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From: "W.S." <mobacc@XXXXXX>
To: "DC-Cycles" <DC-Cycles@XXXXXX>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:40:26 -0400
Subject: [dc-cycles] Galveston pics -- no bikes!

>From a sailing eletter ("Scuttlebutt"), 71 pretty good photos post-Ike.
Most remarkable - not one motorcycle spotted, and one can only hope that
their inherent agility enabled them to vamoose!

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/08/ike

Bill S. / DC (on digest)
'99 VN750 > My Dowco cover would be long gone.
Green machines join the AMA.


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From: justin giron <xgironx@XXXXXX>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:30:41 -0400
To: List DC Cycles <dc-cycles@XXXXXX>
Subject: [dc-cycles] anyone going to VIR for Sun-Mon Track days ?

anyone going to VIR w teampromotion this weekend for track days Sun-Mon?

On Jun 24, 2008, at 3:46 PMEDT, dcmcrider@XXXXXX wrote:

> A long time ago (and in a galaxy far, far away) it was the Dr
> Gridlock column that got me to take the MSF course. How nice to see
> a story the doesn't involve stunters, wheelie popping idiots,
> "donorcycles", ridiculous top speeds, premature death, etc., etc.
>
> P
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert <robert.verde@XXXXXX>
>
> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:32:17
> To:dc-cycles@XXXXXX
> Subject: Re: [dc-cycles] Washington Post article on increase in
> motorcycling
> 	with higher gas prices
>
>
> It is nice to see a major newspaper article about motorcycles that
> promotes moto-commuting, emphasizes gas mileage, and doesn't mention
> top speed (apart from the one color para below), popping wheelies in
> traffic, or leather biker jackets.
>
> Heck, the article notes increased interest in rider education,
> describes two options for moto classes, and even describes a rider
> wearing the correct safety gear as part of his daily routine (I liked
> the mention of the socks and shirt too, implying how easy it was to
> adapt to riding to work).
>
> Much as I dislike the WaPo on general spec, I think they did a good
> job with this article.  We need more publicity like this, that shows
> the normal people who make up the motorcycling community, instead of
> just focusing on the hooligans or outlaw wannabes that seem to be the
> image most often described.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:39 AM, matthew patton
> <pattonme@XXXXXX> wrote:
>> <quote>It's a long way from the image of rebel bikers rolling into
>> town
>> on growling speed machines branded into the American consciousness by
>> such outlaw films as "The Wild One" and "Easy Rider" and by the
>> bone-crushing stunts of Evil Knievel.</quote>
>>
>>
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