Motorcycle Views

• Polaris Recalls 2010-2017 Victory Cross Country, Cross Country Tour, Cross Roads, Magnum, and Hard Ball Motorcycles For Engine Misfires That May Result In Heat From the Catalytic Converter Melting the Rear Brake Line and Nearby Wiring

• BMW Recalls 2014-2016 F800 GT and 2015-2016 F800 R Motorcycles Since the Rear Side Reflex Reflectors On These Vehicles May Not Be Properly Visible

Honda only has six 2018 models shown (so far) on their website including the 2018 Honda Gold Wing. Kawasaki has most of their 2018 lineup shown.

Take a look at the 2018 Honda lineup and the 2018 Kawasaki lineup. Read all about each model by clicking on the links.

I received an award for the Motorcycle Views website. It came from another website called Test Facts. You can read their review by clicking on the image.

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 and Kindle editions. Audiobook and CD editions are now in final production, and should be available by the fall. Click the book cover to learn how to buy it on Amazon.com.

50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, my latest motorcycle book, has been released on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions. Audiobook and CD editions are now in production to be released before the end of 2017. 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.

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.

Currently, I have two audiobooks: 50 Wild Motorcycle Tales and Motorcycle Kick-Starts. Click the following covers to see these Audible audiobooks on Amazon. (They are also available on Audible and iTunes.)

Current Audiobooks:

I have just finished reviewing my Normal Secrets audiobook to make sure it is as perfect as I can make it. The narrator is Conner Goff. Final production of the audiobook could take another month before the audiobook and CD editions become available for sale in many outlets including Amazon.

My latest book, 50 MORE Wild Motorcycle Tales, is in production to create the audiobook and CD editions. It will have two narrators, Conner Goff and Ginger Maddox. I am hopeful that it will be available by the end of the year 2017.

Click the following covers to see the paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.

Audiobooks Coming Soon:

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

• Bottom End
• Full-Face Helmet
• Neutral Light
• Sporty
• V-Rod
  
  
• All Motorcycle Terms

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.

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).

I have recently created an author website to contain all my current and future books.

• Motorcycle Salvage Yards: Where you can find motorcycle parts.
  
• Motorcycle Seat Heights: Lists seat heights by motorcycle make.
  
• Famous Motorcycle Movies: The great motorcycle movies are discussed.
  
• Motorcycle Models: We give links to major motorcycle model pictures and specifications.
  
• Motorcycle Recalls: Gives all motorcycle recalls for the last ten years by make and year.
  
• Women on Motorcycles: These women ride their own bikes.
  
• 10 Ways to Be Safe on a Motorcycle: This article could save your life.
  
• 10 Motorcycle Myths: There are many myths about riding.
  

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

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.

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The first run of the 2017-2018 Polar Bear Grand Tour was to Cape May, New Jersey, on October 29, 2017. 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 went on its first run of the 2017-2018 season to Cape May, NJ. Click this link (or the picture) to see some of the pictures as they appear on Facebook.

All the pictures for the Cape May run can be found by clicking the following link:

Cape May, NJ - October 29, 2017

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 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.

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

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.

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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.

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