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Motorcyclists bury outlaw image By THOMAS STEWART Motorcyclists have something in common with skunks One bad encounter with either leaves lasting impres ston To put it in perspective think of the thousands of skunks who could have but didnt do it to you Its the same with bikers Sure there are many out there on two wheels doing their best imitation of surely Marlon Brando or hip Peter Fonda In the movies its the outcast motorcycle rider that packs the theatre In real life the motorcycle rider you meet is likely to be somebody just like you Hon das advertising slogan of the mid 60s was You meet the nicest people on Honda In 1979 the sport is popular enough to accurately claim you meet every type of person on motorcycle Cecil Mack of Toronto will be 75 years old this July and only the poor condition of the roads in the states of New York and Pennsylvania can stop him from taking his trip to the US on his motorcycle Mack has owned dozens of motorcycles since 1929 and has put over 18000 miles on his diminutive 1968 Yamaha When he was 67 Mack com pleted tenday 2400 mile trip through the northeastern states and into the Carolinas on his 100cc machine in only ten days There are few riders of any age these days who would ven ture out on similar trip without having bike of at least 500cc displacement under them Mack still uses his motorcy cle regularly for weekend trips to places like the Thousand Islands resort area jut to get away by himself After two trips to Maine two to Myrtle Beach and one to Virginia all on his tiny machine and lots of it in the rain Mack says theres nothing like it its the only way to go You dont have to be male to be an enthusiastic motorcyclist anymore either Mary Smith has five children and five grandchildren She and her husband were planning tour of the East coast this year but will have to delay it for another year because one of their daughters is marrying this summer Smith is 46 years old and last year went on threeweek 7000mile trip which took her and her husband from their home in Wallaceburg through five provinces to the west coast and back home through eight states The Smiths always dreamed of taking trip like that but say They spent two years planning the trip Smith has two good reasons for her love of motorcycling Friendliness from others is overwhelming he says They take an interest in what youre doing By motorcycle you can have good holiday on very lit tle money Smith knows what she wants to do in the future Theres the East Coast trip delayed from this year and trip to Califor ma the time never seemed right Even little people can get into the motorcycle fun look forward to my hus bands retirement so we can tour on the bike full time she says Women in general are mak ing significant impact on the sport of motorcycling Once relegated to the passenger seat one out of every 10 riders these days is female And that percentage is growing Motorcyclists come from all walks of life Sister Maureena Fritz professor at the Toronto School of Thelagy is an ardent motorcylist She may not be the only nun who rides motorcy cle but she is surely one of the most enthusiastic Sister Maureena has been riding for more than 10 yars and says riding motorcycle is one way she stays in closer touch with the world around her With motorcyclists like Cecil Mack Mary Smith and Sister Maureena the motorcycling community can shed the outlaw the examiner Wednesday May 1m 23 Ron Sale of Toronto is an avid motorcyclist who pulls his racing bike with his street bike its not recommended but Sale has been known to pull his power boat and trailer with his Honda too Examiner Photo Freshen Up ith Boots Springtime Savings For the next two weeks Boots has great savings on wide selection of toiletries These are just few of the savings youll find in our stores on your everyday drug store needs Its all part of our service to give you quality products at consistently good prices with five children to care for with machines like these 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