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GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION FRIENDS for FUN, SAFETY & KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER FL1-V COASTAL CRUISERS JACKSONVILLE BEACH SEPTEMBER 2017 Issue 5 Next Monthly Gathering OCTOBER 21ST, 2017 OPEN GRILL CAFÉ

Anniversaries Calendar of Events 2 3 6 7 8 9 9 10 CD Corner Hello follow Coastal As your Chapter Cruisers I hope you and your family weathered the Hurricane okay, I know Director I am looking to find

chapter open, and we need your help filling Your Chapter Directors some of the chapter staff George & Susan Bird opening.

Director of GWRRA Ray & Sandi Garris Deputy Hi, we are Directors George East and Susan Bird and when we got married Bob up & Nan in New Shrader Jersey in 1985, George had an 1100 Gold Wing that we

Bill & He Gina just Berry about cried when his bike drove out the Assistant driveway District but Sue Directors told him he would Geno & get Kathie another Jette one, someday.

1 GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION FRIENDS for FUN, SAFETY & KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER FL1-V COASTAL CRUISERS JACKSONVILLE BEACH SEPTEMBER 2017 Issue 5 Next Monthly Gathering OCTOBER 21ST, 2017 OPEN GRILL CAFÉ 9865 Beach Blvd Jacksonville, FL :00 am to eat 9:00am to meet Inside this issue: ACD Corner Rider Education Powersports Cycle Ad Kathy s Creations GWRRA News GWRRA Event Calendar Bdays/ Anniversaries Calendar of Events CD Corner Hello follow Coastal As your Chapter Cruisers I hope you and your family weathered the Hurricane okay, I know Director I am looking to find our chapter banner and charter, so some of our follow if anyone knows where GWRRA members in they are please let me other areas of Florida had know, I like to get both it worse than we did in of them as your our area. This is our fifth gathering and newsletter since your Chapter Director. Please watch all around you when you are out new Chapter team riding and be safe, and stepped up to kept the we will see you soon. chapter open, and we need your help filling Your Chapter Directors some of the chapter staff George & Susan Bird opening. We need a Membership Enhancement Coordinator, Motorist Awareness Coordinator, Ways & Means (50/25/25) Coordinator and a Ride Coordinator to help our chapter run smoothly. Director of GWRRA Ray & Sandi Garris Deputy Hi, we are Directors George East and Susan Bird and when we got married Bob up & Nan in New Shrader Jersey in 1985, George had an 1100 Gold Wing that we rode Region down A to Senior Virginia Directors for our honeymoon. Jim & Sue Jackson A few years later with two babies in diapers George sold Senior his bike District to help Directors pay some bills. Bill & He Gina just Berry about cried when his bike drove out the Assistant driveway District but Sue Directors told him he would Geno & get Kathie another Jette one, someday. District Leadership Trainers Norm & Maggie Van Dame In 2002 Susan s job transferred Senior District us to Florida Rider and George seemed to notice every Educators Goldwing on the road. Rick In May & Pam of 2006 Northrop as gas prices soared and it was hard to find Assistant a Gold Rider Wing for Educators/ sale, someday came and George got a District Webmaster wonderful anniversary present. Scott & Kathy Kelly District Treasurer/ CHoY Coordinator Pat Van Lengen District COY Rick & Jan Meredith Chapter Directors: George & Susan Bird Phone: (904) CDFL1V@gmail.com

2 ACD CORNER Chapter Directors George & Susan Bird WE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. Asst. Chapter Directors Gary & Linda Lynn Treasurer Kathy Kelly Membership Enhancement OPEN Motorist Awareness OPEN Rider Educator/ Webmaster Scott Kelly Goodie Sales Lacy Hayes Ways & Means/ OPEN Newsletter Editor/ Sunshine Coordinator Cindy Bird Page 2 AS HURRICANE IRMA APPROACHES PLEASE BE SAFE AND SECURE IN YOUR LOCATIONS. DO NOT TAKE THIS STORM LIGHTLY, THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN. WING DING 2018 WILL BE HELD IN KNOXVILLE, TN. AUGUST AND RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT THE BEST WESTERN IN PIGEON FORGE FOR $71.40 PER NIGHT. IF YOU PLAN ON STAYING SATURDAY THE 29TH AND SUNDAY THE 30TH THE PRICE WILL BE $ YOU CAN MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS BY CALLING AND LET THE HOTEL KNOW YOU ARE WITH THE MIKE BIBLE GROUP AND YOU'LL GET THE DISCOUNTED RATE. WE HAD SEVEN (7) MEMBERS COME OUT FOR THE MONTHLY PLANNING MEETING. WE NEED AND APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION TO HELP IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CHAP- TERS GOALS. THE CHAPTER IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH: MEMBER ENHANCEMENT, WAYS AND MEANS ( ), SUNSHINE COORDINATOR UNTIL NEXT TIME, BE SAFE, RIDE SMART AND HAVE FUN. GARY AND LINDA LYNN FL1-V ASSISTANT CHAPTER DIRECTORS CERTIFIED MASTER TOUR RIDERS #10245 AND #10246

3 Rider Ed Issue 5 I wanted to go over the levels program as some have questions about the whole thing. First there are only Four Levels and the first Level is FREE to all members, that s right just like last month it s FREE. (All of these levels along with full description and sign-up forms are located on FL1-V website or contact me and I ll get ya setup. Level II of the Rider Education Levels Program represents "Safety by Education". Must be current GWRRA member and enrolled in Level I. Rider must have a current Motorcycle License or Endorsement. Rider must have completed an approved Rider Course, within last three years i.e. BRC (Basic Riders Course), ERC (Experienced Rider Course), TRC (Trike Riders Course), or an ARC (Advance Riders Course). Co-Rider must have completed the above, or have attended a Co-Rider Seminar within the last three years. A large triangle patch signifies this level of achievement. I was asked the other day as I was mounting my bike after coming out of a store by two other bikers, Why the helmet? When Florida has a NO helmet law! Well I just said personal preference. and not to mention the wife won t let me on the bike without one, but I wasn t going to tell em all that. Besides I believe too each his/her own. Now for the pop quiz TRUE OR FALSE? 1. Motorcycle helmets cause neck injuries. 2. Because of a helmet's limited ability to absorb impact energy, it can't protect you if you have a motorcycle accident over 20 mph. 3. The shell is a helmet's most important component. 4. A D.O.T. helmet probably offers sufficient protection. You probably don't need one with additional certifications. 5. A full-face motorcycle helmet (one with a chin bar) restricts vision. 6. A helmet impairs your ability to hear traffic and other important sounds. 7. Mandatory-helmet-use laws do decrease motorcyclist fatalities. 8. Any helmet that meets the D.O.T. standard offers good protection. 9. You don't really need a helmet when you are going slowly, like riding around the city. It is most important to wear one out on the highway. 10. Helmets make your head overheat. 11. Riders wearing helmets are more likely to be involved in an accident. Page 3

4 ANSWERS Rider Ed Continued 1. False. Studies of accident-involved riders indicate that those wearing helmets are less likely to sustain serious neck injuries. Of course, if you consider the chafing you might sustain from the strap an injury, then I suppose you can say they injure your neck. 2. False. Although a helmet's ability to absorb energy can be reached at a relatively low speed, helmets are rarely required to absorb this kind of energy in a crash. Most of the vector of force is usually just from the drop from the seat to the road, which is relatively minor. However, we have also witnessed accidents where the rider's helmeted head struck an object (the A pillar if a pick-up truck, in one case) with such force that we couldn't believe he could survive, yet the helmet protected him admirably, preventing what would have certainly been a devastating or fatal injury. 3. False. The shell of the helmet prevents penetration and spreads the load, but the Styrofoam-type EPS liner is what actually absorbs the energy of the impact. The shell is also probably more effective at preventing abrasion than the EPS liner, but that is less likely to be a life-or-death injury, even on the head (though your face may get a macadam makeover). So unless you drop lightly on a pointed object or you are primarily concerned with protecting your looks, the answer is False. Not that it matters, since a good helmet has both. 4. True. The real-world difference in protection is not hugely different between helmets that meet the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) FMVSS 218 standard and those with additional certifications, such as Snell. It's a rare instance when the additional energy-absorption of a Snell or similar standard makes a difference. However, the best helmets usually meet both standards, and while an unscrupulous person might get away with putting a made-up D.O.T. label on a fake helmet (there are standards often failed for where D.O.T. stickers must be placed on the helmet, but no requirement standardizing the actual sticker), Snell stickers aren't as easy to make and the Snell Foundation would go after anyone who it found counterfeiting its stickers. It also checks helmets for compliance more frequently than the government. However, the Department of Transportation does test for compliance, and you can find the results on the D.O.T. website. 5. This is partially true but not in any important way. The most significant part of this is that full-face-helmet wearers may find that they have to tilt their heads to look down to read the speedometer if the bike wears it on its fuel tank. The D.O.T. Standard requires a window that is 210 degrees wide, which is just three degrees narrower than the average person's field of vision, and 70 degrees wider than the 140-degree minimum limit set by most state driver requirements. Of course, some eye ports are wider. You probably lose more vision coverage to glasses or sunglasses. If you said False, you give yourself credit, but only give yourself credit for a True responder if you knew how little the restriction is. 6. False. Though it mutes all sounds, by cutting down wind noise and the motorcycle's mechanical sounds, at speed, a helmet makes it as easy to discern important sounds. Put another way, the signal-to-noise ratio is not changed; the volume is just turned down slightly. In fact, because the wind flows more smoothly over the helmet's surface than your uncovered ear, a helmet may actually reduce the amount of wind noise, enabling you to hear other sounds better. If you are standing at a stop and hear impending danger, it is probably too late to react, whether you are wearing a helmet or not. Reducing noise reduces fatigue and other negative effects too. Page 4

Rider Ed Continued Issue 5 7. Not popular but True. Even though many people (as high as 40 percent in some areas) do not comply with the spirit or letter of the laws and wear fake helmets (a.k.a. beanies, salad bowls, etc.

5 Rider Ed Continued Issue 5 7. Not popular but True. Even though many people (as high as 40 percent in some areas) do not comply with the spirit or letter of the laws and wear fake helmets (a.k.a. beanies, salad bowls, etc.), helmet laws still seem to reduce fatalities per mile ridden. It is certainly true when D.O.T.-compliant helmets are used very widely. 8. False. Only a D.O.T. helmet that fits properly, won't come off and is fastened snugly can it do its job. Research shows that a helmet that is rolling down the street when you hit the curb is much less effective in preventing injury than one on your head at the same moment. The same is true for the one at home in your garage instead of on your noggin when a car turns left in front of you. However, a properly fitting D.O.T. helmet worn properly does give excellent protection and you have little cause to fret if it lacks Snell or some other certification. 9. Nope. Even though your speed is lower, you are significantly more likely to have an accident in the city than in a rural area, and even if you are only going 15 mph, the distance you drop, which does not change, contributes much to the force of the impact. Add the speed of an oncoming car, and the impact speed can equal that which you hit a tree at in the country. Cities also have more light poles, curbs, buildings, parked cars and other unyielding objects than rural roads. 10. The official verdict is False. The explanation is that while the outer surface of helmet warms up, the foam liner acts as an insulator, reducing the interior temperature increase to a very few degrees. However, a helmet can also keep air from circulating, which is a factor when you are stopped or moving very slowly. Even an unvented helmet allows a little air to circulate when you are moving at 25 mph. But we will concede that there may be circumstances, notably traffic jams in hot, humid weather, where you are significantly hotter in a full-face helmet than with a lesser one or no helmet. There are also times when the heat makes it dangerous to ride no matter what you are wearing or even if you are at a North American Nude Motorcycle Riders Association rally. 11. False. In fact, helmet users are less likely to be involved in an accident according to research. And a recent study learned that riders wearing white helmets or helmets with other bright colors are less likely to be in a crash than those with a less-conspicuous color. SCORING; 11 correct: No need to have spent your time reading the quiz correct: We hope you learned something useful. 0 correct: Either you learned a lot or you also wasted your time, since you have nothing to protect. Thanks to Art Friedman for his input, Have fun and ride safe, FL1-V Senior Ride Educator Scott Kelly (Scotty) Page 5

6 BEST RIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM IN GWRRA With the annual sales of the raffle tickets for the brand new Honda Gold Wing, Florida sets the standards for the Rider Education Program by making ALL Rider Education and Medic/First Aid classes

Kathy s Creations Issue 5 Wow, what a month this has been! As I sit here writing this article, we are patiently waiting for Irma to move through so we can get out side again.

7 Kathy s Creations Issue 5 Wow, what a month this has been! As I sit here writing this article, we are patiently waiting for Irma to move through so we can get out side again. It has been a long time since any of us have had to worry about a storm, now we wait for Irma to pass through our state, only to see what Jose will do on her heals. With it being the start of September, I m going all fall and y all and wanted to start share one of my favorite recipes. You may think it s early but time flies. INGREDIENTS Pumpkin Lush 1 cup Flour 1/2 cup Butter (softened) 1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup Pecans, chopped 8 oz. Cream cheese, softened 1 cup Powdered sugar 3 cups Whipped topping, divided 2 1/2 cups Milk 2 sm. pkgs. pumpkin spice pudding DIRECTIONS: Layer 1: Mix flour, butter and 1/2 cup pecans together. Press into a sprayed 9 9 OR 9 13 pan. (If you would like more crust add an additional 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup chopped pecans) Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove and let cool. Layer 2: Blend cream cheese and powdered sugar, add 1 cup of the whipped topping then spread over cooled crust. Layer 3: Mix milk, pudding mix, and 1 cup whipped topping until smooth. Spread over top of layer 2. Layer 4: Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle pecans. Let chill for 3 hours or until set You can also do a graham cracker crust. Page 7

8 GWRRA Around the World So let s make a switch from the change in our pockets to change in our lives. Same word, different meaning. Or is it different??? We in GWRRA are going to experience some change this next year. Change ( s) that will affect our Region, District and Chapter. Some change you have had a heads-up on if you ve read your , other changes will be coming. Our Regions will be no longer as of January 1, (Even MORE reason to be in Evart for the last Region D Rally!!) That in itself brings several smaller changes. At that time our District and Chapter Directors duties will be changing. Our Rider Education, Ride Coordinator, and Member Enhancement will also have some changes. To some extent, our monthly Gatherings will have a change. Although we have been given some background as to the why of these changes, we don t know all of the reasons yet. We admit to having many questions ourselves. We found out about all of this at the same time you did, through National s mass . Personally I think that we will be getting more information about all of it in due time and that National just didn t want to bombard us with all the information all at once. They wanted to announce and let the thought of these changes sink in. After all, many people resist change... even if they don t admit it! So what are we, as individual members of GWRRA, and as awesome Chapter J members, going to do with this change? Or with any other change we may face as a Chapter? How will we use this change to make a difference? We have the option of tossing the change aside and saying forget it. Or we can say that although we may or may not agree with it or understand it, we will do our best to go forward and see what awesome things can come of the change. Gary and I are going for the second option. We don t understand it all at this point, but we want to go forward and see what fun things can come of it. The entire idea in a nutshell is to make our motorcycling life safe with more riding and more fun. Let s do it together! Let s choose to be positive through this! Remember, this change doesn t fully begin until January, and we will keep you informed as we find out more And just as your $change$ can make a difference to others, your change in thinking and action can make a difference to others as well. That s our two cents worth! Be blessed, Gary & Carol Williams MI-J Chapter Directors Page 8

9 Issue 5 Birthdays Wedding Anniversaries September 15th Linda Lynn September 1st Bob & Rose Turntine September 18th Helen Richards Page 9

209 Location #5 210 Truck Stop I-95 at SR-210 Location #2 Gate Gas Station Just

10 Location #1 Gate Food Post Heckscher Dr at I-295 Location #3 Race Trac U.S. 17 at S.R.209 Location #5 210 Truck Stop I-95 at SR-210 Location #2 Gate Gas Station Just South of J Turner Butler Blvd on A1A Location #4 Gate Gas Station San Jose Blvd (S.R.. 13) At Westberry Road Location #6 Shell Station Chaffee Rd South of I-10

CHAPTER FL1-V COASTAL CRUISERS

GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION FRIENDS for FUN, SAFETY & KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER FL1-V COASTAL CRUISERS MARCH 2018 Issue 11 Next Monthly Gathering APRIL 21, 2018 GOLDEN CORRAL 11470 San Jose Blvd Jacksonville,