November’s Readers Rides: Paul and Debz

Paul

This is a correction from our printed November issue.

Our sincerest apologies to Paul.

At 7yrs old, Paul’s family moved to Sundridge Ontario.  The neighbours kids next door had come over to say hello and they brought along with them their Honda Z50’s.  Seeing the Hondas,  Paul knew this was something he wanted to try out.  Also, down the street,  a friendly older couple had this moped.  Getting to know them well, they allowed Paul to ride the moped pretty much whenever...

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September’s Readers Rides: Michael and Lori

Michael

Single Age: 52 My older brother always rode a bike, then my sister started riding, so I thought I’d follow along and got a 72 Honda CB 100. That was the first motorized vehicle owned at 16 years old.  I love riding for the people you meet, and the code of the road. I now own the very first Aprilia, which was flown across Europe, to a dealership that was also the first to have Aprilias in Canada. My second bike was...

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July’s Readers Ride: Elise and Wally

Elise

What really got me into riding was the rivalry between my next door neighbor and I. We are the same age and grew up together. Every time one of us did something, usually the other followed or tried to outdo somehow. He got two dirt bikes one summer. The same summer I got my first dirt bike a YZ125 (he had the TTR225 ).

I like how riding can be both social and independent. Going out and meeting new people...

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May’s Readers Rides: Paul and Lita

Paul

Etobicoke Bikes I own: 91 CBR600 F2, 91 YSR80, 99 CBR900RR, 04 RC51, 04 Yamaha R6 Single Riding 12 years Age: 33 As a child growing up, I had neighbours around me that had bikes. Seeing them suit up to ride, hearing them ride away, and watching them fix, tinker, or break something peaked my interest.  As a child, I knew that one day, I’d have one.

Lita

Suzuki GSX-R 600 Single Riding 7 years As a young girl I had always admired motorcycles. When I was about 12 years old I got the...

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