March Social Event! Saturday, March 13thSt. Patrick's Day Party at Chatfield's Escape 5500 S.Simms Littleton 80127 (near Bowles and Simms) 7:00pm Pat Bygott's band The Bluzinators will be playing... but don't let that hold you back! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Motorcycle (BMW) and Food show??Yes, its true! See the article on this four part CBS TV series where Alton Brown rides his 1200 series BMW from SE USA to the California Coast...eating well all the way! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ It is time to get serious about ride planning! The first order of business is to note that the Beemers and Bears ride is ON! The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 29, 2010. The site will be the same as last year, at the Golden Gate State Park. This has become a very favorite outing as a kick off for the camping and riding season. Good food and questionable entertainment is always on the schedule; and great conversation about motorbikes and life comes naturally around the campfire. More details will come later, but please RSVP to Pat Bygott if you plan to attend. Photos from 2009 are here. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Safety Course, February 15.
Congratulations, Club Members! There is only one class scheduled for 2010 in all of Colorado, and it was exclusively for BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado members. It feels good to be associated with a group of safety minded riders that have the big picture of traffic safety as a priority. Congratulations again to the attendees. For those of you who have not attended a course, plan to jump on it at the next opportunity by letting Mark know you are interested. Maybe we can have another course this year! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Excellent Monthly Club Dinner meeting for March This night's first presentation was by Liz Neafus-Stenzel of United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado. She talked about our club taking a sponsorship position at the Exotic Sport Cars and Concours D'Elegance June 13, 2010. She described the show and the benefit her organization and our club would get from the contribution. More details will be coming soon on this event.
 Our main speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Craig Houk, Comandant of Military Police and Chief of Security Operations, Fort Carson, CO. His presentation described the problem of high motorcycle accident rates at Fort Carson, and the program that is in place to mitigate the problems.
He reviewed the training, inspections of bikes, organized bike rides, a mentoring program with senior NCO's and Officers, and a reflective vest that is given each rider on completion of the required courses. As a result, the tragic statistics are trending down sharply. It is apparent that the Army is not just training soldiers, but experienced riders that will be leaders for new soldiers as well as new and established civilian riders. We owe many thanks to Colonel Houk, his staff and troops for the work they do in accomplishing this mission. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ BMW Factory Demo Truck is coming! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Sick and Tired of the same ol', same ol' motorcycles? Though this was first released in 2008, Sampson Motorworks are still in business and have modified several models...FUN!!! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ A note from your president: 
Would you like to make an impact on the lives of many, and the heritage of our BMWMCC?
Is it time for you to give back and be involved in the organization that enriches the lives of so many? Your club needs your generous help with the club store. One of our club store keepers was called away and another is off on a motorcycling trip through Mongolia this summer. Shu will be gone during the Top O' the Rockies, our club's rally this July. We especially need someone to step in during that period to head up the tee-shirt tent and sales at the rally.
Your fellow club members will certainly appreciate it and I promise that you will personally get more out of it than the effort expended to head up this relatively easy but important project.
Thank you in advance for answering this call for assistance. I am confident that several members will reply enabling you to share the enjoyment and sense of fulfillment that comes from becoming a part of this fine organization. You are never alone when chairing an event for BMWMCC, there are many volunteers who will help you along the way. Please send a note to me here, and we can discuss it further.
◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊  Adventure Riding: that is what exists beyond the end of the tarmac. Over 95% of the world's roads are unpaved, so if you don't like to (or can't) ride in the dirt, you'll find yourself confined to a mere 5% of the planet. - RawHyde Adventures
Dual Sport News is coming soon! New pages, new editor. Its gonna be dirty! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Registration for the 11th annual 100,000 Foot Ride is now open HERE ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ S1000RR Roll-Out Never in recent history has there been so much buzz about a new BMW Motorcycle. The S1000RR is now available for demo rides at all dealers. Saturday saw a steady stream of prospective buyers testing the new scoot. There are many blogs, articles and U Tube items so no one should be in the dark about what they are riding prior to the demo. In Colorado we have our own Brad Hendry, Parts Manager for Northern Colorado Euro Motorcycles who attended a briefing and test ride in Florida. His notes are available here. 
BMWNA is currently shipping 600 motorcycles, and should have a total of 1400 stateside by June, and anticipate shipping 2300 to USA by year's end, according to rumor. This bike has the price, power, handling and technical advances that has interest at a high level in the sport bike venue. Generating sales and interest in the brand from a younger generation is one of the main reasons for BMW's commitment to this model. By the looks of things Saturday, it is hitting a home run. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Ride Books 2010 Are Here! 
Each year one of the best winter happenings is the arrival of the new year's ride book. This year's is a supreme effort by Cathy (our In The Wind Editor), Pat Tabet, and Greg Cocks, our Membership Chairman. These folks worked many hours assembling the rides and ride chairmen, the sponsors and the printer. It is a huge effort each year, but the results for 2010 are stupendous. The book features the details on each of the rides and events for the club for the year. In spiral bound form, the book will last the year well in the tank bag or the coffee table. Pat and Cathy and others rounded up an impressive list of advertisers. Please take a look at the ads and patronize the firms when you are able. This is one of the nice benefits of the club. Spending just a bit of time with this book gets the juices going for a another year of riding!  Have you received yours? They've been distributed at monthly meeting, breakfasts and annual party, so far. If you cannot attend an event in the next couple weeks, they will be mailed, but the cost to mail costs the club, so show up! Many thanks to the Ride Book crew. You Rock!! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ 
Do you do Facebook? The BMW M/C Club Of Colorado now has a Facebook page. All are welcome to become "friends" and post to share news, photos or what ever else you think would be interesting to other riders. Click HERE to go to the BMWMCC Facebook page! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊  ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Missing something? If it was on the home page and is now gone, it may have been moved to "Recent Articles" under "Members Stuff", a page that only shows if you are signed in. Or, go here. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊Save the dates! 
Factory Demo Truck at Foothills BMW March 19. See Vendor News page (bottom left side menu above) BMWMOA Rally: July 15 -18, 2010BMWMCC Colorado Classic: Cancelled, 2010 ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Got a ride story? Your motorcycle experiences are interesting, entertaining, inspirational and perhaps even a learning opportunity for your fellow members. If you feel like sharing, please let us know here ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Plan on Redmond! Check out the BMWMOA Rally page for 2010. The rally returns to Redmond, OR! Some of us remember when it was last held in Redmond in 2001, with our own Gray Buckley as rallymaster. It is commonly referred to nationally as one of the best rallies ever, at probably the best site EVER!
This year's rally features our very own Deb Lower as co-chair of the rally. It is certain to be one bang up great rally. If you would like to assist with security at the rally, Security chair Gray Buckley or Brad Bolton would like to hear from you.
Dennis O'Neil will lead a club Ride to Redmond and Return to Top of the Rockies! Think about it...we could easily have the largest club presence at the rally. Look for further discussion and planning to make this our best and largest out of state ride of 2010. It's gonna be Great!!Need a motel room for the Rally? They're gone in Redmond, but there are still some rooms in Bend (15 miles) and some condos at http://www.vrbo.com/ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊Did you miss seeing the BMW 1000RR race bike?  
Before you go on your test ride of the S 1000 RR, study this lesson on how to impress the dealer!◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊Note! If you have not renewed your membership for 2010, Klik here and get set for another season. The ride book is out and it has a fabulous array of activities. Of personal interest is the Grand Canyon Run. Its gonna be Great!!
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Note to Members Only: 
If you log in, you will see a new menu to the right of "Membership" called "Members stuff" that shows:Ridebook, Newsletters (In the Wind), Upcoming Ride's and Events, Beemernation News, Discounts for Members, Life Members, Video Page, Member Survey, and Recent articles. Go ahead; sign in. Log in instructions are below on this page. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊  Dual Sport News is coming soon! New pages. New editor! Its gonna be muddy.
Vendor SectionCurrent specials and/or upcoming events by our beloved front range vendors. If you know of some that are not posted, please let the webmaster know! If you want to go to the vendor's web site, they are on the "Area Dealers and Shops on the left side of this page. Foothills BMW/Triumph and BMW/Ducati are offering interesting specials. Be sure to check out their stores or websites. Nice new bike prices. Better yet, there are some great discounts available based on volume between New Year and March 2010. NEW!! The S1000RR DEMO is coming to Foothills BMW/Triumph!! Check their website. Get your ride scheduled! BMW Denver has seasonal specials ongoing. See website Also, the new S 1000 RR is in the show room, and available for demo RidesMax BMW of NY and NH has new tools for your airhead that will save you money. Also a complete microfiche of BMW parts on line ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊Log-in InstructionsIf you are a member of the BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado, please log in to see the full site and take advantage of the discounts offered. Members get access to some great new features when you access "Member Stuff" on the upper toolbar. It features detail info on specials and discounts for members, current and past In The Wind Newsletters, the popular and useful Club Ride Books· and "Beemer Nation News", a great source of interesting motorcycle articles from newspapers and magazines around the country. To Log in, go to the upper left corner of the page and at "User Name", enter the first letter of your first name and your complete last name (as in pjessen). Klik on· "Forgot password?"· You will get a flag asking for your username and email address. Klik on "Send new password" .A new password will be sent to you quite quickly. Log in using the password sent to you, and you are in! Change the password to something you can remember by going to the "Member Menu" and "Profile". Enjoy the drop down "members stuff" and tell us what you're thinking on the Forums. Oh, Not a member? Just pull down on the "Membership" menu and take care of that! Welcome aboard! ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Join Us For Breakfast on Saturday Mornings!
At the Red Rocks Grill in Morrison, CO Click HERE for a map.Every Saturday we get together at 8:30am for coffee and eats with pick-up rides after. You do not have to be a member. It doesn't matter what brand or style of bike you ride. You will be welcome to join us! And, if you are interested in learning more about our Club come on by and say hello! Click HEREfor some pics from a typical Saturday morning get-together. If you are planning to ride, it is a good idea to come with a full tank, clothes and appropriate gear for riding in the foothills and be prepared for an immediate departure from the restaurant after breakfast.
Our Club is always in need of new folks to step up and help out in doing the work of operating the Club and helping with the events the Club sponsors throughout the year. You will meet a lot of great new people and earn the eternal gratitude of everyone involved! Please click HEREto see the many positions the Club needs filled and try to see if you can help out in some way. 
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