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2017 Gateway Riders Mileage Contest By Walt Eschmann, Mileage Coordinator

Posted on December 23, 2017February 24, 2018 by Phil Shoulberg

The Gateway Riders mileage contest runs for a year and includes all motorcycles ridden by the members during the year (not just BMW’s). The contest nominally runs concurrently with the yearly points contest, namely from December through the following...
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Summary of the 2017 Gateway Riders Events and Event Points By Jeff Ackerman

Posted on December 15, 2017December 20, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

While the emphasis of the club is, obviously, on riding motorcycles, there has been a lot of hard work done by many of our members to make the wide variety of club events held this year possible. As usual, we had a number of “traditional” recurring e...
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2017 Falling Leaf Rally Update by Rich Race

Posted on August 15, 2017April 18, 2018 by Phil Shoulberg

Check the tires and fuel, gear up and get ready for the 42nd Falling Leaf Rally! As this year’s rally coordinator, I rely on the accomplishments of all the club members that have made this a premier BMW rally. Past rally chairs have been generous wit...
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Northwestern Summer Tour by Jim Shaw

Posted on August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

This is my last (planned) trip out west so I decided to see areas I missed on previous tours. The MOA national rally being in Salt Lake City, Utah this year was the epicenter of the tour. My first area to see was southeastern British Columbia so I ha...
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Jammin’ by Larry Floyd

Posted on August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

Both the temperatures of the bike and the temperature under my helmet were creeping upward. Traffic was at a near standstill, which is way worse than just stopped altogether. If we were stopped dead, at least I could turn off the ignition and rest on...
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F800GSA Review by Steve Quindry

Posted on August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

I've ridden the F800GSA for 17,662 miles: to three MOA rallies (St. Paul, Billings & Hamburg), the old river road to New Orleans, two trips through the Arkansas Ozarks, a nine-state tour of the northeast, and my recent (July) 10-day ride to the C...
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July Impromptu Ride by Marilyn Roberts

Posted on August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

We'd been in a streak of July temperatures around 100 degrees, so when Monday 24th was forecast for only 91, I posted on the Gateway Riders Facebook page that I was going riding. Phil jumped in and suggested a lunch ride to either Ashley's Rose in Au...
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Words from the Editor by Marilyn Roberts

Posted on August 15, 2017November 15, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

Members... if you have an experience to share, please do! If you have figured out how to post under Member Posts on the website, that is the preferred way. But you may also send me your articles in Word or Open Office via email and I will put the...
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Al Schroer’s Memorial Service, June 15, 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017June 16, 2017 by Phil Shoulberg

The following words are ones that Bill Graham presented at Al's memorial service. It was written by Bill and Judy and I think it reflects how we all feel. How fortunate we are as a club to have had Al in it, and to have some folks who can express wha...
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2017 BMWRA International Rally

Posted on April 19, 2017November 17, 2019 by Phil Shoulberg

2017 BMWRA International Rally July 6 – 9 Petoskey, Michigan We've got a great location for the 2017 RA Rally in Petoskey, Michigan. Petoskey is located in Northwest corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, about 50 miles below the “Big Mac” bridge...
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