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December 2013

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News, Clues & Rumors
Volume XXX, Issue 12
Publication Date: November 18, 2013
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Round-the-World Riders Andrew Don
and Jon Boulton spotted doing some
much-needed maintenance on their
KTM 690 Adventures at Super Plush
Suspension in San Francisco. SPS’
James Liddell generously opened up
his shop so the duo could continue
their trek, which is raising money for
Alzheimer’s and Cancer research.
You can find them on Facebook or at
jaba-mundus .com to pitch in or just
jaba-mundus
follow their remarkable trip.
On The Cover: A Milanese gallery
wall showing all the latest iron:
1200 Monster, re-done V-Strom
1100, CBR1000RR SP, Z1000 and
the KTM 1190 Adventure.
Contents:
NCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
New Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dirtbags 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New Motos 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Milan Show Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Zero Dual Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Grom! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Hertfelder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tankslapps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Nude Milan Model Closeups . . . . . . . . . . 25
are awesome enough to allow
lane splitting” list. Given the
huge number of motorcyclists in
California, AMA members and
non-members alike have wondered
why the organization wasn’t more
supportive of on such a pivotal
issue for California riders.
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it from frivolous lawsuits, so even if you see Lucien Lewis doing
one of his wheelies on the cover and decide you want to do that too
and then you hit a parked car and your bike is wedged under a van
and it catches fire and the Vallejo FD has to come and extinguish
the resulting blaze and four cars and your bike are melted into
slag and you suffer permanent trauma including a twisted pinkie,
sleeplessness and night terrors, it’s not CityBike Magazine Inc.’s fault
and we don’t have any assets so just suck on it. You know better.
SPLITTING HEADACHE: RELIEF,
FOR NOW
We’ve been dreading a not-so-happy New
Year—SB 350, California Senator Jim
Beall’s (D, South Bay) bill to restrict lane
splitting, was set to be heard in committee
in January. Instead, Christmas came early,
in the form of a statement from Beall’s
office: “Senator Beall does not plan to take
any action on the bill next year in light of
the lane-splitting guidelines issued by the
California Highway Patrol. He wants to
evaluate how well the guidelines work and
as well as their effectiveness, which may
obviate the need for any legislation.”
people are noticing. Beall (or another
politician) could target this “issue” again
in the future as an easy way to score some
points with non-riding constituents who
continually complain about “idiots on
donor-cycles coming out of nowhere” and
“cutting in line.”
More than ever, riders need to be good
ambassadors for lane splitting and
motorcycling in general. The CHP lane
splitting guidelines are a good start: keep
your speed differential reasonable (Ponch
and John say no more than 10 mph faster),
don’t split when traffic is moving faster than
30 mph, and maintain a consistently high
awareness of your surroundings on the
Details beyond this have been very sketchy. road. Those of you who split crazy-fast and
regularly hit mirrors while crying about
Beall’s office refused to comment further,
and the bill remains technically “live”—but how “damn cagers” are always cutting you
off—cut it out. We’re all going to need to
with the bill’s sponsor stating publicly, on
behave a little more if we want to keep this
the record, that there are no plans to seek
headache from coming back.
action, it’s effectively dead.
We spoke with Erin Riches, a consultant
with the Senate Transportation and
Housing Committee, in an attempt to
get more information. She told us that
“they have to move [the bill] by the end
of January or it’ll be dead.” When asked
if other Senators might pick it up and run
with it, she said, “no, I mean somebody
else could take over the bill if they wanted
to… you could amend it to
a different author. I haven’t
heard any buzz about that
moving.”
THE AMA SUPPORTS LANE
SPLITTING!
Many California motorcyclists have
voiced frustration with the American
Motorcyclist Association’s long-standing
refusal to say much about lane splitting, in
California and more recently in Nevada,
where we saw near-successful attempts to
add a second state to the “U.S. states that
So we’re (cautiously)
celebrating, but also
considering what
Beall’s statement about
“evaluating how well the
guidelines work” means in
the long run. There are still
too many riders splitting
like total assholes, and
media and government
attention on lane splitting
this year means more
Back in June, AMA
spokesman Pete terHorst
stated in an interview with
LaneSplittingIsLegal.com that
“although the AMA Board of Directors
has not adopted a formal position
statement on lane splitting, the surge
of interest in some states following the
CHP’s recent issuance of guidelines has
given the AMA board cause to revisit
this issue. The AMA staff is currently
preparing background information to
assist the board with its decision.”
In early November, the AMA quietly
added a position statement on lane splitting
to its website. It’s over 1200 words of
dense lobbyist-speak—but at about 1000
words in, we get the good stuff: “Given
the ongoing success of lane splitting in
California and the recent enthusiasm for
lane splitting and/or filtering in other
states, the AMA endorses these practices
and will assist groups and individuals
working to bring legal lane splitting and/or
filtering to their states.”
Translation: the AMA will help folks who
are trying to legalize lane splitting. Yes!
This is a big deal—this support could
help push a bill to success in Nevada in
2015, where AB 236 got so close earlier
this year, and help get the ball rolling
with a little more momentum in states
like Oregon, where two bills didn’t get
enough steam to make it out of
committee this year.
Between this and the news
that Senator Beall won’t seek
action on SB 350 in January, it’s
looking good for lane splitting
in California, and hopefully
other states too. Welcome to
the party, guys!
Photo: Bob Stokstad
Read the entire AMA position
statement on lane splitting at
americanmotorcyclist.com/
Rights/PositionStatements/
LaneSplitting.aspx
DID WE SAY ZERO
TOLERANCE? WE MEANT HERO
TOLERANCE
called CoCo County Assistant District
Attorney Paul Graves to see how the case
is coming along, and he told us that she’s
going to be arraigned December 9th at
If you’ve been following the case of Michael 8:30 am, in Department 29 of the Martin
Quinn, the S.F. firefighter who created
Bray Courthouse at 1020 Ward Street in
his own customer by driving his firetruck
Martinez.
under the influence of alcohol and striking
There she’ll be informed of her rights,
and injuring Daly City motorcyclist Jack
asked if she has an attorney (and if not,
Frazier, you’ve probably noticed there
the court will assign a public defender)
has yet to be any real action taken against
and then hear the charges against her—in
Quinn. The SFFD told us the chief has
this case, Graves said it’s driving under the
recommended termination, but it’s up to
influence with an enhancement for causing
the Fire Commission to decide—and still
great bodily injury or paralysis. Maximum
no action there. The D.A. has also failed
sentence for this is eight years, but Graves
to file charges so far, but Frazier has filed
a claim against the City. Mentioned in the didn’t think she would get hit with the max.
suit is $461,000 in hospital bills, but we’re
After she’s heard her charges, she can enter
guessing the final tally will be just a tad
a plea. If she pleads not guilty, she may be
more.
taken into custody, or sent home on her
We at News, Clues wonder if Quinn’s status own recognizance, or she can post bail,
although the court probably won’t require
as a decorated 23-year veteran, coupled
custody or bail. If any CityBike readers
with an aggressive and powerful union,
are
in the area and can show up in court
might shield him from consequences. The
wearing
leathers and carrying helmets it
SFFD has a “zero tolerance” policy towards
could let the DA know we want justice for
drinking on duty, so we don’t understand
Mark...and all motorcyclists.
why Quinn hasn’t been cashiered. Not
much we can do about that, but we can try
to keep the incident fresh in our minds, so
stay tuned.
SAVING IT FOR AN
ARRAIGNMENT DAY
Bad news comes in twos, you know,
so don’t forget about our friend Jessica
Mercurio, the Concord drunk girl who
hit Mark Tomaszewski’s Suzuki SV650
head on after one of what is probably be
a typical afternoon’s drinking for her. We
We will, of course, keep you posted.
BETTER FIND SOMEONE TO
FEED YOUR FISH, BANFORD
The Mercury News reported that East Palo
Altoan Eric Banford, 48, was convicted of
striking and killing a motorcyclist during
a high-speed chase with police in 2011. At
one point during the chase, which ended
the life of 50-year-old East Palo Altoan
Danny Lee Dixon, repeat-offender Banford
actually managed to light his crack pipe.
Classy.
He’ll be 105
years old
when he’s
eligible for
parole. It
won’t bring
back Dixon,
but Banford
probably
won’t hurt
anybody
See you in 2070, Banford!
else.
RUN-ON SENTENCE
Nothing gets you a heaping helping of
justice faster than using a motorcycle
to commit a crime, it seems. You may
remember Max Wade, who, early in
2012 was arrested for shooting at his exgirlfriend and her current paramour while
they sat in a pickup truck. The 17-year-old
was something of a criminal mastermind,
in possession of a storage locker filled with
guns, uniforms, surveillance equipment
and celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s yellow
Lamborghini. Kids! As we mentioned last
year, kudos to the Cycle Gear employees
who helped investigators find Wade when
they recognized the helmet they sold him.
to 800 pounds, and the bars are almost
comically wide, especially if you’re used
to riding sportbikes or standards. The
components are appropriately oversized
and feel substantial and well-made. The low
seat height—26” on all three models—and
center of gravity make it reasonably easy to
manage, and the bike feels like it sheds at
least a hundred or so pounds once you get
rolling.
Out on the road, handling is typically
cruiser-y: stable, great for straight lines,
but not so good for brisk cornering, in
spite of the modern cast-aluminum frame.
The Thunderstroke 111 motor is a little
underwhelming, though—with 119 ft-lbs
of torque on tap, we expected a little more,
well… thunder when whacking open the
throttle. But the acceleration comes on in
a surprisingly mellow fashion. Not exactly
slow, just not very dramatic.
In spite of this, every single person we
talked to said they were very impressed
with the bikes, and that Polaris “got it
right.” Some of these riders were talking
about putting deposits down that same day.
We expect the new Indians to be highquality, well-crafted machines, based on
Polaris’s history with Victory—these guys
Anyway, he’s finally been convicted of
know how to build good bikes. Polaris
attempted murder and grand theft auto,
amazingly managed to turn around
after an above-average interesting trial
completely new motorcycles—with an
(where Fieri came to testify) in Marin
all-new engine—in the two years since
County Superior Court. He faces up to
purchasing the classic marque. The long20 years in prison—sentencing will be
revered Indian name has changed hands
December 17.
a lot of time—will this third (or is it the
fifth?) time be the charm? We hope so—
RIDING THE NEW INDIAN
we’d love to see some spiritual successors
to the Indian racers of the early 20th
We headed out to Indian Motorcycle East
Bay for a Saturday morning spin on the new century.
bikes from (now Polaris-owned) Indian
WINNING CRAIGSLIST AD
Motorcycles. There was supposed to be
a “press preview” time, but this actually
We’ve read a lot of motorcycle writings,
fiction and non-fiction, from Zen and the
Art of Motorcycle Maintenance to Hell’s
Angels, but this humble (okay, maybe
Angels
not so humble) Craigslist ad we saw on
the Portland, Oregon Craigslist got our
attention.
Photo by Surj Gish
meant “standing in line with everyone
else”—so much for the luxurious and
glamorous motojournalist life!
First impressions: these are beautiful
machines, whether you like cruisers or not.
Big, sweeping lines (Indian says “heritage
design elements”) wrapped around a
downright gorgeous engine—although
the fairing on the Chieftain is apparently
the source of some rather heated debate.
In proper “Indian Motorcycle Red” with
near-endless chrome, these bikes are hard
to ignore.
They’re not just pretty retro bikes, either—
Polaris is building Indians in Iowa with
modern technology like throttle-by-wire,
keyless ignition, ABS, electronic cruise
control and an aluminum frame that
features an integrated air intake.
Climbing on the Chief Classic, it’s hard
to ignore the bike’s massive proportions.
Even this “stripped-down” model is close
Enthusiast Alex Hagmüller says he “grew
up in a small town in Cordova, Alaska
riding motorcycles that were too big for
me from a young age, most notably a1981
Suzuki RM465 at the age of 15. I now live
in Portland, Oregon with my lovely wife
and a poodle named Pirate, with a stable of
too many motorcycles for my small garage.
Ride Hard, Die Free!”
Hagmüller is, judging by the description of
his bike, a rider’s rider. He will do anything,
anywhere, anytime on a motorcycle.
Frankly, we can’t believe the poor thing
isn’t being sold at an estate sale.
Breathless bluster and crazed description
aside, what this ad conveys is one man’s
CBP recently intercepted that were stolen
more than 20 years ago.
“CBP officers and their law enforcement
counterparts check many outbound
vehicles on a regular basis. Their success in
recovering stolen vehicles is remarkable. A
few have nice stories like this one,” he said
in the statement.”
ALL LIT UP
GreyDogMoto owner Patrick Bell celebrating the premier airing of the episode of “Cafe Racer”
that features his build at Linguine’s in Alameda. The 1975 Moto Guzzi 850 T3 custom cafe was
built in a month for the show and featured on the cover of this publication in December, 2012.
love of his motorcycle, and a clear-eyed, if
I WANT MY BABY BACK
manic, love of the sport. And it might make
This story ran in the Orange County
you want to use your rent money to buy a
Register early in November:
14-year-old WR400 and beat the crap out
of it. Just because you can.
“A 72-year-old Nebraska man will soon
be reunited with his 1953 Triumph
We’ve reposted the ad here (trimmed down
motorcycle, which was stolen 46 years ago.
and with Hagmüller’s permission) so it
won’t get lost down the Craigslist memory
The bike turned up at the Los Angeles/
hole, as epic ads like this need preservation.
Long Beach seaport complex Oct. 30 just
as it was about to be shipped to Yokohama,
A taste:
Japan.
For sale is a 2000 Yamaha WR400F.
A 1953 Triumph motorcycle, which was
stolen 46 years ago in Omaha, Neb., was
One owner. Ridden all over the place. No
recovered at the Los Angeles/Long Beach
title. It’s a dirtbike.
seaport complex last Wednesday.
It has participated in Ice Racing,
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Motocross, Super Moto,, TT’s, Flat Track,
seized the vehicle that day after checking
and GNCC’s. It has been ridden in Glamis,
the bike’s vehicle identification number
Pismo, Ocotillio Wells, Coos Bay, Florence,
Sand Lakes, Single Track of Blue Ridge in
Vancouver BC Canada, all over Alaska’s
outback, through rivers, on top of glaciers
and frozen lakes and rivers, up and down
mountain sides, through city streets, golf
courses, and gravel pits, has had multiple
impacts at high speed (one at 95mph)
resulting in rider concussions and general
mayhem, jumped off steel ramps, natural
dirt doubles, Dirt Hips, Sand of all types,
and paperwork and saw that it matched
boulders, concrete drops, and generally
the description of a missing motorcycle
ridden quite hard for the last 13 years.
from Omaha, Neb., in 1967. Customs then
Estimated to have done over 10,000 fifth
turned it over to the California Highway
gear wheelies on pavement. The type that
Patrol to return it to its rightful owner.
result in the front wheel slowly rolling to
Lou Koven, special agent for the National
a stop, then going backwards from the
Insurance Crime Bureau, who was in charge
wind. Then leaving 747 style marks on
of finding the owner, said the owner was in
the pavement while white smoking the tire
disbelief and shock when contacted about
to glory from touching down at 80+mph.
the motorcycle, which had an estimated
Apparently you can wear out 5th gear on
value of $9,000. When it was stolen, the
a motorcycle. A few times. In fact, art has
bike was worth $300.
been created in it’s wheelying honor because
it has spent most of its life on the back wheel.
“He thought I was scamming him,” Koven
It has spent thousands of hours attempting
said. “But then the police contacted him,
to recreate the abilities of Chris Carr, Ty
and then he started believing.”
Davis, Seth Enslow, and Geoff Aaron.
Possibly 2 minutes of this entire time could
The blue and black Tiger T 100 model bike
be said to have achieved a fraction of those
was reported stolen in February 1967 in
abilities. Most notably Seth Enslow. Of
Omaha. The owner said it was parked in his
those abilities, the eating shit part tends to
backyard all winter and a gate on the wood
stick out.
fence was forced.
Or, to translate into the usual Craigslist
used-motorcycle ad, “2000 WR400F, one
owner, carefully maintained, professionally
rebuilt. Very light wear on front tire.”
Findings like these are common, said Todd
C. Owen, CBP director of field operations
in Los Angeles. He said in a statement that
the motorcycle was one of three vehicles
S.F. SOMA-district Lit Motors, famous for
promising to produce a fully-enclosed, selfbalancing, electric-powered motorcycle
that goes 100 miles an hour and has a
200-mile range for $24,000 by 2014, has
recently received patent number 8,532,915
for an “electronic control system for
gyroscopic stabilized vehicle.” YouTube
videos show a self-balancing egg-shaped
two-wheeled car that goes very well in a
straight line...and then the camera cuts off
before it has to turn. This has been going on
since 2010, and there doesn’t seem to be a
lot of progress since then.
Founder Daniel Kim is good at getting tech
sites like Gizmodo and Wired to report
on the story, and he must be capitalized,
as the company website names a lot of
employees and keeps churning out PR.
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But the claims—that the Lit C-1 will be
just $24,000 and somehow squeeze 200
miles of range out of an 8 kilowatt-hour
battery pack (the Zero S has a 130-ish mile
range and an 11 kWh pack, yet is half the
weight of the proposed C-1) and can go 100
mph—seem fanciful. We’ve been asking for
an interview and getting ignored by Lit for
two years, but are hopeful we’ll hear from
the company at some point. The start-up
may or may not be vaporware, but we have
to assume it is until we can get a closer look
behind the curtain.
ZERO TOLERANCE
POLICING
One market
motorcyclists don’t think
of when they dismiss
electric motorcycles is
fleet and government
sales. Zero Motorcycles
of Santa Cruz has had
good luck selling units
to police departments—
Hong Kong, Bogata,
Colombia, Santa Cruz,
Scots Valley PD, the San
DA HEIST IS (ALMOST) HERE
Jose State University
CityBike advertiser Scooter City,
Police and even the
distributor for Cleveland CycleWerks
U.S. military’s Special
motorcycles announced that it expects
Operations Forces. Just this month, two
both ‘da Misfit (the cafe racer we tested
more Bay Area agencies—De Anza/
in May, 2012) and the chopper-styled
Foothill
College and
the San Mateo
PD—stepped
up to purchase
a few Zero
DS Police
motorcycles.
Not only
are the
motorcycles
inexpensive
(compared to
most cop-ocycles), they
are cheap to
da’ Heist to clear the CARB certification
process soon. That’s exciting news—these operate, easy to ride and a great way to both
bikes are fun, affordable and look good, just sneak up on miscreants and show off an
the thing for a new rider. Call Scooter City agency’s green credentials.
at 916/380-7522 for more information.
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO,
YAMAHA EDITION
Yamaha had some fun stuff in its booth at
the Tokyo Motor Show in early November.
Of note were four electric concepts,
including the PES1 shown here. The
220-pound sportbike uses a brushless
DC motor and offers both manual and
automatic gearbox operation
to deliver “the same operation
feeling that current (ha!)
motorcycle riders are used to.
The PES1 has an offroad brother
with similar specs called the
PED1, a kid’s minibike and
there was an electric Vino
scooter called the EVino
as well. The vehicles
use interchangeable
lithium-ion powerpacks,
but there’s no hint as to
expected range or speed.
Another cool display was a Cafe-racer
version of the Star Bolt, an “ an example
of how owners can customize the bike
to their own tastes.” Like the e-motos,
these are just expressions of what Yamaha
Motors could do if it wanted to—don’t
expect to see an electric sportbike or
dirtbike in a Yamaha showroom anytime
soon. However, industry analysts are
predicting the price of lithium-ion batteries
to get as cheap as lead-acid batteries, which
could make electric motorcycles very
competitive in price with the gas-powered
ones. Combine that with the proliferation
of quick-charge stations (you can already
use a ChaDeMo charger to get a Zero to
a 95-percent charge in an hour) in the
next decade and our prediction we made
two years ago—that by 2020 electric
motorcycles will be competitively priced,
be capable of 125 mph and have a range
of over 200 miles at freeway speeds—will
come true. We’d bet all the big OEMs have
partly-developed production rides ready
to cash in on the
day when the
batteries are
affordable.
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EIGHT WEEKS OF XMAS
the country and back again, in search of
fantastic tattoo work, for better or worse.”
Find CityBike advertiser Leo Vince on
We wanted to believe in this adventure–
Facebook (facebook.com/leovinceusa) to
the authors riding coast-to-coast, looking
find out about the company’s “8 Weeks of
for killer biker tattoos to include in their
Christmas” promotion. The Richmondbook. Unfortunately, there are several
based company will be giving away prizes
pages with images credited to iStock and
each week, though you missed the first two.
Shutterstock (stock-photo websites),
Prizes include a life-saving Dion Device
calling the authenticity of the whole thing
(which protects you from accidental
into question. The text is also often trite,
front-brake application caused by brushing
utilizing phrases like “woman of the road,”
another rider with your lever), a full Leo
and romanticizing the biker lifestyle of
Vince exhaust and a big-bucks Airoh
yesteryear with statements like “Not many
Aviator off-road helmet.
motorcyclists today actually live the true
biker lifestyle, riding all over the country,
putting on miles and standing up for bikers’
rights along the way.” And what’s up with
all these bikers needing to show off the
handguns while posing for tattoo photos?
KARI’S KORNER
NEW STUFF
XMAS EDITION
1000 BIKER TATTOOS
1000 Biker Tattoos, by Sara Liberte.
Paperback, 320 Pages, Motorbooks. $29.99.
Motorbooks.com, 800/458-0454
Bikers and tattoos go together like Ducatis
and Starbucks, right? So we expected a lot
of bar-and-shield logos and chopper-riding
skeleton tattoos
when we got
our greasy
mitts on a
copy of Sara
Liberte’s 1000
Biker Tattoos.
There’s
definitely
a lot of
that kind of ink: images
of V-Twin engines with American
flags, FTWs, skulls, and so on. The
chapter on “brand loyalty” even
says, “finding a biker with a
Harley-Davidson Bar &
Shield tattoo is like finding,
well, beer in a bottle.”
But in spite of all the
“typical biker” regalia
and attitude on display,
there’s a good dose of
pretty amazing and
atypical biker art—
like the black and gray
exploded view of a preunit Triumph engine or
the full-color portrait of
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.
Co-author Chad Lemme says on the
“about the authors” page that writing the
book was like “a high-speed chase across
An enjoyable book, though our tattooed
staff members wanted more information
(like tattoo artist credits) and more
diversity of artwork. But if you’re looking
for lots of photos of traditional biker
tattoos, 1000 Biker Tattoos has you covered.
D-STORE GIFT IDEAS
We wondered if our advertiser-friends
at the D-Store in San Francisco had any
affordable gift-giving options for your
motorcycling friend that you like, but
maybe not enough to spend more than
$100 on. D-Store’s Shelli Bohrer actually
endorsed our idea of a gift card to your
favorite shop—most places offer them, but
of course she’s got some good ideas of
her own:
Camo is back! And San
Franciscans love their hoodies.
Dainese has this super-styling
one for $80.
CityBike Contributor Otto Hoffman attended an anniversary ride celebrating the
life of CalMoto founder Kari Prager. “At a picnic stop overlooking the bluffs in
Davenport, near Santa Cruz, Gail Prager, and Mike Meissner, former partner of
Kari and now the owner of the dealerships, read some poems out of Kari’s collection,
some of which we know from CityBike. It was a great tribute to a man, who had
many friends and remains unforgotten.”
D-Store SF is at 131 South Van Ness Ave in
S.F. 415/626-5478.
dstoresanfrancisco.com
IN CASE SANTA IS HANDING
OUT GROMS...
fuel-injection, but it ditches the catalytic
converter, which may seriously run afoul
of CARB regulations here in the Golden
State, so TBR tells us this is for “closed
circuit use only.” But what law-enforcement
officer could be cruel enough to stop such a
cute lil’ bike?
Two Brothers Racing is hoping on the
Grom bandwagon, with this tasty-looking Check out the TBR website: twobros.com
$530 full exhaust system for that mighty
or see your local dealer.
125cc midget. Not only does it save you 5.5
pounds and look and sound excellent, it’s
easy to install, works with the stock fender
and boosts torque and horsepower 8.5
percent (to 9.5 hp and 8 ft-lbs, and isn’t that
darling?).
Dainese offers a whole
lineup of base-layer
The system retains the O2 sensor so
clothing to help
it works with
regulate body
your stock
temperature while
riding. Dainese
Dynamic Cool
shirt is one
example and comes
in long sleeve, for
$64.95 or short
sleeve, for $60.
forget everbody
And don’t
needs to hold their pants up! The
Dainese Leather Evo belt comes in
three colors, $55.
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Moto Shop is a
6,000 sq.ft.
do-it-yourself shop
where you can
work on your own
motorcycle or take
a workshop and
learn how.
EVENTS DECEMBER 2013
First Monday of each month
(December 2, January 6):
2:30 – 10:00 pm: Northern California
Ducati Bike Nights at Benissimo (one
of Marin’s finest Italian Restaurants), 18
Tamalpias Dr, Corte Madera.
NorCalDoc.com
6:00 pm: American Sport Bike Night
at Dick’s Restaurant and Cocktails,
3188 Alvarado Street, San Leandro.
Bring your Buell and hang out with
like-minded riders. All brands welcome!
Our meeting of Buell and Motorcycle
enthusiasts has been happening the first
Monday of the month for the last 12 years,
without ever missing a meeting. We have
had many local and national celebrities
from the motorcycle world grace our
meetings. It has been fun and exciting.
americansportbikenight.net
First Wednesday of each month
(December 4, Call for January )
6:00 pm: Bay Area Moto Guzzi
Group monthly dinner at Vahl’s in
Alviso (1512 El Dorado Street, Alviso,
410/2620731). Members, interested
Guzzi riders, and all other motorcycle
riders always welcome. More information,
contact Pierre at: 408/710-4886 or
[email protected].
brands welcome. Bring your appetite and
a smile, be prepared to make new friends.
Third Wednesday of Each Month
(November 20, December 18)
7:00 pm: Seca II Meet-up at
Lanesplitter in Oakland (4799
Telegraph Ave, 510/653-5350) Luddites
who are happy with 20-year-old aircooled tech gather to spend their
unemployment checks on important
things: pizza and beer. All makes/models
are welcome, though the management
has requested that we be less rowdy so
as not to intimidate the hipsters. Email
[email protected] for more info.
Second Sunday of Each Month
(December 8, January 12)
11:00 am: Santa Cruz Scooter Club
Monthly Group Ride (Meet at Fin’s
Coffee, 1104 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz)
Join us for our monthly ride, the 2nd
Sunday of each month. We meet at
Fin’s Coffee on Ocean Street in Santa
Cruz, and depending on who shows,
NEW!!
HOURS OF
OPERATION:
CityBike says if you haven’t done a Doc
Wong clinic, go do one ASAP. It’s fun,
free and will make you a better/safer/
happier rider. Register by emailing
[email protected] or call Full Motion
Chiropractic at 650/365-7775.
More info: docwong.com
Moto Shop
Upcoming Workshops and
Seminars
325 South Maple #20, South San
Francisco, 650/873-1600
NOVEMBER
Thu 20 Oil and/or Coolant Change
Workshop
Sat 23 Tire Change Workshop
Sun 24 Basic Maintenance
Workshop
DECEMBER
December classes are TBA as of
presstime. Call or go online for the
latest 411.
Sign up and get details online:
BayAreaMotoShop.com
Prices range from $25 - $250 No
previous experience required.
Second Tuesday of Each Month
(December 10, January 14)
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm: East Bay Ducati
Bike Night at Pizza Antica (3600 Mount
Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, 925/299-0500)
Bike parking on the street right in front of
the restaurant, indoor and heated outdoor
seating, excellent wine list. All moto
Doc Wong Clinics!
the weather, and how much time folks
have, we plan a route for the day. We
also usually stop for lunch somewhere.
Rides will be cancelled due to rain.
santacruzscooterclub.com
Wednesday - Friday
12pm - 10pm
Saturday and Sunday
10am - 7pm
Third Sunday of each month
(December 15, January 19):
9:00 am: California (Northern)
Moto Guzzi National Owners Club
(MGNOC) breakfast at Putah Creek
Cafe in picturesque Winters, California
(Highways 505/128) MGNOC members
and interested Guzzi riders meet for
breakfast and a good time. The Putah
Creek Cafe is located at Railroad Avenue.
More information contact: Northern
California MGNOC Rep, Don Van Zandt
at 707-557-5199.
Evenings: 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.
Stop by and
check us out!
Thursday, Dec. 5
5:00 pm-7:00 pm: Gearchic.com
happy hour (D-Store San Francisco,
131 South Van Ness Ave. 415/6265478)
I’m so grateful to everyone in the last 7
years that has supported GearChic.com.
So I’m throwing this little get together
in honor of YOU and all the support/
friendship before I leave for Philly in
January.
325 South Maple Ave #20
South San Francisco
I’ll have some light snacks and drinks
for you, oh and there will be a sh*tload
of awesome motorcycle gear for you to
ogle, try on and buy! The D-Store will be
providing some beer and wine too. I’ll
also have old GearChic women’s tees for
$5 for you to remember me by, as well as
some vinyl decals. Everyone is welcome.
(650) 873-1600
MotoShopSF.com
Ten Years of Dirtbaggin
Julian Farnam’s 2013 “afterthought” Dirtbag challenge build.
Two of the real standout machines
were a beautifully welded sidecar
here was no fanfare, no grand
rig, by returning Dirtbagger Turk,
announcements—but 2013
that was too unstable to actually
marked the 10th year of the
ride—and was thus disqualified—
Dirtbag Challenge, San Francisco’s most
ridiculously awesome motorbike hooligan and Julian Farnam’s stretched-out
sportbike-esque creation, based on a
event. Never heard of it? It’s a 30-day,
low-cost chopper build-off, a race to make $200 KDX450. Casey Anderson, who
generally brings some of the best-insomething cool out of bike that no one
show bikes, was a no-show, reportedly
wants. The rules: you can’t spend more
because his build was turning out
than a grand, you can’t take more than a
month to build, and the bike has to manage “too nice” and he wanted to spend
more time on it.
a two- or three-hour ride under its own
power. Oh, and no Harleys.
By Surj Gish, Photos by Alan Lapp
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By the way, the definition of “chopper” is
wide open in this context: two stroke or
four, one to four cylinders, two or three
wheels, hardtail or soft. The bikes range
from dangerously ratty and very unsafelooking to incredibly engineered marvels
that make the big-budget bikes rolling out
of the big-name custom shops look like sad
retreads.
Profile of a Repeat
Dirtbagger
Julian Farnam is a not your typical
Dirtbag, maybe… quiet and
unassuming, a mechanical engineer
with a background in industrial
design. He’s built a lot of bikes, three
of them very interesting Dirtbag
Challenge entries.
El Fo Fitty, the
wicker-equipped
CB450-based winner of both
Coolest Bike and People’s Choice,
built by Alex “Koshka” Verbitsky.
When I asked why he loves the
This year’s bikes included a typically
Dirtbag, Julian said, “There’s a couple
eclectic mix of mostly-UJM-derived builds: things about Dirtbag. One is, it’s a very
condensed timeframe and budget, so I
❍ An elegantly faded CB450 with a
know I’m not gonna spend loads of money
wicker battery box (?!) and bandanaand I know I’m gonna get it done in a
covered banana seat (see “Dirtbags!”
month. So there’s that finite element to it,
January, 2013)
of completion. The other thing I like about
❍ A tiny single-powered dual sport-based it, its kind of—for me—an opportunity for
bike dressed up as a bee,
complete with furry,
striped seat and what
looked like the bell of a
trombone coming out the
back
me to do something I wouldn’t normally
do. My background is mostly performance
and roadrace bikes. So between the forkless
RZ350 and some of the roadrace frames
I’ve built, they’re very purpose-driven…
there’s a very definitive goal.… Dirtbag,
there is no goal, it’s just have fun.”
❍ A very stripped-down,
first-gen SV650 bobber
❍ An inline-Four powered
chopper that looked
pretty similar to that
Harley that floated from
Japan to Canada posttsunami, aside from
the powerplant and
(apparently) a portrait of
Gary Busey on the tank
Julian almost sat out the tenth Dirtbag.
“This year I was actually planning to sit out.
I’d started working on a design for next
year’s bike and this KDX450 pops up on
Craigslist for $200 and I thought, “Damn, I
gotta buy that!” So this year’s bike was kind
of an afterthought. So I thought, everyone
who does Dirtbag, they do hardtails. They
take a CB-whatever, and they chop the
back off and graft the triangle on there and
you get a hardtail. I thought, I’m gonna do
a hardtail, do something a little different. I
kept drawing the typical triangular shape,
and I thought, “No damnit, don’t to the
typical triangular shape!” I came up with
this kind of dual, quad spar, two spars on
each side design. I got some R1 wheels and
forks sitting in the corner—I’ll use those.
Oh, there’s an R6 tank and seat—that’s
what I used to use on the roadrace bikes—
so I’ll throw all that stuff together.”
What was the coolest bike this year? “The
SV650 was pretty cool. Of course, the
sidecar—if it had worked—undeniably
awesome as hell. I did see a picture of the
bike that Casey Anderson was gonna bring.
He would have blown everyone out of the
water if he’d brought it, but apparently it’s
turning out really nice so he’s taking his
time finishing it.”
❍ A very confusing bike
that consisted of (I think)
a Seca motor, a tractor
seat and an ATC rear end
Dirtbags on Film
What do you do while you’re waiting
for the next Dirtbag Challenge? Watch
this DVD!
Julian’s stretched-out sportbike meets twostroke won the trophy for Craftiest Bike.
In the Bag
The Dirtbag Challenge is a quintessentially
San Francisco motorbike event, proving
that this city hasn’t completely succumbed
to carefully-groomed tech-company
hipsters blowing their IPO earnings on
pricey working-class wardrobes designed
to look “authentic” while driving up
housing costs to levels that make New York
look cheap.
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GP Sports
2020 Camden Ave.
San Jose
(408) 377-8780
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2360 El Camino
Santa Clara
(408) 246-7323
Mission Motorcycles
6232 Mission St.
Daly City
(650) 992-1234
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participating dealers. Contact your Suzuki dealer for details. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection, and protective clothing when riding any
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The 2013 Dirtbag didn’t seem as big as the
last couple of years—there were still lots
of folks but it wasn’t crazy-packed in the
yard and there was no unicycle dragracer
(Google it, seriously) dragging flaming
tires. But there were still a lot of really cool
bikes, and that’s what it’s all about. If you’re
looking for smoky air, thick with burned
rubber particles, there’s no better way to
spend a Sunday than on a dead-end street
in the Bayview with a bunch of Dirtbags.
Beyond the Dirtbag
The creative crucible of the Dirtbag
Challenge breeds all kinds of cool stuff.
Two things to keep an eye on:
Poll Brown (Mr. Dirtbag himself) is
working on another film project, Rigid,
with Paolo Asuncion, director of the
Dirtbag documentary (see sidebar). The
movie will follow Poll as he rides the TransAmerica Trail with fellow Dirtbaggers Turk
and Casey Anderson, “on Dirtbag bikes”
like Poll’s XL500-based hardtail bobber.
Stay tuned at facebook.com/RIGIDFilm
for details.
Casey Anderson has launched a website
showcasing his many amazing builds,
from painstakingly accurate restorations
of early Honda CB750s to a variety
of downright incredible and creative
custom machines. Check ‘em out at
caseyandersonmotorcycles.com
Dirtbag: Meet Your Makers documents
the 2009 Dirtbag Challenge, and
includes footage of the pre-contest ride,
the event itself, and of course lots of
burnouts. But some really good stuff
is the interviews and footage of the
Dirtbaggers, following the action as
they build their bikes.
The interviews with Poll Brown
(who started and runs the Dirtbag
Challenge) are really interesting, with
discussion of his working-class roots, the
ridiculousness of overpriced customs,
and how he got started with motorbikes
as a kid. “I wanted a cool motorcycle that
would attract girls, and I couldn’t afford
one, so I built my own.”
There’s some comedy gold, too—like
the sections devoted to the Orland
Boys: Casey, Paul and Jimmy, who turn
a CL350 into a hardtail in ten hours
and then go on to build four more
bikes. Even better, at about 34 minutes
in, the trash-talking goes into high gear,
with every builder weighing in on the
dubious nature of customizing with
money rather than handiwork. This
culminates with a hilarious, profanitylaced tirade from one builder, Scott,
that closes with “You do something like
this, yeah, okay, it’s not pretty. You want
bling? Fuck you.” (Sorry, Larry!)
About the comedic elements of the
documentary, Poll says “The guy that
made it, Paolo, really clever guy. Not
only does he have talent… he definitely
has an eye and an ear for humor and
poignancy as well.” This eye for bits
of wry humor shows itself throughout
the film, making it really enjoyable and
engaging to watch: lots of chuckles and
genuine laugh-out-loud moments.
I loved this movie; in fact I’ve watched
it several times now. It does a really
thorough job of immersing you not
only in the experience of attending
the Dirtbag Challenge but also in the
build processes, with all the planning
and mess and trials that occur between
build start and Dirtbag ride. True to the
subject at hand, Dirtbag Documentary
was edited in under a month and cost
under $10,000 to make. Killer stuff—
highly recommended.
—Surj Gish
Get your copy of Dirtbag Documentary at
facebook.com/DirtbagDocumentary
Milan 2013
CityBike Staff
T
here are motorcycle shows and
then there are motorcycle shows.
Milan’s annual EICMA bicycle/
motorcycle exposition, with over 1400
exhibitors in three million square feet, is
solidly in the second category, dwarfing
anything you’d ever see here in the USA,
maybe even the world.
That’s probably why the manufacturers
spring their new models on the public
there. This year was no different, with a
fleet of new bikes CityBike readers may find
interesting. Let’s get straight to it:
BMW
We think our readers will be most
intrigued by BMW’s street-fighting naked
version of its S1000RR superbike, the
S1000R. It’s not quite the superbike-withhigher-bars Platonic ideal of a streetfighter,
but the motor has been de-tuned to only
160 hp (and 83 ft.-lbs of torque), and it’s
the same outstanding chassis as well.
The redline’s been dropped 2000 rpm,
moving the torque and horsepower
curves down the tach, making the motor
much more street-friendly. Claimed curb
weight is 456 pounds, making it one of the
lighter examples of such a bike from any
manufacturer—until Ducati upgrades
its Streetfighter with the Panigale’s
monocoque chassis.
The S1000R gets all the electronics
packages as the superbike—Automatic
Stability Control (ASC) and Race ABS are
standard, Dynamic Traction Control and
Dynamic Damping Control are options.
U.S. MSRP has yet to be named—we’d
expect it to be about the same as the
S1000RR’s $15,150 base price.
Sport-tourers can rejoice as well: the
R1200RT gets a re-do. Not such a huge
surprise, as BMW fans have speculated
the new water-cooled Boxer found in the
R1200GS (“First Ride: 2014 R1200GS,”
October, 2013) will get squeezed into the
rest of the lineup. It’s also factory-farkled
to the max, with ASC and ABS standard.
Options packages include additional
electronic aids, including Hill Start
Control, which holds the brake when the
bike is on a hill, and Gear Shift Assistant
Pro, which is like a quick-shifter adapted for
sport-touring use. Other upgrades include
a stiffer chassis, reshaped fairing and a
full-color TFT-display information center
operated by something called a multicontroller, which sounds complicated.
MSRP is not yet announced to USA buyers
and will instead probably only be written
frame to bolt
the motor to
the steering
head—the
back of the
mill is bolted
straight to the
single-sided
swingarm and
monoshock,
Panigalestyle. ABS
and traction
control are
standard, but
what’s really
interesting is
on a slip of expensive vellum stationary and
the new 18,000-mile valve-check intervals,
slid, face down, to prospective buyers in a
which should keep servicing costs in line
Monaco casino cocktail lounge.
with even the Japanese competition. The
base-model 1200 will set you back $13,495,
Ducati
the S $15,995.
The Bologna firm is introducing four new
models for 2014: the 899 Panigale (which
Harley-Davidson
we told you about last month), a big-bucks
We reported spyshots of a small(price TBA), limited-edition 1199 Panigale
displacement, Indian-market HarleySuperleggera that weighs 341.7 pounds
Davidson in
dry and makes 200 horsepower, a model to
our October
be revealed early next year (probably the
issue, so we
much-anticipated “scrambler”), and the allwere a little
new Monster 1200 and 1200S.
surprised to
The new Monster carries on the tradition of hear about the
the 270,000 previous Monsters by digging Milwaukee
company’s two
into the Borgo Panigale parts bin as well
new offerings,
as adding some new-found style to make
something everybody is itching to ride. The the Street 750
and Street
motor is the Testastretta 11-degree motor
500. Not only
we’ve seen in the Diavel, Multistrada and
are they small
other models, tuned for 135 hp and 87
lbs.-ft. of torque (145 and 92 for the 1200S). (59.5-inch
wheelbase) and
The new bike gets an abbreviated trellis
&
light (480 pounds wet, feathery compared
to the 560-pound 883), they are cheap—
prices for the 500 will start at $6700, $7500
for the 750. But get this—they have liquid
cooling, four valves per cylinder and U.S.market bikes will be made (or assembled?)
here in the USA. The styling is...different,
and a departure for the Mo Co, but as the
man said, the times, they are a-changin’.
We want to ride one...don’t you?
Honda
Honda went ballistic in Milan, introducing
13 new or revised models. Of note to USA
buyers: the CBR250R is now a CBR300R,
with a small bump in displacement and
power and a restyled fairing to make it look
more like its bigger brothers. Speaking of
bigger brothers, the CBR1000RR now has
an SP version, with Öhlins suspension,
Brembo brakes and weight-saving solo-seat
modifications. Both the SP and standard
versions get engine modifications to boost
power, as well as styling and ergonomic
changes—price is yet to be announced. We
also get an all-new model, the CTX1300,
a bigger
version of the
CTX700N,
which is sort
of a scooter/
cruiser hybrid.
European
customers get
even more
new bikes. The
NC700X is
also bumped
up, to 750cc,
and the
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2013 TOY DRIVE
Saturday DEC. 14th, 2013
Begins
@ 10 am
It’s time for our annual Holiday Party and Toy Ride!
Bring a Toy (or $10 donation), Go for a Ride,
Eat Food, Win Raffle Prizes, Have a Fun Time!
Toys are donated to the Daly City Fire Department’s“Operation Santa”
at
MISSION MOTORCYCLES
6232 Mission St. “Top of the Hill” Daly City, CA 94014
650-992-1234
www.missionmotorcycles.com
older Hornet standards are replaced with
the new CB650F and a faired version,
the CBR650F. But what may actually
kill some of our readers is a redesigned
VFR800F, with 106 hp and a wet weight of
525 pounds. We think it might be headed
here—SoCal correspondent David
Edwards is headed to a top-secret
Honda new-model reveal on
our
print date
MV Agusta
(11/18) which could be the VFR—but
there’s no official announcement from
Honda that it is, so stock up on your
nitroglycerine tablets, boys.
Kawasaki
The
big news from the Green
booth at EICMA
was a redesigned
Z1000. Aside
from what
Kawasaki calls
“Sugomi”influenced
styling,
most of the
changes are
refinements.
ABS is now
standard,
there’s a Showa
“Seperate Function” Big-Piston
fork, revised monobloc front calipers, new
instruments and engine revisions to give
“sharper” response, though Kawasaki
doesn’t promise more power from the
1043cc Four. The new model is $11,999.
It wouldn’t be EICMA without some
MV Agusta eye candy on hand. That
firm showed off three new bikes—the
F3 800, a bored-and-stroked version
of its excellent F3 675 sportbike, the
Rivale 800, a sort of streetfighter/
supermoto kind of thing, and the
Turismo Veloce, MV’s answer
to Ducati’s Multistrada. The
Veloce has upright bars, a
windscreen, locking hard luggage,
a single-sided swingarm and a
big 5.3-gallon tank. Centerstand,
heated grips, GPS and other touring
KTM
In the orange corner, the 1190 Super
Duke R was already old news—we told
you about it last month—and the 2014
1190 Adventure probably got some
approving nods, as KTM calls it the
“safest motorcycle in the world,” with
very advanced ABS and stability control
electronics, co-developed with Bosch,
standard.
There were also three new full-faired
sportbikes, and these could be very
important models for KTM. The RC 125,
200 and 390 are built on the corresponding
mini-Duke packages, with the same basic
frame and engine bottom-ends, tuned for
15, 26 and 44 hp. Weight is 327 pounds
tank empty (for the 390, the others are a bit
lighter) and no, we don’t know if they will
be coming here for 2014. If they do, they
could be very affordable—these models
will be built in India with assistance from
KTM’s parent company, Bajaj Auto.
amenities are standard, and prices should
be in line with Ducati’s, although they are
unannounced.
Suzuki
Big news from the Suzuki booth was
official word on the new V-Strom 1200.
The heavily revised motorcycle will arrive
on our shores in two variants, the $12,699
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There were interesting surprises in the
Yamaha booth, but sadly, nothing we’ll
see here. A new MT-07 is, apparently, the
FZ-09 we tested last month with a cylinder
lopped off to make it a 689cc Twin with a
270-degree crank. It makes a claimed 75 hp
and is about
15 pounds
lighter than
the
415-ish
pound
FZ09—
and
(roughly)
$2000
cheaper.
No word
on it
coming
to the USA for 2014, though the FZ-09’s
success (dealers are sold out, and it’s still
2013) may cause it to appear here magically
next fall as an FZ-07, a spiritual successor
to the much-loved SV650.
Also under the Tuning Forks: There was
a cool tri-wheeler scooter a’la the Piaggio
MP3—no surprise to those who saw the
Tesseract concept some years ago. Also,
the good ol’ SR400 comes back for the
European market, and it’s pretty much
the same as it was in the ‘70s, right down
to the lack of a starter button. They must
have a hipster problem in Europe, too. We
recommend aerial spraying.
Zero
If you ponied up and bought the 2013
Zero S or DS, you shouldn’t kick
yourself for not waiting ‘till 2014. But
there
are some
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interesting upgrades to the 2014 that could
make Zero the premier manufacturer of
electric motorcycles.
The biggest news is the Power Tank
accessory. It’s a 45-pound, 2.8
kilowatt hour (kWh), $2495
battery that plugs into the
big empty space in front
of the rider. It gives
either the 8.5 kWh
or 11.4 kWh models
a 20 percent
boost in
range—
up to
171
miles of
lowspeed
city
riding, or 106 miles at a steady 55. A Zero
S can now go 88 miles at 70 mph. The
bad news is it can’t be retro-fitted to the
2013 models, as Zero tells us it needs a
structural base to support it that the 2013
doesn’t have. The extra battery means the
curb weight of the 11.4-equipped S is 444
pounds.
The other big announcement is the Zero
SR. It gets both a high-performance motor
(that doesn’t overheat as easily) and morepowerful controller unit to boost torque
to 106 ft.-lbs (from 68). These changes
give the SR a claimed 0-60 time of under 4
seconds, a top speed of over 100 mph and
a sustained top speed of 85 mph—possibly
knocking the Brammo Empulse off its
perch as the high-performance e-moto.
The SR only comes with the 11.4
kWh battery and is $16,995, $2000
more than the S or DS 11.4—
and those prices are actually
$1000 less than the 2013’s.
Another improvement of note
is the warranty, which in
addition to covering
the bike for two
years, covers the
battery for 5 years
and up to 100,000
miles.
All the rest
Italy might be in the doldrums
economically speaking, Japan still
suffering nuclear dizziness, but against
all odds, this year’s harvest was way
bigger than anything that you could
expect from the cash-strapped Western
Hemisphere—it’s been a while since we
journos have seen such a groovy Salone
Del Motociclo ‘round these
parts.
Plenty of new or seriously
revamped motors from
Japan and USA and while
Italians might not have
had new power units to
show, they haven’t failed
to impress at their home
turf. The MV stand for one was really
breath taking.
We’ve already told you about the key
new models, so I’ll grab the occasion
to talk about the stuff that doesn’t hit
the headlines. How about an all new
Brough Superior for instance? Yep, that
“Rolls Royce of Motorcycles” thing that
Lawrence of Arabia was so keen on. Like
Indian and Norton, Brough is on brandrevival mode these days too, and the
completely new bike has a steam-punk
look worthy of the set of Wild Wild West.
The new company is headed by an aptly
named CEO named Mark
Upham, while a French
team in Toulouse handles
development chores.
Sounds aristocratic
enough for me.
of an upwards of 100,000 U.K. Pounds
for the joys of ownership.
On the other side of the ring, there’s
an “Italian Excellence” display, and the
stuff is pretty excellent indeed. Roberto
Pattoni is proudly showing a streetgoing version of the 500cc Grand Prix
racer that his father Giovanni developed
during the ‘60s and ‘70s. To those who
don’t follow current
classic racing, it might
worth explaining that
the 500 BIC 8V (for
8 valves) replicas rule
many vintage national
championships, at a
cost though—think
$80,000. Most of that
money must go to the handmade engine,
because for roughly $25,000, you could
get the replica, albeit with a Kawasaki
ER-6 motor.
Next to the Paton S1, Paolo Chiaia and
Marco Belli are showing their Zaeta flat
tracker, essentially an 61 hp Italian TM
motorcross motor slotted into a finelooking billet CNC machined frame,
resulting in a 250-pound roost machine.
The bike has been developed by a team
close to Valentino Rossi’s flat-track
activities with Vale’s father Graziano
lending a hand in development. Can sex
be better than this ride? Doubt it.
Staying true to sporting
spirit: need a motor
to finish off your
NSR / Doohan race
rep and HRC are not
keen to help? Swiss
The Boxer Design and
Sutter engineering
Engineering group has
will willingly supply
been responsible in the
its super lightweight
past for fine creations like the (now
500cc (big bored to 576c.c.), 200 hp twodefunct) Voxans as well as Aprilia’s
stroke V-Four. The engine carried the
striking Blue Marlin cafe racer concept.
late MuZ 500cc MotoGP bike to a few
Want one? If you need to ask for the
pole positions before the 4-stroke era,
price, you are certainly the wrong client
so it can’t be that slow. Too lazy to fit an
and have no blue blood in your veins, but
engine in a frame you say? Sutter offers a
I can whisper in your ear the indiscretion
complete ready-to-race bike too.
Back to planet Earth, the non-Japanese
Far East is doing its best to catch up
with ever-higher displacement and spec
wares. Hyosung’s very sporty 250cc
water-cooled Single is original and
looks the part. Not difficult to imagine
a dedicated, low-cost race series for this
model.
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Less exiting but nevertheless interesting
are the Chinese facsimiles of pretty
advanced Japanese in-line fours. Qiang
Jiang, for instance, doesn’t seem to mind
copying the Yamaha R6 or Kawasaki
Ninja 300 power units and then selling
them as ‘Italian’ Benellis. For those
who still remembers the days of De
Tomasso at the helm of the company
from Pesaro it will seem like history
strangely repeating. The smug racecar
magnate never had much of a problem
making ‘Italian’ sohc Fours and Sixes
with Benelli badges back in the ‘70s
and as we all know, Italian soap operas
never really end. Here’s the proof. Viva il
salone! Arrivederci in 2014!
—Yossef Schvetz, words and photos
Eighty/Twenty
Life with
Zero’s
Plug-in Electric
Dual-Sport
DS comes in 8 pounds heavier (395 pounds), point of discussion, center piece, or
reducing carrying capacity to 360 pounds.
motorcycle…in that order. Within the next
ero Motorcycles has quite the
eight hours you’re ready to hit the road on a
lineup of plated plug-ins, everything The DS and S share the battery packs;
full charge. You can also plug in additional
from the S-model standard (“2013 therefore, you can expect the same charge
chargers ($600 each) if your circuits can
Zero S,” May 2013), to the lightweight FX times and cost to charge (about $1.73 in
handle the load—each one cuts charge
city stalker, to the DS dual-sport. Zero
Central California). Both bikes come in
time in half.
Motorcycles was kind enough to loan us a
at $15,995 when equipped with the larger
2013 Zero DS for a few weeks to see how
11.4 battery pack, and State and Federal tax The DS is quite a comparable road warrior
it compares to the S (“Really? Yes, really,”
credits pay you back about $2500.
to the S without any notable differences.
May 2013).
Either bike would suit a rider just fine with
What’s
our
20
on
the
80
the S eking out a few more miles to the
On paper the DS has slightly less range (by
charge. You can’t go wrong with either.
Percent?
approximately 9 miles), but top speed and
With the maximum speed test out of the
torque/power statistics are identical. For
The real question, What’s our
what it’s worth, the DS’ battery life is 25,000 way in our review on the S (about 95 mph) I
moved on to range testing. We had already 20 on the 20 Percent?
miles less than the S; however, you’re still
tested Zero’s highway claims on the S
Sandy dirt spraying behind me, I jetted
looking at a lifetime of 284,000 miles, a
(70 miles at 70 miles per hour), so I chose
from the Bixby Bridge and headed up Old
negligible difference in the long run.
to test claims for City mileage. Holding
Coast Road. Before 1932 the only way
Both the S and DS have the same sprocket
the bike at an average speed of 27 miles
to get to/from Big Sur was via Old Coast
count (132 tooth rear / 28 tooth front),
per hour without stopping, the bike will
Road, a 10 mile hard-packed sandy, dirty,
front suspension, rear suspension, and
manage about 130 miles—slightly better
brakes. However, the DS suspension travel
than Zero’s claim of 126 miles. Bottom line
is obviously greater than the S to account
is, What they say is what you get!
for riding offroad. The DS offers 1.5 inches
more front travel (7 inches total) and nearly The DS and S share the same smartphone
2 inches more in the rear (7.69 inches total). app, but as intuitive as it is I couldn’t
initially pair to the bike. Zero customer
What I would have liked to see modified
for the DS is the rear brake, but to be fair it’s support had me up and running within
inadequate on the S, too (See Milan coverage minutes though; flip the Sport/Eco switch
this issue to read about revisions to brakes and a half dozen times with the bike’s kill
suspension on both models—ed.). I recognize switch in the off position and kickstand
down: connected. The app allows you to
that the DS is an 80/20 bike, but I would
apply self-parental guidance in Eco mode
like to feel comfortable 100 percent of the
time…even if it’s only 20 percent of the time. such as limiting the top speed which surely
helps when you are trying to range test.
As you would expect, the DS swaps out a
Other than that, I never left Sport mode,
17-inch front wheel for a taller, narrower
why would you? There are many other
19 inch. Zero also stretched the DS’
functions, download the free app and run
wheelbase an inch (56.5 inches) to give it
the demo.
better stability in the dirt. The additional
Charging methods and times are identical
suspension travel tacks on just over three
for both motorcycles (it’s covered in our
inches to the seat height, so at 34.4 inches
S review). Literally plug the bike into
vertically challenged riders will have to
any standard outlet in your living room,
make do with side straddling at stops. The
kitchen, or garage. It makes a great focal
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Z
hole-y, washed out, impassible-in-the-rain
path that now parallels Highway 1. Where
better to test the future of motorcycles but
on a derelict old road?
I am not exactly sure this is what Zero
meant by 20 percent off-road, but I know
the road well having ridden everything on
it from streetbikes to supermotos. Riding
the uphill, sandy open section with Bixby
over my shoulder was what you would
expect from any dual sport motorcycle. The
bike felt planted, nothing sketchy, and had
plenty of torque to throw up a dusty rooster
tail.
The rear brake made for an interesting
descent as I rode down into the redwood
forest. I found myself having to either
balance all 125 pounds on the rear brake
lever (not advised) or feather the front
Mathamagics
The average peak price of gas in the last
year was $4.66. Currently the average in
San Jose is $3.80. Our only consolation
is that we keep telling ourselves it can
be worse. It’s painful enough to fill up
the bike, but when I grab ahold of the
steering wheel in my car I want to bang
my head against it. Fortunately right now
I have three options for my commute:
Mazda 3 Hatchback (27mpg average),
during the straights. I have the same
complaints on the street as I do in the
dirt—the rear brake could use some
bite. Fortunately, the descents on this
public road are not too dicey, so it is easily
managed. Add a few more degrees of slope
and it would have been a different story.
Further along into the forest I again found
myself compromised. More times than not
I would either try to avoid potholes and
washouts completely or crawl over them.
The suspension is quite stiff and while I
appreciate that on the street and track I
would hope for the bike to absorb some of
the beating, too.
I did all 10 miles of Old Coast Road, which
proved quite the challenge for the Zero
DS. However, the DS still came out on top
despite its faults. Many of my complaints
were easily managed by either slowing
down or riding more cautiously. To be fair,
I know I stretched the capabilities of the
The next step is to quantify the costs of
running the Zero each day. My formula
had to be modified because we’re not
talking miles per gallon anymore. If you
can maintain a steady 70 miles per hour,
Zero claims that you can make it 61
miles on a full charge. I then took Zero’s
formula to calculate how much it would
cost to recharge a dead battery (average
cost per KWh, California standard)
multiplied by the power pack capacity
DS and I am sure this is not the 20 percent
Zero is referring to. There is still nothing
better than plugging into nature and Zero
is the only manufacturer to offer an electric
dual-sport in the USA.
If I was ready to drop sixteen large and
had to make up my mind on either the S or
DS I would personally choose the S. I am
confident that anywhere the DS can go the
S won’t be too far behind. I am comfortable
taking a streetbike on hard-packed dirt
so I”m confident I could do the little bit
of exploring that I would want to. And
finally the S offers slightly better range and
a smaller front tire, allowing me to push
it more on the street or track. Because of
these reasons I would choose the S model,
but if you lived in an area with a lot of single
track or owned a few hundred acres you
would be at home on the DS. No matter
which bike you choose, Zero Motorcycles
do not disappoint.
a Yamaha FZ-1 (40mpg average), and
a 2013 Zero DS with 11.4KWh pack
(61mi range at 70mph), courtesy of Zero
Motorcycles.
I am a very frugal person, so I wanted
to know the least-expensive option.
I worked out a very basic formula for
the first two modes. I took the average
commute (40 miles) divided it by the
miles per gallon and multiplied that by
the average cost of a gallon of gas, giving
me a cost per day. I then multiplied my
cost per day by the roughly 250 business
days in a year, giving me a total gas cost
per year. The Mazda came to just over
$1400, and the FZ-1 at $950.
(11.4 model); it came to $1.73 (0.152
cost per KWh x 11.4KWh pack). Then
we calculate the total miles (40 x 250 =
10,000) and then divide that by the total
miles you can go on a charge to get the
total number of charges (164 charges
total, rounded up). That brings the total
commute costs down to $284.
So there you have it the Zero DS
(11.4KWh battery) saves you $666 over
the FZ-1 and $1,116 over the Mazda
3. However, in 10,000 miles I should
have changed my oil at least 4 times
on the bike and twice in the car, not
also considering other preventative
maintenance costs (air filter, valve checks
when necessary, plugs, etc).
Saving $666 a year is great, but not
nearly enough to cover the difference
in costs of a new 2013 FZ-1 ($10,790)
and a new Zero DS with the 11.4KWh
pack ($15,995). The difference is a
substantial $5,205, more than half
the price of a FZ1. If you consider gas
savings alone it will take nearly 8 years
to recoup the costs; however, if you
factor in all other costs of maintaining
a gas powered motorcycle your break
even occurs at year 4-5. But wait! State
and Federal tax credits add up to about
$2500, which means you’ll make that
difference up in four years, less if you
figure those oil changes and other
service requirements.
Will the Zero’s battery pack last that
long? Try 284,000 miles or 28 years
of commuting (2014 Zero models
have a 5-year, 100,000-mile battery
warranty—ed.). At my age that puts me
near retirement. If I kept it for the full
28 years and my commute stayed at 40
miles, I would have enough saved to
buy another Zero motorcycle. By then
I would expect the price to be more in
line with inlines.
Crazy mathamagics, huh?
Grom!
By Gabe Ets-Hokin
I
f this isn’t the bike that
gets new, younger riders
to stop photographing
their genitalia, put away their
iPhones and start riding,
Fun-size
Sportbike
motorcycling
is in a lot of trouble.
Honda’s new Grom
essentially takes
away about
every
excuse
there is to not buy
a motorcycle.
New motorcycles too
expensive, you
say? The 2014
Honda Grom
is $2999. Adjust
that for inflation,
and you’re
looking
at $400
in 1965
dollars—the ‘65
CB160 actually cost
more, with a list
price of $530. Sure,
entry-level wages
suck these days, and
most Millennials
have to live in
their parent’s rec
rooms, but that’s
not Honda’s
fault.
Or maybe you
think it’s hard
to learn how
to ride? If you
can’t operate
a Grom,
you need
to stay away
from coffee
grinders and
staple guns. The
four-speed gearbox is
buttery smooth and
precise, and the
clutch pull is so
mild you need
stronger fingers
to wave bye-bye.
The seat height, though an
intimidating-sounding 30.1 inches, is
a little slab of foam so narrow that Peter
Dinklage could flat-foot with confidence
(I’m assuming he wears platform shoes,
though), yet riders of all sizes find the ergos
comfortable.
It’s clear Honda pulled out all the stops
when it asked itself the question: what’s the
ultimate best starter bike? When Honda
finds a problem, it solves the crap out of it.
The motor is user-friendly, economical, as
reliable as a chattering teeth gag gift and
peppy enough so it’s fun to ride in busy
traffic. The chassis is responsive, goodhandling and light: 12-inch wheels steer
fast but provide okay stability, and there’s a
31mm inverted damper-rod fork with four
inches of travel. There are even disc brakes
front and back—this is a real motorcycle,
but it’s just 225 pounds ready to ride and
shouldn’t intimidate anybody.
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treat it
with respect. My first ride almost ended
in tears when the rear tire spun up exiting
a parking lot. Heart racing, I dialed back
the douchebag impulses and tried to calm
down. It was hard to do. The Grom isn’t
fast, although spot-on gearing and flawless
PGM fuel-injection make it feel smooth
and quick enough, but I had no problem
riding aggressively, mixing it up with
traffic in fast-paced Orange County. It
steers quickly...this is the part where I say,
“without feeling twitchy,” but I’d be lying.
The 47.4-inch wheelbase and frozen-pizzasized wheels keep you from shoving too
hard on the bars...but you don’t need to.
The Grom’s steering response is yesterday.
And this bike is the one to learn how to do
wheelies, stoppies and all manner of illegal,
show-off behavior. That comically short
wheelbase gets either wheel off the ground,
sometimes whether you want it or not.
Honda did it right, but I’m not hopeful
about younger people getting into riding
like their Boomer grandparents, as the
reasons they’re not riding aren’t about
product. There’s a myriad of cultural,
economic and social reasons they’d rather
take the bus. But even if it doesn’t work, we
can all have fun racing each other on our
One-hundred-twenty-five cc doesn’t sound Groms in parking lots and go-kart tracks
as we get older, grayer—but maybe not so
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I went inside and drew another
useless card. Back outside, I
joined our group, all strangers to one
another before today. We had an ST1100, a
Sportster, four Big Twins and my ZRX12.
he first stop on the poker run was
a gas station/convenience store.
We’d ridden the 30 miles from the
start as a group of seven bikes,
four with couples aboard and
three of us solo.
I stood next to the guy I’d thanked for
his thoughtful riding. I looked across
the parking lot and saw a group of young
Me neither, he said.
Sometimes, I said, I think it’d be fun to go
back, just for an hour or so, and be one of
those kids. Just to see if being that cool felt
as good as it looked like it did.
Nah, he said, I never wanted to be one of
them. I see them now, and all they talk
about is the old days, when they were in
school. They’re all then...and
no now.
Maybe poker runs are good
for me despite the invariably
awful cards I draw.
A mile or so earlier, as the road
narrowed from two lanes to
one, the guy behind me moved
over to block the second
lane, preventing drivers from
passing us at the last scary moment. When
we got off our bikes at the stop, I told him
I’d watched his move and thought it was
cool. He said he hates cars squeezing by as
the lane goes away.
He rode a clean, newish black Harley with
no shield or bags, and wore biker clothing.
No helmet. His ponytail stuck out from
under a do-rag. He had what used to be
called “scruffy” facial hair. If there’s a Biker
look, he had that.
people, four guys and a girl, maybe in their
last or next-to-last year of high school. They
were hanging out and laughing, paying no
attention to us.
Something about them struck me, their short
hair or plaid shorts and polo shirts or apparent
confidence. As I watched them I was 17 again;
they were my classmates but not my friends.
You know, I said to the Harley rider as I
nodded toward the five young people, I was
never one of the cool kids in high school.
I never thought of it that way, I
said. But I can see what you’re
saying.
I asked one of the cops what was going
on. He said they were making a movie up
ahead and periodically had to stop all the
traffic. What are they filming, I asked. The
Lone Ranger, he said.
The Harley rider said that crews routinely
stop traffic while they’re shooting. In his
experience, they only hold up traffic for
a half hour, seldom more. They try to let
the stopped drivers know why they were
inconvenienced. Most find it kinda cool, as
I did.
He mentioned he’d helped film a public
service announcement with NFL
They were cool then and I wasn’t, quarterback Tim Tebow. He said Tebow, a
he said. But time passed; the cool controversial (maybe he’s great; maybe he
ain’t) figure here in Denver and elsewhere,
kids got old and bald. They’ve got nothing
was helpful and natural with the crew.
going for them now. After we got out of
Tebow tossed a football around with local
school I began riding. I played in a metal
band. Now I work in film doing stunts and kids between takes.
helping with production stuff.
Tebow, as you may know, is an outspoken
I told him that two years ago, east of Taos, lifetime Christian. I asked the Harley rider:
New Mexico, I’d ridden up to a line of cars “You a Christian?”
stopped in my lane, police cars blocking the
No, he said, but it seems strange that so
road. I figured it was a construction area
many sports stars get in trouble, beat up
and I’d see traffic coming the other way.
their wives, and Tebow, who never hurt
None appeared. Both sides were closed.
anyone, took heat because he’s...religious.
I’d never heard anything first-hand about
Tebow, only in the news. And the coverage
did seem somehow slanted, as if the media
had decided he was not okay.
Often I wonder why I enjoy riding poker
runs, spending a few hours going slow
with (occasionally intoxicated) people
I wouldn’t normally meet. There I was,
chatting enjoyably with a black-leather
biker, a guy I’d never encounter except at
one of these runs.
Maybe I have preconceptions about
certain people just as the media did about
Tim Tebow, just as many of us have. We
prejudge conservatives or liberals, gays or
blacks or Hispanics or shooters…anyone
who looks different or feels differently
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Maybe poker runs are good for me despite
the invariably awful cards I draw.
My poker-run experiences remind me
that bikers aren’t “all the same” or youname-the-cliche. If we all had scruffy biker
friends, oh, and friends across the political
spectrum, gay friends, black or Hispanic
friends, warrior friends, even sportbiker
friends...maybe we wouldn’t be so quick to
jump to us-and-them conclusions.
Well, that said, maybe I would nod in
agreement if you said something nasty
about men we see on gargantuan “‘roundthe-world” bikes that have apparently
never been dirty...or wet with rain. Is there
anything good to be said about those guys?
I thought not….
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his is a test: You have 60 seconds
to complete the assignment. In the
following list of names circle the
one that does not belong—Dick Burleson,
Jeff Fredette, Ed Hertfelder, Mark Hyde,
Larry Roeseler and Scot Summers.
You’re wrong! It was a trick question. There
is just one place that I know of, where all
the names on a rider list like this do belong,
and that’s the Six Days of Michigan.
Nowhere else do they mix the best dirt
riders in the nation with the worst (me),
along with dozens
of riders who claim
they are the worst
but can’t prove it
without making
complete fools of
themselves and
possibly drawing
blood.
Just how does Hertfelder find out all this
stuff? Easy, the very nice lady was driving
his van.
Some 330 happy, smiling riders were at
the opening ceremonies along with one
Grouch, Bill Chapin, who was born a
grouch and has worked at improving his
reputation all his life. When Chapin came
to the microphone walking on crutches
with his left foot in a cast it was hard
ring. And once we start to do that he’ll
want us to kiss something else next year.
My title on the SDM executive staff is
Manager of Support Transfer Systems—
simply put, I drive the gear truck. In my
opinion the SDM’s trails and arrowing
are good, the campgrounds are all good,
the catered breakfasts and dinners are all
good and the camaraderie is real good,
the rider meetings start at exactly 8:00
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Chapin told us he had trapped his foot
against a stump but the truth was he
was ironing his wife’s pleated skirt and
dropped the steam iron on his foot.
The Support Systems
modification crew,
called “wood
butchers” takes your
basic monster Ryder
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The 1993 SDM (always held the first week for those that know him to keep from
rows of strong, bunk-size shelving on each
in August) was the ninth annual gathering applauding. Chapin told us he had trapped
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Chapin is, or would have us believe he is,
more.
if both tires ain’t flat and they can get the
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tool boxes with one of every tool Craftsman
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this guy’s house because I was getting
worried touring the interior of his motor
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Parked in the shade of the big land yacht
was a small, fiberglass motorcycle trailer.
The motorcycle it carried from Oklahoma
was outside the trailer because its owner
was keeping house in the trailer. Most lowbucks riders use tents that are carried in
SDM’s gear truck to the new campground
every day, but because of all the temporary
shelving there was no room for carrying
the trailer that the gear-truck driver called
a wheeled coffin. The Oklahoma rider then
asked a very nice lady if she wasn’t using
the trailer hitch on the van she was driving,
would she mind towing his trailer to the
campgrounds and just drop it any place
that wasn’t downwind of the rest rooms.
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Dear CityBike:
Got an answer for Not-So-Fast Freddie.
(We believe Mr.Slaughter is referring to
Maynard’s September column, where he
questions the wisdom of over-the-limits sport
riding on public roads) “What the heck”
combines two factors. Any athlete in top
form can wow the fans time and time
again—until he veers off his beam. For
half a second in ‘97, freebooting for an
unworthy cause, I heeded the paper boss’s
threat more than the clueless idiot about to
ram me. So much for my right leg, and any
easy stride. And my new hardtack street
translation of Fred Nietzsche’s Zarathustra
is dedicated to my shootin’ partner Wayne
of this dubious commodity. Quick close
call from non-riding exertion last week
showed another angle: At some point your
hopes are either won or renounced, all
fears either faced or dispelled; and the last
one—that once longed-for oblivion sought
A riding group, club or informal landmark in risk—has lost some of its charm. After
can generate a “wraith energy” that gives its several encounters with Death you can
members a knack for doing the impossible find His company a little tedious, and the
with impunity. Freddie’s defection from
smallest perception a relief.
his clique may have lost him the links
Hope this sheds light on Freddie’s question.
that channel that energy. Let Maynard
grouse about the BMW club in Colorado;
Allan Slaughter
my friends on the Sunday Morning Ride
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U-TURN? U-CAN’T!
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Editors:
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RE: Tankslapper, November 2013
drugs and alcohol you can handily
Hans, the best Moto Moving Violation
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The Ducati Vintage Club was founded to assist vintage
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the road! Owners and enthusiasts are welcome to join. We meet
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Classic Japanese
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The Classic Japanese Motorcycle Club is dedicated to the
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San Francisco Motorcycle Club, Inc., established 1904, is
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Our business meetings are Thursday nights at 8:30pm, and
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The Northern California Norton Owners’ Club (NCNOC) is
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The San Jose Dons Motorcycle Club was formed in 1932,
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Club Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday
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street, dirt, and dualsport bikes. We sponsor and organize
the following annual events to which all riders are invited:
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The BSA Owners’ Club of Northern California was formed to
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produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in
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Current inventory when CityBike went to press was:
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$4800 1973 BMW R60/5 24,870
$4,500 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R 1,151
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$6,200 2002 Ducati ST4S 31,070
$3,650 2000 Ducati Monster 900 24,202
$14,500 2008 Harley-Davidson Peace Officer 9,087
$4,000 2006 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster 4,487
$9,000 1996 Harley-Davidson Softtail Custom 17,571
$7,500 1993 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide 36,795
$4,500 2002 Honda VFR 800 Interceptor 62,070
$7,500 2002 Honda NSR/250MC28
$2,100 1986 Honda Shadow VT1100 48,313
$3,000 1977 Honda CB400/4 SS 31,358
$3,300 1976 Honda CB400/4 SS 19,453
$1,200 1974 Honda MR50 Elsinore
$4,900 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 7,219
$3,800 2007 Kawasaki ZR600 22,492
$2,900 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 10,999
$4,400 1995 Kawasaki KLX 650R 33,847
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$7,800 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 20,737
$6,000 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 9,705
$4,000 2002 Suzuki GSX-R750 36,363
$7,700 2008 Triumph Sprint ST 23,774
$2,400 1979 Vespa P200 11,136
$3,699 2008 Yamaha WR250R 5,054
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trained technicians can keep your machine in top-top,
running condition. Lots of helmets, gloves and other riding
apparel in stock.
FREE HELP WANTED ADS
In our ongoing effort to support and promote local
motorcycling businesses that we rely on, all motorcycle
industry help wanted ads will be listed in the CityBike
Classifieds Section for free.
Contact us via email: info .citybike .com
HOLIDAY SEASON SALES:*
Saturday November 30th – Small Business Saturday
Sale
All done with your Black Friday Shopping? Come support
Small Business Saturday at Mission Motorcycles from
9am-5pm. Special, secret sale prices on 2012 and 2013
models! Accessories and riding gear also on sale! Stop in
to see the specials!
Saturday December 14th – Toy Ride & Holiday Party
Sale
Our annual holiday party features a toy drive benefiting
Daly City Fire Department’s “Operation Santa”, a guided
motorcycle ride with UTOL Motorcycle Club, raffle prizes,
food, DJ & karaoke and of course SALES! Motorcycles on
sale, parts on sale, accessories on sale, riding apparel on
sale, almost everything in the dealership will be on sale!
Saturday December 21st & Tuesday December 24th – Last
Minute Shoppers’ Sale
Do you know somebody that deserves a dirtbike for the
holidays? All of 2012 and 2013 dirtbikes will be
discounted for holiday sales! Financing available for
qualified buyers.
Gift certificates available for the perfect moto-gift!
PRE-OWNED VEHICLES
2014 Star (by Yamaha) Bolt white with only 1375 miles.
Very clean, in great condition with all stock equipment.
Stock # U1242 $7799
2012 Yamaha Super Tenere Blue with yellow decals,
all stock equipment and only 3,974 miles. Stock # U1209
$12,999
2010 Honda NT700V Burgundy Red mid-size sportytourer with 7754 miles! Stock# C502 $6899
2009 Yamaha TMAX Blue, 500cc scooter. One of the
sportiest, most fun scooters! 4307 miles, Stock# U1242
$5299.
2009 Kawasaki KLX250S Green, stock, runs great with
only 104 original miles! Stock# U1235 $3999
2009 Yamaha YZ450F White with black & red decals.
Fresh tires, new fork seals, and ready to ride! Stock#
U1195, $3599
2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 Black, frame sliders, fender kit
and solo seat cowl. 5738 miles, Stock #C503, $5599
2007 KTM 690SM Orange and black, in great condition,
customized with some extras. 7233 miles, stock # C501,
$7099.
2006 Honda CRF150F red. Great dirtbike for teenage
riders, lady riders, beginner riders, adult riders that want
an electric start playbike to ride around with the kids on.
Stock# U1238 $1999
2005 Honda Silver Wing black. 600Cc scooter, freeway
legal! Underseat storage and top box for additional cargo.
4,077 miles. Stock# U1228 only $2999!
1993 Honda CBR1000F black, red and silver. Very clean
with 33,185 miles. Stock # C499 $4999
1987 Honda Elite 250 Maroon, with tall windshield. Still
going strong with only 4650 miles! Stock # U1233, $2199.
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.
Check out and compare our bikes online at
www .missionmotorcycles .com!
Ride On Motorcycles
707-647-RIDE (7433) Ride-On-Motorcycles .com
1416 Sonoma Blvd
Vallejo CA 94590
Steve@Ride-On-Motorcycles .com
David@Ride-On-Motorcycles .com
Welcome to Ride-On-Motorcycles!
MONTHLY SPECIALS
ICON Alliance helmets:20% off
Sport Bike Tire Sale: All Continentals = 25% off our low price
Buy 2 Tires + Installation: GET A FREE OIL CHANGE
HD Owners: Big Bore Kit - $995.00 installed
Our friendly associates will help you find the Motorcycle you want at a
price you can afford. Our years of experience and commitment to quality
have earned us loyal customers throughout the Ride-On-Motorcycles
metro area. Women riders are always welcome and yes, we listen to what
you want.
We are an Authorized Dealer for Cleveland CycleWerks offering brand new
quality, affordable production motorcycles. The Misfit is a full suspension
“Café” styled bike that can fit 2 passengers comfortably. The Heist is a
“Bobber” styled bike that will turn heads with lots of cool features.
Our experienced buyers select only the best values from trade-ins,
overstocked inventory and private party purchases. We stand by every
motorcycle we sell. Due to our low overhead, we can pass incredible
savings along to you.
We specialize in satisfying all our customers’ needs with your powersports
purchase. From what you want and keeping within your budget, we will walk
you through the entire process. We promise a hassle-free experience! Every
motorcycle we sell gets a service and has passed a comprehensive 38 point
inspection performed by our knowledgeable staff.
One-stop shopping!
We sell and service most makes and models. Including Harley-Davidson,
Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki to mention a few.
Trades are always welcome. We’ll buy your bike or take it on
consignment.
Warranties soon to be on the menu.
Parts & Accessories in stock.
We offer financing through multiple sources to qualified applicants.
Discounted no-obligation insurance quotes available for your scooter!
Our History:
Ride-On-Motorcycles was founded by two motorcycle enthusiasts and
riding buddies, David and Steve in 2009. Both David and Steve spent time
together at Harley-Davidson of Vallejo until the Dealership sold in 2008,
the new owners let the management team go so David and Steve partnered
up to start a new shop offering a wide variety of brands in a warm friendly
family environment.
About Steve
Steve is known in the motorcycle community as “Hollywood” Steve, a
handle that was given to him over a decade ago by riding friends that would
patiently wait for him as he got ready to leave on rides. In his younger years
Steve was influenced by the movie “Easy Rider”. After seeing the flick he
purchased his first motorcycle the very next day. Steve has been an avid
rider now for more than 40 years.
Steve held many positions in every department of a leading Northern
California Harley-Davidson dealership. As Sales Manager he learned
the value of offering quality motorcycles at a fair price. As Business/
Finance Manager it was important that the financing and warranties were
of the best value. The purchase experience needs to be hassle free and a
pleasure. He knows that the success of the business is a total commitment
to satisfy every customer’s need while fulfilling their dreams to ride at
Ride-On-Motorcycles.
About David
David’s entry into the motorcycle industry was more from necessity than
pleasure. Seemed like a good career choice. David began working in
the industry in 1981 and purchased his first motorcycle to commute to
work that year. His work experience includes managerial duties in parts
and accessory, purchasing and sales of motorcycles, and servicing
motorcycles. His passion for riding grew for 20 years before finally
heightening in 2007 with Steve and David’s first road trip together, the
epic ride to Daytona Beach for Bike Week. This was the foundation for
the passion that has grown ever sense. David’s primary goal at this point
in his career is to carry the message to others regarding the joys of the
motorcycle world.
RIDING SCHOOLS
Cycle Salvage –
Hayward
PRE-OWNED BIKES
PRE-OWNED BIKES
$8995 2005 Ducati Multistrada Red 43443 mi
$2995 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan Red/Grey 24428 mi
$5695 2000 Buell X-1 Lightning Red 10645 mi
$3495 2006 Suzuki Boulevard S50 (VS800) BLK 16677 mi
$6995 2012 Suzuki Boulevard C50T (VL800T) BLK RED
8781 mi
$2595 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan Black 9388 mi
$6995 1997 Harley Davidson Dyna FXD White 26226 mi
$12495 2009 Harley Davidson Fatboy FLSTFI Black 7160 mi
$2795 2009 Yamaha Star XV250 Purple 1574 mi
$8495 1998 Harley-Davidson FLSTC Purple 44172 mi
$5995 1990 Harley Davidson ElectraGlide Ultra Black
70850 mi
$2495 2007 Kawasaki Ninja EX250-F Grey 1946 mi
$13495 2007 Harley-Davidson Roadglide FLTRI Black
92243 mi
$6495 2005 Yamaha Royal Star Black 48077 mi
$8995 2005 Harley-Davidson Road King Escort Black
28415 mi
$19995 2010 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Black 12103 mi
COMING SOON
$1895 1981 Yamaha Maxim XJ650 Silver 45941 mi
$XXXX 1996Triumph Trophy 900cc Green 49903 mi
$2995 1984 Honda V65 Magna Red 34888 mi
$XXXX 2000 Suzuki SRAD GSX-R600 Black 25153 mi
AE KUSTOMZ
• New Independent Shop in Campbell
• Full Service for all bikes
• Tire service - best prices on or off the bike
• Track Day/Race prep
• HID and LED Conversions
• Fair pricing! - we price match any store
• ALL MAKES & MODELS
PHONE: 408-648-5800 OR 408-250-0900
WWW .AEKUSTOMZ .COM
818 CRISTICH LN #1
CAMPBELL, CA, 95008
SERVICES
ANNOUNCING:
“DUFFYDUZZ
Promotions”
If you’re planning a M/C event of any sort, whether an Open
House, a Special Sale Event, a Competition Event or even a
Rally, a “pleasant but not pushy” voice (and your choice of
music) can make a huge difference in the excitement and
remembrance of your event.
Have P.A. / Will Travel...
I have been “The Voice” of Ducati Island at Moto G.P.
(‘98 - ‘06) the Wilseyville Hare Scrambles (‘98 - ‘12)
...Most recently; La Ducati Day, La Honda, MOTORAMA
Car Show, Lafayette, sub’ Announcer at Continental Sports
Car Challenge Laguna Seca, Santa Rosa flattrack for Circle
Bell Motorsports... and more... References and resume
available. Find me on FaceBook: “Duffyduzz Promotions”
for all contact info - or - call 510-292-9391 - or E/M: duffyduzz@yahoo .com
USED MOTORCYCLES:
Doc Wong
Riding Clinics
PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT
Come to the FREE monthly Doc Wong Riding Clinics.
www .docwong .com
Eighteen years, 40,000 riders!
Cycle Salvage Hayward = Full Service.
People are surprised to find out that we’re more than just a
salvage yard.
•Full Service - All makes: We have 3 lifts and 3 full-time
mechanics!
•Tire installation (even if you bought tires elsewhere)
•Plastic Welding (fairings)
•Oil Changes
•New Tires
We buy used/wrecked bikes
Helmets, jackets, leathers, gloves, and all other apparel
Fair prices and easy to deal with.
Used parts -> broke yours? Call us!
Cycle Salvage Hayward
510-886-2328
21065 Foothill Blvd.
1978 BMW 100/7 Classic - stock metallic brown w/gold
stripping, hard side bags, no leather tears, no dents, under
65,400 miles. $3,500. or $ + trade? Located in So. Lake
Tahoe. Call Dan (530) 318-4411
SMALLMOTORCYCLEKNOWNASA“SCOOTER”.
2010, AS NEW, LESS THAN 15 MILES!
KICK AND ELECTRIC START. $2500. CALL 415/781-3432
02 Honda RC51 SP2
2002 Honda RC51 SP2. 6.9K mi. Xlnt Cond w/new tires
& batt, 2-Bros. Under-tail. $7500 Mendocino coast area
707-962-0379 pls lv msg.
Name:
Address:
City:
e-mail:
Motorcycle University
Anyone can ride!
Everyone can ride better .
Beginner: use our bike and gear to learn to ride.
Advanced: have 3000 miles and a year or more of
experience? These sessions will transform how you relate
to your bike: body position, line selection, throttle control,
aggressive braking, and how to tune your suspension.
Track days: no texting drivers, no radar-operated revenue
generation, no cross streets, and everyone is going the
same direction. Three skill levels that include instruction
and plenty of time on track.
Fix Your Moto: classes on topics ranging in complexity from
oil changes and tire installation to engine rebuilding and
suspension modification. Literally something for everyone.
Call or Click today to schedule your classes!!
MotorcycleUniversity .net
415-294-5005
!Two New Classes!:
Knee-Down 10/5/13 <-> Wheelie Course 10/6/13.
w/ Programs for Street & Track Riding.
Advanced Riding School
Group or Real 1on1
www.superbike-coach.com - 916.712.1817
PARTS AND SERVICE
Since 1956
Knucklehead
Panhead
Iron Sportster
Shovelhead
Evolution
Twin Cam
Multi Valve 450cc and up
Cyl. boring on H.D. only
21050 Mission Blvd. Hayward, 94541
(510) 581-5315
Introducing
Marin Moto Works!
Aprilia, KTM, and BMW Service and Repair
Located at 44 Harbor street, San Rafael
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm
(415) 454-RIDE
Michael’s Motorsports
BMW Motorcycle Service, Repair, Restoration
Air heads, Oil Heads, Hex heads, K Bikes, F Bikes
880 Piner Rd. Ste 46
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 575-4132
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.
510/594-0789
vespawalnutcreek .com
925 938 0600
rockridgetwowheels .com
510 594 0789
For all your Bay Area Vespa / Piaggio / Aprilia needs
*Motorcycle Service and Repair*
• Tires • Service •Insurance estimates
Monthly bike storage available
Come check us out
1135 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 299-0508
jim@advcycles .com — www .advcycles .com
DUCATI SUZUKI KAWASAKI YAMAHA
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
Email: info@motogio .com
www.motogio.com
Please mention this ad and you will receive an additional
5% off on your purchase.
Bavarian Cycle Works
EXPERT Service & Repair
Bavarian Cycle Works specializes in new and vintage BMW,
modern TRIUMPH and select motorcycle models. Our
staff includes a Master Certified Technician and personnel
each with over 25 years experience. Nearly all scheduled
motorcycle maintenance can be completed within a one day
turnaround time. All bikes kept securely indoors, day and
night. Come see us!
www .MotoTireGuy .com
Motorcycle Tire Services
San Francisco - Bay Area
(415) 601-2853
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!
Please visit website for details.
Custom Design Studios
Mind-Blowing Custom Paint Since 1988
Visit Our Showroom!
V-Twin Service, Repair, Parts, & Fabrication.
Harley Factory Trained Tech.
Zip:
Quality Motorcycles
235 Shoreline Hwy.
Mill Valley CA
(415) 381-5059
We’re not afraid of your old bike.
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
Motorcycle & ATV
Hauling
SCOTTS VALLEY
MOTORCYCLE SERVICE Sonoma, Marin, Napa & Mendocino Counties
24 hour Roadside Pickup
CENTER
ALL ASPECTS SERVICE AND REPAIR
SPECIALIZING IN AMERICAN MADE CYCLES
JUST OFF HIGHWAY 17 FROM EITHER SCOTTS VALLEY
EXIT
4865 SCOTTS VALLEY DR.
(831) 438-6300
OPEN: TUESDAY- SATURDAY 10A-5P SUNDAY NOON-5P
MISSION MOTORCYCLES
ADVANCED CYCLE
SERVICE
State:
ROCKRIDGE TWO
WHEELS
HELP WANTED
Two Bikes: 73 Tri. 750 5-speed 7200 Miles looks Good
$650 or best offer. ‘56 A10 BSA $5000 OBO
415/328-4084, Danny
Yamaha (2002) TTR 125/150 “loaded!” $1000 or both
for $1500. . $1600
Owen 831/426-5107 (lv. msg) Santa Cruz
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 PO Box 10659,
Oakland CA, 94610
SAN FRANCISCO AND
BEYOND: DAVE’S CYCLE
TRANSPORT
MOTO TIRE GUY
2003 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST: ONE OWNER (GARAGED) 1300
MILES, GREEN METALLIC, MANY FACTORY ACCESSORIES
INC. THREE FACTORY BAGS, WELL MAINTAINED, FACTORY
ALARM,ETC.$4,295 CALL 707-865-1184 (MONTE RIO)
CityBike Classifieds
Office Assistant, preferably with bookkeeping experience.
Attention to detail, and honesty a must. Full time position,
benefits include medical, vision and dental. Compensation
based on experience. Call 650-992-1234 or email resume
to info@missionmotorcycles .com
Berkeley Honda
Yamaha
Motorcycle parts and accessories salesperson for
IMMEDIATE hiring.
Requirements: Previous experience in the motorcycle
industry. // Knowledge of Lightspeed system //
Customer service skills // Spanish-speaking skills a
bonus // Benefits include: Hourly +commission based on
experience // Vacation // Medical/dental/vision.
“A”motorcycletechnicianforimmediatehiring.
Requirements: Previous dealership experience (a must)
Ability to perform routine maintenance on motorcycles/
scooters/ATVs. Ability to abide by dealership policies/
dress code. Ability to maintain a positive working
relationship with other employees/customers. Knowledge
of Lightspeed system. Benefits include: Medical/dental/
vision/Vacation/ Compensation proportional to experience.
Qualified? Contact: 510-525-5525 or
[email protected].
MOTORCYCLE TOWING
Enter these contacts into your phone now,
while you are thinking about it, so that you
will have them when you need them .
707-843-6584
Insured & Licensed
California Motor Carrier Permit
www .mcmotorcycletransport .com
mcmotorcycle@att .net
WHEELS AND DEALS
ACCIDENT OR INJURY?
Call 415/999-4790 for a 24-hr. recorded message and a
copy of the FREE REPORT
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.
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. Subscribers get a free ad
every month! Maybe you should subscribe, eh cheapskate?
STOLEN BIKE
10/25/2013 - My beloved 2007 Bimota DB6
Delirio was STOLEN from the 3rd level parking
structure in Walnut Creek. Red/Black/Silver.
Ducati DS1000 engine. Please contact me
if you have information on it’s whereabouts.
scardinamauro@gmail .com

December 2013

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