Montana Bmw Riders Newsletter Next Meeting Club Charter Ovando Memberships : Trixi’S Bmwmoa #155 Sunday, October 21 Bmw Ra #072 1:00 Pm Ama #6830
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MONTANA BMW RIDERS NEWSLETTER NEXT MEETING CLUB CHARTER OVANDO MEMBERSHIPS : TRIXI’S BMWMOA #155 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 BMW RA #072 1:00 PM AMA #6830 -HOME OF THE NEXT BEST RIDE- bikes and other weird looking road craft that were try- PRESIDENT'S CORNER ing to spray rooster tails as high as they could and if it covered their rigs or themselves so much the better. Yes, there was noise! and everyone seemed to be hav- T hinking about September ing a great time. Evidently this rendezvous happens for the words to this song come to 3 weekends in September all with the same goal in mind… Jambalaya, Craw-Fish- mind. Interesting but not what we were looking for. Pie, Me-O-My-O!! Yep, double Where to go? One area I’ve become interested in exclamation! Man, was Sep- getting to know better, because of our motorcycle tember a great month for rid- meetings in Wisdom along with some dirt rides there, is ing, helping make up for some the Big Hole. So exiting Painted Rocks and the mud peo- of the riding we lost in August ple we landed at Twin Lakes south and west of Wisdom. because of forest fires. Of I highly recommended this as a great camping spot or it course now being of the senior could easily be a motorcycle off-road adventure ride as variety, I have to do things to the road in to the lakes is 19 miles of gravel and dirt warm up the gray matter so I can remember what went and the last six, I would not want to pull a camper on in September. No it’s not an alcohol catalyst, it’s through…just right for a dual sport/GS ride and great called a calendar. It’s something tangible I can look back place to camp along the lakes. And if you’re organized on for those memories to start up. My first remem- enough, there is a Forest Service cabin there you can brance was that we decided not to have a ‘First Satur- rent, you hearing me Chris Keyes? Anyway thanks to day Breakfast meeting because of the on and off road riding I do, the Labor Day weekend. Monthly Missoula Area Breakfast and thanks to the Cafe2Cafe 9:00 a.m. (thanks to the Huddys) and the On that Labor Day weekend Park2Parks, (thanks to the Gra- thanks to the reconnoitering River City Grill hams) I am discovering and re- done for the Park2Park contest I Bonner discovering so many places in decided to take my wife, Caren, October 6. 2018 Montana. And though Caren to see what a beautiful park the does not ride with me, finding Painted Rocks State Park is. It these fun, gorgeous, unusual and gets my vote for one of the best inspiring places I am now sharing rides to a park and the prettiest them with her, just at a later park. We headed off for a few time. We live in a great place and days camping there, only to find this hobby or motorcycling helps that Painted Rocks Reservoir had us live it. As the old saying goes been so depleted by irrigation we when you travel by car you see couldn’t even get close to the water to launch the kay- the world as if looking at movie. When you see the aks. It was ½ mile away. In its stead, the water that is, world by motorcycle you are in the movie! was lots of mud which was being taken advantage of by a Mad-Mud-Mania event complete with huge trucks Other rides enjoyed were taking advantage of the with even bigger tires, jeeps and side by sides, pure dirt whole weekend, not just a day ride, for the August and VOLUME 32 ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2018 PAGE 1 MONTANA BMW RIDERS NEWSLETTER September monthly club rides. Getting to know members one of the prize winners comes from a random drawing helped me find good riding partners for both weekends. after the winners are sorted out. August we went to Wisdom where Chris Froines, Mike First Saturday Breakfast will be October 6th. I’ll be out of Krekermeier, Lance Lerum and I did mostly scenic routes town so that info will be sent out by some responsible but also stayed over and camped at Elkhorn Hot Springs person next week as to the where and when for the where we soaked, had dinner, camped with some cows breakfast. And our October meeting as always is at the and generally talked motorcycling all weekend. In Sep- infamous Trixi’s Saloon in Ovando Montana. Wear your tember, add Chris Keyes, and the ride on back roads with orange as that’ll be opening weekend of big game sea- camping at Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park made for a son. Note that Nate at Big Sky BMW has agreed to host lotta’ fun roads prior to Three Forks. Thanks to Chris our Christmas Party once again at his shop. This year’s Froines’ & Mike Kreikermeier’s penchant for picking good date Saturday night December 8th. Thanks Nate!! More roads, add the challenge of the Park2Park, and we cov- particulars on that later. ered over 400 miles both weekends and had some quali- Looking for a newsletter editor. Dave has said he’ll be ty fellowship and riding time. Next season you might try willing to train you. I believe his last newsletter is the De- to see if you can’t put an extension on one of those cember issue. Let me or Dave know preferably before monthly ride weekends. Gives the weekend a whole new then. feel. Hope to see you at Trixi’s. Till then, Happy Trails!! Hope your riding was great this summer (and using very wishful thinking) here’s hoping we have another month Chuck Reaves of enjoying the same type of weather we had in Septem- ber. It seems a lot of folks were getting out and riding. We certainly had a lot at our September meeting, where * * * 26 folks showed up from all over Montana. Here’s who put their kick stands down at the historic Sacajawea Inn in Three Forks: From Helena…Blair Krumm R100/7, Ed Field R1200RS, Bob Rennick K1300S. From Bozeman… MOA CORNER Jocelyn Kent Harley 1200Sportster, Kevin Kent K1200RS, Billings Area Lunches, cattleguards & BMWMOA Membership Bob Testut R1200GS, Paul Oliver K100RT, Tom Moe our - Tom Moe, BMWMOA Regional Coordinator Regional MOA director R1200RT, Jason Humberger R1150GS. From Belgrade…Mike Kreikermeier F650GS. e are having a third From Townsend…Lance Lerum R65, Don Davis Spyder W MTBMWRiders and RTL. From Cascade…Tom Wrobel G650GS. From Belt… BMWMOA get acquainted no host Phil Haglund Yamaha WR250. Coming a LONG way…from Billings…Mike Hofferber F800GS, Jim Haar R1200RT, Pat lunch meeting on October 20 at the Endres R1200GS. Thanks for coming guys! From Lolo and Rib & Chop House, 1849 Majestic the backroads of Montana…Chris Froines Honda Africa Ln, Billings, MT 406-839-9200. We will meet at 12:30 PM Twin. From Missoula…Chris Keyes R1200GSA, Sandy to allow the regular lunch crowd to thin out. This will be Knutsen, Dick French ‘cagin it’ with Sandy Knutsen (but an informal get-together to continue the monthly lunch usually on his F800GS), Richard Kuschel K1200RS, Norm Jarvis Triumph Tiger 800, Kim Lemke K100RS, Chuck meeting and an effort to get eastern MT members to- Reaves F650GS. gether more often. Call or text me at 916-919-6770 to RSVP. Sadly with the time running out on calendar part of the riding season, it is also about at an end for the Montana We are also having our first Bozeman area get together BMW Riders mileage contest and the Park2Park. So get at the Kountry Korner Cafe, 81820 Gallatin Road, Bo- your numbers in to Gary Graham for your Park2Park pho- zeman which is at Four Corners October 27 at 12:00 PM. tos and ending mileage to Larry Banister for club miles. See you there MTBMW Riders. Hopefully this leads to a Remember you have to send in beginning and ending monthly lunch as well. Or – breakfast, that can be fun as mileage to be eligible for the club mileage contest and well especially if it leads to Saturday rides. VOLUME 32 ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2018 PAGE 2 MONTANA BMW RIDERS NEWSLETTER We sure had a nice lunch in Three Forks at the Sacajawea great return on your membership investment. Inn September 15. There were about 20 + people there Ride safe, keep the rubber side down. and a good time was had by all. Riders came from many directions braving the somewhat cool temperatures for Tom Moe late September. Thanks to Chuck Reaves for continuing to set these lunches up. W RIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY As a reminder to current MOA members and to inform 2801 So. Russell, Suite 13 Missoula, MT 59801 potential members, the MOA offers lots of really great discounts with relevant vendors. 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