Chapter Director Message – May 2021

Giselle and I received our first COVID vaccinations this week. I hope that many of you have already gotten yours or are scheduled to receive it soon. Hopefully we will all be able to get together for a breakfast or dinner gathering before the riding season is over. Let’s hope so.

In the meantime, with the current recommendations to stay local with no unnecessary travel allowed between health regions, we are stuck with riding in the Fraser Valley as far as Hope or up to Pemberton or the Sunshine Coast. Not a bad thing…there are many back roads to try out and places to see right here in our own backyard, so get out and ride a bit locally, but stay safe!

Our Bike Maintenance day on April 9th was a huge success, with about a dozen members showing up at Taylormotive in North Vancouver to do some basic maintenance. Malcolm got his spark plugs changed, our 1500 got an oil change and several others were able to get their bikes on the hoist and give them a check over. Ian added some fancy LEDs to his machine, and Kenny was able to get his windshield cut down. Look for some photos in this issue of our newsletter.

You will notice a few advertisements popping up on our website and in the newsletter. These companies have agreed to pay for advertising to help keep the chapter going. Pay them a visit and show your support! The chapter does have recurring costs that need to be covered and with no meetings where we always had 50/50 draws and fundraisers, this is helping to keep us going. We just had the chapter AED (defibrillator) serviced and the website name and hosting was renewed for another couple of years.

Some of you may not know, but we do own a very modern defibrillator. Chuck currently has it in his bike. We have carried it in our bike over the past year or so as well. If you are going on a ride with a bunch of members and feel that it is an item that should be brought along, see Chuck and he will sign it out to you. A good first aid kit should also be carried in every bike, just because.

Please be safe out there and enjoy the weather. Thank you all for your participation and continuing support of Chapter BC-A, the first and oldest active chapter in Canada!

Dave Ward and Giselle Collins

Chapter Directors

GWRRA Chapter BC-A