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Dick Scott Classic Motorcycles Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 3
| March, 2012 |
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Greetings!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MARCH NEW OWNERS!
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IT'S HERE!
The 2012 LIMITED EDITION ARLEN NESS VICTORY VISION!
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2012 Arlen Ness Victory Vision (Limited Edition #68)
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At the heart of the Vision Tour sits the Freedom V-Twin power plant, expertly balanced for the perfectly controlled explosion that delivers 109 ft lbs of hole shot torque. Maestro of the motorcycle world, it's what keeps man, machine and highway working together in perfect harmony.
This Vision Tour lacks for nothing in the comfort category, and as proof it offers up heated seats and handgrips as exhibit A. Together they offer the best means of enhancing your road warrior reputation, by adding precious road time to both sides of summer.
Holding true to the bike and shaped by the wind itself, the injection-molded trunk and saddlebags provide 29 gallons of trunk and saddle bag space, enough storage space to comfortably get you and a friend all the way to points unknown. Don't hesitate to bring everything you could possibly need for the ride - even the all-important hair dryer. Next it has the highest performing 6-SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION on the road. It receives the power generated by the massive V-twin and seamlessly turns it into something you can use. Neutral Selection Assist and helical-cut gears ensure every shift is as quiet and smooth as the one before it. ABS Brakes are standard on the Vision Tour, the Victory Anti-Lock Brake System doesn't discriminate between dry, wet or rock-strewn pavement. No matter what the conditions, ABS monitors what the wheel is doing and gives you consistent, smooth braking from the handlebar lever down to the rubber on the road.
After making every other aspect of long haul cruising as effortless as possible, the throttle hand still had a beef about being overworked. By adding precise, automotive-style cruise control, the right mitt can now simply hang on and enjoy the ride.
Last but not least, some riders feel they're not getting their due without wind in their face. Others prefer calmer days in the saddle. With the push of a button both get their wish - power the windshield up for full protection with wraparound faring, or slide the windshield down for the gentle wash that comes with the ride. It's looks beautiful in a picture but we promise you won't want to miss seeing it in person!
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Polaris Accessories perfect for customizing your ORV!
Memorial Day Weekend is only a month away!
Now is the time to get your ORV ready for all the fun!
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Okay, we were off to a great start, we had two great stories right off, but we didn't receive any new stories this month. So we are out looking for some fresh stories to keep our Stories from the Road section going! We have a huge fan base that reads our Newsletter every month and we have received a lot of positive feedback about our Stories from the Road section so we are not giving up on it that easy!!
We know it takes time to write your stories but as any avid rider knows there are a TON of stories to write about! So, since we know your time is valuable we want to show our appreciation for your stories!
We would like to Award one writer each month with a $25.00 Dick Scott's Classic Motorcycle Gift Card. Each month we will pick one story to be featured here in our Newsletter and the writer of that story will win the Gift Card!
Right now your odds are pretty good to be the winner, so get your story in! The more interest we get in this section we may consider down the road increasing the monthly prize! |
STORIES FROM THE ROAD
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Penny at the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park
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After planning a trip all summer to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, Mother Nature changed our direction. The week that we were leaving changed our minds. A hurricane roared up and trashed the whole east coast. So, we headed west to a dryer and warmer climate. Leaving Jackson Michigan we headed towards Sturgis S.D. it was September so the rally was very much over. We stayed in Spearfish, exploring the canyon, Mount Rushmore, and Sturgis; we went to the Full Throttle Saloon and had run of the place, the bar tender, a few patrons and Emmit the donkey welcomed us. My wife Penny was entertained by Emmit until he tried to eat her boot.
We left Spearfish the next day heading west to the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Being mid-September I figured that reservations were not needed and we went on our merry way. We travelled through Cody Wyoming following the twisting canyon roads reaching the entrance to Yellowstone just before dark. I talked to the park ranger and inquired about a room in the park.
The ranger said there were no rooms available and we either had to return to Cody or stop at one of the guest ranches on the road outside the park.
We headed back toward Cody and found a vacancy sign about ten miles down the road so we pulled in. The road was a gravel and sand with a two track heading to the ranch. Not much fun on an overloaded touring bike, an old wooden bridge was near the ranch house and I could not see much except for the two boards on each side to place your wheels. I hit the board and the gas and luckily made it past. The ranch was antiquated but homey and beggars cannot be choosers so we stayed the night. We were told to empty the bike of any food items or the bears may empty it for us, we complied and went to bed.
We woke up the next morning to frost on our bike and a cool morning; we had a nice breakfast at the ranch restaurant and sat next to the wood stove trying to retain some heat before heading out. Off we rode through Yellowstone past buffalo, geysers and nice scenery, going by the lake we could see smoke on the water and found out later there was a forest fire somewhere in the park. The smoke was thick in areas and we finally rode out into fresh air. We did stop and see Old Faithful erupt; it is an awesome sight to behold.
We ended up at mammoth hot springs where a real nice hotel was waiting, unfortunately we did not have a reservation and there were no rooms available. The doorman told me to there may be a room available in Gardner Montana, just a few miles up the road. Off we went stopping at every motel in Gardner, they were also full. The clerk at one place called and said there was a room at a small place outside of town, we called and got the last room. We went and checked in, nice little place situated on the side of a mountain overlooking a river that ran through town. It was getting on into evening, we inquired about a good place to eat, the manager pointed us in the direction of a good steak place and off we went.
Dinner was good, dining room in the front, gambling hall in the back, very different atmosphere. After securing some souvenirs we headed back towards the motel. The road was dark, very dark and the speed limit was 70. With it being so dark I was doing about 50 when all of the sudden I seen multiple glowing eyes directly ahead in the road. I hit the brakes hard coming to a stop about six yards from a herd of elk. They are really big up close. I just sat there stopped in the road and the elk just kind of milled around for a minute then moved on off the road, we continued back to the motel with a new respect for wildlife. We hit the hot tub and retired for the night. We had to head back towards home the next morning so we returned to Spearfish for the night and headed east again the next morning. Other than a terrible side wind leaving Spearfish and rain and traffic in Chicago the trip was uneventful. We learned to be cautious at night and even though we thought it was the off season, reservations are recommended. That was our summer adventure. Motorcycling is the best way to explore the country!
~ Roger and Penny
Jackson, MI
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STORIES FROM THE ROAD
|  Anyone that has spent any time in our great state knows that just above us and over a beautiful bridge lies nirvana for the motorcycle rider. The U.P. of Michigan offers endless miles of some of the most beautiful country you have ever seen, great smooth and wide 55 mile an hour roads with sparse traffic and of course some of the friendliest people you can ever meet. I know I sound like an ambassador or the president of the tourist council but really I am just a guy that was lucky enough to live most of his life in the U.P. and learned the entire area very well. Now one of our favorite things to do is fire up the Indian's and head north from Livonia.
After a visit to the Eve of Destruction in Kaukana Wisconsin with all my Harley ridin buddies two years ago we decided, being as it was late September, that we should head the couple of hours north and visit he northern west end of the U.P. to see if we could catch the fall colors in the Porky Pine Mountains, Lake of the Clouds and while we were there cruise another two hours east and check out the view from Brockway Mountain in Copper Country on the Keweenew Peninsula. The Eve of Destruction is a crazy demolition show of figure 8 races with everything from buses to cars and trucks with trailers on them held at Kaukana raceway, a true blast and a great party, Abate of Wisconsin has a get together behind the Race Track bar next to the track this same weekend).
The ride from Northern Wisconsin just south of Green Bay is about 4 hours to the western U.P., from the bridge it is a good 6 hours. Once we got to the area we booked up a place at the Kontica Lodge in White Pine, this is a unique motel/town combination. By this I mean it is a motel with about 8 rooms that is attached to a small bowling alley, a bar, a nice supper club with what I think is excellent food, a tanning salon (U.P. style), a gift shop and a small store, and at the end of the motel is also a hot tub and a great sauna to relax the bones after a great day riding. Not a new place but clean, reasonable and run by very nice people. They also feed bear outside the window of the supper club so the chances are you can see a bear while you are eating dinner. Around the corner from White Pine is Silver City on the shores of Lake Superior, not much of town really just a motel (America Inn, a little pricey around $100, but right on the beach of Superior) and a small store that isn't open very often except the peak of tourist seasons, however Silver City is the gateway to Lake of the Clouds in the Porky Pine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The roads in the park are getting old and are very rutted in some area's but a slow cruise leads to a beautiful ride in one of Michigan's most unique areas. Lake of the Clouds is a must see any time of year. A beautiful vista of an untouched wilderness still left in our state, with great views of Lake Superior on the way up to the viewing area and the way back down. Beside Lake of the Clouds, over in Ironwood is a great little typical U.P. town which is also home to one of the highest ski jumps in the world Copper Peak, this hill is so high it's called a ski flying hill not a ski jump, if available a trip to the top is an unbelievable view of the surrounding country and Lake Superior. If you are so inclined the town of Hurley, Wisconsin right across the border from Ironwood is a former logging and mining town with more bars than you could frequent in day, well at least and remember it. Another thing to keep in mind is that Wisconsin has no helmet law and the county roads in this area are not only good roads but also are surrounded by beautiful lakes, rivers and woods. If you are the gambling type there is also a casino in Watersmeet about 50 miles south of White Pine and a great ride on 55 mph highways. Rooms there in the off seasons can run as little as $24.00, good thought for snowmobilers and U.P. casinos are very different from the big city ones, table's can run as low as $2.00 limit and the workers are very friendly in them.
After another great evening of too much good food, adult beverages and saunas a good night's sleep was had. The next morning we headed east through Houghton to Copper Country, a great relaxing and beautiful ride through the hill's and woods, typical U.P. beauty. We stopped for a good lunch at the Hillside Cafe in Houghton and continued on to Calumet and our next two nights at the American Inn. There are other small motels scattered throughout the area if you wish a little less expensive stay, but be careful during peak color season as this is a very popular area to view the colors. We took a quick cruise over to a little watering hole I knew from many years of snowmobiling the area called the Gay Bar, in Gay Michigan. I just had to have a picture of me on my Indian by the sign. We tossed back a couple of $1.25 cans of Miller Lite and headed back to safe keeping at the Inn. The next morning we headed out to explore Copper Countries many sights and beautiful vistas. Follow Hwy 26 east out of Calumet and veer right when it splits onto Hwy 41 and then stop at the little park and snow gauge that marks the snow fall of the area, the gauge is 35 feet tall as the record snowfall was in the winter of 1978/79 when they had 390.4 inches of snow that's 32.5 feet!
The top of Brockway Mountain is a view of the area's hills and Lake Superior that shouldn't be missed, lunch in Copper Harbor at the Mariner North Inn is fantastic. Take 26 out of Copper Harbor west which is a great ride on the shore of Lake Superior with a few nice little waterfalls thrown in. The ride from Gay, Michigan west on Gay road to Lac La Belle and Bete Grist is a great Lake Superior shoreline ride with a few more waterfalls. Copper Country is loaded with waterfalls, surrounded by Lake Superior, very hilly like the Porky Pine Mountains and also full of history from the early mining and logging days. There are small stores and Antique shops everywhere, it's the U.P. so adult beverages abound, there are beaches, lakes, and rivers, great friendly people greet you everywhere. The Portage Lake Professional Hockey team from here was the start of professional hockey in the United States in 1902. At this time in history the town of Calumet's population was larger than the city of Detroit. Calumet was in the running at one time to be the state's capitol. As a place to ride Copper Country has something for everyone, great roads, beautiful area, history galore and great food in the little restaurants and taverns along the way. I dint know of anywhere in Michigan that rides in the fall colors are as fun. Canopied roads and Michigan Mountains are great any time of year. We love and do it often, I know I ramble but I can tell you this, if you do this ride once, you won't be able to stand the wait until you can do it again. Take a week out of your life to do something you will never forget.
~ Greg and ReginaLivonia, MI
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VICTORY PRESIDES OVER THE NEW YORK IMS SHOW
MEDINA, MN (Jan 30, 2012) - With a strong preview push, the motorcycle world was well aware that Victory was going to reveal a new model motorcycle at last weekends' International Motorcycle Shows event at the Javits Center in New York City. By scheduling the online reveal to coincide with the press reveal at the Victory Motorcycles Booth, the Victory Judge helped generate the highest web traffic in Victory's history, with an immediate impact on customers and dealers. The new model motorcycle was well received with many customers immediately appreciating the slogan "American Muscle never died - it just needed handlebars".
The Victory Judge was styled with an eye towards muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's. A well-done launch video by our internal web team, led by David Shelleny, has earned tens of thousands of views already with many endemic magazines linking to the video on the Victory Motorcycles YouTube Channel. The Judge was a hit with non-endemic media as well, with photo stories in Popular Mechanics.com and the New York Times online.
With a media group of about 200 writers and photographers, a specially built display highlighted the Victory Judge in the center of the Victory Motorcycles display. The Victory Motorcycles display is in fact one of the most impressive at the IMS shows, and features a custom garage section, the Victory Touring Nation to take care of touring customers and even a portable wind machine to test the effectiveness of the Victory Comfort Control System built into the popular Cross Country Tour.
For New York, Victory Motorcycles hired booth hostesses who not only were dressed to match the style of the new model bike, but took to the mic to steer customers to the booth features and of course do a quick walk-around of the new model. The team from Klock Werks Kustoms revealed a charity motorcycle that is dedicated to a former employee. It is based on a Kingpin, and features a sort of mash-up style between a power cruiser and a café bike. It was quite popular and was revealed with great emotion and class by Brian Klock.
Saturday morning saw a new motorcycle under the reveal sheet. "The Gunny", R. Lee Ermey himself, stormed into the show at high noon to pull the sheet off of the custom Judge named "Ness Café" designed and built by Zach Ness in only six weeks. Zach's bike took the café style of the Klocks machine to an even higher level, featuring a completely revised rear frame, a MotoGP style shock and completely new tail section that clearly has roots in the Café Racer ethos. Simply Google Zach Ness Judge and you will see where dozens of websites, forums and news outlets universally enjoyed what Zach did to the Victory Judge. Even the Gunny was left speechless - for a few minutes at least.
Saturday afternoon saw a long autograph line for Zach and the Gunny, with a focus being on raising funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. A total of $1099 was donated in just a few hours and the autograph line stayed strong all afternoon. Gunny was seeing matching funds with attendees. Being New York, the display drew all sorts of attention from media including VH1, New York 1, and even a visit from Bruce Springsteen's long-time guitar player, radio disk jockey and actor, Little Steven. Following the long autograph session, The Gunny and a few sales contest winning dealers shot customized commercials in the display, then enjoyed a great New York City meal.
N all it is fair to say that the Victory Motorcycles display was rockin'! With two new customs, a new production bike, celebrities and constant action, there were many hours where you could not see the display carpet for the number of people enjoying the latest from Victory Motorcycles.
As read on: http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-us/Company/News/Pages/News-Item.aspx?articleID=35
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MORE INDUSTRY NEWS...
| RANGER RZR XP 900 WINS TWO CLASSES AT DAKAR
MEDINA, MN (Jan. 31, 2012) - Official Team Polaris/Xtreme Plus participated for the first time ever at the Dakar 2012, the world's toughest off-road race. After having developed a special new FIA class (T3) for the RZR, the Polaris/Xtreme Plus Team had run some tests in several events, and won the Dakar Series, in Russia, in July 2011.
But Dakar is definitely another story, with more than 9000 kilometers of racing, three countries crossed in South America, 469 participants, and various terrain and extreme weather conditions. ASO, the promoter, reported that the 2012 edition was the toughest event in many years.
Team Polaris/Xtreme Plus enrolled a very experienced driver Willy Alcaraz No. 374, who had participated in Dakar in several classes as a driver and co-driver, and set up one goal for the first event, reach Lima in Peru!
After two weeks of the race, Alcaraz proved the RZR XP is one of a kind, as the team reached the initial goal by crossing the finish line in Lima without any technical issues. But they also claimed the win in two different classes: T3 and solo. The No. 374 managed also to finish some of the longest and hardest stages in the top 30, finishing 42 overall in the car class. No doubt, this is a unique and an historical performance for Alcaraz, the Polaris RZR XP and Xtreme Plus Team!
"In Puerto Plata, at the start of the race, everybody was amazed to see me alone in my small car. Some of them were even laughing at me!," said Alcaraz. "But days after days, they were less and less smiling when I was overtaking them in the dunes. Even if my top speed was inferior on some trails, the RZR XP was just incredible and fun to drive in the toughest technical section. I managed to stay always in the top 50. I had just to repair, change a couple of tires and PVT belt along the race. The vehicle was very well prepared by Xtreme Plus and the mechanic guys did a great job every night. This is an incredible result for Polaris, the team and myself!"
"We showed everybody the RZR XP is best lightweight buggy, with a dedicated class (T3) to race. It is very fun to drive and it has amazing capacities when the terrain is becoming technical," Marco Piana, Polaris/Xtreme Plus Team Manager. "No doubt that a driver with a more expensive car and buggy will start looking at this affordable vehicle to race Bajas, Rallye Raid and Dakar."
As Read on: http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-us/Company/News/Pages/News-Item.aspx?articleID=36
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