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Motorcycle Trikes and Bikes: News and Views

Girls Surpassing Boys In Academia, Still Losing In Workplace

We, the male population, had it coming, I suppose. After centuries of keeping females down with often unjust social mores and often ridiculous fashion demands, we had to assume that sometime there would be a backlash, that someday the “fairer sex” would come out with guns blazing, chomping at the bit to dispel those centuries of repression. Well, newsflash for all you men out there and congratulations to all the ladies: that day has come.

Women are officially trouncing men in the classroom. That’s correct, the ivory towers once inhabited almost exclusively by men have been penetrated, ransacked, and repossessed by females. According to data, 60 percent of college students are now female. Ladies obtain 170,000 more bachelor degrees annually than their male counterparts. The ratios of women to males at business and medical colleges are steadily rising, and, at law schools, females now claim a majority. Meanwhile, growing numbers of boys from elementary to high school are struggling to meet minimum standards, leaving educators and administrators puzzled, unsure of what happened.

Where did this trend come from? A few theories exist. One suggests that girls, who tend to gravitate toward cooperation, alliance, multi-tasking, and sitting quietly, are better matched socially for the established school system. Boys, on the other hand, who yearn for exploration, contest, and physical action, have a tendency to be square pegs in round holes, so to speak, in academics. Other theories propose that the feminist movement, with its continual stream of “girl power” messaging, and the relative silence from the male side are accountable for this remarkable swing. For almost 40 years now, girls have had multitudes of proponents telling them they carry the torch for those who didn’t have the opportunities they did, that they must go out demonstrate that they can do it- for their mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers. Males, on the other hand, sitting high on the hog, have had very little to scrap for; support generally involves sports rather than academics.

Two bastions of male supremacy still linger, however: management and earnings. Men still greatly outnumber females in administration jobs. Average male pay in comparable jobs routinely outpace those of their female peers.

It may just be a matter of time before those ladies who now populate colleges spread into the corporations of the world. It may just be a matter of time before women come to dominate industry, politics, and life as we know it. It may be just a matter of time before guys find themselves wearing really uncomfortable corsets and having to watch their figures. (Kiss your 32 oz. steaks and burping contests goodbye!)

All of Mom’s advice about being nice to girls totally makes sense now. Back then, it was about chivalry. In the future, it may be about survival.

About the author: Marcus Varner earned his MBA in Marketing and a BA in English with a Creative Writing emphasis from Brigham Young University. He specializes in writing about education issues, online education, online colleges, workplace trends, and careers.

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Yamaha Motorcycle Parts

Do you need parts to repair your Yamaha motorcycle? Are you tired of paying through the nose at the dealer stores and parts stores? Did you know that you can find and almost endless supply of Yamaha parts, brand new and used, on Ebay? You can not only save money on your parts buying them via ebay but you can also find those really hard to find parts for older bikes that may need repair or restoration. Below is just a brief example of the new Yamaha motorcycle parts you can find on Ebay..Just click on the link and it will take you directly to Ebay.

If you are restoring an older bike or you have an older bike and you are looking for a vintage part you can find those as well. Ebay has an unlimited assortment of used Yamaha parts as well.

So, if you need a part for your Yamaha bike Ebay is the place!

Motorcycle Manuals

You bought that older bike and now you need to do some work on it. You’re pretty good at taking things a part and figuring out how they work. But wouldn’t it be great to have a manual for your bike? Well, now you can find the motorcycle repair manual you need for your older bike, or even your newer bike! Full details, diagrams, how to, repair tips, what can you do yourself and what needs to go to a professional. Find you Harley Davidson manual, your Honda Goldwing Manual, Yamaha Manual, or just about any other. The links below are just a small sampling of what you can find!

Motorcycle Safety – The reasons we use common sense when we ride

This is a sad but true story. Unfortunately for this man, not only did he die riding his motorcycle in a drunken state, but he died by crashing head-first into a car driven by his wife. Oh, and his children were in the vehicle as well. Click the link to read the short news article.

Motorcyclist Dies When He Hits Wifes Vehicle

Motorcycle Safety – May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

The month of May is upon on us and with the longer days and warmer temperatures come more opportunities to ride your bikes or trikes. Most of us a pretty good at watching out for ouselves but we know the folks in the 4-wheel vehicles are not always on the look out for us. For this reason May has been named Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.

The point of this awareness campaign is to get the folks driving the cars and trucks to pay a little extra attention and to watch out for those riding their bikes and trikes. Emphasis will be placed throughout the month on things like reminding drivers that motorcycles are smaller than most vehicles so they are a little easier to overlook. Pay extra attention when driving to look for motorcycles and trikes. Be sure when checking their side mirrors when driving to watch in their blind spot for bikers. It really doesn’t matter if you are on a big Vintage Harley Davidson or a little Yamaha XT folks are looking for cars and trucks when they are driving and not motorcycles. So we all have to be aware and drive defensively. In addition wear your safety gear when riding.

Here are a few additional safety tips for folks to be aware of during the heavy riding season:

For the Automobile Driver

• Remember the motorcycle is a vehicle with all of the rights and privileges of any other motor vehicle on the roadway. Always allow a motorcyclist the full lane width — never try to share a lane

• Always make a visual check for motorcycles by checking mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a lane of traffic and at intersections

• Always signal your intentions before changing lanes or merging with traffic

• Don’t be fooled by a flashing turn signal on a mo?torcycle — motorcycle signals are often not self-canceling and riders sometimes forget to turn them off. Wait to be sure the motorcycle is going to turn before you proceed

• Allow more following distance, three or four sec?onds, when behind a motorcycle, so the motorcyclist has enough time to maneuver or stop in an emer?gency. And don’t tailgate. In dry conditions, motorcycles can stop more quickly than cars.

For the Bikers

• Avoid riding in poor weather conditions

• Wearing brightly colored protective gear and a DOT-compliant helmet

• Using turn signals for every turn or lane change, even if the rider thinks no one will see it

• Combining hand and turn signals to draw more attention to themselves

• Using reflective tape and stickers

• Positioning themselves in the lane where they will be most visible to other drivers

So be safe as we get the 2009 riding season under way!

Motorcyle Rally in Branson Missouri

Branson Missouri will be the host of the 8th Annual Branson Motorcycle Rally May 14 – 17 in Branson, Missouri. This show kicks off the riding season each year. For more details check out this link to their website.

In addition to the Motorcycle Rally the Goldwing Riders Association will have their annual gathering there as well April 30 – May 3. For more information about the rally check out Love To Travel blog.

Great Article on the Can-Am Spyder

I found this cool write up on the Can-Am Spyder over on TrikeRidersNow.com.  Great first hand account of the Can-Am Spyder .
Would you like to have a Can-Am Spyder? You can buy the Can-Am Spyder, T-Rex plus other great trikes at Trikes for Sale .

Boss Hoss Rally!!

For all of you Boss Hossers out there here is an event you will not want to miss.  It’s the Boss Hoss Rally!

The 2008 Boss Hoss National Rally will be rolling into beautiful Paris Landing State Park Resort on October 2-4, 2008. The event is exclusive to only Boss Hoss Rally participants. Come join us for riding, food, and probably too much fun to pack into three days. Please contact the Paris Landing State Park Resort for Reservations – 800-250-8614 and please mention that you are with the BOSS HOSS NATIONAL RALLY!!!

Get more details here

Trike Car?

Could it be coming?  It sure looks like it. Check out this article about a partnership between Volkswagon and KTM to build a VW motorcycle

Three For the Road

Three for the Road

Great article from the Time/CNN website.

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