PASSENGER 101
Ride Ontario
HHR
Teaching your passenger how to be a great one.
Spend some time exploring your Ontario roads. You’ll be surprised at what you find around the next bend.
The bridges were lined, all waving Canadian Flags to show their support.
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Hall of Fame Inductee
2012 Victory Cross Country The bagger that takes on the road and the entire industry by BRENT WAKEFORD Editor - TMT It’s been sometime since I’ve ridden anything other then my trusty steed, but as my true love is a bagger, which I ride mostly without the tour box, I wanted to feel what others had to offer. When the opportunity arose to grab Victory’s new 2012 Cross Country and take it
for a blast in the country, I jumped at the chance. There is something sexy about this style of bike. Maybe it’s the lines or the styling of the bags or fairing, or the way the floor boards just seem to mould right in, I don’t know. With quite a few colour options to choose from and of course the many Ness accessories/options available, this could be a sweet custom ride right off the showroom floor. I
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The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame announced the first member of the induction class of 2012. John Doherty will be honoured at the 7th Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion, which takes place on Nov 3, at the Delta Centre-Ville in Montreal, Quebec. John Doherty has been immersed in the world of motorcycles since he was old enough to ride. Like most lifelong enthusiasts, he progressed from rider, to club member, to competitor, to event volunteer, to organizer, to advocate, to sponsor, fund raiser, to race track management, to major event organizer and now, historian of the sport. “There is hardly any branch of the motorcycle sport in Canada, for that matter, that hasn’t benefitted from the tireless efforts of John Doherty,” notes Hall of Fame Chair Kellee Irwin. “John is well known by just about everyone in the sport and business, all of whom could independently speak of his considerable contribution over the past 43 years.”
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gave this bike a good thorough examination in the parking lot before mounting up. I noticed the way the front fender follows the line of the tire and the front signals are small yet bright. The fairing has good flowing lines to it and it is simple and clean with the single beam headlight. The floorboards are 18 inches long and run from wide out front to lean and tight near the back. More then see page 3
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