High Beemers,
I hopethat you and your families are happy and healthy and off to a good start in 2025. We seem to have had a relatively mild winter, with some quite cold and windy weather, periodically interrupted up by beautiful 60 to 70 degree days which are perfect for riding at lower elevations. If you are just breaking out your bike from winter storage, make sure you inspect it and properly inflate the tires before venturing out on your initial ride of the season.
Club Rides & Events
During Q1of 2025 we held all of our scheduled monthly rides and events, including the New Year's Day brunch and ride at Mimi's; the Annual Dinner at the Tamarack Casino; the Monday breakfast rides; and the Wednesday lunch rides. We had record attendance at the Annual Dinner, which included the raffles and election results. Please mark your calendars for next year's event, which is currently planned for Wednesday, January 14, 2026. In addition to the scheduled rides and events, we also held a bowling night at the GSR (thank you Kurtis Thrasher); and we organized an accident scene management class. Reports for all are on the website in the "Forums" section.
During Q2 of 2025 we plan to hold our Monday breakfast rides; our Wednesday lunch rides; our Saturday preplanned rides; and our Sunday improvised rides, all weather permitting. In addition to the scheduled rides and events, there will be both a special ride to Hawthorne celebrating Armed Forces Day and a Tech Day at Rick Barba's home garage. All of these rides and events are on the website in the "Event Calendar" section.
2024 Ride Contest - "On and On and On"
Jim Edwards has rolled out the 2025 ride contest, which he has named "On and On and On." Ask Jim directly if the name was inspired by the ABBA song or the one by Stephen Bishop.The format is basically the same as last year’s. There are 20 locations to potentially visit at varying distances from Reno, and each location is worth one point regardless of distance. You do not need to make it to all 20 locations to achieve the maximum number of tickets in the drawing. The entry fee is $20 so please enter the contest by going to the “Event Calendar” on the website, click on the April 1, 202 5event titled On and On and On and follow the prompts. Contact Jim directly if you have any questions about the contest.
Membership
As of today we have 100 regular members and 32 associate members for a total of 132; new members joining during the last quarter were:
| Primary Member |
Associate Member |
Residence |
Primary Bike |
| Frederick Aldrich |
None |
Reno |
BMW R1200RT |
| Michael Davis |
None |
Reno |
BMW S1000RR |
| Michael Derby |
None |
Reno |
KTM 1290 SA-R |
| John Fitzsimons |
None |
Sparks |
BMW GS800 |
| Marc Kong |
None |
Reno |
BMW R1300GS |
| Erik Nowacki |
None |
Reno |
BMW R18 |
| Debbie Poscablo |
None |
Sparks |
BMW F800GS |
Please join me in welcoming these new members to the club.
Other
After years of my haranguing, we finally have a much higher percentage of members with photos on the website. Out of our 100 regular members, only 14 remain gray silhouettes; if you are one of them, please log in to the website and upload a headshot photo so we know who you are. Instructions on how to do that are on the website under the FAQ tab.