5 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE LANDMARK CHALLENGE GOES LIVE!
You may well be wondering what happened to the Day 6 countdown… well, I was busy dropping off my Sportie at V Twin for some work, handing over the first two Challenge Packs (to Mr & Mrs Frohawk), then I took out my other half’s bike to try out the forward controls… weird! Then I had a hen do to go to, so apologies, day 6 didn’t happen.
So we jump to Day 5 – what would Google supply me with for that? I was surprised to find that 5 gears didn’t appear in a Harley engine until 1980… read on!
“For more than 50 years, Harley-Davidson riders had to be content with four gears. The company's four-speed transmission design was solid enough to remain virtually unchanged from its introduction in the 1930s until its retirement in the 1980s, but during that half century, many Harley riders wished for one more gear at the top. Eventually their wish came true, with a five-speed gearbox that would stay at the top of Harley's transmission line for over 25 years.
In 1980, Harley-Davidson debuted its FLT Tour Glide model, a 1,300 cc Big Twin touring bike. The FLT introduced several innovations, including a new rubber engine mount system that reduced vibration and a front fork that was mounted behind the steering head. The FLT also featured Harley's first five-speed transmission, which was hard bolted to the bike's engine. This new transmission added the extra gear that Harley riders had wanted for a long time, and the fifth gear increased the bike's top speed while allowing for low ratios in the lower gears”.
The 2022 Landmark challenge will go live on 15th April 2022, (Good Friday). We have made some slight changes to this year’s challenge now that we have a full chapter riding calendar and can now raise money for our chosen charity with raffles at club night.
Registration to this time is just £5 per bike, payment by bank transfer to our Chapter bank account, Nene Valley Hog, sort code: 20-61-51, account number: 10037877. Please use reference LMC 2022 when making the payment.
Once payment has been confirmed, you will be given access to the Landmarks, and will be sent a coloured ribbon to show in your photo that you will need to upload onto the Landmark Challenge Facebook page.
There are 50 Landmarks to visit this year. At each one simply take a selfie showing the Landmark and ribbon, and where possible your bike, post it on the Landmark Challenge Facebook page and you will be awarded a point.
This year, we are using 10 Road Captain club rides as part of the challenge. Going on the ‘Road Captain Choice’ rides will attract additional points. You will be awarded an additional 10 points for going on 5 RC choice rides and 20 additional points for going on all 10 RC choice rides.
As last year, the winner will be the person with the most points at the end on the year. The last day of the challenge will be the day of our remembrance ride 13th November 2022.
If you’re able to sign up before attending Club night on April 13th we can give you your ribbon there – if we don’t have to post them out the Charity will receive more of your donation, yay!
Feel free to contact me or Simon if you have any questions.
