Jun - FL2-D

HARBOR CITY
BEACON
FL-2D
GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOC.
Melbourne, Florida
June 2008
Events During May 2008
May 3-4 – Harry led a group to West Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens) for
the Chapter FL2-Z’s Rally. The Rally started around 4 pm, so the group
stayed Saturday night and came back Sunday.
May 6 – Our Business meeting was held at Lizzie’s Bistro, 1851 Palm Bay
Rd. We had an excellent turnout of 52 people. We had a guest speaker who
described the Amsoil product line. In addition we had Assistant District
Director, Bill Smith in attendance.
May 11 – Hopefully everyone got to celebrate Mother’s Day
May 16-17 – Harry led a group to Jacksonville (Orange Park) for the FL1X
rally on May 17th.
May 17 – Our first Chapter Ride for May was to a Charity Event in St
Augustine, “The 9th Annual Riding Into History Concours d'Elegance”.
This event featured 300-400 antique, vintage, race and custom bikes from
all over America. See the separate article and pictures.
May 20 – Our May Kick-tire was held at Long Doggers at 4260 Minton Rd.
Unfortunately, I was not able to attend.
May 24 - Our second Chapter Ride for May was in conjunction with the
Allie-Cat Charity Ride from Cocoa to Sebastian. See the separate article
and pictures.
May 26 – Hopefully everyone enjoyed Memorial Day, honored our veterans, flew their flag and enjoyed the two races.
Meetings - First Tuesday of each Month
Currently meeting at : Lizzie’s Bistro 1851 Palm Bay Rd.. , Palm Bay,
FL.
CONTENTS:
Event Summary
GWRRA Events
Rider Safety
Birthdays/Anniversaries
Business Meet.
Ride Palm Beach Grd.
Ride –Allie Cat Charity
Ride– Into History
Member Sale Items
Advertisers
Sponsors Ads.
pg. 1,2
pg. 3
pg. 4
pg..6
pg. 7
pg. 8
pg. 9
pg 11
pg. 16
pg. 17
Pg. 18.
NATIONAL, REGIONAL&
DISTRICT STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mellisa Nordeoff
REGION A DIRECTOR
Bob & Nan Shrader
FLORIDA DISTRICT
DIRECTOR
Ed & Jeannette Carr
386-673-6176
CHAPTER FL2-D STAFF
CHAPTER DIRECTOR
Harry & Lynn Anderson
321-952-1448
ASST. CHAPTER DIR.
Mike & Charlotte Mercer
321-951-1054
CHAPTER EDUCATOR
Mike & Pat Duquette
321-984-1472
ASST. CHAPTER EDU.
Mo & Deb Dalton
321-728-2908
TREASURER
Joanne Davies
321-254-8079
RIDE COORDINATOR
Bill Harris
321-242-0583
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Leeanne Milucky
321-722-0882
SUNSHINE LADY
Rachel Moyer
321-951-0301
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Richard Mitts
321-952-4487
Planned Events for June 2008
June 3 – Business Meeting -Meet at Lizzie’s Bistro, 1851 Palm Bay Rd. Dinner 6 PM, meeting 7 PM.
June 12-14 – Georgia District Rally - Anyone interested in going, contact Bill Harris, 242-0583 or [email protected]
June 15 – Father’s Day – Make sure Dad gets a new Gold Wing.
June 17 – Kick-tire: Location is El Chico’s Mexican Restaurant at Melbourne Square Mall. Suggestions for other KickTire locations are welcomed. We try not to repeat previously visited sites but may have to soon. Locations alternate between
north & south of US-192.
June 21 - FL1V Rally – This chapter is having a rally in Jacksonville Beach titled “Cheeseburger in Paradise”. We would
like to make this a Chapter Ride; however, I cannot make it. Anyone interested in leading this ride, please contact Bill Harris, 242-0583 or [email protected].
June 28 - Chapter Ride: Orangutans – Our chapter will be having a ride to the “Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee
Conservation” in Wauchula, Fl. We will have lunch in the Wauchula area and then tour the facility around 1 PM. The tour
will take about an hour. Admission is $15 each. We will leave from County Line Saloon around 8 am.
July 3-5 – Wing Ding - Greeneville, SC
Consult the Chapter Calendar for latest info. http://www.gwrra-fl2d.org/calendar/
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is
about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the
course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eys, and bows down in prayer. His
friend says, "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a
kind man." The man then replies, "Yeah, well we were married 35 years."
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A pirate was talking to a "land-lubber" in a bar. The land-lubber noticed that, like any selfrespecting pirate, this guy had a peg leg, a hook in place of one of his hands and a patch over one
eye. The land-lubber just had to find out how the pirate got in such bad shape. He asked the pirate,
"How did you loose your leg?" The pirate responded,
"I lost me leg in a battle off the coast of Jamaica!" His new acquaintance was still curious so
he asked,
"What about you hand. Did you loose it at the same time?"
"No," answered the pirate. "I lost it to the sharks off the Florida Keys." Finally, the landlubber asked,
"I notice you also have an eye patch. How did you loose your eye? The pirate answered,
"I was sleeping on a beach when a seagull flew over and crapped right in me eye." The landlubber asked,
"How could a little seagull crap make you loose your eye?" The pirate snapped,
"It was the day after I got me hook!"
2008 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS
Revised 4/24/08
May 1-3
May 3
May. 17
May 23-24
May 31-Jun 1
June 12-14
June 21
July 3-6
Aug. 16
Sept. 6
Sept 11-13
Oct. 16-18
Oct. 25
Oct. 31-Nov.1
Nov. 2
Nov. 8
Nov. 8
Nov. 15
Dec. 6
Anderson, SC
Palm Beach
Orange Park
Gainesville
Ocala
Athens, GA
Jacksonville Beach
Greenville, SC
Tampa
Tampa
Dothan, AL
Biloxi, MS
Clewiston
Panama City
Sarasota County Tech. Institute.
West Palm Beach
St. Petersburg
Brooksville
Zephyrhills
South Carolina District Rally
FL2-Z Night at the Oscars
FL1-X Biennial Country Fair Poker Run
FL1-Y Rally/Poker Run
Horizons Seminar
Georgia District Rally
FL1-V It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Wing Ding 30
5 Chapter Poker Run
FL1-A Picnic/Auction
Region “A” Rally
Mississippi District Rally
FL2-E Chapter Picnic & Benefit
Panhandle Getaway
Ride For Kids,
FL2-A 30th Anniversary. “Buzzard Run”
Florida District Rider Ed Fair
FL1-L2 Poker Run
FL1-S Mingle Jingle
2009 FLORIDA GWRRA EVENTS
Jan. 10-11
Jan. 17
Jan. 25
Feb . 08
Mar. 12-14
Nov. 14
CD Conference
FL2-L Chapter Rally
FL2-D 4 Chapter Breakfast
South Florida Ride For Kids
Florida District Rally
Florida District Rider Ed Fair
Kissimmee
Lakeland
Melbourne
Kissimmee
St. Petersburg
GWRRA MOTTO: Friends For Fun, Safety and Knowledge
A man walks into a bar one day and asks, "Does anyone here own that rottweiler outside?"
"Yeah, I do!" a biker says, standing up. "What about it?"
"Well, I think my chihuahua just killed him..."
"What are you talkin' about?!" the biker says, disbelievingly. "How could your little runt kill my rottweiler?"
"Well, it seems he got stuck in your dog's throat!"
Safety Educator
AND NOW A WORD FROM
CAPTAIN SAFETY
HOT, HOT, HOT, WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE AND NONE TO DRINK?
AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT I WAS TOLD HAPPENED ON A RIDE RECENTLY WITH A GROUP
FROM OUR CHAPTER.
HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE HYPERTHERMIA TALK.
WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS EVERY YEAR TO
REMIND US HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OUR
BODIES IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER.
FIRST OF ALL WE NEED TO HYDRATE A LOT,
DRINK TILL YOU HAVE TO PEE AND DRINK
THAT WAY ALL DAY LONG. DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOU CAN SWEAT UP TO 3 PINTS AN
HOUR OR UP TO 4 GALLONS IN SIX HOURS
AND YOU LOOSE SALT IN YOUR SWEAT TOO.
WE DON’T RECOMMEND SALT TABLETS JUST
SALT IN YOUR FOOD LIKE A BAG OF CHIPS
WORKS WELL ON THE ROAD. WHEN YOU FINALLY HAVE TO URINATE, LOOK AT THE
COLOR, IF IT’S DARK, DRINK MORE. IF YOU
DON’T YOU COULD GET IN TROUBLE SOON.
WHEN RIDING IN THE HEAT YOU CAN SWEAT
THIS MUCH WITH OUT EVEN KNOWING IT.
YOUR SKIN WILL FEEL DRY. IF YOU DON’T
FEEL THE NEED TO URINATE EVERY FEW
HOURS YOU NEED TO DRINK MORE. SOME
OF THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
ARE; MUSCLE CRAMPS, NAUSEA, LIGHTHEADED, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING, AND
FEELING CHILLED RATHER THAN HOT.
LETS ALL PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THIS
WHILE TRAVELING IN THIS HEAT AND REMEMBER THE CO-RIDERS CAN POUR A BOTTLE OF
WATER ON YOUR SHIRT TO COOL YOU OFF
(WORKS FOR ME).
WORST CASE SCENARIO
A PERSON WHO GETS HEAT STROKE
WILL NEED EMERGENCY MEDICAL
CARE. THE SKIN WILL BE HOT, DRY, AND
RED. THE VICTIM WILL SEEM DRIED OUT
AND OFTEN EXHIBIT AN ALTERED LEVEL
OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HE MAY GO INTO
A COMA OR HAVE A SEIZURE IF NOT
CARED FOR PROMPTLY AND CORRECTLY. HIS TEMPERATURE MAY SORE
TO 106 F. THAT’S SERIOUS!
I DON’T EVER WANT IT TO GET THIS
BAD. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL!
I ALWAYS THOUGHT “THE BUTLER”
WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. I SAW MIKE AND
CHARLOTTE USE THEIRS ALL THE TIME.
THEY FILLED IT WITH COFFEE IN THE
MORNING, AND WATER WHEN IT WAS
HOT. I GOT MINE AT A RALLY AND I
LIKE IT A LOT. I FILL IT UP IN THE MORNING, THEN ADD ICE AND WATER AT THE
7-11’S. IT KEEPS COLD ALL DAY LONG
AND REMEMBER, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
BE ICE WATER, JUST WATER.
I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED HYPERTHERMIA ON THE WAY TO THE HONDA
HOOT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I WAS
LEADING THE RIDE AND THE OTHER
TWO RIDERS STARTED QUESTIONING
ME WHY I WASN’T PASSING CARS AND
RIDING LIKE I NORMALLY RIDE. THEN I
REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I
PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT ROAD AND
WENT INTO THE AIR CONDITIONED STORE,
AND DRANK WATER, GATOR ADE, ICE
CREAM, GOT WET AND COOLED OFF. I
LEARNED MY LESSON. I WAS LUCKY MY
FRIENDS NOTICED MY IRREGULAR RIDING.
IT SAVED ME.
WE HAVE TO WATCH OTHERS WE RIDE
WITH. IF THINGS DON’T LOOK RIGHT, ASK.
STOP OFTEN FOR A DRINK AND AIR CONDITIONING. PIT STOPS ARE NOT A BAD THING.
I DON’T THINK ANYONE WE RIDE WITH WILL
SAY A THING IF WE STOP. THEY MAY WANT
TO WANT TO STOP ANYWAY AND ARE
HAPPY SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING.
LETS ALL RIDE SAFE AND COOL.
MIKE AND PAT DUQUETTE
SR CHAPTER EDUCATORS
MO AND DEB DALTON
ASSISTANT CHAPTER EDUCATORS
New fuel gauge now available.
HERE IS A MATH TRICK SO UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT WILL STUMP YOU.
1. GRAB A CALCULATOR---NOT AN ADDING MACHINE. (YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO DO
THIS ONE IN YOUR HEAD)
2. KEY IN THE FIRST THREE DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER (NOT THE AREA
CODE)
3. MULTIPLY BY 80
4. ADD 1
5. MULTIPLY BY 250
6. ADD THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER
7. ADD THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER AGAIN.
8. SUBTRACT 250
9. DIVIDE NUMBER BY 2
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE ANSWER?
GERALD K. HOWARD, Ph.D.
Birthday’s
Anniversaries
6/11
6/11
6/15
6/4
6/8
6/28
6/29
6/30
Richard & Brenda Wilson
Bob & Jean Andelsen
Richard & Linda Mitts
Barb Tosti
Joanne Davies
Diane Mercier
Cecilla Hicks
Richard Mitts
A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she has had no lessons or prior experience. She
mounts the horse, unassisted, and the horse immediately springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and
rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle.
In terror, she grabs for the horse's mane, but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms
around the horse's neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly impervious to its slipping rider.
Finally, giving up her frail grip, the blonde attempts to leap away from the horse and throw herself to safety.
Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup, she is now at the mercy of the horse's pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground over and over.
As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness when to her
great fortune, Stan, the Wal-Mart greeter, sees her and unplugs the horse.
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A foursome of senior golfers hit the course with waning enthusiasm for the sport. "These fairways seem to
be getting longer and longer," said one of the foursome.
"And these hills are getting steeper as the years go by," another complained.
"The sand traps seem to be bigger than I remember them, too," said the third senior.
After hearing enough from his buddies, the oldest, and the wisest of the four of them at 87 years old,
piped up and said, "Oh my friends, just be thankful we're still on this side of the grass!"
LIZZIE’S BISTRO
MAY MEETING
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye!
ATTENDANCE AT PALM BEACH GARDEN FL2Z
It was only $1000 of tickets Honey!
Put this on Harry, it will protect your hair.
The “race” is on.
No limit to what he will do for the CHAPTER!
What do you mean, do it over again!
The END!
Pictures taken by Larry Hicks
Allie-Cat Charity Ride
A Chapter Ride was held on Saturday, May 24th during the Memorial Day weekend. This ride was in conjunction with the
Allie-Cat Benefit Ride from Cocoa to Sebastian. Having a Chapter Ride as a part of a larger ride is not unique. We do it
every Christmas with the Abate Toy Run. Chapter members who participated included Rex and Vickie Meyer, Sandi
Brooks, Carl Vetzel, and me. Rex and Vickie had 2 other couples drive down from Cockran, Georgia for the event. They
were Wayne & Nina Carlton, and Angele & Jeff Simpson. Angele is the Chapter Director for her GWRRA chapter. Most of
us met at Kay’s BBQ for breakfast prior to the ride.
Allie-Cat is named after Sgt. Rene Rubiella daughter Allie who was killed in a single car wreck at Pineda / US-1 on 4/9/05.
The Alexandra Rubiella Foundation teaches NOW (Not on Our Watch) to teenagers at local schools. NOW teaches students
about the dangers of being distracted while driving. The organization also gives away a scholarship each year. Sgt Rubiella
received a Presidential Award a few weeks ago for his volunteer effort. Chapter members Rex and Vickie Meyers are personal friends of Rene Rubiella and helped with the event. Over $4K was raised this year which doubled last year’s contributions. Activities were expanded this year to include a Friday night Bike Show at Murdock’s Bistro in Cocoa Village. Although he expected 12 bikes for the show, more than 107 bikes participated;
The Ride day was beautiful and the execution was outstanding. We had a full police escort the entire route so we
never had to put a foot down. Watching the Brevard Sheriff
Team block intersections and then race past to get to the
next intersection was worth the price of admission. Those
guys duck and dive to avoid on-coming traffic. They are
very talented and brave.
The ride started at the Yamaha dealer on SR-520 in Cocoa.
Departing around 930, the group of 131 bikes headed east
on SR-520 to South Tropical Trail, south on SR-3, east on
Pineda, south on A1A to Wabasso, West to US-1, North on
US-1 and Indian River Drive to Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian. We had the entire Captain Hiram’s Sand Bar area to our selves. There was a band and numerous prizes.
Captain Hiram’s food is always delicious. After eating,
we listened to the band and checked our tickets to see if
we were winners. Our Georgia visitors won a bike
cover and longest distance award. Our sub-group had 4
trikes and 3 bikes.
Riding Into History
On May 17th, three chapter members headed for St. Augustine and the charity event, “The 9th Annual Riding Into History
Concours d'Elegance”. The three riders were Jim and Leanne Milucky and I.
This event featured 300-400 antique, vintage, race and custom bikes from
all over America. I had posted the ride with the option that we could
leave at 8 AM and travel I-95 or that we could leave at 7 AM and travel
back roads. Everyone chose the latter, so at 7 am we header out. We
modified our plans slightly and took I-95 up to SR-44 where we cut over
and went up through the center of the state on some beautiful back roads.
After a brief rest stop and a Slurpee, we arrived at the beautiful World
Golf Village.
The exhibit contained many beautifully restored antique bikes
of all models. Pictures of many of these are included at the
end of this article. Jim found a pristine model of his first
Honda.
One interesting exhibit was a collection of old large wheel
bicycles. This was the largest collection I had ever seen and
yes they were real. One was being ridden around the parking
lot by its owner.
The exhibited bikes were located on the large walkway the
circles the lagoon. There were numerous places to eat at the
Village. We chose to eat at “Caddyshack”. This facility is
owned by Bill Murray and his brothers. It features lawnmowers as ceiling fans and other theme items from the movie. It
also contains the bike build by Orange
County Choppers. This bike has the following features:
•
Wheels with lawnmower blade spokes
•
A dynamite plunger on frame
•
Gopher on handlebars
•
Pitch fork on rear fender.
After an excellent lunch, we had our picture taken with the
Caddyshack alligator mascot. This gator is similar to one on
the ceiling inside that is eating the gopher from the movie.
Next we continued our tour through the vintage bikes and
unique bike derived vehicles. After a couple of hours, we had
seen it all and header for the parking lot. Our next stop was
downtown St Augustine where the aroma of freshly made
waffle cones pulled Jim & Leanne into the ice cream store.
For the return trip home, Jim led us down A1A to Daytona,
then I-95 to Melbourne. We had an excellent time on a
beautiful day. Total distance for me was about 350 miles
and slightly longer for Jim and Leanne.
Bill Harris
That’s it folks!
This is for real. It is a pit bull that took on a Porcupine.
A vet sedated the dog, and then removed a total of 1,347 quills. The
Porcupine was nearly naked but otherwise unharmed.
Any other dog would have retreated after just one or two quills.
A special thanks to our members who submit articles. We love the support and the
good information. Send them to Richard Mitts [email protected]
Word documents are preferred. Pictures should be in jpg format.
May I have your attention please!…………...
A Very Special Thanks to Charlie Davies and Joanne Davies.
They take this publication, make it web ready, and then put it on our
Web Site. Without them, we would not be able to enjoy this on our
computers. Many thanks for a fantastic job.
MEMBER ITEMS FOR SALE
Recently had my 95 Goldwing SE triked. All the removed parts are available except the rear tire and wheel. Both saddle bags, lower light bar, heel/toe shifter floor
boards, trailer hitch and various other parts that had to be replaced due to triking.
All these parts had only 41k miles on them so they should be in very good condition. Anyone interested can contact me at, 321-536-7907
[email protected]
Carl Vetzel 4195 Sherwood Blvd Melbourne, Fl 32935
For Sale:
New, Black Saddle Bag Mats (set 2) for Honda Goldwing 1800. $20.00 Bike was
Triked. Call Harold Brown 772-664-1061 or [email protected]
For Sale:
2003 Goldwing 1800 Trike with Lehman Conversion. Only 5,000 miles, Candy
Orange, Running Boards, CB, Intercom, Satellite Radio, Passenger Arm Rest, Trunk
Rack, Ring of Fire, recently pinstriped and many extras. $24,000. Call Paul Dane
at 321-373-4924 or 321-508-6305
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