June - Madison BMW Club

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June 2011
BMW MOA #7
The Prez Says
By Dick Olson
BMWRA #5
Upcoming Events
June 5, 2011:
Club Breakfast
Dry Bean Restaurant
doors open at 9:30 am
Food served at 10:00
June 30, 2011 – July 3, 2011
BMWRA Rally
2011 BMW Firecracker RA
International Rally
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
July 21-27, 2011
BMW MOA Rally
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
Bloomsburg, PA
August 14th Bringham Park
Madison BMW Club Picnic
Shelter #1 noon. This is the
weekend after the Centurian
Race so it should be nice
and quiet.....Bert
Sept 30 to Oct 2, 2011
BMW MOA Weekend Getaway
Cranberry Lodge
319 Wittig Rd, Tomah, WI
from an anonymous source
Madison BMW Club
P.O. Box 152
McFarland, WI 53558
President:
Dick Olson 608-838-8550
[email protected]
Secretary:
Roland Thompson 608-838-2690
[email protected]
Membership:
Jim Low 608-838-2690
membership@madisonbmwclub.
org
Treasurer:
John Ong 608-222-6489
Newsletter Editor:
Sam Garst 414-704-7767
[email protected]
[email protected]
Rally Chairs
Jim Harms 608-798-3645
Jim Low
608-838-2690
[email protected]
Activities Directors:
Tom Schirz 608-221-9682
Bert Hefty
608-862-3671
[email protected]
Well, that was fun. The GR-3 has come and gone. Attendance was
down a little this year, probably due to the weather forecast for Saturday
that shouted about rain. Well, we had a little, but it did not spoil the fun.
The rides went out as planned and folks seemed to be having a good time.
The club was there in force for the set-up on Thursday. I got there around
noon thirty. Rob Himmelman was already setting up the t-shirt tent and
he had rolled out his barn find from two GR-3s ago......the original proof
of concept BMW R1200 Airhead......powered by a 4 cylinder late 50's
VW engine. Well, I guess that this was not a factory prototype, but it sure
sounded impressive when he started it up on the first kick. It featured
custom farm welding on the bell housing and automatic boot waterproofing courtesy of the oil leaking out of the heads. Looked like a lot of fun
to ride. I was at the rally on 4 wheels instead of two due to some surprise
body maintenance that I had to take care of. It cropped up on Wednesday
a week before the rally. There is nothing like hospital food to motivate
you into getting well and getting the @#$%! out of there. I did bring two
motorcycles to work on while at the rally since I knew that I would not
be riding much for a while. With the help of many rally goers, especially
Rob H and Randy B, I got my R60/5 up and running. The Honda XL125S
was not as lucky, needing a pile of parts and much more TLC than could
be mustered at the rally.
We had motorcycles movies in the shelter on both Friday and Saturday night, lots of good food throughout the rally provided by our friends
from Soldiers Grove, a great selection of door prizes, two kegs of beer on
Friday that went really fast, camaraderie around the campfires and some
really great riding. What a wonderful way to start out the rally season.
Notes from New Albin
While loitering in New Albin, IA (while the GR3G2R2 continued on
without me), Al Wuennecke (owner of the City Meat Market) was
phenomenally helpful to me in obtaining a ride back to Soldier’s
Grove. His smokehouse operations there are outstanding and
may have some of the best beef and pork jerky I have ever tasted.
While I couldn’t sample everything he had in the deli case, most of
it made me salivate. Should you find yourself in the vicinity of New
Albin on highway 26, it would be very worthwhile to stop and check
it out. Derek.
Secretary’s Report
by Roland Thompson
Madison BMW Club
Meeting Minutes—May 1, 2011
The May meeting was called to order by Vice President Sam Hokin at 10:00 AM.
There were several guests, and they were given the opportunity to introduce themselves.
Jim Harms covered the last minute details for the GR3 coming up May 20-22. We still need volunteers for registration, coffee detail and cleanup so don’t be shy about coming forward. We will have
an overflow tent this year in case the numbers for the Saturday banquet exceed the pavilion’s capacity, especially if it rains. Mike Shannon and Sam Garst are hosting a “welcome keg” on Friday afternoon for thirsty rally arrivals. The beer choice this year is Bitburger. There will be a led touring and
GS ride again this year. Its also important to note that the Old Oak Inn bar will be open Friday night.
The Holiday Shores Motel in McGregor IA is once again sponsoring a free night’s stay drawing
among pre-registrants. They also offered a riverside barbecue if we could get enough people for a
group ride over there in June or July. We need someone to organize that.
The Hiawatha Rally in MN is June 3-5. Preregistration for that ends May 15th.
The annual Club Picnic is August 14th at Brigham County Park.
Don’t forget the June 5 meeting is at the Dry Bean Saloon at 9:30 AM. Breakfast follows the meeting.
Dave Maly won the 50/50 and Bert Hefty won the free breakfast.
Meeting adjourned at about 10:30 so we could go to the Slimy Crud run.
Roland Thompson
Secretary
Bikes for Sale
I recently splurged on a 2004 K1200GT. Hopefully you will get a chance to see it at out next breakfast at The Dry Bean. I also own two other bikes. One or both will be going to a new home this summer. I just don’t want to be doing maintenance on three bikes. I’m about to head out the door for
Nashville and Memphis. I’ll be back on Monday but thought I’d throw this out to the club in case anyone wants first look at either of these bikes before I advertise them in early June. Both bikes have
been dealer maintained at specified intervals and both have had recent visits to Mischler’s.
1977 R100/7
Asking $1,900
Owned since 1994
I’ve ridden this bike to Alaska twice. The last time was 2005.
Black – repainted a few years ago but the tank was replaced with used which I resealed before
installing last year.
113K miles
New rings and exhaust valves around 85K
Transmission rebuild around 85K
Russell Day Long Saddle, bar backs, BMW hard bags, rear rack, good shocks, Luftmeister rain front
fender + stock fender, BMW tank bag, mustang tank bra, mid sized handlebar windscreen and RAM
mount for accessories. I’m probably forgetting something but you get the picture. It is well maintained, running well and has some nice additions. I’ve been using this bike mostly for camping trips
in recent years.
1994 K75S
Asking $3,900
Owned since 2006
I’ve toured with this bike as well as had some lovely day runs. My most memorable trip was through
Glacier National Park then over the Bear Tooth Highway to Yellowstone and the Tetons. I love this
bike but I think the GT offers a close ride and will end up getting most of my attention.
Light yellow
57K miles
Bar backs, Corbin low seat and back rest with color matched piping to the bike, BMW K75 tank bag
with color matched piping, Givi monokey rear rack, BMW hard bags (newer than the bike), Aeroflow
windshield and RAM accessory mounts.
Let me know if you would like to see or ride either of these bikes.
Edwin Burington
608-772-1933
For Sale: 1975 BMW R90/S
This is an historic motorcycle. BMW campaigned two Daytona Orange R90/S motorcycles in the
AMA Superbike class in 1974, winning the title. Practically every history written about BMW (both
the motorcycles as well as the company) has a photo of the Daytona Orange R90/S. This bike is
in excellent original condition. It has not been modified as many have to include dual spark plugs
and electronic ignition. It has 30k miles and has been owned by the current owners for the past 22
years. It does have hard bags and engine guards. Asking price: $8,000.
Bob & Cheryl: 608/455-1617
>From Roland:
A guy I’ve been talking to about buying my 1200ST has a 78 BMW R100S for sale in Lake Mills, WI.
23,000 miles, $6900. Pics are on Craigslist ad. Looks nice, but maybe overpriced.
RT
Madison BMW Club
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