Welcome to the Four Winds BMW Riders club, founded in the early 60's by a small group of BMW enthusiasts in western PA. The first Four Winds Rally was held in 1967. We host the longest consecutively running BMW rally in the country, predating the existence of any national BMW club. We're located in the Pittsburgh metro area and enjoy excellent riding here and in Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland.
View of downtown Pittsburgh’s three rivers from Mount Washington.
© 2013 Ron Janoski
Spring has sprung! Ignore those snow squalls - it's their last hurrah. C'mon out of hibernation and isolation and get yourself some socialization! South Park Clubhouse has a very spacious, open dining room.
Where: South Park Clubhouse, 2200 Brownsville Rd., South Park, PA 15129
When: High Noon
Kokosing Valley Camp and Canoe on the river 
at 25860 Coshocton Road, Howard Ohio 43028 is the place to be for the national BMW RA club's spring kick off campout. This is our season opener held on the last weekend in April located 1/2 mile west of Millwood, OH (on the south side of US 36 just west of US 62). Camping is $7.50 per person per night tenting or bike pop-ups. We are looking forward to another great year at this location with its comfortable facilities: flush toilets, hot showers, a laundry, volleyball, basketball, baseball, horseshoe pits, and an on site camp store. Restaurants are close by in Millwood, Danville and Mt.Vernon. Details at the BMW RA website. GPS Coordinates: N40 24.133 W82 17.086
Excellent riding roads are found in every direction. Also, nearby is the Kokosing Gap Trail for hikers.
See Tom's forum post -- https://www.gentlemansride.com Register online HERE to see Pittsburgh event information. If you haven't done it yet, try it out, it's a hoot. Put on a fancy suit, if you have an older style bike, a new old style bike, or heck any BMW should be acceptable.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride unites classic and vintage style motorcycle riders all over the world to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health.
The BMW MOA Getaway 15 event schedule includes old favorites such as Fontana and Coeur d'Alene to new locations at Dillard, Georgia and Sun Peaks, British Columbia! Click on MOA Getaways 2021 to check out all the details or call 864-438-0962 (from 8:30 – 5pm). The $99 event fee for each Getaway includes dinner with a cash bar both Friday and Saturday nights along with routes for Saturday rides to local points of interest. Add in door prizes and Grand Prizes such as a Cardo Packtalk Bold Duo and a set of Continental tires and we think it makes it an easy decision to attend a Getaway! We would love to see you take part in the community and camaraderie that is the MOA in 2021.
Check out a new addition to our "In The Press" page! If you hear of any published articles about or penned by our members, please let us know!
Gene Pollock is a long-time BMW rider and 4 Winds member recently recognized for achieving 100,000 miles on his distinctively painted 1978 R100/7, which he bought new and this is his story.
MOA Owners News, November 2020, Page 78: "Congratulations High Mileage Riders - "My interest in BMW motorcycles began when my father brought home a 1969 R69US in about 1971. Oh, what a beautiful machine . . . "
Meeting highlights from October 17th at Bob & Kelly Monheim’s Farm - Vandergrift PA
23 members / 11 bikes
New board elected
Facebook group now active
A chance to give back
Need Covid-compliant suggestions for November
Cameras were out in full force - ostriches and all! Check out the PHOTOS here.
Full report and officer election results continued HERE.
The Progressive International Motorcycle Show indoor convention center series, as we’ve known it for nearly 40 years, is ending. In 2021 the shows are moving outdoors to larger open-air venues as the culmination of a five-year restructuring effort to take the show to the next level.
IMS Outdoors will take more of a “festival” approach that welcomes new riders, the moto-curious, and non-riders.. This will include everything from stunt shows to live entertainment from local artisans, bands and locally crafted food and drinks. Rather than a wild west atmosphere like Sturgis, IMS Outdoors promises to be family-friendly with full COVID-19 protective measures in place.
The new larger venues will feature more dirt and street demo rides to test the latest motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, skateboards, SxS, electric mobility products (eBikes, eMotorcycles), and overland RV products for adventurer lifestyles.
Interesting Forbes article The Motorcycle Industry Was At A Crossroads, Then COIVD-19 Changed Up The Map 
The Four Winds' 54th rally was a success with 50% of our usual attendance and 0% of our usual rain! Everyone repeatedly expressed their thanks and gratefulness to our club members for their efforts and for the opportunity to spend time outdoors relaxing and riding with friends in some semblance of normalcy. Check out the photos HERE. If you have any to contribute, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request the upload link. A huge thanks to Rally Chair Joe B. and Treasurer Big Ed T. along with every one of our small but mighty team who overcame many challenges and helped get 'er done! Special thanks to Josh from Kissell Motorsports who literally brought a truckload of bikes and made everyone's day Saturday with demo rides.
Nationwide "When and Where" lists to plan your adventures for the year and try keep up with which events might be re-scheduled.
https://bmwra.org/upcoming-events/
https://www.bmwmoa.org/events/event_list.asp
Breakfast Rides -- 2016 Photo Album Here
Saturdays and Sundays North, South, East and West join members for breakfast and ride somewhere. Dates and Locations
