Winter and riding season rant

Where I live it has been too cold to ride since the beginning of December; first snow was in the second week of the month. As it happens, it is now the end of March and it is still freezing with the occasional flurries. Is there no end to this winter?

Awesome Audi TT

I like Audi. I think the Audi TTRS is probably the greatest car. To be so lucky as to have my camera with me at the right moment, and capture this wonderful modified TT is incomprehensible. Check the post in my second blog for the full story.

Thoughts about Sandy and riding in the rain

Today, it is a 5°C day with light rain going on the whole time. Yet, during my one hour drive in the city, I saw two motorcyclists. I do not feel confident enough on the ninja 250's tyres to go out in such cold and wet day, so these two people first amazed me and then reminded me of last Tuesday, the day Sandy was supposed to hit here.

Winter almost over

Even though winter still surprises us with unexpected snows, as it happened the day I took this photograph, I can finally say that the sunny days grow in number and the snows now struggle to keep up recovering the naked patches of earth where the white has melted away. This and the fact that in about two weeks motorcyclists in Quebec (and I suppose rest of Canada) will be legally allowed to ride again is enough to overwhelm a motorcyclist with joy. If only our University professors could understand that and reduce the amount of homework for this period...

Summer occupation

I have been unable to post in the blog due to work and being busy a lot of the time. Finding time to do that will be an issue I will work on. Meanwhile, here is my ninja, which I now use every day to go to work. 

Motorcycle road test

There are different types of exams people may have to take in their countries in order to obtain a motorcycle license. In the case of the province of Quebec, in Canada, there are three exams: theoretical exam on motorcycle specifics and highway safety code, closed circuit exam on slow speed control and emergency manoeuvres, and finally the road test: riding the bike in all possible urban environments to prove your competence and earn your license. And I have just done it!

ICAR Superbike 2011

Those of you in Montreal area, do not forget that the ICAR Superbike is this weekend! There will be all kinds of bikes: from 125cc Hondas zipping around the track to 1000cc monsters, stuntmen and Harleys. Check the video from last year's event at Mirabel, after the break.

Lady Gaga and motorcycles

You could probably be one of the people who don't like Lady Gaga, but if you're not, then check this out. Lady Gaga is a biker girl! She is not wearing a helmet though. Wear your gear all the time.

First Snow: The Painful Winter Wait

 

The first snow can be a depressing event for some of us. It could be a reminder that the winter has just begun and the long wait for spring is starting. Truth be told, motorcyclists should never regret the winter...