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Harley Davidson Dealer Locator - Find one, sign up, and attend a Ladies' Garage Night if you are interested or curious in riding, but hesitant to take that first step. It doesn't matter if you are not sure if a Harley is a bike you would be interested in riding.  It's a great opportunity to dip a toe in prior to the next big step which IMO would be to take the Motorcycle Safety Course, which is an inexpensive primer on motorcycling with actual riding and beginner training. Testing out of the riding portion of the DMV is just the cherry on top.

Oh...and about my trip.  Gotta listen....no cheating in the show notes!

• For the Journey - Women's Rider Apparel

• NHTSA - Spyder Fires/Investigation

• Women's Only Motorcycle Gear Shop - Ride Empowered

• Falco - Italian Boot Manufacturer for Women Gets US Distribution

• Late August and September Events:

Carson/Tahoe Moto - August 21 - 24, 2014

• STAR Motorcycle School Partners with Ducati; First Event at COTA

•  Marc Marquez - Dragging a Shoulder didn't make it 11 at Brno

• KTM - A 390 Duke or a 390 Adventure

Summer is slow on the crazy news front...but we cover a few topics this week:

• Joanne's Editorial for Short Riders - Sportbikes Inc. July 2014 Issue (page 124)
• Back protector Advertising #FAIL - Forcefield
• Instagram - Joanne and Cristi
• Suzuka 4-Hour FIM Endurance Race with Melissa Paris and Shelina Moreda - CycleWorld
• Well Hello Scout - The Newest Indian on the lineup
• US Motorcycle Sales up 4% - A&R
• Idris Elba - King of Speed BBC UK
• Indian Motorcycle Scouts by the 4th Street Bridge. Courtesy of Indian Motorcycle Company.

Maybe another trip hint...?

• Alpinestars Toucan 
• SIDI Adventure Rain 
• SIDI Adventure GTX
• SIDI Armada
• TCX Desert GTX (no torsion)
• Rev'It Galactic (Joanne's white leather jacket)
• Icebreaker Merino Wool Base Layer Sale

• Joanne's Motorcycle Marshal Experience - Alex's Lemonade Bicycle Charity Ride

• The New Honda CB300F - A small displacement, mostly upright naked bike

• Melissa Paris and Shelina Moreda race a shorter version of the Suzuka 8-Hour...a 4-Hour, 2-(wo)man team and the Shelina link Joanne was referring to...

• Harley Davidson Recall - Brake Lockup Issues

• BMW's Best Performing First Half...ever

This week's notes are short and sweet!

Women's Motorcycle Month....is in July? Ahem...No one told us!!!!!

BMW Model Updates - New electronics, new colors...

Comical Look at the "Demise" of the Motorcycle Passenger Seat

• Feeling Retro Mappy? Give Mad Maps or Butler a shot!

• Cristi's Review of the FZ-07 for About Motorcycle - #BikePorn Photo Gallery Below

• The 2015 Yamaha FZ-07 - A Satisfying Hooligan Machine and a Safe Pick for Beginners

• What do you do when everyone is hating on your perceived ability to learn to ride? [Reddit Thread]

• And while keeping a toe dipped the pro-female wading pool, ever wonder how saying a seemingly innocuous phrase can negatively affect personal growth? #LikeaGirl 

• What happens when you get booted from a BRC with an MSF-affiliated training facility...

• The Electric Harley - Whodathunkit, except A&R in 2011....

Project Livewire - Ride it at a Dealership near you...

Cycle World's Blake Conner takes it for a ride...and records it.

And so does Fonzie, albeit a shorter one...

• Not discussed in the podcast, but interesting timing considering my opinion on the lack of ABS in the FZ-07 and in light of the way ABS will be required across the pond...ABS, Lawsuits, and YOU!

• Walt Fulton's Streetmasters Motorcycle Training - Group or Private Lessons

• Jason Pridmore's STAR Motorcycle School - Group or Private Lessons

• Kriega US Backpack - The R25 Small Backpack

Gallery Photos Courtesy of Yamaha Motor Company - Nelson & Riles

#coveredbridgelust

It's a quickie!  Happy 45!  We're kind of in-between the fun and games right now but by next week, we will have more to chat about...

The VFR (aka Interceptor) is back...

KTM Recall - Enduro 690

Harley Davidson Financing Settlement - Massachusetts

For more ride photos from Gearchic's maiden voyage (of length) in PA, follow her on Instagram under Gearchic.  For the occasional moto industry-related photo, follow Cristi at Moterrific Media.

Kids - How Do You Outfit Them?

Motocross Youth Options at Revzilla (though there is an inherent difference between street and offroad in both speed and materials)

Kinder Rider - Youth-Specific All-Purpose Gear

Travelling with Kids - See How It's Done Right with Adventure Trio

Bike Recalls - BMW R1200RT

Bike News - Honda CBR300R

KTM Super Duke 1290 R Bike Review - Motorcycle USA

Gear Q&A - GearChic Answers Your Gear Questions

Real World, Long Distance KLiM Altitude Review - ADVgrrls

Thank you for joining us on the seventh installment of the Moterrific Podcast Adventure Series. In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with award winning author, worldwide motorcycle adventurer, South African tour guide, Man of Klim, and the lesser known of his talents, comedian. After piecing back the remnants of the first interview and getting about 80% of this interview recorded, I am waving the white flag. The second segment was tacked on to the end due to the audio change and its May 29, 2014, release date.  Pick up Rene's book, The University of Gravel Roads from Amazon, which he self-published and managed to win a few awards prior to gaining distribution.

• Renedian Adventures

• The Ted Simon Foundation - Jupiter's Travellers

• Contact Rene with your burning self-publishing questions or for more information regarding his South African tours with Renedian Adventures at [email protected]