YOUNG RIDERS PICK A DESTINATION AND GO.

OLD RIDERS PICK A DIRECTION AND GO.


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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Thanks Derin for this:
Riding a motorcycle every day might actually keep your brain functioning at peak condition, or so says a study conducted by the University of Tokyo. The study demonstrated that riders between the age of 40 and 50 were shown to improve their levels of cognitive functioning, compared to a control group, after riding their motorcycles  daily to their workplace for a mere two months.
 Scientists believe that the extra concentration needed to successfully operate a motorcycle can contribute to higher general levels of brain function, and it’s that increase in activity that’s surely a contributing factor to the appeal of the motorcycles as transportation. It’s the way a ride on a bike turns the simplest journey into a challenge to the senses that sets the motorcyclist apart from the everyday commuter. While the typical car-owning motorist is just transporting him or her self from point A to point B, the motorcyclist is actually transported into an entirely different state of consciousness .
Riding a motorcycle is all about entrance into an exclusive club where the journey actually is the destination.
Dr Ryuta Kawashima, author of Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain, reported the outcome of his study of “The relationship between motorcycle riding and the human mind.”
Kawashima’s experiments involved current riders who currently rode motorcycles on a regular basis (the average age of the riders was 45) and  ex-riders who once rode regularly but had not taken a ride for 10 years or more. Kawashima asked the participants to ride on courses in different conditions while he recorded their brain activities. The eight courses included a series of curves, poor road conditions, steep hills, hair-pin turns and a variety of other challenges.
What did he find? After an analysis of the data, Kawashima found that the current riders and ex-riders used their brain in radically different ways. When the current riders rode motorcycles, specific segments of their brains (the right hemisphere of the prefrontal lobe) was activated and riders demonstrated a higher level of concentration.
To read more about this go to  http://www.motorcycleinsurance.com/this-is-your-brain-on-a-motorcycle/

Friday, February 24, 2012

A popular Murrells Inlet restaurant and pub went up in flames Wednesday morning, but owners say they are already planning to rebuild and hope to be back in business by the summer.
Officials with the Murrells Inlet - Garden City Fire Rescue (MIGSFR) said they were called to a fire at Dead Dog Saloon just off of Hwy 17 Business at 4:15 a.m.
MIGSFR Assistant Chief Danny Lussier said investigators believe the fire started on or underneath the back deck. He said flames quickly spread from the outdoor deck which surrounds a large oak tree, up the walls of the building and into the attic. 
From the front of Dead Dog Saloon only roof damage is visible, but fire crews say the back of the bar, nearest the marsh, has extensive damage and is virtually "gone."
Despite the damage to the saloon, owner Charlie Campbell said he plans to open the popular MarshWalk restaurant again. His family wants to tear down the destroyed building and hopefully have a new one in its place by June.
Dead Dog Saloon opened in 2002, and it has hosted an annual firefighter fundraiser on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in America. Many people now call the restaurant their favorite in the MarshWalk area.
 http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/16989638/crews-on-scene-of-dead-dog-saloon-fire-in-murrells-inlet

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Hill City Cruisers Bowling night went great, had a good turnout and a great time.  Check out the pics:  https://picasaweb.google.com/hillcitycruisers/Bowling22012#.


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