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Morning Reads: Wednesday, 21 May 2008

mika

Still Wondering
TodayÔÇÖs Birthdays / Calendar


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ktmpress.com
KTMÔÇÖs Steffi Laier dominates WomenÔÇÖs MX2 World Championship


ktm.com
Erzberg Rodeo: Man and machine against the mountain


Bikes in the Fast Lane
OCCÔÇÖs latest creation ÔÇô Up and Down


toledoblade.com
3 wheeled tourism is exciting


BMW sibling Husqvarna has some stellar sales figures in Australia
mcnews.com.au
Motorcycle sales continue to accelerate 2008 First Quarter


And to think the British were southern sympathizers at one time.
telegraph.co.uk
Weird bikes ÔÇô yours for a trifling 52,640 pounds


telegraph.co.uk
The Honda CB100R ÔÇô Super naked and quietly confident


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Racing Links and Feeds:


The Sanctioning Bodies
AMA Pro Racing ÔÇô with links to the various AMA series.
FIM
FIM World Championship ÔÇô Endurance
MotoGO ÔÇô Official website
SBK Superbike World Championship


Links to racing news feeds.
Auto Racing Daily: Motorcycle Racing
Auto Racing Daily: Superbike
BBC: Motorsport ÔÇô Rallying ÔÇô World Edition
Crash.Net: MotoGP
Crash.Net: World Superbikes
HighRevs.net: MotoGP
Motorsport.com : World Superbike
MCN: Motor Sport
MCN: World Superbikes
Roadracingworld.com
Superbike-News.co.uk: Superbike
Superbikeplanet.com



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BMW Sauber F1


BMW Motorsport


motorsport.com
Andretti Green Promotions sings Toronto Contract


The ins and outs of racing business in F!
autoweek.com
Mosley urges FIA delegates to keep him and ward off takeover


engineeringtv.com
Lithium ion electric race car



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autobloggreen.com
X Prize contender update: Electric raceabout debuts on the web


autospies.com
Beaten with an ugly stick: BMW F3 Crossover prototype caught on the streets.
:rofl


topgear.com
How Bizzarrini


bimmerfile.com
BMW begins testing PSA Motors


autobloggreen.com
Mythbusters take on electric vehicle misconceptions


From the blog MotoringFile gives a R57 Mini Convertible production update while reporting that R52 MINI Convertible production is ending[/ur]


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From the US comes the Ox2, engine of the future


gizmag.com
The missing link prototype Jaguar ÔÇÿE2AÔÇÖ goes up for sale


newsadvance.com
With gas prices near $4 a gallon, area dealerships are seeing a shift in the norm.



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BMW Website Review:


WorldofBMW.com: Biking Iceland


BMW-Motorrad.co.za: Zwartkops hosts 4th round of F800 Regional Championship


BMW-Motorrad.co.za: First National F800 Challenge


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BMW Yachtsport


BMW Golfsport


BMW Oracle Racing


BMW Sport website


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BMW PressClub


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The BMW Motorcycle Days 2008 ". Off to Garmisch-Partenkirchen!
20.05.2008

Munich / Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
On 4 -- 6 July is it again: For the 8th Time meet motorcycle fans from all over the world to fully celebrate. BMW motorcycle is looking forward to many drivers and friends of all brands after last year over 34,000 visitors to the BMW Motorcycle Days after Garmisch-Partenkirchen came.
What will the guests this year?
The show: In the freestyle section shows this year defending champion Chris Pfeiffer with spectacular stunts again his ability. He presents the visitors its sovereign performance and the rapid combination of tricks with which he is also this year at the Indoor Street Bike Freestyle World Championship against all competitors enforce.

The driving fun: The visitors should obviously not be neglected. In addition to test drives with the latest models of BMW motorcycle through the beautiful surroundings of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, can be found for all Fahrbegeisterten a great Motorradkorso again on Saturday and a classic parade on Sunday.
The already known, 10,000 sqm Enduro Park is a 40 BMW R 1200 GS. Five experienced instructors invite the entire weekend of training for free.
New this year are specifically for motorcyclists interior pure Ladies Tours, a female tour guide organized and carried out by BMW motorcycles.

The bands: This year bring in the party tent "The Goodfellas" on Friday evening and the Munich party band Gerry and Gary "on Saturday evening the guests in the mood. Even outside the big tent is a lot offered. In the U.S. Lodge bands play "Plug-in" and "Stone Age". The latter is, etc. with the head Motorsport BMW motorcycle Berti Hauser, as frontman, at the start. The hits from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and other world stars will certainly no longer sit on the benches.


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Conversion tools:

Periodically articles in the Morning Reads list things such as prices in units you may not be familiar with. Here are links to some conversion tools for your use.

Universal Currency Converter by xe.com

Online Conversion tools by onlinecoversion.com

Morning Reads standard measure of bike value is the Rdstr. The Rdstr is pegged to the U.S. Dollar and is currently trading at 1 Rdstr = $12,620 U.S. dollars


BlogRoll: some of the blogs I have collected while purposefully wondering around the internet.


Stuff: A place for everything and everything in its place, including stuff.

wsj.com
Court: U.S. moneyÔÇÖs design biased against blind people


Spiegel.com
Swiss Inventor Yves Ross ÔÇÿIÔÇÖm no kamikazeÔÇÖ


nam.org
Crows coming home to roost, pipers being payed.


English.people.com
What else can I do? ÔÇô Peoples Daily


newsweek.com
REVIEW: Back in an ÔÇÿIndianaÔÇÖ state of mind ÔÇô Indiana Jones ÔÇÿCrystal SkullÔÇÖ


theonion.com
ÔÇÿIndyÔÇÖ not so hot


How will this impact the plans of manufacturers like BMW to expand production in the U.S.?
ft.com
US producer prices add to inflation fears


M.R. Traveler


Places 2 Ride Blog


www.biker-events.com
Finding the Good Times on 2 Wheels


Horizonsunlimited.com ÔÇô Newsletter


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2008 International Rally
Gillette, Wyoming, July 17-20 2008


Mining The Website


Threads worth following:


Road Side Attrations

The elections threads; then vote early and often.


TodayÔÇÖsRoadFood.com


Woot

Todays Woot
The Blog


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Packer News: Packers.com, jsonline.com - Packers Plus Online


Humor

Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City
Sluggy Freelance
The Onion
xkcd



Bike Candy:


1958 MV Agusta 500/6 via VintageBike.co.uk

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THE END

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I will be on the road for a couple days but will be back for a weekend edition.
 
morning reads

Thanks M1ka

10 lbs of news in a 5 lb sack
more than i bargained for
thanks
Ridesalot
 
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