Sat. May 17 Thorn Hill Tap House monthly meeting

Location:   ThornHill Tap-House   map and directions on their website

105 VIP Drive, (PA 910 at I-79), Wexford, PA  15090

Date:  Saturday May 17th

Time:   Noon till approx 2:30

Members and guests welcome to join us at our monthly club meeting to find out what the hype is all about at Pittsburg City Paper's winner of "Best New Restaurant".  

Always looking for ride ideas or an interesting destination after meetings.  Step up, speak up or volunteer.  Contact any of the officers by email here  or a comment on Facebook.

May 15 - 18 European Riders Rally, KY

This is a GREAT rally!  Join the BMW Motorcycle Club of Nashville as we host our annual European Riders Rally. We’ll offer a weekend of great riding for both the street and dual sport enthusiast.  Located along the Cumberland River in Burkesville KY, the Rally site offers plenty of flat camping areas and nearby hotels.  Enjoy lots of great food, entertainment, door prizes and camaraderie. 

All makes and models of bikes are welcome!  Click HERE for more info. and also HERE.

Crucial Insurance Info for All Motorcyclists

Anthony Gianetti, Vince's son, is a Pennsylvania attorney with Swarts, Culleton & Ferris, on a mission to educate motorcyclists about the importance of proper insurance coverage for due to the inherently higher chance of injury.  He was our guest speaker at a recent meeting.

The main points are buying a high level of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage, and then choosing STACKING on all of your policies for BOTH motorcycles AND autos, as they can multiply each other (even when on different policies).  View or print his Handout HERE where he mentions specific companies, in their experience, who are easier or harder to deal with.  Full torte automatically applies to all motorcycle policies, therefore is not an additional choice or cost.  Please share copies of this handout with friends.

Kissell Motorsports 2025 Events Calendar

03/15                South East BDR (Backcountry Discovery Route) film premier

TBD                   Spring Open House

05/30 - 05/31    Beta Demo Days

07/24 - 07/27    Soggy Bottom Motofest

08/18 - 08/20    Four Winds Rally, New Bethlehem, PA

08/28 - 08/31    RA Rally - Athens, Ohio

09/11 - 09/14    PA Moto Guzzi Rally

10/10 - 10/12    Kettle Creek Ride

12/20                Chili Cook-Off

Banquet Photos & Recap - insurance handout link

Check out the Banquet Photos HERE.  The 46 guests at our annual winter February banquet feasted on huge, locally sourced stuffed pork chops, stuffed chicken breasts and fish (hopefully NOT locally sourced from the golf course pond).  Many lucky winners received gift card door prizes and board member changes for the year were introduced.  A big thank you to outgoing President, Ed Tatters and Vice President, Beth Ann Brady for their years of dedication.  Ed is transitioning back to Treasurer and our new President is Doug Himes, with Doug Sallman serving as Vice President.  The other Board team members remain the same.

Thanks to Josh Nolten, co-owner of Kissell Motorsports, who arrived home from vacation in the middle of the night and ventured a snowy 3 hours one-way to do an interesting presentation and Q&A as our keynote speaker.  They're offering a full schedule of customer-focused and club-supporting events again this year.

Vince Gianetti's son, Anthony, a local attorney with Swarts, Culleton & Ferris, also emphasised the importance of proper insurance coverage for motorcyclists.  See the other news article for important details and a link to the handout.

ChampU Online Learning FREE for BMW MOA Members

INVEST IN YOU  A new partnership between the BMW MOA Foundation and CHAMPIONS RIDING SCHOOL provides BMW MOA members the opportunity to train online to improve their riding skills for FREE!  A special discount on the popular online training course, CHAMPION HABITS: THE CORE CURRICULUM, reduces the standard $99.95 fee to only $39.95 for MOA members.  And, a guaranteed rebate from the MOA Foundation upon completion of the program allows BMW MOA members to gain online learning and improve riding skills at NO COST!  Not to mention a possible disount on your insurance.

https://www.bmwmoa.org/news/640018/ChampU-Online-Learning-Free-for-BMW-MOA-Members.htm

ChampU is a complete video-based, online digital curriculum that mirrors the 2-Day ChampSchool and shares the same goal: make you an awesome motorcycle rider. The in-person 2-Day ChampSchool is a ton of fun, but it’s expensive ($3,000) and only available at a limited number of locations.

ChampU solves both of those problems by making Champions Habits (the techniques, approaches, skills, and the mindsets of the best riders in the world) available to any rider, at any location at an affordable price. World-class riding instruction is just a click away.   

"When & Where" Event Lists

Nationwide "When and Where" lists to plan your adventures for the year and try keep up with which events might be re-scheduled.

https://www.bmwmoa.org/events/event_list.asp

https://bmwra.org/upcoming-events/