About GWRRA

The Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) is a non-profit international organization based in Phoenix, AZ. With over 65,000 members in all 50 states and 34 foreign countries, GWRRA was chartered in 1977 to provide an avenue for mutual enjoyment of the American-made Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. Membership is not limited to only Gold Wing owners. In fact, some of our more active participants, as members are called, do not even own a motorcycle. They just enjoy being around them, and the people who do ride.

GWRRA is organized by Region (Area), District (State), and Chapter (Local). The South Carolina District is part of Region "A" (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida) and has some 19 Chapters in all areas of the state with close to 1,000 participants.

This year, the GWRRA national rally, "Wing Ding" as it is called, was held in Huntsville, AL. The South Carolina District Rally, "Wings Over The Beach", at Myrtle Beach, SC is usually in May.

Chapters are the GWRRA's basic unit of organization. They hold monthly meetings throughout the year. Each Chapter has a Director (president) and a staff of volunteer officers who must adhere to fairly stringent national guidelines for operation of the organization. Chapters provide the means for participants to meet and plan activities to increase their enjoyment of riding, and generally hold fund raising activities for local charities and provide services for local events.

The GWRRA encourages rider safety by promoting the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) Rider Education Programs. Each chapter has an Educator whose job it is to oversee local participation in the GWRRA Rider Safety Program, and provide safety instruction at Chapter gatherings. Nationally in 1994, through 4,918 seminars and riding courses, the GWRRA reached 145,645 motorcyclists with its message of motorcycle safety. In five of the last six years, GWRRA has been recognized by the MSF, for its efforts.

Who is the GWRRA? We are your next door neighbor. Your associate at work. Your doctor. Your child's teacher. People from all walks of life have come together to make the GWRRA what it is an organization that makes no social or political demands on its participants, other than to allow them the opportunity to have the time of their life, enjoying the most exciting means of transportation ever invented.

All of this is encompassed by our GWRRA motto

"Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge."