One of the best known situation comedy shows "Happy Days" which is still showing as repeats in various countries of the world, is still to this day an all time Classic TV. Show.
The leading character known as "The Fonz" (Arthur Fonzarelli {Henry Winkler}) dressed in iconic leather jacket, tight jeans and that white T shirt, rode a Classic Motorcycle or three in the series. If the series was repeated in Aus. or U.S. today, only bike heads would notice the change in makes and models used on the show.
The show was most popular towards the late seventies and ran for a staggering 11 seasons (1972 the pilot, to the series end in 1984).If you click on the link below you will see the great bit of footage of "The Fonz" doing a Classic jump over rubbish cans and you are good, you may spot the error!
There were conflicting opinions as to what bike he had from show to show. For example, the Happy Days Picture Gallery had him next to a Harley Davidson Sportster and the in later episodes, a pre unit 500 Triumph Twin (more on this later) and even a B.S.A.
Google Groups thought that one bike was a Triumph, unspecified model, and the other a Harley Davidson Knuckle Head (doubt full, because of the size) and not a Sportster (more likely) So where's the evidence, it seems however, the Fonz was a man of many..... motorcycles, some even went so far as to name him "the father the son and the wholly Fonz", of Television,Fashon, and it seems, History and Classic Motorcycles.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Proper Kids And Youth Training Essential For Safe ATV Riding
Patience, first of all, is required. Breathe in....breathe out. Good. Now do that 10 times and you're ready to roll with the kids and youth on your ATV training program. Am I stretching the truth a little? Sure, a little. But once you start training your kids on how to ride ATV safely and properly enough, you'll soon see that I am right on the dot for this one. It's great that quad riding has seen tremendous growth over the years and there are more and more youths and kids choosing to ride ATV at trails and tracks alike. But there are still the minor grouses we have to be concerned about....like safety and how there's an alarming rise in the number of accidents involving naïve kids and reckless (and drunk) youths on ATVs.
I've often thought of quad riding as a family activity....yes, and a farming one, and it never occurred to me that people could flip an quad over in the air like those in the extreme sport thing? Never! My father used to chase cows on ATVs and bring in the corn too...sheesh! But with so many youths choosing them as their preferred vehicle of choice, it's important for people like me and you to give the kids proper training on how to use their ATVs properly. The youth should, of course, wear proper protective gear....no arguments about that one! They argue and I take the ATV away from them. Secondly, kids and youth should only ride in popular, well-known and well-maintained trails and tracks. Those dangerous ones, we can leave it for the adults since we're in a better position to decide what to do when there are unexpected obstacles.
For a kid, I don't mind purchasing a brand new ATV or a mini electricone like those Peg Peregos. They're not fast enough or dangerous enough to give me a persistent headache. For a youth, I don't mind getting the youth a second-hand one for a very good reason (provided the second-hand youth quad is in mint condition)...youths are rough creatures and they spoil the ATVs very quickly. For the learning curve bit, I would use a used youth quad and then later on, when they become better at handling their youth model, I would invest in a brand new one....IF THEY ASK FOR IT. Where teens are concerned, I would rather invest in a ATV training course too because I can only do so much to knock the rules into his or her head. With a teacher and professional trainer, things are a little bit different.
Strange that kids and youth would rather absorb the same information from a complete stranger than learning from you, but if it works for them and the kids and youth are willing to learn proper ATV riding techniques from the Pro, then by golly, it works for me too!
I've often thought of quad riding as a family activity....yes, and a farming one, and it never occurred to me that people could flip an quad over in the air like those in the extreme sport thing? Never! My father used to chase cows on ATVs and bring in the corn too...sheesh! But with so many youths choosing them as their preferred vehicle of choice, it's important for people like me and you to give the kids proper training on how to use their ATVs properly. The youth should, of course, wear proper protective gear....no arguments about that one! They argue and I take the ATV away from them. Secondly, kids and youth should only ride in popular, well-known and well-maintained trails and tracks. Those dangerous ones, we can leave it for the adults since we're in a better position to decide what to do when there are unexpected obstacles.
For a kid, I don't mind purchasing a brand new ATV or a mini electricone like those Peg Peregos. They're not fast enough or dangerous enough to give me a persistent headache. For a youth, I don't mind getting the youth a second-hand one for a very good reason (provided the second-hand youth quad is in mint condition)...youths are rough creatures and they spoil the ATVs very quickly. For the learning curve bit, I would use a used youth quad and then later on, when they become better at handling their youth model, I would invest in a brand new one....IF THEY ASK FOR IT. Where teens are concerned, I would rather invest in a ATV training course too because I can only do so much to knock the rules into his or her head. With a teacher and professional trainer, things are a little bit different.
Strange that kids and youth would rather absorb the same information from a complete stranger than learning from you, but if it works for them and the kids and youth are willing to learn proper ATV riding techniques from the Pro, then by golly, it works for me too!
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