Summer at Last! Time to Ride!

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1 Volume 18 Issue 5 May 2018 GWRRA Maryland / Delaware District Eastern Shore Road Riders Chapter Maryland L Easton MD GWRRA Change-we no longer have Regionsand Maryland district now includes Delaware. Summer at Last! Time to Ride! We Meet the Second Sunday of the Month Location: Denny s in Easton, MD. Time: Breakfast 8:00 AM Meeting at 9:00 AM GWRRA Motto Our Officers are: Chapter Director: Jeff McCarter, mccarter@4-shore.net, Asst. Chapter Director/ MEC : Ken Groves, kfgroves@comcast.net, Treasure: Paulette Horton, paulette226@gmail.com, Rider Educator: Danny Horton, candyorange18@gmail.com, Newsletter : Ken Groves Web Design: Danny Horton 1

2 Message from our Chapter Director Jeff Rider Education By Jeff McCarter Spring Tune Up Motorcycles are meant to be ridden and no matter how well you put it up for the winter it will require some extra attention after sitting idle for a long time such as in the spring. Those that are not able to do their own maintenance should use a qualified shop to do a thorough check up. If you do your own maintenance or you just want to be able to ask your mechanic a list of items to see if he did them, to keep him on his toes, read on Begin with looking under your machine before you move it from storage, any leaks evident? Now the work begins, use the new GWRRA N17 Vehicle inspection sheet to track items as you go. Can t say enough about inspecting your tires visually over their entire surface on a regular basis. Look for cuts, cords showing, and other surface imperfections, inspect the tread depth, the wear indicators can help you decide if the depth is adequate. That back tire is mostly hidden, use the center stand and get down there to inspect. Get the pressures corrected while you are there. While on the center stand give your side stand a look over, including the safety switches if you have them on your stand. All your controls should be checked. Inspect fluids in clutch and brake reservoirs, do the switches for brake and cruise control activate at the proper points. Does the throttle snap back when released and are the cables adjusted correctly? Inspect all cables especially where they rub against other objects for wear and lubricate if necessary. Turn the handlebars and watch your cables for any that may bind and verify the steering bearings are good. Operate all the controls for lights and verify working properly. I use a rope to activate my handlebar brake, if I don t have help, and verify if all brake lights work. Check all the fluids, make sure you do this by the method the manufacture says to do it, you may need to warm up the engine first to check the oil for instance. Check the suspension. Inspect that the brake hoses move freely if you bounce your suspension. Inspect the frame to the best of your ability, especially if you trailer with you bike. Consider perhaps removing as much plastic as you can and get on eye on hidden locations, especially welds. You can go as far as you wish in your spring check, I know one friend who found a mouse nest in his air cleaner, expect the unexpected. Next your bike needs to have all that dust cleaned off, use this cleaning to pull and tug on parts and verify fasteners are all nice and tight while you go over all the surfaces. This is often the time I find problems before they become bad, is while cleaning. Pull your gear out. Helmet liners usually unclip, and you can wash them and inspect them. Also find the manufacture date stamp in your helmet, is it time to replace it due to age? The rest of your gear, check the zippers, fasteners, etc. and if that rain gear hasn t been out in a while give it a look over, spring is known for showers. Your safety may depend on this gear, replace or upgrade anything you deem necessary. When purchasing research the safety rating method on the items and try to buy items in bright colors if possible. Now one more item to get ready for the season, YOU. Your skills diminish without use, so gear up and take your bike out to a safe location and practice quick stops, swerving, and slow maneuvers. This will also verify your bike is up to the task. Ride Safe, Jeff 2

3 Message from your ACD/MEC Ken Well Hilton and I made it back from the 40 to Phoenix ride. Another great ride, with 2 different cities along the way. We meet the group in Asheville, and we had an extra day to visit the Biltmore Estate Built as a French Chateau, with 255 rooms, 43 bathrooms and much more. Then the next stop was Nashville, but we didn t get to see much of downtown. We did have a nice ride thur Maggie Valley then to Cherokee NC, where we saw Elk. The police in town had to stop traffic for them. They have been reintroduced back to NC. Beautiful animals, but don t hit one. Much bigger than a deer. This was a nice change from past years, but for next year it s back to previous cities and stops. After leaving Phoenix we went to Bryce Canyon in Utah-this is another great place to visit. Then we headed north to I70 and came home from there. Also please join our Texting # To join, send a text to the number In the message field type: joinmdl 3

4 Pictures from 40 to Phoenix 4

5 Our Ride schedule is below-changes are possible Sat May 5 Sun May 6 Fun Day at MD B Temple Hills. 9am 3PM Flyer was sent out with information. Bike fest at Rock Hall Sat May 12 Sun May 13 Sat/Sun May 19/20 Sat May 26 Sat/Sun June 2/3 Sun June 10 MD-L sponsored District ride. Will meet at WAWA 12PM Eat at Old Salty s MD-L Gathering at Denny s ARC class in Hagerstown, MD Chapter ride to Newark, MD-Queponco Railroad Station then dinner at Barbely s Meet at WAWA in Easton at 3PM Chapter Fundraiser Rock Hall Triathilon Chapter Fundraiser-Eagleman Ironman Meet at McDonalds 6am For other possible rides or events please go to our web site under Updated Google Calendar 5

6 Birthday and Anniversary greetings to all those celebrating this month and Next May 1 May 4 May 5 May 11 May 17 June 1 June 23 Spanky Barth Robbie Callis Paulette Horton Charles Lazarus Brad Strand Jerry Rollyson Ken & Sheila Groves Anniversary (48th) If you would like to receive a B-Day or Anniv. card please send me your dates(no year ) just Mo & Day. There are quite a few that haven t put their B-Dates in your files, so please me at Kfgroves@comcast.net Maryland Chapter L Coming UP Sat/Sun June 2-3 our Chapter Fund Raiser at Rock HallMD. 6

7 Calendar for Other Chapter Gatherings Maryland /Delaware District Chapter Meetings-Time and Places Chapter B 3 rd Saturday 8-11 Golden Corral 1001 Shoppers Way, Largo, MD Chapter C 2 nd Sunday 8-11 Golden Corral, 6701 Chesapeake Center Dr. Glen Burnie, MD Chapter F 2 nd Saturday 8-11 Golden Corral, Valley Mall Rd, Hagerstown, MD Chapter H 4 rd Sunday 8-12 Golden Corral, 706 South Philadelphia Blvd, Aberdeen, MD Chapter I 1 st Sunday 9-12 Wicomico Shores Golf Course, Aviation Yacht Club Rd, Mechanicsville Rd, MD Chapter J 3 rd Sunday 8-12 Bob Evans, 4308 NW Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD Chapter L 2 nd Sunday 8-10 Denny s Easton, 8493 Ocean Gateway (Rt50) Easton, MD DE-Chapter A Last Sat of Month 40 s Diner 1705 Pulaski Hwy Bear DE 9AM DE-Chapter B 1st Sat of Month Pizza King 300 W. Stein Hwy, Seaford, DE 8AM 7