irony, is, two articles that come out in the same week, that are contradicting each other

they guy that last week I posted about, who was freaked out that Harleys are loud, is at it again. 

He  must feel he needs to rage bait people to read his column. Hell, for all I know, that works.

https://www.themesatribune.com/opinion/opinion-state-s-dumbest-law-benefits-motorcyclists/article_eca774cc-7d25-11ef-ad55-efdc222d9955.html

But over at RideApart.com I read an article https://www.rideapart.com/news/736926/lane-filtering-paris-law-change that was coincidentally written about the same time, that points out how the issue of letting motorcycles out of the lanes of traffic to avoid being re-ended by car and truck drivers who don't see them because they aren't large, is a good idea. 

The very next day, the author on RideApart.com heard about the guy who writes the hater articles, and replied https://www.rideapart.com/news/736905/arizona-citizen-motorcycle-lane-filtering-mesa-tribune-opinion/ 

Opinions are like...buttholes. Everyone has them, but not everyone needs to hear them.

I was in Hall H, midway through Saturday, when I learned that the cops were recreating 1960s/70s biker gang busts... on the 15 in So Cal! The bikers could have avoided it, if they hadn't acted like assholes, and pissed off regular drivers! So simple to avoid cop attention

It went something like this, according to the cops:

a group of motorcyclists in Temecula just after 1 p.m. blocked traffic leaving town, heading towards the 15, preventing other motorists from traveling along the roadways, then failed to yield against a solid red light and merged onto the freeway. 

Yeah, a couple stupid ago driven moves that grab everyone's attention, and get them calling 911 to have the cops deal with it. 

So, cops tried to get the bikers to pull over, and you know that didn't work out politely... so the bikers took off, south on the 15, 

and didn't pull over til the top of the valley (at the "Rainbow" border patrol stop) where likely the border patrol were already notified by radio or phone to SHUT DOWN THE FREEWAY. 

Not many things get a freeway closed. Normally, only a death investigation, explosives, or the POTUS is getting escorted. 

So, the Murrieta Police Department, CHP and the Riverside County Gang Task Force all swarmed... 

13 people were arrested, six for evading the police, two for possession of a prohibited weapon. A further two for possession of tear gas. One for possession of a dagger, one for reckless driving and an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, and the thirteenth suspect for being a convicted felon in possession of a loaded firearm.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/13-motorcyclists-arrested-after-pursuit-on-southern-california-freeway/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27002710072649680&set=g.1483942228510826

Just days after the Hells Angels in Bakersfield were busted in a raid, these guys, the "Sons Of Hell" gang (with that many illegal weapons, it's a gang, not a "club" of midlife crisis Harley buyers out for beers) 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/entire-bakersfield-chapter-of-hells-angels-arrested-in-kidnapping-robbery-investigation/

MUST BE an ELECTION YEAR! 

But here's a new wrinkle in the news... the bikers have social media TOO! And they were posting https://www.tiktok.com/@elevatormankc/video/7396705593932664095?fbclid=IwY2xjawEVXexleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfeIm5q5XIudtXDtFhwme4aljNEZP6N0Wz3zS0fzKgzCGFrnmJuvZhmNqw_aem_Cc_cNBnXyXzI6SPH9MF0vg

Book review, The Motorcycle, 120 Years of Motorized Masterpieces From the Haas Moto Museum (book will be released on Oct 17th)

the section break pages are quite nice

Terrific design and layout, very nice cover imprint under the dust jacket, be sure to look at that

by the numbers

About 235 pages of photos, and captions. No articles, no reason to dive into the research on every bike and all it's parts. Great photos, great collection, simple eye candy

It took 2 hours to read through, very satisfying

summed up

Better than most coffee table books, as it's the inventory of a museum, and you could go to the museum, and take photos of your favorites, but, would they be this good? Maybe. Would you see everything and get the descriptions too? Probably not. 

So, coffee table books (especially this one) impress me, as they are less expensive (or free in a library), very thorough, and quite informative beyond just being good photography. 

I learned a lot

The 1911 Zenith had a gear shift, with a sliding rear wheel that adjusted the belt length to different settings

Alejandro De Tomaso bought the Benelli company in 1971

1914 Wall Autowheel simply bolted onto a woman's bicycle

and the full page close up photos are real good! 

Crazy, right? Military Harley with a Rotax engine.1999 MT500, 355 were made. The engine is known for dirt bike racing

Alp Sungurtekin set 8 world records, and was the fastest unstreamlined, pushrod racer ever with an engine under 1000 cc. 175 at El Mirage. 

It's asymmetric handlebar design allowed Alp to twist his shoulder and reduce his aerodynamic drag

1970 Jim Gee Truimph twin engine racer, developed over ten years, and the engines rotated in opposite directions

1917 New Imperial, for the Russian market, had " War Product" on the engine. Made for the Russian govt in WW1, but was not delivered after the revolution in Russia led the UK govt to cancel the contract

great idea, the rack over the back tire rotates down and becomes the bike stand! Very cool innovation

The Haas collection seemed to have one of everything but a Böhmerland, they even have a Kimura and a Nimbus!

Wow, a collection of Michael Ulman sculptures! I love his art, I first saw it in 2007 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=+Ulman

I only noticed 3 mistakes

If you define something once, you don't repeat it. You are advised not to give a shorter definition the 2nd time

and in the two images above, it's clear they didn't use a proofreader (I am a proofreader, I think, because I notice these things)

https://insighteditions.com/products/the-motorcycle

https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Definitive-Collection-Haas-Museum/dp/B0BTX9R2BZ/ref=sr_1_1

I was discussing lane splitting with a co-worker, we disagreed what was legal, so I looked it up. Currently, California is the only state where splitting lanes isn’t against the law.

The CHP’s guidelines state that motorcyclists should only split the lane when traffic flows at 40 MPH or less.

 Also, they should not travel more than 10 MPH over surrounding traffic.

It seems, that the LAW isn't spelled out online, just the "CHP Guidelines" 

Section 21658.1 (a) was added to the California Vehicle Code. According to this law, lane splitting is defined “as driving a motorcycle, as defined in Section 400, that has two wheels in contact with the ground, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, including on both divided and undivided streets, roads, or highways.

(b) The Department of the California Highway Patrol may develop educational guidelines relating to lane splitting in a manner that would ensure the safety of the motorcyclist and the drivers and passengers of the surrounding vehicles.

I think, from what I read, that this is due to the governor, and the lawmakers, making a law that gave the CHP the priveldge of spelling out what they would ticket for, and not ticket for, as reckless and dangerous motorcycle behavior. 

https://cartwrightlaw.com/articles/motorcycle-lane-splitting-in-california-legal-but-misunderstood/

https://www.mesrianilaw.com/blog/is-lane-splitting-legal-in-california/

Bultaco was founded by businessman Paco Bultó, but he didn't run the company, he had a commercial business director

and that's how they got into selling refrigerators, and saturated the already competitive market, with the motorcycle company distribution and dealers network

https://www.retrotrials.com/paco-bultoacute-explains-the-history-of-the-bultaco-refrigerators.html

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Paco_Bulto_monument_in_Catalonia_Circuit.jpg

this is Paco's grandson, I kid you not

https://www.facebook.com/CycleCult/photos/a.193932510719813/1001778703268519/

http://claspgarage.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-05-19T18:00:00%2B02:00&max-results=40&start=720&by-date=false

the deadliest form of racing in the history of motorsports, board track racing in the 20s... no brakes, 100 mph, total oil loss spewing oil on the wood track, it was nicknamed the murderdrome.

https://www.facebook.com/wheelsthroughtime/photos/a.10152090524542901/10159267164227901/

'American Pickers' star Mike Wolfe is selling about 5 dozen of his antique motorcycle collection during the world’s largest motorcycle auction scheduled for Jan. 24-28 in Las Vegas.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/courtney-crowder/2023/01/09/american-pickers-star-mike-wolfe-sell-antique-motorcycles-mecum-auctions/69786136007/

https://www.instagram.com/mikewolfeamericanpicker

https://www.mecum.com/auctions/las-vegas-motorcycle-2023/collections/motorcycles-from-the-mike-wolfe-collection/

https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques-news/mike-wolfe-motorcycle-auction

it's now a scientific fact, motorcycles are organ donor machines: "In an analysis of 7 annual motorcycle rallies from 2005 to 2021, the number of daily donors increased 21% during motorcycle rallies compared to the four weeks before and after"

Earlier studies have linked motorcycle rallies to trauma cases at local hospitals and excess motor vehicle fatalities. Among half a million attendees at Daytona Bike Week in 2000, 570 people were involved in 281 motorcycle crashes that led to 72 hospitalizations and 11 deaths, according to a 2003 study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. 

 Multiple factors may lead to the increase in crashes, the researchers said. Traffic infrastructure in rural areas where rallies are held is is suited for smaller populations and less traffic. Motorcyclists involved in crashes tend to be older, male and likely to engage in risky behaviors, like drinking alcohol before riding, according to an analysis in 2021.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-28/organ-transplant-surge-data-show-dangers-of-large-us-motorcycle-rallies

I'm admiring the cool photos of Bike Shed London 2022 from dWrenched

 

and best for last

https://www.facebook.com/dwrenched/posts/pfbid0oJysZCXxwQqaTPXamjZ5asUHew93N81yYSnBNvNZ2UMUK6i6xtV1yvE71vuAva8fl

Jim Hoellerich was 88 years old when he passed away 2 weeks ago, leaving a dairy-farm-turned-museum, the Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes in Massachusetts packed-full of trail bike parts, memorabilia, and more than 145 motorcycles. Now those are up for auction

 
Hoellerich made sure his entire collection would go to auction by specifying so, in his will. The event is planned to take place on July 30, 2022. Thirty years worth of Hoellerich’s collecting (always buying, never selling) will be offered up to the public.

Among the available machines are, Penton, OSSA, Bultaco and Yankee motorcycles, along with parts, rebuilt engines, restored pieces, parts and accessories. Every piece will be auctioned off.

Hoellerich’s wish was that everything he owned would be passed on to those who loved the sport as much as he did.

Jim Hoellerich passed away one day after hundreds of riders attended one last open house at the hilltop private museum he founded. “Jim passed away only hours after the event ended,” wrote friend Paul Stannard

https://ride-ct.com/trail-bike-museum-owner-jim-hoellerich-passes-away/

https://www.advrider.com/museum-of-vintage-trail-bikes-up-for-auction/

https://www.facebook.com/VMX-Magazine-327678172534/photos/pcb.10159504659542535/10159504659012535

https://ride-ct.com/trail-bike-museum-owner-jim-hoellerich-passes-away

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=439144598019835&set=pcb.439145058019789