Chapter T Texas District South Central Region H GWRRA Central Texas Wings March 2016 Inside this issue: Rider Education 2 Save the Date 4 Next Gathering 7 Chapter T Team 8 Calendars 9 WingNut Each month, Chapter T, awards this coveted award. In February it was awarded to Leroy D. If you are not riding, you are not winning. Hello Chapter T, as you can see we are not with you this evening. We are attending the Region H Three Wing Circus in Marshall, TX with friends. Wish you were here with us to enjoy this Big Top event. Please be nice to Bob as he conducts the gathering tonight. Speaking of that we are in big need for some of you to step up and shoulder some of the responsibility to keep the chapter rolling along down the road. We need an Assistant Chapter Director to assist when we are not here, a Membership Enhancement Coordinator in charge of FUN! and a Web Master to keep our website updated. Please consider filling one of these important positions and helping your chapter continue to meet the needs of it's members. Well if you are still not committed as to which rallies you are going to attend let me recap them for you. Next up is Louisiana District in Lafayette, LA from 31 March - 2 April. Then Chapter O Bluebonnet Rally in Fredericksburg 9 April, always a great day and good BBQ. Kansas District in Hutchinson, KS from 22-23 April. And don't forget our sister chapter in Louisiana LA-M Mudbugs in DeRidder, LA on 14 May. Then most important is Texas District in our own backyard Temple, TX from 19-21 May, followed by Arkansas District in Harrison, AR on 26-28 May. If your looking to visit outside of Region H then Mis- Chapter T souri District in Branson, MO just 30 miles from Harrison AR is on 2-4 June. There is also tons of great riding and lots to see in the Branson area that is well worth the trip. So don't sit at home and say there's nothing to do, check out your bikes, fill up with gas and let's ride. That's what we bought them for I thought. We had a great crowd for our dinner Saturday on 12 March and have set the next date for 30 April, look for the location to be announced. We are also making plans for the ride to Reno Rendezvous in July and Wing Ding in August/September, so if you are interested in either trip please put in your two cents about what you would like to do and let's really travel some miles. We are considering changing our chapter gathering to the first or fourth Tuesday of each month. This will eliminate most of the conflicts with our rally schedule. It will also allow for some of the members who can't make it on the third Thursday to attend our gatherings again. Please if this change would prevent you from attending, contact me immediately at 254-458-2079. If no objections are voiced this will take effect for our next gathering on April 5th or April 26th, or whenever. Hope to see you ridin' Jim and Alvalin
P a g e 2 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s N e w s l e t t e r M a r c h 2 0 1 6 Rider Education Chapter T, Safety Is For Life We have talked and talked about riding safety. We all know that we, me, you, us are the primary element of safe riding. We all know the condition of our equipment is the next main element of safety. I have included in this newsletter a copy of the several safety check lists. Currently we are in Marshall, TX at the Region H Rally and will not be there in person to talk about being safe, please put these lists to use, many of us may have a copy of them but do we have them in the bike or trike or do we put them on the back burner. When you start out from home is not the only time that you should pull the check lists out. Every time you get on your bike you should go over it, within reason, at least every stop that is several hours long. Remember Safety is for Life This should and must be our moto. I also have included a copy of the GWRRA Rider Education Program Chart. This has all the information and requirements for the Levels Program. See Ya Ridin Dale and Carleen Garrett Chapter Educator
M a r c h 2 0 1 6 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s N e w s l e t t e r P a g e 3 Save the Date 2016 DATES TO REMEMBER 31 Mar-2 Apr Louisiana District Rally, Lafayette, LA April 9th April 22-23 May14 May 19-21 May 26-28 June 2-4 Chapter O Rally, Fredericksburg, TX Kansas District Rally, Hutchinson, KS Chapter LA-M (Mudbugs), Deridder, LA TEXAS District Rally, Temple, TX Arkansas District Rally, Harrison, AR Missouri District Rally, Branson, MO ALL KURYAKYN PRODUCTS IN-STOCK ARE 15% OFF MSRP. ALL KURYAKYN LUGGAGE IN- STOCK $150.00 AND ABOVE ARE 20% OFF MSRP. www.hawgtie.com HAWG T.I.E. 106 West FM 2410 Knight's Way Harker Heights 76548 (254) 690-4294
M a r c h 2 0 1 6 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s P a g e 4 New Hours OPEN 9 AM - 7 PM Mon, -- Fri. Sat 9 AM - 5 PM Sunday 12PM - 5PM 3701 E. CENTRAL TEX- AS EXPRESSWAY KILLEEN, TX 76543 254-634-2224 Chapter T, This is your change to support out major sponsor in a special way. Go to KPS website: www.killeenpowersports.com. Look at the bottom of the page and click on this banner. This will allow you to sign-up and receive the new newsletter from KPS that keep you informed of events and sales.
M a r c h 2 0 1 6 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s N e w s l e t t e r P a g e 5 Leon Wagner 813 W. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Killeen, TX 76541 254-768 - 9336 Facebook @ Legendary Hogwash
P a g e 6 M a r c h 2 0 1 6 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s N e w s l e t t e r Computer Solution 1705 E Central Texas Expy, Killeen, TX 76548 For your complete computer needs, both hardware and software, contact Dan at (254) 680-2983. 4610 Teal Drive, Killeen, TX 76542-3783. Our Next Gathering is April 5th OR 26th, 2016 Mitchell Motorsports is a family-owned and operated trike, motorcycle, atv/utv, and outdoor power dealer. We specialize in building trikes for Motor Trike and California Sidecar. We now have in-house financing for local buyers. Our desire is to ensure you have the best experience while at our store and Justin Mitchell long after. Co-Owner & General Manager We consider customer satisat the store in Gatesville, TX. Travis Mitchell Co-Owner & General Manager at the store in Kyle, TX.
M a r c h 2 0 1 6 C e n t r a l T e x a s W i n g s N e w s l e t t e r P a g e 7 Texas Trikewerx ph: 254-371-2314 texastrikewerx.com We have conversions from Hannigan, Roadsmith and Mystery Designs for all major models with fixed or independent rear suspensions, and many other options. We can trike your bike, help you find a bike to trike, or put you on one of our "ready to ride " turnkey trikes. Chapter T Team Chapter Directors: Jim & Alvalin Woodul Phone: (254) 634-4658 Asst. Chapter Directors: LeRoy & Andrea Douglas Rider Educator: Dale W. Garrett Ride Coordinators: Danny & Peggy Thacker Chapter Couple of the Year: Tim and Young Brooks Membership Enhancement Coordinators: Dale & Carleen Garrett Treasurers: Tim & Young Brooks Webmaster: LeRoy & Andrea Douglas Newsletter Editors: Bob Weidinger and Harriet Foster Assistant Newsletter Editors: Dale & Carleen Garrett Team members may be contacted by E-Mail using the: Contact Us page of the Chapter T website: centexwings.org. www.gwrra-tx.org www.region-h.org
March 2016 Central Texas Wings Newsletter Page 8 April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 29 30 Chapter T2 Gathering 17 18 19 Chapter Florida T District gathering Rally 24 25 26 27 28 5th - Young & Tim B..8th - Betty V. 10th - Louise & Bill S. 11th - Tricia W. 28th - Andrea D. 28th - Harold F.
March 2016 Central Texas Wings Newsletter Page 9 May 2016 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mother s Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Chapter T2 Gathering Chapter Florida T District gathering Rally 29 30 31 7th - Betty & Dallas V. u1st - Tim B. 15th - Andrea & LeRoy D. 8th Peggy T. 28th - Carleen & Dale G. 12th - Jerry P. 22nd - David G. 23rd - Jim B. (PT) 28th - Brady K. 29th - Mary Ann B.
March 2016 Central Texas Wings Newsletter Page 10 June 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 Chapter T2 Gathering 19 20 Father s Day 21 26 28 27 Chapter Florida T District gathering Rally 21st Peggy & Miles A 29 30 2nd Richard C 12th Bryan C 15th Violet S 17th Terry B. 17th Carleen G. n Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat