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Turkey is not the first country you’d associate with custom motorcycles, but a young compa-ny called Bunker Custom Cycles is doing its best to change that. This elegant, beautifully finished Honda comes from Istanbul and it’s the work of Mert Uzer and his engineer brother Can.

The first Bunker project was a ’61 Triumph bobber, a classic living-room build. Since then they’ve worked on BMWs and Yamahas, and now we have this 1980 Honda CB650 Custom. As you can see, the Uzers have honed their craft

to a high standard.Time has not been kind to the oddball

CB650C. Unusually for Honda, it’s one of those awkward-looking bikes — in this case given longer forks and lowered shocks to mimic a ‘chopper’ stance. To remedy the situation, Bunker fitted 13.5” shocks from Dime City Cycles to raise the back end, and lowered the forks three centimeters. The stance is now just right.

The engine was tired when the bike arrived,

so it’s been rebuilt and rebored to restore the performance to as-new. (Which is ample—63 hp from 626cc is pretty good even by today’s standards.) K&N filtration and a carburetor re-jet perk up the power a little more.

The fussy CB650C rear end was removed and a cleaner Brat-style tail section constructed, fin-ished with a sleeker and flatter seat. The pull-back ‘wheelbarrow’ bars are gone, replaced by clip-ons from LSL. The headlight is a Lucas item and the instrument is a simple Acewell upgrade.

At the back, a compact stop light and indica-tors keep things looking clean, and the ignition key has been switched to the left side panel.

The usual CB650 Custom 4-into-4 exhaust has been swapped out for simpler 4-into-2 pipework, terminated with Emgo mufflers. The wheels are the same size as stock, 19” at the front and 16” at the back—but a fatter rear tire and a bobbed aluminum front fender improve the vi-sual balance.

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Planning Your Next Road TripWith summer officially ending, many riders are planning those last minute road trips, whether it be across country, or across America, or just down the road for a day or two.

We all know that motorcycling is a fabulous way to travel, filled with adventure around every corner. Experiences with riding are al-ways more enjoyable when they go without incident. That, of course, doesn’t always hap-pen, so I hope to give some insight on how to prepare for your trip, and for things that might happen while on the road.

We covered prepping your bike for the season, the proper apparel to wear, and cov-ered the basics of keeping your bike in tip-top shape in a previous article.

Depending on the distance you plan to travel, you’ll want to make sure that your tires will outlast the mileage roundtrip from depar-ture to return. A fresh oil change, and giving the bike a once or twice over, is recommend-ed. You also need to ready yourself physically and mentally.

A smart investment is to join an auto club. There is nothing worse than being stranded on the side of the road in who knows where county, having cell phone in hand and no one to call.

Whether you stay local, or travel across the country, having the proper clothes for all weather conditions is also a smart move. There are places where it can be over 30°C during the day and freezing by night, so pack for all

the elements, especially the rain. A good, and inexpensive road trick, if

trapped in a cold spell, is to line your jacket and boots with newspapers or magazines to keep out the cold. A neck scarf soaked in cold water, wrapped around your neck will keep you cooler between gas stops, when the tem-peratures are hot. Don’t forget things like sun-screen and bug spray. If you plan to travel on a budget, camping at KOA’s and Mom & Pop campgrounds will keep the cost down. Do your research in advance to find which places to stop at along your route.

If camping, you’ll require a minimum amount of gear, from sleeping bag and tent to some set-up tools. The next step up is a motel, and they are dotted across America. Accom-modations depend on your taste and need. Remember, it’s just a place to shower and lay your head. As long as it’s clean and quiet, it doesn’t have to be the Ritz.

Dining along the way can consist of any-thing from wieners and beans and hobo pies at campgrounds to T-bone steaks at five star hotels, or anything in between. It comes down to taste vs. need. If you have a destina-tion or rally in mind, you may want to dine on Cheezies and energy drinks on the road, and spend your hard earned cash, once there, to treat yourself. Some of the other necessities you might want to pack could be bottles of water, cell phone charger, electrical tape and wire, a small tool bag, duct tape, zip ties, spare bulbs, flashlight, Swiss army knife and match-es, or a lighter.

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key(s), lock, first aid kit, a list of bike shops or dealerships along your route, a can of fix-a-flat and preparation H, especially if you are on an Iron Butt run logging big miles, or on a rigid. If traveling on a budget; a bedroll, a can of chili and a flask of Jack (for the evening, after riding) is really all you need. Oh yeah, don’t forget the can opener. If you have a large budget, take your platinum card, motor home, trailer, bike mechanic, 40 thousand in cash, your maid, personal masseur and a rock star celebrity to keep you company.

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For as long as I can remember, our motorcycle community, it has been known for its generos-ity. Charities have recognized for years that rid-ers, behind all that tough leather exterior, have a soft spot in their hearts. You name the charity and I can assure you that funds raised by motor-cyclists have been on the rise for decades.

As more and more people take to two wheels, they are inevitably recruited by a fellow rider to help out, or to participate in a event at some point in their riding lifetime. Riders gladly open their wallets and hearts to help, not for recogni-tion or their names in the paper, but because they genuinely care. My hat is off to every single rider who pony up their hard earned cash to help others, just because they can.

But like anything good, once word gets out that the motorcycling community is generous when it comes to providing a helping hand, out come the vultures, looking for their fair share or whatever scraps they can pick off the already cleaned bones.

Please don’t misunderstand, if someone is in need of help, and I can provide some relief or hope or financial assistance in some way, I’m all over it. The thing of it is this. The riding commu-nity can only sustain so much.

In recent years we have seen fees for rides jump from a reasonable $25 for a rider and $10 for a passenger to well over the hundred dollar mark in some cases. We all know, most people who ride are average folk working for a living and trying to make ends meet in their own lives. They have choices to make when it comes

to charity, and when entry fees begin to double or triple, and there is a limited amount of avail-able cash, someone is going to suffer. Someone is going to feel cheated or betrayed.

I don’t know what the right answer is, or if there is one. I know from my saddle, I will, un-fortunately, be picking and choosing where my charitable dough goes at the end of the day.

On a similar topic, although it may be a bit of a stretch, I am more than a little disappointed to hear that the London Motorcycle Expo will not be running this year due to increased costs and a downturn in participation by both vendors and visitors.

I remember when the London show began, about a decade ago, in the convention centre in downtown London. The venue, a bit more up-scale than most motorcycle shows, impressed visitors and vendors alike. I remember heading home that weekend after the show and could recall hearing mostly positive words.

A few years later saw the original Lon-don Motorcycle show close down for rea-sons not unlike the most recent show held at the Agriplex.

I understand the costs involved in producing a show like the Motorcycle Expo. In the past few years, The Motorcycle Times contemplated pro-ducing its own show, but after looking at the ridiculous costs that the larger venues charge for a show, we quickly realized how much of an investment and risk would be needed, and decided to put it off for the time being. We still may look at something in the future, but that’s

just a rumour we are starting at this point.When you look at the demise of the Motor-

cycle Expo and compare it to the charities I mentioned at the beginning of this column, it begins to make some sense.

A trade show is a business operation, and op-erates as such. Today’s charities are similar. They rely on an ever increasing number of riders to paying larger participation fees. As the venues’ charges increase, so trade shows also increase the fees charged to vendors for retail or display space. It’s a trickle up effect. Charges keep in-creasing until, at some point, someone will pull in the reigns and say enough is enough.

In the case of the London show, the mo-ment they chose to expand and host shows in Kitchener and finally Hamilton, the show were on a path to self-destruction. In my opinion, each of the shows became diluted due to their proximity to each other. In essence, they were , in effect, drawing visitors and vendors from the same well for each show, and the region couldn’t sustain it. People were not going to pay good money to see the same show at dif-ferent venues.

I suspect that both visitors and vendors real-ized that the incurred costs to produce three virtually identical shows aimed at the same au-dience, were not sustainable, and decided that they would only participate, or support, one of the three.

What do you think? Do we want, or need a few small shows, or will one or two big ones do?

How Deep is your Well?Editor, The Motorcycle Times

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SKID MARKS is the place to let it all hang out, not literally. Have an funny picture of a friend, an outrageous picture, recommend a road, get your scars out, share some tips. Watch our website and we’ll be posting the good stuff for the world to see.SKID MARKS

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SKID MARKS is the place to let it all hang out, not literally. Have an outrageous picture of a friend and want to share it with everyone, recommend a road, get your scars out, share some top tips or just blather on about something funny. Watch our website, we’ll be posting the good stuff... for the world to see.

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Very nice.It doesn’t get any cooler than that.

Go ahead, give it a try sometime.

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Annual Motorcycle Charity Run Sets New Record.

Promoter Pulls Plug onLondon Motorcycle Show

In a four-paragraph tease, Erik Buell Racing (EBR) has announced that it will unveil a new sportbike on Oct. 16 at the American Interna-tional Motorcycle Exposition in Orlando, FL. The street legal, high perfor-mance machine will carry the designation 1190RX and will use,

the same 1,190cc engine found in EBR’s limited edi-tion 1190RS Super Bike.

EBR founder Erik Buell said, “This is the culmination of decades of dedi-cation, innovation and teamwork. We have been working to create a pure rider’s ma-

chine and a true world brand.”Based in East Troy, WI, EBR was founded by

Buell in 2009. It received an infusion of $25 million from India’s Hero MotoCorp Ltd. in

July, which has enabled EBR to accelerate the manufacture of the new model. Hero owns 49.2 percent of EBR.

While its website doesn’t mention it yet, Harley-Davidson of Danbury is the exclusive EBR

dealer in New England. EBR’s bikes may not be in widespread supply, but EBR does have a website selling EBR gear, which can be found at www.erikbuellracing.com

This year, eight legends and champions will be honoured. The 2013 inductees to the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame are: Mr. Peter Grant, Mr. Don Haddow, Mr. Ken Hatton (d.), Mr. Stuart Munro (d.), Mr. John Parker, Mr. Wesley Pierce, Mr. Zdeno Syrovy, Mr. Dave Sehl

The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame will also honour The Corduroy Enduro™ as it celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2013. Every year, The Corduroy Enduro™ attracts 150 to 200 riders from across Canada and many in-ternational competitors for a two-day event in Gooderham, Ontario.

The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame In-duction Banquet and Reunion is the annual signature event of the Canadian Internation-al Motorcycle Heritage Museum Founda-tion, a non-profit association with charitable

status. It is governed by an independent board of volunteer directors located from coast to coast and is sponsored in part by the Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC). Founded by Bar and Hedy Hodgson in 1999, the Canadian International Motor-cycle Heritage Museum Foundation pre-serves and promotes Canadian motorcycle history for the benefit of the motorcycling community and the public. Since the first in-duction banquet in Toronto in 2006, almost 100 distinguished motorcyclists have been inducted into the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

For more information about the Eighth Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion, contact Daniel H. Tessier at daniel@motorcycling.ca or at 647.920.1334.

Eight Legends to be Honoured at the 2013 Hall of Fame Banquet

Erik Buell Racing To Unveil New Sportbike

Motorists are reminded to be cautious, following a fatal motorcycle incident in Thunder Bay over the weekend. On Sat-urday, police responded after a passing motorist noticed a male lying in a ditch beside a motorcycle. Police say the man was out for a ride in the afternoon and evening hours, when it appeared he had lost control.

Rick Jaworski is the director of the Har-ley Owners Group Sioux Lookout Chap-ter and he says other motorists are the biggest threat to motorcyclists. He says it’s important for motorists to check for motorcycles.

“We have a saying ‘Take a sec’ and double check,’. As a driver -- not as a rider -- but as a driver you really have to be aware of motorcyclists. If you’re not ac-tually looking for a motorcycle, it’s very easy to overlook that single light,” he said.

Last Saturday night, a rider in Devon Township near Thunder Bay missed a turn and hit the ditch. Richard CROSS, 50 years of age, from Thunder Bay was pro-nounced deceased at the scene.

As riders, Jaworski says that defensive driving is the key. He also notes that rid-ers should ensure they’re as visible as possible.

“Most of us are in black leather, which doesn’t stand out very well. There’s new-er lights that have come out that come on and off. Brake lights that flash on and off when you put on the brakes, anything to make you more visible to the public. Myself, I say loud pipes save lives as far as I’m concerned. It’s saved my life many times,” he said.

He notes close-calls are almost a daily occurrence when he’s on the road, and says everyone needs to do their part.

Fatal Accident has Bikers Checking twice

SYDNEY N.S. — The 10th anniversary of Gord’s Ride 4 The Cure was a big success, say orga-nizers, raising more than $120,000 this year in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foun-dation and the Cape Breton Hospital Foundation Cancer Clinic.

“We started this as a dream to have some bikers go around the Cabot Trail in the fall and perhaps raise a little money for breast cancer,” said Mary Prince, who helped organize the event along with her husband, Gord MacDonald. “It grew from the first year where we raised $5,000, to this final year where we were able to raise $121,220. “

This is the final year MacDonald and Prince will be overseeing the event, but it is expected that new organizers will step forward to make the event happen again next year.

Since the ride began, a total of $637,220 has been raised to fight cancer.

For the past seven years, the London Motorcycle Show, produced by Derrick Botten, Show Director – World of Motor-cycles Expo – has been an event most rid-ers look forward to attending. This regional show, usually held in February, started to help promote and showcase local retail-ers and builders in south western Ontario. Originally held in the convention centre in downtown London, the show quickly outgrew its location and moved to the Agriplex at the London Fairgrounds.

According to a recent press release from the World of Motorcycles Expo, economic pressures from the venue wanting to in-crease rental costs associated for the facil-ity, and declining attendance and vendor

support, were the catalysts for the deci-sion to cancel the show.

For now, Botten says, this decision only affects this year's show. He is hopeful that next year a solution can be found to keep operational costs reasonable and attract more vendors and visitors, but that will be a wait and see decision.

As of press time, there had not been any indication, or official announcement, whether or not the promoters will contin-ue with the Kitchener Motorcycle Show, or the Hamilton Show.

Lets keep our fingers crossed that the organizers will find a way to bring back the London Motorcycle Show in the near future.

After spending a month watching for a motorcyclist said to be driving dangerously in the area, police near Woodstock have arrested a 35 year-old man.

Ontario Provincial Police were on the lookout after complaints started pouring in about a man driving his motorcycle at a high speed between Woodstock and Embro in June.

Police said that on July 25th officers saw the motorcycle drive by and a warrant was issued to arrest Ryan Heather, of Embro.

Later that day, police clocked a blue motorcycle going over 220 km/hr in an 80 km/h zone.

Heather has now been arrested and is charged with two counts of dangerous op-eration of a motor vehicle, flight from police and two counts of a breach of probation.

The 35 year-old is also charged with racing a motor vehicle.Heather is being held until a bail hearing in Woodstock.

Motorcycle Clocked 140 km/h Over Speed Limit

KenoraOnline.comMotorists are reminded to be cautious, following a fatal motorcycle incident in Thunder Bay over the weekend. On Sat-urday, police responded after a passing motorist noticed a male lying in a ditch beside a motorcycle. Police say the man was out for a ride in the afternoon and evening hours, when it appeared he had lost control.

Rick Jaworski is the director of the Harley Owners Group, Sioux Lookout Chapter and he says other motorists are the biggest threat to motorcyclists. He says it’s important for motorists to check for motorcycles.

“We have a saying ‘Take a sec’ and dou-ble check,’. As a driver -- not as a rider -- but as a driver you really have to be aware of motorcyclists. If you’re not actually look-ing for a motorcycle, it’s very easy to over-

look that single light,” he said.Last Saturday night, a rider in Devon

Township near Thunder Bay missed a turn and hit the ditch. Richard CROSS, 50 years of age, from Thunder Bay was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

As riders, Jaworski says that defen-sive driving is the key. He also notes that riders should ensure they’re as visible as possible.

“Most of us are in black leather, which doesn’t stand out very well. There’s newer lights that have come out that come on and off. Brake lights that flash when you put on the brakes, anything to make you more visible to the public. Myself, I say loud pipes save lives as far as I’m concerned. It saved my life many times,” he said.

He notes close-calls are almost a daily occurrence when he’s on the road, and says everyone needs to do their part.

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Toronto ponders end of free parking for motorcycles.

The Toronto Star The general manager of transportation ser-

vices says that the city can make up $250,000 annually by charging motorcycles and scoot-ers parking fees.

Management consultant, Rob Oddi, cur-rently parks his scooter behind Old City Hall for free under a 2005 city initiative to increase two-wheeled transportation, and resolve complaints over parking receipts being stolen or blowing away.

Oddi bought his Vespa in 2009 to cut down on transportation costs and to make it easier to get around Toronto’s clogged streets.

“I purchased it because there was free park-ing, and I was able to park on sidewalks,” Oddi said Thursday after wedging his black Vespa into the closely packed row of scooters and motorcycles parked behind Old City Hall.

He’s annoyed to hear that city transporta-tion staff have recommended ending free parking at meters and machines, a perk mo-torcyclists and scooter riders have enjoyed since 2005.

The proposal was adopted Friday by the public works and infrastructure committee. It will be considered by city council Oct. 8.

“This is a bad move,” Oddi said. “First, with not being able to park on boulevards or side-walks, and now they want to stick us with fees for parking. They should be encouraging, not discouraging, alternatives to cars.”

Requiring motorcycles to pay between 25 and 50 per cent of the hourly rate for full-sized vehicles — in newly designated motor-cycle parking areas — would generate up to $250,000 per year, says a staff report signed by Stephen Buckley, general manager of trans-portation services.

Motorcyclists initially would be offered free parking in these new designated spots, while the Toronto Parking Authority shifts to a “pay-by-plate” payment system that doesn’t involve paper receipts, the report says.

Eight years ago, council enacted the park-ing fee exemption after complaints that mo-torcyclists were being dinged for tickets after pay-and-display receipts were stolen or had blown away.

City council also granted the exemption to encourage motorcycle use over cars “to allevi-ate congestion, to make more efficient use of the public right-of-way, and to reduce green-house gas emissions from transportation,” ac-cording to the report.

Since 2005, motorcycle registrations in To-ronto have jumped from 13,488 to 21,380, as of last December. That’s a “significant increase,” city staff acknowledge, but it’s not clear “to what extent the city’s support for motorcycles has led to the increase.”

As of Dec. 31, 2012, motorcycles accounted for 2.1 per cent of the 1,023,775 million pas-senger vehicles registered in Toronto. That compares to just 1.3 per cent in 2005, when there were 1,017,117 passenger vehicles reg-istered.

“This motorcycle ownership trend suggests that potential revenue from motorcycle park-ing will increase in the future,” the report says.

Ehsan Ghebrai, a lawyer and avid motorcy-clist, sees it another way. He suggested that forcing motorcycle and scooter owners to pay to park could put the brakes on growth of two-wheeled transportation.

“There’s going to be fewer motorcycles and more and more vehicles on the road, which is going to congest the roads even worse than they already are for the rest of the drivers.”

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Since the idea was first tossed around, I have been running about like Martin Short portray-ing Ed Grimley, “I’m so excited!” What am I talking about? An invitation, extended to me by Ducati, to ride the California Coast from Los Angeles to the MotoGP at the Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey, California.

This promised more adventure packed into one weekend than I could possibly have imag-ined, and a most excellent adventure it turned out to be. Upon arrival in LA, I was provided with a 2013 Ducati Hyperstrada, and a personal GPS, affectionately known as ‘Haas,’ who was riding a 2013 Ducati Multistrada; he would take us out of LA traffic, and onto the Pacific Coast Highway, where we would began an epic, 350-mile trip along the coastline of California, including an overnighter in Morro Bay.

The weather can be deceiving in that neck of the woods. Leaving LA, it was hot and sunny, but by the first vista look out, an evening wind was pulling a few knots from the West and we were experiencing significant drift on the bikes. The sun began setting closer to Morro Bay as an eerie coastal mist literally began rolling across the ocean inland, bringing with it a to-the-bone chill that dampened our leathers with dew.

The Estero Inn in Morro Bay is as quaint and ro-mantic as the town itself and offers some of the softest beds I have ever sunk my tired riding body onto. The rooms are spacious, the bathtubs are big (not that I sat in a hot bath with a pizza after checking in), and Rick, the hotel manager, made that extra effort and gave attention to detail that really made a difference. He was reading a book called ‘Toilet Paper Origami’ at the front desk, and I kind of chuckled under my breath. I had expect-ed the usual paper fan on my tp, but what I got was a towel swan on my bed, clam shell tissues and an entire marina of the toilet paper rolls. I ran to Hass’ room where he was mid-debate about what to do with the towel elephant at the foot of his bed, because it was freaking him out.

There is nothing like waking up to the sound of an active marina, unless you haven’t had much sleep because the resident sea lions had quar-reled through the night. I woke to the squawk of sea gulls, and opened the blinds to a marina full of sail and tug boats, nestled in a bay wrapped by a beautiful sandy beach, marked with a gigantic rock that was waiting to be discovered when the tide allowed, and that eerie mist hanging over-head.

This sleepy seaside hollow goes to bed early - around 10 p.m. - everything shuts down. It was surprising that a stroll on the street at 8 a.m. did not provide a great choice of breakfast nooks. I suppose that it is because the seaside marina dwellers are not early risers.

Riding up the hill and out of Morro Bay, the mist had not yet rolled back out to the ocean, and that damp chill was lingering. Friday - the be-ginning of the weekend race experience, and a highway covered with every type of motorcycle imaginable, so much so that other vehicles were out-numbered at the gas pumps by bikes in sev-eral locations.

One of my favourite things, about being on the road, is looking at the all the oddities each town brings. At the approach to Cambria, for example, stands a sign that says, ‘Nit Wit Ridge,’ a place I mentally noted needed to be explored later.

I must say that drivers in California are fabu-lous. They are aware of motorcycles on the road; they check for bikes, and with the lane splitting laws, they actually move over to allow the bikes to ride up the middle, a perk I took advantage of more than once.

Sitting deck-side on the cliff in Big Sur, I saw Dean Clarke, GM of the South Okanagan Event Centre, strolling past, reminding me that the world of riders is indeed a small one.

The Monterey Marriott hotel was a sea of red, as Ducati had taken over with their corporate personnel, pit crews, and race teams. The under-ground parking appeared to be for bikes only, as the stalls had carefully been separated with cones and Ducati tape.

The Laguna Seca GP is the biggest bike show I have been to yet. The international flare is much larger than the Six Days (Enduro) I had attended in Germany, even though both are Red Bull events. Every major manufacturer, other than Harley-Davidson, seemed to have a presence on the track grounds. You can camp on the hill, hang in the paddock, check out every new line-up of bikes, and listen to some of the best music from top international DJ’s. However, the moment the riders entered the start grid, spectators were no-where be to found, other than in the grandstand, or lining the fence line of the track.

As quick as the race started, it was over, and the crowds were pouring onto the track for the podium finish. Marc Marquez, the victor, who had not previously raced at Laguna Seca, after an incredibly fancy maneuver in the corkscrew past Valentino Rossi, took the checkered flag. Rossi was second, and pole sitter Stefan Bradl com-pleted the podium.

One gigantic Red Bull celebration party hap-pened that night. I mingled with the racers, pit crews, industry professionals, and my own posse that included Lawrence from the New York Times, Dan from Esquire magazine, Mike from Michigan and the fabulous hosts from Ducati.

“What a wicked weekend,” I thought, “Life doesn’t get any better than this!”

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Well, my trusty old 97’ Virago is ready, I’m ready, and it’s time to get on the road. A few friends invited me along for what they called a beautiful ride to Port Dover, since I had not been in all my years of riding, but we will get to that later.

The early morning rain and cold tempera-tures were offset by a rainbow to the west as we headed south on Highway 6 toward Port Dover. Rides were lined up for miles down every road to the town. Every gas station and Tim Horton’s along the way was crowded to the point where it was almost impossible to get gas, or a cup of coffee to keep you warm for the rest of the ride.

It was wonderful to see so many riders on the road. Most riders talk about riding basi-cally in the same manner: it’s not the destina-tion; it’s the journey that matters most. Well, I am not sure what all the excitement is about, as the ride to PD wasn’t interesting at all - mostly straight roads, very few twists, maybe a corner or two but that’s all. The most excit-ed I got was watching so many bikes on the road all at the same time. I imagined them all riding to their own exclusive little road that each had found, to test their skills and to enjoy a day off work. That’s simply a dream. I know that it’s not the case. I was hoping that the ride got better, but far as I could see then, it wasn’t happening.

Port Dover is a quaint, little fishing village steeped in history that was founded around the turn of the 1800‘s. This village has ties to music legends such as Chubby Checker, Lighthouse, Rush, and Rick Danko who later worked with ‘Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins. Port Dover also played a part in the War of 1812, when it was burned to the ground and sub-sequently rebuilt in 1814. Today, Port Dover is home to a bustling population of approxi-mately 5,500 people, but on any given Fri-day 13th that number jumps to as many as 50,000 people, or more. Most of the residents leave town for a few days leading up to Fri-

day the13th. A few stay and linger to see the bikes, but once dark falls the residents dis-appear. You would be hard pressed to find a local walking around after dark; most are mature folk living out their retirement days basking by the shores of Lake Erie.

Well I’ve made it - my very first Friday the 13th. What a sight coming in to town; bikers and bikes of all kinds. Big ones, even bigger ones, little ones, sporty ones, old ones, young ones, slow ones, really really fast ones, and that’s just the riders.

Bikes lining the streets throughout town made up quite a spectacle. Row upon row of Harley-Davidsons, Ducatis, Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Suzukis, Victorys, and the list goes on. To tell you the truth, after a while, most bikes began to look just like the last one, maybe a different year, or different colour, or doodad on each one, but all seemed to be pretty much the same. I love motorcycles of all kinds, but the kind I like best are the bikes that are ridden, and you can tell which ones they are too. Those bikes can tell you so many stories just by looking at them.

I’m not talking about the bikes put on pedestals, shined up for viewing pleasure, and only ridden down to a local coffee shop for a 1/2 dozen coffees, and 4 hours of chit-chat. I’m talking ‘ridden.’ I like the bikes that show their experience, and that are engaged with their owners.

Don’t get me wrong. There were some re-ally cool bikes, some odd looking bikes, pret-ty bikes and a few pampered bikes, but the most interesting and beautiful to me were those ‘experienced‘ bikes, like that beautiful old Indian, kept in its ‘natural’ state. You know it’s been ridden for its whole life by the worn paint, the balding tires, and the foot scuffed seat. Sure it showed its age, but it was gor-geous. I also admired a ragged old Sportster, with almost no paint, ape hanger bars, torn up seat and an old rough leather sac on the back holding just the necessities, and looking like it was right out of the 60’s. Yes, and then there was an early Honda with all its experi-ence showing through the paint (what was

left of it). I looked at their riders, sitting atop and proud of the beasts that had brought them to this gathering. Some of these folks were pretty ragged themselves, no doubt a long way from their homes, who, I imagined, had ridden routes a lot more interesting than mine.

The more I walked (shoved might be more appropriate) shoved down the streets, the less I looked at the bikes, and the more I looked at the people. The crowds were al-most like herds of cattle, just following along a path set out by the black leather boots that pounded the pavement just inches in front of them. All were crowding to purchase the latest cheapo T-shirt, or another piece of something to add to their collections, and to boast that they indeed rode, and that they were at Port Dover in Sept 2013.

I saw club members decked out in their colours minding the drinks cupped in their hands. Many weekend warriors were sport-ing, or rather trying to pull off, the same look, with a hint of attitude that didn’t quite be-long, the smell of new leathers that looked somehow odd on them, as they tried to project an image that says ‘I’m a Bad Ass.’ Others were wearing gear that I am sure was designed for the catwalk (runway) of some Paris fashion show. How do you wear 6” heels and ride a motorcycle? Obviously, you don’t. Others wore clothing that had little more than a few threads, heels and a helmet. What’s with that? Here is a hint ladies: if the guy you’re riding with is covered from head to toe in protective leathers and you are not, you are ‘obtuse’. There I said it. Somebody had to. You might have to look up the word, but it means ‘stupid’.

My riding gear says something about me, and it’s important. My gear says ‘You’re one smart cookie;’ it’s meant to protect me if (or as they say when) I have an accident. I’m not making a fashion statement unless safety gear can be considered fashion. I am not sure of some people’s obsession to imitate some-thing that they’re not. It must have some-thing to do with what your attitude about

bikes and riding? Nevertheless, concern for safety is not what it was saying to me.

I have been riding for going on 10 years, and previously had really had much inter-est in attending Port Dover on Friday 13th. It’s not because I don’t drink, or love motor-cycles or like to people watch. It’s because I like to ride and meet riders/bikers on the road. That’s where I really learn about motor-cycling and motorcyclists. Stories told by the people one meets while stopping for gas, maybe by the stately 70-something lady as she talks about her very first ride on the back of her young stud’s motorcycle, back in the day, or breaking down on an old dirt road and being helped by a well-worn gentle-men in an old 60’s beat up truck with rusted old motorcycle parts in the back, or sitting at a truck stop waiting for the piercing needles of rain to stop, with your husband and you reminiscing about the day you just had rid-ing together. Now isn’t that what it’s really all about?

As a rider, what I like to do is ride. That is why I got my license all those years ago. I have travelled many roads in Ontario and met many riders from all walks of life and each one more engaging than the last. Some say that Ontario roads don’t compare to the US and I have to say, you are so wrong. Try riding in the Muskokas, or Algonquin Park, or the 1000’s Islands or... I could go on and on about our roads, but that’s not what this article is about.

It’s really about a small town being taken over by riders and their bikes. What started out as a get together for a few friends has turned into a money making circus, in my view. Sure some businesses in Port Dover rely on this day to make up for what the tour-ism failed to provide during the rest of the year, but others have turned the rally into their very own cash cows. The rally is now not what It started out to be. I’m not sure I will make the trip again to the Friday the 13th rally, but I am sure that I will go back on another day. I just have to find some better roads to get there.

Rainbows and LeatherPort Dover, September 2013

by SAMANTHA ARMSTRONGContributing Writer - TMT

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Community Supports Riders Cause

The “Ride for MS” Poker Run event was held on Saturday, September 21st. Although there were fewer motorcycles participating this year, due to the poor weather condi-tions, we raised a total of $8,528.14 bringing the total for the 5 year period to $33,902.13!

A total of 95 participants traveled approx-imately 150 km’s throughout Essex County, and finished up at the Knights of Columbus Hall, South Windsor, for a buffet dinner, fun and games. The local business community support was exceptional, as they provided an awesome number of door and auction prizes that added an incentive to registra-tion. Pledge funds were donated to the MS Society of Canada (Windsor-Essex Chapter); kept local to help subsidize the purchase of special equipment needed by those who have MS in our own community.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Lone Wolf Clubhouse, Steve’s Auto Shine, Average Joe’s, Pelee Island Winery, Biz X Magazine, Sandbar Waterfront Grill, Leather King, Do-minion Bar & Grill, CAW Local 444, The Deal-makers, Belt Drive Betty & The Leaf Neigh-bourhood Grill. A special thanks goes out to all of the participants for enduring the bad weather, and to the many volunteers who helped during the event. This event would not be possible without each and every one of you. Your support is greatly ap-preciated by myself and the MS Society of Canada (Windsor-Essex Chapter).

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See you all then, and RIDE SAFE!

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Not all car drivers are bad. Many respect their two-wheeled pilot fish. In fact, most drivers are polite and attentive to motorcyclists. There are however some standouts who throw this philosophy un-der their wheels when they are stopped at a traffic light, and sitting beside a motorcycle. The urge to creep ahead of the bike (or car) beside the driver is overpowering; when the light turns green, the drag race begins and any savings the driver in-curred on cheaper gas is blown out the exhaust. Some bikers are guilty of the same behavior, but the power to weight ratio of most motorcycles gives riders decent starting propulsion with only a slight twist of the throttle.

God help anyone who subscribes to the “two-second” rule before “cautiously” accelerating into the intersection. The careful, attentive rider, or driver, will get blasted by a horn from behind, a form of aggression that represents undisciplined and immature behaviour. Many cage drivers lack road etiquette, and some feel entitled to be ahead of everyone else. This conduct exemplifies two very common “unprofessional” driving behav-iours (amongst others that come to mind when it comes to the big fish, small fish roadways): tail-gating, and at the opposite end of the spectrum, racing to overtake. Why do people feel the need to overtake? Is it just to gain a toehold, to get their bumper ahead of your front tire sipes? Passing a slower moving vehicle is a legitimate and safe driving and riding manoeuvre, when done cor-rectly, and for a legitimate reason.

Tailgating needs no elaborate explanation. I’ve had car, dump truck, semi and pickup driv-ers examine my exhaust pipe at speed when I’m cruising at a respectable margin over the speed limit — with ample opportunity for them to use a passing lane, or the left lane, to go by me. Espe-cially noteworthy are drivers who need a ladder to climb into their vehicle or the ones with exhaust cans on their cars that look like empty apple juice cans. My concern stems from the driver’s tunnel vision attention to detail. I can decelerate and stop much more rapidly than the driver sniffing the carbon deposits on my baffles. The tailgaters do not appear to even realize that you are there. So what is a rider to do?

Keep a cool head. Be professional. You can’t easily win a moral argument with someone who is immature. These drivers could turn to tantrum-like behavior, AKA “road rage,” to make their point. Move over if you can safely and allow the intimi-dator a pass — or harness your motorcycle’s ma-neuvering capability and extricate yourself from the unsafe situation. Bikers are vulnerable, but they also possess agility. Take advantage of being able to move swiftly and surely out of the way.

Motorcycles are fast. Speed is frowned upon by the law but if it means removing yourself from a potentially life-threatening rear-end collision,

light the afterburners and tuck in amongst a safe convoy of drivers. The intimidator may speed up for a chase, but at least your ‘power point’ demon-stration did more than any hand gesture could. Stealth is another option. Being inconspicuous on a bike isn’t necessarily a safe bet but your smaller silhouette positioned in a slower lane and at a “reasonable” speed may force the bully to look for larger prey.

Keeping your footprint left of centre in front of an aggressive driver, can sometimes help, if you are riding in the right lane or the only lane possible. You will be riding in the tailgater’s immediate field of vision. Being unable to see might encourage him/er to back of, or to pass. It might also show that you won’t be made to pull over by intimida-tion or submit to aggression. Edging towards the right shoulder is unsafe, as it encourages those who drive close behind to crowd you out in your own lane, instead of passing correctly. You’re not riding a bicycle or a moped. You are riding a mo-torcycle. Make yourself appear bigger than you are. It may not always be possible to take a protect yourself from intimidation, but if you slow down and allow the tailgater passing opportunities, you can bet your bike that they’ll take it.

There’s something else to consider. Keep your behaviour in check. Don’t imitate an intimidator or try to retaliate. Escaping a potentially danger-ous situation is better than escalating one. We’ve all seen road rage, or highway duels between motorists who endanger everyone in their path. Self-reflection is a very powerful antidote to curb aggressive behaviour. Picture yourself going mad; in a sense that’s what intimidators are going through. If you have a hard time controlling your own emotions, imagine your son, daughter, wife or loved one as the victim; it’s not a pretty picture. Act like a professional.

Being a professional rider isn’t restricted to rac-ers or testers. Professionalism is a state of mind that permeates through your actions at all times during every stage of riding a motorcycle — whether anyone is looking or not. It is a philoso-phy that defines many successful people. They adopt a mature professionalism as a code of con-duct. Pilots and surgeons depend on their profes-sional attitudes and abilities to save their own lives, and the lives of others. Having a proper attitude and respect for others defines the person and the job. It’s something that separates people you ad-mire from wannabes and narcissists. Riding like a professional is your best shield against aggressive drivers.

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had 16,000 kilometres on it before we started the trip. I had read reports of people getting over 20,000 kms on these tires before replace-ment, and so had not bothered to seek out a replacement before leaving home. When wear-bars start to become more prominent, one does start to worry somewhat. We were not even half-way through our “planned” trip, so maybe it was time to find a dealer and re-place that skin.As we had no schedule for our trip, and had not booked any accommodations after our first night, we were at liberty to change plans. We Googled BMW dealers and found that the closest one, and the one that a visit to whom would result in the least disruption to our route, was in Asheville, North Carolina. A visit there would mean not riding two planned days in Tennessee, but not having to worry about needing a tire in the middle of nowhere, USA. Our route had taken us from Huntington, WV on the 152, and 37 to Fort Gay, across the border into Kentucky along the 32 to Sandy Hook, onto the 7 and 460 to Slayersville, and onto the wonderful 30 west-bound to East Bernstadt, and London, then east on the equally wonderful 421 before hitting Interstate 26, at Kingsport, south to Asheville.The BMW dealer in Asheville, Eurosport Asheville, had confirmed that they had the tire in stock, and when I asked him to put our name on it and to set it aside, he chuckled saying that there would be plenty of tires at the store. There was a rally going on, and two tire manufacturers would be there with their trailers and tire crews. We arrived at the deal-er at 3:00 in the afternoon on the Thursday, to find that there was indeed a regional BMW rally starting. Everyone at the dealership was working full tilt, and within an hour and a half, we had a new front tire installed for a very reasonable price, a hotel room booked, and were ready to resume the ride. Now, of course if you’ve got an hour and a half to “kill” in a bike dealership, you know, as well as I do, that that will give you enough time to look through the dealer’s inventory and to look for any “deals.” At the end of it, I had purchased a new KLIM long-sleeved shirt (as if I was going to wear it in the +30° C weather down there), and my wife had purchased a new pair of BMW over-pants to replace her 15 year-old

First Gear pants, that were still wearable, but that had seen their better days. Our tire hunt had turned into a shopping expedition!We had originally planned to ride the 421 from Weber City, Tennessee to Boone, in NC, and then to find the 197 south of Erwin and take it to Weaverville, NC. Our tire trip had scratched that idea, so we headed to Weaverville from Asheville and then took the 70 north to just past Rogersville, and then a series of small roads to the 11W, then north to the 66, to the 63 and then the 25E to Pin-eville, KY. Our idea was to spend the evening in Williamsburg, because it was located on an interstate and so promised no problems getting a room for the night. Right!When my wife and I started taking our an-nual motorcycle trips to the states years ago, we decided that the last two weeks in June would be the best time to go. We figured that schools were still in session, that the majority of families would not yet be on the roads with their motorhomes, fifth-wheels and tent trailers, and that the end of June was at least half-way through the highway maintenance/repaving schedule and that there would be fewer construction delays. We discovered, this trip, that schools in many states end in mid-May, throwing our Canadi-an idea of why this was a good time to travel into the dustbin. Yes, much of the paving, by mid-June, has been done, and that is a real plus, but the end of June is when school groups take their end-of-term trips. We found out that Williamsburg has a college, and that weekend was the secondary school student orientation weekend, and every room in the town was booked – blowing my interstate highway hotel theory for that day. Was there another available? Why which way are you heading? West. Ah, there’s a Holiday Inn in Whitley City, and you shouldn’t have trouble finding a room there. It’s already five o’clock and we’ve been riding in the heat and sun-shine all day, but what’s another 30 minutes of bike heaven to us, now very seasoned rid-ers?Okay, so you get to Whitley City and drive through the place, looking for a Holiday Inn, or anywhere that looks decent to stay for the evening. The next place isn’t for another 45 to 60 minutes west and we are already burnt out. There’s only one restaurant in town, the

Dairy Bar, and it looks like an old-fashioned drive-in, so we stop. Inside the Spartan inte-rior, it’s packed with locals having the Friday evening special, a fish-fry. We ask one of the wait staff at the counter if there is a motel in town and she says yes, it’s on the highway. We say that we only passed one place (the South Fork Inn) and that there were no cars in the parking lot, and that it looked aban-doned. “That’s the place,” said she. I asked if it was really open, and she said yes, but that they didn’t get many guests since they fin-ished building the prison a few years ago. It seems that the guys who built the prison stayed there at the time and that there hadn’t been very many guests since then. So we ate the fish-fry (it was excellent) and found out about the restaurant. It had opened in 1933 and had been in business ever since, and yes, they still waited on the cars if customers wanted drive-up service. We say, “Recom-mended!”After supper, we headed back to the high-way and made our way into the empty parking lot of the hotel. It was very eerie rid-ing our bikes into the parking lot with only one other vehicle, a car, in the lot. This place had three stories and looked relatively new (only 30 years old, we figured, because that was how many years the prison had been there). It had a pool, and there was a young fellow behind the desk playing games on his phone. Do you have any availability this evening? (Ha ha). Well, we had our choice of rooms and beds (a king, please). Was there breakfast included? Yes, but only if we have five guests, he answered. He followed up by saying that with us staying there, there would most likely be breakfast, because he thought that there were now eight guests in total. Both my wife and I were thinking, “Bates Motel,” and vowing to be extra vigilant and to hell with the bikes but we were locking the door and bolting it!Funny how so many things that we fear end up being “made up.” I heard it said once that 90% of our worries will go away on their own given enough time. Sure enough, we had a great night’s sleep, had breakfast included in the morning and were on our way west on the 92 and the 90 to Cave City, our next stop. A great day of riding once again.(To be continued)

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Ever since I was a little boy, peeking over the dash of my father’s ’76 Duster trying to take in as much romanticism as possible of the motor-cycle roaring off into the distant horizon ahead, I noticed – though was too young to under-stand - the differences between bikers, and also the bikes they rode.

I can remember seeing mainly men, in those days, dressed in jeans, boots, and a T-shirt (usu-ally with the local diner’s logo on the front, or the name of the band of the last concert they attended on the back) riding about town, ap-pearing to be as free as a bird. They didn’t seem to have a care in the world. No place to be on time, and no one to answer to. When I would visit the’ big city,’ I was initially shocked to see riders wearing leather – from head to toe! I had only seen ‘racing suits’ worn by riders in televi-sion shows up to this point, and didn’t realize motorcyclists were wearing them on the streets as well, and for their local coffee runs, no less! I noticed a difference in attitude, style, bravado and in personalities!

The Good.The ‘City Riders’, as I liked to call them, ap-

peared to enjoy motorcycling based on how their vehicles performed, the bikes’ maneuver-ability, and their bikes’ simple beauty. When-ever I came into contact with any of these rid-ers, they first wanted to know if I rode, and if so, what? How many and what types of bikes have you ridden up ‘til then, and then they would wax profusely about what they were currently riding, with an nod to nostalgia, and with reverence given when speaking about their past steeds. I found that these motorcy-clists were as deeply into the riding experience as most of us tend to be, but just as important to them was what style and brand of bike ac-companied them on the journey: the ‘experi-ence’ was tightly woven with the concern for and about their vehicles.

‘Dancing with the girl that brought you’.The City Riders were more prone to take

motorcycle safety courses, not only for the re-duction in insurance premiums, but to become better riders, and possibly to better appreciate the engineering which makes the whole mo-torcycle experience unforgettable (yes, you de-tractors, even on a Harley).

As a Motorcycle Instructor, I’m under the im-pression that most of my colleagues in that en-deavor fall in the category of City Riders. They experience the joys of precision riding, and the engineering that makes it possible.

The Bad.I remember, like it was yesterday, a seeing

relative riding a Yamaha Virago 1000 late one Friday night, almost fall over mid-corner, while taking what should have been an uneventful jaunt off a main street onto a small side street. As I recall, he couldn’t ride very well in a straight line either that night. He wasn’t an example of being the best rider he could be, nor was he mesmerized by the engineering brilliance he straddled. His determination and focus on that late Friday night was to challenge himself to see if he could make it safely home after an all day and half the evening house party.

Most of us have been out driving, in our cars or on our motorcycles, on a Friday or Saturday evening and have noticed that someone’s rid-ing ‘style’ didn’t pass the ‘sniff test’. Sometimes, you can’t tell the difference between a novice rider, or a poor rider, and a someone who’s decided to risk not only their own lives, but the lives of those around them by drinking, or smoking, or shooting, or taking mind altering substances. Does there ever seem to be a po-lice officer around to share your witness when this happens? Some motorists will follow and or call in the offending bike’s license plate. I’ve never done this myself. I tend to let nature do its thing; ‘the thinning of the heard’.

Motorcycle riders under the influence of drugs or alcohol don’t tend to get too far before they crash, and the majority of their accidents involve only themselves, thank goodness. It’s a mild form of justice, I suppose.

A friend of mine was telling me about a night he was out with his wife, and they saw a biker stop at a red light, and ‘forget’ to put at least one foot down, and thus proceeded to fall over. You’ve heard of him too?

The Ugly.Why biker gangs still continue to be called

‘biker gangs’ is beyond me. We rarely see their members ride, except for certain occasions when they scare soccer moms, attend funer-als, go to ‘church’, and the like. These few gang members give all of us riders a bad name, yet their appearance has been used to portray a bad boy image in advertising by some in the motorcycle industry. I’ve never seen a motor-cycle club member take a safety riders course, or even concern themselves with becoming a better rider. I have seen biker gang members putting forth great effort towards making money by any means, legal or otherwise.

I’ve known a few bike gang members in my life, and got along very well with them. I think those that I met might have been the excep-tion though. Many other motorcycle “outlaw” gang members appear to be well-versed in racist, and sexist philosophies. The members I knew were there to make money, and en-joyed the outlaw aura that came along with it. They weren’t racists; thus we got along very well, though I would never condone the sell-ing of drugs, prostitution, extortion, and the like. We never spoke about politics, or legalities; just bikes.

Many motorcycle gangs have been giving up their bikes and leather jackets and have taken to wearing suits and shaving in an at-tempt to cultivate their image, hoping thatby doing so, they might fly under the police and public radar, resulting in more money, and less jail time.

I can recall a biker telling me, ‘Why work for a living, when I can get someone else to work and take their money at the end of the day’?

Motorcyclists consist of a wide array of char-acters, personalities, and interests. It’s what makes life unique, interesting and enjoyable. Too bad that press is still given to the bad ap-ples, even though they no longer ride.

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“I’ve met people from all over the world. I’ve met people who have flown their bikes in from the U.K. and people who have ar-rived by limo. A lot of people come back every year and look for my clothing. They get to know you. It is a lot of fun,” she said.

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As a result of twelve years of dedication, support and generosity, the Music Therapy Ride has raised over $600,000 for the Cana-dian Music Therapy Trust Fund, and this year welcomes the partnership of the Music Heals Foundation.

“Music therapy is the clinical use of music as an intervention to promote physical, emo-tional, social and spiritual health. We’re proud to support the Music Therapy Association of B.C. and its important community projects. They are an inspiring group of professionals,” said Shaw Saltzberg, Chairman, Music Thera-py Ride Committee.

The proceeds from this year’s ride will go towards the maintenance, and continued use, of mobile recording studios, called Band-wagons, designed specifically for music ther-apy. These mobile studios contain recording software, sound processing equipment, and a variety of musical instruments. The Music Therapy Ride has funded the creation of 2 Bandwagons to date. Bandwagon 1 arrived at its permanent residence, the BC Children’s Hospital, in July 2011. Created in 2012, Band-wagon 2 has supported music therapy pro-grams across the province, traveling to vari-ous care facilities for six-week residencies.

The Music Therapy Ride Committee would like to thank The Vancouver Police Motorcy-cle Drill Team for twelve years of incredible support. The committee would also like to thank Dan Mangan, The Great Canadian Ca-sino/River Rock Casino Resort, Garibaldi Lift Co, the local music industry, extensive media partners and the motorcycle community.

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Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo com-pleted their first laps on an early 2014 factory YZR-M1 prototype at the Misano circuit in Italy last month.

The new bike features revised a mo-tor and chassis. Yesterday’s Misano race winner, Lorenzo, was second on the timesheets at a one-day test session at the San Marino track prior to the racing.

He set a best time of 1.34.191 and was 0.332s behind world championship leader Marc Marquez, who was spend-ing time further evaluating their Honda’s 2014 RC213V that he briefly rode at the Motorland Aragon in June.

Rossi was sixth quickest and 0.764s be-hind Marquez’s fastest pace of 1.33.859.

Toni Elias will no longer feature in the Moto2™ World Championship, having made a mutual decision with Blusens Avin-tia not to continue their partnership. The Spaniard is a former MotoGP™ race winner and claimed the inaugural Moto2™ title in 2010.

The confirmation came via a team press release on Monday evening:

‘It is no secret that the results achieved so

far this year were not enjoyed by anybody, although the team provided all of the nec-essary needs, and Elias had given it his max-imum on the track. Toni had already set his sights on World Superbikes for next season, but an immediate offer, which involves fin-ishing this year in that championship, has accelerated the process.’

Elias made his World Championship debut in the 125 class in 1999, clinching a career-first victory in the 2001 Dutch TT at Assen. He jumped up to 250s the follow-ing year, but did not claim a title until he returned to the intermediate class – then in its first season of Moto2™ - in 2010.

The Manresa rider spent a five-year solid stint in MotoGP™ between 2005 and 2009, memorably beating Valentino Rossi to win the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril in 2006; finishing just two thousandths of a second ahead, this matched the closest ever pre-mier class race finish.

In 2011, Elias was instated into Cham-pions Avenue at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, unveiling the plaque bearing his name.

While Elias, 30, is covered for in Moto2™ by Argentina’s Ezequiel Iturrioz for the rest of the season, the MotoGP™ world waves goodbye to a familiar face.

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After scoring a double podium finish in the San Marino Grand Prix, Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa were back on-track testing at the Misano circuit last Month.

It was a productive day for the Spanish rid-ers, who had a busy test programme. Honda Racing Corporation brought the next evolu-tion of the 2014 bike to test, complete with new Magneti Marelli hardware. Both Marquez and Pedrosa reported positive feedback on its development, but agreed there were still areas to improve. The HRC engineers will now return to Japan with the data collected in order to

complete the final stages of the 2014 project in time for the Valencia test.

The riders also tested a new swingarm and some other small parts on the current 2013 RC213V machine, to assist them in the final five races and their battle for the championship.

Marquez, who had a small crash at Turn 12 whilst trying a new geometry on his current bike, set the fastest time of the day on the new 2014 machine, with 1’33.264 on lap 70 of 71, just three tenths off his record pole time from Saturday of 1’32.915. Dani was sixth fastest for the day with 1’33.892, recorded on lap 57 of 74 on his current 2013 machine.

Jorge Lorenzo has won his second consecutive Grand Prix, winning the GP Aperol di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini at Misano. The World Cham-pion, who took the lead at the start, controlled the pace as champion-ship leader Marc Marquez beat Dani Pedrosa to second position.

Misano World Circuit Marco Si-moncelli has delivered another glorious result for Lorenzo, who has now flourished at the Adriatic ven-

ue for three years in a row.From second on the grid, Loren-

zo shot into the lead as pole-sitter Marquez dropped to third on the opening lap. The latter would put on a spurt in the second half of the race, but by this point had fallen to fourth place due to an unforced error; Marquez recovered from his Turn 8 mistake to catch and pass both Lorenzo’s teammate Valentino Rossi, and his Repsol Honda Team

colleague Pedrosa. However, as the two Honda riders engaged in a bat-tle, Lorenzo’s already comfortable lead only grew.

Marquez’s championship lead is now 34 points with five races re-maining, while Lorenzo has drawn level with Pedrosa for second over-all. Rossi, and Monster Yamaha Tech3’s Cal Crutchlow are the only other two riders who can math-ematically still clinch the title

Work continues for Marques and Pedrosa

Lorenzo triumphs in San Marino GP

“I’ve never been so exhausted in my life.” exclaims Pro Rookie Jordan Szoke after completing his first Enduro event in his career. “Just finishing this event is a victory in itself.”

The Corduroy Enduro celebrated its 60th annual event this fall weekend in the pristine wilder-ness of Ontario’s highlands. Boasting as Canada’s toughest off road event, the riders were met with terrain that did just that. Testing the entrants to their limits, this 3 day event pushed its riders above and beyond their limits through hundreds of kilometers in Canada’s gnarliest terrain.

“This event was so well organized and laid out.” Says Szoke. “Considering all the obstacles Mother Nature and the OPP brought them it was a very well organized competition.” Through-out the weekend rain and police interference forced the organizers to quickly reroute many ki-lometers of trail.

“This terrain is really tough.” says Szoke “Then you add an element of speed in there it makes the stages even tougher.”

9 time Canadian Superbike Champion Szoke spends a lot of his time on a dirt bike, keeping his skills sharp for when he competes on his Superbike. “When my supporter Sherco Canada brought in a new Enduro bike, they asked me to showcase it in this particular event. The Cord is infamous for it’s brutal punishment, so I figured it was right up my alley.” says Szoke.

When asked about his very first Enduro experience Bob Billyard of Sherco Canada com-mented, “Sherco Canada was honored to be part of the 60th Cord, Jordan had a brilliant ride, a very special and memorable weekend for all sharing Jordan’s first competitive Enduro.” Sherco Canada was the premier sponsor for the event.

Szoke finished the three day competition 16 seconds off the podium in fourth position overall.

Szoke Completes the CordJordan Szoke, Pinery Road - Kawartha Lakes Ontario, Canada - Sept 22nd 2013 - photo courtesy of Bob Billyard

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If your motorcycle is your dancing partner, then your tires could be considered your dancing shoes. These two contact patches, no bigger than the palm of your hand, are the only things that connect you and your bike to the road. They are the interface for all of your inputs and movements, and are ar-guably the most important components on your motorcycle.

The specialized nature of motorcycles to-day means that tires themselves have also become very application specific.

Unlike car tires, motorcycle tires operate at different lean angles and circumferences and are unique in the stresses that they see. Manufacturers have developed tires for rac-ing, street riding, touring, off-road as well as unique models and sizes for vintage and custom bikes. The superior performance and handling of today’s motorcycles owe as much to the advancement of tire technology and carcass construction as they do to sus-pension and chassis development. Selecting the correct size, model and make of tire will enable you to get the most out of your bike, and maximize your riding enjoyment

Specialty TiresOn the cutting edge of tire technology

are sport tires. Born out of competition at the world level, many modern sport tires are utilizing multiple compounds of rub-ber placed strategically around the tire to enhance wear and performance properties. Softer rubber along the edges for cornering are complimented by harder, more durable rubber down the centre for better mileage and wear. DOT treaded race tires and slicks are designed with a limited life, but with ex-traordinary grip, by utilizing specialized soft rubber compounds and lightweight carcass construction.

In the custom world, tires in excess of 200 – 240mm wide have become fashionable for some of the wild choppers and specialized rolling art being built today. The view from behind is all business.

Off-road tires are available in a myriad of compounds and tread patterns for ev-erything from sand and dirt, to flat track and trail riding. Street legal dual sport tires

feature large tread blocks, but constructed for higher speeds than knobbies for dirt-only motorcycles. Dual sport tires are a hybrid of the ‘knobby’ motocross tires and street tires.

Numbers ExplainedYou may have noticed that tires typically

have an alphanumeric code moulded into the sidewall of the tire. This combination of numbers and letters provide information about sizing, construction and wear proper-ties of the tire. A typical motorcycle tire uses the ISO Metric sizing system to classify tire specifications. The first set of numbers identi-fies the width and height of the tire. For in-stance a 180/55 ZR 17 denotes a tire that is 180mm across at its widest point, and has a sidewall height that is 55% of its width. The subsequent letters indicate the speed rating and carcass construction. In this case a ZR 17 describes a “Z” rated radial tire designed to be fit to a 17” diameter rim. An “S” rating means that the tire is safe for operation at sustained speeds of (112 mph, 180 km/h), H (130 mph, 210 km/h), V (in excess of 130 mph, 210 km/h) and Z (in excess of 149 mph, 240 km/h).

Other information found on the sidewall may include manufacturer model designa-tion, compound identification, lot or batch numbers, and country of origin.

Tire TipsThere are two things you should never try

cut corners with (pardon the pun) when it comes to motorcycling. Safety gear is one of them, and tires is the other. Having a good set of tires is inexpensive insurance against having to fix your bike, or yourself, after a crash.

Paramount to the effectiveness of any given tire is proper inflation. On all modern bikes, tire pressures are noted on a sticker that is glued and stuck somewhere on the motorcycle. When in doubt, check in your motorcycled owner’s manual (go ask MOM), about how to inflate tires and to what pres-sures. Inflate tires to the recommended pres-sures when the tire is cold, before a ride, as specified in your motorcycles owner’s man-ual, and check your tires regularly. Improperly inflated tires may wear faster, unevenly and negatively affect handling and grip. Make sure they are properly mounted and bal-anced with a good valve stem as well. If they

are older tires, check for cracking (on the side-walls and between the treads) or leaks. Al-ways replace the tire when the tread reaches its minimum thickness (again, check MOM) or the wear bars appear near the bottom of the tread. Crashing your expensive bike for the sake of a few hundred kilometres on a balding tire is not good economics. When changing a front or rear tire only, always try to install a matching brand, or at least a com-parable model tire. Never mix bias and radial tires, and pay attention to the sizing as well. Having an improperly sized tire on your bike can create handling issues and dangerous interference conditions against forks, swing arms, shaft drive assemblies and chains.

It is always a good idea to regularly inspect your tires for foreign objects, cuts and wear as well.

Tire Repair – To Plug or Replace??There has long been an argument,

amongst motorcyclists, as to the validity of patching or plugging motorcycle tires.

While some motorcycle tires still utilize tubes, tubeless construction is popular, and, as such, require repair of the tires as a pressur-ized unit. The procedure of inserting a glue covered plug into the offending hole is ac-cepted practice for automotive applications. Performing such a fix on a motorcycle tire may be necessary if you are in the middle of nowhere, or just stuck for resources (i.e. there is not a replacement tire available locally). A less intrusive, but more time-consuming fix, is to remove the tire from the rim and vulca-nize a patch on the inside of the tire. Many riders prefer to replace the tire at any sign of damage, but the type and use of your bike may dictate if the interior patch is to be con-sidered to be a permanent fix. Should the bead or sidewall become compromised however replacement of the tire will usually be required.

Keep the Rubber Side DownAs a consumable component of motor-

cycling, your tires represent another cost in your yearly riding budget. Fuel, oil, brakes, in-surance and routine maintenance are all im-portant things to consider when purchasing a bike, but don’t neglect your tires. Having a properly maintained bike, including good tires, and safety gear, are important steps to-wards a safe and successful riding career.

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Your Rubber by TIM FAIRHURST

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We live in a world of constant change. You might have heard it said that all cells in our bodies are replaced every seven to ten years. This is not true; neurons in the cerebral cortex are never replaced – so those of you who still go off on the weekends to kill a few brain cells with over-indulgence, take note. However, the rest of the cells are replaced at varying rates. So it goes with motorcycling. This leads me to ask what changes do you think we might see in the next 15 years?

In motorcycling’s illustrious past, bikes were used as test beds for ideas that were then used in the automobile sector. Gottlieb Daim-ler’s four-wheeled contraption, considered to be the world’s first “motorcycle,” was an en-gine test-bed on wooden wheels. Carl Benz successfully ran a stationary gasoline engine on New Year’s Eve, in 1879, which he mated to what many consider to be the world’s first automobile platform, in 1886. The first motor-cycle had four wheels, and “first” car, had only three. Compare those to today’s vehicles … there have been a few changes since.

What do you think motorcycles, and mo-torcycling, will look like in 2030? Here are my thoughts.

• Motorcycles will be alighter, and lower, through the use of light-weight, yet strong, parts made of composite materials. Many of today’s bikes are too tall and too heavy.

• Manufacturing processes will make use of 3-D techniques to form many parts; replace-ment body parts will be made at home, for a few dollars.

• Engines will be electric, for at least 25% of manufacturers’ lineups; batteries will be lighter and will offer much improved efficiency so as to offer extended ranges. (Read about Tesla cars to see where the four-wheeled segment is heading).

• Riders will be lighter, by then they will have discovered why we are becoming obese.

• Bikes powered by combustion engines will have fuel usage improve by 40% over today’s figures. Motorcycles at the turn of the 1900s often listed mileage at over 70mpg (granted, that is possible today if we limited BHP to 3.5).

• Tire life will be doubled over current stan-dards, due to improved materials, and manu-facturing techniques and lighter bikes.

• Mechanical tune-ups will be a thing of the past for electric bikes, as all mechanical com-ponents will be easy-to-change modules.

• Bikes will have anti-lock brakes, traction control, automatic suspension control, LED lights, and more comfortable seats.

• Bikes will have cameras and computers to control distance and speed that adapt to changing traffic conditions.

• Helmets will be wired for Bluetooth-type communications.

• Helmets will include a Heads Up Display (HUD) reflected onto the visor showing speed, location, gear indicator, rear-view camera, and GPS showing routes. All will be connected to your personal communication device.

• Helmets will include bike to bike, and bike to phone communicators.

• Motorcycle riding suits will have airbags, linked to computers, which will deploy instan-taneously in the case of an upset.

• Motorcycles will come equipped with integral anti-theft devices that can’t be easily removed, and will alert the owner, and the police, via a GPS.

• Riders will be trained using bike-sized computer simulators.

Okay, so maybe, maybe the engineers in the crowd will dispute the 3-D printing. How-ever, HUD helmets have been designed by REEVU in Europe, albeit at first adopter pricing, and Alpinestars has its Tech Air riding suit with its computer-assisted airbag inflators. Yes siree, Bob! She’s a changin’ times out there.

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