15th Annual

European Riders Rally

in Burkesville, KY

May 17th - 19th, 2013

The Rally dates are set and hope you will mark your calendar to join us this year. Riders from all over the country gather to enjoy some of the best riding in the Southeast through the foothills of Kentucky and Tennessee. The natural beauty of this area was noted by naturalist and "Father of Our National Parks", John Muir in his famous Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf.

There is free camping on the banks of the beautiful Cumberland River which runs along quaint downtown Burkesville, KY. There are well maintained toilet and showering facilities (bring your own towel and soap) and a covered pavilion with a fire pit.

Most people take advantage of the free camping but for those who prefer hotels reservations are available at the Riverfront Lodge (walking distance from the rally site) by calling (270)-864-3300. Register early for the Riverfront as the rooms there tend to fill up. Unfortunately, the Alpine Lodge will not be available in 2013. We have not used these hotels in the past but some we know of are The Best Western Albany Garden, Sulphur Creek Resorts, Burkesville, KY; Hendricks Creek Resort; Hendricks Creek Road, Burkesville, KY; The Old Coe House B&B, Burkesville, KY and the Dale Hollow Lake State Park.

Both guided tours and self guided rides will be offered. A tech session will be offered on Saturday with information that most bikers would like to have, more to come on this.

Friday night there will be free movies and Saturday night will have free steak dinner followed by live music from one of the talented local bands.

Click HERE for details and registration information

25th Annual Great Chicken Rally in Rocket City

BMW Motorcycle Owners of Alabama #5

Join us at Ditto Landing, Huntsville, Ala., on Hobbs Island Rd., ¼ mi. north of Tennessee River off US Hwy 231. Three nights camping, smoked BBQ pork and sides Thurs. evening, pancakes Fri. and Sat. morning, continental breakfast Sun. morning, smoked chicken and sides for Friday dinner, Sat. lunch and dinner. Free coffee, tea, water, and lemonade throughout the rally and free popcorn and peanuts at night to enjoy with the entertainment, as long as the volunteers hold out. Rally pin, rally gift, and a chicken key chain to the first 400 arrivals. Over 100 door prizes, standard rally awards, vendors, seminars, two nights live entertainment, all for $45 rally fee. We will have a “Wall of Honor” to pay tribute to our fallen warriors. If you have someone you would like to honor, please bring a photo to be displayed. Vintage bike show with awards to be given. Make arrangements with the current rally chair at rally@bmwmoal.org.

Please, no pets! Raffling new BMW 2012 G650 Sat. evening. Tickets are $5 and are available now; contact cfo@bmwmoal.org. Self-guided tour maps to Barber’s Motor Sports track and Museum, Jack Daniel's Distillery, Unclaimed Baggage store, and self-guided “Great roads” rides will be available at registration. No RV slots with hook ups in main campground. Additional RV sites, if you are self-contained, are in the side camp area at no extra cost. Vendors, please reserve space ahead with Shelia Kalahan, jeepmand64@roadrunner.com  , or check Club website www.BMWMOAL.org . Please make checks payable to BMW MOAL and mail pre-registrations to:  Tommy Arnold – CFO, 471 Plantation Pt. Rd, Scottsboro, Ala., 35768

Registration forms can be found on club website at www.bmwmoal.org. 

Date:  May 24-28, 2012
When:  9a.m.-5p.m.
Where:  Wheels Through Time Museum

Visit the museum over your Memorial Day Weekend in the mountains this 2012, as summer finally gets into full swing.   Over 320 all-American machines are on display, many of which will be fired up throughout the weekend for visitors to enjoy. Machines from the museum's MotorCops exhibit will be being fired up all weekend!

Veterans and Military will receive complimentary admission all weekend!

Whether its your first time or your 50th, you're always sure to see something new at "The Museum That Runs".

West Virginia

Cass Rally

Mountaineer Riders #34

Please join us again this year for our annual Cass Rally hosted by BMWMOA club #34. Hot dogs Friday night, meal served at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Coffee, hot chocolate and tea around the clock. Observation rides, door prizes, grand prize and cash prizes. Search "Cass Rally WV" on Facebook and ask to join the group for more updates. See you in the mountains! More details: Rich Page at (wrangler6831@msn.com ) or Mike Harper at (motoman1150rt@hotmail.com )

What is Americade?

Americade has become the world's largest multi-brand motorcycle touring rally.  Local estimates indicate it attracts 50,000-100,000 annually.

It's a convention of tourers, sport-tourers and cruising motorcycles enjoying a week-long festival of motorcycling, including guided tours in the beautiful Adirondack Park, and the Green Mountains of Vermont.  

Americade also includes two massive trade shows with nearly 250 vendors, demos and displays from most major motorcycle manufacturers, catered boat cruises,  exclusive rodeos, stunt shows, laser shows, comedy clubs and much, much more.

To participate, most attendees register for a full-week wristband, giving them access to the trade shows, the demos and displays, Americade’s headquarters where many events take place and much more.

Americade is a gathering of friendly, fun-loving folks, for whom motorcycling is a social hobby, but not some form of rebellion. It's NOT the place for shows of speed, hostile attitudes, or illegally loud motorcycles. Americade supports the AMA position that "Loud Pipes Risk Rights".

Meeting has been moved for our annual picnic to June 15, 2013

See June 15th entry for details.

2013 Vintage Rally

Rows of stunning and memorable vintage bikes from around the world, gleaming in the sun. Tables piled with interesting parts and fragments of motorcycle history in a swap meet. Classic and stylish scooters in the new Scooters! exhibit. Dirt track racers and some of the men and women who raced them in Dirt Track Heroes, the newest Museum exhibit. A Sunday ride on some of Iowa’s best back roads. If this array of motorcycling experiences brings a smile to your face, plan to attend the Vintage Rally June 8 & 9 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.

Location:  Granny White Park, Brentwood, Tennessee

While this is not a "Central Location" to the membership the Board decided after careful consideration of several locations around the Nashville area, that this would make a great place host our annual picnic. It provides easy access and great ammeneties such as a wonderful, covered pavillion, paved parking and good restrooms. 

More to come.

JUNE 20-23, 2013

BILTMORE ESTATE

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

The BMW Riders Association is pleased to announce our return to “America’s Castle” in 2013.  Many will remember our 2007 rally at this same location and have been asking since, “When are we going back?” 

Travel to Asheville, considered one of the most eclectic cities around.  Not only will rally goers have full run of the Biltmore Estate, but Asheville offers a wide variety of shops, eating establishments and outdoor activities.  Zip lining, white water rafting and hundreds of hiking and biking trails await all.

And of course, there is the riding. Western North Carolina offers some of the best riding east of the Mississippi.  Choose pavement or dirt, the possibilities are endless.  Close to the Dragon and the Snake, any road in the area takes the rider on winding and twisting roads through the Smokey Mountains.

And if you prefer dirt, the area has roads for every skill level available for exploration.

The worse part will be choosing whether to stay on the estate, tour the house, vendors, seminars or venture off the estate and sample some of what western North Carolina has to offer.  Come early, stay late, just mark your calendars and make your plans.

See you in Asheville!

Visit the Asheville Chamber's webpage for information about great things to do in Asheville and about lodging options: www.exploreasheville.com/2013bmwra/

Link to BMW RA site for details and updates

41st MotoMo Rally

Springfield RoadRiders #8

You are invited to the MotoMo Rally (formerly the Missouri State BMW Rally), in Crane, Mo., hosted by Springfield BMW RoadRiders. Located in the city park in Crane, with camping along a spring-fed creek with on-site bathrooms and showers. We are starting a new page for our 41st annual event by changing up our rally format. No meals will be served on site by the hosts. Other vendors may be available to serve food; however, we will map routes and list all available food sources in the area. We will continue to provide free coffee, lemonade and water. Saturday activities include a dual-sport or street guided ride to Bentonville BMW for a free lunch. As always, come enjoy the serene park and relax your troubles away. There is a $20 registration fee or $10 day pass available for purchase. For registration, contact Lisa Roberts at 417-234-7761 or e-mail her at roberts.lisaj@gmail.com  or visit our website: MotoMo.org  to download the registration form.

The BMW Motorcycle Club of Nashville, along with owners of German Cars are invited to participate in the Viener Fest German Cars, Motorcycles and Coffee event. Viener Fest is a new German Restaurant, located at 117 28th Avenue in Nashville who is hosting this event. Owners of BMWs, Porsches, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagens, Audis and BMW Motorcycles are all invited to come and participate.

More details to come...