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Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterThe C NoteGWRRA:Friends for Fun,Safety &KnowledgeFebruary 2022 Volume 38, Issue 2Chapter meeting the 2nd Sundayof each month atIHOP15447 Warwick Blvd,Newport News, VA. 23608Eat at 4 PM; Gather at 5 PM,Everyone welcome!2Chapter Director3Assistant ChapterDirector4Chapter Couple9MembershipEnhancementHow to test and adjustyour rear shockVirginia News1011121314Medic 1st Aid ClassNational NewsInstructors WantedThe FunniesImportant Dates15Officer’s and Staff17Rides and Events18Flyers for Events67The Tidewater WingsGWRRA VACP.O. Box 1267Yorktown, VA 23692GWRRA-DirectorsJere and Sherry GoodmanChapter C DirectorJohn and Lynn .floyd1960@gmail.comVirginia District DirectorLorrie M. Thomaslorriemthomas@aol.comDeparture LocationsMcSouth – (McD S)Parking lot of Roses at the corner of Mercury Blvd& Jefferson Avenue605 Newmarket Drive NorthNewport News, VA 23605Patriot Square Shopping Center(Across the street from old location McD’s North)Corner of Ft. Eustis Blvd and RT 178100 George Washington Mem Hwy, Yorktown, VA 23692Chapter Website-WWW.GWRRAVAC.COMFacebook-Chapter C PageGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20221

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterJohn and Lynn FloydJoin the blue in ’22! The VAC Blue that is. We’re looking forward to enjoying many funand exciting activities with you this year.Our Ride meeting is scheduled for Saturday,February 12th at Sal’s by Victor restaurant, 1242Richmond Rd in Williamsburg. Start time is 11a.m. Enjoy some delicious food and help us planour year. Our staff doesn’t do it alone – this isYOUR chapter and we want to hear from YOU!Is there a destination that you’ve always wantedto visit? Luray Caverns? Monticello? TheNational D-Day Memorial? What types ofactivities do you enjoy? Bowling? Putt-Putt?Game nights? Cookouts? Bring your ideas to the ride meeting!Don’t forget our next gathering on Sunday, February 13th at IHOP. We hope to “C” yousoon!John & LynnBack to TopGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20222

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterSusan BerryValentine’s Day is upon us, a time to show how much we love and appreciate our lovedones. One of the ways that we can show them how much we love them is to ridesafely, wear all the gear all the time, and maintain our motorcycles, trikes, spiders,whatever you ride in good riding condition.We also need to keep our brains sharp, not be angry or upset about anything when wehead out on a ride. We should have clear heads and clear minds so we can concentrateon riding. We as a group need to think about what kind of classes we need to brush upon. We have trainers available to teach and refresh our group on any aspect ofmotorcycling that we need. The District team is there to help us and if you have anywants or needs for any training please speak up. Think about what you might want tobe trained on and at the ride meeting we will be asking you if there are any classes thatyou would like to have done for the chapter. There are all kinds of classes that you cantake; trailering, road captain classes, CPR, mature rider class, advanced riding, curvyroads and hills, group riding, and lots of others, this is just a sample of what isavailable, if you are interested, please let me know and we can get the classes set upfor the group.We can always use a refresher course and besides there will probably be some kind offood involved!So please think about it and let me know.SusanBack to TopGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20223

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterSince we are just finishing our lunch meeting at the DistrictOps meeting, I decided to start to write this month’snewsletter contribution. The Ops Meeting was a good one. Ifyou have the opportunity to attend the next one (nextJanuary), you can learn a lot of great things. The one piece ofgreat news we learned was that we are not the only COY inthe district. Joe & Trish Daniel were honored with be beingselected as the COY for VA-L.Roman & Joanne ParyzVA-C Couple of the YearVA District TreasurerVA District Newsletter z@gmail.com716-867-8621The best way to seethis new COY is toattend the VA-Lgathering. They gather on the 4th Tuesday of themonth at a brand-new location for VA-L. Startingin January, they will meet at the Golden Corral at101 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, VA 23320.Their meet, greet and eat—begins at 6pm, withthe gathering beginning at 7pm. They alwayshave a great gathering.Now if you want to see the VA-C COY, just look in the upper right corner of this articleor better yet, join us at your VA-C gathering. You can also see us at the VA-C AnnualRide Meeting on February 12 at Sal’s by Victor Restaurant in Williamsburg starting at11:00am OR the very next day at our monthly VA-C gathering OR Wingless WeekendFebruary 18 – 19. That’s a lot of ORs.Back to the District Ops meeting. Almost all chapters were represented. The weatherforecast scared some of them off we think. Lorrie Thomas filled us in on all thingsDistrict and National. Randi Green told us about the MEC activities. I talked up sometreasurer stuff. Dave Green received his Level IV Master Tour Rider patches. Enoughwith the small talk. Here’s some pictures GWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20224

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterHave Fun, Stay Safe, LLAP!VA-C 2022 COYRoman & Joanne ParyzBack to TopGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20225

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterRandi and DaveIt’s February and there may be a chill in the air butthere’s also some anticipation, too! This is always anexciting time for our chapter as we get together toplan our season. At the recent Ops meeting, welearned of other chapters’ event plans so Brent hasalready put those in our Team Up calendar so we can support our fellow wingersacross the District.We hope you come out to hear what’s in store for VAC in 2022. Bring your calendars(paper or electronic) and your ideas! We try to put something in for everyone’senjoyment.In the short-term plans, Wingless Weekend at Camp Wingless is February 18-19 inWilliamsburg. Registration details are in this newsletter. We are thrilled that Chapter F(Winchester) is bringing back their Crazy Supper onFebruary 26. Good food and lots of laughs are ontap at that one!The Rally in the Valley dates were announced at theOps meeting. Mark your calendars now for October6-8 and get ready to “Rock Around the Clock” at theSock Hop Cruise In. We can’t give away too manydetails right now but knowing us, you KNOW thefun will be a ‘plenty! We can tell you that there willbe a costume contest with categories Best Group,Best Danny, and Best Sandy. Break out thoseleather jackets, poodle skirts, and saddle oxfords!Hope to “C” all you cool cats soon!Randi and DaveBack to TopGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20226

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C NewsletterHow to test and Adjust your Rear Shock on GL1800found on the Internet by Daniel C. PittsChapter Newsletter Editor and MemberAs I ‘surf’ the internet, I am always on the lookout for different problems and solutions for bikes. Ifound this on a web site I frequent often and decided I would test my rear actuator on my own bike. Idiscovered that the change in sound started between 8 and 9. I have also learned that this is ‘normal’for many of the GL1800 bikes. I called Honda and discovered that this would not be covered underwarranty due to the fact it was not leaking, so I took it upon myself to fix what I felt to be a problemwith my rear suspension. Below are the instructions I used and successfully obtained the desiredsound pitch change for the rear actuator on my own bike. The below instructions are in no way meantto have you accomplish this work on your own bike and void the warranty. This information is beinggiven as I feel it is an overlooked aspect of the GL1800 suspension. The below instructions took meapproximately 1 ½ hours from start to finish.To Test the Actuator1) Place the bike on the center stand.2) Turn the ignition to accessory.3) Lower the pre-set to "O".4) Now raise the Pre-Set and listen for a sound pitch change from the Actuator. (Standing on the Rightside of the bike, listening at the front of the saddlebag). The actuator is right behind the black plasticpiece with a hole in it that is attached to the side-cover.5) When you hear the sound pitch change release the pre-set button, and look at the Display to seewhere the Actuator starts to add fluid through the hose to the Shock Pre-Loader.6) If your settings are anything above 0-1.Then there is air in the system and it needs to be properlyrefilled (See Directions below to properly re-fill the actuator)To refill the actuator.1) Place the bike on center stand.2) Turn the ignition key to Accessory and lower your presets to "0'.3) Remove the seat and side covers.4) Remove the rear fender.5) Remove the three bolts inside the right saddlebag.6) Remove the bolt on the outside upper right of the saddlebag to the frame.7) Now tilt out the bottom of the saddlebag and let it rest there-You do not have to disconnect anythingfurther!8 ) Now remove the 2-12mm & 1-10mm bolts from the Actuator securing it to the frame.9) Now with a pair of needle nosed pliers-squeeze the push in cable holder for the Grey connector.10) Now you can remove the other connector from the Actuator.GWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20227

Gold Wing Road Riders Association Virginia District Chapter C Newsletter11) Now using brake clean, spray the area at the banjo bolt/hose so it is clean-You'll be making markson it there!.12) Now with a sharpie-make a dot on the top of the banjo "Fitting". So you'll know which end is uplater on!13) Now make a small line right under the dot you just made to the actuator body. What you are doinghere is marking the Orientation of the banjo fitting to the actuator body! Making Sure you put it backin the same place-this is Important so the hose doesn't get kinked when the actuator is bolted back onthe frame later!!14) Now you can remove the 10mm banjo bolt from the hose.15) Either with a helper or duct/masking tape-try and keep that end of the hose as high as you can sofluid doesn't drain out of it while you continue to the next step. (I run the tape up from the hose to thetruck if working by myself!) This keeps the hose out of my way for the time being.16) Now with a thin screwdriver, insert it into the banjo bolt hole in the actuator, and push the sealpiston down with a little pressure until it bottoms out. If you feel or hear it move? Then try to push itdown again until it stays down! You're trying to fill as much of the actuator reservoir as possible here!17) Now you are ready to refill the actuator. It only takes a couple ounces to top it off.18 ) Once you have it topped off, now replace the hose according to the marks you made earlier.19) Now before you bolt it back on-"Test it first"20) Plug both connectors back in the actuator, an start the bike.21) Listen for a "Sound" pitch change as you add presets. Once you hear it change sound-Let thebutton go, and look at the dash-If it's at "0" then you are done. If it’s at 1 or more, repeat the last stepsto add a tad more fluid.Your goal is to hear a sound change at 0-1.Back to TopGWRRA VA-C Tidewater Wings February 20228

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