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    Vancouver Bike Show Jan 19 - 22nd 2012 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 01-14-2012 01:18 AM

    Vancouver Bike Show at the Tradex in Abbotsford Jan 19 - 22nd, 2012.



    Adults $13, Youth $8 (Free after 5PM with adult), Children 5 and under free.

    For more details visit:
    http://www.vancouvermotorcycleshow.ca/visitors/
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    Please read regarding Lane Filtering Proposal 

    by
    BCCOM
    Published on 11-24-2011 09:00 AM

    On behalf of BCCOM

    BCCOM has recently written a proposal for the “Legalization of Lane Filtering” that will be sent to the Minister of Transportation for review. Below are some of the safety measures BCCOM has asked to be in place to allow lane filtering. Once our proposal has been reviewed we will post it in its entirety.

    “The rider must operate the motorcycle no more than 10 kilometers-an-hour faster than the rest of traffic.

    Traffic can’t be going over 30 kilometers -an-hour.

    Must not be done somewhere where the speed limit is less than 30 kilometers-an-hour such as a school, park or construction zone.

    Must never ride in between vehicles where the mirrors won’t be able to see the motorcyclists (semi-trucks, large RV’s) utilizing the “if you can’s see my mirrors I can’t see you” message."

    We a brief conversation with Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom this morning and was told he had gotten only a “handful” of emails regarding the “Lane Filtering” proposal. I have a meeting with him December 7th and I would like to see his office flooded with emails regarding the proposal. If you want lane filtering please take the time to send an email supporting it. In the proposal part of the reasoning we used was reduction of congestion and green house gasses as well as safety factors i.e. rear ends. There are 2 studies on the front page of the BCCOM site www.bccom-bc.com for more information.

    blair.lekstrom.mla@leg.bc.ca

    Discussion thread here:
    http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/sh...ering-Proposal

    Mo-vember - raising men's cancer awareness - Burnaby Kawasaki 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 11-04-2011 08:57 AM

    One of our long time sponsors is putting their faces to the test: Trevor from Burnaby Kawasaki (notice the 3 a's):


    It's Movember, the month formerly known as November, which is dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and funds for men's health. We have joined the movement and will be donating our upper lips to the cause for 30 days.


    Discussion thread here:
    http://www.bcsportbikes.com/forum/sh...rnaby-Kawasaki

    Tap-a-talk mobile app enabled for forums 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 11-03-2011 06:08 AM

    After much deliberation we've enabled the Tap-a-Talk software to work with the forums. I have also disabled the auto-popup that plagues a lot of the installations of this software so users that wish to use the mobile theme on their mobile web browser can still do so.

    If vBulletin can get off their ass and improve their own app, we may look at creating our very own -- however as it stands today it's a very troublesome product that doesn't work very well.



    So if you have an iPhone or Android, you can give this a go. Enjoy.

    http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/tapat...307880732?mt=8
    It's $2.99 - and this site receives no funds from it - not sure on the Android's cost.
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    Burnaby Kawasaki banner ad. 

    by
    Burnaby Kawasaki
    Published on 10-18-2011 01:18 PM

    Quote Originally Posted by Son of Lars View Post
    Anybody else ever notice that they spelled Kawasaki wrong? Just thought it was amusing.
    Well it has only taken 6 months, but we have a winner. Congratulations to Son of Lars for noticing the error. We wanted to see if anyone was actually really looking at the banner ad content on BCSB.It appears as though you are, and our marketing experiment is now complete. Please contact us directly to claim your prize. One pair of Icon Pursuit gloves will be yours. http://shop.burnabykawasaki.com/prod...z=icon pursuit Keep looking you never know what else you may find.

    RIP Paul Cassells - BooBoo11 - 8-26-11 

    by
    CHIA
    Published on 08-27-2011 09:23 AM

    It's with great sadness that I start this thread, but I'm sure many will be surprised, and did not know this was coming.

    Paul Cassells, known to many around here, as BooBoo11, passed away last night, in Bby General after a battle with cancer.



    Speaking with his wife Patti this morning, there will not be a service, but in the future, a celebration of life, no date/time being considered yet.

    As many of you know, Paul was a big supporter of BCSB and it's members, and always took the opportunity to extend a hand with respect to offering his services in the insurance insurance channel, specifically getting many on board, and saving $$$ with Beacon policies.

    Paul was active at most all BCSB and general riding events, including Gillnetter Brunch, Bike Night, EMS shindigs, Summer Solstice Ride, Daytona Party, you name it, Paul was there.

    You might want to take this opportunity to just share some thoughts or experiences you had with Paul, post some pics, etc.

    We'll miss ya Paullie!

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    Motorcycle accidents and you - How to reduce the amount of crash threads 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 08-08-2011 04:12 AM

    I've discovered that in order to reduce the amount of threads about motorcycle crashes we must simply stop having people crash. In the past few days we've seen a very large amount of threads and news reports on motorcycle crashes in the lower mainland. All the typical routes, and all the typical causes:

    - Unsafe/Illegal passing
    - Speeding
    - Undue care

    For the love of our passion here and for those that care about us. Keep safety at the top of your checklist when doing the once-over on your bike before departing for your ride (you are doing a quick once-over right?).
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    Happy Canada Day ! 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 06-30-2011 04:25 PM

    Happy Canada day everyone!

    Ride safe. Be safe. Be merry.

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    All British Field Meet - May 21st - Van Dusen 

    by
    htdub
    Published on 05-10-2011 03:34 PM

    May 21, 2011 at the VanDusen Botanical Garden

    http://www.westerndriver.com/?p=1001

    All British Field Meet, May 21, 2011 at the VanDusen Botanical Garden Vancouver, Canada
    The Greatest Show on British Wheels began in 1985. Since those early days 26 years ago, the Show has grown to become the largest in Canada and the Pacific Northwest, overflowing the Garden with some 600-plus classic cars and motorcycles and more than 6,000 people in attendance.

    The 2011 event is shaping up to be a very special celebration of classic, British-built and designed motorcars and motorcycles, with some fresh new features to rev up the interests of both enthusiasts and participants.
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    Pending registrations 

    by
    adamantium
    Published on 05-07-2011 08:43 AM

    We've had a lot of spam issues in the last couple of years and at some times it's been downright ridiculous. I've taken a couple of new steps to try and prevent it (along with banning huge amounts of IP's that our outside of North America).



    With it, I left the 'requires moderation' setting to ON for a number of weeks just prior to the upgrade. Well, I've been trying to go through them but theirs just so many registrations I can't make heads or tails of who is legit and who is a fraud. As such, I'm just going to purge them all and have you re-register.

    So please, if you've registered in the last month and haven't gotten approved, please re-register. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. Blame the dirty spammers selling you member enlargements and stealing your worldwide bandwidth.
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