The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on April 16, 2013, 02:53:12 AM
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I just got this in my email from Munich Motorcycles in Western Austrailia:
http://activate.emailer.net.au/em/mail/view.php?id=1038163&a=39143&k=44cd875
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THANK YOU BILL.....[/size]
We first met Bill when he ventured in to our shop way back in 2004.
Bill, a member of the BMW Motorcycle Club of WA, was an avid BMW enthusiast & regularly attended club motorcycle service days & coffee meetings.
He came to the shop to 'Check out what you boys do'. Quite some time later (Bill hated a chat) he left with an arm full of service parts & a promise to return. And he did...so regularly that eventually he convinced Bruce to let him come & help on his 'days off.'
In 2007, when Munich Motorcycles changed its main focus from workshop to on-line parts and accessories, Bill was the man to put up his hand & volunteer to help with our infant website. What followed was truly amazing! Bill's internet savvy was much more advanced than ours....& he quite literally spent hours photographing & uploading EVERY single part and accessory we had in stock at the time...and they numbered in the thousands!
Sadly Bill passed away from cancer in August 2008.
Munich Motorcycles would like to remember Bill & thank him for his contribution to what we believe is now the best online store for BMW Motorcycle parts & accessories in Australia.
Bill Emery - we could not have done it without you!
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Factivate.emailer.net.au%2Fdownload%2Ffiles%2F39143%2F1629776%2FBill%2520Emery.jpg&hash=20c4d083c2ab8c0db3005b6058864df8146ca204)
(William) BILL EMERY
But of course, this is how we remember "Airhead"! :)
For those "new" to the forum, Bill had a glass eye, and this was one of his special custom-made glass eyes!
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Bill's Photobucket link: http://s2.photobucket.com/user/r65/library/?sort=2&page=1
I'd never seen this one before! lol! [smiley=bmw_smiley.gif]
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I really miss him. Quite a colorful, and knowledgeable, character...
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Bill and I corresponded via email a bit...
Fortunately, I had saved the link to Bill Emery's Photobucket page prior to his untimely death.
It's still up and there are about 250 photos in his P'bucket library. Not all are BMW related nor, unfortunately, captioned. Still, a nice memorial of the man.
http://s2.photobucket.com/user/r65/library/?sort=2&page=1&_suid=136612493971209530914761126041
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It's hard to believe it's been that long since we lost Bill "Airhead". I wonder what prompted Munich Motorcycles to send this out now.
He was one treasure trove of information!