The 2011- 2012  winter in Southern California was exciting, odd, unusual, and definitely not motorcycle riding weather. I took this downtime opportunity to write about a ride my husband and I took last summer. 

The truth is that the Valentine's Day candy/roses/jewelry/lingerie-passion exchange fantasy lingers because it may have worked once in a man's lifetime, and he dreams of the night when lightning will strike twice. Yet some riders I know have developed a real strategy regarding the selection of moto-gifts as Valentine's Day tokens.

We have wonderful benefits, hundreds of chartered clubs (meaning lots of rallies), a monthly magazine, the legendary Anonymous Book, the annual International Rally, special regional events, and a lot more. Whether you are 16 or 60, there is something for you in the BMW MOA.

Whether you've attended every BMW MOA National Rally to date (hello, Pioneers!) or you have yet to get your feet wet, the 40th in Sedalia, Missouri, isn't one you'll want to miss.

Mexico remains an intriguing destination for U.S.-based motorcyclists. A land filled with adventure whether it's on pavement, dirt, sand or mud. In the February BMW Owners News, we offer an in-depth look at riding in Mexico.

This growing tradition was suggested by the late Paul Bachorz about six months before his early demise; Paul was tired of some furry ground rat getting all the publicity - and often prognosticating incorrectly. 

This year should be one of the best sites for those who choose to travel in their RV. There are more then 165 full hook-up sites.

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This month begins a year of celebration of our 40th Anniversary, and provides us the opportunity to not only recognize this great milestone but also to appreciate the road we took getting here, and consider the one we'll travel into the future.

The award for the K1600GT comes from an international jury representing 25 motorcycle magazines. The K1600GT convinced the motorcycle journalists with its unique combination of comfort, performance and use of innovative technologies. 

If there's a young person in your life-son, daughter, grandchild, relative or friend with an interest in riding and age 16-26, mark your calendar and bring them to the BMW MOA International Rally a couple of days early to join Camp GEARS.

Edgar Heinrich will be taking over the BMW Group's BMW Motorrad Design Studio as of July 1st. He succeeds David Robb.  Within the BMW Group's BMW Motorrad Design Studio he was Head of Vehicle Design Motorcycles under the overall direction of David Robb from 2007 to 2009. 

IMTBike is proud to present a unique tour designed especially for BMW MOA! This tour starts and ends in beautiful Sevilla Spain and will take you 1200 miles through sunny Andalucia. 

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Beach's Motorcycle Adventures and of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America this adventure will feature a tour of BMW's plant in Munich as well as great riding.

You've likely heard of Jesse James: outlaw, murderer, robber of trains and banks. When you come to the Rally in Sedalia this summer, you'll be riding though the parts of Missouri that he called home. Born Jesse Woodson James in what is now Kearney, MO, James carved out a notorious legacy that made him famous while living and infamous thereafter.