April 2017 Newsletter

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1 April 2017 Newsletter Chapter Meeting Thursday, April 13, 2017 Dyer's Bar-B-Que, 1619 S Kentucky St, Amarillo; Dinner at 6:00, Meeting at 7:00 EVERYBODY S WELCOME! BRING A FRIEND!!! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Visit Top Wings on the Web CHAPTER DIRECTOR S CHATTER..3 CLASSIFIED ADS..4 BIRTHDAY S AND ANNIVERSARIES..5 CALENDAR..6 CHAPTER SPONSORS..7 UPCOMING EVENTS..9 PICTURE OF THE MONTH..10 GOLDWING HISTORY..11 Top Wings List Serve Address: topwings@topwings.org

2 TOPWINGS TEAM OF OFFICERS Chapter Director Glenn and Judy Tyler; Associate Chapter Director Ray Latta; Page 2 Chapter Educator John and Sandy Walker; jbwalkersan@outlook.com; Chapter Treasurer Chapter Couple of the Year Kaci and Kendra Jones; kjones@bgc-cpa.com; Chapter Activities and Ride Coordinators John and Debbie Kelly; ddkelly123@yahoo.com; Chapter Road Captain Gene Rogers; suzannelrogers@gmail.com; Webmaster Russell Rhea; webmaster@topwings.org; Newsletter Editor Joe Babcock; jbabcock1256@gmail.com; GWRRA South Central Region H Texas District Chapter "A" Top Wings of Amarillo 5807 SW 45th Suite 310 Amarillo, TX or

3 Top Wings of Amarillo GWRRA Chapter A April 2017 Newsletter Page 3 CD S CHATTE R G LENN & JUDY TYLER C HAPTE R D IRECTORS Glenn & Judy Tyler Chapter Directors Welcome members, The topic for this month is the 40 to Phoenix ride coming through Amarillo. We are expecting 103 riders to hit Amarillo on Sunday, April 2. The weather is expected to be in the middle 70 s with sunshine. We had about 15 sign up to help at our March gathering at Dyer s and we could use anyone else who is available on Sunday afternoon. The more members of our club who can participate, the better we will represent GWR- RA Chapter A and the City of Amarillo. We have reserved the Tasajillo Pavilion on the back side of Palo Duro Canyon for that day. We will be gathering supplies and ordering the food this week. This was our largest fund raiser for the Texas Ussery Roan Veterans Home last year. We do not charge for the event but do ask for donations from the riders. Please support the group if you can clear your schedule and attend. Thanks as always, Glenn & Judy Tyler Chapter A Directors

4 THE TOP W INGS C LASSIFIED ADS (THINGS FOR SALE!) F OR MORE ADS CHECKOUT THE TOP WINGS WEBSITE WWW. TOPWINGS. ORG Page 4 The Top Wings Store Remember: We have Top Wings Shirts and Caps for sale. $20.00 for shirts and $15.00 for caps. Available at Jerry Campsey s Oreck Vacuum Cleaner Store 5807 SW 45th Ave (down from United Supermarket) Hours 10-6 Monday through Saturday.

5 Page 5 A PRIL BIRTHDAYS A ND ANNIVERSARIES Happy Birthday to: 4-2 Jim Spencer 4-10 Ted Bouldin 4-11 Hubert Hensley 4-15 Tonya Stout 4-17 Kendra Jones 4-26 Becky Baker Happy Anniversary to: 4-29 Larry Erickson 4-2 David & Sandy May 4-11 Gary & Dorothy Arthur

6 Page 6 April Jim Spenser Sandy & David May 40 to Phoenix 9 10 Ted Bouldin 11 Hubert Hensley Dyer s Tonya Stout Dorothy & Gary Arthur Kendra Jones / Becky Baker Larry Erickson

7 Page 7 Top Wings wishes to express its appreciation to our advertisers! Please remember to support these fine businesses. Honda * Yamaha * Victory * Slingshot * Polaris * KTM

8 Top Wings wishes to express its appreciation to our advertisers! Please remember to support these fine businesses. Page 8 Brown, Graham & Company 7431 Continental Parkway, Amarillo, Texas Kace W. Jones

9 Upcoming Events Page 9 For upcoming GWRRA events or to add our events to GWRRA web site, check For upcoming Top Wings events please check our website Sunday Rides will meet at 10th & Buchanan at 2 PM on most Sundays Watch s for variations Sunday, April 2, 40-to-Phoenix Palo Duro Canyon April 22, Chapter O of Austin, Campout in Fredericksburg April 22, Chapter J of Beaumont Weekend Rally May 18-20, Texas District Rally, Wichita Falls August 29 September 2, Wing Ding 39, Grapevine TOP WINGS FRIDAY NIGHT DRIVES Time: Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. Meet: Usually at Potter-Randall Appraisal District on Hollywood Road. Watch for s telling where we will eat. If you have any questions or need to know the restaurant for the upcoming Friday, feel free to Contact Glenn Tyler for details; gtyler47@yahoo.com;

10 Page 10 Picture of the Month On March 26, several Topwings gathered at Ray Latta s shop to replace air filters. Above are the bikes of Gene Rogers, Ray Latta, Russell Rhea, and Joe Babcock with new filters installed. John Kelly and Wayne Early provided much appreciated help, tools, and experienced advice. Many thanks to Ray for his knowledge, shop, and for putting this together. Wayne laughs as Russell gets his hand stuck in the glove box. (fake news!) Joe tries to keep his bike from exploding after John dropped a cigarette on the gas tank. (more fake news!!) The green filter was judged by a panel of experts to be the dirtiest. (NOT fake news!) Guess whose it was?

11 HISTORY OF THE HONDA GOLDWING Page 11 A several-months-long, on-going article about the history of the machine that gives our club it s name. The word new cannot do justice to the GL1800. Exceptional power alone tells a big story. In terms of power, the new Gold Wing is literally in a class of one. Likewise, the list of long-legged mounts offering a box-section aluminum frame begins with the word Gold and ends with Wing. And that's only the beginning. Before the GL1800 was completed, Honda would patent no less than 20 technological innovations that were incorporated into this amazing high-performance luxury motorcycle. From The History of Honda Goldwing Development For more information, go to world.honda.com/goldwing/history

12 Page 12 GWRRA Goldwing Road Riders Association National and District Team Members and Officers President: Abel Gallardo; Director of GWRRA: Ray & Sandi Garris; Region H Director Jim & Reba Berry; director@gwrra-h.org Region H Trainer: Jack Wagner; jwagner10@cox.net Texas District Directors: Mike & Robin Thacker, txadd@gwrra-tx.org Assistant District Directors: Tom & Dawn Sprague; txadd@gwrra-tx.org District Educators: Ricky & Karen Frazier, txed@gwrra-tx.org Membership Enhancement Coordinator & Couple of the Year Coordinator: Steve & Donna Van Gilder, txmec@gwrra-tx.org, TxCOY@gwrra-tx.org Texas District Webmaster & Newsletter: Tom & Dawn Sprague, webmaster@gwrra-tx.org NLE@gwrra-tx.org