September 2010

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September 2010

News, Clues & Rumors
Volume XXVIII, Issue 7
Publication Date: August 20, 2010
On The Cover:
New contributor Lucien Lewis captured on
film by master photog Gary Rather. Note to
CHP: this looks like public roads, but it’s
actually a bluescreen simulation of a man
doing a wheelie.
Contents:
News, Clues & Rumors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tankslapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Calistoga Half-Mile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Champion-Framed CB 350 Special . . . . 14
2101 Ducati Multistrada S . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Laguna Seca, 2010: Racer’s View . . . . . 19
Shop Stop: Ninja 250 Rentals . . . . . . . . 20
Dan Bazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Maynard Hershon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dr. Gregory Frazier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ed Hertfelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Classified Ads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AFM Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The Bestest Scooter Ad, Ever. . Back Cover
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Editor Ets-Hokin addresses the throngs at the first annual Mojo-to-Zen CityBike
ride. Photo: Roy Kaltschmidt.
ZEN HOUSE RIDE
We’d like to thank everybody who came
out to ride with us on our first annual
Mojo-to-Zen ride on August 7th. For those
of you who couldn’t make it (although what
else would you possibly want to do?), you
missed a day of bad directions, bicycledodging, spicy-taco eating, bike-showand-judging, literary readings from Editor
Ets-Hokin, moto-travel-writer Karla King
and raconteur Will Guyan. Oh, and we
rode motorcycles, too.
We were especially impressed
with Kelley and Dave at the
Zen House. The shop—in
what looks like old stables—is
tiny, but Dave is a wizard
with bikes. And Kelley is
radiant and pleasant, and
makes delicious spicy pork
tacos, although she herself is a
vegetarian (which gives you a
clue to her generosity). The 30
or so riders who rode the 100plus miles up from MojoTown
One reader’s way to slowly kill his iguana.
were joined by another 20
or 30 local fans of the
champion Valentino Rossi has never
shop. Tables were
set up, tires were kicked, tacos raced with Ducati. That will change next
year, when a two-year contract with
were eaten and a fine time
Ducati begins.
was had by all. We look
forward to next year. This A match made in heaven? Or swan song
time, the route will be
of a tapering-off career? Anyone who saw
clear of bicycles.
Rossi’s strong showing at Laguna Seca
Stay tuned for more
CityBike literary events,
as soon as we find a
place that will have us
back.
ROSSI GOES
TO DUCATI
Matching up one
of the winningest
Italian racers with
one of the winningest
Italian motorcycle
companies would seem like
a no-brainer, right? Except
9-time MotoGP
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last month knows the not-quite-over-thehill 31-year-old still has plenty of fight left
in him, and his technical mastery of any
racing motorcycle—regardless of size or
displacement—coupled with his genius
at getting his bikes perfectly set up make
him valuable to any factory looking for
more trophies. And nobody loves trophies
more than the red-suited denizens of Borgo
Panigale. In 2012, displacement limits will
go back to 1000cc, which should suit coolas-a-cucumber Rossi very well.
The best part is that Ducati gets its
MotoGP technology into the hands of its
streetbike customers faster than most other
factories. Will 2015 see a Rossi-developed,
220-horsepower V-Four replacement to
the 1198? We can dream, right?
READING THE
RIOT ACT
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CityBike Illuminati—egged
on by CityBike contributor,
poet, mechanic and literary
bad-boy Ed Milich (author
September 2010 | 3 | CityBike.com
by nobody...except two very
nice and understanding
African-American gentlemen.
That last one was at the lavish
Dainese D-Store, which not
only has great acoustics and a
mind-blowing video system
(where they show every
MotoGP and SBK race), but it
also smells like fine leather.
DUCATI 848 EVO
Maybe following the vagaries
of international currency
exchange isn’t your area of
interest or expertise, but
there may be some savvy
watchers of those markets
who will make out like
bandits, sportbike-wise. That’s
because Ducati announced
its first new 2011 model,
the 848 EVO, which offers
more power and better
braking—but the same price
Ed Milich reads to the gathered crowd at Munroe Motors.
tag as the old 848. By waiting
Photo: Dave Duffin.
until 2011, prospective 848
of Wrenched: Man and Machine) have given
buyers will get more bike for
several readings around San Francisco, and the same amount of money. International
while they aren’t particularly well-attended, monetary debt crises can be your friend.
they are well-received and everyone
Like the Hypermotard 1100 EVO, the
involved has a good time. Highlights: a
EVO moniker designates the bike as a
delicious spread of food and wine laid
development of a prior model, rather
out by the fine folks at Munroe Motors,
followed by Ed’s delicious poetry (“Krylon than a whole new bike. Ducati claims the
upgrades were based on feedback from
Victory Red” is our favorite) and Will
AMA Pro Racing, so it’s no surprise
Guyan’s homespun yarns. Or a reading
given by Editor Ets-Hokin in which he read that the biggest change is more motor.
Cylinder heads, throttle bodies, pistons and
a column that started with, “I admit I’m
camshafts have been altered to raise output
afraid of black people” that was attended
DUCATI 848 EVO
The problem is we’re Americans, not cowed
subjects of an Orwellian police state or
zombie-like rule-followers. If we break the
law, by all means arrest us, put us before a
judge (not some underpaid “referee” who
barely knows the law, but that’s a topic for
another day) and prove beyond a shadow
of a doubt that a) it was us and b) we broke
the law. And give us a shot at asking our
accuser what he or she knows about the
The extra power is no good without control, incident. Even the freakin’ ancient Romans
so the chassis gets upgraded too. A steering had that right before they were tossed
damper is now standard, and the bike is
to the lions. But when the accuser is a
delivered with Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP machine, that right is denied, no matter
rubber—trackday ready. But the real plum how fair the person who programs and
in this superbike pudding is the addition
controls the machine claims he is.
of Brembo monobloc racing calipers. The
Luckily, in May, a three-judge panel of
rigid, one-piece units offer substantially
the California Supreme Court overruled
better feel and power than the old bike’s
a red-light conviction from Santa Ana
lower-spec items. Dry weight drops by a
(California v. Khaled. “The photographs
pound, to 369.
contain hearsay evidence,” the ruling states,
More power, better brakes; should be
and goes on to describe how the people
more money, right? Well, no. What with
maintaining the equipment and entering
the uncertainties in the entire world
data didn’t testify, and even if a police
economy, the Euro finds itself weaker
officer shows up, he or she has no personal
against the dollar than it’s been since 2005, knowledge of the event in question, unless
weak enough that monobloc calipers cost
he or she was there. There is an exception
Americans what multi-part calipers did
for hearsay evidence for official government
last year. The result? The matte-finish 848
records, but these records were kept by an
Dark is $12,995, the same price as the 2010. outside contractor, not the government.
Ducati red will run you a grand more.
What’s important about this case is that
RED-LIGHT CAMERAS GET
because it came from the state appellate
system, you can now use it as precedent to
THE RED LIGHT
suppress similar red-light tickets, which
We Americans get all weepy about our
we at CityBike urge you to do. You can buy
Second-Amendment right to bear arms,
the excellent self-guide to fighting tickets
but ask the guy next to you on the bus
called, not surprisingly, Fight Your Ticket
which amendment protects his right to
cross-examine his government accuser and (go to nolo.com or call 800/728-3555 to
order) or hire a traffic-ticket attorney.
he’ll say, “huh?” And yet we are far more
likely to have that right violated than have What’s important is to fight every ticket
our guns taken away.
you get, regardless of your guilt or what
it’s for. Breaking the law is bad, m’kay, but
We’re talking about red-light cameras,
using stepped-up traffic enforcement as
which admittedly do prevent red-light
a means to raise revenue is worse. “Those
running and accidents. But at what
who would give up essential liberty,” wrote
price? The cameras—operated by profitBenjamin Franklin, “to purchase a little
motivated mega-corporations—are set
temporary safety, deserve neither liberty
up at key intersections, and city traffic
nor safety.”
engineers then shrink the yellow-light
time to as short as they can get away with,
TIME TO DO TIME?
or sometimes shorter than the California
Scotty Storey, moto-lawyer and riding
Vehicle Code demands. The goal? Get the
machinery to send out as many $400-plus rights advocate, has noticed a “strange
shift” of late in Santa Clara County’s
tickets as possible, which lets cowardly
politicians balance budgets without raising courts. Traffic misdemeanors—
violations that are a step above gardentaxes or cutting services while saying they
variety speeding or other traffic
made the streets safer.
violation—are getting moved out of
to 140 horsepower and 72.3 ft.-lbs. of
torque, up from the 2010’s 134 hp and 70.8
ft.-lbs. One-hundred-forty hp—probably
around 125 at the back wheel—was
eyebrow-raising for an open-class Japanese
inline-Four not too long ago, but this is
a middleweight Twin: a fact Ducati is
leveraging to crown the 848 “the most
powerful motorcycle in its category.”
but it’s something, and if leads to the arrest
the regular traffic court and sent to the
of one scumbug bike thief, it’s well worth it.
criminal courthouse. Previously, Storey
reports, “some traffic misdemeanors, e.g.,
STENSON HEARING: THIS
reckless, exhibition of speed, would get
sent to traffic court while others where
TIME FOR REAL!
sent to the criminal courthouse.
If you’ve been following the saga of Felicia
What’s the difference?, you may ask. Storey Stenson, the repeat drunk-driver who
maimed scooter rider/journalist Astrid
replies, “I’ll tell you the difference: Jail
Gunter-Molzow, you’ll know her defense
time! If you have a misdemeanor in traffic
attorney has managed to delay the case
court you can rest assured that you will
well over a year. Wednesday, August 25th,
likely not see a district attorney and the
the preliminary hearing will really happen,
commissioner will not assess you with a
so sayeth the court, so come on down
jail sentence. In criminal court, district
attorneys are all over the place, and in Santa and show your support; it could make the
difference deciding on when the trial will
Clara County especially, you can expect
somewhere between 4-10 days jail sentence be scheduled and will show the D.A. and
on a first-offense. You are also looking a 2-3 court how important this case is to Bay
years court probation and a hefty fine if you Area motorcyclists. It’s likely to be an allday affair, as other cases are mixed in and
land in criminal court with a misdo.
you never know when any particular case
“Moral of the story to my fellow
is heard.
motorcyclists is: Don’t do wheelies, donuts,
stoppies or try to escape a traffic infraction The courthouse is 850 Bryant (you may
know it well), and hearings start at 9:00
in Santa Clara County unless you want to
am. It should be in Department 20, on the
wind up in criminal court.”
second floor.
If you do run afoul of the law down in
the wastelands of Santa Clara County,
MV AGUSTA SOLD TO
you may want to save Storey’s number
MV AGUSTA
for that one phone call: 408/892-7896 or
No big surprises here: after being on the
toll free (if they take away your dimes)
market for almost a year, Harley-Davidson
at 800/264-4379. Not a lot of attorneys
finally found a buyer for luxury-sportbike
handle traffic cases, and we at News, Clues
division MV Agusta: MV Agusta. The
have personal experience of Storey’s high
price? Three Euros (actually, two Euros and
level of competence (in fact, we urged him
one dollar, about $3.54 total), a significant
to advertise in CityBike). Check out his
loss considering H-D bought the whole
website: twowheellaw.com
mess for something like 110 million dollars
two years ago. But hey, it’s all a write-off,
THE GOVERNMENT DOES
and H-D reports it’s comfortably profitable
SOMETHING RIGHT?
after writing down losses like MV, Buell
Here’s an interesting loophole: California
and millions in bad loans made through its
law prohibits possession of “burglary tools” finance arm.
like slim jims and shaved keys designed to
Turns out this isn’t the first time this kind
aid in car theft, as breaking into a locked
car or truck is burglary. But your bike don’t of thing has happened to H-D, though.
From our friend and partner in vintagegot no roof or doors, right? So if a cop
bike crime, Paul D’Orleans’ outstanding
catches you with motorcycle theft tools,
“Vintagent” blog:
you couldn’t be arrested. Crazy, huh?
Until last month, that is, when Goveror
Schwarzenegger signed AB1848 into law,
which makes it a misdemeanor to have
tools intended to assist in the theft of a
motorcycle. The legislation, intorduced
by Assembly Republican Leader Martin
Garrick (who rides) sounds like an
umbrella-in-a-hurricane kind of thing to us,
entry into small-capacity motorcycling,
as they hadn’t developed any lightweight
bikes since introducing the Hummer,
whose design was based wholly on the
DKW RT125, blueprints and tooling of
which were acquired as war trophies/
reparations immediately following
W WII. Thus, H-D had a lot of catching
up to do, having done no development
in the fastest-growing segment of
motorcycling in the late 1940s through
early ‘70s. Having done the calculations,
I’m certain management concluded it
would be more cost-effective to purchase
a small company with a successful
product line of lightweights, than begin
a years-long process of developing a new
H-D line of small machines.
HARLEY/MV: DEJA VU
ALL OVER AGAIN
The contemporary tale of HarleyDavidson/MV Agusta proves the lessons
of the past have yet to be learned, the
entire scenario being a poor repeat of
H-D’s previous purchase of Aermacchi
in 1961. At that time, H-D sought an
Harley was successful initially with the
new models, which proved popular for
racing, street, and off-road uses. The
move required a huge effort to armwrestle dealers into selling bikes they
didn’t know at all, make space on shop
floors, and retrain thousands of service
departments to work on unfamiliar
models, which were introduced at a rapid
pace. Every H-D mechanic also had to
buy a complete new set of metric tools!
Echoes of their grumbling can still be
heard today, and it’s a rare true-blue
Harley enthusiast/dealer/mechanic
who retains fondness for the Aermacchi
episode, or frankly, even acknowledge
the Italian machines as H-Ds at all.
The flabbergasting conclusion to this whole
tale isn’t the fact that H-D sold MV Agusta
NEW APRILIA DORSODURO
FOR 2011?
Dorsoduro 1200 to be posted
on its website with all of the new
model’s details (see the specs
Our friends at Motorcycle Daily
below). The big V-twin brother to
(motorcycledaily.com) report the
the Dorsoduro 750 will be plenty
following:
fast if power is anywhere near the
“Note to manufacturers: if you’re planning claimed 134.5 bhp at 9500 rpm.
Compare this to the 92 bhp put
to surprise the world when you unveil
out by the current 750 (which
a new model, don’t release the owners’
manual on the Internet months in advance. is no slouch) and you get the
general idea. This isn’t going to
The Castiglionis won’t have it easy to revive Whether deliberately or not, Aprilia has
be
your typical big twin. Output
allowed
the owners’ manual
MV Agusta from its current moribund
is more like Ducati output.
for the as-yetstate, but they managed to prosper in the
unreleased
With slightly more
‘70s after buying Aermacchi back from
relaxed steering,
H-D, and seem to have come out just fine in
the Dorsoduro
the end. Their tale, and that of their father
1200 should be more
Giovanni, deserves to be told, as Giovanni
stable than the 750,
founded Cagiva in 1950 and sons Claudio
a necessity with
and Gianfranco inherited
the huge boost in
the company—changing
power. The bigger
the focus in 1978 from
bike will also carry
metals production to
an additional 59
motorcycles.
pounds in weight,
George Santayana
unfortunately. It may
famously wrote (in
have Ducati-esque
‘The Life of Reason’,
power, but this will be a
1905), “Those who
porkier package than the
cannot remember the
typical one available
past are condemned
from Bologna.”
to repeat it”. It would
In fact, the bike’s
seem H-Ds venture
dry weight is 473
with MV Agusta was
pounds, meaning
doomed from the start.
the bike will be
Read more of Paul’s
well into the
brilliant blog at
500-pound range
thevintagent.blogspot.
ready to ride. At
com.
412 pounds dry,
for a reported three Euros—that’s typical
when a corporate buyer must assume
the debts of the seller’s company. No, it’s
that both deals involved the Castiglioni
brothers, who purchased Aermacchi from
Harley in the 1978. The Castiglionis have
repeated the exercise, decades later, of
buying an Italian motorcycle company for a
song when H-D was in financial trouble. A
remarkable case of déja vu?
CYCLE WORLD GETS
JUMP STARTED
More publishing news: Cycle World
publisher Larry Little (who himself fired
long-time editor-in-chief David Edwards
last year) got the axe recently. The
magazine is also now under the aegis of
Jumpstart Media, a division of CW’s parent
company that coordinates automotive
advertising with online media. Publishing
duties will be handled by Andy Leisner,
ex-G.P.racer and partner of HardCard
Holdings, a motorsport management and
P.R. firm that is well-known in the industry.
If you suspected CW of having a conflict
of interest before, this might fuel your
suspicion a bit more, but it should be a wellrun, stylish read, at least.
the 750 Dorso (shown here) is fun, but
no lightweight; we wonder why Aprilia’s
motorcycles are so heavy.
GET OFF YOUR IRON BUTT
The Iron Butt Association has a new
magazine called, appropriately (if
not particularly creatively), Iron Butt
Magazine. It covers all aspects of
endurance riding and is aimed at the
60,000 worldwide members of the
IBA. It will be produced quarterly and
subscriptions are but $20, which makes
us look overpriced at $30 a year, to which
we say; you get what you pay for. To
subscribe, go to ironbuttrecords.com.
As Jump Start’s CEO says with
great clarity, “Jumpstart
Automotive Group has been
making decisive moves to
deliver multi-platform
opportunities that
tap into the
brand essence
of the diverse,
high-performance
media
companies
that we
bring to
the table,
while also
offering the
consumer
reach,
performance
and insights like no other competitor.” We
have no idea what that means.
BEST GIFT BOX EVER?
We told you all about the mega-awesome,
mega-expensive NCR M16, (“News, Clues
and Rumors,” July) but that’s not the last
you’ve heard of it. Hattar Motorsports, the
San Rafael Ducati/Triumph dealership
that works closely with NCR to provide for
the carbon-fiber needs of its comfortably
well-off clientele, had a viewing of the
bike after it was displayed at Laguna Seca.
What they found
remarkable
wasn’t the
bike—if you’ve seen one $200,000,
330-pound, street-legal 200-horsepower
MotoGP bike, you’ve seen them all—but
the packing crate it came in. The whole bike
is cradled in a custom-made, fork-lift-ready
metal crate like those giant boxes you see at
Aerosmith concerts.
the website (ktmusa.com) or call 951/6008007 for more details. If you go, take lots of
pictures and let us know how it went.
SUPERMOTO RETURNS TO IMS
Advanstar, organizer of the International
Motorcycle Shows, has teamed up with
Supermoto USA to bring supermoto
Check out the Hattar website (hattarmoto.
racing back to the San Mateo Expo Center
com) for video and other information about
show November 19-21. the last year we
NCR.
can remember that happening—was it
2002?—-the response from the show-goers
ADVENTURE RIDER RALLY
was very positive and a good time was had
KTM Sportmotorcycles invites all
by all. Find out more at motorcycleshows.
adventure riders to Moab, Utah for its 7th- com or supermotousa.com.
annual Adventure Rider Rally October
15-17. KTM claims it’s the only
I LOVE MAN, PART 2
national-level meet-up for KTM
If you love man (chant “I Love Man”
enthusiasts, but the event
over and over and you’ll see what we’re
is open to all brands
talking about) but you ran out of stuff
of street-legal bikes.
to sell to get yourself to the Isle of Man
There will be KTM
to watch the greatest effing roadrace on
experts on hand,
Earth, don’t fret: HD Theater, brought
guided adventure
to you by the Discovery Channel, has
tours, demo
produced a 9-part series about the 2010
rides, an awards
event. It will take an in-depth look at the
dinner and other
superbikes, supersports, sidecars and the
activities. Cost
TTXGP electric race. Check with your
is $125, and
cable provider for what channel it’s on,
you can go to
but with Bay Area Comcast it seems to
be on 754, starting Monday,
August 23 at 6:00 pm. You can
also threaten your TiVo box
with an aluminum baseball
bat to get it to record the
show, which is what Publisher
Wills does so he can watch
“Dancing With the Stars.”
New Stuff
Can’t talk about footwear without
mentioning Sidi. We’ve always
been impressed with the
comfort,
Well, we haven’t had much of a summer
here in the Bay Area, but we can still
pretend it’s balmy by wearing lighterweight footwear when we ride.
Alpinestars has a new casual riding
shoe called the Blacktop. Styled like a
cross between a motorcycle boot and a
basketball shoe, the Blacktop features
mesh inserts to keep your feet cool, but
it doesn’t skimp on protection. It sports
armored heel and ankle protection, a
reinforced shank and extra ankle padding.
And they should be comfortable to walk
in, with flexible soles and EVA foam in the
footbed. Pricing is $110.
If sneakers are too protective, how about
some sandals?
C’mon,
admit it,
you’ve
ridden in
sandals.
Well, even
if you don’t
ride in
sandals, you
can always
walk around
in them? Sandals
are great to take on tour, as they’re easy
to pack. If you are looking for sandals,
you can buy the usual made-in-China
petrochemical jobs at a big-box retailer, or
you can help Indosole save used motorcycle
tires from filling up Indonesian landfills.
Say what? That’s right, the San Franciscobased company has its products made of old
tires by Indonesian craftsmen. Buy a pair,
and you reduce your footprint by...reducing
your footprint, we guess. Anyway, if the
whole idea isn’t too hippie-dippy for you,
check out shop.indosole.com. The sandals,
in men’s and women’s sizes and styles (get
the high-silica compound; we hear it’ll be a
wet winter) run $45.
craftsmanship
and decent
prices offered
by this brand.
Motonation, Sidi’s
USA importer,
announced the
Cobra Air and
Cobra Rain
boots. The
Cobra is a
mid-levelpriced sport/
race boot that
offers high-end
features like an anklesupport system and shock-absorbing
heelcup. We just tested the Sidi Fusion
boots, and were very impressed with what
you get for a mere $200, so we’re expecting
these boots will be excellent values.
The air is perforated for hotweather use, and the Rain
is waterproof, but you
probably guessed that. The
Air is $250 and the Rain
is $275, and both should
be at your Sidi dealer
in October. Check out
motonation.com for
more info.
There’s
still time
to get
in some
touring
before the
rain starts,
and to help
with that
is travel
writer Gary
McKechnie.
He wrote
the Great
American
Motorcycle
Tours
series of travel guides, and they look
impressive. The first three books, Great
American Motorcycle Tours of the West,
Great American Motorcycle Tours of the
Northeast and Great American Tours of
the South cover Gary’s favorite rides in
those regions, along with historical info,
guides to lodgings, dining and attractions,
motorcycle shops
and more. The
copy we got here,
Great American
Motorcycle
Tours(fourth
edition), selects 25
of Gary’s favorite
trips and combines
them with three more
new rides (in the Texas
Hill Country, the
Great Plains and
Michigan),
along with
packing
advice
and a new
appendix.
The Great American Motorcycle
Tours books are $22 and available at
book stores
(we assume)
or go to the
publisher’s
website for
more info:
travelmatters.
com.
And if you
just want to
stay home and
read about
motorcycles,
that’s okay,
too. Curl up
with a copy of Kris Palmer’s Motorcycle
Survivor: Tips and Tales in the Unrestored
Realm. If you think a 40-year-old
motorcycle should look like a 40-year-old
motorcycle, this book might be for you.
In 200 pages and dozens of full-color
photos, Palmer makes an argument
for buying well-used, but cared-for,
motorcycles and then riding them. It’s
part buyer’s guide, part compendium of
stories about the bikes and collectors.
It looks like a great gift for anyone
interested in vintage bikes. $30: look
for it through Parker House Publishing
(parkerhousepublishing.com).
Tankslapper
BIKES AND BEATS
I am responding to Brenda’s ‘Beats and
Bikes’.
Ms. Bates refers to the encoding of sound
and beat ‘due to environmental heritage’.
I think more accurately, that encoding is
more biologic, and happens in the womb,
where, for six or seven months we all reside
inches from a relatively huge heart. And
when, in our short lives has life been more
stress free?
In addition, after a crash, part of my rehab
involved extended swimming ( I could not
walk for 13 months ). I found that extended
period of weightlessness, combined with
elevated heart rate gave a similar feeling of
well being and elation.
Where else in our short lives have we spent
time waterborne?
On dry land, my only experience that
combines those two sensations is piloting
my bike through a well-paved series of
switchbacks.
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Richard Rosen
San Francisco
STAKING HIS CLAIM
Editor,
Never planned to be, never was, never will
be safe.
Ride fast! Grab the opportunity, the
brilliance! Awe! Wonder! Life-arching
friendship! Play with the forms and pass
your struggle on! Do that before Osama
smashes your tinsel little office, before your
Quonset gets foreclosed.
Ride fast! Skip class, risk your top grade,
take that extra swim! You’re Beneath the
Wheel soon enough.
Take chances! Quaff that last poppy, Jasper,
zip past the dead souls in SUVs! Those
who aren’t born, will never beat up a meter
maid.
Take chances! Will all seven pillars of
wisdom save a Brough from a bicycle?
Don’t count on it!
And when you’re strapped to an IV with
terminal happens-anyway, you’ll flash the
Lady Fortuna a wry smile and tell Her, “It
was worth it!”
Thanks,
Allan Slaughter
Out There, CA
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motorcycle while attempting to maintain
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Calistoga Half-Mile
August Events Calendar
It’s harder than it looks.
This classic 1929 photo will be recreated on September 18-19 in Pismo Beach.
Every Wednesday Night
Third Monday of each month
September 20th, October 18th,
November 15th
Top Shelf Motorcycles shop ride. Meet
at 6:15 for a ride on Highway 1, over Mt.
Tam, then down to Bolinas for dinner. “A 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm: East Bay Ducati
night ride that many of used to do 20 years Bike Night at Pizza Antica (3600 Mount
ago.” All are welcome.
Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, 925/299-0500)
Top Shelf is at 757 Lincoln Ave, Door 19 in Bike parking on the street right in front of
the restaurant, indoor and heated outdoor
San Rafael.
seating, excellent wine list. All moto
Call 415/453-MOTO or go to the Top
brands welcome. Bring your appetite and a
Shelf website: topshelfmotorcycles.com.
smile, be prepared to make new friends.
Every Friday night ‘till
Thanksgiving: TT and Short
Track at Sand Hill Ranch
Thursday, August 26th
Third Sunday of each month
September 19th, October 17th,
November 21st
Join Wolfgang Taft and friends for a free
slideshow telling the story of the ride he
and five of his friends took through Nepal
and Tibet—via the Mount Everest base
camp on single-cylinder Royal Enfield
motorcycles. How do they perform at
16,000 feet? Find out!
Wednesday, September 8th
Saturday, September 18th
6:00 pm: RawHyde Adventure Night at
Santa Rosa BMW Triumph Motorcycles:
800 American Way, Windsor.
707/838-9100
10:00 am to 1:00 pm Northbay
Motorsports Motorcycle Swap Meet/
Demo Day 2875 Santa Rosa Ave. Santa
Rosa. northbaymotorsport.com 707/5425355
Come down to the dealership for an
evening full of off-road adventure fun!
RawHyde Adventures is the official BMW
Off Road Academy and is the undisputed
leader for adventure rider training in
the USA. Videos, pictures, testimonials
and an exclusive presentation about how
RawHyde works.
Calistoga Half Mile Afterparty at Go
th
Kart Racer. 7:00 pm: Go Kart Racer 1541 Wednesday, September 15
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm: Get out to Sand Hill Adrian Road Burlingame 650/692-7223
3:30 pm-9:30 pm: Tracker Nite3 “A
Ranch (50 Camino Diablo, Brentwood,
Toy Story” at Barnaby Machine
Showing of the Calistoga Half-Mile
CA 94513) with your dirt-tracker and
Co. 954 Shulman Ave. Santa Clara
AMA National, plus refreshments and
ride under the lights. Cushion track,
flattrackshow@yahoo or 408/242-1976
snacks. Join us for fun, laughs and just a
knobbies work best.$25 for motorcycles,
great time!The event staff and some of
Flat-track Motorcycle Show and BBQ. Flat
$25 for PeeWees and $5 for spectators.
the Calistoga Girls will be there, plus we
Trackers, Street Trackers, Rats and Rides,
sandhillracing.com or call 925/240-6247.
will have some really neat surprises for
street bikes, dirt bikes, racing bikes. Entry
attendees!
So
come
on
out,
check
out
the
is free for bikes, and it’s a free event! $5 for
First Saturdays of each month
race and get your Need for Speed with a
burgers or hot dogs, with salads. Be there
th
nd
September 4 , October 2
special deals from Indoor Dave.
or be square!
Mission Motorcycles (6292 Mission
St. Daly City, missionmotorcycles.
Saturday, August 28th
Saturday and Sunday,
com 650/992-1234) has Brown
7:00 pm: Himalaya Ride Slideshow
September 18th-19th
Bag Saturdays: 15% off all parts and
Presentation at Dubbleju Motorcycle
Pismo Beach Motorcycle Classic
accessories you can stuff into a brown
Rentals 689A Bryant St. San Francisco;
1300 Railroad St., Oceano Beach, CA.
paper sack.
dubbleju.com 415/495-2774.
pismobeachmotorcycleclassic.com
Moto-Sketch at Tosca Cafe: come and
sketch a live model draped over a custom
bike. $7 to sketch, free to just watch.
Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Ave. in S.F.
First Monday of each month
September 6th, October 4th
November 1st
6:00-8:00 pm: NORCAL Guzzi Bike
Night. Applebee’s in Milpitas (84 Ranch
Drive, off N. McCarthy Blvd.).
All motorcycles welcome! Call John
510/377-5575 or check pastariders.com
for more details.
Monday, September 6th
Open House at Dudley-Perkins H-D,
333 Corey Way, So. San Francisco.
dpchd.com or call 650/737-5467.
6:00-8:00 pm NORCAL Guzzi Bike
Night. Applebee’s in Milpitas (84 Ranch
Drive, off N. McCarthy Blvd.). All
motorcycles welcome!
Call John 510/377-5575 for more details.
Giant state-wide ride to Pismo Beach,
ending with a rally on Saturday including
food, live music, vendors, prizes, a bikini
bike wash for charity and a raffle. Proceeds
benefit local charities. Event pin and gift
bag for first 500 registrants.
On Sunday, a panoramic group portrait
will be snapped of all registrants (you’ll be
mailed a print!), re-creating an iconic 1929
portrait of a similar event.
NorCal Ride (San Francisco) leaves 6:30
am Saturday from SFMC Clubhouse:
2194 Folsom St. San Francisco. San Jose
riders leave at 7:30 am from San Jose MC
Clubhouse: 523 Columbia Ave, San Jose.
$40 gets you on the ride, the rally and the
Sunday photo.
Get your cycle-related items ready for
our huge swap meet. This is an all-brands
event! 20’ x 20’ spaces available for $25.
Motorcycle-related items only. Browse,
buy, sell, trade motorcycles, gear, parts and
collector’s items. Sell your motorcycle in
our used bike Motorcycle Sales Corral –
Free! Make the deal of a lifetime!
Demo! Test ride the latest models from
Honda, Kawasaki, Hyosung and KTM
at our Special Demo Day. Manufacturer
Representatives and Wholesale
Suppliers will be there with fantastic
give-away items.
Bob Bellino’s Light-Bulb
Moment
By Curt Relick
AMA officials arrived all wearing smiles.
The track’s dark, moist clay was made and
kept racy and the weather cooperated.
The end result was fairytale in numerous
Organizer Bob Bellino and a jubilant Stevie Bonsey celebrate at the podium. Photo: AMA
ways. For starters, Salinas’ own Stevie
Bonsey burned his personal blue groove
spent at the Calistoga flat-track races made
Second Take: Dave Duffin
into Dennis Pearson’s marvelously-prepared
me understand why this enduring form of
track, dominating
The drive up to Calistoga to attend the
racing not only refuses to die, but actually
the 25-lap Twins
races was like going back in time. The
seems to be growing in popularity.
Main in aggressive
beautiful countryside, wineries, streams
style to claim his
and redwood forests are the appetizers
Motorsports snobs are quick to snub the
1st national win.
for the main course—the little town
“go fast, turn left” ethos of NASCAR (and
Bonsey, running
itself in the Napa Valley. The usual tourist
by extension, flat-track), but it’s got a lot
the #80 of early
attractions on the main street are a small
going for it. You can see the whole track
career-Kenny
distraction from the real show awaiting
from your seat, motorcycles don’t turn
Roberts, Sr., has
you at the Fairgrounds. After a few blocks
into tiny dots on the far side of the course,
enjoyed exposure
from town center you arrive and park at
and with just four turns, you can quickly
from nearby Lodi
the venue. A huge crowd is visiting the
get a feel for the tactics and strategies
Cycle Bowl to
vendor displays, cycle leadership booths
employed by the racers. And since
far-away European
Welcome to Bob
and a display hall full of exotic and current
when is simplicity a drawback? Soccer,
MotoGPs. Stevie
Bellino’s lightbikes of the dirt track persuasion. Taking a basketball, baseball are all played with
was truly artistry in
bulb moment.
tour of the grounds you see the assembled
simple equipment, courses and rules, but
motion aboard his
That sproinggg!
members of the AMA Hall of Fame
nobody mocks the Lakers for not adding
Dodge
Bros/Goadled to last month’s
wandering
around,
like
you,
mesmerized
extra baskets or wriggling foul lines to
Legends Bruce Brown and Mert Lawill.
massaged
HarleyCalistoga AMA
by
the
fate
that
has
brought
this
fine
their arena.
Photo: Dave Duffin
Davidson XR750,
Half-Mile, the wildly
bouquet of intoxicating nostalgia back to
confidently railing
successful inaugural promotion at Napa
California. Descending from Motorcycle’s I like flat track because it’s motorcycle
competition in its most stripped-down
the tight Turn 1 entry, then sailing thru the
County Speedway. About a year ago, the
Mt. Olympus were Demi-Gods like Dick
form. Like football, technological
providential light of personal responsibility Mile-ish Turn 3-4 sweeper—Calistoga’s
Mann, Joe Leonard, Mert Lawil, Everett
advancements are few, and when they do
banked ‘paperclip’ offers two distinct ends,
shone on Bob (from the checkbook
Brashear and Eddie Mulder and their poet
occur, they don’t change the game too
compounding suspension and gearing
of CertainTeed/SDI Insulation, his
laureate, Bruce Brown.
much. Put Dick Mann and his Triumph
presenting sponsor), Calistoga’s 2010 AMA concerns. Ray Abrams, of event co-sponsor
Warm
afternoon
temps
were
displaced
c. 1970 onto a present-day field and he
AandA Racing, has long testified to
date was cemented and the many balls
by
a
cool
breeze
from
the
Pacific
as
the
probably wouldn’t do too badly. He
Bonsey’s gifts—“the only other natural
o’fate began a-rolling—seasoned helpers
show
got
started.
The
track
was
in
perfect
might even win a heat or two. Not to take
talent I’ve seen with Kenny Roberts’
climbed aboard, promotional activities
shape,
the
grand
stand
was
full
as
the
anything away from brilliant riders like
touch,” as Ray says.
were well-organized and the racers and
teams got ready. The events gave us all a
Rossi or Stoner, but how would those
shot of Harley adrenalin to last for a year.
guys do on an XR750 at Peoria? Faster
To see these 100 hp twins is a memory
than me, I’d wager, but I’m guessing there
that the young people in attendance will
are some toothless old locals that could
remember forever, like the rest of us who
flick their skinny eurotrash booties into
have been to Santa Rosa, San Jose and
the weeds. The motorcycles are similarly
Sacramento in distant years past.
basic. They’ve got big motors, two wheels,
and not much else; even the brakes are
After the final I was standing next to
binned. A gearhead’s fantasy.
Joe Bellino below the victory platform,
He wasn’t saying anything or getting
The food is simple—and cheap. A burntexcited. He stood there calmly savoring
to-a-briquette burger and cold microbrew
the event that he and Esther Allen put
left me with change from a ten. A massive
together over the last year. I felt honored lump of fried dough was also a thrifty
to be in Calistoga, USA and standing
purchase, and plentiful enough to make
next to the man who brought the future
two large men ill. Other food vendors
back to California.
were ready to take your money, but prices
were always reasonable, and the lines were
Third Take: Gabe Ets-Hokin
short, despite sold-out crowds.
I’m not a dirt guy, and my pathetic attempts
See you at the next Bay Area AMA
at supermoto racing could only be
national!
characterized as comical. But an evening
We’ve all been there: bending an elbow
with close friends, complaining about how
grand it used to be, endlessly jaw-jacking
and analyzing how things changed, or
why, and eventually,
wondering aloud,
when is somebody
gonna fix it all?
And then you
hear a comical
“SPROINGGG!”
sound when you
suddenly realize
that “somebody” is
somehow “you.”
Broke Bike Mountain.
were past Champion
Lawwill and other AMA
stars from the day—Jim
Odom, Al Rudy, BoBo
Sepulveda, Brad Lackey,
Scott Brelsford, Bruce
Brown of “On Any
Sunday”—so many of
these storied men were
present, a true surprise.
The evening was also
charmed for local
Expert Chad Cose, who
inserted his #49 Waters
Autobody Suzuki into
his 1st-ever National
Twins final event. This
major career milestone
sent self-effacing
Chad’s infield and
grandstand supporters
into mad whooping.
Though his final
fizzled with an early
pit-in, a subdued Cose
eventually enjoyed
having made the Twins
Main. Early Twins
leader Sammy Halbert
came home second,
ahead of Jake Johnson
and Chris Carr, all
XR750-mounted.
Evergreen Carr set the
Twins sub-24-second
Fastest Lap.
Preceding Saturday’s
Half-Mile was Friday
Grand Marshals take a seat and swap tall tales.
night’s delightful
Motion Pro Grand
These four guys were a hoot. Though Joe
Marshals’ Dinner, where sorely-missed
and Dick retired 10pm-ish and Carroll
Chris Carter sponsored the public
soon followed, Brashear remained ‘til a
recognition of four mid-Century
late bar close and was up again Saturday
AMA champions—the iconic #98, Joe
to sign endless autographs. Mert Lawwill
Leonard, Carroll Resweber, versatile
backed up an observation that Brashear
Everett Brashear and Richmond’s wellwas “dependably entertaining”.
known Brit-bike hero, Dick Mann, who
enjoyed success 15-20 years later than his Actually, all four of these legendary
co-honorees.
gentlemen charmed the pants off everyone
Memorable machinery
displayed included the
newest 961 Norton, direct
from the U.K. via its L.A.based importer; vintage
Class-C bikes, trailered
from Dan Rouit’s fabled
Flat Track Museum;
AandA Racing’s ’09 Indy
TZ750 KR Bumblebee,
on loan alongside other
classic racers from Ray’s
impressive stable; a
remarkably complete
World War II-era H-D
military sidecar outfit and
numerous, high-point
antique and Euro-bikes.
who wandered into Kathryn and Lorin
Guy’s jam-packed “The Motorcycle Show
at the Races”—public entry to their
grand bike display was free (thanks to
Bellino and his sponsors). For a modest
charity donation, participants received
two different glossy posters and each of
the Grand Marshalls’ signatures. Also in
attendance and signing more autographs
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Out on the track,
racing included supercompetitive Pro Singles action, as winner
Brad Baker (later a stout 10th in the Twins
Main) led Jeffery Carver’s lonely Yamaha
and Mikey Avila across the stripe. Fast
qualifier Ryan Foster arrived a happy fourth
in his maiden Pro race and do-it-all local
racer Tyler O’Hara placed fifth, two spots
ahead of Michael Martin (everyone riding
Honda CRF450s). Two Singles competitors
experienced the ups-and-owns of AMA Pro
racing—thankfully, Kansan Dalton Bell and
SoCal’s Ian Foulds are each expected to fully
recover from a bad pile-up.
An earlier, dramatic Twins crash may
yet affect the Championship points
hunt—fast qualifier Joe Kopp’s swingarm
bolt snapped clean through as he pitched
it into Turn 1 during his heat, sending
the perennial contender hard into the
RoadRacingWorld.com airfencing. Joe’s
once-stylish Latus H-D racer somehow
mimicked a low-rider custom as it awaited
the crash truck—ironman Joe looked and
felt the worse for wear, winning his semi
on the spare and finishing 7th in the Main,
harvesting precious points.
Above it all, well-placed JumboTrons
played recent flat track race loops (even
more usefully, these same screens
simulcasted the entire evening to the
appreciative fans, with stirring live
shots for those unable to eyeball the
back-straight action closeup). Hats off to
the MAV-TV folks (and Esther Allen’s
operations crew, who orchestrated this
entire event). Similar kudos to the AMA
announcer team’s Barry Boone for his
top-level vocals from on high.
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Returning attention to the spectators,
it was abundantly clear from atop the
sold-out, 3500-seat grandstands (and
ever-expandable infield standing-room)
which mirrored the cleaned-out T-shirt
concessions and high-demand, Napa-vibed
concessions—the event was truly a success,
allowing event co-sponsors Cycle Gear,
LeoVince, and Michael’s H-D to further
enjoy their support and participation.
Throughout all the activity, one
comment was heard time and again;
“everybody’s here.” Maybe it was a
Scotty Parker sighting, or perhaps Jay
Springsteen, Bill Werner, Mike Kidd,
Eddie Mulder, or Steve Morehead—
these fits of recognition became ongoing,
an impromptu Camel Pro reunion. After
decades of flat track Nationals being
absent locally, memories (and T-shirts)
of past events poured out—storied miles
in Santa Rosa, San Mateo, San Jose,
Sacramento, Albany, and Stockton: halfmiles in Santa Rosa, San Jose, and Tulare,
short tracks at the Cow Palace, Belmont,
Petaluma, Napa, Oakdale, Vallejo, and
Fremont’s Baylands.
Once the motors fired and qualifying
began, younger Calistoga spectators soon
understood the hoo-ha over silver-haired
ex-flat trackers. Committed believers had
preached that Calistoga’s AMA Pro Grand
National Twins Championship was the
first dirt outdoor race (or, “National”)
presented hereabouts since the 1999
Sacramento Mile. Old timers had once
casually assumed that AMA flat track
racing would be here forever—perhaps,
aided by Bob Bellino’s steady hand, it has
begun its welcome return.
Astride a booming Buell, Curt Relick ponders roles
past (Cycle News stringer, middling AFM racer,
IndyCar/AMA track announcer) and present
[dirt noob, vintage moto enthusiast, MC at major
M/C events and CityBike contributor) with equal
enthusiasm, anticipating an even better future. Send
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Champion-Framed Honda 350 Special
The “Woah” Moment
Words and Photos: Mike Patton
I think we’ve all experienced that moment
when you first see a bike that catches your
imagination. It’s the “whoa” moment,
when you
stand frozen
where you
are, with your
mouth open
in wonder at
the genius
of the man
who created
a particular
machine. For
me, it was the
first time I saw
the clean lines
and the upswept pipes
of a Honda
CL77 305cc
Scrambler in
the mid-60s.
Don is a guy who is good at just about
anything, including welding and
machining. At some point he had a friend
that needed a Champion frame repaired.
Don agreed to fix it as long as he was
allowed to keep it long enough to make
a copy for
himself.
In fact, he
made five
copies, out
Don announced. of chromemoly steel.
He promised
to give one
to me if I
committed
to build a
bike with
him. I agreed,
and we set
up Sunday
afternoons
to be our
designated
project time.
To HELL with it.
We’ll make our own.
Custom axle, spacers, and sprocket mounting hardware.
done. I could use the entire front end for
my bike. However, I would need to get the
wheels re-laced to have 18-inchers on both
front and back. I would also have to make
an adapter plate to use the Honda rear
sprocket. Off I went with the KTM hubs
and the two 18-inch rims I had to local
lacing legend Kelly Moss.
I asked You ever
messed with
fiberglass molds
before?
No, but how
hard
can it be?Right?
My good friend Don’s moment involved
a Honda 350 Champion flat-track bike.
For the uninitiated, Champion made
aftermarket frames. Racers would buy
a new Honda 350 (or other bike), and
transfer the motor and other components
to the Champion frame, which was better
suited for the track.
As we dragged the frames into the shop, I
asked how the heck we get started.
“Well, first you have to find yourself a
donor bike of a ‘70s-era Honda 350 Single.”
He already had an engine and a few frames
to use for his bike. We agreed on using
the basic frame, Elsinore-style tanks and
Don’s finished XL-350 Flat-Tracker.
modern components since we didn’t plan
to race them in any sanctioned circuits. Off
to Craigslist and eBay, where I managed
to find a very clean ’78 350 that had been
bored out to a 400.
Starting with just a bare frame, the first
order of business was to get the bushings
and bearings we needed for the steering
head and swing arms. Once procured, I
asked about the bolt that would hold the
swing arm in place.
“We’re making our own.” was the answer.
“Uh…okay.” So we took a ¾-inch length of
steel stock, cut it to length, cut the threads
into it, and welded a square piece of steel
on the other end for a head. I felt like a real
machinist, even though he set everything
up. This was only the first of the “we’re
doing it ourselves” surprises I had. I soon
found myself making a rear axle and the
spacers to center the wheel properly.
Next we attacked all the tabs we would
need. Tabs for mounting the engine,
number plates, footpeg mounts, gas tank
mounts, shock mounts, etc., all had to be
made. As we worked we had to make a few
more decisions on direction. I needed to
find an aluminum seat pan (which includes
the rear fender) from a Champion race
bike. Don had managed to acquire one over
his years of planning the project.
I found an Elsinore tank that looked
pretty nice, but when I got it, it was the
smaller 125 tank and not the 250 as was
advertised. At least it had come with the
hard-to-find aluminum gas cap. Back to
the eBay well again.
I found a second one in Texas—it even had
a petcock—but there was so much driedup gas in it that I was not sure I could use
it. After a month of soaking it with various
hazardous chemicals, I was ready to seal it,
and two tries of sealant later I was happy
with the results. I rebuilt the petcock with
the few replacement parts I could find, and
did a quick test with water. Water poured
out of the face of the turn off switch on
the petcock. Okay, let’s go with a universal
petcock. We had to make an adapter plate
and weld it to the bottom of the gas tank,
but when tested we found no leaks.
To add disc brakes I needed new wheels
and braking components. I found an old
KTM with the components I needed. I had
to lay out another $300, but figured I could
sell the engine for close to that when I was
it legal (we wanted
them street legal). We
made a small seat base
using our fiberglass
seat mould, and had
seat pillions made by a
local upholstery shop.
We bolted the bikes
together, checked for
tightness, and after a
few fits and starts fired
them up. It was a blast
to ride around on a bike
that you created. But
the victory was shortlived, since it was time
to take them apart and
paint them.
“Where are we taking them?” I stupidly
asked.
“You can take yours wherever you like. I’m
painting mine.” Was the answer.
A bunch of rattle cans, and a month later,
the frames, tanks, and seatpan/fenders
On to the suspension.
Don decided to go
with period correct
Hammerhead rear
shocks, found on
eBay. I decided
to go with Works
(worksperformance.
com) shocks. The front
suspension from both of
our donor bikes needed
to be cut down by six
inches, since our forks
came from modernera dirt bikes. Don
took the do-it-yourself
route, while I had mine
lowered by flat-track
racer John Hlebo, who
does suspension on the
side. Once the forks
were cut down and the Reuse, Reclaim, Recycle. It’s the CityBike way.
wheels laced, I had a
rolling chassis.
were painted, using the Elsinore paint
scheme. The results weren’t bad. While we
Try as we might, we could not find any of
the aluminum seat pans for sale anywhere. couldn’t make a living doing this, we had a
Some research helped determine that even blast through the whole process, and can’t
wait to take our maiden voyage up in the
plastic ones were $500.
Sierra foothills on our results.
“To hell with it. We’ll make our own.” Don
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“No, but how hard can it be? Right?”
We made a list of what we needed. The
next Sunday we were cutting sheets of
fiberglass to the approximate size and
shape of the seatpan, waxing the metal
seat pan, and pouring resin over the
applied sheets. We let it cure for the week,
trimmed it, and we had our mold. There
were a few imperfections, but it was a
workable mold. After cleaning it up a bit
we began the process of creating a seat
pan, and the result looked pretty decent.
I took it home, attacked it with several
applications of Bondo, and then hit it with
a coat of primer. It would work. Total cost
was about $50 in materials.
The last assembly step was to move the
wiring harness over from the donor bike
and add the minimum lights to make
2010 Ducati Multistrada S
By Lucien Lewis,
Photos by Gary Rather
C
Smartbike
ompetition is good. It forces us
to strive for excellence, to be the
best. In the motorcycle world, competition
brings previously unimaginable technology
to street riders like you and me. It allows
you to go into your local dealership with
a wad of cash and ride out with a machine
that will turn laps at very close to the race
pace. The problem is that most of these
bikes are too specialized. Try riding an
with all the latest superbike technology
R1 down I-5 to L.A. Yes, it will do it, yes,
that they would want to ride on the street.
The end result is like no
other bike on the planet.
With its infinitely
adjustable power,
suspension, ABS, and
traction control, this
bike is designed to
assault anything this
side of single track.
It has several different
personalities, selectable
with a button on the
handlebar. In the
150-horsepower Sport
mode, take it to the
track and dice with the
150 horses, refined for the street. 15,000-mile valve-check intervals RR crowd. Touring
mean reduced service costs.
mode also has 150 hp,
but more progressive
it works, but you will need to cough up a
power and torque delivery. Enduro mode is
C-note to the masseuse the next day to
the 100 hp offroad
work the kinks out. Likewise, you can go
setting, with
around Infineon on your Goldwing and
ABS and
have some fun, but it would get old pretty
fast, and riding a DR-Z400 on the freeway
for more than 20 minutes just plain sucks.
So we have a couple of choices; the wellheeled can have a full garage, or (for the
rest of us), we can get one or two bikes
that do most things well, but really
aren’t the best at anything.
Ducati’s 2010 Multistrada
1200S has upped the ante on
what is possible with one
bike. Ducati instructed its
engineers to design a bike
traction control turned off. The Urban
setting is 100 hp and perfect for around
town. Versatility
is the name of the
game.
about a hundred other bits of info visible
at a glance. How many miles ‘til you need
to stop for gas? Got that. Average MPG?
Check. Engine temp? Yup.
With the electronic anti-theft key fob
sitting in your pocket, toggle the right
thumb switch down to turn on the ignition,
and then bump it back up to expose the
start button. Hit that button and the beast
wakes. Blip the fly-by-wire throttle and it
growls like an angry pit bull. In full-power
modes, it reaches triple digit speeds faster
than you can say “Holy f@%&n cr@p!”
(closed course, officer….honest). Lift the
With a $19,995
MSRP, this
thing had better
be good, and it
is. Remember
those Swiss Army
knives that had
100 different
blades and tools
on them? They
were great to
fiddle with, but
were too big to
put in your pocket Multi’s instrumentation is beyond complete. Credit score is displayed in
small window on left.
and carry, too
unwieldy to use.
front wheel at will at almost any speed, rail
With the Multistrada S, Ducati somehow
got the 100-blade knife to be compact and through the corners, then magically slice
through freeway traffic like a shark through
user friendly.
a school of bait fish. I like.
Ergonomically the bike is nicely laid out.
Ducati developed its Ducati Electronic
Swinging a leg over, my first thought is
Suspension (DES) with the suspension
that I could ride it all day. The bars were
gods at Öhlins and its truly groundpitched too far back at first but a
quick adjustment and the seating breaking streetbike technology.
Pressing and toggling the thumb switch
position was pretty close to
customizes front and rear preload,
perfect for hauling my sixrebound, and compression adjustments
two frame any distance.
for each of the riding modes and load
Ride 200 miles, stop for
settings. While Ducati test riders and
gas, repeat. The dash is a
engineers have chosen optimum settings
large LCD display with
for the average rider, DES allows
speed, rpm and
riders who know what the hell
they’re doing to become more
involved with setting up and
adjusting suspension.
And if you get in over
your head, you can
always just revert
to Default setting,
Öhlins deliciousness is quickly adjusted with a few (dozen) button-pushes. Cast Brembo calipers
aren’t as sharp as the racing units on other Ducks.
which resets to factory settings in a
heartbeat. Suspension made easy.
The Ducati Traction Control system is
even easier. Set it and forget it. Actually, it
is already set, but, of course, you can adjust
it as you see fit. In essence, traction control
measures the speed of the rear wheel relative
to the front wheel, and, if the rear wheel loses
traction while you’re accelerating, DTC
slows the motor until the wheels are again
rotating at the same speed. There are eight
sensitivity levels, with eight being maximum
traction control. In the Enduro mode,
DTC is preset to level 1 to allow maximum
roostage. In Sport mode is it set to level 3,
Touring gets level 5, and Urban gets level
6. Level 8 is recommended for wet roads,
where a bit too much throttle on a bike
without traction control could put you in the
ravine in a hurry (been there, done that).
ABS is a great concept, and many riders
swear by it, but perhaps just as many swing
the other way and prefer not to have it.
While great in an emergency situation, it
tends to make the brakes feel mushy, and
the pulsing on and off can be irritating.
Overall I found the brakes to be very
competent, stopping the bike fast and hard
from any speed. I have always been a trail-
braker, and while the rear ABS engaged
now and then, the rear system seemed less
intrusive with less pulsing than other ABS
systems I have experienced, while the front
engages fairly early. If you are an anti-ABS
guy, just turn it off. Blam.
Is the MS12 perfect? No. In fact, the
windscreen is hands down the worst I
have ever encountered. In any position
at any speed over 40 mph it turned my
normally whisper-quiet Shoei X-11 into an
unbearably noisy torture chamber. Even
with earplugs touching grey matter my ears
were ringing after 30 minutes on the bike.
Open the helmet shield and you better be
wearing windproof glasses because you
are going to get a big blast of air scooped
directly into your face hole. I ended up
just taking the screen off. That was a major
improvement and bike still looked great.
Other little niggles were mirrors that blur
just enough to make it hard to see exactly
who might be back there, and a clutch lever
that is a bit stiff for sitting at stoplights.
But the bottom line is buy this bike if you
can. If you can’t, that’s okay, you will reap
rewards just from this bike’s existence.
The advances seen here will trickle down
in the coming years to other makes and
to work as promised and the bike
becomes a fast, fun and comfortable
sport-tourer. Now the 135 rear-wheel
horses can finally be accessed—and
it is astounding. Multi-car overtakes
are GSX-R1000 like, but with more
thrust right off the bottom, four and
five-car inhalations at just a flick of
the wrist. High-speed stability is
excellent in long high-speed sweepers,
(although I still notice the less-thanneutral steering manners). Clutch and
shifting appear flawless, the brakes
are very strong (even the rear brake
was present—what a concept!). Wind
protection is fair to good and Ducati
allows a wide range of adjustment as
the screen goes up and down about six
inches or so.
Lucien Lewis thinking that maybe he’s just too tall for motojournalism.
models. Just as the iPhone has changed
every smart phone since, this Multistrada
is really the first true ‘smart bike,’ and it
changes the game. Thanks Ducati, for
competing so hard and for pushing the
envelope. You win.
Second Take: Pat Moriarty
Ducati’s new 1200S Multistrada has
seemingly moved the goal posts in the
hot adventure-touring segment. Or has it?
What price adventure?
Editor Gabe and I did a nice West Marin
workout with the new Multi, pitting it
against some of our finest gnarly back
tracks. Smaller than I thought it would
be and not too tall, the Multi provides an
ideal riding position for a giant Trailie.
The ergonomics fit medium-sized riders
well, with a nice reach to the bars, levers
set correctly, good peg placement and
comfortable seat.
The Multistrada proved to be a bit of a
handful on roads like Fairfax-Bolinas;
a beat up, whooped-out goat trail. Yet
bikes like the KTM 990 Adventure,
BMW R1200GS, Suzuki V-Strom and
Triumph Tiger adapt better to such roads
and are, frankly, easier to ride in these
conditions. The less-then-neutral steering
was disconcerting to me in the many 180
degree up and downhill hairpin turns.
Under these conditions I was able to engage
the DTC (Ducati Traction Control) whilst
leaned over in a rough, uphill, loose corner.
Magic! Very subtle engagement. The ABS
was also well sorted, as tested on steep
downhill stutter bump sections with gravel.
Subtle yet effective. These two elements
can put your mind at ease. Kudos to Ducati
here for allowing less experienced riders a
chance at survival.
Obviously, no big trailie or sport tourer is
really suited to this type of extreme road.
Additionally, the massive power of the
Ducati can’t be utilized and is, in a sense,
a hindrance in this case. This was made
abundantly clear by the two guys on KTM
690SMs coming the opposite way at speed.
On fire and on the gas, these guys were
easily doing double our speed and having a
ball. Right tool for the job.
Initial impressions found the steering and
turn in a touch awkward and less than
neutral. Initial turn-in is light but quite a
bit of countersteering is needed to get the
Multistrada down in a corner, and quick
left-to-right transitions felt awkward.
Of course some of this is simply my
unfamiliarity with the bike. But some bikes
immediately feel right and intuitive. Not so But out on Highway 1 the Multistrada is
more in its element. The suspension begins
the Multistrada.
I believe with a few key adjustments
and fine tuning (easily done on this
electronically outfitted bike) the
Multistrada could be a good choice
for many riders. I think some KTM
and BMW R12000GS fans may be
surprised by the power but may be
disappointed by the Duc’s indelicate slowroad manners. It’s not exactly nimble and
you feel its weight more than expected,
but on smooth, fast highway riding the
Multistrada ticks all the boxes.
I would like to spend more time with the
bike to give a proper long term impression.
As it is, it has potential but as I found it, it
lacks the incredible versatility of others in
the class. Power is not everything.
If you have as many scars on your knuckles
from banging on screw-and-locknut shock
preload adjusters as I do, you may weep
with joy (as I did) the first time you adjust
the suspension from the handlebar switch.
Is it the basic adjustment like with BMW’s
ESA where you can pick one helmet or
two helmets? Yes, but that’s the basic
adjustment. There’s also another menu
that lets you dial in a multitude of preload,
rebound and compression damping
settings, and then memorize each setting
for, say two-up in Enduro mode, or one-up
in Urban mode. Very cool. And I didn’t
really experience the ABS or traction
control—or maybe I did. It’s that seamless.
The second reason this bike is so cool is the
fact that unlike some other sport-tourers
I could name, the Multi hasn’t become
some bloated 1976 Elvis of a pig. Gassed
up it’s around 450 pounds, and it feels like
it. But to extend the rock-star analogy, it’s
no Iggy Pop, either. I rode the Streetfighter
last year (CityBike, October 2009), and
found it too intense. How nice would it be
to have that kind of suspension, braking
and power in a more comfortable, easier-toride package? The ‘Strada is the bike a lot of
enthusiasts have been asking for for years: a
comfortable, do-it-all machine you can do
track days with, commute on every day, or
ride to Patagonia (on pavement; this is not
an adventure-tourer).
Third Take: Gabe Ets-Hokin
Man! There’s no pleasing some people, as
evidenced by Mr. Moriarty’s less-thanstellar review of what I think is a stellar
motorcycle. When I first read about the
new Multi, I knew it would be amazing, and
it didn’t disappoint me, for two reasons.
First, the S version—which is $5000
more than the standard version—comes
with enough electronics to rewire the
International Space Station. It’s useful stuff,
too, not just gimmickry. With the push
of a button, the entire bike is transformed
for your mission. Traction control, ABS,
suspension and engine mapping are all
altered in milliseconds to suit the road
conditions and your riding style. Sure,
we’ve seen electronic engine mapping, ABS
and other gizmos on other bikes, but as far
as I know, Ducati is the first to string it all
together like this.
At a foot shorter than Lucien, Gabe and Pat didn’t
notice the buffeting, but Laminar (laminarlip
.com) has developed this $84 lip for the Multi that
should take care of the problem.
Of course, since it’s a Ducati, it’s not
perfect. I noted rear-heavy handling,
glitchy fueling at low rpm (which
combined with stiff springs makes it a
handful on tight, bumpy roads), buzzy
mirrors and complex, endless menus for the
adjustable electronics (two words for you,
Ducati: iPhone app). Twenty grand is also
a lot of dough (but you do get a lot for the
extra $5000: in addition to the electronics
and Öhlins, there’s also locking luggage,
heated grips and a centerstand if you opt for
the S “Touring” version; various carbonfiber décor with the “Sport”), although that
seems to be the norm for a well-equipped
ST these days.
So, is it the bike I’d buy with my money?
I can’t think of a bike that can perform
as many roles with as much competence
as this one. It’s the bike the Triumph
Tiger (sorry Pat! Your bike felt f laccid
by comparison!), the Honda VFR, the
Kawasaki Versys wish they were: good
job, Ducati.
Laguna Seca, July 2010, MotoGP
Intended
Consequence
of Dreaming
raced at 11:50 am—and I got the worst
start of my life—front wheel up and down
like a yoyo, and a slew of folk going past
remember watching the Grand Prix
me over the Turn 1 hill. Furious with
races at Laguna Seca in the early 90s,
myself, I put my head down and pushed
sitting on my leather motorcycle jacket
as hard as I could to get back past some
on the hillside outside of Turn 2 watching
of my competition. I nearly highsided
Rainey, Lawson, Schwantz and John Boy
to the moon accelerating out of Turn 5
Kocinski perform their circus feats of
balance and speed. Later I got to work there after passing Neil Atterbury, but I stayed
onboard through superior luck. I wound up
on teams, both AMA and World Supers,
th
ten-lap race—
playing a small role in the show. I still have in 12 place at the end of the
th
not good after starting in 8 position—but
the mental images from the grid of that
famous start-finish straight, standing next my best lap was a 1:32.5, which made me a
to my rider and crew, looking around at the little happier with myself.
packed grandstands. But only in a distant
Warmed up and loaded for bear, I parked
dream would I be the rider—pulling on
the 999 and walked down the hot pit to
helmet and gloves, trying to stay relaxed,
my world-class crew, who were ready with
visualizing the battle from green to
the 848 to start the 12:30 pm Supersport
checkered flag.
practice session. I put in a bunch of laps
This year we drove down to the track early during the 50 minute session, partly to
ensure our tire choice was going to last the
on Thursday morning. My crack team of
18-lap race, but mainly because the 848
Munroe Motors master technician Todd
felt surprisingly alien after the 999, and I
Chamberlin and friend and fellow-racer
needed the seat time to reset my mental
Bill Brown, arrived after lunch and we got
paradigm.
new tires mounted on our 848, on loan
once again from our long-suffering friend, After our jam-packed morning we had
Pat Blackburn of Trackside Moto. I was
the afternoon free, so we mounted a new
entered in Friday morning’s Monterey
set of tires on the 848 ready for Saturday
Challenge, an exhibition race hosted by Jim morning qualifying. We also spent some
Doyle, so we got my trusty 2003 Ducati
time race-prepping an electric bike, home999S ready for that race too.
built by our new friend Alex Prilutsky, who
works in battery R&D for Tesla motorcars.
The Friday morning schedule for the
Earlier that morning, Alex had been
Challenge was, well, challenging. First
looking for an AMA or FIM-licensed racer
we got 20 minutes of practice at 8:15 am,
to ride his bike in the FIM e-Power race, I
faceshield cracked open so I could see
was pitted nearby, and a couple of friendly
in the fog. Then we had 20 minutes of
AMA tech officials hooked us up. I was
qualifying at 10:20 am. I managed to post
th
thrilled by the idea of getting to ride an
a decent 1:33.7 to qualify 8 . Finally, we
electric bike in Sunday’s e-race.
By Nick Hayman
I
Munroe’s Nick Hayman screams through Laguna’s Turn 2 on his Ducati 848. Photo: Brian J. Nelson
Ol’ #30 heads through the Corkscrew. Photo: Chuck Lantz
Saturday’s early morning qualifying session
for Supersport was held—you guessed
it—in the fog. I set out with confidence
from having the Challenge experience, but
I got stuck behind some slower riders for a
few laps and then, not surprisingly, there
was a red flag. Finally restarted, I got a few
clear laps and put in a 1:34-something to
qualify 15th out of 32, not too bad for a
mid-season pick-up team with a borrowed
motorcycle.
Nick’s Notes: Laguna Seca
Track Tips.
Laguna is one of the high temples of Velocity—
beautiful, but intimidating to the neophyte. I learned
a few of her altar secrets on my journey to the heart of
speedness:
Turn 1—You gotta go over that hill flat-freakin-out.
Do not roll off. As you go over the top, your back wheel
will kick you in the butt as it comes off the ground and
spins: if you did it right.
Our schedule later that afternoon was
another time crunch, as the e-Power
qualifying session was directly before the
Supersport race at 5:15pm. Our highly
trained crew set-up both bikes ready on the
hot pit, and at 4:45pm I went out on Alex’s
creation.
Turn 2—Don’t crash trail-braking at the entrance (ask
Bobby Fong). But you can get on the gas hard at the
exit, thanks to positive camber.
Alex built his electric bike as a commuter,
so it’s a little heavy and underpowered. I
quickly figured out I could hold full throttle
everywhere except 2, the Corkscrew and
11, and I followed the inside line where
possible to shorten the track distance.
I pulled in after 6 or 7 laps as there was
nothing left to gain, and despite all efforts,
our fastest time was a 2:24, and we failed to
qualify, as the cut-off was 2:08. Shame!
Turns 4—Trickier than you expect. It loads the front a
lot but you lose a little camber at the exit so be careful.
Slow down a hair going in, and gas hard coming out.
Again I jumped off one
bike and onto the 848, but
luckily there was a short
delay that gave us a few
moments to breathe and
relax. We went round for
the warm-up lap, gridded
up…and the lights went out.
Once again I was struck by
starting-line blues, and a
gaggle of competitors went
past me accelerating over
the hill. This time I shot
up their inside into Turn 2
and passed most of them
back. Of course one of the
kids highsided in front of
me exiting Turn 3, a quick
dodge to the inside saw me
safely past. The race settled
down for a few laps until the
inevitable red flags came
out as I crested the hill to
Turn 3–“Toughest corner in motorcycling” according
to the King, Tom Montano. He’s raced many tracks
around the world, and won an AMA National here. It’s
dead flat and loads the front end–Scott Russell found
that out to his cost in 1998.
Turn 5—Lots of people crash in 5—ask Lorenzo,
Pedrosa etc etc. It’s heavily banked so your midcorner speed can be very high, but it flattens off at the
exit right when you’re hard on the gas and you can
highside. Late entry and tight apex is the best line I
found.
Turn 6—Don’t look at the vicious dip at the
apex—turn the bike hard, set a positive throttle and
go thru on power, looking across to the far kerb where
you want to exit. Then full throttle up the hill as hard
as you can.
Corkscrew—This corner is the nearest thing to an
orgasm in full leathers—it’s wonderful. And less
challenging then I expected. Take any entry line you
like, launch downhill, but open the gas hard as you
flick to the right.
Turn 9—They didn’t name this Rainey Corner for
nothing… it separates the men from the boys, and the
World Champions from the men. The fast-bike line
is straight to the apex, but I liked the Roi Holsterpatented wide entrance: although it’s longer, you miss
the bumps going in and you can drive the exit harder.
Turn 10—Always challenging you to go faster. I
remember a mad, tilted, trajectory going through
there in the race faster than made sense—a reality
more video game than emergency room, hopefully!
Turn 11—Like Turn 3: tricky and easy to crash.
Super-important to exit AFAP (as fast as possible)
onto the straight.
Front straight—Max throttle, everyone’s watching,
feel the glory!
the Corkscrew and saw a crashed bike in
the middle of the track at the exit.
My restart was no better or worse than
the first time, and I came out of Turn 2 in
around 12-14th spot. I spent the whole
of the race, part deux, in a heated battle,
trying to get past fellow San Franciscan
Jose Flores. I twice cut to his inside at the
entry of the Corkscrew but he slammed
the door on me, cutting across my nose,
making contact the first time. I also tried
an inside pass into Turn 2, and again he cut
my nose off, bumping elbows in full view
of my home crowd. After a few laps, Jose
scraped past Sam Nash for 11th place, and
a lap later I stuffed myself past Nash in the
Corkscrew using my half-baked inside line.
In the last few laps, Jose and I caught up to
Michael Corbino in 10th, and despite a lastlap push, Jose came up a little short at the
line to finish 11th. I eased off as I was a little
pooped and took a safe 12th.
My pit bro’ Roi Holster took a strong 14th
place behind Sam Nash, and AFM fast-gal
Joy Higa took an unfortunate slide into the
weeds outside turn 9, let down by a toohard front tire choice.
raw commercialism of
the scene; if you can pay
for it, it’s yours. Racing
jewelry that we hang
off our bikes—rear sets
in gleaming colors and
precision-milled levers for
each hand and more than
you can imagine in sport
riding gear. USGP! That’s
good! The once-a-year
Monterey invasion by
Europe’s big-money teams
happens each July in the
thick of summer, when
almost a city full of race
fans comes to the track
near Cannery Row for the
GP extravaganza. This is
a party massive enough
(and expensive enough) to
last us all year.
featuring Saniflush, the official urinal
cake of MotoGP, and one is glad for it,
believe me, with all that Red Bull and
beer.
There’s the Christian free gear-check
stand, bless them one and all, but my
lawyer and I prefer the Pagan gearcheck stand, as it’s “manned” by
lovelies with just a slight green tinge
and the scent of spice and dancing
cobras. This is the real Moto GP! When
you walk away, the Pagan checkers
immediately go through your stuff.
I leave them clever notes; they love
attention, those Wiccan gals.
tanks and tail section competes with
the perfectly rotund tail sections of the
six-foot umbrella girls. I fondle my
nitroglycerin vial and seek out another
Red Bull; the day is early! We’re
stimulated! We’re at the Grand Prix!
We’re in Monterey again at the races.
I’ll stop coming to Monterey for the
MotoGP hootenany when I’m in an urn
on the mantle.
On the cool-down lap, I cruised back around
the fabled curves of Laguna Seca one last
time, waving to the fans and taking mental
snapshots of the glorious sights. With the
help of my friends and support of Munroe
Motors, I had made that distant dream come
true… although my credit card provider is
not quite as thrilled as I am.
Nick Hayman and business partner Matt Prentiss
are the owners of Munroe Motors—San Francisco’s
Ducati, Triumph, MV Agusta, Husqvarna and
Moto Guzzi dealer. Nick would like to thank the
crew at Munroe Motors of San Francisco, Pat
Photo by Chuck Lantz. ChuckLantz.com
Blackburn of Trackside Moto, Ducati North
America, Catalyst Reaction Suspension, Arlen
Ness Leathers, Kyle USA, HJC Helmets, TCX
DORNA, the Spanish-based absolute
Boots, Super Plush Suspension, Leo Vince USA,
ruler of MotoGP, is obviously still
Yoyodyne, Sport Tire Services/Dunlop, and his
peeved over the destruction of the
team: Todd Chamberlin, Bill Brown and Linda
Armada a few centuries back. In
Jung.
On this particular weekend, the CHP
officers are working hard to earn their
salaries, provided by mute, besieged
two-wheeled taxpayers culled out of
the flow of traffic and made to do the
revenuer’s ankle grab. Just like last
year. I hate lasers. My lawyer and I
were both nailed from an overpass (me
need of a nap. They
stimulate us into full
consciousness and
shopping readiness
with the juice in the
retaliation, it makes media access to its
and blue can.
Fan’s Perspective: The Good, The events in English-speaking countries... silver
Ah, there are the
difficult. For years local reporters had
Bad and The Ugly at the USGP
DORNA Yamaha Red
free range in pit lane and could snap
by Will Guyan
Bull Mazda Raceway
the photos needed for reports: up close
official hot dogs!
I love the GP circus! I love the sexy
and personal with the prototype, one-off
Smell them? Wrapped
motorcycles, the alluring women, the
manufacturers’ series race machinery.
in French bread, who
But now it’s easier
among you can resist?
to arrange lunch at
Only six bucks; get
Absinthe with Charlie
in line, Chester. Or
Manson than to get
maybe you’d prefer
credentials from
the official driving
Cannery Row mayhem, fueled by endless Red Bull. Photo: Will Guyan
DORNA.
shoe, authentic Scots
too!—ed.). We were just keeping up
“Mazda Raceway
kilt (I have a photo of a 10:00 am
with the flow of traffic. It was non-stop
Laguna Seca
beer-buzzed and shirtless sod telling
ticketing hell. Listen up: Do Not Speed
sponsored by
the Scots vendor “I don’t care, I ain’t
when attending the races, because the
Yamaha” is quite a
wearing’ no dress, Bubba.”), and the
mouthful, but it’s not crowd is buying. People are looking for road vampires are out, and they need
hot-blooded motorcycle scofflaws to
as faux-sweet as the
the special shit you only get to see at
bully and rob. That’s you. Rider emptor.
Red Bull stimulants
spectacles this huge.
This year we skated past like wounded
passed around like
But all I want is the $12,000 Öhlinsghosts, still smarting from last year’s
free peppermints
fork-and-TTX-shock special. Oh, and
CHP rogering. That’s ugly. Mighty ugly.
by hot babes in
maybe NCR’s titanium-filled suitcase
Mini Coopers. The
We park on the side of a dirt hill, and
on Ducati Island, the only thing the
buxom, healthygorgeous girls don’t upstage. Genuflect dirt slide down to the Flagroom, where
looking lasses are
the $400 ticket includes powdered
before the wealth you wish you had,
everywhere, passing
Eugene. This titanium will never caress eggs, chilled sausage, luncheon
out the caffeinated,
smorgasboard, and all the beer you can
your Duck, you cowboy mortal! I heft
semi-palatable elixir
hold, but you’ll have to hike a bit to use
a feather-light frame and sigh. Ducati
to tired revelers in
the exclusive green plastic relief booths,
Island, where the beauty of red gas
BMW S1000RR streetfighter. Photo: Will Guyan
And in the heavily guarded pit-lane
garage parallel universe, the teams
prepare for that race of races on Sunday.
Rossi is hobbling badly due to his
broken fib/tib from Sachsenring; but
once underway, he’s the magnificent
master of mayhem again, clawing his
way painfully but surely to the podium,
like an ancient Mediterranean armored
hero, wounded yet victorious in battle.
Vale! Who could not love him who has
seen him joust in the corners, splitting
the fine hairs of reason and physics with
the best of the best and coming away
victorious? Lorenzo and Stoner are on
fire, as are the Hondas of Dani and Dovi
(isn’t that a Vegas act?), those trick V4
Euro boys (Pedrosa crashed out of the
lead late in the race, and was offered
the ceremonial wakizashi by the team
seppuku engineer). Dovi was just off
the podium.
When Stoner brilliantly passed Rossi on
the last lap, robbing the bone-knitting
champion of second spot, it was
payback for that legendary pass in the
dirt at the Corkscrew last year. There is
nothing like the noise of a GP bike; the
multi million dollar prototypes racing
around to the sound of all of Odin’s
trumpets, and Thor’s lightning bolts–the
loudest bikes on the planet (except for
those inglorious open-piped Harleys we
see at every 7-11).
And so goes the event of events in
Monterey. Brilliant at every turn. The
brutal, tactile spectacle of prototype
racing on unobtainium machinery! The
GP circus is a world-class weekend of
exotica not to be missed. And Monterey
with its classy cache, restaurants and
hotels and the Cannery Row scene at
night is the ultimate setting. Imagine
sucking oysters off the half shell while
gazing at otters frolicking in the waters
below the bar at the Monterey Plaza,
replete with valet parking. “Be careful
with the 1198S, my young friend” I
hear spoken with an Italian accent
as the dashing, short Latin tosses the
Duck’s keys to the young intimidated
valet, who pushes it to the guarded
underground parking. Now for another
stimulating Red Bull martini and one
last plate of Hog Island oysters. When
you know you’ve gotta wait a whole
year, you always give it one last shot.
This is so good.
Shop Stop: Feel Like a Pro
dan BAZIER
By Dave Murphy
Positioned in the last row waiting for the
start of my first race, I gazed at a sea of
motorcycles, engines pulsing, poised for
action. Sweat beaded on my forehead—in
part from the 100-plus temperatures,
but also from the anticipation. Up in the
starting tower a race official changed the
number-three sign for the number-two,
signaling two minutes to the start. The
pulsing engines turned to a vibrant whine,
and I snapped my visor shut, leaving me
enveloped in an eerie sense of isolation.
There were no more questions to be
asked, no more advice to be listened to.
The second the green flag appeared it
was all up to me, both a disturbing and
exhilarating notion.
My mind focused with what felt like laser
precision on the two arms of the starting
official. One hand contained the still
visible number-one sign that he was slowly
lowering towards a horizontal position,
and the other contained a green flag hidden
behind the tower parapet. The green flag.
My green flag. Then it appeared. The sea
of motorcycles turned into a river rushing
inexorably towards Turn 1.
tapped into a vast reservoir of positive
electrons that the rest of us cannot access.
The best part is that energy is directed at
I agreed to meet Brian at a Luguna Seca
making sure you’re having a good time, a
track day. Up to that point, I had never been kind of generosity that’s not just reserved
much of a racing fan, but even I knew that
for Feel Like a Pro clients. As a result,
Laguna Seca was something of hallowed
he tends to get a lot of visitors to his pit
ground for people into motor sports. Brian whether on a race day or a track day.
was very welcoming and immediately took
Brian has been around motorcycles of all
me and the other clients under his wing
types for decades, and from my perspective
to make sure we turned up at all the right
That was my first start, but that is not how
as a novice, seems to know just about
times and all the right places to get the
the experience started. It started several
most out of our track day. His pit was set up everyone. In the brief time I have been
months before when I met Brian Bartlow of just as I had seen it at Infineon and my bike renting bikes from Brian I have been
Feel Like a Pro at a track day.
introduced to current hot racers, not-sowas waiting for me in like-new condition.
current hot racers, mechanics, engine
Race-ready
tires
are
taken
care
of,
as
are
There are many ways to enjoy motorcycling
builders, suspension experts and tire guys.
tire
warmers,
gas,
setup
and
maintenance.
here in the Bay Area. Like many people
All seem to have known Brian for a long
I
didn’t
even
have
to
roll
my
bike
through
I purchased a street bike with the
time and enjoy the vibe in his pit. His
tech
inspection;
just
like
a
paid
racer,
it
anticipation that I would ride it around
racing credentials are impeccable as well—
was
all
taken
care
of
for
me.
By
the
end
of
in the local coastal hills. I had not ridden
the day I was in another zone: exhilarated, which no doubt adds to his credibility
for several decades and figured this time
exhausted and thrilled to have experienced with the aforementioned moto-VIPs. Just
I would actually learn the proper way
last year he won no less than seven WERA
an amazing day at a world-class track.
to safely ride a motorcycle rather than
season championships in various classes,
the shall we say, “free spirited” method
The first thing you notice about Brian is
and that does not do justice to a couple
I had employed as a teenager. So I went
his kinetic energy. I’m no physicist, so I
of decades worth of race results in road
to a class held at Infineon, where I had
don’t know if that’s even a way to describe
racing, motocross and supermoto.
an amazing time and realized that the
energy, but in this case it describes a guy
track was the place for me. Not as a racer
that’s switched on all of the time, as if he’s
but as an enthusiast wanting a controlled
environment to improve my riding skills.
I soon realized that my little red Italian beauty
of a street bike was not the best choice for
the track. But there were so many choices.
What was the best tool for the job? At my
class at Infineon I remember seeing a large
trailer covered with sponsor logos, a very
professional set up with canopies, a riders’
lounge, a mechanic’s work station and about
six Kawasaki racebikes all race-prepped and
lined up like solders ready for battle. It looked
much like the pit you would find put together
by the factory team at any professional-level
motorsports event. Someone told me that
these bikes were for rent.
Several days passed as I pondered my
best-tool-for-the-job question. Figuring
that renting a bike while I researched the
answer to my question might be a smart
way to go, I called the school back and
asked about the guy with the Kawasakis.
They referred me to Brian Bartlow, who
informed me that his bikes were for rent for
track days, race days or whole race seasons.
The bikes were Kawasaki 250 Ninjas,
Why part with this family member of over
two decades? Well, he was becoming selfdestructive and rebellious. When he got
to a certain age, his personality shifted to
where it was in his best interests to donate
him to the breeder, since we had no ability
to care for two of them in our home, had we
provided him with a companion. So Silver
sat in his cage next to me in the seat of our
ociologists have long attributed gang
25-year-old pick ‘em-up truck, and the old
membership (e.g. street, motorcycle, A few weeks after the poker run, my wife
Guzzi was tied down back in the bed. All
and I took our 13-year-old grandson to the the way down to the bird place, we’d glance
ethnic, or religious fanaticism) to the
AFM races at Thunderhill Raceway, west of at each other. I quietly told him we love
human trait to simply belong. To a group.
Willows. Although we are both riders, our him and want him to be happy. He wasn’t
To a faux family. Furthermore, there
grandson is not—racing karts are his well- convinced. In fact, his raised eyebrow (yes,
are some academics who indicate that
awarded weapons of speed so far. But to be they have facial expressions), suggested
belonging to any non-family group (e.g.,
Boy or Girl Scouts, amateur athletic teams, there watching the race, strolling the pits,
an instinctual sense of suspicion. After all,
taking photos, talking with participants
church study groups, military services)
I got him at six weeks of age and he very
and other spectators—we belonged on that much felt a sense of belonging.
is emblematic of this natural instinct.
day to a group of enthusiasts who, as in my
After all, who wants to be completely and
But when Silver and I got inside the parrot
totally alone? The late genius and humorist HOG situation, didn’t know each other.
But we all belonged there, that day, for that facility, there were others of his kind close
George Carlin came to grips with shifting
at hand. They communicated with each
series of races. See anybody else there we
his professional persona from telling the
other in their way, and he looked as if he’d
audience what they would enjoy hearing, to knew? Nope, not a soul.
been reunited with old friends. He perked
telling them what he, himself, truly felt:
I’ve mentioned in previous CityBike articles up, got that happy look, and could hardly
that even if you only use a motorcycle to
“...however much kinship I had with the
wait to get closer to the others. It was as if
commute, or you just have one motorcycle
counterculture, it brought up again the
I’d just released a wounded raptor back into
and it sits in your home as a cherished
eternal dilemma: of longing to belong
the wild after a medical assistance stop of
decoration—you belong. If you used to ride, only, say, 21 years. A three-hour journey
but not liking to belong—even though
the group I wanted to belong to now were but for any number of reasons no longer
was instantly transformed from grief to
ride nor own a motorcycle—you belong. To relief. Somehow, the rest of the day at the
non-belongers.”
what, though, remains to be seen.
Guzzi Rally was quite pleasurable, if only I
As motorcyclists, whether we want to or
could just concentrate better at the time.
not, we belong to something as individuals. I used to only ride “vintage” bikes, long
after the miraculous universality of turn
Maybe a club, or something really big like
A couple months later, the breeder called
signals and electric starters became
the American Motorcyclist Association,
from her car and said she was en route to
commonplace. There are others who still
or possibly just a group of five or six
Portland to get him a female mate. Pimping
do that sort of thing. In fact, at the Dixon for Silver. Noble cause, that.
enthusiasts who meet every Sunday at
rally of the antique motorcycle aficionados
nine a.m. for bagels, coffee, bench racing
Back to my encounter in Dixon regarding
on June 19, I had the rare pleasure of
and the occasional toot around the local
my/our ‘70 Guzzi. Several people stopped
meeting a fellow named Oliver who now
mountains. But it’s not the size of the
to look, talk, and photograph the bike
owns the 1970 Moto Guzzi Ambassador
group that matters, so much as the sense
while Oliver and I stood by. A couple was
of the group’s very existence. I mean, don’t we owned and sold many years ago.
especially enamored, and said they, too,
Says he lives in S.F., and it is his daily
you stop and think about media reports
own an old Guzzi. In fact, they have a pet
rider. Went through a couple of owners
regarding damage wrought by “organized
bird (a cockatiel). Because of their love for
between my holding the title and his
anarchists?”
the bird and affection for the bike, they
current possession of it. What a thrill to
I feel a great deal of belonging when the
have added Oliver to a small but exclusive named their bird “Guzzi.” I felt a knot in my
weather is good, poker runs abound,
throat, smiled, and strolled away to look
group of people who all used to own and
rallies and bike shows are held, and the
at the other bikes. It must have been smog
ride that one particular bike.
good times roll. Although I’m not a Harley
burning my eyes.
Oliver, if you’re reading this, your
owner, I noticed an announcement in the
stewardship of the old nail is much
local newspaper that the HOG (Harley
appreciated. As stated in one of those
Owners’ Group) would be hosting its
18th-annual Memorial Day weekend poker expensive wristwatch ads in Gentlemen’s
Quarterly, we never really own stuff—we
run. What stood out were the words “All
Motorcycles Welcome” on the online flier. I merely take care of it and pass it on to
others. Fortunately for most of us, we’d
couldn’t believe my good fortune.
like to spend as much time as possible
So I showed up at the staging/registration with our stuff before the Passing-On
table at the local dealer. Far as I could
Ceremony is held.
tell throughout the day, out of 175 bikes,
maybe 10 were non-Harleys. Mine was the Nine years ago, on my way to the 2001
National Moto Guzzi Rally at the
only sport bike. Only Italian bike. Only
fairgrounds in Grass Valley, I brought
performer of the Dry Clutch Concerto
along our old African Grey parrot, Silver.
in D Minor. Good ride, about 110 miles
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throughout the mountains with five
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obligated to first drop him off at a parrot
the day. 50/50 tickets, raffles—the whole
be sure to include your name,
adoption facility in Sacramento. Tough
enchilada. Out of all these people, I was
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perfect; the rider’s attitude is the real key
ingredient; after all is said and done, when
your visor snaps shut it is all up to you. But
with all of his bikes and all of his resources
and all of his decade’s worth of experience,
Brian can get you right there.
So how did the first race go? I managed to
achieve all of my goals and more. I did not
crash (goal #1), I enjoyed the experience
(goal #2) and I passed some people and
ran some good lap times for me. As I rode
back to the pit and opened my visor once
again, there was Brian waiting with a
smile on his face bigger than mine inside
my helmet. Feel Like a Pro? I am sure I felt
even better.
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I heard not one single negative comment
towards me, my bike, or the other nonHarlistas. Just one big happy family,
enjoying the ride and the scenery. For
a few hours, I belonged. Didn’t pay
dues (but paid to play in this particular
event), no patches or club vests for me.
I didn’t even attend a meeting. But on
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The first couple of years his wife had lived
there, he’d visited every day. He and she
would talk just a little, and she knew the
kids. Soon though she only sat in her
wheelchair and stared across the room.
Been like that for four years, he said.
She doesn’t worry, he told me, got
no problems, so she’s healthier than
she ever was. Now he visits once or
twice a week.
HERSHON
n June I rode to my high school
reunion in Indianapolis, 1100 miles
each way on “old road” US 36, mostly
rural two-lane highway. Thirty-six is not as
celebrated or colorful as Route 66, but it’s
more intact.
He’d farmed all his life, he said, and saved a
little money. His last crop had been hailed
out, was how he said it, every stalk of wheat
table in the convenience store. When I
began to feel I should get down the road,
I shook his hand and told him I’d look for
him at breakfast on the way back if the
timing was right.
Then I went to the table with the six
ladies and the one young girl and asked
the lady who’d brought me the cake what
As I left, I asked the guy taking money if my she’d do if she were me. I’d stay here,
friend seemed like he was doing okay. We
she said. Someone told me that there’s
try to look after him, he said. I think I’ll buy no motel but there is a laundromat open
his breakfast, I said, and paid the two or
until nine PM. Rain won’t last, someone
three dollars and a dollar tip. And walked
else said. Wait it out.
to my motel and my waiting motorcycle.
The lady who’d given me the cake asked me
I rode 400 rolling miles across northern
if I wanted anything else. I’d love a coffee,
Kansas, a couple of hundred miles each
I said. I’ll get it, she said, and hopped up to
across somewhat more scenic Missouri and do that. I can get it, I said, but she shushed
Illinois and then halfway across Indiana to
me and told me to sit down. Wouldn’t let
me pay for the coffee. I sat with those ladies
for an hour, I guess. The rain subsided. The
lightning stopped.
Two Thousand Miles
in the Midwest
I left Denver in the afternoon after the
Silverstone MotoGP broadcast and rode
200 flat, desolate miles through eastern
Colorado to Saint Francis, Kansas. At my
motel I learned that the only place to get
dinner was a Pizza Hut down the road. And
destroyed by hailstones. Discouraged, he
the only place for breakfast had recently
divided up his farm and gave it to the kids.
been set up in a convenience store near the
Pizza Hut.
Costs me $4000 a month for that care
home, he said. My Social Security and hers
At breakfast I sat diagonally across from a
and some more. Maybe it would have been
friendly old guy, maybe 75 years old. I told
better if she’d had a heart attack and just
him I’d come from Denver and was on my
been gone. As it is, he said, I won’t have
way to Indiana for my reunion. We talked
anything to leave anyone and she doesn’t
about his daughter in Denver and how long
know me when I sit with her in that place.
it’d been since he’d visited her. He told me
about his wife, in a care home for six years
Sad as that sounds, I want to say that the
with Alzheimer’s.
old dude and I had a good talk, made a bit
of a connection right there at the breakfast
a window and watched the water roaring in
the gutters. Dark as night outside.
I won’t forget you guys, I said as I put on my
helmet to leave.
The next day, I met and rode with an
Indiana couple on two big-twin Harleys.
They were on their way to a national
Motor Maids rally in Cody, Wyoming.
The Motor Maids are a folksy organization
Indy, all on the same road. Could be 1970 on
of motorcycling women, founded in 1940.
Highway 36 but some of the cars are newer.
I used to see them riding parade laps at
flat-track national championship races
All the intercity traffic is on roughly
40 years ago. I’d heard that at first they
parallel I-70. Only local traffic on 36.
were wives or girlfriends of guys in the
Small towns you’d ride through on Main
Street. Very few shunts onto the Interstate. motorcycle business, Harley shop owners
or mechanics.
Independent service stations, some still
without pay-at-the-pump. Small-town
I’d never met a Motor Maid. Dotty, I hope
cafes. Lots of religion, evinced by antiyou had a terrific trip!
abortion billboards, at least one in each
of the 13 Kansas counties. I should have
I reached Saint Francis, Kansas, the next
counted the McDonald’s but I didn’t: not
day, shifting the last couple of hours from
many, I’d say.
cheek to cheek. I stayed at the same motel
and walked down to the convenience store
In both directions, I got caught in
for breakfast. Sure enough, my friend was
afternoon gully-washer thunderstorms
there, sitting with a couple of local ladies.
in Missouri. On the way home, I watched
He saw me and pointed, saying Hey, I know
huge lightning bolts flash straight down
you. He came to my table and we resumed
right in front of me. Barely able to see, I
our chat seamlessly a week and a day after
found my way to a tiny town a mile or so off
we’d begun.
the highway. Only thing open was a cafe.
I parked under their awning and walked
A guy rode up on a nice older Gold Wing.
in—in my faded Aerostich one-piece suit,
When he came in, I commented on the
dripping on the cafe floor. Everyone saw
bike and we began chatting. My friend
me; no one looked at me.
said he had to leave. We shook hands again
and wished one another well. I talked to
I ordered a burger and a coke and finished
the Gold Wing rider for a few minutes and
them. At a table not far away, six older
walked to the counter to pay my bill.
ladies and a young woman were celebrating
something. There was a cake on the table.
Oh, Floyd paid for your breakfast, the
One of the ladies got up and brought me
cashier said.
two small square pieces of cake. Aren’t you
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cost to replace bent or broken motorcycle
parts if a front wheel washes out or a rock
the size and shape of a football knocks a
hole in the engine case of a $16,000 BMW
GS Adventure.
That was the case when first-year Big
Dog entrant “T2 Dog” decided to join
the crazed alpha males in the two days
of rock-hopping and mirror-breaking
adventures over some of the highest,
amplona, Spain has the annual
toughest, dirtiest and meanest passes in
running of the bulls, craziness best the Colorado Rocky Mountains. On Day
undertaken by young men seeking twoOne, T2 Dog stayed with the Class-A
footed adventure. Young because they need runners but at the expense of some
to be fleet and nimble enough to dodge the expensive body parts and the engine skid
danger of being trampled by the thousands plate. Not to be shaken loose from the
of other runners or impaled on the horns of pack, he vowed to stick with them on Day
one of the fighting bulls chasing them.
Two, this time knocking a hole the size of
a silver dollar in his engine case.
I ran with the Pamplona bulls four
mornings. Better said, I outran them the
After limping his BMW off the mountain
first day, staying well ahead of the carnage to the insurance adjuster and filing his
behind me. This I discovered was not an
claim he was rewarded with a healthyacceptable test of my mettle when I, and
enough check to replace what the insurance
the runners near me, were booed upon
company called a totaled motorcycle. Two
entering the bull ring with the bulls well
months later the second BMW R1200GS
behind us. The crowd gathered to watch
Adventure suffered a similar death, this
P
Annual Running
of the Dogs
the runners and bulls race into the stadium
knew we had run like scared rabbits,
staying away from harm and danger. Some
of the viewers expressed their displeasure
with us by throwing their seat cushions
into the stadium.
When I was tripped and fell down while
running with the bulls in Pamplona, then
had 20-30 fellow runners pile up with me
and the bull in a corner, I had a passing
thought that was something like “I’m too
old for this, smarter than this, and can’t
afford to break myself here so far away
from home.” It was a similar thought
to one I had some years later after I had
fallen and the Big Dog behind me used
me as a berm to stay ahead of the two
Dogs chasing him.
The thought was fleeting, and a year
later I was back, this time with a more
powerful motorcycle and better riding
gear. So was the Dog who had left the
knobby tire tread marks on my helmet
the year before. We again joined a similar
riding group and spent the day testing
Do you think you have the “ride stuff?” Visit
horizonsunlimited.com/bigdog, then if you
still want to try and run with the Dogs see if you can
schmooze an invitation. It’s an annual gathering of
a special group of alpha males. Some don’t pass the
test and are not invited back; others get trampled
and do not come back on their own volition. They
stay at home, left to sit on the porch rather than run
with the Big Dogs.
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time in Mexico. The second totaling caused
T2 Dog to step down in displacement
to one of the less expensive and heavy
adventure models and do his adventuring
with the alpha males on a 650cc BMW.
He still carried the moniker of “T2 Dog”
however, for having Terminated Two
BMW GS adventure models doing what
some purport the adventure behemoths are
designed to do.
The second day I stayed with the bulls,
touched a couple on their rumps or horns,
but had learned it was better for my ego
to chance danger versus hearing the
displeasure again of the viewers or be hit by Oddly enough, although three of the
entrants in the Big Dog Adventure Ride
a flying cushion.
own BMW HP2 models, the highly
In America a similar foolish fancy takes
praised (and expensive) BMW dirt model,
place, the annual running of the Big Dogs. none ride them in the Big Dog Adventure
Known as the Big Dog Adventure Ride,
Ride, opting for their older GS models or
this craziness pits two-wheeled man against in once case the classic BMW R80 G/S.
Mother Nature and fellow entrants aboard When asked why, all three came up with
large-displacement dual-sport motorcycles. nearly the same response, “I don’t want to
The entrants, rather than being fleet
hurt my HP2.”
footed or nimble, are better equipped
with advanced off-pavement motorcycling Wiser yet seem to be those Big Dogs who
enter their Kawasaki KLRs or Honda 650s.
riding capabilities and risk-management
When one of these models falls over, the
skills. The element of danger of being run
over by one of the fellow entrants is similar financial hits for a broken clutch or brake
lever is less than $10 versus the credit card
to the Pamplona bulls, and the weight
hammering price tag of a BMW lever.
factor can be about the same.
Tales abound of two or three Big Dogs
banging handlebars and BMW cylinder
heads to see who could reach the top of a
pass first or the end of the gravel road and
the safety of pavement. This group of men
was generally made up of alpha males in
the motorcycle adventure-riding niche
and the idea of eating dust from another
entrant falls outside their scope of thinking
or acceptability. Also outside their scope of
cranial thought processes is what it might
each other’s skill levels. Although I was
not the first off the mountain, neither
was he and at the end of the day neither
of us were booed nor banged with seat
cushions off our helmets when we reached
the parking lot of our base camp. Again
it had been a real motorcycle riding
adventure incorporating the element of
risk and serious danger, and again we were
rewarded with a chance to do it again the
following year.
2010 will find the Big Dogs “Riding The
Roof Of North America” based in Ridgway,
Colorado. Passes with names like Imogene
and Black Bear lure the alpha Dogs from
across the USA like a junkie to heroin.
These men are advanced throttle twisters,
most having tasted blood somewhere in
their motorcycling adventuring lives from
riding too fast or too slow, pushing past
their personal envelopes. The potential for
that taste again is their drug of choice.
HERTFELDER
it’s time to do the bull
work of improving
trails or organizing
the paperwork in
somebody’s basement.
Movers
and
Shirkers
Incidentally, most of
those basements where
the paperwork gets
done have one thing
in common; every
time you get up to grab
another slice of pizza your head takes a
three-cushion shot to the heater ducts.
This can be quite painful, not to mention
unpleasant, and the dust that falls can
make the pizza taste like a cheese-covered
vacuum-cleaner bag.
applications, checks and
$10 dollar bills that he’d
cut in two.
Pat Hancock commented
that maybe the previous
fellow was more
accustomed to opening
clams and has called him
“Clam Digger” ever since.
I have to take some blame for the way
Mel screwed up this relatively simple
assignment because I gave him the blank
tags for the numbers and a fresh marker
pen and told him to make up the number
tags 1A, 1B, 1C, etc. Then I gave him a roll
of one hundred that had to be moistened
and a glass of water to keep his tongue wet.
I suppose it was two hours later when
he walked over to the other side of the
Last year we had someone basement where I was peeling cheese
volunteer to draw up a map drippings off the bottom of a pizza box
and set of directions to help riders find our because that was all that remained after
new location, deep in a pine forest at a deer- the wolves had left. Young Mel said he had
hunting club property. The volunteer lived mailed out all the applications. I asked
lash: Alligator Enduro results are
about 40 miles north of the spot, and his
him for the last number he had used, not
in. Hertfelder finishes 13th in class,
directions were just great if you happened
because I was really interested but because
might give up title of “World’s Worst Dirt
to be coming from that direction. Trouble I wanted to get some idea of just how many
Rider.” Then again, I might not; six of the
At our local enduro club we once had a
was, anyone arriving from the south would stamps he had stolen.
seven riders I outdid in points never even
volunteer who claimed to be Mel Down’s
have to drive 40 miles past the deer club
left the start line.
“Four,” he said, referring to a list he was
illegitimate son. He might have been, too,
before picking up the directions.
holding, “The last was Rainey on 4R.”
because he was a lot like Mel: he didn’t
A nice feature of the results sheet is the list
At any rate, young Mel was doing such a
seem to know much about anything.
of the top 20 riders. The top 12 Alligator
presentable job of opening and recording Young Mel had printed up numbers 1A,
We didn’t dare take him into the woods
riders were each separated by one point,
1B, 1C, 1D 1E, 1F, right up to 1X, 1Y and
the enduro applications that we decided
because he was riding a 400cc motorcycle
proving that the Daytona Dirt Riders
1Z. We were going to start 26 riders on
to
let
him
send
out
the
confirmations.
All
that was as fast as an Indy car but wouldn’t
have some really sharp folks working their
each row!
he
had
to
do
was
put
the
rider’s
address
turn any faster than a refrigerator, so we let
enduro. The check crews were working
on
an
envelope,
then
stuff
it
with
an
him help out with the paperwork.
And we were planning for three, 1A, 1B,
with split-second decisions, and we’d guess
information sheet, a map, a Spectro stickie
and 1C followed a minute later by 2A, 2B,
that the scoring detail was shuffling those
We gave young Mel Junior a box containing and a pair of riding numbers inside before
and 2C.
class winners up, down and sideways.
the hundred or so applications already in
mailing. The directions specified that one
and noticed he had experience answering
of the numbers be placed somewhere on
We unbolted the corner mailbox and
Some enduro clubs can just snap their
mail: he would tap each envelope on the
the front of the motorcycle and the other
turned it over in a dark driveway to get the
fingers and get good help, while others can’t
table so that the contents would drop to
go on the right side of the helmet. We
letters back.
recruit good people without running an ad
one side, then slice the opposite end off.
discovered that most riders tilt their heads
in the Sunday classifieds.
Good help is hard to find.
This was very good: last year’s volunteer
down and to the right when ducking low
had spent half his time slicing the letters
branches or trying to duck the roost being For a copy of Ed’s latest book, 80.4 Finish Check,
Sure, they can get any number of helpers
open with a sharp knife; the rest of his
flung up by some dummy stuck up to his
send $29.95 with suggested inscription to Ed
to ride motorcycles in the boonies,
time was spent taping together all the
cylinder head in mud and seeming to bury Hertfelder, P. O. Box 17564, Tucson, AZ 85731
scouting new trails: that’s the fun part.
the rig up to the gas tank.
It’s strange how they all disappear when
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HATTAR MOTORSPORTS
HATTAR MOTORSPORTS in halcyonistic San Rafael is
the area’s largest volume purveyor of European motorcycles,
and by a country kilometer! We sell kilotons and kilotons
of Ducatis and Triumphs by virtue of our world-class level
of customer service, our huge inventory from which to sift
through, our generous trade-in allowances, and our jawdropping, lip-smacking, toe-curling, eyelash-vibrating deals!
Here are but a few of said deal’s on hand at the present:
THIS IS IT! Ducati’s “Unleash The Red Within” promotion
is going away at the end of this month, and with it goes your
chance to score In-Store Credits ranging from $400 to
$1500 on every 2010 Ducati (save for the über-desirable new
Multistrada 1200) or financing rates of 3.99% if you prefer to
save money in bite-sized chunks every month. Never before
has Ducati had a promotion like this and (possibly) never
again will they repeat it, so don’t miss out! In many cases, these
promotions can be combined with our own end-of-modelseason incentives for a double whammy of savings. Come on in
and let us impress the snot out of you with our double whammy
offers!
We have the all-new 2010 Ducati Multistrada in stock, right
now, no waiting! Why go on somebody’s waiting list and miss
a good part of the riding season when you can ride out with no
delay on the bike Cycle World magazine just named The Best
Open Streetbike of the Year? Give us a shout and we’ll tell you
what we have available.
By the time you read this, we should be unpacking the first
serious deliveries of the new Ducati Monster 796. These have
been agonizingly hard to get from Ducati, but we have been
promised a decent quantity at last. With a sub $10k MSRP
and styling/features/performance that thoroughly belie this
meager cost, they’re sure to get snapped up with great alacrity.
Procrastinate at your peril!
We have 3 new 2010 Ducati 848 Superbikes in stock: 1 white,
1 red, and 1 “dark.” All three need new homes by the end of the
month. Come in and let’s talk about some special ways to make
this happen. You will be thanking yourself for doing so with
every ride on this phenomenal sportbike!
How’s this for a deal on the popular Triumph Bonneville?
Every new 2010 Bonneville and Bonneville SE purchased
from our stock will earn the purchaser an Arrow full 2-into-2
exhaust system for free! This high-quality Italian exhaust
retails for $1199 and not only sounds amazing, it lightens up
the bike for easier handling and helps the engine perform at
its very best. AND you can combine this offer with Triumph’s
promotional financing rates as low as 0.9% for yet another
double whammy of savings! This is turning out to be a double
whammy sales period that you must not miss. No single
whammy offer will ever sound good to you again after this. To
think that many other dealers aren’t offering any whammies
at all...
Speaking of 0.9% rates, you might want to know that it applies
to the 2010 Triumph Scrambler, the 2010 Street Triple and
Street Triple R, the pre-2011Speed Triple 1050 and even the
Best Cruiser of the Year for 2 years running (as per Cycle World
Magazine), the 2010 Thunderbird 1600.
In the market for a superb mile-muncher with power to spare,
comfort in spades, styling that’s soul stirring, and lots of
other clichés? If yes, we have the PERFECT bike for you. It’s
the Triumph Rocket III Touring. With its 2300cc Triple
cylinder engine that delivers smooth and effortless torque
from any rpm, capacious frame mounted hard saddlebags,
quick-detachable touring windscreen, and a double density
foam seat that’ll coddle your buns like it’s thoroughly hornified
for you and your passenger, it’s the road-trip bike of road-trip
bikes. At its $16999 MSRP it represents an amazing value. But
we’ve got one new ’09 version in stock you can grab at $4000
off! Never before and likely never again will this much bike be
available for so little dosh, Josh. So get on the bus, Gus. Don’t
make any other plans, Stan(s). Just pick up the key, Lee. And set
yourself free.
HATTAR MOTORSPORTS is known nebula-wide for its
choice used bikes. We don’t just wipe the bug guts off of them
and put them up for sale like some other shops. We run them
through our highly esteemed service department to look for
foibles, de-foibleize as needed, make sure all the necessary
maintenance is up to date, replace wear and tear items that are
worn and torn, then wipe the bug guts off of them. And we’ll
stand behind them for any surprise mechanical foibles for 30
days. Our used bike inventory moves in and out of here with
the speed of a mosquito on meth, but for now we can tell you
about these prime cycles:
2007 KTM 690 SM with just under 4k miles and a couple
of extras for just $5999. 2005 Ducati Multistrada 1000 DS
with 6k miles and freshly serviced (by us, of course!) for a
mere $6499. 2003 Honda VTX1800C with 18k miles and
some nice add-on’s is a paltry $4999. 2008 Aprilia Scarabeo
500 with fewer than 7k miles and in splendid condition is a
miniscule $4299. 2006 Honda CBR600F4i with less than 5k
miles is a measly $5499, 2007 Harley XL1200L Sportster
with less than 5k miles is a trifling $6999. 2006 KTM 950 SM
with 12k miles and lots of great add-on’s is an infinitesimal
$6999. 2007 Ducati Monster S4RS with several $1000’s in
goodies and in take-your-breath-away condition (in a good
way) with 12k miles is a scanty $9499.
HATTAR MOTORSPORTS is buying used bikes! And we
really mean buying, not just stealing for a fraction of their
worth. If you’ve got a bike you’d like to turn into cash, make it
easy on yourself and sell it to us. You’ll get a quick and fair offer
and a check on the spot. No monkeying around, no scandalous
consignment schemes, no “we’ll buy it only if you trade it in”
baloney. Give us a try!
HATTAR MOTORSPORTS may be found at 612 Francisco
Blvd, just off the 101 and mere minutes from San Francisco,
Oakland, or Santa Rosa. We are open from 10 to 6:30 Tuesday
through Friday and 10 to 5:30 Saturday. Our highly acclaimed
website is located at www.hattarmoto.com. Come in for free
balloons for your kids! (ok, we don’t really have free balloons
here. Please buy a couple on your way in and we’ll reimburse
you).
MISSION MOTORCYCLES
6232 Mission Street Daly City, CA 94014. 650/992-1234 or
415/333-1234 missionmotorcycles.com
1st Saturday of the month is BROWN BAG Saturday! Get it in
the bag and Get 15% OFF!
Any Parts or Accessories in stock are 15% off the marked price!
One bag per customer, so get in as much stuff as you can and
have fun while saving money!
Our Service Department will check your tire pressures for free
whenever you bring in your motorcycle, scooter, or ATV for
servicing or repairs.
Used Bikes:
2006 Honda Shadow Aero 750—U1088, Looks and
performance of Classic Cruiser Styling From Days of Old,
$5499
2004 CRF250R — U970, Newly rebuilt motor! Only $2999
2004 CRF250X — U1101, Green Sticker, Only $3749
2002 Kawasaki ZX-12R—C432, Lots of extras! Just $4999
2008 Kawasaki ZX10R — U1049, «Willie D. Custom» With
Lots of Goodies, only $8999 with this CityBike Ad!
2007 Kawasaki ZZR600 — U1059, Great Commuter With
GIVI Top Case, $5999
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250R—C431, Great beginner
motorcycle and comutter! Runs great! Some cosmetic issues.
$2299
2007 Kawasaki Ninja 500R — C431, Fun, easy, manageable
first sportbike, 6 miles! $4499
NEW:
Zero Electric Motorcycles available here At Mission
Motorcycles. Call To Schedule A Demo Ride - (650) 992-1234
See all of our bikes online at www.missionmotorcycles.com.
Prices do not include government fees, taxes, dealer freight/
preparation(new vehicles only), dealer document preparation
charges or any finance charges (if applicable). Final actual sales
price will vary depending on options or accessories selected.
MUNROE MOTORS
SAN FRANCISCO’S OLDEST AND BEST
MOTORCYCLE SHOP—SINCE 1958
SUSPENSION DEAL!!!!!
Now until the end of August purchase a world famous Munroe
Motors T-shirt and get your suspension set up for FREE! If
the words ride height, sag, compression and rebound aren’t
part of your motorcycle vocabulary then you should just get on
down here now and buy a damn t-shirt or three. All the pipes
and commanders and dyno runs don’t mean sheeeee-at if your
tires ain’t in contact with planet earth children! Get thee to
MUNROE now!
TIRE SPECIAL!!!!
A bunch of folks have already jumped on this one so why not
you? Now thru Aug 31st come by the shop and get your ride
equipped with a brand new set of Dunlop Q2 tires and pay
just $299 for the whole deal including installation! Of course,
there’s always a catch (of course) which means you have to pay
a few bucks for tire disposal ($4 to be exact) and we need to
give the state its precious tax money so you’ve got to pay that
too. Otherwise two freakin’ ninety-nine! Please call service
at 415-626-3496 extension 3 to make an appointment. If you
skip this part you must bring Dave some Twinkies! Jhase said
something about magazines but this being a family pub we’ll
just leave that up to your imagination.
USED BIKES
2005 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000
Hey! Who needs to spend $23K on a new Multistrada with all
its Gameboy buttons and gizmos when you can get a great low
mileage pre-owned one for a bit over six grand? Okay, so it’s a
different animal... but still.....
This one has had just one owner who kept it very nice and tidy
—it’s in great shape with just 4142 miles on the clock. Fully
equipped with cool FAR mirrors and Hepco Becker aluminum
sadddlebags. Finished in silver and quite clean for just $6495!
2009 DUCATI 1198S
Practically brand new Superbike waiting for a fast guy or gal!
This bone stock bike has lots of factory-installed race bits—
traction control, full Ohlins suspension, forged aluminum
wheels etc. One owner, who bought it here, only 2000 miles,
absolutely perfect and needs nada. Metallic black over bronze
frame and wheels. Full factory warranty good until April 2011
or extend it five more years out to 2016 (wha?) for only $799.
All this and badass street cred for just $17,495.
2009 DUCATI MONSTER 1100S
Only 2750 miles gone on this Monster. It’s an «S» so it has the
usual Ducati blingy bling—Ohlins suspension front and rear
and a good dose of carbon fiber. The previous owner had the
good taste to clean up the rear too so it wears Ducati’s shorter
license plate bracket. Red and $5K off the price of a new one at
just $9495. Swing by for a demo ride!
2009 DUCATI MONSTER 1100
This one has travelled a bit more than the one above—been
around the country actually! Equipped for touring with a little
screen up front and bags galore for the tank, the tail and the
sides. Well cared for by an older gentleman who dreamed
about seeing the USA from the saddle of a Ducati and went
out and did it. Only selling because that’s his gig and now he
wants to check out the view from the commander’s spot on a
Guzzi Griso. Buy this bike and make him (and us) super happy!
Silver over a red frame with 6600 miles and consigned for only
$8495.
2009 DUCATI GT1000 Touring
The brother of Monster above. Did the same trip and then
some. Full rigging of bags, heated grips and a nice tall
windshield to cut the breeze. Clean and classic in black, white
and chrome. 12,700 miles (serviced at 600 and 7500 miles).
Consigned by the same fellow as above who wants the Griso so
let’s make it happen people! New $11995—Pre-tested like this
one, just $8495.
2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000
Super clean Mono posto Sport Classic. The original design
from Mr. Terblanche with a dry clutch, shock on the left and
pipe on the right. 7.8k easy miles put on by a careful owner and
recent 6K service. A few mods round out the package—Ducati
bar risers, open clutch cover and Shark 2-into-1 pipe for some
extra sound. Can’t believe no one has yet stepped up and taken
control of this beast! Only $6795
2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE «R»
Cannot say enough good stuff about these incredible baby
triples from the men of the West Midlands. These things rock!
This one has 10K on the ODO but is in great shape. Comes
with a mini headlight/gauge bikini fairing for just the right
combo of deflection and looks as well as a matching belly pan
for the bottom end. Traded in with brand new Michelin Pilot
Powers mounted up. Save a bunch over a new one! $7995
NEW BIKES
DUCATI
Ducati and Munroe still have some great specials going! There’s
still generous cash allowances sitting for the taking. We’re sold
out of some of the bikes but if you really want something we’ll
raid somebody else’s stock to get it. On the other hand if you
don’t like CASH and would rather fritter away your pennies each
month, there’s cheap financing too. Any way you crumble the
biscotti, the deals are good and summer still has some life left so
get on down here!
As usual we’ve got a great selection of demo bikes. Take your pick
of the new Multistrada 1200 Sport, the new Monster 796, the
Hyper 796, the Streetfighter, little Monsters, big Monsters or
Superbikes. Bring your helmet, jacket, gloves and M1 or you’ll
be forced to wear one of our stinky loaner helmets! Best test ride
time is during the week before 2pm or Saturdays before noon
but we’re pretty accommodating if that doesn’t fit your schedule.
4:56 pm on Saturday tho, Fuggghetaboutit Jerky!
incredibly sexy bella machinas are just $18,500! Brutales are
cool too —come ride one! And then, of course, buy one!
HUSQVARNA
Come down and ride the redesigned SM630 and have a
look at its Enduro brother the TE. Awesome new twin cam
headed engines and cool new color schemes! Also Husky just
announced some special pricing on left over 2010s —call for
availability. Good financing from BMW Group Financial or
you can just bring your checkbook.
TRIUMPH
Triumph continues to be the darling of the motorcycle
industry. With class leading styling, near seamless low speed
drivablilty and impressive torque and horsepower the range
is hard to beat. Somethng for everyone with retro standards,
cruisers, naked bikes, sportbikes and tourers. Deals on gear and
special low financing apply so call soon or come on down to see
the bikes in person.
MOTO GUZZI
Excellent selection of the venerable V-Twins from the shores of
Lago di Como. Come see the retro styled V7 Classic and Cafe,
the brawny Griso and Guzzi’s entry into the dual sport world,
the Stelvio.
412 Valencia St. S.F. 415/626-3496
www.munroemotors.com SF MOTO
255 8th Street at Folsom in San Francisco: 415/255-3132,
www.sfmoto.com. Located in the SOMA (South of Market)
neighborhood in San Francisco, California we provide the
bay area with new and used motorcycles, scooters, service,and
gear. We have an overflowing inventory of used sportbikes,
cruisers, supermoto, and scooters. Lots of options for financing
as well. Our Service department has INCREASED operating
hours. Every weekday morning service now opens at 8:00 a.m. What’s New:
In the parts department: GoGo Gear just sent us the Cafe
jacket in red or black. Lots of sizes in stock to try on! Sartso
Kevlar riding pants (jeans) are comfortable, and a very good
value. In stock for both women and men. Look for pix on the
Sartso website.
The SHARK Helmets RSI Carbon Collection has just arrived
and is most likely the lightest helmet you have ever picked up.
Check them out right here at SF Moto.
In the Service department: Service hours have
INCREASED! Every weekday morning service now opens at
8:00am. We are getting fantastic response from all of you on
this one THANK YOU!! Now we have a direct phone line into
the service dept: Call SF Moto service direct at 415-861-7186
A new tool just arrived from Europe that allows us to make a
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AFM Report: Round 5 at Thunderhill Raceway
By Mike Solis,
Photos by Gary Rather
After the last Formula Pacific Race,
American Honda’s Jeff Tigert spoke about
how he felt like he was losing his edge,
and that he’d like “the old Jeff” back so he
could be in the hunt for some race wins. At
Thunderhill, Tigert got what he asked for,
coming out on top of a duel with Pacific
Track Time’s Michael Earnest to take the
Formula Pacific win.
“Jeff rode the wheels off of that thing!”
said Earnest. “He was f lawless and
didn’t make any mistakes, just like last
time when I got to race him. To do it
Super Dinosaur—1. Guy Hyder 2. Paul Rico
3. Andrew Clay 4. Kevin Clark 5. Peter Gabrovsky
6. Craig Grantham
Formula AFemme—1. Joy Higa 2. Christie Cooley
3. Zoe Rem 4. Bess Keigwin 5. Stacy Menas 6. Sara Probert
Formula Pacific—1. Jeffrey Tigert 2. Michael Earnest
3. Chris Siglin 4. David Stanton 5. Martin Szwarc
6. Jimmy Wood
250 Production—1. Kirk Korenko 2. Charles C.J.
Weaver 3. Brian Bartlow 4. Wesley Rundall 5. Mark
McKinney 6. T.J. Kremlick
600 Superbike—1. Jimmy Wood 2. Tyler O’Hara
3. Lenny Hale 4. Travis Oghe 5. Jason Lauritzen
6. Berto Wooldridge
Formula 40 Heavyweight—1. Peter O’Sullivan
CityBike Open Grand Prix—1. David Stanton 2. Martin 2. Patrick Scott Blackburn 3. David Stanton 4. Geoffery
Johnston 5. Ron Bunten 6. Anthony Manciu
Szwarc 3. Wesley Kane 4. Gabriel Santa Coloma
5. Patrick Scott Blackburn 6. Peter O’Sullivan
Formula 40 Mediumweight—1. James Keating 2. Nick
Hayman 3. Garry Bannister 4. Tom Wilbert 5. James
Scuderia West Formula 1—1. Lenny Hale 2. Berto
Hendricks 6. David Ben-Jamin
Wooldridge 3. Jesse Carter 4. James Keating 5. Eric
Gulbransen 6. Matt Presting
Formula 40 Lightweight—1. Jay Avansino 2. Robert
Formula 2—1. Rob Drury 2. Brian Hoffman 3. Michael Campbell 3. Jay Kinberger 4. Thomas Dorsey 5. Brad
Woods 6. William Wickersham
Altamirano 4. Erik Kolstoe 5. Richard Snowden
6. Vincent Rolleri
Tag Team Heavyweight—1. Scott Wilson / Gabriel
Santa Coloma 2. Tim Scarrott / Eric Morris 3. Ron
Formula 3—1. Jake Lewis 2. Nobi Iso 3. Peter Lenz
Bunten / Richard Stanco 4. John Stark / David Hutton
4. Debra Barton 5. Andre Ochs 6. Tucker Lancaster
450 Superbike—1. Vlastimil Kotyza 2. Aleksandr
Anatiychuk 3. Vik Anderson 4. Chris Barbour
5. Richard Mark Appel
Formula 4—1. Jay Avansino 2. Neill O’Reilly 3. David
Raff 4. Andrew Patterson 5. Robert Campbell
6. Jay Kinberger
250 Superbike—1. Michael Aquino 2. Kirk Korenko
3. Brian Bartlow 4. Charles “C.J.” Weaver 5. Mark
McKinney 6. Wesley Rundall
Desmoto Sport Open Twins—1. Chris Siglin 2. James
Randolph 3. Steve Metz 4. Patrick Blackburn 5. Eric
Gulbransen 6. Nick Hayman
Tag Team Middleweight—1. Neil Atterbury / Jesse
Carter 2. Gregory Olson / Micah Larson 3. Robert
Brown / Shane Muntean 4. David Ben-Jamin / Justus
Hoffman
The Track Club Open Production—1. Gabriel Santa
Coloma 2. Neil Atterbury 3. Jesse Carter 4. Michael
Aaron Cohen 5. Anthony Manciu 6. Eddie Vigil
650 Twins—1. Jay Avansino 2. David Raff 3. Neill
O’Reilly 4. Robert Campbell 5. Jay Kinberger 6. Scott
Lesniewski
750 Production—1. Lenny Hale 2. Kevin Nekimken 3.
Jason Lauritzen 4. Brian Stone 5. Berto Wooldridge
6. Neil Atterbury
500 Twins—1. Vik Anderson 2. Leonard Barker Jr.
3. Brian Bartlow 4. Richard Mark Appel 5. Chris Barbour Clubman Middleweight—1. Mike Nigliazzo 2. Chris D.
McCoy 3. Micah Larson 4. Gregory L. Olson
6. Dan Azar
5. Aleksandr Anatichuk 6. Eric D. Hobbs
Formula Singles—1. Michael Aquino 2. Andre Ochs
Clubman Lightweight—1. Rory Kamper 2. Jason
3. Gerry Signorelli 4. Geoff Osterman 5. Peter Lenz
Baumbach 3. Kevin Clark 4. Mitch Joseph 5. Brad Gyger
6. Stephen Smith
750 Superbike—1. Lenny Hale 2. Kevin Nekimken
3. Jesse Carter 4. Brian Stone 5. Nick Hayman
6. Greg McCullough
With a strong move on the brakes into 14,
Tigert retook the lead from Earnest at the
halfway point of the race, while Stanton
lost ground to Siglin after a mistake in Turn
1. From there, the order at the front stood
until the checkered flag, with Tigert taking
the win, Earnest finishing second, and
Siglin third.
Despite going even faster than he did in his
Round 4 race win, Earnest came up just
short of taking his third Formula Pacific
victory of the season.
650 Production Twins—1. Thomas Dorsey 2. David
Raff 3. Robin Geenen 4. Alan Cunningham 5. Scott
Reavey 6. Stephen Smith
Open Superbike—1. David Stanton 2. Martin Szwarc
3. Wesley Kane 4. Scott Wilson 5. Steve Metz
6. Gabriel Santa Coloma
At the start of the race, Tigert took the
holeshot on his CM Motorsports tuned
Honda and led until Turn 14, where a
mistake on the brakes allowed Earnest
to take the lead. For the next few laps
Tigert shadowed Earnest and his EDR
Performance tuned Suzuki, as the pair
pulled away from the battle for third
between former AFM number one David
Stanton and BARF Racing’s Chris Siglin.
“I have to thank everyone for pushing
the level this weekend,” said Tigert in
his podium interview. “I had a tough
time getting up to speed in one day. This
championship is so close, every point
counts—I’m just glad we could make this a
show for everyone!”
AFM Round 5
Thunderhill Raceway
July 10-11, 2010
Results
again is a real privilege—he’s my boy
and I like racing with him.”
Siglin’s third-place finish on his Boulder
Motorsports-tuned Ducati allowed him
to keep second spot in the championship
points race, giving him 211 points to
Tigert’s 229.
“These races are hard work for a reason.”
stated Siglin. “Those two had a hell of a
battle. It was fun to watch them go at it. I
made a lot of mistakes, but the bike worked
awesome—I just need to connect the dots.
Hopefully we’ll win one of these things
before the year is done.”
While Stanton came up short of the
Formula Pacific podium, he still had
some strong finishes during the weekend.
Riding his Mach 1 Motorsports Yamaha,
Stanton took the win in the CT Racing
Open Superbike race over second-place
finisher Martin Szwarc. In the CityBike
Open Grand Prix race, Stanton faced a
race-long challenge from James Randolph
and his KTM RC8, whose race came to a
frightening end with a fast, last-lap crash
in Turn 7. With Randolph out, Stanton
crossed the line to take the win with
Martin Szwarc once again in second.
“The bike is working well, but as you can
probably tell I don’t have the power of the
other guys in Formula Pacific—but I gave
it an honest try,” said Stanton. “Chris and
I had some fun out there in F.P., but then I
made a mistake and lost touch. I was having
to go so deep into corners to keep up with
him, and I eventually overcooked it into
Turn 1—that was it after that. It was a great
day: Kenny Norman did a great job with
the bike. Mach 1 and Chuck Graves too: he
helped me get this thing set up.”
Last year, Lenny Hale dominated the 600
and 750 classes, taking as many as five wins
on any given race weekend. While Hale still
took a number of victories at Thunderhill,
other riders were able to step up to his
challenge, preventing the dominance he
had in 2009. One of those riders was Tyler
O’Hara, a 23-year-old rider from Petaluma
who is also competing in select rounds of
AMA Supersport. From the fifth spot on
the grid, O’Hara exchanged the lead with
Hale a few times early in the race before
going on to take the win. Hale finished
second, with Berto Wooldridge third.
“My goal was to beat Lenny this weekend,
and we did it twice!” said O’Hara. “GP Bike
Parts has been helping me, they put me on
their bike, and it’s pretty stock—we have to
keep it that way for the AMA stuff.”
Another rider who successfully stepped up
to the Lenny Hale challenge was 24-yearold Jimmy Wood. An accomplished
professional flat-track racer with multiple
West Coast dirt-track championships,
Wood has been making waves in the
roadracing scene, winning a number of
races in WERA and CCS events. In the
Pacific Track Time 600 Superbike race,
Wood charged from his fourth-row grid
position, moving into the lead by the end
of the first lap on his Lee’s Cycle Kawasaki.
With the lead firmly in his grasp, Wood
600 Production—1. Tyler O’Hara 2. Lenny Hale 3.
Berto Wooldridge 4. Travis Oghe 5. Sebastiao Ferreira
6. Ricardo Vizcaino
went on to take the win by a comfortable
margin, with Tyler O’Hara in second and
Hale third.
“I was a little nervous about having to start
so far back, I didn’t want the leaders to get
too much of a gap,”
explained Wood. “But I
was able to get a decent
start; I think we ended
up leading it by the end
of the first lap. It was a
fun race, my bike was
super-fast: Lee’s Cycle
built me a great bike.
Tyler and I were both on
Pirelli tires, which seem
to win the majority
of the races here on
600s—I’m really happy
about that.”
few championships—the points for me
just aren’t there, so I just want to win the
remainder of the races. The weekend was
hot, and it made things a little rough—I’m
feeling like an old man out there.”
One of the closest
finishes of the weekend
took place in the
Formula AFemme
race. In her first start
since a frightening
crash at Thunderhill,
Joy Higa took the
early lead with
Christie Cooley in
pursuit. Together,
the pair knifed their
way through hordes
of riders from other
waves, pulling clear
of the rest of the field.
Thunderhill proved to
With traffic scattered
be disastrous to Dan
in the last turn on the
Sewell, who came to Thunderhill as a
last lap, Cooley closed the gap and made a
contender for four different championships. charge in the final run to the flag, but Higa
After crashing in the 650 Twins race on
was able to hold on for the win. Cooley
Sunday morning, the Reno native punched crossed the line just 0.018 seconds later to
his motorcycle in frustration—breaking
finish second, with Zoe Rem third.
his hand and ending both his race weekend
“That was an exciting finish—to be honest,
and his championship hopes. With
I didn’t even know she was behind me!”
Sewell out, Jay Avansino did a stellar job
representing the Twin Works Factory team, said Higa. “Christie did an awesome job,
she was riding so well, and I was just trying
taking victories in 650 Twins, Formula 4,
my best too. Hopefully we can do that
Formula 40 Lightweight, and Tag Team
again at the next race.”
Lightweight.
“It was a bad deal; Dan was leading all
those championships before this weekend,”
said Avansino. “With Dan putting himself
out, I think we’re going to miss out on a
The next round of AFM action takes place October
2-3, again at Thunderhill Raceway. Find out
more about club racing in Northern California at
afmracing.org.
Tag Team Lightweight—1. Jonathan Forman /
Jay Avansino 2. David Sapsis / Scott Reavey 3. Alan
Cunningham / Brad Gyger
Clubman Heavyweight—1. Michael Aaron Cohen
2. Brian Woodiwiss 3. Richard Stanco 4. Micah Larson
5. Aleksandr Anatichuk 6. Gregory Olson

September 2010

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