HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012 filled with blessings and moto adventures!!!!!!!

This year has been a wonderful year for me, one with many blessings for both my family and myself.  I have grown exponentially in 2011 and discovered the love of riding.  Even with its rough beginnings I learned that I am a strong person and can overcome and enjoy the thrill of adventure and challenges that motorcycling and scootering brings.  I have met wonderful new friends and am looking forward to actually meeting up with my blogger friends in the New Year!

It all started on January 21st, 2011 with a test drive of an orange Sym Mio, which unfortunately resulted in a wipe out, but I persevered and became Princess Scooterpie!  Yup a Moto Diva was born that day.  The scooter has made my personality bloom, if you look in the pictures below you will see where I actually became an unofficial entry into a parade - hint it is the pictures with balloons, it was a lot of fun.  The Admiral gave me a thumbs up as I tootled by the reviewing stand and proudly tooted my little scooter horn.  At the end of August this year I wrote my motorcycle learner's test and passed.  I signed up for a Novice motorcycle course and Traffic Safety Course through Vancouver Island Safety Council.  I was successful with my courses and took my road test on October 19th, passed and have not looked back since.  I remember in the beginning of all this that I thought my 50cc Yamaha Vino scooter was HUGE and would do me forever!  Once I discovered my new found passion, I knew I needed more cc's. I logged about 5,000km on my little scoot in the course of 11 months. Then along came my beautiful Honda CM450E Lucy.  She was an amazing first bike and I have enjoyed her immensely.  At Christmas I was surprised by Motorcycle Man and Moto Diva Jr with a vintage 1985 Honda Shadow VT500C, she is my beloved Miss Scarlett. 

I have also seen sadness this year with riders in the Victoria motorcycle community passing away due to MVIs on the Malahat Highway.  These incidents brought the riding community together and a new group was formed; The Rider's for Safety.  On Saturday, November 5th, 2011, we gathered and rode to the BC Legislature to let our Government know that we need concrete barriers on the Malahat to stop the increasing amount of  head on collisions.  It was impressive seeing 300 motorcyclists and scooterists from every section of the riding community being well represented. We continue to meet and will do so until the Government installs concrete barriers on this roadway.   I want the families to know that we continue to work on the issue of making the Malahat safer for all motorists and that their loved ones ARE NOT forgotten. 

Here are a few pictures of my journey in 2011.  I look forward to many more motorcycle adventures and sharing them with you.  Until then Peace, Blessings and Joy to you all in 2012.  Ride Safe!!

Vixen - Princess Scooterpie

I participated in my first scooter rally, way too much fun!

This was my first long adventure on the scooter where I decided

I needed more cc's!

I was overtaken by Canuck fever and unofficially entered a local

parade - Buccaneer Days - ARRRR MATEY!!

I was almost swallowed up by a monster Canuck Mobile.  See how 

much fun scootering is!

Summer was spent in Tofino and Motorcycle Man would 

not let me bring my scooter, so I went through withdrawal.

Kayaking to Meares Island was wonderful.

We went for a scooter & motorcycle family ride one beautiful

summer Friday evening.  It was wonderful!

This is in early September after I wrote my learner's permit
I rode around a lot in a parking lot close to my house.  

Motorcycle Man is a kind, gentle and patient teacher.  He bought me

Lucy after I almost dumped his bike affectionally named 'Monster'.

Motorcycle Man 

Lucy my beautiful 1984 Honda CM450E 

Vancouver Island Safety Council Novice Course graduates

October 2011!  

Lucy and I celebrated my successful road test with a 'Diva' cupcake!
I  HAVE MY CLASS 6!!!!

This pretty much sums up how I feel about motorcycles!

Riders for Safety event Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Victoria Riding community came together to remember all

those who have perished on the Malahat due to MVI.  Approximately

300 riders united for this event.  May those who died rest in peace, we

continue to work to make safety changes on the Malahat.  

Dave Rogers our gracious MC - 

Motorcycle Instructor for Vancouver Island Safety Council

My favorite picture;  Reflections

A very Happy Moto Diva!

Christmas 2011

My husband and daughter gave me Miss Scarlett on Christmas Eve.

It appears Santa and his Elfette couldn't wait until Christmas morning.

WOW WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!

The test drive!  I know what Cinderella feels like now, insurance

was only valid until mid-night, still looking for the glass motorcycle boot.....

Miss Scarlett - 1985 Honda Shadow VT500C  

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!