New places, new faces - no turning back!

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<p>Look at the date of the last journal entry... February 2020! In a month, it will be four years! How did that happen? Has nothing interesting happened in my life since 2020? The last thing I wrote was my <a href="https://vintagemoto.ca/notes/raising-the-bar-with-ian-coristine">personal elegy to my friend Ian</a> who caught a nasty case of cancer and died shortly after. Have...</p>

Overwhelmed by enthusiasm and generosity.

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<p>I have been fortunate in life to be surrounded by generous people and I have often been the benefactor of other's generosity. My father would tell me that in this life you get back ten-fold what you give. He was always generous, especially with his time- and his diverse skillset was always in dema...</p>

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>

So how far can you safely jump a 1984 Suzuki?

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<h2>I know for sure you can fly 110 feet without any problem at all.</h2> <p>Last summer my nephew and his bride had their wedding in our hometown. Since buying the old '84, I had really been looked forward to taking it to the track where I cut my teeth as a young motocross-crazed kid. </p> <div class="grav-youtube-wrapper "> <div class="grav-youtube"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WwIikp0NFsY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div>...

The Death of My 450

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<p>The Death of My 450. Looking back now, I really should have named this "The Crushing of My Soul" as my spirit was hurt a lot more than the bike was. I suppose the best way to explain why it was so soul crushing, is to write about what I went through to get that bike.</p> <p>Summer of 2012 is when the cru...</p>