AUSTIN -- On Feb. 3, police say a hit-and-run driver ran a red light in downtown Austin, hitting two women at the intersection of Eighth Street and San Jacinto.

WASHINGTON -- At 7:56 PM on Friday, the police spotted an individual recklessly driving his off-road motorcycle. Chris Gray, the Yakima County deputy, was unable to stop the individual, who used a ditch road to get away. What’s a police officer to do? Facebook to the rescue!

As a fellow biker, you gotta love this time of the year.  Aside from the usual bike maintenance etc…, you should check out some of the following cool new gadgets for bikers:

Garmin’s waterproof Zūmo 660 GPS can be the brains of your bike. A speed limit indicator and lane assist help keep you on track, while MP3 and Bluetooth features help you secretly rock out to the Glee soundtrack in your helmet.

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Check these items out.  Now hit the road!  Ride safe, smart and hard.

Gynecologist….. a motorcycle mechanic?
• A gynecologist was getting sick of his job and decided that he needed a career change. He’d always enjoyed tinkering with motorcycle engines so thought he’d become a motorcycle mechanic. The good doctor went along to the American Institute of Motorcycling, the best motorcycle mechanics school in the country, and completed the training class. The final exam was to strip a bike engine completely and reassemble it – obviously back into perfect working order. So our gynecologist friend did the test and anxiously awaited the result. The day he received the results he got quite a surprise, he got 150%! He quickly phoned the instructor and queried the mark. The instructor said, “No, no that’s right. First I gave you 50% for stripping down the engine — a very thorough job. Next I gave you 50% for reassembling it – a fantastic job really. Then I gave you a 50% bonus for doing it all through the muffler.”