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Ever Wonder What the Rider Modes Do on a GS?

Posted on October 28, 2017November 15, 2017 by Dave Anderson

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 Phil Sulfstede mentioned that he liked Rain mode for riding wit...
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AMA meets with U.S.D.O.T. Secretary Elaine Chao By Jim Shaw

Posted on September 20, 2017October 24, 2017 by Jim Shaw

This information is from the Oct. 2017 American Motorcyclist Magazine - page 14. AMA President/CEO and VP for Gov. Affairs Wayne Allard met Ms. Chao and spent significant time discussing autonomous vehicles and the fact that motorcycles are not be...
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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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Need More Light and Less Load? by Dave Anderson

Posted on August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 by Dave Anderson

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 from your wallet when you read their name?) Mi...
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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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Elegant Horn Upgrade Installation for the R1200GSA by Dave Anderson

Posted on August 15, 2017August 17, 2017 by Dave Anderson

A motorcyclist’s definition of being between a "rock and a hard place is when you have an 18 wheeler on your left side and you are passing a car on your right that wanders into your lane as they are texting, tweeting, or succumbing to some such distr...
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