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the club


4 Owners News Contributors 8 Headlight Noses in the wind, by Bill Wiegand


10 President’s Column Peace of mind, by Chuck Manley 12 Rally stories get better with time, by Ron McCoy 14 Picture This Nature’s Paintbrush 16 Rider to Rider Letters from the membership


Member tested/ product news


20 Happy Trails crashbar and skidplate for F 650 GS, ABUS security cables, Arai Defiant Pro-Cruise helmet, MachineArt Moto Avant RT_LC fender extender, RoadGear High Performance Merino Wool socks, Pirelli Scorpion Trail II tires, Allstays Camp and RV app.


34 ACD Products skid plate and exhaust protection for R 1200 GS/ GSA oilheads, AltRider SYNCH dry bags, Icon Airframe Pro Halo helmet, Klim Badlands Pro jacket, REV’IT foot protection, Giant Loop Hot Springs heat shield, BMW Motorrad of Santa Clarita celebrates Open House, Annual BMW MOA Mileage Contest coming to a close, Motorcyclist Magazine MOY awards for BMW, Eureka Springs Getaway a weekend of fun, MOA Hotline has your back when you ride, Progressive International Motorcycles Shows Outreach and show schedule.


tech


48 Keep ‘em Flying Slash 5 headlight issues and more, by Matthew Parkhouse


discovery


52 Adventure Log Good times with good people, by Shawn Thomas


56 Teach’s Tricks Move your body to control your bike, by Chris “Teach” McNeil


skills


80 Ride Well Protect your hearing, by Marven Ewen 82 Ask a Pro Electronics and big horsepower, by Lee Parks


lifestyle


84 Rally Review BMW Club Quebec’s 35th anniversary, by Norton Rubenstein


88 First Bike Humble beginnings, by Marco van Dam 90 Mileage Slaves Let’s go shopping, by Dave Cwi 92 The Sunday paper run, by Ron Davis 94 Flashback Looking back at our MOA history


events 96 2015 BMW MOA International Rally recap


124 The New Guy in Billings, by Ken Frick 132 When and Where Places to go, Things to see


135 Advertiser Index 136 Talelight


October 2015 BMW OWNERS NEWS 3


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