Holiday Leisure Reading

[renchinrider]

 Greetings, Everyone from beautiful Virginia!

I'm still putting together this week's North Alabama Vintage Riders Digest, but in the meanwhile, I have accumulated a number of interesting items to share with you.  Here is a compilation to entertain your motorcycle endorphins during your Holiday leisure time:


Here is the  :) NAVMC Photo of the Week :)--no additional description required:




Now, with eyes dried, moving on to other Vintage news:

Check out this 1964 Kawasaki M5 Pet.
https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/classic-kawasaki-motorcycles/1964-kawasaki-m5-pet-zmgz17ndzhur
   
Nice pic of a '47 Indian...https://twitter.com/Harley_xs03/status/1074861830600675328?s=01

In the course of admiring these fine racing bikes, take a moment to examine the unique, tailored exhaust systems on each. ???  The complexity of tuning 2-stroke engines is remarkable!

https://windburnedeyes.tumblr.com/post/181174776657/itsbrucemclaren-500-gp-legends

While not vintage, (I wish I could find this level of coverage for AHRMA!) here are some interesting articles from Moto GP:

Here's an interesting article I read that discusses two of Moto GP's most competitive riders, and the characteristics that distinguish each of them.

https://www.cycleworld.com/casey-stoner-versus-marc-marquez-who-would-win-impossible-motogp-dream-race?con=TrueAnthem&dom=tw&src=SOC&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_content=5c18df69decb6300016d0d6d&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

...And another article discussing Moto GP Champion Marquez...

https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/140715/lorenzo-has-no-excuses-not-to-beat-marquez
   
Doohan: No excuse for Lorenzo not to win against Marquez in MotoGP - MotoGP - autosport.com
How a rally mechanic created F1's new giantkiller Two dinners have shaped the destiny of Gunther Steiner's life in motorsport. The first, with his childhood hero Niki Lauda, led to his move into ...
www.autosport.com


And, another take from Doohan on Marc Marquez, and other Moto GP competitors...

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/12/17/doohan-it-s-a-shame-dani-never-won-a-motogp-championship/281388
   

Bringing it back around now:

OK, so who's ready to go all out and build your house around your bikes? :D

https://twitter.com/altoMoto_info/status/1070979158325506053?s=01

I know this isn't vintage, but buy one now, save all these articles about it, and in 35 years it will be both vintage, and sought after! ;D

https://www.cycleworld.com/best-superbike-2018-ducati-panigale-v4-s?con=TrueAnthem&dom=tw&lnk=TA&src=SOC&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c15094000bd4700012f2aaa&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Too late to have these camping essentials delivered before Christmas, but let's see what pops up in the After-Christmas sales!  :P

https://www.bikebandit.com/blog/top-10-moto-camping-essentials?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Industry+News%2C+Product+Reviews+And+Tales+From+The+Road+-+It+s+BB+News%21&utm_campaign=BB+News

Merry Christmas, Everyone!