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Mika
10-18-2006, 04:36 AM
BMW Group Press Club:

Intermot

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Intermot ’06 The Glaves Report (http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/intermot_06/glaves.htm)

News:

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We get a wrap up summary of Intermot ( http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0610/061016_15n.html ) with some figures and observations from the promoters.


FROM A PARK BENCH, CIDER MOVES INDOORS ( http://news.agendainc.com/mt-agenda/content/archives/2006/10/from_a_park_ben.html
)

BMW Chartered Club:

club: Inland Northwest BMW Riders, #318
founded: 4/11/2004
contact: Larry Garner (lrrgarner@aol.com)
22901 E. Settler Dr.
Liberty Lake, WA 99019 US
www.inbmwr.org

meetings: First Thursday of each month. Check website for location.
events: Hell's Canyon Roundup--cancelled for 2006
other events: Club rides, meetings, tech sessions


News from the 2007 Rally area:

Ozaukee – Washington Daily News ( http://www.dailynewsol.com/index.htm)

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Road Hogs ( http://www.dailynewsol.com/index.htm )

Fond Du Lac Reporter ( http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)

The Sheboygen Press ( http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)

Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam (http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/)

Feature:

http://photos.motorcycle-usa.com/Web/06_sport_tour1.jpg

Motorcycle USA pits the BMW K1200GT against Yamaha’s FJR1300 and the AE version. See how it fairs.

Waiting in the wings to take them both on is the new Kawasaki Concours.

http://thekneeslider.com/images/concours1.jpg

[url= http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3746&Page=1 ]MotorCycle USA ( http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3847&Page=5 [/url)took a look at it back in September when it came out, and The Kneeslider ( http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/10/09/new-kawasaki-concours-2008-concours-14/ ) took a detailed look in the beginning of October.

http://thekneeslider.com/images/concours3.jpg

Adventure Posts:

VFR – New Zealand ( http://www.vfrnewzealand.com/bike.pdf )

Biker Dictionary: word of the day

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/photos/RatBike.jpg

R (http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/R.htm):
Rat Bike - Bike made from several machines and kept on the road using as cheap as possible and painted matt black. Now has a class of its own and defined as any thing Mad Max would shoot at.
Rat Bike (#2) - A cosmetically challenged bike. It can be anything from a 'no maintenance' bike to a fine running 'sleeper'.
Rat Bike (#3) - The bike you use in foul weather or when you are going into a questionable neighborhood. A cheap reliable bike, but if lost or stolen is no big deal. This bike never gets washed.

Motorcycle Repair and Care:

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Some days I have troubles lacing my shoes. That is why slip on shoes and Velcro were invented wasn’t it? So when I was presented with this link ( http://www.instructables.com/id/ERL9F0H8MYET2JY5YL/?ALLSTEPS ) purporting to teach how to lace a spoked wheel I was a bit intimidated. After looking through the steps I think I could, with time and patience, lace the wheels on the Roadster. I know this because they are cast.

Other sites on this subject:
Spoke Wheel Lacing ( http://www.dansmc.com/spokewheels.htm )
Wheel Building: ( http://agwalker.com/wheelbuilding.html )Building BMW/2 Wheels
Motorcycle Cruiser ( http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/wire_wheel/ ) looks at ‘The Spokin Word: All about motorcycle wire wheels.
A place for tools ( http://store.eastcoastwheels.com/wheelbuilding.html ).
Spoke length formulas ( http://www.geocities.com/spokeanwheel/ )
Yet another site aimed at the amateur mechanic ( http://physiology.usouthal.edu/restore/wheel/wheel.html )
Finally Quick and Dirty Wheel Lacing ( http://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/dec00rsWheelLacing.html ).

Bike Candy:

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R50/2 (http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/en/index_frameset.html) of 1961st saddle, mudguards, links and express new. Original Hoske (http://www.beemergarage.com/Tanks03.html) tank 36liter. Bloknr and framenr right. German registration. Because of purchase older BMW.!!!!!! Choice from the voorvork on photograph, or earles voorvork


Unless noted otherwise, I have no known commercial interest in any products discussed or linked to in the Morning Reads.

Burnszilla
10-18-2006, 10:12 AM
And don't forget West Bend, WI news: http://www.topix.net/city/west-bend-wi

Mika
10-18-2006, 12:05 PM
And don't forget West Bend, WI news: http://www.topix.net/city/west-bend-wi
Check it daily for the extra items. :wave

BubbaZanetti
10-18-2006, 12:17 PM
i love how the concours stripped down looks a lot like that rat below it.......

Burnszilla
10-18-2006, 01:07 PM
Check it daily for the extra items. :wave
I've been checking your sources to see if we crawl them and if we don't I add them to the crawl.. Thanks!

Hodag
10-18-2006, 01:11 PM
I was a bit intimidated. After looking through the steps I think I could, with time and patience, lace the wheels on the Roadster. I know this because they are cast.


its comments like thses that keep me coming back...

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