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November 2015 www.mochapterz.homestead.com Newsletter 2015-11

Chapter Z Region E Missouri District

Jeffco Wings of Arnold Gold Wing Road Riders Association

FUN SAFETY KNOWLEDGE

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Chapter Directors……………………………………………John & Cindy Ruegge Asst. Chapter Directors………………………………..….Paul & Cheryl Engelman Rider Educators……………………………………………..…Mike & Barb Bayuk Treasurers…………………………………………………….Ed & Marsha Bechler Membership Enhancement Division………………….………Dave & Lisa Arnold Motorist Awareness Division………………………………….Vernon & Pat Watts Chapter Hosts…………………………………………..…..Mike & Donna Sullivan Chapter Historian…………………………………………Paul & Cheryl Engelman Sponsor Relations…………………………………………………….Cindy Stewart Ride Coordinator………………………………...……………………Dave Ruegge Assistant Ride Coordinator……………………………………………...Tom Braun Technical Coordinator…………………………………………………..KZ Zigaitis Newsletter Editor………………………………………………KZ & Carla Zigaitis Webmaster……………………………………………………………..Tom Stewart

CHAPTER Z MEETINGS

1st Monday of each month

Ponderosa Steakhouse 3601 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO 63010

Dinner at 6 pm, Meeting at 7 pm. Everyone Is Welcome!


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Treasurers

Ed & Marsha Bechler

[email protected]

636-586-5930

Asst. Ride Coordinator

Tom Braun

tb [email protected]

314-304-9164

Membership Enhancement Coord.

Chapter Z Couple of the Year

Dave & Lisa Arnold

[email protected]

314-540-3110

Chapter Directors

John & Cindy Ruegge

[email protected]

636-464-4639

Chapter Hosts

Mike & Donna Sullivan

[email protected]

636-931-0462

Assistant Chapter

Directors

Chapter Historian

MO District

Couple of the Year

Paul & Cheryl Engelman

[email protected]

314-537-6518

Motorist Awareness Division

Vernon & Pat Watts

vwat [email protected]

[email protected]

314 -583 -7092

Webmaster Tom Stewar t

Sponsor Relations Cindy Stewar t

[email protected]

636-461-1681

Rider Ed

Mike & Barb Bayuk

[email protected]

314-706-6667

Ride Coordinator

Dave Ruegge

[email protected]

314-640-9168

Newsletter Editors

Technical Coordinator

KZ & Carla Zigaitis

[email protected]

314-709-9891


Well it looks like Fall is here, I know it

sure feels like it, cold and wet. We are

starting to get in the busy season not just for

the Chapter but for our families as well. Dis-

trict Ops is coming up soon for the staff

members or any other member that wants

to go. Then we have the holidays, Thanks-

giving, Christmas parties, a busy time for

everyone.

The Chapter Z Christmas party and the

Chapter Z Toys-for-Tots Drive is two upcoming

events that you don’t want to miss, we always

have a good time at these events, we will keep

you posted.

Most of the rides in the future will be im-

promptu rides as the weather permits. I know

some of us are getting our bikes tucked in for

the long winter months ahead, but there are

some of us that don’t really put our bikes away

for the winter (just not smart enough) but ei-

ther way always ride safe. The deer are really

active and the leaves are falling which can be

very dangerous if they are wet and on the

curves.

John and Cindy Ruegge

Chapter Z Directors


October has been a busy month for the members of Chapter Z, we started off the month with

a "cool" ride to Bennett Springs State Park, had a delicious meal at the lodge and enjoyed

feeding the fish at the hatcheries. We had 18 members attend this ride. On October 4th we

had our 3rd Annual Fall Festival, thanks to all who helped and those that attended. On Octo-

ber 18th, we had a great ride through Missouri and Illinois

with lunch at Gallagher's in Waterloo, Illinois for all you can

eat fried Chicken with all the fixins, we had 16 members

attend. We had 25 members attend our monthly dinner

ride to Ginny's, it was a beautiful evening for dinner out-

side! Our fall colors ride was cancelled due to bad weather,

but watch those emails for impromptu rides, we may still

be able to squeeze in some rides.

Paul and Cheryl Engelman

Chapter Z Assistant Directors


“REDUCING THE RISK”

Mike and Barb Bayuk

Chapter Z Educators

TO AIR OR NOT TO AIR: THAT IS THE QUESTION At last month’s meeting a question was posed regarding the ratio of tire pressure to tempera-ture changes. No one came up with an answer. So considering we are enjoying fall riding sea-son, I thought this information may be informative and helpful. Your tires support the weight of your vehicle, right? Well actually they don't! It's the air pres-sure inside them that actually supports the weight. Maintaining sufficient air pressure is re-quired if your tires are to provide all of the handling, traction and durability of which they are capable. However, you can't set tire pressure...and then forget about it! Tire pressure has to be checked periodically to assure that the influences of time, changes in ambient temperatures

or a small tread puncture have not caused it to change. The tire pressure recommended in your vehi-cle's owner's manual or tire information plac-ard is the vehicle's recommended cold tire in-flation pressure. This means that it should be checked in the morning before you drive more than a few miles, or before rising ambient temperatures or the sun's radiant heat affects it. Since air is a gas, it expands when heated and contracts when cooled. In Missouri this makes fall and early winter months the most critical times to check inflation pressures...days are getting shorter...ambient temperatures are getting colder. The rule of thumb is for every 10° Fahrenheit change in air temperature, tire pressures will change about 2% (up with higher tempera-tures and down with lower). This means that light-duty, standard-pressure tires (typically inflated to 30-50 psi) used in applications on cars, vans and light trucks AND MOTORCYCLES will change by about 1 PSI.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=74


In Missouri the difference between average summer and winter temperatures is about -50° Fahr-enheit...which results in a potential loss of about 5 psi as winter's temperatures set in. And a 5 psi loss is enough to sacrifice handling, traction, and durability! Additionally, the difference between cold nighttime temperatures and hot daytime tempera-tures in most parts of the country is about 20° Fahrenheit. This means that after setting tire pres-sures first thing in the morning, the vehicle's tire pressures will be almost 2 psi higher when measured in the afternoon (if the vehicle was parked in the shade). While that is expected, the problem is when you set your vehicle's tire pressures in the heat of the day, their cold pressures will probably be 2 psi low the following morning. And finally, if the vehicle is parked in the sun, the sun's radiant heat will artificially and temporar-ily increase tire pressures. Tire Rack put these theories to the test (now remember these were car tires). First, they mount-ed two tires on wheels. They let them sit overnight to equalize and stabilize their temperatures and pressures. The following morning both were set to 35 psi. One tire and wheel was placed in the shade while the other was placed directly in the sun. They then monitored the ambient tem-peratures, tire temperatures and tire pressures through the day. As the day's temperatures went from 67° to 85° Fahrenheit, the tire that was kept in the shade went from the starting pressure of 35 psi to a high of 36.5 psi. The tire that was placed in the sun and subject to the increase in ambient temperature plus the sun's radiant heat went from the starting pressure of 35 psi to a high of 40 psi. In both cases, if they had set the tire pressures in the afternoon under the condi-tions of the evaluation, they would have been between 2 and 5 psi low the following morning. Next they evaluated the effects of heat generated by the tire's flexing during use. They tried to eliminate the variable conditions that might have been encounter on the road by conducting this test using a "competition tire heat cycling service" that rolls the tires under load against the ma-chine's rollers to simulate real world driving. They monitored the changes in tire pressure test tires that were inflated to 15 psi, 20 psi, 25 psi and 30 psi. Running them all under the same load, the air pressure in all of the tires went up about 1 psi during every 5 minutes of use for the first 20 minutes of operation. Then the air pressures stabilized, typically gaining no more than 1 psi of additional pressure during the next 20 minutes. This means that even a short drive to inflate your tires will result in tires that will probably be under-inflated by a few psi the following morn-ing. Add all of these together, and you can understand why the conditions in which you set your ve-hicle's tire pressures are almost as important as the fact that you do set it. It's important to remember that your vehicle's recommended tire pressure is its cold tire infla-tion pressure. It should be checked in the morning before you drive more than a few miles, or before rising ambient temperatures or the sun's radiant heat affects it. Oh and by the way for those that park in an attached or heated garage you will lose pressure when you leave its warmth and venture into the real world outside during winter. Add 1 psi cold tire pressure to compensate for each 10° Fahrenheit temperature difference between the tem-perature in the garage and outside.

AS ALWAYS RIDE OFTEN, RIDE HARD BUT MOST OF ALL RIDE SMART!


Our Motto... “Share the Road!”

Our Mission... “To Facilitate A Reduction In Motorcycle Crashes With Other Motor Vehicles.”

RIDING IN COLD WEATHER To the casual observer riding a motorcycle looks like an activity best left to warm days. However the enthusiastic riders often venture out in the cold weather. Dressing appropriately is the best way to keep yourself safe when riding your motorcycle in the cold weather. Remember the following tips when you’re selecting motorcycle ap-parel. Keep your hands and feet warm. Invest in a good pair of gloves and high quality mo-

torcycle boots. Keep your torso warm. If the torso is cold it will restrict blood flow to your extremi-

ties. Wind proof your body. Make sure the outside layers of your outfit are made of a ma-

terial that stops the wind. Seal the openings in your outfit. Don't let air in through the neck opening of your jack-

et, the sleeves of your shirt or the bottoms of your pants. Choose a good insulating material. Wool is the best natural fiber insulating material

but many synthetics like Thinsulate work well too. Your windshield will also keep you warmer as well as upper and lower Bakers wings that deflect the wind from you. Ride wisely during cold weather

watch for signs of hypothermia and

frostbite.

Vernon and Pat Watts Chapter Z

Motorcycle Awareness Division


November 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Meeting

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Meeting

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Jonathan

Jones

Pam

Bolding

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Fran

Tasche

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Mike

Sullivan

16

Jim

Bolding

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Z

Dinner

Ride

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Tom

Stewart

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Wayne

Alred

25

Dave/Lisa

Arnold

Vicky

Kayser

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Sandy

Evans

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Steve

Rainey

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2015

Calendar of Activities

November 2 Chapter Z Meeting / Arnold, MO

November 17 Chapter Z Dinner Ride / TBD

December 5 Chapter Z Christmas Party / Arnold, MO

December 15 Chapter Z Dinner Ride / TBD








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