BMW Motorcycle Owners of America

We’ve all pondered the question at some point: what if we could train exactly like the pros? We pretend to be LeBron James fading away in the driveway or Josh Allen threading a needle on the gridiron. But the reality is, most of us can’t simply walk onto a professional field and run drills with the best in the business. In the motorcycling world, however, that door was thrown...

If you were one of the thousands forced to pack up your tent and flee the Barber Vintage Festival grounds when the skies darkened over Birmingham this past October, your regret is entirely justified. When the tropical storm finally broke over the grounds, it left behind a damp, gleaming scene that hosted one of North America’s finest collections of custom BMW motorcycles. To ...

You know how you start to get this sinking feeling a little ways into a project? The feeling is in the pit of your stomach, the back of your throat, and you know things are not going to play out the way you hoped they would. That’s where I am with the R 60/2. I’m trying to stay optimistic but we all know that’s not my strong suit. The plan was to replace the swing arm boot, w...

Gas @ 69,128: 3.667 gal E10/93 (Sheetz) @ $3.549 = $13.01. 132.9/3.667 = 36.2 mpg End @ 69,131 (105 miles) Breakfast at Kitchen 33 with the Richmond BMW Riders. Took the REALLY long way home! Went through Mineral, Bumpass, Ashland and then home. Two beautiful days in a row. Yesterday was colder but tolerable. Nearly got left-turned but I saw what the a-hole was doing.

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Gas @ 68,995: 3.498 gal E10/93 (Shell) @ $3.999 = $13.99. 123.7/3.498 = 35.4 mpg R 90/6 – End @ 69,026 (104 miles) Up and back to Morton’s for Vintage Day and a pretty weakly attended swap meet. Had breakfast with Kermit at Cracker Barrel. Turnout for the event was pretty good, maybe 25 bikes throughout the day. Several people I know including Chappie came (he was trying to o...