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CHAPTER FL1-H2 CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS REGION A ORLANDO, FL.

Shrader Region A Directors Jim & Sue Jackson Senior District Directors Bill &

District Director East Central Florida Cliff Hotchkiss...407.883.

4667 nvandame@verizon.net 1100 1000 NOVEMBER 2017 H2 Website http://www.fl1h2.

com FL1-H2 Chapter Officers Chapter Director Cliff Hotchkiss...407.883.

com Assistant Chapter Director OPEN Treasurer /Chapter Educator Paul McCauley.

net COY 2004/2010 Motorist Awareness Coordinator OPEN Membership Enhancement

228.6379 judyrubino@att.net Sunshine Team Kay Ethridge.......407.889.

1 CHAPTER FL1-H2 CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS REGION A ORLANDO, FL. Directors of GWRRA Ray & Sandi Garris Deputy Directors GWRRA, East Bob & Nan Shrader Region A Directors Jim & Sue Jackson Senior District Directors Bill & Gina Berry bgberry93@tampabay.rr.com. Asst. District Director East Central Florida Cliff Hotchkiss chotchkiss@cfl.rr.com District Rider Educator Rick & Pam Northrop ricknorthrop13@yahoo.com District Leadership Trainers Norm & Maggie Van Dam nvandame@verizon.net NOVEMBER 2017 H2 Website District FL1-H2 Chapter Officers Chapter Director Cliff Hotchkiss chotchkiss@cfl.rr.com Assistant Chapter Director OPEN Treasurer /Chapter Educator Paul McCauley mccpauley@aol.com Ride Coordinators OPEN Newsletter Editor Dale & Helen Raesly daleraesly@bellsouth.net COY 2004/2010 Motorist Awareness Coordinator OPEN Membership Enhancement Coordinators OPEN Couple of the Year Webmaster Judy Rubino judyrubino@att.net Sunshine Team Kay Ethridge roadcaptainh2@gmailcom COY /25/25 OPEN Shopkeepers Eric & Christina Peterson Peterson-family-2012@hotmail.com Valkyrie Trike Chapter Gathering First Saturday of each month 5:00PM at Perkins Restaurant 6425 University Blvd Winter Park, Fl. Inside this issue: Chapter Director 2 Safety Article 3 Fla GWRRA Events 4 Members Corner 6 FOR SALE 5 DISTRICT 7,8 NOVEMBER Calendar 9 DECEMBER Calendar 10

PAGE 2 CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS Chapter Director: Hello to my H2 family. Our summer break is over and it s time to get back to our usual activities.

I was around when they started and it s been a fun time. Who can forget being pelted with all of those little packages of M&Ms? The event is scheduled for Nov.

This will be a really FUN event, so plan on coming along. Several of us attended the final Southeast Region A Rally recently.

2 PAGE 2 CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS Chapter Director: Hello to my H2 family. Our summer break is over and it s time to get back to our usual activities. We ll start off with only a few things on the calendar, since we are fast approaching the holidays. On the calendar for this month is a ride to the Chapter FL1-M 35 th Anniversary. I was around when they started and it s been a fun time. Who can forget being pelted with all of those little packages of M&Ms? The event is scheduled for Nov. 11 th and we ll meet at the Princeton Commerce Center. Kickstands up will be at 8:00 AM. You need to preregister, so go to their web site and get the flyer ASAP. This will be a really FUN event, so plan on coming along. Several of us attended the final Southeast Region A Rally recently. I say final, because as of January 1 st the regions are being removed from our association. Change is inevitable and Phoenix has decided that this is a change that needed to be made. The rally was held at the Lakepointe State Park in Eufaula Alabama. It s a great sight and I hope there will be some events there in the future. Especially Alabama District Rallies. There were around 750 attendees and 17 vendors on site. Add in a terrific dinner on Thursday evening and the usual events like a costume contest and talent show and we were well entertained. The weather was beautiful except for it being quite chilly Sunday morning as everyone was heading home. All in all a super weekend. Be sure to put the Tire Kicks on your calendar on the on 11/10 and 11/24. Good food at King s Smokehouse and friends to chat with. As I mentioned earlier, there are changes coming the first of next year. The home office is working on this at this time. While rumors have been leaking out for awhile, we have been cautioned that nothing is written in stone, as of yet, so we ll pass things on, as they become available. Stay tuned. Well that looks like all I have for this time. Ride safe, keep smiling and HAVE FU N. Cliff Hotchkiss Fill-In CD ADD FL1-G, FL1-H2 and FL1-W "Please patronize our advertisers. We appreciate their sponsorship. Motorcycle trailer at Region A Rally in Eufaula and Helen working Games at Region A Rally.

3 ORLANDO, FL. PAGE 3 by Jerry Palladino (MOTORMAN) Last week at one of my citizen's classes, I had 10 enthusiastic riders, ready and raring to improve their skills. I always start them off with the slow cone weave, which consists of 6 cones in a straight line set at 12' apart. This is a great exercise to get the riders used to turning the handlebars quickly from side to side to avoid hitting the cones. It also teaches the rider where their focus needs to be, which is on the very last cone in the line. This exercise also simulates obstacle avoidance, such as, in a case where a truck in front of you drops his load and you must weave around the obstacles. Generally, it takes the average rider 5 or 6 runs through before they can complete the exercise without hitting any cones. But, on this day, I tried something a little different. In an effort to teach the students that the proper techniques for riding are mainly in your head. In other words, mind over matter. Instead of using 12" traffic cones, I placed 6 tennis balls, cut in half on the ground. Still set of course at 12' apart. I then stood down at the end of the line and told the riders to focus on me at about my eye level and not to look down at the tennis balls. Every rider made it through the weave without running the tennis balls over. I had them perform about 5 runs through the exercise. I then placed the 12" traffic cones on top of the tennis balls and had them run the exercise again. Low and behold, every rider struck at least one of the cones. They all swore that the cones were set closer together than the tennis balls, even though they saw me place the cones right on top of the balls. It took another 5 or 6 runs through the exercise before all the riders could complete the cone weave successfully. Thus proving, that it was all in their head. The exercise hadn't changed one bit. What was actually happening of course, was that they were now looking at the cones and of course, wherever you look, that's where the motorcycle will go, so the riders struck the cones. Once I convinced them of this fact, and got them to focus on me standing at the end of the line, they breezed through the slow cone weave without error. I then set up the U-turn exercise at 24'. I had the riders turning to the left. I removed the right side line of cones so the riders could not see the actual edge of the 24'. All the riders made it through turning their bikes in 24' or less. A few were even able to make the turn in less than 20'. As soon as I put the line of cones on the 24' mark, once again, everyone had difficulties making the U-turn. It appeared to them that the size of the U-turn had been reduced. Once I explained to them that they had all made the U-turn previously in well less than 24' and repeatedly told them not to stare at the cones on the 24' line, they once again were able to make the U-turn with no problem. The moral of the story is, focus only where you want the motorcycle to go. If you look at the edge of the road or the curb when making a tight U-turn, you will surely hit it. If instead you focus where you want the bike to go, you'll make that turn every time. Remember, motorcycling is 90% mental and 10% physical.

4 PAGE 4 Florida GWRRA Events 2017 Nov 11 FL1-M 35th Anniversary Largo, FL 2018 Jan 1 First Ride of the Year Shrimps-R-Us Welaka FL Jan 6-7 Chapter Conference Altamonte Springs FL Jan 13 FL2-L Fireball s Star Wars Rally Auburndale, FL Feb 17 FL2-G Anniversary Chili Cookoff Fort Meyers FL Feb 24 FL2-A 40th Anniversary Lantana FL Mar FL District Gathering Quacker Dynasty Altamonte, FL April 28 FL1-K Chapter Rally - Reward Offered Flagger Beach, FL May 12 FL2-D Rally Taco Tuesday Barefoot Bay, FL Aug 29 Sept 2 Wing Ding 40 Knoxville, TN CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS Get Well wishes to anyone that needs them. Please keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers. by Jerry Palladino (MOTORMAN) Let's say you're in a parking lot on bike night cruising down the lanes looking for a spot to pull into. You find a spot on the right between a couple of other bikes and you make the 90 degree turn into the space. The problem is, as you put your feet down when you come to a stop, your handlebars are turned and you have to use the front brake. If you squeeze that front brake instead of grabbing it or snatching it, you won't have a problem. BUT, if you pull that brake in too quickly, you're going down. Not only will you damage your bike, but you'll hit the bike on your right, plus, your body will be caught between the two bikes and you could be hurt and suffer severe embarrassment. How can you avoid this situation, you must be asking by now? Well, there are two things you can do. The first and most common technique used by unskilled riders the world over, is to stop while the bike is at a 90 degree angle to the parking spot and duck walk the bike into the space. If you don't mind looking like an unskilled amateur rider, this technique works just fine. But, if you would rather ride like a PRO and not have to backup and go forward several times to get your bike aligned in the space, this is the technique you should use. It's called the DIP. Let me explain why this works so well. The further you lean a bike, the tighter the turn you can make. The rear tire tracks inside of the front tire with these two facts in mind, this is what you should do. If you want to turn right, first turn the handlebars to the left, let the bike lean to the left, then turn the bars to the right, let the bike lean to the right, straighten up the bike, and your in the parking space perfectly straight without duck walking or dragging your feet like some kind of sissy. Using this procedure, when you have to stop in the parking space, you will be able to use the front brake as you put your feet down because your handlebars will be pointed straight ahead. The dip will also help when you're turning right or left from a stop. To practice the dip, get up to 5 mph, stay in the friction zone, put a little pressure on the rear brake and turn your handlebars as far to the left and to the right as you can. You must let the bike lean from left to right. With a little practice, you should be able to scrape the boards as you dip the bike side to side. When you can touch those boards down, you've mastered the dip. NEWSLETTER AD PRICES 12mo 11mo 10mo 9mo 8mo 7mo 6mo 5mo 4mo 3mo 2mo 1mo Business Card Size $75.00 $66.75 $65.50 $56.25 $50.00 $43.75 $37.50 $31.25 $25.00 $18.75 $12.50 $6.25 Half Page Ad $ $ $ $ $ $87.50 $75.00 $62.50 $50.00 $37.50 $25.00 $12.50 Full Page Ad $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $83.33 $66.67 $50.00 $33.33 $16.67

ORLANDO, FL. PAGE 5 Items For Sale 4 SALE- 1975 Honda Goldwing. Red. Restored to appear like it just rolled off the showroom floor. Runs Great. Carbs recently rebuilt. Electronic ignition.

com 4 SALE 1989 Goldwing G1500 with 140,000 miles has been driven very little in the past 3 years. new tires completely serviced recently.

00 bike and trailer Call George Ellison at 407 340 0338 geoing@aol.

5 ORLANDO, FL. PAGE 5 Items For Sale 4 SALE Honda Goldwing. Red. Restored to appear like it just rolled off the showroom floor. Runs Great. Carbs recently rebuilt. Electronic ignition. Send me your and I will supply pictures. $ Contact Paul at or me at: mccpauley@aol.com 4 SALE 1989 Goldwing G1500 with 140,000 miles has been driven very little in the past 3 years. new tires completely serviced recently. Has dual battery electrical system, has every extra offered for this year bike, Loaded, Lights up like a Christmas tree with all LED lights. has always been garage kept.. Needs nothing but LOVE $ bike and trailer Call George Ellison at geoing@aol.com 4 SALE-2004 Goldwing 1800 Trike, with 2011 Hannigan conversion, mileage 77,000, garage kept, excellent condition, GPS, lots of extras. $19,500 or OBO. Phone or to leave message. FUN FACTS There is a species of Spider called the Hobo Spider ANIMALS in MOVIES or on TV S Z A I G E N T L E B E N O M B I M N W O D A H S W I L L Y A U T X I G C H A N C E F G R E B L O I N L B S M A D U M B O L M L A O I A O U K C I D Y B O M I E P P M F F R E P P I L F B E S T I B U A I K D O N A L D D U C K I M S B U G S B U N N Y D A L A L A S S I E S U O M E I N N I M Y A L A N C L A R E N C E A E T S S E H C U D U Y Y S S A S B R R E V L I S N O W B E L L M A A P E R D I T A T I M O N T Z B C M O T B E L T T I L T R A U T S C P U M B A L O O R E P M U H T W T R E G G I R T R A M P G Z J Bob& Sharon McNicol helping at the last Region A Rally APU BABE BALOO BAMBI BUGSBUNNY BULLET CHANCE CLARENCE DONALDDUCK DUCHESS DUMBO FLIPPER GENTLEBEN LADY LASSIE MILO MINNIEMOUSE MOBYDICK MUFASA NALA OTIS PERDITA PONGO PUMBA SASSY SCAR SHADOW SILVER SIMBA SNOWBELL STUARTLITTLE THUMPER TIMON TOM TRAMP TRIGGER WILLY

Birthdays NOVEMBER 2017 02 Bob McNicol 08 Joyce Long 09 Mary Brinson 12

6 PAGE 6 CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS MEMBERS CORNER MOTORCYCLE WISDOM To ride or not to ride? What a stupid question! Birthdays NOVEMBER Bob McNicol 08 Joyce Long 09 Mary Brinson 12 Sandy Ehmer 23 Jeff Micheals 29 Bob Fannin NOVEMBER Wayne & Theresa Stevison 30 Bob & Marie Fannin

ORLANDO, FL. Boom! Kapow! Zowie! BAM! Those words reflect how this year has been! It began with the District sponsored 1st Ride of the Year and has wrapped up with the final Region A rally.

As winter encroaches on most of North America we here in FUN Florida get to continue roaming the roads and highways!

7 ORLANDO, FL. Boom! Kapow! Zowie! BAM! Those words reflect how this year has been! It began with the District sponsored 1st Ride of the Year and has wrapped up with the final Region A rally. Between these two events you have had the opportunity to participate in more FUN than ever before. As winter encroaches on most of North America we here in FUN Florida get to continue roaming the roads and highways! Our winter GWRRA family have begun arriving and I m sure they are primed for our great weather! November s calendar shows FL1- M, Clearwater, having their 35 th Anniversary celebration on the 11th. These folks know how to have FUN and are ready to party down. Please give Curtis and Kim a heads up on how many from your chapter are attending. See you soon! January 1st, 2018 will be upon us soon! Put on your schedule the Shrimps R Us ride and start off the New Year with us! We give away all monies taken in on the 50/50 and the cost of eating goes to the restaurant. If you want to know about the changes coming to GWRRA as of 1/1/2018, the yearly Chapter Conference, January 6-7, at the Hilton/ Altamonte Springs is the place to be. Be in attendance and hear the real story for the coming year! Will we have all the answers? Let me say, we will answer any, and all, questions that have answers! The 2018 Chapter Conference takes on a new type of importance this coming year as we disseminate all the changes and happenings within our association. Also, the Chapter Conference is the time when financial reports must be turned in and 990 s completed. No chapter should go unrepresented at this annual business meeting and it is open to all members! Chapter Directors, the Chapter Conference is an approved expense from your Chapter funds. You are encouraged to bring as many folks as will come with you. You will receive an from us in regards to the numbers. Reservations for the Hilton can be made online. Go to for the link on the events tab. As stated earlier, the final Region A Rally was held on October in Eufaula Alabama at the Lake Point Lodge. PAGE 7 Jim and Sue Jackson, along with their staff, went out in tremendous fashion! Thank you to all that attended! It let the Florida District win Largest District in Region A and FL1-L2, Wesley Chapel, win Largest Chapter in attendance. Rick and Jan Meredith, Florida District Couple of the Year, did us proud at the Region A Couple of the Year selection, but were robbed! We get to say that since this is our newsletter! Congratulations to Phillip and Elaine Williams of Mississippi on being selected the 2018 Region A Couple of the Year! A special Thank YOU to our staff and members who worked in the many areas of the rally. Without all of you, these types of events could not happen! THANK YOU! The month of November provides us a special day of Thanksgiving. We hope all have a FUNtastic month and we want you to know we are Thankful every day for the FUN, fellowship, and honor of being your District Directors! Happy Thanksgiving! Bill and Gina Berry Florida Senior District Directors Ride safe...ride often...and always have FUN!

!!!!!!! As the holidays approach and the calendar fills, don't forget to check on upcoming ERC, TRC AND MFA classes to make sure you and your chapter take advantage of these opportunities.

8 PAGE 8 District Educators: What a month!!! Several rallies AND the FINAL REGION A RALLY. We barely had laundry time, let alone re-packing time. Our focus is still on distribution of the rest of the raffle tickets and several of you have requested some additional large orders. YEA YOU!!!!!!!! As the holidays approach and the calendar fills, don't forget to check on upcoming ERC, TRC AND MFA classes to make sure you and your chapter take advantage of these opportunities. My stay in the hospital was brief and very promising. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Remember to... Ride Safe, Ride Aware! Our Motto... "Safety is for Life" Our Mission... "To Save Lives Through Quality, World Class Education" Rick and Pam Northrop Senior District Rider Educators Cold weather is coming, make sure you dress properly when you ride, think layers CENTRAL FLORIDA WINGS Quacker Dynasty 39th Annual Florida District Gathering of Wings March Hilton Hotel 350 Northlake Blvd. Altamonte Springs (407) Group Code: GWRRA8 Remember no. 1 Rule, Have Fun

ORLANDO, FL. PAGE 9 November 2017 Letter on date is location of meeting place Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 FL1-H2 Gathering, Perkins Rest.

14 Team Mtg. Perkins Rest. 6425 University Blvd. 7:00PM 15 Retiree Ride Meat Ball Shoppe 7325 Lk.

9 ORLANDO, FL. PAGE 9 November 2017 Letter on date is location of meeting place Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat FL1-H2 Gathering, Perkins Rest., 6425 University Dinner 5:00pm Meeting 6:00pm FL2-D 6:00pm Tire Kick Kings Smokehouse 1340 Alafaya Trl Oviedo 6:00PM 11 Ride to FL1-M 35 year Celebration Meet@ Loc(B) LBO 8:00Am Team Mtg. Perkins Rest University Blvd. 7:00PM 15 Retiree Ride Meat Ball Shoppe 7325 Lk. Underhill Loc 11:30am FL2-N 6:00pm FL1-H 6:00pm Tire Kick Kings Smokehouse 1340 Alafaya Trl Oviedo 6:00PM 25 FL1-G 11:00am FL1-H2 Meeting Places A: Piedmont Plaza Parking Lot Apopka (436 & Wekiva Rd) B: Princeton Commerce Center (Princeton & 441, OBT) C: Krystal s (Rt. 50 (Colonial) & Rouse Rd) D: 7-11 at SR 419 & Hwy 17 92, Silkwood Ct. Longwood E: Dan s Restaurant (17-92 & SR 434) F: Publix Parking Lot corner Sr. 50 & Rt. 419 (Eastside)

PAGE 10 ORLANDO, FL. December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 FL1-H2 Gathering, Perkins Rest., 6425 University Dinner 5:00pm Meeting 6:00pm FL2-D 6:00pm 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 Team Mtg.

10 PAGE 10 ORLANDO, FL. December 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 FL1-H2 Gathering, Perkins Rest., 6425 University Dinner 5:00pm Meeting 6:00pm FL2-D 6:00pm Team Mtg. Perkins Rest University Blvd. 7:00PM 13 Ride to Jeremiah s Rest Mt. Dora Meet@ Loc(D) LBO 10:30Am Letter on date is location of meeting place Tire Kick Kings Smokehouse 1340 Alafaya Trl Oviedo 6:00PM Umatilla Xmas Parade, Meet@ Loc(D) LBO 7:00AM Bring candy to throw to children FL1-G 11:00am 17 Breakfast Ride 4B s Restaurant Meet@ Loc(D) LBO 8:00AM FL1-H 6:00pm FL1-H 6:00pm Tire Kick Kings Smokehouse 1340 Alafaya Trl Oviedo 6:00PM Dinner & Movie, New Years Eve Meet@ Cheese Cake Factory Winter Pk Mall 4:30PM Meeting Places A: Piedmont Plaza Parking Lot Apopka (436 & Wekiva Rd) B: Princeton Commerce Center (Princeton & 441, OBT) C: Krystal s (Rt. 50 (Colonial) & Rouse Rd) D: 7-11 at SR 419 & Hwy 17 92, Silkwood Ct. Longwood E: Dan s Restaurant (17-92 & SR 434) F: Publix Parking Lot corner Sr. 50 & Rt. 419 (Eastside) FL1-H2

FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE

FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE JUNE 2017 ISSUE 303 GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION, REGION A, FLORIDA DISTRICT Here it is June already and the heat is upon us, remember to keep hydrated. Best to