Motorcycle Views Newsletter for 04/01/2018 By Walter F. Kern Motorcycle Views Newsletter Vol. 12, No. 4, April 1, 2018 Articles of Interest on Motorcycle Views: 1. FREE FREE FREE - Buy My Book, 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, For 2 Days ONLY - FREE FREE FREE:
I am providing this SPECIAL FREE offer to make my latest book available to newsletter subscribers with only one catch: I would like you to consider writing a short review of the book on Amazon on the same page where you bought the FREE book, after you have read the book. You are free to praise it or pan it. Just give your honest opinion. Again, the Kindle book will cost you nothing. You will see the price listed at $0.0, also making you a Verified Purchaser. Don't make a mistake and buy the paperback edition. That will cost you money unless that is your intent. (Bear in mind that you can buy the paperback if you want and also choose to get a Kindle edition FREE. That offer has always been there.) There is also a built-in search mechanism that allows you to locate items of interest without having to scan the entire book. The Kindle edition will always remember where you stopped reading and take you to that point the next time you want to continue reading from any of your devices. You can buy a FREE Kindle edition of 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales on Amazon that you can read on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. But, you must purchase ONLY on Monday, April 2, 2018 or Tuesday, April 3, 2018. It will cost you NOTHING. 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. Click the cover to see the book on Amazon. You can then read the first five chapters by clicking "Look inside." Again, you can buy a FREE Kindle edition of 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales on Amazon that you can read on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. But, you must purchase ONLY on Monday, April 2, 2018 or Tuesday, April 3, 2018. It will cost you NOTHING. Purchase my latest book, 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, in a Kindle edition for FREE on Amazon for two days only. If you're reading this newsletter on Sunday, April 1, 2018, you have ONLY tomorrow and the next day to make this FREE purchase on Amazon. After that, the only way to get a FREE copy is to buy the paperback edition and indicate that you also want a FREE Kindle edition (this offer has always been there). 2. Recent Additions to the Motorcycle Views Website:
3. Indian's Secret Plan to Beat Harley-Davidson: Numerous Indian models dated 1957, 1975, 1988, and 1993 have been found April 1, 2002 The Indian Motorcycle Company has apparently got big plans for the folks in Milwaukee on the occasion of the Motor Company's 100th anniversary in 2003. A recent leak on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has caused extensive investigations to begin. It seems that Leno was shown in a clip a month ago riding one of his motorcycles to work, but no one could recognize what he was riding. Jay was caught off guard when questioned after the show and was reluctant to give any details on the bike. That got this reporter more than a little curious, so I began digging around on the Internet. Jay's bike did have an Indian head on the front fender, so I thought it was likely an Indian, but the registration for the bike obtained through DMV channels was for a 1975 Indian Chief. Since the Indian Motorcycle Company went out of business in 1954, how could this be? Next, I heard about a motorcycle museum in Birmingham, Alabama, that was building a new facility, and had a lot of Indians on display and in storage. My wife and I recently drove to Birmingham to attend a family funeral so, since I was already there, I made a surprise visit to their warehouse where I found a storeroom just off the main museum corridor. It was padlocked, but someone had left it open, and I went in. There, lined up in four rows was the shiniest group of Indians I had ever seen. However, they just didn't look right. They appeared to be of various model years with slight improvements barely noticeable. I peered down at their VIN plates and was astounded to see two models for 1954, two models for 1955, two models for 1956, etc., all the way to the current year. Just as I started for the door, my notes in my hand, a strong voice said, "And just who the hell are you?" Startled, I showed my reporter's ID and then started asking questions about all these Indians. Answers were not forthcoming, however. I was ushered out and told to keep my mouth shut, or charges would be filed for illegal trespass. Now I was mad, and I wanted answers! When I got to the street, I guess I looked pretty flustered, and an old guy on a Harley Sportster waved me over. He said he used to be the caretaker at the museum, and remembered the secret deliveries every year in April. They came from a truck with the name "Interim Indian Products" painted on the side. "We were told that they were restored Indians, but every year they were improved from the previous year," he said. After some more digging, I uncovered the following tangled web. Indian had always competed with Harley-Davidson both on the track and in the showroom. Harley guys and Indian guys were fierce competitors and would do anything for bragging rights. When the Indian Motorcycle Company finally had to declare bankruptcy, and go out of business in 1954, a special fund was set aside to allow Indian to continue producing a few motorcycles every year. These would go to selected individuals and this one museum. It was always felt that Indian would rise from the ashes someday, and Indian enthusiasts would want to celebrate the anniversary of the company. Continuing to produce these motorcycles would assure that the bragging rights to Indian would be greater than those of the Harley enthusiasts whose company had only been around since 1903. Indian started in 1901. Thus, the Indian guys would be 2-up on the Harley guys. The new Indian Motorcycle Company is now planning to have a counter-celebration in Milwaukee in 2003 where they will compete with all the Harley guys celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Motor Company. Indian will be selling tickets to the 2-Up Indian Ball where all the interim Indian models will be lined up to show the continuity of the Indian Company in continuing to produce Indians for 102 years. It looks like the Harley-Davidson and Indian Wars will never end. Of course, this is not a true story. It is pure wishful thinking, but it is appropriate to the day since it was released on April Fools Day. —Walter F. Kern AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is Chapter 22 of my latest book, 50 More Wild Motorcycle Tales. Read Section 1, above, to find out how to get a FREE copy of this book. 4. Motorcycle How-Tos: I have 25 motorcycle How-Tos* on the website. Here are 10 to get you started. See all the How-Tos here.
* Please bear in mind that these Motorcycle How-Tos are for information only. 5. 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. 6. 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales: In case you missed it, see Section 1 for my limited offer to purchase 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, FREE For 2 Days ONLY.
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. 7. 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.
8. Five Motorcycle Terms: I am featuring five (5) of my Motorcycle Terms in each issue of the newsletter.
9. My 4 Previous Motorcycle Books:
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.
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. 10. Here are some very popular articles on the Motorcycle Views Site. Take a look:
11. 2017-2018 Polar Bear Grand Tour Motorcycle Runs:
All the pictures and videos for these four runs can be found by clicking the following links:
Bahr's Landing - Mar. 4, 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 The Chatterbox Drive-In in Augusta, NJ. 12. 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 13. 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. 14. Social Media: See me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and YouTube. 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.
For New Subscribers: Expect newsletters on the first Sunday of each month. Please understand that the Motorcycle Views Newsletter is NOT the Motorcycle Views website. The newsletter provides a few links to content on the Motorcycle Views website. Once you click a link in the newsletter, you'll be getting access to content on the Motorcycle Views site. 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: In case you missed it, see Section 1 for my limited offer to purchase 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, FREE For 2 Days ONLY. Click the following covers to learn more about my books and audiobooks.
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