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agro |
(adj) aggressive |
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amped |
(adv) excited |
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Cycle Canada |
(prop n) Canadian motorcycle magazine |
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| Dali, Salvador |
(prop n) (1904-1989) artist. Founder of surrealism. Bike of choice: unknown |
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Deere, John |
(prop n) manufacturer of baseball caps and farm equipment |
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| Duhamel, Miguel |
(prop n) awe-inspiring Canadian superbike racer |
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forty pounder |
(n) 40 oz bottle of liquor (Cdn) |
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Freud, Sigmund |
(prop n) (1856-1939) psychiatrist. Father of psychoanalysis. Liked his leathers with extra long fringes. |
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Graypeace |
(prop n) Non-profit society dedicated to the preservation and development of twisty paved roads. Still in organizational stages. |
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gripped gumby |
(n) neophyte rock climber in state of fright |
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iron butt |
(v) to ride long distances. Derived from bi-annual U.S. Iron Butt endurance race |
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Little House on the Prairie |
(prop n) maudlin 1970's TV show set in the old west. No paved roads. |
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| McAdam, John Loudon |
(prop n) inventor of modern asphalt (or macadam) |
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maxburns |
(v) to ride on gravel. From Max Burns (1904 - ), renowned Canadian motorcycle writer and gravel aficionado |
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(n) one who likes to
maxburns |
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| maxburnism |
(n) gravel-based belief
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neveressing |
(adj) unlinked, as in curves |
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newbie |
(n) beginner |
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Ozzie and Harriet |
(n) 1950's version of Homer and Marge Simpson |
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pylon |
(n) any vehicle with more than two wheels, i.e. cars, RVs, trucks, buses. |
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raison d'etre |
(fr) reason for being |
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| R.C.M.P. |
(abb) Revenue Collecting Motorized Patrol |
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Revenue Collecting Motorized Patrol |
(n) Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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rickt |
(adj) radical or extreme |
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road apple |
(n) clump of horse manure |
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STC |
(abb) see speed tax collector |
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set |
(n) a series of waves |
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| Spandex |
(n) goofy clothing material favoured by bicyclists |
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speed tax collector |
(n) one who collects speed taxes on behalf of a government. Usually a police officer. |
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squid |
(n) someone who rides crazier than you do |
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tar snake |
(n) motorcycling hazard created where the Ministry of Highways cheaps out and uses tar to fill road cracks, rather than laying fresh pavement. Particularly dangerous on hot or wet days. |
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tar strip |
(n) see tar snake |
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Tilley Hat |
(n) practical Canadian summer headwear, especially popular among those with absolutely no sense of style |
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| TIRES |
(acr) Total Integrated Road Evaluation System |
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unpavement |
(n) gravel |
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yellow-striper |
(n) see speed tax collector |
