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I have updated my collection of Motorcycle Tips. These tips have been submitted by visitors to my websites and forums over the years. These Motorcycle Tips are for information only and express the singular experience of the provider of the tip. No exhaustive testing has been done. It's recommended that your application of any tip be done so as to minimize any adverse results that may occur. Some tips are detailed and useful. Some are thoughtful while others are cursory. All have been edited. You should never assume that your experience with the same motorcycle tip will be similar. These tips are in categories. Read the Motorcycle Tips.

If you have a motorcycle tip of your own, send it to me.

My Book, 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales, in Production to be an Audible Selection:

Within the next few months, I expect to have another ordering option on my 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales book. I have already lined up two narrators for the book and they are busy preparing the new audio book now. Audible is another Amazon company that is producing books you can listen to while you're driving or riding your motorcycle or anywhere else you don't have the option to read. I'm happy to be part of this new listening audience.

• Top 10 Motorcycle Pictures of the Year 2013-2014
  Described above.
  
  
• Picture of the Month for January, 2015
  Check out this 1978 BMW R100S. If you'd like to be considered for Picture of the Month, send me a picture and description of your bike. Submit a Picture.
  
  
  
  
• KTM Recalls 2015 Husqvarna FE350S and FE351S Motorcycles for Fork Problem
  The front suspension could malfunction and destabilize the motorcycle.
  
  
• Roadhouse Recalls 2013-2014 Voss 888CF Motorcycle Helmets Due to Penetration Testing Failures in the Helmet Shell
  The wearer of the helmet may not be adequately protected, increasing the risk of personal injury during a vehicle crash.
  
  
• Harley-Davidson Recalls 2012 Dyna and Softail Models for Possible Corrosion in the Brake Line Banjo Bolt in the Front Brake Master Cylinder
  If the threads corrode, a sudden loss of brake fluid could result, causing a loss of the front brakes, and increasing the risk of a crash.
  
  
• Allwin Recalls LS2 Helmets Owing to Failure of the Penetration Test in Ambient and High Temperatures
  The helmets may not adequately protect a rider in the event of a crash.
  
  
• H&H Sports Protection Recalls 2008-2014 VCAN V528 Helmets for Helmet Retention Systems Failures During Testing and for Labeling Issues
  Failed helmet restraints can increase the risk of serious personal injury to the occupant.
  
  
• Tegol Recalls Hawk GLD-900 Helmets Because They Fail to Meet Minimum Safety Requirements in Standard No. 218.
  Helmets that do not comply with minimum safety standards may not offer the protection intended by the safety standards and accordingly increase the risk of injury to the user in the event of a crash.
  
  
• Cycle Gear Recalls Street & Steel Brotherhood and Anarchy Helmets for Inability to Meet the Impact Attenuation and Penetration Requirements
  In the event of a crash, the helmet may not adequately protect the wearer, increasing the risk of personal injury.
  
  
• AFX Recalls 2013 Model FX-76 Helmet for Failure to Meet the Sample Test for Single Impact
  In the event of a vehicle crash, the rider could face serious injury if there is significant impact.
  
  
• Fly Racing Recalls 2012 Model .357 Helmet for High Heat Separation of Metal Ring on the Retention Strap
  A helmet that may not remain secure increases the risk of injury to the user in the event of a crash.
  
  

I have reduced the price of my three Kindle editions to $0.0 (FREE) IF you also first purchase the corresponding paperback edition. That way you can always have the book with you if you have a tablet or smartphone with you. None of the paperbacks has color pictures in them owing to the high price of producing a book with color. However, every Kindle edition has color pictures so the Getting Started Riding a Motorcycle and Motorcycle Haiku Poetry Kindle books are in full color.

I hope you will take a look at my three motorcycle books, available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.com. These books make great, inexpensive gifts. In fact, you can purchase all three for less than $25 total. As I mentioned above, you will also be able to download each of the three color Kindle books FREE IF you buy the corresponding paperback first.

My first book, Getting Started Riding a Motorcycle, was first published in 2011 but only as a Kindle edition. It was revised in 2014 and also made available in a paperback edition. Click the book cover to learn more about the book and how to buy it on Amazon.com.

My second book, 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales, contains a collection of stories that originally were only available on my website. Fifty of these stories were selected, intensively edited, and compiled into the book. I wrote five of the stories. The book is available in both paperback and Kindle editions. Click the book cover to learn more about the book and how to buy it on Amazon.com.

Since the last Newsletter, the Polar Bear Grand Tour has completed two more runs: Cool Cricket and Rhodes North Tavern. Click this link (or the picture) to see some of the pictures as they appear on Facebook.

All the pictures and videos can be found by clicking the following links: Cool Cricket and Rhodes North Tavern.

The Polar Bears consist of 550 riders from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware, who ride each Sunday to a different prescribed destination where they sign-in and receive points. There is, usually, a restaurant at or near the destination. It gets cold, windy, and snowy on these rides. I've been a Polar Bear member for more than 20 years, and I built and continue to maintain their website.

The picture to the right is Bob Hartpence, Polar Bear Grand Tour Chairman, at the Cool Cricket destination.

The Motorcycle Views Website is here for you. We encourage you to submit a story, picture, poem, salvage yard recommendation, user review of your own bike, tattoo, YouTube video you made of your bike, motorcycle tip, etc. These will be evaluated for inclusion into one of our major features. Send us a submission today and share part of your motorcycling experience with our many readers. Read how to make a submission.

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We love pictures of your motorcycles. Even better is a picture of you with your bike. We also like descriptions of bikes so tell us all about your bike. What accessories do you have? What special paint job do you have? How long have you been riding? Tell us more. Women riders are especially requested to send their pictures in. Submit a Picture.

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Thanks again for coming along for the ride in this new edition of the Motorcycle Views Newsletter. -- Walter.