into the fair (two for the price of one)
Sep 15-16 - Buckeye Time Out (Plain City)
Sep 16 - Saturday breakfast ride
Sep 23 - Mystery Ride to be led by Joe & Shelly
We are attaching a copy of a letter received from GWRRA regarding an increase in dues. Everyone should have received
it but FYI just in case
Mystery ride 7/15
Kinzua Bridge
Grand Canyon of the East
GWRRA CHAPTER T 2017 RIDE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE (rev 7/25/17)
JAN JUL
17 Chapter Gathering 8 NE Section picnic
20 Game night – Smith’s house 11 Dinner ride – Blue Fig (Alliance)
21 Medic First Aid recert (at G2 Mantua) 15 Mystery ride – Rick S
22 Medic First Aid basic (at G2 Mantua) 18 Chapter gathering
21-23 Ride to Kane PA
FEB 25 Dinner ride – Sean’s Pub (Garretsville)
3-4 Cabin Fever – Mohican State Park Lodge 29 Saturday breakfast
11 Game night – Mike & Andie’s house
17-18 Indiana Rendezvous AUG
21 Chapter Gathering 5 Mystery ride – Mike & Mary
24-25 Michigan Wingless Weekend 8 Dinner ride – Eadies Fish House (N Canton)
10-12 Michigan / Region D Rally (Evart, MI)
MAR 13 Ride to Chap I-2 Corn Roast Fundraiser
4 Chapter Y fundraiser (Mt Vernon) 15 Chapter Gathering
3-4 Chapter winter get-a-way 19 Saturday breakfast ride
10 Game night – Robert & Angela’s 22 Dinner ride – Carlo’s Trattoria (Hartville)
14 Dinner – Ido Bar & Grill 26 Wingnut Challenge – Joe & Shelly
18 G2 Chili Cook-Off / Auction 8/29-9/2 Wing Ding (Grapevine, TX)
21 Chapter Gathering
25 Chapter V fundraiser (Ashland) SEP
28 Dinner – Hacker’s 1 Chapter M Bike Nite (Canfield Fair)
12 Dinner ride – Ben’s Restaurant (Berlin Center)
APR 15-16 Buckeye Time Out (Plain City)
1 Spring Officers meeting 16 Saturday breakfast ride
11 Dinner – Uncle Tito’s Mexican Grill 19 Chapter Gathering
18 Chapter Gathering 23 Mystery ride – Joe & Shelly
22 Bowling & Dinner 26 Dinner ride – Mike’s Place
25 Dinner – Sammie’s Bar & Grill (Tallmadge)
29 / 30 ARC / TRC Nelsonville OCT
10 Dinner ride – Lembo’s
MAY 14 Saturday breakfast ride
6 C3 fundraiser (Strongsville) 17 Chapter Gathering
6 / 7 ARC / TRC Wilmington 24 Dinner ride – Brimfield Family Steakhouse
9 Dinner ride – Rose Villa ? Mystery ride
11-14 Indiana Spring Warm Up
13 OUR CHAPTER FUNDRAISER NOV
16 Chapter Gathering 14 Dinner – Canal Grille (Canal Fulton)
20 Saturday breakfast & Mystery Ride 21 Chapter Gathering
20 / 21 ARC / TRC Gallion 28 Dinner – Hartville Kitchen
21 Chapter B fundraiser (Mansfield)
23 Dinner ride – Chives (Alliance)
JUN DEC
3 / 4 TRC / ARC Kent - CANCELLED 9 Christmas Party
10 Saturday breakfast ride
13 Dinner ride – BJ’s Brewhouse (N Canton)
15-17 Buckeye Rally – Mansfield Fairgrounds
20 Chapter Gathering
24 Mystery ride – Mike & Andie
27 Dinner ride – Yours Truly (Hudson)
Technical Talk with Rick Smith
Article by: Jerry Smith /
November 2, 2015
Rainsuits 101: Staying Dry At Speed
Weather forecasting isn’t an exact science, and you get caught in the rain even during the summer. If you keep
riding through the fall and winter, you’ll learn what real rain is. You might have ridden through short showers,
but when you get caught in a sudden storm, or ride all day in a cold, steady drizzle, you’ll see how valuable a
good rainsuit is.
With rainsuits, size matters more than you might think. Most are available in sizes better suited to sumo
wrestlers than the average motorcyclist because they’re designed to fit over your riding gear, not to replace it.
When you try on a rainsuit, put on all the layers you’d wear if it got really cold, and then add your outer layer of
gear. The rainsuit should fit comfortably over everything. It’s better to be a little baggy if you subtract a layer
than to cut off your breathing if you add one. After you’re trussed up like a sausage, you have one more task—
sit on your bike to see if the rainsuit binds uncomfortably or restricts your movements enough to compromise
control of the motorcycle.
Tour Master Deluxe Rain Boot Covers in black
Check the details, like cuff, collar, and pant-leg closures. They should all have hook-and-loop tabs or stout
elastic bands that seal out water. Outer pockets need large flaps that batten down tightly, and pass-throughs to
the pockets in your pants and jacket should be hidden behind storm flaps or have waterproof zippers. Get vents
to keep you cool if the temperature goes up, and heat-resistant panels on the inside of the legs to prevent burns
from hot exhaust pipes.
The choice of a one-piece or two-piece suit is one of preference; both have strong and weak points. One-piece
suits lack the break at the waist of a separate top and bottom, and keep you drier in a deluge. They roll up and
pack smaller than a two-piece suit, saving luggage space. They’re harder to get in and out of, though, especially
if your outer layer is already wet. And if you damage a one-piece suit anywhere, the whole suit is toast.
Two-piece rainsuits are bulkier to pack, but they make up for it. They’re easier to get in and out of, especially if
you’re huddled under an overpass as traffic whizzes by. The jacket of a well-designed two-piece rainsuit has
enough overlap to protect the waist gap, and will keep you as dry as a one-piece unless you ride into a lake.
Bathroom stops tick another box in the two-piece advantage column. When you gotta go, you might not have
time to shuck out of a one-piece and hold it up off the rest room floor with one hand while you do what needs to
be done with the other.
Finally, basic biker black is a fair-weather style; for the gloomy skies that often accompany rainy weather, a
high-visibility rainsuit with reflective panels announces your presence from a distance to drivers with dirt-
smeared windshields and worn-out wiper blades.
Tour Master Elite 3.0
pant in black
Tour Master Sentinel
pant in black
Secretary Report –July 18, 2017 Meeting
Meeting was called to order by Keith Lewis who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Meeting was attended by 20 members and
12 guests from I2/M/G2
Mystery Ride – Thanks to Mike and Andie for leading ride on June 24 which ended at Berlin Farmstead. Five Bikes/Eight
People attended. Thanks to Rick and Doreen for leading a ride on July 15 which ended at Quaker Steak and Lube in
Vermilion. Eleven Bikes and one Car/21 People attended. Next ride will be August 5 led by Mike and Mary
The ride to Kane, PA is July 21-23, leaving at 3:30pm from BP station in Rootstown. 10 couples are planning to attend.
July 29 – Breakfast ride. Meet at Circle Restaurant in Deerfield at 9am with a couple of hour ride starting at 10am
August 10-12 – Region D/ Michigan Rally in Evart, Mi. Corn Shucking contest. Sears Food Pantry – canned goods.
Concert after closing ceremony
Aug 13 – I2 Corn Roast starting 2pm at Southington
Aug 19 – Breakfast Ride – details forthcoming
Aug 20 – Bikers for Boobs
Aug 26 – Wing Nut hosted by Joe and Shelly (combined with Steak Fry)
Sept 1 – Canfied Fair Biker Night. Note: it is Friday Night. Gates open at 3pm. $8/bike. T-Shirts are also for sale.
Sept 15-16 Buckeye Time Out. .
Upcoming Tuesday dinners – 7/25 Sean’s Pub in Garretsville, 8/8 Eddie’s Fish House in North Canton, 8/22 Carlos
Trattoria in Hartville
Sunshine – See separate article for details
Education – Robert said as you hear about the up-coming changes in GWRRA, note that our chapter is already following
the new format. Adding Ride Coordinator. He talked about a group who was going on a ride and two Shiny Side Up
activities were planned before the ride.
ADD – Becky and Roy talked about Canfield Fair – it is Friday Night this year. Thanked all who attended NEO Section
Picnic. GWRRA will be eliminating Regions – there are now 40% less chapters than in the past. There are now only 25
chapters in Ohio. The OCP training for Sept 30th has been cancelled.
Keith closed the meeting – next meeting is Tuesday, Aug 15th
Secretary’s Report :
By Andie Dorsey
SunShine Page
Mary Stephenson
Birthdays: Anniversaries:
8/1 Rick S 8/5 Jim & Julie
8/11 Paula B 8/16 Robert & Angela
8/15 Diane P 8/21 Bruce & Paula
8/20 Delsie P 8/27 Chuck & Kathy
8/28 Beth D 8/30 Mike & Mary
Newsletter Editor
Shelly Keller
COMBINED
2017 WINGNUT CHALLENGE & STEAK FRY:
AUGUST 26, 2017
START FROM THE TRI-COUNTY PLAZA
(LAKEMORE PLAZA)
10:00 A.M.
The Wingnut Challenge is one of the best Chapter T rides that we do every year. This ride
started way back when, even Fred and Peg couldn’t remember the exact date, but it has stood
the test of time. It used to be said that at the end of the ride there would be a divorce attorney
and a marriage counselor for any and all that needed their services by the end of the ride. You
see, it seems that it is difficult for most to get through the Challenge and still be speaking to
each other. For this year’s Wingnut Challenge, we will try to make it fun, but not hard and
continue this legacy for another year. I hope you can all come out to ride the Challenge!
Please bring a covered dish or dessert and we will transport it to the end location.
Keith and Vickie will have more details on the steak fry at the August gathering.
Jim & Julie Veneskey
WAYS & MEANS
G2 - Mantua - Gateway Wings - Meet 3rd Saturday of the month at 7pm at Mantua Civic Center 11670 Mantua Ctr. Rd.,
Mantua.
H2 - Cleveland - North Shore Wings - Meet 4th Sunday of the month at 1:30pm at Warrensville Hts. Public Library, 4415
Northfield Rd., Warrensville Hts.
I2 - Warren - Meandering Wings - Meet 1st Thursday of the month at 5:30pm for dinner, 6:30pm for meeting at Sunrise
Inn Restaurant 510 E. Market , Warren.
M - Austintown - Buckey Travelers - Meet 4th Saturday of the month at 4pm for dinner, 5pm for meeting at Bedford
Trails Golf Course & Restaurant, 713 Bedford Rd, Lowellville..
V2 - Wintersville - Ohio Valley Wings - Meet 2 Tuesday of the month at 6pm for dinner, 7pm for meeting at Roadhouse,
565 Wells Ave, Wellsville.
Z - Painesville - Covered Bridge Wings - Meet last Wednesday of the month at 7pm at Perry Family Restaurant 2736
North Ridge Rd., Painesville.
Thanks to our 2017 Auction Sponsors
Thanks to all the chapter members who
helped make our auction a success
1315 Edison St. NW Hartville, OH 44632 Phone 330-877-3631
Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Closed Sunday www.hartvillehardware.com [email protected]
Dan White – Sales Representative
10 Massillon Rd
Akron, OH 44312 330-784-0087
http://www.thenewerarestaurant.com [email protected] Family Owned Since 1932
email: [email protected] - Lembos.com Bringing Families Together Since 1964
416 Erie Street North, Massillon, OH
330-833-2672 www.ErieStreetLeather.com
We Repair Leather Apparel Too.
Thanks to our 2017 Auction Sponsors
3975 Cascades Blvd. Brimfield, OH 330-678-4800
330-673-6501 www.mikesplacerestaurant.com Mon-Thurs 6am-11pm,
Fri-Sat 6am-12am, Sun 7am-10pm A Unique Drinkery And Eatery Since 1987
635 3rd St NW, Massillon, OH 44647
(330) 879-9910 Open M-F noon-5pm
Splash n’ Dash Car Care Center 3673 Massillon Rd Uniontown, OH 44685
(330) 896-0125 [email protected]
http://splashanddashofgreen.com
1410 Medina Rd, Medina, OH 44256
(330) 239-1926
4441 Whipple Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44709
(330) 492-2320
August 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Happy B Day
Rick S
Mike & Mary’s mystery ride
Jim & Julie
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Eddies Fish House
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Paula B
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I-2 Corn Roast Chapter T Gathering
Happy BDay
Diane P
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Breakfast Ride
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Bruce & Paua
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Mike & Mary