March

Indiana Chapter Q–2
“Wings Over the Dunes”
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March 2016
Volume 18, Issue 3
Robert (Bobby) Louis Newman 1951-2016
Bobby was a faithful member of
the La Porte Assembly of God
where he was very involved, serving as an usher, greeter and always willing to lend a hand. Bobby
was and avid bowler and cyclist,
completing several century rides
before falling in love with motorcycles. He was very active in the
GWRRA and served as the chapter
director and assistant director. He
was also a member of ABATE,
AMA and served as task force
leader for the northern Indiana
ride for Kids. However it was all
a cover to protect his real identity,
Santa Clause. As Santa he made
many appearances locally over the
years.
Table of Contents
Page
Opening Article
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CD and MEC Article
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Rider Educator
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Community page
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Q2 events page
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Our hearts are saddened by the
loss of man who brought such
joy and happiness to so many.
Although we morn the loss, we
rejoice and celebrate the life
and the opportunity that such a
man graced our presence. We
will never forget. RIP Bobby.
Visit Us!
Table of Contents
Page
Calendar
6 Our gathering place: Round the Clock in
GWRRA & Q2 Staff
7
Chesterton. Calumet Ave. When:
Birthdays & Anniversaries 7
Last Monday of every month
Q2 Pediatric ride flyer
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Time: 6:00 pm to eat – 7:00 pm to meet
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Chapter Director.
Mark Laing
Membership Enhancement
Coordinator.
Kelly Parker
HELLO FELLOW RIDERS:
Winter Rendezvous was a very informative time for Kelly and me. We met some
awesome people from the Region and
District. We went to as many seminars
as we could. We learned a lot of things
to help our Chapter grow. We had fun
talking and learning from other chapters
the way they do things. The welcoming
we received was overwhelming. They
gave us a feeling of unity with the District
and Region. We talked to other chapters
to get together with for rides and
events. The only the sad news about
fellow chapter member Bobby Newman
who made a big impact on me the first
time I met him. I'll cherish the bell for my
Goldwing he gave me for the rest of my
life.
I want to thank all the chapter members
who made it to Bobby's showing, for their
support of the great man. I know the
ones that were there knew him better
than me, and for that you are truly
blessed.
We also had a great turnout for the Valentine's Dinner. It looked like we all had
fun and ate too much. At least I know I
did!
Keep checking the Web Page and Facebook Page for updates of things going on
in our Chapter, District, and Region. Soon we will be riding! It's going
to be a great year!
MARK & LUCY LAING
CHAPTER DIRECTOR
While at this years winter rendezvous I
had the opportunity to get together
with several other MEC’s and talk
about the 2016 season and how we
were going to keep the current members on their toes and bring on new
members. One topic caught my ear,
that we as an organization throughout
Indiana should take the opportunity to
meet up and coordinate rides with other chapters and visit our Region D
counterparts. Join in on their rides,
which many of them actually go very
close to each others chapter’s territories.
With those ideas in mind we put together goals that we thought were easy
enough to attain..
 Meet up with other chapters and
coordinate rides together.
 Expand our rides to include more of
Region D.
 Saugatuck
Keep in close
contact with other
Ride 2013
chapters not just in our region but
around the country.
Our goal as MEC’s is always a challenge to keep it simple, fun, and safe.
To incorporate new ideas and blend
the past experiences in to create a
twist that keeps everyone coming back
for more. So buckle up your boots, zip
up your jackets, put on your helmet,
and lets go for a ride.
Ride on. KP.
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Rider Education
Dave & Beth Korwek
Tire Talk
I was privy to a couple of conversations on tires this year and thought that now that the
weather looks to be getting warmer, it would be a good time to visit this topic.
The first conversation was on tire wear. Now, most of us have watched some form of
racing, whether it is NASCAR, Indycar, Formula 1 or one of the many other types of racing,
and have heard the announcers talk about adding or subtracting a pound of air to the tires to
improve handling and/or grip. Tire pressures are directly related to temperature. Usually the
lower the pressure the hotter a tire will get and the higher the pressure, the cooler it will run.
Lowering the pressure in the tire will raise the temperature because the body of
the tire flexes more, generating heat. This causes the rubber to get stickier, but leads to uneven
tire wear and make the tire wear out sooner. Raising the pressure in the tire might make the tire
wear a little better, but the tire runs cooler making it less sticky which can lead the bike to lose
traction and possibly go down in a corner. At the least, it will cause the tire to wear out prematurely in the center.
Every motorcycle manufacturer has a recommended tire pressure for each bike
based on testing before the bike is put out for sale and can be found somewhere on the bike and
the manual. Tire manufacture’s websites can also have useful information on the tire for your
bike.
If you wish to try out different pressures and how they affect your tires, do so by one to
two pounds at a time and check your tires often to make sure you aren’t doing harm to them.
The second conversation was about worn out tires. The old saying, “If you ride
all the time check your tires at least once a week. If you ride once a week, check them every
time.” Checking the tires isn’t only about checking the pressure. You should also be checking
the tread and valve stem. Each tire has wear bars in the tread in several spots. These need to be
looked at as well. If you aren’t sure what to look for, ask and someone will be able to point
them out. Unfortunately, we live in an area that doesn’t allow us to wear the outside of the tire
as much as the middle. Just because the outer part of the tread looks good, the middle can be
worn out.
The last problem is cupping. Cupping is when the area between the center of the
tire and the outside part gets dished and feathered. This is a common problem on a heavy bike
like the Goldwing. This is caused by braking, not acceleration or a pressure issue. When you
apply your brakes, the weight transfers to the tire’s center and causes it to compress. The friction then wears the rubber in between the center and outside. Severe cupping can cause a bad
vibration and could make you lose control of the bike if bad enough.
Take care of your tires. They are all there is between you and the road.
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Community page
Chapter Colors
Show you belong to a great organization…wear
them! Everyone wears their colors to the
meetings, but what about to dinner on
Tuesdays, or to other functions. You don’t have
The Chapter Store
We have plenty of goodies in stock! See Lucy
Laing to purchase your pins, patches, flags, and
we now have vests.Vests are $15.00 each and
are available in a variety of sizes. We also have
newer polo style shirts available for purchase for
$20.00. Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, and
XXXL (additional charge for XXXL). All store
Sunshine Gal
Please contact Jean Vaclavik at 219-759-2489 or E–
mail: [email protected] with the names of
anyone that is sick, injured, or has passed away so
a card may be sent and thoughts and prayers can be
passed along.
QR Codes, ever wonder what this funny looking
thing was or why is was on something.
Quick Reference codes are becoming more
popular as cell phones become more like your home
computer. Just like a bar code, we can make it reference anything we want, in this case the one below is
currently set up to send the person who scans it to our
Q2 web page, and to the new member section. As we
begin sending out flyers and other information about
the chapter, we’ll be including these QR codes in the
information so all you have to do is scan it and your
there.
You will need to have the QR reader on your phone
in order to retrieve the information. There are numerous FREE QR code reader scanners available for
every type of phone and operating system. The particular one I use us QR Code Pro. Just go to your APP
store and download one (select a FREE one) and
scan this to go to the web page.
Take a look at the recruiting flyer
on the last page of the newsletter for
the QR code.
If you need assistance in acquiring the
QR code reader, let me know, I’d be
able to assist. KP
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Information on this page will change monthly as rides get added to the schedule.
Sunday March 6th OCP training, Coldwater Mi. Contact CD for information.
Saturday March 12th 3pm Game night, Kevin and Mona’s B.A.D.
Tuesday March 8th, Dicks Restaurant 10808 Wicker (rt 41) St. John, 6 pm
March 22st, CiCi’s Pizza 6028 Central Ave Portage 6pm
Monday March 28th Q2 Chapter gathering at Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting
1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana
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Tuesday April 5th, Ryan’s Restaurant, 4461 Franklin st. Michigan City 6pm
Tuesday April 19th, Gelsosomo’s 9318 Indianapolis Blvd Highland 6pm
Monday April 25th, Q2 Chapter gathering at Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting
1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana
Saturday April 30th, 10 am, Motorcycle Blessing, Pastor Rich Schmidt to deliver blessing.
Living Hope Community Church 1115 Calumet ave, Valparaiso In. (Across from old fairgrounds park.)
Persons not wishing to participate in the blessing will meet after the ceremony.
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Saturday May 7th Rain date for Bike Blessing. Ride TBD.
Saturday May 14th, Tulip Festival Holland Mi. Departure time TBD.
Thursday May 19 thru Saturday May 21st. Indiana spring warm up Rockville Indiana,
Monday May 23rd, Q2 Chapter gathering at Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting
1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana
Monday May 30th, Memorial day
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Saturday June 18th, Studebaker museum, South Bend In. Depart Thomas’s 10am.
Sunday June 26th, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation ride for Bobby Newman
Pinhook Park, South Bend Indiana
Monday June 27th, Q2 Chapter gathering at Round the Clock, Chesterton, 6pm dinner 7pm meeting
1607 South Calumet Rd Chesterton Indiana
Use the Q2 web page for the current up to date events calendar.
B.A.C.D. Bring a Covered Dish
B.A.C. Bring a chair
B.A.D. Bring a Drink
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March 2016 - GWRRA INQ2’s Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Chapter
Gathering at Round the
Clock, Chesterton
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OCP Training
Coldwater, MI
Daylight Saving Time
begins
Vernal Equinox
Easter Sunday
6:00pm Dicks
Restaurant
10808 Wicker (rt 41)
St. John
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St. Patrick’s Day
6:00pm CiCi’s Pizza
6028 Central Ave
Portage
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6:00pm Dinner
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April Fool’s Day
7:00pm Chapter
Gathering at Round the
Clock, Chesterton
Region D
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GWRRA National Staff:
Executive Directors
Ray Gariss
[email protected]
800-843-9460
GWRRA District Staff:
Region D Director
Lloyd & Becky Glydewell
937-322-7156
[email protected]
Indiana District Director
Ray and Melinda Faber
765-307-0134
[email protected]
Sunshine Gal
Jean Vaclavik
219-759-2489
[email protected]
Stores
Lucy Laing
219-741-5484
[email protected]
Chapter Newsletter Editor
Kelly Parker
773-447-1861
[email protected]
Indiana Asst. Directors
Wolfgang and Connie Gless
269-476-2321
[email protected]
Happy Birthday
GWRRA CHAPTER Q-2 STAFF:
Chapter Director
Mark Laing
219-741-5484
[email protected]
Membership enhancement coord.
Kelly Parker
773-447-1861
[email protected]
March
Mar 1 Dale Shurr
Mar 4 Donna Newbold
Mar 12 Jim O'Rourke
Mar 16 Mike Decker
Mar 23 Jacklyn Chaney
Mar 31 Beth Korwek
Webmaster
Don & Vikki Weaver
219-712-2344
[email protected]
Rider Education
Dave Korwek
219-730-5497
[email protected]
Treasurer
Denise Parker
219-776-2706
[email protected]
Happy Anniversary
March
Mar 22 Ray/Melinda Faber
Mar 26 Joseph & Cinda Harrelson
Ride Coordinator
Jim O'Rourke
219-477-4324
[email protected]
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2016 Ride for kids
June 26th 2016
Pinhook Park
2801 Riverside Dr.
South Bend Indiana 46616
Register for the ride @
curethekids.org
Lets make this a ride Bobby would be
proud of.
Help us, help them.
Greetings, Claudette and I are raising funds for the 12th annual Ride for Kids event out of South Bend. We've
registered to participate in the Northern Indiana ride event to support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Ride for Kids is a national motorcycle event that raises money for childhood brain tumor research. We
are riding to help these kids and their families beat the odds.
Help us reach our fundraising goal and support us as we join hundreds of other motorcyclists on a ride to cure
the kids.
You can donate online -- it's safe, secure and easy.
God has put us on this path to help others. Please help us on this journey to help find the cause and cure of
brain tumors in kids.
Faithfully yours,
Bobby & Claudette
The Bobby (Robert) Newman 2016 Memorial ride for the kids.
Let’s help Claudette keep Bobby’s legacy alive by participating in the 2016 ride for Kids. Bobby touched
our lives and our hearts with his kindness and love for the kids.
Go to curethekids.org and help us make Bobby and Claudette’s dream a reality by donating to the Bobby
Newman fundraising page, click on Bobby’s name and you can donate right to Bobby’s site. Please register for the ride on June 26th and let’s make this one something Bobby would remember.
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