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2021 MOA Getaway Registration is Open!

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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.

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International Motorcycle Shows moving Outdoors!

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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

February Banquet Postponed, Dues & Other Notes

1. Dues are due. Membership renewal is $20 for the year, $10 for associate members. You may use Paypal or you may pay by check. For Paypal, please click the Membership tab on the club's website to enter your card information. (You do not need a Paypal account to make a payment this way.) For checks, please print this form and mail your check to Ed Tatters.

2. The Board has cancelled plans for the February banquet as well as the general membership meeting for March due to continuing Covid-19 concerns. In lieu of the February banquet, the Board is hopeful a similar catered event might be scheduled outdoors later this Spring, maybe April, May or June. Suggestions are invited as to possible locations, so please contact a Board member with ideas of an out-of-doors venue which may accommodate 50 to 60 persons.

3. The decision for April's monthly meeting will be made later in March or early April.

4. The Board will continue to have its monthly meetings. It's a small group, so if you have ideas about the path forward for the club, please let a Board member know. It may help us through these difficult times. Among the matters to be considered will be a return to the traditions of small group rides for members and prospects who may be interested in learning more about our club.

Gene Pollock's 100,000 Miles MOA Magazine Article

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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 . . . "

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