The Motorcycle Times - June 2014

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Some of the worst road conditions in re-cent memory. Potholes of all shapes and sizes continue to plague roads across the region as warming weather prompts mo-torcyclists to hop back on their wheels for the season.“You’ve gotta be aware in the beginning of the motorcycle season, especially after a harsh winter, that roads are bad,” When you get thrown from a motorcycle, you are at the mercy of whatever is around you. The curb, the tree, the fire hydrant, a car. In addition to potholes, there is still a lot of sand/salt on the roads — another hazard to motorcyclists.

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AROUND THE WORLD

Quote of the MonthCONCORD, Ontario – Take a break

from the rat race on June 22-23 to join the thousands of Harley-Davidson® motorcy-cle riders around the world who are shed-ding the shackles of responsibility and hitting the open road during the Harley-Davidson® World Ride.

“For these two days, riders will unite to blow off the daily grind and celebrate that being free is a lot more fun,” said Ni-gel Villiers, Harley-Davidson Director of

Integrated Consumer Experience. “Riding is more appreciated when you can steal the time from something you’d rather not be doing, so let the meetings and honey-dos wait until Tuesday and just ride.”

One World, Two Days, Millions of Miles

Launched in 2008 by the Harley Owners

Group® as Million Mile Monday, the an-

nual riding event was expanded into the two-day Harley-Davidson® World Ride in 2012 to give more riders worldwide an opportunity to participate. In 2012, partici-pants logged 7.7 million miles, but last year as riders celebrated the 110th Anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the 30th Anniversary of H.O.G.®, rid-ers from 66 countries blitzed that record by more than 25 per cent, tallying an of-ficial total of more than 10 million miles.

Harley-Davidson® World RideJoin H.O.G.® and Riders Around the World on the Open Road June 22-23

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Riders logged their miles solo, in groups large and small, and through a variety of dealer-lead events around the world, united by their shared passion for motor-cycling.

Whether it’s across town, cross-country, or anything in between, every mile counts and can be recorded by logging into the Harley-Davidson® online mileage accu-mulator at h-d.com/worldride, where a rolling odometer will record the collective distance travelled by all participants in the World Ride.

“Every mile we ride together strength-ens the bonds between riders and show-cases to the world the powerful expression of freedom the World Ride represents,” Villiers said.

New for 2014, ride participants can also log their post-ride mileage directly onto the World Ride website from mobile devices and share their riding stories and photo-graphs on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #HDworl-dride. Participants can also download a certificate of participation after logging their mileage on the World Ride website.

To learn more about the Harley-David-son® World Ride, https://ridefree.harley-davidson.com/worldride/en-u

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scottmacdonald

It’s about time.For the past two months I have been curs-

ing Mother Nature for dragging out a win-ter that never seemed to end. We scowled at Wiarton Willie and his gopher meteorologi-cal prowness as he warned of an extended winter. I for one, never figured it would take till June to see decent riding weather.

And, no 0 to 10 degrees Celsius is consid-ered acceptable in my books anymore. Even a prediction of plus 15 no longer gets me motivated to suit-up and ride. Am I getting older? Maybe a little, but when I ride, I don’t want to have to factor in a wind chill. It’s just not right.

I took a weeks holidays this past May and took the wife south to Florida. As we drove south, I was expecting to see the temperature reading on my dash steadily climb. New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, North Carolina… 64° and holding. What? There must be something wrong? Were my sen-sors acting up? Nope, just cool weather ev-erywhere I seem want to go. It took another six hours of due south driving to break the 70° barrier. Where is global warming when you want it?

As is turns out, there was warmer weath-er, but we had to travel almost to Miami be-fore we found it. But, there it was. The sun and the heat.

So what’s with the weather rant? Every-

where we travelled, it was the same story, people fed up with feeling cold, anticipat-ing on something that never comes until one day and just like that, we find ourselves back behind the BBQ’s, snow white legs and arms finally being allowed out after a long hibernation, and anyone with a motorcycle has finally taken to the road, it’s about time.

Just remember that with an unusually cool spring, more riders are getting later than usual starts to their riding seasons. If you haven’t already done so, take time to change last years oil, give the bolts and fas-teners a good once over. Lube your chain, check your cables for signs of wear and add a bit of lube to those cables too keeping your brake and throttle nice and easy to engage.

Check your tires for wear, cuts or crack-ing. Replace if necessary and if they are older than three years, it is time to consider replac-ing them with fresh rubber. If all looks good, ensure your air pressure is where it needs to be and be sure to check your suspension for signs of leaks – the first sign of a bad fork seal is fluid leaking.

Make sure you also give your gear a once over too. Did you gain any weight over the winter? Is your riding jacket a little too tight? Can’t do up the zipper? Don’t just leave it undone when you ride, your protection is compromised in the event of an accident

and not to mention it’s uncomfortable with a heavy jacket flapping behind you in the wind. How are your gloves? Personally, I usually need new gloves every season, fin-gers and palms tend to thin out with use and the sweat from your hands in the summer heat, weaken the fibers in your gloves, in-creasing exposure to abrasion.

Last in this list but not least, is your lid. How old is it? Can’t remember? It’s time to get a new one. If your riding helmet is older than five years, it is recommended that you change it. Stress and potential hairline cracks can form from debris strikes and dropping it accidentally from any height, not just seat height.

After five years, the inside of your hel-met should be changed for no other reason than good hygiene. The padding and mate-rial probably smells like a gym locker or a hockey bag after practice. Not to mention, the foam will tend to shrink with repeated sweat absorption and drying.

Anyway, haven’t you seen some of the new helmet design’s out there? They are super cool you’ll still look cool in something other than black or flat black.

Well enough said, stay safe for your sake and those who care about you, the season has just started and we all have a great sum-mer to enjoy on two wheels.

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Riders Note:Most clubs and riding groups will use these signals or similar varients to these hand and arm signals to communicate to other riders in the pack.Always Check with your riding club about club specific signal before you ride with any large group.

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He was once the subject of a ‘sad Keanu’ Internet meme after several pictures sur-faced showing him looking lonely.

But Keanu Reeves had a smile plastered on his face as he took his motorbike for a spin with friends in West Hollywood on Tuesday.

Soaking up the California sunshine, the handsome actor only showed his age

though his slightly greying beard for his ride on Sunset Boulevard.

The star sported a black helmet, sun-glasses, brown jacket, jeans and gloves for the bike ride.

Back in 2010, the star fuelled the meme when he was pictured celebrating his 46th birthday with a single cupcake and candle.

Breezy rider! Canadian Actor Keanu Reeves cuts an unusually cheery figure as he takes a spin on his motorbike

Montreal man to compete in world’s most dangerous motorcycle raceCTV News - A motorcycle racer based

in Montreal will be competing in what is considered the most dangerous motorcy-cle race in the world, the first Canadian to do so in more than a decade.

Dan Kruger, who grew up in Toronto but now lives in Montreal, will be compet-ing in the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race at the end of the month.

Unlike other races, which are typically about 5 kilometres long, the Isle of Man TT is a 60-kilometre track through the mountains of the island, located between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Racers travel at speeds of approximate-ly 200 km/h around sharp corners and up steep hills.

The Isle of Man TT is a 107-year-old tra-dition that draws crowds of about 100,000 and has claimed the lives of 240 bikers.

But Canada’s first participant said the risk is all part of the excitement.

Kruger has been racing bikes since he was 11 or 12 years old, and started because of the thrill that comes with the danger.

“It’s the adrenaline, it’s the challenge, it’s a very personal sport where it’s just you and the machine and it takes a lot of

physical attributes as well,” Kruger told CTV’s Canada AM on Tuesday.

“The sport is not without danger,” Kru-ger said, adding that he has been injured in the past. Kruger fractured his pelvis in September while racing in China, but chose to continue the race despite his in-jury.

Further illustrating just how dangerous the Isle of Man race really is, Kruger said riders are required to wear a dog tag dur-ing the event.

“The dog tag basically is your blood type, your date of birth, your name and

so forth so they can identify you, heaven forbid something goes wrong.”

Kruger also wears a good luck charm from his kids and his wife around his neck, which he said reminds him that there are people waiting for him to get back safely.

Regardless of the dangers, Kruger said he feels lucky to claim the title of first Ca-nadian to race on the Isle of Man in more than a decade.

“It’s a little bit of pressure, but on the same note, it’s a great opportunity for me, and to be honest it’s made me feel really proud of my roots.”

BRACEBRIDGE - A local woman wants to turn the town red – with maple leaves.

“I’m hoping the businesses in town will put up Canadian flags to make it look like Canada Day,” said Darlene Cushman, who is hosting a charity motorcycle ride in Bracebridge in honour of her son Trooper Darryl Caswell.

On June 11 2007, just over a month be-fore his 26th birthday, Caswell was killed north of Kandahar when a roadside bomb hit the armoured vehicle he was driving.

Caswell was an avid biker, but Cush-

man said despite her plans to join him, she didn’t earn her motorcycle licence until af-ter her son’s death.

“I was always supposed to get my bike licence to ride with him, but something would always come up,” she said.

The May 31 ride is the first in what Cush-man hopes will become an annual event. Everyone in the community is encouraged to display a Canadian flag in solidarity. For a full list of events and activities, visit the Trooper Darryl Caswell Ride page on Facebook.

First annual motorcycle ride

By GISElE WINTON SARVIS, ORIl-lIA PACKET & TIMES - The guttural roar of motorcycles reverberated as 650 riders made their way out of Orillia Sat-urday morning, travelling 220 kilome-tres around Simcoe County and raising more than $100,000 for prostate cancer research.

But before the riders left the Royal Ca-nadian legion for the Huronia Telus Mo-torcycle Ride for Dad, event chair Colin Wackett made sure participants knew they were riding to increase awareness of prostate cancer and that ride-spon-sored research has led to improvements to treatment for men across Canada.

“You are the very reason that research gets done,” Wackett told the motorcy-clists, adding 11 research projects have been funded through the local ride.

Wackett, a prostate cancer survivor, said treatment used to consist of 35 to 39 radiation sessions and the only place you could get the treatment was Toronto.

Dr. Andrew loblaw, a radiation treat-

ment specialist working from Sunny-brook Health Science Centre in Toronto, is funded for research through the local Ride for Dad.

“His research has reduced treatment to five treatments. There will now be an international trial starting in 2015 to ver-ify that the five treatments (are) as effec-tive as the 39 and if it’s as good or better, that will be the treatment worldwide,” Wackett said.

loblaw was in Orillia Wednesday to receive his research cheque and he is now working on further reducing the number of radiation treatments to two to cure prostate cancer.

“let’s hope he is successful,” Wackett said to applause.

The next research funding is for Dr. Hans Chung, who also works at Sunny-brook. He is working on curing prostate cancer for men whose radiation treat-ment is unsuccessful, Wackett said.

Another goal of Ride for Dad is to en-courage men to get the test for prostate cancer.

Ride for Dad attracts hundreds of riders

By PAUl CHAVEZ - It’s not the most obvious of gifts, given that she can’t even ride it.

But Carrie Underwood is the proud owner of a shiny new motorcycle - thanks to fellow country singer Miranda lam-bert.

The 31-year-old American Idol cham-pion shared a photo via Twitter on Satur-day showing herself sitting atop the brand new two-wheeler.

The barefoot singer will need to buy

some new safety kit if she does take to the roads - she wore her long blonde hair down and was wearing a blue bikini top while sitting atop the black motorcycle.

‘Well, it’s not every day miranda lam-bert buys you a motorcycle!

‘Next stop, motorcycle driving lessons!!! #RansTheBest,’ Carrie tweeted to her more than three million followers on Twitter.

Carrie recorded the duet Somethin’ Bad with 30-year-old Miranda for her upcom-ing studio album Platinum.

‘Next stop, driving lessons!!!’ Carrie Underwood shares her delight as Miranda Lambert buys her a motorcycle


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Ride for Dad attracts hundreds of riders

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Motorcycle License Practice Test #2

1. What is the most dangerous position to be in when driving a motorcycle on the road?A: In the blind spot of another vehicle on the road.B: It is risky to be behind a vehicle.C: It is risky to drive immediately alongside a vehicle.D: It is risky to be driving ahead of another vehicle.

2. When approaching an intersection where there is a flashing amber traffic light, you must:A: Stop if making a right turnB: Continue at the same speedC: Stop if making a left turnD: Slow down and proceed with caution

3. What is the best way of maximizing your safety on the road when a vehicle in front of you is turning left?A : Slow down, quickly gauge the surround-ings, move to the right, and be prepared to react in case a vehicle turns up in the front.B : None of these methods have to be fol-lowed.C : You should keep driving at the cur-rent speed, appraise the surroundings and move to the right side with a plan to react if a vehicle turns in ahead of you.D : One should decrease the speed, take note of the surroundings, and move to the left with a plan of response in case a vehicle turns up in the front.

4. When a motorcyclist is turning left from a curb lane into a curb lane, which tire track position should be used?A: The tire track position is insignificant as long as the motorcyclist is comfortable and at ease.B: The left tire track position.C: The centre tire track position.D: The right tire track position.

5. When can a motorcycle pass on a shoul-der?A: It is correct at any time when the vehicle ahead of the motorcyclist is driving at a speed of 40 km/h.B: It is appropriate only when a vehicle is moving towards the left, which then leaves you an unpaved shoulder towards the right side.C: Only if a vehicle is turning left and you have a paved shoulder on the right side.D: A motorcyclist can pass on a shoulder at any time when it is safe to do so.

6. If you are followed closely by other ve-hicles which of the following is advised?A: Increase the space between you and the vehicle in front of you.

B: Reduce the distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you.C: Use the brakes to worry the other driver and force them to change position.D: Apply a blocking position to dissuade the other driver.

7. When a motorcyclist raises his left arm parallel to the ground and turns the forearm down from the elbow to indicate towards the ground, what does it mean?A: The motorcyclist intends to reduce the speed or stop.B: The motorcyclist intends to turn left.C: The motorcyclist intends to turn right.D: The motorcyclist intends to leave the highway. 8. What are the effects of alcohol consump-tion on a motorcycle rider?A: It hampers one’s sense of judgment and concentration and disturbs one’s normal driving skills.B: It augments one’s driving skills and makes one a better driver.C: It helps one to become more relaxed.D: It has no effect whatsoever.

9. What is the significance of ensuring a large cushion of space around oneself when driving a motorcycle?A: It allows one to respond to a difficult situation in time.B: All answers are correct.C: It allows one to respond to a difficult sit-uation in time and to shift positions on the road.D: It helps other drivers on the road to maintain a clear view of you and helps to avoid any accidents.

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The FZ-07 is a good looking naked road-ster with an edge. It’s the third addition to the FZ family joining the FZ6R and FZ-09. Since 2011, the motorcycle market has been on the rise increasing in sales by 14.8% with sport bikes showing the strongest growth. Yama-ha, recognizing the need for a lightweight, entry-level sport bike, wanted to create a ver-satile model that would appeal to the novice or step-up rider but also offer something for the more experienced rider.

This ‘cool urban sport’ comes in three colours: white, matte gray and my colour of choice, lipstick red (although Yamaha prefers to call it vivid red). Of the 7 bikes available, there was only one red. Even though many of the men expressed interest in riding the red bike, for photographic purposes, once I called it the lipstick bike, ironically it was mine for the duration of the test.

We opened throttle on the Vancouver Is-land Highway just as the Canadian Air Force Snowbirds passed overhead in a training flight. As if to see who had the most horse-power, the men were gone! All 75 HP avail-able (compared to what? Mach 1 above?) from the 689cc liquid cooled parallel twin was put to use.

I love to watch men ride. I admire their willingness to push it to the limit as they put a bike through its paces in ways I wouldn’t but, then again, the male audience has a dif-ferent interest in motorcycles than that of their female counterparts.

While the swarm of bees (the men) rode in formation focusing intently on the pavement seeking the bike’s sweet spot, I took in more

of the scenery. Motorcycles often take me to places I have never been and am interested to soak up all the hidden secrets (like the full model clipper ship anchored in a roadside ravine with a cleverly attached solar pow-ered garden light so that after dark, it will indicate that the ship is at anchor - “Did you guys see that model ship back there? No? You didn’t?”)

The digital liquid crystal single bar mount-ed display was easy to read in the morning light but if you have issues with directional light from the sun, this back light gauge is fully adjustable. Digital speedometer, odom-eter and dual trip meter are offered and I set my Trip1 to zero with a few pushes of the buttons.

At slightly faster than the posted high-waya speed, I casually glanced at my bar tach surprised to be approaching the 10,000 RPM redline yet not running out of power. “Hmmm, maybe I should change gears?”

Usually, you will feel the need to change gears on a motorcycle and not have to actu-ally consider whether or not to do so. Even though the bike offers a six speed (overdrive) transmission, I didn’t find the use for the fi-nal gear and barely needed 5th gear in the straight stretches.

Highway 28 out of Campbell River would offer ample twists and turns and decorate my bike, gear and visor with an array of bug splatter indicating that, despite the cooler morning temperatures, Spring had indeed arrived and the woods were once again ac-tive with Mother Nature’s creations.

I navigated the next 100+ km with the swarm of bees always just around the next one or two corners. Here is where the ‘07 truly shined. The RPM range in the gears is between 3000 and 6,500 RPM making its operation effortless as there isn’t a whole lot of need to change gears despite chang-ing speed. I simply rolled off the throttle approaching a bend and rolled back on as I exited never having to gear down yet still maintaining controllable power.

Now I understood the diversification of the target market appeal to the new as well as the experienced riders. The entry level rider can enjoy the bike and develop essen-tial riding skills and confidence with sim-plistic operation while the experienced rider can challenge themselves, push the limits a little and maintain that smile on their face yet still have money in their wallet and power in their wrists. (FZ-07 is entering the market with an MSRP of $7,299).

After riding past thundering waterfalls crashing over cliffs and continuing hundreds of feet over rock faces marked with no park-ing signs, I came out of the woods and into a clearing at Muchalat inlet where I ran out of road. Wow. Another incredible destination I would never have seen if I hadn’t been on a bike.

A small marina housed a few fishing boats, a float plane marked Air Nootka and a couple of tugs to haul logs. I guess you could say this was officially the middle of nowhere and it was beautiful.

Gathering again as a group at the Gold River Cafe for lunch, the bikes attracted the attention of the locals. One couple in particu-lar, where 72-year-old “Betty”, who pulled up in a convertible sports car with the top down, came over to chat and marvel about riding. She had recently given up her bike but couldn’t get the feel of a motorcycle out of her system. She bought the convertible as the closest thing to a bike and laughed as she explained that when she drove her new car off the lot, she did so wearing her helmet.

Over lunch the group shared personal ex-periences and I asked, “Did anyone see the ECO light on the dash.”

The Eco indicator, a digital display above the speedo, had been discussed earlier. The indicator would come on when the bike was being operated in an ‘Eco-friendly’ fashion for fuel consumption.

“The light is only operational between 2,500 and 3,000 RPM,” was the response where the consensus at the table was unani-

mous why none of us had seen the light. We had been having way too much fun in the higher RPM. The ECO indicator would be a good guide for the new rider. If you are pay-ing attention to the ECO indicator, chances are you are monitoring the fuel consumption gauge as well.

Planning our post lunch exit route I piped up, “My fuel light is on.”

“Just on or is it blinking,” was the re-sponse.

Fuel is listed on the digital display with a bar graph. The fuel pump light will come on when the bike is running on reserve on fuel. When you approach the end of your re-serve, the light will begin to flash indicating that from that point forward, you take your chances continuing to ride.

The fuel-efficient FZ-07 offers 24 km/l or 68 m/gl and even though it requires 87 Oc-tane fuel, the 14 litre fuel tank will go from A to B within the tightest of budgets.

The tank itself is covered with replaceable plastic panels. Designed with the newer, in-experienced rider in mind, if there is a scratch or damage to any part of the fuel tank, the individual panel can be replaced which is a much more economical fix than replacing the entire tank.

The ride back was filled with photo pit stops. One in particular in Strathcona Park, B.C.’s oldest forest, where we took photos in an S-curve. Vehicles passed by ogling and then continue on their way. Then we spotted Betty’s convertible coming around the bend with the friendly waving hand of her hus-band from behind the steering wheel. Pas-senger Betty was fast asleep catching a few winks in the wind.

From Campbell River to Courtenay the road outlined the waves of the ocean before turning inland and passing through farmer’s fields. Just over 320 km marked the odom-eter as I reached for the key.

Keep your eye out for the Yamaha Power Tour in your neighborhood and try the FZ-07 for yourself.

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Being an active passenger on a mo-torcycle means taking responsibility for your own safety. Of course you need to have confidence in the primary operator of the motorcycle but that said, there are certain considerations that a passenger should take into account before climbing onto the back of a motorcycle.

When getting onto the back of a motor-cycle it is important to wait until the pri-mary operator is ready for you to mount the bike. Normally this is conveyed to the passenger via a nod of the operator’s head or a verbal cue. The primary opera-tor has his or her hands on the handgrips and the bike may or may not have been already started. Take care of the exhaust pipes while mounting the bike, as they are hot! When getting off a bike the pas-senger should wait until the operator has stopped the bike and signaled that it is now time to get off. Again, take care of the exhaust pipes, as they are hot! I mention this twice as all of us have seen someone at a biker rally that had a burnt leg from rubbing against a hot exhaust.

It is important to pay attention to the movement of the operator when you are a passenger on a motorcycle. You need to lean with the bike and the operator into the corners. Stay close to the operator and mirror their movements. In this way you contribute to the safety and enjoyment of the ride.

While you are enjoying the scenery, pay attention to the direction of the mo-torcycle so you are prepared for any sud-den stop or quirky maneuver. You should always be prepared to assist the operator to control the bike by being able to put your foot down on the ground in order to help support the bike in the case of an emergency stop or the bike toppling over

for some reason. Because of this concern, pay attention to your footwear and wear a good pair of motorcycle boots as run-ning shoes offer little protection and tend to look like grated cheese after a panic stop.

On the topic of clothing, remember to wear protective clothing at all times, i.e. leather jacket, gloves, as well as a prop-erly fitting helmet. If you find yourself on the back of a motorcycle for the majority of the summer months, get yourself your own helmet, so it will mold to you. Do not lend it to others as this may change the shape of the inside of the helmet, re-ducing its effectiveness.

Another consideration is the passenger seat and backrest. It is important for a passenger to have a well-padded, com-fortable seat and back rest in the case of long distance riding. Not only will this make the ride more enjoyable, but also at the end of the day your spine will appre-ciate it. The passenger seat is where most of the vibration and jolting action of the ride is channeled. A well-padded back-rest will also be beneficial on a long ride and provides both safety and comfort for the passenger. It also does not allow the passenger to slide backwards off of the bike while the bike is in operation.

Most importantly learn to speak up and know when to say “no” to getting on the back of a motorcycle if you have any concerns for your safety. This is es-pecially apparent if the operator seems impaired for any reason, or perhaps lacks confidence with the motorcycle for any reason.

Remember, being an active passenger means taking responsibility for your own safety.

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On this trip I feel a little bit like that mouse who so unfortunately had his home destroyed by Robert Burns’ en-deavour to plough his field. The mouse had no clue what was in store for him when he built his nest in a farmer’s field, and neither did I when I started this trip along historic US Route 1.

The trip started off a bit cold. When I left from Ottawa it was a chilly 16 de-grees. Luckily, I had packed my liner even though I was pretty sure I would not need it. One hundred kilometers into the trip I was happy it was packed because I was starting to shiver. I took the 417 to Montreal and from there took the 20 past Quebec City and continued on toward Rivière-du-Loup but got off on the 289 which was the route I was go-ing to take into Maine. I stayed at a gas station motel called Auberge Saint-Al-exandre which was surprisingly good.

The next day it was easy enough to fol-low the 289 (which turned into the 120) all the way to the Maine/New Bruns-

wick border. After a cursory search by the border guards I crossed into the United States and started my journey along US Route 1.

The road from Fort Kent was well maintained and had only the lightest of traffic. It followed the Maine/New Brunswick border and every now and then signs would direct me to Canadian border towns. The road switched from large two lane highway to one lane and every now and then would turn into the main street of a small town with street-lights every hundred kilometers.

Taunton Bay was one of the few plac-es I stopped to take pictures

On the first day following US Route 1 I made it to Ellsworth Maine and stayed in Lamoine State Park. Ten minutes after setting up my tent it started to rain and it did not let up all through the night.

When I awoke the next morning it was still raining and I kept on putting off packing up and leaving because I was sure the rain would end. It did not. Finally, around 9 a.m., I gave up and just decided to ride sopping wet.

It was a tiring ride but not just be-

cause of the rain. The route along the coast of Maine was thick with tourists and the road at points slowed down to a crawl. I was feathering the clutch quite a bit to maintain slow speeds. Due to the slowness of the road, I did not reach Boston until dusk and I had hoped to be through the entire city much earlier. To make matters worse, US 1 joined up with Interstate 95 and I was suddenly surrounded by a multitude of cars. I called it a day and pulled off to a Holi-day Inn express to get some much need-ed rest.

The next day was more of the same. It took me about 4 hours to go less than 200km. I ended up in Mystic Con-necticut waiting 20 minutes for a swing bridge to let pleasure boaters through. I should have enjoyed that experience. I should have gotten off my motorcycle and taken pictures. But because I felt I was so behind schedule, I just cursed my bad luck.

There is slight timeline to my journey. My wife is meeting me in Miami and it would not be fair for me to say, “Wait for me at a motel. I will be down in 5 or

6 more days.” That would not be condu-cive for a good marriage.

I made a mistake by not giving myself enough time for this trip. In my mind I pictured US Route 1 as a winding road without any lights that meandered through that largest cities in America with a continuous right of way. I could not be more wrong. The sections along the Main coastline and all the way to Mystic are a vacationer’s paradise but in no way a speedy route to get anywhere in particular.

Scenic byways are when people travel at half the posted speed limit

I imagined taking side trips. I imag-ined going into quaint little stores and enjoying myself. Instead I found my-self getting angry when another town would appear over the horizon. I knew it would bring more traffic.

Therefore, it was with a heavy heart that I steered my bike onto the on-ramp of the 95. It was faster and would take me where I needed to go in the amount of time I had.

And just like that my best laid plans went awry.

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Mention the word to just about any bik-er and they’ll have stories to tell about the famous rally in a small town of just over 6,000 on the north shore of Lake Erie.

Since 1981, on every Friday the 13th, bikers converge on Port Dover, Ontario, in a massive display of chrome, leather and revving motors.

“We go every single time, obviously pending the weather,” says Rick Lancast-er, president of The Acquitted Motorcycle Club. “I made Friday the 13th a manda-tory get together and we ride down as a group. I like to see the guys hang out and have a good time.”

The event was originally started by Chris Simons and a couple dozen local motorcycle enthusiasts who met on Nov. 13 in 1981 and subsequently committed to the meeting every Friday the 13th.

Word of the event continues to spread and if the weather holds out you can ex-pect to see tens of thousands of bikers heading through various routes to Dover to mingle, grab some new gear and simply check out the spectacle.

RIDING DOWN“We go up on the 12th for a midnight

run,” says ‘Ace’ - president of Toronto-ar-ea based Devils Progress Motocycle Club. Last September the club got lucky, he says, because the weather was much warmer the night before compared to the early morning on Sept. 13, 2013.

Devils Progress joins up with another club in Port Dover to party at a property which is a fantastic way to do any festival because it’s both secure and serves as a base where you can kick back and relax.

The Acquitted also ride down as a group and Lancaster says it’s a good opportunity for the club to practice their riding skills.

“They say ‘oh my God’ I’ve never rid-den like that’ and as they get to know each other you can ride tighter,” he says. The club doesn’t go in the winter because re-ally it becomes a safety factor. I checked out an online webcam for last December’s rally and it looked like most bikers felt the same as very few made the trip.

It’s also a mandatory ride for Devils Progress unless it’s winter, says Ace, sim-ply because it’s not as enjoyable a time.

Once you make it down to Dover it’s time to enjoy everything the town has to offer.

There’s a number of fine eateries in town providing food and refreshment - Schofields Bistro and The Norfolk Tavern among them - along with the usual service clubs which set up trucks and tents with fare. Patches, t-shirts and all sorts of nick-nacks will be available from dozens of vendors.

“We’re on the hunt for parts and gear,” Ace explains of what the club looks to get out of the event. “But for the most part getting out and meeting other riders. It’s a chance to see people in the community.”

If you’re lucky you’ll also spot some

of the characters in attendance including ‘thong man’ - who as you would expect rides around in just a thong.

One of my favourite purchases over the years was a metal kickstand plate some enterprising local boys made with ‘Port Dover Friday 13th’ etched on it.

IS FRIDAY 13th UNLUCKY?Apparently there is no written evidence

for the “Friday the 13th” superstition be-fore the 19th century but a book in the late 1860s apparently started the tradition. One theory on why some consider the day unlucky is attributed to a modern union of two older superstitions: the number 13 is an unlucky number for various religions reasons and Friday an unlucky day for similar reasons.

The fear of Friday the 13th has been called friggatriskaidekaphobia - Frigga being the name of a Norse goddess after whom we name Friday for and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen.

But is it really unlucky? In 2008, the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics sug-gested fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur on Friday 13th than on oth-er Fridays because people are more careful or just stay home. Driving is slightly safer on Friday the 13th, at least in the Nether-lands - Dutch insurers told of a slight dip in traffic accident reports on Friday the 13th.

WHAT TO EXPECTTens of thousands of bikes will line the

streets and ride throughout the town. Doz-ens of motorcycle clubs will make the trek and hundreds of chapters will be pres-ent. It’s really an amazing outpouring of the Canadian - and international - biking community.

“I remember the Harley guys would make the Japanese bikes park on the other side of the road,” Lancaster relates. Nowa-days you’ll see everything from clubs to solo riders to just random groups that meet on the ride there and all kinds of bikes.

It’s a brilliant event for a small town and any time I’ve gone I’ve seen local folks set-ting up chairs and welcome signs in front of their homes even on the roads leading to Dover and cheerfully waving to the bikes roaring by.

There are loads of things to buy from lo-cal and temporary businesses. There’s live music and impromptu events going on all around you. I’d encourage you to at least grab a t-shirt and something to eat because this town is incredibly welcoming of the biker community and we should support them.

This will be the only rally of 2014 and the next one won’t be until Feb. 2015 (cold) and then March 2015 (a bit less cold).

Ultimately everything will come down to the weather as anyone who has attend-ed or organized a rally knows. But if we’re lucky it should to be one fine day to get together and mingle.

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MotoGP™ heads to Tuscany for Valen-tino Rossi’s first home race of the year and the 300th of his career, at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM.

The race is also a home Grand Prix for the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team itself, being based in Italy at the historic Monza circuit in Gerno di Lesmo.

Rossi entertains his home fans in good form having been at the sharp end of re-cent races and having taken a well earned second place on the podium at the last round in France.

The local hero remains the only Grand

Prix rider ever to take seven straight wins at his home race, scoring consecutive pre-mier class victories at Mugello from 2002 to 2008.

Prior to this he also had a 125cc win in 1997 and a 250cc win in 1999. He will be determined to forget last year’s unfortu-nate DNF after crashing on the first lap.

“It will be my 300th GP this weekend and for that I am not very happy because it means that I’m old! But I’m happy be-cause I am in good shape and I can still be very fast.”

Rossi: ‘Victory at Mugello is a matter of honour’

The Gran Premio d’Italia TIM provided Jorge Lorenzo with the perfect chance to improve his championship position with a first victory of 2014.

Lorenzo arrived at one of his favourite circuits determined to continue his five-year unbroken Mugello podium run. The track that has seen him claim the last three consecutive premier class wins and two consecutive second place finishes prior to that.

Looking ahead to the sixth round of the year he stated, “Well, first of all I would like to forget what happened at Le Mans. There I couldn’t feel good on the bike and

therefore we need to think about the future. I will never give up and continue working really hard to get ready when our moment comes.”

“Now we are going to visit some special tracks for me and I think we can change some things to stay in front. We need to try to fight for our first victory of the season. That would be great for all of us, the team and me. Mugello is a suitable scenario for me where I’ve made some good memories in the past few years. It’s a special track and the layout is fantastic for my style of riding. Hopefully we can find our way in Tuscany.”

Lorenzo aims to extend Mugello winning streak

TORONTO, Ont. – Dunlop has been named the official tire of the Mopar Ca-nadian Superbike Championship. Good-year Canada Inc. will supply tires for all classes of Canada’s national motorcycle road racing series.

The Dunlop brand has a long and proud history with motorcycle racing around the world, and particularly in Canada. The company’s affiliates are also spec tire suppliers to the AMA Pro Road Racing Series in the United States, and enjoy strong involvement with the Amer-ican-based WERA regional racing series and the Australian Superbike Champion-ship.

Dunlop has won 16 Canadian Super-bike Championships from the time the Superbike champ was first awarded the number one plate in 1986 to the final year of open tire competition in 2005.

“Dunlop tires have proud tradition of road racing excellence and we are delight-ed to once again be a part of Canada’s na-tional road racing series,” said Caroline Pajot, President of Goodyear Canada.

As part of the multi-year deal, Pro 6 Cy-cle Inc. of Etobicoke, Ont., the Canadian Dunlop motorcycle race tire distributor, will handle supply and service for racers on the national tour and attend all rounds of the Mopar Canadian Superbike Cham-pionship.

“We are excited to once again be a part of Canadian national racing,” said Sandy Noce, President of Pro 6 Cycle. “We are confident not only in our product, but in the technical support and experience that Pro 6 Cycle and its staff will bring to the race track.”

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Bryan Smith overcame four staggered restarts and a last-second effort by a surging Kenny Coolbeth to earn the coveted AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield Mile victory at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Sunday, May 25.

Smith beat Coolbeth to the stripe by a mere .041 seconds to claim his fourth win at the legendary venue, and with the win, he now sits fifth in the overall point standings. “I couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Smith following his victory. “It’s been one heck of an effort by my team getting this motorcycle ready for this race and I can’t thank them enough.

There are a lot of the same features on

my bike this year but it’s also very dif-ferent than last year’s at the same time. I’m very excited about this win and I’m excited for what the future holds for the rest of the season.”

After dominating his heat, the Dash for Cash, and even setting a new track record along the way, the No. 42 Villa-Esparza/Crosley Radio Kawasaki mounted Smith looked as if he’d be well on his way to destroying the competition after getting out to a fast start in the main event.

This wasn’t the case at all, as Smith found himself in an old fashioned dog-fight with several riders throughout the course of the race and was never really able to break away from the pack.

Bryan Smith Takes Nail-Biting Springfield Mile Victory

Lorenzo admits: ‘I made a mistakeThe Gran Premio d’Italia TIM provided

Jorge Lorenzo with the perfect chance to improve his championship position with a first victory of 2014.

Lorenzo arrived at one of his favou-rite circuits determined to continue his five-year unbroken Mugello podium run. Mugello has seen him claim the last three

consecutive premier class wins.Looking ahead to the sixth round he stat-

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Following French tyre manufacturer Michelin’s official tender, Dorna is pleased to announce that Michelin is to become the Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP™ as of the 2016 World Cham-pionship season.

At the beginning of May 2014 Dorna, in agreement with the FIM, opened a tender for tyre manufacturers interest-ed in becoming Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP™ from the 2016 season.

Interested tyre manufacturers were able to request the technical specifica-tions from Dorna’s Managing Direc-tor Javier Alonso, with three potential tyre suppliers initially expressing an interest – before Michelin alone made a formal tender before the 22nd May deadline.

The next step in the process will be the drawing out of a commercial agree-ment between Dorna and Michelin as Official Tyre Supplier, Michelin hav-ing already clearly proven its techni-cal abilities to respond to the needs of a demanding Grand Prix racing schedule.

Michelin to become MotoGP™ Official Tyre supplier

Bridgestone Motorsport Department’s Hiroshi Yamada and Shinji Aoki preview the sixth round of the 2014 MotoGP™ World Championship - the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello.

The Italian circuit is a favourite for riders and fans alike due to its picturesque hill-side setting and its fast layout which sees the MotoGP™ machines reach one of the their fastest top speeds of the season.

The Mugello circuit combines fast and slow corners with one of the longest straights on the Grand Prix calendar. This straight is preceded by the constant-radi-us Bucine corner which hurls the riders down the hill towards turn one at speeds approaching 350km/h. Turn one at San Donato is a low-speed right hander so the braking zone at the end of the straight is the most intense in MotoGP and requires front tyres with extremely high levels of stability and safety.

In addition to the heavy acceleration and braking zones, the flowing sections like Casanova-Savelli, Biondetti, and Ar-rabbiata 1 and 2, require very high levels of grip from the edge and traction area of the tyre. With nine right-handed corners com-pared to just six left-handers, Bridgestone will provides asymmetric rear slicks with slightly harder rubber on the right shoul-ders compared to the left.

For the Ducati and Open-class riders, the rear slick tyre options are the soft and medium compounds, while the Factory Honda and Yamaha riders will be offered the medium and hard compound.

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I recently listed my bike for sale on a mo-torcycle club website and received an email response three days later asking if it was still for sale. I responded that it was and then received the following email (Note that I changed the respondent’s name and email address for this article):

Re: Bike for SaleFrom: Joe XXXX <[email protected]>To: Richard Ackroyd

Thanks I’m just asking about it to make sure its in good condition as im buying it for my Family as a surprise gift and he doesn’t know about it, so can you assure me i will not be disappointed? also no shipment in-volved as i have a mover that will come for it. Im okay with the price and condition , I can only pay you via one of the fastest and secure way to pay online (PayPal).. Do you have a PayPal account? Let me know asap so i can arrange the payment through Pay-Pal. my shipper will be coming to pick it up as soon as the payment clears into your ac-count .Am Joe XXX,

1) What is the condition?2) Are you the Owner?3) Pick up Location?4) Your Registered PayPal Name and Regis-

tered PayPal Email Address For Me To Proceed With The Payment?

Having bought and sold many bikes over the years, and quite a few using on-line web-based programs such as Kijiji, this email immediately raised my suspicions. In the hopes of helping readers to recognise potential scams, let’s examine what caused the alarm bell to go off.

First of all, the would-be purchaser is of-fering to pay my asking price without even attempting to ask for a lower price. Yes, the asking price was researched before the ad was posted and was a fair market-value price, but still, offering the asking price is “odd.”

Second, he is willing to pay for the bike without seeing it, or without having a third party inspect it to see if it is what the ad says it is. Ding! Alarm bell two. If I was ever go-ing to purchase a bike online, without see-ing it first, I’d want it checked out by a local motorcycle shop in the seller’s area, to make

sure that there were no issues, and that the bike’s VIN and engine numbers matched the paperwork. If it is a newer bike, I’d also pay to see if there were any liens on the bike before purchasing, because if you purchase a bike on which there is money owing (to a bank, or to a shop for work performed, for example), you also purchase, and are liable for, the debt on that bike.

Third, he can only pay using Paypal. I’ve had a Paypal account for years and know how it works. Amounts put into a Paypal account are usually backed by a credit card. It is quite possible for someone to pay for an item using a credit card, and then a cou-ple of months later, contact the bank that is-sued the card and report that the payment was not authorized, or was made fraudu-lently. Once the dust settles, the monies that were deposited to your account for the bike purchase could be rescinded, and now you would be without your bike, and without the funds for it. Yes, this is bike theft, in a sense, but once you “sold” your bike, what was the first thing that you did? Cancel the insurance on the bike, right?

Four, you never meet the new purchaser, and the purchaser is sending a truck to pick up the bike. Ding! Yes, I realise that this is how purchases work via eBay transactions, but the wise purchaser has several phone conversations with the bike owner before the transaction is begun, and the terms and conditions are usually discussed in detail.

Five. The bike is being purchased for someone else. Ding! Why isn’t that person contacting you?

Six, the correspondence. Notice the poor spelling, punctuation and grammar in the first paragraph, followed by a set of proper questions in which the punctuation and the questions are correct, and appropriate. The set of questions, for some reason, capitaliz-es most of the first letters in each word. The introductory paragraph and the questions are inconsistent. Ding!

Seven, the questions. In this case the con-dition of the bike was listed in the ad. There is no need to ask the question. Pick-up loca-tion. Under no circumstances am I going to tell the inquirer where I live, and where the bike is located, certainly not at this point. On another point, wouldn’t you want to know where the bike was located before you of-fered to purchase it? Paying to ship a bike from one end of the country to the other is expensive and should be considered when looking to purchase a bike. Ding!

Another scam that was going around in Alberta, a few years ago, went like this. Someone would show up to purchase your bike for the asking price, and just happen to have a “certified” cheque with them for that amount. The cheque was accepted, the bike taken away, and then a week or so later, the seller would get a call from his or her bank saying that the cheque had bounced, or that the chequing account used by the payer did not exist. No bike and no money! Ding!

Here is one recommended way that to sell a bike. First, meet with the purchaser.

Do not, under any circumstances, allow test rides. Ever. They drop the bike. They walk away. The damage they’ve caused is on you. Offer instead to have the bike in-spected at any motorcycle shop of the pur-chaser’s choice to confirm the condition, and allow the shop’s mechanic to take it for a spin. This gives the purchaser additional confidence that the seller, and the bike, are on the level. Offer to pay for the half-hour of shop time for the inspection and report, if need be. I usually also offer to pay for any necessary repairs, if the bike turns out to have minor mechanical issues (i.e. needs rear brake linings something that couldn’t have been foreseen without removing the wheel).

At this point, assuming that the purchas-er wants to go ahead, and you’ve agreed on the terms and the price, then accompany the purchaser to his or her bank and get a bank draft from the bank payable to you for the agreed upon amount, while you are standing there next to the purchaser. Next, accompany the purchaser to the local De-partment of Motor Vehicles office and stand there while the ownership is transferred to the purchaser’s name. You will have to pro-vide a copy of the drawn up sales receipt at that office in order to transfer the owner-ship. Knowing that the transfer has taken place will relieve you, as the seller, from re-sponsibilities for the bike, in the off chance that the bike’s ownership is not transferred, and the new owner runs afoul of the law while riding “your” bike.

One last point. If selling privately, have a friend with you when people come around to look at you bike. There is far less chance of anything going awry when there are witnesses.

There. You are done. All was above board, and you, and the purchaser of your “baby,” will both be happy that the transac-tion went so smoothly.

Selling Your Bike? richard ackroyd

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Recognizing a Scam

Pimping your bike does not have to be complicated or expensive at all.

Step 1 – Find the Comfortable SpotExperiment first as to which part of

the handlebars feel most comfortable to you. To do this, hold your existing handlebars and move your grip from the higher, lower or wider parts of the bar. If you feel that the current han-dlebars that you have is comfortable enough for you, check if the height of the handlebars are to your liking. If they aren’t you can always raise or lower them using risers. Also keep in mind the measurements of your existing handlebars especially when selecting the measurements of your new han-dlebars. Be careful with selecting wide bars because such bars are notorious for making turns difficult.

Step 2 – Remove the PartsThe very first part that you should

remove is the brake lever which is sometimes called as the master cylin-der unit. Also remove the switch hous-ing and the throttle control. You will be able to locate these parts using your motorcycle’s manual. Be very particu-lar about clamps and other wiring har-ness that you will be detaching. Once you have removed the throttle control, you will need to remove the brass fer-rules. The ferrules are found at the ends of the idle cables. Proceed to removing the hand grip and clutch lever assem-bly. Also remove any accessories that you may find that are attached to the bar. Put all the parts in rags to prevent losing any of them.

Step 3 – Remove the Left Hand GripUnlike the right hand grip, the left

hand grip is usually immovable hence making it difficult to remove. Using a sharp knife cut through the hand grip.

Step 4 – Remove the Riser Cover & Clamps

Not all motorcycles have riser covers and riser clamps but if yours do, make sure to remove them first before re-moving the handlebars. You can install a new set of risers if you want.

Step 5 – Install New HandlebarsReplace a new set of handlebars in

exchange for the old ones that you have just removed. Make sure that the handlebars are positioned at the very center of the risers. Once you have done so, place the riser clamps & cover. After installing the new handlebars, try turning the bars left and right to make sure that there is enough clearance.

Step 6 – Reinstall the Removed PartsReplace the switch housing that you

have removed in the left handlebar. Apply a film of glue on the bar and at-tach the new hand grip. Also reinstall all the other accessories that you have removed. Reinstall the brake lever and master cylinder on your bike’s right handlebar. Before attaching the switch housing, make sure to reattach the brass ferrules on the cables. Secure the throttle control on the bar and secure the switch housing tightly.

Step 7 – Test the Switches and WiresTry all the reinstalled switches and

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