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
Time: Noon - 3 pm
Location: 5060 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville, PA 15146
Website with directions map and menus
The "Eastern" meetings are always popular location and Bella always treats us good ... c'mon out and see us!
Sunday May 22nd, Pittsburgh is joining hundreds of thousands of dapper gentlefolk riding stunning motorcycles on the same day around the world to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men's mental health on behalf of their charity partner, Movember.
All riders must be registered at The Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride website to view local ride details, which are to remain confidential. Local Facebook public Info here.
Beth Ann welcomed all in attendance including a guest attending his first meeting. J. Morgan hails from Bethel Park and rode his S1000R to the meeting. Minutes are posted HERE.
All minutes and newsletters from past months and years are always available to be viewed from the Newsletters menu tab.
Join Sam Booth and company once again for a weekend of camping, history, and working with the National Park Service at battlefield preservation and restoration. No pre registration necesary. Pary $55 on arrival at the rally. Door prizes and endless coffee. Artillery Ridge Campground. More info HERE.
Cass, WV rally info HERE. It is held at the Boyer Motel Campground, 920 Zinn Chapel Rd., Reedsville, WV 26547 which is located in a radio signal free zone between Durbin and Green Bank, WV.
A different month, a new venue, and another enjoyable annual banquet is in the books! March wasn't much warmer than our usual February date, but the cozy and rustic Hartman's Deep Valley Waterhole restaurant attentively served us with a delicious meal. Mike McCarney and Bill Obaker from Pitt Cycles in Cranberry Township gave us insight into their long process of becoming the second official Pittsburgh area BMW dealership. Their technicians will be trained for BMW service and a building expansion is planned. A survey and door prizes were handed out and the 50/50 raffle was won by Mark Zang. Congratulations are in order for this year's two BMW MOA service award honor Medallion recipients - Ed Tatters and Joe Burns! And to top it off, we celebrated a milestone birthday with Big Ed! Full photo album Here. (click on a photo to make them full-screen) Thanks to everyone who contributed to make the 2022 banquet a success!
MOA Getaways are hotel/resort based weekend 
events for those who enjoy riding to faraway places but don't want to camp. Spread across the United States in bucket list locations, each Getaway provides a unique opportunity to ride some of the best roads and spend time with fellow BMW riders. Registration for the 2022 MOA Getaway Series is live.
Enjoy this year's photo album here! To paraphrase Dennis: "Four Winds rally Number 55 is in the History Books! I would like to thank everyone that helped out! Joe B, Diane, Ed T, Ed S, Gene, Jo Ann, Joe M., Don, (field events), and all the others that pitched in to make this another successful rally ... AND THE WEATHER!! First time in years - no rain all 3 days. A Huge Thanks to Kissell Motorsports for bringing the BMW Bikes for Test Rides! The Safety talk, "Coffe with Eric Trow" was entertaining and funny all while covering important riding issues! Sean's tire plugging demo is always an important topic! The Saturday dinner by a new caterer, Daddy's Main Street catering in Clarion was a big hit. Many door prizes, Restless Ray's music and the bonfire under a huge full moon were great! So THANKS ALL! If you haven't made it to one of our 55 Rallies ... You're missing OUT! Plan for next year, 56!"
Check out our photo album here! Approximately 15 club members made their way to the BMW Riders Association "Game of Roads" national rally at the Smoky Mountain Event Center (fairgrounds) in Waynesville, North Carolina which is 30 minutes west of Asheville in the heart of some of the best riding in the country. The Blue Ridge Parkway, The Tail of the Dragon, The Rattler, Moonshiners, Cherohala Skyway, Wheels Through Time museum and more were all within striking distance of the rally. In fact, due to the ideal location, it was announced that the RA national rally will be held the same place next year in late September 2022.
A few moteled but most camped in our 4 Winds chartered club reserved area and entertained a steady stream of visitors under the much-appreciated tent Denny had the forethought to arrange. The Wunderlich headquarters in Henderson NC hosted an open house with an authentic German food truck provided by nearby Haus Heidelberg restaurant which we promptly found to sit inside. Another gem was Haywood Smokehouse - a very popular BBQ in Waynesville. Sat. night's entertainment was fellow rider and comedian Alonzo Bodden who worked the crowd like the pro he is - what a hoot! The BMW US Rider Academy worked hard all weekend staffing their booth and providing rider training as well as leading free tour rides on both pavement and off-road. This area is their home turf and they know the best roads. Tim and Diane got a private tour led by chief instructor Aaron culminating on a road more intense than The Dragon! David D., one of our Florida members, took their GS training. Syphoon, Jay and Vince found a couple local guys who generously spent two days wearing them out on the twisties.
A rainy, wet and interesting trip it was. Fortunately, most attendees departed just before the flooding. Denny and his friend Dennis stayed Sun. night at the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground in Canton, NC, 12 miles from the rally site. The next day the campground and buildings were destroyed including the entrance bridge. Many friends are making donations and offering to help re-build.
Nationwide "When and Where" lists to plan your adventures for the year and try keep up with which events might be re-scheduled.
https://www.bmwmoa.org/events/event_list.asp
https://bmwra.org/upcoming-events/
