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Mika
08-05-2007, 05:48 AM
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2007-8-5&c=1)

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BMW in the News

bikemagazine.co.uk (http://www.bikemagazine.co.uk/nav?page=bikemagazine.contentspage&view_resource=6883226)
Bike has GS650 Xcountry in its long term stable.
Khal Harris, staff rider is giving his initial impressions.

MIM breakthrough in BMW engines
pim-international.com (http://www.pim-international.com/industrynews/000241.html?sid=KfhZlxiDYG5I5cJ3tlQaYDouZjjEvOX6)
Car guy stuff, I know, but will it be coming to a motorcycle engine near you?

TED (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5): Ideas worth spreading
TED Blog (http://blog.ted.com/),Conferences (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/7), Themes (http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes), Talks (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks) and Speakers (http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers)


BMW Press: News and press releases from the official BMW sources

BMW Group

To the limit (http://www.bmwgroup.com/e/nav/index.html?../0_0_www_bmwgroup_com/home/home.html&source=overview)
A brief look at testing done to make BMW autos ready for the real world.


BMW Sauber F1: Website (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)

F1 News from Qualifying:

formul1.com (http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2007/8/6589.html)
Alonso on pole in Hungary as BMW edge out Ferrari

f1complete.com (http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/5648/617/)
Hungarian GP qualifying in words and pictures.

motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=264083)
F1: Saturday Press Conference – Alanso, Hamilton and Heidfeld

At the German GP it was BMW drivers Kubica and Heidfeld that were mad with each other. Now the McLaren drivers are at each others throats at the Hungarian GP
f1complete.com (http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/5650/617/)
Alonso claims Hamilton triggered pit controversy.

The gospel according to Ron Dennis –
motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=264115)
Ron Dennis explains pit controvery.

pitpass.com (http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=32359)
Alonso loses pole

pitpas.com (http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=32360)
McLaren appeals stewards decision.

It is the Hungarian Grand Prix week end. Follow the race, pre and post race interviews and news on the BMW Sauber F1 site or these:

Formula 1 .com (www.formula1.com[/url) the official F1 website.

BBCsportmotosport.co.uk (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/default.stm)

Motoring.co.za (http://www.motoring.co.za/)

F!COMPLETE (http://www.f1complete.com/)

Wheels24.co.za (http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/NewsPics/Home/0,,1369-1375,00.html)

motorsport.com (http://www.motorsport.com/news/series.asp?S=F1)


BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)

BMW Yachtsport (http://bmw-yachtsport.com/ys/en/index.html)

BMW Golfsport (http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/index.html)

BMW Oracle Racing (http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html?track.refer=)

BMW Sport website ( http://bmw-sports.com/en/index.html)


News:

This needs no translation
motoblog.it (http://www.motoblog.it/galleria/ducati-terra-mostro/)
Ducati Terra Mostro

This may be worthwhile to keep in mind when you need to ship your bike.
prweb.com (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/8/prweb512836.htm)
Milwaukee-Based Motorcycle Shipper Integrates GPS Tracking System
Daily Driect/HaulBikes is adding GPS to their entire fleet, tie it into a web site where you will be able to track your bikes progress. The system will also alert you when the bike is in a pre-determined range from its destination.

womenridersnow.com (http://www.womenridersnow.com/PublicFiles/DepartmentViewer.asp?ArticleID=663)
Metzeler Bike Contest Storms Sturgis for Fifth Year in a Row

cctv.com (http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070730/113707.shtml)
Chinese motor sales grow in Egypt


Iron Butt Rally 2007

Iron Butt Rally (http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/default.cfm)
With links to information on past rallies.

The 2007 Iron Butt Rally will take off on Monday, August 20, 2007
from the St. Louis, Missouri area. Once again, it will be a challenge
not only to riding skills but also the riders ability to map a
successful route in order to maximize points and solve the
time/distance equation.
Iron Butt.org:
Website ( http://www.ironbutt.com/about/default.cfm)
Forum ( http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=702&get=last)
SaddleSore Website ( http://www.saddlesore.com/)

Iron Butt Rally in the News:
Morning Reads attempt to give you ways for you to follow the event and fill in some of the background for the unfamiliar.


Bike Reviews:

motorcycledaily.com (http://www.motorcycledaily.com/03august07_2008triumph_street3.htm)
2008 Triumph Street Triple: MD First Ride

motociclismo.it (http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.motociclismo.it/edisport/moto/notizie.nsf/SommarioPub/AE5579D4D31BAE50C125732A003E1007%3FOpenDocument&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmotociclismo%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den)
Suzuki B-King: exaggerated in the dimensions and the power.

motorbox.com (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.motorbox.com/Moto/Magazine/BuellUlysses2008_anteprima.html&hl=en&langpair=it|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8)
Italian site MotoBox Previews: Buell Ulysses for 2008


Blog Update (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225349&posted=1#post225349)

Foriegn Language Blogs (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=225351&posted=1#post225351)


Gear:

webbikeworld.com (http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-gloves/velocity-gear/ss-metalwear-gloves/)
Velocity Gear SS Metalwear Motorcycle Gloves

I don’t know about them as riding gloves but they may be the new forum poster wear.


Motorcycle Repair and Care:

How to use a dual swingarm rearstand
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Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)


Parts:

cyrilhuzeblog.com (http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2007/08/04/world-tracker-gps-for-your-motorcycle/)
World Tracker GPS for Your Motorcycle


Riding Skills:

A-harley-motorcycle (http://www.a-harley-motorcycle.com/blog/archives/2007/08/02/start-at-the-beginning-online-help-for-new-motorcyclists/)
Start at the beginning: Online Help For New Motorcyclists

motorcycle.com (http://www.motorcycle.com/how-to/master-the-street-29987.html)
Master the Street


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)


xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/) A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language


Bike Candy:

Bike Candy can take many forms. The common source is the work obsessively loving work of someone’s hands. The Feature in the 3 August M.R. was an article by The Kneeslider (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/08/02/munch-mammut-replicas-by-mike-kron/) about the Munc Mammut Replicas by Mike Kron.

I was fascinated by the Munch Mammut when it first came out. I am even more fascinated by the care and effort Mike Kron has given to his replicas. Sit back and scroll through words and pictures from his web site: mammut-1000.de (http://www.mammut-1000.de/)

Translation by Google Translator

Über mich About Me

Born 1961, grown up in motorcycle an inspired family, I already came as a boy into contact with old motorcycles (max, Horex, BMW), which my father collected and restored. The enthusiasm for historical motorcycles accompanied me from then on.

After the middle ripe one I learned KFZ mechanics, made I the training and examination following the specialized university-level graduation. The mastership examination as mechanic masters/two-wheeler mechanic masters I put 1988 down. Over a special permission I was already 1987 as an independent two-wheeler restorer actively. Constant further training and challenges with extreme restorations brought me in front on the way to the restorer for many museums and private collecting tanks.

Today I lead my restoration studio with two coworkers in an old, converted and restored farm.

Mike Kron

Tätigkeitsfeld: Field of Activity

In my restoration studio high-quality, detail-faithful restorations at historical two-wheelers are accomplished. My clients are private collecting tanks, single customers and museums. I work for customers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the USA.

With a restoration are to be solved a multiplicity from different problems to. I am to be settled able all resulting tasks. The preparation of plates, muffler plants, wheel hubs, frame parts and tanks rank among the usual tasks.

Exactly the same I am in a the position new engine components such as crank case, cylinder, cylinder heads, crankshafts, carburetors, pinion-corrode, to manufacture clutches….. Often I am posed before the task to restore from a delivered framework and engine a complete and original-faithful motorcycle. Here then the parts to large extent, described above, must be manufactured. For the reconstruction of missing parts I can fall back to my extensive archives with technical periodicals, specialized technical, innumerable pictures and slides, which I carried over the years together. Likewise I have to look for the possibility in different firm archives for information.

A small however high-interesting part of my activity is the building of Replika motorcycles. I copy the following motorcycles original-faithfully:

Das Mammut Nachbau-Projekt The Mammut Reproduction Project

The lengthen-year old enthusiasm for the MÜNCH giant was still strengthened by the purchase of a MÜNCH. As necessary is the case for my order restorations, I investigated the history of the MÜNCH. In an older Motrorrad Fachzeitschrft I saw a picture of a MÜNCH, which was up to then completely unknown to me. Demands to more sieser illustrated MÜNCH with proven MÜNCH experts led this motorcycle to no result, were completely unknown.

For further investigation I visited Friedel Münsch in its workshop in leaves oh. It could answer then the important questions to me to these shown MÜNCH. It concerned the 1. Series of the MÜNCHS, were manufactured 13 pieces by this model. A majority went to the USA into the export, mainly. Now was clear, the research to siesem MÜNCH model must in the USA be resumed.

By my friends in the USA I could attach first contacts and I found owners of such early MÜNCH motorcycles. It began an exchange of information and pictures. In the context of my research work I discovered a MÜNCH owner of the completely early time also here in Germany. I could visit it and he supported me with its whole knowledge. It saw the production with Friedel Münch personally and made approx. 200 pictures during the structure of the MÜNCHS in Ossenheim. By the support of a MÜNCH of driver I could take up contact with one of the few German MÜNCH series 1 owner. As I him visited gave it a large surprise, it had the MÜNCH of 1967 still. This motorcycle was used now as sample motorcycle.

By our restoration work on MÜNCH motorcycles I had already after-manufactured and could many parts these the American MÜNCH collecting tanks offer. A collecting tank visited me here in my restoration studios and brought an enormous amount at information and addresses also. The next step was the USA a Forschungsreise. There I could look at myself the machines in genuine and photograph the vehicle details. My activities concerning these completely early MÜNCH then also into German MÜNCH collecting tank circles admits and was inquired, what with these early MÜNCH on itself had it.

My information collected now resulted in a completely clear picture over these first 13 built MÜNCH Motrorräder. To buy there was none such motorcycle, most is in firm collecting tank hands.

My experience and knowledge in reconstructing and restoring classical motorcycles, was it only a small step for decision to copy this early MÜNCH in a limited number of items. Inquiries of three MÜNCH collecting tanks were present, so that the reproduction project was started.

Its conclusion found this project in the context of the public presentation on 11 November 2005.

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Mika
08-05-2007, 05:50 AM
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08-05-2007, 05:51 AM
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08-05-2007, 05:52 AM
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bluwing
08-05-2007, 07:01 AM
Wow, thanks for the Mammut build story and pics, that is just craft beautiful.
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Bokrijder
08-05-2007, 02:27 PM
The slip cover of Floyd Clymer's book - A treasury of motorcycles of the world" sports a large period photo of the Mommut, but unfortunately it was not mentioned in the text. Though the book is somewhat shallow, there is a good photo collection of seldom seen marks, Greeves, Cotton, Jawa, Penton, Marushu, The Metrala, Mercurio and such.

Nice post Mika

Motard

PAULBACH
08-05-2007, 04:29 PM
This fellow is to aluminum what

Sorin is to landscapes, seascapes, and still-lives.

The Art Of Sorin: (http://www.sgallery.net/)