Smart Turn Systems – Self Canceling Signals

http://www.safer-turn.com/

I could see this as a product I would use. I consider myself a safe and cautious rider, but I am embarrassed to admit to the number to times I have looked down only to find that my signal light is still on and I haven’t made a turn for a really long time. I remember my brother had a self-cancelling signal system in his transport tuck, it seemed standard for that industry so why not other vehicles.

I’m thinking of ordering one of these and checking it out. It’s not too expensive and the on-line manual makes it seem easy to install.  Check out their web-site, I would be interested in your thoughts.

Maybe I can get one for the HU event in September.

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Public Speaking

Last week I did my first ever public speaking event for professionals. The ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) invited me to speak about the challenges of entering the workforce after a prolonged absence. I was able to draw upon my experience from my 11 month motorcycle journey I did back in 2011 – 2012. It feels great to share my experience and knowledge with others.

Although I have spoken about my adventure to motorcyclists before at Horizons Unlimited events, presenting to a group of professional accountants was somehow different. First off I felt more nervous, I had the impression that the level of scurrility was much higher. Also the audience was very, very quiet during the presentation, unlike motorcyclists who ask questions as we go along, accountants saved them all to the end. The Q&A went on until the moderator had to stop us due to time constraints.

I’m still flattered and humbled that my adventure five years ago is still positively impacting people, and now it has expanded beyond the motorcycle community. acca-2 acca

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How I winterized my bike this year

How I winterized my bike this year

1.  Rode to a motorcycle shop
2. Filled tank with gas
3. Handed over keys
4. Waved goodbye

I usually keep my bike going into December, but this year with my current workload and schedule I decided to store it for the winter and had no time to do it myself. I took the easy way this year.

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Skully Helmets – a disappointment

I was very excited when I first learned about the Skully helmet! I remember getting an e-mail from friend of mine with a link to the Skully promo video when they first started raising money with their crowdfunding campaign. I was so tempted to donate, but at the time I was not sure if it had Canadian maps and metric distances, but despite this I was planning to pre-order one of the helmets, boy I’m really glad I didn’t now.

First a bit a background. Skully helmets offered a built in 180 degree Camera, Head Up Display (HUD) features such as GPS, and a built in phone, it’s like all the features in a high end car right there in your helmet.  Check out their promo video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_xbS63SHjk  .

It seems like there is not a lot of really new technology in motorcycle equipment, so when Skully came on the scene it was something that got my attention right away.  Now that I spend more of my time riding in traffic and busy roads, as opposed the mountains and deserts of South America I could really see the benefits a Skully helmet had to offer. It would also help keep riders safe and I’m sure the technology would have only gotten better as newer models were produced and the technology was improved.

But Skully blew it, big time. After producing demo helmets, getting great reviews and creating a buzz, they raised over $2.5 million dollars through crowdfunding campaigns and pre-orders, the founders spent the money on Lamborghini rentals and strippers, the company is now no more and neither is the helmet. A real disappointment. Here was a chance to produce something new and exciting and change motorcycle safety and rider experience and it’s gone because of frivolous spending. As a motorcyclist I’m disappointed that our sport suffered.

As an accountant I’m disappointed. Where were the internal controls over spending? Where they not accountable to anyone for the crowdfunding money they raised? These guys employed people and had a chance to make a difference, greed got in the way. It seems it was the accountants who might have brought this crazy spending to light – see the fortune article http://fortune.com/2016/08/14/fraud-allegations-hud-skully/

I’m sure that now that the HUD motorcycle helmet has been produced, it won’t be long before another company picks up the technology and produces another similar product. I’m not sure the crowdfunding market will be very welcoming though, so it might have to be a large corporation with the available funds, so much for start-ups.

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Check out this blog, I got mentioned. How cool it that!!

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Best Birthday Gift Ever

Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly! Well, apparently my guardian angel can fly 120 km/hr because that is how fast I was going when I hit a pothole in Colombia that should have sent the bike crashing into the pavement. Somehow, through the grace of God, I managed to keep the bike upright and avoided what would have been a very painful crash. Th. e front tire was flat and the rim had a major crack in it and I was in the middle of nowhere

What followed next was quite the adventure and to avoid a rather long story can be read about here http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2011/12/respect-for-potholes/  and part two of the adventure can be read about here http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2012/01/the-road-to-machu-picchu-days-1-2-of-3/

Now fast forward several months and an entire continent later and I found myself back in Canada working in Sudbury Ontario and finally replaced the front rim. I decided to keep the rim as it had quite the story behind it with the intention of doing something special with it one day.  http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2012/08/motorcycle-maintenance-and-some-zen/

Fast forward four years. A lot has happened, I organized a couple of Horizons Unlimited events, I completed three Iron Butt challenges, got married, continued to ride and even bought a second motorcycle, but had done nothing with the rim. In July of this year, on my 45th birthday my wife presented me with the most amazing birthday gift ever, she has the rim made into an end table.Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly! Well, apparently my guardian angel can fly 120 km/hr because that is how fast I was going when I hit a pothole in Colombia that should have sent the bike crashing into the pavement. Somehow, through the grace of God, I managed to keep the bike upright and avoided what would have been a very painful crash. The front tire was flat and the rim had a major crack in it and I was in the middle of nowhere.
What followed next was quite the adventure and to avoid a rather long story can be read about here http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2011/12/respect-for-potholes/ and part two of the adventure can be read about here http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2012/01/the-road-to-machu-picchu-days-1-2-of-3/
Now fast forward several months and an entire continent later and I found myself back in Canada working in Sudbury Ontario and finally replaced the front rim. I decided to keep the rim as it had quite the story behind it with the intention of doing something special with it one day. http://www.gregsadventure.com/index.php/2012/08/motorcycle-maintenance-and-some-zen/
Fast forward four years. A lot has happened, I organized a couple of Horizons Unlimited events, I completed three Iron Butt challenges, got married, continued to ride and even bought a second motorcycle, but had done nothing with the rim. In July of this year, on my 45th birthday my wife presented me with the most amazing birthday gift ever, she has the rim made into an end table.

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Adventure Travelers meeting

This year I am the host of the Horizons Unlimited Ontario adventures travelers meeting. Some of you may be new to Horizons Unlimited and are wondering what happens at one of the events. Let me try and explain.

Take 200 – 300 like-minded people, adventure seeking, riders of the road less traveled, motorcycle enthusiast’s from around the world, put them all in the same place (which this year happens to be on a beautiful lake in beautiful Bracebridge Ontario) for the purpose of inspiring, informing and connecting.

Ever thought of taking a motorcycle adventure, for a long weekend, a month, a year or several years, through one province, a state or two, cross a country or cross several boarders – then come get inspired. Listen to presentations from people who have already done it, across Russia, through Central and South America, across the ice, Trans Labrador highway, Pamir Highway, the USA and those with no agenda. Get informed on – What to pack on your adventure, camping tricks, fixing your flat tire, Visa and passport issues, security while traveling, how to pick up your bike, and riding tips.

Connect – you are not the only crazy one and you might even make new crazy friends.

We have maps for do-it-yourself rides around the area. If I can find a volunteer to help, we would like to organize some bike games/challenges. Demo rides – last year Honda brought a few of their bike to take on rides, they plan to come back this year. We have also reached out to other manufacturers. Have a look at new gear from Twisted Throttle. Enjoy evening campfires and sharing stories after a great meal.

Check out the event on the Horizons Unlimited website and Facebook,  links below.

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/ontario-2016

https://www.facebook.com/events/958202064272963/permalink/980474658712370/

 

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HU Ontario 2016

This year I am the host of the Horizons Unlimited Ontario Motorcycle traveller’s event. I had so much fun last year that I couldn’t resist the opportunity to step up and take on a larger role this year.

About a week after I agreed to take the Host role I was informed by the venue that they could not host us for 2016. We were left scrambling and trying to find a new venue, so many roadblock – no camping allowed, no alcohol, not available etc, etc. Just when I was about ready to give up, we found Camp Tamarack in Bracebridge. It has everything we need, great meeting rooms, lots of camping, cabins, riding trails and great food. March your calendars June 9 to 12.

 

Check out all the details here http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/ontario-2016

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Another member of the family

Well this post is long overdue. I got another motorcycle last month, just in time to put it in winter storage!! I had been looking for a bike for my wife, something small, light and not too expensive, after all I have no idea how much she will want to ride. Also there is the pressure from the cagers, discouraging her from buying a motorcycle at all. The buying process was grinding to a halt.

Then, as he often does at the most unusual times, my brother came through for me. He had been transferred out to Saskatchewan and left his 1984 Honda shadow 500 behind here in Ontario, stored at the back of a friend’s garage. Such a shame. So it was agreed, for a small fee I would give the bike a new home and a new rider.

The first time I started the bike it backfired and scared anyone within 500 kilometres. Welcome Chitty Chitty Bang Bang !!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

First Ride

First Ride

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Border to Border – entering Mexico

With my 1,500 mile form signed it was no just a matter of crossing into Mexico and completing the Border to Border. I followed the signs, paid my told and entered Mexico, 3 minutes from the hotel, easy. Now I had to find someone to sign my witness form – not so easy.  None of the border / customs guards would sign the form, they made long winded excuses about it not being an official customs form. I asked locals, no response, they just ignored me.  I was not too worried about getting my iron butt Form signed as I had other ways of proving I was in Mexico, I had my SPOT device and Toll receipts so after 30 minutes of asking people to sign my from I headed back to the USA.

As soon as the border guard heard my answer to “how long were you in Mexico” he slapped a big yellow sicker across my windshield and told me to take my bike to secondary. I guess not a lot of people go to Mexico for “30 minutes”.  The border guards at Secondary Inspection were, lucky for me, motorcycle enthusiasts. We chatted about my ride, my bike the new Honda Africa Twin and of course the heat. It was 104F when I crossed into Mexico. One of the guards was nice enough to sign my Iron Butt form, so I was now officially done. Three Iron Butt rides in under 36 hours.

The only thing left to do now is ride home and fill out all the required paper work for the Iron butt Association.

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