The Golf Cart Tradgedy

This past Memorial Day was a pleasant day here in New England. My parents were at our house on the cape for the weekend. Well they decided to take Zipp down the beach on the golf cart so he could go swimming. Instead of parking in the parking area like the rest of us would do, my dad decided to drive up on the beach! Wouldn't you know the golf cart got stuck. So my dad gets off and say "hey hun, you drive while I push"! In the mean time Zipp jumps off and watches from a safe distance. As my dad pushed my mom gave the cart gas but didn't realize the wheel was cut. When she gave it gas the thing took off and the wheel snapped back. With her hands in the steering wheel this was a recipe for disaster! It's was like Zipp knew!


Her hand hurt but according to her not that bad so they jumped back on and proceeded to go around the neighborhood to another pond!


Tuesday morning when she came to work her hand looked like she had a baseball glove on! It's funny the first things anyone says when we say "oh my mom broke her hand" everyone says' what from punching your father! Ha, I bet she wouldn't mind doing that now!


Yesterday they operated on her hand to fix all the crushed bones with pins and rods. She has to wait a week to get a cast and then 4 weeks from that she can start, writing, using the computer mouse, washing her hands, opening doors, the list is endless of things you do with your right hand!



She wants to know if my dad will do a paint job on her cast when she gets it...

New LOOK

Come Join Us HERE June 19th

Women's Riding Essentials Program Starts National Tour
Taught by accomplished women riders

More women are riding motorcycles than ever before and many have questions or need advice they might not want to ask of "the guys." A new program called Women's Riding Essentials is being taught by accomplished riders Jody Perewitz and Nicole Hoffman Roesch who share their extensive experience and knowledge with other women riders. The series starts in June with several stops throughout the country.


Jody Perewitz, the daughter of custom motorcycle builder Dave Perewitz, has been around motorcycles all her life. Jody took to the family business right away and has had a hand in building numerous motorcycles, most notably her own 1963 Harley-Davidson Panhead. She's ridden small 50cc bikes to motorcycles with a suicide shift and everything in between.

Nicole Hoffman Roesch is a member of Team Rightsforbikers.com and competes in the SunTrust MOTO-ST series, a national road racing endurance series. Nicolehas raced for the past seven years winning the National CCS Ultra Lightweight Superbike Championship in 2004. She was part of the 2006 winning team in the Inaugural 8 Hours at Daytona and has placed second in the ASRA Team Challenge. Nicole has a great amount of knowledge about safety, handling and resources available to women riders.

The series of events is sponsored by Kryptonite, innovator of the bicycle U-lock. The first three dates and locations for the Women's Riding Essentials program are at the following Kryptonite partner locations:

Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Perewitz Cycle Fabrication in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Visit Perewitz.com.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Barb's Harley-Davidson in West Collingswood Heights, New Jersey. Visit BarbsHD.com.
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Scuderia West in San Francisco, California. Visit Scuderia.com.

All events start at 6 p.m. local time. Both Jody and Nicole will lead the one- to two-hour class. They will talk about their backgrounds, safety, simple maintenance, riding gear, resources available and security tips. Ladies will be treated to snacks, raffle prizes and receive a certificate at the completion of the event.

For more information on Kryptonite and to keep an eye out for future stops, visit Kryptonite.com.

Kryptonite and Lowe's Motor Speedway

By: Donna Tocci

If any of you are going to Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Coca Cola 600 tomorrow, feel free to ride your motorcycles. There's a huge motorcycle parking area there where you don't have to park among the cars! Just look for the Kryptonite banners along the fencing outside the track (where the front stretch would be). You won't be able to miss it!






While you are at the track, there are a lot of nice ladies who are handing out free Official Fan Guides. Pick one up - it will give you the lay of the land and all the info you need to know for a fun day at the track. Here's one of the ads you'll see....recognize the motorcycles in that shot??





Wherever you are this long weekend, I hope you are not only spending some time riding and relaxing with friends and family, but also remembering the true meaning of this holiday.





Safe riding everyone! And go Hendrick Motor Sports - let's get a win this weekend!

On the Ground

A Great Post

Once in a while I read something on someone else blog, website, or story that I just can't help share. This is one of them!

http://www.thebeachcruiser.com/blog/2008/05/22/dave-perewitz-the-king-of-flames.html#comment-170828

Busa

The Busa is moving right along and should be done today. Here are some pictures of it along the way.