Alphabet Soup, May 2016 To historians, “alphabet soup” invokes the myriad agencies created during Franklin Roosevelt’s first administration as he strove to implement his New Deal poli- cies. To Jim Auckley, alphabet soup refers to roads called OO, Y, HH, N and more that lead to and fro in the Ozark Mountains and along the paths of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.


Lee Harrelson, a Member Profile, August 2016 When we first met Lee Harrelson, he was zipping along the roads outside Birming- ham, Alabama, in formation with his brothers Vance and Rob. As the family’s youngest son, he was used to taking his cues from his brothers, but that didn’t stop him from forging his own way as a rider and as a photographer. As an MOA member, Lee has been involved in wrangling the musical entertainment for a number of International Rallies, culminating in the Hamburg Rally in 2016. Lee’s passions blur the boundaries of photography, motorcycling and music, incorporating each into a rich journey through life.


The sun brings out strange critters near the Badlands in South Dakota. Photo by Ken Frick.


BMW MOA Regional Coordinators, May 2016 There are many volunteers that make the MOA the fantastic experience that it is. Because many of us only interact with the volunteers at the International Rally, the MOA decided to introduce the Regional Coordinators, a new set of volunteers helping to bring together the members, their local clubs and the BMW Motorrad dealership network to create a more complete experience. Head over to bmw- moa.org to find more information on the RC program and who your Regional Coor- dinator is.


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Wunderlich R 100 Custom, May – September 2016 What started life in 1983 as a plain R 100 RT found itself transformed by Ed and Bill Plam of Wunderlich America into a true California Custom Classic. Though the May Owners News cover featuring the bike generated a lot of…discussion, nobody could deny the appeal of the classy café conversion that was raffled off by the MOA Foundation and given away to its new owner at the height of the International Rally in Hamburg, New York, in July.


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