International Female Ride Day 2012 Vancouver Island

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International Female Ride Day

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Meet-up:  11:00am Tim Horton's - Millstream

There will be 2 routes to choose from Sooke/Jordan River run and the Peninsula Run.  Rain or Shine.  Get ready to ride, wear your gear and prepare for possible rain.  * Remember to bring your camera!

Remember at the end of the day to make your way to Savage Cycles 2956 West Shore Parkway between 4:00 to 5:00pm for FABULOUS swag draws.  

SWAG ALERT:   2 one year memberships to Adrenalin Motorcycle Co-op,  1 Advanced Rider's course,  1 pair of leather boots, Gloves, Deluxe detailing kit, Spa gift certificates, Restaurant gift certificates, T-shirts, magazines and much more!

Your Victoria IFRD organizing team; Alison, Chantele, Debra, Bobbi & Dar wish you all a SAFE AND WONDERFUL day.  RIDE SAFE!!

**Riders are responsible for their own personal safety and liability.  Ride will be held within posted speed limits and traffic laws.  

GET OUT AND RIDE!

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month.  Motorcyclists please be wise when you ride, wear motorcycle gear, obey all traffic and speed laws.  If you have never taken a motorcycle riding class and are thinking of becoming a rider look for a good school and take a Novice and Traffic class.  If you have been riding a long time take an Advanced Rider or Experienced rider course to polish your skills.  Remember to always shoulder check and ride responsibly!

Vehicle Driver's please watch out for motorcyclists, with warmer weather coming we are sharing the roadway.  Please make sure you shoulder check before making lane changes, checking your mirrors is not enough, you never know who is going to be in your blindspot.  Please don't use cellphones and other handheld devices because driver inattention can be disasterous for other drivers and motorcyclists.  Drop It and Drive! 

Rider's For Safety 2012

 2nd Annual Rider's For Safety riding event. 

When: Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Where:  Savage Cycles Parking lot

(2956 West Shore Parkway  Victoria, BC)

Time:  12:15pm

Route:  The Malahat Highway to Mill Bay area and returning to Savage Cycles.

We will be returning to Savage Cycles and there will be a moment of silence to remember those who have lost their lives on this road.  Please show your support by attending.  

 Riders For Safety 2011, Malahat Fire Chief Robert Patterson and Dave Rogers VISC instructor, this was taken during the moment of silence to remember all those who died on the Malahat.

Rider's for Safety was formed in November 2011 to advocate  for a safer and better Malahat Highway for all road users.  We tragically lost several motorcyclists as the result of head on motor vehicle accidents when oncoming cars crossed the centre line.  Approximately 300 Motorcyclists attended the ride to show respect and support our call to the Government for action.  Riders For Safety and other Malahat stakeholders successfully lobbied the Provincial Government to make safety changes for the Trans Canada #1 Malahat highway.  A traffic study was done and a number of safety recommendations have been made and many will be implemented in the coming months. 

This year Riders for Safety is focussing on SAFE riding practices and our group advocates for motorcycle safety, awareness and training. We are asking the public not  to judge us all by the actions of one careless/reckless individual. As a community we do not condone the actions of those who drive recklessly and without care for others who share the roadway. 


Please wear appropriate riding gear.  You are responsible for your own safety and liability.  You must be able to maintain highway speed on your bike.

Most Riders wore a caution sign with a picture of their loved ones, friends and families to show other road users who we have to come home safely to, this was mine.

May 4th, 2012, Victoria, BC, International Female Ride Event

Victoria, British Columbia, 2012 INTERNATIONAL FEMALE RIDE DAY event.  All are welcome!  *Bikes must be able to maintain highway speed.

Date: Friday, May 4, 2012,    Gorgeous West Coast Scenery and lots of lovely twisties to ride! This is a breathtaking ride which showcases how truly beautiful our Island is. We will be doing a modified ride for new riders and more experienced riders will continue onto a more technical ride. Don't forget your camera!  We even have swag which has been donated by generous businesses across the island ~ Thank you!


In Town Meet-up:  10:00am Moka House in Cook Street Village *Departing 10:30am

* Main Meet-up:  11:00am Timmies @ Millstream/Costco


We will be stopping in Sooke for Lunch.


We will meet back at Savage Cycle between 4:00 to 5:00pm for  Swag Draws.  Our SWAG is fabulous!  Examples of some of the swag: 1 Advance Rider's Course, Custom Ear Plugs, restaurant gift certificates, spa gift certificate, Motorcycle boots (1 pr), Motorcycle gloves, Deluxe detailing kit and many more fabulous goodies!


For those who can't attend the day ride there will be an evening ride(s) to follow, route(s) to be determined.  * They will be posted


**All riders need to wear proper riding gear and ride within their abilities.  

 *There will be a group for NEW riders which will be making more stops as necessary.  Everyone will be involved and no one left behind!  Remember SAFETY FIRST!  This ride is not about speed and we will be riding within the set speed limits, all traffic laws and regulations will apply.  Participants in this ride are responsible for their own safety and liability.  

HAPPY 1ST BLOGGOVERSARY TO ME!!!

It's official I have been blogging for one year!  What a year it has been.  I have had so much fun and met so many great people in blog land.  Stay tuned for more adventures!

Victoria to Port Renfrew - The loop

Saturday was a day of adventure!  I got up early, had breaky and got all of my riding gear together.  I was meeting my friend Kiwi Deb and our friend Kristen for a ride to Port Renfew to ride the loop.  Deb also invited her experienced rider friends Brian and Stephen.  They were awesome and patient with us newbs!  The Loop is an amazing scenic ride twisting up Vancouver Island's West Coast.  It is very rural and in places desolate.  After Sooke there is very little cellular connection and its spotty at best.  I would highly recommend that you let folks know where you are going because it is pretty isolated.  It was hard trying to decide what to do about what type of gear to wear.  I opted to leave the quilted liner in my jacket (very glad I did that) I only went with the single liner in my pants.  I had a vest and my wind/water proof gloves with liner.  It started out to be warm, but then quickly cooled off.  

Brian was our lead rider and he was excellent!  He was very thoughtful of all of us in the group and pulled over to keep us together and to let the antsy sports car drivers past and other motorcyclists who decided they need to drive fast.  This road is NOT about fast.  It is very twisty has lots of sharp turns.  LOVED IT.  Our sweep rider Stephen was very experienced and it was great know he was back there watching out for us.  We wound our way up the coast, stopped at French Beach and then had lunch in Port Renfrew and made our way back the loop through Lake Cowichan, Duncan and finally home.  It was a great day.  Only thing that would have made it perfect would have been if Motorcycle Man could have come, unfortunately he was under the weather.  

Profile of a female Rider ~ Helmet or heels blog

Fellow Moto blogger Helmet or Heels sent out a call to female riders.  She is profiling female riders to let the world know about us and why we ride.  She sent us a list of questions and asked for pictures.  This is awesome!  She profiled ME yesterday, *blushing*.  It is wonderful to read about my two wheeled sisters and see why they are interested in riding and how they got started and what they ride.  It is such a diverse group, with women who have been riding since they were teens or younger to oldsters like me who started lated in life.  One common thread that seems to run through us all is our sense of adventure and that we love riding passionately.  I invite you to check in and read her lovely blog.

Pam you are doing a wonderful job and the collages are beautiful!  Thank you for sharing our stories!!

You also need to do one on yourself too!

Click here ***Helmet or Heels female rider profile series - Awesome read