January 2022 BMW Owners News

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RIDERTORIDER Send your letters and comments to: editor@bmwmoa.org

I would like to thank the BMW MOA Foundation for providing the Street Skills Cornering Confidence course to our members. Without access to nearby training facilities, I haven’t had opportunity to learn from qualified instructors since my beginners’ program over thirty years ago. This online format was ideal for a time of limited travel, and I look forward to next season when I can put these new ideas into practice. Arnie Nurmi #214093 Thunder Bay, Ontario

How Fortunate We Are

Our pastor recently made inspirational booklets available to those who wanted one. Within, the author proposes 25 questions which he claims will change your life. Some questions were difficult for me to answer; some were difficult to answer truthfully. One question, however, was easy to answer. It asked, “When was the last time you felt fully alive?” The last time I felt fully alive was on a beautiful late October day in 2021 while exploring Ohio’s Appalachian foothills astride my motorcycle. That was just the last time; I feel fully alive whenever I ride. I would think that many, if not most of us who ride would answer the same way. How fortunate we are. Bob Lardinais #15772 Lexington, Ohio

Climate Change

I enjoyed Bill Shaw’s article “Climate Change and Motorcycling,” until I read, “There is no denying humans are responsible for climate change…” This had me laughing and wondering if 99.99% of all scientists in the year 1491 would have agreed that the earth was flat. Richard Griffith #49177 Jerome, Michigan

An IMTBike believer!

I just got back from my fourth time renting from IMT, twice in Barcelona, once in Lisbon and this time in Madrid. On this most recent trip I rented an R 1250 RT and as usual, the bike was in top shape and Guillermo was a great help with a great attitude. On a tip from him I found the perfect terrace restaurant in a beautiful town in southern Spain. If you are thinking about it, I could not recommend them more highly. Ike Northup #72518 Newland, North Carolina

Pawprints on my Soul

I just received my November issue of BMW Owners News and read the superb story by Peter Burke. It is one of the most positive stories I have ever seen in our magazine. So uplifting and real. Thanks to Peter for writing it and thanks to Bill for getting it published. Great pictures too! James W. Suttie #167485 North Vancouver, British Columbia

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Thanks to the Foundation

Grand Coddiwomple 2021

Dear Team Coddiwomple…I just wanted to say Thank You for putting the Grand Coddiwomple Challenge together for us as we saddled up and rode in 2021. I have had a great time working on the different challenges as it has allowed me to work on my routing skills and to research and learn some history along the way. I cannot imagine the work that goes on behind the scenes, but I am hoping that we’ll see another one in the future. Thanks again for a helping provide a great reason to travel in a purposeful manner toward a vague destination. Mary Begley #126912 Cadott, Wisconsin

What Goes Around...

The weekend after Veterans Day, three of us decided to take a four-day trip. Richard, Mike and I checked the weather and figured a long weekend in early November would give us some time to check out new roads in Alabama and


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