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GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS
ASSOCIATION
REGION J
CHAPTER BC-D SURREY
I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
2014 is behind us now. It was a challenging year for
some, all I can say is, 2015 is going to be better.
In the newsletter you will see the list of the 2015 Team.
We look forward to bringing you FUN SAFETY AND
KNOWLEDGE throughout the year.
January 2015
At the last dinner meeting Kelly came to me and put a
coiled necklace around my neck. It was colour matched to
our bike, how thoughtful. On this necklace was this thing,
not sure what I was thinking but I thought it was a whistle. We all got a good laugh when she told me it was a
flash drive with all the information and files of Chapter D.
Everything anyone wanted or needed to know was there.
V Hildebrand
Chapter Director
Inside this issue:
Celebrations / Upcoming
2
MEC Article / Friday Coffee
3
Rider Education
4
Tech Tidbits / Reindeer Fact 5
Festival of Lights
6 –7
Humour / Reno Rendezvous 8
Historian’s Page
9
Quilt / Deadline for Feb
10
Region J / BC Chapters
11
Insight / Region Report
12-13
Stores / Want Ads
14
Chapter Team Contacts
16
We have been joking the past couple of months I would
be Queen V but that title has already been used. Not sure
what I may be called, maybe Lady in Waiting we will see,
stay tuned for the February newsletter.
I have big boots to fill but with the encouragement I have
received, the Chapter behind me, I am going to jump in
and sink or swim. I prefer the latter. I thought I would
be inundated with chores but so far this is a breeze, maybe just the calm before the storm.
Sitting at the computer writing this
is the most time I have spent so far.
I look forward to being your Chapter
Director. I am open to any and all
comments or concerns.
V Hildebrand
BC-D Chapter Director
“Friends for Fun , Safety & Knowledge”
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UPCOMING EVENTS
January Celebrations
BIRTHDAYS
13
Mike Dodd
16
Tom Morton
27
Sharon Morton
30
Jo Codling
ANNIVERSARIES
17
Wayne & Louse Manuel
January 2015
1
New Year’s Day Brunch & Ride BC-A
7
BC-D Dinner Meeting
23-25
Motorcycle Show Tradex
February 2015
4
BC-D Dinner Meeting
7
Silent Auction & BBQ BC-A
15
BC-A Breakfast Meeting
17
BC-C Dinner Meeting
27
Cloverdale Races BC-D
January 2015
MEC ARTICLE
Hi Kelly,
Here is the recipe I’ve had “forever” for the
salad you asked about this morning. Enjoy!
24 HOUR LETTUCE SALAD
1 large head of lettuce, shredded
½ cup green onions, sliced
1 cup celery, sliced
1 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts
1package frozen peas, unthawed
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp garlic powder
½ cup Romano/Parmesan cheese
¾ lb bacon, fried crisp and broken
2 tomatoes (1 cup) cut in wedges
(I often add a couple of sliced hard boiled
eggs over the top of the salad)
Spread lettuce in bottom of dish. Sprinkle onion, celery and water chestnuts on the lettuce
in layers. While still frozen, break peas apart
and sprinkle over top. Like frosting, spread
mayonnaise across the top. Then sprinkle
sugar, salt, garlic and cheese over that. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Before serving,
top with bacon and tomatoes. (Parsley and
eggs optional).
(You can toss the salad before garnishing, if
you wish)
I think the above is the original recipe and my
favorite, probably similar to what you had last
night; I have a friend that substitutes or adds
other vegies as well (such as sliced radishes,
cauliflower, broccoli).
Thanks to you again for joining WA D for Festival of Lights! Erv and I are looking forward
to the next time!!
Hope you had a good drive home today in the
sunshine,
Phyllis
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BC-D Friday Night
Coffee / Ride
Gather at 6:30pm at
Tim Horton's
166th and Fraser Hwy
in Surrey
With the winter weather
upon us we probably
won’t be taking any rides,
but come and enjoy a cup
of coffee and some camaraderie with your fellow
GWRRA members.
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Well here we are January 2015, another
new year ahead of us. Looking back at
2014 there were lots of great rides that I
went on with our chapter and other chapters.
I went to 2 great rallies in 2014, Region J's
and Region I's south of the border. I saw
lots of friends and made some new ones at
the rallies.
I had a great time teaching the ARC
(Advance Riding) course's and looking forward to teaching them this year again.
For those of you that still have your bikes
insured and are planning to go for a ride on
those nice days that we do get this time of
year, please be careful and take extra care
while riding. Just remember the people in
cars don't expect us to be there riding our
bikes. Especially at this time of the year.
Well that's about all I have to say for now.
Ride safe and have fun!
Doug Hildebrand,
Chapter Educator BC-D
Rider Educator, Doug visiting with Santa
Photo by Barry McMillan
January 2015
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TECH TID-BITS
Some of you have put your bike away for
the winter and hooked up the battery tender. Now you go out and check the tender to see if the light is green. As you
contemplate starting her up you notice
the keys are missing and start looking
around. The light bulb goes on and you
remember you put them in the right pocket and it is shut. OMG now what.
Here is the easy solution to your problem,
or at any time you lock the keys in the
right pocket. The only tool needed is a
5mm Allen Key.
Ok lets get started. Take the thin long
fairing edge trim off the Goldwing carefully. Start at the bottom and work your way
up. If you have baker wings they have to
come off first. Pull from the inside out towards the right. Next use the Allen key to
remove the panel.
Pull the panel out and put your finger under the exposed part of the cable. This is
attached to the lock and there may be a
green holder/wire there. Put a slight upward pull on the cable and the lid will pop
open.
Put everything back in place and go have
a drink as you have just dodged the bullet.
Till next time, when I will have something
else.
Doug Wilkins,
BC-D Technical Coordinator
REINDEER FACT
According to the Canadian
Fish and Wildlife, while
both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the
summer of each year, male
reindeer drop their antlers
at the beginning of winter.
Female reindeer, however,
retain their antlers until after they give birth in the spring. Therefore,
according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one
of them from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be
female. We really should have known this
because only women would be able to drag
a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the
world in one night - and not get lost.
Submitted by: Doug Wilkins
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IN MONTESANO, WA
Every year GWRRA Chapter WA-D participates in Montesano’s Festival of
Lights. On Saturday December 13,
2014 Chapter BC-D had 13 members
who drove down to visit with our friends
in WA-D and to watch the parade.
The day starts at the local elementary
school where WA-D has a silent auction
set up and motorcyclists interested can
bring their bikes to decorate and enter
in to a contest before the parade.
By the time Barry and I arrived the two
bikes pictured at the right were already
decorated, but there was still lots of
time to bid on the Silent Auction items
and pick up some grab bags.
Then it was off to find a spot along the
parade route and wait for the parade to
begin. It was a fairly nice evening, with
no rain, but a tad bit cold.
The theme to the parade was ‘The 12th
Man”, so lots of blue and green lights
and Seahawks logo were spotted
throughout the parade.
After the parade WA-D invites people
back to the Elementary school for a potluck supper. Thanks to V and Doug
who picked up the platters of food for
us to add to the potluck meal. All the
food was delicious and there was also
lots of yummy desserts too.
After everyone was done eating they
called for the final bidding on the Silent
Auction items and I think most of us BCD people came away with something
that we bid on.
On Sunday morning before the ride
home, we all met up with Erv and Phyllis and Greg and Kerry for breakfast at
a 50’s diner. It was lots of fun visiting
with our WA-D friends and we are looking forward to seeing them at their
Duck Hunt in June!
Even though we were in vehicles and
not on motorcycles, several of us decided to take a more scenic drive home
and went up Highway 3 to Highway
104 and took the Kingston Edmonds
ferry before heading north on I-5. It
was a nice drive and a great way to
spend a weekend!
Submitted by: Eileen McMillan
photos by Eileen too
January 2015
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS continued
3-D CYCLES LTD
Labour $80.00 per hour for GWRRA Member
Tel:
(604) 859-4732
(604) 850-6635
Toll Free: 1- (866) 859-4732
2121 Clearbrook Road
Abbotsford BC V2T 4H6
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HUMOUR
NAG NAG NAG
An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough
day trying to get a stay of execution. His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed
and he was feeling worn out and depressed.
As soon as he walked through the door at home,
his wife started on him about, 'What time of night
to be getting home is this? Where have you
been? Dinner is cold and I'm not reheating it'. And
on and on and on.
Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar
ritual, he poured himself a shot of whiskey and
headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub, pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks as he
dragged himself up the stairs.
While he was in the bath, the phone rang. The
wife answered and was told that her husband's
client, James Wright, had been granted a stay of
execution after all. Wright would not be hanged
tonight.
Finally realizing what a terrible day he must have
had, she decided to go upstairs and give him the
good news.
As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over naked,
drying his legs and feet. 'They're not hanging
Wright tonight,' she said.
He whirled around and screamed, 'FOR THE LOVE
OF GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!'
Submitted by: Shirley Williams
JUNE 18-20, 2015
Are you registered yet? Join in the fun!
For more information visit:
http://renorendezvous.org/
#108 20220 113B Ave
Maple Ridge, BC
FOR ALL YOUR MOTORCYCLE NEEDS
Tel: 604-467-2344
Toll Free: 1-888-400-2344
Fax: 604-467-3193
email: sales@crcycle.com
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January 2015
HISTORIAN’S PAGE
Introduction of new historian.
Hello BC-D members. I’ll introduce myself. Arnie Tucker, new historian for BCD. I’ve been around here as a charter
member and I’m currently the 6th senior
“D” (paid up active) member (according to
the GWRRA area report) . The other five
are: Wayne Manuel, Dale Crump, R Lamb,
Dave Truesdell and Garth Gilbert. Before
“D” came into being, I was a BC-A member. I’ve been a GWRRA member since
February 1989. Back in those early days it
wasn’t common for a spouse (note: corider) to be a member also. One also had
to own a Goldwing. Another thing that
I’m some what proud of is that I’m a bit of
a packrat and have saved a lot of memorabilia. I’ll be gathering stories, pictures,
and articles to share over the next
while. As you read this, I’ll be in sunny
Hawaii, staying warm.
The Below article is from the December
2009 Rider Ed Article.
Winter Riding
Some people pack up the bike as
soon as the November monsoons approach,
others, like me, keep the bike ready just in
case there is a small break in the weather.
Winter riding can be very satisfying. To be
honest with you, I would choose a sunny
ride in temperatures just above freezing
rather than an intensely hot summer day. I
just don’t like swimming in a helmet. Besides, our steeds have so much comfort
with heated seats, heated grips, foot and
leg heat from the engine and a big windshield to protect us from the wind
I’m not saying it can’t be uncomfortable; you just have to know when to ride
and when to dream of riding. If you are
thinking of riding, here are a few tips to
make the day more enjoyable
Make sure your windshield is clean before
starting out. You can use a rain resistant
lotion to rub on the plastic, but check the
product first to make sure it won’t damage
it
Your battery needs to be in good shape.
The colder weather will test it’s competency
Check your tire pressures regularly, the difference in temperatures will affect the pressure readings.
Check weather forecasts often so you don’t
get caught. Check road conditions so you
won’t encounter snow (last time I checked,
they didn’t sell chains for bikes)
Your riding apparel should protect you
without causing too much restrictions,
shoulder checks can be hampered by a
bulky neck wrap
Electric Vest and gloves can help, but be
careful. You may not notice your toes are
getting cold or a spot on your neck was exposed for the last hour.
Winter driving can be a beautiful ride
if you are ready for it. Oh, and one more
thing. Cars may think you are not on the
road anymore, after all the ‘riding season’ is
over. Keep an extra eye out for them; it
may not be the slippery roads or wet leaves
that take you down. Enjoy the cold!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy new
year...
Dan & Virginia
Chapter BC-D Educators
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Rally T-shirt Quilt
Now that Kelly is no longer Chapter Director, she has more time to work on
the quilt, and is still looking for old
GWRRA or Rally t-shirts. Her idea is to
raffle it off at an upcoming Gold Run.
We all probably have a few of these
shirts we not longer wear, so why not
donate them to Kelly for the cause!
REMINDER:
February
Newsletter Deadline
is: Saturday
January 24, 2015
Remember this is
YOUR Newsletter...
Please submit your articles,
jokes, photos and/or stories of
recent rides, and any want ads
by the deadline to
Eileen McMillan at:
bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca
Thank you for helping keep our
newsletter so enjoyable!
January 2015
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Region J Staff
POSITION
Region J Directors
Assistant Region J Director
Region J Treasurer
Region J Educator
Assistant Region J Educator
Assistant Region J Educator
Region J MEC
Region J Trainers
District Webmaster
Region J Stores
Region J Ambassador
NAME
Con & Pat Williams
Patrick Frampton
Shirley Williams
Larry Harland
Harold Arthurs
Alex Middleton
Tracy Boyda
E-MAIL
regionjdirectors@gmail.com
eboness@dccnet.com
shirleywilliams@shaw.ca
wingit11@telus.net
arthurs1796@shaw.ca
amiddleton@shaw.ca
tracyboyda@telus.net
PHONE
604-951-9441
604-943-2527
604-599-8769
403-328-0233
604-351-5295
403-274-4223
403-279-0383
Bill Haggerty
Pat Williams
Peter MacGregor
whaggerty@vwh.ca
pat123williams@shaw.ca
250-493-0153
604-951-9441
604-460-2017
milton.sorensen@shaw.ca
403-346-0756
National Asst Rider Educator Milt Sorensen
On the web at: http://gwrra-regionj.ca/
BC Chapters Contacts
BC-A Vancouver
Chapter Directors: Keiller & Tracy Gowans
604-987-0521 gwrra.gowans@gmail.com
BC-G Kamloops
Chapter Directors: Kirk & Kathy Elliott
250-374-2583 kandkelliott@shaw.ca
BC-C Chilliwack
Chapter Directors: Glen & Angela Meyer
604-858-9963 glenn-meyer@hotmail.com
BC-P Prince George
Chapter Directors: Jack & Ethelda McEwen
250-441-3315 emcewen@xplornet.com
BC-D Surrey
Chapter Directors: V Hildebrand
604-557-0622 directorsbcd@gmail.com
1st Wed. @ Ricky’s Rest. @ 152nd & Fraser Highway,
Surrey, Meeting @ 7:00 PM. Coffee Friday @
Tim Horton's 166 & Fraser Hwy @ 6:30 PM
BC-V Victoria
Chapter Directors: Tom & Marilyn Woodrow
250-642-3844 wood3834@shaw.ca
CB CHANNEL 33 FOR ALL OF
GWRRA Head Office
Phoenix Arizona
Toll Free 1-800-843-9460
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GWRRA INSIGHT
Colors and Membership Enhancement
By Mike Hottinger, CO-L Assistant
Membership Enhancement
Recently, I went on a “Color Ride” with a
bunch of GWRRA friends and on the
way back home I started thinking. Yep,
that’s right, I was thinking. I never ride
solo and on Sunday, without my lovely
Rhonda, there was plenty of time to
contemplate things that just came to mind.
I began to compare the clusters of
Aspen trees to the GWRRA Chapters and
the brilliant colors in these clusters to
that of Chapter Members. You might be
wondering, “Where is he going with
this?” Well let’s see where my mind wanders.
In general terms, people refer to visiting the
mountains this time of the year as
“going to see the colors.” When you spend
a moment looking at the mountainside
you notice how many shades there are
mixed together. This is like our
membership, varied levels of participation,
skills and levels. Without these
shades it is not as beautiful or attractive to
the people looking. Think of it as this
is how we appear to prospective, new, inactive or even active members. Every
Chapter has Members at different stages of
participation or skills. In these
stages we find people of different shades of
OOOO’s and AAAHHH’s.
What attracts people to membership? It is
being around people that make them
feel comfortable and welcome; a warm
fuzzy is what l like to call it. We need
these new Members to ensure the strength
and endurance of our Chapters.
Once a Member, we need to enhance each
other and make our colors bright. We
need our bright golden yellows, the brilliant
oranges and changing greens, as it
takes the entire spectrum to grow and enhance others. Use your bursts of
brilliant color to make each day special for
someone and then they will be driven
to come back for more, maybe even a little
anxious for the next opportunity to be
together and share their colors.
Now that we are all being brilliant, are we
working as a family to help the others
look brilliant too? Let me refer back to the
clusters of trees I mentioned in the
beginning. Did you know the Aspen tree
shares a root system with the others
around them? You can say that each cluster
is a family. The clusters are all
different sizes with different intensities of
different colors within them. It is our
responsibility to enhance our family and
Chapter, prospective Members and
community. But it is essential that it goes so
much further
We need to be there for the other Chapters,
also. By supporting the other
Chapters we help their colors explode and
then you and your own Chapter
will cultivate new shades as well. I personally feel this in my life. I look
forward to going everywhere we can and
meeting others as we grow and
mature in GWRRA and feel a little down
when we are unable to make it to
things we would like to attend. There are
always certain people that can be
relied on to be present at gatherings, rides,
and fundraisers. With the efforts
of these people, new friendships are made
and new shades of colors added. A
healthy group of Chapters makes for a
healthy District and a group of healthy
Districts make a healthy Region and so on.
To close, I would like to say, “Thank you to
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January 2015
GWRRA INSIGHT continued...
all the different people Rhonda
and I have met through our time with GWRRA. Everyone is their own tree,
with a unique color that has enhanced Rhonda and me in their own special
and unique way. This provides us with a
broader exposure to the GWRRA
world enhancing our membership for the
years to come. Share your brilliant
colors today.”
Share the passion and hug someone!
Anita & JR Alkire,
GWRRA Deputy Directors
Article taken from:
http://mep.gwrra.org/newsletter/2014/InsightNe
wsletter0814.pdf
REGION J REPORT
I hope everyone has had a terrific
Christmas Season! Pat and I were super fortunate to have our family
around us on the holiday! There was
even Safety Chrome under the tree.
I know this is supposed to be our quiet
time as it has gotten a little deep for
riding the Wing. BUT we have a lot of
exciting things to look forward to this
year.
The Goldwing is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015. Honda Canada is
making a big push on the Goldwing line
and will be having a Goldwing specific
booth at All the Motorcycle shows in
Canada.
I’m pleased to say that we GWRRA
members in Canada have entered into
an agreement with Honda Canada
where GWRRA is giving a Trial membership to all purchasers of the Goldwing in
2015.
For us, it means we will get to meet a
lot of new friends, and the Goldwing
customers get to meet a lot of really
NICE people!
We are also ready to party at the Region J rally in Cranbrook BC. Details and
registration are on the Region Website.
You can print the registration and mail
or you can register on line. HOPE WE
MEET YOU THERE!
Have a safe and FUN time this winter.
Con and Pat Williams
Region J Directors
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WANT ADS
STORES
STORES CORNER
Michelle Artlett
(778) 828-7938
Description
Chapter Long Sleeve Shirts - White or
Blue
Chapter T Shirts
Chapter Golf Shirts - White or Blue
Windshield Cover - Silkscreen (1200)
FOR SALE
Dayton Ladies Riding Boots.
Price
$
$
$
$
40.00
30.00
25.00
25.00
Windshield Cover - Embroidery
GWRRA 10" Patch Black/Gold
GWRRA 4" Patch Black/Gold
GWRRA Bolo Tie
BC-D Rocker
Great NW Region J Rocker
BC-D 4" Patch - Blue
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
45.00
15.00
5.00
15.00
20.00
15.00
7.00
BC-D 4" Patch - White
BC-D Pennant
BC-D Pins
BC-D Hanger Bars
BC-D Cool Ties
Canada Flag (Antenna or pole type)
$ 7.00
$ 15.00
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
$ 10.00
$ 12.00
US/Canada Map
$ 12.00
United We Stand Pin
CPR Pocket Mask
Eagle Vest Chain
Tire Repair Plugs (5 pack)
$ 5.00
$ 22.00
$ 11.00
$ 2.50
Prices subject to change without notice.
Bought these for motorcycle riding, but I
didn't like them. Only tried them for fit and
never used them. They are brand new old
stock boots from Dayton Shoe Co. here in
Vancouver.
Brand new boots at Dayton's would be high
$300 to low $400 now.
$175.00 OBO. Contact Rainie Frampton @
daboys@dccnet.com
Want ads will run for 3 editions of the
newsletter. Please contact the newsletter
editor if you wish an extension or if your
item is sold at:
bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca
Or phone Eileen, 778-574-3579
Want Ads are free for GWRRA members.
There is a $5.00 charge for non-members.
January 2015
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2015 Chapter BC-D Team
Position
Chapter Director
Name
Phone #
Email address
V Hildebrand
604-557-0622
directorsbcd@gmail.com
Assistant Chapter Director Doug Conley
605-589-0552
doug.conley@telus.net
Chapter Educator
Chapter Treasurer
Doug Hildebrand
Barry McMillan
604-613-9114
dbhgramps@hotmail.com
778-574-3579
bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca
Chapter Secretary
Shirley Williams
604-599-8769
shirleywilliams@shaw.ca
MEC
Kelly Conley
604-557-0622
bcdmec@gmail.com
50/50
Dave & Dorothy Elliott
778-554-5999
bulky@shaw.ca
Stores
Ride Coordinator
Michelle & Gord Artlett
Harold Arthurs
604-862-2563
artlett@shaw.ca
604-351-5295
arthurs1796@shaw.ca
Technical Coordinator
Doug Wilkins
604-943-4081
dougwilkins@hotmail.com
Newsletter Editor
Eileen McMillan
778-574-3579
bc-dtreasurer@shaw.ca
Chapter Historians
Arnie & Janet Tucker
604-462-0822
jatrider@shaw.ca
Webmaster
Bill Haggerty
On the web at:
http://www.gwrra-bcd.org
whaggerty@vwh.ca
REGION J RALLY
Cranbrook BC
August 1,2,& 3, 2015
Host Hotel:
The Heritage Inn
803 Cranbrook Street
Cranbrook, BC
Host Campsite: Cranbrook Mount Baker RV Park
1501 S 1st Street
Cranbrook, BC
Activities include, Poker Run on Sunday, ARC on
Friday & Saturday, Education seminars, on Saturday. Medic First Aid course on Saturday. There
will be a catered buffet at our Banquet on Saturday, with a live band entertainment. There will
be a Drill Team performance on Saturday afternoon with 2 Drill Teams.
A Self Directed Migration Ride is planned to go from our Rally to the Region I rally. There
will be an entry contest with winner take all in Lewiston Id. The draw will be at the Region I
Rally banquet.
Registration forms are available on the GWRRA Region J website.
http://gwrra-regionj.ca/