BMW Motorcycle Owners of America

It’s not that I don’t like interstate highways, but they do have their purpose. Created by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 and expanded by President Eisenhower in 1956, it seems like they’ve been around forever. Despite the torture created by the buffeting turbulence of semis or mind-numbing long straightaways seemingly laid out by a civil engineer snapping down a chalk l...

End at 65,809 (66 miles) Just errands today. Took a package to Mae along with her new driver’s license. Then picked up our dinner at Proper Pie. Lots of riding in the city—75 degrees out—hot sitting in direct sunlight at every single red light for 17 miles. Mesh jacket, summer gloves—I was prepared. Just hot. Obviously need to acclimate for the summer.

May start mileage: 65,524 I was out from 0900 to about 1700. First I went to a friend’s house in Haymarket to drop off some military reference books for his model building and painting use—planes and tanks, mostly. Then I went to the shop to get lunch and hang out with George. Then to Mineral to get E0 gas at Duke Oil before coming home. Had Beeline stay off the interstates…<...

Longtime Jacksonville resident John Luna is the Service Manager at BMW Motorcycles of Jacksonville (Florida). After many miles and many versions of his previous 2015 BMW R nineT, he decided to move forward with a newer, low-mileage 2016 R nineT and pursue his vision for transforming the new bike into one of the most unique builds and certainly the most unique in the Jacksonvi...

The May 2026 issue of BMW Owners News is our annual Foundation issue, and it’s dedicated to all things safety, awareness, training and more in support of the Foundation’s mission to make every ride a safer ride. You’ll get insights into training from Colleen Sepulveda and Mark Barnes, a look at what skills and perseverance can get you from Shawn Thomas, a reminder that a well...