mika
Still Wondering
Happy Birthday
mtorocyclenews.com/MCN: Digusted by public opinion of bikers.
Bikes in the Fast Lane: Speedway’s motorcycle ordinance baned.
I finally get back in the saddle for a long ride and then articles like this run. hellforleahtermagazine.com: Lazareth Snowtrack – a new concept in winter performance
As fun as the Ducati bikes are to read about the company itself provides even more entertainment. Ducati announces its first half results. While Cycle World gives an update on the stock ownership and attempt to take to company private once again.
Yamaha-motor.co.jp – Thai Yamaha Motor opens motorcycle training facility for improved safety.
MRF press releases are for information only.
MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)
For Immediate Release
11 August 2008
Contact: Carol Downs, Conference Director
Telephone: (303) 204-6939
Fax: (720) 748-0743
E-mail: downs@mrf.org
PANELISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MEETING OF THE MINDS 2008
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like you to join us on September
25-28th in Denver, CO for the 24th Annual Meeting of the Minds hosted by
ABATE of Colorado. This is a four-day event including seminars that are
targeted at educating motorcyclists on national and international issues
that are facing us now and will be facing us in the foreseeable future.
We are excited to announce that this year will feature "The Motorcycling
Community- Working Together," a panelist discussion of top industry
professionals.
Though the event kicks off Thursday evening with a Meet the MRF Board
session, the highlight of with weekend will come on Saturday in the
general session with the panelists. The panel will feature: Scott
Arminger, Harley Davidson Motor Corp.; Keith Ball, BikerNet.com (Author,
Freedom Fighter); Ed Moreland, American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and
Author; Duane Taylor, Govt. Relations Specialist – Motorcycle Industry
Council (MIC); Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, President – Motorcycle Riders
Foundation; and a yet-to-be-announced representative from the National
Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM). In addition to a wide array of
seminars and break-out sessions aimed at educating the attendees, the
weekend will also feature a rematch of the famed Kilts vs. Bibs Tug-of-War
contest, a banquet and silent auction on Saturday night. On Sunday
morning the Karen Bolin Memorial Ride will allow attendees who rode in to
take a tour of some of the surrounding area.
All MRF conferences offer an early registrations price break of $10 for
those who register before August 18, 2008. After that deadline,
registration for MRF members is $70, $80 for non-members. Registration
includes all seminars, materials and the banquet on Saturday evening.
Meeting of the Minds is being held at the Denver Tech Center Marriott,
4900 Syracuse, Denver, Co. We encourage you to make your hotel
reservations by Monday, August 18th to receive the conference rate of $89
a night. After Monday, the hotel will no longer hold the block of rooms
reserved for this event and we cannot guarantee that space will be
available in the conference hotel. To make a reservation at the Denver
Tech Center, please call them directly at 1-800-228-9290 and tell them
that you are with the Motorcycle Riders Foundation in order to receive the
group rate. If you plan to fly to Denver, ABATE of Colorado has set up a
shuttle that runs to and from the airport for your convenience. The
shuttle will run on Thursday, Sept. 25th from Noon to 10 pm and Friday,
Sept. 26th from 9 a.m. to 6 pm. To be picked up you will go out doors 506
or 507 (from baggage claim) and proceed to the limo/taxi booth on Island
1. Let the attendants there know that you want Classy Limos and tell them
how many are in your group. Upon registration check-in at the Conference
you will sign up for the return trip to the airport.
In order to register for this event, you can visit our website at
www.mrf.org or contact the office at (202) 546-0983. Registration forms
can be downloaded from the web and mailed to the MRF office at 236
Massachusetts Ave NE, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20002. For more
information about this conference contact Conference Director, Carol
Downs, at (303) 204-6939 or by e-mail at downs@mrf.org.
MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)
For Immediate Release
7 August 2008
Contact: Michael "Boz" Kerr, Vice President, Motorcycle Riders Foundation
Email: boz@mrf.org
MRF to meet with RNC Leadership
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) would like to announce that the
leadership of the Republican National Committee (RNC) has agreed to meet
with them. The meeting will take place on Monday, August 11, 2008 at the
headquarters of the RNC in Washington DC. Representing the MRF will be
Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Government Relations; Dave Dwyer,
Sustaining State Motorcyclists Rights Organization Representative; and
Michael Kerr, Vice President of the MRF.
The MRF sought to meet with the leadership of the RNC after a succession
of appointees of President Bush took positions that the MRF and many in
the motorcycling community felt were against their best interests. Those
appointees happened to be prominent Republicans in their own right.
The MRF is seeking a clarification on the Republican Party's position on
the doctrine of Federalism. The MRF will be asking whether this
administration and/or future Republican presidential administrations will
adhere to the longstanding GOP policy of the federal government not
interfering with state issues.
The MRF has also been in touch with the Democratic National Committee and
would hope to meet with them as well. A meeting with the campaign staff of
the presumptive Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party is also being
sought by the MRF.
Are you going to be in Germany in December? Check out INTERMONT, tickets are going on sale.
Should I stay or should I go now? … Kimi Raikkonen seems to be singing this old song lyric in his head. Autoweek.com says Riakkonen is considering a rally carrer after F1, but just when is the question.
BMW is making a big deal out of F1 technology being down streamed to the 3 Series. F1 and the other manufacturers are looking for ways to make F1 greener and more relevant to the real world. The first shot of at this is KERS. via: autobloggreen.com
autocar.co.uk: New design boss for McLaren
detnews.com: Even Toyota retool in the U.S.
motorauthority.com: Toyota reveals 99% nosedive in North American operating profit
motorauthority.com: Carroll Shelby and SAAC end legal guarrel
worldofbmw.com: BMW Motorrad celebrates 2008 Japanese Biker meeting
BMW NA is taking the Hydrogen 7 on a road trip/show:
BMW HYDROGEN 7 HITS THE ROAD WITH THE 2008 HYDROGEN ROAD TOUR
08/11/2008
BMW Hydrogen 7 Joins Department of Transportation, Department of Energy and Leading Automakers on a Two-Week Tour of 31 Cities, August 11 - August 23
Portland, ME - August 11, 2008... The BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- joins an unprecedented cross-country journey featuring hydrogen-powered cars by the world's leading automakers in the 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour.
From August 11 - 23, the hydrogen powered convoy will travel from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California with one goal: to call on congressional leaders to support the creation of a nationwide hydrogen fueling station infrastructure.
The Hydrogen Road Tour is a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, the California Fuel Cell Partnership and the National Hydrogen Association. In addition to BMW, participants include Daimler, GM, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Toyota, and VW. Also part of this broad coalition are hydrogen fuel providers Linde, BMW's hydrogen fuel partner for the Tour, and Air Products.
"BMW has already logged nearly 2 million miles in our fleet of 100 BMW Hydrogen 7s. Being on this tour will show more people that hydrogen is truly the best alternative transportation fuel. An internal combustion engine, powered by hydrogen should play an important role in the future of sustainable mobility," said Tom Baloga, BMW Vice President of Engineering, US.
What is most unusual about the Hydrogen Road Tour is the partnership between the world's leading automakers, key federal departments, influential non-governmental organizations and hydrogen fuel providers to bring the reality of practical, clean energy to our nation's legislators and the public. The tour will visit key members of Congress in their home states to allow them the opportunity to see and drive these cars.
BMW Hydrogen 7 is the only car on the tour that stores liquid hydrogen to power an internal combustion engine. Hydrogen is one of the cleanest energy sources available producing zero emissions. Essentially the only tailpipe emission is water vapor.
Mono-fuel Hydrogen 7 actually cleans the air
The tour fleet will include the mono-fuel version of the BMW Hydrogen 7, equipped with a V12 internal combustion engine (ICE) which has been engineered to run exclusively on hydrogen. It was created to showcase the zero CO2 and low emissions potential and feasibility of a dedicated hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE).
The Hydrogen 7's V12 mono-fuel ICE produces no CO2 and near-zero emissions, while not sacrificing performance. In fact, the tailpipe emissions are so infinitesimal they pushed the limits of current emission testing technology.
Independent authorities, including the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), have confirmed these results. ANL conducted emission tests on BMW Hydrogen 7 mono-fuel vehicles in early March 2008 and found that not only were the emissions infinitesimally small but when running, the vehicle actually cleaned the air.
Exhaust emissions clean enough to drink
Recent studies have also confirmed the water emitted by the Hydrogen 7 is, in fact, safe to drink.
Exhaust from the mono-fuel Hydrogen 7 tested by FGL Environmental was found to be well within the limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe drinking water standards. The Maximum Contaminant Limit, abbreviated MCL, is the maximum limit set by the EPA for chemicals found in drinking water. Results showed the MCL from mono-fuel H7 emissions to be in compliance with the health safety standards.
BMW Hydrogen 7 on the road
For more than a year, the BMW fleet of bi-fuel Hydrogen 7s has been an important milestone on the road to a hydrogen future, with more than 150 people driving nearly 2 million miles so far. The Pioneer Program, as it is called, has provided the flexibility of being able to gather real-world driving experience driving on hydrogen with the peace of mind that comes from knowing you won't run out of fuel. In addition to the BMW hydrogen pioneers, hundreds of people from academia, students, media, as well as the general public, have had the opportunity to experience the BMW Hydrogen 7.
Follow the Tour online at www.hydrogenroadtour.com. Learn more about the BMW Hydrogen 7 at http://bmwcleanenergy.com. With a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in place - the goal of the Hydrogen Road Tour - the hydrogen future would be a reality.
Nick Bostrom: our biggest problems
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mtorocyclenews.com/MCN: Digusted by public opinion of bikers.
Bikes in the Fast Lane: Speedway’s motorcycle ordinance baned.
I finally get back in the saddle for a long ride and then articles like this run. hellforleahtermagazine.com: Lazareth Snowtrack – a new concept in winter performance
As fun as the Ducati bikes are to read about the company itself provides even more entertainment. Ducati announces its first half results. While Cycle World gives an update on the stock ownership and attempt to take to company private once again.
Yamaha-motor.co.jp – Thai Yamaha Motor opens motorcycle training facility for improved safety.
MRF press releases are for information only.
MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)
For Immediate Release
11 August 2008
Contact: Carol Downs, Conference Director
Telephone: (303) 204-6939
Fax: (720) 748-0743
E-mail: downs@mrf.org
PANELISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MEETING OF THE MINDS 2008
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like you to join us on September
25-28th in Denver, CO for the 24th Annual Meeting of the Minds hosted by
ABATE of Colorado. This is a four-day event including seminars that are
targeted at educating motorcyclists on national and international issues
that are facing us now and will be facing us in the foreseeable future.
We are excited to announce that this year will feature "The Motorcycling
Community- Working Together," a panelist discussion of top industry
professionals.
Though the event kicks off Thursday evening with a Meet the MRF Board
session, the highlight of with weekend will come on Saturday in the
general session with the panelists. The panel will feature: Scott
Arminger, Harley Davidson Motor Corp.; Keith Ball, BikerNet.com (Author,
Freedom Fighter); Ed Moreland, American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and
Author; Duane Taylor, Govt. Relations Specialist – Motorcycle Industry
Council (MIC); Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, President – Motorcycle Riders
Foundation; and a yet-to-be-announced representative from the National
Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM). In addition to a wide array of
seminars and break-out sessions aimed at educating the attendees, the
weekend will also feature a rematch of the famed Kilts vs. Bibs Tug-of-War
contest, a banquet and silent auction on Saturday night. On Sunday
morning the Karen Bolin Memorial Ride will allow attendees who rode in to
take a tour of some of the surrounding area.
All MRF conferences offer an early registrations price break of $10 for
those who register before August 18, 2008. After that deadline,
registration for MRF members is $70, $80 for non-members. Registration
includes all seminars, materials and the banquet on Saturday evening.
Meeting of the Minds is being held at the Denver Tech Center Marriott,
4900 Syracuse, Denver, Co. We encourage you to make your hotel
reservations by Monday, August 18th to receive the conference rate of $89
a night. After Monday, the hotel will no longer hold the block of rooms
reserved for this event and we cannot guarantee that space will be
available in the conference hotel. To make a reservation at the Denver
Tech Center, please call them directly at 1-800-228-9290 and tell them
that you are with the Motorcycle Riders Foundation in order to receive the
group rate. If you plan to fly to Denver, ABATE of Colorado has set up a
shuttle that runs to and from the airport for your convenience. The
shuttle will run on Thursday, Sept. 25th from Noon to 10 pm and Friday,
Sept. 26th from 9 a.m. to 6 pm. To be picked up you will go out doors 506
or 507 (from baggage claim) and proceed to the limo/taxi booth on Island
1. Let the attendants there know that you want Classy Limos and tell them
how many are in your group. Upon registration check-in at the Conference
you will sign up for the return trip to the airport.
In order to register for this event, you can visit our website at
www.mrf.org or contact the office at (202) 546-0983. Registration forms
can be downloaded from the web and mailed to the MRF office at 236
Massachusetts Ave NE, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20002. For more
information about this conference contact Conference Director, Carol
Downs, at (303) 204-6939 or by e-mail at downs@mrf.org.
MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)
For Immediate Release
7 August 2008
Contact: Michael "Boz" Kerr, Vice President, Motorcycle Riders Foundation
Email: boz@mrf.org
MRF to meet with RNC Leadership
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) would like to announce that the
leadership of the Republican National Committee (RNC) has agreed to meet
with them. The meeting will take place on Monday, August 11, 2008 at the
headquarters of the RNC in Washington DC. Representing the MRF will be
Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Government Relations; Dave Dwyer,
Sustaining State Motorcyclists Rights Organization Representative; and
Michael Kerr, Vice President of the MRF.
The MRF sought to meet with the leadership of the RNC after a succession
of appointees of President Bush took positions that the MRF and many in
the motorcycling community felt were against their best interests. Those
appointees happened to be prominent Republicans in their own right.
The MRF is seeking a clarification on the Republican Party's position on
the doctrine of Federalism. The MRF will be asking whether this
administration and/or future Republican presidential administrations will
adhere to the longstanding GOP policy of the federal government not
interfering with state issues.
The MRF has also been in touch with the Democratic National Committee and
would hope to meet with them as well. A meeting with the campaign staff of
the presumptive Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party is also being
sought by the MRF.
Are you going to be in Germany in December? Check out INTERMONT, tickets are going on sale.
Should I stay or should I go now? … Kimi Raikkonen seems to be singing this old song lyric in his head. Autoweek.com says Riakkonen is considering a rally carrer after F1, but just when is the question.
BMW is making a big deal out of F1 technology being down streamed to the 3 Series. F1 and the other manufacturers are looking for ways to make F1 greener and more relevant to the real world. The first shot of at this is KERS. via: autobloggreen.com
autocar.co.uk: New design boss for McLaren
detnews.com: Even Toyota retool in the U.S.
motorauthority.com: Toyota reveals 99% nosedive in North American operating profit
motorauthority.com: Carroll Shelby and SAAC end legal guarrel
worldofbmw.com: BMW Motorrad celebrates 2008 Japanese Biker meeting
BMW NA is taking the Hydrogen 7 on a road trip/show:
BMW HYDROGEN 7 HITS THE ROAD WITH THE 2008 HYDROGEN ROAD TOUR
08/11/2008
BMW Hydrogen 7 Joins Department of Transportation, Department of Energy and Leading Automakers on a Two-Week Tour of 31 Cities, August 11 - August 23
Portland, ME - August 11, 2008... The BMW Hydrogen 7 -- the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan -- joins an unprecedented cross-country journey featuring hydrogen-powered cars by the world's leading automakers in the 2008 Hydrogen Road Tour.
From August 11 - 23, the hydrogen powered convoy will travel from Portland, Maine to Santa Monica, California with one goal: to call on congressional leaders to support the creation of a nationwide hydrogen fueling station infrastructure.
The Hydrogen Road Tour is a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, the California Fuel Cell Partnership and the National Hydrogen Association. In addition to BMW, participants include Daimler, GM, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Toyota, and VW. Also part of this broad coalition are hydrogen fuel providers Linde, BMW's hydrogen fuel partner for the Tour, and Air Products.
"BMW has already logged nearly 2 million miles in our fleet of 100 BMW Hydrogen 7s. Being on this tour will show more people that hydrogen is truly the best alternative transportation fuel. An internal combustion engine, powered by hydrogen should play an important role in the future of sustainable mobility," said Tom Baloga, BMW Vice President of Engineering, US.
What is most unusual about the Hydrogen Road Tour is the partnership between the world's leading automakers, key federal departments, influential non-governmental organizations and hydrogen fuel providers to bring the reality of practical, clean energy to our nation's legislators and the public. The tour will visit key members of Congress in their home states to allow them the opportunity to see and drive these cars.
BMW Hydrogen 7 is the only car on the tour that stores liquid hydrogen to power an internal combustion engine. Hydrogen is one of the cleanest energy sources available producing zero emissions. Essentially the only tailpipe emission is water vapor.
Mono-fuel Hydrogen 7 actually cleans the air
The tour fleet will include the mono-fuel version of the BMW Hydrogen 7, equipped with a V12 internal combustion engine (ICE) which has been engineered to run exclusively on hydrogen. It was created to showcase the zero CO2 and low emissions potential and feasibility of a dedicated hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE).
The Hydrogen 7's V12 mono-fuel ICE produces no CO2 and near-zero emissions, while not sacrificing performance. In fact, the tailpipe emissions are so infinitesimal they pushed the limits of current emission testing technology.
Independent authorities, including the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), have confirmed these results. ANL conducted emission tests on BMW Hydrogen 7 mono-fuel vehicles in early March 2008 and found that not only were the emissions infinitesimally small but when running, the vehicle actually cleaned the air.
Exhaust emissions clean enough to drink
Recent studies have also confirmed the water emitted by the Hydrogen 7 is, in fact, safe to drink.
Exhaust from the mono-fuel Hydrogen 7 tested by FGL Environmental was found to be well within the limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe drinking water standards. The Maximum Contaminant Limit, abbreviated MCL, is the maximum limit set by the EPA for chemicals found in drinking water. Results showed the MCL from mono-fuel H7 emissions to be in compliance with the health safety standards.
BMW Hydrogen 7 on the road
For more than a year, the BMW fleet of bi-fuel Hydrogen 7s has been an important milestone on the road to a hydrogen future, with more than 150 people driving nearly 2 million miles so far. The Pioneer Program, as it is called, has provided the flexibility of being able to gather real-world driving experience driving on hydrogen with the peace of mind that comes from knowing you won't run out of fuel. In addition to the BMW hydrogen pioneers, hundreds of people from academia, students, media, as well as the general public, have had the opportunity to experience the BMW Hydrogen 7.
Follow the Tour online at www.hydrogenroadtour.com. Learn more about the BMW Hydrogen 7 at http://bmwcleanenergy.com. With a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in place - the goal of the Hydrogen Road Tour - the hydrogen future would be a reality.
Nick Bostrom: our biggest problems
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