tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246289372024-03-15T16:18:41.998-06:00Belt Drive Betty's BlogEditor of the Busted Knuckle Chronicles newspaper, she always has lots to say about motorcycling among other things!Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger1683125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-80061792346141211632022-10-28T22:59:00.010-06:002022-10-30T23:12:18.947-06:00Common Characteristics of Motorcycle Clubs<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wDnHufjdoibIHy3ZKAxS8pxMiPhRkFTsvZycVVEGpuAturjwPIXfpLa5qkpUjqKu1ILaUUjZZ_Q7_7anvQtykBdEhrK_gRebDNeiLBfzsl0pujKgyJ7h_osk3gYkSpNtsIwoUpqwUx1tNnGXjTqVOV0lTavlJPmptsSGcZz7z81andECOw/s640/Southern_California_Norton_Owner's_Club_Cambria_Ride_on_hwy_41_near_Creston,_CA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Southern California Norton Owner's Club Cambria Ride, on Highway 41 near Creston, CA" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wDnHufjdoibIHy3ZKAxS8pxMiPhRkFTsvZycVVEGpuAturjwPIXfpLa5qkpUjqKu1ILaUUjZZ_Q7_7anvQtykBdEhrK_gRebDNeiLBfzsl0pujKgyJ7h_osk3gYkSpNtsIwoUpqwUx1tNnGXjTqVOV0lTavlJPmptsSGcZz7z81andECOw/w200-h150/Southern_California_Norton_Owner's_Club_Cambria_Ride_on_hwy_41_near_Creston,_CA.jpg" title="Southern California Norton Owner's Club Cambria Ride, on Highway 41 near Creston, CA" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-0b77521d-7fff-10ec-12a2-1f70ee13e06e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once in a while, you may notice a long line of motorcyclists with similar vehicles and clothes riding in a formation on the highways or streets. Motorcycle clubs are close-knit organizations comprised of members who all share a love for riding, customizing, and showing off motorcycles. Due to how widespread motorcycle culture has become in recent years, there are dozens of motorcycle clubs throughout North America. Some are legally recognized and do charity work, like the Canadian Motorcycle Association or the Motor Maids. Others engage in criminal activities and have garnered a dangerous reputation, such as the Hell’s Angels or the Devils Army. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Though motorcycle clubs can differ in their purpose, membership, and territory, there are a few characteristics that they all share. It is difficult for non-members to discern a true motorcycle club, but you should be able to identify a motorcycle club so long as it meets the following criteria. </span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Members Must Own A Motorcycle</span></h1></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be eligible to become part of a motorcycle club, you must own a personal motorcycle. Depending on the motorcycle club, you may be able to bring any type of motorcycle, regardless of the series, model, or brand. However, some motorcycle clubs are particular about all members riding only vehicles from only one specific brand, either Harley Davidson, Honda, etc. You will not be accepted into a club if you borrow a motorcycle from a friend, family member, or rental service. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The longer you stay part of a motorcycle club, the more you will be expected to upgrade and customize your ride with the latest technological features and add-ons, such as </span><a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/blog/ideas-on-how-to-use-motorcycle-sissy-bars/" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sissy bars</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can check the complete guide about what and how a sissy bar is useful at </span><a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/blog/motorcycle-sissy-bars-101-guide/" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Viking Bags</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hierarchy System</span></h1></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like any organization, motorcycle clubs have a hierarchy system that separates the more experienced members from the newer ones and the leaders from the subordinates. Several key roles are responsible for the financial, organizational, and decision-making that goes on in a motorcycle club. The descending order from most authority to least authority differs between motorcycle clubs, but most organizations include the following occupations: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The founder is the original or first member of the motorcycle club. If the founder is actively involved in club decisions, s/he usually takes up the responsibilities of the president. Often among long-lasting motorcycle clubs, the founder has long since retired and has passed on leadership to someone else. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The president serves as the leader of a motorcycle club, overseeing all meetings and acting as the organization’s spokesperson when dealing with other motorcycle clubs, law enforcement, or news groups. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The vice president oversees and ensures the smooth operation of all motorcycle club activities, including meetings, events, rides, etc. S/he also addresses any concerns the members may have and bring up any issues to the president. Should the president be absent, the vice president will temporarily take up the president’s duties. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The secretary is responsible for writing and storing the motorcycle club’s records, including the material covered in meetings, financial documents, and other essential paperwork. S/he also doubles as the historian, keeping track of important events in the club’s history. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The treasurer handles the club’s funds, ensures that monthly payments from each member are on time, and ensures the organization pays all the required bills for location, repairs, and events. S/he also advises the president on how to best spend the club’s finances. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sergeant-at-arms ensures that every member follows the rules and disciplines those who break them. S/he has the authority to strip members of their rank and expel them from the club. The sergeant-at-arms is also responsible for security, ensuring that no dangerous individuals infiltrate the club or anyone has a weapon. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The road captain organizes group rides, plans out the possible routes and rest stops, sets the pace of the trips, and leads the procession from the front. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The members are full-fledged members who have earned their patches and have been accepted as subordinates in the motorcycle club. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The prospects are individuals who wish to become members but have yet to prove themselves. They will serve a probationary period until they have fulfilled enough obligations and earned the trust of the other members. </span></p><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Designated Territory</span></h1></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Depending on the size and influence of a motorcycle club, the leadership will stake its claim within a specific neighborhood, town, or city. The larger and more well-known a motorcycle club is, the more territory the organization will have under its control. There is an unspoken rule between motorcycle clubs that members should not encroach onto each other’s territory since doing so implies a lack of respect and willingness to undermine the other party’s authority. Motorcycle clubs that have tried to move in on each other’s territory have often resulted in violent confrontations. Typically, only one major motorcycle club can occupy a state at a time. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Requisite Number of Riding Miles Per Year</span></h1></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For motorcycle club members to remain part of the organization, they need to do more than just pay a monthly membership fee. Being part of a motorcycle club means you need to spend as much time on your motorcycle and participate in club events as often as possible. The exact value differs between motorcycle clubs, but you are required to ride a minimum number of miles as part of fulfilling your yearly obligations. Not riding the required mileage each year implies a growing lack of interest in motorcycle riding. If the leadership feels that you no longer care about the future of the motorcycle club, you may be stripped of your rank and privileges. At worst, you will be expelled from the club if you hardly touch your motorcycle and have prioritized other aspects of life. </span></p><br /><ol start="5" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h1 dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Loyalty, Responsibility, & Camaraderie</span></h1></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joining a motorcycle club is a long-term commitment that requires a lot of your attention, time, and money. The motorcycle club expects you to put the needs of the organization and its members first, even over your wants and needs. If the motorcycle club has an emergency or requires your expertise, you are expected to drop everything to help. Whenever the motorcycle club organizes meetings and events, you are required to attend. Failure to do so implies a lack of interest or disregard for the authority of the older members. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each motorcycle member is required to pay a monthly membership fee to help cover the costs of expenses, utilities, etc. When organizing a charity or an event, you may be required to make a donation or contribute to the budget to ensure there is enough funding. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you become a full-fledged member, you are expected to treat the other riders as brothers and sisters and support them as if they were family. The more trust you develop, the more respect you receive from the other members. Just remember to show proper respect to the more experienced motorcyclists. </span></p><br /><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Qualities of Motorcycle Clubs</span></h1><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Motorcycle clubs are led by and formed by motorcycle enthusiasts who have a deep passion for riding on roads at high speed. Though they range from legal to illegal, motorcycle clubs are well-structured organizations with a clear hierarchy, requirements, and sets of values. Though joining a motorcycle club can be difficult and intimidating, it can be a rewarding experience for those looking to expand their social circle and experience memorable rides. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo credit: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_club" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-e785047e-7fff-1bf8-d163-163dcc51184b"><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer:
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All information is provided on an as-is basis.</div>Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-74052621003451288692022-10-28T22:54:00.012-06:002022-10-30T23:14:58.783-06:00Despatch Riders, Thinking Ahead to Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsMPV6hT8ZwKb0SgiZNARCNCrsR22q0JSnfhpXevQq-7PCfYWZUDi2Lqd5TqdHpqUGK_kPjJM_NhQDWmjNtm9X0-0Q9Aia4PKVUfJZDnli_Jmcz9JiQze6SEAz2X3vDx-nzJCwSFLZzOU57nyhWIv8slP9LGm_pq3QwUVsQgYbQnimRko8w/s784/British_military_motorcycle_dispatch_rider_WW1.jpg" style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;"><img alt="A British military motorcycle dispatch rider during the First World War" border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="784" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsMPV6hT8ZwKb0SgiZNARCNCrsR22q0JSnfhpXevQq-7PCfYWZUDi2Lqd5TqdHpqUGK_kPjJM_NhQDWmjNtm9X0-0Q9Aia4PKVUfJZDnli_Jmcz9JiQze6SEAz2X3vDx-nzJCwSFLZzOU57nyhWIv8slP9LGm_pq3QwUVsQgYbQnimRko8w/w320-h247/British_military_motorcycle_dispatch_rider_WW1.jpg" title="A British military motorcycle dispatch rider during the First World War" width="320" /></a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Throughout its brief 155-year history, Canada has participated in many wars and conflicts across the globe. From 1867 to the modern day, hundreds of thousands of brave Canadian military personnel died defending Canada’s sovereignty or serving other nations threatened by invaders. Though the sacrifice and service of the men and women who served in Canada’s military are honored by millions every day, whether in grand gestures or quiet moments of respect, there are holidays observed in Canada dedicated to remembering the fallen. Two of these holidays are Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">When you read the names engraved in stone or metal at memorial sites, graveyards, and military museums, you likely assume that these names belonged to members of the infantry, navy, and air force. Most of the fallen Canadian military personnel whose names have long since been immortalized fell while engaging the enemy on the front lines. However, there are plenty of unsung heroes whose actions played a crucial role in maintaining communication among different branches of the Canadian military. Would you believe that these unsung heroes were Canadian motorcycle riders? They were known as despatch riders. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Despatch Riders</span></h1><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Despatch riders, or motorcycle couriers, were military messengers first utilized during World War I and continued to be in service during World War II. Though some despatch riders rode on horses, many preferred to travel via motorcycle. They were responsible for carrying important messages, urgent orders, confidential packages, and detailed instructions between and to the military higher-ups and their subordinates. Occasionally, they would also be required to transport carrier pigeons partway. Due to despatch rider motorcycles being able to handle all types of terrain, they also were handy in performing reconnaissance, spying, and reporting on enemy movements and positions. Despatch riders were essential since long-range communications were not as reliable or secure during the early 1900s, ensuring messages were hand-delivered and could not be easily intercepted. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Just like any member of the Canadian military, becoming a despatch rider required going through a rigorous training process. Despatch riders had to learn how to ride a motorcycle, perform quick maneuvers on training courses, navigate and map out multiple routes, apply repairs if necessary, and travel across rough terrain for extended periods. While despatch riders were not suited for intense combat, their job was still as dangerous as any soldier’s since they risked being shot or captured while traveling along or to the frontlines. Many Canadian despatch riders met such fates in Europe during both World Wars. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Indigenous Veterans Day</span></h1><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Indigenous Veterans Day, or Aboriginal Veterans Day, was first celebrated in 1994 and has always been celebrated on November 8th. This Canadian holiday celebrates the sacrifice and service of Aboriginal Canadians who protected Canada and its allies, especially during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Many of the indigenous veterans that are honored include members of the First Nations, the Inuit, and the Métis. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">During World War I, many able-bodied Aboriginal Canadians wanted to join the war effort. However, years of suffering in poverty and being exposed to diseases on the reserves made it difficult for many of them to pass medical examinations. The few hundreds who were allowed to head over to the trenches in Europe died either in combat or succumbed to diseases. When World War II began, a little more than 3,000 indigenous soldiers from Canada took part in the defense of Canada and the European nations under siege by German forces. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Unfortunately, despite their contributions, Aboriginal Canadians were not treated as part of the honored fallen on Remembrance Day. Thus, Indigenous Veterans Day was founded as a separate holiday in defiance of the Indian Act that prevented indigenous people from being allowed to place wreaths on the National War Memorial. Aboriginal Canadian veterans were finally given the recognition they deserved in 1995. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Remembrance Day</span></h1><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Remembrance Day was first celebrated in 1931 and has always been celebrated on November 11th. This Canadian holiday is a day meant to remember and show appreciation for all the men and women of the Canadian military, both past and present, who fought and served their country during times of war and peace. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Originally called Armistice Day, this holiday was meant to mark the end of World War I. From 1919 to 1930, this holiday continued to be called Armistice Day, celebrated every Monday during the week of November 11th. After its name was changed to Remembrance Day in 1931, this holiday would only be held on November 11th going forward. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Remembrance Day involves a moment of silence for the 2,300,000 Canadian soldiers who have served the nation throughout history and to remember the 118,000 fallen Canadian military personnel who died in the line of duty. Veterans and other individuals who celebrate this holiday wear a poppy, the symbol for this event. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">How to Celebrate Indigenous Veterans Day & Remembrance Day</span></h1><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Though an obscure part of Canadian military history, despatch riders shed no less blood and sweat than soldiers during many of the world’s most pivotal conflicts. They are just as deserving, if not more, of admiration for risking their lives on behalf of Canada. With Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day coming soon, these two holidays are the best occasions to show your appreciation for the memory of Canadian despatch riders. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">On Indigenous Veterans Day, you can plan an exciting motorcycle trip visiting notable locations related to Aboriginal Canadians or despatch riders that served during World War I and II. As there are no previous tours, you would have to be responsible for planning the routes and locations you would visit, such as the Bény-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetary, Manitoba, and the National War Memorial. You also may want to consider customizing your motorcycle with </span><a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">aftermarket parts or luggage</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> to be better suited for such a trip.</span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">On Remembrance Day, you can witness the National Memorial Ride, a procession of motorcycles being ridden by military veterans and associated individuals to the Canadian National Military Cemetary in Ottawa. If you happen to be a family member or close friend of a member or veteran of the Canadian military, it is possible to ride along the ranks of the procession. If you want to learn more about other notable motorcycle events or routes, take time to read </span><a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/blog/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">articles and blog posts</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photo credit: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despatch_rider" rel="" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></span></p><div><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/blog/" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer:
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All information is provided on an as-is basis.</div>Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-76515648890646006852020-08-13T22:13:00.001-06:002020-08-13T22:13:19.981-06:00Fascinating Facts About Motorcycles You Might Not Have Known<p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-fb7c507d-7fff-8210-190c-c39b8af7daa0"><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 20pt; text-align: center;"><br /></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 401px; overflow: hidden; width: 602px;"><img alt="Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Machine, Chrome, Usa" height="401" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/oT-PzAMBmGIEzPaejXVNI0Zc6wQheS-iUKRf_exrsuTNkG979cH46M0CgQ9dqICGzoSrIjmyA5ejJiUANxXAkZHrV7tqo16HoYjBWMyZ-zN0hQQ1908vqTujdqyJCZJB53c90ItKnob-5gtsCA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="602" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding a bike might be a hobby for some people, but for most amateurs and professionals riders, it is also a lifestyle. The thrill, of going down an everlasting open road, the wind in your face, and the lure of exploring new places around every bend, is infectious and the reason why thousands of people ride motorbikes every day. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now, being part of a community also means knowing more about it and its people. The motorbike world isn’t without its oddities and facts, some that make you feel proud while others that leave you wondering what a wonderfully crazy world we inhabit. </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Market Leader</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When we look at the overall sales of motorbikes in the US, there is only one leader in the category, Harley Davidson. When </span><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-30-hy-motorcycle30-story.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">comparing sales of different motorbike brands</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, reports suggest that Honda sells the most “two-wheelers”, but when considering only bikes, statistics are in favour of Harley. The company showed over 5.5 billion in revenue in 2017 and continues to grow every year. </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The “Dead Red” Law</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever heard of the “Dead Red” law from 2015, signed in Indiana? It’s fascinating because it allows any biker in the state to stop at a red light for only two minutes before heading off. Basically, treat a stoplight like a stop sign and then continue with your journey while cautious of any oncoming traffic, of course. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 401px; overflow: hidden; width: 602px;"><img alt="Scooter, Italy, Vintage, Old, Green, Motorcycle, Travel" height="401" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/viwvSzGU1Fa7JYbU88miwZfxNU5etrwakzjCWTj6MTnrBn75aeaFipl2XQKn1VMrnE21DqcPs2pHjzR6fwzzm4Lqq1g23vRV78ULbh8HP_xk5Sul7dNMdMyVGXU9JUXAk1r53j_G9ev_t-updA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="602" /></span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Superstition</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it comes to bikes, most people look at the overall design, the mechanics, and the engine, with the colour being a distant thought towards the end. This is unlike </span><a href="https://www.7sultanscasino.com/blog/popular-car-colours-globally/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">choosing a colour for your car</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which plays a more prominent role. However, were you aware that for the longest of time, green was considered a bad tone for a motorbike? The reason being that most military vehicles are green and thus several bikers on “green” bikes ended up killed during the war. That all changed over time, and now you can find different shades of green with military green being as famous as any other colour. </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gone Forever</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you love your bike with all your heart, and cannot think about parting with it, then you better make sure it is safe at all times. Statistics show that the chance of recovering a stolen motorbike is only 30% as opposed to a car where the authorities track down almost 60% of the vehicles. However, if you own a Harley Davidson, rest assured, they are the ones least stolen. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C8-4-eDMF1U" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Movies</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are several iconic moments in movies that deserve mention. Like, did you know that it was stunt-driver Bud Ekins who made that jump over the fence in Steve McQueen’s The Great Escape? In fact, he did it in one shot. That’s not all, for Peter Fonda wore his now-legendary American jacket from Easy Rider for a week before shooting started. He rode his chopper all around LA to get used to the “costume” and to give it a used look. Lastly, Tim Allen starring Wild Hogs, has a scene in which we see Paul Teutul Sr and his son, two of the most popular TV personalities associated with motorbikes.</span></p><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Disclaimer:
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<p>One has to get creative if there is to be any joy being spread! Here in Northwestern Alberta COVID-19 is a topic that has sucked the oxygen out of the room, just like it has everywhere else.</p>
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<div>Alberta has entered stage two re-opening and has started to allow gatherings of up to 200 people out of doors. You have to be physically distanced, temperatures have to be checked and they want you to control the flow of human traffic to avoid people coming into contact with you. </div>
<div>Some of our cities have made masks mandatory, others are not getting into the great mask debate so far. </div>
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<div><img alt="Pulling in to the Wayside Memorial Park.jog" height="271" src="https://bustedknucklechronicles.com/images/2020_BKC_Images/32nd_edition_2020/Pulling_in_to_the_Wayside_Memorial_Park.jog.jpg" width="600" /></div>
<div><br /></div><div>It was under these odd circumstances and the rather restrictive guidelines that one of Alberta's largest grassroots motorcycle rallies was able to host one of it's most integral ceremonies. </div>
<div>Bob Ross, President of the Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association and one of the founders of the Wayside Fallen Riders Memorial Park jumped through a lot of hoops to make the Fallen Riders Memorial service happen.</div>
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<div>The Run to the Hills Memorial Rally would normally have been held July 17-19, but of course, large gatherings are still a no no, and music is a definite forbidden fruit. </div>
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<div>On the Saturday of the rally, there is always a memorial service and roll call to remember the fallen in the motorcycle community. Never before has there been a need to have approval to host a memorial service. Thankfully Alberta Health Services approved the memorial ceremony with up to 200 people.</div>
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<div>2020 has been the one thing I wished the Cancel Culture would CANCEL!</div>
<div>Mother Nature is obviously having some kind of episode with PMS, she is one cranky old bag!!!</div>
<div>In spite of the mixed bag of weather that swirled around me as I rode from Grande Prairie to Two Hills, a 7 hour ride, I managed to stay dry only getting rained on as I pulled into the event.</div>
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<div><img alt="Red Knights" height="418" src="https://motorcycletourism.ca/images/2020/Red_Knights.JPG" width="600" /></div>
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<div>100 riders came out to remember their fallen. </div>
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<div>It was an emotional ceremony with many sobbing as they paid their respects. Sadly we have lost a lot of riders in the last year here in Alberta. As Pastor Wes read out the roll of our fallen, the sun started to break through and the rest of the day was beautiful.</div>
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<div><img alt="Pastor Wes readin the roll" src="https://bustedknucklechronicles.com/images/2020_BKC_Images/32nd_edition_2020/Pastor_Wes_readin_the_roll.jpg" /></div>
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<div>If you ever find yourself in Alberta (if they ever reopen our border), you need to visit Two Hills Alberta, and spend some peaceful moments in the chapel, or on the wrap around deck looking out over the rolling farmland and the Two Hills Golf Course. </div>
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<div>Wayside Fallen Riders Memorial Park in Two Hills Alberta is a place to remember and reflect, for friends, family and motorcycle family members alike. It is a tranquil and unique spot built by riders with rider's families in mind. Find them on Facebook</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“Money for pain and suffering will be eliminated for minor injuries; but for major injuries, cash compensation will be set by categories of benefits with maximum amounts set by ICBC, according to the government. Repairs to vehicles will still be handled by auto adjusters with traditional damage assessments.” “The model virtually eliminates the role of personal injury lawyers, who typically take one-third of the total amount awarded in a settlement and represent a powerful lobby group that continues to fight government reforms. They have argued a no-fault system would leave the most vulnerable victims, with the most catastrophic injuries, alone to face ICBC without legal help.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The Trial Lawyers Association of BC said the change puts the rights of injured and vulnerable British Columbians “at grave risk.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">An internal document from Alberta’s treasury board and finance department has recommended that the province implement a no-fault auto insurance system. The document, which was obtained by Toronto Star, was compiled by actuary firm J.S. Cheng & Partners and insurance consulting firm Cameron & Associates Insurance Consultants, in consultation with representatives from the province’s treasury board and finance department. The report was conducted as part of a claims and costs study requested in 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The report called for a no-fault auto insurance system, wherein policyholders and their passengers are given compensation by their insurer without proof of fault following an accident. However, a no-fault auto insurance system also means claimants cannot sue for pain and suffering from the auto insurance system. The system effectively replaces the right to seek recovery through the civil justice system for a benefits schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">According to the study, the root of Alberta’s insurance cost problems is the rising cost of settling injury claims in the province. The report found that individuals who have suffered at least one of the “top four” injuries – namely, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, concussions, temporomandibular joint injuries, and whiplash-associated disorder with chronic pain lasting more than six months – are “more likely to be represented by a lawyer,” and that the percentage of claims from individuals with one or more of the injuries has gradually increased from 16% in 2010 to 30% in 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“The main cost driver within bodily injury claims is pain and suffering,” the study noted, adding that Albertans are “increasingly retaining legal representation to negotiate their compensation.” “Our recommendation is that the system can be modified to make it easier for a claimant to make a claim without the time consuming and costly legal process.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Moving to a no-fault system would help alleviate the pressures being put on auto insurance costs in Alberta, and would be a unique model in the Canadian market, according to the head of the province’s brokers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">So as Mr Hodgson, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta said “This particular government seems to move pretty quickly, so I would expect that whatever they do…they’re going to do it as quickly as they can.” And we have been advised that the announcement could be made as soon as June 1st. 2020. I have written to Minister Toews to confirm or deny that.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The folks at FAIR Alberta Injury Regulations claim that: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The Government of Alberta is reviewing Alberta’s auto insurance system. The government’s insurance reform panel is considering making Alberta’s insurance system a WCB-style, no-fault system. This system won’t save consumers money. It just means increased profits for corporations and fewer protections for Albertans.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Visit their website at: </span><a href="https://fairalbertainjuryregulations.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://fairalbertainjuryregulations.ca/</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> I am waiting to hear back from Minister Toews with regards to the province of Alberta’s decision and whether or not it has been made and the framework is being put in place as the rumour mill has suggested. There is a lot of concern in the motorcycle community, I have fielded emails from a number of riders who are concerned that already vulnerable road users will have to choose their insurances wisely or be left out in the cold when it comes to the support that they will get. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Do we have the right to be concerned? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Under the the Saskatchewan Model this is what their basics look like - this is take right from the SGI Website (</span><a href="https://www.sgi.sk.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://www.sgi.sk.ca/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">):</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">GENERAL INFO:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">NO FAULT:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #231f20; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Saskatchewan residents with No Fault Coverage receive a higher level of defined benefits, regardless of who is responsible for the collision.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">They can sue for expenses not covered by the defined benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">They </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">can't</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> sue for pain and suffering, except in very limited circumstances.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For the majority of injured people, their claim settlement is made up </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">entirely</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> of defined benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">TORT:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Saskatchewan residents with Tort Coverage receive a lower level of defined benefits, regardless of who is responsible for the collision.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">They </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">can</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> sue the responsible motorist for expenses not covered by the defined benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">They can also sue the responsible motorist for pain and suffering.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For most injured people, the defined benefits make up </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">only part</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> of their claim settlement.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">NO FAULT: Income benefit</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">90% of net income up to a maximum gross salary of $98,643 annually to age 65, if required.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">After 180 days, non-earners including homemakers who continue to be disabled will receive at least minimum wage.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Students will receive up to:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Elementary year: $5,770</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Secondary year: $10,722</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Post-secondary year: $21,443</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Substitute worker or caregiver benefits available up to $47,112 per year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Those younger than age 65 at the time of the crash and off work for at least 2 years also receive a pension equal to 10% of total income benefit received.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">TORT: Income benefit</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $23,556 per year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For a maximum of 2 years unless your injuries prevent you from working at all - if totally disabled, benefit will be paid for life.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Homemakers will also be paid up to $23,556 annually for a maximum of 2 years.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Those who don't qualify for the benefits above, but who are confined to a hospital, bed or wheelchair, will receive $11,752 annually for up to 1 year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">NO FAULT: Medical and rehabilitation coverage</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $7,194,892</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">TORT: Medical and rehabilitation coverage</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $28,159 except for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $211,189 for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">NO FAULT: Permanent impairment payment</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $206,181 except for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $251,821 for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">TORT: Permanent impairment payment</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $14,079 except for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Up to $183,031 for those with catastrophic injuries.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">NO FAULT: Death benefit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Surviving spouse - 45% of deceased's net income to a maximum gross salary of $98,643 per year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Surviving spouse - 45% of deceased's net income to a maximum gross salary of $98,643 per year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">$14,079 to estate of those with no spouse or dependants.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">$7,040 funeral benefit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">With regards to the support for injured riders in our province and in BC, I am waiting to hear back from Dave Munroe at A.I.M. in BC, but according to the rep from OBB their funding from their Injury Lawyer will not be impacted by the change in the insurance law, and so for them it will be business as usual.</span></div>
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After plateauing in 2015-16, the number of registered motorcycles in Alberta has been <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid%3D2310006701%26pickMembers%255B0%255D%3D1.10&source=gmail&ust=1585382621216000&usg=AFQjCNEAOM_jLXwtpdL0BSubCg8dHKluwg" href="https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2310006701&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.10" style="color: #1155cc;">declining every year since</a>. Why?<br />
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While some might point to the increasing cost to operate a bike, like the rising cost of insurance and registration, others point to the deteriorating safety situation on Alberta roads.<br />
But what has changed with regard to safety riding a motorcycle?<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">More distracted drivers</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">Roadways in worse condition</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">More impaired drivers (especially with the legalization of marijuana)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">Lower speed limits</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">Sound limit regulations/laws</li>
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Lowering speed limits cause an increased safety risk for motorcyclists you ask? Yes, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://motorbikewriter.com/how-increased-speed-makes-us-safer/&source=gmail&ust=1585382621216000&usg=AFQjCNHuA5O33hnMFekh4rwTU0T739GoUw" href="https://motorbikewriter.com/how-increased-speed-makes-us-safer/" style="color: #1155cc;">lower speed limits within municipalities actually make riding more difficult and dangerous</a> for motorcyclists.<br />
Ask anyone who rides motorcycles what the biggest safety issue is and most riders will say “Cars just don’t see me”. While some municipalities and other organizations have responded by launching <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ab-amss.org/2017-motorcycle-safety-campaign-launch/&source=gmail&ust=1585382621217000&usg=AFQjCNFRoQZ2VaFqPY25J8UuXUTLMvm8vA" href="https://ab-amss.org/2017-motorcycle-safety-campaign-launch/" style="color: #1155cc;">awareness marketing campaigns to watch out for motorcycles</a> each spring, do those campaigns actually make a difference? Lets face it most people who ride will not be wearing a bright yellow safety vest, so what other solutions are there to make it safer on the roads for motorcycles?<br />
Some proposed solutions that have been suggested include:<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">More fun tracks/places to ride without limitation.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">Higher fines/demerits for motor vehicles that fail to “observe” motorcycles</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;">Acceptance of video evidence from motorcyclists in prosecuting drivers not paying attention.</li>
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What do you think? What action can be taken to make motorcycling more safe and increase ridership in Alberta?<br />
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David Carlson<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I opened the box to find a second box inside that when I opened it up , it’s all padded and all sleek looking. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Do you remember the Movie and TV Series from the Eighties called “V”? It was all about an alien species that lands on earth with what appears to be good intent only to reveal their sinister plot. This Atlas Riot Hellfire 2.0 Helmet makes me think of that movie. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Now most of you know how I feel about full face helmets, so you can imagine the sense of anxiety I felt looking at this bad boy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">All I could think of is, will I be able to breath? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Without looking at the instructions or taking of the protective covering on the visor off, I pulled this size medium helmet on and was totally shocked that because of the vent in the chin, you don’t have to breath stale air. This helmet is light, Popcorn light. IT FITS!!!!!</span></div>
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<span id="E107" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E107" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In provinces like BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, many riders are feeling frustrated that they are forced to wear a helmet but those in the Sikh community can ride wearing only a turban. (By many accounts the turban is NOT a mandatory piece of “religious” gear, which fuels the frustration even more.)</span></div>
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<span id="E111" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E111" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you ascribe to wearing a helmet or not, you are required by law to wear one if you are not a Sikh.</span></div>
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<span id="E115" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E115" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I personally have challenges with many helmets that come from the injuries to my neck and low back from a bad car crash.</span></div>
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<span id="E117" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E117" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the past I had a prescription that was acknowledged by the RCMP to allow me to wear a beanie, it was written by my chiropractor and my medical doctor. The weight of most helmets is too great for my neck to handle when you combine the wind and the weight.</span></div>
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<span id="E121" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E121" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some helmets are like a sail the way they catch the wind. Full face helmets, no matter how well built make me feel claustrophobic. I can’t breath and I start to panic. The full face helmets with the modular jaw are better, however, I find raising and lowering the helmets jaw distracting. Part of the problem for me when it comes to either style of full face, I drink a lot of water while I am riding, and it’s a pain in the arse drinking with one of those helmets on.</span></div>
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<span id="E125" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E125" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The older I get, the more I think about the vulnerability of riding and I realise that a beanie or half helmet doesn’t protect a person’s face, although that is what I have worn for years. In the past I have basically had to trade off safety for comfort. Lightweight helmets didn’t really exist when I started riding unless it was a beanie and we all know that a beanie only protects against too much sun on the head, and small road debris. The likelihood that a beanie will protect your brain is all but non-existent.</span></div>
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<span id="E129" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E129" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My needs in a helmet?</span></div>
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<span id="E133" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E133" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I want a helmet that is lightweight and aerodynamic. </span></div>
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<span id="E135" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E135" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The road noise needs to be minimal. </span></div>
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<span id="E137" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E137" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It needs good ventilation, and an easy to cinch up chin strap.</span></div>
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<span id="E141" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E141" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enter the </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.vosshelmetsusa.com/products/303-dual-lens-gloss-white-open-face-helmet-dot?_pos=2&_sid=fa1668f1c&_ss=r" id="E142" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E142" target="_blank"><span id="E143" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E143" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Voss 303 Helmet</span></a><span id="E144" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E144" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span id="E148" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E148" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think I have finally found a helmet I can call my favourite.</span></div>
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<span id="E152" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E152" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Voss 303 in a size small fits me perfectly. It’s a ¾ helmet and I really, really like it.</span></div>
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<span id="E156" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E156" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s comfortable, the visors are substantial and don’t flop around or vibrate.</span></div>
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<span id="E158" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E158" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A pet peeve I have had about many helmets is that to wear my riding glasses, which are prescription, means that I end up with a massive headache as they put too much pressure on the arm of the glasses, just above the ear. Not this helmet, I can wear my glasses comfortably and that increases my safety!</span></div>
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<span id="E160" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E160" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The helmet doesn’t end up riding on the top of my glasses either.</span></div>
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<span id="E164" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E164" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although the helmet is beefy looking it’s lightweight and aerodynamic, and the air vents on the top of the helmet makes riding on a really hot day much more comfortable.</span></div>
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<span id="E168" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E168" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Noise? </span></div>
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<span id="E170" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E170" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This helmet is reasonably quiet. </span></div>
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<span id="E172" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E172" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes there is still some road and wind noise, but compared to some of the full faces I have tried, that is minimal in this helmet.</span></div>
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<span id="E174" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E174" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course I have worn a beanie or half helmet most of my riding career, so anything that is quieter than that is a bonus! </span></div>
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<span id="E176" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E176" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With this helmet I don’t need to wear earplugs. I like that as I find earplugs irritating.</span></div>
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<span id="E180" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E180" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The quick attach and release strap on the helmet is awesome, it makes securing the helmet so much easier than the old “D” ring!!</span></div>
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<span id="E182" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E182" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have been enjoying the experience of wearing this helmet and look to may more miles wearing it.</span></div>
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<span id="E186" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E186" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Voss has helmets in all shapes and configurations you can imagine! Check them out for all of </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.vosshelmetsusa.com/#" id="E187" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E187" target="_blank"><span id="E188" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E188" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your helmet needs</span></a><span id="E189" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E189" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span id="E193" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E193" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I want to talk about a helmet accessory that anyone with a full face or three quarter helmet may want to look at, especially if you are a commuter.</span></div>
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<span id="E197" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E197" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s called the EZ Go Strap.</span></div>
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<span id="E201" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E201" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This strap turns your helmet into a carrying bag, hip purse or at the very least get it out of your hands.</span></div>
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<span id="E203" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E203" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m not a commuter, and I don’t generally find myself needing to pack my helmet anywhere, however, if you were a commuter with a briefcase or books etc that need to be taken to work, this strap instantly frees up your hands.</span></div>
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<span id="E213" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E213" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I like mine and I think you’d like one if you tried it! </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://www.ezgo-strap.com/" id="E214" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E214" target="_blank"><span id="E215" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E215" style="color: #1155cc; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check them out</span></a><span id="E216" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E216" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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The Street/Sportbike Backpack from Viking Bags is a backpack I feel very good about recommending to other riders.</div>
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The lightweight, semi rigid, moulded body makes this backpack the perfect one for packing a laptop.</div>
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It has a padded compartment that fits my 15” laptop perfectly and because the backpack is so lightweight, the weight of the laptop isn’t a hardship. </div>
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Having been in a paragliding crash where in I broke my back, I will tell you that my back appreciates the lightweight, streamlined fit.</div>
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The organiser for all of those little items you need to carry like keys, cell phone, wallet, chapstick etc., is some handy.</div>
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There are several pockets of various sizes that make packing a breeze. </div>
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The design of the outer shell means that the zipper doesn't have any pinch points and the pack opens up fully making it very easy to access and take full advantage of its ample storage. </div>
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I also really like the fact that it also has a net for my helmet means that when I am off the bike, my hands are free to pack other things. The waterproof side pockets are handy for ID, tire pressure gauge and other items that you want and need quick access to.</div>
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Over all, this is an incredibly well done backpack filled with thoughtful little details. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />If you are looking for a backpack that is versatile, lightweight yet strong and durable, check out the <a href="https://www.vikingbags.com/moto-riding-black-motorcycle-back-pack.htm" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #22b8f0; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 400ms ease 0s, background-color 400ms ease 0s;" target="_blank">Viking Bags Axe Series</a> Backpacks.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Tim Lajambe of </span><a href="http://trickfactory.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Trickfactory Customs</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is still out there, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rgoldammer" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Roger Goldammer</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is still bashing tin, </span><a href="https://www.airbrushfitto.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Fitto</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is still painting bikes but what has changed is they have all grown and evolved into doing something else, something more than just motorcycles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For them its about doing what they love, what they know, what they are good at and doing other things that feed them. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Sometimes, like in the case with Trickfactory, they are lucky to be able to do both, find a side hustle that is soul filling and a daytime job that is also soul filling. They host the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Vancouvertattooshow/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">West Coast Tattoo & Culture Show</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">, they build hotrods, motorcycles and paint guitars, bikes, rods and anything else interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Roger too has shifted his talents to other things that pay well but still bangs away on motorcycles, racing them, competing with them, riding them for enjoyment. Fitto has his own clothing line to augment his living. </span><a href="https://eyecandy-custom-cycles.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Eyecandy Customs</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is still in the game and we have other solid small shops that have hung in there. Out in the east shops like </span><a href="http://www.chopperrods.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Chopper Rods</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> are still going strong. These are names that have been around a long, long time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Very few in Canada have had the success that Jeff VanderZalm has had with </span><a href="https://www.konquer.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Konquer Motorcycles</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">, but even he has expanded what they offer into </span><a href="https://www.konquer.ca/konquer-custom-rods" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Konquer Rides and Rods</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">People who thought “I am going to have the best motorcycle “X”, whatever that X was and in a few years they fail and wonder why.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">People who discover the motorcycle community and have a passion for riding think they are going to make their mark the motorcycle business industry.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">In Canada, there are just barely 1 million for highway use motorcycles registered. In western Canada that number is roughly a ¼ million.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">I have been wearing my leather jacket for 20+ years. My jacket is thick, full hide, custom built for me in an era where everywhere you turned there was another gal building custom riding gear. Why were so many women's riding garments custom made? Stuff in dealerships didn’t fit us. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Only the truly passionate and relentless survive and thrive.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Because if you are prepared, if you are passionate, persistent and relentless there are many, many rewards to owning your own business in the motorcycle industry or any industry for that matter.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">When you find a need this industry/community has and fill it with passion, enthusiasm, temerity, knowledge and talent, you can survive and thrive. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">She parlayed that crash and what she learned doing the work they did after the crash to help her father financially, into an organization that has helped 73 riders who have crashed in 2019 alone, and has secured herself a job as the marketing manager for Grover Law Firm. </span></div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;">RiderFriendly.com gives the rider access to an easy-to-use, full-feature social media component that lets you connect with other riders. Get creative with your profile page, create events, groups etc... You control your own privacy settings. Chat support available. <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Let your non-motorcycle friends talk about pot roast on Facebook</strong> while you join your riding buddies on a social network MADE FOR YOU! We also have a Facebook Group if you really insist on staying there... It's the Rider Friendly Support Network Group.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;">All Members of RiderFriendly.com receive the services of the <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Never Ride Alone Program </strong>provided by Intercon Messaging. Members can call the toll-free number and provide the operator with the membership # on the bottom of your digital card (always available on your profile page).</li>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Find Products and Services</strong><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"> Develop a <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">meaningful relationship</em> :-) with the Rider Friendly Business owners. The Rider Friendly Business Association® business members recognize the <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">value</strong> the motorcycle community brings and wants to make sure the unique needs of the motorcycle rider are met. RiderFriendly.com does our part by educating the business owners with at our own Rider Friendly University.</li>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Save Money with our RoadTrip Rewards™ program</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;">Special Events, Specials and Offers/Coupons AUTOMATICALLY display right in your profile page making it handy to check while you chat with your motorcycle buds. Get member savings and discounts offered by our RFBA Members by showing your RoadTrip Rewards™ card on your phone or providing your membership # which is located on the bottom of your digital membership card. Your card automatically displays on your profile page when you are logged into the website. Easy Peasy. <b> EXAMPLE:</b> Right now Choice Hotels is offering up to 20% off on rooms, worldwide, when you book on their website using our code!</li>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">What's Happening</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;">The latest Busted Knuckle News, Upcoming Canadian Motorcycle Events, News Feeds from the interwebs, all display on your profile pages (as well as any meet up for a ride events created by your friends). If you are planning on coming up to Canada, we got you covered for the news and event information you need to know!</li>
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Women from around the globe are joining hands to help empower other women and educate the manufacturer as to the size of the female audience and what their needs in gear and motorcycles truly is.</div>
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So as their sponsor I decided to do a little Q & A with a few of these ladies...</div>
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<b>Across America on a 1919 Henderson Motorcycle? </b><div>
<b>A Q & A Interview with Mark Hunnibell</b></div>
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"Royal Air Force Captain Charles Kenilworth “C.K.” Shephard explored miles of territory on his trip across America outlined in his book Across America by Motor-Cycle, published in 1922. Nearly 100 years later, United States Air Force Captain Mark Leslie Hunnibell retraces C.K.’s path in <a href="https://angelamelamud-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1Fna55oypBE_UbMAIte288IxYi--G8nptAbtU5Hj-zkc-0&key=YAMMID-56002163&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAcross-America-Motor-Cycle-Annotated-Centennial%2Fdp%2F1948181495%2F">his own book</a>. With annotations and updates, anyone with a wanderlust to follow C.K. Shepherd’s original adventure can now do so with the benefit of additional 250 photos and illustrations, 750 detailed notations, and thoroughly researched facts to fill <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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in the gaps of the original story. In addition, the centennial book includes many photos by C.K. Shepherd never seen before, plus a foreword by his son.<br /><br />This summer, nearly 100 years later, Mark will be retracing C.K. Shepherd’s original journey on his own vintage 1919 Henderson four-cylinder motorcycle in an exciting trip that will be shared to the world via social media including Facebook Live, drone video and to newsletter subscribers. Also, Mark has planned stops along the trip of over 4,500-miles for book signings, media appearances, rallies, and events." Angela Melamud, Author's representative.</div>
<br /><b>#1 - Why this exact journey?</b><br /><br />The 1922 book, Across America by Motor-Cycle, is the story told by Captain C.K. Shepherd, a Royal Air Force (RAF) veteran of WWI from England who crossed America by motorcycle in 1919 after the war. In mid-June, within two weeks of arriving in Manhattan, C.K. bought a top-of-the-line Henderson four-cylinder motorcycle and was hot on the trail for California. In 1922, C.K.’s book was published, the story of his transcontinental journey in the summer of 1919 through sixteen states covering nearly 5,000 miles. <br /><br />I discovered C.K.’s book about his 1919 trip some 20 years ago and was inspired by the epic journey on the same kind of motorcycle I owned and was ever-so-slowly restoring. I became consumed with the idea of retracing his journey, but the book lacked a detailed itinerary, leading me to complex research in order to reverse engineer the route. In the process, I discovered many details about C.K.’s ride and life that I thought many would appreciate even if they had never read the original book.<br /><br /><b>#2 - Besides the restoration of the bike, how long have you spent planning this journey?</b><br /><br />The planning in earnest has taken about five years, mostly part time as I had available. It involved thousands of hours of analysis of the 1922 book and searching out period publications as to available roads, routes, and other conditions. The byproduct of all that planning is my new book, Across America by Motor-Cycle - Fully Annotated Centennial Edition, that includes C.K.’s original 1922 book but embeds nearly 1,000 photos, notes, and illustrations that I found along the way to tell as much of the story as is possible. C.K.’s book documented an amazing journey but regretfully did not include many details of the trip and the man who took it. This book answers them all.<br /><br /><b>#3 - I see you need a logistics person, and connections to the riding clubs - have you found someone to help you there?</b><br /><br />I think I have the minimum “safety rider” aspect locked in (someone to ride along, check the road ahead, warn me of unexpected issues, etc.) but I am suddenly in need of someone to drive my truck and pull my trailer that will have parts for en routesupport. I am disappointed to be left hanging at such a late date but that doesn’t fill the seat, so I do need help. Even if someone could drive for a few days and then head home after the next person showed up, that would work. I just need to nail this down ASAP because it is, all of a sudden, a huge distraction I did not expect to be dealing with.<br /><br /><b>#4 - Why should people get involved?</b><br /><br />For C.K. Shepherd, this was a solo trip, on his own, to see America and meet Americans. For me, I am interested in seeing America and meeting Americans, but I can’t do it alone. Too much traffic today and there are no more Henderson dealers in every city to overhaul my engine every 1,000 miles like C.K. ended up having to do. So folks can help out in a grass-roots fashion to become part of history, witness an amazing century-old machine in operation, learn more about America’s early history with roads and interstate tourism, and – perhaps even more helpful – educate me about what they know of the regions through which I will be riding.<br /><br /><b>#5 - How can they get involved?</b><br /><br />I am going to be able to accommodate a limited number of motorcyclists who may want to “ride along.” I have received a sanction from the American Motorcyclist Association as a Grand Tour, and will have all the forms and will start each day with a rider’s meeting to go over the route, the stops, the challenges, and issues. Any motorcyclist who wants to ride with me can go to the “Support” page on the web site (I will be posting the forms soon) or just email me at <a href="mailto:support@acrossamericabymotorcycle.com">support@acrossamericabymotorcycle.com</a>. Even if they don’t want to (or don’t have a bike to ride along), I will be travelling on a published schedule, so folks can visit with me at planned stops or even just wave at me while I roll through their town. The web site will be maintained with the latest schedule and we’ll update it during each day’s ride in the event delays or other circumstances arise.<br /><br />Even if you can’t get out for the ride, you can live vicariously online, watch it all unfold on the web site, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Besides income that will be generated by sales of my new book and my audiobook of the original 1922 book, I will also have in my trailer a bunch of commemorative t-shirts, ball caps, koozies, and even some temporary tattoos. I’ll also have the available for ordering on the web site soon.<br /><br /><b>#6 - Anything specific you'd like the public to know about this trip?</b><br /><br />I am not a life-long motorcyclist. In fact, I am a true novice motorcyclist, with this 1919 Henderson being my first real motorcycle (I got my license on a 50cc Honda Express in the summer of 1980), so I have some apprehension about my own abilities. C.K. was 24 years old when he took his trip. I will be almost 62 years old when I get to San Francisco. While C.K. had no support structure following him on the road, the need for support that I have creates numerous logistical issues that C.K. did not have. Luckily I have supporters, friends, mechanics, and experienced motorcyclists that have been helping me and will continue to be supporting me during this ride, leaving me confident that this will be the rewarding and enjoyable dream I have been longing for.<br /><br />All of the above said, it should be evident that I will need (and appreciate) all the well-meaning advice from the public. If you know of a “must stop” or “must see” location, PLEASE do not hold back. Write to me directly and I will see if I can make it happen. This trip will be far more successful if it becomes a participation event.<br /><br /><b>#7 - Anything special about the bike overhaul you'd like us to know?</b><br /><br />The overhaul on this bike has been beset with false starts and endless delays. Even today, there are issues. But I am confident it’s ready to make the trip and carry me safely across the country. I have the beginnings of the long story of the rebirth of my motorcycle on my website (Mark’s Henderson), but will be augmenting that with some photos and videos taken along the way. Suffice it to say that, if this motorcycle was anything other than a truly one-of-a-kind original Red Henderson, and was equipped with anything other than the original chassis and engine, I would not have felt compelled to finance the extraordinary efforts at resurrection to bring that particular engine back from what would have normally cause it to be declared dead.</div>
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<b><i>Grab a beverage, you'll need it to get through this.</i></b><br />
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I have been working to help riders find great information on events and causes that are happening in our community for 16 years. When we had a physical newspaper to hand out, everyone that ever read it understood that I was a writer, an editor and publisher of a newspaper. People looked forward to their Busted Knuckle Chronicles and it's jokes and information.<br />
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They also understood, (because we printed the events calendars in the newspaper monthly), that we ran Canada's BEST motorcycle events calendars. When we had a physical Rider Friendly Business Association directory that we could hand out, everyone loved the maps and information, now that it's digital, they don't seem to know how to find it.<br />
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Digital Media and Social Media seem to have truly changed the way people take in information.<br />
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<b>Backgrounder:</b><br />
<a href="https://www.riderfriendly.com/index.php/features/road-trip-rita-blog">Road Trip Rita</a>, my beloved beaver mascot and her colouring pages on the back of ride/drive scavenger hunt maps, lent to a natural phenomenon. ADULTS COLOURING while drinking adult beverages and chewing on crayons at bike rallies. It was hilariously good fun and a ton of people participated all for a shot of JD as the prize. I decided to round up a great prize package - <b>Camping for Two at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, some Choice Hotel points, meal cards, gas card and voila, a great trip worth about $1000 Canadian was on the line. </b>We'd sell colouring pages for $10 - 50% would go back to the event and 50% would help pay some of the volunteer's expenses to come run the event. (Or people could become members of the CMTA and colour for free.)<br />
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I reached out to some events that I wanted to support and work with.<br />
<b>Events that I thought would benefit from the whole "STURGIS BUFFALO CHIP" name.</b><br />
I explained to these event coordinators that we'd take their poker run and turn it into a ride/drive scavenger hunt map that highlighted regional attractions, we'd put free ads for their events on the maps. We'd put a colouring image on the back for the colouring competitions to win a shot at a trip for two to Sturgis. And, if they would help me sell the ads, I would kick back some funds to their cause, and we'd be able to promote their entire region and all of their sponsors to all kinds of tourists all year round in print, digital, web and social. The price points are all under $500 a year.<br />
I thought it was win - win.<br />
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<li>I told them I would film an episode of my TV Show, "Ride Like a Local", for EastLink TV, from their event.</li>
<li>We'd promote their event through our events calendars and our newspaper "The Busted Knuckle Chronicles both before and after". </li>
<li>I also expressed that I'd do a write up on their event after the fact, and those articles would potentially appear in the Northern Horizon and Colorado Rider News and that we'd also be promoting through the CMTA the <a href="https://motorcycletourism.ca/fundraising/colouring-contests">Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association</a>. </li>
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I'd need a place to stay, a piece of the floor, not fussy, just on a tight budget.<br />
We'd need a table or two and a place with adult beverages and lights where people could colour.<br />
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I reached out to a number of events, some agreed to participate others opted out.<br />
<b>It was explained to all that co/cross-promotion was key</b>, if every event promoted their participation in the contest, it would be great exposure for all the events as I had created one meme with all the dates. All they really had to do was share them, far and wide.<br />
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In spite of the really cold and awful weather, our first event in Two Hills (The Lakeland Motorcycle Trade Show and Swap Meet) was a success with a number of people becoming members of the Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association (because of all the great prizes we give away) and or those who paid the $10 to colour. They coloured, we laughed - it was great fun!<br />
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We picked the winners, gave them their swag prizes and I turned my focus to getting prepared for the next events in 6, 7 and 8 weeks time.<br />
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<b>And that's where the wheels all but fell off the bus. (We did have some successes).</b><br />
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<b>The first cancellation </b>was the Devin Seguin Memorial Rally as the volunteer who was going to run the competition had to cancel. Eugene was unable to find a replacement volunteer, and I was unsuccessful. So that event had to be cancelled. There was no way I could be at two on events the same weekend. I was supposed to be in central Alberta at an event, and Kristine, my part time admin was going to Hafford SK, and so I simply didn't have the hands to help me now.<br />
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Because Hafford Saskatchewan won <a href="https://riderfriendlycontest.ca/">Canada's MOST Rider Friendly Community </a>contest, (again one of our efforts to promote rural communities and events), my volunteer agreed to attend their Show 'n' Shine with our contest and to film some B Roll footage of their event. They were pleased as punch, promoted the fact like crazy and in spite of the deluge of rain that they endured, they had 6 colouring competition entries from their event.<br />
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They gave away their swag bag prizes and we gave up the third prize of Beaver Rub.<br />
James Rosso from Manitoba moved on to the finals.<br />
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<b>The Second Cancellation:</b> An event in southern Saskatchewan on Father's Day weekend.<br />
We had created a ride/drive map for their poker run route, it was corrected and corroborated on as many of their roads are not recommended for travel on a touring bike. No one felt they could help us to sell ads or even suggest businesses to us. They were scared it would hurt their ability to get sponsorships for their event.<br />
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And apparently the person doing their website felt I was a demanding $#@% and decided to berate me publicly for telling them I needed help to find a hotel for my volunteer due to her other accommodations falling through two weeks before the event. I told them I did not want her staying with their host hotel. <b>We did not get the map ads sold that would have funded the expenses to host the contest and pay our volunteer for their fuel, meals etc. We had to rely on sales at the event, and that wasn't a great option especially with no cross promotion going on and the distance she had to travel.</b><br />
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There had been communication challenges with this group right from the beginning, in that the person who was supposed to do the cross promoting, the web guy, felt he hadn't been given enough information to cross promote and didn't appreciate me asking why it wasn't being cross promoted.<br />
I had given all of that information to one of the heads of the event, by email, but apparently his email was hacked and so he never got it. That one incident alone had me labelled as a high maintenance ####. within their group. As I said earlier we had ONE meme promoting all of the colouring events.<br />
<b>Technology STRIKES, creating a HUGE communication breakdown that then escalated!</b><br />
I told my volunteer to cancel the room we had finally found her, because we would not be going to promote an event, write articles for my paper, the Northern Horizon paper or Colorado Rider News, or edit a TV episode which costs me huge money out of my pocket, never mind my time to prep everything for editing, plus the value of the donated air time, $6,500 from EastLink, on people who would publicly berate a person calling them a name disparaging name on social media.<br />
Why should we offer up over $10K in marketing work and product only to be treated that way?<br />
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<b>There would be no good that would come from that relationship. </b><br />
This new board isn't like the old guys I used to work with.<br />
I expressed my frustration and regret and apologized in pm's and said that if I in any way upset someone because of how they interpreted the written word, please know it was not my intent to ever do anything but help. And with that, that event was cancelled.<br />
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<b>We agreed to take on the <a href="https://firenwheels.ca/">Fire 'N' Wheels Rally in Edgerton</a>. </b><br />
In spite of huge deluges of rain and no lights in the beer gardens, we still had a group of people colour by the light of their cell phones and they all got their prizes. Cody won at the Edgerton Event, for the life of me I can not find his contact information that I thought I saved in my new phone, so hopefully Dawn will remember who he is! His art moved to the finals.<br />
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<b>The Third Cancellation: </b>An event in central Alberta event, not only were we going to come to their event with the contest for Sturgis, the TV Show, articles for the paper, but I had also helped to facilitate it so that a young man with a physical impairment was going to be attending this event and that he'd be the motorcycling bad arse for the day! (The story on Tyler's Ride will be published in our paper soon). Sadly his story did not get captured for TV as a result of the communications breakdown with these event folks at the event in central Alberta.<br />
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Anyway, I had created a map centred around their poker run, found all sorts of attractions to take photos at, and they had agreed to help sell the ads as they were talking to sponsors. After not hearing back from them in spite of numerous messages left, I was about to give up when I was finally got a call back, only to be yelled at that they were volunteers, and working 16 hours a day at work and they didn't even have time to promote or organize their own event much less sell advertising for mine.<br />
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Keep in mind they would have profited off the map financially and in many other ways - here's the link to the <a href="https://www.riderfriendly.com/index.php/for-riders/ca-scavenger-hunts/scavenger-hunt-two-hills">Two Hills </a>map page for you to see some of the promoting these businesses, regions, events and attractions are getting.<br />
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I said to the one gent, "You couldn't have called and told me you were struggling? Perhaps given me a list of people to reach out to? You couldn't call me back weeks ago so I could have adjusted things to make this happen?" I knew right then and there that I did not want to work with people that would treat me that way. Nothing good comes from a place of hurt, let down, frustration. <b>In this case, the communication breakdown was caused by them not returning calls or emails.</b><br />
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So, with the announcement of the High Level $10,000 Guaranteed Poker Run and the fire up there, I decided we will just take the contest north and help out in our own backyard and because we partner with Mackenzie Frontier Tourism we already had a ride/drive Scavenger Hunt Map made with a colouring sheet on the back.<br />
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<b>The Fourth Cancellation:</b> High Level is re-evacuated and Fat Boys Motorcycle Association has to postpone the poker run till September. No one's fault there, it is just Mother Nature and you may as well not fight with her cause you will never win.<br />
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Then there was this event that I attended this past weekend.<br />
It was to be the grand finale.<br />
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We were going to choose a winner to go to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip after the riders coloured on Saturday night.<br />
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Like all of the other events that were originally to be part of this and not add on or fill ins, I had arrangements with these folks to come film for TV, to write for my newspaper and two magazines, run our Sturgis Giveaway Colouring Competition and again, they were told that we needed to create a map of the area, to help support this contest, and could this person help me? Yes was the answer.<br />
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Well, after several months of calling, leaving emails etc, just as I am about to look into another event to see if they would want to participate, I get a call telling me about some illness in the family and obstacles that are being faced. No problem, get me a list and we'll see what we can do.<br />
Two weeks later, I get a list, by this time there is not enough time left to sell and print etc so I decide to use colouring pages that we'd photocopy and the lady said she'd get them made for me if I sent her the photo to be copied.<br />
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Last Sunday I spent the day in emergency with what is suspected gallbladder issues, so I called the organizer on Monday.<br />
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I expressed that I wasn't feeling well, and asked would there be some place I could stay that would be really affordable as my other plans had fallen through? I don't tent as I have no gear. She said had a sponsor she could put me in touch with for a cheap room and then asked me if it was just me coming and I said yes. She said she had a shed with a double bed, no windows and that it was the only thing left that she had, her last resort accommodations. I told her I'd take it with gratitude. I had told her not to worry about the colouring sheets either, that I'd bring maps from elsewhere and again expressed my thanks for her helping me be able to attend. She said to me "Thank you for all you do dear, we appreciate it"<br />
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So I leave Grande Prairie on Thursday in horrendous, unrelenting rain. I get as far as Cochrane and spend the night in a motel and get up Friday to ride through more rain to head for the event.<br />
I know this event, I have attended it before and it's a good time, they always have really good music.<br />
<b>I also detest the road to get into it. </b><br />
It's very slippery when wet and it's filled with washboard and potholes.<br />
It also happens to be a few kilometres long. I know of several riders who have complained about the damage their bikes have endured, everything from cracked saddlebags and fairings to broken shocks etc.<br />
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I had decided that when I got to town, I'd leave my bike in town; it's heavily loaded down and there was no way I wanted to run the risk of my machine breaking down.<br />
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I called my friend Barry who came up to Lordco Parts in a borrowed truck and helped me reattached the signal light bar that had vibrated a bolt out, and once Doc was tweaked, we loaded my cameras, tripods, colouring gear etc into the truck and off we went.<br />
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I had my membership card and ticket, so getting the wrist band and toilet paper roll was no problem, but when it came to where I was supposed to stay, the lady who runs the event claims she did not remember talking to me.<br />
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She had no accommodations for me, no sponsor that would be willing to help me with a reasonably priced room and since this was a charity thing I was doing, there is no way she'd give me a free place to stay at the venue because the accommodations were meant for paying guests.<br />
So she would never have agreed to that. This is after all a for profit event and how they make their living.<br />
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Now I also know that the lady's husband suffered burns in an accident earlier in the week and that she was overwhelmed, however, I was basically called a liar and was left to feel that what I offer has no value and I was left to fend for myself.<br />
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All I kept saying was "I wished I could remember what she called this shed because she had a name for it, if I could just get her to remember our conversation", but no....The man whose truck was used to pick me up at Lordco was an event volunteer, and he chastised me for being upset stating, "You should be grateful, it was my truck used to haul you down here for free, I didn't have to do that." "No, you are right, you didn't have to, thank you for allowing that," was all I could say.<br />
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I ended up staying in the back of an SUV of a lady I didn't know before the event, who was kind enough to offer it me, foamy and all. I was hurting with a (suspected) gallbladder attack, I was cold, miserable, and none of my friends had room in their tents! Now I was at the mercy of the kindness of strangers.<br />
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<b>And those strangers were so kind. I can not thank them enough. </b>Roland, Debbie, Andrew, Theresa and the rest of the crew tenting in behind the big tipi. The company, coffee and food was so welcomed and appreciated.<br />
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In the morning I decided that if the promotion and marketing that we do for this particular FOR PROFIT event is not needed, wanted or appreciated, then I'd best head home.<br />
Nothing good was going to come from me trying to persuade this woman that we had talked and I had not been able to work this out in my head, to let it go. How to resolve it and how to be positive and happy in front of tons of people when really all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry?<br />
I could not have stayed and promoted something fun, I was "Debbie Downer" as I was very hurt.<br />
<b>No one attending the event deserved my hurt feelers or the sour attitude that I just could not shake.</b><br />
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I had expectations for this event to be a great one for our non profit and all the good work we do, and also to reward someone for daring to let their inner child out. I had, in spite of not feeling well, been so excited to be going back to this event. I was looking forward to the people I was going to get to see and interview and the fun of choosing a winner to win the $1000 vacation package for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip.<br />
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<b>I have to remember that because people do not see the injury I deal with they have no idea it's there or if they know me, they forget it's there and unwittingly, many folks end up poking at my tender spots, causing the pain that I deal with to become dark and overwhelming.</b></div>
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I have to remember that at all times, even when I feel like I am at my "normal". I need to wear that like an armour so that the words and actions of others don't affect me on a personal level. I have to remember to remove myself from situations that upset me to preserve my dignity and sanity.<br />
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<b>Yesterday I did not really feel <i>capable </i>of sucking it up. </b> I needed a good long ride to clear my head. It's the best way I know of for dealing with the grip of PTSD brought on by rejection, fear, devaluation, bullying and the emotional sewer your brain becomes when those things happens.<br />
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The lady whose SUV I slept in, drove me to my bike and I headed home.<br />
Thank you for your kindness Mama T.<br />
I rode steady and because I didn't encounter any rain, was able to make it door to door in 12 hours.<br />
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Today, as I look back at what was put together in an attempt to help people cross market their events, sponsors, communities and causes and to help each other, I can see the successes.<br />
And it's clear who those successes were with. The smaller, newer non profit events.<br />
They know they have to market hard in order to get noticed.<br />
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I can see those situations that turned into learning curves and I can even see the lessons I am meant to learn from all of this.<br />
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A hand shake, a verbal or written agreement on how people would proceed for one purpose - to promote each other was always good enough for me. Today, even a written agreement can and will be disputed as people read intonation and intent into written words, where none actually existed.<br />
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Out of 8 event coordinators that I was to work with 3 of those events were reasonably successful partnerships, weather a factor for every one of them.<br />
But they were still successful because the event had people at their helm that could see the big picture. Two events were cancelled/postponed, one by fire and one by lack of volunteers and the other three were the cancelled ones because of a desire to separate myself from the negativity and the angst that personality conflicts create.<br />
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<b>Communication is key. </b><br />
Without strong, effective communication you have nothing and sadly, I was not able to have effective communication with all 8 event coordinators, but I was with 5 of them.<br />
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It's a little better than a 55% success rate and I'll take it.<br />
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And in the future, at the first sign of a communication breakdown I will be working uber hard to restore effective communication and if unable to, I'll be cutting the strings WAY FASTER so as to not hurt the community at large. To those who had wanted to participate in the contest I am sorry for the inconvenience.<br />
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TV, Magazines, Digital Newspaper and digital event calendars, print map marketing aside, there were three event coordinators that could not see the value in cross marketing with the other events even though they all knew what events were being promoted as they had the marketing meme and I updated it when things changed and tagged them in those updates.<br />
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The ones that couldn't see the value, who weren't engaged in the process at all, <b>weren't effective in communications. </b>Either they were digitally challenged or they couldn't face making a call or writing an email early enough in the game that a person could have salvaged things.<br />
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I am proud of myself for learning to walk away and maintain my dignity and place some value on me, my company and the contractors that work for me, because the jobs we all do to help promote this community have value.<br />
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<b>So to that end our winner of the Trip for Two to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip is Shauna Bourne.</b><br />
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First Runner Up is James Rosso and he'll get his choice of tickets to:<br />
Run to the Hills Memorial Rally<br />
Supreme Motorcycle & Auto Service Show 'n' Shine in Hafford Saskatchewan<br />
Fire 'n' Wheels Rally in Chauvin Alberta<br />
$10K Guaranteed Poker Run by Fat Boys Motorcycle Association in High Level<br />
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Our Third Place goes to Cody (Herbermour?) and he will get to choose from the tickets that are left.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hy9n6tUmrQQ/XSJQulIGGgI/AAAAAAAAXs8/XY1ST9QQCkEefiw-cZd2DRLbrMEEjNXjACLcBGAs/s1600/47490284_1942749655779525_4113723249521590272_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="529" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hy9n6tUmrQQ/XSJQulIGGgI/AAAAAAAAXs8/XY1ST9QQCkEefiw-cZd2DRLbrMEEjNXjACLcBGAs/s320/47490284_1942749655779525_4113723249521590272_n.jpg" width="246" /></a>Again to those who wanted to participate but couldn't because of cancellations, I deeply apologize that the challenges we faced impacted your potential for a shot at the trip.<br />
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We hope that some of you can participate for a chance to win a new jacket from Viking Cycles (Male or Female, you'll get a link to chose the jacket you want in the size you want and they will ship it to you.) $10 to colour, with $5 going back the the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Canadian-Legion-of-Riders-154331374621371/">Ride for a Vet</a> hosted by the Canadian Legion of Riders on July 13th.<br />
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If you are blessed enough to be riding today, please remember to ride like everyone around you is blind and can not see you.<br />
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Belt Drive Betty,<br />
Editor & Rider<br />
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Ride for a Vet<br />
Rockin the Rink in Meota Saskatchewan!<br />
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The 17th annual Ride for a Vet and Rockin the Rink poker run will be held July 13, 2019.<br />
Starting out in North Battleford SK and ending up in Meota SK, this poker run raises money for various veterans charities.<br />
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This is sure to be a fun day with breakfast, supper, a live band and dance, and prizes to be won.<br />
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Belt Drive Betty Media will be on hand to have a colouring competition. Betty's admin assistant Kristine lives in Saskatchewan and will be on hand to administer the world famous in Canada, "COLOUR MY BEAVER CONTEST"!<br />
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For $10.00 you can colour the Road Trip Rita, Belt Drive Betty's Beaver for a chance to win a mens or ladies jacket from <a href="https://www.vikingcycle.com/">Viking Cycle</a>. You will be given a link to the jackets there are to choose from and they will ship your choice to your door free of charge! OR if you are a member of the <a href="https://motorcycletourism.ca/about-cmta/memberships">Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association</a> ($25 per year fee) you colour for FREE!!!<br />
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$5 from every colouring sheet sold will go back to Ride for A Vet. <br />
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<a href="https://www.motorcycletourism.ca/">The Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association</a> has benefited greatly from the Canadian Legion of Riders with their donations to the Afghanistan War Monument and to the Veterans Memorial Gardens Project in Grande Prairie!<br />
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We can't wait to work with them and be a part of this wonderful cause and event!<br />
To learn more about this event, visit the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Canadian-Legion-of-Riders-154331374621371/">Canadian Legion of Riders</a> on facebook.<br />
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Bullying Enns and <a href="https://ubaka2014.wixsite.com/ubaka">Ubaka</a><br />
Cynthia AB<br />
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Rick Billay of Cyn City Saloon and Mitch Lambert, the owner of Cynthia RV Park and Campground and also owner of the Cyn City Saloon we a part of the kids day by Bullying Enns.<br />
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Rick says his favorite part of the day is seeing the kids faces as they are riding on the back of a motorcycle.<br />
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Mitch says his favorite part is seeing everyone happy, smiling and having a good time. He also states the event is incredibly well organized.<br />
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Cyn City Saloon has always been involved in programs for child advocacy. When he became friends with Vinnie Wilcox of <a href="https://ubaka2014.wixsite.com/ubaka">Ubaka </a>and Steve Enns of Bullying Enns, he though we have a Saloon and a campground. What better way to lend a hand and raise some money and awareness. Sponsors are so very important to events like this.<br />
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Niveya & Callie were first time riders on a motorcycle that day. Niveya says it felt great and Callie says it was amazing. Watch out mamas!!<br />
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Mr. Mitchell of the<a href="https://www.blueknights.org/"> Blue Knights Motorcycle Club</a> said it was a privilege and an honor to take these young ladies on their first ride.<br />
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He says it is a great even and wonderful opportunities for the children is so glad he got to enjoy it with them.<br />
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Les Trepanier is a volunteer for Bullying Enns. Les says his greatest satisfaction is when he sees a childs that has been bullied, and the look and smile on their face when they get off the back of a bike. We all have a soft spot for the little ones. It's about giving insight to these kids and letting them know that they have friends and support.<br />
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Everyone comes together for these events.<br />
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Bullying Enns & <a href="https://ubaka2014.wixsite.com/ubaka">Ubaka</a><br />
Cynthia AB<br />
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Mark Smith, an MLA for Drayton Valley - Devon, was the dunk tank champion for the day.<br />
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Mark says, as an MLA, he is fortunate to be able to get involved in amazing events like this and help support raising funds and awareness for good causes.<br />
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Mark was a teacher for over 30 years and understands how important it is for our children to feel safe, appreciated, and loved just the way they are. That's what this event was showing and building community. Mark says as an MLA, it's all about building trust and community.<br />
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Murray Galavan of the Drayton Valley, Brazeau County Fire Department and the <a href="http://www.rkmcassociation6.com/">Red Knights Motorcycle club </a>was asked by another rider if he could bring out the fire truck for the kids. He was glad to do it and was there to show the kids exactly what a fireman is all about.<br />
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Riley was a young man all dressed up in the firemen gear. He's not sure he wants to be a fireman but was sure having a great time!<br />
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The whole day was centered around the children. It was a learning experience for all and even life changing for some.<br />
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Bullying Enns & <a href="https://ubaka2014.wixsite.com/ubaka">Ubaka</a><br />
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In a beautiful little town called Cynthia Alberta, Steve Enns, the founder of Bully Enns, spoke with Renee.<br />
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Bully Enns supports children who are being bullied. Bullying is no laughing matter. It can have life long effects and can often lead to self harm or even suicide.<br />
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Steve founded the group after seeing how much bullying goes on on social media alone. About 10 years ago, he and about a group of 5 friends took a neighbors child to school on the back of a bike after learning he was being bullied. An idea spawned, and his group was formed.<br />
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About 150 to 200 kids showed up for kids day put on by Bully Enns in Cynthia AB. With games, face painting, and even a dunk tank, fun was had by all.<br />
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Bullying Enns - ending bullying and making our community stronger.<br />
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<a href="http://www.aoaalberta.ca/">The Airdrie Oilmens Assc.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aoaalberta.com/">Airdrie Bikes and Bulls Rumble on the Runway </a><br />
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Freshly turned 18, Riley Gangon is already becoming a seasoned bull rider. Returning to Airdrie from a shoulder injury, Riley is looking forward to his rides.<br />
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Riley pulled a bull of Curtis Sawyers. Little Red Bull has a left hand pull and Riley says that's important when you're riding. In the short round, he hopes to pull a bull that has bucked him off a few times.<br />
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Riley says the bulls love the rides and are treated like royalty. Each bull is eager to ride and truly enjoys it.<br />
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Tanner, age 5 and Adam, age 6 were loving the mutton busting. Tanner won the championship this year and was awarded a shiny new belt buckle. Tanner says it was pretty cool. He wants to grow up to be a real cowboy but can't remember why. Adam wants to grow up to be a cowboy because he loves riding the sheep.<br />
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Russ Binder is one of the family members that own <a href="http://www%2Cairdrieairpark.com/">The Airdrie Airpark</a> who are hosts to this years event. Russ brought out his Mercedes and took a few laps on the track and came back with some pretty impressive times. The Binder family got involved simply because the love the people and all the noise!<br />
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Dana Mum of the <a href="http://www.didsburycarclub.ca/">Didsbury Car Club</a> says they are a group of men and women that like to promote different events and support different services and the suicide awareness campaign.<br />
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The do a lot of drag races, show and shines, drive in theaters and a cabaret every year. 6 or 7 events a year to get the community involved and raise awareness<br />
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The ride down was a mixed bag of weather with it being cold and windy but dry leaving Grande Prairie. I stopped for breakfast in Valleyview at the Subway with a friend, put on my heated gear and rain gear as the sky looked positively ominous and headed off again. On the Anthony Henday it started to rain and by the time I hit the turn off to Wainwright, it was pouring.<br />
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Snow, ahead of me for at least a 60KM swath.<br />
No, I was not riding through that, I have done it before, did not like it much.<br />
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I had a good night sleep and headed out bright and early.<br />
I made it into Edgerton with about a half hour to spare before the Poker Rally left.<br />
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From the time I arrived until the time I headed in to Wainwright to sleep the day was a blur.<br />
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When we got back to the grounds I got cameras set up and interviewed a ton of folks for Ride Like a Local our Community TV Show on EastLink TV.<br />
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We had a magnificent supper and watched amazing demonstrations from the Fire department on using the jaws of life and we watched a car with no oil, no water blow up for the chance to win some$$$$.<br />
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The entire time that Mother Nature was being rotten, the auctioneer kept pressing on....<br />
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Thank you to Greg and Dawn Curtis for the hospitality and to all of the volunteers who worked so hard - THANK YOU!!!!!<br />
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Here are some photos of the 125 bikes that participated in the poker run parade through downtown Edgerton...watch for more coverage of the Fire 'n' Whee's Rally in Edgerton Alberta on Ride Like a Local on EastLink TV....<br />
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There are three chances left to colour your way to Sturgis!<br />
<br />In Canada's MOST Rider Friendly Community - JUNE 22nd <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hafford-Saskatchewan/105533569481320?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARB3J9YIoxuwOykezCNFH2BxbaZourEHsa5KMjE4Tdx6QwbNc8717zI87P_GXV1wS0bmwggq05cSgdi3&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">Hafford, Saskatchewan</a> at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/274232606616776/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCbtOuB8R_v8nOAg7NoNPDmgtqX4Td5Gs18ktB90wR9eSUPbFJ-8w5BU4YPXRUWNYuHwiOo8IXm-b7R&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">Supreme Motorcycle & Auto Service Show and Shine BBQ Fundraiser</a> for Lupus. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/274232606616776/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22newsfeed%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22feed_story%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22feed_story%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D&has_source=1&__tn__=K-R&eid=ARDJ_vERwWDendzCpBRSBgJOnfqi1nK8Qn6zey4DMygeYL042ljDoN8wVMez3H1Fko1AJiDv0QdEmpI9&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">https://www.facebook.com/events/274232606616776/</a><br /><br />The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fatboysmotorcycleassociation/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARD6V5z5KTblQUBNA6qGI8lN3xY_3EkUY7CvkfYBVHqtZWMWgv_mcY491JIOV78GS0M0KXSYVhjQTwdc&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">Fatboys Motorcycle Association</a> $10,000 Guaranteed Grand Prize Poker Run JUNE 22 - in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/High-Level-Alberta/103134959726424?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARB57zH9ovw441LY7UpmlKra8-Ka1Tc2Ta5bp10ADOcTPJwUh3c1-NN6jeTbtppMv9_AyLfC0ujkYbx_&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">High Level, Alberta</a><br /><br />AND the final opportunity - July 6th at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/horsethiefhideout.invermerebc/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARCXL4HEiyAP2S1T-XcG5OCvgK_ap78PXNY0Zon3T1wgmE-_Xc-c1uzgqrq7wsSe0IULu1ox9Nof7t2P&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">Horsethief Hideout Invermere BC</a> BC at the Memorial Rally.<br /><br />$10 to colour - Members of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CanadianMotorcycleTourismAssociation/?__tn__=K-R&eid=ARBcj2IrpTWiBhir7z-ztR7jJO1zirqOdN4Um4j2blTaXgaVZzI7mKzq5Z9Qszm8GKipsyyn2GxARCeu&fref=mentions&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC2AlIES-pVhTryMyxMo1QL-1ZJks6bz_-sUtRDDaM_XrcLgI8zx1k3IqClF7oRroFVIcwS30N5DkZzxoxt0FO9fOZumu1QSXGte2VRuvJfp--XnhsBcKa2x4-YrtT_pGiGh3b5Rh8T5w1dpPnWB38Has49s9XITEzmXvIwDwiOn6wFXLqaU-zAuorPEcbdrfomEaHdBghVx3Qi5A">Canadian Motorcycle Tourism Association</a> colour for free.<br />
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This weekend I will be in High Level with Erika Oldale helping me and Kristine Olson will be in Hafford Saskatchewan.<br />
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Come on out and let's drink adult beverages and colour beavers!!!!<br />
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If you are blessed to be able to ride today, please remember to ride like everyone around you is blind and can not see you.<br />
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Belt Drive Betty<br />
Editor & Rider<br />
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