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Mika
03-21-2007, 05:47 AM
The motorcycling world viewed from the saddle of a BMW. A daily look at all things BMW, Euro-bike, products and things I find interesting on the internet. With links to news, reviews, events, riding skills, maintenance and racing series updates. Morning Reads is a one stop shop for motorcycling information.

Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-3-21&c=1)

http://onhongkongisle.com/images/birthday%20cake-thumb.gif

News:

iht.com (http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/16/news/journal.php) – talk of speed limits on the autobahn revs up Germans.

Fool.com (http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/03/20/foolish-forecast-ducatis-engine-check.aspx) – The Motley Fool takes a look at Ducati.

Gizmag.com (http://www.gizmag.com/go/7009/) Thee3 Acabion GTBO 450 Km/h streetable streamliner.

Motorcyclistonline.com (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/146_0703_msf_announces_training_study/) – MSF announces Motorcycle Rider Training Study.

modernmechanix.com (http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/20/grotesque-motorcycle-masks/) – Grotesque Motorcycle Masks

webBikeWorld.com (http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-racing-schedules/2007-triumph-thruxton-cup.htm) – 2007 Triumph Thruxton Cup Motorcycle Racing Schedule

Blog Update:

Helmet Hair Motocycle Blog (http://www.helmethairblog.com/entries/brittown-the-movie/) Like BritBikes and customs? Hemet Hair has a trailer for a new documentary.

Crusty the Biker (http://crustythebiker.blogspot.com/2007/03/ready-for-spring-anytime-now.html) wants spring!

Gear:

webBikeWorld.com (http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/parking-puck/) – Parking Puck

Photography:

DPS.com (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/food-photography-an-introduction/) takes on a photo subject near and dear to us…Food Photography – An Introduction.

Today’s RoadFood.com ( http://www.roadfood.com/)

Woot

Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)

The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)

Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)

BMW MOA Chartered Club:

http://www.jugheads.org/Nottingham_Biker_Bar.jpg

club:
Jugheads, #304

founded: 7/4/2002

contact:
Richie Huber (richie@superiorinterlock.com)
7339 Central Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385-8202 US
www.jugheads.org

meetings:
http://www.jugheads.org/chat
1st Monday of the month @ 10:30 est

events:
Ride to Americade - Lake George, NY 1st week in June
Ride to Montauk Lighthouse - Long Island, NY

other events:
Ride to BMWMOA Annual Rally and various local rides and gatherings.

http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/120673248-M.png (http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally07/rally07announce.htm)

Gemütlichkeit is the warm, comfortable feeling
one receives from pleasant surroundings and atmosphere.
I think you will find that when you come here.

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/upload/images/Destination/128176918251308954.jpg
The world's largest bike - an old-fashioned high wheeler formed out of fiberglass - welcomes visitors to Sparta, which dubs itself the "Bicycling Capital of America." The town offers ready access to several nationally known bike trails including the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, the first rails-to-trails bicycle route in the country. Sparta itself has a lovely historic downtown district. Its hospitality and location make it a good "home base" for day trips to nearby attractions. These include the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center in Warrens, about a 40-minute drive northeast of Sparta. Tours of Wisconsin's largest Amish settlement in nearby southern Monroe County can be arranged through Down a Country Road in Cashton, about 13 miles south of Sparta. Fort McCoy, eight miles northeast of Sparta, offers an excellent public recreation area as well as interesting military displays.
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/)

Weather

West Bend WI
Current (http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USWI0733?from=search_current)

10 Day Forcast (http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USWI0733?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared )

United States
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (http://www.noaa.gov/)

Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada (http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html)

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/images/headers/logo-dot-header.gif (http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/driving-cond.htm)
Travel Information – Driving Conditions and other related information sites.

Bike Candy:

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/BMW%20Bikes/images/BMW-R65-79-1.jpg

From: Vintagebike.co.uk (http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/BMW%20Bikes/pages/BMW-R65-79.htm)


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PAULBACH
03-21-2007, 06:20 AM
Autobahn Speeds

PFAFFENHAUSEN, Germany: Ask Marc Bongers about the wisdom of introducing a speed limit on the German autobahn, and he answers by revving the 435-horsepower engine of his specially modified Porsche impatiently. Slowpokes, he said, already spoil half the fun.

snip

With a stretch of empty road ahead, Bongers floored his accelerator — something that is still legal here — and within seconds the speedometer was registering 286 kilometers, or 178 miles, per hour. That, by way of comparison, is about the speed of a commercial jet on takeoff.

Hmmm - just add some stubby wings.

There is a fortune to be made by bringing back the motorcycle mask. (http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/20/grotesque-motorcycle-masks/) <- Check it out

Thanks Mika.