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K2 WING’N News

IN THIS ISSUE

Chapter Director News 1-2

Helmets 3-4

Breaking News 5

Sponsors 6

District Team 7

K2 Team 8

Tips from Donna 9

K2 Members 10

Snapshots 11

By the Book 13

Celebrations 14

Calendar and Rides 15-16

MEC 17-18

Tagomatic 19

Big Bend – For Sale 20

Editor Notes 21

Recipe and Laugh 23

Rally Time 24-27

Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge

“JOIN US” K2 Gathering – PIZZA HUT

945 Old Hwy 90E. Castroville, TX 78009

Date: September 19

6:16pm EAT & GREEET 7:00pm GATHERING.

IN THIS ISSUE

CD News 1-2

HELMETS 3

SPONSORS

Texas District Team

Group Riding

K2 Team

Tips from Donna

K2 Members

JULY BIKE NIGHT

By the Book -Jack Wagner

August Calendar & Rides

MEC

CELEBRATION & Tagomatic

BIG BEND

For Sale

Editor Notes

HUMOR

Rally Flyers

Volume 2, Issue 9

SEPTEMBER 2017

CHAPTER DIRECTOR NEWS

Hello Chapter and Friends,

As you are reading this newsletter, we're at Wing Ding right

now. We are having lots of fun and meeting a lot more

friends. I'm looking forward to meeting a gentleman and

his motorcycle called black flash. If you get a chance look

on YouTube, type in black flash. This is an amazing

motorcycle and light show. Carnell Luckett is gentleman's

name.

This is one of the purposes of GWRRA, making new

friends and making new memories. For the ones that could

not make it to Wing Ding, hope you can make it next time.

There are more rallies coming up soon. We will be

attending Chapter T Rally in Killeen and Chapter H Rally

in San Antonio and ours coming October 14th. Everybody

get ready for fun in the sun.

I'm also looking forward to our Chapter going to Big Bend

for the second time. We have several days of good riding

down there. Other Chapters from Texas will be joining us

and be riding as a group making more memories and

friends.

Our ACD, Armando came out of surgery very well. He's

home now resting and can't wait to get back on his Wing

and we can't wait to have him back in our Chapter and

the community doing all his volunteer work. Before you

know, our Christmas party will be coming up. We will

have it again in Lacoste (pot luck this year). There will be

gift exchange, music, karaoke and even going to have a

singing Santa Claus. Come visit us this year.

http://www.gwrrak2.com

http://www.region-h.org/

http://www.gwrra-tx.org/

http://www.gwrra.org/

K2 WING’N News VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 2

Continued CHAPTER DIRECTOR NEWS Page 1

If anybody has come up with any good ideas for our Chapter please email me at

[email protected]. For those that have not been riding much. Make sure you start

checking your bikes t-clocks. It is always important on every ride. We will be taking longer

rides as soon as the weather starts cooling down. Start dusting off your winter jackets make

sure they still fit and get your winter gear in shape.

We're trying to put a ride to Corpus Christi very soon and this time go fishing. No rocking

gambling boat this time. If you care to go please let me know so we can set a weekend.

The 2018 Texas District Rally is in the works and will be so much fun. There will be a lot of

Vendors: merchandize and food. Some good rides and great memories. Can’t wait! Hope to

see yall there.

I was proud to see our Chapter made the Wing World Magazine. Way to go Chapter K-2! A

little bird told me we were going to be in the District News Letter also. Wow super cool!

See Ya Soon!

Michael Pineda

aka “Shrimp Man”

mailto:[email protected]

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 September 2017 Page 3

K2 WING’N News HELMETS

A helmet is designed to save your head from impacts that would otherwise be life threatening or altering. brainer… err…. a brainer? Whatever.

Nothing is worse than a life altering head injury that could have been prevented with one piece of protective equipment, especially for those in your life who depend on you. Rock the Gear has guidelines to help you choose the right helmet, make sure it will do what it promises, and that it fits just right. Click any of the hyperlinks to learn more about the technical elements we mention.

How to identify a great helmet: A proper helmet is made of four equally important parts: outer shell, foam liner, comfort padding and retention system. All of these parts work together to protect your skull and brain from injury, so skipping even one component would be a bad move.

Generally, all motorcycle helmets get more comfortable as you continue to wear them. Always make sure you start with a tight fit. Ensure that the helmet never gets too loose. Usually, these pads can be removed for washing, which usually helps them “perk” back up a little as well.

IN A NUTSHELL (no pun intended) you want something that is going to prevent head injury, be comfortable every time you ride, and look good (in that order), so take your time when choosing the right helmet. (continued next page)

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How to make sure you have a good fit: A perfect fit is just as important as what the helmet is made of, because the fit can affect the way the helmet performs during that crucial moment. The first step is knowing your head shape and matching it to the internal shape of the helmet. Did you know there are three general head shapes, and each helmet model corresponds to one of those three shapes? Learn how to find your head shape HERE. The second step is to measure your head for a baseline measurement. Each manufacturer uses slightly different methods for sizing, so knowing your measurement can help more than knowing your general size.

Tips when trying on a helmet: If you can remove the helmet with the chin strap buckled tightly, if the helmet can move easily and independently while it is on your head, if your ears are not touching the internal comfort padding, or if it falls down over your eyes, then the helmet is too big. If you can significantly bite the inside of your cheeks when you open and close your mouth while the helmet is on, if you feel extreme pressure on your temples, if your chin sticks out from under the chin bar or if it gives you a “hot spot” on your forehead, then the helmet is either too small or the wrong shape.

Important to remember: No matter how well the helmet fits, it’s not going to protect your head if it is strapped to the backseat of your bike…. don’t be “that rider.”

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PHONE

District Directors Jim & Alvalin Woodul 254-634-4658

Assistant District Director Dan & Donna Rymarz 847-702-6667

Assistant District Director Tom & Dawn Sprague 858-755-6071

District Treasurer Tim Brooks 254-290-5462

Membership Enhancement Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes 512-897-0860

COY Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes 512-897-0860

Chapter of the Year Coordinators Sheri Altes 512-897-0860

District Trainer Cliff & Gillian Allen 214-886-5798

District Educators Randy & Kathy Reese 512-744-3635

Assistant District Educator Chris Schoenthal 972-660-6286

Motor Awareness Coordinator Scott Finnell 512-591-7631

Entertainment Coordinator Open Position

Vendor Coordinator Michael Pineda 210-707-8411

Couple of the Year 2017-2018 Sal & Phylis Pesta 210-662-8161

Activities Coordinator Open Position

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

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K2 TEAM Chapter Director (CD) Michael Pineda

Assistant Chapter Director (ACD) Assistant MAP TX K-2

Armando Vasquez

Chapter Treasurer (CT) Richard and Esther Flack

Member Enhancement Coordinator (MEC)

Mike Pineda, Jr.

Chapter Educator/ Ride Coordinator Chapter Individual of the Year 2017

Donna Wilson

Newsletter Editor/ Webmaster Pat Pineda

Chapter Couple of the Year 2017 Curtis and Dale Tondre

Mascot K2 “NINJA”


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TIPS from Donna

Summer has been hot and humid, but that's a given for Texas. Breakfast runs with

a short ride following seems to be the answer for those triple digit days. Yummy!

The Guenther House has a huge breakfast platter as well as OST! It's a good

thing I am skinny (well, I am!..when I stand halfway in front of a full length mirror).

We're Texas tough, however, and adding a couple of evening rides to the

calendar was an experiment for perseverance! I look forward to the cooler days

ahead when I don't pull in from a ride, totally drenched.

When the pumpkins (the real ones!) show up at HEB in September, I start getting

excited. I love pumpkin everything! Pumpkin Cheerios, pumpkin/chocolate

cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin muffins. Ok, Ok! I love pumpkin stuff. That also

means that October is just around the corner, so longer rides in the Hill Country

and new places where we haven't been, to explore.

Do you hear "ROAD TRIP"???? Look out Big Bend, here we come Oct 25 -29!! If

you have a favorite ride or some new place you would like to go, please shoot me

an email at [email protected].

We are going to put the museums in Cuervo and Gonzalez, TX back on the

calendar for November. We can do both in one day. We have the Lone Star Rally

coming up the first weekend in November (Nov 2 - 4) so keep your gear ready to

go.

With that said, the days will be getting shorter (as in getting darker earlier) so

make sure your lights are in good working order, to include brake lights and turn

signals. Somehow, they always seem to go out at the most inconvenient time!! Be

safe and be seen!!

As always, ride safe and be seen!

Donna Wilson Ride Coordinator

Kaitlyn

Pineda

Shannon

Rangel

Bill

Tompkins

Curtis

Tondre

Dale

Tondre

Charles

Williams

Dino

Woods

Mary

Woods

Robert

Yanez

Julie

Fields-Zellous

Cheyenne

Zellous

Robert

Hanus

Michael

Lehman

Jesus

Lozano

Elva

Lozano

Gabby

Lozano

Gina

Martinez

Jesse

Martinez

Tammy

Miller

Greg

Odom

Wanda

Odom

Keith

Bennett

John

Camacho

Donna

Camacho

John

Diaz

Mary

Diaz

Aurora

Dietrich

Joshua

Dambeck

Laney

Dambeck

Jesse

Dunn

Gloria

Dunn

James

Farley

Monica

Farley

Cori

Hanus

44 Day


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Friends for FUN, SAFE & KNOWLEDGE

“RIDE TO EAT, EAT

TO RIDE”

RIDE DEPARTURE LOCATION

CORNER STORE

KSU at 8:00am


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• 1598 US Hwy 90 E

Castroville, TX 78009 • Get Directions • Phone number (830) 538-9878

6:00 – 8:00 pm

SONIC DRIVE

IN

https://www.yelp.com/map/corner-store-castroville

By the Book

The “By the Book” articles are intended to help familiarize Volunteer Leaders and GWRRA

members with the policies, procedures, and information contained in the GWRRA Officer’s

Handbook (OHB). A copy of the Officer’s Handbook can be found at www.gwrra.org - Click on the

Officer Connection tab at the bottom of the page; then select Officer’s Handbook in the upper

right-hand corner. Please feel free to reprint these articles in Region, District, or Chapter newsletters.

THE IDEALS OF GWRRA

The most important ingredient for a successful Association is the Member. Where do we find them

and how do we make these people interested enough to want to become one of us? Before anyone

can be successful in “selling” GWRRA, they must first sit for a moment and determine the reason

they joined. Each of us had our own reasons – it may have been the emphasis on keeping each other

safe when riding, the 'G-rated' family atmosphere of our events or that we know the best places for

food and desserts. In most cases the motorcycles brought us together and it’s the relationships and

ideals of GWRRA that keep us together. Let's take a closer look at these ideals:

PROMOTE SAFETY - This will help us continue to enjoy our hobby. We can also enjoy the fact that

we are doing something to protect others by teaching them safe riding practices. We are saving

lives!

PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP - Among ALL of the motorcycling public. What better way to enjoy our way

of life than 9 to make friends and share with them?

PROMOTE THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER –

We must always keep “our best foot forward”.

PROMOTE FUN - This is the glue that holds it all together!

PROVIDE A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE - GWRRA will provide a money-back guarantee to any

Member that is of the opinion the Association has failed to live up to their expectations.

It really does boil down to Friends for fun, safety and knowledge, and we back that up with a money

back guarantee!

There are good reasons for the way things are.

The more you know, the better it gets!

Jack Wagner

GWRRA Deputy Director

Region H Trainer


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Happy Birthday and Many More!

9/1 -Curtis Tondre

9/2 -Mike Pineda, Jr.

9/6 -Tammy Miller

9/17 -Eva Lozano

9/21 -Monica Farley

Happy Anniversary

9/6 -Jesse & Gloria Dunn

If your birthday or anniversary was this month and you aren’t listed, please let us

know. We will list it next month.

K2 Country Wingers, have you been on an interesting trip that you would like to share with the Chapter?

Do you have a joke or a recipe you would like to share?

All submissions will be considered!

This is your newsletter so let others know what you have been doing!

Email your contribution to Pat at

[email protected]



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WING DING 39

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WING DING 39

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6 pm - 8 pm

K2 Dinner - BILL

MILLERS BBQ

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8 am - 12 pm

Breakfast Ride to

Aurelia's Kitchen

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6 pm - 8 pm

K2 BIKE NIGHT 6

PM - 8 PM

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8 am - 12 pm

Breakfast Ride to

Bear Moon Bakery

& Cafe

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6 pm - 8 pm

K2 Gathering at

PIZZA HUT 6:00

PM - 8:00 PM

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8 am - 12 pm

TBD

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6 pm - 8 pm

K2 Dinner - Billy

Bob's 6 PM - 8PM

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8 am - 12 pm

Breakfast Ride to

Bill Miller's then

Lace, Grace &

Gears MC Rally


September 5

Tuesday

Bill Millers BBQ

103 FM 471 N, Castroville, TX 78009 6:00pm—8:00 pm

September 9

Saturday

Aurelia’s Kitchen

2636 CR 128, Floresville, TX 78114

September 12

Tuesday

BIKE NIGHT

SONIC DRIVE-IN

955 HWY 90 EAST, CASTROVILLE, TX 78009

6:00-8:00 PM

September 16

Saturday

Bear Moon Bakery & Café

401 S. Main St., Boerne, TX 78006

September 19

Tuesday

K2 Gathering –Pizza Hut

945 Old US Hwy 90 E. Castroville, TX

6:15pm Eat & Greet

7:00pm Gathering

September 23

Saturday

TBD

September 26

Tuesday

Billy Bob’s Burgers

1314 US-90, Castroville, TX 78009 6:00pm—8:00pm

September 30

Saturday

Bill Miller’s, Castroville, TX

Lace, Grace & Gears MC Rally Bandera, TX ($40 per person)


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Member Enhancement Coordinator

Hello Chapter K2,

Summertime is here! That doesn’t mean you stop riding your motorcycle or

going to motorcycle events. Get out and RIDE. We make several rest stops and

encourage staying hydrated. Encourage other people and friends to ride and

have lots of fun. We want to invite you to our future events coming up. Take a

look at the newsletter, calendar and events listing to see where you might want

to participate.

If you have any potential new members and not sure on how to talk about

GWRRA. Please let the Director know and get their contact information email,

phone number or address. He will communicate with them.

Let’s continue to make our Chapter stronger in working together and supporting

the community, events and rides. Take a look at the Chapter Calendar for

upcoming Events, Rides, Tuesday Dinners, Bike Night and more. Remember the

GWRRA motto of “Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge”. Thank you! Get up

and let's have some fun!

See YA SOON!

MEC GWRRA

Mike Pineda, Jr. Friends for FUN, SAFE & KNOWLEDGE


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JOIN K2 NOW (click on application below).

JESSE AND GINA MARTINEZ

FOUND JUNE TAG: Canyon Lake


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The object is to figure out where the picture of a person’s bike is and then get there. Take the same picture but with your bike and send it to Pat at [email protected]. Your name will be put in a monthly drawing.

So here are the rules

1. The picture must have your motorcycle in it. 2. Once you find the place you must take the picture as close the same way as the original. 3. Then you must send your picture from the same location. 4. You must have FUN doing this. More rules will be added if needed.

JUNE TAG NEW TAG



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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FOR SALE

Oct. 25-29, 2017 Oct 25 8:00 am Breakfast Castroville 1. KSU 9:30 Castroville 2. Stop in Uvalde gas up @ Murphy USA, stretch 15 mins 3. Stop in Del Rio eat at IHOP and Gas up Del Rio, Texas 4. Stop in Sanderson, Alvon Gas Station, gas up and stretch 5. In Alpine 330 miles 5 hours 15 min. Oct 26 1. 8 am Breakfast in Alpine 2. Ride to Big Bend and River Road Oct 27 1. Museums and Shopping 2. Visit Ghost Town and Historic Sights Oct 28 Ride all day Return trip Oct 29 1. 800 am Eat breakfast 2. KSU 930 Alpine 3. Stop in Sanderson for gas up 4. Stop at Langtry. Roy Bean Museum (Free) 5. Stop at rest area Pecos river for pictures 6. Stop in Del Rio lunch and fuel 7. Stop in Uvalde for gas up 8. Sammy's restaurant in Castroville. Say Good bye.

2007 HONDA SHADOW

COLOR: Black

MILEAGE: 1500

PRICE: $3000

CONTACT: Dick Flack

210-618-2947

We are in GRAPEVINE, TEXAS….. Wing Ding 39 is finally here! I’m pretty sure I

overpacked and still forgot a thing or two maybe three. We didn’t want to miss

anything and got here on Tuesday. Rally is breathtaking. So many old and new friends

and Chapter K2 Members. Goldwing Bikes from everywhere in every color and with

many lights. Oh! lots of vendors, lots. 😊.

Another remarkable month in August. With Chapter K2’s Bike Night’s at Sonic, Tuesday

Dinners and a Saturday Night Dinner Ride. We continue having an excellent turnout!

Thanks Sonic for your Bike Night sponsorship. Congrats $25 winner: Robert Yanez.

“K2 ROCKS!” Thanks to the guests who have come to ride and visit with us.

You are always WELCOMED!

You better watch out and better be good. K2 Christmas Party will be coming soon on

December 16, 2017.

Ride Safe & Often!

Pat Pineda aka: “China Girl”


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EDITOR’S NOTES

Enjoy the Texas Hill Country


K2 WING’N News RECIPE HUMOR

My husband was water skiing when he fell into the river. As the boat circled to pick him up, he noticed a hunter sitting in a duck boat in the reeds. My husband put his hands in the air and joked, “Don’t shoot!”

The hunter responded, “Don’t quack.”

Katie O’Connell, Warrenville, Illinois

NO BAKE COOKIES

2 cups white sugar

3 tablespoons unsweetened

cocoa powder

1/2 cup margarine

1/2 cup milk 1 pinch salt

3 cups quick cooking oats

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cook 15 m Ready In 25 m

In a saucepan bring sugar,

cocoa, margarine, milk, and

salt to a rapid boil for 1

minute.

Add quick cooking oats,

peanut butter, and vanilla; mix

well.

Working quickly, drop by

teaspoonfuls onto waxed

paper, and let cool.

If a train station is where the train

stops, and a bus station is where the

bus stops, what is a work station?


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RALLY TIME You do not want to miss the FUN!

T-Fest October 7, 2017

Harker Heights, TX

http://centexwings.org/t-fest/

K2 Country Rally October 14, 2017

Castroville, TX

http://gwrrak2.com/2017-rally

Wings in the Park October 21, 2017

San Antonio TX

http://www.gwrra-txh.org/rally.htm


http://gwrrak2.com/2017-rally

http://www.gwrra-txh.org/rally.htm


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