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Our own worst enemy
Just for You The Ride Inside 

Our own worst enemy

12 May 2022 Mark Barnes 0 Comments
200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media 

200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media She Rides a Beemer 

200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
200MBB: Dean Sharenow – member since 2002!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media 

200MBB: Dean Sharenow – member since 2002!

4 May 20224 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
Fill ‘er up! – Dispelling some gas myths
Contributors Just for You Tech Corner 

Fill ‘er up! – Dispelling some gas myths

4 May 2022 Bill Shaw 0 Comments
Traveling through time with the Gulf South BMW Owner’s Club
Club Life Find Your Crossroads Just for You 

Traveling through time with the Gulf South BMW Owner’s Club

18 April 2022 Steven P. Harrison

 

 

CLUB LIFEView All

KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF AMERICA!

200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media 

200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media She Rides a Beemer 

200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments

SHE RIDES A BEEMERView All

DIG INTO WHAT THE WOMEN OF THE MOA ARE DOING NOW!

200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media She Rides a Beemer 

200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments

When you’re out and about in 2022, keep an eye out for the Dustin and Janel Silvey, the couple behind Lost

My life as an adult beginner
Find Your Crossroads Just for You She Rides a Beemer 

My life as an adult beginner

15 April 2022 Janel Silvey
Snapshots from the passenger seat
Find Your Crossroads Just for You She Rides a Beemer 

Snapshots from the passenger seat

21 March 202221 March 2022 Doreen Oberg
200MBB: Wendy Naessens, member since 2017
Club Life MOA Media She Rides a Beemer 

200MBB: Wendy Naessens, member since 2017

1 February 202214 March 2022 BMW MOA

 

 

INSIDE BMW MOTORRADView All

Join BMW Motorrad at Daytona Bike Week
Inside BMW Motorrad 

Join BMW Motorrad at Daytona Bike Week

25 February 2022 BMW Motorrad Press Release

BMW Motorrad will have the demo truck in Daytona during Bike Week 2022. From the BMW Motorrad site: “Want to

MOA members get up to $500 off a new BMW motorcycle!
Inside BMW Motorrad Member Benefits 

MOA members get up to $500 off a new BMW motorcycle!

24 January 202224 February 2022 Wes Fleming
BMW Motorrad sales rose 15% in 2021
Industry Updates Inside BMW Motorrad 

BMW Motorrad sales rose 15% in 2021

21 January 202224 February 2022 Wes Fleming
BMW issues recall on 2019-20 K 1600 motorcycles
Inside BMW Motorrad Product News Tech Corner 

BMW issues recall on 2019-20 K 1600 motorcycles

21 January 202224 February 2022 BMW MOA

MOA GARAGEView All

MOA MEMBERS OFTEN GET TO TRY OUT BMW'S NEWEST MOTORCYCLES. FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK AND HOW THEY RIDE.

BMW Demo Days at Daytona Biketoberfest
Club Life MOA Garage 

BMW Demo Days at Daytona Biketoberfest

28 February 202228 March 2022 Rev. Kerry Dunham

(This story is from Biketoberfest 2021. BMW will have the full line demo truck at Daytona for Bike Week ’22,

Something Completely Custom for the MOA Foundation
Club Life Just for You MOA Garage 

Something Completely Custom for the MOA Foundation

28 February 202214 March 2022 Bill Wiegand
Squeeze, don’t tear: the Knipex Pliers Wrench
MOA Garage Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Squeeze, don’t tear: the Knipex Pliers Wrench

9 September 20219 September 2021 Mark Barnes
What would you do for a BMW?
MOA Garage Overlanding 

What would you do for a BMW?

7 September 202114 March 2022 Dustin Silvey, Photos by Janel Silvey
R 1200 GS tear down continues with cylinder head removal
MOA Garage 

R 1200 GS tear down continues with cylinder head removal

3 May 202121 July 2021 Wes Fleming

MOTORCYCLE TEST KITCHENView All

FIND OUT WHAT GEAR, ACCESSORIES,& SUPPLIES MOA MEMBERS RELY ON AND HOW IT ALL WORKS IN THE REAL WORLD

Touratech’s Zega EVO/EVO X Pannier System
Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Touratech’s Zega EVO/EVO X Pannier System

2 February 202228 March 2022 Wes Fleming

When I bought my used 2015 R 1200 GS in early 2021, it came to me from California with nothing

Seal healers – the tool you never knew you needed
Motorcycle Test Kitchen Tech Corner 

Seal healers – the tool you never knew you needed

6 January 202224 February 2022 Mark Barnes
SW-MOTECH Pro Micro tank bag
Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

SW-MOTECH Pro Micro tank bag

30 December 20216 January 2022 Mark Barnes
Held Airstream 3.0 gloves
Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Held Airstream 3.0 gloves

28 December 202123 February 2022 Mark Barnes
MotoScan and OBDLink MX+
Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

MotoScan and OBDLink MX+

17 November 202123 February 2022 Mark Barnes

IN THE INDUSTRYView All

KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MOTORYCLE INDUTRY, WHETHER IT'S BMW OR NOT.

KLIM releases new women’s Artemis ADV gear
Industry Updates 

KLIM releases new women’s Artemis ADV gear

21 April 2022 KLIM Press Release

KLIM is excited to release the redesigned Artemis Jacket and Pant, upgrading their line of premium women’s motorcycle apparel with

KLIM’s new Outrider pants for men and women
Industry Updates Product News 

KLIM’s new Outrider pants for men and women

5 April 2022 KLIM Press Release

EAT DIRTView All

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR GS?

Zieger adds Twisted Throttle as partner for US distribution
Industry Updates Product News 

Zieger adds Twisted Throttle as partner for US distribution

28 October 202123 February 2022 Twisted Throttle
Photos from the GS Trophy Qualifier East
MOA Media 

Photos from the GS Trophy Qualifier East

9 September 202123 February 2022 Adam Chandler
What would you do for a BMW?
MOA Garage Overlanding 

What would you do for a BMW?

7 September 202114 March 2022 Dustin Silvey, Photos by Janel Silvey
GS Trophy Qualifier East – Day 2 sees joy, dejection
Inside BMW Motorrad 

GS Trophy Qualifier East – Day 2 sees joy, dejection

3 September 2021 Wes Fleming

MY TURNView All

WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE

Traveling through time with the Gulf South BMW Owner’s Club
Club Life Find Your Crossroads Just for You 

Traveling through time with the Gulf South BMW Owner’s Club

18 April 2022 Steven P. Harrison
My life as an adult beginner
Find Your Crossroads Just for You She Rides a Beemer 

My life as an adult beginner

15 April 2022 Janel Silvey
Snapshots from the passenger seat
Find Your Crossroads Just for You She Rides a Beemer 

Snapshots from the passenger seat

21 March 202221 March 2022 Doreen Oberg
I forgot!
Find Your Crossroads She Rides a Beemer 

I forgot!

27 September 202114 March 2022 Molly "Mrs. Subjective" Milroy

TWO TENTSView All

SET UP CAMP & MAKE SOME SMORES

Adventure Log: Riding with Hailey
Club Life Find Your Crossroads For Kids Two Tents 

Adventure Log: Riding with Hailey

8 August 201617 February 2022 Shawn Thomas

“Daddy? Can we go for a motorcycle ride? Pleeeeeeaaaase?” I get this a lot. Probably it is a common request

A trip back in time to the 2013 Fireflight Rendezvous
Find Your Crossroads Two Tents 

A trip back in time to the 2013 Fireflight Rendezvous

16 January 202017 February 2022 Dan Muir

DOWNHILL & OFF CAMBERView All

GET THE LATEST BMW RACING & SPORTBIKE NEWS

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team preps for ’22 season
Inside BMW Motorrad Racing 

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team preps for ’22 season

17 December 202123 February 2022 Wes Fleming
Van der Mark takes podium finish at Mandalika; WSBK ’21 season ends
Inside BMW Motorrad 

Van der Mark takes podium finish at Mandalika; WSBK ’21 season ends

22 November 202123 February 2022 Wes Fleming
BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team take the first laps at Mandalika
Inside BMW Motorrad Racing 

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team take the first laps at Mandalika

19 November 202121 December 2021 Wes Fleming
Van der Mark wins Superpole at Portimão
Inside BMW Motorrad Racing 

Van der Mark wins Superpole at Portimão

4 October 2021 BMW Motorrad Motorsport World SBK Team

JUST FOR YOU

THE LATEST STORIES & BREAKING NEWS

Our own worst enemy
Just for You The Ride Inside 

Our own worst enemy

12 May 2022 Mark Barnes 0 Comments
200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media 

200MBB: Ax Axmaker, member since 2015!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media She Rides a Beemer 

200MBB: Lost in Gear, members since 2021!

4 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments
200MBB: Dean Sharenow – member since 2002!
Club Life Just for You MOA Media 

200MBB: Dean Sharenow – member since 2002!

4 May 20224 May 2022 Wes Fleming 0 Comments

MEET UPView All

Looking for a place to meet up with other BMW riders? Maybe you just need a weekend destination? This is the place to find both of those things!

Mapping the California BDR South
Two Tents 

Mapping the California BDR South

5 August 202123 February 2022 Paul Guillien

Dan Schoo was born and raised in the rich, rural farmlands of northern Iowa riding three-wheelers and dirt bikes. After

Ride BDR: A Ten-Year Retrospective Film
Motorcycle Test Kitchen Two Tents 

Ride BDR: A Ten-Year Retrospective Film

5 August 2021 Mark Barnes
The Rally in Montana is ON!
Club Life Two Tents 

The Rally in Montana is ON!

14 April 202121 July 2021 MOA Staff
Improve your camping experience with the Microlite Java Press and Nomad Cooking Kit
Motorcycle Test Kitchen She Rides a Beemer Two Tents 

Improve your camping experience with the Microlite Java Press and Nomad Cooking Kit

7 January 202129 March 2021 Wendy Naessens

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Member Benefits 

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21 March 20225 April 2022 BMW MOA
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21 March 202221 March 2022 BMW MOA
The Lenovo Spring Clearance Sale is here!
Member Benefits 

The Lenovo Spring Clearance Sale is here!

20 March 202222 March 2022 BMW MOA
Enjoy Spring Savings with the GE Appliances Store!
Member Benefits 

Enjoy Spring Savings with the GE Appliances Store!

19 March 202222 March 2022 BMW MOA

 

 

THE RIDE INSIDEView All

MARK BARNES DIGS DEEP INTO MOTORCYCLING FROM MANY PERSPECTIVES

Our own worst enemy
Just for You The Ride Inside 

Our own worst enemy

12 May 2022 Mark Barnes 0 Comments

Partly because it was a gorgeous spring day, and partly because I’m “in training” for the trip to this year’s

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