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the club


4 Owners News Contributors 8 Headlight Resolutions, by Bill Wiegand


10 President's Column Happy New Year, by Wes Fitzer 12 Picture This Twisties 14 Rider to Rider Letters from our Members


Member tested/ product news


18 Sidi Crossfire 2 boots, Forcefield Pro Shirt X-V, BestRest CyclePump Expedition


28 Touratech’s Heat Control Comfort Seat, Explore Puerto Rico with Motorcycle Tours Puerto Rico, Screaming Banshee Shockwave horn, Olympia’s X Moto 2 jacket, AeroFlow Aeroscreen, AeroWing and headlight cover, new BMW models for 2017, BMW updates for 2017, Brandon Wainwright wins the custom S1000 XR, start your planning for The Crossroads of the West rally


tech


38 Keep ‘em Flying Clutch cables and Movie Sets, by Matthew Parkhouse


40 Nicht Uber Max Questions and Answers, by George Mangicaro


discovery


44 Adventure Log The Tour without a Voice, by Shawn Thomas


48 Long Distance Style Unleash your Inner Moto-Beast, by Deb Gasque


skills


70 Ask a Pro Knowing when to Hang it Up, by Lee Parks 72 Foundation News Preparing new Riders with GEARS


lifestyle


74 Mileage Slaves I Can't make this Stuff Up, by Dave Cwi


76 High Mileage Congratulations High Mileage Riders, by Jim Heberling


events


80 2017 BMW MOA International Rally See you in Salt Lake City this Summer


82 From the Board BMW MOA Board of Directors meeting minutes


90 When and Where 95 Advertiser Index 96 Talelight


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