by Bill Webb Your MSTA friends in Michigan invite you to our North Carolina event. The Michigan Squadron of the MSTA has enjoyed the Michigan Mountain Madness “MMM” event in North Carolina for over a decade with the last three years at the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge. Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge and Campground is a [...]
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Michigan Mountain Madness 2012
February 11th, 2012 
VersysRider Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum
February 11th, 2012 VersysRider By Tosh Konya The Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Just west of the museum is the village of Warwick, OK that’s little more than a crossroads with a gas station and also an on-ramp/off-ramp for I-44. Oklahoma City is roughly 35-miles to the west. Some eight decades ago, [...]
Posted in Ohio, Reviews 
Tags: Gas Station, John Seaba, Motorcycle Museum, Oklahoma City, Route John, Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum 
No Comments »STAR 2012 Raffle Bike – Honda CB1000R
February 11th, 2012 VersysRider How would you like a naked 1000cc sportbike? What if that bike came with fully adjustable suspension, dual radial four-piston front brakes and a single sided rear swingarm? Would you like a digital dash and fuel injection? And how do tubular handlebars, a 4.5 gallon gas tank and a more upright seating position sound? If [...]
Posted in Articles, Ohio Tags: Adjustable Suspension, Digital Dash, Fuel Injection, Honda, Honda CBR Watch, Raffle Bike 1 Comment »The Party Continues!
February 11th, 2012 VersysRider Bill Rusk, MSTA Nation-al Raffle Bike Coordina-tor, has announced the date and time for this year’s raffle ticket stuff-ing party. We will meet at Bill’s house at 9 am on Saturday February 18. As has been the tradi-tion, we will enjoy break-fast and share the work of stuffing all the raffle tickets for STAR in [...]
Michigan – SMOTY Awards Dinner
February 11th, 2012 VersysRider If you were unable to attend the recent SMOTY Awards Banquet, you missed out on a great time. A group of ninety-nine folks, MSTA Members, spouses, and guests enjoyed themselves at Karl’s Cabin Restaurant on the evening of January 7. The 2011 awards were as follows:
Nicky Hayden for a Day
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider by Bill (Kickstand) Preininger As the years add up I’ve have made it a practice to take in a riding class or a track day each year to sharpen riding skills & hopefully suspend the threat of that dreaded street crash. For anyone who has invested time in the Keith Code Superbike School (www.superbikeschool.com) you [...]
Posted in Michigan, Reviews, Ride Reports Tags: Keith Code, Keith Code Superbike School Wwwsuperbikeschoolcom, KTM, Mid-Ohio, Ohio, Track Day 1 Comment »Florida MSTA News – February 2012
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider South Director’s Report Greetings to all you lucky riders!!! Have you looked at the weather outside of Florida lately??? Wow, are we in the right spot at the right time!! First, welcome our new newsletter editor, Don Moe. He has graced us with his talents, and we are grateful for his time and efforts! This [...]
Posted in Articles, Florida Tags: Big Berthas, Florida, Msta, Paneras Great Info, South Directors ReportJim, Weather No Comments »You and Your Motorcycle – It’s a Zen Thing
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ultimately, the safety of motorcycle riders and their passengers is their own responsibility. Nothing presented in the column supersedes, negates or relieves a motorcyclist and/or passenger from assumption of personal responsibility for their actions and safety. You’ve probably reached it at some point in your motorcycling career. It is that time in your [...]
Flickr: Motorcycle Touring
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider A different way of meeting riders By Jim Park Those of you who know me, know that I have a passion for two things, traveling via motorcycle and photography. Seems the two go pretty well together. Several years back I discovered a photo site that was great for sharing your photography with others. There are [...]
Product Eval: TomTom Rider GPS
January 19th, 2012 VersysRider So why do I even need a GPS unit for my motorcycle? I know how to read a paper map. I’ve been doing it for years. Granted, It is a hassle to have to stop your bike to flip over the map, attached to your tankbag, to a new section so that you can continue [...]
