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Mar 25 2004
FYI .....Job opening at the MOA
Dear Club President,
Sam Lepore, BMW MOA Chartered Club Coordinator, has resigned for personal reasons. We wish to thank Sam for his service to the club. We are in the process of seeking a replacement for Sam. If you know of someone who may be interested in the position, please have them contact me. In the meantime, any club related questions should be directed to Ray Zimmerman at BMW MOA Headquarters.
Sincerely,
L. "Hawk" Hawthorne
President
BMW MOA
Mar 20 2004
Business Meeting date has been changed to Sunday the 21st
Mar 11 2004
Some of you may have earplug speakers or use earbuds to hear the audio better over the wind noise. However, unable to plug directly into the bike's intercom system, have resorted to just receiving the music from your CD/MP3.
I have developed an adapter that solves this problem. It plugs into the dash and velcros in place (no need to remove it every time). When the ear speakers are plugged into the adapter, the audio is routed through the ear speakers and the mic is hot. When not plugged in, the audio goes through the helmet speakers. This would allow you to receive all the audio systems from your bike directly in your ear and be able to turn the volume down. The best of both worlds!
Just to let you know that this is available, in case someone in the club is interested. The cost is $55 and quantity discounts are available. Adapters for HD, Honda, J&M, Autocom and Chatter Box are also available.
Thank you for your time.
Marilyn Navia, M.S., FAAA
Now Hear This
10265 N.W. 56 Street
Miami, Fl 33178
305 477-2333
Mar 2 2004
Greetings Folks,
March 1st is a good day to firm up riding details. For
myself, it is exactly one month away from normative
initial calendar riding date (like to see a heavy rain
wash that winter SAND away first!) And for Great Haul
II, it is a date of affirmation - IT APPEARS WE ARE A
GO!
You are on this e mail list due to your expressed
interest or firm commitment to GREAT HAUL II (bike
transport from Midwest to Spokane BMWMOA Rally) I am
getting a bit overtaken with e mails and if by chance
you are on here by my error, simply let me know and I
apologize. Further, as more updates come through, you
can simply request removal should your
interest/circumstances change. You will see other
addresses added.
This is the first of a series, a few weeks apart, of
"general memo's" that will be sent to our "flock". I
will use this means to update the status of ongoing
sign ups and particular logistics.
CURRENT MARKETING: I am concentrating on four states:
IL, MI, IN, OH, & WI. Clubs and dealers within those
four states have been contacted. My strongest push is
through the Spokane Rally Page, BMWMOA. I am half way
through the alphabet of several hundred listings
(sending a note to any folks from the four states).
It is all paying off and after only a few weeks, it
appears obvious GREAT HAUL II is a reality.
-very grateful to you for spreading the news among
friends
SUGGESTIONS/PLANS FOR COMMUNICATIONS: E mail is the
ideal means at this point for most info. You can keep
an eye on my thread, Great Haul II, within the rally
forums on the Spokane page (pictures of Great Haul I
even!) I will be making very general entries there on
occasion. My cell phone has been greatly improved,
superb service from my home, and you can use that as
you feel a need: 231-651-1991 (prefer wknds or
eves...7:00 to 10:30 pm/ET) FAX 231-352-9940
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE HAUL: I take this on for the
spirit of my history with the club and my own
adventure. I take delight in combining my skills and
enjoyment with bikes and trucking...i.e.very diverse
and extensive experience with both. The operation has
no profit motive. It has business dimensions to it
that I take seriously and intend to minimize our
financial costs and my risk (projection allows for
coming out a bit ahead?..though alot of time goes into
planning?) You have to respect my numerous variables
of this operation unknown to you. I WILL RESPECT YOUR
NEEDS FOR FIRM SCHEDULES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR YOUR
PLANNING. I enjoy seeing us all content!
GENERAL LOGISTICS TO THIS POINT OF PLANNING: You have
the schedule and anticipated route that will unfold
with sign ups. The maximum comfortable number of
bikes is closer to 20,25 (trip can be firmed up with
20..it will happen) The westbound haul is likely the
most active leg for bikes and few round trip hauls?
(same scenario played out with Redmond)
-westbound has a more tight time schedule...i.e.load
MI(OH) bikes on Fri, 7/9, truck departs officially on
Sunday afternoon, overnights in W. Chicago..load
Monday, CHI & WI)
-rig likely parked in Spokane...7/15 to
7/22...eastbound hauls, riding time / myself, taking
in a slice of Glacier National on my bike
-eastbound run can be a smaller load of bikes...can
supplement with secured/palleted partial freight load
MISC: Regular haulers of bikes charge more, but they
do make "driveway pickups" within their more irregular
schedule. I can give a firm schedule but for the most
part, I can't do "driveway pickups/deliveries". My
loading and unloading will principally be done in a
group fashion and/or near an interstate. We will make
this dimension work as line up of bikes develops.
I best leave it at that for now. You will see other
topics covered in future "general memos":
-Insurance; Spokane Motel central base; Tie down and
Loading technique (loading improved from
Redmond..?...no ramp, for good reason, standard
trailer height..will explain)
Again, my sincere thanks to this point for your
interest. And hey..doesn't reading this...planning
your trip, beat following politics in an election
year!?
just, Ray Cotter
proud of my number, 5807, BMWMOA
Feb 24 2004
I am no stranger to coming across the troops from Mid MI Club! And now
I came across your thread response at the rally Forum for upcoming
Spokane Rally.
You may have already heard of my "project" through a mailing to your
club. I am offering a "fly & ride" Haul of bikes to Spokane (not
everyone has the time for both ways...or who wants to go thru Chicago twice?)
-the details of the offering are listed under my thread, Great Haul II
-as with my haul into Portland for the Redmond Rally, this is more of
an adventure for me/riders than a "for profit"...just cover
costs...urged on by Rally officials
-favor getting bikes on in MI...but, Chicago bikers already in the lead
for customers; GRATEFUL...for any effort on your club in getting the
message out
and ride up to gorgeous Benzie County!
Ray Cotter
BMWMOA #5807
cell # 231-651-1991 (+ mins in eve after 7:00 and weekends)
Feb 09 2004
BMW Motorrad USA at AMA Mid-Ohio Vintage
Posted by admin on Jan 30, 2004 5:09:06 PM EST
Dear BMW Riders,
Two pieces of event news that you will want to know.
First of all, we've made the decision not to go forward with the Rally at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville at the end of May. It's a great location in a particularly beautiful part of the country, with great roads and off-road areas, too, and we may decide to revisit our plans there for the future. But for now, we've decided to pursue another location that we hope will not disappoint.
BMW Motorrad USA will be at the AMA Mid-Ohio Vintage Days rally on July 16 -18 with an enhanced presence. As many of you know, BMW will be the featured Marque of the Year at this event and we want to celebrate this great honor (and our 81st. birthday) in style. We hope that BMW riders both on vintage and modern bikes will flood the rally and show the world how many of us there really are out there.
Our celebrations will include not only the BMW Demo Trucks but our Mobile Tradition Exhibition as seen at Daytona Bike Week, the 80th. Anniversary Rally at Squaw Valley, and the Lime Rock Vintage Car Races last year. There will be a complete schedule of events announced at the beginning of March and additional surprises unveiled at the event itself.
For those BMW MOA members who are planning to attend the MOA National in Spokane, WA on the same weekend in July, and like us feel torn between two great rallies, never fear, we will have a presence at the MOA as well. We'll make an announcement on our activities at the MOA next month on this site.
In the meantime, we encourage BMW riders to see us in Daytona for the second BMW Motorrad International BoxerCup races to be held at the Daytona Speedway on the morning of Saturday, March 6. For those of you who can't make it down to sunny (hopefully not rainy this time) Florida, we recommend watching Speed Channel's live airing of the race. If you like to see Boxer cylinder heads mashing each other at 150 mph, this is the race for you!
And if you do plan to make it to Daytona, don't forget to check out the Daytona Hilton at 800-525-7350 or 386-767-7350 for the BMW Rider Rate and do join us for our Friday night "Start Your Engines" pre-race party, also at the Hilton.
We hope you can join us!
Best wishes and Ride Safe,
BMW Motorrad USA
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