Honolulu, Hawaii HOG Chapter #0833 NOVEMBER 2000
Director Saddle
Bob Gourlay
Aloha to everyone, I would like to thank everyone for a great year 2000. and for voting for me again for year 2001 Director for the Honolulu Chapter. I will do my best... but I will need everyone's support to make year 2001 a ‘ride safe and have lot's of fun,fun,fun year’ with lot's of activities. Please let us know as a member what you want to do? Do you have a favorite place to ride? Come to the meetings and give us some input or comments. I will see you at the Christmas party Dec. 9, 2000.
R.S.V.P. to Sharon Ross 833-8464 by Nov.25, 2000.
Members who need the Honolulu Chapter rocker and hog patch please call
Gary McCARTY at 946-8896.
Asst.
Director Saddle
Kelvin Asahina (a.k.a. Painless)
Aloha Honolulu HOGS and all !!!!
Well, I guess I went and done got myself elected to officially do this newsletter next year. It never dawned on me that the members would elect me Road Captain too. I figured Tony would get that job and I'd still help lead whenever necessary. Do all of you realize you elected a couple of crazy speed demons to lead you down the road? I was about to write that individually, we're fairly sane...then I remembered who I was talking about. Of course, together we're probably worse. But I know we're not alone either.
Congratulations to all the (re)elected officers for 2001. I'm sure Brad will have the list posted in elsewhere in the newsletter so I won't be redundant by going over the list here. Check it out...should be an interesting year.
Hey, I read something kinda interesting recently. Having trouble with dual filament 1157 bulbs burning out on you all the time due to the vibrations? I guess this only applies to rigids and softtails like mine (yup, a regular problem for me). Those Dynas are just too smooth. And those Road Kings (ahem) and Electra Glides (Mahalo Richard), Yawn! Just kidding. Oh, back to the bulbs. Try using the equivalent heavier duty truck bulb, the 2057. Just a stronger filament. I have a couple of 1157's stashed so I'm going to use those up first...should take me a month. Then I'll switch to the 2057's...unless Alan (Cycle City service manager) read this and tells me it a bad idea and why.
I
know the Hellers are already stocking up on toys for Decembers Toys for Tots
ride. How about the rest of you? They plan to do their regular pre-ride decorate
your bike & breakfast gathering at their place that morning. The Chapter
will pick up the tab and we all had a good time last year. Don't miss out on the
fun. Call the HOTLINE (yes, it's still there) at 946-6464 and check on
WASSUP!
Hey, anyone
got a solid rear 19 inch rear rim that'll fit a softtail that they're interested
in letting go of? Gimme a call please (see officers listing).
Well, that’s all folks...for now anyways. Take
it easy and ride safe.
PAINLESS (Kelvin)
Editors
Notes:
Brad
Domer
Hey
there one and all!!! Well, it’s said and done!!
Congratulations for those elected officers for Honolulu Hog.
Some new faces to the officer ranks, and some have been re-elected into
office. They are listed later in
the newsletter. For those that helped with inputs for the newsletter, I would
like to thank-you very much. It’s
always nice to hear what the members have to say, after all, it’s YOUR club
(as Bob Gourlay likes to put it).
Kelvin,
I’m sure you are gonna do a bang-up job as our new editor for year 2001!!!!
You are never without something to say in the newsletter (and I mean that
in a good way). If it wasn’t for
you, these would’ve been pretty short this year.
Once again, thank-you!!!!
Bill
Faust, I can’t wait to see what you do with the homepage.
I actually impressed myself with the one I built in April that we are
still using today, and I didn’t really have a clue on what I was doing.
I can imagine what someone that knows what they are doing can do.
NOTICE:
THE MEMBERS WHO ORDERED AND PAID FOR NAME BADGES, THEY ARE DONE.
PLEASE PICK UP YOUR NAME BADGE AT THE MEETING. “SEE MICHIE”
IF
YOU NEED TO ORDER THE NAME BADGE YOU CAN CALL EMBROIDERY SPECIALISTS AT
486-5880. FOR ONE NAME ON BADGE FOR
$4.00 EACH OR TWO NAME ON THE BADGE FOR $6.00 EACH. OR SEE MICHIE AT THE MEETING
TO ORDER...
2001
Officers:
Director: Bob Gourlay
Assistant Director: Gene Takaesu
Treasurer: Richard Iosefa
Secretary: Michie Gourlay
Editor: Kelvin Asahina
Webmaster: Bill Faust
Safety Officer: Tony Gandara
Road Captain: Tony Gandara
Kelvin Asahina
Historian: Frank Gomes
Photographer: Frank Gomes
Activities Director: Mike Roth
Lady Of Harley (LOH): Michie Gourlay
Christie Searle
Meetings:
Don’t forget to attend our monthly meetings on the first Sunday of every month to keep up on club business. Twelve credits toward end of the year perks will be gained from the 12 monthly meetings a year. Five credits are needed for the Big Island run. Ends of year perks include a free membership, or rockers or T-shirt, etc.
Meeting
Attendance:
October
2000
Bob
Gourlay, Michie Gourlay, Brad Domer, Sharon Ross, Tim Ross, Richard Iosefa, Joe
Gomez, Frank Gomes, Glenn Conner, Glenn Shimabuku, Kelvin Asahina, Brenda
Asahina, Tony Gandara, Bob Wong, John Arruda,
Gene Takaesu, Gary McCarty, Dave Broederdorf, Peter Dean, John Mason, and
let’s welcome John Cox (new member).
The
twelve credits toward “END OF YEAR PERKS” list will be done at the December
meeting/Christmas party.(DEC.9,2000).
2000
New Members:
Welcome
to our new members year 2000.
Patricia Gomez, Rick Shannon, David Rolee, Charles D. Harris, Andrew (Scott)
Smith, Mark Merkel, Greg Hanna, Bob Kaminski, John Cox, David R. Allen, Jerry
Bacon, Jeff Richards, Scott Jay Newman, Darren Pferdehirt, Christopher Lacy,
William (Bill) Faust, Stanley W. Barnes, E. Frances Barnes, Michael Hershberger,
Russell L. Shock Jr., Micheal W. Roll, Thomas Roy, Ervan Kaneshiro, Jonathan
Brookfield.
Up
Coming Events:
NOV. 12TH,2000 Vietnam Vets “Veteran’s Day Run”
NOV. 19TH,2000 Jester’s “Get Green Up Yours” Run
NOV. 25TH,2000 Vets Thanksgiving “Meals on Wheels”
DEC. 3RD, 2000 Toys for Tots Run
DEC. 9TH, 2000 Honolulu HOG X-mas Party/Meeting
DEC. 25TH, 2000 Vets X-mas Day “Meals on Wheels”
PLEASE
CALL THE HONOLULU H.O.G. HOT LINE FOR UP DATES ! 946-6464
*MEMBERS GOING ON THE RUN’S MEET AT CYCLE CITY AT 9A.M. TO RIDE AS A GROUP* Leave cycle city at 9:30A.M.*
Honolulu
Hog X-mas Party:
When: Saturday,
December 9th, 2000 @ 6:00 P.M.
Where:
Waikiki Yacht Club
Price: Free
for Hon-Hog Members (need to RSVP)
Only $24.00 for guests. Members
that RSVP and are “NO SHOWS” must reimburse the
club $24.00
Parking:
There is gated/guarded parking for bikes.
RSVP: No
later than November 25th, 2000.
Call Sharon Ross (LOH) at 833-8464
Gifts:
Unisex / $20 / Optional / done by raffle
Safety
Officer Report:
Bob
Wong
While on the Ko'olau's 3rd Annual Peco's Fall Round Up, some
friends approached me to let me know that some friends of mine were involved in
an accident. It's bad enough just to hear that a biker went down but it's
worst when you know the parties involved.
I stopped by the accident site to try and find out the details and to render any assistance. It involved two bikers that were riding with their usual group and this is how the scenario went. The group was heading towards Sandy Beach via Hawaii Kai and at the first intersection at Kawaihae Street and Kalanianaole Highway, the traffic signal turned yellow. The biker in the front had proceeded to go through the intersection but at the last minute decided to stop. The biker in the back thinking that his friend was going through the intersection attempted to run probably by that time the red light. I don't have to tell you the rest. Both riders were injured extensively, not including their prize machine and their egos.
I spoke to other riders who witnessed the accident and got mixed feeling as to who was at fault. I am no one to call judgment but in the automotive world, you hit someone from the rear, you are at fault. I think as bikers, we have to understand that we cannot stop as fast as a car.
There are some points of interest that I would like to share with you, which probably would have prevented this accident. I think it's a good idea to know how fast you can stop in a semi panic situation. Just remember as you were taught in the motorcycle safety course that if you lock up your rear wheel, you keep it locked until you come to a complete stop. This will give you an idea of how much room you need to stop in a go, no go situation.
1) Make sure your brakes are in good working order and your brake pads have good lining on it. Along with that, make sure you have sufficient thread on your tires. This alone will decrease your stopping distance.
2) Be alert. With all the beautiful scenery in Hawaii, I know it's hard to concentrate but if you must take your eyes off the road, keep a greater distance between you and the next rider than you normally would. Keep in mind that you will give that old brain some time to think and make the ride much more pleasant instead of stressful. Oh yeah. For those riders who have ridden in the back of me, you will have notice that whenever possible, I will utilize hand signals at least to slow down or to stop. I have noticed that there are some utilizing hand signals, but I think we need to increase the numbers. It make for a better world for the riders to the rear and it could be giving them precious time that could be used for stopping.
3) And lastly, remember. "Don't Run the Lights". Some of the pack might make it through a light but for those who have to run the red, think twice. Don't do it. You can always catch up to the group. If you absolutely cannot stop for the light, no one will hold you against that but be prepared for what's in front of you. You are ultimately held responsible for what's ahead. When you are in a lot of traffic, hold you speed down to a legal limit.
Well I hope I have made something into what people take for granted and think that it will not happen to them. It can happen to anyone and you might be held accountable. As for my friends, let's all hope them a speedy recovery so they can get back on the road again, something we all enjoy. Until then, Ride Safe to Ride Again.
A
Member’s Tale:
Chuck
King
Well, two weeks ago today my household goods arrived. I have been
on travel the last two weeks and couldn't write though. But everything got
here safely except for one thing. My motorcycle!!!
We unpacked all of the crates and got everything in the house and went back to the truck to open the crate with the bike. Guess what?! The mover took the top off of the crate and looked at me seriously and said "it's laying on it's side". I thought at first he was kidding but sure enough, when I looked he was right. Oil had drained out all over the place as well as brake fluid (from a pinched front brake line) and the left side of the bike was scraped a bit.
For those of you shipping bikes in the future, try to steer clear of “Sunvan Hawaii” as a shipper. I delivered my bike to their facility and saw the newly built crate they were going to put the bike in. They had a good set of straps laying out ready to strap the bike down and the operations manager (whose nice bike was sitting out front) came out to talk to me, explaining how they had so much experience shipping bikes, etc. Well, it turns out that the crate my bike arrived in was not the one I had seen - this one was made of cheap particle board. Also, the straps they showed me were not used. Instead they had used thin nylon cord, similar to parachute cord. As you know, nylon does not hold knots well, and this certainly did not as all of the knots were loose when the bike got here. I don't know how long, during the last two months, the bike had been lying on the side but it resulted in somewhere around $500 damage.
Military guys: pass the word around among your fellow bikers getting ready to leave the islands.
Biker
Tip of the Day:
Courtesy
of “FTWO”
(For
Two Wheels Only)
I have an older Vetter fairing and like to use the space under the vinyl
pockets for storage of spare cables, maps, bungee cords and other parts.
This results in rattling and damage to parts from constant friction
against
the inner fiberglass of the fairing.
To
solve this problem without adding weight and giving up many precious square
inches of volume, I double-side foam taped thin bubble wrap with the
smooth side toward the inside of the space. I just run a strip of the tape
along the top inside and let the rest of the sheet of bubble wrap hang in the
space. I used two sheets on each side of the fairing, one on the outer
surface and one on the inner surface with no connection at the bottom so any
moisture can reach the drain holes.
I
will probably have to replace the bubble wrap each year, but my only cost is the
tape as I get parts shipped to me in this stuff.
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