Don't make me laugh - a story by Bernie Cox

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<p>It's a funny old world. Since Mike inspired, encouraged, cajoled and convinced me to <a href="/notes/honda-c100">write a story</a> for his <a href="http://rally.vintagemoto.ca">Rally for Rangers fund raising challenge</a>, I find myself living more and more in the past. Memories, some from more than fifty years ago, have begun waltzing unchecked through the mosh pit...</p>

Honda C100 - Where it began for the Cox family

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<p>In the spring of 1969. I was 13 my sister Cathy 11, brother Jimmy 10 and the youngest brothers Pat and Mike were 6 and 4 respectively. We were all gathered at the Saturn Avenue playground for perhaps the most exciting moment in our young lives. The excitement level roughly proportionate to Christma...</p>

Bernie's crash as remembered by Gord

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<p>I remember the incident and will probably never forget the day I thought I killed my friend on the track. I think I was in the second flag drop, not sure but Bernie was out of the gate and gone, I think I was in 250 Junior class and Bernie had moved up to Senior but was hanging with the experts and had the skills to do so. I believe they let the seniors and experts go out on one gate so Bernie was going to be out hanging with the big dogs because well because that's what Bernie does...</p> <h3>This story is in response to <a href="/notes/42-stitches-in-the-what">Fourty two stitches in the what</a>?</h3>

42 stitches in the what?

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<p>A couple years ago I went on a fantastic road-trip to BC with my oldest brother Bernie. The purpose for this trip was to go riding- and we did ride. We had a fantastic time on the bikes and the social time between rides was almost as fun. <a href="http://vintagemoto.ca/notes/third-annual-bc-adventure">I wrote a story about the first few days of that trip</a> an...</p>

Fundraising page has been launched - Donate to Rally for Rangers Foundation

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<p>Let the fundraising officially begin! I am doing this thing, no two ways about it. I have always been generous with charities, but I have never actively taken the "bull by the horns" or in this case the "bike by the bars" and raised a substantial amount for a cause. Rally for Rangers Foundation is...</p>

Chile Creates Five New Massive National Parks Protecting Over 10 Million Acres Of Land

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<p>BY JOSH DAVIS 30 JAN 2018, 13:08.  <br> <a href="http://www.iflscience.com/environment">This article originally posted here:</a>.<br> Chile has officially created five new breathtakingly beautiful national parks, and expanded the boundaries of another two, protecting huge swaths of remote and rugged Patagonia.</p> <p>The designation is largely down to the tir...</p>

Patagoinia bound

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<h2>What will you be doing in December of this year?</h2> <p>I have been selected to be one of about a dozen humans on Earth to ride a new motorcycle through Patagonia in Chile and Argentina. I am so stoked about it! This should be the adventure of a lifetime that will undoubtedly be life-changing.</p> <h2><a href="http://www.rallyforrangers.org/">About </a>...</h2>

Struggles at the Bench - Riding in BC, 2017

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<p>I don't own a GoPro camera yet, there are usually enough of them mounted on the helmets of my riding mates to make hundreds of hours of video footage- and really, how much could one more camera add? For the spring BC ride of 2017, there were usually three cameras recording the adventures. In revie...</p>

Mackenzie makes a video from BC Spring Family Ride

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<p>Four years in a row I have had the great fortune of heading to BC to ride dirt bikes with family and friends. This video taken from Mackenzie's GoPro was taken from our ride day at "The Flats". To get to the flats, we gear up at Pat's house and ride right from the house. It is great fun and offer...</p>

First race for a 33-year-old Suzuki

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<p>Just like I would have done back in '84, I woke early, jumped in the car and set out to the races. And just like back in the day, I had two bikes in tow. Many motocross racers in the 80s had two bikes; a 125 and a 250. If you wanted to run more than two motos in a day, your only option was to buy...</p>

Chattaway Hill Climb

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<p>In April 2017, we had another family ride week. I arrived on Tuesday and stayed for a week. Mac and Arren arrived on the previous Friday so they had a few rides in before I arrived. One ride was at Chattawa where Pat and Mike have a motocross track and there are some pretty good sandy hill-climb...</p>

Historic Flooding at Port of Call Marina

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<p>We have seen our share of high water here at Port of Call Marina. It is not uncommon for the launch ramp to be all but gone, or even the old washroom building to get wet. In 1979 the water level at the marina set a record at 60.24 meters above sea level. That year the old gazebo building had a fo...</p>

First ride of 2017 on my new RM-Z 250

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<p>Last fall I went for one last ride for the the 2016 season. I went to Limerick forest and had a very unfortunate incident when I decided not to tie my bike down to the trailer properly. I did manage to salvage that day and get out for a good ride but it was that ride that <a href="http://vintagemoto.ca/notes/have-you-ever-done-anything-this-dumb">got me to thinking about </a>...</p>

A Motocross Wedding/Flight of the RM

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<p>So why would I try to make an 84 RM fly? My Uncle Mike was right on the money, I watched my Dad do it and refused to be outdone, especially during the week of my wedding.</p> <blockquote> <p>This story is part counter-story to <a href="http://localhost/vintagemoto.ca/notes/jumping-big-at-charleston">So how far can you safely jump a 1984 Suzuki?</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Contrary to popular belief, riding Mot...</p>

Too Many Projects, Not Enough Room & What Makes a Bike “Vintage”?

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<h3>As can be seen in the above photo, I have too many projects on the go, and not enough room to do them.</h3> <p>My first project didn't actually have anything to do with motocross. I finally grew tired of putting studs in my rear tire and attaching my homemade front ski, just to ride it once or twice, real...</p>