PRESIDENTSCOLUMN Happy New Year
BMW MOA OFFICERS Wes Fitzer, President
918-441-2114; jwfi
tzer@yahoo.com
Jackie Hughes, Vice President 509-928-3261;
jhughes@bmwmoa.org Reece Mullins, Secretary
334-470-7770;
rangerreece@mac.com Jean Excell, Treasurer
719-650-6215;
jeanexcell@bmwmoa.org
BMW MOA DIRECTORS Sam Garst
414-704-7767:
guanocave@gmail.com Stan Herman
719-250-4358;
hermanhaus1@msn.com Lisa Malachowsky
925-759-4360;
lisa.malachowsky@
gmail.com Marc Souliere
613-828-1798;
beemer1@sympatico.ca BMW MOA VOLUNTEER STAFF
Steve Brunner, Mileage Contest Coordinator 910-822-4368;
steveb@bmwmoa.org
Jim Heberling, High Mileage Coordinator 309-530-1951;
jheberling@bmwmoa.org
David Swider, Ambassador Liaison 415-479-8075;
teamkbasa@comcast.net
Lee Woodring, Consumer Liaison
770-331-2419;
lwoodring@hotmail.com Joe Leung, Consumer Liaison
403-689-9939;
joe.leung@bmwmoa.org
Greg Feeler, Pat Carol and Brian Burdette 2017 BMW MOA Rally Chairs
2017rallychair@bmwmoa.org
BMW MOTORCYCLE OWNERS OF AMERICA 640 S. Main Street, Ste. 201 Greenville, SC 29601
640
Robert C. Aldridge, Executive Director
bob@bmwmoa.org
Ted Moyer, Director of Membership & Marketing
tedm@bmwmoa.org
Ken Engelman, Director of Business Development
ken@bmwmoa.org
Bill Wiegand, BMW Owners News Managing Editor
bill@bmwmoa.org
Karin Halker, Art Director
karin@bmwmoa.org
Ray Tubbs, Digital Marketing Manager
ray@bmwmoa.org
Wes Fleming, Associate Editor Digital wfl
eming@bmwmoa.org
Lesa Howard, Membership Services
lesa@bmwmoa.org
By Wes Fitzer # 170126
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM YOUR MOA FAMILY! Like many of you, each year I make New Year’s resolutions devoted to
losing weight, eating better, working more, working less and so on, but one constant has always been the desire to ride more and see more of the country aboard my R 1200 GS Adventure. Like many, my biggest hurdle to putting on more miles each year is
simply having someplace to go. Without a plan, a clear destination and the needed time taken away work, I usually take short rides close to
home and commute to work—not that there’s anything wrong with either of those. My problem is that I can usually find something to do around the house, and this always seem to trump even my short day trips. Just like the old adage brokers use, “He didn’t plan to fail, he just failed to plan,” I’ve
found the best way to boost both my yearly mileage and riding enjoyment is to plan time away from work and home, make the necessary plans/reservations, and then just pack the bike and leave. Last November, I attended the Marble Falls Getaway in central Texas. What a great
event! The weather was fabulous, the riding even better and most importantly, the new friends I made will last a lifetime. What always amazes me since we started these events is the number of attendees who have never been to an MOA or Chartered Club event. In Marble Falls, at least 50 percent of the attendees were attending their first organized event. This is fantastic because this is exactly why we began the Getaway program—to get pas-
sionate BMW riders together for a weekend to share their love of motorcycling. With this goal in mind, we’ve increased the number of Getaways every year, believing that anytime we can help our members make new friends or have a new riding experience, we’ve given our members a reason to ride to new places. In the coming months you’ll see a list of the MOA Getaways planned for 2017. We’ve
added a few new locations and will revisit some of our old favorites while keeping those that have always been popular. If you’ve never been to an MOA Getaway, I would encour- age you to take a close look at the list, choose a couple that seem interesting and make plans to join us in experiencing these great events. I can tell you from my personal experience, if you’ve never attended a Getaway before,
don’t worry. I promise that you’ll enjoy making new friends and experiencing a new riding area at a “low investment” event. Marble Falls was the fourth Getaway I attended last year, and I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed and made new friends at each and every one. I hope everyone had a great 2016 and has resolved to have a better 2017. If some of your
New Year’s resolutions are to ride more, make new friends and see parts of the country you’ve never seen before, I hope you’ll take a look at the MOA Getaway event series and include one or two in your 2017 travel schedule. If your resolutions include losing weight, eating better, working more or working less,
give me a call and I’ll tell you why spending more time riding your motorcycle is the better choice.
Wes Fitzer 10 BMW OWNERS NEWS January 2017
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