We don’t normally promote movies about motorcycle crashes, but this short entry in the Delta Fly-In competition is so well-made that we think it’s worth 10 minutes of your time. It’s called “Morning Fall,” and it’s one of five finalists in the Fly-In competition. The Fly-In winner goes to Sundance and wins a hunk of … Continue reading Fall mornings
A new Ontario rally for the North Bay area is scheduled to take place Aug. 9. Like the Black Fly Rally that it replaces, the Northern Exposure Rally is a 24-hour event, but there is also a 12-hour mini-rally that starts at the same time, for wussies who would rather sleep than ride. The Northern … Continue reading Northern rally
Richard Minott (left) with brother Garfield and friend Rob Lukasiewicz: Scorpion makers The Scorpion by Canjamoto – that’s Canja, with a C – is a rebodied BMW R1200S that adds a whole new style to the big Beemer. Canjamoto – short for Canadian Jamaican Motorsports – is a Toronto outfit, headed by Jamaica-born, Toronto-raised designer … Continue reading BMW sculpted with flow
Here’s one way to get more people to take riding skills courses: make them free. Rider training a "worthy cause" motorcycle.humber.ca If “Riders University” in California takes off – and it might, since it’s already been given a $25,000 donation from a Canadian company – some new riders in the U.S. could enjoy a drop … Continue reading Scholarships for riders
The antics of the little Dutch boy did not go down well at the Pride Rally. dykesonbikes.org What’s in a name? If the name is “Dyke,” the answer could be confusing. Especially in San Francisco. The San Francisco Women’s Motorcycle Contingent was granted a trademark for the name “Dykes on Bikes” in 2006 – but … Continue reading Court backs biker dykes
Kagayama fastest on Alstare Suzuki sukuzi-racing.com After completion of the second WSB pre-season test in Australia, Yukio Kagayama on his Alstare Suzuki claimed the fastest time, just pipping Troy Bayliss on his Xerox Ducati by a 10th of a second. Bayliss ended the test on a sour note, however, as he high-sided himself in an … Continue reading Bayliss pipped off
Just received a couple of new books in the CMG mailbox that might be of interest to the CMG readership. Mondo Enduro tells the story of a group of seven British lads who decided (during a night in the pub) that traveling the globe on a bunch of Suzuki DR350s for a year would be … Continue reading New books
Bayliss fastest on Ducati troybayliss.com World superbike is the first series to get back on track after the Christmas break, with testing in Qatar already complete and the teams now in Australia at Philip Island. Big shock (not!) – Troy Bayliss and his factory Xerox Ducati have been the fastest so far, followed by the … Continue reading Bayliss leads WSB return
A Canadian real estate agent who says motorcycles cause cancer has been granted a patent in the UK for a protective seat shield. Randal Dale Chipkar wrote a book, “Motorcycle Cancer,” and self-published it after discovering that an electromagnetic field surrounds a running motorcycle engine. Now, he’s also invented a seat you can use to … Continue reading Saved from death rays
GSX-R 125? Maybe … According to British motorcycle magazine MCN, Suzuki is getting set to produce a pint-sized GSX-R for new riders. The mag claims that the liquid-cooled GSX-R125 will be released in the UK later this year and will look like its larger siblings. However, we contacted Suzuki Canada to confirm this story, … Continue reading Baby gixxer