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In my toolbox are a handful of old tools pulled from my dad's old toolbox, which I'll pull out once in a while to twist a nut to remember the old man. My garage is so overstuffed I've been too embarrassed to let anyone inside.

Headlight Headlight is the traditional editorial column printed monthly in the BMW Owners News. For over 50 years, the one-page opening has allowed our editors a place to entertain, educate, and inform Owners News readers. The Headlight section of the website brings the “best of” opinion pieces from MOA members everywhere.

The BMW CCA graciously invited us to attend their annual National Rally—which, as luck would have it, was being held right in our home state of Wisconsin at the legendary Road America in Elkhart Lake. We couldn’t pass up the chance to connect with our four-wheeled BMW counterparts.

(adapted from a BMW Motorrad press release) (please enjoy BMW’s obviously AI-generated photos of the new bike, plus a couple from just outside the bathroom at corporate headquarters) BMW finally pulled the wraps off its latest adventure machine, the 2027 F 450 GS, and it looks to be a real GS, not a half-hearted “lite”

In addition to the annual MOA Gift Guide, in the November 2025 issue of BMW Owners News, you'll explore how things come together with Robert McIsaac and ride two-up through the Alps with Chad Garcia. You'll also get MOA news, an overview of base layers, gear reviews from William Cline, Phil Marx and Mark Barnes.

200 Miles Before Breakfast is a podcast by, for and about the members of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Episode 74 features Ken Hoffman, medical doctor, wilderness EMT and MOA member since 2021. 200 Miles Before Breakfast is a podcast by, for and about the members of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, where

200 Miles Before Breakfast is a podcast by, for and about the members of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. Episode 73 features Ben Lower, co-host of The Thing About Cars podcast and MOA member since 2002. 200 Miles Before Breakfast is a podcast by, for and about the members of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of

Nearly a decade ago, I had the incredible pleasure of riding with a friend from Alicante, Spain, north along the Mediterranean Sea to Barcelona before heading inland and across the Pyrenees through Andorra and into France. After a night in Orange, France, we continued north over the Alps, touching the eastern tip of Italy before

At every MOA National Rally, I’m vigilant for new products that might be worth a report to the membership–preferably something clever and unexpected. I especially appreciate “better mousetraps” that meet a familiar need in an unfamiliar way. I found just such a surprise offered by one of the vendors in Lebanon, Tenn., this year: BugSlide