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But don’t let her adorable looks deceive you - she has oil pumping through those veins!

by JEN MURDOCK Contributing Writer - TMT I don’t know many bikers that are fond of winter, unless they also have snowmachines, skis, or a beach on a tropical island. But even these bikers suffer from PMS-- Parked Motor-

cycle Syndrome. Blessedly there is a season in between where we can all begin to congregate, talk about riding seasons past and future, and dream about all we can do to sexy up our rides; bike show season.

We all have our favourite part of the bike shows. Some love the cheap accessories, some

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love the swap meets. I don’t know many that don’t like to oogle the classics and antiques.

And then there’s the custom bikes. This is the hall where the foot traffic slows, cameras vie for the perfect angle, and jaws are caught gaping.

We have a great many talented builders and artists in the area, and it’s at these shows that

they get to shine and their hard work gets rewarded.

My favourite part of the show is in this room, amongst the artists and their bikes. Her work is stunning and very deserving of the many awards and the recognition she has garnered in the few short years since see p.3

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Red Hot Artist continued from cover starting her career. But when I introduce the admirers to this artist, many jaws drop. This sweet, smiling, and sometimes shy young redheaded woman is the person who airbrushes skulls and chains and ghouls and walks amongst the big burly bikers you expect to produce such masterpieces.

But don’t let her adorable looks deceive you-- she has oil pumping through those veins!

Amanda Brisbois is a third generation biker, and she grew up on the back of her father’s bike in Victoria, B.C. When they moved to Nova Scotia, she was 13, and the passion for bikes grew. During her years in high school Amanda endured horrific bullying that escalated to the point of her having to move and change schools. She needed a distraction. So on her 15th birthday her dad surprised her with an old 1982 440 Kawasaki that he rescued from a ditch. His logic was that he wanted her to be able to take it apart and put it back together before she could ride it-- a logic that served Amanda well over the years! Over the winter, father and daughter tore that bike down and completely restored it, and two days after Amanda’s 16th birthday she got her license and was on the road. Only her bike license though; it would be several years before she bothered with more than two wheels.

Amanda attributes that bike to saving her life.

Amanda’s creativity was evident in more than just her art. A dirty sock once replaced her oil filter, and her headlight was held in place with a shoestring; apparently she had run out of duct tape. She lost a passenger foot peg on the side of the road and a week later found a different one and made it work. She’s had to use a hairdryer to warm her engine to get it to start on more than one occasion. Before the days of cell phones,

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A true artist, Amanda dabbles in many other art forms, from Mexican Sugarskull to Italian Renaissance. She is constantly growing and learning and brings something new to every project she takes on. Besides bikes, she transforms helmets, goalie masks, tailgates, hoods and, of course, toilet seats. She also illustrates graphic novels. She does more than art though, and is very active-- and she loves to bake cookies! She calls herself a “Foodie”, and enjoys any conversation, including debating politics and religion.

Her musical tastes range from Chicago Blues and Jazz, but she prefers to work to Classical-even when painting ghosts, skulls and chains!

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Amanda’s father, always her biggest fan and supporter, helped once again to guide his talented daughter in the right direction. In 2005 he surprised her with her first airbrush gun and dropped her off at a shop full of strangers to learn how to use it. Soon after that shaky start, Amanda started working with paint guru Roland Kruyff of Chromeit. She worked with him directly for a year, honing her craft under his excellent guidance. She was forced to fly solo when Roland, who she calls her “shop dad”, moved on to new adventures.

Her beloved 440 Kawasaki is still her main ride, and is very visible in Burberry along with a matching helmet. She teamed up with family friend Rixter of Rixter’s garage in Caledon and soon had several bikes beautifully airbrushed and sitting in the bike shows surrounded by admirers.

Out of seven bike shows, Amanda came away with four 1st place awards, two 2nd place, and two 3rd place. She was also three votes away

she once lost her mast chain link in a Tim Hortons parking lot 50 kms from home while out with her sister. It took them two hours to find it and put it back together with tweezers and pliers so they could make it home before curfew and an inevitable grounding (we all know even biker’s kids get grounded!). After being hit in a intersection by a pickup running a red light (at least he slowed down to ask if she was okay before speeding away) a bunch of strangers helped her up and straightened her mangled shifter with a rock. She rode from Oakville home to Brampton after that. A month later she found out she had also broken her foot.

Her first roadkill was a bat, and she discovered her bike is faster than an angry bull chasing her down the road.

Amanda followed her passion and attended Sheridan College, obtaining her bachelor’s in Art. The always creative and resourceful artist bought her text books with money earned from the proceeds made painting and selling Harley Davidson toilet seats. If you’re one of the lucky people to be in possession of one of

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SCOTT MACDONALD Editor, The Motorcycle Times

Change It used to be that death and taxes were the only real things you could count on. Well it seems these days our generation must add one more certainty to that list - change. Unlike death and taxes, I actually welcome change. If it weren’t for change can you just imagine where society would be? What if changes or innovations in motorcycling never happened, what would we have to talk about. What about advances in medicine and technology, all these changes are good, right? We are living longer but are we living better? And what yardstick do we use to measure it?

If we take a look at motorcycles and the evolution this mode of transportation has taken, we realize that this machine has done nothing but change from it’s meager bicycle frame beginnings to what is now being toted to be the cutting edge in electric powered vehicles. It’s a constant battle to improve or perfect what has already been achieved. So where does it end?

It doesn’t.

I remember back not so many years ago, battery powered cars and motorcycles were just in their earliest stages of development. When discussions with fellow riders about this new technology started to happen, we all had the same opinion. An electric powered bike was fine and dandy for some just out of college technogeek for commuting around the city. Regardless of

their impact on the environment no one in the group wanted to consider giving up their big v-twin bikes.

I totally understand the mentality, part of the appeal to the motorcycle itself is the sound it makes, the rumble transferred to the road, that rhythmic cycle of the motor and the images it projects into the heads of anyone who hears it. There is just something unsettling about an all electric car or motorcycle, flipping what amounts to little more that a light switch to start it and hearing nothing is just hard to get your head around.

With all that in mind, the Motorcycle Times decided to pay tribute to the environment and showcase some of the technology and who is practicing not just preaching.

Our newest addition to the Motorcycle Times Richard Ackroyd looks at ways we can reduce our carbon footprint and help reduce the impact we make on the environment.

The Motorcycle Times also takes a look at Canada’s First Electric Superbike Team and how technology has developed over the past few years with a product evaluation of LED lighting manufacturer Radiantz Lighting.

In keeping with electricity, we take you on a Damn ride in Harrison Arkansas, we hope you’ll get a charge out of the whole damn story.

While all of us still brave the chilly weather and

anticipate the arrival of some warmer weather, Marissa Baecker flies off to Maui to throw a leg over a new 2013 Harley-Davidson ’72. Hope she comes back.

In keeping with the theme of change, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Brent Wakeford for his hard work and dedication to The Motorcycle Times. ‘Storm’ as he is sometimes known, took the reigns of the paper as Editor in Chief last February. During this past year, Brent has contributed many great ideas and helped produce some of our best issues to date. Storm has reluctantly decided to hand back those same reigns and step back due to the increasing demands on his time from his other passions. Brent will continue with us in a journalist capacity, writing his opinion column and a feature story from time to time. So it’s not goodbye, just see ya later bud.

We also wish KAT well as she has decided to take a break from her assistant editors duties. KAT’s goals are to successfully earn her M2 license this spring and continue on with her column about her experiences as a new rider and to continue to contribute to The Motorcycle Times.

Consistent with the thought of change, beginning with this issue, I will be assuming the responsibilities of Editor in Chief. ...god help us all!

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2014 Yamaha Bolt...

Less is More.

Yamaha Motor Canada is proud to introduce the 2014 Yamaha Bolt. Powered by the fuel-injected, 4-valve, V-Star 950 engine, the Bolt showcases an all-new “less is more” design.

Simple and compact, with a low seat height, the Bolt offers light, agile handling that instills rider confidence. A new breed of “crossover”, the Bolt is a blend of cruiser features in a chassis that offers a more natural, upright riding position. The Bolt is available in dealerships by the end of April and will be offered in Bluish White Cocktail and Metallic Black.

Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. Motorcycle Product Manager, John Bayliss said “A new ‘back to basics’ trend is emerging in the motorcycle world. Designers and custom builders are stepping back to a time when the mechanical beauty of a motorcycle was high-

lighted in its design. The Bolt’s simple design, compact styling and V-twin power combine to offer an incredibly fun riding experience.”

Beginning in June, over 40 bolt-on accessories will be offered for the Yamaha Bolt.

Everything from windshields to rims and saddlebags will be available to help personalize your Bolt.

The Yamaha Bolt R-Spec will be available in dealerships by mid-summer 2013. The R-Spec model features premium gas charged piggyback shocks, a special upgraded seat finish and gas tank logo design. The Bolt R-Spec will be available in Matte Metallic Gray and High Sparkle Green.

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON AND UFC® REUNITE FOR EPIC 2013

Stamp Release June 5 The Canadian landscape is built for motorcycles. Think of freedom and exploration.

Think of riding into the horizon without a windshield coming between you and each new vista.

In turn, Canadians have built motorcycles for the landscape. A total of 21 different brands have travelled with riders, carried competitors across finish lines, served alongside police officers and supported soldiers overseas.

The first motorcycles, like the Lightweight Motor Cycle built by the Canadian Cycle and Motor Company (CCM), drew inspiration from the freedom afforded by early automobiles. Among the few motorcycles CCM produced, the 1908 model featured on the stamp sported a Swiss-designed engine that could be installed on any conventional bike frame.

Four years later, the Indian, represented here by the 1914 model, met with widespread commercial success. Massachusettsbased Hendee Manufacturing Co. – later known as the Indian Motorcycle Company – built the bikes at a factory on Toronto’s Mercer St. The Indian became the bike of choice for Canadian racer “Wild Joe” Baribeau, winning him provincial & national racing championships. Impressed by the abilities of the Indian, Canadian police departments began ordering the bike for their own

motorcycle corps.

Matt Warburton of Emdoubleyu Design drew on his personal passion for motorcycles to design these stamps. “I’ve been a motorcyclist all my life,” explains Warburton. “My Dad got me into motorbikes. It was my Dad’s love of motorcycles that got me interested in them as a young boy. He was incredibly excited and proud about these stamps.”

Warburton chose to keep the design simple, focusing on the motorcycle itself. “I wanted to capture the structural beauty of a motorcycle, the design, the beauty of the shapes of the engines, body and tanks.”

The result is a stamp that highlights two views of the bike. The most prominent is the top view of the rider, the other is of the bike’s profile. The Official First Day Cover shows off even more of the profile, while the background gets up close to the engines.

However, there’s more to Warburton’s design than just the beauty of the motorcycle.

He explains that motorcycles represent a broad range of interests including sports, transportation, recreation and pastime – and he wanted the design to appeal to all of them. “Motorcycles mean different things to different people, but the basic elements of an engine and two wheels are what connect every enthusiast,” he says. www.canadapost.ca for more details.

One Fan To Win Motorcycle and VIP Experience at the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown During Harley’s 110th Anniversary Celebration and UFC 164 in Milwaukee.

To celebrate 110 years of freedom, Harley-Davidson Motor Company is riding again with the Ultimate Fighting Championship®.

The UFC and Harley-Davidson first teamed up five years ago to forge a unique partnership between these two all-American heavyweight brands.

“It’s been an amazing ride with the UFC,” said Dino Bernacchi, Harley-Davidson Marketing Communications Director. “In this - Harley-Davidson’s 110th Anniversary year we’re upping the ante and putting one lucky fan in the center of the action as only Harley and the UFC can.”

In 2013, the centerpiece of the partnership will be the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown event on Harley’s home turf, Milwaukee, during the iconic brand’s 110thAnniversary Celebration over Labor Day Weekend.

One grand prize winner will score a customized Street Bob® motorcycle and receive a VIP trip to the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown. Additionally, the winner will lit-

erally make an appearance in the Octagon® during the Harley-Davidson Hometown Throwdown event at UFC® 164 at the Bradley Center on August 31, as his or her custom designed 110thanniversary logo will be painted in the Octagon®.

“The UFC is excited to team with HarleyDavidson again and play such a pivotal role in Harley’s 110th Anniversary celebration during UFC® 164,” said UFC President Dana White.

“The UFC and its fighters are proud to be members of the Harley-Davidson family.”

Fans can enter for their chance to win by going www.harley-davidson.com/UFC. On the site, fans can create their own 110th Anniversary graphic and share why their image is worthy of the Octagon® and the VIP prize package.

Harley-Davidson fans are invited to learn more about the 110th Anniversary and join the celebration online where they can share videos, images and experiences on Facebook, Twitter with the hashtag #HD110, and at www.h-d.com/110.

LITO Certified With the recent Certification of the SORA by Transport Canada, LITO Green Motion obtains its status as a motorcycle manufacturer. The new milestone, which includes the National Safety Mark (NSM) and the World Manufacturer Indentifier (WMI) means that LITO can now initiate the production phase of the SORA. LITO can now finally focus on the distribution to Canadian and American retailers, says Jean-Pierre Legris, Chairman. “Extensive work has taken

place over the past few months to find the best components which defines our unique bike, the SORA. We are very pleased with the final product which will meet expectations, and we will accelerate our distributor selection in Canada and U.S.A. as a first step in LITO’s short term goals”.

Final steps for the assembly of the SORA are currently underway at LITO Green Motion’s Montreal facility. www.litogreenmotion.com

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Maui and Motorcycles... helmet & boots optional.

The Humpback Whales are plentiful until the end of April.

by MARISSA BAEcKER Contributing Writer - TMT LAHAINA, MAUI, HI - Helmet, boots, gloves, armoured leather jacket and jeans - the basics for any ride. On the island of Maui, HI, however, helmet - optional, boots - if you feel like it, armoured leather - too hot - replace with sun block and jeans - will label you as a visitor.

The most common attire for riders on the island is a shirt, shorts and sandals. “If we go down, we go down,” is the moto of the locals and as far as the law goes, helmets are not mandatory.

Lahaina Harley-Davidson manager, Dwain Inaha who was born and raised on Maui, runs the store and manages the fleet of rental bikes.

All brand new 2013 models from a Sportster to an Ultra Glide Classic and everything in between. If you aren’t staying in West Maui, no problem, there is another location in Kahului (other side of the island) with an entire fleet of new rentals as well including other manufacturer models.

I had looked forward to riding a 2013 HD Seventy-Two that I booked two months prior but to my disappointment, damage to the bike had removed it from the fleet prior to my arrival. A 2013 Heritage Softail Classic would be my replacement ride while my husband marvelled over his Softail DeLuxe.

There is paperwork involved so don’t expect to show up, grab a key and hit the road. Rentals are affordable, $99 for a 24 hour period, however a $1,000 authorization on your credit card is required and insurance will cost about $40 - and they don’t take cash or debit card.

If you prefer to wear a helmet, one is includ-

ed in your rental. I packed my shorty, which, to me, feels like I am not wearing a helmet. My husband, on the other hand, despite bringing his lid, chose to take advantage of the law and ride free.

After 20 minutes down the island highway, my husband pulled up beside me at a traffic light and one look at his brand new, free-flowing, Einstein hairdo sent me into uncontrollable laughter that continued on to the next light but hey - the smile on his suntanned face was priceless.

“Where else can you ride without a helmet and see the whales jumping?”

The humpback whales are plentiful in the waters until the end of April and they put on quite a show. From the beach or boat this is a spectacular display but from behind the bars of a motorcycle, it is one of the biggest hazards on the road. I recommend leaving twice the distance (if not more) between you and the car in front while riding ocean-side on the island. There are no foreign plates on the island so distinguishing between the locals and the tourists is next to impossible, until, a tourist sees a breaching whale off in the distance and hammers on their brakes causing a traffic snarl.

A regular occurrence.

Highway 30 from Lahaina runs along the coast with slight twists and turns over rolling hills. When you turn in toward the mainland, you ride between fields lined with sugar cane but after hearing about the Kane Spider, I admired the crops while still moving heading for the ultimate rider’s road - the road to Hana.

Celebrated as one of the must do items when visiting Maui, the 50 mile, three hour journey from Lahaina boasts 600 hairpin turns

which, while fabulous to experience, is exhausting - especially on a motorcycle.

As we headed for East Maui for our epic journey, the old sugar town of Paia was first to greet us. Aside from the cute boutiques, old architecture, surf board lined fences and ocean side graveyard, Ho’okipa Beach is the main attraction.

As we stood cliff side watching the incredible surf, what seemed like three storey high waves swallowed up swimmers and littered surf boards in its wake. Riders floating around waiting for the next perfect crest would dive into the wave not to be pulled in a direction they didn’t want to go. You can’t help but watch these guys as they jump to their feet and pray. Surfers from around the world, come to Maui for these waves.

As we looked on we noticed a lone surfboard missing a rider and not far off was a lifeguard madly paddling in the direction of the riderless board. It was at this time we realized that standing on black lava rock, wearing long sleeved t-shirts, jeans and riding boots required us to get some wind flowing no matter how spectacular the view.

Getting back on the bikes we decided to make a detour for higher elevation to cool down before tackling the infamous Hana. Ascending up country, you can feel the shift in temperature and at 1,400 feet, the two street town of Makawao is full of art, and culture. At the top of the main road, above a tiny restaurant, hung a bold sign, “Stop and Eat here or we will both starve”.

After lunch you have two options, continue up country and check out the island’s crater at Haleakala at an elevation of 10,000 feet or

take a side road down and disect the road to Hana just before Twin Falls. We chose option B. The road down presented some challenges with its own hairpins but unlike home, the side roads are not maintained and navigating the pot holes and hairpins littered with beautiful Hawaiian red sand makes the descent a cautionary one.

At Twin Falls stood Hawaii’s version of the street vendor - “The Pineapple Express - where pineapple fly free” and where you could get a fresh coconut with a straw after your 1.5 mile round trip journey to the falls through lush tropical forest and bamboo that stands about 30 feet tall. Pack swim attire and a towel because that afternoon heat would have been more bearable had we afforded ourselves the opportunity to jump in and cool down.

Keanae is half way and the road past that shows off some of the steepest cliffs to the ocean on one side and some of the most beautiful lush green foilage on the other. There are 54 bridges between Paia and Hana some allowing only one vehicle at a time. When you complete your journey, stick around and enjoy what Hana offers. It is recommended that you spend the night and really check out the town - you may even run into a celebrity or two.

As we made our way back to Lahaina, the glow felt on our sun kissed faces reminded us that we had an appointment with pals Jose Cuervo and Sam Adams on the patio of the condo. At the end of our 150 mile adventure, we sat ocean side, rubbing some more lotion of some sort onto our bodies to cool down and feeling a sense of accomplishment as we had now earned our bumper sticker “I survived the Road to Hana.”

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Mother Nature teased us early this year in March with a weekend of above normal degrees and many riders took full advantage of it. Some, like myself elected to wait, mainly because the salt and sand that still occupy a lot of the roadways, especially at intersections, which can not only make braking hazardous, but wreaks havoc on paint and chrome.

I personally, laid down fresh paint, some new chrome and nice soft grippy Avons, front and rear this past wrenching season. It’s recommended, that you should take it easy on new rubber allowing for a break-in period before tearing up the asphalt. Add in cold pavement temperatures plus salt/sand and it doesn’t make for a good safe riding experience. So, I’ll wait, but will continue to complain in the meantime.

Although this is not my usual shop talk column, I feel compelled to remind many of our devoted readers and inform the new ones of some of the important tips to go over before your first ride of the season. Over the years I have had many a rider, new and old alike come through the shop doors in the spring with the same issues. Issues that could have been addressed by the rider thus saving them time and money, but most importantly embarrassment.

My recommendation to all riders is to change your oil and other fluids before you fire up your bike for the first time at the start of a new season. Oil should be done regardless of mileage on it from the previous season, unless you rode all winter and it’s not due. The oil settles in the bottom end over the winter months taking with it contaminates, debris and particles. Firing it up will re-circulate the contaminants. This is the time to drain it out and change for fresh oil.

If you didn’t put a trickle charger or battery tender on over the winter months and your bike was stored in a cold garage or shed, put a full charge to it before the first fire up, guaranteeing the battery with provide full spark and turn the engine to full speed.

Check your tires front and rear for full manufactured recommended pressure as the cold

winter can drain as much as 1psi per week while it is parked stationary in a cold storage.

If you can access your spark plugs, it never hurts to remove, inspect, clean or replace. You are inspecting for a nice even tan colour on the white ceramic electrode tip. (The part that goes inside the engine) Black or bright white electrodes indicate a tuning, fuel or spark issue and should be addressed by a qualified mechanic.

If you are running K&N or high flow type air breather filters, this is also the time to remove, inspect, clean and re-oil before re-installation.

You must maintain proper intake flow to get the most out of your fuel to air mixture. The oiling is to actually catch dirt, dust and air born particles and trap them from entering your engine when it breathes. An accumulation of all this dirt and debris restricts your intake of air and again will cause your engine to run rough.

Check your pipes to make sure mice, moles or spiders haven’t moved in and set up house.

I have seen it more then once when someone’s bike wouldn’t start due to an unwanted tenant in the mufflers. Rule of thumb-when an engine breathes in, it must also exhale to run.

Give your cables a once over and oil as needed. Trapped moisture and condensation collects inside them and can quickly turn to rust during the winter months and cause seizure, premature failure and breakage as you ride. Note-most motorcycles breakdown on Sunday’s, while riding alone on deserted rural roads where there is no cellular service.

Finally if you don’t use fuel stabilizer in the tank and it doesn’t start after a few minutes of trying, chances are the fuel has broken down. It’ll require draining and filling with fresh octane. Usually if you don’t get a strong odor of gas from your tank when opened, the fuel is no good. I have noticed over the past twenty years fuel just doesn’t last through the winter like it used to. I have the same issues with my lawn mower and snow blower stored between seasons.

Once you’ve gone through this easy onceover checklist, you’re ready to ride. Now golayer up, saddle up, fire up and let the riding season begin……Well okay, wait for the snow to melt in your driveway first. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down and may you all have an awesome biking season for 2013.

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by RICHARD ACKROYD Contributing Writer - TMT Motorcycles continue to improve. Every year, they are faster, handle better, stop in shorter times, have better traction, and produce less air pollution.

Their engines, transmissions, suspensions and tires do everything more efficiently, and those improvements make us safer. As a society, we are very aware of our environment. As riders, is there anything else we can do?

My 3,000 pound car, with its diesel engine, gets better overall fuel efficiency than my stock 10 year old, 550 pound 1,200 cc motorcycle. Does that surprise you? My 15 year-old gasoline-engined snow thrower, I am sure, puts out more pollution in one hour of running, than my bike does in a week.

A couple of years ago, a group of us were riding up to the beach on Lake Huron. At the time, my wife was riding her 1991 Suzuki Bandit 400-4, a bike that she liked so much, she’s had two of them over her riding career. When we arrived at our destination, our friend Artur, riding behind on his much newer bike, said that he thought that the Bandit needed a tune-up, because it positively stank riding behind it. Times surely have changed, and with them engine and pollution-control technologies. Today’s motorcycles are much more efficient, last longer, and pollute less than anything we had twenty years ago.

What can we do as riders to be a bit more ecofriendly? Let’s face it, just about everything involved in the production, sale and riding of motorcycles has an environmental tire print, so to speak. There is an environmental cost to the manufacture or production of everything; tooling, manufacturing, testing, delivery, fuel/fluids, and finally, scrapping.

Many things affect the efficiency of operation of your beloved machine. Among them are; weight of bike, air resistance, riding style, fuel management, weather, traction conditions (type of surface), tire pressure, engine tune-ups (including

regular fluid changes), and modifications.

A few environmental considerations: Oil and oil filters. If you have bought oil and filters from a dealership, or from Canadian Tire for that matter, if you ask nicely, you can often take the used oil in containers back to them.

However, be sure that the used oil is only used oil and that it is not contaminated with other products such as anti-freeze, or other fluids.

Landfill and recycling centres will accept used engine oil and filters. Contact your local municipality’s landfill for their suggestions, times and locations.

Helmets: Most major helmet manufactures recommend that a helmet be replaced after five years. Other than sell them, or give them away (neither are recommended), the only thing one can do, sadly, is to throw it in the garbage but first cut it in half. Some, but not all, recycle centres will accept the Styrofoam inserts.

Gear: I’ve sold some of my used motorcycle jackets, pants and boots on Kijiji. I’ve also donated a couple of jackets and rain suits to a local motorcycle training centre. The Motorcycle Times also has a donation program called ‘Second Gear’ for gently used items from children to adults - Racing items to rain suits and boots. Your local Good Will Industries, Salvation Army, or any other organization will accept clothing as well. Since there is no longer a “rag and bone man” to collect such things that are just plain worn out, try to reuse or recycle.

Use the leather to recover your mechanics chair in your garage. Look around, you will see a use for it.

Parts: My 1972 Laverda 750 shook so much that I was often taking trips to Gunter’s Yamaha in Toronto, to search through their trash bin for another used taillight assembly. The old one had shaken itself loose, and was, no doubt, making for a dodge-

em item in the middle of one of the 401. In those days, no one seemed to worry about recycling motorcycle parts. These days, you can either attempt to sell your “parting-out” special through a web site, or take it to an auto recycler (back away, CVMG guys).

We all like to see old bikes restored, but there is a limit as to how many our better halves will allow in the basement. Do we want to see all of those old motorcycles on the road? Not me. A few are OK, but like those automobiles we coveted in our youth, they are usually much nicer to look at than to operate. My since-sold 1941 BSA M20 would plug along nicely on its 500cc single, but try to stop it with its antiquated brakes … oh my.

What Can You Do To Help?

Communicate suggestions to manufacturers and to dealers. For example, if you think that all plastic parts on our bikes should have an understandable recycle product number on them, then tell them.

• Dispose of used oil, oil filters, antifreeze and brake fluids at your dealer or recycling centre.

• Watch your speed; lower speeds usually mean better mileage.

• Keep tires properly inflated to improve mileage and safety.

• Recycle used tires and parts.

• Keep your machines well-tuned.

• Use the proper fuel. If your bike requires regular gas, then using premium is a waste.

• Retain catalytic converters on the exhaust system. Your bike will rarely work better overall, and will contribute more to air pollution, if removed.

• Lose weight. Why install a new piece that saves a few grams, if you continue to gain weight? Make yourself healthy too.

• Ride/drive responsibly. If you want to race go to a track.

• Consider an electric-powered motorcycle. If you haven’t ridden one yet, you’ll be surprised.

• Consider fuel mileage when purchasing TMT

The days are getting longer, and we are one step closer to spring. Our time to reflect and reenergize ourselves. As riding season approaches we will be spending more and more time on our bikes and less time thinking about the troubles of our world. So why not take a ride into Burlington, park your motorcycle and discover this wonderful oasis for your mind, body and soul. It is one of the first labyrinths in a public space and is one of the first wheelchair accessible labyrinths in all of Canada.

Walking the labyrinth is open day and night, from early spring until the snow blanket’s us one again.

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A labyrinth is an ancient, geometric pattern that has a single path that leads into the centre and out again. Not to be confused with a maze, a labyrinth was originally based on a circle, the ancient symbol for healing, unity and wholeness. Walking the labyrinth involves the creative and intuitive mind (right brain) and can be calming and balancing.

Research conducted by Dr. Herbert Benson at Harvard Medical School’s Mind/Body Medical Institute has found that focused walking meditations are highly effective at reducing anxiety and eliciting what Dr. Benson refers to as the relaxation response. Regularly eliciting the relaxation response can result in: Lowering blood pressure Lowering breathing rates Reducing incidents of chronic pain Reducing insomnia and Improving fertility Earth Day - April 22nd Annually Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide where more than 6 million Canadians and 500 million people in over 180 countries address local environmental issues.

The Central Park Labyrinth Community Group has been involved with the Earth Day Event since April, 2000. Burlington Student Theatre is now leading the celebration of this annual event at the Labyrinth. Please join us on April 22nd as we celebrate the environment through poetry readings, singing and dance performances.

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Not Easy Being Green “When green is all there is to be It could make you wonder why; but why wonder, why wonder? I am green and it’ll do fine; it’s beautiful and I think it’s what I want to be.”

Kermit the Frog It’s not easy being green; that’s what the frog says in the song, anyway.

I would have to agree with him. I’m a year into this personal journey of mine and I’m still a baby as far as a lot of seasoned bikers I’ve met are concerned.

But, you know what? That’s ok with me, for the most part.

I don’t mind someone having a little laugh at my expense, as long as it’s a good-natured chuckle. I know I am still pretty naïve when it comes to knowing ‘the world’ I have so much a desire to be a part of and live in.

I’m fully aware of just how much I have left to learn. It’s almost overwhelming at times, and I have to be honest in confessing that as much as I can’t wait to mount up behind my mentor and hit the road and ride the wind again this season, I’ve had moments this winter when I wondered if I have what it takes to be that girl I’ve always wanted to be.

It’s not easy being green.

There’s a quiet uneasiness when I see a bike go by and I rack my brain trying to come up with the make and the model so that if I’m asked, I’m ready with an answer. The correct one. I’m learning to appreciate the beauty that is a motorcycle, in all its forms. Even the ones I have zero interest in riding. That being said, there are some makes and models that look more the same to me than different. I’m more of an aural girl; it comes from having worked over 25 years in the television and radio industries. I can usually tell if it’s a Harley or a crotch rocket or a bobber coming down the country road behind my house just by the sounds I hear. Still, that still doesn’t lend itself any kind of credibility factor when I still have difficulty discerning between different bikes when I look at them.

It’s not easy being green.

I’ve been driving a cage since I was sixteen. I know the rules of the road, the traffic signs, and all of the procedures (old & new) when it comes to acquiring a license and how to keep it. With that being said, I haven’t accumulated near enough time on a motorcycle nor have I got the ‘street smarts’ needed in order to walk into the local MTO office and write the test to get my M1. I have both the MTO handbook and several people who have offered to help me study and

quiz me until I know the material inside and out.

It’s getting closer and I’m walking the line between absolute bravado and utter terror. April is the month I have to write the test because I am hoping to be able to take my motorcycle course in May or June. I can almost hear the stopwatch ticking as I type.

It’s not easy being green.

I’ve grown to hate the term ‘newbie’. I’m not quite sure what it is about that word that rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it’s because I equate its use with an indication that the person using it is affixing a label and limiting me in the process. Yes, I may be new to the world of motorcycling, but I think that ‘novice’ or even ‘exceptionally highly motivated’ is a far more accurate a term when it comes to me. I’m not a ‘newbie’. I have watched from the sidelines for far too long and with far too much longing to be a ‘newbie’. Sometimes I feel like there is the soul of an old biker in this ‘exceptionally highly motivated’ girl’s youngish body.

It’s not easy being green.

With spring well underway, the training wheels are ready to be attached and the next phase of the adventure begins. It’s getting more real, folks.

I’m not just a starry-eyed ‘wannabe poser’ (as someone described me last year; something I will never forgive or forget). We all have to start somewhere, and I may not have my first, very own ride, but I’m looking and feeling more the part as each day passes. I’ve got the helmet, the gloves, the shades, and the jacket. I’ve got the manuals and the motivation and I know my mission. Now, all I need is that little push and the self-esteem, confidence and the chutzpah to go along with all of that other ‘stuff’.

No, it’s not easy being green, but green is the colour of spring and rebirth and renewal. It’s the scent of mud in the air and the sound of birds in the trees. Green is earnest and fresh and hints at the promise of things to come. It’s the unmistakeable sound of a Harley in the distance, of your heart beating loudly in your chest, and the rush of the wind in your ears. It’s who and where I am, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It may not be easy being green, but then again, no one said the things worth having were going to be easy.

Thanks for the words of encouragement, Kermit; you‘re one smart amphibian.

KAT out!

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Looking down at the White River from the top of the dam is a site to behold.

by TERRY COOK Contributing Writer - TMT Ever wanted to ride across a 265 ft tall dam, then we’ve got just the right motorcycle ride for you.

The Bull Shoals Dam Route starts and ends in Harrison, Arkansas. Looking down at the White River from the top of the dam is a site to behold and the ride to and from the dam might just be even better.

Bull Shoals Dam was built over the White River, one of America’s finest fishing streams. Its cold waters are haven for all sizes of Rainbow and Brown trout. The White River begins in the Northwest corner of Arkansas and travels to the Mississippi River. Even if you don’t have time to fish, the ride will prove to be worth it.

Just before you cross the dam, the Jim Gaston

Visitors Center will be on your right. The Center is named for Jim Gaston, one of the longtime promoters of the river and tourism in Arkansas.

It tells the complete story of the dam, White River and the development of the area. There are many river artifacts, aquatic tanks, educational movies and interactive displays at the Center.

You can also view the dam from the top of the Visitors Center.

The dam itself was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to severe flooding between 1915 and 1927. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized the construction of the dam as well as six others on the White River and its tributaries in the Flood Control Act of 1938. Construction started in June 1947 and the dam was completed in July 1951. When finished, the dam was one of the largest concrete

structures in the world. From its completion until 2009, it is estimated that the dam has prevented about $225.5 million in flood damages.

The dam created Bull Shoals Lake and made a 71,000 acre impoundment for fishing, boating and camping. This Corps of Engineers Lake has numerous camping and boat launch areas around the lake and is beautiful any season.

Bull Shoals Dam Route Directions: Leave Harrison on US 65 south to Bellefonte.

Turn left on US 412/62 east through Pyatt. Just before you get to Yellville (just past the uneven railroad tracks) turn left on Arkansas 202. Go through Summit until you get to Flippin and Arkansas Highway 178. Turn left there towards the town of Bull Shoals. Travel through Bull Shoals until you reach the Gaston Visitors Center and

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Dam. To get to Gaston’s, turn right just past the bridge. Leaving Gaston’s go back up the hill and turn right (back) onto Highway 178 to Lakeview and Midway. Turn right on Arkansas 126 in Midway to Gassville where you will turn right back on 412/62 to Cotter and Flippin (you can stay on the bypass before you come into Flippin). Stay on that highway to Yellville, back to Bellefonte and Harrison.

Other route highlights; • Bull Shoals Boat Dock • Bull Shoals White River State Park • Cotter Historic Bridge over the White River • Forest Wood Outdoor Gallery in Flippin • Yellville Historic Square Visit www.HarrisonArkansas.org.

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Motorcycles & Music, both have played a significant role in his career and life.

by KIMBERLEE ANNA TAPLAY Contributing Writer - TMT Dan Lawson’s reputation as one of North America’s premiere guitar players speaks for itself. He is a singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance, and his style is a charismatic blues-rock sound like no other. His ability to connect with a live audience is transformational.

The Dan Lawson Band musicians are Dan Lawson, lead guitar; Tim Provost, drummer; and Jason Adams, bass.

The Dan Lawson Band is a frequent performer at all the major motorcycle events in North America, and is always a crowd favourite during Sturgis and Daytona Bike Week.

They have played with the likes of Kid Rock, Joe Walsh, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Thorogood, Blue Oyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Toby Keith and Papa Roach.

Dan took time out of his busy schedule to chat with TMT about motorcycles & music, and about how both have played a significant role in both his career and his life.

TMT: What do you consider the best moment of your career and which was the worst?

DAN: The best moment in my career was performing for the families of the victims of 9/11 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. I was honoured to participate with some of the world’s most amazing musicians and for the families and helping to give them a moment of love, healing and music.

The worst time in my career was coming home from a tour and finding out my teenage son had been killed by a drunk driver. That day changed my life forever. The instrumental on my album titled In The Nick of Time is my song dedicated to my son Nick. I have never performed that song live and I’m not sure I ever could.

TMT: How long have you been playing Day-

tona Bike Week, Sturgis, etc.

DAN: I’ve been playing the bike rally circuit for about 20 years. I was very fortunate to start this journey with The Broken Spoke in Laconia. I’m grateful to Jay Allen and his dad for the opportunity to be part of one of the greatest industries we have, and to share my craft with such amazing artists and bike builders.

TMT: What makes playing bike rallies and events like Bike Week different from the other kinds of gigs you play?

DAN: Bike weeks, bike shows and the motorcycling community in general are a close- knit community. They are also a very giving community. You get a direct connection with the crowd.

I enjoy talking to them in between sets, and I share the same passions for riding and brotherhood. Besides, where else can you get paid to see some amazing works of art and beautiful women while seeing some of the most amazing scenery to ride through?

TMT: Your first Daytona Bike week tell a bit abour what that was like...

DAN: My first Daytona bike week was at The Broken Spoke on the same bill as the Marshall Tucker Band. We had no dressing room, it rained like hell and they squeezed a hell of a lot of people in that place. There was nothing but mud, water and exhaust fumes. That was the beginning of doing bike week in Daytona and it was our first national opener.

TMT: How has Bike Week changed over the years (from an entertainer’s point of view and from a spectator’s point of view) DAN: Bike weeks have certainly made an impact on the industry itself. More and more companies are finally coming to the realization that motorcycle riders are not the same as members of motorcycle clubs. They are doctors, lawyers, nurses, blue collar workers, moms, dads, the guy/

girl next door, etc. They all enjoy riding and have money to spend. And depending on which side of the bike week fence you are on, for some it’s a good thing and for some it takes away from the original spirit of what ‘bike week’ means.

From an entertainer’s point of view, it’s nice to see the venues understand how important music is during the rallies and making sure that they are bringing in some great artist.

TMT: Just like a sailor has a ‘girl in every port’, you have access to a bike at every rally. How often do you ride?

DAN: I’m very fortunate to have some great bike builders as friends, and if we are at the same rally, that they are gracious and generous in providing a bike for me. I try to grab a ride at each rally; it all really depends on my schedule. I try to squeeze in as much ride time as I can.

TMT: Tell us about some of the builders you know and connect with at different rallies.

DAN: Dave Perewitz of Perewitz Fabrications is a dear friend, builder and painting master. Dave and I have been friends for over 20 years. I’ve seen some amazing work and am always in awe of his talent.

Lee Wimmer of Wimmer Cycles is another amazing builder. His attention to detail, the parts he creates (and has won Product of the Year on some of his works), show both his commitment to the industry and to industry standards. He is also an incredible human being and I’m honoured to have him as a friend.

Lastly, Jeff Starke of the IMBBA (International Master Bike Builders) is a ‘brother from another mother’. Jeff is committed to maintaining the quality and standard in bike building through his bike shows and education programs for builders. He also works tirelessly in the preservation of everything that embodies the spirit of motorcycles. I always learn something new from Jeff. There are many others but I don’t have the

time and you don’t have the space to list all of them…

TMT: Can you share some of the best stories you have (from Daytona, Sturgis, Laconia, etc) DAN: Daytona: I think the best time in Daytona was the year my wife Brenda could attend with me. It was nice to share the moments I always talk about. I could take her to all the places that I love. And she’s my best fishing partner so it’s great to sneak off with her and wet a line.

Sturgis: I think the best and most nervous time I ever had in Sturgis was the year I was asked by The Buffalo Chip to perform the national anthem for (then Presidential candidate) John McCain on his trip to Sturgis, SD during bike week.

I’m sure it had a little bit to do with the ATF and secret service agents that were surrounding the place, and most definitely the bulletproof shield they told me I should duck behind if I heard gun shots.

There was another time in Sturgis that stands out in my memory. In between my performances during Sturgis Bike Week, I donate my time to the Ft. Meade Veteran’s Hospital. There is no greater joy and honor than to play for our nation’s heroes. During one particular acoustic performance, one of the patients’ great-grandson crawled up onto my lap and he sat there for the rest of performance. To see his family light up really made my whole week.

Laconia: Laconia will always be special because it’s the very first rally I ever played. We were newcomers to the rally scene and all the bands had their names on the marquee, except us; no one had ever heard of us. We did our sound check, and Jay’s dad told his staff to get my name on that marquee ASAP and to make sure it was all the way at the top of the list. I think it’s safe to say that we made a pretty good impression that day.

For tour dates, visit www.danlawson.com

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Radiantz, not only has a huge line of various types and configurations of LEDs but they can make to order and design new products. LEDs or (light emitting diodes): use 1/10th of the power consumption required by the normal incandescent bulb.

There are no filaments and they are not susceptible to failure due to vibration. The average LED is rated to have a 100,000 hour continuous use life span and they increase safety by lighting quicker than incandescent bulbs. They run cooler and are physically smaller than conventional bulbs. LED Lighting can be used from everything from simply “accent lighting” up your engine, undercarriage, wheels or showing off your bling, to adding to or replacing tail, brake/running lights, and so much more! Whether you ride Metric, American or European, their show chrome billet products are ideal for that custom motorcycle look.

Installing Radiantz LED Lighting:

We ordered in a Radiantz Hardcore upgraded Roachez Kit that includes six 6” strips, two 2” strips, application instructions, the switch, fuse and connectors.

After deciding where the flexible strips will be located on the bike, it was as simple as wiping the area with the supplied alcohol swab, peeling the backing tape from the strips and sticking them all in place. That done, we ran all the heat shrunk wires, to the battery area. Trimmed and inserted all the red wires into one supplied Wago lever lock connector, then the black wires into another and connected the reds through a switch and in-line fuse (also, all supplied). Finally, we connected red to positive and black to the negative side of the battery and tested.

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You don’t have to be very mechanically inclined to do this install. The included instructions are very thorough and the kit comes with everything you need, except some basic tools. We elected to mount the long strips under both sides of the gas tank and the smaller ones behind the horn and air breather, filling in both sides of the engine in a nice bright red.

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The lights look great, illuminating both sides of the bike making it visible from a distance.

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Friday the 13th in Port Dover

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Dover Thunder Apparel celebrates 13full years of business throttle day 13th clothing. Using such Norfolk busiRUSSELL WILSON nesses as Truckin’ T-shirts for silk screenContributing Writer - TMT ing and Quick Stitch Embroidery as well as various graphic designers, Margit’s Dover Thunder clothing line includes men’s and ladies’ t- shirts, hats, crests, kids apparel, and both long and short sleeve choices.

Margit, who has lived Port Dover the tation of the laws regarding them, so tend Everyone, it seems, has ainnegative tale for to tell past 35 years, is the mother of two daughabout what they’ve witnessed, heard about, to look the other way when minor violations ters. or read concerning E-Bikes. There seems to take place.

Admitting theamount business is a bit nerve Basically, bicycle laws with regard to the be an enormous of misinformation, wracking is soitself weather depenwhich in mybecause opinionitlends to more dra- Criminal Code of Canada are the same for Edentintrigue, and requires substantial financial in- Bikes. There are simply classifications which ma, and condemnation.

Adding fuel vestment and physical setting up tents, to adhere to in 2010 order Friday to be conto the anomalous pile iswork the observation that E-Bikes Margithave at the October the Margit lovesriders Friday 13th in Port Dover. most E-Bike believe they know the as- sidered Power Assisted Bicycles: 13th.

“I’ve laws met people fromyou, all over theanyone world.

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• A speed less than standing lawand comes standard. in from of thethe U.K. people who have ar- choice Women often go exceed for butter • The max.will weight can’t 120yellow kg. or E-Bikes those skinny wheeled contraprived by are limo.

A lot of people come back green, if they are looking some• The rider & passenger must have afor bicycle tions orange camouflaged everybeing yearoperated and lookbyfor my clothing.

They cactus thing different Shoppersrecogenjoy approvedthan by ablack. government grandpas; or you. if youIt live Windsor, the helmet get to know is a here lot ofinfun,” she said. the quality entity. and unique designs that MarlocalMargit crack head whoabout doesn’t realize it’s employs 20 people forstill the nized Thunder Apparel • NoDover registration, insurance or offers. license considered motor and and therefore event. She asets up vehicle, Thursday takes git’s Margit Wamsley, right, and friend Connie Prime showcase some of Margit’s subject If you miss seeing her on the street, she to the thrills that DUI charges bring. down Saturday.

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I’m be notreached sure where are headed, Christmas July!Margit enjoys working with can at regulations wamsley@cablerocket.

Every in year, but I’m sure it’s going to be more regulation E-bikes are rolling irony in the same sense com a Special Events Coordinator for Norfolk different colours and designs. Texas orBy Donna McMillan as smart cars; why are they called ‘smart cars’ by the provincial government, if not the fedCounty in her regular work day, will once when you looked so stupid driving them? eral government due to the numerous com“Dover Thunder Apparel”, specializing again have staff manning two booths that E-bikes are better for the environment than plaints about E-Bike riders, accompanied by in Friday 13th biker wear is celebrating its feature “Dover Thunder Apparel”. They cars, by a mile, but they look ridiculous and the rising incidents with cars. A brief ‘Rules of 13th year of business this year, a year of can be found next to Dover Hairport, near their mechanical mechanisms are very low the Road’ seminar with the costs included in three Friday 13ths and expectations that the Dover Dairy Bar and in The Arbor grade when compared to motorcycles, and the bikes purchase would suffice in my opinthis July 13th could be the biggest event in parking lot. other motorized means of transportation. ion, although the government won’t take a Thirteen years ago, Margit started off In order for them to be considered E-Bikes dime if they can take a limb. It is to be hoped Port Dover to date.

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In an age strife with regulations, E-Bikes are exceed 32 km/h.

I don’t think most E-Bike riders realize that like the new frontier. No regulations and it apit’s illegal to transport anyone unless they’re pears at times – no policing. There has to be 16 years of age or older. I’ve seen many adults a breaking point; and soon. Too many people with children as passengers. If the legislators from all walks of life are simply fed up with all of the uncertainties. wanted really make ® ® Theto Can-Am Spyder RTshock and RSwaves roadsters.they’d With a unique, The Can-Am® Spyder® RT and RS roadsters. With a unique, stance and intuitive, rider-focused features, The oil companies don’t see the E-Bike inmake itthree-wheeled illegal to transport cases of beer.

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I don’t think most automobile drivers would erything else being equal.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 16, 2013) Cameron Beaubier won the 72nd DAYTONA 200 on Saturday as the 20-year-old dominated on board his Y.E.S Graves Yamaha YZF-R6 in the famous 200-mile race.

Beaubier earned pole and led much of the race by a wide margin, putting his stamp on a GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing event that many racing legends have claimed for themselves over the years.

Beaubier was the fastest man in AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike over the three days, and managed to run a clean 57-lap race with two trouble-free pit stops. He lapped up to fifth place and won by 22.254 seconds in a race with no red flags.

The 20-year-old set a high mark as he begins the 2013 AMA Pro season with a stellar race.

He led pretty all but seven laps, taking the lead for the last on lap 21 and never looking back.

“I’m pretty tired right now, but I’m just trying to soak everything in,” said Beaubier. “I rode as hard as I could the first stint and then be super-consistent. I had one little mess-up -- I ran wide in Turn 1 -- and then after that I just calmed down and kept clicking off laps.

My Yamaha Extended Service Monster Energy Graves Yamaha ran awesome. They gave me two awesome pit stops, and I just rode as hard as I could. I can’t thank them enough.”

His teammate Garrett Gerloff led early in the race before finishing second, ahead of Bobby Fong of the RMR/Triple Crown team. Gerloff was able to make his way clear of Fong, but was unable to run down Beaubier.

Gerloff had a tough crash at Daytona last year and left with a broken leg, but the Texan leaves this year having earned second place. “(The race was) longer than I thought it would be, but it was awesome,” said Gerloff.

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Kicking off Saturday, May 18th at the Hangtown Motocross Classic, just outside of Sacramento, Calif., the series will make stops at the premier motocross facilities in the country, while introducing two new venues to the schedule. The 12-round championship will conclude August 24th at the Lake Elsinore National in Southern California.

Joining the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship for the first time is the Southeast’s Bristol National at Muddy Creek Raceway, located minutes outside the world-renowned racing town of Bristol, Tenn. The other new venue will be announced in the coming weeks.

Many of the series’ traditional stops return in 2013, including Thunder Valley, High Point, Budds Creek, RedBud, Spring Creek, Washougal, Southwick, and Unadilla The world-class venues included in the 2013 season will provide returning fans and new guests the chance to witness the fastest racers on the planet in head-to-head competition, while enjoying a day outside inter-

acting with elite series sponsors.

“We are very proud to continually bring Lucas Oil Pro Motocross to the most iconic tracks in the sport’s history, as well as new markets and racing facilities, which both provide excellent fan amenities and race circuits that will showcase the top riders in the world,” said MX Sports Pro Racing President Davey Coombs. “This series has experienced tremendous growth in the past five years and we look forward to the continued success in both increasing live audiences and television viewers from across the globe.”

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is the pinnacle of professional motocross racing, attracting the world’s most fit and talented athletes to compete on the country’s toughest and most scenic motocross tracks. Reigning class champions – Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett, of the 450 and 250 Classes respectively, look to defend their Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship crowns during the 2013 season.

The series is expected to draw the fiercest competition next season, as athletes from all over the world descend on the legendary Hangtown Motocross Classic on May 18th to begin the summer-long battle for supremacy.

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Bike tour through Morocco an eye opening experience motogp

By Heather Walters

to get used to was the bike itself – a BMW instead of their familiar Harley. Once they oanne and Rob Perttula of Simcoe got a feel for that, they were off.

This type of tour is not for the novice have taken their Harley on several road trips, across Northern Ontario, rider – rather, it is called “spirited riding,” throughout parts of Canada and for those with considerable experience as across a good many of the states. both the terrain and culture provided exWhen a friend casually mentioned an citing challenges.

Joanne talked about the first real culinteresting tour was being organized through the North African country of Mo- tural experience they came across, as rocco, they decided to contact a UK motor- soon as they disembarked from the ferry.

Ducati Team is yet to claim a world title since it what we saw in 125 and Moto2. When you’re the I border crossing paperwork cycle tour company calledin Motocadia and Although first did so with Casey Stoner 2007. Now headfast, you’re fast. would say to be quite this quick been arranged by thewasn’t tour, literally were setAudi in motion for had ing into itsthe firstwheels full season under ownership, - andalready so consistently quick - thisfor early…it of the many border athe ride they would up never forget. Bernard Gob- each outfit is headed

by German expected and for some of guards us riderstook we their aren’t meier who replaces Filippo Preziosi. so pumped on it.expedite Honestly,the I think we wanted “helping process” with Morocco is on stalwart the continent of Africa, turns “I would say in past years has been to give a little time, bribe. and heLuckily, is going openhim hand andmore obvious officially thethat Kingdom of Ducati Morocco, Al an pretty closeAwith the satellite and44 themilen- they to behad exciting for the sport.

He rides very hard already been instructed to carry Maghrib. population of team nearly gineers are the same,” Hayden said during a Red and he is very hungry. You know, if he can stay lion, its coast reaches from the Atlantic only small bills in their wallets, and “to Bull Indianapolis GP teleconference. “This year, all healthy, he is really going to shake things up this ever, give up your passport!” It was Ocean, past Straitsbikes of Gibraltar and never, four bikes are the full factory and full factory season. So he is being very, very impressive and also strange to into theWe Mediterranean.

It hasdata internationefforts. need that. The more and feed- very fast, which isand a bitslightly of his ownunsettling style. He could Canadians to witness so and many al borders Mauriback and thewith moreAlgeria, differentSpain styles isand going to be both be a game-changer to MotoGP all armed of road troops tania to the south. important and useful for the engineers.” racing.” with machine guns patrolling the At the same time,began the American admits his area, Hayden’ world title for Honda without was the first but sthey passed through inTheir journey in Malaga, Spain frustration not visiting week’ s private for an American since Kenny Roberts Junior’s and the adventure began. where theyover collected theirlast tour bikes, met cident test at follow Circuit of the riders, Americasand – attended by to ri- in 2000, to that one tour, had tothey look Eachalthough day of prior the two week their tour prepared vals Honda and Yamaha. back to 1993 and Kevin Schwantz. In order to travelled a good distance – between 250 ferry across to Ceuta, Morocco.

“I love going to new tracks for the first time,” encourage a new breed of American riders, 300 believes miles. Rob that between Rob said that the first thing they had he continued. “I was flying home from Germany and Hayden solidstated foundations must be the put

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and had a four-hour layover in Chicago, so I was killing time and reading up on what the guys had to say about the track. It was frustrating.

Obviously I hated not being there and I hated giving those guys a big head-start.”

Heading all three days in Texas was rookie Marc Márquez. Although off-season lap times are always joined by speculation, the Spaniard continues to excite.

“Well, it is impressive,” Hayden admitted. “You don’t need me to tell you that. I don’t think anybody doubted that he was going to be fast after

Rob and Joanne Perttula gas up at one of the roadside petrol stations along the route. Gas was available at most stops, although diesel is much more commonly used in Morocco. places and towns of interest, the landscape is arid, rugged, with “little to see and no place to overnight.”

Having said that, he went on to say that putting the miles behind you was hardly uneventful. The scenery was beautiful and spectacular in every way, from the Atlas Mountains, to rolling green hills, to the

red sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. They were able to cover a lot of ground quickly as the roads were nearly deserted (to own a car in Morocco is most unusual and those that do are wealthy city dwellers), and the speed limit is “mostly just a suggestion.”

Roads were fairly good, from a biker’s point of view, although the mountain roads

in place.

The sport has changed a lot, with the electronics, the tyres and the way the four-strokes are ridden. In Spain, I would say the main thing they are doing so good is starting the kids so young.

It is a young man’s game. The younger you start, the better you are. There are academies and schools, where they are starting these kids on road racing on real bikes and real competition at a young age. If America wants to catch up, that is what America is going to have to do.

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Vinales will still ride April 7

It was a positive start to proceedings, with the weather having improved remarkably after the heavy rainstorms of 24 hours earlier. Damp patches looked to be a hazard in the early stages, but soon dried up thanks to the bright conditions.

A bittersweet day for Viñales was topped by his leading lap time of 1’46.603, having replaced Álex Rins on the top spot before one o’clock.

Two riders hit trouble over the course of the day. Italian Francesco Bagnaia lost control of his San Carlo Team Italia machine at the final corner, injuring his left arm and ending the day in a cast. Viñales appeared to attract the most

headlines, as the 18-year-old – viewed as title favourite by many in the paddock – crash at Crivillé corner, the fastest on the circuit, in the Moto3-only session.

With his right hand having become lodged underneath the motorcycle, Viñales suffered a lost nail and damaged tissue on his third finger. He was soon flown to Barcelona for further medical checks, although Dr. Xavier Mir of the Instituto Universitario USP Dexeus has already analysed images of the injury and does not believe an operation will be necessary. Furthermore, the issue is not expected to affect the rider’s plans for the opening Grand Prix of the season on 7 April.

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by BRENT WAKEFORD Contributing Writer - TMT Welcome to the world of motorcycle designer Michael Uhlarik and his new motorcycle, the Amarok P1 TTXGP competitor. Unlike most other electric racers, it’s pursuing a radically reduced weight over high power output and huge battery capacity, something Michael hopes will endow it with 250GP-like performance and handling. Now, here’s an in depth look at the finished product.

Michael; has been an industrial designer since 1997 and a professional motorcycle designer since 1999 with Yamaha, Piaggio, Bombardier and many others in Asia and Europe.

Originally from Sudbury, educated in Toronto and London England, he’s also lived in Europe for eleven years. Now residing in Halifax with his wife and daughter, with a second child on the way, Michael hopes to use some of his experience to build a great motorcycle manufacturing company here in Canada.

Their mission at Amarok Racing, first and foremost is to build a world class racing motorcycle. A production motorcycle would be a great place to go after that.

Partnered with Kevin O’Neil; a native of Montreal, and a professional machinist he is also a mechanic with dozens of year’s experience.

Kevin has owned open wheel race cars, built kit planes and has even raced Mini’s. “He is a mechanical wizard and brings a really high degree of mechanical design finesse to this project” says Michael.

Built in the 140-year old garage behind Michael’s home and designed by hand on his coffee table, the P1 weighs just 147kgs/325lbs ready to race. The next lightest competitor, the eCRP 1.4, weighs 160kgs/353lbs.

Battery powered vehicles have one major weakness: the batteries. Even with the amazing pace of innovation in lithium and other advanced energy storage technologies, the batteries remain the largest, heaviest and most physically limiting factors in electric motorcycle design. Using an aerospace approach, and taking the batteries as a fixed constant, Amarok designed a complete motorcycle vehicle system from scratch to take advantage of, rather than be limited by, the size and weight of battery technology. The result is an extremely balanced, lightweight motorcycle that does not use any expensive or exotic materials or processes. Clever use of common grade steel and aluminum combine with rethought suspension and power train layout for a dramatic reduction in mass, while increasing rigidity and controlling costs. Reduced weight. Reduced stress.

Reduced tooling. Thats Amarok thinking.

And, where the bike adapts a conventional ICE frame to the job of housing batteries and twin Agnis, Michael has taken an all-new approach, designing an integrated monocoque that’s all in one battery pack, frame and aerodynamic body.

“Since the 1930’s, airplanes have relied on allstressed skin, aluminum monocoques for superior strength, lower weight and packaging efficiency,” explains Michael. “Batteries already have strong and bulky structures, so why not design them into shapes that give them enough strength to support the entire motorcycle and rider vehicle system, while sculpting them into an aerodynamic package?”

With the help of his partner and chief fabricator, Kevin O’Neil, Michael designed the P1 by hand rather than employing contemporary (and expensive) CAD/CAM tools. “The DeHavilland Mosquito was made of plywood and glue,

using (by today’s standards) low precision tools, and resulted in one of the highest performance fighter/bombers of the Second World War,” says Michael. “The DeHavilland Beaver and Twin Otter bush planes are legends of durability, handling and simple construction, that have plied the north-country for decades. Like so many products of Canada, their strength is in intelligent application of the simplest technology necessary to achieve design targets.”

Amarok has departed from convention in more than just the monocoque battery/frame/ body. Just check out their Hossack-style front suspension and the lack of a conventional rear brake disc. Michael explains, “The Hossack front suspension system is a solution that mates perfectly with a fuselage type chassis, because it allows forces to be distributed more evenly across a wider load area. Basically, traditional forks, as amazing as they have evolved to be, act like a very long vertical lever, which puts tremendous strain on the head tube area of a conventional frame. Compensating for this means structural reinforcement, which adds weight. Our solution spreads the work in a manner that is less stressful on the fuselage, thus allowing for less material to do the same job, saving weight.”

“Our rear brake solution was to place it on the drive shaft that connects the two motors.

This way, it moves mass towards the centre of the rolling axis (for better cornering), eliminates some unsprung weight on the rear wheel system (something that radically improves suspension performance) and because the brake rotor is spinning the same high speed as the motors, we can use a much smaller diameter disc to get the same braking performance. It’s a clean, aerodynamically neat solution that does many things at once.”

“In the end, we are all about radical weight savings, by playing with component architecture, and making parts do as many tasks as possible.”

Michael’s being cagey about performance figures, but the P1 appears to stack up well to existing competitors. It carries the same amount of batteries (7.5kWh) and same twinAgni 95 motors as the Mavizen TTX02, yet that bike weighs 170kg/375lbs. The Mavizen claims 100bhp and 77lb/ft of torque.

It’s bikes like that one, in the 7.5kWh class, with which Amarok hopes to be competitive in this year’s North American TTXGP series. Behemoths like the MotoCzysz E1pc, Mission R and Brammo Empulse RR weigh 500lbs+, are much more powerful and carry 12kWh of batteries or more, plus liquid-cooled motors. Perhaps tellingly, Amarok is the only team that’s been able to adapt a ground-up design to the cheaper class.

Michael realizes where he sits in the field.

“This season, we are being realistic about our competitive expectations. After all, we have an all new vehicle system, and have taken some bold decisions on the design. By the end of the year, I expect to be among the best performing AGNI powered bikes, and hopefully best-inclass in the 7.5 kWh category. We won’t be the fastest down any straights, but it is our goal to be the fastest in and out of the corners.”

Amarok Racing will be competing in the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Amarok will race up the famous 156 turns of “The Race To The Clouds” with the mission of setting an electric motorcycle record. The P1 is only the start of Amarok’s racing program. Next year they hope to achieve full 250GP power-toweight parity with the P2, which will weigh in at just 275lbs.

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