Silly Biker Tricks

Yeah, like this kind of thing does any good:

Amy Couture rides a Honda 750 shadow. It's her survivor bike, her husband, Ed Couture, said. "After she beat cancer she said, 'I gotta live' and bought herself a bike. This is her third season on it."

The Coutures, of Milton, will be riding together in "Cruz'n for a Cure" on Saturday. Ed rides a 2005 Honda VTX 1300.

The Coutures started participating in Relay For Life events sponsored by the American Cancer Society in 2003 after Amy's battle with the disease. The first year they raised $700.

"The feeling was amazing to be with survivors and I wanted to do more," Ed Couture said. "The next year we raised $1,200 with a Texas Hold 'Em tournament."

Couture said cancer has hit his family hard. He wanted to continue to do bigger things for Relay For Life and his two passions collided creating "Cruz'n for a Cure:" riding motorcycles and finding a cure for cancer.

"This event is 100 percent volunteer-run," he said. "Every penny goes to Chittenden Relay For Life."

And no Bikeathon ride today for me in PDX.  E's taking the afternoon off and we're gonna hang out, including a jaunt up to Clackamas to pick up my new glasses (I broke mine on the plane last week)!  We're planning on riding together downtown tomorrow, which should be a bit cooler and more fun than going solo.  Yeah, I'm behind now...

ntodd