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Hot wheels on a frozen highway
The latest in extreme sports: Taking a solo trip across Labrador on motorcycle - in January.
When Paul (Iceman) Mondor was lying in a ditch, hearing his frozen lungs crinkling as he gasped for breath in the -40 C air, he realized he had overestimated his abilities.
"I was so frozen I couldn't push the 911 buttons. It wouldn't matter anyway. I thought I'd be dead in two minutes," he says.
But he survived by making a paper filter that helped thaw his lungs, and he finished that 2008 solo trip across Labrador on his motorcycle - in January.
No stranger to extreme activities, in 2007 Mr. Mondor was the first person to ride a motorcycle across Canada in the winter.
"I don't stop myself from living because I'm afraid of dying," said Mr. Mondor, 49, whose day job is driving sch... Continue
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/22/10 | General News
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Skid-lid bikers shielded by helmet standards
Regulation 366/87 under the Motor Vehicle Act has always been a great mystery to me. The 87 represents the year it was enacted, some 23 years ago.
Regulation 366/87 under the Motor Vehicle Act has ... Continue
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/22/10 | General News
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Bikers kick off riding season at memorial, blessin
~Bikers kick off riding season at memorial, blessing~
ROXANA - Despite the rain, hundreds of motorcycle riders showed up for the 12th annual Bike Blessing and Memorial Ceremony Sunday in front of R... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 03/21/10 | General News
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Harley Davidson pulls out of N. Myrtle Beach Biker
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co. and the local Myrtle Beach Harley-Davidson dealer have pulled out of the planned North Myrtle Beach motorcycle event, according to event organizers.
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/20/10 | General News
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Motorcycle riders may be sent to driver school
A rash of recent motorcycling fatalities has Solicitor-General Kash Heed calling for regulations that would make education mandatory for motorcycle riders and those with whom they share the road.
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/19/10 | General News
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Illinois Senate rejects law requiring youth motorc
SPRINGFIELD - Legislation requiring motorcyclists younger than 18 to wear helmets failed in the Illinois Senate on Thursday.
The chamber rejected 32-19 a measure that supporters said is necessary t... Continue
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/19/10 | General News
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B.C. to change motorcycle licensing
The B.C. government plans to toughen rules governing motorcycling based on recommendations from a B.C. Coroners Service death panel review.
The review - commissioned over concern about the rising n... Continue
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Posted By THUMPERRRR on 03/19/10 | General News
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Wal-Mart Paging Victims: "It Was Disgusting"
Man announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now" over store's PA system
Two South Jersey Wal-Mart customers who heard a racist message broadcast over the store's ... Continue
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Posted By 1percenter on 03/18/10 | General News
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Aussie Motorcycling Legends celebrated at Albert P
Three of the biggest names in the history of Australian motorcycle racing will take to the Albert Park circuit in an 'Australian Motorcycle Legends' demonstration at the 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australi... Continue
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/18/10 | General News
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Jailed former judge's associate had links with dru
A FORMER District Court judge's associate, jailed last year on one count of fraud and 23 counts of the unlawful use of a government computer, had close personal relationships and dealings with drug tr... Continue
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Posted By Swabbie on 03/18/10 | General News
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