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March 2025 Ride Report

We will start to have much warmer stretches of weather rather than the cold. For those not riding on a regular basis, hopefully, they've been tinkering on their machines over the winter. Now is the time to check your bikes regardless. Ensure the controls are adjusted and operating properly. Lights are all functioning. The undercarriage is free of fluid leaks. Tire tread is looking good and the pressure is spot on. Tension on the chain is adjusted. While our weather is ever-changing, make sure you are staying hydrated, use sunscreen as needed, and on those cold days, dress in layers to avoid hypothermia and frostbite.

Check out your riding gear too!

Vehicle drivers will still be adjusting to seeing a larger number of motorcycles on the road. Ride like you are invisible and no one can see you. At the same time, ride like they can all see you, and they all want to take you out. Keep your scan vigilant while stopped at intersections. Always be scanning forward, to the sides, and checking those rearview mirrors. Leave yourself an out. It's a great technique to leave a good gap in front of you and the vehicle you are stopped behind. Don't stop directly behind a vehicle. Be offset to the sides so you can filter between them if needed. Once you get an established amount of vehicles behind you, then you can at least relax enough to go to neutral.

Also, when you see any vehicle approaching from the rear while you are stopped, it is great to flash your brake light. Quick squeezes of the front brake lever, followed by long squeezes. Vary the flashing of the light to grab the vehicle's attention. Motorcycles have a narrow profile from the rear. To the eye not looking for them, they blend into the rear of the vehicle you are behind.

Lane filtering is legal in Colorado. These are techniques if you don't filter or can't. Filtering in Colorado requires that vehicles must be stopped. Motorcycles can go no faster than 15 mph. It cannot be done on the far right-hand side.

• March 2nd: We’ll be heading to El Centro, CA, then riding Baja California for 7 days. We’ll be back in Colorado on March 12th.
• March 11th: The 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050 will be on display next to the entrance of Cycle Gear - Colorado Springs on S Tejon St for their first bike night. 5-7pm.
• March 20th: Spring Thaw. This will be a social hour for us to get together, have some light snacks and drinks. 6pm-7pm, longer as needed. We’ll be giving away the 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050 as well as some other great prizes to our registered members. The event will be in the residential garage of Union Jack Moto Rentals.
• March 23rd: Relaxed cruise across the prairie to the Sand Creek Massacre National Site. Entry to the site is free. There is a stretch of graded dirt road to get to the site. This is a great opportunity to get with other riders and go on a non-demanding ride to start off this spring and 2025 riding season.
• March 30th: First coffee meetup of the year. Story Coffee Co on 120 E Bijou St in Colorado Springs. Union Jack Moto has donated a $25 Maverik gift card to be given away. Meetup is at 10am. We’ll give the gift card away at 10:45.

Check the calendar of the Members Page or the events section on the Facebook Page or Group.

If anyone would like to contribute to the monthly ride report, email us at CO.Triumph.Riders@gmail.com.

• Union Jack Moto offers free use to members of their DIY garage for basic motorcycle servicing. They also have the UK Dealer Tool to reset service intervals.
• Bad Bitch Patch Stitch offers us 10% off products and services. Just show them your membership card.
• Rider Justice continues to send us swag and provide discounts to their motorcycle accident training and tickets to their sponsored events.