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Monthly Gathering
First Thursday of each
Month
At
Golden Corral
582 Blanding Blvd
6:30 pm –Eat
JUNE, 2020 ISSUE 339 GOLDWING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION, REGION A, FLORIDA DISTRICT
STAY IN TOUCH!
www.gwrra.org
Chapter Director
904.276.7488
FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE
Wingnutts Chapter FL1-X Assistant District Directors For North Florida Geno & Kathie Jette Chapter Director 114 Canis Dr. E.
Never have I ever, guess we can take that out of our stories now. It has been very different lifestyle around these parts for the last two months. We are begining to return to our social gathering with a great amount of caution.
We have started returning to Dairy Queen on Fri-day evening, we are getting updated on every-ones weekly life stories. We are slowly returning in the to our social. Not sure when the Golden Corral will open for our monthly gathering.
There will be a bike raffle on Jun 13 2020. We also will have some extra rally shirts available soon. Let me know your desired size & style and I will do my best.
Keep smiling, we are getting better.
Florida District Educators
Great News! We will be having the GWRRA Florida District Motorcycle Drawing for 2020 on June 13th at 11:00 am. The location is the FOP Lodge at 9001 North Taylor Road, Seffner, FL. Due to Covid-19 there is restricted attendance. Please check with your CD for further information. More good news is that the Coronavirus Restrictions are slowly being lifted and riding is once again going to be the order of the day. Let us review how we should be thinking about the potential of encountering animals when riding. One of the things you should be considering when scanning the roadway is also looking for animals. Different envi-ronments (city vs country) or time of day (sunrise or sunset) might determine what type of animals you should be look-ing for. In a city environment you are more likely to see the common dogs, cats and squirrels. In the country you will also possibly see deer, armadillo, raccoons, turtles and possums. There are other possibilities, but I think you get the idea. Each animal type has its own individual movement characteristics. Deer, armadillo, raccoons and possums are more likely to show up at dusk or dawn. Different animals react differently when they see (or do not see) you. Knowing how different animals react determines what type of strategy you are going to have to use to deal with them. I will now cover some of the more common animal encounters. A dog usually wants to chase you. Do not let the approaching dog scare you to where you begin to veer away from him and wind up hitting something else (like an ap-proaching car). The dog really does not want to catch you. He is just mesmerized by your motion. Simply maintain your composure and course, downshift a gear, and accelerate away from the dog. A cat usually will maintain a fast, direct course straight across the road. A squirrel will run back and forth and back and forth. A squirrel is best dealt with by ignoring it and leaving its fate up to God. Armadillos and possums don't see very well so they usually will not try to get out of your way until the last moment. Plan on going around them but do not be surprised when they jump away from you. Deer are probably the most dangerous because they approach quickly, usually from between bushes or trees and without warning. They are big enough to cause some real damage. Braking or swerving are your only two options with a deer. (Or you do nothing and are just lucky that you didn’t hit it.) Of course, there are other animals I haven't mentioned but the aforementioned are some of the most common. Remember if you choose to swerve to avoid an animal you cannot also be on the brakes. In a swerve you are on the sides of your tires with a lot smaller tire contact patch on the roadway, and centrifugal force is pushing out on your bike. The tires cannot handle the extra stress of also braking. Decisions when dealing with an animal must be made quickly. If you begin to swerve to avoid the animal and it becomes evident you are going to hit it away, quickly straight-en up the bike and get off of the brakes. You do not want the nose of your bike down and its weight forward if you hit the animal. You are more likely to lose control of your bike if the nose is down and the weight is forward when you hit anything. Get back on the throttle and knock the animal out of the way. I am in no way advocating hitting a live ani-mal, if you could have otherwise avoided contact. But, if you can’t avoid hitting the animal, hit it with authority. Hav-ing the throttle on when you make contact will knock the animal out of your way and you have a better chance of maintaining control of your motorcycle. If the animal is already dead you can revert to the dirt bike technique of hold-ing on to the handlebars, standing up enough to get your bottom off the seat, leaning back, and give the throttle a quick blip-on to lighten the front wheel just before it makes contact with the animal. Then quickly close the throttle so the weight transfers back forward off the rear wheel so it hits lightly when it goes over the animal. This method is your best bet for the smaller animals up to the size of a small deer. Larger animals such as cows, horses, bison, and moose require more creative thinking. Do what you have got to do with those larger animals. I cannot give you all the answers. What comes to mind here is something I saw in a Mel Gib-son movie. He was in pursuit on a Police motorcycle and encountered a semi-tractor trailer rig across his path. He laid his bike down on its side and slid under the trailer, then up righted the bike and continued on his course. That method may or may not work for you with a big animal such as a moose but, that’s just the way I think sometimes. The purpose of this article was just to get you to plan ahead. Safe motorcycle riding is best achieved by having a pre-planned strategy on what you would do under different hazardous situations. This way of thinking applies to all possi-ble hazards you might encounter. Hope to see you out there riding soon. Ride safe,
Dominick & Diane
FL1-X Chapter Team
Directors
Geno & Kathie Jette
904.276.7488
2020 Couple of the Year
Jim and Dee Louden
Treasurer
Jim Louden 904.406.0463
Goodies Sales
Kathie Jette 904.276.7488
Membership Enhancement
Welcome Committee
Gary & Terry Hartley
904.616.3076
Ride Educator
Marc Oakley
904.814.1736
Newsletter Editor
Dayle Manes 904.307.4175
Sunshine Coordinator
Dee Louden 904.406.0463
Ways & Means 50/50
OPEN
Motorist Awareness
Liaison
Bob Manes 904.707.1284
Chapter Web Master
Mike Randall
904-571-0714
“THE SAFETY CORNER”
Points to Ponder:
From Ride Apart website
Over the next few months I’ll continue sharing parts of an article that was on the Ride Apart
website. These are their opinions and presented here only to inspire you to think about the
situations and hopefully form your own action plans.
“Riding a motorcycle is dangerous. Luckily, bikes also give you the best possible tools to avoid
crashing—incredibly powerful brakes, obstruction-free vision, excellent handling, and very grip-
py tires. Here’s how to use those tools, and your very own brain, to avoid one of these com-
mon motorcycle accidents.”
“BE SMART, BE SAFE
5: You Locked the Front Brake (This month I changed some of text from the Ride Apart web-
site and added information compatible with GWRRA.)
“Oh no, a deer/cute girl/cop/stopped traffic. You grab a fistful of front brake and, next thing you
know, you’re lying on the ground, watching your bike cartwheel down the street.
How to Avoid it: Learn to use your front brake. It might seem counterintuitive, but that front
brake is the most powerful and difficult-to-master component on your motorcycle; it can alter
your speed much more quickly than your engine.”
“If you’re just learning to ride, have simply never mastered this skill or bought a new bike and
need to learn it, find a big, empty parking lot and start practicing.” (The sixth exercise in the
GWRRA Parking Lot Practice is titled Quick Stop, Straight. (Parking Lot Practice is located on
the FL1-X website under Rider Ed.)
Each parking space is
approximately 10X40 ft
Practicing this exercise will help you stop quickly when something suddenly appears in your
path. Approach marker one, shifting up to second gear. As your front tire passes marker one,
roll off the throttle, squeeze in the clutch lever, downshift to first gear and gradually apply both
brakes to begin braking. Try to stop before marker two. Practice this at 10 mph, then 15 mph,
then 20 mph. Do not exceed 20 mph.
Or you can just buy a bike with ABS brakes and squeeze the lever as hard as you can when
you need to make an emergency stop.
Also, everyone please be safe during these trying times. We’ll get through this. Staying well
and healthy is worth a little inconvenience.
Just something to think about.
Be Safe out there; Marc Oakley
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2020 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS
JUNE 13TH, SATURDAY—BIKE TICKET DRAWING &
VARIOUS OTHER DRAWINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
HELD AT THE FOP LODGE IN SEFFNER FLORIDA.
ALSO, PRE-ORDERED 2020 RALLY SHIRTS WILL BE
GIVEN TO ASSIST. DISTRICT DIRECTORS FOR
DISTRIBUTION.
TIME—TBA
FOOD—TBA OR YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE
ATTENDANCE LIMITED—2 REPS FROM EACH
CHAPTER
NOVEMBER 8TH, SUNDAY—RESCHEDULED
DISTRICT RIDE FROM CRESCENT BEACH TO
CEDAR KEY.
WELL, ALMOST.. :=))
GWRRA Team
Presidential Assistants
Bob & Nan Shrader
District Director
Bill & Cheryl Smith
Motorist Awareness
Nate & Danelle Kinion
Chapter of the Year
Coordinator
Harry & Lynn Anderson
Assistant District Directors
Geno & Kathie Jette
District Ride Educator
Rick & Pam Northrop
Assistant. Ride Educator
Scott & Kathy Kelly
Assistant Ride Educators
Ray & Claudia Vega
Florida District Couple
Carl and Kathy Williams
District Webmaster
RICK BUCK
JUDY WOODFORD 6/9
PAUL MURPH 6/13
TERRY HARTLEY 6/14
CHERL POTROK 6/15
BRUCE HUTCHISON 6/19
BECKY MOODY 6/30
STEVE SULLIVAN 6/28
JUDY & JIM RUTHERFORD 6/6
CATHY & LEN LEWIS 6/10
TERRY AND GARY HARTLEY 6/12
DONNA & RICK CHASE 6/22
“HARTLEY HAPPENINGS” – Hello Wingnutts, and welcome to
the month of June. We hope everyone is staying away from the
places you shouldn’t be going to, and staying in good health. As
you all have noticed, things are starting to open back up and a
few of our favorite places are back on the ride calendar. If you
get a chance, come out for a visit but abide by the CDC’s guide-
lines.
There was no May Gathering as our gathering place has not opened yet. Hopefully it will be soon.
Well, while all of us have been all under Stay at Home orders per the Governor, Terry and I decided
to purchase a new home with no HOA and a place to house our RV without having to pay storage
fees. We have purchased a home in Country Woods off Shindler and the address is 8807 Scarlet
Oak Ct., Jacksonville, FL 32222. Our phone numbers will not change but you can update your ad-
dress books for future mailings.
We closed on the house on the 13th of April and have been undergoing renovations such as new
bathrooms, all wood floors and a new laundry room (had to have the water heater moved to the gar-
age), painting, new base boards and new trim around the bedroom doors. The remodel to the master
bath included taking out the 8 foot tub and replacing it with a walk-in shower, water closet, new vani-
ties, sinks and mirrors.
We know everyone has wondered why we haven’t been around much, so now you know the reason.
Our current home will be going on the market hopefully in the next couple of weeks, if not sooner. A
few odds and ends still need to be attended to and then it should be ready to go.
We hope and pray that everyone remembered our brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate sacri-
fice in service to our great country on Memorial Day. Our next holiday will be Flag Day on June 14
followed by Father’s Day on June 21 so don’t forget to fly your Flag on the 14th and wish your Father
a happy Father’s Day on the 21st, even if they are no longer with us. We still remember them in
Heaven.
Upcoming events to remember
Drawing for the new 2020 Gold Wing and other prizes – June 13, 2020
No GWRRA Anniversaries this month:
As always, ride safe and remember (ATGATT) All the Gear All the Time!
Gary & Terry Hartley, Membership Enhancement Coordinators and
2000 & 2019 Chapter FL1-X Couple of the Year
ROMEO—Retired Old Men Eating Out JULIET– Just Us Ladies In Enjoyable Times
#1 Flash Foods Station, 2540 Blanding Middleburg #5 Race Trac, RT 17/CR209, Green Cove
#3 Speedway Station, 9651 Argyle Forest Blvd. #6 Speedway, RT 17, Orange Park
#4 Dairy Queen, 610 Kingsley Avenue #8 Race Trac, US#1 & I-295 (northside)
GWRRA June 2020 FL1-X
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Honey Do Day
1 2 FL1-Y Gainesville Meeting 6:00 to eat
3 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6
4 FL1-X MTG Golden Corral O. P. 6:30 pm eat
5 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave Orange Park 7PM Loc#4
6 Funeral for ED Walters in Key-stone Heights #1 9:30 am
7 Powell's loc #1 1:30 pm ride to Starke
8 FL1-K MTG Palm Coast Golden Corral
9 $1 Taco Tues-day 2:00 pm Margarita's Fleming Island
10 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6
11
12 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave Orange Park 7PM Loc#4
13 District Raffle 11 AM in Seffner Misson BBQ 1:30 pm meet & eat
14 Kyodai Steakhouse 2:30 pm Wells Rd meet & eat
15
16
17 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6
18 Miller's Ale House 6:30 pm 1756 Wells Rd
19 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave Orange Park 7PM Loc#4
20 FL1-V MTG Mandarin 9:30 am FL1-F2 Picnic Mtg Steffens Loc # 8 11:30 am
ride to Kingsland
21 Olive Gar-
den 2:30 pm Orange Park meet & eat
22
23 FL1-J MTG Golden Corral Merrill Rd 6:30pm
24 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6
25
26 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave Orange Park 7PM Loc#4
27 Shrimp R Us Loc # 5 10:30 am Welaka
28 La Nopalero 1:00 pm Fleming Island 1571 CR 220 meet & eat
29
30 Tom & Betty's 2:30 pm 2134 Park Ave meet & eat
1 ROMEO KSU 10 am Loc #6
2 FL1-X MTG Golden Corral Orange Park 6:30 pm eat
3 Kick Tires Dairy Queen Kingsley Ave Orange Park 7PM Loc#4
Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge
T he Gold Wing Road Riders Association
(GWRRA) is the World’s largest single-
marque social organization for owners and riders
of the Honda Goldwing/Valkyrie motorcycles—
and some say the world largest family. Dedicated
to our motto, Friends for Fun, Safe and
Knowledge, GWRRA members enjoy the free-
dom of belonging to a non-profit, non-religious,
and non-political organization.
Once you join GWRRA, you can participate with
as many Chapters as you
choose. You decide your own level of involve-
ment and time. Wherever you go, whenever you
travel, you are welcomed. GWRRA member-
ship opens doors to friendship everywhere you
ride! Monthly Chapter get-togethers often light-
hearted changes of information at a breakfast
location are pleasant, social occasions, There
are no expectations, riding requirements, elec-
tions, politics, required uniforms or Chapter
dues.
NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020
