Steel Horses, any in your barn?

[BuchananBiker]

So I've searched high and low, and had just no darn luck.

Do any of you know of a Scottish MC or RC here in the US? I would have thought someone, somewhere would have started one.

[CDNSushi]

Why, yes. Yes, I do, as a matter of fact.

The Angry Scotsmen RC. http://www.angryscotsmen.org/

Unfortunately that's nowhere near you, though. I think most of them are in NorCal but you can contact their Sgt. at Arms and he may be able to put you in touch with someone closer.

[BuchananBiker]

Spectacular!!!

I'll be dropping them a line today!

Thank you.

[Spartan Tartan]

I just love that a Canadian living in Japan provided the answer to someone in New Hampshire! LOL

[MacMillans son]

I just love that a Canadian living in Japan provided the answer to someone in New Hampshire! LOL

...about a group in Northern California!

[MacMillans son]

Here's a couple of me and my current one. And no, I don't ride kilted!





If you're ever out this way BuchananBiker, drop me a line and I'll be happy to show you the sights.

Cheers,
Brooke

[BuchananBiker]

Face it, with the internet, there are no borders (and I'm not just talking about the book stores).

Dropped them a line and gave them a look. Kinda weird for an RC to have a hangaround and prospect stage. That's more of an MC thing.

But, ain't my club, ain't my rules. Let's see where this goes.

[CDNSushi]

Yeah, it's funny that here I am, advising people on riding clubs from a continent away! Heh... Since moving to Japan, I've really fallen in love with riding... Unfortunately a bike license in this country is RIDICULOUSLY expensive... It costs in excess of $1300, and then you gotta go out and get a bike?

So the best I've been able to do is tool around on a little ol' Yamaha DT, as I don't need a special license to ride it. My regular, Japanese driver's permit is fine. But I've driven that lil' thing some fair distances though... All the way to the coast, around Mt. Fuji, to Tokyo and back... All several hundred km rides. (All in full head-to-toe gear though -- no kilts. I only ride my scooters around town kilted). The thing about Japan is, all the mountain roads and passes are so windy, anything bigger than a 400 is a waste... But most of the folks in these parts prefer riding on the wide, straight highways (toll roads) where they can open it up... That's where you see the 1300s, and all the guys with the crotch rockets.

You'd be AMAZED though, how few people ride in proper gear though. I've had guys on
Hayabusas, Ninjas, R1s, Buells, Ducatis, etc just blow past me doing double the speed limit, wearing little more than a regular jacket and a simple helmet. (They must think I'm completely daft to see me with my spineguard, kevlar gear, etc....)


Anyway... I'm hoping that someday (soon) we'll move away from Japan and I'll be able to get a bike license that doesn't cost $1k+, and get a decent bike.

[Mickey]

You'd be AMAZED though, how few people ride in proper gear though. I've had guys on Hayabusas, Ninjas, R1s, Buells, Ducatis, etc just blow past me doing double the speed limit, wearing little more than a regular jacket and a simple helmet. (They must think I'm completely daft to see me with my spineguard, kevlar gear, etc....)

Same here in St. Louis. I am constantly amazed at how many morons ride like maniacs wearing tank tops, flip flops and novelty dog bowls on their noggins, then give me a ration for wearing full armor.

[WillieMacG]

This is "Vader" a 2008 FLHX Street Glide. My friend kept telling people it was a "Star Wars" bike because of all the computers and tech on it. So, I named it Vader.