Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 33) Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates Compilation - 137,000 Miles With A Yamaha Turbo & Fourteen Years As President Of The Turbo Motorcycle International Owners' Association (Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #33)

by Backroad Bob, Robert H. Miller

Overview

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 33) Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates Compilation includes -

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 3) Turbo Chronicles
These eighteen published magazine articles are gleaned from 25 years and 137,000 miles of Yamaha Turbo ownership. Installing a K&N air filter, following Team Turbo, meeting other clubs' members, reviewing all the Turbos, attending Turbo Rallies, revealing dyno truths about Turbos, and sharing what's been learned from many years and even more miles of turbo ownership are just some of the subjects covered.

CONTENTS:
INSTALLING A K&N AIR FILTER
MR. TURBO
TMIOA MEETS AMA
TMIOA MEETS HSTA
TMIOA MEETS ICOA
TURBO BIKES
TURBO RACE BIKE
TURBO RACE BIKE UPDATE
TURBO RALLY I (1992)
TURBO RALLY II (1993)
TURBO RALLY III (1994)
TURBO RALLY XVI (2004)
TURBO RALLY XVII (2005)
YAMAHA TURBO
YAMAHA TURBO @ 50K MILES
YAMAHA TURBO @70K MILES
YAMAHA TURBO @ 80K MILES
YAMAHA TURBO @ 125K MILES

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Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 2) Wastegates
These thirty-four previously published articles were produced over eight years as the fourteen-year president of the Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA). These "Wastegate" editorials appeared in the association's quarterly newsletter "Turbo News" from Spring 1994 (#18) to the final edition in Fall 2003 (#51).
These personal observations cover the gamut from the state of motorcycling in general, to the minutiae of the always entertaining antics at the association's annual "Turbo Rallies", to the joys of Turbo ownership. Read them for yourself and gain insight into what membership in the TMIOA was all about.

CONTENTS:
TN #18 - TN #51 (34 editorials)

Words: 39,176
 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940166971951
Publisher:	Backroad Bob
Publication date:	03/23/2016
Series:	Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	341 KB

About the Author

About the Author:

Qualifications - Forty-five years and over 250,000 miles as a licensed motorcycle operator. Forty years and 190,000 accident-free road miles. Thirteen years and 45,000 miles dual sport riding. Four years motocross and road racing support in AMA and WERA competition. Forty years off-pavement riding. Completion of Motorcycle Safety Foundation Beginner and Advanced Rider Courses and Keith Code's Superbike School. A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years professional mechanical experience.

Road Riding - Thirty-seven of 48 contiguous states with extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeastern states. Five Canadian provinces, Isle of Man, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain and Portugal.

Dual Sport Riding - Mid-Atlantic States, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Tennessee. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Monongahela, Wayne and Allegheny National Forests. Ten Pennsylvania State Forests.

Enduro Riding - ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition.

Leadership Positions: President (1995-2011) - Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA), North Eastern Region Director (2000-2009), and Pennsylvania State Director (1994-2009) - Honda Sport Touring Association (HSTA). Dual Sport Route Coordinator - Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous 1996. Rally Coordinator - The Thumper Humper (THE) Rally 1998-2002, PA Adventure Rally 1994-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Dual Sport Ride 1995-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Road Ride 2005-2007, and Turbo Rally '95, 00, 10, and '11. Organizer - 2001 Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous - a 400+ participant 3-day international event.

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