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Motorcycle Safety and Awareness
Welcome to think bike, the podcast about all things motorcycle and the voice of motorcycle safety and awareness in Alberta. Your host is Leanne Langlois.
Liane:Hey, everybody. Welcome back to another episode of Think Bike. This week, I have online a persona, Leroy Baggins, with us today. He's gonna have a conversation with us about why it's important to choose a proper motorcycle for you, especially when you're just getting into the sport. But first, welcome to the show, Leroy.
Leroy:Hi. Yeah. Thank you for having me on Liane. Thank you.
Liane:So a little bit first about who you are and what got you into riding.
Leroy:Yeah. So I'd like to say I'm just, you know, like a regular working guy. I was always into motorcycles as a little boy. I had a little CR 50 dirt bike that my mom got me, and I rode around on that for a couple years. Nothing too serious.
Leroy:I didn't, you know, have a chance to get into racing, which that would have been really fun. And then I kind of outgrew that, and I didn't have a motorcycle for quite a while. And it's funny, you know, talking about jumping to a bike that you shouldn't be on. I actually convinced my mom and my stepdad at the time to I think I was about 12 maybe. And I convinced them to buy me a Honda CR two fifty, like, race dirt bike.
Leroy:And, you know, I was a bit of a bigger kid, so I was able to flat foot the bike, and I thought, oh, okay. You know, because I can flat foot it, you know, I'll be able to ride it and stuff like that. But, you know, I ended up getting, you know, slightly hurt on that bike. Nothing too serious or anything. And I think my mom, you know, kinda talked to my stepdad and said, you know, you gotta get rid of that or something.
Leroy:Right? So one day it just kind of wasn't in the backyard anymore. And that was that for that bike.
Liane:Well, that sounds very sad. But maybe a right decision at that time. So you basically have been into bikes since you were like little, little. Did you do any formal training as No. You got
Leroy:No, I didn't. Then, like, when I was a young adult, I a friend, like, had a dirt bike, and I rode on that a little bit. But, again, nothing too serious. I was kinda more cautious. I kinda knew that I'm, you you know, the type of person that likes to go fast or whatever and probably wouldn't have had enough self control to to get one of those crotch rockets.
Leroy:Right? You know what I mean? Mhmm. So I thought I'd wait until later on in life. And in 2018, I remember the new Ducati v four came out, and I remember watching a movie when I was young.
Leroy:I can't remember the name of the movie right now, but there was Ducati's in it, and there was, like, a a motorcycle chase scene, and it was really cool. And I remember just being like, oh, I'm gonna have one of those bikes when I'm older. Right? And I've seen the new VR or the v four came out, and it was such a beautiful bike. And I remember going in and looking at them.
Leroy:And at the time, you know, trying to buy, you know, like a $30,000 motorcycle, you know, was way way like a a dream. You know what I mean? It wasn't gonna happen at the time. And then 2023 comes around and, you know, working's been good and everything like that. And I just decided, like, you know, this is the year I'm gonna get a bike.
Leroy:And I almost ended up getting a Prilea RSV four, which if anybody knows what that is, that would have been, you know, just a mistake right there. Right? And I remember the salesman was like, oh, yeah. Nice. He's like, so you've been you've been riding a long time?
Leroy:And I was like, no. It'll be my first bike. And he just kinda was like, maybe you should look at something else. Right? And at the time, like, the ego and stuff, I was like, no.
Leroy:Like, this is this is what I want, blah blah blah. And then he was like, well, we actually don't have any, you know, in stock right now. So we'd have to try to get one in or whatever. Right? So he ended up suggesting a different bike to me.
Leroy:Ended up going home. I watched some YouTube videos on it and stuff like that and I ended up getting the the bike. It was a Tucano six sixty Factory, which is actually like a really good bike. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a beginner bike, but it's a beginner plus bike if like I said, like, I'm a bigger guy. So in my mind, I'm like, you know, I can't get an r three because I'm I'm gonna outgrow that so fast.
Leroy:It'll be Yeah. You know, like, a waste of money or it won't be fun. And I feel like the only reason why I thought that is because I had never been on the track yet. Right? Like, if I would have done one track day before I even bought a motorcycle, I would have realized how much fun a smaller bike would be and how much, like, how much faster I'd be able to learn skills.
Leroy:Right?
Liane:Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. I think people don't understand that. They think it has to be a leader bike or it's not cool racing.
Liane:And quite frankly, these little bikes can kick the crap out of the bigger bikes in the corners. They just lose in the streets, but the fun is in the corners. So why wouldn't you?
Leroy:Yeah. Exactly. And and that's kind of, like, what happened. So, like, I got to the Tucano, and it was late in the year in 2023. So I only got to put about 2,000 kilometers on the bike before it was kind of winter.
Leroy:And then luckily, I actually moved out to Kelowna in the beginning of twenty twenty four, and I met a bunch of good people out there, a bunch of people you've actually interviewed and stuff like that.
Liane:Brad Harter, Greg Grimm, McRoe. Yeah.
Leroy:Yeah. And was riding out there with them. And, you know, the roads out there are so nice. Like, I can see why, you know, people, you know, go out there with their bikes and then why they wanna live out there and stuff like that. Right?
Leroy:And and I can see why not going to the track when you live out there would be easy because a lot of those roads is almost like, you know, it's a little track itself. Right? And a lot of them are nice nice and open, and you can go quite fast out there. Right? But, you know, it's a pretty it's a pretty dangerous thing to be doing that kind of stuff, especially if you if you don't know what you're doing.
Leroy:Right? So
Liane:Yeah. So what what bike did you end up getting that is where the lesson starts?
Leroy:Yeah. So in the March, I was looking at a BMW S 1,000 double R 2024. And it was just a little bit out of my price range at the time. And I just decided I was gonna be happy with the Tucano. And from March until I think it was about July or, like, about the June, right, I was riding that bike no problem, like, no problem or whatever.
Leroy:I was having fun. And then financially, I had a, like, a you know, just a lucky influx of money come in. Right? And to me, I took it as the universe was like, hey, Dylan. This is your chance.
Leroy:Go and buy the BMW. You know what I mean? You wanted it, and you've, you know, manifested the money to come in so that you can make it happen and everything like that. Right? So I I just I just went with it.
Leroy:I got the bike and I rode my Tucano from Kelowna to Calgary, picked it up in Calgary, rode it all the way back. It was a 1,200 kilometer round trip day. Like, it was it was awesome. I just remember being on it, you know, and, you know, going quite quick with it back to Kelowna and, you know, it was just like being on a a spaceship or something like that. Right?
Leroy:And I put, like, like, 2,000 kilometers on it within, like, like, five days. Right? Yeah. Went back to work and come back on my, you know, basically, next set of days off with the bike and go on a couple group rides with some friends and everything like that and and go on a new road that I've never been on and, you know, trying to keep up with people who have more experience, more skill than me. And, you know, you can get hurt on a 300, a 600, a thousand.
Leroy:Just a 600 and a thousand is gonna take you there that much faster. You know what I mean? And if you don't have the skills, you're gonna end up most likely getting hurt. Right? And if if like, I was really lucky actually with what happened with my situation.
Leroy:Mhmm. And it's a double edged sword because you could look at it both ways as like, because I ended up in a in a big body of water. Right?
Liane:Yeah. Let's let's like like, let's start where that is because you can't just go, I ended up in water. Yeah. Okay. So let's let's go to what got you there.
Liane:Into the water.
Leroy:Yeah. So a part of a part of these new bikes, these new thousand bikes that that they have out, like, the the electronics on them are so good. Right? So they give you this false confidence that that you're a good rider or whatever. Right?
Leroy:And so so what happened was is I was going a little bit too fast. Right? Like, I was following somebody who is a fast rider. I realized approaching the corner that I was going quite quick. Right?
Leroy:And so I had slowed down. I slowed down more than enough, but lack of experience and then target fixation is what got me. Like I said, I slowed down more than enough that if I would have looked away from the cement barrier that was in front of me and looked to my left and and leaned and, you know, counter steered and did all the stuff you're supposed to do to take your corner, we wouldn't even probably be having this conversation today. But instead, I, you know, got Target fixated on the the cement barrier that was in front of me. And in my mind, I thought I was just gonna kinda brush against it and and get some fairing damage on my bike, ended up actually jumping it.
Leroy:And I must have maybe I landed on the barrier or I hit the ground and whatever. But, like, I ended up dislocating my hip and breaking my tibia plateau, which is right in your knee. And then, basically, I just woke up or, like, the next thing I remember is just being underwater. Right? And I'm wearing my full gear, and I just started swimming up to the surface of the of the water.
Leroy:Right? And before I could get to the surface, I actually breathed water in because I was starting to mentally panic, and I knew I was in an accident. And I knew that, like, I just needed to get to the surface before maybe I go into shock or whatever. Right? So I just breathe the water in, surprisingly, that doesn't actually hurt.
Leroy:Like, I thought maybe it would hurt your lungs or something, but it's you know, it didn't actually hurt. So I'm now I'm kinda thinking drowning probably would be a peaceful way to to go. Right?
Liane:Oh, jeez.
Leroy:But, anyways, I made it to the surface. I made it to the shore. I coughed the water out. I got my helmet off, and I could hear my friend's motorcycles, you know, the exhaust sounds. So I knew they were, you know, coming back or whatever.
Leroy:And and then they come down to me and they, you know, pulled me out of the water and then the ambulance came and stuff like that. I took my braceletters down because I didn't want the ambulance to cut them off. Right? And, yeah, like, I knew that something was wrong with my leg. I couldn't really move my whole leg, my left leg.
Leroy:And, you know, the ambulance got there and then I went for an ambulance ride. And surprisingly enough, actually, I I went home the same nights and slept slept in my bed and had my daughter over and everything like that.
Liane:Crazy. How heavy were your leathers being waterlogged?
Leroy:To be honest, I'm not a 100% sure, but my, I have the same kind of boots that I was wearing then and I have the same suits and that is twenty three point four pounds with my helmet with it dry. So I'd imagine if it's fully saturated with water, it's gotta be at least double.
Liane:Oh, at least. Yeah. At least that's crazy. So your friends got back, they got you out the water. How are you getting your leathers off so they don't cut open your leg is all messed up?
Leroy:So while I was sitting there, I kind of unzipped unzipped it down and I got the top portion off my my upper body. Yeah. And then it was funny because when the ambulance showed up, the lady, the medic, the one lady medic, she right away, as she's pulling out her scissors, she's like, we're gonna have to cut the cut those off. And I just looked at my buddy Dan, and I said, not. I'm like, let's get my boots off.
Leroy:I'm like, pull up pull pull these pull these off from my leg. Right? And we sat there and struggled a little bit, we we pulled them off. And and then they got me on the stretcher, and I went to the hospital with my my leathers and stuff like that in in a bag beside me.
Liane:I I had a similar thing of you're not cutting my pants off of me when I broke my leg on a horse. And I'm like, you're not cutting my jeans off me. They're my favorite jeans. So I understand that, but leathers are super expensive. And so there is that, especially if it's like the full suit.
Liane:What was your biggest takeaway from that day?
Leroy:I think just, you know, how fast the situation can happen. Right? Like, literally seconds before that, I was having, you know, the best ride with my buddies, And then I'm almost, you know, to die.
Liane:Yeah. And you think that well, this is gonna lead into the next part, but you think it's because you were probably on a bike that was too much for your skill level at that time?
Leroy:Yeah. But yeah. I mean, clearly, obviously. I mean, like, that could have happened on the Tucano six sixty as well. Like, that bike is it can accelerate, you know, pretty quickly as well.
Leroy:And and I would have easily been able to been doing the same speed that I was doing with the BMW with that bike. But I think bottom line, it just comes down to the target fixation. Yeah. And then just again, like, the lack of experience. Like, I had really only been riding, you know, for a year still at that point.
Liane:Yeah.
Leroy:Like like less than, you know, 10,000 kilometers. Right? Or or or 12,000 kilometers. And then a lot of people don't realize that just because you ride on the street and you got, say, you know, ten years of of street riding, you know, going to work and and going to the gym and then going to the corner store or whatever. Right?
Leroy:And it's the same road or maybe you go to Calgary, you know, every weekend. Right? And you it's just highway kilometers and you're you you go in between what are like how do you like like, say you're safe riding. Right? But you're just doing the same thing for, you know, twenty years or whatever.
Leroy:That doesn't mean that you've you've got, like, experience. Right? Like like, my first track day that I did, I learned more about how to ride a bike and how to maneuver it than I did in the whole entire 20 kilometers or 20,000 kilometers of street riding before that.
Liane:Yeah. There was a guy out of The States, remember. I wish I could find this story again, who had, like, a million miles under his belt and then went and did one track day and admitted he was never a good rider for those million miles. Like learnt more in that one track day than he had in his entire time. I agree with that.
Liane:I mean, I've gone to a couple of tracks a couple of times, get involved in different sorts of racing as well. And you do learn better controller technique. And you know, I was lucky to be on a closed course down in Missoula where it was like just a group of friends having fun with the guy who owned the track and the stuff he put me through and I was like, goddamn it, I can't get that. You know? And kept trying and kept trying and drilling it in.
Liane:And so you've kind of taken what happened here last August. First of all, how long did it take you to heal up?
Leroy:Well, I'm actually still awaiting another surgery. So they did a surgery. They fixed up the tibia plateau about eleven or twelve days later, whatever it was, because there was a lot of swelling. So and then I had a post surgery infection with the incision, just kind of bad luck that was. So that kind of slowed things down.
Leroy:They actually had to reopen the incision and clean everything out. Then I want to say it was this February, they went back in, took all the hardware out because I had a full ACL tear and a partial PCL tear. Like my lower left leg is quite, you know, like loose or whatever. There's no other way to really say it, right? So I'm actually going for another surgery on September year for ACL reconstructive surgery.
Leroy:So I'll actually be would have been off work for more than a year, like probably about a year and a half. I'm assuming I probably won't be back to work until like summer, mid summer or whatever next year. Right?
Liane:Yeah. Yeah. That's that's tough. But in the meantime, you've kind of shifted your focus and it's really a lot about track and encouraging people to go to the track. Why is the track so important to you?
Leroy:Yeah. Just something that I want to say just before that is that, so like any responsible male adult human, right? Wait, wait,
Liane:responsible male adults.
Leroy:Yeah. Descent. I I got my insurance money back from the bike. Right? Like, I had full replacement costs on the on the bike.
Leroy:Like, it was a write off. So, like, I got all that money back, and I had the opportunity to buy whatever bike I wanted to again and I decided to to buy the exact same bike, the same color, same year, same model. Right? And I had picked it up at the November and I remember bringing it home and just, you know, being so excited. I wanted to ride it and and everything like that.
Leroy:And and I remember I got a trailer at the March and I went out to Kelowna and I went riding with Dan and and, you know, all all my old, you know, Kelowna buddies and everything like that. And I just remember being like, I had a feeling, like, I said to myself, I'm like, wow, like, did I make a mistake? Like, I'm I'm I'm not having fun. Like, this doesn't feel fun. You know?
Leroy:And I and I have my my quote, unquote, my dream bike. I'm riding with my friends in Kelowna, and I'm not having fun on the bike. You know? And I I was like, maybe I made a mistake, like, shouldn't have bought the bike again. And then being back in Edmonton, I went for a ride and this kind of luck of the draw, I met somebody here who's in the racing scene, motorcycle racing scene.
Leroy:And he told me about, you know, the two tracks that that is here in Edmonton. Told me about the Edmonton Motorcycle Racing Association and Motorheads Track Attacks. And I signed up right away for the June, I think. I don't know that yeah. May and and June, track days at RadTorque here in Edmonton and paid for the on track performance riding school Justin.
Leroy:With Justin Napic. And Yep. That was literally the best money I had ever spent on myself and in terms of motorcycle stuff. Like, if I could go back and have all the money I spent on, you know, exhaust systems and everything like that, I would have just been spending it on, you know, professional training at the racetrack because that's what's made it, you know, so much more fun. And, like, I just, you know, it's amazing how when you pay an expert for some information, how much quicker the learning curve can be.
Leroy:Right?
Liane:Yep. And just Justin's great. A friend of the pod, obviously. We're actually gonna be recording with him later this year.
Leroy:Oh, cool. Yep.
Liane:Yeah. But yeah, the track is a great place to really hone your skills and really get into it. So when you're and you've done, I think RMM as well down by Calgary?
Leroy:Yeah. I've done a RMM track night and I've actually done area '27 August 9 as well.
Liane:Yeah. Yeah. And Oliver, that's awesome. So you've had all the tracks really in this area. Do you, I don't know how to word, I'll just word it this way.
Liane:So if you're out on the track and you're letting loose and you're pushing your limits, you leave it there. And if you're on the street, you're just kinda blending in with traffic?
Leroy:To be honest with you, it took me three full weeks to even go for a street ride after my first two track days. I had a back to back track day weekend And my first track day was with Justin and his his coaches with on track performance. And then the next day, I was just out on my own implementing the stuff I learned. And then it took me three weeks to have the motivation to wanna, like, even take my bike my bike out for a ride on on public roads. Right?
Leroy:Mhmm. And now I'm actually at the point where I have, like, very little desire to actually go for a street ride. And I don't know if that's because I'm living in Edmonton and, like you know, like no offense to everybody that lives in Edmonton, but I mean, there's not much to do with a motorcycle here other than go to the track. Right?
Liane:Yeah.
Leroy:So I'm, you know, I'm gonna plan for next year to go out and, you know, do some BC rides and stuff like that and see if, you know, public street riding is still for me. But at this point, I'm really looking at turning my, you know, my BMW into a full on track bike.
Liane:Well, there's a lot of people who go from street to track and never go back to street. And that's totally fine. I, you know, like I said, I've been on a couple of tracks and I've enjoyed it, but I really like getting out there in community and my leader bike sits in my garage more than it probably should. I take it out once in a while, but you know, it's what fills your need in riding. You started a Facebook group that really promotes track.
Liane:Can you tell my listeners what that is?
Leroy:Yeah. So it's Alberta Sport Bike Riders. It's just abbreviated into ASR. And it's just really it's like a track focused group. You know, I kind of started it as just kind of like a wing or whatever.
Leroy:Right? I didn't really know what it was gonna turn into or or what, but the track is kind of really like like the gym, you know. If you don't have friends that go to the gym and you wanna go to the gym, maybe you're a little intimidated about going for the first time. Right? You know, you know, you don't wanna look stupid or you don't wanna show up with the wrong stuff or, you know, look like you don't know what you're doing.
Leroy:Right? So ASR is just a friendly place where everybody who's in it is, you know, track orientated, either wants to go to the track or has been to the track. And, you know, a lot of the times you think, oh, it must be super expensive to go to the track. Right? But it's really not like Motorheads makes it extremely affordable.
Leroy:It's, you know, like average about $250 for the track day. They have suits that you can rent for $50, less than $50 deposit. They got boots that you can rent. So show up with helmet and gloves and and your bike and you're gonna get on track. And a lot of people think you gotta have a race bike or something that you can't just show up with your with your street bike.
Leroy:You show up with your street bike, take your mirrors off if you're able to or else tape up anything that has glass. You know, if you can take off the extra stuff, that's that's good because it's a less of a distraction, but you can get on there with your regular bike and see what what limits you can you can find. Right? And the thing is is that I've already heard of all these, you know, motorcycle accidents on the street here in Edmonton where people died. And I've been to the track, like, almost 11 times now this year, and I've seen multiple crashes.
Leroy:And every time, like, person's got up and they're okay. At the CSPK weekend there, I've seen a high side, which is a bad accident, a bad crash. And the rider, you know, he he broke some bones and stuff like that, but he didn't, you know, he's he didn't die or anything like that. It's not like his life was gonna be, you know, like a life threatening situation. Right?
Leroy:Like, the track is a very safe place for you to go, you know, and find your limits. Then if you do crash, your bike is most likely going to be okay and you're most likely going to be okay as well.
Liane:Well, and the Ds are there to take care of you and the ambulance. Like, it's very, it's it's like a small community. That's a safe place to push your skills. Another way to get on the track that is cost effective is to volunteer for EMRA events in the corners and they give you like vouchers for track time on track days.
Leroy:That's actually if it wasn't for the volunteering, I wouldn't have been able to get on track as many times this year because I'm just on long term disability. I'm not working. So my income's been, like, half of what it normally is. And yeah. So if you can come out and volunteer, on the EMR race weekends, it's a two for one voucher.
Leroy:So it's usually three three days. It's the Friday night, then the Saturday and Sunday. So you come out and you do all three volunteer days and you got yourself a free track day.
Liane:Yeah. And that's such a great way to give back. I know that the MRA guys are good with that and, you know, make things. We talk a lot, John Bully and I talk a lot when there's a fatality collisions and, you know, back and forth and realign a lot on those things. And we really want people to get to the track because it is such a better place to be.
Liane:So we titled this, so you want a leader bike and I wrote down while we were talking, so you want a leader bike dot, dot, dot, be respectful. What would be your part of, so you want a leader bike?
Leroy:Yeah. Like, I feel that the only reason why I really wanted a leader bike is because I had not been to the track yet. I'm just doing street rides with my friends. And then if you get on the highway and they start going fast and and you got a say a 300 or a six fifty parallel twin and you get out, you know, a 150 kilometers an hour and you can really tell that the bike is working, you know. Not that it can't handle it, but you can tell that you're at, like, the upper RPMs and and everything like that.
Leroy:And, the first time that I went fast with my s 1,000 on the highway, I was like, okay, like, that's what this is about. Right? And, know, like, the first time I went really, really fast was the, you know, really the last time I felt like I needed to go that fast. Like, I'd actually like to look at gearing and and make it so my bike can only go, you know, probably around like two eighty or something because, you know, for the track is it's better to to have more acceleration. Right?
Leroy:You're gonna get around faster. There's not many tracks you need to go, like, say 300 kilometers an hour or even two sixty even probably.
Liane:But Yeah.
Leroy:I would think or, like, I would say, like, you want a leader bike, it's it's because you haven't taken your bike to the track or or even learned how to actually ride the bike. And and you you only want a leader bike because you wanna go fast in a straight line or you wanna power wheelie with your friends on the Henday or whatever highway loop it is in your city. Right?
Liane:Yeah. Yep. That seems to be the reason why people want a leader bike. It's a cool thing to do. I mean, like I said, I have one in my garage.
Liane:I've taken it to the Salt Flats. I've had it on, actually I had it at Bradtorque back in the day when it was still Castrol just for a shoot with some media friends, it was fun. And I also realized at that point in time, can't ride a leader bike on a road course. I would have much preferred to be on like a 300 or something because I would need to work my way up to that. So Leroy, I want to thank you so much for your time.
Liane:This has been really informative. I think that people really need to put some thought into why they're buying what they're buying. And I think that you've given a really good reason why nobody wants to be on long term disability for a year because they made a choice that, you know, it is what it is, but look at what you're doing with your life now. And that's great. And I applaud you for that.
Liane:Thank you so much for joining me today.
Leroy:Thank you so much for having me on.
Liane:Alright, everybody. Hang tight for the mixed bag. On today's mailbag, we're not going to do the traditional mailbag. Instead, I got a little story for you. I learned a valuable lesson on my recent trip to BC and that was to ensure that your tires are actually good to go.
Liane:See, the thing is someone had pointed out to me just a couple of weeks before I left that I might need new tires soon. And I said, ah, I'll be fine for my upcoming trip. I'll do it when I get home. And I made my way out to Radium. All was fine.
Liane:The next day I made my way to the Kelowna area and I noticed my front tire was a bit bumpy to start, but it was fine after that. So why worry? When I left the Kelowna area for Nelson, I texted the owner of the local dealership saying that there's a possibility I might need a back tire when I get there. On my next stop that day, I texted again and said, I'm going to possibly need a tire. And on my last stop before arriving, I texted once again saying I'm gonna need new tires, plural.
Liane:My issues weren't going away. He said, no worries, come by tomorrow and we'll take care of you. This is what happens when you have connections in a town. I said, I told him that I felt so stupid for letting this happen. And he said, this is a motorcycle Mecca tourism area.
Liane:And they do this all the time for hundreds of people. And I said, Aaron, how many are the founder and president of a motorcycle safety society? And his text back was LOL. Good point. Really, although it's funny, it really wasn't.
Liane:That was not a smart move by me, but even I will make these mistakes. Thankfully, nothing major happened and I got fixed up. So this is my reminder to all of you to always check your tires and don't chance it. Not even for a little bit. You only have two and it's your only connection to the road.
Liane:And that's our show for today. To make sure that you don't miss out on any of our upcoming podcasts or listen to previous ones, make sure you click on subscribe or follow wherever you get yours. If there's a topic you'd like us to cover or a guest you think would be great on the show or even a question for the mailbag, let us know. You can connect with us on all the socials. Email us at info@ab-amss.org or reach out through the website at a b dash a m s s dot org.
Liane:Thanks for listening to Think Bike. From us, always remember to ride smart, ride safe, and think bike. See you out on the road.