Category: Central News

Hello Everybody Another month, another newsletter. 1) What a successful run we had in February! Almost 100 people, media coverage and a good cause. I think it was the biggest ever? We will have to dig deep to repeat that again. 2) Well done to Suzette and Luke. Weeks of planning, calls and soliciting paid off and a new KZN Chapter is in the making. Follow the activities already on the website (www.goldwingsa.co.za) and Facebook. 3) A big thank you to all the members that have paid the membership and ride-along fees before the deadline of end of January. We...

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https://www.facebook.com/MetroBeeld/videos/580116112332748/?hc_ref=ARQu1CQ9q_OPkOsEJQBOBWu5FYiUnrSzPPYxGhejtSAoLs5vZR85GuH39WMEj4viIvs Jy gaan sukkel om die trane terug te hou as jy dié video kyk. Neels van Zyl (35), 'n hemipleeg wat aan die Wes-Rand woon, en sy ma, Alett Van Zyl, het die Central Chapter van die Wing Riders SA-motorfietsklub Sondag op 'n ontbytrit vergesel. Lees meer oor sy storie in die nuutste uitgawe van Metro-Beeld-Suid wat vandag saam met Beeld versprei word in Johannesburg, die Vaaldriehoek asook aan die Oos- en die Wes-Rand. Video: Carien Grobler

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On Sunday, 11 February 2018, the Central Chapter of Wing Riders SA motorcycle club had their monthly run to the SAA Museum in Germiston. Their main goal was to treat Neels van Zyl to an awesome outing, as motorcycles STILL make his eyes sparkle with joy. Neelsie, as most people call him affectionately, had a motorcycle accident just one month before his 16th birthday which left him with a serious left-brain injury and, as a result, he became a right-side hemiplegic. Seventeen Gold Wing and Valkyrie bikes, 25 trikes, 42 riders, 23 pillions and a variety of other bikes, riders,...

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Hello Everybody As we get more into the swing of chapter-related matters, we try new things. Some more successful than others, but if you do not try, you will never know. Sometimes it will come with change. This letter is one of those new things we are implementing today. We have discussed amongst ourselves and acknowledged that it is very impractical to have our monthly meeting in a public place during the run. It is both noisy and distracting to non-related people. On top of that, members who cannot make the run, miss out on the information. So, from now...

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Here goes with the arrangements for next Sunday, the 11th of February. We will enjoy a buffet breakfast at The Beer Company restaurant which is located right next to the SAA Museum Society in Germiston. We need to be there by 09:00 and our Wings will be parked, by special arrangement, under the wings of a Boeing for a unique photo shoot. After breakfast, there will be time for a guided tour of the facility. The private parking and tour, comes at a cost of R40 per person. The breakfast buffet is R70 per person and they have a very...

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Central Chapter smelled the roses … at Ludwig’s Roses, north of Pretoria, on our first monthly run for 2018. Members came from all over Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bronkhorstspruit, Witbank, Middelburg and Groblersdal and gathered at the final departure point in Centurion. We arrived at Ludwig’s Roses at 11:00 and a delicious lunch was served at 12:30. Most of us even enjoyed a Rose Milkshake – divine! 32 bikes and trikes and approximately 50 people joined this run. On arrival, we all sang the Wing Song, led by the very talented Hendrik Sadie and Johan Degenaar. Singing the Wing Song will from...

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Thank you to Annelize Oosthuizen (Central Chapter) for design and input. Download the 2018 Year Planner (for Central Chapter) in PDF format:  Download the month-by-month calendar in PDF format:

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The members of Central Chapter wish to sincerely thank the 2017 Chapter Committee for their service, their loyalty, their leadership and guidance. Your duties performed for the Chapter, were “add-ons” to the many other things that you did, including your careers, your families and lives.  We appreciate that you were willing to serve the Chapter and its members. To the outgoing Chairperson, Luke Hartog, a special word of thank you for bringing your passion, intellect, insight, experience and resources to the table. Where you now take up the position as President of Wing Riders SA, we know that you will...

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It was once again an honour and privilege to serve as the Chairman of a wonderful group of people that is the Central Chapter. It is my second year as Chairman of the chapter. We are currently 76 members strong, as opposed to 81 at this time last year. The difference is due to some members having resigned stating that the club no longer has meaning for them, they wish to do their own thing, and others have sold their bikes having given up riding due to health issues. We also gained some members during the year. We also lost a...

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On 22 August, the Central Committee travelled to Hazyview to make arrangements for Central Chapter's AGM and year-end function. Shortly thereafter, invitations were sent to all members of Central Chapter. (To view the complete invitation in PDF format, click on the image above.) Members of Central Chapter departed from all over Gauteng and Mpumalanga early on Friday morning, the 10th of November 2017, to meet up at the McDonalds in Witbank. The early group departed from there at 08:00, enjoyed breakfast at Alzu, lunch at Gum Tree in White River and arrived at Hotel Numbi in Hazyview around 16:30. Good...

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