Morning Reads: 25 September 2008

[mika]

Happy Birthday


US Forest Service: Fall color guide

urbanext.uiuc.edu: The Miracle of Fall ÔÇô About Fall Color

visordown.com: Piaggio gobbles up Moto Guzzi
.pdf of the Piaggio Press Release
Moto Guzzi, already a part of Piaggio but built in its historic plant, will now be built in a consolidated Piaggio location.


The stuff rumors are made of; Moto-station.com had a photo shop contest predicting 2009 models. The lead in this article is Christian PapzoglakisÔÇÖ take on the rumored F800R
motostation.com: Competition photomontage Moto-Station: BMW Agusta and 2009 Suzuki


motoring.co.za: WE RIDE ÔÇô HarleyÔÇÖs 2009 tourers


Do these types of articles create buyers or are they responding to a market trend?
motorradonline.de: 3000 Euro-Bikes


thebikergene.com: McLean Monowheel inventor almost killed by his own machine


motorcycledaily.com: U.S. Market to get distinctive Kawasaki ER-6n for 2009

roadracingworld.com: Video ÔÇô Bonneville MV Agusta F4 sets LSR


Biaggi Vallelunga WSBK crash from this past weekend. Both riders are okay.
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theglobeandmail.com: Why we love, hate, fear cars


pressbox.de: The new BMW 7 Series


bmwblog.com: 2009 BWM Z4 renderings


freep.com: Daimler in talks to sell rest of Chrysler to Cerberus


roadandtrack: Road Test ÔÇô 2009 Lamboghini Gallardo LP560-4


motorauthority.com: Maserati planning Paris Motor show surprise

Laura Trice: The power of saying thank you
In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it.
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Thread: BMW Motorrad wants to hear from you. Survey link enclosed.

Stuff


I do not read every thread posted on the site so this one slipped through on me.
Google map of all US&CA BMW dealers. The addition of independent service location is plus. If you are aware of one not listed send them the information so it becomes listed.


In the UK ÔÇô
motorcyclenews.com: Why wearing top-name motocycle helmet could cost you thousands


howstuffworks.com: How gas prices work.


strangemaps.com: The World - Justified


timesonline.co.uk: GoogleÔÇÖs T-Mobile G1 Android phone ÔÇô first reveiw


reuters.com: Lamb-eating sea eagles upset Scottish farmers


spiegelonline.de: Ship wreck in Alaska - The failed expedition of the ÔÇ£TorrentÔÇØ

Packers Blog ÔÇô jsonline.com
Packers.com ÔÇô News from the football shrine
Green Bay Post Gazette: Packer News, Commentary


Offical site of the Premier League


GasBuddy.com has gas temperature maps intended to let you see what gas prices are around the US and Canada. Areas are color coded according to the reported local average price for regular unleaded gasoline.
US
Canada


Wonderings

spiegelonline.de: ÔÇ£Sorry we have missed the runwayÔÇØ

This article made me wonder why we donÔÇÖt tell more humorous motorcycle tails. The deer ate my bike stories have their place but why donÔÇÖt we lighten up and laugh at ourselves? I will have to think about this for a bit. I would love to hear your humorous MC stories in the mean time.


Bike Candy

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[PAULBACH]

Five Star Listings

Wearing a crash helmet which failed to score the maximum five stars in new safety tests could mean less compensation after a crash, according to experts.

Insurers will argue it was your choice to wear only a three-or-four-star helmet and that you are therefore partly responsible for the extent of any injuries, it was claimed.

Does anyone know where a list of "Five Start" helmets can be found?

Great find Mika.

 

[130253]

5 Star

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-helmets/sharp-helmet-rating-system.htm

 

[PAULBACH]

Not very many five star helmets in that list.

Interesting list.

Thank you 130253

 

[ALLANCOOK]

Thank you, Mika, for putting this together for us every morning.

 

[mika]

Your welcome.



Two things struck me when I read the 5 Star Helmet article. Fiirst was to tell myself this is a European based article but things like this learn how to swim. The second was to think about the implications for me.

That may seem a bit self centered but the helmet pictured in the article is a Shoei and it only received three stars. I have worn a Shoei helmet for years. The main reason for this is I have a size 8 and just a little head. For me of the limited number of helmets available that fit over that melon (even within the Shoei line not all of their helmets will fit) it is the most comfortable etc etc of the small lot. It works best, allows me to wear a helmet all the time and does not interfer with anything else and thus make me less safe bye wearing it. It was a bit unnerving to think that in selecting the best overall atgatt for me I could be penalized for my choice because of my head size which I have no control over.

I will keep my eye out for future related articles.