PAGE 4 SUBMITTING ARTICLES I would also encourage each


of you to consider writing an oc- casional piece about a ride event from your perspective. Your arti- cles may be submitted in MS Word or Publisher as an attach- ment in an email, or in the body text of an email.


Safety Corner Safety tips from


The Pirate, Jerry D. Finley


Blue Knights Utah IV/ Summer Quarter 2010 GOT NEWS If you have some personal


news, like a promotion, a wed- ding, funeral, a purchase of a new bike, or whatever… if it is news and you want to share it with the rest of the club, consid- er sending it on, taking into con- sideration the same deadline cri-


cle, not the eyes of the driver. The drivers eyes might be look- ing one way and telling you he is stopped but if that car moves you will see it while looking at the tires. -Michael S. Vecchione / Virginia-


18.


Jerry is the author of the book, “How To Stay Alive On A Motorcycle.” You can e- mail your tips to Jerry the Pirate at pirate@acelink.net.


15. 16. 17. 19.


If you ever hydro- plane... do not hit your


brakes. Ride it out and keep it straight. Sometimes it helps to tighten the anal muscles during this maneuver.


Always wear some eye protection. A gnat in


the eye at 55mph feels like a 22 caliber hollow-point! Lets not even talk about locust season. Geez.


Always, always, always expect the car, truck,


van, etc.. to pull out in front of you. Always believe that they DO NOT SEE YOU. Even if they are looking directly into your eyes. Watch the tires of the vehi-


20. 21.


Proper lane positioning. I'm always letting other


people know I'm there by how I position myself in various cir- cumstances. Stay out of blind spots. -Tim S./ Ohio-


If it's early morning, or late evening, and the


sun is positioned such that you can see YOUR OWN SHADOW in front of you, that means your pretty invisible to oncoming traf- fic...kinda like a Japanese Zero diving out of the sun, eh ??


Never drive your big road bike (street tires)


on wet grass, muddy roads, roads covered with fall leaves, or anything wet with a rut in it.


Don't allow yourself to get cold on a bike. Hy-


pothermia can impair your judg- ment /abilities as much as alco- hol or drugs.


VOLUME I , ISSUE IV


teria mentioned here. Address all your submissions to: ste- ven.artfella@gmail.com.


Deadlines for each of the


quarterly issues are: the 25th of March, June, September and De- cember.


MOTORCYCLE FACTS Yamaha started making bikes


in 1954 but didn’t produce a four- stroke motorcycle until 1970, when the firm built the XS2 650 twin.


Harley-Davidson built push-


bikes between 1917 and 1923. The Kawasaki motorcycle divi-


sion was established in 1962 for no other reason than to publicize Kawasaki’s heavy industries, which was huge but unknown to the general public.


Evel Knievel holds the world


record for breaking the most num- ber of bones and surviving. His real name is Robert Craig Knievil. The nickname Evel is said to have been given to him by police when he was jailed alongside William (Awful) Knofel. Knievel used a double in the film, Viva. When Knievil was in Britain to jump 13 buses at Wembley in 1975, he re- fused to drive his Cadillac on the left-hand-side of the road, insisting on driving on the right. Sounds as if Stupid Knupid would have been a more appropriate moniker, don’t you think?


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