Nova Scotia Bikers Information

I love mine.. I wont leave home without it!.....

Hand get tired on a long ride? Maybe you need a Throttle Rocker!Throttle Rocker is a device that wraps around the throttle grip of your motorcycle. The end protrudes out from the grip to form a contoured portion that comfortably fits the heel and palm of your hand. Using the heel of your hand, you apply downward pressure on the Throttle Rocker and the throttle grip rotates. With a Throttle Rocker you don't have to squeeze the grip to operate the throttle.

This means less fatigue and cramping of your hand, because a death grip is no longer required to hold throttle speed.I was skeptical the first time I saw one. It seems so simple. Maybe too simple. But after my first highway ride I was a believer.There are more elegant solutions on the market (throttle locks, cruise controls, Throttle Meister) but none as cost-effective as the Throttle Rocker. Toads Cycle Works is where I bought mine..

Check out the information here

www.novascotiabikers.com/winterstorage.html

This is the way NOT to store your bike!!!!

Someone send this one..

Do Harley Men Use Windshields?

"I just had this thought being it's a pretty common thing for us "metric" riders to use windshields as just a matter of fact occurrence and that many of you "Harley guys" I have talked with complain more to me about having a windshield on my bike than not owning a Harley. Why is that?"

  Well it took me all of five minutes to collect $30.. I went to Arbys last night.. brrrrrrr cold... oh yeah I was in my car.. but there were bikers there that gladly threw in money to help out this young fella that got ripped off by the bikes that confused him at the gas pumps during the ride to the Wharf Rat Rally... Again at Fall River I got more money - with the help of Phonse - making sure everyone chipped in.. and again.. after a very short time came up with the money owed to the fella at the gas station.. now its out of my hands and into Jimmy's.... Now wouldnt it be even cooler if the bikers that ripped this guy off stepped up and paid back what they stole!... I have my doubts - but thank you all you generous people that contributed....... its all good!..

  Motorcyclists "Drive off" at Gas pumps!

I honestly don't want to sound preachy here but I do want to send a strong message out into other riders about something that can eliminate a lot of accidents, and a lot of "oh man, I cant believe I did thats!" - ride your own ride!

I sometimes hear things and see things when there is a huge group ride or a poker run happening. Brings out a little of the dare devil in some of us and we see peoples skills on a motorcycle - some are old time riders - others are new at the game and trying to develop their own levels of skill, respect their space. I remember when I was there - and Im still there on some skills.

When I'm in a group ride, which you all know Im not a real fan of.. I like small groups... that way I know the riders and their habits or skills... Im just plain ol no good in a large group... So it makes absolutely no sense for me to try to 'keep up', to try to do what others are doing as well as they are doing it, unless I am fully competent to do so (and it is safe to do so.) If a group rides a turn or curve at 50 kms and I believe it is safe FOR ME to do it at 45 kms, you can be CERTAIN that I will do it at 45 kms and I couldn't care less what others in the group think about that. Its not a race.. I want to enjoy my ride. And I want to be safe.  Not that I dont push the limits - but not within a group.   

'Ride your own ride' is not just a catchy phrase. It means just what it says - ride to YOUR skill level, not anybody else's. Accept that others may be 'better' at some motorcycle skills than you are because it's true. And know what your skills are, stay within your own competence level, and know that your odds of enjoying tomorrow's ride are at least as good as anybody else's because your odds of surviving today's ride are not lowered just to 'keep up.'

Ride your own ride!!!

Close to 400 bikes roar down roads of Nova Scotia on Saturday. There's something undeniably heartwarming about seeing a devoted group of Motorcyclists coming together for such a worthy cause. I saw crests from all the groups around the province. It was awesome.

Wellington - Waverley made way Saturday for the 2nd annual End of Year Poker Run - last year being for Wayne Gillis and his family.. This year "Cruise for Kids" being for the Children - involved with The Childrens Trust Fund. — a stream of gleaming chrome machines and big-hearted bikers flooding the 188 kms between Wellington, Elmsdale, Windsor and Mount Uniacke.. .

The money raised was donated on the spot to Lisa Blackburn from  Q104 for local needy children. JoAnne and Lisa with The Childrens Trust Fund were there throughout the day to help out and donated their promotions tent for The Tim Hortons in Windsor - they truly were a very helpful bunch!..

When I think back on years ago.. 20 bikes on the road together was a big group!... Now adays you see this every weekend - To see this past weekend and know what it does for the community - sure does make me proud.

The Poker Run draws not only locals. Bikers from Yarmouth, Pictou, Truro, Annapolis Royal, we even had one couple in from Ontario showed up. Bidding on the Nova Scotia Motorcycle Touring package - so that they could take back to Ontario the DVD and review Nova Scotia again - donated by Harry and Wendy Nesbitt of the NS Motorcycle Tour Guide.

Several people came to town Saturday with their biker pals for the event. I heard from many that they don’t normally enjoy riding in large groups, but the good cause prompted him to gladly make an exception.

While we weren't sure Saturday how much money the event had raised, shooting for $10,000.00 was not out of the question.

Seeing more that 17 different Motorcycle clubs working together and coming together to make this happen is very impressive.. Everyone worked together to make this happen, from Steve and Scotty with the East Coast Riders for suggesting we do it again and making their club house available for us to meet, Paul for organizing the meetings, Gerry getting the Fire Hall for us - Rob for getting Darren and Ken from the Jokers Wild for bringing in the hot dogs and buns and water, for the Tidal Boars for getting hamburgers - and when we ran out.. The Road Dawgs stepped up to supply us with more, For the Northern Stars of Nova Scotia supplying the cheese, The Harley Owners Group for supplying the pop, The Defenders for supplying us with some great volunteers, Pictou County Cruisers for their photographer, East Coast Rider for the Barbeques and cookers, Sherry with the Tribe of Judah and Bear and Patti, Defenders cookin up a storm and selling the pop, water, hot dogs and hamburgers, Goldwing Road Riders and their huge donation for the fund, along with volunteers for the stops, Scotty from East Coast Riders and Suzanne from the Road Dawgs counting the money and charity donations, Rene from Jokers and Ralph (does everyone know Ralph?) For being on the registration table from beginning til the end.. Along with Shan and Brian from the Defenders, Mary Lou and Chuck for some cool donated items and helping out with the tables.. Danny and Jimmy for getting the tent set up and returned for the Tim Hortons in Windsor, For Bob and Jean... Maritime Motorcycle Touring Assoc Martin and Victoria GWRR and Keith and Angela from the Road Dawgs for helping out with the tables there.. ... its was a hectic day and everyone pulled thru tremendously! We even had Joanne from The Childrens Trust fund sitting at the table helping out counting up the money. Road Dawgs doing the 50/50 and pulling in over $1200.00... like WOW.... Paul B, Wanita, Ken, Mike, Darrin, Brian and Judy, Keith and Angela, Harald, Kevin, Angie, Lisa and Debbie ..... The Fall River Brats for talking Tim Hortons out there for supplying us with free coffee... thank you... As you can see here - it was an ALL clubs effort for a fantastic group effort!!..

Last year everyone got together to help out Wayne Gillis and his family... at the time he was laying in a coma fighting for his life.. And to see the bikers ride to help him and his family was very touching to say the least............ This year Wayne and his family showed up and helped out again!.. bringing the kids and being perfect hosts.... Now this year, for the children here in our local area in need.... we do it again!... "There's no other way you could get people to work for free,"..... "If we were out here just trying to make a bunch of money for ourselves, it would never work with this many people." Its all for the kids...

There are many many people and organizations that need to be thanked for such a great day - I would be here all day making up a list that would go on and on - you know who you are.. And Im sure you know how very thankful we are that you participated in making this all happen. I will try my best to thank everyone in the next little while - but for the meantime...... here is a huge THANK YOU.........

Sincerely ................ ~ Janice.

A Halifax-area motorcyclist’s Sunday drive to the South Shore came to a frightening end when he went off the road near Hubbards.

The man, driving a Honda with a group of bikers, "hit a couple of bumps" at about 5:30 p.m., according to residents who live close to where the accident occurred.

The motorcyclist, who was travelling east toward Halifax, veered off Highway 3 and ended up in a pond on the right-hand side of the road.

The road was dry but people who came out of their homes after the crash were pointing to a group of potholes near the centre line as a potential cause.

"It’s really bad right there," said a woman in a housecoat who heard the commotion on the road in front of her property.

According to chatter on the police scanner, he was "half-thrown and half-jumped" from his bike as it hit an embankment and he tumbled about three metres into the muddy water.

Despite the fall and the roll into the pond, the driver was conscious, said the resident.

"He was talking, but he wasn’t getting up and walking out of there."

His friends — the man was travelling with about eight other motorcyclists — stayed with him until RCMP and paramedics arrived and strapped him to a backboard.

It took a lot of attendants to lift him up and over the steep embankment as the knee-deep water, mud and long grass impeded their attempts.

Although paramedics on-site radioed for the Emergency Health Services helicopter, the chopper couldn’t take off from Halifax because of technical difficulties.

Loaded into the back of an ambulance instead, the man was in stable condition as paramedics headed out at 6:30 p.m. with lights flashing and sirens wailing for the 45-minute trip into the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.

Because he was thrown feet-first into the pond, the man’s worst injuries were to his pelvis and femur, paramedics were reporting.