Gear...

wow... some people pay the price for not wearing gear.

http://wiki.sabmagfaq.org/Road%20Rash%20Queen

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Shield up and ... ouch!

It hasn't been much of a summer in Vancouver this year.  Still... as long as it doesn't rain it's always a good day to ride.
A few weeks back I went for a quick spin to the airport and back.  It was a great day, not too hot, not too cold.  When I got there I made a north turn with my final destination being Iona Island.  It's a nice piece of road with not too much traffic.  I love slowing down around there and enjoy the views, smells and sights of planes landing.  I got my visor up and was cruising around 50k.  All was well and then bam... I got a bug in the face.  I _think_ it was a bumblebee.  If you've never had a bug hit you in the face at 50k consider yourself lucky.  It hurts like a sob :)
First time this happened to me with the shield up.  Not an experience I'd like to repeat.  Makes me wonder how the open face helmet users do it.  Especially further inland where there tends to be more bugs.

1976 HD SX 125

Brakes:1976 Harley-Davidson SX 125


I'm a fan of small displacement motorbikes so this one was especially neat for me to see.  I had no idea that Harley-Davidson ever made bikes like that.

This little bike was produced for only 3 years.  It didn't sell due to it's high price and stiff competition from other manufacturers.

Engine Type: air cooled, two-stroke single cylinder
Displacement: 123 cc
Valve Train: Rotary valve
Transmission: 5 speed
Brakes: single leading shoe front and rear

First motorcycles: Pierce Four

1911 Pierce Four

America's first inline four cylinder engine.
Manufactured by Pierce Cycle Co Buffalo, NY this motorcycle had massive frame compared to it's typical counterparts which had bicycle frames.






Engine type: air cooled inline four cylinder
Displacement: 696 cc (42 ci)
Valve train: overhead valve
Transmission: 1 speed
Brakes: negligible

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First motorcycles: ROPER

This motorcycle is part of "Made in America" exhibit (for 2011) at Trev Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. I highly recommend a visit if you're in town.


1896 ROPER, Steam Propelled Bicycle

This is an odd looking one.  Must have been awkward to ride.  It's a working replica of Roper's 1896 steamer.  Sylvester Roper built his first steam powered velocipede in 1868. Later in 1895 he got financial backing from Albert Pope to develop a steam powered bicycle to pace bicycle racers.






Manufacturer: Columbia Bicycle Co, Boston MA & Sylvester H. Roper
Engine type: double acting, side valve cylinder steam engine
Displacement: n/a
Transmission: direct drive
Brakes: cycle, rear only

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First motorcycles: CCM Lightweight De Luxe

This motorcycle is part of "Made in America" exhibit (for 2011) at Trev Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. I highly recommend a visit if you're in town.

1908 CCM Lightweight De Luxe

CCM (Canadian Cycle and Motor) was the first to produce a Canadian motorcycle.

Engine type: air cooled, single cylinder
Displacement: 214 cc
Valve train: side valve
Transmissinon: direct drive
Brakes: band, rear only







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First motorcycles: Copeland Steam Powered Special

This motorcycle is part of "Made in America" exhibit (for 2011) at Trev Deeley Motorcycle Exhibition in Vancouver, BC.  I highly recommend a visit if you're in town.

1884 American Star, Copeland Steam Powered Special

Lucius Copeland demonstrated his steam powered Star bicycle in Phoenix in 1884.

Engine: 1/2 HP steam engine
Displacement: n/a
Transmission: direct drive





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