Winter! Spring is coming!

So we as a group at TMNews have been asked to blog. I know very little about this but that never stopped me before so bear with me and send your hate mail to the account listed.

First things first: Hello. I am Ken and I like bikes. I don’t memorize models and displacement and years of production of everything, I just like all bikes of all kinds and that’s about it. I like them quiet and I like them loud… it depends on the style of the bike and its lineage.

Today I want to celebrate Canadians and I have a few to mention. My friends at Rat Shop up in Quebec have some very cool news coming and I was told by Francois and Fred that I would have the exclusive when the news is to go public so stay tuned. Will the news turn the industry on it’s ear in the custom world? Not likely BUT it will open some things way up for many people. I am very excited for them and proud to be part of their circle of friends. These are good people and crazy creative.

Shaun de Jager, founder of http://www.roadawareness.org/ has been busy trying to keep people informed about all things deadly on the road including cell phones while driving. In Ontario we now have to be “Hands Free” and I still don’t think it’s enough. Cell phones while driving are a bad idea for the simple reason that most folks don’t understand that driving is way more important than gossip or whatever else people talk about. I once drove about 15kms on a cell when I first got it and swear I ran a red light and since have been quite limited in my use of them on the road. I have had to hang up on family when traffic got too heavy on a very stormy night while heading into Toronto. It wasn’t worth the risk to stay on the phone. Anyway, Shaun recently held a Media Awareness thing in Mississauga and had people show up and drive a course while on the phone. I wasn’t there for the event and Shaun had hoped for a better turn out but it’s a start. Shaun will be taking part and a cross country ride this summer and more on that in a moment.

My friend Belt Drive Betty www.beltdrivebetty.com is headed to the Warf Rat Rally in early August and leaving from Grand Prairie, Alberta for the September opening of The Warf Rat.She is joining with Mike Cole from the Winter Ride for Diabetes and picking up other riders along the way including Shaun de Jager. The Warf Rat Rally is out in Digby Nova Scotia and is Canada’s largest rally. Comedian Daryl Makk will be on the ride with stops in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Sault St Marie and Barrie. From Barrie on to Toronto to join Shaun then to Petawawa, Ottawa, Montreal, Moncton and Halifax. Along the way the kids from the Bernice MacNaughton High School Bike Klub of Moncton and their Championship Motorcycle Bobber Sounds like a bit of fun and you can learn more by visiting. Ambitious!

So…. That’s my start and first post on the blog. If you want to… I am on Facebook (like what seems to be the rest of the planet) so look me up. Tell me about your bike nights and such. I really do want to hear about them. I mean that. Till whenever I can type on this tiny laptop keyboard again…. Check your tires for wear and your helmet for damage. Replace when needed. KV