Welcome to the BMW Riders of Mississippi.
So you found us! For more info contact us at: info@bmwridersofmississippi.org
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Club make-up
We, the members of the BMW Riders of Mississippi, associate ourselves for the purpose of fellowship and promoting the enjoyment of BMW motorcycles. This organizations serves as a gathering place for people interested in all aspects of BMW motorcycling: on and off-road, racing, touring, commuting, performance, trails, bike shows and related issues of long distance riding, motorcycle safety programs, and others which are legitimately related to BMW motorcycles of the sport of motorcycling.
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MEETING Time and Location
Nov 9th meeting will be in Yazoo City at The Old Gringo Saloon, 305 S Main Street downtown. 11:30 as usual.
(5) Facebook The Old Gringo Saloon
Other location ideas but no date assigned to all of them:
-The Shed BBQ in Ocean Springs and also in Moss Point
– Moo’s Bar & Grill in Natchez
– North 11 Diner in Picayune
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As always, see minutes for more info and pictures
October
Ride Reports and tall tales:
- Dan has found a group called Motorcycle Sport Tourers Association that he spent a week riding with in West Virginia. As the name suggests it is for riders that like a little sport in their riding. They have a good web page that you can check out. Dan and Bill made the ride but even though they had to fight rain they had a very good time.
- Ricky made a trip to NC but because of bad weather had to cut it short.
- Ricky is going to Branson in the near future and if you want info just contact him. He also told of a web page for Adventure Roads FL
- Steve got bored and fueled up the ole GS and made a trip to Ozark, AL. Just happens that his son’s GF’s father runs a bar there. They had a live band and Steve rode up and was given the nick name of “ Mississippi Bad Ass”.
- Bobby Brooks is once again wearing out tires. He make a trip to Bristol, TN and rode all the good roads like 421 “the snake” and others. Then he turned around and went west to Moab, UT and Denver,CO. How do you do it!!
- Alan and Laurissa also made a good trip. We rode to Orlando and snagged the Auto Train to DC. Then rode to Annapolis, MD, Cape May, NJ, Mt. Washington, NH the northeast to Quebec City, QC, Canada. Then across Canada to Banff National Park, Calgary, AB, Montana, Glacier National Park, on to Lolo Pass and then south through Idaho and Utah where we road ATVs in Moab. We actually met up with Bobby. Then on back Home. 30 days and 8,450 miles.
August
Ride Reports and tall tales:
- Most of us make day and lunch rides and while on the hunt for good eats Dan found a country buffet named Annie M’s in Flora. It was good enough that he recommended it for a meeting location so that is where we will have the September meeting.
- Ian is the long distance rider this month and made it to the MOA rally in Redmond, OR. He had a good time but stated that the Rally was not as good as last years and attendance was down. It was very cold for a MS boy with the lows in the 30”s. With ice on his tent he wore all his cloths to bed. Ian stayed a little longer to visit family and got to enjoy a good 4th of July fireworks show. He also stated that the 6,000 mile ride to and from was long and lonely.
- Alan and all his “boys” trailered their dirt bikes and side by sides to Durham town off road park in GA. They road for 3 fantastic days before returning back home to the daily grind.
- David Pell road to Florida for a good visit with his sister in Tampa.
- Bobby Brooks and his BIL Bryant headed out for a 5 day trip to NE TN but turned back after unexpected issues. Bobby stated that he will return to tame Hwy 421 “the snake”.
July
Ride Reports and tall tales:
- Most of us make day and lunch rides and Kerry told of his ride to Lorman. He had a good lunch at the Old Country Store. However, when he stated that it was not as good as its reputation many others shouted out that they agreed. Another new very good lunch place is LPF Southern Market on Hwy 481 just north of Morton. It is well worth the ride!
- Bobby Brooks never ceases to amaze us. He made a ride to Shreveport for lunch, then another to Oxford and even toured the Military Park in Vicksburg. AND then he made it to it to Damascus, PA on his Honda 250. He trailered it north and rode parts of the Mid Atlantic Backroads Discovery ride. A 1050 mile route on forest service roads, rock, dirt and very small country lanes That goes from VA to southern NY.
- Ricky made it to Southern Pennsylvania for the High Point moto cross races.
- Steve is camping outside of Starkville and as always he brought his Honda 125 dirt bike. He has ridden all sorts of back roads and trails. When he started riding in tall grass he discovered that some chiggers and ticks were hanging on so he turned around. He said that he was having a good time.
June
Ride Reports and tall tales:
- Most of us make day and lunch rides.
- Martin Lewis, David Pell and Alan rode to the Angola Rodeo and had a very good time. The seating Capacity is 10,000 and it was full and with lots of people standing. The ride going to the rodeo was chilly with just a little rain and was very nice. The rodeo is a must do and we had a very good time.
- Bobby Brooks and Bryant make a ride to Austin and rode the Twisted Sisters.
- Alan and Laurissa made several rides over the past 2 months. First off we made a 550 mile ride to Moonshine, IL to eat a burger with friends. IT was very good.
- Well, if we are in that part of the world we decided to head on up to Chicago and ride Route 66 from the beginning to Amarillo, TX and then home.
- Dan, Kerry, Bill, Charles, Bobby, Alan and Laurissa Rode to Russellville, AR for some fantastic riding.
- Billy Tate, Jack, and several other relatives made their annual trip to Harrison, AR for a week of comradery and riding.
April
It seems that march was another slow riding month.
- Most of us did make some day and lunch rides.
- However, Alan and Laurissa, with grandson Michael, made the trek to Devil’s Fork, AR to meet up with Steve Harrison and wife Pattie to view the Total Solor Eclipse. I know this is a non-event for some and that you can buy those solar viewing glasses and watch from your own back yard. In Our part of the world in MS you only got about 80% but thanks to Steve and Pattie’s Hospitality we had a FANTASTIC time plus a total. (By the way they did invite all of the club) Steve had his motorhome set up and served breakfast and lunch.
Steve also had an electronic telescope, with filter, set up that made this trip worthwhile. With this telescope you could see sun spots, ridges on the moon, Venus and Jupiter.
The weather going home made us glad we were in the truck. THANK YOU STEVE and PATTY.
- The March meeting will/may include a photo shoot .
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February Ride Reports
Ride Reports and tall tales:
March
It seems that February was another slow riding month.
- Bobby Brooks and Bryant Herring took a little ride to Alabama.
- David Pell took a trip to Tampa FL to visit his sister and then took “alligator alley” to Miami. Back to Tampa and then home. VERY NICE RIDE David!!
- Steve Road over 100 miles on the dirt forest roads in Homochitto Forest
January Ride Reports
Ride Reports and tall tales:
- Steve drove to Ashville, NC for a small break from reality. They visited Biltmore and the many other things there are to do. The Blue Ridge parkway was closed in areas and their visit to Little Switzerland was some what lonely. Good times none the less.
- Steve also wanted to share info on the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research reserve in Grand Bay, SW Mississippi. It is 18,000 acres of pine savannas salt marshes,bays and bayous. It has walking tails and is a very interesting place to visit.
- Bobby the mile eater road up to MO to his dealer for service then road NE Arkansas then Louisiana, Texas and back home.
- Alan and Laurissa made a few lunch runs.
- Dan also made some RTE rides.
- Ian wanted to give a shout out to Klim for making warranty repairs on his high mileage jacket. Good info to know.
December Ride Reports
- Looking for a new dealer or service person?
- New Orleans dealer: Moto Julia – 504-595-6776 recommended by John Wheeler
- Jefferson LA ( New Orleans) an independent Service location. Chuck House Motor Sports-504 846-4880 recommended by Jeff hood and yes he works on BMW.
- Alan and Laurissa did not make a moto trip this month but they did make several RTE with a few members. The rides to these are normally very good. They also took one Sunday afternoon to make a great ride making a 140 mile loop.
Now a service is due.
- Bobby, the dirty dog, took another ride to North Arkansas, Missouri and Kentucky.
- For the complete stories and more, with photos read it on the web page.
- And we need pictures of all the things you WITH THE BIKE IN THE PHOTO PLEASE.
November Ride Reports
Bobby Brooks November 2023 rides
I have been neglecting sending ride reports so i thought i would send a short one to encourage others.
Most of us like to share our ride experiences with others although we don’t care to take time to write it all down.
I will offer the latest one which was a short 4 day ride into North Arkansas with a little of Missouri and Tennessee .
The trip started on the 16th with Bryant and I heading into Arkansas late morning spending the rest of the day cruising some interesting roads ending the first day in Malvern Ar.
The 17th found us riding around Eureka Springs on the Pig Trail and so many other great roads ending in Springfield Mo.
I had the 18th planned for Missouri and Kentucky …. but after several comments from Bryant about how great the previous days roads were we decided to retrace a portion of the previous days route ( yes those roads were that exhilarating ) ending the day in Paragould Ar.
The 19th had us aiming to cross the Ms river to ride NW Tenn ….. but as we were preparing to leave i noticed steel showing in Bryant’s rear tire and as you can guess our plans Changed. After a lot of phone time we carefully made our way to Jackson TN. to U Haul being as there were no motorcycle tire stores open until Tuesday and this is Sunday.
We managed to load Bryant’s bike into a truck and parted ways, him headed to Alabama and me back to Greenville, with no other mishaps and a few good roads for me.
Ihe itch is still with me so I will be leaving Tuesday the 4th of Dec.for a ride to the Mississippi gulf coast returning on Wednesday. Anyone interested is welcome to join for all or part and if there is a RTE or Just coffee planned let me know i’m still planning roads.
Hope to see you on the road
Bobby
- David Seal had a business trip in Dallas so he decided to add some pleasure to it so he rode his bike. David had a great time riding for several days in Arkansas before making it to Dallas.
- Dan likes to rub things in so he gave us more tales of his trip to East TN and then expected us to feel sorry for him because he wore out a set of tires!
- Once again Bobby likes to impress us all with his trip reports. Bobby and his brother in law, Bryant, hit the road headed to North Carolina, South Carolina, VA, TN, then North GA. This included the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bobby stated that he had forgotten how great North GA was. He said that he did make a mistake though. On this trip he did not have dedicated destinations and that in the future he will go back to planning out his trip instead of just winging it. Then to make it worse he said he has another good trip to North AR for November.
- Ian also had an epic 2 month trip up the east coast into Canada and the Cabot Trail. This was part of a 4 corner tour that gives you 2 years to complete the entire ride. He did have a mechanical issue when the drive shaft on his almost 135,000 mile bike needed a little care.
- Not to be out done John took his wife and Mother in Law to Morocco. OK he did not ride his bike but he substituted a camel!! He told us of the exotic places they went and things they did.
- Alan and Laurissa did not make a moto trip this month but they did make a trip with their son and grandson to West Va. Here they rode the famous Hatfield and Mccoy ATV off road trail system. They spent 5 days riding their dirt bikes and RZR’s on the hundreds of miles of trails through the very challenging coal country mountains. A fantastic time.
- For the complete stories and more, with photos read it on the web page.
- And we need pictures of all the things you WITH THE BIKE IN THE PHOTO PLEASE.
October Ride Reports
Steve started by talking about the weekend he spent at Barber Motor sports. Then Tommy, David Pell, Alan and Laurissa all jumped in talking about how good it was. Demo rides from about 7 manufacturers, stunt rides, flea market, flat track racing, vintage and side car racing, the museum and more.
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Tommy told of the many RTEs he has made on his new ZERO.
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Bobby Brooks, Mr. Mile Maker, made a 4 day ride to nowhere. He headed NE with no real destination but made NE Tenn,and NC. Rode all the good places we love going to.
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Alan and Laurissa took a 12 day, 2,900 mile ride to PA and took some really, really good roads. Then on to Johnstown, PA where Flight 93 crashed on 9-11-2001, then to Amish country, Gettysburg National Park, and then on to visit a friend in Spring Mill, PA before heading home. Lots of things to see and do.
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Cindy has a new bike and christened it by riding from Baton Rouge, LA to Fairfax VA to visit her sister. Day 1 and 2 she rode with Alan and Laurissa and then split with them and headed to VA. She did it right by camping on the way home. Good job Cindy!
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For the complete stories and more, with photos read it on the web page.
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And we need pictures of all the things you do. WITH THE BIKE IN THE PHOTO PLEASE.
September Ride Reports
It has been very hot and not many have ventured out, not even Bobby. However, a few did and here is their story.
- John Wheeler is becoming a traveler and is planning a trip to Morocco.
- Alan, Tommy, Laurissa Jack and Dan have made several uneventful RTEs the past month. Don’t ask about The Big Store in Ebeneezer. A new one that is worth the trip is Williams Good Ole Days Buffet in Mendenhall.
- Alan and Laurissa rode to Belzoni to the Sky Lake board walk to visit a cypress swamp. According to Walt Grayson, a reporter on the channel 12 news, the state’s largest Cypress tree lives. Let’s just say it was not worth the trip.
- For the complete stories and more, with photos read it on the web page.
- And we need pictures of all the things you WITH THE BIKE IN THE PHOTO PLEASE.
August Ride Reports
It has been very hot and not many have ventured out, not even Bobby. However, a few did and here is their story.
John Wheeler made a 5 hour ride with a few friends, They headed north through Canton on back roads like Yellow Bluff Road to Lexington and Eden. They then looped back to Livingston for dinner before heading home.
Steve and a friend rode the Poplarville area.
Alan, Tommy, Laurissa and Dan have made several uneventful RTEs the past month.
Big news from Tommy as he unveiled his Zero adventure electric bike. It is very similar in size and weight as a GS 1200. Quiet as a Mouse.
Not to be outdone we have Steve with his “new” 1966 BMW R/ 27. It has a solid 18 HP and is putting lots of smiles on Steve’s face.
Meetings (Minutes, etc)
no June report