Before we fully embrace the new year, we pause to look back at some of BMW Owners News most signif- icant stories, news and images of the last year. From a daughter riding with her daddy, a motorcy- cle of the future and Jack the Riepe, to Wisconsin, Birmingham and the Land of Loud Pipes, each month we share our stories of humor, adven- ture and accomplishment. We present some of the best of BMW Owners News.
BMW MOA Member Benefits, Multiple issues 2016 MOA staff are constantly looking for ways to improve the members’ return on investment for their annual dues dollars. One of the new benefits introduced in 2016 was the KOA Value Kard Rewards program, which any MOA member could join for a free one-year trial membership. The Kard gave a discount at any of KOA’s facilities in North America and repre- sents just one of the many benefits of MOA membership on an annual basis.
Cuba redux, November 2016 Christopher Baker paints the picture right off, writing, “Nothing epitomizes the ‘New Cuba’ emerging before my eyes so much as Ernesto roaring off on his sleek new Harley tourer.” A Harley? CUBA? Ever since the relaxing of trade restrictions and other embargos placed on the Caribbean nation by the United States in the 1950s, Cuba has remained a taboo destination for Americans. Now you can get flights to Havana daily from a number of locations, and as a tour group put together by Bob Henig discovered, you can ride around the island on BMWs as well. Relations between Cuba and the United States aren’t normalized yet, but the new “people to people” educational license from the U.S. govern- ment makes travel to Cuba easier than it has been since the heady days of the early Cold War. Riders can experience the post-Fidel atmosphere of Cuba for themselves as the country works to figure out its place in the world, and they can do so in cities as yet unsul- lied by the presence of American fast food franchises.
Riding with Hailey, August 2016 “Daddy? Can we go for a motor- cycle ride? Pleeeeeeeeeeee- aaaaase?” Who can resist that request? Certainly not Shawn Thomas, and certainly not when it’s issued by his daugh- ter. Shawn’s August entry in his regular column chronicled Hai- ley’s journey from getting gear to packing up their campsite to ride home. It’s hard to resist kids who wants to ride, but as Shawn showed us, it’s impor- tant to appreciate their expec- tations—and what they can expect from their parents as well.
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