November, 2013 Friends For Fun, Safety & Knowledge

Chapter “ON-Q” Team Chapter Directors Dave & Barb Pattison (613) 961-1710 Assistant Chapter Directors Paul & Sheila Haller (613-966-1805)Chapter Couple Of the Year Bob & Doris Hagerman (613-473-1842 Rider Educator Richard & Val Button 905-725-7150 Member Enhancement Coordinator Paul Haller (613) 966-1805 Treasurer Wendy McGeachy (613) 967-1823 Social Events Planning Barb Pattison & Judy Archbold 613-961-1710 613-969-0429 Sunshine Person Judy Archbold (613) 969-0429 Pins and Badges Andrea Randall (613) 967-4390 Ride Coordinator Al Randall (613) 967-4390 Public Relations Paul Haller (613) 966-1805 Motorcycle Awareness Coordinator & Road Construction Alerts Mike Drake 613-813-2602 Newsletter Editor/Hug Collector Terry Archbold (613) 969-0429 Webmaster Dave Pattison

GoldWing Road Riders Association Region K, Chapter ON—Q Quinte Region Belleville, Ontario, Canada http://onq.regionk.ca

Very nice to see 33 of you out to our latest breakfast on Sunday. With the end of the riding season rapidly approaching rest assured that we will continue with coffee nights, dinner nights and hosted events throughout the winter months to maintain our links. From time to time this will include some riding and maintenance tidbits so be sure to attend when possible. Remember, skills training and education is a perishable skill that needs to be maintained to help you remain sharp and call it up when you need it. Having said this I ask you to welcome our new Chapter Educa-tor Richard Button and his wife Val. Richard has a wealth of experience as CE with his previous Chapter and brings some fresh ideas that sound great. I look forward to the upcoming knowledge sharing sessions and hope you can join us. Also, please welcome back Paul and Sheila Haller as our new ACD's. Thanks guys for stepping up and offering your experience and ideas to help keep our Chapter running smoothly.

Changing gears there are still a few fun events planned for this year, most notably hors d’oeuvres night on the 23rd at our place, the upcoming dinner night on 28 No-vember at East Side Mario's, and our Christmas social at the 413 Wing in Trenton on 07 Dec. Please contact Barb at 613-961-1710 to get your tickets. We need your event and ride input for the executive meeting on 11 January, as we will be planning the coming year's activities.

Lastly, our experiment with holding our breakfast gathering on the second Sunday of the month did not go as well as hoped, (from an event conflict perspective), so we will be moving back to the fourth Sunday starting in January. There will be no breakfast in December.

Enjoy the November newsletter and join us whenever you can as, as our Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge.

Happy trails

Dave & Barb

FROM OUR DIRECTORS: DAVE & BARB PATTISON

Lest We Forget

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SOCIAL EVENTS COORDINATORS: BARB PATTISON & JUDY ARCHBOLD

October was crazy fun!! We celebrated Paul Haller's and my combined birthday party at the 413 wing, with about 90 guest's. Thanks to all the best wishers. Skip and Deb Redden hosted the Halloween party. There were delicious chillies and costume prizes. Best couple of the night was Al Randal and Terry Archbold. NO ONE saw that coming!! Thank you Skip and Deb. Coffee night was hosted by Paul and Sheila Haller. What a relaxing way to spend time with our GoldWing friends to get to know each other better. Great nibbles and drinks. Thank you Sheila and Paul.

Next event is hors d'oeuvres at our house. 115 Gavey St. Belleville starting at 7 PM. This has 18 people signed up already. If you can join us (the more the merrier) bring one plate of hors d’oeuvres and the recipes to hand out. Dinner night is at East Side Mario's at Quinte Mall on November 28th. Do you see shopping involved? December 7th brings our annual Christmas party. Cocktails start at 6, dinner at7, dance at 8. Held at the 413 Wing. Tickets can still be bought through me until November 28th. Friday December 13th, we have dinner at the Thai House 230 Front Street Belleville at 5:30. Call me if you would like to join us. Then some of us will go to the Empire Theatre for a naughty version of Snow White. December 14th is Chapter K, (Kingston's), Christmas party. For those who can attend, always a good time.

See you all at our Christmas party. Barb Pattison BarbPattisonSocialEventsCoordinatorON-Q

Copper Wire

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the

conclusion that "their" ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the Brit's, in the weeks that followed, an American archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a

story published in the New York Times: "American archaeologists, finding traces of 250-year-old copper wire, have concluded that

"their" ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network 50 years earlier than the British".

One week later, Canadian Dept. Of Mines and Resources in Newfoundland reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet

in NE Canada, Jack Lucknow, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Jack has therefore concluded

that 250 years ago, Canada had already gone wireless."

Just makes you bloody proud to be Canadian doesn’t it???

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GWRRA Social Events Schedule 2013 Breakfast Gatherings are held on the 2nd Sunday of every month, excluding December.

Where: Northway Restaurant, 205 North Front St., Belleville Time: 9:00am

July 14th Sunday 9:00am Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Aug. 1st—4th, Thurs.— Sun. GWRRA Atlantic Rally, Summerside PEI

Aug. 11th Sunday 9:00 am Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Aug. 16—18, Fri.— Sun. GWRRA Region K Rendezvous, Whispering Pines Camp-grounds, Owen Sound.

Aug. 24th Saturday Chapter Bar B Q Hosted by Jamie and Glenda Scott, 214 Whites Rd. Brighton

Sept. 08th Sunday 9:00 am Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Sept. 7th Saturday 2:00 pm Home Made Wine Competition and tasting (Sharon & Harold Craven, 222 Whites Rd. Brighton Roast Beef dinner & Pot

Sept. 13th Friday Port Dover, Friday the 13th

Sept. 20th to 21st Fri.—Sun. North Bay Colour-Run, Weekend get away

Sept. 23th Monday 6:00 pm Dinner Night Out Linguine’s, Belleville

Sept. 26th to 28th Thursday, Fri-day, Saturday

Wings over North Carolina, Concord, North Carolina, for-merly known as Wings over The Smokies

Oct. 13th Sunday 9:00 am Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

Oct. 25th to 27th Fri - Sun 10:00 am Creative Festival, Toronto International Center

Oct. 26th Saturday 8:00 pm Halloween Party, (Skip & Deb Redden’s, 40 Kipling Dr., Belle-ville)

Oct. 29th Tuesday 7:00 pm Coffee Night, (Paul & Sheila Haller’s, 23 Hawthorn St. Belle-ville)

Nov. 10th Sunday 9:00 am Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant Nov. 23rd Saturday Pot Luck Hors D’oeuvres Recipe Exchange, Hosted by Dave &

Barb Pattison, 115 Gavey St. Belleville Dec. 07th Saturday 6:00 pm Chapter Christmas Dinner Dance @ #413 Wing Trenton, Dec. 13th Friday 5:30 & 8:00pm Dinner @ 5:00pm (TBA), Empire Theatre Panto @ 8:00pm

Dec. 14th Saturday Chapter K Kingston Dinner Dance ( Date and place TBA)

Jan. 26, 2014 9:00 A.M. Breakfast Gathering, Northway Restaurant

All dates & events are subject to change. Always check the newsletter under Social Events for updates or our web-site. Changes are also reviewed at our Chapter Gatherings on the 2nd Sunday of the month, excluding December.

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RIDER EDUCATORS:

RICHARD & VAL BUTTON

Richard and Val will begin submitting articles for our January Newsletter. In the meantime I have included the follow-ing article on: How to: Winterize Your Bikeby Michael Ross

Winter is fast approaching and if you live in a frigid climate it's time to store your bike for the season. In storing your bike for a few months over the winter, your main concern is to avoid corrosion while in storage and the goal is to have a bike that is ready to go when you are.

The most crucial areas in need of protection are the piston rings, cylinder walls, and valve seats. The enemy here is moisture, which can enter the engine from any of a number of places and cause serious damage. Since its not really practical to try and close up all of the possi-ble areas of entry, we will concentrate on moisture proofing instead.

The first step is to warm-up the engine. This drives off any moisture that may have accumulated already and it makes it easier to get a good coating of oil in each cylinder. Turn the bike off and remove the spark plugs. Then, using a turkey baster, suck up 25cc's of engine oil and squirt the oil into each plug hole. Turn the engine over by hand (put it in top gear and turn the rear wheel) with the plugs still out to coat the cylinder walls, piston rings and valve seats. Then replace the plugs and drain the existing crankcase oil.

Next, fill the crankcase with fresh oil. I suggest you retain the old filter and plan on dropping this oil come Spring, but if you decide to use this oil after the thaw, you will want to change the filter now. The hard part of prepping your bike is now done and you can breathe a little easier knowing that moisture will not rust the piston rings to the cylinder wall. I just over hauled an engine that had been left unattended for a year and the cylinder wall was so badly pitted with rust that it had to be bored out 1 mm before I got down to good metal. Likewise the valve seats were a mess and I had to replace the head.

But we aren't out of the woods yet.

The next step is to protect the inside of the fuel tank from rusting. Fill the tank to the top with fuel that has been treated with a fuel stabilizer. I have had good luck with a product called Sta-Bil, which you can get at any marine supply store, but any type will do. You also want to drain the float bowls by unscrewing the small screw on the carb float bowl. Any fuel left in the bowls for more than two months will turn into a jet-clogging sludge that will cost you a carb overhaul to remove. If you have a fuel injected bike then you can skip this step and move on to the next.

Because batteries self-discharge, it is necessary to keep it charged up when the bike is stored. The best way to care for your stored battery is to hook a Super Smart Battery Tender to it. The Battery Tender is one of the latest generation of "smart chargers." It will maintain the charge in your battery without any other attention from you for years. The battery can also be left in the bike. If the posts on your battery are corroded, now would be a good time to remove the battery bolts and clean them up. A little grease on the threads of the bolts will keep them corrosion free all season. Make sure you top off the electrolyte with water if your battery is not maintenance free.

Get the bike, the rear of the bike anyway, off the ground. If you're lucky and your bike has a centre stand, use it. Wipe all the bird doo-doo off and give the chrome the once over with a coat of polish to keep it from pitting. Wax the tank and squirt some rubber protector on the rubber parts to keep them from drying out. Make sure you wipe any smashed bugs off your fork tubes before you throw a tarp over the whole thing.

If you live where it gets really cold then you should make sure your coolant has enough anti-freeze in it to keep the system from freezing. It's easy to check the coolant with a hydrometer that is made specifically for this purpose. Bikes don't have freeze plugs like cars, and a cracked cylinder head is a very ugly sight indeed.

That's about it. If you live in an area where rodents will crawl up the tailpipe looking for a place to nest, there are rubber plugs available that you can buy to keep them out. They are made for dirt bikes, but will fit any street bike. Also, when you're ready to bring your bike out storage, you might consider changing the brake fluid. It can pick up water from the atmosphere and it's a good idea to change it annually any way.

If you have performed all of the above steps you can be sure that the bike you store for the winter will start and run perfectly come spring.

Mike Ross is a road racer, writer and instructor at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. His columns will be appearing in the Super-bike garage each month.

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Pins & Badges: Andrea Randall

QUAN. DESCRIPTION PRICE

0 10” Griffin Crest, Red $11.00

0 10” Griffin Crest, Black/Gold $13.00

0 10” Old Style Crest, Black/Gold $10.00

2 4” Griffin Crest, Red $5.00

2 4” Griffin Crest, Black/Gold $5.00

2 4” Old Style Crest, Black/Gold $4.00

3 10” GWRRA Rocker, Black/Gold $5.00

I have a list of what is available to order. If there is anything in particular please let me know and I will see if it is on the list.

Andrea

QUAN. DESCRIPTION PRICE

2 10” Chapter ON-Q Rocker, Black/Gold $15.00

2 Small Upper Senior Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00

2 Chapter Director Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00

2 Operations Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00

3 Region K Pin, Large $7.50

8 Region K Pin, Small $6.00

Lots Chapter Q Pin Bar $4.00

Blonde Men

One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his

sweatshirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he

shouted to me, 'What setting do I use on the washing machine?'

'It depends,' I replied. 'What does it say on your shirt?'

He yelled back, ' Toronto Argonauts !'

And they say blondes are dumb....

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Well happy Movember, gongrats & good luck to anyone participating. Some of our members have had problems with colds & snuffles. We hope everyone is getting better. Sheila Haller seems to have recovered from her respiratory problems, however, she now has a broken toe; how she got it remains a secret or a lost moment. A big thank you goes out to Skip & Deb Redden for hosting the Halloween Party; what a fun time we had. The costumes were great, espe-cially the best couple...Terry Archbold & Al Randall. What happens at Halloween parties stays at Halloween parties!

Speaking of members who host parties etc., we appreciate it so much; if a home is needed please step up to the plate and volunteer.

Keep some fluturee plans on your calendar, perhaps a Friendship Weekend in February, a Labour Day trip to Vermont, and many more activities in between.

Take care everyone and stay well. Here is a recipe that was a hit at the Halloween party.

Jude

SUNSHINE PAGE: JUDY ARCHBOLD

Ingredients:1 pkg. (250 g), Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, sof-tened. 1½ cups crumbled MacLaren’s Imperial Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar Cheese Product ⅓ cup Miracle Whip Dressing 3 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled 2 green onions, chopped 2 Tbsp. chopped, toasted pecans

Prep Time 15 min. Total Time: 30 min. Makes 2¼ cups or 18 servings of 2 Tbsp. each.

Directions:1. Heat oven to 350° F. 2. Mix all ingredients except nuts in a shallow baking dish. 3. Bake 15 min., stirring after 8 min. 4. Top with nuts.

Serving Suggestion: Serve warm with Christie Wheat Thins Crackers, baguette slices, broccoli and cauliflower florets, & blanched asparagus.

Last-Minute MacLaren’s Hot Dip (from What’s Cooking, Fall ‘09)

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The Tennessee River has been winding its way through the Appalachian mountains for an incredible length of time. Canada has seen several ice ages come and go while this ancient river was slowly wearing its valley in the earth. Be-cause of this there are few rapids or falls, as most have been worn away by the relentless force of the water. Thus, when man first arrived in the area he found a natural high-way which awaited only the invention of boats. In the north we tend to regard water transport as an oddity or a hobby since the highway system has largely supplanted our few and rigorous river systems. Not so in the American south, however. From a ferry landing on the left bank of the Tennessee we let the Wing cool off for half an hour while we wait for the ferry barge to return from the far shore half a mile away. Since this is not on a main road there is only one boat and it can handle only about eight cars. A couple of German tourists get me to take their picture with their camera while we wait. With my own I get a close up of a derelict diesel engine with some kind of flowering vine growing through exposed cylinders. Then Doris directs my attention to an ap-proaching barge making its way toward us from around the downstream river bend. As it ponderously makes the turn I realize that the river is still an important means of commercial transport. That barge is almost a quarter of a mile in length, propelled by a single tug temporarily attached to its stern. I have lots of time to take pictures as it creeps by.

After all six cars are on board, the ferry man motions me into the remaining left-over space, and charges me a couple of dollars since I don't take up much space. We watch the muddy brown water swirl by as the ferry plods toward the opposite bank. My first impression of the rivers in the south was that they must be polluted, hence the murky brown colour. I have since learned that this is not the reason for the colour, rather that in the millennia since their courses have been established, all the swamps and lakes have filled up with waterborne sediment and are no longer available to provide filtration and settling ponds for the silt which is being eroded from upstream. The suspended particles remain in the water as the land is slowly being carried to the sea.

After a lunch break we head east along the north range of the Smokey Mountains and the temptation proves too much. Despite the fact that we should be heading home I cannot resist the call of a twisting mountain road. I am not sure where we are going but the next right turn takes us upward for the next half hour. Civilization is scarce here; small outposts with a general store and a gas pump serve the occasional camping area and small patch of farmland.

There must be some farming hereabouts, because we spend a good hour trying to pass a truckload of watermelons with-out success. There is no place for him to pull over and no place straight enough to pass. At last we find a major route bearing north and in a short time we are back in the rolling foothills making good time. Near Pigeon Forge we find a motel and stop early in order to have a leisurely supper and take in a movie. I am pleased to find that we have come a fair distance today, which surprises me until I remember that the scale of a state map is much larger than that of the map of Ontario. Distances are not as great as they seem at first. After the movie we cruise back to our motel in the cool night air while I watch for deer in the vine covered brush a few feet from the roadside. These critters make me nervous and I dislike night driving for this reason. The weather report calls for hot and humid tomorrow, (my favourite climate) and we turn in early in order to take ad-vantage of that magic couple of hours after sunrise.

Wingin’ It by Bob Hagerman

Actual Call Centre Conversations

Directory Enquiries Caller: 'I'd like the number of the Argo Fish Bar, please' Operator: 'I'm sorry, there's no listing. Are you sure that the spelling is correct?' Caller: 'Well, it used to be called the Bargo Fish Bar but the 'B' fell off.'

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Have I missed anyone? Please ensure that I have your birthday/anniversary if you’d like it to appear on this page. Send it to: tarchbold@cogeco.ca

December 2013

013, Marilyne Hennek

26, Terri Tryan

27, Donnie Collins

December 2013

16, Dave & Barb Pattison

21, Harold & Sharon Craven

Share The Wealth

Winner:

Claude Lambert

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DATE LEADER DESCRIPTION COND.Breakfast Meetings

9:00 A.M. 2nd Sunday of each month at Northway Res-taurant, N. Front St. Belleville.

W/P

Coffee Night Rides (Not Shown Below)

7:00 P.M. Every Wednesday from Tim Horton’s, Bell Blvd., (at Reid’s Dairy, Belleville

W/P

Hooky Rides (Not Shown Below)

10:00 A.M. Every Thursday from Tim Horton’s, Bell Blvd., (at Reid’s Dairy, Belleville

W/P

July 3/6th GWRRA Wing Ding. Greenville.SC July 14th Harold Craven Gathering & Ride W/P July21st Al Randall Lift Lock Peterborough & Kawarthas W/P Aug. 1st/4th GWRRA Atlantic Rally Summerside PEI Aug 11th Gathering & Ride W/P Aug 16th-18 GWRRA Region K Rally (Owen Sound)

@ Whispering Pines Camp Grounds Aug 24 Dave Pattison Chapter BBQ Hosted by Jamie and Glenda W/P Aug 30- Sept 2 Terry Archbold Weekend Get-away. Lancaster City, PA W/P Sept 8 Gathering Ride W/P Sept 13 Port Dover Ride W/P Sept 20-21 North Bay Colour Run W/P Oct 13 Gathering & Ride W/P

W/P= Weather Permitting R/S= Rain or Shine

RIDE SCHEDULE: AL RANDALL

All Members As this riding season comes to an end I would remind you that we need to start planning for next year. To help me develop the ride schedule it will be very helpful to get some suggestions for ride destina-tions. I will use these to match them with potential road captains or, if a volunteer steps forward, work with him to develop a suitable route if needed. Let us work together and make next year a banner year for Chapter Q on the road, which includes visiting other chapters. Al Randall

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A Note To Our Readers:

This newsletter is sent to all Chapter members as well as to other Chapters and members of GWRRA. This list includes several members who do not participate in Chapter activities for one reason or another. With that in mind we would ask that should you not wish to continue receiving this newsletter, you contact the editor, Terry Archbold, at

@tarchbold cogeco.ca to unsubscribe.

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EVENT NOTICES FOLLOW Please check the following pages for events that you’d like to attend and copy or print the information that you require.

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Chapter ON-Q Annual Christmas Party

413 Wing, 230 North Murray Street, Trenton

07 Dec 2013, Cocktails at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm

$15 per Chapter Participant, $25 each for Guests

Turkey Buffet Dinner and the fixin's

Spot Dances, games and Prizes

Dance to follow with music by DJ.

Tickets will be available at the 10 Nov breakfast and at Dinner night.

Alternately you can call Barb Pattison at 613-961-1710 to arrange for payment/pick up of tickets until about 27 November.

Advance sales/payment only, No sales at the door because of the need to place the food order.

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And don’t forget Chapter K’s Christmas Party.

Ticket info follows: