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Motorcycle Views Newsletter for 03/04/2018

By Walter F. Kern

 Motorcycle Views Newsletter

Vol. 12, No. 3, March 4, 2018

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1. Recent Additions to the Motorcycle Views Website:

2. Motorcycle Seat Heights:

Motorcycle riders are often concerned with the motorcycle seat height of the motorcycle they want to buy. They want to be able to sit on the motorcycle seat and get their feet flat on the ground. Although a bike can be ridden without the rider having to flat-foot it, most newbie riders like to maintain full balance control to keep the bike upright when stopped. In other words, the motorcycle seat height is an important consideration.

Each motorcycle manufacturer lists the motorcycle seat height for each of their models in their specifications, however, it would be better if all this seat height information could be listed on a single page across all makes and models. That's what the Motorcycle Views site has done beginning with 2006 models. Seat heights are currently being added for 2013-2015 models and will be updated for future years.

The following is a listing of motorcycle seat heights from the lowest seat height to the highest seat height. Each motorcycle seat height is given in inches. Associated with each motorcycle seat height is the year, make, and model of the associated motorcycle.

These motorcycle seat height data should be beneficial to new riders as well as other more experienced riders who are looking for machines that will fit them and make them safer on their motorcycles.

3. Motorcycle Views Polls:

There are currently 33 motorcycle polls on the site. They cover a variety of questions such as What is the color of your bike?, How many states have you ridden in? and many more. Check out our motorcycle polls and answer any you might be interested in.

4. My Memoir, Normal Secrets:

My memoir, Normal Secrets, is a departure from my previous four motorcycle-themed books. It covers much of my life and reveals some secrets that almost no one knows about me. In fact, many secrets I didn't even know myself until recently. You'll also find out how fate changed my course in life many times as I struggled to find out who I was, what I wanted to do, who I would love, how I came to become both a motorcyclist and a moto-journalist, and how I came to become an author in my late seventies. It's a true story that begins in the Midwest and spans more than a hundred years. The book is available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, Audible, and CD editions.

Click the book cover to learn how to buy it on Amazon.com.

5. 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales:

50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, my latest motorcycle book, has been released on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, Audible, and CD editions.

Click the cover to see the book on Amazon.

Many readers have indicated that they wanted MORE motorcycle stories similar to those contained in my previous book, 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales. This new book gives 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales for your reading enjoyment. Most of the stories were submitted to Motorcycle Views by visitors to the site.

I wrote 19 of the stories. My late wife, Jane, wrote four stories that are published in the book posthumously. The other authors are motorcyclists from all walks of life. They tell their own personal stories of what happened to them as the rode their motorcycles.

You'll find humor, risk-taking, adventure, 2-up excursions, world travelers, stupid tricks on bikes, lessons learned, and hazards while riding.

I don't intend to write any additional books of motorcycle stories so these two books become a 2-volume series.

You may want to consider buying both 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales and 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales to have the 2-volume set together with a total of 100 Wild Tales. Remember, each of these two books has an Audible audiobook edition. Many people enjoy listening to a book these days on a car or motorcycle trip. Why not take 100 tales along with you in this 2-volume set.

6. Audiobook Corner:

I have been pleasantly surprised at the reception of my audiobooks. I did not realize that there is such a big market out there for audiobooks. Many listeners use the Whispersync for Voice feature on Amazon to link together the audiobook and the Kindle book so they can switch back and forth between the two. In fact, if you already have the Kindle edition, you can get the Audible edition at a reduced price.

Currently, I have four audiobooks: 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales, 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, Normal Secrets, a memoir, and Motorcycle Kick-Starts. Click the following covers to see these audiobooks on Amazon. They make great inexpensive gifts. (They are also available on Audible and iTunes.) Normal Secrets and 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales are also available in a CD version.

Walter's Audiobooks:

7. Five Motorcycle Terms:

I am featuring five (5) of my Motorcycle Terms in each issue of the newsletter.

8. My 4 Previous Motorcycle Books:

My 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 on Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook (Audible) editions. Click the book cover to learn how to buy it on Amazon.com. The Audible edition is also available for immediate download on iTunes and Audible.

This book now has a companion book, 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, that provides 50 MORE motorcycle stories. Consider buying both books as a 2-volume set. No more stories will be written.

My book, Motorcycle Kick-Starts, also available on Amazon.com in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook (Audible) editions, contains a condensed view of motorcycling for new and returning riders. It's designed to whet your appetite for more while sticking to basic motorcycle information without overpowering you with details. The book shows you how you might learn to become an active, safe rider. Then ten short motorcycle stories are presented. Between stories, practical advice about motorcycles is given in the form of ten How-Tos and ten Tips that you will need to know. Click the book cover to learn how to buy it on Amazon.com. The Audible audiobook edition is also available on iTunes and Audible.

My 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 how to buy it on Amazon.com.

My book, Motorcycle Haiku Poetry, also available on Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle editions, contains haiku poems about motorcycles. Haiku is a simple poem of three lines with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven in the second line. Each of the nearly 60 poems is coupled with a motorcycle picture and description related to the poem. I wrote seven of the haiku poems. Click the book cover to learn how to buy it on Amazon.com.

I hope you will take a look at my six books, available in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.com. My new book, Normal Secrets, is a memoir about secrets in my life. The other five books are motorcycle related. These books make great, inexpensive gifts. I have reduced the price of my six 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 Normal Secrets, Getting Started Riding a Motorcycle, and Motorcycle Haiku Poetry Kindle books have full-color pictures (excepting original black-and-white pictures). These color pictures obviously don't show up in color on standard Kindle readers. They do show up on regular computers, the Amazon Fire tablets, and other color tablets.

Please visit my author website to learn about all my books.

9. Here are some very popular articles on the Motorcycle Views Site. Take a look:

10. 2017-2018 Polar Bear Grand Tour Motorcycle Runs:

This is our 40th season of winter riding. (It is my 27th season.) I'll be bringing you links to what happens on each weekly run so you'll have access to all the pictures and videos. Since the last Newsletter, the Polar Bear Grand Tour has completed four more runs, the latest to Hooters in Wayne, NJ. Click this link (or the picture) to see some of the pictures as they appear on Facebook.

All the pictures and videos for these four runs can be found by clicking the following links:

Franklin House Tavern - Feb. 4, 2018
O'Connor's - Feb. 11, 2018
The Exchange - Feb. 18, 2018
Hooters - Feb. 25, 2018

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 26 years, and I built and continue to maintain their website.

The picture to the right was taken at Hooters in Wayne, NJ.

11. Newsletter Archive:

I now have a Motorcycle Views Newsletter Archive to store all my newsletters. The archive gives the year, month, day, and subject for each newsletter. Each newsletter contains many links to the Motorcycle Views website. A link to the archive will also be included on the Home page of the site and on the page where users can join the newsletter list.

Visit the Motorcycle Views Newsletter Archive

12. The Motorcycle Views Website is also on your Smartphone or Tablet:

Are you relying more and more on your cellphone or tablet and less and less on your PC or MAC? Remember that all that great motorcycling information on Motorcycle Views is as near as your cellphone. It's also in a new format designed to fit your portable screen. Check us out anywhere you need motorcycle information.

13. Social Media:

See me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and YouTube.

14. Motorcycle Videos:

Bucharest to Mongolia and Back - Mihai M
This video shot while riding in Mongolia this summer. Did a 25,000 kilometers trip from Bucharest to Mongolia and back through the Pamir mountains. All in all, 56 wonderful days. See more videos of this and other trips on my Youtube channel.

Slide Under a Semi - Hammy Moto
Motorcyclist's bike goes into a wobble and veers under a semi.

15. Help Grow Motorcycle Views:

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.

Walter F. Kern's Author Page on AmazonThanks again for coming along for the ride in this edition of the Motorcycle Views Newsletter. -- Walter

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If you'd like to view any of our past newsletters, just go to the newsletter archives page.

Thanks for signing up for the Motorcycle Views Newsletter. Using this Newsletter, I'll keep you up-to-date with what's going on in the Motorcycle Views Blog, the Motorcycle Views Website, and the Motorcycle Views Forum. Not sure what a blog is? It's like a daily readout of what I'm thinking about, similar to a diary at times. Most often, I'm using mine right now to tell my visitors what has been added to the Motorcycle Views site.

See me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and YouTube.

The Motorcycle Views Website is also on your Smartphone or Tablet:

Are you relying more and more on your cellphone or tablet and less and less on your PC or MAC? Remember that all that great motorcycling information on Motorcycle Views is as near as your cellphone. It's also in a new format designed to fit your portable screen. Check us out anywhere you need motorcycle information.

Walter's Books and Audiobooks:

Click the following covers to learn more about my books and audiobooks.

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