the club


4 Owners News Contributors 8 Headlight Happy Birthday MOA, by Bill Wiegand


10 President's Column Brrrrrr, by Wes Fitzer 12 Shiny Side Up Welcome to My Nightmare, by Ron Davis 14 Picture This Postcards from the Road 16 Rider to Rider Letters from our Members


Member tested/ product news


20 Touratech’s Waterproof Adventure Dry Bag, Wunderlich handlebar muffs, AdMore SMT Light Bar with Smart Brake Technology, REV’IT Defender Pro GTX jacket and pants.


30 2017 BMW MOA International Rally preregistration is now open, Aerostich mini LEDs, X-lite’s new X-1004 helmet, LemonRock Tours expands offerings, the Pikes Peak Rapid Release-Rack Plate System by Wolfman Luggage, Happy 45th Birthday BMW MOA, BMW MOA raises more than $8,000 for the Motorcycle Relief Project, 2017 BMW MOA Getaway schedule announced.


tech


40 Keep ‘em Flying Frame Straightening and Wheel Bearings, by Matthew Parkhouse


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


February 2017 BMW OWNERS NEWS 3


discovery


46 Adventure Log Traversing the Andes, by Shawn Thomas 50 Simon and Lisa Escaping Reality, by Simon and Lisa Thomas


skills 78 Ask a Pro Learning to Manage the Risks, by Lee Parks


lifestyle


80 Jack the Riepe The Evolution of Moto Camping, by Jack Riepe


events


82 2017 BMW MOA International Rally Riding Salt Lake City


84 2017 BMW MOA International Rally A First-Timers MOA Rally Experience


88 When and Where Places to go and things to see 95 Advertiser Index 96 Talelight


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