Post pictures of fun you had this summer on your bmw:

[BubbaZanetti]

now that summer's almost over


weekend trip out to western mass, i gotta stop beating my engine to keep up with this guy. 3 weeks till we head to seattle!

[widebmw]

While many BMW riders were going to Spokane we went to Alaska. We wanted to stay cool.
Glacier Park and the road to Chicken, AK

[widebmw]

That was the road to Chicken, AK this is Glacier Park.

[xgman]

Mid-June ride over Beartooth and several of the Colorado Passes.

[foobeemer]

I went for a short trip to Long Neck Delaware via the Cape May-Lewes ferry. I had never taken a ferry ride before and this was the perfect way to cut about 125 miles off my trip and give my butt a break from riding. I took the Garden State Parkway all the way to the southern end and got on the boat in Cape May--motorcycles get speacial placement in front of the cars...I was the first one on the boat and the 3rd one off!

[BMWPhreak]

Reinbeck, NY with a few like-minded friends!

[foobeemer]

Holy cow!! That looks like a mini convention!!!!

[mdcruiser]

Here's one of my bride (of 32 years!) and me, getting supplies at the Speculator general store in far northern NY state. Went to the Americade in Lake George, and continued from there into Quebec.

Great weather, but had to use the heated grips in the mornings up north!

[ian408]

Tioga Pass, Yosemite NP.

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/4480446-S.jpg

North Coast, CA

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/6415649-S.jpg


Spokane, WA -- Northwest Passage

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/6345728-S.jpg


Big Sur, CA

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/4059048-S.jpg

Lake Tahoe, CA

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/4963442-S-1.jpg


It's been a good summer of riding.

Ian

[Ghostryder]

Great pics Ian:D :D :D :D

[Rich]

Hanging out with two of my sons in the Black Hills during the Sturgis rally. They took an instant liking to the scenery on main street.......

[Rich]

Just look at those smiles.

[KBasa]

Had some fun.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6597907-M-1.jpg

[KBasa]

Probably my favorite photo this year.

Arches National Park at dawn. That's Chacifer down there in the front.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6607818-L.jpg

[KBasa]

Camped with the AdvRiders in Ouray.
http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6607902-M.jpg

[KBasa]

Rt. 50 in Nevada is always cool. From the Lonliest Phone.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6609404-L.jpg

[KBasa]

Spotted these in Oregon.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6151193-L.jpg

[KBasa]

Made some new friends.
http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6180828-M.jpg

[knary]

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/bikedown1.jpg






:D

[rocketman]

Hmmm… took a ton of good rides, I still am for that matter… some of my favorites thou would have to be a ride to the Fairfax Stone at the headwaters of the Potomac, a 17 hour 500+ mile ride
http://www.roadrunes.com/fairfax_stone_2004/images/P1010014.jpg

Mid-Ohio for three days
http://www.roadrunes.com/Mid-Ohio-2004/images/P1010010.jpg
http://www.roadrunes.com/Mid-Ohio-2004/images/P1010043.jpg

The /5 gathering at Seneca Rocks and ride home through Smoke Hole
http://www.roadrunes.com/fof8_2004/images/P1010021.jpg
http://www.roadrunes.com/fof8_2004/images/P1010073.jpg

Local Square Route Rally where it rained the entire time! (but still fun)
(no pic’s)

Bunch of day/weekend rides to nowhere in particular

Just last weekend I went up to Thurmont for the 2004 Nostalgia Run and road with these bikes, on a nice 70 mile putt through the mountains of upper MD and lower PA. Man I love these old machines, the funkier the better!

This is a mid 50’s BMW, well the motor and frame anyway, the rest of it is well, anyones guess, but not bad for $50, in running (more or less) condition.!
http://www.roadrunes.com/nostalgia_run_2004/images/P9120004.jpg

a Jawa
http://www.roadrunes.com/nostalgia_run_2004/images/P9120005.jpg

and a Monkey Wards,
http://www.roadrunes.com/nostalgia_run_2004/images/P9120006.jpg

were among the group I rode with.

There was also a very nice Arial Square Four
.http://www.roadrunes.com/nostalgia_run_2004/images/P9120015.jpg

you can see more of the 2004 event at my web site here (http://roadrunes.com/mainbody)
then click on photos and Nostalgia Run 2004, also have shots from some rides on Sat and Sun Aug 7 and 8 where I did around 800 miles on my two air heads.

So yeah it’s been a good summer and like I said, it ain’t over yet! (least not in these parts!)

RM

[Cliffy777]

9/12 still counts as summer, doesn't it? It was 85 degrees and in Michigan that is summer.
I was on my way out to cover the NMRA Ford National event at the US 131 Motorsports Park and came across this gang of hell raisers tearing up a county road.
There were four couples and they ride together every Sunday. They started out with 10-15 mile jaunts and worked up to 100 mile loops on their 49 cc scooters. (Our kinda people huh? Increasing their milage all the time.)
I learned a lot about scooters and the laws that apply to them in Michigan and enjoyed meeting these people. (Now I never would have met them if I was a slab riding kind of guy on account of they are not allowed on the freeway.)
One of the guys confessed to hopping up some of the scooters so they will exceed the legal limit of 40 mph in Michigan. (Sorry Dan Z, but none of them had Screemin' Eagle kits installed yet - so I told them to call my dad!) These cruise at 35-40 mph and get around 100 mpg so they ride their ride on a gallon of gas.

[Cliffy777]

Ended up writing a story for the local paper:

We first encountered this gang of two wheeled riders just south of Shelbyville on a sunny Sunday. There were eight of them rolling along in formation and we pulled in behind and tailed them until they pulled into a gas station in Martin for a break.
They rode similar looking vehicles but there was no evidence of “colors” in their outfits because no two of them were dressed alike. Some wore helmets and some didn’t – which is okay according to Michigan law because they were riding 49 cc mopeds or scooters. The gang was made up of three couples from Shelbyville and a couple from Caledonia. Leading the pack was Jim Magee with his wife Linda falling in behind. Also from Shelbyville were members Dwight and Anna Bixler and Bob and Mary Schwab. Stan and Bel Bogus are from Caledonia – and this ride was their initiation. (It was rumored that their initiation involved buying gas for all the members that day, but like most gangs this one was somewhat secret about the inner working of the organization.)
The group was on their way to Paw Paw on a trip that would be about 100 miles total for them. When four of them first went out for a Sunday ride it was about 10 or 15 miles, but they have worked their way up to being quite comfortable handling 100 miles in a day. They have taken similar Sunday trips to Hastings, Saranac, and Saugatuck.
As with most gangs, they have had scrapes with the law. Earlier this year they were stopped by an overzealous, and somewhat uninformed, state trooper because she noticed some of them were not wearing helmets and none of them had license plates.
“We got pulled over for impersonating motorcycle riders,” joked Dwight Bixler. She received her scooter education and let the group off. Moped, or scooter, riders are not required to wear helmets and they operate legally on ORV stickers not license plates.
We received our education about scooters from Jim Magee. Jim owns a small engine repair business in Shelbyville and sells the vehicles. He went on to tell us other facts that make owning and riding a scooter very attractive:
• The scooters cost between $1,000.00 to $1,500.00
• They get up to 100 miles per gallon.
• Scooters have lots of storage.
• You can ride legally on any road except the freeways.
• Drivers 19 and older need only a regular driver’s license.
• Those 15 to 19 need a permit and a helmet.
The gang loves their scooters. Their favorite roads are the better county and state ones because they have a nice shoulder for them to ride on. The law states they need to stay to the right in the lane, but when there is a shoulder they ride on them. Mary Scwab was quick to praise Michigan motorists. “Everyone is friendly and courteous to us,” she said. “Most everyone waves and we have never had any problems with other drivers.”
This has been a good summer for the Shelbyville Gang. The excellent weather has allowed this group of grandparents to make many similar Sunday excursions and they have put 1200 or more miles on their bikes.
They keep an eye out for each other. Jim watches his mirrors and keeps count of the group and Bob Schwab brings up the rear of the parade. Sometimes the group splits up when the ladies want to concentrate on garage sales and they all carry cell phones in case of an emergency.
Like any good reporter would, we kept asking questions until we got to the heart of the story and uncovered the real reason the group was riding all the way to Paw Paw. The art fair was part of the motivation, but the clincher for the deal came from Magee’s brother in law, Lionel Haskins, who operates a food concession. He promised the group they would eat for free “if they made it all the way there.”
The promise of free food as a reward for a ride on a perfect sunny day would make anyone ride a scooter for 100 miles or so, wouldn’t it?

[lorazepam]

so Cliffy, how long before they left you in the dust?

[Cliffy777]

I stalled packing up my cub reporter notebook and super keen camera so they got bored and left first to save me the humiliation of getting left behind.....

[calnalu]

Crater Lake, Oregon on my way up to Spokane!

[Cliffy777]

is ab-so-lute-ly gorgeous. Wow.

[ian408]

Originally posted by Calnalu
Crater Lake, Oregon on my way up to Spokane!

Everyone should go to Crater Lake!

Great picture.

Ian

[ian408]

Originally posted by KBasa
Probably my favorite photo this year.

Arches National Park at dawn. That's Chacifer down there in the front.


This one's a keeper. Great light, setting. The whole bit.

Ian

[Win3855]

http://win38-55.smugmug.com/photos/5111805-M.jpg Got it in June. :clap :bliss

[RebeccaV]

Congratulations, Win3855!!! Nice pictures everyone!

Can I wait to post until after summer's over???

[ian408]

BG,

Post early, post often :thumb

ian

[DarrylRi]

Originally posted by boxergrrlie
Can I wait to post until after summer's over??? Exactly. I'm going to the Beemer Bash in Quincy, CA, this weekend, lots of Sierra riding to get there and back, too. Heck, even the MOA mileage contest has another month to run.

Meanwhile... In April, I held an Airheads/Vintage Tech Day at my house.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/surfcitytechday/P4103276med.jpg

Then I went to Europe to go to one of the biggest vintage swapmeets in the world, Veterama:
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/europe1/veterama/P4243336med.jpg

Sadly, my old R1100RS that I keep in Germany broke down, but I was able to get it fixed (http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/motorcycles/2004TheEnd.htm).

Even so, I was lucky enough that a friend in Germany let me ride his vintage Zuendapp in a couple vintage rallies. This is a 1938 Zuendapp K500, 4 speed handshift sidevalve hardtail, making about 18 hp.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/europe1/windmillrally/IMG_0031med.jpg

In May, I went to the Village Idiots' Lost Coast Luau in Eureka, CA. CA-1 was looking mighty fine...
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/lcl/P5283876med.jpg

...and the weather really cooperated!
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/lcl/P5293887med.jpg

In June, the Vintage BMW club had it's local Vasona Park Picnic.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/vasona/P6133985med.jpg

I also got to ride my repaired RS around in Italy, and specifically, in Tuscany. Oh, the food, the wine, and the roads are great!
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/europe2/toscana/P6234133med.jpg

July was the MOA Rally in Spokane, of course. A friend from Germany came over and we made a 4,000 mile tour. We started by heading south... to meet some friends for lunch at the Far Western Tavern in Guadalupe, CA for a BBQ steak brunch.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/MOARally/P7114312med.jpg

Unfortunately, after riding through the Sierra on the way north, the R1150RS had a problem.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/MOARally/P7154331med.jpg

But Ozzie's BMW of Chico fixed it immediately. Even though the bike was out of warranty, and they've never seen me before, they got a partial refund from BMW NA for me. The rest of the trip was, fortunately, mechanically uneventful. The rally was fun...
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/MOARally/P7174356med.jpg

...and then we rode to Seattle with some friends, through Mt. Rainier park.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/MOARally/P7194376crop.jpg

On the way home we rode through the Avenue of the Giants.
http://darryl.crafty-fox.com/mcpics/2004/MOARally/P7214398med.jpg

[brooksie]

One of the several trips to Gold River this summer
http://www3.telus.net/rfbrooks/Buttle%20Lake.jpg

A nice weekend ride to the Sunshine Coast of B.C.

http://www3.telus.net/rfbrooks/gibsons.jpg.JPG

[ian408]

There are sure a lot of great pictures here!

I really enjoyed seeing this Zuendapp. Great picture.

Ian

[lorazepam]

Dang Darryl, you get to have too much fun! I spend most of my time looking through a big glass windshield wishing I was on my bike.

[KBasa]

Jeez, l love a picture thread.

[cgarr]

My favorite from this summer.....

http://www.gci-net.com/users/c/cgarr/sumrfav.jpg

Red canyon hwy12 in Utah taken during the Red Rock Rally

[rocketman]

Originally posted by DarrylRi
Exactly. I'm going to the Beemer Bash in Quincy, CA, this weekend, lots of Sierra riding to get there and back, too. Heck, even the MOA mileage contest has another month to run.........



Dang, dude you need to get out more often! :D

Great shots! :clap :clap

RM

[DarrylRi]

Originally posted by rocketman
Dang, dude you need to get out more often! :D That's not what my wife says.

Besides getting off to the Central Cal Autumn Beemer Bash today, I hope to make the California Coast Campout & BBQ (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3812) vintage rally on one of my older bikes. So there's definitely still some summer left!

[MCMXCIVRS]

Molly's Reach, now theres a picture that only us Canadians might appreciate. Way cool, I'll have to get up there someday myself.

[fetishbear]

Between Angel Fire, NM and Ocate, NM - 12 miles of "unimproved roadway" - Weather and scenery were spectacular.

http://www.fetishbear.com/images/Motorcycles/DSC00014_2.JPG

[YB in IN]

Heres a picture of me in Colorado at the top of Independence Pass outside of Aspen after the TOTR rally.

[YB in IN]

Here's another one somewhere in Rocky Mountain National Park

[magwa]

Yes. Some Garage Work. Here's a bad shot of a summer's work.....

[magwa]

This is what it's all about....The Bash.

[knary]

Originally posted by KBasa
Had some fun.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6597907-M-1.jpg

Having looked at this thread a few times and contemplated posting majestic landscape shots, I've come to realize that none can top this shot. :thumb

[Fritzc]

Battletrax came to Detroit again this year and I had to try it out.
If you don[t know, it is a short course laid out with three left turn circles and one right turn circle and timed by electronic devices. For $5 you can run it ten times and try to improve your skills. I went from 108 seconds to 58 seconds and quit after five runs. The youngsters on dirt bikes and pocket bikes did much better.
It was fun to watch the pocket bikes tear around the course.

[ian408]

Here's a few from this weekend. Technically, not summer but
it'll be winter here soon...

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/9064591-S.jpg

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/9064594-S.jpg

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/9064613-S.jpg

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/9064624-S.jpg

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/9064627-S.jpg

Hope you enjoy them!

ian

[Cliffy777]

those rocks rock. where r they?

[lorazepam]

Looks like the base of devils tower WY, or some other volcanic formation to me Cliffy.

[ian408]

The rocks are at Devil's Post Pile National Monument.

Located near the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA.

Ian

[KBasa]

Originally posted by knary
Having looked at this thread a few times and contemplated posting majestic landscape shots, I've come to realize that none can top this shot. :thumb

Aw, thanks. It was fun, though there's an unedited version floating around somewhere. :evil

[gambrinus]

Good thing that this wasn't a competition for beer/money since it looks like Ian could be a professional amongst us.

RW

[RebeccaV]

OK, I guess that I'm ready to post a little retropective of this summer's riding fun. Not that it's COMPLETELY over mind you.....

03 was my first big season of riding and there were lots of firsts - first time motorcycle camping, first time riding out of state, etc. I really didn't expect much from 04, but I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, there were more firsts than last year, and they were much more exciting. Here are some of the highlights and my favorite pictures starting with a picture that I took on the way to Branson:

[RebeccaV]

I went off-road riding for the first time in May. It was fun, I'd like to do more, and it made me a better street rider.

[RebeccaV]

I rode outside of the country for the first time in July. It was my first trip ever to Canada. The gorgeous yellow flowers that were everywhere just took my breath away. I wanted to stay here and take more shots - Tracy and Brad did not share my enthusiasm.

[BradfordBenn]

I think you must be getting me mistaken with someone else... heck I even remember taking some of my own pictures. :stick

I was cranky in Banff :cry

[RebeccaV]

It was also the first time I'd ridden a motorcycle out west. When I was deciding whether or not to go, BMWRich58 told me that I'd be a fool not to. But he also warned me that it would be so wonderful that all I'd want to do would be to go back. Here's me and the /6 during a ride through Glacier Nat'l Park. That was a great day.

[RebeccaV]

Another highlight was my first competitive rally on my newly purchased first oilhead - a '96 R1100RS. Here's the bike at one of the bonus locations on the GM400 in very, very rural Vermont. I'll be definitely be doing more rallies in '05.

[RebeccaV]

One of the things I'm most proud of is my first Bun Burner Gold. On August 17th I rode 1578 miles in 22 hours and 55 minutes. It was challenging and fun and I can't wait to do more. So yeah, it was a great season. Thanks for letting me share. :bikes

[Greg]

Knary giving a packing lesson at Spokane
http://gerg.smugmug.com/photos/6588844-S.jpg
Some upstanding females at Spokane
http://gerg.smugmug.com/photos/6588813-S.jpg
Miles and Miles of this (think this was still Montana)
http://gerg.smugmug.com/photos/6583401-S.jpg
Colorado the weekend after Spokane with the AdvRider bunch
http://gerg.smugmug.com/photos/6581610-S.jpg
Just under 3 weeks and 4300 miles on the GS.

[ian408]

BG, you are truely inspirational!

Ian

[HarveyMushman]

I made it out west for the first time . . .

Bear Tooth Pass, with buds
http://harveymushman.smugmug.com/photos/6669210-L.jpg

Skalkaho Pass, Montana
http://harveymushman.smugmug.com/photos/6672574-L.jpg

The road to Yellow Pine, Idaho
http://harveymushman.smugmug.com/photos/6672607-L.jpg

. . . and I got to enjoy some of the local splendor: West Virginny
http://harveymushman.smugmug.com/photos/8757717-L.jpg

[Cliffy777]

Hey BGirl, Greg, and Mushman -
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.

[Fritzc]

Sunday morning at the RA rally in Canaan State Park WV 19 Sept.
You can't tell but you are looking at 1/8 inch ice covering everything.
Guy in background is using a cigarette lighter to thaw out his tent poles.

[KBasa]

Ugh.

Gotta register to see the Ofoto stuff?

[riderR1150GSAdv]

Here is a pic

[riderR1150GSAdv]

Here's more

[riderR1150GSAdv]

And one more. Kodachrome Basin near Bryce Canyon

[riderR1150GSAdv]

Last one. Lake Macdonald in Glacier NP

[KBasa]

Cool. Thanks, flash.

[robnye]

I had a fantastic summer of riding.


We start early with a jaunt to Daytona with the Sheepshagger. We saw some hogs in a pickup:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/2772990-M.jpg

In New England the season starts with a weekend campout in Vermont we call the Frosty Nutz:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/4298480-M-1.jpg

Here is a shot from the road on Mt. Equinox:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/4299070-M.jpg

In June we hosted the Minuteman 1000 a 24 hr endurance rally. One of the bonus locations was a National Park Service plaque on the Appalachian Trail. Our riders had to get a photo of their flag at the marker. Seems like someone wanted to also get their wedding picture at the marker too:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687254-M.jpg

Doug Mo went up there with me:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11691561-M.jpg

Later in June the Yankee Beemers hosted our Pemi River Rally for Laconia Bike Week. Angelo Pollock did a SS1k in from Chicago. It took a few tries to get a picture of him with his eyes open:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/5394168-M.jpg

The Toy Box Trucking Team also introduced our new beer garden, staffed here by the Pineapple Brothers:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/5394193-M.jpg

MOA Ambassador and all around great guy Brian Manke rode in from Wisconsin so I had to take him for an early ride on the Kancamangus highway:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/5394169-M.jpg

So much fun had us jumping for joy:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11686576-M.jpg

In July the highlight of my summer was my trip west to Spokane. The Sheepshagger and I put the bikes in his new 3500 with the duramax diesel and headed west in air-conditioned comfort:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/6644304-Th.jpg

We started out at the Top of the Rockies, a great rally.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11712477-M.jpg

From there we hooked up with Angelo and the Dawgmeister and headed to Spokane. No ride in the area would be complete without a stop at the infamous Lolo pass 77 miles of winding road sign.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687262-M.jpg

From Lolo we went on to Spokane.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11713132-M.jpg

To be continued:

[robnye]

After Spokane Kbasa, the sheepshagger, pineapple and I took chacifer on the crazy uncle tour to the Adventure Rider campout in Ouray, CO. We had a great time. I found a very lonely post office:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687253-M.jpg

Outside of Ketchum, ID I ran into a bunch of people I know from sailing. I raced with the guy on the left to Bermuda a number of years ago. The old cat on the right raced against my father and grandfather. It was rather surreal to run into them so far from salt water.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687260-M.jpg

I got a great shot of Pineapple, the Shagger, Kbasa and Chacifer.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11714613-M.jpg

We also stopped in Moab. I was all amped up to see the arches and wanted to go for sunrise. I am very glad we did.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687255-M.jpg

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11714699-M.jpg

We had a great time in Ouray. I took a little field trip up into the mountains. I had never ridden here and it was very cool.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687261-M.jpg

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/6646633-M.jpg

While we were in Ouray the Shagger mentioned to Chace that if she preferred to do the tour du corn in the dually we would be happy to tow a trailer if she decided to rent one. Here is a photo of Chace shortly after she realized that not only were we not going to let her drive, she was never going to get the front seat either.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/6646641-M.jpg

We did a perfect Bun Burner Gold but last I checked the IBA doesn't recognize guys who tandem up in a truck. :doh

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/6646648-M.jpg

More to follow.

[robnye]

Once back in New England we still had some great events left.

The first weekend of August is our Damn Yankees Rally. Doug MO introduced Scottish Trials. The DYR is a great time and kids are welcome. Here Doug gives a demonstration of how to handle one of the obstructions.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7168922-M.jpg

The real star of the show was Windjammer dude:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7168919-M.jpg

While Windjammer dude won the trials Corbett Nye captured the can toss:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7204601-M.jpg

These guys cheated:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7168751-M.jpg

Chace went up to Jamaica and scored a cool housecoat.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7204598-M.jpg

And Bubu the bear stayed behind and got smashed.

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7204597-M.jpg

The DYR rally is in the middle of nowhere in western MA. We take care of fresh donuts by having special delivery.

note the club colors on the chopper
http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/7124831-M.jpg

At the end of August we went up to Swanton Vermont for the U.S. National Trials championships. The real highlight of the trip was meeting farmer Daniel. Daniel opened up his farm for the event. We were the only folks camping on bikes and he invited us to stay up by the dairy barn. He warned us that the lights come on at 04:30 for milking and the cows like music. Here is Daniel doing what he does:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11687249-M.jpg

The next day Peter demonstrated the basics of counter steering:

http://RPB.smugmug.com/photos/11717193-M.jpg

Two weeks later Daniel purchased a new F650 GS. We are going to have a great time riding with him next summer so long as we can schedule it around the milkings.

It was a great summer with great times and great people.

Best,

Rob Nye

[BradfordBenn]

Rob http://www.unrestrainedhelmet.com/smiles/yourock.gif

[Chacifer]

What a great summer, eh, Uncle Rob? Let's do it all again next summer too! (just so long as I'm not :german)
:bikes

[BMWGypsy]

Good posts everyone! :clap

[MostlyIrish]

Gonna try a few shots from our trip to the Rockies and beyond. Not sure how to load more than 1 pic in a post. Still learning. Any suggestions appreciated.

[BradfordBenn]

Not sure how to load more than 1 pic in a post. Still learning. Any suggestions appreciated.

The software is configured to limit you to attaching one file per post. The people who are doing multiple pictures are using links and hosting the pictures on other servers. So you are not doing anything wrong.

If you want to link to a picutre on another server click the "mountain" icon and then paste in the URL for the image.

[Grey Matter]

This is me & two friends on the Oregon Coast. We rode from LA to Seattle lay May. I am the one with the GS.

http://home.earthlink.net/~m_cole/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/origan_coast.jpg

[KBasa]

Nice picture, Pat!

If you want to put more than one picture in a post, you'll need a photo hosting service. If you have your pictures online, you can insert a link to the photo and include up to ten pictures in a post.

We're going to announce a partner program with Smugmug over the next few days that will save you some money and generate some funds to help us run the forum. We'll have an account we can use to include pictures in the BMW MOA's home page, which will save us on the hosting and bandwidth fees we spend to run the MOA's web pages. Additionally, smugmug is run by a guy that rides a K12RS.

How cool is that?

[gsjay]

Would you believe West Virginia, not Alaska?

[lorazepam]

http://lorazepam.smugmug.com/photos/4268225-S.jpg

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[RebeccaV]

The guy on the 1150RS is SERIOUSLY hot. :)

[BouncinBob]

Well, my year started with a wee bit of trouble. You can see what it took to get my bike on a trailer. I would have tried to ride it, but everyone claimed it was unridable. I don't know, a little duc tape, some prying here and there.

[BouncinBob]

Yes, the fun. I got the bike all fixed up and ready to roll the day the cast came off. Nice job don't yah think?

[BouncinBob]

Yes, she knows I enjoy working on bikes out in the garage. Since I did such a nice job with mine, she went and wrecked hers so I could have the joy of replaci.. err fixing hers. See what I did with her Ivory Cruiser (don't mind that it is on Bob Weis's trailer in Florida, 1,300 miles from home, Bob had a magic wand I used to turn the chromed spoked wheels into what you see in the picture). Another nice job, don't you know?! ;)

[lorazepam]

Wow BB, I got to see it clean! You will have to come to the solstace ride this year. Pictures to follow.

[lorazepam]

BG took a couple of these, She deserves the credit for the best ones.



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[BradfordBenn]

The Solstice Ride Rocked. Thanks for posting those Loraz.

[merrittgene]

The guy on the 1150RS is SERIOUSLY hot. :)

He does look a little sweaty...

[Ksrob]

here is a photo of Bette on the road to TOR.

[BouncinBob]

Wow BB, I got to see it clean! You will have to come to the solstace ride this year. Pictures to follow.

that's bb, not BB, I ain't Brad...

It is clean because that was the picture my dealer had on his web site when I got home from the wreck. I called him and bought that sucker...

When you saw me at Octoberfest, that was the third trip in rain in a row... I was out yesterday, it rained, there is now more dirt on top of the dirt you saw. Today it snowed :cry

[MostlyIrish]

The software is configured to limit you to attaching one file per post. The people who are doing multiple pictures are using links and hosting the pictures on other servers. So you are not doing anything wrong.

If you want to link to a picutre on another server click the "mountain" icon and then paste in the URL for the image.
Thanks for the feedback. Ill try a few more.
Trail Ridge Road was closed due to this snow storm. Had to spend the night at Grand Lake Lodge till the opened the road the next day.

[MostlyIrish]

The calm after the storm. Getting ready to take Trail Ridge Road through Rock Mt Nat Park.

[MostlyIrish]

Photo stop on way up Trail Ridge Road

[MostlyIrish]

The porch at Grand Lake Lodge at the entrance to Rocky Mt Nat Park. It was a opretty cool spot.

[MostlyIrish]

The ride up.

[SheRidesABeemer]

Ran into some snow in Bisbee, AZ in February...what the heck am I doing with an R bike anyways?

[SheRidesABeemer]

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Easterly most point in the US

[SheRidesABeemer]

Glacier National Park

[SheRidesABeemer]

Some place on the Westbound side of US 2

[MostlyIrish]

Great shots Gail. I remember West Quody Light. Brought back memories of one of last season's trips. Cool fish.

[tnk12lt]

Bryce Nat. Park

[tnk12lt]

Hwy.12 N. of Escalante, Utah

[tnk12lt]

U.S. 191 Church Rock, Utah

[tnk12lt]

Arches Nat. Park, Utah--- Landscape Arch

[tnk12lt]

Flaming Gorge, Utah-Wyoming border

[tnk12lt]

Glacier Nat. Park

[tnk12lt]

The Monster

[tnk12lt]

Me and the Monster

[RTRandy]

Last one. Lake Macdonald in Glacier NP Funny, I must have stopped slightly later in the same place. Seeing that shot brings back great memories.

[SheRidesABeemer]

So much to see there...

[Visian]

Wow.... the pics ya'll have posted are splendiferous, fantabulous, phenominous.... envious.

Work was really on my mind this summer, so I didn't get to take any long trips, and *definitely* missed going to Spokane.

But, some riding did ensue, I just wish these pics measured up.

My wife and I are building a place up in North Carolina, so many of my rides involved going up and meeting with builders, etc. This is the view from our lot:

http://www.visian.nu/images/nc_view.jpg

It's just off NC209 near Waynesville. For those of you familiar with the area, 209 is like having your own Dragon.

http://www.visian.nu/images/r80gs.jpg

This is a favorite BBQ stop along the way... in Clayton, GA.

http://www.visian.nu/images/oinkers.jpg

No comments from the peanut gallery, please! ;)

I did manage to work in some riding with the working... taking a trip to visit the Mayo Clinic (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3102) to meet with them on an assignment we were working on.

http://www.visian.nu/images/fireworks.jpg

Along the way I stopped in for dinner with Diaper Dude:

http://www.visian.nu/images/aliciandad1.jpg

And stayed at the Ambassadorial Hotel:

http://www.visian.nu/images/beemerhill.jpg

While you lucky dogs were in Spokane, I had to settle for AMA Vintage Days. When you're planning your trip to Beemerville next year, be sure to put the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum on your itinerary. (http://www.ama-cycle.org/museum/)

http://www.visian.nu/images/ama_museum1.jpg

http://www.visian.nu/images/ama_museum.jpg

This summer was the political season, so some time was spent discussing things on-line instead of riding. :type

http://www.visian.nu/images/ian_the_peacenick.jpg

I did ride the K12 to a political rally late in the summer...

http://www.visian.nu/images/democrats.jpg

Sorta like this guy, I was the only bike in the parking lot. Sure did make it easy to dispatch with the traffic jam as everyone was leaving. :burnout

This was all part of a trip to Biketoberfest. Me and the guys I work (http://www.dnacommunications.com) with have a Bike Week tradition:

http://www.visian.nu/images/pokechop.jpg

We're biker dudes... we eat pork with our hands!

I did manage to get in at least one camping ride this year, the Georgia Club's annual Labor Day Adventure.

http://www.visian.nu/images/brmcc.jpg

This is at the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground in Cruso, the week before this river washed out their bridge.

http://www.visian.nu/images/willville.jpg

This is at the Willville campground, in The Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

And... last, but not least... I rode the R69S to the Vintage BMW Owners regional rally in Georgia....

http://www.visian.nu/images/vbmwo_show.jpg

and won Best in Show.

All-in-all it was a pretty good summer. Having to work a lot sucked, but I made the best of it.

Ian

[foobeemer]

Nice pics!!! My mom lived in Clayton, Ga for years--she owned and ran the Beechwood Inn b&B up on the hill if you were to leave town going out 76 to the east. You know Deliverence was filmed in that area (mostly in Tallulah Gorge)--the closing of the movie was filmed in Clayton.

[Visian]

You know Deliverence was filmed in that area (mostly in Tallulah Gorge)--the closing of the movie was filmed in Clayton.

Geez.... we are *still* trying to live that movie down in these parts (and I *ain't* from around here... I'm from NYC). Sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal like a piggie!

The roads up in the hills surrounding the Chatooga River, which empties into the gorge and the Tugaloo river, feature some *excellent* dual sport riding.

And... more than a few cars parked on cinder blocks.... ;)

Ian

[rapz]

End of Summer Pix! :p

[rapz]

Summer Pixs!

[rapz]

Summer Pixs.

[Fritzc]

Quote: "It's just off NC209 near Waynesville. For those of you familiar with the area, 209 is like having your own Dragon."

Been there, done that! Whoopee! :clap :wow What a beautiful area.

[Visian]

Did you happen to check out NC63, which heads south from 209 in Trust, NC?

Hoo-eee what a road.

:clap

Ian

[oldcarkook]

I liked seeing the nasty biker chicks all over!
http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/photos/bikes/bikerchick.jpg

[BONEY]

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web003.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web010.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web012.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web020.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web019.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web026.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web042.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web075.jpg

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_12.jpg Where was I?

http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/rides/Atlanta_to_Sonoma/images/Atlanta_Sonoma_web_138.jpg

Full Ride Report Here (http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/)

[scbmwrider]

More miles next year

http://www.geocities.com/scbmwrider/k75sbrmcg.jpg

:clap

[SheRidesABeemer]

[QUOTE=Boney
Full Ride Report Here (http://www.beachbus.net/BMW/)[/QUOTE]

Nice pictures and story, thanks for sharing.

[jmooreou]

Castle Valley - Near Moab, UT

[GlobalRider]

Staller Sattel, one of many passes and great roads in Northern Italy.
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/3866/stallersattelitaly9wm.jpg

Near Passo Rolle in the Dolomites of Northern Italy.
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/110/nearpassorolleitaly1mc.jpg

Near Passo Fittanze, Northern Italy. Nice and narrow. Zero traffic!
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/2289/nearpassofittanzeitaly8yp.jpg

The closed road up to Monte Toraro, Northern Italy.
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/5436/roadclosedtomontetoraroitaly5u.jpg

Eremo San Colombano, Northern Italy. Going to church takes on a whole new meaning.
http://img35.exs.cx/img35/7582/eremosancolombanoitaly3hc.jpg

A lot of great shots on this thread. Talk about patience when you're using dial-up. I wish I had High Speed, but that would cut into my new bike purchasing power.

Taking delivery of my new 2004 GS Adventure. Trying to suppress a grin.
http://img143.exs.cx/img143/4937/takingdeliveryonmy2004gsadvent.jpg

[BradfordBenn]

Very coooool :thumb

[harryt11]

Great pics from the Dolomites. I used to go skiing at Paso Rolle when I was stationed in Vicenza.

[BubbaZanetti]

just found this one, before i painted the frame and engine to make it all pretty...........

[bluwing]

Bighorns

[bluwing]

Yellowstone

[Stuff2C]

I guess the sign says it all. :D On the way to Deadhorse Ak

[Stuff2C]

The senic route to Key West :dunno

[Stuff2C]

God must own a motorcycle! :thumb

[Cliffy777]

stuff2c - the last of your group (god must have a motorcycle) is one of the neatest motorcycle pictures i have had the pleasure of eyeballing in quite some time.

[Stuff2C]

stuff2c - the last of your group (god must have a motorcycle) is one of the neatest motorcycle pictures i have had the pleasure of eyeballing in quite some time.

Thanks, my riding buddy and I took around 1100 pictures on this trip and got a good one. :clap
Thank God for digital cameras :D

[The_Veg]

Started the summer by discovering an Irish pub where the scooter crowd hang out on sunny Sundays.

[The_Veg]

Went riding with the scooters- never got out of second gear! :doh

Here they are invading a local drive-in where the Harleys usually rule. Can you find The BatBike in the picture?

[The_Veg]

In may, on the way to the First Ever Decidedly Unorganised Boxerworks Forum Rally!!!

[The_Veg]

Heheheheheheh I'm proud of this one! :bliss

[The_Veg]

In early July I got a wild hair and decided one Friday that I would ride to Mom's house (600 miles away in Alabama) for the weekend. I Bought a new mesh suit that day and hit the road. I arrived in Vicksburg MS late that night and stayed over. I was really lucky- Friday PM some nasty weather was in front of me, but it blew over as I slept and was behind me as I set out the next morning.
Along the way I took a brief diversion onto the Natchez Trace Parkway:

[The_Veg]

This is my home town. Mom didn't know I was coming and was delightfully surprised. More surprised I s'pose, as how many mothers answer the door expecting to see their son standing there wearing silver mesh from neck to ankle? :uhoh
Anyway, this is a historic old church outside Tuscaloosa:

[The_Veg]

This is along the way to Lake Tuscaloosa.

[The_Veg]

And this is what the sign in the background says:

[The_Veg]

I first drove the roads by the lake way too fast when I was 16. I'd wanted to ride them since I got into motorcycles three years before this trip.

[The_Veg]

.

[The_Veg]

The BatBike meets the locals.

[The_Veg]

Yes, this really *IS* Alabama!

[The_Veg]

The house in which I lived during college. Oh if those walls could only talk! :evil My room was the windows all the way toward the back.

[The_Veg]

The BatBike rooms with Mom's minivan.

[The_Veg]

Another day I took a ride northwest of Dallas. Here's an odd sight outside Texas Motor Speedway:

[The_Veg]

I stopped along the way for a burrito from Allsup's. If you've ever traveled in TexSux or New Mexico you know what I'm talkin' 'bout! Nothin' in the world like these little joy-bundles of deep-fried goodness! :eat

[The_Veg]

Nope, it's not New England, but TexSux. The GS seat was a temproary thing while the stock unit was away at Rick Mayer's getting reworked and excorcised of the evil that some engineer wreaked on the collective butts of R100R riders.

[The_Veg]

Oil and cows. Yup, it's TexSux all right!

[The_Veg]

Nice shot from somewhere west of Fort Worth.

[The_Veg]

Also west of Fort Worth. I forget what highway.

[The_Veg]

OK I'm going to cheat a little bit here. October may technically be autumn, but down in this part of the country it's still summer. I frequent a forum at www.boxerworks.com and those of us on that forum have decided to have TWO rallies of our own every year, in May and October, hosted at the property of a super-nice guy named Ken who lives five miles off the Talimena Scenic Drive in Oklahoma (Our host and location really ROCK!!!).
Unfortunately I was not able to bring The BatBike to the October rally because it was having some real bastard-from-hell charging system problems at the time. I didn't let that stand in the way of hanging with good friends and went in the Vegmobile instead. Probably saved my life as the drive up there was through some VERY nasty storms (which of course were replaced by sunshine the next day).
But Ken was gracious enough to loan me his extra bike for the weekend. Here I am on his 1978 R100S:

[The_Veg]

And wishing the lens had been clean!

[The_Veg]

Our host Ken, with Joan who flew from Seattle to be there!

[The_Veg]

Showing This Alton Brown lookalike how it's done. You may also have spotted him in the Ride On segment from the national.

[The_Veg]

One of Ken's future projects

[The_Veg]

Well, I'm going to call it a night for this tale. Here's one of the last pictures taken at the rally, of a sunset from- of all places- Sunset Vista on the Talimena Scenic Drive. This picture does not even do a daydream about this sunset anything even remotely resembling justice!

[basketcase]

Seems I recognize some of those roads by the lake -- and that parking lot where you met the locals!

But where in the world is that old church located? I have yet to see that one in my ramblings around T-town.

[gmk1200gt]

Cottage brewery tour

[MarkF]

A cool morning with my head in clouds.

Mt. Greylock, Mass - Aug 2004

[MoroCycler]

First days of January, Pacific Mexican Coast :clap

http://morocycler.smugmug.com/photos/15647469-M.jpg

Ixtapa

http://morocycler.smugmug.com/photos/15648019-M.jpg

[Cliffy777]

gorgeous. muy bien (or izzit bien?). i before e except after some things.

[KBasa]

Oh man, those are beautiful.

[DLilah]

Wish I was there! :D

[ian408]

beautiful shots! :clap :clap

[BradfordBenn]

Very cool

[Bigrider]

Shawshank Redemption

ANDY: Think you'll ever get out of here?
RED: Sure. When I got a long white beard and about three marbles left rolling around upstairs.
ANDY: Tell you where I'd go. Zihuatanejo.
RED: Zihuatanejo?
ANDY: Mexico. Little place right on the Pacific. You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I'd like to finish out my life, Red. A warm place with no memory. Open a little hotel right on the beach. Buy some worthless old boat and fix it up like new. Take my guests out charter fishing.

(Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo are joined at the hip down there) Ixtapa principly a new tourist construct was built by Zihuatanejo, a very lovely, slow moving old fishing village. Enough of the geography lesson.

Dave Hoover
Been There. :thumb

[MoroCycler]

Me and my GSA...

http://morocycler.smugmug.com/photos/15698139-M.jpg

[BubbaZanetti]

nice to see this thread perhaps entering its second year, keep the pictures comming!

[ian408]

nice to see this thread perhaps entering its second year, keep the pictures comming!

Bubba! What ya got? Come on now, holding out? Surely you've been someplace
recently, right?

Teaser shot. Glacier Point Parking Lot.

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/24913445-M.jpg

Ian

[eric2]

k12s at the track

http://eric2.smugmug.com/photos/24883326-L.jpg



http://eric2.smugmug.com/photos/24883330-L.jpg

[Cliffy777]

fill in the blanks woodja? what track? when? yer bike? how did it do?

[BubbaZanetti]

sure, although its still technically "spring", a recent trip to vermont*:


*disclaimer, "having fun on your bmw" and "taking a picture" my not be the best two activites to combine, i'm glad most people are posting pictures of their BMW's in a static position, and to those of you with helmet cams and the like, the manager of this thread salutes you :clap

[eric2]

fill in the blanks woodja? what track? when? yer bike? how did it do?

Sorry, got a ride report here (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81108)



K1200s @ Texas world speedway this past may.
The new S is a rocket, but i was pretty
tenative in the corners. The bike did well
and would do better if I hit the marks.
However, it does feel long and changing
lines in mid corner wasn't easy.
Compunding that was the fact I was usually
in the wrong gear on exit so drive out of
the corners was compromised. Still,
by the end of the day it was only the
instructors passing me.


Have to go back now!

Eric
Austin

[HadABabyItsABeemer]

I liked the way this turned out when I was at Battlefield HD last year.

[SheRidesABeemer]

End of a long day, heading to the campground...beautiful farm country

[sanjaun2]

A nice rainy almost summer day

[FredRydr]

I finally found the dealership! Now I just hope the salesman is ready to deal.

[FredRydr]

A stop in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, USA, reveals that the local mechanics know how to maintain a real man's bathroom. They don't bother to move the handle from the unconnected hot faucet because we all know the vice-grip has more class.

[campari]

a little late but this is from last september when i set out from boston to central mexico. unfortunately my camera broke the first day but i still got a couple of pics...

[campari]

and another one...

[campari]

i had some friends of mine fly down and meet me in mexico. here is a pic of my aunt's house that i stayed in for about a month.

[campari]

it was the end of the rainy season so i kept the ole bike in the living room out of the elements. nothing like waking up in the middle of the night, turning over in bed and gazing at your bike that you just sat on for a week straight...i dreamt very well...
(i was going to attach some more photos but i can't figure out how to do it - my friends camera appears to be too hi-res - maybe later)

[campari]

let's see how this works...

[IAMBOB]

The guy on the 1150RS is SERIOUSLY hot. :)
I thought girls thought ALL guys on 1150RS' were hot?? That's what the salesman at Bob's told me!!!

[SCQTT]

Campari

You have a Curry /6!

I love that color, I used to have one exactly the same, but I sold it and the new owner painted it silver. Tragic

[campari]

Campari

You have a Curry /6!

I love that color, I used to have one exactly the same, but I sold it and the new owner painted it silver. Tragic

that color is kind of pretty isn't it? the paint on my bike appears original too. not too many around in that color. it would be even nicer if it had the large touring tank however...

[Dave]

let's see how this works...

WOW, that is absolutely the most beautiful coffee table I have ever seen in my life! :thumb

Dave

[mistercindy]

What a great thread!

[B2BWYLD]

...My Dirt Bike.....

[BubbaZanetti]

...My Dirt Bike.....


i hear pilot roads make great dirt tires
:nyah

[KBasa]

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/23558855-M.jpg

[KBasa]

So - how many times have you seen this scene? A bunch of folks standing around by the side of the road wearing baggy cordura outfits?

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/18474016-M.jpg

[HexST]

Flatlanders from FL. on way to MOTOGP at Laguna Seca
http://Knick.smugmug.com/photos/29969458-M.jpg
http://Knick.smugmug.com/photos/29958336-M.jpg
http://Knick.smugmug.com/photos/29995779-M.jpg

[knary]

http://www.conary.org/bike/post/sunset/sunsetride.jpg

[kreinke]

This is a picture of my motorcycle at the old ore dock in Ashland, Wisconsin when I toured the south side of Lake Superior.

[SCQTT]

July, South Central Missouri

[sgborgstrom]

Lost in the clouds above Stevenson WA...
http://stromborg.smugmug.com/photos/34276141-M.jpg

[gsjay]

Meat Cove, NS

[ian408]

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/24227200-M.jpg

Somewhere along Hwy 49 near Coloma, California. Gold Country.

[KBasa]

Getting ready to head out on the Fungal Ride.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/41314071-M.jpg

[KBasa]

Tioga Pass on Memorial Day weekend, during the 49er Rally.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/23563330-L.jpg

[SiouxzyQue]

I always have fun on my beemer.
This was taken on the way to the National in Ohio

[SiouxzyQue]

Batman, Supergirl, and Tie-dye guy (?) at the CRV Rally memorial day weekend.

[Belg]

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/23558855-M.jpg

Now that's what I call "Solid Leadership".... Everybody keep up with the beer!

[Belg]

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/24227200-M.jpg

Somewhere along Hwy 49 near Coloma, California. Gold Country.

That's my home digs... you're maybe 30 miles from where I grew up there.

Great riding road, that one. So is Salmon Falls road :=) And French Creek Road. And... And... And...

[dancogan]

Well, here is a trip I did this fall. I took a long weekend to visit Grayling, Michigan during fall colors, and to get in some of the great fall fishing. The fishing was really good:

[dancogan]

The trip to Grayling was followed about a month later by a trip to Port Huron to visit a new friend from the forum, Jim VonBaden, who was working there on a temporary assignment. It was an extremely windy day, with high wind warnings from the weather bureau, and I probably should have paid closer attention. The ride home was exhausting, but it was fun to visit Port Huron. The picture is the Blue Water Bridge, connecting Michigan and Canada:

[SCQTT]

OK technically not on a BMW, but still a fun ride. Taiwan has had a restriction on motorcycles over 150cc in place forever. You simply could not register a motorcycle over 150ccs for street use. There have always been hoards of scooters and small displacement bikes but nothing larger than 150ccs. In late 2004 this law changed and Bikes of all sizes are now allowed. Large bike business is booming there and most mfgs. have dealerships there that seem like they "sprang up" overnight.

I had a chance to ride with some friends on a borrowed Yamaha XJR1200. This was a little scary, borrowed bike, Asian traffic, riding with 15 other people with less than 1 years experience on a large machine, etc. We headed south out of Tainan, they took me on some of the most incredible mountain roads I have ever been on. Our regular, logical, "rules of the road" do not really apply and this was easily the most dangerous ride I have ever been on. I'm sure I was one of the very first westerners to ride a motorcycle in these mountains. At each placed we stopped locals seemed amazed when I took off my helmet. Large bikes are rare enough there, large bike ridden by a large goofy white guy was almost like a UFO sighting.


7-11 Stop for refreshments. I'm the big one in the orange shirt. "My" Yamaha XJR1200 on the left.

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The XJR1200

Notice the lack of chicken strips (the roads had awesome tight corners)

By the end on the day the peg feelers were gone and I had ground away a nice little chunk of centerstand.

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Lunch stop in the mountains

[ian408]

Here we are hanging out on Hwy 128 trying to figure out where everyone's
turn was. RT's in the back, K's in the front :D

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/29627460-M.jpg

We're headed home after an nice run up the coast.

[SCQTT]

Back in town at the end of the day. A non-rider member of our party caught this shot of me out of the rear window of the car at a traffic light.

[ian408]

That's my home digs... you're maybe 30 miles from where I grew up there.

Great riding road, that one. So is Salmon Falls road :=) And French Creek Road. And... And... And...

Oh yeah! That whole area is just the best. Camping, riding, everything.

Ian

[aea6574]

Howdy All:

I hope you are well.

This is my young son and I at the Lima rally this year. Great time.

http://server2.ihostphotos.com/imgt/23415.jpg (http://server2.ihostphotos.com/show.php?id=23415)

[cruisin]

near Hunt, Texas

[soffiler]

Coming up the Orange Cliffs in Horseshoe Canyon Unit of Canyonlands NP in Utah. Won't make the mistake of trying this again on Tourances.

[MarkF]

I always have fun on my beemer.
This was taken on the way to the National in Ohio

Touring on an Airhead! It takes on a different feel, doesn't it? I find myself going a bit slower, braking a bit sooner and actually looking at the world passing me by. Those are the memories that keep me from selling my R65.
:clap

[gsjohn]

Chillin at Deal's Gap after a dragon run. :bikes

[OldNuke]

My old clunker next to a big lunker. So this is what they mean by Uff Dah.
http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/35090957-M.jpg

A cold one after a hot day of riding in Big Bend Nat'l Park.
http://doodah.smugmug.com/photos/24752112-M.jpg

[BubbaZanetti]

thats a sweet airhead...........

[tallyGT]

http://richbmw.smugmug.com/photos/48451096-M.jpg
Armapillion
http://richbmw.smugmug.com/photos/53425752-M.jpg
One horse power on Cedar Key
http://richbmw.smugmug.com/photos/53425871-M.jpg
The cavalry? Sorting out the aftermath of a poor parallel parker. :violin

[osaiyid]

Probably my favorite photo this year.

Arches National Park at dawn. That's Chacifer down there in the front.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/6607818-L.jpg

That is one impressive picture, makes yu want to go there ... now!

[ASPHALT]

Right before the left turn back into the States...which began the looooong trip down 395 through WA., OR., NV. & CA. Stunning.
http://pizza.smugmug.com/photos/32280733-L.jpg
But the parts of the trip through B.C. and the stop in Banff...awesome.
http://pizza.smugmug.com/photos/32280643-L.jpg
http://pizza.smugmug.com/photos/32280638-L.jpg

Wifey and I almost home....
http://pizza.smugmug.com/photos/32280815-L.jpg

[BeemoKat]

I had a good time here...

[Daver90s]

:kiss

My My

[BradfordBenn]

I had a good time here...

Was that Freedom Cycles?

[PAULBACH]

Since summer just ended down under I think this picture qualifies. That is Sky City the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere. The city is Auckland, New Zealand

[rinty]

Beemokat: looks like your airhead definitely has drawing power.

Rinty

[BeemoKat]

Was that Freedom Cycles?
but wherever there is sin, that's where I must go!
That was an open house at American Cycle Mart in Waterford, MI.

[Daver90s]

A brief stop coming home from the Mini Rally in Sturgis, MI

[bigfoot105]

I had a good time here...


I didn't know Christine Agularia was a Bemmer fan. :brow

[41077]

My commute just got better. It's an extra two miles added to my 30 mile (one way commute) but I arive home with a big smile rather than the usual complaints about trafic.
Only drawback is gravel in most of the 20 mph corners, just a little extra pucker factor to keep the blood flowing.

[bluwing]

Bighorn

[jackie]

http://wuppie.dyndns.org/leonb/img_0627.jpg

End of May I rode a SS3000 from PDX to Daytona Beach, FL. completing it in well under the required 72 hours. On the way back home I treated myself to a trip through Deal's Gap and spanked me some dragon tail! Photo was taken by Killboy.

Jackie

'04 piedmont red RT Prrr-T aka Purty
PDX
well behaved women rarely make history...
Blue Knights Oregon I, IBA #16940

[jackie]

This time through British Columbia and up to Hyder AK. :brad

http://wuppie.dyndns.org/leonb/hyder.jpg

Jackie

'04 piedmont red RT Prrr-T aka Purty
PDX
well behaved women rarely make history...
Blue Knights Oregon I, IBA #16940

[AirForce]

One cycle pic from the Montana trip.
http://airforce.smugmug.com/photos/85340751-L.jpg

And one from floating the upper Missouri in Montana.
http://airforce.smugmug.com/photos/85342680-L.jpg

[Fritzc]

I don't get to go on many long rides but did manage Vermont this year!
http://fritzc.smugmug.com/photos/83780706-M.jpg

[PAULBACH]

Lots of White Water rafting to be seen along the roads bordering the Hudson and Sacandaga Rivers.

[BeemoKat]

Drying out after the rally.

[121247]

RT with the summer screen.

[Burnszilla]

Summit Lake, AK
http://static.flickr.com/45/175801202_5c8b732570_b.jpg

[mrich12000]

:bikes Bridge to Cape Breton sory the photo won't upload

[eric2]

Well, it's still warm down here; and last week I got to ride my 12gs on the road to Batopilas, Mexico. Not for those with a fear of heights, or phobias about lane sharing with large trucks on narrow mountain roads. :deal :dunno

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hth!