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See the table below for
planned rides.
BMWMCHR
Monthly Club Rides
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We do ride more than once
a
month! But, we also have group rides that are monthly events from April
until September, almost always on the 3rd
Saturday of the month. These are all day affairs (some are even
overnight) lead by a different club member each month to encourage
variety; I just coordinate them. Our club rides generally include
meeting at a starting point for breakfast (optional), riding till lunch
(with a break for fuel, stretching, and using the facilities), then
after lunch continuing on the second half (again, with suitable rests).
I encourage the ride leader to plan �bail out
spots� where you can easily drop out if you have something
better to do (Huh?), with lunch being the most likely. The monthly
description, meeting details, and leader are listed at the start of the
month in the NEXT Ride box above.
These rides are designed
to be
fun and to experience roads you may not have taken, see sights worth
seeing, and even experience new riding conditions such as dual sporting
from street to dirt to street (none of these on the list yet). They are
NOT races and they are not for showing off; they are for your and your
companions� enjoyment. Therefore, make sure your machine is
in safe operating condition and has a full tank of gas.
We are seeking
voluteers to lead
our rides from April to September, so please contact our ride
coordinator at rideleader1@bmwmchr.org.
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(See Events
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| Date |
Ride
Name/Description |
Rider Leader |
| Sunday,
6 July 08 (Post mtg ride) |
Outer Banks and Back
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Charlie |
| Sunday, 27
July 08 |
Motorcycle Day at the Flying
Circus Air Show
Depart: 8:00
am Burger King, J. Clyde
Morris Blvd (US-17) off I-64 (arrive fueled and ready to leave).
The
Flying Circus is located 14 miles South of Warrenton, Va. and 22 miles
North of Fredericksburg, Va. off route US-17 on route 644 near
Bealeton.....
50% off the normal $10 admission for bike riders (that's $5 net).
Bi-Plane rides before and after the show.....depends on planes
available (flight worthy)?
Stearman Biplane
(Standard Ride) ... $ 70.00
(Aerobatic Ride)... $130.00
Fleet Biplane
(Aerobatic Ride)... $130.00
Waco Biplane
(Two
Riders) ... $130.00
*Max combined passenger weight
= 350 lbs.
Piper Cub
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$ 40.00
*Max passenger weight = 120 lbs.
We must leave on time to guarantee an early arrival time for plane
rides....plan on $50 + for a ride....
BTW suggest: sunglasses, wide brim hat, and binoculars to see the wing
walkers....
Bob Ross
XVIII Airborne Corps (former)
US Army
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All
riders and their machines must obey and conform to all state and local
laws.
Please
remember to come prepared for the temps and full tank of fuel.
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Past
Rides:
1 June 2008 - One if by
land two if by sea ride was lots of fun for 11 riders.
Great roads, a ferry ride, wine tasting and great fellow
ship. Click
here to see the PDF write up.
6 January 2009 -Polar
Bear Bismal Swamp Run - A tour around the Great
Dismal Swamp from our meeting place. Click here for PDF
ride directions.
21 April 2008 - Three
Parks Ride. Click here for PDF
ride write up. Also visit the Parks
Challenge Page for more description and pictures.
14 April 2007 - Ride to
Morton's BMW Open House. Click Here for PDF ride write-up.
16 September 2006 - Five
& Dime Plus a Step Back in Time. Click here
for PDF ride write-up.
20 May 2006 - Two Ferries Fiasco
30 May 2006 - Lightening
Awareness and Rick Moran Memorial Ride
Click here for pictures.
6 November 2005 - Zuni, VA.
Club members deliver proceeds from the annual October rally charity
ride.
15 October 2005 - Emporia
meeting with BMW motorcycle race rider, Nate Kern, on his way to
Daytona races. Also a follow-up as one of our
members went to the Daytona race and helped Nate in the pits.
17 - 18 June - Highland Inn
in Monterrey, VA
Met at the Burger King on Route-17 in Newport News. We
went up route 143 and paralleled the expressway at times with Bob
providing great ride leadership. Eventually we got on US-60
to Richmond. We took I-295 around Richmond but soon dropped
off to take Route 6 toward I-81. It was I-81 north a short
ways to Route 250 which runs thru Staunton and to Monterrey.
We did a local ride thru the mountains of West Virginia on Saturday and
had a wonderful ride back on Sunday via
US-60. Click here to
view pictures.
21 August 2004 - Edenton, North Carolina
Met at the Race Track gas station just south of the James River Bridge
on Route 17 and proceed south to Edenton via a route only Marvin
knew. He sure picked a great route and the weather was
great. Lots of sun and not too hot. Great riding
weather. We had a great lunch in Edenton not far from the
water. We did pick up some rain just as we were nearing the
Virginia boarder and a little heaver when we got to Suffolk. Click
here to see pictures.
17 July 2004 - Met at Frank's Trucking
Center. Destination: Chip Oaks
Plantation. Click
here for photos.
Ride met at Franks
Trucking Center, at 9:00 am and and followed a route, that seemed
subject to change as we rode, taking us on a nice ride through Peanut
Country. In many places the corn look to be 10 feet
tall. Wonderful country. There were eight
riders. Jim Richardson was leader with Marvin riding sweep
keeping us slow pokes up with the heard. We stopped for an
early lunch at Pete's. Jim can tell you how to get to this
wonderful and friendly restaurant as a few of us were so lost we would
not have been able to get home except for the expert leadership of Jim
and Marvin. A few riders decide to visit Chip Oaks Plantation
and State Park and visit the peanut festival. We'll have to
ask them what kind of food they had. The remaining eight took
the ferry across to Jamestown and head for home. Yours truly
split off from the group as they sped off toward I-64 and took US-60
south hoping for less traffic. A great ride. Jim
and Marvin get a big thank you for a great ride. Bob thanks for the
photos -ed
15 May 2004 - Jim Richards
lead a group to a Street Rod show at the Best Western near Busch
Gardens, Williamsburg. They departed Frank's Truck Stop in
Chesapeake. Rt 460 Alt - Rt 337 Portsmouth Blvd, Rt 125 Kings
Highway, Rt 32 south, right on to Rt 603 Everets Rd, Rt 603 thru
Windsor, becomes Griffin Road, left onto Rt 616, and rest at "For Petes
Sake" restaurant. Right onto Rt 628, Wakefield Road, thru
Wakefield, left onto Rt 31 north, take ferry at Scotland to Jamestown,
right at Festival Part and turn left onto Colonial Parkway south, right
at ramp marked "Newport News" onto Rt 199, (You could also just go
straight up the road from the ferry to Rt 199 and turn right -
ed), take Rt 199 to Rt 60 west (southward). The
Best Western Motel is 100 yards on the left.
Ride to Morton's BMW open house. Rider Leader
Marvin. See
pictures of our rest stop.
Member Rides:
Edelweiss Motorcycle Tour of
Ireland - The Beals' check out the Irish roads with an
Edelweiss bike tour.
Click here to check out Amber Beals' story and pictures at this link.
2004 National Rally: A
member reports on his ride to the west coast and back. 6,554
miles thru all kinds of weather to the 2004 National Rally in Spokan,
WA. Pittsburg to Seattle and back thru Canada. A
very interesting story, well told with pictures so you will understand
why it is titled
Beauty and the Beast. Click on the title to view
the document in Adobe PDF format.
North
Africa Ride: Some years Jeff Munn took his bike to
North Africa for some fun. Click on the title to see his
write up and pictures of his experiences.
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