BMWDFW – Welcome!

Here’s your opportunity to do a four day West Texas ride in the spring with a great group and an interesting venue. Join us on April 20 through 23 for the 2012 BMWDFW Texas Forts Tour.

We will be visiting five fully restored historic forts as we enjoy riding through the Hill Country and the Davis mountains. Fort Croghan, Fort McKavett, Fort Davis, Fort Stockton, and Fort Concho each offer a unique glimpse of frontier history and have their own tale to tell. We will be dining in some memorable restaurants as well as staying in some interesting places, too. As an added bonus, all these forts are included in the 2012 Individual Challenge Ride.

For more details about the event and how you can register see
http://www.bmwdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-BMWDFW-Texas-Forts-Tour-v1.pdf

This year’s BMWDFW Annual “Thank God It’s Spring” ride includes a trip to historic Fredericksburg and the Hill Country. The event is scheduled for March 30, 31, and April 1. The event will include great food, great scenery, and (of course) great riding!

This year’s ride is still a Couples oriented ride but with a bonus. Fredericksburg is a great shopping and sightseeing destination for those that don’t ride. Just jump in the car and join us. For those partners that don’t care to ride down on the bike, it’s an easy destination to carpool and save money for shopping.

See who’s signed up already! Go to http://www.lonestarbmwriders.org/cgi-bin/list_riders.cgi?026:12:0330_tgis

For more details about the event and how you can register see
http://www.bmwdfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-TGIS-v3.pdf

If you’re heading out for a long ride this summer like the MOA Rally or Alaska and especially if you’re headed to a foreign country, you might want to consider a medical evacuation service like that offered by MedJet Assist in Association with BMWMOA.  They will fly you from a far away hospital (greater than 150 miles from home) to your local hospital if you are incapacitated.  MOA members get a break on the annual dues and you can add the service of having them ship your bike home for an additional nominal fee.  The club is not promoting this company but merely offering you the information.  You can check it out and read the fine print at:

http://www.bmwmoa.org/club//bmw_moa_offer_from_medjetassist

With activation of our new website we now have the capability to host an enormous number of photo albums there. If you have not already done so please make photo albums of any and all of your motorcycle related activities, record these on CDs or DVDs or Memory Sticks and bring them to the next monthly club meeting. Give them to me or the Webmeister and he will put your albums on our website for all to enjoy. Just title them with the Year + whatever else you want to call it so he can place it in the proper sequence. I’m looking forward to a ton a club history from everyone! Don’t think your photos aren’t interesting. They are. An album can contain two or two hundred photos on a particular theme; ride, event, whatever, just bring them!

Thanks,
Ralph Schwartz
President BMWDFW

Fellow BMWDFW Club Members,

We have some BMWDFW club items available for purchase. If you would like one or more please contact Dennis Bufton at buftond@tx.rr.com to reserve your item. Dennis will bring items to the weekly breakfasts at LePeep (2113 Harwood Road, Bedford) and to the monthly club meetings at Spring Creek BBQ (1509 Airport Freeway Bedford). Next meeting is Feb 9.

BMWDFW Koozies – $2.50
BMWDFW Stickers – $1.50
Ear Plugs (Hearos) – $1.00
Package Deal: All three – $4.00

We also have the 2009 BMWDFW Year in Review Photo DVD of 273 photos taken by club member during the year – $3.00.

NOTE: We have only 8 sets of ear plugs and 17 Koozies.

Regards,
Ralph Schwartz