WESTCOASTABATENEWSLETTERSERVINGSARASOTA&MANATEECOUNTIES

JULY2011

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FROMTHEPRESIDENT

Iwould like to thank all themembers that helped the chapter out lastmonth. Iwould like to give special thanks to EricThompsonandBobBonellaforattendingthestatemeetingwithme.OurtriptoMiddleburg,Flwasaccomplishedinonedaywithoutastayover.Thishelpedthechaptersaveonhotelfeesandallowedustotakeavehicletobringbackournewsafetyitems.

Asmany of you are aware,we had our elections for new board positions at the last chaptermeeting. The results are asfollows:

President–JimGladstone PR/Comm–JimGladstoneVP‐MikeGesell SafetyDirector–BobBonellaSecretary‐MargieGladstone Treasurer‐CarolHart Membership‐JimGladstone&MargieGladstoneSgtatArms–BobBonella Newsletter‐JimGladstone&MargieGladstoneLegislativeRep–EricThompson StateReps–JimGladstone&MikeGesell

Ihopeallofyouhelpwelcomethesenewvolunteersintoourboard.Afterall,theyareworkingforallofus.Therearestillcommitteepositionsaswellascommitteeheadsstillavailabletothosewillingtovolunteer. Contactmeand letmeknowyourinterests.

CheckoureventssectionformoreinfoonupcomingBikeNightsandevents.Don’tforgetthatonJuly29‐31wehaveour5Star+1EventwiththeotherchaptersdowninEsteroRiver.Ihopealotofyouwillattendthiseventasthisisthefirsttimeweareparticipatingaspartners.Rumorhasitthatthechapterwiththemostmembersinattendancegetstheirlogointhemiddle of the flyer for next year’s event. It is primitive camping butwill be a lot of fun that includes livemusic, tattoocontest,pin‐upgirlcontest,carshow,motorcycleshow,motorcyclegamesandvendors.

Withthatbeingsaid,weareintheprocessofpreparingourrodeogamesandequipmentfortheupcoming5Starevent.Wehavesecured‘MarcanthonyRoman’forourbandanditissuretobeahit.Wehopeasmanyofyouaspossiblewillattend.RideSafeandhavefun.Hopetoseeyouallsoon.JimGladstone

GOALS&PURPOSE

‐ TofightforfreedomoftheroadandfreedomofchoiceformotorcyclistridersofFlorida‐ TobecomeapowerfulandviablepoliticalforceinFloridabyencouragingridersto registertovoteandtocommunicatewiththeirlegislators.‐ Topromotesaferidinghabitsandtopromotedriverawarenesswithoutinfringingonthe rightsofindividuals.‐ Toworktowardseducatinglegislatorsonmotorcycleissuessotheymaybeabletomake therightdecisionsregardingFloridamotorcyclelaws.‐ TopublishanewslettertokeepmembersofABATEofFloridaInc.informed.

VicePresidentReportNothingatthistime.

Secretary’sReport:MinutesofMeetingheldonJune19,2011.Attendance:37 PledgeofAllegianceMembers:37 MomentofSilenceGuests:0 Calltoorder:11:09amPresident–JimGladstone:Readlistofnomineesfortheopenboardpositions. Noothernominationsweremade.Motionmadetovoteandseconded;allinfavor.VoteheldforSgtatArmswonbyBobBonella.Byacclimation,allothersrunningforofficewerevotedin.ThreeattendeestothestatemeetinginJacksonville–savedmoneyforthechapterbygoingup/backinoneday.ThankstoEricThompsonfordrivingsothathecouldbringbackallthesafetyitems.TheLeadershipSeminarisJuly9thinClermont.Allnewboardmembersmustattend.

VicePresident–MikeGesell:Weneedtomakesuretohaveenoughvolunteerstocoverthe5Star+1event.

Secretary‐LaurenTruran:motiontoapproveminutesfromtheMaymeeting;secondedandapproved.

Treasurer ‐ Susan Brzostowski absent. Jim Gladstone stated bank balance and that the account has been reconciled.Motiontoapprove;secondedandapproved.

Membership‐CarolHart‐Readlistofthosewhoneedtorenew.Handedoutanniversarypins.

SGTatArms–ScottRichards–absent.

Legislative – Jim Gladstone/Eric Thompson: At the recent State meeting, discussion was held regarding how membersrepresentABATE.FilmclipshownfromOrlandonews,whichinferredbyfalsestatementsthatmoniesgiventoABATEweretaxpayerdollarsandthatthismoneyhasbeenspentfoolishlyonsafetyproducts.WeneedtorememberwhatABATEisaboutandwhyweareallmembersofABATE.

Stifferpenaltiesbilldidnotmakeittotheagenda.Somemembersofthehouse/senatekeptreferringto“whatifthepersoninvolved in the accident were Tim Tebow? Would he have to be prosecuted if he killed a motorcyclist in one of theseaccidents?”.Ouranswertothisisthelawshouldapplytoequallytoall.

Safety–JimGladstone/EricThompson:Newsafetyitemsareavailablenowthatwehavepickedthemupfromstate.

PR‐JimGladstone:EricThompsonandJimGladstonehaveupdatedtheWestCoastFacebooksite.Stillinprogress.

Products–Pinsfortheupcoming5stareventarenowavailableforthoseinterested.SeeCarolhartifyouwantany.

EventCoordinator‐MikeGesell:June20thhasbeendesignatedas“RidetoWorkDay.” WehavebeeninvitedbyHOGtoparticipateintheMotorSpeedCardRideonJuly2nd.WewillbeatthelaststopwhichendsattheSuncoastOffshoreraces.ChromeDivasarehostingapancakebreakfastforthisevent.

Attendedthe5Star+1EventmeetinginEsteroalongwithJimGladstone,Carol&TerrellHart.Itis102milesonewaytotheprimitivecampground. Thereisahotelapprox.12milesfromthecampsite. Weneedvolunteerstoassistwiththisevent.Wewillbesettingupandrunning5‐6rodeotypegames.

Newsletter–Wehavetwonewadvertisers–DynoworksandStragglers.

OLDBUSINESS:Hap’sJollyRogerRunisendingatourRodeoonOctober29th.

NEWBUSINESS:noneatthistime.

GOODOFTHEORDER:PlaquewasgiventoMarkWilletforhisyearsofservice.CertificatesweregiventoLaurenTruran,SueBrzostowski(absent)andScottRichards(absent).50/50runbyDee;winnerSue.

Adjournmentat12:04pmRespectfully,MargieGladstone

MembershipReport

JuneRenewals(mayrenewuntilJuly30th)

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Bell,Stephen Brown,JohnA. Arthur,PatrickD.Kessy,Owen Cabo,Juan Francel,TonyKnopp,Linda Hancock,Dave Hart,TerrelMaraj,BarbaraB Hopewell,JohnT Merullo,LynnWoodgeard,Tom McCarthy,Patrick Murello,John Pope‐Sanderson,

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SafetyReport

SafetyTip:CrashAvoidance

Nomatterhowcarefulyouare,therewillbetimeswhenyoufindyourselfinatightspot.Yourchancesofgettingoutsafelydependonyourabilitytoreactquicklyandproperly.Often,acrashoccursbecauseariderisnotpreparedorskilledincrash

avoidancemaneuvers.Knowwhenandhowtostoporswerve,twoskillscriticalinavoidingacrash.Itisnotalwaysdesirableorpossibletostopquicklytoavoidanobstacle.Ridersmustalsobeabletoswervearoundanobstacle.Determiningwhichskillisnecessaryforthesituationisimportantaswell.Studiesshowthatmostcrashinvolvedriders:

⋅ Underbrake‐thefronttireandoverbraketherear.⋅ Did not separate braking from swerving or did not choose swerving when it was appropriate. The following

informationofferssomegoodadvice.QuickStops

Tostopquickly,applybothbrakesatthesametime.Don’tbe shy about using the front brake, but don’t “grab” it,

either.Squeezethebrakeleverfirmlyandprogressively.Ifthefrontwheellocks,releasethefrontbrakeimmediatelythen reapply it firmly. At the same time, press downon

therearbrake.Ifyouaccidentallylocktherearbrakeonagood traction surface, you can keep it locked until youhave completely stopped; but, even with a locked rear

wheel,youcancontrolthemotorcycleonastraightawayifitisuprightandgoinginastraightline.

StoppingQuicklyinaCurve

Ifyouknowthetechnique,usingbothbrakesinaturnispossible,althoughitshouldbedoneverycarefully.Whenleaningthemotorcyclesomeofthetractionisusedforcornering.Lesstractionisavailableforstopping.Askidcanoccurifyouapplytoo

muchbrake.Also,using the frontbrake incorrectlyona slippery surfacemaybehazardous.Use cautionand squeeze thebrake lever,nevergrab. Ifyoumuststopquicklywhile turning inacurve, first straightenandsquare thehandlebars, then

stop.Ifyoufindyourselfinasituationthatdoesnotallowstraighteningfirst,suchaswhenthereisadangerofrunningofftheroadinaleft‐handcurve,orwhenfacingoncomingtrafficinaright‐handcurve,applythebrakessmoothlyandgradually.Asyouslow,youcanreduceyour leanangleandapplymorebrakepressureuntil themotorcycle isstraightandmaximum

brake pressure can be applied. Always straighten the handlebars in the last few feet ofstoppingtomaintainyourbalanceandremainupright.

MaximumStraight‐LineBraking

Maximumstraight‐linebrakingisaccomplishedbyfullyapplyingfrontandrearbrakeswithoutlockingeitherwheel.Keepyourbodycenteredoverthemotorcycleandlookwellahead,not

down.Thiswillhelpyoukeepthemotorcycleinasstraightalineaspossible,minimizingleanangleandthelikelihoodofthewheelslosingtraction

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Front‐WheelSkids

Ifthefrontwheellocks,releasethefrontbrakeimmediatelyandcompletely.Reapplythebrakesmoothly.Frontwheelskidsresult in immediate lossofsteeringcontrolandbalance.Failuretofullyreleasethebrakelever immediatelywillresult ina

crash.

Rear‐WheelSkids

Askiddingreartireisadangerousconditionthatcanresultinaviolentcrashandseriousinjuryordeath.Toomuchrearbrakepressurecausesrearwheellockup.Assoonastherearwheellocks,yourabilitytochangedirectionislost.Toregaincontrolthebrakemustbereleased.However,iftherearwheelisoutofalignmentwiththefront,thereisariskofahigh‐sidecrash.

Thisoccurswhen thewheels areoutof alignmentanda locked rearwheel is released. Themotorcycle canabruptly snapuprightandtumble,throwingtheriderintotheairaheadofthemotorcycle’spath.Evenslightmisalignmentcanresultinahigh side crash. Every rider should try topractice these techniques ina safeand controlledenvironment.Practicing these

maneuverscanpotentiallysaveyourlifeandthelifeofyourpassenger.Knowinghowtobrakeproperlyisaveryimportantskillweshouldallpractice.Bettertoknowyourlimitationsandskilllevelonacoursethanonthestreet.

MONTHLYMEETINGLOCATION/DIRECTIONSFromI‐75‐‐ExitFruitvilleRd.,Sarasota,TurnRightOnRichardsonRd.,JustAheadonLeft;FromU.S.41or301‐‐EastonFruitvilleRoad,TurnLeftOnRichardsonRd.,AheadonLeft;FromUniversity‐‐SouthonHonoreAveToRichardsonRd,TurnRight,AheadonRight.Meetingstartsat11amsharp!

TIPOFTHEMONTH:PREVENTINGMOTORCYCLETHEFT⋅ Followthesebasictipstohelpavoidbecomingavictimofmotorcycletheft:⋅ Lockyourignitionandremovethekey.Mostbiketheftsoccurwhentheignitionisshutoff,butnotlocked.⋅ Locktheforksordiskbrakeswithlocksthathavelarge,brightlycoloredtags.⋅ Iftravelingwithotherriders,lockmotorcyclestogetherwhennotinuse.⋅ Ifridingalone,lockyourbiketoasecure,stationaryobjectthatcan’tbeeasilydismantled,suchasalightpole.⋅ Addanaudiblealarmtoyourmotorcycle.⋅ Whentraveling,andspendingthenightatahotel,locateanoutdoorsecuritycameraandparkyourbikeinthecamera’s

view.⋅ Ifthisisnotpossible,parkyourbikeclosetoyourroom.

⋅ Keepaneyeonyourbike.Whenparkingatapublicevent,checkyourmotorcycleperiodically,especiallyimmediatelyafterleavingyour bike, to make sure there are no suspicious individualslurkingabout.

⋅ Ifparkinginagarage,blockyourbikewithautomobiles,closethegaragedoorandmakesureitislocked.

⋅ Don’t store your title in your bike’s storage compartment, tankbagorsaddlebag.Thesafestplaceforyourtitleisathome.

⋅ Uniquely mark and then photograph your bike. If thieves takeyourbike,noteitsuniquemarkingstolawenforcementusingthephotosyouhavetaken.

⋅ Keepyourbike registrationand insurance identification cardonyouwhenyouride.

⋅ Becarefulaboutgivingoutprivateinformationonwhereyoulive,workorplay.⋅ Ifyouuseatrailertotransportyourmotorcycle,followthesesafetytips:⋅ Parkthetrailerinawell‐litlocationnearsecuritycamerasorinanareaeasilyseenbyrestaurant,hoteloreventstaff.⋅ Lockthetrailerdoorsandhitch.⋅ Securedoorsbybackinguptoawall,sothereisnotenoughroomfordoorstobeopened.⋅ Knowyourtraileridentificationandlicenseplateregistrationnumbers.⋅ Whenridinghome,makesureyou’renotbeingfollowed.⋅ Guardagainsttheftwhensellingyourbike:⋅ Usingfakeidentitieshasbecomecommoninbikethefts.Don’tturnoverthetitleuntilyoucanverifythecheckormoney

order is valid and has cleared the bank.Mail the title to thenewowner.

⋅ Ask thebuyer forhisorhername,address,dateofbirthanddriver’s license number. Then ask to see the driver’s licenseandcheckthattheinformationgivenmatchesthelicense.

⋅ Be especially cautious of anyone who presents out‐of‐stateidentification.

⋅ Makesurethepotentialbuyerwasn’tdroppedoffbyanotherparty and is planning to take a one‐way test ride with yourbike.Verifythatthebuyerownsthevehicleheorshearrivedwith,andthatthevehicleisofequalorgreatervaluethanyourbike.

⋅ Check that the buyer's driver’s license carries a validmotorcycleendorsement.

⋅ It isn’tnecessary thatyouprovideabuyerwith the title rightaway.Awrittendocumentsignedby thesellerandbuyerindicatingpriceandmethodofpaymentcanserveasproofofpurchase.Youcanforwardthetitletothebuyeroncethecheckhasclearedthebank.

⋅ If you decide to sell yourmotorcycle on consignment, do not provide the signed title to the dealership until you havereceivedyourmoneyinfull.Makesurethedealershipisareputablebusinessbeforeyoutrustthemasanagent.

J ULY 2011JULY 2011

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