Bogie
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Arrived in the mail today!!! :icon_beer:
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Good DVD to watch this weekend!!!!!!
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Hail
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Awesome. I watched it here in Houston in the theater on Dec. 5th. Great documentary. This was very much a west coast USA perspective. Which is fine. but....
I would love to see them turn this in to a TV series in one of two (or both formats).
I need to order my copy!
I would love to see them turn this in to a TV series in one of two (or both formats).
- Each episode based on a style or type of riding
- Each episode based on a certain part of the world
I need to order my copy!
Hellgate
Wizard
I didn't know the DVD was for sale. Gotta add it to the collection.
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Bogie
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Hellgate
Wizard
I ordered the DVD and a BluRay of the 2013 IOMTT
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FZBear10
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I ordered 2! One for me and one as a Christmas gift for my nephew.
Can I say Christmas?????
Can I say Christmas?????
Malkey
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A few months ago my work was looking for an article on motorcycling and why we ride. So I wrote this:
Motorcycling
By Malcolm
My interest in motorcycling started back in England when I was just 16 years old. It was in my blood as my dad used to race motorcycles at Cadwell Park before I was born. My first taste of 2 wheels was a 50cc moped as licensing laws only allowed that at 16. At 17, I progressed to a 125cc motorcycle and did my first long trip away on it. A friend and I rode down to the south coast of England to visit my aunt and uncle. From that point I was hooked. A couple of years later I bought a 250cc Yamaha which was capable of 90mph. With a faster motorcycle, my taste for speed increased and I finally took my motorcycle test. Finally, my first big motorcycle was a 750cc Triumph Trident. It was tricked out with lightweight wheels, racing exhaust and footpegs. I had my first taste of over 100mph on 2 wheels and became a member of the “Ton Up” club.
Over the following years I owned a few different motorcycles and was lucky enough to ride my friend’s motorcycles also. I’d go to motorcycle races to watch and pick up hints on how to go faster. This eventually gave me the confidence to go and fulfill a dream of mine which was to ride at the track my dad used to race at. I paid my money, got some instruction on the track and off I went. What a brilliant buzz! Even though it wasn’t a race, it was great to experience what my dad did. I was overtaking other riders and dragging my knees on the racetrack. At the end, I was grinning like a cat that got the cream.
Along with the taste for speed, I developed an interest in riding to other countries in Europe. I spent a week touring around Northern France and rode to Belgium, Holland and Germany.
It is an entirely different way of travelling to being in a car. You feel more of the road, weather, mother nature (both the good and bad smells), you have to pack lighter, allow for the weather and air conditioning is lifting your visor up. Contrary to popular belief, riding in the rain is not dangerous. You just have to be smooth with your riding and avoid painted lines. Waterproof gear is so good these days that you can be bone dry underneath your gear.
To date I’ve owned 18 motorcycles, ridden well over 100, been to over 30 trackdays and have thousands of miles experience. Trackdays are where you take your own street motorcycle and with a few safety modifications, you get to ride your local favourite track. Although it is not racing, it does provide you the chance to pass other riders, go as fast as you and the track allow (which means no CHP giving you speeding tickets), increase your riding skills, and give you a mega buzz.
Riding a motorcycle is a never ending learning experience. You can always improve the way you ride by practicing something during each ride until it becomes second nature. It is also a good way to make new friends and enjoy the company of like minded people. It isn’t just a male dominated pastime either. Lots of ladies ride and enjoy it just as much.
We are just regular people with jobs, families and friends. So next time you see us riding, please remember we are someone’s son, daughter, spouse, parent, uncle, aunt or loved one. We do it for the freedom it gives us, the challenge, and mainly because we just love it!
Motorcycling
By Malcolm
My interest in motorcycling started back in England when I was just 16 years old. It was in my blood as my dad used to race motorcycles at Cadwell Park before I was born. My first taste of 2 wheels was a 50cc moped as licensing laws only allowed that at 16. At 17, I progressed to a 125cc motorcycle and did my first long trip away on it. A friend and I rode down to the south coast of England to visit my aunt and uncle. From that point I was hooked. A couple of years later I bought a 250cc Yamaha which was capable of 90mph. With a faster motorcycle, my taste for speed increased and I finally took my motorcycle test. Finally, my first big motorcycle was a 750cc Triumph Trident. It was tricked out with lightweight wheels, racing exhaust and footpegs. I had my first taste of over 100mph on 2 wheels and became a member of the “Ton Up” club.
Over the following years I owned a few different motorcycles and was lucky enough to ride my friend’s motorcycles also. I’d go to motorcycle races to watch and pick up hints on how to go faster. This eventually gave me the confidence to go and fulfill a dream of mine which was to ride at the track my dad used to race at. I paid my money, got some instruction on the track and off I went. What a brilliant buzz! Even though it wasn’t a race, it was great to experience what my dad did. I was overtaking other riders and dragging my knees on the racetrack. At the end, I was grinning like a cat that got the cream.
Along with the taste for speed, I developed an interest in riding to other countries in Europe. I spent a week touring around Northern France and rode to Belgium, Holland and Germany.
It is an entirely different way of travelling to being in a car. You feel more of the road, weather, mother nature (both the good and bad smells), you have to pack lighter, allow for the weather and air conditioning is lifting your visor up. Contrary to popular belief, riding in the rain is not dangerous. You just have to be smooth with your riding and avoid painted lines. Waterproof gear is so good these days that you can be bone dry underneath your gear.
To date I’ve owned 18 motorcycles, ridden well over 100, been to over 30 trackdays and have thousands of miles experience. Trackdays are where you take your own street motorcycle and with a few safety modifications, you get to ride your local favourite track. Although it is not racing, it does provide you the chance to pass other riders, go as fast as you and the track allow (which means no CHP giving you speeding tickets), increase your riding skills, and give you a mega buzz.
Riding a motorcycle is a never ending learning experience. You can always improve the way you ride by practicing something during each ride until it becomes second nature. It is also a good way to make new friends and enjoy the company of like minded people. It isn’t just a male dominated pastime either. Lots of ladies ride and enjoy it just as much.
We are just regular people with jobs, families and friends. So next time you see us riding, please remember we are someone’s son, daughter, spouse, parent, uncle, aunt or loved one. We do it for the freedom it gives us, the challenge, and mainly because we just love it!