The idea of a race bike on the road has always been attractive to motorcyclists. Modern bikers relish the power, handling, and brakes of competition-developed machinery and pioneer motorcyclists were no different. Harley’s Fast Roadster was based on the boardtrack racer but fitted with mudguards, a chainguard, and conventional handlebars. Who needed a gearbox or lights? One of the civilizing...
Monday, 28 January 2013
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Very Wrong
Sometimes, somebody comes up with an idea that sounds good at the time.I am not sure this was one of those times....
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
A bad road?
We all love posting about some of the great roads we have ridden. But what about the worst road?A road may be straight, it may be boring, or it may be dangerous. What is your worst road and why? I challenge you to find a road worse than this.....This is mine. It is very close to where I live...
Friday, 18 January 2013
The Printing of my Book
I had the opportunity this week to see my book being printed, so of course, I grabbed that chance with both hands and with my son, Jeremy, we went to the plant of one of the UK’s few large format book printers, Butler Tanner & Dennis.Located in Frome in Somerset, Butler, Tanner& Dennis have...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
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Here’s Why Lane Splitting Should Be Legal For Motorcycles
Know Someone Who Needs to Learn About This?One of the most controversial subjects, in the world of Road Safety, is the subject often referred to as Lane Splitting.Its something that if you haven't been at least a passenger on a motorcycle before, that you will not understand. Its something that we demonstrate to our customers when we take them out for a Harley Ride in Melbourne. If you...
Friday, 11 January 2013
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Groupon Discounts - the truth behind their facade
Just over a year ago, I was getting calls a couple of times a week from Groupon, Living Social and their "coupon clones". Their claim was that they could bring my company, "heaps of new work, and that there were thousands of customers queuing up to buy my product that I was supposedly missing out on.The problem is, as I pointed out to them, that volume sales doesn't match the service I prov...
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Time is running out.
A little while ago, I reminded my readers that they could get a free copy of my soon-to-be-published book called France-In-America. All you needed to have done to qualify for a free copy was to have been one of those people that commented on my blog while I was on my road trip across the USA.I have had many people sending me their postal address (to gary@garysfrance.com) so I can send the book,...
Friday, 4 January 2013
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Youtube Harley Ride Clips - For the Dreamers
Without a doubt, motorcycles are gaining in popularity. But, for many people owning their own motorcycle, getting their bike licence just isn't something that is ever going to happen. The reasons for this are many and varied - for many they just can't fit one into their busy lifestyle, of they don't have the funds to purchase one (let alone buy all the necessary protective gear - and undertake...
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
The Top 5 US roads
I recently read a post on a the American Motorcyclist Association website about which roads in the US had been voted as the top biking roads in the US. Here are the top five. I am very lucky to have ridden some of them.Number 1 – The Beartooth Pass.On the Wyoming / Montana border, this is US Highway...