In This Issue On the Cover: With center stands down, riders work on balance and body movement during a recent MOA Premier Training event at

In This Issue On the Cover: BMW’s newest and baddest big cruiser-The R 18 Intercontinental in the new two-tone, Dragonfire Red Metallic paint. Visit bmwmotorcycles.com

In This Issue On the Cover: A trio of bikes leave Fontana Village–the site of this month’s MOA Getaway at Fontana – winding through the many curves of Moonshiner 28 on their way to even more curves on the Tail of the Dragon. Photo by Bill Wiegand #180584.

In This Issue On the Cover: BMW’s recently introduced R 12 G/S offers the perfect tribute to the original R 80 G/S introduced more than 40 years ago. Photo courtesy BMW Motorrad.

In This Issue On the Cover: BMW’s recently introduced R 12 G/S offers the perfect tribute to the original R 80 G/S introduced more than 40 years ago. Photo courtesy BMW Motorrad.

Dustin Silvey shows us bigger isn’t always better, Robert McIsaac gives his long-term evaluation of the R 100 RS, and Jackie Jouret looks back at the time when BMW NA took over motorcycle importing duties from Butler & Smith.

In the August 2025 issue of BMW Owners News, Ken Frick gives us his take(s) on Route 66, Sam Fleming takes three laps on BMW’s fastest motorcycles, and Stephen Seifridsberger tells us what he learned from an S 1000 RR.

In the September 2025 issue of BMW Owners News, you’ll visit Quail and ride halfway across the country with Bill Wiegand, hear distinctly sci-fi breathing with Scott Patton and visit Alaska with Bob Bennett. You’ll also get MOA news, learn about the history of police bikes and read a review of the Klim Marrakesh Jacket. There’s also the regular columns you expect from Matt Parkhouse, Wes Fleming and Geoff Drake, plus interesting items from Mark Barnes (he wraps up his suspension series) and John Lloyd (helmets). We say goodbye to Ken O’Malley.