On The Level Online Supplement
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September 2008
Rekeying locks
New F650 release

August 2008
Alternator belts
David Hough: Braking Practice

July 2008
EWS antenna ring replacement (list of VINs)
Book review: Stayin' Safe
Riding into History
Rally recap
Formula Extreme

June 2008
Lost Coast
Costa Rica
R1100 fuel tanks

May 2008
2008 R1200GS and Adventure
Racing Addiction and Racing Roundup
Evolution of an Iron Butt rider

April 2008
Robert Hellman
Formula Xtreme and other racing at Daytona

Feb/March 2008
Moto Edde: Edde Mendez rides his K75S on a 35,000 mile trip voyage through the Sahara, Mongolia, and pretty much everywhere else.
New rider perspectives after three years
Road Science: Braking systems (David Hough).

January 2008
6-speed transmissions (partial reprint)
Rob Mitchell retiring from BMWNA

December 2007
Economics of helmet laws links: 2 (ABATE) and 3 (Traumatic brain injury)
EVO final drives, evaluating
New Tech: overhead cams & close ratio bearboxes

October/November 2007
Book review: Boxer from /5: BMW Motorcycles from 1969 to 1985
EVO final drives, introduction

September 2007
Twisting Throttle
BMW Motorrad Days

August 2007
San Jose doesn't race at Iowa, citing safety concerns.
Rider critically injured during race.
AMA noise ordnance response
Vintage links - on separate page

July 2007
HP Megamoto at Pike's Peak
Xchallenge in Alabama race

June 2007
Clutch splines

April 2007
World Endurance schedule (Stephane Mertens, R1200S)
Hammer and Coop (new Mini movie)
MOTO-ST at Daytona, 2007 round 1

February/March 2007
BMW Racing links
San Jose BMW Racing
Team Motorrad
Nate Kern
Foothills BMW

December 2006
"Wheels" review
MOTO-ST at Daytona
R1200R review
Rally site announcement

Oct/Nov 2006
Crash test results

September 2006
NTSA Report 809 271
Virginia accident statistics
British Transport report
MAIDS report
British study on MC collisions
Australian Study on Inexperienced Motorcyclist Crashes
Why you should look where you are going
Change and Inattention Blindness (1, 2)
Tottimotori, custom BMW builder
Interstate Highway anniversary

August 2006
Final Drives

July 2006
IMME 1200 and ISD
BMW ProTouring boots
Legend of the Motorcycle
BMW V12 motorcycle and GG Quad

June 2006
BMW RainLock suit, AirFlow2 gloves, Venting Machine
Costa Rican Trails

May 2006
Why upgrade?

January 2006
CAN-bus technology

December 2005
BMW "bastardo" HP2

October/November 2005

September 2005

August 2005
BMW Mastery of Speed" exhibit at AMA museum
R1200RT impressions

July 2005
Carb cleaning (now posted here)

April 2005
R1200RT/ST introduction

February/March 2005
Diesel motorcycles (OK, this was never published))
Thunderstar 1200 TD (German | Translation)
R80RT conversion
Tech: Clutch splines
Photo of worn spline

October/November 2004
Reviews
R 1200 GS

June 2004
Tech
Paralever analysis

 

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