Louis' Motorcycle information Page
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor
For information about the MSF or me as an instructor (including me as an
instructor who can teach the course in sign language), please go to my
Instructor Page.
My ride
I now own a 1998 Kawasaki Concours. To see Kawasaki's photo of this bike,
click here. I also have some pictures
of my bike on line, located here. I've made
modifications to the bike to make it my own. I now have a full Bagster
tank cover, which in addition to protecting the tank, also allows me to
clip on a map pocket, or a tank bag. I also added a super comfortable
Russell Day-Long Saddle. When some idiot knocked over my bike in
a parking lot, the cost to replace one busted saddlebag was ridiculus,
so I now have Givi saddlebags (and top case) on the bike.
I used to own a 1984 Honda Nighthawk-S CB700SC. You can find photos
of it, and similar bikes here. (this way I won't
force people to download pictures they may not be interested in). I made
some modifications to my Nighthawk. I added a Corbin Saddle a KG luggage
rack with moveable backrest. They are both viewable in the pictures.
While I miss the Nighthawk, and would recommend it to anyone who is
looking for a first bike, I felt it was time to move on. I have several
long distance trips in mind, and I wanted to have the confidence of a new
motorcycle beneath my butt.
I am now active in the Eastern Deaf Bikers, a deaf motorcycle group
in the Mid-Atlantic area. I currently edit the newsletter, and as
a "Safety Officer" offer advice to members about riding. Here
is their website.
Some of my favorite motorcycle web sites (always in progress)
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Motorcycle Memories, great
page for old magazines, posters, brochures, etc
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The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)
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My Motorcycle, for finding accessories
for your bike
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American Motorcyclist Association
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Motorcycle Web Index
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Moto-Directory, another
list of links
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MSF in Orgegon, good info
for any MSF course
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Good tips for
Motorcyclists Note: Read with a grain of salt. Some of this advice
is good, other is questionable.
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The Iron Butt Page for the long distance
riders
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The Concours Owners Group. Great information
for Concours Owners
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Randy's Nighthawk
Page. Info on various years of the Honda Nighthawk
The Capitol 1000 is long past. Larry Fears passed away a few years
ago, he will be sorely missed. However, I had a great time doing
his rally, and want to leave the write up here.
The Capitol 1000 is now over. I placed 7th place. I'm more than satisfied
with that! To read about my adventures, look here.
Back in 1997, I was a motorcycle escort in the '97 AIDSRide, a 350 mile
long bicycle journey. I wrote up some of my experiences here.
CAMS
The Capitol Area Motorhead Society... A great, albiet unorganized (as regulated
by un-club charter), group of people to ride with in the DC Metro area.
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