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Monday, 16 February 2009 |
 Grand guardians of the vault. But following last month's annual meeting and elections, we're happy to announce our 2009 slate of Minion officers, namely:
Mark S. - President (back for a second, dynastic term)
Scott L. - Vice-President
Karen L. - Treasurer
Seriously, congratulations and thanks in advance to these three for volunteering time and effort to lead the group for another great riding season. An event planning session is scheduled, but it already looks like there'll be double the number of rides this year, at least one long-distance group tour is planned, the Ride & Seek challenge is back, and of course, the annual Spokane Scoot is a go for September 11-13th. (Mark yer calendars!) Dues due? Get 'em in soon, along with your member form. Paid up or just ready to ride? Watch the club calendar. Looks like our first official ride might happen St. Patrick's day weekend. |
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Sunday, 15 February 2009 |
 Some stuff should never mix. Though scootering is usually a slower-speed, fun-first activity, we thought we'd use this opportunity to remind ourselves that at pretty much any speed, a two-wheel versus car collision is a very bad thing, and that fun-first doesn't work unless safety actually comes first. The pictures below, according to the e-mail we got, are from a collision that occured in Sweden, where the rider, travelling at an estimated 150 mph, T-boned a car with such force that the rider and both occupants of the car were killed instantly. The wreckage was saved by police for display at a recent Stockholm Motorcycle Fair.
With the 2009 season still a few weeks off here in Spokane, we figure it's as good as time as any to share items like this. Lots of time for more cheery stuff later - especially if everyone keeps riding smart.  Motorcycle & VW crash pix (Flash™ gallery) |
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Saturday, 14 February 2009 |
 It’s a box o' versatile!
Bead and soda blasting has always been an option, but it's kinda expensive, and taking irreplaceable parts into some shop where you're never sure whether the guy doing the work will somehow screw things up ain't a comfortable idea, either.
But we found this little DIY article today - and for us air-cooled, resto-crazy, budget-minded scooterists, it looks like a great solution:
Homemade Soda Blaster - "Nate's Aircooled Tech"
Now, not all of us have air compressors (or even garages). But like the proverbial buddy with a pickup, there's likely two or three folks we know with compressors. And phone numbers. Look out, Mark! |
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