Mika
10-26-2006, 06:03 AM
BMW Group Press Club:
http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/intermot_06/Xchallenge/small/P0030531.jpg
BMW UK announces it will feature the X class at UK Dirt Bike Show.
Preparations are well underway for next month's Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 16-19 November. It is the UK's biggest off-road motorcycle show and for the first time in the event's six-year history, BMW Motorrad will be making an appearance as one of the main exhibitors.
Having just released details of the new 650cc single-cylinder G Series range - which includes the Xchallenge enduro, Xmoto supermoto and Xcountry adventure sports bikes - BMW Motorrad will be offering visitors a chance to see these machines in the metal, along with the powerful HP2 Enduro and much more besides.
If this isn't enough to whet the appetite, other highlights on the stand will include the BMW all-purpose Globetrotting machine that currently leads the sales charts by some distance in the Adventure Sport category - the MCN Award winning R 1200 GS Adventure. The BMW F650 GS Dakar single-cylinder machine will also be on display at Stoneleigh Park.
Off-road aficionados will be well aware of Long Way Round's Charley Boorman and BMW Off-Road Skills Chief Instructor Simon Pavey's efforts in this year's Dakar Rally. Their adventure has been turned into the Race To Dakar book and television series, which is currently being shown weekly on Sky. Charley's modified Touratech F 650 GS Dakar race bike will be exhibited on the BMW stand.
BMW Chartered Club:
club: Lehigh Valley Chapter of BMW MOA, #277 founded: 3/1/2000
contact: Floyd Keim (fnkeim@ptd.net)
11 West Pine Street
Emmaus, PA 18049 US
meetings: Ride on the 2nd Sunday of each month
News from the 2007 Rally area:
Ozaukee Washington Daily News ( http://www.dailynewsol.com/index.htm)
Fond Du Lac Reporter ( http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)
The Sheboygan Press ( http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam (http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/)
News:
http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2006/10/25/images/2006102500610301.jpg
No cams, no scams! (http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2006/10/25/stories/2006102500610300.htm) Three engineering students at the PES Institute of Technology in Bangalore come up with a new engine concept.
Rumors:
Rally 2007 representatives have been seen at Narita Airport (http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/best-beer-dispenser-ever-209988.php) in Japan inspecting this piece of equipment!
Adventure Posts:
http://www.60kph.com/rides/north/frozen/images/frozen_2.jpg
I thought we would go touring with the 60|Kph (http://www.60kph.com/rides/north/frozen/index.htm) crowd as long we were in India reading tech articles.
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
BMW-Motorrads South African site takes a look at Clutch Repair and Care (http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/bikes/workshop/tech/articles/clutch_dch.html)
Technology:
http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/6375_24100634041.jpg
gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/6375/) is reporting on a new motorcycle hand grip with multiple embedded controls to simplify rider control.
Biker Dictionary: word of the day:
W.H.O.R.E. (http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/w.htm)- We Haul Our Rides Everywhere.Those people that trailor their bikes to about 2 miles from an event, and then unload them and gently ride them in, only if there isn't going to be any rain, dust or dirt roads.
Bike Candy:
http://www.2tausend1.de/motors/normal/BMW-R60-1965.jpg
http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/_common/img/fascination/history/data_m/hist_mod_r60_2_m.jpg
Note:PDF file of R60/2 is attached at the end of the Morning Reads.
Unless noted otherwise, I have no known commercial interest in any products discussed in the Morning Reads
The Pit Crew View: Racing News:
AMA Pro Racing (http://www.amasupermoto.com/article.php?sc=1181&aid=8927&UID=RX7Hl0fwmTmrq4SDFeG9sc1Ku8Tykz) announces organizational changes.
Events:
http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/images/header/slash2/forumlogo.gif
Chartered Clubs & Local Events (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21)
Fellow members and clubs post local events here, which are great reasons to get out and ride or visit an area.
http://www.sportsmensshows.com/CaCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg[img]
January 5-7, 2007
Roundup Centre
Stampede Park (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/CaCycle/visitor.htm)
[img]http://www.sportsmensshows.com/EdCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg
Edmonton Motorcycle Show (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/EdCycle/visitor.htm)
January 12-14, 2007
Northlands
Agricom
http://www.sportsmensshows.com/VanCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg
January 25-28, 2007
Tradex Exhibition Centre
Abbotsford (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/VanCycle/visitor.htm), B.C.
http://www.salonmotoquebec.com/images/intro_02.jpg
February 10-12
Centre de foires de Quebec ( http://www.salonmotoquebec.com/eng/accueil.htm)
http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/data/site/motorcycleshows/motorcycleshowslogoImage1153431147106.jpg
Phoenix AZ (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358886) November 3 5, 2006
Houston TX (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358889) November 10 - 12 2006
Fort Worth TX (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358885) November 17- 19 2006
Seattle WA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358891) December 1-3 2006
Long Beach CA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358892) December 8 -10 2006
San Mateo CA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358893) December 15-17 2006
Novi MI (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359152) January 5 7 2006
Washington DC (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359156) January 12 14 2006
New York NY (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359158) January 19 21 2006
Cleveland OH (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359162) January 26 28 2007
Minneapolis MN (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359167) February 2 4 2006
Chicago IL (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359181) February 9 11 2006
Atlanta GA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359197) February 23 26 2006
http://www.bmwmoa.org/features/intermot_06/Xchallenge/small/P0030531.jpg
BMW UK announces it will feature the X class at UK Dirt Bike Show.
Preparations are well underway for next month's Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 16-19 November. It is the UK's biggest off-road motorcycle show and for the first time in the event's six-year history, BMW Motorrad will be making an appearance as one of the main exhibitors.
Having just released details of the new 650cc single-cylinder G Series range - which includes the Xchallenge enduro, Xmoto supermoto and Xcountry adventure sports bikes - BMW Motorrad will be offering visitors a chance to see these machines in the metal, along with the powerful HP2 Enduro and much more besides.
If this isn't enough to whet the appetite, other highlights on the stand will include the BMW all-purpose Globetrotting machine that currently leads the sales charts by some distance in the Adventure Sport category - the MCN Award winning R 1200 GS Adventure. The BMW F650 GS Dakar single-cylinder machine will also be on display at Stoneleigh Park.
Off-road aficionados will be well aware of Long Way Round's Charley Boorman and BMW Off-Road Skills Chief Instructor Simon Pavey's efforts in this year's Dakar Rally. Their adventure has been turned into the Race To Dakar book and television series, which is currently being shown weekly on Sky. Charley's modified Touratech F 650 GS Dakar race bike will be exhibited on the BMW stand.
BMW Chartered Club:
club: Lehigh Valley Chapter of BMW MOA, #277 founded: 3/1/2000
contact: Floyd Keim (fnkeim@ptd.net)
11 West Pine Street
Emmaus, PA 18049 US
meetings: Ride on the 2nd Sunday of each month
News from the 2007 Rally area:
Ozaukee Washington Daily News ( http://www.dailynewsol.com/index.htm)
Fond Du Lac Reporter ( http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)
The Sheboygan Press ( http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)
Daily Citizen, Beaver Dam (http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/)
News:
http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2006/10/25/images/2006102500610301.jpg
No cams, no scams! (http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2006/10/25/stories/2006102500610300.htm) Three engineering students at the PES Institute of Technology in Bangalore come up with a new engine concept.
Rumors:
Rally 2007 representatives have been seen at Narita Airport (http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/best-beer-dispenser-ever-209988.php) in Japan inspecting this piece of equipment!
Adventure Posts:
http://www.60kph.com/rides/north/frozen/images/frozen_2.jpg
I thought we would go touring with the 60|Kph (http://www.60kph.com/rides/north/frozen/index.htm) crowd as long we were in India reading tech articles.
Motorcycle Repair and Care:
BMW-Motorrads South African site takes a look at Clutch Repair and Care (http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/bikes/workshop/tech/articles/clutch_dch.html)
Technology:
http://www.gizmag.com/pictures/6375_24100634041.jpg
gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/6375/) is reporting on a new motorcycle hand grip with multiple embedded controls to simplify rider control.
Biker Dictionary: word of the day:
W.H.O.R.E. (http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/dictionary/w.htm)- We Haul Our Rides Everywhere.Those people that trailor their bikes to about 2 miles from an event, and then unload them and gently ride them in, only if there isn't going to be any rain, dust or dirt roads.
Bike Candy:
http://www.2tausend1.de/motors/normal/BMW-R60-1965.jpg
http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/_common/img/fascination/history/data_m/hist_mod_r60_2_m.jpg
Note:PDF file of R60/2 is attached at the end of the Morning Reads.
Unless noted otherwise, I have no known commercial interest in any products discussed in the Morning Reads
The Pit Crew View: Racing News:
AMA Pro Racing (http://www.amasupermoto.com/article.php?sc=1181&aid=8927&UID=RX7Hl0fwmTmrq4SDFeG9sc1Ku8Tykz) announces organizational changes.
Events:
http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/images/header/slash2/forumlogo.gif
Chartered Clubs & Local Events (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21)
Fellow members and clubs post local events here, which are great reasons to get out and ride or visit an area.
http://www.sportsmensshows.com/CaCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg[img]
January 5-7, 2007
Roundup Centre
Stampede Park (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/CaCycle/visitor.htm)
[img]http://www.sportsmensshows.com/EdCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg
Edmonton Motorcycle Show (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/EdCycle/visitor.htm)
January 12-14, 2007
Northlands
Agricom
http://www.sportsmensshows.com/VanCycle/imagesHp/hp_02.jpg
January 25-28, 2007
Tradex Exhibition Centre
Abbotsford (http://www.sportsmensshows.com/VanCycle/visitor.htm), B.C.
http://www.salonmotoquebec.com/images/intro_02.jpg
February 10-12
Centre de foires de Quebec ( http://www.salonmotoquebec.com/eng/accueil.htm)
http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/data/site/motorcycleshows/motorcycleshowslogoImage1153431147106.jpg
Phoenix AZ (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358886) November 3 5, 2006
Houston TX (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358889) November 10 - 12 2006
Fort Worth TX (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358885) November 17- 19 2006
Seattle WA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358891) December 1-3 2006
Long Beach CA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358892) December 8 -10 2006
San Mateo CA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=358893) December 15-17 2006
Novi MI (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359152) January 5 7 2006
Washington DC (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359156) January 12 14 2006
New York NY (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359158) January 19 21 2006
Cleveland OH (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359162) January 26 28 2007
Minneapolis MN (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359167) February 2 4 2006
Chicago IL (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359181) February 9 11 2006
Atlanta GA (http://motorcycleshows.com/motorcycleshows/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=359197) February 23 26 2006