He will be writing for CB on an occasional basis, not as a “regular columnist” as we stated in the September issue’s News, Clues and Rumors.  But not to worry: we’ll see more of him here, especially if the check doesn’t bounce.
City Bike regrets any confusion this may have caused to Mr. Burns, his readership, the (large and frequently angry) editors at certain other print publications and several other organizations including, but not limited to, the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation, the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, and Major League Baseball Advanced Media, inc.

THE DOCTOR FRAZIER IS IN
Motorcycle Sex author, moto-journalist and global motorcycle adventurist Dr. Gregory W. Frazier joins City Bike as Chief of the World Adventure Affairs Desk. Frazier, self-acknowledged as “America’s #1 extreme motorcycle adventurer,” has circumnavigated the globe five times by motorcycle, written over a dozen motorcycle books, and is well known in the global motorcycling community as an expert, thanks to his latest books Riding the World and Motorcycle Touring. 

“They made me an outlandish and ridiculously lucrative offer that included cyber keys to the Executive Men’s Room,” Frazier said of joining the gang as a contributor at City Bike, “a corner office with a view, a motorcycle parking spot on the Internet and editorial freedom from ignorant censorship.” Dr. Greg’s excellent adventures will be related starting in the November issue, along with other adventure-touring-related content, so don that flip-up Schubert and schedule your clutch-spline-lube appointment soon.

THE INTERNETS
Not getting enough City-Bikey goodness? Check us out online at www.citybike.com, and we also have a Facebook page: just search for us by name when you go there. We’re not the motorcycle shop in Tel Aviv, though…

HEY DIRTBAGS
From the organizers of the Dirtbag Challenge:

“For the seventh year in a row, San Francisco will once again become the center of the underground chopper scene, when this year’s annual Dirtbag Challenge takes to the streets. The Dirtbag Challenge *is an underground chopper event held every year in San Francisco’s Bayview industrial district. “*The Dirtbag,” as it is known by its rabid followers, consists of 2 phases, “The Challenge”, and “The Party”.

The “Challenge” consists of creating a custom chopper from the ground up, for less than $1000 dollars total cost, in only 30 days. Once completed, the builder must take their creation on a 120 mile round trip, with only their wits and whatever tools they can carry to finish the ride. The ride is only open to contestants, and will be held on October 18th, 2009, leaving at 10:00am from the Bayview district of San Francisco. The party begins at 3:00pm at the same location.

The “Party” kicks into full swing at the end of the ride, when the challenge concludes, the public is welcome to join in and enjoy bands, burgers, and beer. The motorcycles will be on display, the barbeque dishing out food, and vendors serving up drinks, as well as t-shirts and merchandise. The party finishes with an award ceremony honoring the builders for their hard work.

The year’s premiere “Low Brow” chopper event is ramping up to bring you more
low buck fun than you ever thought possible.  A different kind of motorcycle event, this is not your Granpappy’s chopper show! Be a part of the future now.”
More info is at www.dirtbagchallenge.com.

AMA PRO RACING FINISHES FIRST SEASON
The first season of the new AMA Superbike, run by Daytona Motorsports Group, has come to an end, with mixed results. The racing is…interesting, with Buell’s 1125R enjoying success (some would say due to unfair rule advantages allowing Buell to have much more displacement than the Japanese factories in the middleweight Daytona SportBike class and letting it run what is essentially a works racer in the production-based American Superbike class) and renewed attention (not all of it positive) from race fans. But the season was marred with a myriad of problems: safety cars on track causing confusion, unpopular NASCAR-style rolling starts, and general criticism about DMG making big changes with little input from the factories, racers or fans.
There’s much more about this saga on Dean Adams’ excellent and entertaining Superbike Planet website (www.superbikeplanet.com), including an in-depth look at why Mat Mladin is retiring, the drama surrounding renegade back-marker Johnny Rock Page, and more.
 
MOTO 2

We’re getting close to the end of the two-stroke era in motorcycle racing. Starting with the 2011 season, the middleweight class will switch from 250cc two-strokes to 600cc Inline-Four four-strokes, spec motors provided by Honda Motors. They’ll be in prototype chassis, and here’s a vision of what one of these bikes may look like, according to Italian designer and visionary Oberdan Bezzi. Other teams, like Moriwaki and Ten Kate have shown prototypes as well.

ROSSI’S NEW LID

It takes a real man to laugh at himself. Valentino Rossi knows he screwed up at this year’s Indianapolis MotoGP event, “to regain some time after a corner out of trajectory, I had to brake where I shouldn’t,” causing the champ to go down. To commemorate his mistake, he replaces the image if his own howling mug on his AGV helmet with that of a big braying jackass. We can think of a few local riders who should wear this…

MOTO GP!
The nice folks at the Dainese Store SF want to remind you that they show MotoGP on their big-screen T.V. on MotoGP days. Schedule:
Oct 4 - Estoril
Oct 18th - Philip Island
October 25th - Sepang
And the final, Nov. 8th - Valencia

Call the store for showtimes: 415/626-5478

MOTO-FILM FESTIVAL
In case you can’t get enough of watching T. V. at a motorcycle shop, from Nichols Motorsports:
“We are now accepting submissions for the 1st Annual Nichols  Motorsports Film Festival, which will take place sometime in early December. The exact date will be announced by November 1st, at which time we anticipate having received the bulk of submissions. Deadline for those submissions is October 31st. Rules are as follows:
Format: DVD
Length: one minute to one hour (exceptions to be made on a case-by-case basis)
Content: Must be motorcycle or scooter related, or must clearly represent aspects of the motorcycle and scooter community/lifestyle/culture.
No excessively graphic violence (keep it a wee bit below Tarantino level, please)
Submissions may be made by mail, or delivered in person to Nichols Motorsports, 46249 Warm Springs Boulevard, Fremont, CA  94539, or alternate arrangements can be made by contacting Mo at 510/683-8804.
We will announce the final date, along with title/auteur of every submission, and the day’s schedule, on our web site (www.nichols-motorsports.com), via e-mail, on our Facebook page, on www.modernvespa.com and www.bayarearidersforum.com, with flyers, etc.
We hope to have enough material to make this an all-day affair.  Complimentary beverages and snacks will be available throughout the event. Furthermore, there will be a number of in-store specials.”

NEED FOR SPEED
News from the Bonneville Salt Flats: Local e-bike manufacturer Mission Motorcycles, not satisfied with their showing at the Isle of Man TTXGP (see August News Clues for more info), headed to the salt to set the speed record for an electric motorcycle. Despite difficult conditions, the Mission One set a two-way average record of 150.059 mph (and a top speed of over 160 mph), higher than 70 percent of the gas-powered entries. Mission claims the bike is essentially the same that raced at the Isle (piloted by S.F.’s own Tom Montano), and the same as what will be available to customers when the Mission One goes into production in 2010. Expect a more in-depth story on Mission in a future issue.

Other highlights from the Bub Speed Trials, held August 30-September 4th, included a pair of Blackstone Tek wheels-sponsored Honda CBR600RRs now in the 200 mph club. In fact, Blackstone Tek racers broke five records, one, Altered Partially Streamlined Blown Fuel 1350, by a woman, Leslie Porterfield. Expect more Bonneville coverage in an upcoming issue…

MEXICAN 1000 DELAYED BY HURRICANE
From the National off-Road Racing Association (NORRA):
The forthcoming Mexican 1000 Rally scheduled for September 16-20 is postponed. In the aftermath of the violent hurricane which affected a major portion of the Baja peninsula, NORRA officials and Mexican authorities came to the difficult decision to postpone the rally until early 2010. “While NORRA appreciates the incredible outpouring of support and enthusiasm for the Mexican 1000 rally, in the end the decision to reschedule the event for 2010 was an easy one for all concerned. It is simply the only correct thing to do.”
NORRA is actively seeking donations of clothing, canned food, dry goods, basic shelter (tents, tarps etc) and financial support. Now that the event has been postponed, a list of drop off locations will be posted on its website as they receive and confirm details with
interested volunteers. For more information, questions and/or comments, please contact
Michael Noval at 325-258-39134,visit the NORRA website: www.norra.com or send email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to receive information about the items in greatest demand.

NO OIL FOR BLOOD?
Chief among the cast of  motorcyclists’ boogeymen are Bad People—usually angry farmers or cranky old men who hate us having fun—that deliberately sabotage our favorite roads and other likely spots we’ll be riding with neck-height wires or oil dumped mid-apex. However, on investigation, the resulting crashes were often the result of something else. A good example is last year’s La Ducati Day in La Honda, where several motorcycles crashed in an oil-sliked corner of Highway 84. Turns out it was from a previously crashed motorcycle instead of a terroristic La Hondan.
But not long ago, a poster on Bay Area Rider’s Forum (www.bayarearidersforum.com) went down on the southbound 680 Main Street off-ramp in Concord, striking the door of an unfortunate motorist and badly damaging his Yamaha YZF-R1 (luckily, he was unhurt). Examining the scene, he discovered oil-soaked Ziploc bags scattered about the scene. He chose not to push for an investigation, to avoid the at-fault point that usually comes with that, but he wondered why the situation wasn’t investigated as attempted murder: in the mind of many on BARF, oil-soaked bags means somebody bombed the off-ramp with used motor oil, with the intent of making a motorcyclist crash.
Easy there, said CHP public-affairs officer Tom Maguire. Maguire, a veteran motor officer and enthusiastic streetbike rider (who was actually taken out by an errant minivan while riding his hog a few weeks ago), wasn’t so sure it was intentional. Maguire actually followed the thread on BARF and pulled up the logbook from the evening in question.
“Is it strange to carry oil in a zip-lock bag?” asked Maguire. “Yes. But I’ve seen all kinds of things, and there are better places to target motorcyclists…it seems accidental, that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Another CHP officer News, Clues spoke to said he’s seen folks transporting used oil in a foil-lined paper sack, and every CHP officer—and most every motorcyclist you’ll meet—has outrageous stories about what winds up on California freeways. In any case, it would be impossible to charge anybody “without a witness coming forward.” To find witnesses, the CHP posts notices in local media to recruit witnesses, which is the main job of a CHP public-affairs officer. And chances of that happening seemed slim. Maguire doubted it was an intentional act: “I’ve never seen anything like that, worked here for 13 years, never seen a deliberate act. Stuff falls off cars and trucks all the time.”
And yet it does happen.  In June, a 55-year-old wack-job named Coyer James King was arrested for dumping containers of motor oil (or maybe transmission fluid) in Santa Clara. King was released from a 10-month prison sentence in May for leaving paint bombs on various local roads and streets last year. So it does happen. Was this a copy-cat oil bomber? If you have any idea who may have bombed the Concord offramp, or just want to yell at some gubbmint bureacrats, contact the Martinez CHP Office Accident Investigation Officer at 925/646-4980 or 1-800-TELL-CHP.

ONLY THE MOTORCYCLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE NAKED
From the “Only in Florida” file: on September 15th, 45-year-old Dante Kraus was riding his Kawasaki in the early morning hours when a passing sheriff’s deputy noticed he wasn’t wearing any clothes. Kraus eventually pulled over and was very cooperative with officers, but didn’t know why he was naked, where he was coming from, or where he was going. He did recall going to Hooters at some point, and inexplicably had a shawl draped over his handlebars, which the deputies wrapped around his waist before taking him to the hoosegow. Not surprisingly, it turns out that Kraus, a four-time DUI veteran, blew a .178 on the breathalyzer.
A highlight from the dashboard video shot at the scene: “I’m just trying to figure out why you don’t have any clothes on,” a deputy queried. “Me too,” Krauss replied.

Nice! With this kind of citizen-police cooperation, we can work together to build a safer community. Kraus is free on $20,000 bail.

MORE ON THE BMW ARR ARR
From Santa Rosa BMW:
“Santa Rosa BMW is participating in BMW’s “S 1000 RR Ambassador” Program, which means you will get an opportunity to quell your S1000RR model interests via a preview here in our very own back yard.
Gary Hardin (BMW’s west coast ambassador) will be coming to Santa Rosa with one pre-production S 1000 RR, towed with a BMW X5 and trailer. At one of two local gatherings, you will be able to see and hear the bike in person. Gary is an encyclopedia of technical knowledge and has extensive riding experience on the S1000RR. On The Level’s Race Editor (and CB Contributor) Will Guyan should be at one or both of these events as well.
 

The first showing will be Thursday, September 24th from 6-9pm at Santa Rosa’s local bike night, located in the Santa Rosa Market Place (1900 Santa Rosa Avenue), followed by a second showing at Santa Rosa BMW Triumph motorcycles at 800 American Way in Windsor the following Saturday, September 26th, 9am to 5pm.”
You can call Santa Rosa BMW at 707/838-9100 for more details. Also, be sure to read suspension guru Dave Moss’ in-depth look at the new bike’s suspension on page 14 of this issue.

HEY DAD, WHAT’S IN THAT BAG(GER)?

Baggers, baggers, baggers: that’s the word for 2010. Just in case you don’t live in downtown Oakland or Fisherman’s wharf, a bagger is a cross between a blinged-out custom and grandpa’s full-dress tourer, a full-sized touring cruiser with some kind of large (but cut down from full size) fairing, either frame or handlebar mounted and locking hard luggage, but no top box. Got it? Harley-Davidson started the craze with its Street Glide and Road Glide models some years ago, but now other cruiser-builders are getting on that particular lunch wagon. You may recall last issue, when we showed you the new Victory Cross Country and Cross Road (and left a horrifying typo in the story’s subhed, thank God nobody reads past page 8), and now Star Motorcycles (Yamaha’s cruiser brand) adds to the list with its Stratoliner Deluxe.
The newest Strat is similar to the original Stratoliner, introduced in 2006. It’s as high-tech as it is retro-styled, with a rigid cast-aluminum frame, monobloc brake calipers, and fuel-injection and an EXUP powervalve to keep its huge 1854cc pushrod V-Twin on the boil. Yamaha claimed 117 ft.-lbs. of torque, and Editor Ets-Hokin rode one in 2005: he believes it, and had a good time hustling the 800-pound beast through the badlands of Southern California (“as if So Cal has goodlands?”, saysthe rider).
The new bike gets some interesting new features. The big batwing-style fairing boasts a stylish cut-down screen and iPod-ready stereo system. The bike also gets a special “sculpted” seat for better touring comfort, driving lights, new instrumentation and of course, the bagger’s raison d’être, locking, color-matched hard luggage. Remarkably, pricing starts at $17,490, just $200 more than the leather-saddlebag and windscreen-equipped Stratoliner S.
Also new from Star is a V-Star 1300 Tourer, based on the middleweight (a 712-pound middleweight, Yamaha? Really?) V-Star 1300. But it’s not just your standard bag-and-windscreen “tour package.” It gets a windscreen, passenger backrest and leather-wrapped saddlebags, sure, but it also has a redesigned seat, lower and more comfy fpor those long trips and a new handlebar bend, to bring the bars closer to the rider. Prices start at $11,790 and you should see them in your dealer sometime in September.

NEW YAMAHA YZ450F

This should be a good year for Yamaha motocross fans, too. There’s an all-new YZ450F, with an all-new “Bilateral Beam” frame, new bodywork, new suspension and new triple clamps. But the biggest change is the motor: it’s slanted rearward and reversed, so the intake is in front and exhaust goes to the rear, not unlike the defunct Cannondale designs. It also uses battery-less fuel-injection and an advanced tunable ignition system. Pricing starts at $7990, and it should be in Yamaha dealers by October.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: NEW HONDAS FOR 2010
For years, American motorcycle consumers have longed for the greener grass of European motorcycle models. For instance, Euro Honda buyers have an all-you-can-eat buffet of naked bikes, from the VTR250 to the bone-crushing CB1300. “Bring ‘em here and we’ll buy ‘em!” is the din arising from magazine readers and web surfers alike.
Done! For 2010, Honda brings us the NT700V. Dubbed the “Deauville” in European markets, where it has been available since 1998, the NT is a middleweight V-Twin “light tourer.” If you remember Honda’s NT650 Hawk, you’ll see some family resemblance: the NT’s motor shares a common ancestor, although the liquid-cooled, sohc 680cc now has four valves per cylinder, compared to the 647cc Hawk’s three. It also uses a steel frame (unlike the Hawk’s sexy aluminum design,) and convenient, much-requested shaft drive.

 Don’t expect an adrenaline-pumping ride from the 700. The motor is in a mild state of tune, with horsepower in the 60s, and the bike is hefty at a claimed 566 pounds of wet weight. But it should be a great all-around machine, able to commute or tour for mile after mile. Locking hard luggage-with a pass-through between the bags to accommodate long objects-is standard, as is an adjustable windscreen, fuel-injection and combined brakes. ABS is a $1000 option. The package weighs in at 566 pounds and should prove an able touring companion with its 5.2-gallon tank. Pricing is $9999, and it should hit dealers in November.

That’s not all Honda has in store for the U.S. in 2010. The Fury chopper was received well by the public and press, so why not try a bobber? The Shadow Phantom gives us just that. It’s based on the Shadow 750, but uses a black-finish drag bar and lots of tough-looking matte-black and polished aluminum finishes to give it a tough-guy image. At $7999 (and also in Honda dealers in November), it should leave plenty of dough left over for fuzzy dice and skull tattoos.
The sportbikes weren’t left alone. The CBR1000RR gets a new, easy-to-remove license-plate bracket, new muffler cover and larger flywheel (presumably to smooth out power delivery a bit), plus some new paint schemes. Middleweight fans will have to wait another year (at least) for an updated CBR600RR: aside from the BNG, it’s the same as last year. Pricing and availability for the CBR models hasn’t been announced.
NEW BANDITS
Motorcycle Daily’s Dirck Edge got a tip from Suzuki Europa:

“Suzuki chose the Bol D’or 24 hour endurance race as the occasion to introduce two new versions of the large-displacement (1255cc) Bandit, including the naked Bandit 1250 (also available with ABS) and the fully-faired GSX1250FA. Both of these bikes appear to carry over the same engine from the current Bandit models available here in the U.S., with significant styling changes. The fully-faired model could be a low-cost alternative for those in the market for a large displacement sport-tourer. No word yet on whether either of these models will make it to the U.S. for the 2010 model year.”
Read more from Dirck: www.motorcycledaily.com

QUACKS LIKE A DUC?

French motorcycling website Moto Station is reporting Ducati will offer a lighter, cheaper version of the Hypermotard for 2010. Dubbed the Hypermotard 796, it will use the Monster 696’s motor. Ducati will neither confirm nor deny such a thing existing, but the thought of a Monster 696-priced Hypermo should be exciting to Ducati fans. 

CRASH COURSE
The Central Coast BMW Riders must have been hard up for rally entertainment, because the organizers for their annual Beemer Bash asked CB’s E-in-C, to come and offer some seminars and participate in a panel discussion. He reports having fun talking to the nice BMW folks and answering questions about the life of a big-city moto-journalist, but one particularly remarkable thing happened.
  At the panel discussion (which included Gabe, beret-sporting columnist Clem Salvadori, Cal BMW principal Kari Prager and safety guru David Hough, author of Proficient Motorcycling), one rider asked what he could do to minimize injury after his body is hurled from the bike. Hough sensibly re-stated the need to keep the bike under control as long as you’re riding it, which will go a long way towards reducing the speeds and injury incurred. But after he was  done, Ets-Hokin just had to chime in with his experiences with “30 or 40” crashes (he doesn’t know the exact number). “Relax and don’t try to control your body, because you can’t. And be sure you’re not moving by counting to five when you stop before you try to get up.”
After riding home, he was amazed to get this email:

“Dear Gabe:
At the Beemer Bash, I asked about survival after hitting the ground in a crash.  You and others told me to close the eyes, relax, and count to five after thinking you had stopped sliding. Little did I know I how soon I would put that into practice.
After the rally, I was behind a slow RV, going down the forested, winding, and scenic Highway 32. I don’t really remember what happened next, but I remember thinking, “what’s that rumbling sound?” I opened my eyes and realized the sound was my head, encased in my Caberg flip-front helmet, skittering across the asphalt. I was sliding on my right side. I remembered your advice to stay relaxed. But I counted to just two or three...stood up and found I was still moving. I did a karaoke side-step skip as I got to my feet and dealt with the momentum that carried me bodily into the oncoming lane.
I found my K75S was on its right side at the eastbound shoulder, still running. A nice fellow stopped and helped me right the bike. I asked him what happened, as I had a short-term memory loss. I felt as though I was still waking up from a dream...a bad dream!
My leather pants with their armored knees and hips showed by their scars that they did their job well. My leather jacket had Aerostich TF2 pads in the elbow, shoulder, and back, and there were scuff marks on it as well, but the only pain I felt was a burning sensation in my right palm. The single-layer deerskin glove on my right hand was abraded through to the heel of the palm, where a nickel-sized friction blister was nicely developed. No other aches at the time, but three hours later, I began to develop pain in the hips and shoulder. Upon arrival home, I discovered I hobbled like I was Festus Haggen from Gunsmoke. To paraphrase Doc Adams from Gunsmoke, “I’ll tell you why the Haggens live so long: ‘cause they’re too dumb to know they’re dead!”
I considered visiting the E.R., so I would not wake up dead like actress Natasha Richardson. However, the last time I visited the E.R. on a Sunday, I got stuck with an $800 co-pay, just to stitch up a two-inch gash on my shin. So I performed a self-check and later I had my wife check my pupillary reactions with a flashlight, and everything seemed normal. So in the name of economy, I skipped out on ER treatment because I am sick of having health insurance and still getting gouged. 
Politically, I may be to the right of Attila the Hun, but I support a single-payer system. I am sick of paying over a grand a month to a corporation that seems to always stick it to me with deductibles and co-pays. Had I been an illegal immigrant, I would’ve used the hospital E.R. and just never paid the bill.  This situation is appalling, but that is the system created and maintained by the elephants and asses.
Thanks again for the good advice on how to get through a crash.
 
Best Regards,
John Saddleclapper
Woodland, CA”


We’re glad John pulled through! Gabe will now offer a course in crash-survival that involves donning a 1970s Bell helmet and Belstaff jacket and being pushed off the roof of Scuderia West. The class is free, but students must place a $200 deposit (non-refundable in case of severe injury or death) and sign a waiver.
AMA: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, RIGHT?
Not the American Medical Association? Then why, we ask, did this motorcycling organization send out an Action Alert regarding the health-care reform debate?  Contributor Pat Moriarty points out that in the Alert, the AMA tells its members to urge “your elected officials not to abdicate the rights of the insured to an unelected commission or board, which will render final decisions regarding appropriate medical coverage for individuals who ride as a mode of transportation or for recreation (e.g., denial of a procedure).” So that you don’t think the AMA Government Relations people are Rush Limbaugh dittoheads who think anyone with a helmet will be rounded up by the Death Panel Gestapo and sent to a gas chamber, they cite some precedent: “in 1996, Congress passed HIPAA, intended to ensure non-discrimination in health coverage in the group market. However, when it came to implementing the law, the [various government agencies] issued a rule allowing insurers to deny health benefits for an otherwise covered injury that results from certain types of recreational activities, such as skiing, horseback riding, snowmobiling or motorcycling.”
Seems to us here at News, Clues that an “unelected commission or board” is even worse when it’s a bunch of bureaucrats at an insurance company or HMO, and it makes us wonder if the AMA doesn’t have some partisan agenda. If you’re an AMA member and a lefty, you may want to contact them and complain: www.ama-cycle.com. Of course, if you are a Dittohead and are a’feared of Obama’s Muslim America-Haters coming for your guns and grandma, you can always mail in a check…
GET DIRTY
Summer’s about over, but that just means it’s time to get dirty: the rain will start, bringing mud and cooler weather, perfect for the knobbies-and-goggles crowd.
The Oakland Motorcycle Club is holding its 39th annual Jackhammer Enduro Sunday, October 18th, in Fouts Springs, near Stonyford. The 90-mile, timed event uses District 36 rules. Registration is open now and closes October 14th. You can get more info by dialing 510/534-6222 or go to the OMC website: www.oaklandmc.org to download the flier.
Of course, if motocross is more your thing, the American Vintage Dirt Racers Association is putting on its first annual Oasis National motocross on the same day, Sunday, October 18th. AVDRA invites all motocrossers, from vintage to modern to minis to come on down. Pre-enter at www.avdra.com.
If a nice mellow dual-sport ride is more your thing, Two Wheel Junkies (don’t lend them your T.V.!) is running the Sopiago Springs 300 October 23-25. The 300-mile ride will cover a variety of terrain, with both an expert’s A-route and a B-route for novices and those on bigger, heavier bikes. The $175 entry fee covers your roll-chart, some meals, parking, camping, and a T-shirt. Sounds like a good time, and we might send some staffers to break some spokes. The Junkies are also using the event as an opportunity to raise funds to help off-road enthusiast Don Ivan. Email the Junkies ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to RSVP.

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