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The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum recently unveiled its latest exhibit, "BMW: The Mastery of Speed." Devotees of the
famous Bavarian marque gathered for the unveiling of the exhibit. The display celebrates the German manufacturer's sporting
heritage with examples of significant performance machines from nearly every decade of the company's 80 years of motorcycle
production, from a 1927 overhead-valve R47 twin to the recently released KI200R inline-four.
"BMW is a comparatively small motorcycle brand in the U.S., but exhibits like this will make us better known," said Laurence
Kuykendall, communications manager for BMW North America. "Not many people know our motorcycling history goes back
80 years.
"As you see our new bikes, think of what the old bikes like these did in competition - that's all I'll say for now," Kuykendall
added during the opening ceremony, hinting that the marque may once again enter competition in an official capacity.
Longtime BMW aficionado and collector Peter Nettesheim, who curated the exhibit, was also on hand for the opening
ceremonies.
':0\11 my bikes in this exhibit are running examples," Nettesheim said of the seven motorcycles on loan from his private
collection in Huntington, New York. "When they were delivered, [museum executive director] Mark Mederski wanted to
put oil drip pans under them. I had to explain to him that my bikes are German, and they don't leak."
"BMW: The Mastery of Speed" is sponsored by BMW of North America and the Federal Motorcycle Transport and remains
on display through June 2006.
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony. indicating the opening of the BMW exhibit on July 20. (Left to Right) Laurence
Kuykendall. communications monager. BMWNA; Georg Blumoser. technical manager. BMWAG; Andreas Meissner.
prOdud manager. BMWAG; Peter Nettesheim. curator; Joan Horst. BMW Motorcycles Rider's Apparel.
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