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FRIENDS FOR FUN SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE |
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JULY 2008 |
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D2 Howell Wings |
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WE ARE ON THE WEB AT: www.gwrra-mi.org/chapter/D2/index.htm |
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Howell, Michigan |
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GREAT LAKES REGION ‘D’ DIRECTORS REGION DIRECTORS Ron and Dianna Miller 517.851.7276
REGION D COUPLE of the YEAR Ken & Rita Moffitt 517.851.4788
SENIOR MI DISTRICT DIR Chris & Sally Bobek 248.852.8537
ASST DISTRICT DIRECTORS Ken & Kathleen Heibel 616.560.7984
DISTRICT COUPLE of the YEAR Brad & Connie Garner 517.403.7338
D2 CHAPTER DIRECTORS Dale & Candy Dressler 810.227.3271
D2 ASST CHAPTER DIRECTORS Collin & Marlene Chesney 810.229.8009 |
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D2 Staff Directory/Tidbits |
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Calendar (July/August) |
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Letter from Chap Directors |
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A Sense of Accomplish. |
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Humor Has it... |
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Riding Habits
Rider Educator’s Corner Bill and Peggy Bower, Chapter A2 Rider Educators
Do you break from the formation to park where you want to? Do you speed up and slow down while riding in a group? Do you wander from one track to the next? Do you crowd people or fall way behind? Are you constantly on the CB? Do you complain about the ride or always trying to tell the lead bike what to do? Well, maybe it‘s time to attend a Team Riding Seminar. I know you don’t need it, that‘s what I hear, but let’s stop and think about this for a moment. Breaking from the formation to rush to a parking spot that you want means, I am better than you or more important and I deserve that spot or I don‘t care about the image we portray or just a simple matter of me first syndrome. When you wander from track to track, crowd other bikes, leave a large gap, or on the CB all the time then it affects the rest of the group. Let’s face it when you are not mentally and physically prepared to ride a motorcycle than you are at risk—and if you are riding in a group than that group is at risk. If you do have some bad riding habits and they bother someone, they may become upset. If they’re upset, they may not be at their best. That puts them and the rest of the group at risk. Many people take rides out side of a group and that is when bad habits can creep up on you so slowly that you |
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might not be aware of them. I am guilty of some bad habits that were developed from not riding with a group. Now when we are riding alone I still try to ride as if we were in a group. This has helped me in many ways. We all have developed some bad riding habits over the years and it takes constant reminders to help keep us focused and ride safer. Anytime there is a Gold Wing Road Rider‘s Seminar being put on, plan to attend whether it is at the National Level, State Level or being put on by your local Chapter. Get in line and attend. The price is right. When you attend these seminars you will see how they intertwine with each other. They not only help you become a better rider but they also give you the training and knowledge of how to react in an emergency, whether you are on a bike or in a car. Remember our motto “Friends For Fun, Safety and Knowledge”. Let’s try to live by it. ‘Till Next Time Have Fun Ride Safe. |
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