It was written by Paul Glaves
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Paul is the Technical Editor of the BMW Owners News, the monthly magazine of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Paul can be contacted at PGlaves@aol.com"
You got a beef with the way it is written, perhaps you should re-write it and send it to him. I mean, you guys are such masters of the English language.
While you're at that, bash him for riding a BMW too.