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BREAKING NEWS for BACKFIREMOTO! And it is GOOD News! We have found a better location for Backfiremoto ! WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE FOUND A GREAT NEW LOCATION AND FORGED A RELATIONSHIP WITH MATT BELL AT "THE SHOP " IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN SODO. This new location ensures that The Backfiremoto that you are familiar with, will remain the same but with some surprising new additions that we think that you will like. ★ Backfiremoto will have acres of CAR FREE - free - PARKING all around and ON the premises. ★ Backfiremoto is moving to an even more INDUSTRIAL AREA where it belongs. ★ Backfiremoto will have INDOOR areas to hang out amongst bikes and other attendees. ★ Backfiremoto will be centrally located in our city. ★ Backfiremoto will have a great selection of food and beverages from Food Trucks and Derby Restaurant. ★ Backfiremoto will be enabled to go year-round by our lighted indoor areas. ★ Backfiremoto will have access to tire inflation, battery chargers, some tools in case you need it for the ride home. ★ Backfiremoto will have covered outdoor areas to park and hang out under. ★ Backfiremoto will have covered beer gardens where we can see the bikes as they roll in and park. ★ Backfiremoto will have and more space for us to expand and curate moto related culture and ART. ★ Backfiremoto will still be FREE as it always was. ★ LAST BUT NOT LEAST - THE FIRE PITS WILL BE BACK !!!!!! ( just like the early days of Backfiremoto) Why move from Ballard? Well, if you didn't notice that the amount of available parking in Ballard for attendees was dwindling each year for the past few years, many of us did. Motorcycle parking is a fundamental necessity for our event. Like most of Seattle, Ballard is changing very quickly. Loss of parking spaces and the enstating of paid metered spaces is the reason for less parking at Backfiremoto. Unfortunately, this new parking situation has progressively made it harder for our attendees to show up and park for the event. After the metered parking occurred on Ballard Ave. a few years ago, our street parking began to disappear. Sadly, Ballard Avenue and Leary Way employees and residents have nowhere to park except in the streets on this side of Leary. Some of the parking opened up after about 6-7 pm but that is too late. On top of that, the new "Burke-Gillman missing link " project will remove hundreds of MORE parking spaces from Shilshole adjacent to Backfire causing even more employees and residents to park in the "Backfire Zone ". It is our belief that they will add paid parking meters in the area soon as well. On top of all of that, apparently, there will be a high probability of a large-scale development of a large property between 49th and 50th street in the next year or so. This would disrupt or completely end the parking on 49th and 50th street for a few years. Fortunately, we have secured a relationship to sustain Backfiremoto for years to come! The Shop is focused on enabling individuals to do their own work on their vehicles and D.I.Y. moto- culture is what Backfire has always been about as well. It's a great match. We would like to thank SHELTER LOUNGE and NW Peaks Brewery, Stone's German Garage , Lux , Filson and all their friendly staffs for their support over the years. We will always remember their warm hospitality to our moto-community! As usual, there will be people who will not welcome this change. We are sorry, but this change is beyond our control and the new location is going to be awesome. If you are skeptical, please give us and the new location a chance to prove itself. We are confident that you will like it! As we all know, Seattle is changing very quickly. We are lucky to have a great option to move to a space that will accommodate us and actually improve the experience of Backfiremoto. ★THE SPRING OPENER is Wednesday, March 21st 2018 4PM 2233 6th Ave. South (THE SHOP - in the SODO industrial district)★ Sincerely , Todd , Sean and Sean at www.Backfiremoto.com ps: Please SHARE this to help spread the word. Thanks! 
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BACKFIRE MOTORCYCLE NIGHT is WEDNESDAY, September 20th, 2017 Come while the weather is good!9/14/2017  The Cretins MC Seattle present Mods vs Rockers 2017 - Come dust off your leather jacket or break out your finest suit and help celebrate our annual Mods vs Rockers Event! June 10th we will have a group ride, games and all the normal shenanigans you've come to expect from The Cretins!! RIDE DETAILS- 5pm, Rockers Meetup at Drunky Two Shoes located at 9655 16th Ave SW, Seattle, Washington 98106. Kickstands up at 6pm. 5pm, Mods will meet up at The Blu Grouse located at 412 S Orcas St. Group Ride leaves The Blu Grouse for the Clubhouse @ 7:30 pm.  In 1964 in Brighton, England there was a Rumble between two factions of the youth culture of a country under rapid changes on many fronts. Mods VS Rockers! In simple motorcycle speak it was scooters vs motorbikes. In music speak it was Soul, Ska and Rand B vs the Rock and Rollers. Today in Seattle we see our city changing quickly as well. Most of the dynamics are quite different but in some ways there are similarities. For some, it's a burgeoning utopia and for others, it's just a challenge to pay the bills in an unrecognizable city. This is definitely nothing for us two wheelers to resolve with chains and stillettos. And all sides of the Seattle coin ride both Scooters and Motorcycles. So this "Limey" conflict that was captured so well in The Who's movie " Quadrophenia " is moot. So why do so many riders in American cities celebrate this iconic "Rumble" of the past? Well, because it is cool and fun to get together and unite on two wheels. Backfiremoto has always been about multiple factions of two-wheeled communities coming together under the love of Motorcycles and Moto-artistic expression. In Seattle, The Cretins MC kicks off the tribute with a ride and party THIS SATURDAY JUNE 10th.
What to expect ....... Scooters meet up at one place, Motorcycles at another .... Both take a short/medium ride that meets up at a third location. Then we ride together to the Cretins Clubhouse in Magnolia to hang out and party. If you can't make the ride just show up for the party. Traditional garb encouraged but not necessary at all. Everyone is welcome! Even Cars...... RIDE DETAILS- 5pm, Rockers Meetup at Drunky Two Shoes located at 9655 16th Ave SW, Seattle, Washington 98106. Kickstands up at 6pm. 5pm, Mods will meet up at The Blu Grouse located at 412 S Orcas St. Group Ride leaves The Blu Grouse for the Clubhouse @ 7:30 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1934300743483909/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D Let's Welcome C.C. Filson to the Ballard area and Backfiremoto during Backfire moto event #69 !4/15/2017  Backfiremoto would like to welcome the new C.C. Filson store to Ballard! They are excited to be part of the Ballard Community and are looking forward to meeting you. The store is about a block and a half away from the backfire corner. They are located on the corner of Ballard Ave . and Dock street. During Backfire ( 4-8 pm) they hope that you might stop by and see the new store and share a brew with them on the house. ALSO, make sure that you sign up for the free raffle. SEE BELOW  So this is the sweet blanket that they are going to be raffling off on Wednesday during Backfire. It is a custom Faribault Woolen Mill Co . wool blend blanket. Perfect for a night out in the wilderness camping or sleeping by your bike on the side of the road after a roadkill dinner and a few sips off your vintage backfire flask. ( is ten years old vintage?) This custom, queen sized, wool-blend blanket was made for Filson by Faribault Woolen Mill Co. It features an original design featuring the C.C. Filson Company store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Features:
  This is a shot of the inside of the store . Lastly , a map of how to get there from backfire. It's a block and a half away . So ride over or walk over between 4 pm and 8 pm on Wed. 19th April 2017 and say "hi "to them and share a brew with the Filson crew! and sign up for the raffle between 4 and 8 pm ! whoohoo!   If you would like to learn more about the Filson History just click here:
https://www.filson.com/history  Well, It was a rustic Pacific Northwest Spring opener as usual. Planning the spring opener is always a gamble. Every year, we have to study the weather and wait as long as possible to decide whether to make a go of it in March or not. The Groundhog in Pennsylvania doesn't usually help us out with the decision. The weather reports can often be wrong this time of year. All we really need is a four-hour window of decent weather to draw out all the hibernating PNW moto-folks. Actually, over the past nine years, we have been extremely lucky in terms of weather. We have only had a few rainy spring openers and maybe one with snow and hail. In the past, we have postponed the date to April a few times. The April option always puts us on or around tax day. Which is a bummer. And then there is the daylight factor. Waiting till April definitely helps with having more time to see. But, everyone is anxious to get their " Spring on ". So in the past, if the weather looks bad, we have made the March Spring Opener an informal and un-official "meet and greet ". That works too , but the next month it might rain again as well. So, all in all, it is hard to win. Or maybe we will either way. Just about now I can hear all of the " soggy bottoms / "I always ride in the rain" people saying," that is what rain gear is for!" ... And now I can hear that guy saying " Rain gear is for wussies!". It doesn't matter where you stand on the matter ..... If you ride out to Backfire and it is too Dark , too rainy , too cold , and too windy to chill out and walk around outside and mix it up with your friends and see the sweet bikes, then it's just not as good. And that is why we try to pick the best date to have the spring Opener. This time we were kind of lucky because we just had inclement weather meaning a few sprinkles and wind in Ballard. But, It was raining all over the area north and south of us. So the turnout was pretty small, but as they say" the people who did show had a great time! ". Below, you will find a few highlight from that evening.  Mark showed up early on his 1958 Lambretta.  Doug showed up on his new build. It is a 1978 Suzuki PE175, shopped down to a cafe/flat tracker style. Doug is planning to race it at dirtquake this year! Whoohoo!  There was definitely enough attendees to have a good time and see some interesting bikes. It was not a 500-600 person turn out like in the Summer, but a good time was had for sure  A beautiful Triton showed up. This is Jacks new ride for the Season. It came from Gloy Motorworks from LA. He is in the process of tweaking it to his own liking.  Jack  Nice BMW side car showed up.  Nice ! Hey, put that down.....haha....  When in doubt, roll up on a classic Cafe Racer!  We even got a classic PNW rainbow for the occasion!  If you didn't make it to the Spring Opener, this is the shirt from the event. We have plenty of them left, so please drop by the red info. / DJ booth and buy one to help support us. Thanks and see you on Wednesday, April 19th for Backfiremoto# 69. Cheers TW
  With spring and summer just around the corner, there is nothing better than camping in the Northwest! Well there is nothing better than camping with your buddy a vintage Yamaha Enduro. Last year I took my light weight vintage dirt bike/enduro with me camping numerous times. If I couldn’t take my dirt bike I took my Trail 90. I usually packed my Honda Xl250 with me, but a few times I bought the Yamaha. I suggest this year if you love motorcycles and mainly ride vintage street bikes to get yourself an old Enduro and give it a try. They are reasonably cheap and reasonably easy to work on and maintain. I suggest getting one that is street legal with license plate and is tabbed. I know you could go to a ORV park with ORV tabs, but you're really cutting yourself short if you can’t hit some Forest Service Roads, logging roads etc..legally.I like to bring my bike to Lake Wenatchee State Park to camp. So many dirt roads and trails up there by Leavenworth, Wa. I will give you a list of rides in another post.  I suggest getting yourself a little tool bag and a little extra storage so you can pack yourself a couple of good Session Ales, matches, a knife and your phone. Only use your phone for pictures and stuff, don’t go on social media, enjoy the ride and great outdoors! Also you might want to attach an extra gas can in case you plan on going far or need to start a quick fire. That’s what the matches are for. I am not sure why you’d want to start a fire? Perhaps you come upon fire pit and you are little chilly and you want to enjoy a campfire while you are drinking a nice session ale or sip of whiskey with that flask you brought. I also like to carry a little axe or machete. You never know when you might have to clear some brush or need a log for your fire or come across a big mean killer grizzly bear!   Why I am talking about all this stuff? I don’t know. This story is really about the Yamaha. So here are the details you came here for. This Yamaha 175-CT1-C is a decent Enduro with great clearance and decent power band. Remember this is 1971 so it's state of the art. They produce about 14 horse power at about 6350 RPM from this single cylinder two-stroke engine also has a five-port cylinder. They are easy to maintain and super reliable. They also have an Autolube feature that if maintained work like a charm. You can start this bike by disengaging the clutch and kicking without having to shift gears to neutral. This also has adjustable rear spring tension to compensate for weight, speeds and different road condition. I love this Yamaha because it’s lightweight enough to throw on the back of your SUV. Oh yeah and it’s pretty.  Stay tuned for more outdoor stories, motorcycle stuff and products we like or not like or think is ok and other things coming soon. If it ain’t smoking it ain’t working or something like that. |
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