BMW Motorcycle Owners of America

The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (BMW MOA) is a private, nonprofit membership association for owners and admirers of BMW motorcycles. As of 2008, it had 39,700 members.[1]

BMW MOA was founded in 1972 in Chicago by five enthusiasts.[2]

The organization is based in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. It publishes a monthly magazine, BMW Owners News and an annual Anonymous book to assist touring riders in difficulty. Though founded in the United States, BMW MOA has members across the world.[3]

Contents

Annual rally

Every year since 1973 the BMW MOA has held an annual rally. Rallies have been held all over the United States and once in Canada:

  • 1973 – Morgan Hill, California
  • 1974 – Tablerock, South Carolina
  • 1975 – Branson, Missouri
  • 1976 – Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • 1977 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1978 – Rutland, Vermont
  • 1979 – Brainerd, Maine
  • 1980 – Prineville, Oregon
  • 1981 – Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
  • 1982 – Shreve, Ohio
  • 1983 – Lake Placid, New York
  • 1984 – Missoula, Montana
  • 1985 – Lake Wales, Florida
  • 1986 – Laguna Seca, California
  • 1987 – Escanaba, Michigan
  • 1988 – Madison, Indiana
  • 1989 – York, Pennsylvania
  • 1990 – Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 1991 – Flagstaff, Arizona
  • 1992 – DuQuoin Illinois
  • 1993 – Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • 1994 – Moodus, Connecticut
  • 1995 – Durango, Colorado
  • 1996 – Morgantown, North Carolina
  • 1997 – Fredericksburg, Texas
  • 1998 – Missoula, Montana
  • 1999 – Rhinebeck, New York
  • 2000 – Midland, Michigan
  • 2001 – Redmond, Oregon
  • 2002 – Trenton, Ontario
  • 2003 – Charleston, West Virginia
  • 2004 – Spokane, Washington
  • 2005 – Lima, Ohio
  • 2006 – Burlington, Vermont
  • 2007 – West Bend, Wisconsin
  • 2008 – Gillette, Wyoming
  • 2009 – Johnson City, Tennessee
  • 2010 – Redmond, Oregon
  • 2011 – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
  • 2012 – Sedalia, Missouri

See also

References

  1. ^ Cutts, James H. (2008). "BMW MOA Member and BMW Motorcycle Dealers - Who are these BMW riders and where did they get their bikes?" (PDF). University of Missouri-Columbia. https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/460/Cutts%20poster.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved August 2, 2011. 
  2. ^ Citation: "I was there." — Jeff Dean
  3. ^ 2009 BMW Owners Anonymous, BMW Motorcycle Owners, Ellisville, Missouri, 2009, pp. 216-221

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