The Gateway Riders: Legendary Midwest Riders
The Gateway Riders Motorcycle Club generally meets every third Wednesday of the month. Please check our calendar page here to ensure the current location and meeting time. You’ll get the latest, most up-to-date information where we are meeting.
Guests are always welcome at our club meetings. Fill out our guest form and let us know you are coming to a meeting.
The Gateway Riders BMW Motorcycle Club is comprised of BMW motorcycle enthusiasts. Our emphasis is on riding motorcycles, but we are also a social club that hosts a wide variety of events too.
We sponsor and run the Falling Leaf Rally in the fall. Riders from all over the US attend and BMW motorcycle riders from all over the world have stopped by to camp with us at the rally. Make sure you attend this long-running BMW motorcycle camping event.
In a typical year our members will participate in more than 40 club rides, many impromptu rides, several tech sessions, and nearly a half dozen parties and social events.
Our popular Progressive Dinner ride visits several members’ abodes throughout the greater St. Louis metro to enjoy an “eat and ride”, all day 5-course meal with a different course at each stop.
We top off our year with a Christmas party where we celebrate the past year’s new memories. The holiday party is one of our most popular parties with great attendance in the last nine years.
Our members rack up a lot of miles attending our national organization’s BMW motorcycle rally, the largest BMW motorcycle rally in the world, and traveling to other regional, local, and state club rallies. If you like to ride, chances are you’ll find many new friends to join you in your passion.
Club Affiliations
BMWMOA
The Gateway Riders is a chartered club, #22, of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. BMWMOA has a membership of 32,000 BMW motorcycle enthusiasts across 50 states, ten Canadian Provinces, and all seven continents. BMWMOA has affiliated clubs across the US, and a history that dates back 40 years. Many of our club member travel to the yearly BMWMOA national rally held in June or July and we reserve camping together as a group.
BMWRA
The club is now an official affiliate of the BMWRA, #367. The ‘RA holds rallies/events including a yearly National ‘RA Rally. Our Gateway riders often attend this rally held in the late summer or fall. The RA magazine is full color and usually can be found at Gateway BMW or from RA members.
AMA
Our American Motorcycle Association charter number is #4770. Member Jim Shaw is our AMA Director and regularly reports on the latest news and federal, state, and local laws.
The AMA is at the forefront in defending your riding freedoms. The AMA Government Relations Department—with a staff in Washington, D.C., and a Western States Representative in California—monitors federal and state bills, rules and regulations to ensure lawmakers and agencies consider motorcyclists’ concerns before taking action.
The MSTA (motorcycle Sport Touring Association) has also become an affiliate. Founded in 1982, it is a chartered club of the AMA. The primary purpose of the club is to bring together riders whose focus is motorcycle sport touring, regardless of the type or brand of motorcycle.
The emphasis of their association is making friends, learning more about the sport, and making motorcycle trips/rides more pleasant and meaningful. They promote excellence and safety in the enjoyment of motorcycle sport touring, as does the Gateway Riders and are always trying to learn to be better, safer riders. We enjoy the journey as much as the destination.