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Flash Cards

Postby Unity » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:35 pm

Not sure what model BMW that was? Feeling insecure around your more-knowledgeable BMW-riding friends? Study the Flash Cards and you too will be able to spout model names, numbers, and arcane facts with the best of them!

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2002 R1150RT, Silver
Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
(Road & Track Vol. 56, No.2, p. 19)

1971 Triumph Bonneville, Gold
Gold, the "paying the restorer" color.
(Trust me.)
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Postby Kres » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:05 pm

=D>

Most Excellent!!
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Postby Graybeard » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:16 pm

Fantastic, John!

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Postby Maria V » Sat May 10, 2008 12:41 pm

The racing S-series has been added to the gallery. Excellent, John!
(I was innocently looking at the K75 models) :whistle:
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby Efupej » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:31 am

Great site! Just in time for our little get-together! I'll do a little impressing this weekend!
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby gianerrichi » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:10 am

I've just seen this post, have to say I love that Flash Cards site :mrgreen:
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Re: when Flash Cards isn't enough

Postby Unity » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:26 am

Motorcycle Classics wrote: ‘BMW: Motorcycles of the Century, Guide to Models 1923-2000’

By Motorcycle Classics staff
May/June 2014

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A reference book written by collectors for collectors, BMW: Motorcycles of the Century, is an exhaustive examination of every production BMW motorcycle made from the first R32 of 1923 up to 2000. Written by Massimo Bonsignori, a prominent European vintage motorcycle specialist and BMW restorer, and Claudio Somazzi, a BMW enthusiast and motorcycle journalist, the book is a sequel to their first effort, BMW Passione d’altri tempi, which was only available in Italian.

In the decade-plus following their first book’s publication, the authors continued to collect information on BMWs, resulting in this new title. Featuring 400 color photos and period black and white images from the BMW archives, this book provides useful advice and suggestions for future owners, as well as in-depth analysis of each model’s characteristics.

Models are examined by decade, with technical specifications and history for each model examined. There’s also a “Collectors’ Corner” for each model featuring useful information for potential buyers, with general strengths and weaknesses examined. Each section ends with a full data sheet listing every bike produced in a given decade, along with production years, numbers made, chassis and engine number ranges, and an assessment of spare parts availability, collector value and price ranges.

The book opens with a history of BMW from the company’s inception in 1916 to the first production R32, and closes with special sections on BMWs and sidecars and the BMW racing team. Extensively researched, beautifully illustrated and coherently organized, this is a book that belongs in every BMW collector’s library. Rizzoli Publications: 272 pages, $60. To order a copy, visit the Motorcycle Classics store: BMW: Motorcycles of the Century. MC

--John
(Maybe I should put this on my wish list.)
2002 R1150RT, Silver
Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
(Road & Track Vol. 56, No.2, p. 19)

1971 Triumph Bonneville, Gold
Gold, the "paying the restorer" color.
(Trust me.)
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby Chiba » Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:48 am

Looks like a great book. $43 on Amazon.
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby Unity » Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:34 pm

T.Wesley wrote:Looks like a great book. $43 on Amazon.

:thumbup:

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2002 R1150RT, Silver
Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
(Road & Track Vol. 56, No.2, p. 19)

1971 Triumph Bonneville, Gold
Gold, the "paying the restorer" color.
(Trust me.)
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby ERC Scott » Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:32 pm

Unity wrote:
T.Wesley wrote:Looks like a great book. $43 on Amazon.

:thumbup:

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Hey John, should we be anticipating your review of the book in a future BtS?
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Re: Flash Cards

Postby Unity » Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:25 pm

ERC Scott wrote:Hey John, should we be anticipating your review of the book in a future BtS?

Hmm.

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2002 R1150RT, Silver
Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
(Road & Track Vol. 56, No.2, p. 19)

1971 Triumph Bonneville, Gold
Gold, the "paying the restorer" color.
(Trust me.)
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