TEXAS CHAPTER U

 Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Region H, Texas District

"Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge"

 in Eastern San Antonio

Including Bracken, Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Cibolo, Converse, Floresville, Garden Ridge, Kirby, Live Oak, McQueeny, New Braunfels, Pleasanton, Poth, Sattler, Schertz, Spring Branch, Seguin & Universal City

                                                                                      

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May 2008 Events

2 May Friday Ride

 3  May Ride

4 May PLP

6 May Staff Meeting

8-10 May Texas District Rally

16 May Friday Ride

17 May Bella Vista Ranch

21 May Monthly Gathering

23 May Friday Ride

24 May Impromptu Ride

30 May Friday Ride

31 May Austin Capital Tour

2 May Friday Night Ride

Good turnout with 10 folks. We had a short ride and nice meal at Checkers!

       Charlie helping Nancy at the pick up point!                     Great to see Olin back on the trike!

Jack and Linda with the chapter boat for the regatta at the district rally.

   Lots of smiles!                                                          Olin may not like this one!

                 Jack & Linda again.                                              Tom & Nancy enjoying the chow!

 

3 May Ride "For The Fallen"

We ended up deciding not to go and pay the $30ea so we did our own thing!

              Parked at the Salt Lick                                           Another group of bikers at the salt Lick!

          The four of us at Salt Lick!                                   Cabelas' had a tent outside with 90% off!!

Dave Weavers fancy paper GPS worked great!

 

4 May Parking Lot Practice (PLP)   

 Every 1st Sunday we have a PLP so come on out next month and hone your skills!

Charlie giving the safety brief and letting us know which events we will be doing.

Charlie doing a demo ride...                                              Quite a bit of lean on this turn!

Ken & Connie Jordan                                                     Getting ready to roll!

Saddle up!

 

6 May 08 Staff Meeting

This months staff meeting was held at TJ's in New Braunfels.

As usual, we kept putting tables together to seat everyone!

Sal just had desert and it made a few of us we did the same! Yes, he ate the whole thing!

Not sure Sue likes the shirt!                                           Great pick of Steve & Sue Ochs

    Brad & Jill Severe                                                          Ken & Connie Jordan

Archie never looks this serious!                                               Ron & Maria Delaughter

       Ever smiling Jack & Linda!                           Olin & Martha Gover. Like the shirt Martha!

Charlie & Candy Brown. Is he talking with his eyes closed?

 

2008 TX District Rally, 8-10 May

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Click here for miscellaneous pictures of members having FUN at the rally!

A group shot on the Lexington. Should be 32 of us! Some folks just wanted to be part of Chapter U!

      Pictures from the regatta on Thursday.         Our boat came in 3rd. (pictured in Charlie's hand!)

Picture of the boat! Thanks Jack!

We all met at Bill Millers for lunch Friday! 

            Bunch of Chapter U Folks                                         Wes & Nancy Lewis...and the birds!!!

Another view of the bikes

                       Chapter O member catching a nap!                                          Just waiting to load!

The bikes and trikes lined up in the staging area.

On the way to the Lexington.

Headed up the ramp!!

View of the ramp from on top.                                          Lots of bikes on each lift!

More views of the elevator with bikes! It really was smooth! No guard rails!

It was fairly tight on top! Some bikes were very close. No incidents at all!

Rows look much more even in these shots!

It was crowded for dinner too!

                       Chapter U had 3 tables!                               Charlie Brown made his first landing on the Lex!

It was almost dark by the time we started leaving!

 

Riding on the edge of the deck! At least there was a fence!

View of the vendor are a and some of the bikes!

U members in the knit shirt competition! Didn't win but had a lot of fun!

18 of us had dinner at the City Diner Saturday night!

Unwinding at the Drury Inn. They always had free drinks and popcorn!

              Jack Dowda took 1st in the GL1000 Class.                                         Our door labels.

Even the ride home was eventful with my alternator dying 46 miles out of Corpus! Special thanks for all of you who assisted Jill & I: Dave & Lana, Sal & Phylis, Bert & Linda, Ruby & Jim Seale (District Staff) and Jack & Linda.

 

 

16 May Friday Night Ride

15 of us meet for the diner ride and went back to our old meeting place, the Golden Corral!

Trying to catch up on news and figure out where we wanted to go!

Lots of discussion going on!                                                 Olin & Martha Gover

Somehow we didn't get Archie & Sharon in the same pic!

Sorry Guys! Not a great photo of Steve & Susan Ochs.

Tom & Nancy Byrd                                                                    Part of the group!

John Harris                                                                        Brad & Jill Severe

     Ron & Maria Delaughter                                           Jack Dowda & Linda Brackeen

 

17 May 08 Ride to Bella Vista Ranch

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 Some of the bikes lined up at YOSA. Ride information and safety briefing going on.

Cypress Creek Cafe for lunch!

                              Lots of room!                             Everyone adding sugar to their tea at once!

            Nice "on the road" shot!                              Nothing stops Olin & Marthafrom a great ride!

Just arrive, bike parking!                                                            Beautiful area!

                        The group relaxing!                             Joan Custer with Lourdes & David Merriman

             Bert & Linda Navin                                                 Our ride coordinator, Mike Mills!

On tour of the ranch.                                            Yes, olives grow on  trees!

                   On the tour                                                          Ako checking out an artichoke?

           Saddle up!                                                    Looks like a DQ stop!

 

21 May 08 Chapter Gathering

Nice turnout!    Listening to Charlie Brown talk about heat related problems.

         Duke & Chela Thompson                                    Great shot of Olin Gover

Newly weds John & Lydia Harris!!                                Sal & Phylis Pesta go for the red!

Must be some FUN going on!                                             Nice to see Richard Watson back!

Millie Kvapil selling tickets.                                  Big Smile on Linda Brackeen!

Jill & Mike Edmonds.                                                            Part of the group!

Charlie Brown doing Rider Ed!                                           Mike Mills doing the rides!

 

 

24 May Impromptu Ride

Just arrived at the Sunset Cafe. Plenty of parking!

Lined up very nicely!

Lots of room inside!                                                         All stuffed coming out!

So many ways to eat a Sunset Cafe pancake!

From the inside out!                                                         Start from one end!

Eat the top off first!                                                             From the outside in!

                     Cut into strips!                                            Set up a grid and eat a section at a time!

       Pit stop in Marble Falls.                                               Another pit stop in Fredricksburg.

Stop at Vogel Farms for ice cream and peaches!

Great motorcycle parking!                                                 cactus in bloom!

31 May Ride to the Capital

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                     First pickup at YOSA.                                                Close up of Ken & Connie!

                                 The bikes at 281 & 46                                      Ride Coordinator Mike "Rambo" Mills

On the road pics by Nancy Byrd!

Bikes at the Salt Lick in Driftwood                                                  Chowing down!

Another view inside the Salk Lick                                                    Just finished eating!

Inside the Capital building

 The outside!

 

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