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On 10/7/08 Deputies from Tehachapi Substation and members of the East Area Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at 10908 Bloemfontein Court in Sand Canyon. Deputies previously developed information a box trailer stolen from Bakersfield in January 2008 was being...
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This is just a little ditty of a tale starting with an early morning train ride from Bako to San Fran to pick up a car. I had not taken a real train ride before, and I do not know if it was because it was early or just because that is the way it is, but there were not a lot of people on...
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Sorry I posted that bad demo....I did not realize it had double tracked.
I have attached the really album demo to this post.
Thanks for you understanding.
BMWeerman
P.S. I also forgot to mention the album is for sale for charity at.
www.highslab.com/our_music
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It was an unexpectedly eventful trip today. The day started out as a simple drive to Van Nuys to follow up on a lead we got at the side car show the other day.
Descending the hill into Castaic we a great deal of smoke and just wondered if it was left over from last weeks...
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Yesterday, on something of a whim, we jumped in the truck and headed south to check out the Griffith Park Sidecar Show. We knew where Griffith Park was, but had only a vague idea of the whereabouts of the show. Fate was kind t because as we neared the exit for the park a...
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DATELINE: Los Angeles County Raceway, Palmdale, California. May 29th 2000.
Bakersfield Man Injured at Gran Prix Race.
A Bakersfield man was injured Monday morning at LACR during the JB Memorial Gran Prix/Motocross charity event. Mark McGowan, 40, sustained a broken femur, separated shoulder...
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For those of you have been following this bike rebuilding saga
Yesterday the BMW cavalry showed up.
It wasn't pretty but it had to be done. Could the scattered piles of BMW parts populating my garage ever be a bike again?
To answer that burning question required calling in...
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I know a couple of you have been following along with the progress of the Beemer rebuild. I have just about completed her brain surgery: (Rewiring the front panel) and got to put the front fairing on for the first time today. Just for laughs I threw on a side panel halfway to...
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I know this is probably only interesting to me, but it helps me to write about it.
Thanks to Random;s advice I strapped on my metaphorical light saber and went back to work on my giant, two wheeled jigsaw puzzle with a renewed attitiude. The first task at hand was to remove the...
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I just finished reading Sage Fever's post on Hope and rather than hijacking that post here are my thoughts.
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Dave Barr at his home. Barr is a double amputee who holds to Guinness World records for motorcycling...with two prosthetic limbs mind...
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These are very early attempts at creating fantasy photgraphs, but I wanted to show them off anyway.
Stratoguitar
Ghostriders
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I got to go on a little adventure today...finally. I sold a motorcycle magazine the idea of doing a feature on our little known local hero and legend Dave Barr.
Barr is a double amputee having lost both of his legs to a landmine in Angola in 1981.
A lifelong motorcyclist it was not...
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Well friends, today is the day my wounded metal steed returns from New Mexico courtesy of a brother in the BMW club. I have already assembled as many parts as I thought I was going to need, getting most of them salvage.
Here is my thought...
These are the two side and front body...
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This week on Road Show my good buddy Glen Heggstad, author of "Two Wheels Through Terror," joined us by phone from south of the border. We discussed his upcoming National Geographic Special, His brothers brothel in Nevada, and other irrelavant topics. There is also a...
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Everyone has heard stories about the camera with theold film in that nobody quite can remembmer what the heck is on the roll of film.
It has been over two months now on the alien planet (since I crashed the bike) and have been pretty much homebound ever since. It has been kind...
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In spite of feeling ill I decided to take the long way around to Kingman. Going this way gives one the opportunity to ride some of the more interesting sections or Route 66 with the added benefit of passing through Oatman, AZ
Without much comment I'll just take you through....
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A couple of days ago I posted my travel plans for the week. Unlike the last extended journey I attempted, there have been no technical failures, but let's just say the plan has been a little, ummm...loose. More about that later. But first I have to share this with you guys.
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OK, so this is really two posts in one, but what the heck.
On Thursday I will be leaving Bako for a weeks trip to Colorado. My 2 main objectives are to meet up with the riders involved in The Ride for Columbine http://www.c2cride.org/
and do a road report for Friction Zone magazine. ...
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This month, Road Show will be focusing motorcycle communities. Blogging has become a popular way to bring people of common interest together. MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International) is an organization that collects the best motorcycle blogs from around the world...
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Ok, I hope my readers out there aren't sick to death of this Carrizo Plain stuff yet, but armed with some new information courtesy of Possummomma I took another trip out there in hope of catching a glimpse of the mighty San Andreas fault for myself.
I am just learning the geography and geology...
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The 576 foot tall Morro Rock is the undeniable centerpiece of Morro Bay and the surrounding area. What is little known about this ancient volcanic plug is its relationship to the geology of the rest of the surrounding area. In fact, Morro Rock is the last link in a chain of...
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As I stated in my previous blog post the centerpiece of Road Show this week was going to be Richard Wilbur of the Patriot Guard Riders. The arranged time for the interview was 11AM this morning and I was cozily whiling away the time typing on my laptop when an e-mail popped up from...
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Before I go on to talk about this weeks podcast I need to address some old business.
Last week I promised you more from BMWeermans Wild Kingdom. Since it has been two weeks since The Wrench Wench (aka Cams Girl) had her knee surgery she decided to ride along on my bike. Not...
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On a whim last Sunday I took the faithful iron steed out for a half days drive to Carizzo Plain National Monument. I have driven by the exit numerous times on the way to Morro Bay and decided to just go check it out.
By way if you have never taken the 33 to 58 tp 41 route to Morro Bay you are...
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I rarely get stirred up by politics because there are so many other, more interesting, things to think about but this one has me in a state of - "Say What?!"
According to the American Motorcycle Association (AMA), former South Dakota Governor Bill Jankolow sped through a stop sign in...
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When last we left this little travel tale we were riding along the Sacramento Levee system which is really quite amazing.
I don't know what the purpose of this boat was but it is pretty cool looking
I think I posted this picture already, but what is THAT about?
The counterweights on...
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Greetings everyone from Oakhurst, Ca.
It has been a while since Road Show has actually been "on-the-road." First there was the 1000 mile day fiasco which some of you may remember, then the Beemer required major surgery.
How do you like my homemade ignition timing device?
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I don't know if many of you know this but we have a real-live hero and celebrity here in our midst.
Dave Barr author of "Riding the Edge" and "Riding the Ice" lost both of his legs in combat and went on to set two seperate motorcycling records. He is the only person to...
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Obviously not anybody who ever needed assistance on a motorcycle. (And Mark I really don't want to get into a Harley vs BMW debate here.) The point is that in the last 6 months my bike has had mechanical failures in Bakersfield and I have had to dissasembele, repair and or push ...
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Good Morning Friends...
After have slept on it I have decided to carry on with this ride and this assignment.
My long suffering wife is currently on her way up from Bakersfield to replenish my funds and oil supply. Have re-sealed the gaskets hoping they will hold up until I Can...
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Here are the pics I promised
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I asked for it! I found myself with a week off from my REAL job...ha! And called a magazine I know asking for a freelance assignment. Sure, they said, we have 2 but you have to go to New Mexico....
Ever eager to please I said OK.. Now it use do be that I identified with...
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Champion superbike racer, trainer and founder of the California Super Bike School ( www.superbikeschool.com ), Keith Code was our guest this week on the Road Show Podcast.
Not only did he present a great interview but offered to answer your questions in an upcoming episode. ...
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We are now a two bike family, I just got my first motorcycle, a Suzuki SV650. It needs a little work and I still need to take the MSF course in January to be able to really ride it, but it's mine and I look forward to many hours of joyful riding in my future. I'll post a...
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Kudos to The Californian for running a front page story on the toy run. There just were not enough pictures though.
Check out the Road Show gallery for some more fun stuff. Just clickey the link and enjoy.
http://weckerleys.smugmug.c...
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Bakersfield Area motorcycle themed Podcast now getting 1700 downloads per month with world-renowned guests.
The Harley Dude and Beemerman Road Show has exploded in worldwide popularity with just 17 episodes released. Many famous motorcyclists have joined us on the show with more to come.
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