tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post3637075337640064032..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Form Follows Function (Sometimes)Lost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-26001716268349508122011-03-17T08:53:31.943-04:002011-03-17T08:53:31.943-04:00Motorcycle Mojo is a decent Canadian motorcycle ma...<i>Motorcycle Mojo</i> is a decent Canadian motorcycle mag ... a bit less formal than <i>Cycle Canada</i>.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-24415827146634794542011-03-16T19:22:06.046-04:002011-03-16T19:22:06.046-04:00I don't remember seeing Motorcycle Mojo before...I don't remember seeing Motorcycle Mojo before, and I got distracted looking at the other articles. Especially one on touring Charlevoix. Charlevoix is between Quebec City and Baie Comeau, and so I have been a regular visitor through that area ever since my first trip by car as a 10 year old kid in 1959. It remains one of my top three places to go by motorcycle. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2011/03/touring-the-charlevoix/" rel="nofollow"> Touring Charlevoix </a><br /><br />The author visited when the weather was foggy and wet, a scary proposition. It is much better, though still a bit scary even when sunny, even without a trailer behind the bike. When I travel alone, I do try to "keep up with the traffic" as they say, and that's when the BMW K1100LT or the Honda CBX could finally be put to some use. <br /><br />There is a nice map at the bottom of the page, that only hints a little at the mountainous nature of the region.Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-64955936859161378382011-03-16T10:06:45.904-04:002011-03-16T10:06:45.904-04:00As you observe, the 'function' that many m...As you observe, the 'function' that many manufacturers 'follow' in selecting 'form' is ... the least expensive solution from a manufacturing standpoint (which accounts for those less-than-optimal OEM tires, rear shocks, &c.)<br /><br />But, speaking of OEM mufflers (or, rather, non-OEM mufflers ;-) there's an article in this month's issue of <a href="http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2011/03/march-2011/" rel="nofollow">Motorcycle Mojo</a> entitled <i>Noise, You and the Law</i>, discussing the motorcycle noise abatement legislation introduced in jurisdictions such as <a href="http://www.orangeville.com/news/local/article/887319--about-time" rel="nofollow">Caledon</a>, pointing out the problems with the <b>J2825</b> standard - not to mention the fact that the legislation in Caledon is rather discriminatory - motorcycles only are subject to this noise law!Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com