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Dutch and Kate Lammers: 2016 BMW MOA Rally Chairs
MOA PRESIDENT CHUCK MANLEY knew who he wanted to chair the 2016 rally in Hamburg, N.Y., but when he approached Dutch (some- times known as John) and Kate Lam- mers, they laughed at Chuck’s suggestion. When they realized he wasn’t joking, though, they agreed to take on organizing the rally, and they’re planning a fantastic rally experience for all who attend. While Kate wasn’t introduced to
motorcycles until she started dating Dutch in 2003, Dutch started riding when all BMWs were Airheads, mom and pop dealerships were the norm, and the primo accessories were Windjammer fairings, EZ Berg seats
and CB radios. He picked up his first bike in 1975, freshly 21 and not quite yet feeling as if he’d earned a BMW yet. That changed when a friend tipped him off to an R 75/5 with only 7,000 miles on it. Dutch’s introductory ride on that Slash 5
was a mere 70 miles, but the weekend trip he started the following day made him a BMW rider for life. Kate’s first ride was as a passenger, 960 miles in one day from southern Ontario to the Chicken Rally in Huntsville, Ala. Her next trip was to the International Rally in Lima, Ohio – with a side trip to Alaska thrown in. Dutch’s first rally was in Colorado Springs in 1977; he continued going to the big summer MOA rally until life got busy and slowly sidelined his Slash 5 in 1984.
“It wasn’t just that the rallies afforded a
great ride destination, but they became a place to connect with the wonderful peo- ple who became part of my life through the shared joy of motorcycling,” Dutch said. For her part, Kate wasn’t satisfied to stay
on the back seat for long, passing the MSF BRC (Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course) on what she called a “toy bike” and getting her own motorcycle, a 1977 R 100 RS. Her first journey on her air- head was to – you guessed it – the Chicken Rally, a 2,500-mile, multi-day ride. She was catching up to her two younger brothers, who both started riding motorcycles when they were young. “I picked up my rally visits again in 2004,” Dutch said, “and when I went to
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