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On Most of Our Premium USED CARS - (Offer expires Aug. 31sV/90) ) PASSPORT INTERNATIGNAL AUTOMOBILES 1660 Island Huy. MOTORCYCLES provided inexpensive and reliable transportation, even in the early days. Photo at left is believed to have been taken in the Metchosin area in 1912. John Robinson is at the controls of a 1912 Indian which features a compressed acetylene headlamp. He son occupies the sidecar which is made from wicker. In photo at right, the Shanks clan, consisting of, from left. Bob, Pop and Reg pose with a similar machine with friend Ted Waterman in the saddle. Continued from Page 1 Harley Davidson is the only American manufac- turer stall in business. Reg’s brother Robert was the Indian dealer in Victoria for some time: the last Indian machine came off the line in 1952. Reg started working full time in his dad’s motor- cycle shop as soon as he graduated from Victoria College. After graduation, he tried a stant as a school teacher but the atmosphere im a classroom wasn't to his liking. After.a month, he opted fora career among the familiar smells of the motorcycles in his dad's shop. Reg took over Brooklands Motorcyclein 1961 when his father retired. Pops died in 1963 and Reg con- tinued torun the business until the end of 1987 when he sold the firm’s property and assets and went into retirement. Shanks declined to sell the name of the company. Shanks said the attitude of the general public towards motorcyclists hasn't changed much during the years. Young men on motorcycles were considereda bit risque at first. In the old days, young ladies enjoyed a spin on the back of a motor- cycle as muchas they do today. “Some of them were very nervous and naturally a lot of parents were nervous too,” said Shanks. When there were Victoria Motorcycle Club (VMC) pic- nics, there was no shortage of young women to accompany the riders on outings to Sooke Flats, or to beaches along the Saanich Inlet. The VMCs roots go back to 1906 when a combined car and motorcycle club was formed in Victoria. By about 1911, there was a loose group of motorcyclists that had broken away from the car group. This group of young “turks” became the VMC in 1912. Shanks is still the owner of nine motorcycles, among them an English Greeves trials machine for bush riding, two Honda trials, a 1948 Harley road bike, a 1936 Francis Barnett, a 1939 Harley Knuck- lehead, a 1953 Harley dirt track racer and a 1936 Indian Sport Scout. Lately, Shanks has been doing more road riding than ever: for years, he drove a truck between the various venues, bike in the back, to compete in dirt bike competitions. Shanks favorite machine is his 1948 Harley. “It’s a machine of which I'm very proud. It has got to be quite well known in motorcycling circles. I've tee offered many thousands of dollars for it and I ly sold it for $550 brand new,’ said Shanks. Shanks said the general public’s attitude towards bikers in the 1960’s and “70s was mainly based on the media and Hollywood films, starting with a 1954 movie starring Marlon Brando called The Wild One. “That wasinspired by a bunch of crazy lunatics that aod went into a small town in California and in no way raised the hellery that the press took up,? Shanks said. “You have to keep in mind that most motorcyclists are full of life. You get so much fresh air on a - motorcycle, m some cases you can become, almost literally, high. It depends on the individual, how he handles that sort of thing. Some react to it greater than others but it has such an exhilarating effect. . . Shanks said he still gets that feeling of exhilarationg when he rides his motorcycles. “When I'm riding my bike — whether it’s in the woods on the road — I'm completely detached from everything else. I don’t have a worry in the world,”he said. s | There are several different types of people who ride motorcycles, said Shanks, some of them “very rough and ready’ but ‘nearly always, their hearts are in the right place, damn it! Thg’s what counts in this worl people with their hearts in the right place. ve met some very splendid people in motorcy- cling.” Why certain people are at- tracted to motorcycle riding is a question which has been studied for some time by also been examined in great detail by the Insurance Cor- poration of B.C. A study released by ICBC’s Traffic Safety Planningand Research department examines the phenomenon of motorcycle riding with a particular eye on the safety aspects of riding. “It should be noted that motorcycling captures the interest of a diverse group of people all the way from accountants to heavy- lifestyle bikers” the study points out. It gives four main reasons why people initially find themselves on a motorcycle: 1 Initial entrance into motorcycling is the result of a person's psychological drive towards risk taking. The emphasis is on risking life and limb for a thrill! 2. Initial entrance into motorcyclingis the result of apractical, conscious decision to partake in a recrea- tional event which promises pleasure while main- taining a level of safety. 3. Initial entrance into motorcyclingis the result of a person's poor social adjustment. He has a wander- lust and a view of social norms which is marginal according to societal standards. It is an escape from the requirements of the society. — 4 Initial entrance into motorcycling is the result of economic advantages whereby the purchase and operation of a motorcycle is substantially cheaper than other vehicles. Whatever the reason fornidinga motorcycleinitial- ly, most riders will admit to a certain feeling of “f-eedom’ or “exhilaration”. Like Reg Shanks, some stay with riding motorcycles all their lives while @ Continued on Page 3 sociologists. The question has # {