Highlights in the NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 issue: Words of Wisdom From Your Editor From the Board of Trustees Your Letters to OTL BMW News Member Travels-Near & Far Dealer Spotlight Product Reviews Local Rallies & Club Events And Much More... VIEW
Chief of Content John M Flores chats with BMW racer and On The Level contributor Travis Wyman after his MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race at the famous Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
See what the BMW Motorrad road racers are up to in the 2020 MotoAmerica Series. Featuring: Travis Wyman/Travis Wyman Racing Josh Herrin/Scheibe Racing Jeremy Coffey/Speedmonkey Racing Alex Arango/TopPro Jeremy Cook/Dead Presidents Racing Steve Weir/Weir Everywhere Racing Steve Scheibe/Scheibe Racing (more…)
Initial impressions of the highly anticipate 1800cc air-oil cooled boxer cruiser from BMW Motorrad. This is a 360 VR video, so you can look around by pointing and dragging with your mouse (on a computer), pointing and dragging with your finger (on a phone or tablet), or simply turning around with your phone or tablet.
Listen to the big boxer rev! Review in the Nov-Dec 2020 issue of On The Level.
Dimitrios is the president of the GS Giants and talks about his big trip. Look for his stories in an upcoming issue of On The Level.
Tamela will be writing her review of the 2020 BMW F 900 R in the Nov-Dec issue of On The Level.
Highlights in the SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 issue: Words of Wisdom From Your Editor From the Board of Trustees Your Letters to OTL BMW News Member Travels-Near & Far Dealer Spotlight Product Reviews Local Rallies & Club Events And Much More... VIEW
We featured the incredible Kolb Machine R90SS in the March-April issue of On The Level, but we just can't get enough of it. Here are some more drool-worthy photos by Gregor Halenda. Enjoy!
Highlights in the JULY/AUGUST 2020 issue: Words of Wisdom From Your Editor From the Board of Trustees Your Letters to OTL BMW News Member Travels-Near & Far Dealer Spotlight Product Reviews Local Rallies & Club Events And Much More... VIEW
By a unanimous decision, the BMW Riders Association Board of Directors has voted to give nurses and first responders free admission to the club’s 2020 National Rally as a way of thanking them for their efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Board member Al Olme came up with the idea,” says BMW RA President Sibley Poland, “and the rest of the board quickly got behind it.” For his part, Al Olme says, “BMW Riders Association members are a tight...
Highlights in the MAY/JUNE 2020 issue: Words of Wisdom From Your Editor From the Board of Trustees Your Letters to OTL BMW News Member Travels-Near & Far Dealer Spotlight Product Reviews Local Rallies & Club Events And Much More... VIEW
“I’m scared.” The daunting hills of the ravine lay mere feet away as mottled rocks and boulders dot the hillsides like splattered paint. To my side, cliffs cascade down and away, dried trees and shrubs dangle dangerously, held merely by remnants of once marvelous roots. The environment is eerily quiet — lifeless, even. No chirping birds, barking dogs, or cars flying by, just the low whistle of my breathing and the nearly silent “thud” of my heartbeat. I lean to my...
“I’m 60, have no health issues and I am a nurse. Should I take my extended motorcycle trip?” Risk Management You prepare for months, review maps, buy essential equipment and then pack. Soon, you hope to be on the road for your three to six months trip. Sadly, Coronavirus is likely to have extended influence on your trip. There will be decisions to make about the safety of travel, about whom you travel with, and whether you should travel this season at...
When I joined the BMW community over 25 years ago, I quickly established a reputation in the local BMW club as having the cleanest bike with the fewest miles. It seemed that monster miles and clean motorcycles were mutually exclusive and, conversely, that there definitely was a correlation between the odometer reading and the cleanliness…or lack thereof… of a bike. I eventually decided to silence the critics by earning entry into the Iron Butt Association by completing an IBA SaddleSore (1,000...
We motorcyclists understand risk more than the average person. We think about risk when we choose the color of our riding gear or how we dress, when we take rider training courses, when we maintain and farkle our bikes, and every time we retract the kickstand and head down the road. The COVID-19 pandemic is here and it is having a profound effect on our health, our healthcare systems, and our economic security. It is also affecting our favorite motorcycle makers...
Highlights in the MARCH/APRIL 2020 issue: Words of Wisdom From Your Editor From the Board of Trustees Your Letters to OTL BMW News Member Travels-Near & Far Dealer Spotlight Product Reviews Local Rallies & Club Events And Much More... VIEW
Highlights in the JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 issue: 2020 BMW S 1000 XR 2020 BMW F 900 XR 2020 BMW F 900 R Italy trip by Geoff Drake First European trip by Rob Litavecz Big Dogs rally by Dr. Gregory Frazier and more! VIEW
Highlights in the NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 issue: BMW R nineT /5 BMW Garmische Motorrad Days 2019 BMW R 1250 RT 2019 BMW F 850 GS First Journeys stories from Jim Foreman and Tamela Rich Gear and product reviews and more! VIEW
An hour or so out of Sedona, Arizona, the red rock ridgelines provide a natural border to the sharpest and clearest blue sky I can remember. Purple wildflowers announce spring in the high desert, and the cool morning air delivers their sweet fragrance, stimulating dormant parts of my technology-anaesthetized senses. My physical body is doing what it was designed to do, embracing the low temperature by pumping extra blood (adrenaline, perhaps?), and the high is clean and the dialogue honest....
I’ve had nine BMWs since 1976, eight of them were bought new. Currently, I have a 2016 R 1200 RS still under warranty and I’ve almost never been a guy to have more than one bike in my garage. But in June, I flew to Sacramento, California to buy a 2004 R 1150 RS with 57,000 miles on it—my first used BMW and exactly the same color as the one I bought new in 2004. I kept asking people if...
Highlights in the SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 issue: BMW R nineT /5 BMW Garmische Motorrad Days 2019 BMW R 1250 RT 2019 BMW F 850 GS First Journeys stories from Jim Foreman and Tamela Rich Gear and product reviews and more! VIEW
The BMW Riders Association is pleased to announce that they've selected the Smoky Mountain Event Center in North Carolina (formerly known as the Haywood Country Fairgrounds) as the location of the 2020 National Rally. Located about 30 minutes west of Asheville, North Carolina, the rally will be close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Tail of the Dragon, the Rattler, and so many other epic roads. The date of the rally is September 17-20, 2020. Mark your calendars!
[This story first appeared in the March-April issue of "On the Level"] As a mentor to several (now avid) motorcyclists, I know that the issue of which bike to recommend to the new or re-entry rider is of paramount importance. This is the vehicle which will either cultivate a rider’s passion or crush it. There are several BMW models which would make fine choices – but nothing fits the bill like the F 650 CS, an often-overlooked oddball that was produced...
Woodstock is central to points of interest in just about any direction you choose, which makes it pretty easy to suggest places to go and things to see. Starting with some low-hanging fruit, the Luray Caverns and their cathedral sized rock formations are just to the south. The Shenandoah Caverns are also nearby. If history interests you, how about the Woodstock Museum with displays, documents and a film about the Civil War era and how that unfolded, or the Fort Valley...
