MAPLE CITY WINGERS GWRRA Region D Michigan Chapter W The Chapter W TEAM Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Assistant Chapter Directors OPEN Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Secretary Pat Szymanski (517) 263-4196 Treasurer Deb Bailey (517) 436-3735 Member Enhancement Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Our busy Riding Season has begun! Our first stop, since the last newsletter was Spring Warm Up, the Indiana Rally. Patti & I were honored, and proud to carry the Michigan flag at the front of the light parade, (right after the US Flag and Indiana Flag) So once again thank you! - Chapter W for selecting us as your couple of the year and providing us with the opportunity to represent Michigan. On the way home from Indiana, we stopped by Cabella s and found some of our Members selling Bike Tickets. Thank You to all the members who sold Newsletter Editors (517) 902-9893 Wing News Reporter Suzy Stoddard (517) 263-7754 Brag Book Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Sunshine Person Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Goodies Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Awards, Plaques, Pins Dan Bailey (517) 436-3735 Chapter Ticket Sales Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Fun Goddess Mindy Rapp (419) 531-2635 Public Relations OPEN (Continued on Page 2) tickets. Whether on your own, or with Kent & Annette Naugle in front of Cabella s & Kmart. Not only does the proceeds pay for the New Gold Wing and Cash Prizes. It benefits all the children that are helped by the Rainbow Connection. It also helps fund the Michigan District and Chapter W. Thanks Again! On May 22nd Dave & Bev Seeburger represented Chapter W at the 2011 R2 Chili Run (even though the poster says 2010). Memorial Day is always special for Chapter W. It is the time we help everyone remember all of the men & women who are serving or who have served this great country. We decorated our bikes in Red White & continued... Page 1
The W TEAM (Continued from Page 1) Toy Run Coordinator Cal DeLine Annual Breakfast Coordinators Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Brenda Garner (517) 423-9026 Ride Coordinator Cal DeLine (517) 263-1550 Continued from Page 1... Blue along with Stars & Stripes. Then took to the streets of Tecumseh to ride in the Memorial Day Parade! It s always a fun time decorating the bikes. As you can see from the photo we had a great turn out. On June 5th Fred & Randa Probst led the group to Road Captains: Cal & Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Scott & Sherri Griewahn (517) 263-6008 (517) 902-9893 Ron & Marlene McKimmy (517) 263-0384 Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Matt & Kelly Osburn (517) 759-8479 Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Fred & Randa Probst (517) 424-8241 Ed & Vicki Philo (517) 423-8369 Dave & Bev Seeburger (517) 436-3391 Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 2011 Couple of the Year Don & Brenda Garner Chapter W2 s 3rd Birthday Picnic, in Wayne, Michigan. We had fun playing the games with all the members. They had a game for all the Chapter Directors & our District Director. We had to roll a plastic golf ball down a measuring tape into three tiny buckets. Each farther away. Our District Director, Bill Young was the winner! We left with a few door prizes, full bellies & some good memories. It was rather warm and after the large variety of food to sample, it was nap time for Cal DeLine as he started to doze a couple of times I snapped a photo Sorry Cal, I couldn't help myself. We are hoping to see all of you that can make it to the District Rally. The theme is Cowboys! So saddle up and ride to West Branch! The more members we have there, the more FUN we have! But first, it s off to Wing Ding. This will be the first time for Patti & I. To remind everyone, our next gathering is on July 17th with a ride to Chapter C after. Hope to see you then, if not before. Ken & Patti Page 2
Craig & Tanya White This month I would like you to take look at another article by James R. Davis who is a recognized expert witness in the fields of Motorcycle Safety/Dynamics. This article is about: Hydroplaning Avoidance. Please take a few minutes to read this very interesting article. Hydroplaning Avoidance Tire air pressure By: James R. Davis In the article titled Hydroplaning Issues the phenomena was discussed in some detail. It seems to me that a tip is in order that tells how one might avoid experiencing hydroplaning. If you know that you are going to be riding in the rain you might consider adding 3 to 5 psi of pressure in your tires. Note, I am not suggesting that you inflate them in excess of the maximum pressure specified on the tire sidewalls. The reasoning behind this suggestion is simple: Increasing the tire pressure makes its contact patch smaller. In other words, it increases the weight per square inch of the contact patch so that it takes more 'uplift' by water to cause hydroplaning. Just as increasing pressure makes the contact patch smaller, it also tends to spread out the tread grooves which, in turn, makes it easier to slough water away from the contact patch. Perhaps it is obvious, but to hydroplane you need a certain minimum depth of water under your tires and, thus, to the extent that you can reduce that depth you can reduce the odds of hydroplaning. How might you do that? By driving closer to the center of the lane than you normally do. Why? Because normal vehicle traffic actually cuts a trough into the pavement where the wheels ride. Those troughs are essentially where we motorcyclists normally track our rides. Obviously water depths are higher in these troughs. Copyright  1992-2011 by The Master Strategy Group, all rights reserved. Craig & Tanya White Chapter W Educators If you have had trouble getting on the Chapter or District websites - It is because they have been upgrading it and repairing it from lightning damage. Just keep trying! The website is http://www.gwrra-mi.org/chapter/w We also have a Chapter W facebook Page where you can see many pictures & some videos. We also post current information and updates on the facebook page. Just go to facebook and search for (Maple City Wings - Chapter W) Questions or Help Email: ken@vplenawee.com Page 3
We sold bike tickets at Cabellas in Dundee and Kmart in Adrian! Pictured at Cabellas are Rick Marsh & Kent Naugle. Important Dates Wing Ding - July 6-9 Michigan District Rally - July 29-30 Relay For Life August 12-13 Midnight Ride August 18-21 TRIKE FOR SALE 2003 Honda GoldWing Trike. 21000 Miles. New Front tire. Air Bag. Front end, new seals,& Oil. New Battery. Front end rake, & Handle Bar's set back. Lot's Of Extra Chorme & lights. CB Radio. Chapter Campout - August 26 28 Toy Run September 11th Region D Rally - September 15-17 $24,500.00 Call John Sell. 517 456 4873 MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE BIKE NIGHT at Culver s June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, September 6th Sponsored by Dexter s with door prizes Show our Wings & GWRRA Chapter Pride! 1928 Honda 750 MAGNA Custom Paint $2,000.00 or best offer 1982 Honda 450 Custom $1,200.00 or best offer Call Dave at (419) 822-1192 Page 4
Tecumseh, MI - May 30th 2011 Proud of Our Veterans! Page 5
June 5th 2011 - Wayne, Michigan Chapter W was represented at the W2 Picnic by Bob & Marcia Kinsey, Fred & Randa Probst, Cal & Beth DeLine, Dick & Karen Papworth, Don & Brenda Garner, and. Patti Kintner & Don Garner both won silent auction, and check out the CASH in Don s hand! Page 6
June 12th 2011 Dave Seeburger won Chapter Pride! Larry Witkpof won the 50/50 And Fred Probst won the last 100 bike tickets! Page 7
May 11th 2011 The Hungry Wolf in Manchester May 25th 2011 Firehouse 47 Page 8
June 1st 2011 Farm House Pizza in Deerfield It was SO HOT! Mr. Squirrel Didn t Budge when Ken took his picture. June 8th 2011 Blissfield Coney Island It was a very HOT DAY! Page 9
Upcoming Rides and Events: NATIONAL EVENTS July 6th-July 9th WING DING 33 - Knoxville, Tennessee REGION D EVENTS September 15th-17th REGION D RALLY - Coldwater, Michigan MORE INFO visit www.gwrra-regiond.org MICHIGAN DISTRICT EVENTS July 28th-30th MICHIGAN DISTRICT RALLY - West Branch, MI CHAPTER W & Area Events Wednesday Night Dinner Rides (see calendar) June 19th Ice Cream Run - Cal & Beth Lead at 2pm June 25th Dinner Ride - Scott & Sherrie Lead at 4pm June 26th Chapter D2 Fun Run - Dick & Karen Lead July 17th Gathering - VFW (Changed due to Wing Ding) July 17th C Fun Run - Ken & Patti Lead after gathering from VFW July 23rd Dinner Ride - Caruso s, Angola, IN Dave & Bev Lead 4pm August 6th W2 Dinner Ride to Cowboy s Grill in Tecumseh August 7th A2 Fun Run - Ron & Marlene Lead August 12-13 Relay For Life August 13th S2 Feast - TBA August 14th Gathering - VFW August 18-21 Midnight Ride August 26-28 Chapter Campout - Harrison Lake State Park in Fayette (For more information on region & district events go to the events page on the Michigan District Website.) FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE Visit Chapter W Monthly gatherings: Held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 9:00 a.m. at the VFW Hall located at 726 N. Main Street in Adrian. CHAPTER W WEBSITE: www.gwrra-mi.org/chapter/w Page 10
GWRRA Michigan Chapter W July Events 7/6-7/9 Wing Ding Knoxville, TN 7/17 Gathering (3rd Sunday due to Wing Ding) Chapter C Fun Run (After Gathering) Ken & Patti Lead 7/23-4pm Dinner Ride to Caruso s Italian - American Restaurant Angola, IN - Dave & Bev Lead 7/29-7/31 Leave at 8am Michigan District Rally COWBOYS! West Branch, MI Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Jim & Connie Faust 3 4th of July 5 6 7 8 9 Jim & Mindy Rapp Tanya White Hudson s Grill Patty Szymanski 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ron & Marlene Hawkeye s Dale Mitchell 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 GATHERING C FUN RUN Brenda Garner Lone Star Bob & Edna Wetherell 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Matt Osborn Don Garner Dinner Ride 31 District Rally Hungry Wolf District Rally District Rally John & Linda Brier DINNER RIDES Selected by: Scott & Sherri Griewahn Rides leave Hobby Lobby parking lot at 6:00 pm If you are joining at restaurant CALL reservation to 605-2544 B4 5:00pm July 6th - Hudson Grill - 2900 Springport Rd. - Jackson July 13th - Hawkeyes - 11551 Brooklyn Rd. - Brooklyn July 20th - Lone Star Steakhouse - 123 Whitetail Dr. - Dundee July 27th - The Hungry Wolf - 20400 E. Austin Rd. - Manchester Maple City Wings July Birthdays 7/4 - Tanya White 7/7 - Patty Szymanski 7/14 - Dale Mitchell 7/19 - Brenda Garner 7/23 - Matt Osborn 7/23 - Don Garner July Anniversaries 7/1 Jim & Connie Faust 7/3 Jim & Mindy Rapp 7/11 Ron & Marlene McKimmy 7/20 Bob & Edna Wetherell 7/30 John & Linda Brier
G.W.R.R.A. of Michigan, Chapter W 820 Toledo Street Adrian, MI 49221 820 Toledo Street Adrian, MI 49221 Region D Directors Roger & Penny Hurley District Directors Bill & Vicky Young Region D COY Kirby & Sandy White Michigan District COY Southeast Section Assistant District Directors Ron & Valerie Jones Chapter W Newsletter Staff Editors & CDs Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White Membership Enhancement Coordinator Tanya White