Mika
04-04-2007, 04:45 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=2007-4-4&c=1)
http://www.floriayancey.com/artphotos/cake.jpg
News:
Motorcycle-USA.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4559&Page=1) – Ducati reports record sales.
RuckerPerformance.com (http://www.ruckerperformance.com/news/archives/2007/superform.php) – Intorduces Superform Aluminum Tanks
Another challenger a BMW 450 will have to contend with. londonbikers.com (http://londonbikers.com/story/fb0b4b54-ba93-4f7d-8ae6-8a7e15f8428b) – Aprilia MXV 450 Motocrosser
Motorcylenews.com (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/user/21713/April/Triumph-Spokes/?R=EPI-90305) – Troubles with Triumph spokes.
theBeachCruiser.com (http://www.thebeachcruiser.com/blog/2007/04/03/performance-pioneer.html) – Custom Motorcycle talk.
GreenBaypressgazette.com (http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/GPG0101/704030567/1207/GPGnews) – Is there a cheese sample with a beer chaser in your future?
strangemaps.wordpress.com (http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/03/98-on-the-road-map-kerouac-traces-his-trip/) – ‘On the Road’ Map: Kerouac traces his trip
From the April Ural News letter comes information about ural.wikispaces.com (http://ural.wikispaces.com/) – The information here is billed as “provided for Ural riders,created and edited by Ural riders/owners all around. It is an every growing database of information to help us all make our Ural experience the best it can be.”
Motorcycle-USA.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4554&Page=1) – Cannonball Bike Run Update.
Blog Update:
A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Salcar (http://www.salcar.net/blog/2007/04/today_is_my_bir.html#comments). He turned 27 yesterday and is living his dream.
From Statdawg:
The International Council of BMW Clubs posted Salcars story on their web site. Their membership is 200,000 + members worldwide but includes autos and motorcycles. Europe the homeland of our marque is only 35,000 strong with both autos and motorcycles. The MOA is becoming an International Role model ?
www.bmw-clubs-international.com
MotoLiam (http://www.motoliam.com/)
PizzaCrusade.blogspot.com (http://pizzacrusade.blogspot.com/index.html)
Desmoblog (http://blog.ducati.com/post/122/le-condizioni-di-salute-di-troy)
Gear:
CrustytheBiker.blogspot.com (http://crustythebiker.blogspot.com/2007/04/show-and-tell.html) – Reviews Delorme Street Atlas 2007
Riding Skills:
Soundrider.com (http://www.soundrider.com/current/SMART_Cornering.htm) – SMART corniering
Soundrider.com (http://www.soundrider.com/current/track_days.htm) – Taking a track day.
theBikerweb.com (http://thebikerweb.com/TheBikerWeb/Blog/421AAF41-A64C-48B8-8081-352D19351928.html) Staying safe on your motorcycle #20 – Danger comes from the sides too.
Photography / Video:
DPS.com (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/travel-photography-getting-more-variety-in-your-shots/) – Getting more variety in your shots.
MOTORCYCLE MAYHEM Promo Video
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Technology:
iht.com (http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/03/business/gps.php?page=1) – Alternatives to GPS take flight.
M.R. Traveler
Illinois Travel Guide can be ordered or downloaded by clicking here. (http://www.enjoyillinois.com/spring/). Find out what to see on your way to and from the MOA International Rally this summer.
Or check out Pure Michigan Treks and Tours here. (http://www.michigan.org/travel/press/enewsletter/combo.asp?ContentId=893854EF-72A2-49B4-8B8E-5A565BEBCAB3&campaign=200703%2Etravel)
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/)
All things BMW
Motorcyclemuseum.org (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/classics/bike.asp?id=41) The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum has a nice feature on the 2976 BMW R90S.
AMADirectlink.com (http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2007/XSeries/) takes a look at the 2007 BMW X Series.
Infomotori.co.uk (http://www.infomotori.co.uk/a_988_EN_19653_1.html) –Peraves Mono Tracer
BusinessWeek.com (http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/mar2007/bw20070322_649508.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index _autos) – BMW’s Beetle
Blogf1.co.uk (http://blogf1.co.uk/2007/04/03/heidfeld-questions-bmw-policies/) – Heidfeld questions BMW policies
World of BMW news
High Performance at its best – all over the world. (http://www.worldofbmw.com/content/article.asp?article=755&artDate=03/04/2007)
http://www.worldofbmw.com/images/uploaded/070403-performance1.jpg
BMW Group Press Club:
Tracking the news from BMW at their English language sites and Germany
PressClub USA
No motorcycle sales figures included at this time:
BMW GROUP (USA) REPORTS 3.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER SALES
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 3, 2007... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 75,433 vehicles, a 3.9 percent increase over the 72,588 sold in the first quarter of 2006. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 2.2 percent in March sales, for 28,980 vehicles over the 28,352 vehicles reported in March 2006.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, as the company reported sales of 67,360 vehicles compared to 63,103 vehicles sold in first quarter of 2006.
March sales increased 3.4 percent for a total of 25,325 vehicles compared to 24,501 reported last March.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW’s automobile first quarter sales were up 3.5 percent, to 51,617 automobiles compared to 49,884 in the first three months of 2006. In March automobile sales declined slightly 1.2 percent, to 18,746 versus 18,966 in the same month a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 19.1 percent, to 15,743 vehicles compared to the 13,219 sold in the first three months of 2006. March sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 18.9 percent to 6,579 vehicles over the 5,535 sold last March.
Certified Pre-Owned
The company reported sales of 7,838 BMW CPO vehicles in March 2007, down 3.7 percent. Year-to-date, CPO were down 6.2 percent, to 19,008 over the 20,262 reported in the same period in 2006.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported March sales of 3,655 automobiles, down 5.1 percent from the 3,851 cars sold in March 2006. Year-to-date, MINI reported sales of 8,073 automobiles, 14.9 percent less than the 9,485 cars reported in the first quarter of 2006.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
http://www.bmwriders.net/images/bmwclogo.gif
club:
BMW Riders of Western Colorado, #270
founded:
4/21/1998
contact:
George Barnes (bmwrdl@rof.net)
PO Box 3271
Grand Junction, CO 81502-3271 US
www.bmwriders.net
meetings:
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. at All Sports Honda/BMW
events:
Thunder Mountain Rendezvous, Cedaredge CO, first weekend in June.
other events:
Occasional Club Rides, Bike Display @ Octoberfest, Christmas Toy Run
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/t_oww_big.jpg (http://www.travelwisconsin.com/Eagle_and_East_Troy.aspx)
In southeastern Waukesha County, the community of Eagle nestles up against the eastern edge of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, which preserves this remarkable glacial landscape in near-pristine condition
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://info.imz-ural.com/newsletter/0703/oat.jpg
From The Irbit Informer from Ural Motorcycles – The New 2007 Solo Model Ural – “The Oat Eater”
THE END (http://www.life-cycles-destiny.com/for/last-page-internet.htm)
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-4-4&c=1)
http://www.floriayancey.com/artphotos/cake.jpg
News:
Motorcycle-USA.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4559&Page=1) – Ducati reports record sales.
RuckerPerformance.com (http://www.ruckerperformance.com/news/archives/2007/superform.php) – Intorduces Superform Aluminum Tanks
Another challenger a BMW 450 will have to contend with. londonbikers.com (http://londonbikers.com/story/fb0b4b54-ba93-4f7d-8ae6-8a7e15f8428b) – Aprilia MXV 450 Motocrosser
Motorcylenews.com (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/user/21713/April/Triumph-Spokes/?R=EPI-90305) – Troubles with Triumph spokes.
theBeachCruiser.com (http://www.thebeachcruiser.com/blog/2007/04/03/performance-pioneer.html) – Custom Motorcycle talk.
GreenBaypressgazette.com (http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/GPG0101/704030567/1207/GPGnews) – Is there a cheese sample with a beer chaser in your future?
strangemaps.wordpress.com (http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/03/98-on-the-road-map-kerouac-traces-his-trip/) – ‘On the Road’ Map: Kerouac traces his trip
From the April Ural News letter comes information about ural.wikispaces.com (http://ural.wikispaces.com/) – The information here is billed as “provided for Ural riders,created and edited by Ural riders/owners all around. It is an every growing database of information to help us all make our Ural experience the best it can be.”
Motorcycle-USA.com (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4554&Page=1) – Cannonball Bike Run Update.
Blog Update:
A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Salcar (http://www.salcar.net/blog/2007/04/today_is_my_bir.html#comments). He turned 27 yesterday and is living his dream.
From Statdawg:
The International Council of BMW Clubs posted Salcars story on their web site. Their membership is 200,000 + members worldwide but includes autos and motorcycles. Europe the homeland of our marque is only 35,000 strong with both autos and motorcycles. The MOA is becoming an International Role model ?
www.bmw-clubs-international.com
MotoLiam (http://www.motoliam.com/)
PizzaCrusade.blogspot.com (http://pizzacrusade.blogspot.com/index.html)
Desmoblog (http://blog.ducati.com/post/122/le-condizioni-di-salute-di-troy)
Gear:
CrustytheBiker.blogspot.com (http://crustythebiker.blogspot.com/2007/04/show-and-tell.html) – Reviews Delorme Street Atlas 2007
Riding Skills:
Soundrider.com (http://www.soundrider.com/current/SMART_Cornering.htm) – SMART corniering
Soundrider.com (http://www.soundrider.com/current/track_days.htm) – Taking a track day.
theBikerweb.com (http://thebikerweb.com/TheBikerWeb/Blog/421AAF41-A64C-48B8-8081-352D19351928.html) Staying safe on your motorcycle #20 – Danger comes from the sides too.
Photography / Video:
DPS.com (http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/travel-photography-getting-more-variety-in-your-shots/) – Getting more variety in your shots.
MOTORCYCLE MAYHEM Promo Video
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PcDc0g5Xnrs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PcDc0g5Xnrs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
Technology:
iht.com (http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/03/business/gps.php?page=1) – Alternatives to GPS take flight.
M.R. Traveler
Illinois Travel Guide can be ordered or downloaded by clicking here. (http://www.enjoyillinois.com/spring/). Find out what to see on your way to and from the MOA International Rally this summer.
Or check out Pure Michigan Treks and Tours here. (http://www.michigan.org/travel/press/enewsletter/combo.asp?ContentId=893854EF-72A2-49B4-8B8E-5A565BEBCAB3&campaign=200703%2Etravel)
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/)
All things BMW
Motorcyclemuseum.org (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/classics/bike.asp?id=41) The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum has a nice feature on the 2976 BMW R90S.
AMADirectlink.com (http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2007/XSeries/) takes a look at the 2007 BMW X Series.
Infomotori.co.uk (http://www.infomotori.co.uk/a_988_EN_19653_1.html) –Peraves Mono Tracer
BusinessWeek.com (http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/mar2007/bw20070322_649508.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index _autos) – BMW’s Beetle
Blogf1.co.uk (http://blogf1.co.uk/2007/04/03/heidfeld-questions-bmw-policies/) – Heidfeld questions BMW policies
World of BMW news
High Performance at its best – all over the world. (http://www.worldofbmw.com/content/article.asp?article=755&artDate=03/04/2007)
http://www.worldofbmw.com/images/uploaded/070403-performance1.jpg
BMW Group Press Club:
Tracking the news from BMW at their English language sites and Germany
PressClub USA
No motorcycle sales figures included at this time:
BMW GROUP (USA) REPORTS 3.9 PERCENT INCREASE IN FIRST QUARTER SALES
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 3, 2007... The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported year-to-date sales of 75,433 vehicles, a 3.9 percent increase over the 72,588 sold in the first quarter of 2006. The BMW Group also reported an increase of 2.2 percent in March sales, for 28,980 vehicles over the 28,352 vehicles reported in March 2006.
BMW Brand Reports Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW brand vehicles were up 6.7 percent, as the company reported sales of 67,360 vehicles compared to 63,103 vehicles sold in first quarter of 2006.
March sales increased 3.4 percent for a total of 25,325 vehicles compared to 24,501 reported last March.
BMW Automobile Sales
BMW’s automobile first quarter sales were up 3.5 percent, to 51,617 automobiles compared to 49,884 in the first three months of 2006. In March automobile sales declined slightly 1.2 percent, to 18,746 versus 18,966 in the same month a year ago.
BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Sales
Year-to-date, sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 19.1 percent, to 15,743 vehicles compared to the 13,219 sold in the first three months of 2006. March sales of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles are up 18.9 percent to 6,579 vehicles over the 5,535 sold last March.
Certified Pre-Owned
The company reported sales of 7,838 BMW CPO vehicles in March 2007, down 3.7 percent. Year-to-date, CPO were down 6.2 percent, to 19,008 over the 20,262 reported in the same period in 2006.
MINI Brand
MINI Automobiles
MINI USA reported March sales of 3,655 automobiles, down 5.1 percent from the 3,851 cars sold in March 2006. Year-to-date, MINI reported sales of 8,073 automobiles, 14.9 percent less than the 9,485 cars reported in the first quarter of 2006.
BMW MOA Chartered Club:
http://www.bmwriders.net/images/bmwclogo.gif
club:
BMW Riders of Western Colorado, #270
founded:
4/21/1998
contact:
George Barnes (bmwrdl@rof.net)
PO Box 3271
Grand Junction, CO 81502-3271 US
www.bmwriders.net
meetings:
2nd Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m. at All Sports Honda/BMW
events:
Thunder Mountain Rendezvous, Cedaredge CO, first weekend in June.
other events:
Occasional Club Rides, Bike Display @ Octoberfest, Christmas Toy Run
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/t_oww_big.jpg (http://www.travelwisconsin.com/Eagle_and_East_Troy.aspx)
In southeastern Waukesha County, the community of Eagle nestles up against the eastern edge of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, which preserves this remarkable glacial landscape in near-pristine condition
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://info.imz-ural.com/newsletter/0703/oat.jpg
From The Irbit Informer from Ural Motorcycles – The New 2007 Solo Model Ural – “The Oat Eater”
THE END (http://www.life-cycles-destiny.com/for/last-page-internet.htm)