Pierlucio Tinazzi - March 24, 1999

Pierlucio Tinazzi was a motorcyclist. He was an simple, everyday man living an average life and he enjoyed riding his BMW K75 motorcycle. On March 24, 1999, when a disaster availed itself and others stopped in their tracks, Pierlucio Tinazzi heroically rode his motorcycle again and again into a blaze. He saved ten people and then perished while trying to save the eleventh. March 24th should be declared Pierlucio Tinazzi Day, a day to ride your bike in Pierlucio's honor. The story here.

Shade Tree Mechanic

A shade tree mechanic is flying a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"

The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field. "

"You must be an engineer", says the shade tree mechanic.

"I am", replies the man. "How did you know?"

"Well", says the shade tree mechanic, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."

The man below says, "You must be a shade tree mechanic ."

"I am", replies the shade tree mechanic, "but how did you know?"

"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault. "

New R1200RT

I got an email from Bak BMW telling me they have a new R1200RT in and on the floor. Not sure what all has changed, except the 2010's have newer version of the R1200 engine which borrowed some of the technology from the HP2 engine (namely a new dual overhead cam). The new RT's are suppose to be smoother across all RPMs with a smidge more power, higher RPM (necessary?) and better power torque. Hopefully there is a little less maintenance. A wet clutch like the newer K1200/K1300 series would have been a better improvement. I'm not too excited about it... but maybe if I can ride it at the open house on March 27th.

Bak has free pancakes again this weekend (March 13th).

http://2wheeltuesday.com/2009/11/introducing-the-2010-bmw-r-1200-rt-with-new-double-cams/