The W. Steve Martin annual 911 Toy Run will be held in Phoenix and Tucson. Riders from Phoenix will start a Chandler Harley and the Tucson Riders will start at Tucson Harley. The ride will end in Florence at the Pinal County Sheriffs Office near the Arizona State Prison.
FMI: check out the flyer below.
Well we had our last breakfast ride of 2011. Making the breakfast were a total of eleven members, family, and friends. We even had the pleasure of Terry showing up for breakfast. Many of you will remember that Terry was a previous member. He has found the time to rejoin our chapter. Those who made the ride were Terry, Mark Robinson, John Howe, Norman Hubbard and his wife Mary, Mike Stoddard and his friend Ken, Twan, and Joseph McCroy and his wife Amy, and your truly. Joesph is in the Army at Ft. Huachuca. Once he leaves the Army he hopes to get his POST certification from Arizona so he can join our chapter. Here are a few photos.
Well we had our 2011 Christmas Dinner on Saturday December 3rd. This was a Pot Luck at Alan Stewart & Susan Wagner’s house. This was the third time they have had us in their home.
Those who made the festivities were: Ray & Donna Valenzuela, Jeff & Kelly Jamieson, Rich & Deb Fancher, Bill & Antje Calkins, Will & Karla Hanson, Bill & Jackie Daily, Stan & Patti Thibaut, Norm Hubbard, Will & Gisele Harris, myself & Bev, and of course Alan & Susan. Bill & Jackie Daily traveled all the way from Strawberry, AZ.
The gift exchange was a hoot. If you have never done one of these it is really fun. Sometimes called a Chinese gift exchange it is simple. Everyone gets a number based on the number of gifts and guests. The person with number 1 starts. After number 1 goes then number 2. However number 2 can steal number 1′s gift or pick an unknown. Then number 3 goes. Number 3 can pick a wrapped gift or steal number 1 or number 2′s gift. This goes on and on. The only stipulation is that a gift can only be stolen twice. If a gift is stolen then the person who had their gift stolen can steal someone else’s or pick a new unwrapped gift. There was a gingerbread house, lottery tickets, Elvis Presley coasters, bar-b-que utensils, farting Santa, stuffed toys, light toilet seat (you have to see to believe) and much, much more.
I started the turkey around 5:00 pm. Many who came had never had a deep fried turkey before. You can see the pictures from when I put it in and after taking it out. Because there were so many pictures taken during the party I’ve broken down the photos into four separate albums.
Honda recall: (published from Blue Knight Yahoo group)
Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s):
HONDA / GL1800 2001-2010 2012
Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) Mfr’s Report Date: DEC 01, 2011
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V567000 N/A
NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Potential Number of Units Affected: 126,000
Summary:
HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2010, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 GL1800 GOLDWING MOTORCYCLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE COMBINED BRAKING SYSTEM’S SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER MAY CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE TO DRAG.
Consequence:
UNEXPECTED BRAKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH, AND RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE DRAGGING MAY GENERATE ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE THE REAR BRAKE TO CATCH FIRE.
Remedy:
HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SECONDARY MASTER CYLINDER AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-784-1870.
Notes:
HONDA’S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS S03. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
We had our monthly breakfast ride on Saturday November 12th. While it was a very nice day I guess a lot of our members had other plans for the day. Those in attendance were:
Stan & Patti Thibaut, Bill Calkins, John Falzone, Mike Martin from Sacramento 1, our newest member Will Harris, and our old friend Terry Azbill made an appearance. Hopefully we will see more of Terry this next year.
On Tuesday October 25th we had a our monthly dinner ride. We went to the Thunder Canyon Brewery in the Foothills Mall. Eighteen members and family were in attendance. This is one of our largest dinner rides in quite sometime.
Here are photos of those who made the ride
Tucson Harley Davidson is having their annual HOGTOBERFEST on Saturday October 8th. There will be food, fun, and prizes. Raffles several poker runs, a bike wash. Too many things to mention. Check out the link below for more information.
Tucson Harley is having their second Annual Kelli’s Ride for JDRF. Registration 9 – 10#0. First bike departs @ 11:00. A nice 46 mile ride through the Tucson mountains.
