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Dieselyoda



Joined: 23 Feb 2014
Posts: 23
Location: Winnipeg, MB

PostPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:27 am    Post subject: BMWMOA Reply with quote

I joined this forum because I bought a basket case K1100RS and read a lot of the posts and found a lot of very useful information. No argument from me, I was self-serving without much intention to contribute.

I'm no stranger to BMW two-wheelers and I have owned about one of every kind from thumpers to airheads, oilheads, hexheads and bricklets. The K1100RS is my first brick. I like basket-cases and find the Beamers the most fun to understand.

On and off over the years I have been a BMWMOA member.

If you are a BMWMOA member, please tell me it's not my imagination that this is club made up of arrogant, self-centered know it all's that wear black socks with their sandals and take off their helmets so they can wear a Tilley hat? Is it true that when they aren't riding they are on the Model Railway Club site telling everybody else how smart they are?
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Don Sproule
Flying Brick Rider


Joined: 30 May 2006
Posts: 261
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

PostPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see you've been to a few rallies.

Don
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SugarHillCTD
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Joined: 10 Oct 2007
Posts: 4240
Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania

PostPosted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I join each year just to belong Laughing

The Flea Market section has the WORST search feature.

Otherwise there's LOTS of Starbucks cruiser types posting their problems/ views.

I haven't been to a national rally but I have been to several state BMW club weekends and I have seen way too many of the folks you described.

We also have a truck camper for weekends away and I swear some of those BMWMOA folk have lots of relatives in RV campgrounds.


The best part (maybe the only good part) of the MOA forum is the combined K bike knowledge of Paul Glaves and Don Eilenberger.
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rydor
Flying Brick Rider


Joined: 16 Nov 2006
Posts: 1304
Location: Southern Illinois, U.S.A.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I quit the MOA but love my Tilley hat...
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michaelcurrin
Flying Brick Rider


Joined: 01 Jun 2003
Posts: 329
Location: eastern NC

PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm still in the MOA,

Haven't been to a rally lately,

Had to google Tilley Hat

Maybe its time to let my membership lapse?
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Eurocycleguy



Joined: 30 Mar 2013
Posts: 21

PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:02 pm    Post subject: Rallyists Reply with quote

When I go to rallys ( I only go to a few local ones now, the last National I went to was DuQuion, IL to give you some perspective)
I hang out with the old guys 70+, a lot of them are still old fashioned; otherwise I attend Moto Guzzi rallys were it is still olde-timey.
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BobZ(IL)
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Joined: 20 May 2007
Posts: 651
Location: Bourbonnais, IL

PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've attended 10 of the last 12 MOA rallies, but then I'm an Airhead which makes them all better. But the Tilley hat Question
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