Canadas International Women Riders Congress and Festival Names Charity Chrysalis, a shelter for women and children in Huntsville, Ontario, has been selected by the The Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) as the event charity for […]
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Nearly all internal combustion machines like our motorcycle engines have filters to help keep the machine running well. Many electrical machines also have air or other filters. The filters are there to help keep pollutants, dirt and other unwanted stuff out of the engine. If the filters should become clogged or blocked they cannot do their job of filtering out the bad stuff.
Filthy Filters Will Mess Up Your Ride
As we are finishing a preview of a typical Frank Lloyd Wright museum tour, our gracious guide, Kimberly Higgenbotham, tells us that when asked which of his projects was his favorite, Wright would invariably reply “the next one.” It occurs to me that this might be my own response to the question of which is my favorite road trip, but then it is becoming clear that my answer is invariably “this one.”
At age 20, Vivian Bales, a Harley-Davidson Enthusiast magazine cover girl, set out on a solo journey to explore the U.S.A. Read in her own words her experiences about being a woman rider in the 1920s, the special treatment she got along the way and the joy and excitement on being a girl on a motorcycle. Her fascinating story offers a glimpse into what it was like to be a woman rider in the early 1900s.
Vivian Bales: The Enthusiast Girl
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When she appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in May 1979, Hazel Kolb was the picture of happiness and contentment. Here was this 53-year-old grandmother, halfway through riding her 80-inch Harley-Davidson Electra Glide around the perimeter of the continental United States, alone, and the significance of this national television exposure was not lost on her. “Next to the birth of my kids,” she would later say, “it was the highlight of my life.”
Editor Genevieve Schmitt shares details on a ride in her backyard. If youre planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park, youve got to read her story on the prettiest ride to Americas first national park.
One of the biggest and most respected engine manufacturers in the motorcycle industry, SS Cycle, may not have existed if it wasnt for Marjorie Smith. “If it wasnt for her willingness to continue the business in 1959 and take over the office responsibilities and financial burden, there probably wouldnt be an SS,” reflects Ken Smith, one of Marjories two sons who started working with the company in the 1970s.
Marjorie Smith: A Pioneering Motorcycle Businesswoman
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