Welcome to the official web site of the Gold Wing Road Riders Indiana R2, Roadrunners. We are group of motorcycle enthusiasts that share the love of Motorcycling, and our motto, Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge. We mostly ride Honda Goldwings, but we also have other brands in all shapes, sizes, and colors. But the most important aspect of our club is that we all share one thing: we love to ride and ride for a cause.

We have three rides that are very important to us.  Ride for Kids sponsors the pediatric Brain Tumor research fund. The A.N.N.A. Rally and Ball raises money for the Neuroblastoma cancer research (We have members that have lost family to both diseases.) And we also have our Nursing Home Rides in which we visit local nursing homes, visit with the residents, and give some of them short rides on our bikes. The smiles we put on their faces is worth it!

We meet on the second Saturday of the month at Rico's Bar & Gill in Rensselaer, In. We also have Wednesday night dinner rides and Sunday afternoon rides. We take day, weekend, and week trips during the riding season. Hardly a week goes by that someone isn’t doing or going somewhere. 

But most of all we love getting together with our extended family, to ride, eat, share stories and have fun. Please feel free to look around our web site and check out what we are up to and maybe you will want to join us for one of our rides.

Yours truly,

Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Indiana Chapter R2

 

In Loving Memory of our Chapter Directors that were taken from us too soon. We know that they are with God and riding their Wings everywhere.

 

Steve & Joyce Lane. 1953-2010

Joyce Louise (Torbet) Lane was born February 1, 1953, the daughter of Jeryld and Tina (Schmidt) Torbet. Joyce was a 1971 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School and attended Olivett Nazarene College. Joyce was married to her high school sweetheart, Stephen J. Lane, on April 7, 1973 at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Rensselaer. She was an accomplished seamstress, and for nearly thirty years taught many 4-Her's how to sew. She was county Extension Sewing Educator and leader of the Newton Merrymakers and the Fantastic 4's 4-H clubs. She had worked as a nurse's aide at the Jasper County Hospital and at the Farm Service Agency in Rensselaer. For several years she and her husband owned Sew Many Stitches, where Joyce did the sewing and Steve did the embroidery work. Joyce was a member of the North Newton Merry Homemakers club, county president of the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association and district treasurer for the Extension Homemakers, and the Psi Iota Xi sorority. She was a member of Gold Wing Road Riders Association where she and Steve were GWRRA Chapter Directors R2 in Renssealer. Joyce enjoyed riding with her husband and they were avid supporters of the A.N.N.A. Ride, the Riley Ride and many other charitable motorcycle rides. Joyce was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and one of her greatest joys was time spent with family. She is survived by three children, Cindy Aubuchon of Lafayette, Jeremy Joseph (Karla) Lane and Christina (John) Tryon, both of Rensselaer, nine grandchildren, Brandon, Elizabeth and Joseph Aubuchon, Jacob and Katie Joe Lane, and Suzanne, Kayla, Fredrick and Olivia Tryon, her parents, Jeryld and Tina Torbet,two sisters, Judy (Roger) Cummings and Jacqueline (Gary) Wiltfang, her father-in-law, Joseph Lane, sister-in-law Carol (Harvey) Wood and brother-in-law, David (Deb) Lane all of Rensselaer. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Steve, an infant daughter, Sandra Kay, one sister, Janet Fox, and her mother-in-law, Joyce Lane.

Stephen Joseph Lane was born November 29, 1953, the son of Joseph and the late Joyce I. (Dunn) Lane. Steve was a 1971 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School and attended Saint Joseph College. In 1991 he received his technician certificate from the National Education Center. On April 7, 1973 Steve married his high school sweetheart, Joyce L. Torbet at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Rensselaer. He farmed for a number of years and drove a semi for several years. Steve had been employed at VisKase in Kentland for 15 years and at Scott's Morning Song in Reynolds. He was currently employed at Iroquois Bio-Energy in Rensselaer. For several years Steve and his wife Joyce owned Sew Many Stitches where Steve did the embroidery work and Joyce did the sewing. He was a member of the Marian Assembly 1833 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus where he served two terms as Faithful Navigator. He was a member of Bishop Dwenger Council 1881, Knights of Columbus, and chairman of the Buildings and Grounds committee at St. Augustine Catholic Church where he served as an Extraordinary Minister and Lector. Steve also was a server until he graduated from high school Steve was a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association where he and Joyce were the GWRRA Chapter Directors R2 in Rensselaer. Steve enjoyed riding as long as there was no snow or ice on the road. He and Joyce were avid supporters of the A.N.N.A. Ride, the Riley Ride and many other charitable motorcycle rides. He was survived by his wife Joyce who passed away a short time following the accident. Steve is survived by three children, Cindy L. Aubuchon of Lafayette, Jeremy (Karla) Lane and Christina (John) Tryon, both of Rensselaer, nine grandchildren, Brandon, Elizabeth and Joseph Aubuchon, Jacob and Katie Joe Lane, and Suzanne, Kayla, Fredrick and Olivia Tyrone, his father, Joseph Lane , one sister, Carol (Harvey) Wood, and one brother, David (Deb) Lane, his in-laws, Jeryld and Tina Torbet, and two sister-in-laws, Judy (Roger) Cummings and Jacqueline (Gary) Wiltfang all of Rensselaer. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Sandra Kay and his mother, Joyce I. Lane.

Related Links:

• Jackson's Funeral Home - http://www.jacksonfuneral.com/
• Post-Tribune Obituary - http://legacy.post-trib.com/obituaries/posttribune/obituary.aspx?n=stephen-and-joyce-lane&pid=143629590