Jim Shaw submitted the following, gleaned from the American Motorcyclist magazine. A Progressive Insurance study shows about one third of drivers feel confident in their ability to text and drive, yet the majority believe distracted …
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 …
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 …
If you are like me, you have probably stuck with the tried and true Road mode for your riding. I almost forgot I had options for which I paid dearly when I purchased the bike. One-day …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Our dilemma exactly. Tracy’s BMW R650GS Twin is loaded with heated grips, cell phone charger, and heated gear for winter ops and a very expensive set of Wunderlich (can’t you just feel the cash drain …
