Post on 07-Jan-2022
Chapter “K”rewe
Metairie, Louisiana
Meeting 1st Monday 7pm Piccadilly Cafeteria, 2222 Clearview Parkway, Metairie, La
GWRRA
The “K”rewe Khronicle Region “H” Louisiana District Chapter K
Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge September 2016
Hello Chapter “K” Krewe
September 5th Labor Day:
This day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength,
prosperity, and well-being of our country as per our history of the United States.
Other special days in September include: National Mud Pack Day, Johnny Appleseed Day, Wife
Appreciation Day, Positive Thinking Day and Make your Bed Day.
The last part of August 2016 will be remembered as the “Great Flood of 2016” with heavy rains and flooding in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and areas in between. We thank the chapter members that
donated items, money, and time to help those with flood damage.
Also this month Wing Ding 38 will be held in Billings, Mt. Several Chapter K members will be
traveling to and from Wing Ding. Just think about all the beautiful sights and wonders that the USA has to offer as they tour on Goldwing motorcycles
We have our annual fall ride September 15 – 18th in Arkansas. There are some nice roads that will keep your mind busy as you navigate those curves. AJ has sent out the list of hotels that we
will be staying in, so make your reservations, and plan on enjoying the ride.
September will keep us busy as we attend the New Orleans Bike week on September 23 – 25th at the Mahalia Jackson grounds - Armstrong Park and with lunch and dinner rides.
May God keep us safe as we ride and God bless America.
Strother & Ruth Sacra Chapter Directors
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Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Ray & Sandi Garris
Directors of GWRRA
Jim & Reba Berry
Region “H” Directors
Red & Brenda Roussel
Louisiana District Directors
Chapter K Team
Chapter Directors
Strother & Ruth Sacra
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MAD Coordinators Mike & Becky Stevenson lakmad@chapterlak.net
Chapter Couple Bruce & Lauren Hurley lakcoy@chapterlak.net
Treasurer Pins & Patches Marielou Ray
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Ride Coordinator
AJ Gros
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Parade Coordinators Johnette Beter
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Greeting Cards Ride Ticket & 50/25/25
Sidney Garaudy johnnylawman@att.net
Ad Coordinator Bruce & Lauren Hurley
Membership Enhancement Coordinators Tony Cefalu
Debbie Sutton lakmec@chapterlak.net
Mailing Address
Chapter LA-K
3436 Magazine St. #260
New Orleans, LA 70115
Chapter “K”
Web Address
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Asst. Chapter Directors
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Scrapbook Coordinator
Ray & Kaye Keller Kelcoon@bellsouth.net
Chapter Educators Mike & Sandra Faircloth laked@chapterlak.net
Let’s talk about lane position
The average lane on a road or highway is roughly 8 feet wide, while in comparison the average motorcycle is only 2 to 3 feet wide. This means that there is a lot of unused space around a motorcycle. While having space has its advantages there are also a few disadvantages as well. A lane can be divided in to 3 mini-lanes, left (A), middle (B) and right (C). Which part of the lane should a rider be in? Position (A) or the (blocking position) would be the best choice most of the time. I say most of the time because, sometimes the situation may call for a rider to choose another part of a lane (B) or (C) for short periods of time. It gives the best opportunity for a rider
to see as well as be seen by other vehicles. I do not recommend riding in the middle part of the lane because that is the area where a lot of debris tends to gather, also that is usually where you will find oil,
coolant and other slick fluids that are deposited from cars and trucks. As for position (C) the drawbacks are that the rider may not be visible to other drivers, as well as it might encourage other drivers to try and share your lane. A
car attempts to pass the rider in the same lane, which could force the rider off the road. And finally, when on a roadway or highway with 3 or more lanes, what lane
should you ride in? The best advice that I can give is to ride in the outside lanes, and try to stay away
from the middle lanes. These outside lanes are considered to be safer because the rider only has to
contend with possible hazards from one side. While the rider in the middle lane, is vulnerable from both sides. Now I am not telling you that you should never ride in the middle lanes because, that would be
unrealistic. I'm only saying that you should be aware of the dangers and try to limit the amount of time that you spend there.
Please ride safe and live long
Mike and Sandy Faircloth Chapter Educators
laked@chapterlak.net
Well the numbers in August surely lived up to the heat expectations. I don't know how much more we can take of this rain. It goes to show how much rain we can tolerate in a given
month. The rain we had in the middle of August was awful and many of our chapter friends lost homes, businesses, cars and bikes. It was terrible so let's keep them in our prayers
that they have a speedy recovery.
Many of our rides got cancelled because of rain. We never were able to get to Vines in Centerville. We cancelled that ride three times. Maybe we will be able to make that ride in
the fall since we haven't had that much of an opportunity to ride much in August. September is here and I can’t believe it has been a year since Wing Ding. It was so much fun and Chapter K sure did represent. By the time you receive our newsletter many of our
members will be there again. Have a safe journey.
We have a chapter road trip planned to Arkansas leaving on the 15th, which is a Thursday and returning on Sunday. Debbie and I are looking forward to this trip. We have never
ridden any of the roads in Arkansas before. At the end of September New Orleans is having their long awaited Bike Week starting on the
22nd and ending on the 25th.
There are a few things Chapter K will be doing in September so keep checking your email. I will follow-up with sending text messages to keep everyone up to date.
“WE CONTINUE TO MAKE LOUISIANA CHAPTER K THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE”
Tony Cefalu Debbie Sutton Chapter LA-K MEC’S
“TJKL SJMNN MOPQR US WTRJ WTQUV AV EMUNKV”
Becky and I are enjoying our trip to Montana via Colorado, Utah and a few other states! We’ve seen so many different motorcycles and more importantly differently dressed people on those motorcycles. I can say many of them are wearing more brightly colored gear. While having a conversation with a couple that were riding one of those adventure motorcycles I asked them why they wore the hi-vis green riding jackets. They said they thought they had a better chance of being seen. That being said as we rode in to Colorado Springs we saw several motorcycles in town for a ride supporting veterans. Most if not all we saw were in dressed in
their traditional black.
We all have an option to wear whatever riding gear we want. Just think about how many times you have heard the “I didn’t see them” statement after an accident. Maybe they would have been seen if they had on those “other” colors than black.
Saving Lives Through Awareness Education
Ride Safe Ride Smart
“Share the Road”
Mike & Becky Stevenson Chapter K MAD Coordinator
“Red” & Brenda Roussel
September 2016
Hello Wingers
Well August was a terrible month for Chapters A and B. We had a total of 7 members get flooded, man floods twice in one year has been bad for a lot people in
Louisiana. If you wish to help those affected by the flood, please contact Jeff Freeman, Chapter A and Mike Judice Chapter B. I’m sure those affected still need
help in many ways. Back to normal things in the District, we have many Chapters putting on training and MAD Days. Chapter B, D, E, K and M have put on MAD Days. This is important for all of us, letting the public know that we need them to watch out for motorcycles.
This is also an opportunity to recruit new members. Congratulations to Jane and Larry Pfeifier from Chapter A for having their article on their trip to the Four Corners publishes in the Wing World magazine. This is a great honor and we need more members to send their articles in, you never know it
may make the magazine. We will leave for Wing Ding on August27th and will be gone for nine days. Man it
seems like we‘ve been on the road for a month. We will get home for about three weeks and head to the Oklahoma Rally. If you never been to this RALLY it’s a Good
one to attend, it is lots of fun. The Region Business Meeting will be held in November, if you have any topics that
you would like to have addressed, please send them to me. We all have question that need to be answered.
We hope those affected by the flood are able to repair their homes and go back to living a normal life style.
Until next time have fun, attend seminars and ride safe.
Red and Brenda Roussel
La. District Directors
504-512-1212
dd@gwrra-la.org
PRINTERS
This month I would like to talk about printers. There are some good ones and some bad ones out there but, I would like to give you some info on the home all-in-one printer.
With today’s prices for computer equipment going down, everyone should be able to have an all-in-one printer. So what is an all-in-one printer? Simply it is a printer, fax machine and a
scanner all-in-one. These days the printers even come with network cards for wired and wireless hook ups to you home network.
Once connected to your PC or your network, the supplied software (depending on brand) will let you print, fax and scan from any PC in your home. Like I said earlier, there are all kinds of
printers out there but I am going to give you some info on one brand, Hewlett-Packard (HP). I do not or have ever worked for HP but I like their printers. Yes they are a little pricier than the others but I have found them to be a better all around device. Here are a few reasons
why. HP printers seem to be a little more durable, they are user friendly to install and operate. Most of all, every time you buy a new ink cartridge, you get a new print head keeping your
prints, documents or pictures, looking like new. That is also why they are a little more than the other brands.
For those or you that say, “I will just go and have my cartridge refilled”. Well to do that, two things will happen. If by some chance you have to send the printer off for repair, a refilled cartridge will void your warranty. The other thing is the print head could start to smear your
print and now you just wasted your money for the refill. Another thing that may happen is that when you get the refilled cartridge back into your printer, sometimes the printer does not see
the cartridge as refilled, and will not print, wasted money again. The bottom line with any brand printer, always buy new parts and without abuse, your printer
will last a long time. We hope this has been helpful and as always, you can call or email us with any questions you
may have. We will do our best to answer them or find an answer for you.
Riding on a Wing and a Prayer Fritz & Johnette Beter
Louisiana District Webmasters webmaster@gwrra-la.org
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Chapter Gathering Piccadilly
Eat for 6pm Meet for 7pm
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Blessing Of The Bikes Leave Time TBD
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Meet &
Greet Motorist
Awareness Pit Stop 6:30pm
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New Orleans Bike Week
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Team Meeting
Happy Italian
Eat for 6 Meet for 7
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BBQ Night Dickey’s 6:30pm
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September 2016 K’s Interactive Calendar
Arkansas Trip
Leave Piccadilly
At 7am
New Orleans
Bike Week
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Old Country
Store Leave Piccadilly
@ 7:30am
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Chapter Gathering
Eat for 6pm Meet for 7pm
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First Aid Class Beter House
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Meet &
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Awareness Pit Stop 6:30pm
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Sushi Night Unagi & Sushi On Airline Hwy
6:30pm
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Fall Fling Fun Day At The
Beter House Time TBD
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Team Meeting Young’s
On Williams Blvd
@ 7pm
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Chapter Picnic @ the Pearl 11am
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October 2016 K’s Interactive Calendar
October is
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Mississippi
Rally
Recipe Of The Month
Do you have a recipe you would like to share?
Just email them to webmaster@chapterlak.net and we will place your recipe in the newsletter as
we receive them.
Through your travels on these beautiful roads of ours, most of you have passed these places. It may be a landmark, intersection, interesting place or little known destination.
The first member to e-mail me at wegowing08@gmail.com with the correct location will receive 10-50/25/25 tickets at the next monthly gathering. Let’s see how many of you actually notice the things that
you pass up on your travels.
Ride safe, AJ & Sherry
WHERE AM I ?
August Gathering
Photo
Bomb
Pel
icanpalooza
GOLDWING PARTS AND ACCESSARIES
Hello Fellow Goldwingers,
Autumn is around the corner (maybe) and it’s time to clean out the shed wherein I’ve stored parts, tools and a lot of oth-
er stuff, most of which I’d forgotten I even still had. All the prices shown are original prices. I must clearout everything
before September ends EVERYTING MUST GO
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY ALL ITEMS LISTED HERE ARE NOW 50% OFF
. To see pictures call or text me at 480-276-3178 or email me at kristjani2020@gmail.com and I’ll shoot you a picture.
Please take a good look at the list, I’ll bet there’s something on it you want or need. Thank you, Krist Jani
OEM GL 1800 REAR BRAKE PEDAL ARM each $10.00
OEM GL 1800 UPPER TRUNK TRIM (Caliente Red #702) $50.00
OEM GL 1800 UPPER TRUNK TRIM (CHROME) $25.00
Mustang Passenger Backrest Cover- creates upright back alignment $30.00
SHOWCHORME DRIVER BACKREST, infinite F/B adjustment w pouch $75.00
KURYAKAN LEATHER ROLLBAG -NEW Great for a weekend or a week. Retail $180 $120.00
KURYAKAN PRIMIER CHROME SHARK GILLS NEW in box $120.00
ADD ON CHROME SHARK GILLS- one side each style BOTH styles marked #45-1629 $25.00 each/ $40.00 pair
GOLDWING GL1800 FRONT NOSE BRA- vinyl front, soft backing – squirrel damage $10.00
CSC TRIKE REAR WHEELWELL CHROME TRIM – right side only $50.00
LEATHER KING CLASSIC 60s BLACK LEATHER RIDING JACKET w LINING –NEW- $79.00
TWO FIRST GEAR RIDING JACKETS- a yellow 2x and a Dayglow yellow 4x $79.00
BRIGGS & STRATTEN DELUX 5500 GAS GENERATOR- approx. 48 hours $400.00
1800 LOWER FRONT COWL, (gray with fog light holes) fits 2001-2005 $25.00
OEM GL 1800 STAIGHT CHROME EXHAUST COVERS – 1 PAIR $25.00
VARIOUS CRAFTMAN TOOLS and TOOL BOXES CALL FOR PRICES
9-1 Uncle Jerry Forstater 9-2 Jan Halverson 9-3 Steve Marque 9-6 Robert E Lee 9-9 Bob Loomas 9-12 Gail Bordelon 9-17 Jerry Couch
9-24 Annette Couch 9-26 Julio Guzman 9-29 Rhonda Sudo
Chapter Members Special Dates
Bob Villery 9-1996
Marie Villere 9-1996
Jay Carlos 9-2002
Justin Smith 9-2010
Logan Smith 9-2010
Liz Smith 9-2010
John Smith 9-2010
Gay Saltzmann 9-2011
Roy Saltzmann 9-2011
Sherry Boyle 9-2014
Keith Boyle 9-2014
9-21 Tom Ignelzi
IF YOU DON’T SEE YOUR NAME LISTED ON THIS PAGE FOR A BIRTHDAY OR
ANNIVERSARY, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND FILL OUT A NEW MEMBER FORM SO THAT WE CAN ADD YOU TO OUR DATABASE.
Louisiana District Rally 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 & 2016 Award Winner Best T-Shirt. 2016 Best Polo Shirt
2010 Region A Rally Best Chapter Shirt
Contact Bruce & Lauren Hurley for pricing and availability
August Meeting Highlights There were 44 members and 2 guests
Dumbo went to AJ
The Nipple stayed with Coffee
Sandy lost the Doubloon game
Ruth won the 1st 50/25/25 and donated it to Camp Pelican
Kaye won the 2nd 50/25/25
Newsletter Contest was won by Kaye
Prizes: Lynn (Twice), Red, Robert, Keith, Jan, Mario
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GWRRA Region H Chapter “K” Metairie Louisiana Strother & Ruth Sacra — Chapter Directors
Metairie, Louisiana
September Looking here for something? Well we moved it.
Now you have to look through the newsletter and find the trivia. Then you have to email the webmaster@chapterlak.net and tell us what it is
and what page it is on.