Yamaha FZ 750
"064" was the code name of a machine that the world would never actually see. Still, it is a machine that can't be ignored when we talk about the birth of the Yamaha FZ750. The "064" was a machine conceived purely for the purpose of pursuing new levels of race performance. Its focus was the Daytona 200 Mile Race and the Suzuka 8-hour Endurance Road Race and in order to satisfy the regulations for those races, it would have to be manufactured in a production lot of 200 units. In other words it would be what was called a "homologation model."
From the latter half of the 1970s into the '80s, races competed by big-displacement 4-stroke production models were popular in the USA. And in Japan it was an era when the Suzuka 8-hour Endurance Road Race was becoming a major event.
At the time, Yamaha's YZR500 factory machine was a dominant performer in the World GP, and in the marketplace the Yamaha RZ250 was incredibly popular. These combined to give Yamaha a strong image as a maker of 2-stroke engine bikes. Although Yamaha offered a lineup of big-displacement 4-stroke models including the XJ750-/900 and the XS1100, these were all in the sport tourer category. But this was a time when both the motorcycle world and voices within Yamaha Motor itself were calling for "4-stroke models that can win races."
This is what led to the birth of the 064 project, an effort to build a pure racing machine with but one aim: to win races. Although the 064 was destined to fall by the wayside for a number of reasons, its successor with the code name "00M" would eventually see the light of day as the FZ750.
When the FZ750 was finally unveiled at the 1984 Cologne motor show it would boast beautiful flowing lines and curves that were the epitome of Yamaha design. At a time when race replicas were the rage in the market, the FZ750 almost looked tame. But, when you looked beyond the exterior you discovered that every thing from the engine at its heart to the bones of its frame were designed for winning races.
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/product-history/mc/1980/fz750/
http://groups.msn.com/YamahaFZ750bikes/messages.msnw
http://www.fz750.com
"064" was the code name of a machine that the world would never actually see. Still, it is a machine that can't be ignored when we talk about the birth of the Yamaha FZ750. The "064" was a machine conceived purely for the purpose of pursuing new levels of race performance. Its focus was the Daytona 200 Mile Race and the Suzuka 8-hour Endurance Road Race and in order to satisfy the regulations for those races, it would have to be manufactured in a production lot of 200 units. In other words it would be what was called a "homologation model."
From the latter half of the 1970s into the '80s, races competed by big-displacement 4-stroke production models were popular in the USA. And in Japan it was an era when the Suzuka 8-hour Endurance Road Race was becoming a major event.
At the time, Yamaha's YZR500 factory machine was a dominant performer in the World GP, and in the marketplace the Yamaha RZ250 was incredibly popular. These combined to give Yamaha a strong image as a maker of 2-stroke engine bikes. Although Yamaha offered a lineup of big-displacement 4-stroke models including the XJ750-/900 and the XS1100, these were all in the sport tourer category. But this was a time when both the motorcycle world and voices within Yamaha Motor itself were calling for "4-stroke models that can win races."
This is what led to the birth of the 064 project, an effort to build a pure racing machine with but one aim: to win races. Although the 064 was destined to fall by the wayside for a number of reasons, its successor with the code name "00M" would eventually see the light of day as the FZ750.
When the FZ750 was finally unveiled at the 1984 Cologne motor show it would boast beautiful flowing lines and curves that were the epitome of Yamaha design. At a time when race replicas were the rage in the market, the FZ750 almost looked tame. But, when you looked beyond the exterior you discovered that every thing from the engine at its heart to the bones of its frame were designed for winning races.
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/product-history/mc/1980/fz750/
http://groups.msn.com/YamahaFZ750bikes/messages.msnw
http://www.fz750.com
Papa Roach's 5th Studio Album
Papa Roach announced the album is due to be released in 2008, and will be recorded at The Paramour Mansion. This will have been the second album recorded there. During the recording of this album, it is likely that Papa Roach will hire a new drummer, as a replacement for Dave Buckner, who left in early 2008, due to the fact that Buckner wanted to turn his life around after, having his marriage recently collapse, along with a substance abuse problem. This album is set to be recorded and released by Summer of 2008.
Papa Roach announced the album is due to be released in 2008, and will be recorded at The Paramour Mansion. This will have been the second album recorded there. During the recording of this album, it is likely that Papa Roach will hire a new drummer, as a replacement for Dave Buckner, who left in early 2008, due to the fact that Buckner wanted to turn his life around after, having his marriage recently collapse, along with a substance abuse problem. This album is set to be recorded and released by Summer of 2008.
The College of Thelema of Northern California is a non-profit religious and educational corporation, based on the principles of Thelema. It was founded in service to the A∴A∴, to provide preparatory training in magick, mysticism, Qabalah, Tarot, Astrology, and other areas. The COTNC was founded under warrant from Phyllis Seckler before her death. Her last Will named the College of Thelema of Northern California, under the direction of David Shoemaker, as the inheritor of her library, private archives, and publishing royalties. Additionally, a written statement from October 2000 authorized David Shoemaker to continue her work in the College of Thelema, and the A∴A∴. (This statement is viewable through the COTNC's website, listed below.) The Phyllis Seckler library and archives, located at the COTNC's headquarters in Sacramento, California, is one of the most important (and unique) repositories of Thelemic historical documents in existence, and serves as a valuable continuation of Seckler's lifetime of work in Thelemic studies. The archives contain key source documents such as Jane Wolfe's diaries from Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu, Sicily, and correspondence between Aleister Crowley, Karl Germer, Jane Wolfe, and other notable Thelemites of the 20th century.
The initiatory Order within the COTNC is the Temple of the Silver Star.
NOTE: The College of Thelema of Northern California should not be confused with the College of Thelema (based in Southern California) which continues its work under separate leadership.
The initiatory Order within the COTNC is the Temple of the Silver Star.
NOTE: The College of Thelema of Northern California should not be confused with the College of Thelema (based in Southern California) which continues its work under separate leadership.
BootB.com is the online pitching engine connecting brands and creative talents.
BootB allows anyone anywhere in the world to respond to the creative briefs of the major companies and be paid professional fees for their ideas.
BootB brings creative talent and buyers together and provides what it refers to as unlimited creativity for the world’s great brands. [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS28743+30-Nov-2007+BW20071130]
At time of launch the BootB website carried briefs from top world brands including Lego, Peugeot and Disneyland_Paris.
BootB’s belief is that the best creativity cannot exist solely inside major ad agencies in the major cities in the world.
Pier Ludovico Bancale is the BootB CEO. He has worked for such companies as Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, L’Oreal and Indesit.
Martin Lindstrom, the branding expert, is the company’s main advisor.
The company was launched on November 27, 2007.
BootB allows anyone anywhere in the world to respond to the creative briefs of the major companies and be paid professional fees for their ideas.
BootB brings creative talent and buyers together and provides what it refers to as unlimited creativity for the world’s great brands. [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS28743+30-Nov-2007+BW20071130]
At time of launch the BootB website carried briefs from top world brands including Lego, Peugeot and Disneyland_Paris.
BootB’s belief is that the best creativity cannot exist solely inside major ad agencies in the major cities in the world.
Pier Ludovico Bancale is the BootB CEO. He has worked for such companies as Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, L’Oreal and Indesit.
Martin Lindstrom, the branding expert, is the company’s main advisor.
The company was launched on November 27, 2007.