Early Morning Moto News? Tomasz Gollob Wants to Race!

And, why the heck not!?! He should be able to race and ride for as long as he wants - we all know this as we have all thought, at least once or twice, that we will never stop riding unless it stops being fun. That is not likely to happen. Gollob wants to keep riding in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series for at least nine more years - he does his life in ten year plans and he just started. Third place in 2008, second place in 2009, and we will see where he ends up in 2010. He should be on path for that title, finally! If everything holds together, I hope he is still in it at 50, if he is happy to do so. Again, a message of Good Luck to the Polish rider, and let this be the last season we hear, "the best rider without a championship."

http://tinyurl.com/ygz56t2

More Afternoon Moto News - AHRMA, Honda Australia & Scams, Cheats and Hoaxes

And attorney in Steamboat Springs, Rob Stricker, has won the AHRMA's 2009 Vintage Trials Series in the Rigid Heavyweight Intermediate Class. His ride in the event was a 1952 BSA Goldstar. Stricker is a long-time rider with a long history in trials riding. Check out the article...

http://tinyurl.com/yftf7dh

Honda Australia has announced that they are restructuring and will cease operations of the Honda Riders Club of Australia effective immediately. As with the American version, which is still barely active, its activities spanned the entire range of sports associated with Honda motorsports products. All of that work will now be done in-house at the Australian HQ.

http://tinyurl.com/ylxz7zw

MCN (UK) has produced a very cool read about scams, cheats and hoaxes in the motorcycle world. Some are quite amazingly interesting and others are just plain laugh out loud funny. The one about the FP1, though, I would like to research more just to find the truth - not to hurt anyone, but to finally know what actually did happen. OK, so take the link and read them, you will enjoy it!

http://tinyurl.com/ye2qu7h

14th Annual Motorcycle Sports Awards Presentations Northern England

In the town of Barrow-in-Furness in the U.K., the Sports Awards will be presented to local motorcycle racers who have made a real impact on the sport in 2009. It was organized by an Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix racer, Les Trotter. Several local riders and even around 200+ fans will be in attendance to enjoy the show!

http://tinyurl.com/ydlhbk9

Early Reports from Invercargill Burt Munro Challenge

First we hear of a club out of Auckland, Deus ex Machina. They love to make custom builds and have created some very interesting designs. Mostly, they fill their showroom with 1970's era motorcycles which they then tweak and twist into a rather individual piece of art. At the Burt Munro Challenge, the team will do their best to win each and every event - but, their primary goal will be to have fun!

http://tinyurl.com/y8f4qeo

Next, an interesting person showed up at the event in Invercargill - an almost perfect double for Burt Munro himself. Sandy Begbie, who has been riding motorcycles for most of his 80 years, also brought along his wife and three daughters. Many other riders also came into town in preparation for the events this weekend.

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Another dedicated racer will compete in the Formula 3 event on a GSX-R450: http://tinyurl.com/yg9srfs

The Blue Knights Motorcycle Club

Have you ever heard of this club? Chances are that if you have, it is because you are a member. You see, this club is made up of police officers throughout the world. The club is open to law enforcement employees, both active and retired; their family members may also join, but only as honorary members. It's all about getting officers together to ride and have fun. It's always good to be with people like you who you can trust when you ride together...

http://tinyurl.com/ygvg5bo

Another View of the New American Motorcyclist Association, Part 3

And, we have a part 3 now. This one deals with the odd membership number situation - how many members are there now? No one is saying at this point. Next, he delves into the AMA Board of Directors and how to run for the office...it's not easy.

http://tinyurl.com/yd7vou6

Another View of the New American Motorcyclist Association, Part 2

Yesterday we read Part 1 of this series\blog post and I was impressed with its depth and fact checking. Today, we hear more about what really happened in the past between NASCAR and the AMA. And, most importantly, we look back on the real career of Ed Youngblood during his time working - and leading - the AMA. Really, if you are interested in the politics of our sport (I know, unfortunate, but 'man is a political animal') and the group which represents us in all forms of US Government matters - whether a member or not - you owe it to yourself to read this...

http://tinyurl.com/yebxwvn

Another View of the New American Motorcyclist Association

New AMA CEO Rob Dingman has many critics. I cannot be counted among them, not really, but I am not a fan either. I think that there is something going on in the organization that we members do not know about - and will only hear about in some book many years from now. I am happy with the new member benefits - in fact, once I find employment I plan on taking advantage of a few. However, the whole DMG taking over AMA Pro Racing has two sides; good that the AMA has found someone else to manage it, bad that it's DMG! This blogger has a very specific opinion of Mr. Dingman and I think it bears reading...

http://tinyurl.com/y9357l2

241 BMW Riders Break Guinness Record for Largest Bike Parade

This beats the previous record, set in Switzerland with 128 riders, by 113! In Cape Girardeau, the city and Grass Roots BMW Motorcycles of Cape Girardeau organized the wildly successful ride to gain acceptance into the record book. It was all part of the local BMW dealer's open house event and 2010 S1000RR unveiling.

http://tinyurl.com/y8cqq7g

Small California Club Aims to Shake Image of Motorcyclists as "Hooligans"

This small group of San Jose State University students is trying to preach motorcycle safety and responsibility to other student riders. Hopefully, it will pay off and the public will start to see that one street-stunting idiot does not exemplify an entire culture...we can hope, right?

http://tinyurl.com/l5cjf7

The Story of BMW Motorcycle Club Pretoria

Most of us will belong - either officially or un-officially - to a motorcycle club during our riding life. This is the story of a club which started and grew fast in South Africa.

http://tinyurl.com/kpz94b

Boston-area Motorcycle Club to Support PAWS - Massachusetts

Despite the difficult economic times, the members of Cruiser Club Boston, a local motorcycle club, have once again rallied around the homeless animals of PAWS. The club is hosting a benefit motorcycle ride and donation drive that will start with a gathering at the Wakefield Honey Dew Donuts, 147 Lowell St., on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Much like last year, the riders will bring food, litter and other donations to the PAWS tent in the Honey Dew Donuts parking lot. All donators will receive guided tours of the PAWS adoption day facilities at VCA Animal Hospital to see firsthand how their donations will make a difference in these animals’ lives.

Non-riders may also stop by the VCA Animal Hospital as PAWS is having a special adoption day. The first five adopters who put a deposit on a cat will receive a gift certificate for a free bouquet of flowers from Kreations by Karlene. Karlene Kiddy, owner of Kreations by Karlene, at 649 Lowell St. in Peabody, has generously donated her floral bouquets for this special adoption day.

Cruiser Club Boston is a family-oriented, non-territorial, social club open to anyone who rides any brand of motorcycle. For more information, go to cruiserclubboston.org.

PAWS has regular adoption hours at PETCO in Woburn on the first and third Sundays each month, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. On every Saturday, visitors may go to the VCA Wakefield Animal Hospital from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many of the cats can be seen online at pawswakefield.rescuegroups.org.

For those who cannot attend the September 12 event and are interested in adopting a cat, e-mail pawswakefield@yahoo.com or call 781-246-6111 to arrange a meeting.

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Do You Know of Arlen Ness? Did You Know He is a Hamster?

The Hamster Motorcycle Club has been around for over 30 years now, but it only has around 240 members. Why, you may ask? Well, it is a tough club to get into...read more:

http://tinyurl.com/ldsx58