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Harley Davidson Inc. CEO, Keith Wandell is paying himself a $6.4 million bonus for Harley’s worst sales year since 1999.

It was also disclosed that HD accepted a secret $2.3 billion bailout in 2008. Harley reported a $146.5 million profit in 2010, compared with a $55.1 million loss in 2009.

In 2010, new union contracts saw a total of 2,300 job cuts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin plus reduced wages and benefits for the remaining union employees, for a total cost saving that will eventually add up to $50 million annually

Totally copied from http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com but what is there to do when coming across this info? Not remark on it?

More rally champs (7) than any other country

more Formula One champions per capita than any other country
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/mar/10/formulaone17 and Top Gear Episode 74

same number of champions as Brazil, which has a population 40 times bigger. Even the UK, with eight champions, is four times less successful than Finland given its size

A USA TODAY survey of auto rental gas prices at 13 big airports on April 25 found Hertz was charging $9.29 a gallon at all 13. Dollar and Thrifty were charging $8.99 a gallon at two.

At $9.29 a gallon, Hertz customers renting a Ford Club Wagon, which has a 35-gallon fuel tank, would owe Hertz $325.15 for gas if they returned the wagon with a nearly empty tank and hadn't prepaid for the gas.

Renters who pay ahead of time for a tank of gas from Hertz or another car rental company, though, may find the per-gallon price cheaper than at many local gas stations.

Of 102 prepay prices charged by the eight big car rental companies at 13 airports on April 25, 54 were cheaper than the average price at local gas stations that day. Forty-three prices charged for prepay gasoline were higher, USA TODAY's analysis of rental company prices and the AAA auto club's gas-station data found.

Most or all rental companies' prepay prices were less than the average at local gas stations

Though renters who prepay may pay less per gallon than at local gas stations, it's questionable whether they save money by doing so.

Prepayment is for a full tank of gas and can benefit renters who return vehicles with a nearly empty gas tank. But many renters who pay ahead return vehicles with a substantial amount of gas in the tank and are not credited for it.
http://travel.usatoday.com/news/story/2011/05/Rental-car-gas-prices-hit-more-than-9-a-gallon/46778642/1

In February of this year I checked the price of gas at a couple rental car companies here in San Diego: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/rental-car-fuel-charges-as-of-last-week.html

The Toyota Prius gets 17.2
the M3 BMW gets 19.4

When tested at the Prius top speed around a race track, and the BMW following at the top speed the Prius could do around the racetrack.
No joke, Top Gear, Season 11 episode 1, 8 minutes into the episode.

At racing speed around a track, worst to best mileage of supercars as determined when they ran out of the one gallon of gas they were given.

Ferrari 599: 1.7 miles per gallon
Aston Martin: 2nd to run out of gas
McLaren: 3 rd to run out of gas
Lambo Murcialrgo: 4.1 mpg
Audi A8: 5 miles per gallon

The above light is made for quick easy identification by anyone who can see shapes, or colors. Particularly in the case of color blind people.

The 1st traffic light ever made exploded, killing the cop that was operating the lever to direct it's light in the right direction. Jan 2nd 1869 was the day, and natural gas vapor was the source of the flame that made the lights visible... no electricity, nothing but a torch behind a colored lens.

The first traffic light in Ireland (1890's) was placed near the oldest pub in Europe (900 AD) because the first car in Ireland was owned by the pubs frequent patron, and he was Ireland's first drunk driver.

Photo and much more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light

But the best idea in traffic lights is a light that has a time indication of when it will switch to green http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/04/two-good-ideas-id-like-to-see-in-world.html

Now this is where it gets good. The vehicletest.state.ma website basically says that Massachusetts follows California Air Resources Board (C.A.R.B) rules.

“Transmissions and transaxles changes alone are not legal. Transmissions and transaxles can only be changed along with their matching engine.” Ummm, What? I can’t replace my transmission without doing the engine at the same time!?

“Electronic ignitions or electronic point replacement units for vehicles not originally equipped with these items require an Executive Order to be legal for street use.” So I guess going from points to an electronic ignition is a bad idea now?

“Modifications that change a vehicle from fuel injection to carburetion or from carburetion to fuel injection also require an Executive Order to be legal.” …cringe.

“Headers for use on catalytic converter equipped vehicles require an Executive Order to be legal for street use.” Efficiency apparently does not equal cleaner emissions?

For all the info Jeremy found on Massachusetts safety/emissions tests: http://blog.1aauto.com/2011/03/31/massachusetts-vehicles-inspections/#more-4888

REMOVED FROM MANUAL: TECHNICAL DATA FOR SERVICES IN THE WORKSHOP - VW OF BRAZIL - 1979 EDITION

POSTED BY THE END OF THE TOPIC Ednei:

GAS-Gasoline / Alcohol-ALC

BA - 1600 - BRASILIA (1976)
BD - 1600 BEETLE GAS
BG - 1600 GAS AND KOMBI KOMBI EXP
BJ - 1300 BEETLE GAS
BK - 1300 LAC BEETLE BRASILIA
BM - 1300 LAC GOL
BN - BRAZIL GAS 1600
BV - 1600 GAS VARIANT
BX - 1600 LAC KOMBI KOMBI EXP
BY - 1300 GOL GAS
BZ - 1600 GAS VAN
UF - 1600 BEETLE GAS
UG - 1600 GAS VAN
UJ - 1600 LAC BEETLE
UK - 1600 LAC VAN

Motors above 90

UFA - 1600 BEETLE GAS
UJA - 1600 LAC BEETLE
UGA - 1600 GAS VAN CARAT

This info was pulled from, and only a small part of engine id post at http://carrosehistorias.blogspot.com/2010/08/numeracao-de-motor-boxer.html

found on http://corvettebrasil.blogspot.com/2011/04/test-driver-de-zora-arkus-duntov.html

But as Paul Harvey told us, you haven't heard the rest of the story!

Betty was fascinated with flying since childhood, and strove with incredible focus to be a pilot since age 12, getting her Civilian Air Authority private pilots license at age 16. In the next two years she was certified single and multi engine, land and sea, and at 18 got her Commercial Pilots License and in the next year was an instructor and the year after that, at age 20 was a major in the Civil Air Patrol and began her professional acrobatic career, also as a test pilot, and flew blimps, gliders, jets, and helicopters.

In '48, 49 and '50 she was the US Female aerobatic champion, and retired because there was no longer any challenge and she was exhausted from the constant touring, her plane "Li'l Stinker" is now part of the Smithsonian.

She set the high altitude record in 1950, and the speed record in a racing p51 Mustang.

In 1953 she was flying people around, and met Bill France who was having some racers flown to Daytona Beach, they became friends, and she drove a pace car in Feb 1954, then climbed into a Dodge and set the stock car speed record, which must not have been hard, she is likely the only woman at that time to drive one, and AAA certified her the first race drivers license for a woman

The National Aviation Hall of Fame reports that "Betty earned a total of four Feminine World Land Speed Records and set a transcontinental speed record."She competed in races across the Andes mountains in South America and drove the length of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Betty set records at the Chelsea Proving Grounds and was the first woman to drive a jet car over 300 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats. She also set three women’s land speed records at the Daytona Beach Road Course, the last one being 156.99 mph in 1956. That same year, she broke Cannonball Baker's 40-year record for the Transcontinental Auto Race from New York to Los Angeles.

In 1956, she became an advertising executive with Campbell-Ewald and worked with General Motors on and in their TV and print ads. She was GM's first woman technical narrator at major auto shows, where she would talk about and demonstrate automobile features, later becoming official spokeswoman for Chevrolet. While Skelton was working with Chevrolet, she set numerous records with Corvettes, and owned a total of 10 models.

Between 1956 and 1957, Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell designed a special, translucent gold Corvette for Betty, which she drove to Daytona in 1957 to serve as the NASCAR pace car.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Skelton_Erde

found on http://www.paxtonauto.com/article.php?id=3

Click on the image for the full size to read the writing, but basically it's a publicity-press release shot in the event that the GT 350 S were put into production, like the GT 350 H (Hertz rent a racer program)

News Release

Engine Protection and Environmental Benefit Meet in New Valvoline™ Motor Oil
NextGen™ Motor Oil Features Breakthrough Formula Using 50 Percent Recycled Oil

April 4, LEXINGTON, KY. – Today, Valvoline™, a brand of Ashland Inc., announced the wide-scale availability of NextGen™ motor oil. The new formula is made from 50 percent recycled oil and delivers 100 percent Valvoline engine protection. NextGen motor oil is great for engines and better for the environment, exceeding industry specifications with reduced environmental impact compared to non-recycled motor oil.

If this is true, are they using it in the Valvoline sponsored race cars, regardless of race venue?
The answer is not yet, the teams are Nascar and NHRA, and they are doing more testing. Well, I would too with millions of dollars of race car. But when I asked why would any of their race teams or sponsored teams refuse to use it without further testing? Only recently have we initiated testing with our NASCAR teams, and to your point, when there are $millions on the line, the teams have extensive testing programs with any and all formula changes - big or small. As a reference, in the past we've worked with teams a year or more 12 months developing and testing a racing formula. But given the high quality of NextGen, we plan to have our NASCAR teams racing with NextGen technology this year... we're just following a process.

Umm, so the team the oil company sponsors and provides the oil for doesn't take the oil without months, to a year, of testing. This is the race team that gets paid by the oil company to use it's product. Paid to use the oil. Paid. I repeat that because the surreal often takes longer to sink in.

It's probably far more complicated than my simple assesment or sponsor, money, endorsement, use of sponsors product and slap a decal on the race car, the firesuit the race car driver wears, the transporter trailer that hauls the team race cars around, and the posters, merchandise, and full size cardboard cutouts, plus toy cars, etc etc etc.....all with the name of the oil that the race team doesn't trust.

But that is likely why I'm a broke car guy, and not an oil company exec. I'd give that race car team their walking (pun intended) orders and cut the endorsement deal if they weren't using the new stuff I'd just sunk money into developing, or I'd fire the R&D department for not making the race car team test the damn oil in the first place before selling it to the public. Sounds like a more logical arrangement of steps to releasing the oil and the publicity campaign... (but no one asked me, cause I don't have college degrees and capital letters after my last name... other than JACG)

NextGen motor oil is the culmination of years of continued research, technology and innovation from Valvoline scientists coupled with improvements in the oil re-refining process. Valvoline chemists now have the ability to pair the company’s award-winning additive chemistry with recycled base oils that meet its exacting standards. The result is a high-performance product that uses 50 percent recycled oil and matches the quality of other Valvoline motor oils (that use non-recycled base oil).

Sam Mitchell, President of Valvoline. “NextGen takes advantage of our technology and expertise in a formulation that uses recycled oil and delivers the quality and performance we demand to put the Valvoline ‘V’ on the bottle.”

Oil Can Be Re-Used
Since base oil doesn’t completely wear out – it simply gets dirty

Doesn't that statement contradict the previously published information in oil company advertising that oil breaks down in the heat of the engines?

That the longer oil is in use the more it breaks down?

Here is what is on the net about oil breakdown:

" Synthetic oils withstand higher temperatures before breaking down, and have more base stock and less viscosity modifiers. Synthetics wear out, become acidic, and eventually become saturated with suspended soot particles, just like regular oil." http://www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm
Driving by nature is stressful on an engine. You hit the brakes, speed up and idle for long periods of time. Not only is it stressing your engine, it's also generating huge amounts of heat that can shear and volatize your motor oil.
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9014502&contentId=7017078

I forgot to ask specifically about this point, but the gist of what I was told is that the base oil is not damaged, it's the additives and contaminants suspended in the oil. So sending used oil through the refinery, is like sending paper or aluminum back through the purification processes that recycle them, and you get perfectly fine base oil from the refinery which Valvoline purchases, tests, then mixes up with the recipe of additives and you get Nextgen.

used oil can be re-refined and re-used. Today’s re-refining technology has advanced significantly and now follows a technical process almost identical to that used for crude oil refining. The manufacturing process also offers environmental benefits, lessening the carbon footprint (versus crude refining) while producing base oil just as good as crude.

The Recycling Opportunity
American cars and trucks use over three billion quarts of motor oil each year. While many Americans dispose of used oil properly, Valvoline aims to inspire more to follow suit. One gallon of improperly disposed oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water. In addition to its potentially harmful effects to our ecosystems, oil is also a precious resource. If every American switched to NextGen recycled motor oil, it would save 400 million gallons of crude oil. That’s enough barrels to stretch from New York to Los Angeles and back – every year.

National Call-to-Action: Let’s Do M.O.R.E. (Motor Oil Recycling Education)
April is National Recycling Month and Valvoline is focusing its efforts on M.O.R.E. (Motor Oil Recycling Education). NextGen motor oil provides a platform to educate consumers about the larger environmental impact we can achieve through completing the cycle: changing oil, recycling oil and using recycled oil products.

Consumers can find out more about motor oil recycling at http://www.nextgenmotoroil.com/

Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc., has been serving American motorists longer than any other motor oil. The Valvoline family of products includes Eagle One® appearance products, Car Brite® car restoration products, Zerex® antifreeze, SynPower® performance products, Pyroil® automotive chemicals and MaxLife® products created for higher-mileage engines.

Above is the last Checker Taxi in New York, below is a 3 photo gallery for a good look at all the sides of the taxi

Earl Johnson, an independent taxi cab owner, operated "Janie", NY plate
"1N11"; it was the last Checker in regular service in NYC. Shortly after
a forced retirement (frame wouldn't pass the safety inspection) in 1999,
it was sold at auction (Sotheby's) for the ridiculous amount of $134,500
($120,000 to Earl). In 2006 it was again sold at auction (Christies) for
the more reasonable (but still high for the condition) of $9,400. The
current owner is unknown.

the write-up glosses over (actually, it totally ignores) that Janie failed the safety inspection that was a mandatory part of the ruling grandfathering in the Checkers ... which allowed Checker operators to ignore the NYC "five year" retirement rule.

Also, Janie only "survived" the next to last operating NYC Checker by one or two months; it also was pulled off the road for failing a safety inspection.

John W
Secretary, Editor, SysAdmin, CCCoA, Inc.
http://www.checkercarclub.org/ http://www.checkertaxistand.com/


The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) bid farewell to cab #1N11, the last Checker cab in operation in the City of New York, with a celebratory event held appropriately in Times Square. Participating in the event were TLC Chairperson/Commissioner Diane McGrath-McKechnie, cab #1N11 co-owner/driver Earl Johnson, and his fellow Checker owner Johann Struna, a 63-year-old Slovenian immigrant who had been a cabby for almost two decades and also holds the distinction of being the next-to-last Checker cab driver until his vehicle’s retirement in December, 1998.

Cab #1N11, a 1978 vintage model Checker, was retired as of July 26, 1999 due to safety concerns. Struna’s Checker cab, #3F89, a 1981 model, was retired under similar circumstances on December 15, 1998.

At the height of the vehicle’s popularity in the roaring 20’s, there were as many as 8,000 Checker cabs plying the roads of New York City. The Checker cab virtually ruled the roads from 1921 to the late 1970s, outlasting many other popular taxi types

When the Checker exited the stage, there were 12,187 cabs running in New York info from http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/news/press08_99.shtml

Checker’s founder, Morris Markin, was a Russian immigrant who built the company into one of the dominant producers and operators in the taxi industry, employing about 1,000 people and producing about 5,000 cars a year at its peak.

For years the vehicles enjoyed a near monopoly in New York – where Mr. Markin held about 4,000 taxi medallions – and the cars were dominant in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis, as well. But when New York authorized the use of smaller cars to be used as taxis in 1954, Checker steadily lost ground as drivers shifted to cheap and fuel-efficient vehicles from spacious and durable – and Mr. Markin sold his taxi medallions for $8 million in the 1960s.
The last cab rolled off the line on July 12, 1982
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/iconic-checker-cab-company-shuts-dow

The last Checker Cab to be in active service in New York City
1978 CHECKER MARATHON FOUR DOOR SEDAN 'TAXI CAB'- 'Janie'

Chassis No. A11299882936E

In 1922 the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company began production of taxi cabs in Joliet, Illinois. Shortly thereafter the company moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where the work remained. During this time Checker produced a line of taxi cabs which met New York City's 1929 ordinance that all taxis must be able to carry five passengers behind the partition. During the period of 1956 - 1982 Checker manufactured what is now synonymous with their name, the classic 1950s four door sedan. Production soared and several thousand chugged through the streets of New York and many other large cities. Equipped with high doors allowing passengers easy and considerably more graceful access, they were also fitted with a pair of jump seats meeting the five passenger requirement. Additional room was available for baggage and the ride was notoriously smooth. This was New York's answer to London's Austin taxi and is thus forever linked.

In 1982, production of the Checker Cab ceased and the numbers in New York City began to dwindle. It was at this time that the number of traditionally owner-operated taxis waned and mass-fleets began. As expected, there was one exceptional individual who remained steadfast to his beloved taxi and way of life: Earl Johnson and his taxi 'Janie'. They worked together as a pair for twenty-one years driving the likes of Walter Cronkite and Muhammad Ali. 'Janie' was similarly used for special events including weddings and anniversaries. Finally in July 26, 1999 retirement beckoned and Mr. Johnson and 'Janie' went out of service - effectively ending the era of Checker Cabs in New York. Shortly thereafter, 'Janie' was acquired by its current owner from a Sotheby's auction in December 1999. ($134,500)

Still retaining all the features of a New York City taxi such as the roof light, meter, jump seats, partition and medallion information, this taxi very much embodies its storied history. Once in the thousands, now very limited, this slice of New York history provides a remarkably fun opportunity for its next custodian.
http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4729756

1919, Markin began making inroads into the taxi business by taking over the operations of a Chicago cab fleet about the same time he opened a body plant called Markin Body. Three years later, Markin acquired a chassis company in Joliet, Illinois from a financially troubled friend. In May of 1922, the Checker Cab Manufacturing Corp. began production and by the end of that year was turning out 100-plus cars a month. He looked to expand.

It is said that Markin purchased a pair of vacant plants on north and south Pitcher streets in Kalamazoo for his expansion because the chief engineer he wanted for his motor company wouldn't move to Chicago. The plants had been the former site of production of the Handley-Knight automobile.

Foreign Service
The U. S. State Department turned to Checker Motors for more suitable transportation for its diplomats overseas. It purchased two four-door sedans in the Marathon deluxe series for use in Moscow and San Salvador. The move came about after U. S. Ambassador to Moscow Llewellyn E. Thompson wrote Washington that his big limousines were "...not suitable for the cobblestones and rough roads encountered in the Soviet Union." It also was hard to buy high-octane gas for them. Another advantage was that Thompson could get in and out of the Checker limo without removing his top hat. The new limo looked like a cab painted black, but the inside featured such extras as gray broadcloth upholstery, air conditioning and a glass partition so the driver wouldn't overhear the passengers' talk.

In 1978, Hollywood came to Kalamazoo to film a major motion picture, "Blue Collar." The film was set in an auto assembly plant, and all the Detroit car manufacturers refused to allow filming in their facilities. Checker Motors opened its doors, and the film, starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto and Ed Begley, Jr., made the crime drama a reality.

http://www.kpl.gov/local-history/business/checker.aspx

Even rarer than a Checker is the diesel version of the Checker — built for a single year only, in 1968

Coogan, you may not have known, married Betty Grable, flew gliders for the Air Force in WW2 in Burma, and was Uncle Fester.

As a child star, Coogan earned an estimated $3 to $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother, Lilian, and stepfather, Arthur Bernstein, for extravagances such as fur coats, diamonds, and cars. Coogan sued them in 1938 (aged 23), but after legal expenses, he only received $126,000 of the approximately $250,000 remaining. When Coogan fell on hard times, Charlie Chaplin gave him some financial support.

The legal battle brought attention to child actors and resulted in the state of California enacting the California Child Actor's Bill, sometimes known as the Coogan Bill or the Coogan Act. This requires that the child's employer set aside 15% of the child's earnings in a trust, and codifies such issues as schooling, work hours and time-off. Coogan's mother and stepfather claimed the child was having fun and thought he was playing. However, virtually every child star from Baby Peggy on has stated that they were keenly aware that what they were doing was work.

Coogan took up the cause of the Armenians, Greeks, and others made destitute during the horrors of the First World War, working along with Near East Relief. He toured across the United States and Europe in 1924 on a "Children's Crusade" as part of a fundraising drive, which ended up providing more than $1,000,000 in clothing, food, and other contributions (worth more than $13 million adjusted for 2010 dollars). Coogan was honored by officials in the US, Greece, and Rome, where he met with the Pope. info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Coogan

Photo from http://caughtatthecurb.blogspot.com/2011/04/movie-stars-and-their-cars.html#more

first series was 1902 to 1914 and then the 1950-1969 was the last

The first series is credited with introducing the spare tire

June 5-11th, Veteran Motor Car Club of America Petoskey Michigan http://vmcca.org/calendar/calendar.htm

June 16-19th, the Checker car club will meet in Springfield Illinois
http://www.checkertaxistand.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&view=cat&task=cat.listevents&Itemid=32

June 19-25th, Studebaker Drivers Club Invitational Meet, Springfield Missouri http://www.sdcmeet.com/

June 26 - July 1 Kaiser Frazer Owner Club International convention, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) California http://www.kfclub.com/temp.php

July 5-9th, Pontiac-Oakland Club International, Bowling Green Kentucky http://www.poci.org/POCI_Annual_Convention_Registration.cfm

July 6-9th, Buick Club of America, Danvers Massachusetts http://www.minutemanbuick.citymax.com/buicknationalmeet.html

July 7-10th, International American Motors Owners Association, Sedona Arizona http://amo2011.org

July 11-16th, The Packard Club National Meet, Galena Illinois http://packardclub.org

July 14-16th AMC Rambler Club National Show, Annapolis Maryland http://amcrc.com

July 14-16th, National Chrysler Products Club National Meet, Lahaska Pennsylvania http://www.nationalchryslerproductsclub.com/calendar/calendar.htm

July 18th-22nd, Hudson Essex Terraplane Club National Meet, Oklahoma City OK http://www.hetclub.org

July 25-30th, Corvair Society of America National Convention, Denver Colorado http://rockymountaincorsa.com/denvaireleven.html

July 27-31st, Lincoln and Continental Owners Club Mid-America National Meet, Pontiac Michigan http://lcoc.org/Meets.asp

July 27-31st, Oldsmobile Club of America National Meet, Reno Nevada http://www.oldsclub.org

August 10-14th, Cadillac LaSalle Club Grand National, Columbus Ohio https://www.cadillaclasalleclub.org/calendar

September 18-24th, Antique Automobile Club of America, Cumberland Maryland https://www.cadillaclasalleclub.org/calendar

The Chrysler Maserati TC had a germicidal sanitary disposable clothes in 1991

The Porsche 356 had a small vial of glycerine to drip into the door locks to keep the tumblers from freezing

The Mclaren F1 had titanium tools in a kit under the hood. Like anyone would use them on a Mclaren!

The Volkswagen simple folding jack, known as the widowmaker because it regularly buckled under the cars weight, of the 5400 lb phaeton it was standard equipment on

Source: 0-60 Magazine Winter 2011 issue

Mr K. renamed the Fairlady to the masculine number for the American market. If you have no idea who Mr K is... I'll post about him one of these days as I greatly respect him. But to do the biography justice and respect will take more time than I have right now, and what is worth doing... is worth doing right.

about 5000 were made, according to Bob Cumberford of Automobile Magazine design feature, from 1935 to 1965 and the last one was made for George Barris

Jonathan, manager of the Regal Bar in downtown La Mesa is now the spokesman and came to the car council meeting to clarify that the last guy to sound off at the car council meeting (San Diego Car Club Council) was out of line, and his comments that lowriders aren't welcome was not the party line for La Mesa. So, I'm no longer calling for the boycott of the La Mesa cruise. Good news

Women aren't generally interested in being cops, so very few cops are women. Of the women that want to be cops, few want to be on patrol. Of those that patrol, few can ride a motorcycle. Of the extemely few women in law enforcement that are on patrol, and can ride a motorcycle... few of them can lift a law enforcement spec motorcycle. A race bike maybe, but not a fully equipped motorcycle the cops ride, and have to lift from the ground as a requirement of the training course for motorcycle cops. And that is a train of events that creates a scarcity of women motorcycle cops