With summer just about to end, I find it a little bit odd that things have started to really heat up lately. Rain has been steadily falling in the afternoons and you hope that will cool down the rest of the day or at least cool down the city to make the heat of the next afternoon arrives. But no, it’s been really hot lately and I have been forced to bring a couple of extra shirts to work to change my sweaty (literally dripping wet) shirt lest I catch pneumonia.

This is the first time in a long while that I’ve found the need to bring extra clothing. I have been able to handle heat pretty well for quite a while but I guess the added humidity has made the conditions just right for profuse sweating. Hay carramba.

So, a word of advise to the urban warrior, bring a shirt, you’re gonna need it.

A meeting was set on March 3, 2008 and due to bad weather only a handfull was able to come.

A sms received from VP Buds asking if the ride scheduled for tomorrow will push thru and I replied that we have to cancell because no one confirmed their intention to join the ride..

With the initiative of VP Buds he was able to communicate with other members that are signifying their intention to join the ride. So it was agreed that upon that assembly time begins at 5:00am at Tambayan…

The following morning Sunday May 4, 2008 I received a sms from VP Buds inquiring my where abouts, at that time Iam preparing my self for the ride..

I arrived at Tambayan aroung 5:30am sorry guys, late sleep the nite before hehehe…there I saw our Aspirant Sir Moonraker, excited for his first Official Ride and group ride being his first time…. mind you guys he arrived at tambayan 5:00am, he is joined by VP Buds, followed by Sir Arjay and Wife then Sir Lamok and Wife..

After some lengthy discussion the group headed for Batangas at around 6:30am… The destination? Calatagan Batangas… First in mind was the beach previously visited by the group together with HRCP, but it is now a private beach…so we look for an alternative place.. luckily we were able to find one and with magical word of VP Buds we were able to get a discounted price… we only pay for the rental of cottage and no entrance feewas collected…

Before we proceed to the beach the group went to the market to purchase some pork and fish. We feasted on grilled liempo and tilapia, thanks to Sir Lamok our marketing manager and Sir Moonraker and couple Arjay and wife as our chefs.

We enjoy the cool and clear water of the beach and luckily it was a little overcast so we dont have sunburns hehehe…. VP Buds able to capture an eel he is a good fisherman…hehehe…

On our way home, we have a stop over to watch Polo Game in Calatagan, and wake boarding in Lagro de Oro…

At tambayan, we wave goodbye with each other for a nice and safer we had…

Till next time… Thanks You…

List of Riders:

01. Moonraker
02. Buds
03. Edfertor
04. Arjay and Wife
05. Lamok and Wife

Read more about the ride and view the photos in the forum thread here.

With some of the motojeepney members at shell off Flintridge exit at La Canada California

By Jojo Medina
Motorcycle Philippines Federation Director

They call themselves MOTOJEEPNEY (a spoof of motogp) but the skills of these groups with regards to riding sportsbikes is no joke. They do weekend rides at Angeles Crest a mountainous stretch of smooth asphalted canyon roads in Los Angeles California and alternated with some weekend rides at different race tracks around Southern California like willow springs race track this May. And Laguna Seca in July were they let go off their skills in a controlled race track environments.

The past Sunday April 27, I was lucky enough to be invited by this group of riders mostly in their 30’s and their mid 40’s with jobs from healthcare, information technology , businessmen etc Everyone has met at the forums of MotorcyclePhilippines.com. Rainer Santos aka Fireblade r and Francis Roco aka Rider_driver were in constant contact with me in arranging the ride with them. As far as I know rider_driver has been with mcp since 2003 like me and still very much active.
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There was five, then nine, then eleven Jet Riders Club NCR riders, all willing and brave, mentally and physically fit to participate in this significant riding event, to endure the test of riding up north 1,490 kms. counter-clockwise North Luzon Loop Ride last April 17-20, 2008.

The four-day journey, principally to test the reliability and durability of Sym scooters especially the Joyride 200 and GTS 250, would serve as an unmatched showcase to span key sites of Northern Luzon. passing through the cities and provinces of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Viscaya, Isabela, Cagayan, Aparri, Kalinga Apayao, Ilocos Norte, ILocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac and Pampanga.

We wish to thank specially Mitsukoshi Phils. Inc., distributor of SYM scooters, Castrol Phils. for all the assistance given to us. Special thanks also to all the SYM branch managers up north, SYM Roxas, SYM Tuguegarao, SYM Aparri, SYM Batac, etc. for giving us cordial reception. Special thanks also to our member Ron Purisima aka rontristan, for making almost all the arrangements and communications who also acted as our ride coordinator and chief marshall that made this ride possible. Also Jabar from Tuguegarao(friend of Ron) and GT2xrm(Glenn) from Vigan.

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Bits and pieces from my newsletter emails…..

The first American motorcycle only race took place in May of 1901 at a one mile horse racing track in Los Angeles. Four racers competed in ten lap event. The winner crossed the line in 18 ½ minutes….that’s ten miles in nearly twenty minutes! Wow how times have changed! In May of the following year the first road race took place in the US between Irvington and Milburn NJ with the winner averaging a speed of 31 mph.

Here’s a couple more interesting motorcycle history notes…

• Yamaha was founded by Torakusu Yamaha in 1888… originally as Yamaha Musical Instrument Company.
• The first Triumph motorcycle was produced in 1902. It featured a single cylinder engine fitted on a bicycle frame.

from dp-brakes.com