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Saturday Morning Breakfast Rides
Red Rocks Grill &TNT Country KitchenDowntownMorrison, CO
Every Saturday at 8:00 a.m. (rain, shine, or snow), members meet for breakfast at Red Rocks Grill in Morrison. If weather permits, we ride afterwards.
Most rides are spontaneous, with destinations determined that morning. Come with ride suggestions!
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April 2015
BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado
Monthly MeetingWednesday, April 8th
SpeakerDan Patino
MotoQuest Tours
Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday at Red & Jerry’s located at 1840 W Oxford Avenue, Sheridan, CO 80110. Come join us for dinner, socializing and to hear our monthly speakers.
5:00 Dinner & Socializing 6:30 Meeting7:00 Speaker
Calling all BMWMCC Members!
The 2015 Colorado Riding Season is upon us. As such, opportunities for you, our riding members, to help the club at a number of different venues and events are also here. Please help us help you by volunteering for club events. See page 8 for details.
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P r e s i d e n t ’ s L e t t e rRead, Set, Go . . .
Here we are, April 1st, April Fool’s Day. This winter seems to have passed quickly. I had planned to just use the time to knock off a few items from my
to-do list at a leisurely pace. Items like doing a full annual service on my RT or figuring out how to wire both my bikes up to use my heated gear. What the heck, it’s winter and that’s the off-season for motorcycle stuff, right?
Well, the best laid plans . . . as my namesake (yes, my first name is Robert) once said. It turned out that this winter had more riding days than usual. What’s up with that? This is Colorado, not Florida. We are supposed to have snow and ice and fringed cold. Mother nature gave it her best shot in the four weeks of February, but that was about it. For the rest of winter it was “Can’t take the bike apart this week, I’m going to be riding Saturday.”
Okay, so I’m not really complaining. It was great. I sandwiched in all my planned projects with the
bikes. We made good use of the time to redo our the Club logos to comply with BMW’s requirements, learn about and apply for trademark protection for our signature events, worked on relationships with our local dealers, reviewed and revised some of our internal procedures, worked with Anna, owner of Red Rocks Grill to get us back on track with our early morning breakfasts, and generally improving our Club operations.
Hopefully, this will all pay off over the coming months. New members are coming in now through the dealership programs. April will see us surpass our membership for the entire last year, with 8 more months to go! New members are showing up regularly at our Saturday breakfasts (come early as tables and booths fill up fast these days). We are anticipating seeing more of the Pikes Peak Club this year, starting with the Sanctuary Ride this Saturday. Look for some big announcements about the PassBagger too. There’s much to see and do - please join us!
Life is good. Ride safe,
Jeff
Four wheels
move the body.
Two wheels
move the soul.
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Apri l Rides & EventsSaturday, April 4, 2015
Wildlife Sanctuary8:00 AM Continental Breakfast at Foothills BMW
9:00 AM Departure - Ride Leaves From Foothills BMWJeff Burns | 303-794-0694 | [email protected]
Saturday, April 4-10 2015Big Ben ‘er Bust, Texas
Contact Dennis for Complete DetailsDennis O’Neil | 303-810-4910 | [email protected]
April 25, 2015Atlas Missile Silo, Greeley
CANCELLEDSite is Closed to Visitors on this day - to be rescheduled
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May Rides & EventsSaturday, May 2, 2015Bull’s Eye & Beemers Ride9:00 AM Meet - 9:30 AM DepartureDick’s Sporting Goods Parking Lot6000 Victory Way, Commerce CityTom Flaherty | 303-406-1208 | [email protected]
Saturday, May 16, 2015Colorado Highway 67 Sedalia to Wetmore8:00 AM Continental Breakfast at Foothills BMW, Lakewood9:00 AM Ride Leaves From Foothills BMW
May 22-25, 2015Los Alamos, New Mexico Memorial Day Weekend9:00 AM Red Rocks Grill, MorrisonCarl Thomte | 303-753-6652 | [email protected]
May 23, 2015Introduction to Pass Bagging9:00 AM Red Rocks Grill, MorrisonDimitri Tournas | 205-960-5335 | [email protected]
May 30, 2015Peak to Peak Annual Club Ride8:00 AM Continental Breakfast at Foothills BMW, Lakewood9:00 AM Ride Leaves From Foothills BMWMark Zimmer | 720-389-4825 | [email protected]
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May Monthly MeetingT3RG Motorcycle SchoolsM. Colleen BoylePresidentwww.t3rg.com
Partner, Civilian Top Gun Rider Competitionwww.civiliantopgun.com
Thank You Michael with Law Tigers, For Your
Presentation in March!
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AeroMobil. Beautiful flying car. Beautifully integrated. Transforms in seconds from an automobile to an airplane. Gives you freedom to move. Read more: http://www.aeromobil.com/video
AeroMobil
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Top of the Rockies – July 16-19, 2015. This is our biggest and certainly best rally event that is becoming world renown. In Paonia last year, we had guests from Central and South America, Europe, China as well as a very good representation from throughout the U.S. Our need for volunteers is as follows:
- Guest Check-in and direction- Ride leads for designated rides- Logistics in setting up and tearing down- Events such as- Low speed run- Door prize distribution
Won’t you please sign up to volunteer for this awesome event. Our reputation for great riding in Colorado is only augmented by the fact that we’re such great hosts for all the guests that have come from far and wide.
The detailed description of the Paonia event is here: http://bmwmcc.org/tor_rally.php
Signing up for the Top of the Rockies to volunteer is easy. Please go to the following link and sign up for one of the events with a date, time, your email and phone contact information such that we can count on you, to help The BMWMCC be the best BMW Motorcycle Club that you can know. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094BACA92BAA8-topofthe
Wilderness On Wheels (WOW) – June 12-14, 2015. This annual Community Service event that BMWMCC is engaged in to help the WOW Foundation. The help we seek revolves around items such as:
- Trail clearing and maintenance- Minor maintenance and housekeeping
Please lend a helping hand to a great cause that helps less fortunate people who have physical disabilities, experience the GREAT Colorado outdoors as we do.
Their website is at: http://www.wildernessonwheels.org. Take look at it and please consider volunteering some of your precious time to such a wonderful charity. We need 20 volunteers for this event, and would enjoy your being there. Please RSVP to Jeff Burns for this event: 303-794-0694 or [email protected]
We Need You!
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Welcome New Members!
Welcome New & Returning MembersReid Schumacher
Gary FabbriPhil Kimbro
Edward AtkinsonRonnie Martinez, Jr.
Chris OppoldMembership Questions?Contact Cyndi [email protected]
Carl & Ruth Lamcaster Mike & Maureen de Jongh
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R egistration is Open!Top O’ The Rockies RallyJuly 16 - 19, 2015The Top O’ The Rockies Rally is our Club’s annual rally located on the grounds of the City Park in historic Paonia on the Western Slope of the Rockies. The Top O’ The Rockies Rally is in its 44th year of providing riders and their guests with the best riding and scenery Colorado has to offer!
100,000 Foot RideTM
August 1, 2015This is our premier all-day riding event. This ride is structured to take you over enough mountain passes to total over 100,000 feet in a single day. This achievement is not attainable anywhere else in North America and perhaps the world.
The ride is limited to 300 riders, so early registration is encouraged. Walk-up registration is accepted only as space permits.
Register for either event online at: http://www.bmwmcc.org/registrations.php
Faster,
faster,
faster,
until the
thrill
of speed
overcomes
the fear of
death. ~Hunter Thompson
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BMW R ecal ls
BMW is recalling nearly 49,000 motorcycles in the U.S. and Canada because flanges that hold the rear wheel can crack if bolts are too tight.
The recall covers multiple models including certain 2005-2010 R1200GS and R1200RT motorcycles, as well as the 2006-2010 R1200GS Adventure and the 2007-2010 R1200R, 2007 R1200S and K1200R Sport. Also included are the 2005-2007 R1200ST, the 2008-2009 HP2 Megamoto, the 2006 HP2 Enduro, the 2008-2010 HP2 Sport, and the 2005-2008 K1200S, 2006-2008 K1200R and K1200GT. The recall also covers the 2009-2011 K1300S, 2010-2011 K1300R, and the 2009-2010 K1300GT.
BMW says if bolts that hold the rear wheels to a flange are over-tightened, the flange can crack. If that happens, the bolts can loosen and the wheel may not stay secured to the bike.
The problem was discovered after a 2004 motorcycle crashed in Spain last August. BMW
says the rider and passenger were bruised and scraped.
The recall is expected to begin April 21. Dealers will replace the aluminum flange with a steel one at no cost to owners.
A BMW spokesman says owners should check their rear wheel flanges for cracks near the bolts. If there are none, the motorcycles are safe to ride until recall repairs can be done, he says.
BMW Recalls Nearly 49K Motorcycles; Rear Wheel Can LoosenDETROIT — Mar 27, 2015, 1:37 PM ETAssociated Press
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2015 Officers & Board Members
President: Jeff Burns - [email protected]
Vice President: Mike Szabo - [email protected]
Treasurer: Frank Ricci - [email protected]
Secretary: Jeff Kelley - [email protected]
Membership: Cyndi Szabo - [email protected]
Webmaster: Keren Kilgore - [email protected]
ITW Editor: Cathy Catrell - [email protected]
Ride Book Editor: Keren Kilgore - [email protected]
Club Store: Chris Wilder- [email protected]
Ride Coordinator: John Coker - [email protected]
Volunteer Coordinator: Jeffrey de Wispelaere - [email protected]
Advertising: [email protected]
TOR Rally Chair: Jeff Burns - [email protected]
TOR Rally Co-Chair: Carl Thomte- [email protected]
100K Foot Ride Chair: Carl Thomte - [email protected]
CO Classic 1000 Chair: Eric Levy - [email protected]
Social Director: Brandi Newman - [email protected]
Board Trustee: Siggi Pflumm
Board Trustee: Carl Thomte
Board Trustee: Michael Kilgore
Join the BMWMCC Facebook page.
All are welcome to become “friends” and post news, photos or other items of interest to fellow riders.
Board MeetingWednesday, April 1st
6:30 P.M.Red Rocks GrillMorrison, CO
Club Constitution & ByLaws Online
http://bmwmcc.org/index.php