Motorcycle Times weekly Digest September 26 - 30, 2021

Buell® to Start Hammerhead Production

SEPTEMBER 26—30, 2021 CONTENTS REFLECTIONS by Jack Applebaum…………………………………………………………………….4 THOMAS KJER OLSEN ON FORM AT 2021 FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS……...…….....…6 EVENTFUL MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS FOR GASGAS FACTORY RACING..………...……….8 CRAIG DELONG SECURES SECOND OVERALL AT BURR OAK GNCC……………………….10 GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG – THE FIRST MOTORISED BIKE…….....….………………………….12 TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR MISANO MotoGP TEST VIDEO…...….……….…………...…………...14 GBC Powersports Tires Burr Oak: Motorcycle Race Report………………...…………………16 RINS AND MIR LEARN ABOUT THE TOOLS – EPISODE 1 VIDEO…...……...………………….18 BUILDBASE SUZUKI UPBEAT AFTER OULTON BSB MIXED RESULT…...……………………20 JOE ROBERTS RENEWS MOTO2 DEAL WITH ITALTRANS RACING………..…………………22 SUZUKI READY TO RIDE THE RODEO IN TEXAS………....……………………………………….24 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Return to Texas for Grand Prix of The Americas..……...26 Dean Berta Viñales Has Died After WorldSSP300 Crash……...……….….…………………….28 URAMOTO JOINS BUILDBASE SUZUKI FOR DONINGTON BSB…..…..……………………...30 AMA Road Race Grand Championship to Run Oct. 15-17...…..…...…………………………...32 GNCC Race Recap – GBC Powersports Tires Burr Oak….....………...………………………..34 Buell® to Start Hammerhead Production & Online Reservations Nov. 1, 2021……..………36 SUZUKI WEEKEND ACTION – OCTOBER 2-3RD…………...………………..……….…………...38 BILLY BOLT AND ALFREDO GOMEZ AT HIXPANIA HARD ENDURO…………………………..40 Langen two Stroke now road registered in the UK......……………………………………..…....42 HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES THANKS JASON ANDERSON…………………………………..44 Triumph Renews DGR Partnership for Five More Years....….……………………………….....46 PRESS RELEASE – Five motorcycle training programmes in Italy, Cyprus, Greece and Portugal..……….………………………………………….……………………………………………....47

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"Wired"

By Jack Applebaum Electrical systems on a motorcycle really aren't my strong suit. A dizzying array of wires combined with a personal color deficiency tends to restrict me to what little I can accomplish with a multimeter.

Yet, the wiring for a bike serves specific functions that enable us to get somewhere. Seems our brains may also be wired to reach specific objectives. Note the first couple of paragraphs of an article I read two decades ago: Is God a State of Mind?

Revelations: Brain X-Rays 'Show' Religious Experience

By Laurie Barclay, MD WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Dr. Jacqueline Brooks April 11, 2001 – “Read the daily paper or watch the local TV news and a seemingly endless parade of chaotic, violent events unfolds: school shootings, terrorism, murder, child abuse.

Many people make sense of these seemingly senseless events through a belief in a Supreme Being and faith that their God won't desert them in a time of need. This faith may be well placed, according to a Philadelphia-based radiologist -- well placed in the brain, that is.

In Why God Won't Go Away, released April 1, 2001 by Ballantine Books, co-author Andrew B. Newberg, MD, explains his theory that the human brain is hard-wired for religion. Just as the mind has the capacity for analytical thought, abstract mathematical reasoning, and invention of highly sophisticated technology, it also has the capacity -- and the built-in design - to experience God.” After a technical discussion of the data and the findings, the article further states: “Though skeptics may argue that God lives only in the mind of the faithful, Newberg suggests that the opposite conclusion is equally valid: If there is a God, it makes perfect sense that He would create a way for us to communicate with Him.” Yep. That's the conclusion I would reach. We not only have a God shaped void in our heart; seems, we have spiritual ignition system looking for a battery. For those of us who know the Lord Jesus Christ, this should come as no surprise. The Bible states "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well." (Ps 139:14, NIV). It has taken vast advances in technology and the development of equipment far beyond that of a multimeter to get a glimpse of just how true that verse really is.

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THOMAS KJER OLSEN ON FORM AT 2021 FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS HERE

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SS OF NATIONS FOR GASGAS FACTORY RACING HERE

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CRAIG DELONG COMES FROM BEHIND TO SECURE SECOND OVERALL AT BURR OAK GNCC HERE

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JOE ROBERTS WILL AGAIN JOIN LORENZO DALLA PORTA ON THE ITA

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TALTRANS MOTO2 TEAM FOR THE 2022 SEASON HERE.

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SUZUKI READY TO RIDE THE RODEO IN TEXAS

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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Return to Texas for Grand Prix of The Americas

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URAMOTO JOINS BUILDBASE SUZUKI FOR DONINGTON BSB HERE

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Triumph motorcycles and the distinguished gentleman’s ride renew their partnership for five more years Triumph Motorcycles are proud to announce that they will continue as main partner and supporter of The Distinguished Gentleman Ride (DGR), one of the world’s largest and most stylish charity motorcycle fundraising event, for another historic five years.

The renewal of this important partnership represents a natural continuation of what has been a great success story, both from the perspective of raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health, but also in the incredible participation and the riding community it has generated for hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists worldwide As the DGR’s major sponsor since 2014, Triumph Motorcycles are proud to have played a key role in partnership with Mark Hawwa and his team in helping develop the DGR into the worldspanning event that it is today. Contributing support and resources across the years that have raised awareness, amplified the DGR’s voice and rewarded its participants has been at the heart of Triumph’s role. This in turn has led to legions of Triumph riders, Triumph dealers, staff, family, and friends enjoying their motorcycles, dressing dapper and sharing a common bond in support of their community.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was founded to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health, by uniting classic and vintage style motorcycle riders, old and new all around the world. Triumph Motorcycles embraced this cause and in early 2014, committed to support the DGR through their global marketing team and channels, and to provide The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride with Modern Classic motorcycles to be won as prizes to reward and promote fundraising.

Over 8 incredible years, Triumph Motorcycles and The DGR have worked together with the common goal of increasing the profile of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride around the world, to grow this amazing community of riders and ultimately increase the number of people participating and the level of funds raised to support the cause.

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On 28th September 2014 the first Triumphsponsored DGR took place in 58 counties, 257 cities and it was attended by 20,000 dapperdressed classic and vintage riders, raising a total of $1.5m. Growing to 79 countries, 410 cities, 37,000 riders and $2.3m raised in 2015, and 90 countries, 57,000 riders and $3.6m in 2016, these numbers have just kept growing and growing – up to the DGR’s record breaking year in 2019, where 116,00 riders raised $6m by riding dapper together in an amazing 104 countries across the world.

The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic presented a challenging landscape for The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride and riders alike. Despite such difficult times and dynamics, the DGR worked hard to develop a new format that made it possible for riders to show their support and passion safely, with the Ride Solo Together event. This enabled the global DGR community to achieve its most global event ever, with 171 countries and 2,531 locations riding solo together, all connected together through social media.

As challenges persisted during 2021 The Distinguished Gentleman’s ride adapted its format again to reflect the different level of restrictions worldwide, where depending on the restrictions in place in each area DGR fans enjoy a normal group ride event, route only or solo ride.

As a result of this evolved approach, we saw a considerable increase in participants and funds raised compared to the previous year with 65,300 riders, almost 10,000 more compared to 2020, raising $4.1m, $1.4m more than 2020.

In 2021, the event moved from September to May, and every indication gives hope and confidence for an amazing ride in 2022 ride, which everyone involved is committed to making the most successful year ever.

Mark Hawwa. Founder/Director of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.

“In 2014 when we first partnered with Triumph Motorcycles, I was incredibly excited. They are the only motorcycle manufacturer that I felt perfectly fit with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. We’ve done some wonderful things since then; together we have been able to reward some of our top and most dedicated fundraisers with brand new bikes from the modern classic range and built the custom one-of-one 2021 Triumph Thruxton RS. Today, 8 years later as we announce the 5-year continuation of this partnership, I am even more excited than I was in 2014 because, with the next 5 years, I know that we can do even more together with the goal of raising funds and awareness of men’s health.”

Paul Stroud. Triumph Chief Commercial Officer “From the very beginning we could see the DGR was something truly special that the team at Triumph were incredibly keen to be involved with, both for the cause it represented but also the great day of riding and fun of dressing dapper it delivered. We are proud to have been the main partner for the last eight years and honoured to have been able to play a part in helping grow such a positive and impactful force for good. Across our world, from our dealers to our staff, to Triumph fans and DGR riders globally it’s very easy to see how much passion and engagement there is for this significant event and riding cause. The renewal of our partnership with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was a natural decision to take, based not only on the success and growth of participation that has raised Triumph’s profile, but also because we share that passion and are committed to supporting Mark, his team and the DGR community worldwide in their mission, to reach ever higher”.

PRESS RELEASE – Five motorcycle training programmes in Italy, Cyprus, Greece and Portugal Today five new motorcycle training programmes, in Italy, Cyprus, Greece and Portugal, were awarded the European Motorcycle Training Quality Label, an initiative jointly led by the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) and the German Road Safety Council (DVR).

The awarded programmes are: “Importance of Protective Equipment – Accident Risk Assessment – Riding Skills Development”, a programme offered by the Cyprus Motorcycles Federation “Advice on Advanced Riding – E.Q.L.” a programme offered by the Hellenic Motorcycle Institute MOTOTHESIS “Safe Driving Course” and “Advanced Safe Driving Course”, two programmes offered by the Italian Motorcyclists Federation (FMI) “Ride safer – Motorcycle training”, a programme offered by the PRP (Prevenção Rodoviária Portuguesa), the Portuguese association for the prevention of road accidents Read more 47

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