Glad for the Trailer ArticleIknow that the article “Tips on Towing aTrailer” [June, 2008] must have been difficultto publish for a “trailer-centric” magazinesuch as <strong>Wing</strong> <strong>World</strong> (the issues’ cover photoeven pictured a <strong>Wing</strong> with a trailer hitch).However, the article was very much neededto bring to light the problems associated withtrailer-towing.Instinctively (well, due to some highschool and college physics classes), I knewabout some of those problems, but I hadnever read such a clear explanation of theproblems. Everyone needs to have their eyesopened to the physics involved with thispractice.Thanks, Stu, for a great article.Robert FischerGWRRA #213518Kewanee, IllinoisDon’t Just TakeOklahoma’s Interstates!Since my wife and I do a lot of our vacationriding in the western states, I enjoyedreading Kerm and Barb Gephart’s article “SoYou Wanna Head West?” [June, 2008] Eventhough we have ridden a lot of the west overthe years, I picked up a few tips on places thatwe had somehow bypassed.However, being from Oklahoma, I was disappointedto see the remark about theInterstates being the best way to cross ourbeautiful state. If you use the Interstate, youwill miss old Route 66, the Talimena Drive,our beautiful lakes and waterways inNortheast Oklahoma, and Turner Falls inCentral Oklahoma, just to name a few.You will also miss the culture of our state.We have the Will Rogers museum inClaremore near the Will Rogers homestead,the Cowboy Hall of Fame, the JM David GunMuseum, Woolaroc and the Bison that roamthe grounds.There are far too many things to see inour state to even list in an article here in<strong>Wing</strong> <strong>World</strong>. No state in our great country hasas many Eco Regions as our great state does.So, visit http://www.oklatravelnet.com/before you decide to bypass our little state bytaking just the Interstates.Eric Jonesvia emailMEMBERS WHO’D LIKE YOUR INPUTHelp! Need Adviceon Riding ApparelIused to have a 550LTD Kawasaki ages ago,and then finally just got out of biking. But IWe reserve the right to edit or excerptReaders’ Responses. Send typed, dated andsigned letters to “Readers’ Responses,” <strong>Wing</strong><strong>World</strong>, P.O. Box 42450, Phoenix, AZ 85080-2450 or by e-mail to editor@gwrra.org.made a comeback in 2007 by purchasing aHonda 1<strong>30</strong>0. Still, I envied the <strong>Wing</strong> ridersand, after all my Harley riding brothers of theroad egged me into spending my money, Itraded it for a 2008 titanium GL1800 Gold<strong>Wing</strong>.The guys I ride with are a crazy bunch ofHarley riders, Suzuki riders, <strong>Wing</strong>s, andcrotch rocket riders, and we love theTennessee and Kentucky back roads. I found anice leather jacket at the flea market inWoodbury,Tennessee, for fifty bucks and loveit, but recently at Sloan’s Honda inMurfreesboro,Tennessee, I met a <strong>Wing</strong> riderwho was decked out in one of those motorcrossleather suits and bragging about theprotection it offered him.Now since I just turned 71, I got to thinkingabout how my bones might break [moreeasily than a younger person’s should I be ina crash]and was wondering what the regular<strong>Wing</strong> riders wear? I have seen 3/4-lengthcoats,<strong>Wing</strong> jackets without armor, all the wayup to the real expensive stuff. I’d like adviceon purchasing a moderately priced, less than$200 or very slightly over, jacket in a tallman’s size about a 3x for my 52-inch chest.So, can you help this old guy out with youradvice?Logan T. JenkinsGWRRA #285767Lebanon,Tennessee[Ed. Note: Anyone with some soundriding apparel advice for Logan, pleaseemail me at editor@gwrra.org, use“Advice for Logan Jenkins” in theSubject line of your email, and I willpass them along to him at his emailaddress.Thanks everyone.]Only In Our <strong>30</strong>s, ButWe Still Love Gold <strong>Wing</strong>sIpurchased a brand new 2006—and myfirst—Gold <strong>Wing</strong> last year at the ripe oldage of 37.With nearly 5,100 miles on our <strong>Wing</strong> inthe first year, my wife (she’s 38) and I havebeen having a ball riding around the Ozarksof Southwest Missouri and NorthwestArkansas. In fact, I found another like-new2006 Gold <strong>Wing</strong> for a friend of mine (and oneof my former college professors) last summer,and we both planned a 3,700-plus milemotorcycle trip to California, Utah, and theColorado Rockies and return in late May.All-in-all, I have decided that the Gold<strong>Wing</strong> is the only bike for me. It rides and performsbetter than most of the cruisers I haveowned, not to mention the great comments Iget from people who see my bike.This leads me to a question you mighthave encountered before: Are there manyGold <strong>Wing</strong> riders our age? I’ve been reading<strong>Wing</strong> <strong>World</strong> magazine for almost a year nowand just about every photo, for any event orarticle, reflects Gold <strong>Wing</strong> owners who aresomewhat older than my wife and me. In fact,even my 16-year-old daughter wondered whywe’d gotten a Gold <strong>Wing</strong>.I asked my wife what she thought aboutgetting involved with our local GWRRAChapter and she felt that, other than Gold<strong>Wing</strong> motorcycles, we would have very littlein common with the other Members due tothe age difference.So, for now, though we are GWRRAMembers, we have also remained members ofour Yamaha Star Riders group, even thoughwe are the only Gold <strong>Wing</strong> riders in thegroup.Are there any opinions out there as towhy Gold <strong>Wing</strong> owners seem to be predominantlyolder, or is this just a myth?This is, by far, no disrespect to older Gold<strong>Wing</strong> owners. I have great respect for peoplewho know a great motorcycle when they seeone. Could it be that older Gold <strong>Wing</strong> ownershave more discretionary income and arethus able to afford a Gold <strong>Wing</strong> more thantheir younger counterparts? Maybe that, initself, is a stereotype.I’d like to hear from both younger andolder Gold <strong>Wing</strong> owners on this topic in anupcoming issue.These responses would helpcreate a more accurate perspective.Regardless of the answers, though, I am aGoldwinger for life!Mike HayslipGWRRA #236123Cassville, Missouri[Ed. Note: Anyone with some validinput or advice for Mike, please emailme at editor@gwrra.org, use “Answerfor Mike Hayslip” in the Subject line ofyour email, and I will pass them alongto him at his email address. Thankseveryone.]●10 <strong>Wing</strong> <strong>World</strong>
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