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From: lrd@drusd.UUCP (L. R. DuBroff)
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Subject: Re: BMW Motorcycle Owners
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 17:39:38 EDT
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>	I am considering joining the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America.
>	Do any of you on the net have any experience with this club?
>	Is their magazine any good?
>	I'd appreciate any advice you can give.

An excellent way to spend $15 a year (or have they raised it to $20?).
My biggest gripe about the magazine is the huge amount of space devoted,
issue after issue, to the annual national owners' rally; but this is
explainable in that it's really the only national activity.

Tech Tips and Consumer Interest (product reviews) are monthly sections
that are always worth reading.  There are many ads for BMW-oriented
products that you just won't encounter anywhere else, in addition to
pages of (free) classifieds offering everything from used bikes to hard-
to-find parts for both recent models and restoration projects.

A very valuable extra is the "Anonymous Book" containing a listing,
sorted by state and municipality within state, of over 6,000 BMW
owners who have said essentially, "if you're travelling through my
area and encounter difficulties, breakdown, etc., CALL ME!"  Although
neither my wife nor I (both BMW riders) have had to use this in
over 80,000 miles, it contributes peace of mind when travelling.
Don't leave home without it!