mileagecontest
My preferred riding is traveling around
the country, seeing new sights, visiting friends and finding great roads. I’ll ride rain or shine, wind or even (not intentionally) snow, but I definitely prefer the sunny, but not too hot, days. Riding many miles per year is typical for
me and for us. Training for and riding in the Iron Butt Rally definitely motivated me to put in a lot of miles, but I’m hoping to get in at least as many, if not more, this year as I train for the seven-day Butt Lite Rally in July on my newest bike, a Honda NC700. I am a writer and a mental skills coach for
2015 MOA Mileage Contest female winner Heidi Still.
First Place female Heidi Still #39115
I have been riding BMWs since Sep- tember of 1986 and am very close to reaching my goal of one million BMW miles. My aging fleet includes an F 650 GSA, an F 800 GS, and an F 800 ST. Sixty percent of my miles come
from commuting to my job as a mechanical engineer, and I personally maintain my bikes, including tasks like changing my oil, servicing my chains and sprockets and changing my own tires. For additional mainte- nance and repairs, I use various deal- ers in California, all of which are more than 250 miles from my home, which results in many long round- trip days. Other travels in 2015 included a trip
to the BMW MOA International Rally in Billings, Mont., followed by a trip to Arizona. I also managed several weekend trips to escape the desert heat and a couple 12- and 24-hour Endurance Rallies, with many of these miles shared with friends and my rid- ing partner.
86 BMW OWNERS NEWS April 2016 I wish I was able to ride more, but these
bikes are expensive to keep on the road. Another thing getting in the way of riding more is the need to maintain a home and yard, and there are only so many hours in a day. I am happy to have found a great deal- ership that properly torques things and doesn’t charge $288 for less than 30 minutes of work. I am proud to be a customer of the new Mamba Motorsports in Santa Clarita, Calif., where their expert staff does an awe- some job, and I look forward to them help- ing me keep my fleet serviced and ready for the 2016 riding season.
Second Place female Lynda Lahman #190781
My husband Terry introduced me to long- distance motorcycling in 2004. After com- pleting two 11-day Iron Butt Rallies as pillion in 2007 and 2009, I found myself bored on the back seat, so in 2010 I began riding my own bike. For several years we crisscrossed the country, and this past year I completed the 11-day Iron Butt Rally on my own aboard a 2013 BMW C 650 GT scooter, the first person to have finished both as a passenger and then solo rider.
Third Place female Gail Thorne #94496
Congratulations to the first and second place finishers. I know and appreciate how much time, effort and expense is involved in achieving this. I would not be able to ride as much as I
do if it wasn’t for Paul, my husband of 32 years and riding partner, keeping our BMWs in top shape. Riding as much as we do, it’s a full time job for him to maintain our bikes. Our riding usually involves just the two
of us, Paul on his R 1200 R and me on my G 650 GS, though we occasionally ride with friends. These are not short rides, but the kind that take you halfway across the coun- try. You know someone is a good friend when he or she will ride several days to meet and then ride another 1,000 miles with you. In 2015, riding took me on many adven-
tures. From our home in Mississippi, Paul and I covered states from Florida, South Carolina, and Minnesota to as far west as Utah, where we discovered some extraordi- nary roads with many stops in between.
athletes, and I’m able, as a result, to work both from home and on the road. My books include Two-Up: Navigating a Relationship 1,000 Miles at a Time, The Winner’s Mind: Strengthening Mental Skills in Athletes, and the soon-to-be-released The Women’s Guide to Motorcycling, published by I-5 Press.
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