The European Climate Realist Network (ECRN) welcomes the votes of 225 MEPs, who this morning rejected the motion by green parties to declare a climate emergency, a motion that was, nevertheless, passed in the European Parliament by 429 MEPs. In light of our call yesterday for MEPs to vote against the climate emergency declaration, this is an encouraging sign that unquestioning climate alarm is beginning to be seriously challenged. The vote took place on the same day as Tata Steel Europe has confirmed it will cut 3000 European jobs and amid reports that the new EU Commissioner plans to spend a staggering £3 trillion on a unilateral climate agenda. The growing division within the EU and the European Parliament over climate policies is likely to deepen in the near future as the astronomical economic, social and political costs become increasingly unbearable. In the coming months, the European Climate Realist Network will work with MEPs from around Europe to help develop alternative policies that are economically, technologically and politically feasible. Contact European Climate Realist Network e: ECRteam@ecr.network https://ecr.network/

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Hey,

Making progress is a major motivator. I like to climb out of bed thinking the day is going to be exciting. This week I solved some issues, took my 1928 Shovelhead to Larry Settle for a look-over. We organized and shipped Hugh King’s Discovery Channel biker build-off bike to the Sturgis Museum.

We attempted to get two girders from Spitfire Motorcycles. We scored a few Antiques motorcycle parts from Bobby Stark’s lot.

I solved a minor issue with the Salt Torpedo and we are just a couple of weeks away from our first trial runs. I roughed out another Cantina Chapter.

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This is the first time Royal Enfield has confirmed the development of an electric motorcycle. Launch is expected in the coming years.

A Royal Enfield electric motorcycle (yes, you have read that right) has been confirmed to be in the works by the company’s CEO. With the push towards electric mobility reshaping the automotive industry worldwide, manufacturers with little-to-no previous association with EV powertrains have also started to ready themselves for a supposedly inevitable future; Royal Enfield being just one of many others.

Vinod Dasari, CEO of Royal Enfield, shares that the Chennai-based motorcycle brand is actively developing an electric motorcycle. Despite the lower sales volume in the year, the company has invested enough capital to make new products for the coming years; electric and regular.

Earlier this year, the company had announced an investment of Rs 700 crores towards the development of newer and better platforms. Now, we can be certain that a part of it will go into the making of a Royal Enfield electric motorcycle.

It is a known fact that almost all major automotive manufacturers are working on an EV portfolio despite having a strong heritage with fossil-fuel-powered products. Loyal fans and enthusiasts of such brands may not be happy with this and we completely understand that. However, in order to ensure sustainability and reduce the chances of business failure in the future, manufacturers are bound to accept necessary changes.

Perhaps the biggest example of this was the introduction of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire. The American motorcycle company — praised for its big, loud and intimidating V-Twins — shocked everyone with the introduction of the LiveWire electric motorcycle. However, from a business point of view, the move made sense and the LiveWire will definitely be a popular option in the electric cruiser market of the future.

Whilst the argument between EV fanatics and ICE purists will go on for ages, there is no denying that electric vehicles will become an integral part of global automotive industries. In India, the idea of electric mobility has not developed as much as in developed countries such as the USA. For starters, we do not have enough supporting infrastructure for EVs to logically replace every petrol/diesel-powered vehicle.

Royal Enfield motorcycles have a huge fan following in the country. The heritage of the British-origin brand is so strong that its classic and original models fetch quite a good amount in the used market. For the same reason, there might some initial shock and confusion regarding an electric Royal Enfield. After all, for the “RE addicts”, Royal Enfield motorcycles have always been about the “thump”.

Hey,

Making progress is a major motivator. I like to climb out of bed thinking the day is going to be exciting. This week I solved some issues, took my 1928 Shovelhead to Larry Settle for a look-over. We organized and shipped Hugh King’s Discovery Channel biker build-off bike to the Sturgis Museum.

We attempted to get two girders from Spitfire Motorcycles. We scored a few Antiques motorcycle parts from Bobby Stark’s lot. He finally sold the lot and has 10 months to move his shit and he has a ton of it.

I solved a minor issue with the Salt Torpedo and we are just a couple of weeks away from our first trial runs.

I roughed out another Cantina Chapter. I try to improve my writing skills with each chapter. I’m watching a lecturer series about Confucius. What a strange cat he was 2500 years ago. He didn’t write anything. It wasn’t until a decade after his death that his students tried to organize his teachings and they are called Analects. Organize is almost an oxymoron when it comes to the Analects of Confucius. I’m also reading the Book of Tea originally written in 1906 and never out of print.

It’s not about tea, but Zen thoughts and Japanese art. And finally, I’m reading Ken Follet’s book based in the 1500s. It’s about two families, one in France and one in England and the horrors of religion at the time.

I’ve said the whole notion of Climate Change being blamed on man and doomsday scenarios would blow up in 2020. I believe it’s started, and Greta helped bring the house of cards down. It’s not her fault. She was taught inaccuracies.

That’s exciting, because I believe we are living in the best of times and should celebrate, not hate.

We should be giving thanks for all the enormous good around us. Sure, we need to recycle more. But let’s enjoy what we’ve accomplished and give thanks for our friends, for our massive resources and for our unending opportunities for progress every day.

Let’s hit the news a turkey is waiting somewhere:

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1. Barber Motorsports Museum
The Barber collection includes more than 1,400 restored motorcycles and cars; over 600 bikes are on display in the museum. Established to preserve motorcycle history, the collection represents 216 different manufacturers from 20 countries. Barber is generally acknowledged as the preeminent motorcycle museum in the U.S. 6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway, Birmingham, AL, (205) 699-7275, www.barbermuseum.org.

2. Wheels Through Time
Located five miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Wheels through Time Motorcycle Museum collection showcases rare, vintage American motorcycles and memorabilia. The 300 historic American motorcycles span numerous genres, including board track racers, hill climbers, military bikes and more. Historic American automobiles are also on display. 62 Vintage Lane, Maggie Valley, NC, (828) 926-6266, www.wheelsthroughtime.com.

3. Harley-Davidson Museum
The main exhibit areas focus on aspects of Harley-Davidson history and culture. For example, Clubs & Competition explore board track racing and hill climbing competition. The Engine Room has an interactive wall that features the company’s various engine designs. The motorcycle galleries chart H-D evolution from 1903 to the present. 400 West Canal St, Milwaukee, WI, (877) 436-8738, www.harley-davidson.com.

4. Motorcyclepedia Museum
The goal of this museum, with its collection of over 450 bikes and memorabilia is to educate the public about the history, culture, and changing technology of motorcycles. The museum includes 85,000 square feet of space, featuring an international collection of motorcycles dating from 1897 to the present. 250 Lake St, Newburgh, NY, (845) 569-9065, www.motorcyclepediamuseum.org.

5. AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum
The AMA’s Motorcycle Hall of Fame Gallery celebrates individuals who have promoted the sport on tracks, roads, trails, and in the halls of government. The museum also currently displays a collection of Indian motorcycles. 13515 Yarmouth Dr, Pickerington, OH, (800) 262-5646, www.americanmotorcyclist.com.

6. Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum
This extensive private collection of vintage motorcycles emphasizes racing machines. Marques in the collection include AJS, BMW, Ducati, Gilera, Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Velocette, Vincent and others, which range from 1910 to the present. Bikes on display from the collection are rotated periodically. 320 Alisal Rd, Solvang, CA, (805) 686-9522, www.motosolvang.com.

7. Lone Star Motorcycle Museum
Located in the Texas Hill Country, the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum is also a limited menu eatery with its tables spread among the collection of motorcycles. Bikes on display represent an international mixture dating from the early 20th century. 36517 Hwy 187, Vanderpool, TX, (830) 966-6103, www.lonestarmotorcyclemuseum.com.

8. National Motorcycle Museum
This privately owned, non-profit museum has over 450 bikes on display, many of which are on loan from private collectors. Current staged exhibits include a barn find, a completely restored 1920’s Shell Gas Station, and several antique motorcycles. There is also an extensive collection of motorcycle memorabilia, antique toys, photos, and posters. 102 Chamber Dr, Anamosa, IA, (319) 482-3982, www.nationalmcmuseum.org.

9. The Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame
The museum’s primary focus is on pioneers in the historic development of American two-wheeled transportation. The bike collection includes over 75 vintage and antique motorcycles, including Harley-Davidson, Excelsior, Ariel, and others. 5867 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, (719) 487-8005, www.themotorcyclemuseum.com.

10. World of Motorcycles Museum?(aka Kersting’s Cycle Center)
Set in an unusual location, surrounded by fields of active farms, Jim Kersting’s motorcycle dealership and motorcycle museum features a collection of almost 100 machines, including brands from eight countries, and spans nine decades of motorcycle history. 8774 W 700 N, Winamac, IN (4 miles north of Judson on Hwy 39), (877) 537-7846, www.kerstingscycle.com/visit-our–museum.

–from Roadrunner.travel

THE GEARHEAD ASKS SALT TORPEDO QUESTIONS–
What is the paint scheme and what sponsor decals will go on it? I know you prefer red heads but how about a pin up girl a little different like Betty Page or Jane Mansfield back in their modeling days for the racer?
Man that trike looks fast just sitting there in the shop. I gotta get back by to see it close up again.

–Gearhead
PS. With the family moving to places like Austin, who could I get locally to do a tattoo of a Shovelhead cone motor on my shoulder?

–We have our Atomic Bob Mascot above, and Frankie is close-by in LA to help with your tat. Look for his feature in Cycle Source Magazine.–Bandit

By Michael Shellenberger, Forbes.com

Environmental journalists and advocates have in recent weeks made a number of apocalyptic predictions about the impact of climate change. Bill McKibben suggested climate-driven fires in Australia had made koalas “functionally extinct.” Extinction Rebellion said “Billions will die” and “Life on Earth is dying.” Vice claimed the “collapse of civilization may have already begun.”

Few have underscored the threat more than student climate activist Greta Thunberg and Green New Deal sponsor Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The latter said, “The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” Says Thunberg in her new book, “Around 2030 we will be in a position to set off an irreversible chain reaction beyond human control that will lead to the end of our civilization as we know it.”

Sometimes, scientists themselves make apocalyptic claims. “It’s difficult to see how we could accommodate a billion people or even half of that,” if Earth warms four degrees, said one earlier this year. “The potential for multi-breadbasket failure is increasing,” said another. If sea levels rise as much as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts, another scientist said, “It will be an unmanageable problem.”
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Apocalyptic statements like these have real-world impacts. In September, a group of British psychologists said children are increasingly suffering from anxiety from the frightening discourse around climate change. In October, an activist with Extinction Rebellion (”XR”) — an environmental group founded in 2018 to commit civil disobedience to draw awareness to the threat its founders and supporters say climate change poses to human existence — and a videographer, were kicked and beaten in a London Tube station by angry commuters. And last week, an XR co-founder said a genocide like the Holocaust was “happening again, on a far greater scale, and in plain sight” from climate change.

Climate change is an issue I care passionately about and have dedicated a significant portion of my life to addressing. I have been politically active on the issue for over 20 years and have researched and written about it for 17 years. Over the last four years, my organization, Environmental Progress, has worked with some of the world’s leading climate scientists to prevent carbon emissions from rising. So far, we’ve helped prevent emissions increasing the equivalent of adding 24 million cars to the road.

I also care about getting the facts and science right and have in recent months corrected inaccurate and apocalyptic news media coverage of fires in the Amazon and fires in California, both of which have been improperly presented as resulting primarily from climate change.

Journalists and activists alike have an obligation to describe environmental problems honestly and accurately, even if they fear doing so will reduce their news value or salience with the public. There is good evidence that the catastrophist framing of climate change is self-defeating because it alienates and polarizes many people. And exaggerating climate change risks distracting us from other important issues including ones we might have more near-term control over.

I feel the need to say this up-front because I want the issues I’m about to raise to be taken seriously and not dismissed by those who label as “climate deniers” or “climate delayers” anyone who pushes back against exaggeration.

With that out of the way, let’s look whether the science supports what’s being said.

First, no credible scientific body has ever said climate change threatens the collapse of civilization much less the extinction of the human species. “‘Our children are going to die in the next 10 to 20 years.’ What’s the scientific basis for these claims?” BBC’s Andrew Neil asked a visibly uncomfortable XR spokesperson last month.

“These claims have been disputed, admittedly,” she said. “There are some scientists who are agreeing and some who are saying it’s not true. But the overall issue is that these deaths are going to happen.”

“But most scientists don’t agree with this,” said Neil. “I looked through IPCC reports and see no reference to billions of people going to die, or children in 20 years. How would they die?”

“Mass migration around the world already taking place due to prolonged drought in countries, particularly in South Asia. There are wildfires in Indonesia, the Amazon rainforest, Siberia, the Arctic,” she said.

But in saying so, the XR spokesperson had grossly misrepresented the science. “There is robust evidence of disasters displacing people worldwide,” notes IPCC, “but limited evidence that climate change or sea-level rise is the direct cause”

What about “mass migration”? “The majority of resultant population movements tend to occur within the borders of affected countries,” says IPCC.

It’s not like climate doesn’t matter. It’s that climate change is outweighed by other factors. Earlier this year, researchers found that climate “has affected organized armed conflict within countries. However, other drivers, such as low socioeconomic development and low capabilities of the state, are judged to be substantially more influential.”

Last January, after climate scientists criticized Rep. Ocasio-Cortez for saying the world would end in 12 years, her spokesperson said “We can quibble about the phraseology, whether it’s existential or cataclysmic.” He added, “We’re seeing lots of [climate change-related] problems that are already impacting lives.”

That last part may be true, but it’s also true that economic development has made us less vulnerable, which is why there was a 99.7% decline in the death toll from natural disasters since its peak in 1931.

In 1931, 3.7 million people died from natural disasters. In 2018, just 11,000 did. And that decline occurred over a period when the global population quadrupled.

What about sea level rise? IPCC estimates sea level could rise two feet (0.6 meters) by 2100. Does that sound apocalyptic or even “unmanageable”?

Consider that one-third of the Netherlands is below sea level, and some areas are seven meters below sea level. You might object that Netherlands is rich while Bangladesh is poor. But the Netherlands adapted to living below sea level 400 years ago. Technology has improved a bit since then.

What about claims of crop failure, famine, and mass death? That’s science fiction, not science. Humans today produce enough food for 10 billion people, or 25% more than we need, and scientific bodies predict increases in that share, not declines.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasts crop yields increasing 30% by 2050. And the poorest parts of the world, like sub-Saharan Africa, are expected to see increases of 80 to 90%.

Nobody is suggesting climate change won’t negatively impact crop yields. It could. But such declines should be put in perspective. Wheat yields increased 100 to 300% around the world since the 1960s, while a study of 30 models found that yields would decline by 6% for every one degree Celsius increase in temperature.

Rates of future yield growth depend far more on whether poor nations get access to tractors, irrigation, and fertilizer than on climate change, says FAO.

All of this helps explain why IPCC anticipates climate change will have a modest impact on economic growth. By 2100, IPCC projects the global economy will be 300 to 500% larger than it is today. Both IPCC and the Nobel-winning Yale economist, William Nordhaus, predict that warming of 2.5°C and 4°C would reduce gross domestic product (GDP) by 2% and 5% over that same period.

Does this mean we shouldn’t worry about climate change? Not at all.

One of the reasons I work on climate change is because I worry about the impact it could have on endangered species. Climate change may threaten one million species globally and half of all mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in diverse places like the Albertine Rift in central Africa, home to the endangered mountain gorilla.

But it’s not the case that “we’re putting our own survival in danger” through extinctions, as Elizabeth Kolbert claimed in her book, Sixth Extinction. As tragic as animal extinctions are, they do not threaten human civilization. If we want to save endangered species, we need to do so because we care about wildlife for spiritual, ethical, or aesthetic reasons, not survival ones.

And exaggerating the risk, and suggesting climate change is more important than things like habitat destruction, are counterproductive.

For example, Australia’s fires are not driving koalas extinct, as Bill McKibben suggested. The main scientific body that tracks the species, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, labels the koala “vulnerable,” which is one level less threatened than “endangered,” two levels less than “critically endangered,” and three less than “extinct” in the wild.

Should we worry about koalas? Absolutely! They are amazing animals and their numbers have declined to around 300,000. But they face far bigger threats such as the destruction of habitat, disease, bushfires, and invasive species.

Think of it this way. The climate could change dramatically — and we could still save koalas. Conversely, the climate could change only modestly — and koalas could still go extinct.

The monomaniacal focus on climate distracts our attention from other threats to koalas and opportunities for protecting them, like protecting and expanding their habitat.

As for fire, one of Australia’s leading scientists on the issue says, “Bushfire losses can be explained by the increasing exposure of dwellings to fire-prone bushlands. No other influences need be invoked. So even if climate change had played some small role in modulating recent bushfires, and we cannot rule this out, any such effects on risk to property are clearly swamped by the changes in exposure.”

Nor are the fires solely due to drought, which is common in Australia, and exceptional this year. “Climate change is playing its role here,” said Richard Thornton of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre in Australia, “but it’s not the cause of these fires.”

The same is true for fires in the United States. In 2017, scientists modeled 37 different regions and found “humans may not only influence fire regimes but their presence can actually override, or swamp out, the effects of climate.” Of the 10 variables that influence fire, “none were as significant… as the anthropogenic variables,” such as building homes near, and managing fires and wood fuel growth within, forests.

Climate scientists are starting to push back against exaggerations by activists, journalists, and other scientists.

“While many species are threatened with extinction,” said Stanford’s Ken Caldeira, “climate change does not threaten human extinction… I would not like to see us motivating people to do the right thing by making them believe something that is false.”

I asked the Australian climate scientist Tom Wigley what he thought of the claim that climate change threatens civilization. “It really does bother me because it’s wrong,” he said. “All these young people have been misinformed. And partly it’s Greta Thunberg’s fault. Not deliberately. But she’s wrong.”

But don’t scientists and activists need to exaggerate in order to get the public’s attention?

“I’m reminded of what [late Stanford University climate scientist] Steve Schneider used to say,” Wigley replied. “He used to say that as a scientist, we shouldn’t really be concerned about the way we slant things in communicating with people out on the street who might need a little push in a certain direction to realize that this is a serious problem. Steve didn’t have any qualms about speaking in that biased way. I don’t quite agree with that.”

Wigley started working on climate science full-time in 1975 and created one of the first climate models (MAGICC) in 1987. It remains one of the main climate models in use today.

“When I talk to the general public,” he said, “I point out some of the things that might make projections of warming less and the things that might make them more. I always try to present both sides.”

Part of what bothers me about the apocalyptic rhetoric by climate activists is that it is often accompanied by demands that poor nations be denied the cheap sources of energy they need to develop. I have found that many scientists share my concerns.

“If you want to minimize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2070 you might want to accelerate the burning of coal in India today,” MIT climate scientist Kerry Emanuel said.

“It doesn’t sound like it makes sense. Coal is terrible for carbon. But it’s by burning a lot of coal that they make themselves wealthier, and by making themselves wealthier they have fewer children, and you don’t have as many people burning carbon, you might be better off in 2070.”

Emanuel and Wigley say the extreme rhetoric is making political agreement on climate change harder.

“You’ve got to come up with some kind of middle ground where you do reasonable things to mitigate the risk and try at the same time to lift people out of poverty and make them more resilient,” said Emanuel. “We shouldn’t be forced to choose between lifting people out of poverty and doing something for the climate.”

Happily, there is a plenty of middle ground between climate apocalypse and climate denial.

Michael Shellenberger is a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment” and Green Book Award Winner. He is also a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post

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QUICK, OPEN THE BIKERNET BAD JOKE LIBRARY– What’s the difference between a tire and 365 used condoms? One’s a Goodyear. The other’s a great year.

What is Moby Dick’s dad’s name? Papa Boner.

How does a woman scare a gynecologist? By becoming a ventriloquist.

What do you call someone who refuses to fart in public? A private tutor!

–from Rogue
Senior Librarian
Bandit’s Cantina™

RIGHT TO VOTE EFFORT IN FLORIDA–A lot of motorcycle people have lost their right to vote for one reason or another.

When they have completed their prison sentence their Rights Should Be Re-Instated.

In many cases that is not happening, so in Florida Amendment 4 was put on the last election ballot and approved by the Voters by a Very large margin.

There is still issues with getting this fully implemented

I was and still am very active in this including going to our state capitol to talk to legislators and now my photo is on the bus traveling around the state to get support and get the rest of the job done.

Getting Bikers Rights Re-instated and then getting them out to vote on the many issues that face us is very important.

Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING

–Rogue
Senior Editor
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East Coast Chapter

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Executes Strategic Alignment–The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce we have renewed our Governmental Affairs Consulting Agreement with Husch Blackwell Strategies (HBS) for another year. We will continue to be represented by lobbyist William “Rocky” Fox of HBS.

Tiffany Cipoletti, formerly the MRF’s Director of Operations, will now serve as our Director of Government Relations. In her new role, she will focus on carrying out the MRF’s Legislative Strategy, provide support for our national motorcyclists’ lobby day held annually in May known as Bikers Inside the Beltway, she will also remain the Editor of our magazine, the American Bikers Journal.

To maintain focus on our legislative imperatives, we have decided to move our offices into HBS office space located inside the Congressional beltway.

Consistent with our desire to have the Washington D.C. Operation focus on our legislative strategy we have entered into an administrative contract with JPK Services.

JPK services will be responsible for membership services, day to day accounting, provide phone services, and support Bikers Inside the Beltway and Meeting of the Minds.

The MRF’s phone and e-mails will not change, our mailing address will now be:

P.O. Box 250

Highland, IL 62249.

MRF President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard stated that this has been in the works for some time and he commended the MRF Board of Directors in having the wisdom to align our D.C. resources to maintain sole focus on our legislative activities while improving member services, the administration of the MRF, and importantly in a cost-effective structure through an independent contractor.

About Motorcycle Riders Foundation
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) provides leadership at the federal level for states’ motorcyclists’ rights organizations as well as motorcycle clubs and individual riders. The MRF is chiefly concerned with issues at the national and international levels that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. The MRF is committed to being a national advocate for the advancement of motorcycling and its associated lifestyle and works in conjunction with its partners to help educate elected officials and policymakers in Washington and beyond.

SCMR2020 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!–July 31 – August 23, 2020
www.CentennialRide.com

We’ve got over 20 different ways for you to take part in our 2020 cross-country motorcycle riding event for women. Whether you join for 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 3 weeks, there will be Epic Awesomeness for Everyone (my personal motto when I am organizing these massive events). There is truly something for everyone, for every budget, and for every time-abundant or time-scare schedule.

The three cross-country routes start in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. You can join at any of the Star Cities (Start Cities) on the purple map above and ride a segment or ride with us or all the way to D.C. Or visit with us only on each coast – that’s an option as well.

What you don’t want to miss is the final celebration in Washington, D.C.

We’ve organized a women’s motorcycling “event within an event” with 3 days of women’s motorcycling conference + educational seminars, an outdoor festival at the historically significant Workhouse Arts Center (home of the Lucy Burns Women’s Suffrage Museumand where the Suffragists were actually jailed 100 years ago), motorcycle demo rides, a very special ceremony for the cross-country riders, a big banquet, and of course our epic ride-in to Washington, D.C. and the group photo. The Washington, D.C. Grand Finale Celebration Experience is 4 days and 3 nights of fun!

Our mailing address is:
Women’s Motorcycle Tours
1001 S. Main St.
Suite 49
Kalispell, MT 59901

BONESHAKERS GIVE THANKS–Virginia Beach motorcycle club builds bikes for children in the community.

Photo courtesy of Boneshakers Social Club.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A group of motorcyclists from Boneshakers Social Club spent Saturday building bicycles for children.

It was the 10th anniversary for the Bikes for Tykes event. The club raised over 15-thousand dollars and purchased more than than 200 bikes.

Their purchases equated to about three truckloads of bikes for local children.

The club will give the bikes away on December 7th at the IceHouse Restaurant in Virginia Beach.

The bikes will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

.– by: WAVY Web Staff
Stay with WAVY.com for updates

–from Ann Robinson

CHARITY TOY DRIVE SHOW
16th Annual Motor4Toys
Charity Car Show and Toy Drive.
Sunday Dec, 1st, 2019

bring toys and please 

invite EVERYONE! 

The Goal this year is 100,000 toys for our 16th Annual event and toy drive.

To attend the show you must bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $15.00 or more. Please bring as many new toys as you can.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED A DYNO IN YOUR SHOP–

Direct info: 0039-335-1006259

AUSTRALIAN CLUB NEWS–Tasmanian cops ready to enforce club colors restrictions–

New laws clamping down on outlaw motorcycle clubs by banning colours and insignia are now in effect in Tasmania, Australia’s island state.

The move precedes an Outlaws motorcycle club memorial ride in Tasmania this Saturday, with riders expected to attend from interstate.

The new laws target five clubs: Bandidos, Outlaws, The Devil’s Henchmen, Black Uhlans and Rebels.

Tasmanian Police Minister Mark Shelton said the law was a new tool for police to use to keep the community safe from clubs “doing the wrong thing in the community”.

“From this point on, those outlawed motorcycle gangs will not be able to wear their colors in public or in fact display them in public,” Shelton said.

“This is about keeping Tasmanians safe and making sure the processes that outlaw motorcycle gangs use to intimidate the community, will not be available are far as their insignia goes.”

Shelton said the legislation brought Tasmania into line with mainland states and made sure Tasmania was not seen as a “safe haven” for outlawed gangs.

Those who break the new law will be issued with a fine of an amount not yet disclosed and the fine will be increased for repeat offenders.

Tasmania Police Northern District Commander Brett Smith said there was a “bucket load” of research and evidence to suggest that clubs wearing colours, particularly in groups, created apprehension in the community.

“We don’t want our community to live in fear because of the behaviour of what these criminal gangs do,” he said.

“Outlaw motorcycle gangs, they commit crime, they assault people and they deal in drugs.

.. They have a culture of violence and they do not like police.”

Smith said up to 100 Outlaws members could possibly travel to Tasmania for a memorial ride on Saturday.

He said police would be conducting checks, have “contingencies” in place and be supported by officers from the AFP’s National Anti-Gang Squad.

Smith said the relevant clubs had been contacted to “make sure they fully know what the law is”.

He said this weekend’s ride was an opportunity for the Outlaws motorcycle club to demonstrate “as they claim, that they are law-abiding citizens”.

“If they’re not, we will take quite affirmative action,” he said.

“We will seize items, we will charge people, we will arrest if we need to and we will put them before the court and the magistrate can determine what the outcome will be.”

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FALL RIDE REPORT–Tomahawk, WI recently held their annual Fall Ride, which is a huge weekend event for the biker community. After the event, the Tomahawk Police Department posted on Facebook their Summary of how the ride went. Most of it was unbiased and seemed factual. However the following statement has ruffled a lot of feathers and started quite a bit of social media backlash:

There was a significant presence of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members in the downtown area on Saturday afternoon of the event. While there were no issues of significance involving these persons, some of these members were legally armed with open carry weapons. Their presence and purpose behind their armed presence at this event is a significant risk factor that must be recognized and addressed each year of the event. On-going armed conflicts between rival OMG members is a concern.

• There was also a presence of other 1-% Motorcycle clubs in the city on Saturday. We observed the following OMC’s in the event area:

1. Highland Clan
2. Select Few
3. Chimeras
4. Dread Naught
5. Ant Hill Mob
6. Ozaukee Guzzlers
7. Several other Outlaw Support groups

I expect some of us are familiar with some of the above listed clubs/organizations and know they are far from 1%ers. So, this followed from the Tomahawk Police Department:

Today, Perry Bunnell (President of the Ant Hill Mob ) called and we had a conversation about OMC and OMG organizations. Mr. Bunnell assured me that the Ant Hill Mob is not a criminal organization and should not be listed as a OMC. I informed him that the research that was conducted indicated that they were not affiliated with the AMA.

I provided him with an article that labels all motorcycle clubs not affiliated with the AMA as outlaw organizations. The article further states that not all of these outlaw organizations are criminal enterprises. Mr Bunnell also advised me that the Ant Hill Mob is dedicated to charitable causes and does not commit any illegal acts. I am glad that he took the time out of his day to contact me and explain more about the integrity of his organization.

He further assured me that the Ant Hill Mob will become affiliated with the AMA. This should correct any issues with the OMC and OMG classifications. Any members of the Ant HIll Mob that wish for clarification on this conversation please contact Mr. Bunnell or Chief Elvins.

I’ve attached the entire “article” the TPD is referring to (all 190 pages). It is a doctorate dissertation written in 2006, based on “research” done in Florida. Some of it will definitely put you to sleep but some of it is interesting. Unfortunately, I found very little of it to be based on actual experience.

What’s really disheartening is the above comments come on the heals of a presentation on Friday of the event at SARA park on how to address motorcycle profiling. Apparently the Tomahawk PD didn’t make it to the park for that…

The primary concern, I believe, we need to address is the fact that the TPD and others, based on this dissertation, are believing that any MC not paying dues to the AMA is considered an outlaw organization.

Please give me your thoughts on this and how we should proceed.

–Jen Dewitz

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FROM A ROAD IN TEXAS--So 83.3 miles before I saw my first law enforcement officer. I was on my way to Spendora, when I saw a trooper on 1725 about 7:44, they usually come out about 7 here on holidays. Catch the early morning drinkers I guess and speeders.

Montgomery Country just made itself a gun sanctuary county too! Lots of nice curvy roads & lots of local law enforcement, first trooper though.

Did find this other road close-by earlier and we got to run it twice! It was fun, need to see the grip rating on these tires? They are new. I know 75-85 mph, not sure about more? The tires I ran on the Little Red Rigid only lasted 5-8 thousand miles, but they did stick to the road in turns!

I have pictures of all three bikes in front of the Hot Rod Shop sign on 1488, got both current bikes in front of “No Parking, Jesus,” He’s Pretty Cool.

Bike rides SO MUCH different. I should have put a set of these style bars on the Road Glide, almost a Performance Bagger! Dyna on the lift now for mids. Think I can mount them, just have to leave the shifter up front for now. And install my rear run, turn, stop. Thinking I might try and tie in under the seat?

And KD maintenance, arms are loose on my dark ones as I take the yellow out for my 6am departure and the left arm falls off! Soap and grips were in the Bandit’s bed roll

Not sure, but the Redhead thing may be over? I guess she’ll let me stay on for a bit as a roommate. Guess we’ll see?

–RFR

Hang in there, brother. Generally, if tires work very well, they don’t last. Makes sense. That’s okay. I love the new composites and how well they stick.–Bandit

CLUB NEWS, Biker gang members get life for killing rival gang president–TAMPA – Two motorcycle gang members have been sentenced to life in prison for killing the president of a rival gang in Florida.

Court records show 31-year-old Christopher Cosimano and 52-yearold Michael Mencher were sentenced Wednesday in Tampa federal court. They were convicted in August of murder in aid of racketeering and related firearms offenses.

Authorities say Cosimano and Mencher were members of the 69ers Motorcycle Club in 2017 when the group was involved in a violent feud with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. Investigators say Cosimano and Mencher followed a truck driven by Paul Anderson, president of the Cross Bayou Chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, and fatally shot him at a busy Tampa-area intersection.

Three others previously pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting.

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What do you call a herd of cows masturbating? Beef strokin’ off!

What’s the difference between your penis and a bonus check? Someone’s always willing to blow your bonus.

What did the leper say to the sex worker? Keep the tip.

What do you call the lesbian version of a cock block? A beaver dam!

What do a penis and a Rubik’s Cube have in common? The more you play with it, the harder it gets.

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JUST IN FROM THE TECHNOCRACY NEWS–Tempe, AZ Launches First No-Cars-Allowed Housing Development

Tempe, Arizona is the epicenter of Sustainable Development in the United States. The first ‘Culdesac’ development will house 1,000 people but no cars are allowed. Walking, scooters, bikes, and light rail are acceptable.

The Culdesac website clearly states its intentions: “Our goal is to remake cities all over the U.S. for people, not cars” This is a model project of social engineering that epitomizes Technocracy. ? TN Editor

The world’s first post-car real estate developer, Culdesac, today announced the company and its plans to build the country’s first car-free neighborhood from scratch in Tempe, AZ. Residents will not have private cars or parking, although the neighborhood will accommodate parking for visitors, and car-based modes of transportation, such as ridesharing. Unlike small-scale, incidental car-free communities—like old town centers or islands—Culdesac is the first developer to intentionally build a 1,000 person neighborhood-scale, car-free development from scratch.

Culdesac believes that real estate innovation has failed to keep up with fast-paced changes in mobility. Transportation has evolved beyond car dependency— real estate has not. Culdesac is changing this paradigm and today announced detailed plans for its first neighborhood, a $140 million project called Culdesac Tempe. The company also announced it has raised $10 million in venture capital funding to invest into its corporate operations led by Khosla Ventures, as well as Initialized Capital, Zigg Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Y Combinator.

“The communities we are living in were optimized for the peak car era,” said Ryan Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO of Culdesac. “Culdesac is building spaces for the post-car era. Starting next year, residents of Culdesac Tempe will be able to live life from their doorsteps, rather than seeing it through their windshields.”

The Tempe project marks the nation’s first and only agreement between a city and a developer to build a neighborhood-scale community with zero residential parking. The plans for Culdesac Tempe show a walkable neighborhood directly on a light rail station and near a dense job center in downtown Tempe. In typical developments, the parking lots often dictate the design—and without this constraint, Culdesac Tempe is able to offer three times the average amount of green space, along with friendly courtyards and community spaces.

Because less land is needed to park vehicles, Culdesac Tempe will include a grocery store, coffee shop, coworking space, market hall, and other retail, in addition to rental apartments for 1,000 residents. To help bring this vision to life, the Culdesac team is working closely with renowned architect Dan Parolek, who popularized the term “Missing Middle Housing,” a concept for diverse housing options to create sustainable and walkable places.

When the 1,000 residents of Culdesac Tempe need to travel, they can choose their preferred modes of transportation. The development is centered around the mobility needs of residents, with on-site light rail station, a connective shuttle bus, dedicated rideshare pick-up zones, scooters with respective parking, carshares for off-site transport, and more. Culdesac will additionally serve as the neighborhood’s property manager, helping residents get the most out of their new community by enabling seamless access to transportation and amenities.

“We have found the Culdesac team to be true partners with our city council and its neighborhood communities, and we look forward to bringing the country’s first car-free community to life in our city,” said Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell.

The Tempe site was chosen for the first car-free neighborhood due to the city’s thriving job market, growing population, and land available directly on a light rail station. Additionally, local leadership has a reputation for being innovative, forward-thinking, and action-oriented. Culdesac is evaluating locations for additional projects, including in cities such as Dallas, Denver, and Raleigh-Durham.

“Because the power of transportation innovation is larger at scale, we’re considering 50-100 acre sites for our next project,” said Jeff Berens, Co-Founder and COO of Culdesac. “People are ready to leave their cars behind for the walkable and vibrant lifestyle that comes from living in a car-free neighborhood.”

How do I get my new refrigerator delivered?–Bandit

FAMOUS GARAGE COMPANY MOVING– http://www.garagecompany.com/about.html

We are moving!!
Our store will be temporarily closed until the end of October 2019.
Our phone number will still remain, 310-330-9933.

We hope you see you at our new location soon!
It’s the end of November and we still don’t know the new address. –Bandit

THE CAPTAIN REVIVES HIS CUT–
So, I finally got some of the patches and pins off my 50-year-old cutoff, and got a new Levi cut. Had more fun going thru the old patches and pins. I’ve got a Sturgis 1974 pin, a Daytona 1975, and dozens of run puns from the ‘70s. Oh, yeah, and this big shiny new 5-Ball patch that kinda brings all this shit to light!

–Bob Bitchin

THE BIKERNET NEW ZEALAND REPORT–
A couple of weekends ago about 20 of us went for an organized ride and ended
up here in this guy’s shed. He is a farmer by trade and is mostly self-taught
but imagine what he may have been if had some good engineering training as
he must be quite clever to come up with these ideas and put them into
practice.

These are two of his project bikes. He has a good workshop and I will get to send you some more of his place and what he has hidden away.

–Graeme Lowen

SECRECTS REVEALED FROM MRF BOARD MEETING— SIX Main Legislative Priorities:
•Profiling-profiling a target as a tangible win. 60-70 cosponsors and are at 86 currently. The MRF lived up to our end of the bargain to Wahlberg.
160 meetings/3 bad ones: 1 staffer was dismissive, 1 staffer made suggestions to Waco, 1 staffer referred to drug traffickers. Law enforcement passed in the Senate, suggested a 1 pager to what they should be doing in Wahlberg office.

•Definition of a motorcycle-MRF are not the only folks concerned with the definition of a motorcycle. Autocycles do have to meet crash standards. Appropriation bill letter to NHTSA on what’s going on with the classification.

•Autonomous vehicles-Sent a combination letter with MRF, Harley Davison and AMA on concerns of the AV. Senate had our language House did not. Now working on updating the language.

•Consumer Education – Ethanol (HR1024)-may not be going anywhere mostly a Consumer Ed. Bill.

•Transportation Bill “wish list”-Wish list needs to be made known. NHTSA lobbying ban, definition of a motorcycle, profiling, checkpoints, replenish safety funds, MAC mandate AV recognizing motorcycles, all band on lobbying of other government agencies.

•Motorcycle Caucus-keeping the seats of folks who know about motorcycles and motorcycling.

Thanks for sending the Board Meeting Minutes. Just some crazy comments regarding the future of the MRF and Motorcycling.

I would like someone to step up against the Doomsday Environmentalist movement. It’s one of the biggest if not the biggest threat to motorcycling and freedom. I could go on and on about this topic, but I won’t. Are you afraid?

–Bandit

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THAT’S IT, LET’S PARTY—
It’s a riot. Just about the time I think I can kick back and take a day off, I glance at my list. The Redhead and I will peel out in a couple of hours for a quiet Thanksgiving feast overlooking the Pacific and Catalina Island.

When we return I’ll pour a glass of Whiskey and relax, while pondering the fate of the Universe. Then tomorrow the action kicks off again. The headquarters has a roof leak and we need to deal with it. We are refurbishing a portion of the building I rent. I’m learning the rental ropes the hard way, but it’s okay. That’s a story in itself.

I will run my Panhead up on the lift and take the glide tubes off. This seems to be the thing lately. Frankie replaced his tubes with longer ones. I think my lowers may need a new bushing or two. I don’t like how it acts, plus it leaks. Drives me nuts.

I’ve solved the last issue with the Salt Torpedo and need to finish the last fire suppression hose making chores. I have a bunch of articles I’m working on including Jeremiah’s Joker Machine turn-signal install, Las Vegas Bikefest coverage by the Tileman, and a story about an old Outlaw’s bike purchase just after he got out of prison.

It’s going to be a busy weekend, but I need to take the time to meditate, give thanks and go for a ride. I’m going to peel over to Saddlemen next week to consult with Buster, Dave and the masters.

Ride Free Thankfully,

–Bandit

When the rain comes, most of the motorcyclists store their bikes in the garage, and close the riding chapter until the sun shines in the following spring! Such abstinence indeed keeps them free from risks associated with motorcycle riding in the rain.

But unfortunately, they cannot understand that by doing this, they are depriving themselves of one of the best motorbiking experiences! They can never feel how thrilling a motorcycle ride can be in the rain staying inside the garage!

So, move on the roads in the rain, but never forget the risks associated with it. What to do then? We shall discuss in the ongoing lines how should you ride and what should you do while riding a motorcycle in the rain to get the most out of it and still stay risk-free.

But you should not forget one thing – unless you are an expert and confident enough at riding a motorcycle under challenging conditions, you should not take the risk for fun only. The safety measures and safety accessories can safeguard a confident, careful, and expert guy, not a novice. Anyway, let’s go to our main points:

Get the Right Gears

Choosing the right gear for rainy conditions is your first task. A good piece of waterproof rain-suit, boots, gloves, and a vest (obviously electric) will make you equipped for a rainy drive. They will help you keep warm, and especially the vest will act to prevent the colder wind soaking you. These should be good enough to keep you warm and protected. Still, if you want something more, you can consider wearing extra layers, especially some of your clothes, e.g., instead of one thick undergarment, multiple thin undergarments.

Another crucial component for your rainy ride is an appropriate helmet, which should be safe and have features, including breath guard, anti-fog visor or fog-defrosting visor, and a clear shield for more excellent vision.

Whatever gear combination you make, consider that they are comfortable and helpful for your riding. You cannot choose anything that gives you extra comfort and warmth but creates a riding obstacle at the same time. For instance, a neck warmer will provide you some extra warmth, but it may limit your head-turning capacity when you need a shoulder check, which is a risk for sure. That means whatever you do, you have to make the right balance at the end.

Stay Calm and Ride Smoothly

As the tires of your bike cannot grip the road as it does in a non-wet road condition, so you must try to ride with calmness to ensure a smooth ride. Don’t be in a hurry, and do things smartly. The way you used to adjust the throttle must be smoother. Apply small increments and lean angle throttle adjustment. Apply the brakes slowly and gradually, but do not forget to get the breaking done earlier instead of stabbing your brake lever at the last moment.

Pass Intersections, Manhole Cover, and Pavement Sealer Carefully

In intersections, where autos come to and stop, you will find a higher amount of oily stuff, which gets worse due to rain. You may not be capable of handling this at high speed, and the risk of accidents goes higher than anticipated. So, it is better to reduce your speed when you arrive at the intersection until you cross it.

Careful about manhole covers and pavement sealers. They highly reduce the traction of tires of a motorbike and increase the risk of slip or accident if drove without caution. Try to locate if there is any manhole cover or pavement sealer in front of you and avoid them. If you find space around them, go that way; otherwise, be slow and smooth over them.

Get a Dry Line

Do not be one of those riders who get a dry line on the pavement/road but go through the wet part for fun or ignorance. Doing such a thing increases risk. You should prefer the comparatively dry line your way as we know it offers more traction and maneuverability.

But it becomes tougher when you go through an off-road track. We suggest you not using off-road biking when it is quite wet. But even if you do this, that will need some extra expertise and control. You should also have some extra safety measures and gear, including head safety.

Last Words

Riding in the rain is an excellent source of joy and thrill, which you can never enjoy non-wet weather. But, you must follow enough precaution as explained above to get the best out of it safely.

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By Ethan Huff

Researchers from Harvard University have made an interesting and hilarious discovery with regards to wind power, which actually causes more global warming than the burning of fossil fuels does.

While massive wind farms are said by some to be the “renewable” energy source of the future, two Harvard scientists have found that the spinning blades of these massive metal monstrosities create more climate warming than coal plants, as one prominent example of the fossil fuel energy that climate alarmists claim is creating global warming.

In fact, wind turbines are more “polluting” in terms of the heat they give off than any fossil fuel energy source currently in use, which just goes to show that so-called “clean” energy is, at least in this case, a myth.

Published in the journal Joule, the paper concluded that, if all of the electricity demands of the United States could suddenly be supplied by nothing but wind turbines, the surface of the continental states would increase in temperature by a shocking 0.24 degrees Celsius.

This figure is vastly greater than the 0.1 degree Celsius temperature reduction that climate fanatics are aiming to achieve by “decarbonizing” our nation’s electricity sector before the finality of this current century.

“If your perspective is the next 10 years, wind power actually has – in some respects – more climate impact than coal or gas,” says David Keith, a professor of applied physics and public policy at Harvard, and one of the study’s two primary co-authors.

“If your perspective is the next thousand years, then wind power is enormously cleaner than coal or gas,” he added, in a statement.

For more news about the “green” energy scam, be sure to check out GreenEnergy.news.

If we only have less than 12 years left before the world ends due to global warming, then wind power is an absolute no-go

At best, the return on “warming” investment from switching to wind power from fossil fuels will only start to become noticeable after about 100 years – and this is only after the planet undergoes a massive warming increase in the years prior.

If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (AOC) warning about the world ending in 12 years due to “global warming” is actually true, then this means that wind power won’t work to save our planet, even if the entirety of the energy production infrastructure was replaced in this instant with wind turbines.

“Our analysis suggests that – where feasible – it may make sense to push a bit harder on developing solar power and a bit less hard on wind,” Keith carefully noted in an email about he and his colleague’s findings.

But even solar panels create warming, we now know, though at levels substantially lower than wind farms. Even so, they’re a better option than wind farms, which not only harm efforts to “cool” the planet in the short term, but also create illness in many of the people who live near them.

As this new study explains, when wind turbines extract energy out of the air, they effectively slow down the wind, which alters “the exchange of heat, moisture, and momentum between the surface and the atmosphere.”

While the degree to which this happens is dependent upon ever-changing weather and climate patterns, it is certainly admissible that wind energy is hardly the cure-all for global warming that the climate fanatics continue to claim it is.

“So we’re causing more warming with wind power by trying to reduce warming with wind power,” wrote one Twitter user in response to the news.

“And we’re smart people?”

–from EcologyNews.com

by Dries van der Walt from https://www.wheels24.co.za/

Let’s take a step back in time to 1981 when Suzuki caused a sensation with the most outrageous bike the world had seen up to then: the revolutionary GSX1100S Katana.

When the Katana was launched, it changed street motorcycle trends in one fell stroke. In fact, the Katana’s influence is still evident in motorcycle designs 38 years down the line.

Tickling the fancy

Design by German design legend Hans Muth (who turned the ungainly-looking BMW ‘/5’ series bikes into classic beauties), the Katana was the stuff that my teenage dreams were made of, and when the new iteration came around I wasn’t going to allow the opportunity to test its modern iteration, so I added my name to a lengthy waiting list for the opportunity to review one.

The new Katana, launched earlier this year but classified as a 2020 model, was also penned by an independent designer, Rodolfo Frascoli, who was also responsible for Triumph’s Speed Triple and Tiger 1050.

Frascoli’s 2017 design concept tickled Suzuki’s fancy, and they greenlighted the GSX-S1000-based concept for production with very little revision to the underlying platform.

Hitting the sweet spot

Design-wise the new Katana is a worthy successor to the original. The lines that were so radically different in 1981 have aged well, and several younger onlookers who had never seen the original remarked positively on the bike’s looks.

One unintended compliment that summarised how well the bike has captured its predecessor’s appearance came from a young hipster, who said: “I love it, except for the headlamp – it looks so… eighties!”Like the GSX-S1000, the Katana is a practical everyday sportbike.

The seating position hits the sweet spot between sporty and neutral so that you only need to lower your upper body to transition from your commuting position to crouching for the twisties.

Ridden hard, the bike is responsive to light steering inputs and stable both through corners and at speed, and offers reassuring grip.The new Katana is nowhere near being the fastest bike in production, but that’s hardly the point of this exercise. That said, with 110kW on tap, it is no slouch either.

Back in time

In the upper rev range, it goes like the proverbial stink, but as is common with everyday sportbikes, it also offers decent punch in the rev range where you spend most of your riding.

With its abbreviated tail, the Katana doesn’t offer much in the way of luggage room, making a backpack just about the best option for carrying your daily paraphernalia.

As far as long-distance riding is concerned, you would probably be best advised to send your luggage ahead or have a support car to do the heavy-lifting duties.

But none of these caveats, I suspect, will matter to potential buyers. The older ones will most likely be the ones who buy it to have a modern version of the bike they fondly remember from when they wore youngsters’ clothes, and the younger ones will likely do it to own a bike that stands out from the crowd with just enough retro cool to make a statement.

For either group, it will be a win, because they not only get what they are looking for, but they also get a thoroughly modern sportbike with all the mod cons we have come to expect, clothed in a body that is both timeless and exceptionally beautiful.

SPECIFICATIONS

Manufacturer: Suzuki

Model: Katana

Engine

Type: Inline-4

Displacement: 999cm³

Maximum Power: 110kW @ 10 000rpm

Maximum Torque: 108Nm @ 9 500rpm

Fuel supply system: Electronic fuel injection

Fuel type: Premium Unleaded

Transmission

Type: 6-speed constant mesh

Final drive: Chain

Dimensions

Overall length x width x height (mm): 2 130 X 835 X 1 110mm

Kerb weight: 215kg

Capacities

Passengers: 1+1Fuel tank: 12 L

Brakes

Front: Twin Disc

Rear: Single Disc

Suspension

Front: Fully adjustable 43mm KYB fork

Rear: Linkage-assisted shock w/ adjustable spring-preload and rebound damping

Wheels & Tyres

Tyre, front: 120/70 x 17

Tyre, rear: 190/50 x 17