December 2011

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December 2011

DECEMBER 2011
The Brooks Auction
Yamaha R1
Kawasaki Ninja 1000R
News, Clues & Rumors
Volume XXVIII, Issue 12
Publication Date: November 21, 2011
On The Cover:
Bob Stokstad captures some illicit stunt
practice at an undisclosed location.
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NCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Calistoga 1/2 Mile 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5150: Stunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stunting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2012 Yamaha Zuma 50F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CB160 Café Racer Pt . III . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Supermoto 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ed Hertfelder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Maynard Hershon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dr . Gregory W Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
AFM: Season Wrap-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Muffler Bearings Comparo Test . . . . . . . . 33
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The Ultimate Sport-Urban-Adventure-Tourer
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graduate-level seminar to figure out how
to adjust it, a toggle switch on the left
switchpod makes dialing in the TC to suit
simple. Where your needs easy. Just roll off the throttle
bike may
and press it up or down
you to
to select from
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settings,
ranging
By Gabe Ets-Hokin
Photos by Brian J. Nelson
a hit, the best-selling 1000cc supersport in
the last 12 months, according to MIC data.
circumference of the tire as lean angle
changes, dozens of times per second.
he literbike. It’s the pinnacle of
the sportbike world, with the
ultimate power, handling, looks
and street cred. It also competes in the
premier roadracing classes at local clubs,
AMA American Superbike or World
Superbike. For 20 years or so, it was easy
to be on top of the sportbike pile, if you
consider marshaling millions of dollars
and hundreds of engineers “easy.” Just put
the most powerful engine into the lightest
chassis. Simple.
So how do you make a good thing better?
With the supersport world’s equivalent of
the Clear Beverage craze of the early ‘90s;
traction control. Gotta have that traction
control, you betcha, and why not? Racers
have been using it for years, and anything
that may improve safety while making you
faster in corners can’t be a bad thing, right?
Operation is
a Eurorequire
puzzle
the
owner’s
manual
or take a
T
Lately, it seems like the OEMs have hit
a wall. The inline Four—mainstay of
the liter-class superbike—now reliably
pumps out around 180 horses at the crank,
bikes weigh in at around 450 pounds,
and consumers aren’t asking for lighter or
faster. This is because they are not insane,
for the most part. We understand that we
can’t really use much more power than
that, and a lighter bike is fun, but also
maybe a little too exciting when driven
by that much power. That means product
planners and engineers face what may
be an existential crisis for their flagship
sportbikes.
Yamaha may have been one of the first
to take a different path from the “add
power and subtract weight” paradigm.
Its 2009 YZF-R1 was introduced to be
the “ultimate-cornering” supersport,
with a “cross-plane” crankshaft delivering
more-usable power delivery. If you think
that’s marketing hype, consider that
Yamaha won five of seven MotoGP
titles between 2004 and 2010
with its cross-plane crankshaftequipped M1. The cross-plane
motor has also helped a slew of
other racers take home trophies
and prize money, from ducttaped club competitors all the
way up to World Superbike.
That technology isn’t just for
racing, either—the motor’s
tractable nature and nice aural
characteristics make the bike
The 2012 R1’s traction control (TC)
system is impressively engineered,
emphasizing simplicity in both operation
and design. Wheel-speed sensors (on
both wheels) sense slippage, and check
if the amount of slippage is within the
preset parameters (partly determined
by throttle position and TC setting).
If it isn’t, the ECU sends signals to
the YCC-T (Yamaha’s ride-by-wire
throttle control, of
course), ignition
and EFI to reduce
power until the
slippage abates.
There is no
bank-angle sensor,
but that doesn’t
mean the system
is crude—it can
even calculate
the
between ‘Joan
Claybrook’
(maximum) to ‘Vale’
(off). A small yellow
light flashes as the
system limits rearwheel power. Yamaha’s
goal was to build the
‘ultimate cornering’
machine, and it hopes
to achieve it using
traction control, rideby-wire throttle and the
smooth power delivery
enabled by the crossplane crank.
Other changes for
2011 are mostly
cosmetic, though
one or two are
functional. The front fascia is
modernized, with bigger LED
position lamps outside the little
projector-beam headlights.
The mufflers get restyled for
a tighter, cleaner look, and
the top triple clamp gets
a cool MotoGP-inspired
makeover. In addition to a
blacker-than-black Raven
paint scheme and your
basic Yamaha blue,
there’s an Ed Hardyesque pearl-white job
for a $200 premium
over the standard bike’s
$13,390 MSRP, or a very
classy GP-inspired white/
red limited edition (only
2000 will be sold worldwide,
with a numbered plate for
authenticity) for an extra
$1000. In addition to the
styling changes, the shock
spring rate and preload
is slightly altered to
improve traction and
comfort. There’s
also a new knurling
pattern on the rider
footpegs, which
may be the most
banal upgrade
I’ve ever written
about, but hey, it’s
R1 Project Leader Shin
Yokomizo also worked
on the R6, FZ8 and
other great bikes, but
he shrugged off praise
in a very modest,
Japanese manner; “It
is my great pleasure
to make motorcycles
for you.
violating the laws of God and Man, in the
higher gears you will be riding in the bike’s
midrange—good for a sportbike, but still
not the R1’s strong suit. Like the motor, the
sophisticated frame, brakes and suspension
are wasted on public roads, though they
feel nice. And since the tires and pavement
were so grippy and I don’t like to push it
on the street (especially with a bike this
a living. At least
I got to type the
word ‘knurling.’
Yamaha sent us
out to the Palm
Springs, California
area to test the bike on the street as well as
on the new-ish Chuckwalla Valley raceway.
I had never ridden the post ‘09-R1, so I was
eager to compare it to the other latestgeneration superbikes like the Honda and
BMW.
For a superbike, it’s pretty unintimidating.
The ergonomics are humane, with a lowenough seat and moderate (for a sportbike)
reach to the bars. The pegs are reasonably
low (and adjust about a half inch up and
3mm back if you need it), and everything
feels familiar if you’ve ridden an R1 before.
The motor is punchy, but thanks to the
cross-plane crank, traction control and very
tall first gear (I rode the old R1 at 108 mph
indicated in first gear, and this one didn’t
feel any different), it was easier to get off the
line than an R6. The slipper clutch was light
and the gearbox felt liquid smooth—this is
a refined product.
how well that TC functioned. It may be
the latest in TC technology, but Yamaha
was taking no chances, and spooned on
Michelin trackday rubber to keep from
spinning too much.
I started out with the TC switched all the
way to the maximum, and it wasn’t long
before I was making the indicator light
flash in almost every corner. This prompted
Gabe says he could have stayed in front of this guy, but let
him get pass so he wouldn’t feel too bad about himself.
powerful), I didn’t really notice the TC
working, even on the highest position. But
hey, it was a beautiful day on a smooth,
gravel-free road and we had the kind of
serious fun you can only have when you
have way too much power and like-minded
cronies to chase.
The real test of all that engineering would
be at the racetrack. With 17 turns in just
2.7 miles, Chuckwalla is obviously not
a high-speed track (though phase II of
the track’s construction promises much
longer straights), but at least we could see
The street portion took us up a short
but challenging 80-mile route into the
mountains. For street riding, a literbike
is overkill, but you knew that anyway,
right? Do you really need six speeds on
a bike like this? Second gear, third gear
are fine, but unless you are spectacularly
me to switch to the less-intrusive settings,
showing the difference between using TC
for street use and TC for the track. On
the street, it’s for safety—keep you from
high-siding or low-siding in low-traction
situations or from inexperience. On the
track, you can use it to safely find the
limits of traction—the yellow light says,
“you’d be high-siding past the moon right
now if it weren’t for me, you idiot”—and
build confidence. This Yamaha TC was so
smooth, so unobtrusive, so subtle I thought
Yamaha just programmed the light to flash
Help Me Understand . . .
This blinged-out R1 is done up entirely out of the Yamaha “Big Book” accessory catalog.
Mufflers retain the catalytic converter and aren’t too noisy.
at certain throttle openings just to make
you feel good about having TC. Of course,
if you like to back it in, leave darkies on
corner exits and wheelie, you can just set
the TC lower or turn it off altogether.
Everything else works as a sportbike
should. The suspension was really nice on
track: plush, controlled and responsive to
small adjustments. The brakes were okay,
and if they aren’t strong and sensitive
enough for you, Yamaha’s Product Line
Manager Jay Tanner wants you to know
your Yamaha dealer can source those
swanky monobloc Brembo calipers we
all like, along with lots of other GYTR
and aftermarket accessories. At a price, of
course.
What’s remarkable is the motor. It’s
somehow both charismatically lumpy and
creamy smooth at the same time—no need
for rubber-mounted bars or footpegs here.
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AMA Superbike champ, nascent MotoGP racer
and incredibly nice guy Josh Hayes was on
hand to talk about traction control, racing,
crop dusting and all things motorcycle.
Photo: Gabe Ets-Hokin
Midrange power is great for a sportbike,
and the fueling is spot-on. It didn’t have the
kind of head-snapping top-end hit we may
want from a superbike, but it’s plenty fast—
trust me. In fact, I think it feels slower
because it’s so smooth and easy to ride—
then you look at that big digital speedo and
notice you’re doing a buck-something when
you thought you were going 70. We like
that, don’t we?
If the final frontier of the gasoline-powered
superbike is refinement and ease of use,
the 2012 R1 may be leading the way. It’s a
motorcycle that has everything you need
for the racetrack, but is still civil enough
for the street. You’d think that would be its
undoing—after all, don’t you want the street
cred owning the meanest, baddest, most
un-tamable junkyard dog of a sportbike?
Apparently not, if Yamaha’s sales figures
are accurate. At the end of the day, you
want refinement and rideability out of your
streetbike, and the new R1 has it.
...why we must be saved from ourselves
by mindless technology, like it or not?
Technology that is taking the fun and
skill out of motorcycling, like it or not? I
do not like it.
Okay, I’m contrarian. Whaddya expect?
Sweetness and light? I know you as well
as you know yourself. You
want to like or loathe stuff
you read. You need to
feel rage or empathy. You
crave adrenalin. You seek...
action. Trust me (the two
most dangerous words in
the language), I’ll give you
action. Spills, chills. Love
or hate. Life and death.
Blood. Guts.
I’m talking mostly about
motorcycle traction
control, tackling
Yamaha’s great R1 and
its introduction eons ago,
back in the Cretaceous era. The R1 was
as big a game-changer as Suzuki’s first
GSX-R, even more eons ago.
I’ll get to the point, by a circuitous
route. Stay with me, if you can. As Bette
Davis said in All About Eve, “Fasten your
seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.”
I’m also talking about Air France flight
447, the Airbus A330 that went down
over the South Atlantic with the loss of
228 lives in an apparently unnecessary
accident caused by those mindless
computers and human reliance on them.
And I’ll mention computer hacking. Sit
back, relax, enjoy your flight.
In cars, it’s airbags, ABS, GPS, EFI,
and new, improved systems that tell
‘the authorities’ how fast you were
going, when and where. Here’s your
citation, sucker. Your ‘enhanced’
insurance premium, sucker. Your
whining wife or husband, sucker. No
way out, no escape. Trust me.
When literbike machines approached 200
horsepower, in bikes weighing less than
450 pounds, some sane engineer wondered
whether average riders had the skill to
handle the kinds of power-to-weight ratio
being unleashed. Uh, no. Those same
engineers had been working on MotoGP
traction control, to tame 350-pound
machines pumping out 240 hp, beyond the
ability of skilled, rational riders to manage
consistently. For the trade? The insurance
conundrum. Dunt esk.
Okay, I was an idiot, tossing Yamaha’s
prototype YZF-R1 down the road. No
serious damage, except to my pride. I
picked it up at the dealer, tires soapy slick
from the molds, unscuffed. I got 60 feet,
onto the street. There I applied 1,317
rpm, the bike canted about two degrees
to make a right turn. Voilà: instant
high-side. Ouch—ego, body. Yamaha’s
PR rep was not happy. The first R1 had
no traction control and mine (my wrist)
failed me. But many world-class riders
have done it on cold, unscuffed tires.
My favorite example? Probably Kevin
Schwantz.
Back in the day, it was all in the wrist.
No longer. Literbikes’ TC technology,
switch selected, can almost ape 50-cc
scooters for ease-of-riding by neophytes
on wet roads. When that technology
fails, or is hacked by strange local RFI
or by mindless morons who delight in
causing global mayhem, knowing that
any computer is vulnerable, what then?
Costly electronics go south (the road
is a tough environment) and leave you
dependent on your skills. Be prepared.
Judging from preliminary reports, Air
France 447 might have been saved had
the pilots been trained to recognize
what their confused DFCS (Digital
Flight Control System) could not, and
how to rely on their own basic flying
skills. Same with bikes. Are you man or
woman enough for 200 horsepower in a
450-pound bike, sans TC?
—John Joss
Million-Dollar Auction
Brooks’ Cyclery on the Block
to legal beginners, from
tourers and commuters
to motocrossers and road
hey’ve come from all over the
world, thronging the joint. Millions racers. They can’t stay
away, today of all days.
of them. Men and women of all
This is too good to miss.
ages, many from England, Germany,
France, Italy, Spain and Japan, the majority These ghosts are in
motorcycle heaven.
from all over the U.S. Some are famous,
most are humble, all are focused on one
All are dead and gone
thing: lovely old motorcycles.
now, remnants of a past
They crowd around, laughing and smiling, life. Yet these ghosts are still passionately
and remarkably alive at the auction. Their
recognizing old friends and sometime
spirits, their emotions, their souls rock
business or sporting colleagues or
adversaries. No bad vibes. Just joyful juices. the walls of this memorable place, the
former dealership of Ed Brooks in San
They have come here to celebrate life and
Jose, 10,000 square feet of retail floor area
the meaning of the memorable bikes that
plus 11,000 square feet of warehouse space
have been their lives.
in a rambling old building that could be
They have something else in common,
described charitably as ramshackle.
too: they are ghosts—of the designers,
Today’s men and women are here, too.
the production people, the salesmen and
They crowd around, laughing and smiling,
saleswomen, the mechanics who serviced
drinking the free coffee, recognizing old
them. And the riders, above all the riders,
of every nationality under the sun, covering friends and familiar machines designed, in
some cases, as long as a century ago. Most
the spectrum in age from illegal youth
are men of a certain age: graying locks
By John Joss
Photos by Karen Neale
T
and beards, sweat shirts and caps
bearing the names of the popular
marques. They are here to celebrate
everything they know and love
about bikes. And do they know
their bikes? Indeed they do.
Ed Brooks: Motorcycle
pioneer
The Brooks’ Cyclery Auction,
presented by Neale & Sons, auctioneers
and appraisers, was a once-in-a lifetime
event. It celebrated, in real terms, the life,
times and hard work of one of the greatest
motorcycle dealers in the U.S., perhaps
in the world, right here in the Bay Area.
At 1615 Almaden Road, San Jose, to be
precise.
Ed Brooks opened his doors in 1947, in
Seaside (Monterey County). He started
just with Indians, selling and servicing
them for four years until the manufacturer
folded in 1951. So he turned to British
bikes, as a dealer for AJS, Matchless and
Vincent-HRD. He expanded to a second
showroom in Salinas, the county seat,
adding BSA. and Triumph to his floor, then
Ducati, with Ariel, Norton and Moto Guzzi
coming in over the years. He was, in effect,
the nation’s first motorcycle superstore,
when the very word ‘superstore’ was
unknown.
One auction visitor remembers Ed Brooks:
“Direct, no-nonsense, always. He always
gave it to you straight. If he had a bike he
thought was below par, he said so. ‘That
piece of junk? Don’t go near it’.” Go to
almost any Bay Area shop today and you
will find skilled mechanics who worked for
Ed, and respected him.
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auction: “Many hundreds of hours, easily.
Brooks’ legacy was astounding. Pre-auction
publicity attracted wide attention on line.
Several bids for some of the more unusual
machines were in five figures.”
The Day, the Bikes, the
Buyers
The collectors came, from many of the
great museums, who sent experts. Plus
hopefuls looking for cherished memories
at bargain prices. Good weather (no rain)
ensured an excellent turnout.
What did they find? A treasure trove. The
ultimate collection of ‘barn’ finds? Timemachine adventures? Classics? Manuals?
Vital parts? Historic posters? Rediscovered
or misspent youth? Fantastic virtual drug
trip for true enthusiasts? Yes.
Bright-blue Rickman Triumph was one of 200 assembled as a homage to Steve McQueen and was stolen for just $6900.
historic motorcycles to auction, along
with an immense collection of spare
parts, manuals, posters and associated
memorabilia.”
In 1970 Ed closed up shop in Monterey
County and moved his operation to the
Almaden Road address where it remained
until 1987—40 memorable years for Bay
Area riders. That was when the facility
was closed, locked up, left undisturbed,
like Pharaoh’s Tomb, until 2010, when the
family decided that its contents should be
sold off at auction.
Enter the Neale Family auction and
appraisal house
It had all started in 1947 for the Neales.
Fresh out of the WWII Navy, Clarence
(“C.W.”) Neale and his father C.E. Neale
established a Saratoga antique shop, The
Barn, located on one of Saratoga’s historical
19th-century sites. C.W. and his wife
Laura bought and sold many of the valley’s
historic estates and businesses to give way
to Silicon Valley’s boom in semiconductors,
aerospace, computing and the Internet,
while providing on-site liquidation services
and appraisals from their roadside antique
store.
CEO Austin Neale describes the 2010
scene as he entered the building: “Dark,
cold and filthy, with every bike covered
in the grime of almost three decades.
The first task was to clean them up and
sort out everything on the premises.
It took months. When it was all done
we realized that we had more than 100
In 1974 C.W’s son Doug, fresh out of
U.C. Santa Barbara, joined his father and
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diversified appraisal base. C.W. retired
in 1981 and left Doug to continue the
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middle son,
Austin, came
aboard right out
of college.
Austin—
energetic,
articulate,
balding with a
close-cropped
beard—can
barely estimate
(one of his
specialties)
how much time
it took to assemble the Brooks Cyclery
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Not just a Pharoah’s Tomb full of
fabulous artifacts, but better, all the usual
’50-’70s suspects: a dozen Triumphs,
including a zero-mile 1977 Bonneville
and a restored Thunderbird (Meriden
never produced bikes that color!), plus
A.J.S.s, Nortons, B.S.A.s, Matchless and
Ariels (three Square Fours, one a preW WII iron head), Sunbeam’s S-2 in-line/
shaft-drive Twin, a clean Vincent Comet
with classic bum-slicer front license
plate and a lesser Rapide C begging for
TLC but still valuable. KSS and KTT
Velocettes, some without engine (as were
other bikes). In the parts area, a brand
new BSA Gold Star engine, reportedly
the last such in the world.
Ducatis and Moto Guzzis in several
models, with visitors gawping
delightedly over some of the remarkable
technical details. A couple of surprising
Panthers. A mint Rickman Metisse
Triumph-engined scrambler (being
reproduced as a ‘Steve McQueen
nostalgia special’ in a UK production
run of 200). A trio of rare little
Hodakas. The surprises kept coming.
See that? ...look over there! ...they’ve got
a...how about that!...oh wow!
For many visitors, especially if born long
after these bikes were obsolete, now rarely
seen outside museums, this was a history
lesson in motorcycle technology: girder
forks, bevel camshaft gears, cable-operated
controls, side valves, pushrod OHV, drum
brakes, rigid rears, shaft/chain/belt drives,
Triumph’s ‘sprung rear hub’ (¾ -inch travel
on a good day), separate engine-gearbox
assemblies, carburetors (!), plus Weird
Motorcycle Science that has not endured
because it didn’t work or was too complex/
expensive for real-world motorcycling.
it: “There’s great stuff here. I’m bidding
on plenty.” He takes the bikes back to
Holland, restores them and sells them
The Vincent numbers surprised no one:
to eager collectors worldwide. He was
the Rapide--$41,400 despite its condition, at Pebble Beach in August 2011, a world
the Comet $18,400. The 1974 Ducati
Concours event, mostly for cars. Now—
750 Sport, at $24,250, was a surprise.
thanks to Chief Judge Ed Gilbertson of San
The Triumphs disappointed slightly
Francisco, a great motorcycle enthusiast—
(“The buyers were out of money by the
Pebble has added bikes, exquisite beyond
time the Triumphs came across,” Austin
description. Huddleston will be in Las
Neale suggested): the 1973 Hurricane
Vegas in January 2012 seeking further
raised $18,400, the Silver Jubilee Bonny
jewels—this is serious business.
only $10,950 (“A steal,” said Austin),
the Metisse a mere $6900. Some clown
Postscript
tried to steal the ’60s poster depicting,
It is all done, now. It is the end of an era. The
among others, Gary Nixon, but he was
last machine is loaded onto a trailer, into a
apprehended by security.
van, up a ramp into the bed of a pickup.
Collector/restorer Tim Huddleston, a
All that is left is the ghosts.
Brit who lives and works in Holland, said
(posters, etc., called ‘smalls’ in the trade)
came in at $35,535.
An orange 1974 Ducati 750 Sport fetched a surprising $24,250.
Tragedy, too, an untold story: a Norton
Atlas, no front wheel, front forks bent
back under the engine (been there, done
that—a full year’s surgery and physical
therapy and a life change to Plan B). In
the back, though, some of the real gold,
attracting those
five-figure bids: from
Indian, a 1941 in-line
four, a 1942 Military
V-Twin, a 1923 Chief, a
gorgeous sidecar outfit,
and—close by—a rare
Henderson in-line four.
us humans. Restoration and recovery are
tougher than original build. Ask them and
they will tell you. Ask to see their hands.
The results: a total approaching a million
dollars. Over 700 attendees were joined
Amazingly, as Austin
Neale explains, some of
these bikes started after
cleanup . . . a quarter
century or more since
they last ran. “One
Ducati ran until the gas
ran out—there was no
ignition cutout or ‘kill’
switch.”
by 250 on-line buyers, with 13 countries
represented (over 40,000 on-line hits).
Nevertheless, any buyer knows that a long,
The Indians were notable: the 1941 four,
painstaking road lies ahead with any bike
the highest-priced bike, went for $47,150,
he or she might bring home. Machines
the 1923 Big Chief $23,000 and the 1947
like to work, not rot. Seals dry out. Rust
Chief $20,125. That Henderson? $43,125.
creeps in. Oil congeals. Cables and clutches
These figures approached or exceeded
seize. Everything deteriorates, just like
world records. Stunningly, the ephemera
1 2 0 4 P ORTOL A AV E • 9 2 5 - 3 7 1 - 8 4 1 3
2011 Kawasaki Ninja 1000
By John Joss
Photos by Gary Rather
Before we get into this test report, let me
explain a few things. Simple things you
already know.
Since the Industrial Revolution, almost
three centuries ago, the concepts of
home appliances (refrigerators, toasters),
vehicular devices (cars, motorcycles),
clothing (shirts, shoes), food (hamburgers,
hotdogs, pizza) and other kinds of basic
human need have been honed to a fine
finish. They deliver spectacular value to
millions. No argument here.
Say the words ‘refrigerator,’ ‘car,’
‘motorcycle,’ ‘shirt,’ ‘shoe,’ ‘hamburger’
or ‘hot dog,’ and the mind visualizes and
defines. The global markets for these
products are huge. In the end, it’s about
final specifications, materials, features and
cost, as measured by bean counters. You
want fries with that? Note that the word
‘character’ has not been uttered yet.
Somewhere in Asia is a ginormous bin
containing motorcycle parts—engines,
gearboxes, frames, suspensions, wheels,
tires, fuel tanks...all that stuff. For the
basic categories, from scooters to cruisers
and everything in between, teams of
engineers, stylists, production engineers
and marketers create ‘product’ from the
bin that will satisfy customers’ needs, to
criteria established hundreds of millions of
‘units’ earlier, with everything calibrated in
materials cost, manufacturing time and the
basic model/type specification. Modern
business. Okay, we get it.
An overstuffed executive, analyzing the
relentless numbers and counting his/
her bonus, passes the word through the
channels and hapless humans parse the
directives and do the real work.
It comes down to human execution:
doing what must be done, better and
more efficiently, to create a winner on the
road and in the marketplace. In an era of
mind-numbingly similar appliances, the
only ingredients that will deliver corporate
success are the superior intelligence, skill,
effort and commitment of the people
making them. The world’s oldest design
and marketing imperative is a Unique
Selling Proposition. Everything else is
copying and advertising. Get this: it doesn’t
take any more design time or materials to
create an interesting machine than it does
to create a clone of everyone else’s.
As always, the devil and the difference is in
the details.
Voila: the Honkawsuzaha
Enter Kawsaki’s Ninja 1000,
the ultimate motorcycle
thing, an explosion in that
parts bin somewhere west
of Hawaii and east of New
Delhi, that segment of the
world where most volume
manufacturing is done today.
Europe? Eat your heart out.
America? Sayonara.
The Ninja 1000’s heart is a
lovely, in-line, four-cylinder,
EFI-driven engine delivering
stonking power (125
horsepower and 78 ft.-lbs.)
conveyed through a six-speed
gearbox to a chain and then
to the rear wheel. Telescopic front forks
(adjustable!). An adjustable rear shock
with Kawasaki’s new horizontal linkage. A
fuel tank. A seat. Footpegs. Not unusual,
eh. Result: a Honkawsuzaha (yeah,
alphabetical, so sue me). Blindfold, you
could not tell what you might be riding.
UJM to the max.
For Kawasaki, this is precisely the correct
approach. Forty years ago its Z1, greatgreat-grandfather of this Ninja, astounded
the world with its raw power (its handling,
not so much). The Z1 eventually spawned
Lawson/Rainey careers on the KZ1000
race version. But today’s Ninja 1000
is hardly a sporting device. It’s a big,
heavy machine unsuitable for beginners,
especially with its raw power and in lowspeed maneuvering or parking by hand,
engine off.
What this bike does—accelerate, stop,
carve corners—it does well, but with
all the character of a bar of soap. It’s a
generic ‘motorcycle.’ It will go a 100,000
miles without serious issues and satisfy
the transportation needs of every rider or
owner. Fill it up, turn the key, go.
It has been value-engineered to the
penny and refined to perfection via
Statistical Process Control to
do exactly what it is designed
to do. It exemplifies its genre,
a price/performance leader
in its class, the hedonic
essence of ‘motorcycle.’
Adding the windshield to
an already pavementshredding device
was pure Kawasaki
genius.
Performance?
Wow! What’s
to prevent it,
with all that
power? It’s the
‘usual’ three
seconds to sixty,
six to a hundred,
maximum
speed in the
‘lock-me-up-if-you-can-catch-me’160-plus
stratosphere. Above about 6-7,000 rpm,
it will peel the skin off your face while
wearing a full-face helmet. You can’t stress
this motor in any sane riding.
The test machine was equipped with a
Dynojet Power Commander, in addition to
the Akrapovic cans you see in the photos,
which made a good thing even better.
Suffice it so say that the midrange, based on
intelligent cam design, is—sorry about this
word, so overused these days—awesome,
in ’Busa/V-Max territory. This bike can
annihilate traffic blockages so common on
California roads, and passing is ultra-safe:
now you see ‘it,’ now you’re gone.
Want facts? Side-by-side matching of
manufacturers’ power-torque curves shows
that the Ninja has better mid range than
some iconic machines such as BMW’s
S1000RR, the most powerful machine
in the Superbike category. The same old
song has been sung so often until you may
be sick of it: it isn’t just the power, it’s the
usable power, that really matters.
Handling? It’s slightly hard to tell. There
isn’t enough front-end feedback to
create confidence in the corners, though
this could perhaps be addressed in the
suspension
setup. The feel
first quarter tank, then vanishing
down the rabbit hole like a greased
refrigerator sinking into a bog.
damping footpegs and bar mounts that look grunt it’s hard to find on anything with
four cylinders. Fleshy, middle-aged guys
like afterthoughts. But that’s a good thing
look at it and get all weepy, thinking of
too, no? Open that throttle and it’s 1973,
the fun they had with their Z1s, GpZs
your wife allows you to have facial hair and
Practicality: want to carry anything
and Ninja 900s. It doesn’t handle like a
your Kerker-equipped Z1 is hauling ass
on the bike, even a credit card?
feathery, race-bred middleweight or have
down the Dogtown straight with a blackFuhgedaboudit. That sexy tail section
the precise, souless refinement of some
and-white Plymouth Fury disappearing in
has zero space for anything but the
other Japanese bike, but it’s got a great
the rear-view mirror. Eat it, Smokey!
manual and a vestigial tool kit.
motor and makes you feel like a champ
So though the bike has limited appeal
when you ride it. And for a lot of riders,
Absent: helmet lock, center stand,
for snoots like John and me, the price/
that’s all you really need.
perhaps deemed unnecessary. Hint:
performance ratio is impressive. For just
many of us need them.
over 11 big ones ($11,199), you can have a
seriously powerful bike, something with
The glass? Half full. Half empty.
the kind of effortless no-shifting-required
On one hand, the Ninja
1000 delivers spectacular,
effortless performance
in ways that were
unimaginable in our
individual or collective
youths. Monster power,
smooth brakes, slick
shifts, nice (Akrapovic)
aftermarket sounds on
our test machine. It’s
a benchmark for every
other bike in its class and
deserves respect for what it
does so well. Kawasaki has
nailed its target market for
the Ninja 1000, priced it
accordingly and earned its
accolades honorably.
AirHawk R: A Whoopee Cushion for Motorcycles
Uncomfortable saddles specified and made down to a price can ruin even the best
On the other hand, it’s hard
is numb. The brakes, serrated periphery
performing and handling motorcycle. Too often a buyer discovers this after he or she
for me to love. It has negligible character
in the current fashion, work well. That’s a
has plunked down the money and may have spent months or years suffering. This is
(that word, again). A detailed analysis of its
fine parts bin they’ve got. But no serious
particularly true for riders who like to ride long and hard, and for cruisers who just
technology will reveal no arcane secrets,
sportbike need worry about being carved
like to ride long.
no aesthetic nirvana. It’s unlikely to spawn
up in the twisties.
a passionate owner’s club. It will never
Aftermarket seats are one solution. The AirHawk may be another. As the company’s
The devil is in the details. No, really.
become a classic that riders will pine for
PR material puts it, “foam is hard, gels are hot.” AirHawk’s approach: a multi20 years from now, with deep, nostalgic
compartment air bladder or cushion, inflated by mouth, enclosed in a stout, zippered
It is in the details that it comes up a little
desire. Few of us will get up in the morning
pouch with non-skid coating on the bottom to keep it in place on your seat. The
short. Attentive purchasers: beware.
and rush out to look at it with longing,
company (airhawkseatcushions.net or call 800/851-3449) makes many different
delighting in its design, its details, its...soul.
Item: you can’t rotate the clutch lever far
models and sizes, priced from $100 to $150, and the website lists its offerings clearly.
enough down to work without cocking
It’s, well, it’s an appliance, a brilliantly
We tried the AirHawk R, a new design AirHawk claims will keep pressure off some
the hand upward at the wrist, due to
executed appliance. Millions sold. But, to
of our favorite bits: scrotum, tailbone and prostate. It’s designed for medium-sized
interference between the lever mount
paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: “People who
seats and was a nice fit for our Ninja test unit. The good news: the buns suffer much
and bar riser (I’m 5-9, quite average; taller
like this sort of thing will find that it’s the
less. The not-so-good: saddle height is raised by 1-2”, depending on air pressure, a
riders would have more of a problem). sort of thing that they like.” Res ipsa loquitur.
potential problem for shorter riders trying to put a foot down; and the sack (the seat,
Whine, whine: the seat was designed and
not yours) wobbles like a waterbed when subjected to side forces, making the twisties
Second Take: Gabe Ets-Hokin
its materials specified by someone who
less controllable. This can be easily tuned out by just letting some air out of the seat
never had to sit on it for more than five
I am a little-bike snob, I have to admit. Like
for the winding roads, and then adding air when you get back on the superslab. And
minutes. After five minutes, get me offa this a lot of Bay Area motorcyclists, I cut my
the whole thing can be rolled up and tucked away in your luggage—try that with an
torture rack.
racing teeth on small, lightweight bikes,
aftermarket seat.
and I know it’s a lot more fun to ride a slow
Example: the ‘styled’ instrument cluster
AirHawk also offers a product called the “Trucker Seat Cushion”. It’s not just for
bike fast than a fast bike slow, but fun is
has insufficient real estate to convey its
truckers. Art Director Alan Lapp considers the single most important office accessory:
relative, right? Because as fun as it is to slice
data legibly. Digital LCD displays are
it turns even cheap office furniture into a cushy perch for the tender bits.
through a pack of B-group squids on a 250
unnatural, inventions of the devil. Are
Ninja, grabbing a handful of throttle on a
you speeding? Almost certainly, with this
literbike has its charms as well. And that’s
gigantic motor. Keep your eyes on the road.
why I like the Ninja 1000.
Listen to the revs.
My last test on the Ninja 1000 was at
Same old: as usual, as with so
Kawasaki’s press event for the model,
many bikes these days, the
conveniently held in our backyard (“The
tank is too small, with
Bike you Gotta Like,” December 2010). We
perhaps 150-160-miles
only got to ride a little over 100 miles, and I
of range to empty.
knew the bike would seem different out in
Read the odometer,
the drudgery of the real world.
not the fuel gauge,
with paranoia
I was right. The seat was much worse than I
fully engaged.
remembered, and engine vibration seemed
Running out of
worse as well. And the bike’s weight was
gas? Probably.
also greater than I recalled, which made the
Like so many
Ninja feel more like a big sport-tourer than
cars today, the
a middleweight UJM. No bueno.
gauge is savagely
non-linear, giving To sum it up in one word? Unrefined. The
myriad of plasticky details, the budget
100 miles on the
suspension and brakes, the vibrationDecember 2011 | 19 | CityBike.com
Balancing Act
The Gutter Mechanic Shows How
friction. In this case you can slow the
wheel’s oscillation with your hand.
Story and photos by Bob Stokstad
T
here’s a group of motorcyclists set
apart by a skill that is becoming
rare with the passage of time the riders who change their own tires.
Identifying them takes some skill, too. See
fresh rubber on a rim? Check the rider’s
hands for scarred knuckles and black
fingernails. Are the rims scratched? These
are the signs. There’s no secret handshake
in this club, but members acknowledge
each other with a knowing smile.
I know a rider who runs through tires like
they were tear-offs, so he buys his rubber
mail-order and throws it on in his garage. I
asked him, “So Ray, what do you do about
balancing?” The reply was a sheepish “I
don’t.” Mmm.... if you’re changing your
own tires and not balancing the wheels
yourself, you’re missing out on the best part
of the whole experience. Balancing is the
fun part - it’s clean, precise, and easy. So,
Ray, here’s how.
The principle is the same one that Isaac
Newton discovered when he saw the apple
fall. If the wheel can rotate freely about its
axle, the heavy point will eventually come
to rest directly below the axle. Mount the
right amount of weight at the opposite
point on the rim, the light point, and your
wheel is balanced. Your motorcycle won’t
vibrate like the
paint-shaker at
the hardware
store.
Called a “static”
balance, this
method is more
than adequate
for speeds on
public roads that
could get you
3. Mark the light point with a piece of
thin packing tape on the top of the tire,
directly above the axle.
4. Attach some weights to the rim at the
light point using packing tape. Then
rotate the wheel 90 degrees so the
weights are now level with axle. Release
the wheel. If the weights rotate upward,
add more weight and repeat. If the
weights move down, remove some.
in deep trouble with the Man. Valentino
Rossi’s mechanics use a dynamic balance
(as do all automobile tire shops) in which
the weight location is determined while the
wheel is spinning rapidly. If you’re riding
style requires dynamic balancing, you’re
probably not changing your own tires and
won’t have read this far.
The act of balancing requires - of all things
- a wheel balancer. It’s not a big deal. You
might already have the makings of one in
your garage and not even know it. Two
level surfaces to support the axle on each
side of the wheel will enable it to rotate
back and forth with minimum friction. My
balancer consists of a pair of sawhorses, two
straight two-by-fours, and two aluminum
carpenter’s levels. The other ingredients
are a collection of ¼ ounce
lead weights, double-sticky
tape, solvent, and the guttermechanic’s constant companion
- a pocket knife.
If nice tools make the job more
fun and you can afford it, buy a
balancer. Aerostich sells a nifty
cantilevered one for $157.
5. When the wheel remains stationary
(or rotates very slowly) when the
wheel is released from any position, it’s
balanced.
6. Clean the surface of the rim with
acetone or lacquer thinner. Scrape off
But we’ll illustrate the
procedure here using the
sawhorses, conveniently set up
in the gutter outside my garage.
1. Level the levels: First
shim the sawhorses so
they are level. Then shim
the 2x4’s that support the
carpenter’s levels.
2. Find the light point:
Remove the old weights
with a knife and any grease
from the axle with WD-40 or some
other thin lubricant. Set the wheel
and axle on the levels and let the wheel
rotate back and forth. If it doesn’t rotate
much, turn the wheel 90 degrees and
let it loose again. If it seems like the
wheel will just keep rotating back and
forth without ever stopping, that’s great
- you’ve achieved a very low rolling
the old adhesive from the backs of the
weights and attach them in the same
position using double-sticky mounting
tape, the kind that has about 1/16
inch of foam between the two sticky
surfaces.
7. Trim any excess mounting tape and, if
you like, cover the weights with duct
tape of an appropriate color.
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There’s a potential problem that’s been
running through your mind, I know.
“What if my wheel doesn’t have an axle?”
Well, you’ll want to make a jig, or buy
one, that effectively gives your wheel an
axle. I was able to make one for my BMW
R100GS rear wheel out of scrap parts, but
I had access to a metal lathe. The basic jig
is an axle with large cones that slide on it,
centering the wheel about the axle when
the cones are pressed into the hub.
That’s all there is to it. Put the balanced
wheel back on the bike and do the other
one. Have a beer. Feel good. Look forward
to your next tire change.
HERTFELDER
W
e all love to read those how-to
articles written by super-riders
who claim that the best way to
descend a steep, rutted downhill is with a
lot of throttle—to keep the front end light.
This makes for thrilling reading, but I’m
afraid much
of the advice
is wasted
on those of
us who are
happy just
to reach the
bottom of a
steep, rutted downhill with the rear wheel
less than two ruts away from the front
wheel and the front light still attached to
the motorcycle (even if it’s held by the wires
wrapped around the front axle).
Left Side Down
Economically speaking, it’s more costeffective to drop on the left side. A broken
clutch lever might set you back a couple
of dollars, but a mashed throttle assembly
and a cracked front brake master cylinder
can put you on a no-fat, no-cholesterol,
no-calorie, no-meat, no beer or wine,
no-nothing diet for a lot of lunches. My
Honda XL600 tends to trash all the above
plus its speedo drive most of the times I
fall to starboard in rocky terrain. I’ve been
advised by New Hampshire’s Merrimac
Trail Riders that I should constantly look
ahead for soft spots if a fall is developing
to avoid damaging my motorcycle on
someone’s potential headstone.
They should
be aware that
the only soft
spot in New
England is at
Point Judith
in Rhode
Island—
named, they say, for a girl named Judy by a
fellow with a lisp.
Economically speaking,
it’s more cost-effective
to drop on the left side.
I thought I got lucky recently when Mel
Downs swapped me a handful of speedo
drives that fit my unit perfectly for another
20-year lease on my three-rail trailer
(which I haven’t seen since my Bultaco
expired). Problem is the drives must have
been for those 23-inch wheels that never
quite got around to revolutionizing off-road
travel, and it’s getting to be a real hassle
multiplying my odometer readings by .0187
to get some idea when I can expect the next
turn on the route sheet.
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Super-rider Dave Ekins has written that
steep downhills should be ridden just the
same as straight, level areas of the earth but
with room for longer stopping distances.
In anticipation of mail from riders who
consider a broken clutch lever a disaster,
let it be known that a motorcycle can
be ridden without one if you use a little
common sense. The drill: start the engine
in neutral, push the machine to get it
rolling, then drop it into low gear. A full
stop will require a shift into neutral and
another shove to get rolling, but this sure
beats pushing the thing, banging your
shins on the foot pegs, getting blisters on
your feet from loose boots and walking
back on the trail to wherever your helmet
and gloves slipped off.
k—
Sure Dave, but why do a lot of us treat
those hills like we’re coming in for a carrier
landing and suspect that our arrester hook
has been installed upside down?
Re
Also, those written and illustrated
instructions for changing direction in
midair by using the throttle and the rear
brake at the same time are wasted on riders
who get airborne by sheer accident and
are only concerned about the possibility of
throwing up inside their helmets after they
hit the ground again.
When it comes to falling off a motorcycle,
you usually don’t have much choice in
the matter. If you do, I’ve determined
that the left is the preferred side to drop
your motorcycle. There are good reasons
for keeping this side down. One is that a
motorcycle sliding on its right side will
often open its throttle, winding the engine
to redline and inhaling all sorts of stuff into
the airbox because the spinning rear wheel
is creating a funnel cloud out of whatever is
movable in the area.
Four–stroke engines have also been
known to suffer lack of lubrication under
these conditions, but almost as serious is
the potential for damage to the rider. I’ve
seen many riders doing remarkably high
push-ups after falling across a spinning
rear wheel—believe me, it’s a pleasure
to watch the more graceful dismounts.
Riders unfortunate enough to be over the
chain and sprocket sides of the motorcycle
seem to get more height in the hip area—
understandably. After all, if the chain
snagged a fanny pack some pretty valuable
personal tools and spare parts might be
scattered far and wide, making them hard
to find again.
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Ride for the Roses, to raise money to fight
cancer. I rode the first one in ‘97 or ‘98.
Lance had recovered by then. He was back
on his bike but a Tour de France win was
not in the cards. No way. Everyone agreed.
maynard
He’d nearly died from the cancer. He’d
been weakened by the disease and the
treatment. And he wasn’t a Tour de
France kinda rider. No one would
have bet on him to finish on the
podium in one Tour, let alone win
seven of them.
HERSHON
Because I was in Austin
and known to Lance, I
ntil a few years ago, I did not
was invited to a group
follow motorcycle road racing—
dinner at his favorite
not AMA racing, not World
Mexican restaurant. We
Superbike, MotoGP or the 500cc class in
sat at a long table in the
the two-stroke era. I didn’t know what I
somewhat noisy place,
was missing—a lot of great racing, dammit. one of those situations
Thanks to an old friend who raved about
where you can’t really
guys named Rossi, Gibernau and Biaggi, I
talk to anyone more than one seat away. It
thought I’d watch just one race through to was all cycling people, or so I thought, all
the end—even if I got bored.
cycling picture. I’d rather not tell people
I’m a writer. So I told him that I ride a
support motorcycle at major bicycle races;
that’s how I connected with Lance. A guy
sitting next to that guy overheard our
conversation, leaned forward and asked
how motorcycles help out at bicycle races. I
ride motorcycles too, he said.
Seemed like a good guy to me. Lean and
tanned, he looked like a cyclist, a riding
buddy of Lance’s, probably.
U
I did not get bored; I got hooked,
and I’m still hooked.
As we talked, I became
surer that I’d met him
or seen his face at
races...or somewhere.
I should explain, too, that I also
write about bicycling and ride my
motorcycle as support in top-level
bicycle races. So I’ve come to know
lots of people in bicycle sport,
including star cyclists. In the ‘90s
I came to know and like Lance
friends of Lance’s. I couldn’t tell who was
Armstrong, both before and after he got sick. local and who’d come from out of town,
like me.
Every year in his hometown of Austin,
Texas, Lance promotes a 100-mile charity A guy sitting next to me asked me how I
bicycle ride—a ride, not a race—called the knew Lance, meaning how I fit into the
LOCATION
LOCATION
LOCATION
I did not, in hindsight, act like a hotshot
motorcyclist at that table. I explained
what jobs guys on motorcycles might do
in bicycle races. Most bicycle race fans
don’t realize that there must be a dozen job
descriptions for motorcyclists at big-time
bicycle races.
So I said, hey Kevin, what’s your last name.
Schwantz, he said.
My heart went to my mouth. I wondered if
I’d bragged about my motorcycling skills or
experiences to Kevin Schwantz. I decided
I had not. Not that I knew who he was, not
really. I knew he’d been an outstanding
rider. After years of paying no attention
to motorcycle sport, I did not know who
he was in context and what he’d done in
context—ride the wheels off some of the
fastest motorcycles in
the world.
I knew he was a
racer and saw he
was a good guy. I
did not know, so
help me, how many
motorcyclists would
lop off a limb to be
sitting where I was—
and relating to Kevin Schwantz as just
another friend of Lance’s, eating Mexican
food with the guys.
After dinner, the group of us went to
Lance’s house, nice place on the lake. I
hung out with Kevin. We leaned on the
wall and talked about this ‘n’ that, perhaps
As I described what the motorcyclists (or
noticing as we did that there were numbers
their passengers) do in the races, the guy
of quite attractive young ladies at Lance’s
one seat away seemed especially interested.
that evening.
I thought: he’s a local bicyclist who also
rides a motorcycle. He’d like to help at
Anticipating your curiosity, I don’t think
races and see the action from the best seat
we talked about motorcycling much. I
in the house.
remember feeling later that I’d met a super
guy, a guy who might never let you know
What’s your name, I asked the guy.
where he’d been or what he’s done until you
Kevin, he said. I live not far away. I’m a
knew him quite well. A guy who seemed to
friend of Lance’s.
have no need whatsoever to impress you.
Who never dropped a name.
At that point, his face started to look
slightly familiar. I couldn’t place him,
What motorcycling story could you and I
couldn’t decide if I’d seen him before or if
tell that Kevin Schwantz couldn’t top—if
he just looked like someone. We talked a bit
he had the slightest desire to do so?
about what I do in the races. I think I told
him about how surprisingly fast the guys go I’ve thought about that evening a hundred
on their bicycles on technical descents and times in the years since. When I see that
how hard I had to ride to keep up. I’ll bet
Kevin Schwantz is going to be a guest here
that’s right, he said.
or there or I read something about his
racing school, I wish I could be there just
I really liked talking with the guy. I felt
to say, Hey Kevin, remember me? We hung
I’d made a friend I might have for a long
out at Lance’s.
time. He had that knack, the rare knack
that probably can’t be learned. He’s more
I didn’t know who you were at the time. I
interested in you than you are in him. As
figured you were just one of the guys.
we talked, I became surer that I’d met him I was right.
or seen his face at races...or somewhere.
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dr. gregory w. FRAZIER
D
og-bone soup. That was the lunch
fare in Vietnam when I stopped
at a small roadside restaurant.
It was not on the menu, as there was no
menu. The all-in-one waitress/cook/owner
understood my hand signals well enough to
know I wanted a meal with a cola. What I
did not understand was there was only one
item being served, a brown murky soup
with well-cooked bones seemingly making
up the prime ingredient.
Road Food
Adventures
see where large slabs had been cut off
leaving exposed bone. The German BMW
motorcycle I was using that day had far
better springs than the Russian Minsk so
the beef stayed down, not trying to even
send up a “moo.”
to learn about their culture and sharing
their food has been a way to showing
appreciation for their having invited me
into their home or lives. Often they are
as interested in
my
As I slurped the soup it was hard
to ignore the bones floating in it.
I did not know they were dog
bones until later as I passed
through the kitchen on the
way to the toilet. On the
chopping block I saw
a medium-sized
dog
missing
one of
the hind legs.
While passing water I
stared at the ceiling and contemplated the
missing lower leg and paw. As I walked past
the legless dog on the way back into the
main eating area I saw the lump of skin that
had been pulled off the missing bone.
In
Brazil
my BMW
R80G/S killed a large boa
constrictor when I piloted it over the
snakes head. I turned around and went
back to take a picture and measure the 15
boot-lengths long monster. While I was
recording my trophy, several natives came
Several miles later my lunch was being
out of the jungle. I could not speak their
shaken up in my stomach by the road
hammering my nearly shock absorber-less language nor they mine, but I was able to
figure out they wanted the serpent for their
Minsk and some of Fido’s lower leg tried
stew pot. As the provider of the meat for
to come back up. I swallowed it down but
could not keep the gas from coming out. As the village that afternoon they were kindly
it did it may have sounded less like a ‘burp’ offering me a place at the lunch table. I hate
adventure that has anything to do with
and more like a ‘woof.’
snakes or sharks, so passed on the eating
I’ve ingested worse food as I’ve circled the
adventure that afternoon.
globe. On one of my journeys through
Africa, goat-eye salad was served at dinner. When I travel solo by motorcycle I am
Rather than man-up and spoon the eyeball often invited by people I meet for a meal
into my mouth I pushed it around the plate at their home or in a local restaurant. I try
until it was the last item left, staring at me.
My gracious host asked if something was
wrong as we both gazed at the orb. Rather
than violate some local custom, I slid the
spoon under it and placed it on my tongue.
To show my good manners I rolled it from
cheek to cheek, and then bit down on it
with my best scrunch. I can remember it
had little taste. Later that night I could not
sleep, as my eyes kept popping open.
year was not the tourist season, so most
of the restaurants and tourist facilities (of
which there were few) were closed. The
people themselves had little to offer and
though friendly, enough never invited me
to their homes. After three or four days of
little to eat and finding food shops shelves
bare, I tried some roadside foods. The soft
drink I found looked more like well-used
transmission fluid and was tasteless. One
grilled sausage I tried had singed hair on it
and was laced with gristle. At another stop
the sausage looked like a skinned pork
tail. Hunger prevailed in both cases and I
ate and drank what was being sold but I did
have to hold my nose when chewing the
curly porker end.
I can remember how happy I was as
I crossed the Romanian border into
Hungary and saw a two-foot high sign
that was the familiar golden arches of
McDonalds with a kilometer indicator
showing Mickey D’s was only a few
miles ahead. It was one of the few
times I ignored trying any of the local
foods and opted for the Big Mac. I may
have eaten two.
At a recent motorcycle traveler’s meeting
several of us were comparing road food
experiences. My adventures were good.
I offered up reflections of baby seal meat
in Alaska, chicken-foot soup in Peru and
fried kangaroo stomach in Australia. My
tidbit tales were topped by a traveler who
recounted using his fork to open marble
sized balls in his soup. As the cooked orbs
unfolded he saw that they were
fingers, baby monkey fingers.
When asked how the little
fists tasted, the raconteur
said he did not know, admitting
that he could not eat them.
Several of the hardened motorcycle
adventurers sitting around our dinner
table laughed at him but I did not.
When asked why I was not laughing
I replied, “They crunch like large
fish bones and taste like the mashed
bananas they are mixed with when
cooked.”
motorcycle
travels as I am
in their lifestyles.
I often trade my
travel stories for
their hospitality.
In 1989 my travels took
me through
Bulgaria
and
Romania.
I saw no
motorcycle explorers
other
in the two
Once, on my way through Mexico, I
stopped at a roadside BBQ. The ingenious
owner was cooking beef over a grill set on
top of an open 55-gallon drum. The meat
was beef. I knew it to be beef because as
I drove away after finishing a plate full I
saw the dead cow that was road kill 50-100
feet away. A thick cloud of black flies was
swarming around it but I could clearly
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opened countries. The time of the
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Tankslapper
AN OPEN LETTER
TO AAA
Mr. Colman
received a letter
from AAA telling
him he would have
Sirs,
to upgrade both
Is there anyone on staff
his and his wife’s
memberships to
at Via who sees the irony
“Premier” to get
in running a story about
moto-coverage,
“Service on Two Wheels”
Is AAAs’ legendary customer service
even though his
during the very month
wife doesn’t ride.
going down the drain?
AAA has chosen to
CityBike would
rescind roadside service
remind him and
to those of us on “two wheels?” (Via, AAA’s all its readers that an American Motorcyclist
Association Membership, at just $39 a year, offers
monthly magazine published a story about
Dick’s Automotive in Silicone Valley, a AAA free roadside assistance if the member auto-renews.
It’s good for up to 35 miles, can be used on any type
contractor that uses a specially outfitted
of vehicle, and can be utilized as often as needed, as
Harley Electra Glide to provide lockout, flat
long as it’s no more than once a week. That’s some
repair and other common roadside services.
serious value! Call 800/AMA-JOIN or head to
—ed.)
americanmotorcyclist.com.
I am appalled at the letter I recently
received from AAA which informed me
that motorcycles would no longer be
covered for roadside assistance unless I
upgrade to your most expensive category
of coverage. Is it really impossible for you
to continue providing basic service to
motorcyclists like jump starts and free
gas? How is that any more expensive than
providing the same to cars?
A very disgruntled member who has been
with AAA since 1961.
David E. Colman
Sausalito
MONSTROSITY?
I don’t know if you have any interest but
I have had a custom bike built that I am
pretty happy with. It is a 2001 Ducati
M900S that has been converted into
an adventure bike by increasing the
suspension, changing the rake and moving
the pegs. Pretty simple but impressive
results. I was thinking about doing a test
ride article or if you are interested you
could come and ride it.
built adventure-tourer, or any customized steed.
Send it along to [email protected] or give it to
that guy in the blue shirt who comes to your house
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CA 94610.
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Our man Andre Callaco (who faithfully
keeps the CityBike racks in Sky Londa filled)
on the road this summer. He reports the rack
in Estancia Harberton, Argentina (which is
about as far south as you can go, really) has
moved over 12 copies since 1991.
Kevin O’Shaughnessy
Hells to the yes, we want to ride it, Kevin! We also
welcome readers to send us pictures of your custom-
Friend-of CityBike Scott Nelson and
friend on the road in Germany. He wore
the shirt despite the dirty looks he got
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9431 Miles –Description: Forward Controls, Carbureted, Hi Flow,
Thunder Header, Dakota digital Information Center, Billet Grips and
Mirrors, Removable Sissy Bar. Color: White, Black, orange striping.
2009 Honda CBR1000ABS $12,999. Spectacular engine
performance with solid, confidence inspiring, handling. Feels like a
600cc in the tight turns, yet open the throttle and feel the acceleration
of a liter class bike. Red/Black.
2009 Yamaha V Star 650 Custom $6,090 Blue Flame Perfect for
the freeway or getting around town. Easy to handle and big value
for the price.
2011 Yamaha FZ1 $9,990 Silver. Want a comfortable ride, but
don’t want to give up sport performance and handling? This is the
ride for you
2011 Yamaha YZ450F $7,399 Blue/White.
PRE-OWNED VEHICLES
2011 KAWASAKI CONCORS 14 $13,799 Only 2,443 miles! Silver,
Excellent Condition, Traction Control, ABS, Heated Grips, Lowered
Seat and much more! Stock # C458
2010 VICTORY KINGPIN $11,999 Only 460 miles! Two-tone Ocean
Blue/Sandstone, Kingpin cruising with an Arlen Ness Stage 1 Kit
Installed! Stock # U1114
2000 Heritage Softail Custom- Price- $13,999.00 Pearl white
with hard back kit added, Hi flow pipes, 95” motor, wind vest shield,
Custom Tach. 8,200 miles
2007 HONDA SHADOW 750 SPIRIT $4,599 Barely ridden with
4,123 miles. Equipped with saddlebags, short pipes, and jet kit.
Stock # U1135
2007 R1200RT, Royal Blue, 78578 miles, a comfortable highway
bike, $10,895.
2004 Custom STX- Price: $14,500.00 110 Rev Tech motor, less
than 1,000 miles Color-Red, white black and gray
2006 CRF70F $1,499 Get your kid dirty for the holidays! Less than 1
hour of ride time. Super Fun!!! Stock# C465
2009 R1200GS, Royal Blue, 52177 miles, off-road or on-raod…
it’s great, $11,395.
2001 Deuce- Price: $10,500.00 – Black and burgundy or red, 25k
miles. 95”two into one pro pipe, hi flow, wind vest shield, custom
Tach. Lic. Plate# 15N8298
2003 HONDA REFLEX W/ ABS $2,499 21,878 miles and awaiting
more! Plenty of power for two-up freeway riding with Antilock Brakes,
lots of storage with an extra Givi trunk. Stock # C442
2007 Sportster 883 Low- Price: $8,999.00- Added 1200 kit,
Buell heads, 551 Cams, Screaming Eagle Exhaust, Heavy breather.
Color-Brown. 5859 miles
Prices do not include government fees, dealer freight/setup fees (new
vehicles only), taxes, dealer document preparation charges or any
finance charges (if applicable). Final actual sales prices will vary
depending on options or accessories selected.
Many other colors and models to choose from. Please call us at
415-503-1900.
Financing, Cash deals and Trade-Ins are always accepted.
2011 Street Bob- Price: 13,999.00- Color Black- Stock. Only 10
miles.
Free rental with purchase of a used bike.
Check out and compare our bikes online at
www .missionmotocycles .com!
2008 XL 1200 Nightster Vivid Black 2950 miles. Stock w/ slip on
mufflers $8995 Stock #U08687
2011 XL 883 Superlow White & Orange 796 miles. Tachometer
and forward controls. $8895 Stock #U03906
2006 Dyna Superglide 35 Anniv. Birch White 2434 miles. 100%
stock, collector bike. $11,885 Stock #U25017
2007 Dyna Superglide Custom Vivid Black 5973 miles.
Windshield and exhaust. $11,225 Stock #U25266
2010 Dyna Superglide Vivid Black 3230 miles. Saddlebags and
exhaust $12,785 Stock #U19350
J&M Motorsports
FREMONT HONDA
KAWASAKI
1931 Old Middlefield Way
#201
Mountain View
!!! > NEW LOCATION, RIGHT NEXT DOOR < !!!
41315 Albrae St. Fremont, Ca. 94538
510-661-0100
www .jm-ms .com
650-386-1440
‘06 BMW K1200LT 51,447 mi. $9,999
‘03 Ducati ST4S 22,150 mi. $6,499
‘08 Ducati 1098S 5,505 mi. $14,995
‘07 HD Road King 15,810 mi. $13,999
‘02 Honda Sabre 26,650 mi. $3,499
‘02 Honda VTX1800C 38,111 mi. $6,299
‘07 Honda CRF450R OHV $3,999
‘06 Honda Aero 750 3,505 mi. $4,999
‘10 Honda Fury Lmtd. 3,950 mi. $9,999
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 as much stuff as you
can and Have Fun while Saving Money!
2011 ATK, Model GT 250R- Price:$3995.00. Description: 27 HP,
Carb, Dual Disc front, single disc rear brakes, free flow exhaust, 5
speed. 1 year warranty. Sales Tax, Freight/Setup, License and Doc.
Fee additional.
www .themotorcafe .com
‘08 Honda Aero 750 5,246 mi. $5,299
6232 Mission Street Daly City, CA 94014 (650) 992-1234 www .
missionmotorcycles .com
IRON HORSE
Check our web site for more details:
‘07 Honda Spirit 750 8,611 mi. $4,999
Prices do not include government fees, doc fees, lic., taxes, dealer
freight/set up fees (new only) or finance charges (if applicable)
options and accessories extra
Call Bill Keys 510-661-0100 or
E-mail bill@fremonthondakawasaki .com
Check out some of our used inventory
‘07 Honda Spirit 750 8,534 mi. $4,999
2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 classic 3000 miles $5999
BMW
As the world’s largest tour and rental company, we have locations
across the USA. We in turn sell our quality fleet of used rental
motorcycles.
2009 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S - Red, Forged Wheels, Carbon
Trim Package, only 2088 Miles,1st Service competed, Comfortable
Upright Seating matched with True Sport Performance. $10900+tax
and license.
On Sale $2,795 2007 YZ450F Yamaha
2007 Road King, Black/Silver, 24739 miles, a two-tone beauty
with S&S pipes, $13,495.
2009 Road King Custom, Pewter, 52567 miles, with cruisecontrol; Ready for the Highway, $12,895`.
On Sale $3,795 2009 KTM 250XCF
$3,995 2005 Yamaha Vstar 650 Custom 3,002 miles
2010 Electra Glide, Metal Flake Red, 38757 miles, priced to sell,
looks and runs great, $15,935
2008 Road King, Blue/Black, 39875 miles, custom Harley color
with cruise-control, $13,595.
We buy (nice) used bikes. Trade-ins and consignments are almost
always welcome.
2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S - Stunning, must see. Carbon
Cowling, Tank Panels and Trim. Full System Termi Exhaust with
Performance ECU and Filter, Forged Wheels, Speedy Moto Frame
Sliders, Corbin Seat, Ducati Performance Windscreen. Super
clean and only 3845 miles. 1st service completed. $13995+tax
and license.
$5,495 2007 Yamaha Vstar1100 Classic 8,616 miles
2003 Yamaha TTR250 Extra clean, low hrs., green sticker. $2499
488 8th Street (at Bryant), open 7 days a week
Come by and take a look! Open Mon-Sat - Closed Sunday
2007 Ducati SBK 1098 Tricolore-Limited Production, Termi
exhaust, Carbon Trim, Forged Wheels,10K miles. $15,990+ tax
and license.
Come down and see us! Vintage Italian Motorcycle Museum, Full
Service Department, Conveniently located right off Highway 1 @
Soquel Ave 3600 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz, 95062.
2008 Honda XR650L ONLY 68 miles Thats right 68! $5599
Showroom fresh, lowered 2
San Francisco’s Largest Motorcycle Rental and Sales Fleet
Looking for your first bike? Your 10th? Come by and see why people
like us: Easy to deal with and we really enjoy our work. J&M is not
a giant dealership. When you call or visit, you’re talking directly
with the owner.
2006 KTM Supermoto 950SM- Black, Steering Dampener,Perf.
Exhaust, Racing Seat, Windscreen, Luggage. Clean! 9K miles.
$6999+tax and license.
Moto Italiano’s
Ducati of Santa Cruz
Come down and see us! Vintage Italian Motorcycle Museum, Full
Service Department, Conveniently located right off Highway 1 @
Soquel Ave
Tuesday Through Saturday 10am to 6pm
3600 Soquel Ave
Santa Cruz Ca 95062
(831)465-6686
‘04 Kawasaki VN2000 2,617 mi. $6,499
‘07 Kawasaki ZX6R 7,600 mi. $6,499
‘10 KTM Duke 690 500 mi. $9,499
‘08 KTM 450 XC-F OHV $5,299
‘06 Suzuki C90 13,752 mi. $6,999
‘07 Suzuki GSXR750 8,215 mi. $6,499
‘09 Yamaha WR250X 5,086 mi. $4,799
‘07 Yamaha R6 3,929 mi. $7,799
‘06 Yamaha TTR250 OHV $1,899
‘09 Yamaha V-Star950 32,210 mi. $6,399
MONROE MOTORS
SAN FRANCISCO’S OLDEST AND BEST MOTORCYCLE SHOP
-- SINCE 1958
412 Valencia Street, 415/626-3496 www .munroemotors .com
Tues-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-5
USED BIKES
1967 MOTO GUZZI V7, This is the first twin Moto Guzzi made. The
infamous air-cooled 90 degree V-twin with a longitudinal crankshaft
orientation and the engine’s transverse cylinder heads. Tastefully
restored, you won’t find another one as clean! $15,000.00
2007 Triumph Bonneville - Stunning black and white Bonnie up for
grabs! You know you want it. Yes, yes you do. 7890 miles $7,295.00
2006 Ducati Multistrada 1000 S $8995 Awesome do it all
machine! This one is set up really nice. Full set of DP hard luggage.
Termignoni cans and ECU. Carbon fibre rear tire hugger/shock
protector. Zero Gravity windscreen. Of course it came standard with
the yummy Ohlins suspension and ubiquitous dry clutch. Get on and
git! 20500 miles.
VIN# ZDM1VABP56B017741
2010 Ducati Streetfighter S $16995 Immaculate used
Streetfighter! One owner who only used it to go to church on
Sunday and the occasional bake sale. Bone stock and ready to
rock! 1200 miles. She’s sexy and seventeen(thousand) VIN#
ZDM11BEW0AB000827
1967 Moto Guzzi V7 $15000 1967 MOTO GUZZI V7, This is the
first twin Moto Guzzi made. The infamous air-cooled 90 degree
V-twin with a longitudinal crankshaft orientation and the engine’s
transverse cylinder heads. Tastefully restored, you won’t find another
one as clean! VIN# 1381
2007 Triumph Bonneville $7295 Stunning black and white Bonnie
up for grabs! You know you want it. Yes, yes you do. 7890 miles
VIN# SMT910K157T292782
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.
We also offer motorcycle storage! Includes battery tender to keep
your bike ready to ride! Call for rates.
What’s New:
In the Service department:
CityBike Classifieds
Please remember that our service department opens early every
weekday morning at 8:00 am.
Now we have a direct phone line into the service dept: 415/861-7196
LoJack is on SALE. Buy the LoJack anti theft system at SF Moto and
SAVE $250. (While supplies last or till August 31th. 2011.) Come
in for details.
ADVANCED CYCLE SERVICE
The Sales department says:
• Tires • Service •Insurance estimates
Monthly bike storage available
*Motorcycle Service and Repair*
We buy used motorcycles and scooters, we can also help you sell
your ride with our no cost consignment program.
Bring your bike, title (or loan statement), owners handbook and
keys. It’s OK if you still have a loan on your bike we can still take
care of you.
We will provide the safest way for you to get cash for your
motorcycle or scooter. It only takes about 20 - 25 minutes.
Sign up on our mail list to get NEW INVENTORY NOTIFICATIONS in
our weekly e mail newsletter.
MOTORCYCLES! BEST USED
SELECTION IN S.F.!!!
2010 BMW S1000RR $13,999 Miles: 6327 With traction control,
ABS, and containing race, sport and slick modes for any situation
a rider might be in, the S1000RR is an amazing machine. Includes:
Rear stand spools, frame and bar-end sliders, and aftermarket
radial levers.
Come check us out
(408) 299-0508
jim@advcyles .com — www .advcycles .com
DUCATI SUZUKI KAWASAKI YAMAHA HONDA
AMERICAN CUSTOM
MOTORCYCLE PARTS
Large Parts Inventory for American V-Twins
Full service on all American-made bikes
Machine Shop & Welding
925-689-9801
2395 H Monument Blvd, Concord
MOTO GIO
Motorcycle Performance Parts, Accessories, Services.
Low price on Tires!!!
We will PRICE MATCH with any store.
Phone : 408-298-8887
1391 N. 10th St
San Jose CA 95112
Custom Design Studios
MOTO TIRE GUY
DNA specializes in affordable scooter/motorcycle repair (including
Chinese) in the SF Bay Area. We provide services on-site or pickup.
DUBBELJU
2001 Ducati MH900E 2000 miles, $16,000. Call 916/660-9338
2008 Ducati 695 (black) 3000 miles, one owner. $7000. Call
916/660-9338
Seller info: Harvey Ott, 7422 Val Verde Ct. Loomis, CA 95650
FRISCO VINTAGE
Vespa Service & Repair
2-stroke shifty only. 30 years experience. Great rates.
No job too small. In San Francisco. By Appointment.
info@friscovintage .com
Quality Motorcycles
235 Shoreline Hwy.
Mill Valley CA
(415) 381-5059
2005 BMW R1200ST 8000 miles. Graphite and Silver. One Owner.
Bought New in 2005. Always garaged. Below list: $9000. 415/7135602. cliffsteele@msn .com
RABER’S BRITISH MOTORCYCLE PARTS AND SERVICE
We offer parts and service for Triumph, Norton, BSA, Amal, Lucas.
In-house cylinder boring, valve jobs, surfacing and much more.
510/594-0789
Multi Valve 450cc and up
Cyl. boring on H.D. only
21050 Mission Blvd. Hayward, 94541
(510) 581-5315
Have an old Japanese
moto collecting dust
in the garage ?
provide you full service for your Japanese and European
motorcycles.
We charge $65 dollars per diagnostic. Hire us to do the repair, and
we’ll credit this amount to the final bill.
530 Peralta St, West Oakland
Just off 7th St , between the Post Office & Bart Station
vespawalnutcreek .com
925 938 0600
rockridgetwowheels .com
510 594 0789
• Let James at SpaMoto give you that Look, that Sound, that FEEL.
SpaMoto - Motorcycle accessorizing and detailing at Addiction
Motors in Emeryville.
R&D/Customer Service/Tech Support
K&L Supply is a wholesale supplier to the motorsports industry.
Responsibilities to include: Research & Development, Customer
Service, Technical Support, Sales Support, Project Management,
M/C Research Analysis, Tool Design, New Parts, etc. Qualifications;
2+ years of M/C experience, MS Office, Knowledge of CAD a plus.
Located in fabulous Santa Clara.
November 4, 2011 “Riding Position and Ergonomics
Workshop” Fri 7:15 PM
November 13, 2011 “Cornering Confidence - Throttle Control”
Sunday 9am-2:30pm
November 11, 2011 “Basic Suspension Part 2”
Friday night 7:15pm
Nov 18th/20th 2011 “Dual Sport Dirt Riding Clinic”
Friday 7:15 PM and Sunday 9 AM
For all your Bay Area Vespa / Piaggio / Aprilia needs
December 2, 2011 “Riding Position and Ergonomics Workshop”
Fri 7:15 PM
Scotts Valley Motorcycle
Service Center
December 18, 2011 “Smooth Riding - Shifting and Braking”
Sunday 9am-2:30pm
December 9, 2011 “Basic Suspension Part 1”
Friday night 7:15pm
All aspects of motorcycle service and repair
Thanks!
4865 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley
Ride street, ride track, ride dirt, trials.....ride.....well!
(831) 438-6300 Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm
Doc Wong Chiropractic for Children and Adults
TOWING
1391 Woodside Road, Ste 200
Redwood City, CA
(650) 365-7775
Enter these contacts into your phone now,
while you are thinking about it, so that you
will have them when you need them .
(Free initial consultations available to riders for health problems,
just e-mail me at docwong@aol .com)
SAN FRANCISCO AND BEYOND:
DAVE’S CYCLE TRANSPORT
Note: Photos for “Doc Wong Crashes” are on my web site.
Manuel (510) 712-3411
Check out the stuff on the Doc Wong (Free) Riding Clinics on my
web site! http://www .docwong .com
To get the latest announcements on my Riding Clinics subscribe
to the Doc-Ride Mail-list! Go to:http://micapeak .com/mailman/
listinfo/doc-ride
Go to: www .meetup .com/docwong to join the Doc Wong Riding
Clinic community
• Full service on most Japanese and European makes and models.
I’m Bobby Simon, formerly of Subterranean Cycles giving you
excellent service in the East Bay.
• Servicing for dealerships since 1996, Lawrence Giardina has
likely kept your finer motorcycle running well for years. See LG
Moto for the experience you deserve.
Bar plus Small Cafe
High Performance Motorcycle Repair & Gear Shop
Check out GODSPEED at: www .godspeedoakland .com
Asking Price and more info: call Mr. X at 415/730-8268
Lets Ride hosts motorcycle track days at Buttonwillow Raceway,
and in July at Thunderhill Raceway. Riders can choose from one
of three riding levels; Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced. Visit
www .LetsRideTrackDays .com, or call 800-482-8848 for more
information.
STOLEN!
RIDING CLINICS
Need new rubber? Rockridge Two Wheels is offering a $50 mount
and balance with the purchase of two tires. Factory techs. 40+
years experience. Full service facility.
Knucklehead
Panhead
Iron Sportster
Shovelhead
Evolution
Twin Cam
+/- 5,000 square foot building
Email: joe@klsupply .com
ROCKRIDGE TWO WHEELS
Let HONYASUKA MOTORCYCLE REPAIR put it back on
the road , Doesn’t matter how long has been sitting there. No job
too big or too small . 30 years experience, plenty of parts hanging
around here, too.
Addiction Motors is proud to present our team of hand-selected
repair technicians here to
Two Fully Built-Out Businesses in One Location
November 5, 2011 “CPR and First Aid for Motorcyclists Class”
Saturday 9am-3pm
Three Trials Motorcycles for Sale! 70cc, 250cc and 350cc. Call
415/781-3432
ADDICTION MOTORS
Small independent used motorcycle dealership located in
Mountain View is seeking an experienced, well rounded full
or part-time employee. We only sell gently used bikes at fair
prices, and do not have a service or parts department. This position
requires strong communication skills, since you’ll be the sole point
of contact with customers (-we’re that small) when you are on duty.
Verifiable sales experience and current motorcycle licence seem
like a no-brainer to us, but we’re willing to listen to reason and really
want a good fit more than anything. Must be able to perform general
maintenance and minor mechanical tasks on motorcycles. For
questions please call: 650-386-1440. For best results: submit a
resume to: sales@jm-ms .com.
5532 San Pablo Ave
Oakland, CA 94608
***Willing to train the right candidate***
www .rabers .com
Since 1956
PARTS AND SERVICE
Features
www .PashnitMoto .com or call 530/391-1356
1955 Zundapp 600cc: Restored to perfection. National award
winner. Black. $25,000. Serious inquiries only.
For sale: Old CityBike mags! From Early ‘90s to current (some
years incomplete). $0.50 each. Call (916) 203-7526 (Davis). Also
available: Friction Zone and the other SF motorcycling publication.
HELP WANTED
All clinic’s start at Doc Wong’s office at:
1391 Woodside Road, Redwood City.
To register e-mail DocWong at: docwong@aol .com
1999 Yamaha R1, blue, 4.6K miles, Öhlins, Race Tech, Graves
rearsets, V&H slip-on: $3950. Also, ‘97 Aprilia RS250 & ‘99 R6
track bikes: prices negotiable. 408/343-0381/921-9689.
CITYBIKE BACK ISSUES!
* As seen on the Discovery Channel *
Rotors, Brake lines, Pads, Street, Race, Off-road, Super-Moto
PashnitMoto is one of the largest Galfer Braking dealers in the USA.
Colored brake lines, custom lengths, Wave Rotors. 50 Pages of
part numbers.
2003 Suzuki SV1000S, silver. One original owner, still on first set
of tires! Just 3000 miles, like new. Other items available. $4500. Ask
for Otto: tthrnndz@yahoo .com
FOR SALE: GODSPEED
MOTORCYCLES IN
OAKLAND!
Motorcycle towing system. No trailer, no tires, no tags. No parking
or storing. Check it out at www .TowYourBike .com . 925/413-4103.
Dirt Bike or Cruiser.
K&L Supply
Tues-Fri 11-6, Sat 8-5
Galfer Braking
EBAY SALES eBay sales. Specialist with vehicles, 12 years
experience, and 5000+ positive feedback rating. Flat listing rate. I
can produce auctions with 20+ large format, gorgeous, high quality
pictures with my dealer account and pro-grade camera. Dr. Hannibal
Lechter reminds us that “we covet what we see.” Let me show people
what you have and why they should pay top dollar for it! Interested in
larger lots of identifiable, good-quality motorcycle and car parts to
buy as well. imperialist1960@yahoo .com or 415/699-8760.
We’re not afraid of your old bike.
1984 Stone Ave.
San Jose, CA 95125
Phone (408)998-4495
Fax (408)998-0642
1969 Ossa Pioneer Lots of new, original parts, matching numbers,
$1000 as is. Owen at 831/426-5107.
Sonoma, Marin, Napa & Mendocino Counties
THE UNDERTAKER
(415) 601-2853
Please visit website for details.
Never worry about theft, vandalism, weather damage or parking tickets.
DUBBELJU MC RENTALS, San Francisco’s oldest motorcycle rental
shop, offers safe storage for your bike in our shop at 689A Bryant St.
Not only is it a great shop to store your motorcycle but we have cool
rental bikes as well; BMW, Triumph, Harley, Honda, Suzuki, and even
Yamaha scooters. Keep us in mind when your bike is in the shop or you
have a friend come in to town. Be sure to check out our web site: www .
dubbelju .com and see all the things we have going on. 415/495-2774.
Enclosed and Secure Transport
mcmotorcycle@att .net
Motorcycle Tire Services
San Francisco - Bay Area
Order your tires online, Zero CA sales tax plus
Free UPS Ground, then have a Preferred Installer
in your local area do the installation and save!
MOTORCYCLE STORAGE AND
RENTALS IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAYS CITYBIKE MANAGEMENT.
Motorcycle & ATV Hauling
www .mcmotorcycletransport .com
www .MotoTireGuy .com
DNA Motor Lab, LLC
Zip:
“IT’S REALLY GOOD FOOD”
707-843-6584
V-Twin Service, Repair, Parts, & Fabrication.
Harley Factory Trained Tech.
State:
EAT AT REDS JAVA HOUSE, SF.
24 hour Roadside Pickup
Insured & Licensed
Mind-Blowing Custom Paint Since 1988
Visit Our Showroom!
www .dnamotorlab .com
USED MOTORCYCLES:
City:
e-mail:
Email: info@motogio .com
Please mention this ad and you will receive an additional 5% off on
your purchase.
510-473-7349
Supermoto USA was formed in 2001 as the new sport of riding
small, light, flickable dirtbikes with slick tires and firmer suspension
on asphalt came into its own. Running on small-format (kart) tracks
all over the west, we offer easy-going classes and rental bikes to
introduce people this amazing, affordable, and really exciting blend
of dirt and street technologies. See www .supermotousa .com if
you like doing fun stuff on a motorcycle.
Name:
Address:
www.motogio.com
2003 DUCATI MONSTER1000S IE $5,265 Miles: 22,277 Custom
exhaust, bar end mirrors, and tons of carbon fiber.
2006 HONDA CBR1000RR $5,999 Miles: 11,258 Received a full
service including valve adjust, coolant change, oil change, brake
fluid change, spark plugs, air filter, brake pads and a new battery.
Aprilia, KTM, and BMW Service and Repair
Located at 44 Harbor street, San Rafael
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
(415) 454-RIDE
Reach thousands of Northern California motorcyclists. Just $15 for 25 words, 25¢
each additional word. Photos add $25. Industry classifieds are a higher price. Free
25-word listing for stolen bikes. Deadline is the 3rd of each month. Just fill out the
form, or copy and send it with your check, payable to CityBike 69A Duboce, San
Francisco, CA 94103
1135 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
2002 BMW R1100S $5,995 The BMW R1100S is a great standard
touring bike. The 1100 cc’s will get you anywhere you want to go,
even with a passenger. BMW has combined both comfort and
versatility into a really reliable bike.
1998 DUCATI ST2 Sport Touring $4,595 Miles: 5,808 It was
Ducati’s introduction of the ST2 in 1998 that was their inaugural
year into the sport-touring segment of motorcycles. They “intended
to take the best of the Italian firm’s traditional high-performance
heritage, along with their distinctive styling elements, and turn
them into an ultimate, yet comfortable sport-touring machine.” By
combining a padded, dual seat with raised handlebars for a standard
riding position, not only do you have a quality bike, but you also have
an extremely comfortable ride.
Introducing
Marin Moto Works!
Special Thanks to Keith Code, his books and school of which much
of the Doc Wong Riding Clinics are based.
The Old Man
The Old Truck
Dave is working
Dave’s Cycle Transport
San Francisco-Bay Area and Beyond...
24 Hour Service
(415)824-3020 — www .davescycle .com
WHEELS AND DEALS
ACCIDENT OR INJURY?
Call 415/999-4790 for a 24-hr. recorded message and a copy of
the FREE REPORT
My ride was stolen last night after only a week living in this new area
(San Francisco). 5 other bikes on the block untouched. As I walked
away from the bike last night I thought, should I put on my disc lock?
The answer was yes. I should have.
Just in case some idiot attempts selling or parting it here are the
details:
When stolen: Between 11pm Wed Oct 12, and 10am Thurs Oct 13.
Where: 1700 Block of McAllister, Western Addition, San Francisco
CA 94115 Map - http://tinyurl .com/3wpbhhe
1992 R100R, Distinguishing Features:
Don Vesco signed gas tank.
Black trim
Brown Vinyl Seat,
Integral Cases with 3M black reflective decals
Windshield, Plexifaring II
40mm BING Carburetors
Grey Powder-coated spoked rims, tubeless
Bridgestone Spitfire S11 tires
License Plate: 14W5655
VIN: WB1048707N0280013
More pics here: http://www .flickr .com/photos/justinmorrison/
tags/r100r
619-871-4842
Justin Morrison
ABC # 10863
http://justinmorrison.net
SELL YER STUFF IN
CITYBIKE!
Yes, you can do that—it’s easy. Easier than calling your grandson,
having him post a Craigslist ad, then ask you for $20, which you
wind up giving him because you decided to go riding instead of
going to his high school graduation and you feel guilty. We here at
CityBike understand your guilt feelings, so we will run your ad (25
words or less, please) ‘till sold for just $15. Add $25 bucks to run a
photo of your ride so people believe you’re really selling something
and not just lonely.
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subscribe, eh cheapskate?
Yamaha TTR 50, 110, 125
Have some dirt with
your holiday season!
Always wear a helmet, eye protection, and protective clothing.
Please respect the environment, obey the law, and read your owner's manual thoroughly.
Berkeley Yamaha
735 GILMAN STREET
BERKELEY , CA 94710 (510) 525-5525
www.berkeley-yamaha.com
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December 2011

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