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Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (3 Comments - view/add) Somewhere on the Lower Mid Atlantic BDR » Have you dreamed of tackling one of the Backcountry Discovery Routes? BMW MOA members Richie Montgomery and John Putch giv...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 (6 Comments - view/add) 500 miles to see the R nineT Pure » These days I'm looking for online photography and narratives to inspire me for my next mind-clearing, butt-aching motorcyc...
Friday, August 28, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) HP2 LC Megamoto: Prototype or Production? » Ferreted away in an industrial park an hour from Los Angeles, BMW has a building with a sign that reads Designworks , acc...
Thursday, July 30, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) Riding the Smoky Mountain Twisted Tour » "Why did you request a GS?" he yelled at me over the phone. "Because we’re doing an off-road tour and that’s what I w...
Thursday, July 2, 2020 (6 Comments - view/add) The adventures of COVID-19 » COVID-19 has disrupted the population and the economy and has unfortunately snatched a few good souls. While a resolution...
Monday, May 11, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) How I became a motorcyclist » When I was 10, my Uncle Mark gave me a ride on his Honda Gold Wing and then for Christmas bought me a subscription to...
Monday, May 11, 2020 (2 Comments - view/add) Parenting in the Valley of Death: A father and son adventure » "Oof! Aauuhh! Whoof!" Drew let out his full lexicon of grunts and hollers, which, at 11 years old, were funny if not...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (3 Comments - view/add) A trip back in time: The 2013 Fireflight Rendezvous » It was the first real trip I’d taken on my 1973 R75/5. I’d become fascinated with classic motorcycles over the years, gazi...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 (8 Comments - view/add) Byway or the highway » Under a star-filled Colorado sky in the dwindling glow of the last embers of the evening’s campfire, we crawl into the qui...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 (6 Comments - view/add) Hans Muth: BMW Motorrad icon » At the moment Hans Muth agreed to design the now legendary R 90 S motorcycle, his day job was designing interiors for BMW...
Sunday, December 1, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Giving up the reins - or My son's well-used 40th birthday present » It has been well over 14 years since Father’s Day weekend of 2005, when I first took the reins of a brand new 2006 BMW...
Thursday, August 15, 2019 (5 Comments - view/add) Summer of smoke: Across the Great Basin » Between the eastern edge of California and Nevada’s Great Basin, the long flat miles of desert country are measured by lan...
Thursday, May 30, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) My twisting road to BMW Motorrad » The influence of motorcycles in my family is probably typical for America. Some of my great grandparents rode before I was...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) 1st prize: SURVIVAL! » When I took my first real motorcycle ride, it was on much of the Long Island Expressway. That was a big deal for me, as...
Thursday, May 2, 2019 (9 Comments - view/add) Another perspective: Riding in the left mini-lane » Having recently purchased Jim Ford’s book The Art of Riding Smooth, his article “Squeezing Satisfaction and Fun Out of Str...
Thursday, April 11, 2019 (7 Comments - view/add) Riding alone » At the beginning, I had to ride alone. In my mid-40s and under the spell of a quixotic impulse, I bought a new red 19...
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) A Marriage in the Making » I always loved the allure of those old neon motel signs and how they beckon you off the highway. For me, motels rekindle f...
Friday, March 15, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Fun in the ... SNOW! » Photos by the author and MAX BMW. When I received an invitation from MAX BMW to try some ice riding, I immediately c...
Friday, February 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Relief Through Adventure Motorcycles: Exploring the MRP » "You'll be one of our volunteers. Help with meals, clean-up, whatever is needed. And of course, you'll be teaching off-roa...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Relief Through Motorcycle Adventures » "You'll be one of our volunteers. Help with meals, clean-up, whatever is needed. And of course, you'll be teaching off-roa...
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) A sublime loop around the southwestern states » Photos by Jason Spafford Wheeling up to the U.S. border at Tecate was more of a “Triple Whopper with fries” drive-thru...
Sunday, December 16, 2018 (7 Comments - view/add) My Father's BMW » Some of my earliest childhood memories are of riding with my dad around Unity in Maine on his motorcycle. My father was a...
Sunday, December 2, 2018 (5 Comments - view/add) Hacking the Bagger » Hacking the Bagger "Seth, we have much to talk about..." Seth arrived at our first meeting and set his motorcycle helme...
Monday, October 22, 2018 (4 Comments - view/add) Adventure times two » Jen and I developed a travel bug over the last few years, and we have spent a fair amount of time aboard our 2013 BMW...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) How lucky I am - the wife of a winner! » What an adventure! Sheer excitement from the moment Ted Moyer from BMW MOA called to tell my husband he was a winner in th...
Saturday, October 6, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) A Massachusetts track day » There I was on my 2015 RT, leaning slightly to the right on a long right-hand curve, 5th gear, and a quick glance at my...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 (3 Comments - view/add) No money and no brains » Jerry Jeff Walker starts his song "Got Lucky Last Night" saying, "This is what can happen to a guy with no money and no...
Sunday, June 3, 2018 (5 Comments - view/add) GS = Get Started! » I will never forget the first time my girlfriend Paige pulled into the driveway at my parents’ house on her motorcycle. It...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (5 Comments - view/add) Adventure Log: What the heck is the GS Trophy?? » CHUNK “Whoa!” I shouted as the bike listed hard to the right. “I definitely did THAT wrong!” “Hahaha you have to...
Sunday, May 6, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Touring Europe's battlefields » For all of you history buffs who wish to combine your passion for riding with military history, I have the tour for you. L...
Sunday, April 22, 2018 (12 Comments - view/add) Riding through the Redwoods » If you’ve ever heard of the Santa Cruz Mountains or, better yet, have had the opportunity to ride through them, you know h...
Saturday, April 7, 2018 (10 Comments - view/add) Defining the comfort zone » Sometimes an adventure starts well before you begin a trip. I am a regular family doctor with a fellowship in wilderness m...
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) On a Mission to the Mission: Monkey business on Baja California » Anyone who knows me well knows that the thought of riding in sand sends cold shivers down my spine. Thinking of sand penet...
Sunday, March 25, 2018 (5 Comments - view/add) BMWs at the races » It's 9:00 on Saturday, October 14 on the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. The heat is starting to build, passing th...
Sunday, March 11, 2018 (5 Comments - view/add) Building a Bobber » I have been riding motorcycles for more than 45 years. Triumphs, Nortons, BSAs, Ducatis, a Harley-Davidson and a lot of BM...
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