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the club


4 Owners News Contributors 8 Headlight Shaking the Winter Blues, by Bill Wiegand


10 President's Column Ides of March, by Wes Fitzer 12 Shiny Side Up A Measure of a Motorcyclist, by Ron Davis 14 Picture This Spectacular Views 16 Rider to Rider Letters from our Members


Member tested/ product news


20 BMW K 1600 GTL windshield comparision, stock v Ztechnik v Wunderlich, RoadTripper app, AGV Sport Arc ladies textile jacket, Puig infill panels for 2014+ R 1200 GS Adventure.


30 REV’IT! Discovery OutDry boots, Scenic Wheels Motorcycle Tours offers discounts for BMW MOA members, RideConnected with Sena, MotoBrake BT deceleration-sensing taillight, Hex exCAN makes it easy to accessorize, BMW MOA Foundation announces the biggest raffle in the history of the world, take a picture with your BMW MOA Rally decals and win, MOA Getaway registration is open.


tech


42 Keep ‘em Flying Bits and Pieces and Losing Paul, by Matthew Parkhouse


44 Nicht Uber Max Questions and Answers, by George Mangicaro and Wes Fleming


March 2017 BMW OWNERS NEWS 3


discovery 48 Adventure Log Colombia, by Shawn Thomas


skills


82 Ask a Pro Difference between Good and Great, by Lee Parks


84 Foundation News Superstakes Returns lifestyle


86 High Mileage Congratulations High Mileage Riders, by Jim Heberling


92 Mileage Slaves Time to Just Bag It, by David Cwi


96 Jack the Riepe When the Smile does the Talking, by Jack Riepe


events 98 2017 BMW MOA Rally Planning Update


100 The Snake River Ramble, the 2017 GS Giants Gypsy Tour 104 When and Where Places to go and things to see 111 Advertiser Index 112 Talelight


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