Motorcycle clubs — international and U. S. A.’s national and local:

BMW Motorcycle Owners   •

BMW Riders Assn.   •

Vintage BMW   •

Madison BMW Club   •

S.E.A.T.

• BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (a.k.a., 'MOA), founded in 1972, it now has 39,000 members and growing! I am a life member. Click here for BMW MOA on Wikipedia.
  
• BMW Motorcycle Owners of America Foundation — a nonprofit foundation that supports motorcycle safety and awareness programs.
• Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners Assn.—the source for vintage BMW motorcycle info.
• BMW Riders International (a.k.a., 'RA), a smaller but equally vigorous BMW motorcycle club. I am a long-time member.
  
• Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners, Ltd., since 1972 the club for lovers of old Beemers.
• International Council of BMW Clubs, Munich, Germany; the global center for BMW clubs. (a.k.a., VBMWMO).
  
• Madison BMW Club, Ltd., Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 1968 and chartered by BMW MOA (# 7), BMW RA (# 5) and the American Motorcyclist Association; I have been a member since it started.
  
• Slash-5 United, enthusiasts of "slash-5" BMW motorcycles dated from 1970 to 1973.
• American Motorcyclist Association (a.k.a., AMA). The national (USA) organization for motorcyclists; I am a life member.
  
• SEAT, the Southeast Arizona Touring Riders, Tucson area, BMW MOA Charter #213.
  
• Chromeheads — for the R1200C Cruiser crowd.
• BMW R1150R web site—for fans of the excellent R1150R “standard” BMW with partially integrated brakes.
• BMW GS web site—for dual-sport Gelande Strasse (GS) fans.
• The Chain Gang, for fans of BMW's first and only chain/belt-driven motorcycle, the single-cylinder F650.
• Wisconsin BMW Club, Milwaukee — Check out its web page:

• Search here for more BMW motorcycle links!

  BMW motorcycle dealers:

Iron Horse M/C BMW of Milwaukee   BMW of Rockford   Nick's BMW   BMW Scottsdale     Max BMW

Iron Horse Motorcycles — John and Jennifer Cartwrights' fine exclusive-BMW motorcycle dealership in Tucson, Arizona. BMW Motorcycles of Milwaukee — John Erdmann is spinning off an exclusive-BMW dealership — right in Willie G.'s back yard. My 2007 R1200RT came from John BMW Motorcycles of Rockford — northern Illinois' exclusive BMW dealership. Nick's BMW Motorcycles, DePere, Wisconsin — Jim Eng's brand new exclusive-BMW motorcycle dealership near Green Bay, which opened in the spring 2003. Max BMW Motorcycles, Brunswick, NY, and North Hampton, NH. This is a really top-notch BMW dealer owned by Max Stratton, who bent over backwards to help me out at the 2006 BMW MOA rally in Vermont. BMW Motorcycles of Scottsdale, Arizona — new exclusive-BMW motorcycle dealership. A&S Cycles — near Sacramento, California. This is the world's most extensive BMW motorcycles website! Gina's BMW Motorcycles in Iowa City, Iowa — another exclusive-BMW dealer — owned by Gina and Julius Dusterhoft. Bob's BMW, a nationally known exclusive-BMW dealer in Maryland. On the main page, click on Catalog and download Bob's 65-page catalog of modern and vintage BMW stuff. Owned by BMW enthusiast Bob Henig. Blue Moon Cycle, in Georgia, owned by John Landstrom, has lots of vintage stuff and sells vintage BMW motorcycles. Hammersley Cycles, in Virgina. A very complete BMW motorcycles website coupled with great prices. I have used this site several times, mostly for maintenance items like oil filters. Here is its link for air and oil filters and various oils. Chicago BMW offers 20% off list prices on all BMW motorcycle parts, accessories, and clothing. Find your nearest BMW dealer—pick a U.S. state and locate your nearest BMW dealer. Click here to download GPS lat./long. locations for all BMW dealers in the U.S. and Canada.

  Here are some BMW motorcycle bulletin boards:

BMW R1100RT & R1150RT Bulletin Board — a great service by Cary Littell and David Baker. This site also hosts discussion boards on K-bikes, airheads, riding well, gear and accessories, and other related topics. BMW of North America's own BMW Motorcycles Bulletin Board — from the "fatherland" in New Jersey. BMW K1200LT Bulletin Board — very good information for owners of the “Light Truck.”

  What about other “boxer” motorcycles?

A boxer-engined motorcycle manufactured in the United States by Harley Davidson. Do a Google search on the Harley-Davidson XA. A rare four-cylinder boxer-engined motorcycle manufactured in England by Brough Superior Boxer-engined motorcycles manufactured in France by Ratier and in Germany by Zundapp A boxer-engined motorcycle manufactured in Russia by Ural. Do a Google search on the Ural motorcycle. Boxer-engined motorcycles manufactured in Japan by Honda and Marusho and in China by Chang Jiang

  Motorcycle accessories, clothing, covers, and batteries:

• Illustrated BMW motorcycle accessories for the RT, RT-P, GS, and LT.
• E-Z Touring motorcycle covers—keep the weather and prying eyes from your BMW (tel. 1-800-443-1443).
• Motoport—manufacturer of the fine breatheable Kevlar and Cordura motorcycle clothing (tel. 1-800-777-6499).
• Aerostitch Riderwear, good stuff for serious riders (tel. 1-800-222-1994).
• Gerbing's heating clothing — my choice for heated vests, jackets, and pants (tel. 1-800-646-5916).
• WestCo maintenance-free batteries for BMW motorcycles — no more “holy” clothing.
  

  Other BMW motorcycle links:

• Brian Cannoo's exclusive R1200RT web site from South Africa.
• Marilyn Robert's web site — stories, photos, links, and trees!
• Chicago Region BMW Owners Association's great list of links.
• BMW Bikelinks — a lotta links here!
• Vech's BMW links — a page of BMW motorcycle links that is not to be missed.
• Vintage BMW Owners Links page — a most excellent list of BMW motorcycle links.
• “The BMW Site” — A center for BMW links on the World Wide Web (last updated in January 1998).
• BMW links from the Internet BMW Riders — much more up-to-date than the link Just above.
• Internet KLT Riders BMW Links — K1200LT web sites and many more BMW links.
• Web Bike World's BMW page — lots of information for BMW motorcycle nuts!
• Ronnie Cramer's BMW Index.
• BMW Web Ring. My site has been kicked off the BMW Web Ring, but do not let that stop you from browsing it.
• BMW Wallpaper — three pages of BMW motorcycle wallpaper.
• “The Thumper Page”—Jerry Hanna's site about single-cylinder motorcycles of all makes.
• “BMW R1100RT Source Page” — by Cary Littell — the world of the R1100RT. If it isn't here, can it exist??

  Motorcycle museums:

• Online BMW Motorcycle Museum — lots of photos, history, and models.
• Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham, Alabama—lots of motorcycles.
• American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, Pickerington, Ohio.

  Classic BMW motorcycles:

• Here is the web site of the expert on restoring classic BMW motorcycles: Craig Vechorik of Bench Mark Works, in Sturgis, Mississippi.
• Here is Vech's parts store for pre-1984 BMW motorcycles.
• Visit James Young's web site with photos of vintage BMWs and of his excellent restorations.
• Click here for the for the best list of BMW motorcycle models and specifications to be found on the 'net, from 1923 to the present day. Then click on any model listed to see its photo and complete specifications.
• Here is a list of BMW motorcycle engine and chassis numbers, from 1923 to the present day, compiled by Phil Hawksley.
• Here is a great source for historic BMW motorcycle literature that you can down load.
• Buying an older BMW motorcycle over the telephone — suggestions from 1981 that are still good today.
• IBMWR classified ads maintained by the Internet BMW Riders — what you want may be here.
• Rare and very pricey vintage BMW motorcycles for sale — Jay Leno, how about an interest-free loan? Dream on!
• NADA vintage motorcycle prices—what is that BMW motorcycle worth?

  Motorcycle skills and safety sites:

Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) — motorcycle safety courses are available nationwide.

The National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA).



• Here is a list of all state motorcycle admininstrators. Interested in taking an MSF course or becoming an instructor? Check this list for your state's contact.

• From MSF and NHTSA — The National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety, recommendations published in 1999.

• Findings from the Hurt Study: Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures — A 1981 study of 2,600 motorcycle crashes.

• From NHTSA — Factors that have changed since the Hurt Study.
  
  

  Madison Area Technical College (MATC), rider education site in the capital city of Madison, Wisconsin.

  T.E.A.M. Arizona Motorcyclist Training Center, with an extensive facility in Gilbert, Arizona, just southeast of Phoenix, and a training site in Tucson.

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Motorcycle Safety Program—a multiple-award-winning program with training sites throughout the state. In August 2000, awarded Outstanding State Program by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Click on the logo to the left for more information.

  Sundries:

The Leatherman Tool   —   Don't risk leaving home without it!

The Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA), is dedicated to preserving, studying, building, restoring, and using all-wood, wood-and-canvas, and birchbark canoes, and to disseminating information about canoeing heritage in North America. If anything is more beautiful than a BMW motorcycle, it would have to be a wooden canoe.




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