What's good for Tacoma is good for Auburn? - Eagle
Leather, one of the largest retailers of leather and motorcycle
apparel in the Northwest, is opening a new store in Auburn.
REALLY? - Will the guy in San Francisco suing BMW North
America as a result of getting a perpetual erection from using
an aftermarket Corbin seat please contact our medical technician
and psychotherapist. They both think you need your head
examined. Upon further thought, there are a number of BMW riders
as well as riders of other makes who have been unsuccessful at
recreating your condition and want to sue you for distress and
depression associated with the outcome.
24
steps to keeping Motorcycle Safety Training costs down -
Once again Sound RIDER! and Seattle Cycle Center have
contributed 24 new full face helmets to a motorcycle safety
training company in the Northwest. This years recipient is
Evergreen Safety Council. In past years' Pacific Northwest
Motorcycle Safety and Washington Motorcycle Safety Training have
also reaped the same contributions. Shown left to right are Bud
Myers (Seattle Cycle Center), Monty Lish (Evergreen Safety
Council) and Tom Mehren (Sound RIDER!).
New at Hinshaw's - With the recent demise of
Kent Kawasaki,
it's rumored that Hinshaw's will soon have the brand, which
makes them one of only two dealers in Washington State who will
have all four major Japanese OEM's under one roof. Can you name the
other?
Polaris Industries - Polaris Industries, owners of both
Victory and Indian Motorcycles, are proving to be quite the
stock buy. In October the company split their shares. For the
prior quarter they paid a 23 cents a share dividend. The
following quarter they did the same, essentially doubling the
dividend from the prior quarter. The most recent dividend was 37
cents a share. Rock on!
Andy is back - Long time SR! favored
tech Andy Moore will soon resurfaced at Hinshaw's Motorcycles. Moore was a
long time employee at Renton Motorcycles prior to them shutting
down and does stellar work on Japanese OEM bikes for which he is
certified for all four major brands. Seek him
out!
EuroMoto 2012: A SUCCESS! - Congratulations to everyone
on the team at MOTOtainment llc for putting on an awesome first
year show! The EuroMoto 2012 event, featuring motorcycles and
gear from euro brands, took place at the Lynnwood Convention Center in
Washington over the weekend of March 3rd and 4th, bringing
together a great group of riders. We're already looking forward
to 2013.
New
@ Seattle Cycle Center - Seattle Scooter Center will be
carrying new models from the Cleveland Motorwerks lineup. Not to
be confused with the legendary Cleveland Motorcycles, these
bikes do have some personality none the less. Check out the
lineup on the
SSC website.
Windows 7 Phones now work better with Cardo Intercom Headsets
- Microsoft has updated its Windows 7.5 OS for Windows Phone 7
units. The new update allows riders to take advantage of
A2DP Blue Tooth protocol incorporated into the current models of Cardo Blue Tooth headsets by allowing full phone connectivity
and not just music player connectivity within a W7 SmartPhone.
Yea!!
SDOT provides dual sport fun for Seattle riders - This
aerial photograph exposes what the unpaved back alleys of
Seattle look like in mid-winter. Seattle DOT Director, Pat Hahn
notes "We know there is a a lot of growth in the dual sport
market and we're doing all we can, which is nothing, to see to
it that owners of dual sport and adventure machines have a place
to work out during the winter months until the snow finally
thaws in the mountains late next spring."
PNWMoM partners with Washington State History Museum for 2013
exhibit - The Pacific Northwest Museum of Motorcycling and
the the Washington State Historical Society will collaborate to
bring together the largest exhibit ever done featuring Northwest
Motorcycle History beginning in January of 2013. Look for more
details as the effort unfolds in the coming months right here in
Sound RIDER!
Snohomish ready to rumble again - The Sky
Valley 16th Annual Antique and Classic Motorcycle Show is headed
back to Snohomish after a several year hiatus. The date for this
year's show will be May 20th.
Looking for Twisties? - Enjoy the
back roads between Washington's Quilcene and the Hood Canal
Bridge by riding Center, Coyle, Thorndike and South Point Roads.
Looking for dirt? Enjoy a ride
along the Puget Sound using Tahuya's 7 mile gravel stretch of
North Shore Road.
