Sunday best? Forget about it. It doesn’t apply on the road. Nor does it at a truck stop church service for truck drivers and bikers, a flock that climbs the stairs at the Redding TravelCenters of America truck stop in blue jeans, skullcaps and square-toed motorcycle boots for Sunday services in the television room.
Archive for October, 2007
Driving home God: Grace Baptist Church members minister to truck drivers (The Record Searchlight)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second- largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe, more than offsetting a decline in North America.
Shell & Harley-Davidson Alliance Reaches Motorcycle Enthusiasts Across the Country (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007What does Harley-Davidson recommend for all their motorcycles? Premium gasoline. And what does a Harley® rider need to find quality gasoline while riding their motorcycle? A really detailed map … until now.
Suzuki unveils fuel-cell bike (iafrica.com)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled a prototype motorbike with a zero-emission fuel-cell that is cooled by air.
BRIEFS (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Volleyball Sykora named to U.S. team: Burleson’s Stacy Sykora, a two-time Olympian and former Texas A&M star, has made the U.S. women’s national team’s 12-player roster for the FIVB World Cup that begins its 15-day run Friday in Japan. Sykora had been considering retirement after playing in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but decided in September to rejoin the national team after nearly three …
Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second-largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe.
Yamaha Motor’s Profit Rises on Sales in Asia, Europe (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second- largest motorcycle maker, said third-quarter net income rose as sales increased in Asia and Europe, more than offsetting a decline in North America.
Photos inspired by film (Savannah Morning News)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Artist Yeondoo Jung has used a fishing rod to flutter a 30-foot scarf in the air, a hand-made lighting rig powered by a motorcycle battery to illuminate his sets, and - in the digital age - he only shoots with medium- and large-format film cameras.
Long Islanders Buzzing About Increased Helo Noise (The Aero-News Network)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Blame Wealthy Hamptons Residents What sounded like a motorcycle at full throttle above their Port Washington cape first caught the attention of Donna Szewczyk and her husband, Tom, last fall. By the following summer, a steady procession of helicopters buzzed their home from morning until night, rattling their windows, their china and their nerves.
Commercial hopes for award-winning biodiesel bike (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007A team of mechanical engineering students has received an award for developing a biodiesel motorcycle which was ridden from Darwin to Adelaide in this month’s World Solar Challenge.