Welcome

Welcome to the BMW Owners of Vermont web site and home page. Welcome to our club and to our state. Wander around to find out about events and the happenings in our club. We welcome your suggestions and feedback on the site. Contact the webmaster with your suggestions, thoughts and content. And we invite you to join us if you are interested in or own BMW motorcycles.

Current Events and News

• August Events
• 23 August - Potential Brighton State Park your on your own for food campout. Here is the latest from Prez Muriel on Brighton, Burke Mtn Hill Climb and the Green Mountain Motorcycle Ride: Besides the Brighton State Park campout on Aug 22-24, Max BMW is running the Burke Mtn Hill Climb and could use some help. Why not camp out and you'll be in the neighborhood to participate as a helper, observer, or heck, racer on Saturday or Sunday! More information coming as details arrive from Max. And don't forget the Green Mtn Motorcycle Ride - our MOV Riders would love your support - you can pledge on line at http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=263489 - pick your favorite rider. All monies go to Norris Cotton Cancer Center for Research and Patient Services. Thanks for your consideration.
• 24 August - Green Mountain Motorcycle Ride
• 30 Aug - Sep 1 - Finger Lakes Rally
• Nickwackett Garage Our own Bud Provin is ropening his Dad's garage in Pittsford, VT. Bud has been working on BMW's and other bikes for years and can be counted upon to treat your bike as his own. More to come as he gets set up and operating but call Bud for your service work. 802-483-2460.
• The Club Bylaws are available here and can be accessed from the About Us page.
• Mud Season Bash - was held last weekend in Rutland with a great turnout. To see a photo album of the Mud Season Bash click here. Thanks to member Paul Bachorz for the fine photos.
• Rendez-vous 2008, MOV member Kevin Craft's 12 hour "Endurance Rally" modeled after the Iron Butt, is now open for reservations. Click here to see all the details and to register.
• New Officers:
  President—Muriel Farrington
  Vice President—David Harrison
  Secretary—Bill Cobleigh
  Treasurer—Jeff Seymour
  Directors:
  Paul Bachorz
  Mike Cousino
  John Fish
  Tim Hebert
  Lynn Roberts
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Northeastern Motorcycle Tours Owner Seeks a Successor: Sean Reid, who founded the luxury motorcycle touring company Northeastern Motorcycle Tours in 1996, is looking for an exceptional person to take over the reins. MCN columnist Fred Rau came away impressed with the company when he reviewed their "Best of Vermont" tour for the magazine's September 1998 issue and their "Cabot Trail Tour" for the October 2002 issue. Says Reid: "This is going to be a gradual transition and I will initially stay very involved with the company until everything is running as it should under the new ownership. I'll co-lead tours with the new owner for the first year and be available to advise and help afterwards. I'm going to be very selective about finding the right person to take over this company because its important to me that the reputation NMT has built over the last twelve years be preserved and expanded. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time a well-established American motorcycle touring company has come up for sale. We have a lot of repeat clients and I want to be sure that their expectations continue to be exceeded during and after this transition. Meanwhile, our tours continue at the same standard as ever." Northeastern Motorcycle Tours can be found on the web at http://www.motorcycletours.com or by phone at 802-463-9853.

• Membership form for 2008 is up on the membership page. Dues for membership are now due!!
• An interesting site: Open Road Journey still in beta but looks like it has real promise. The more who use it and contribute the more useful it will become.
• Presidents past and present are now listed on the About Us page. Thanks to Judy Mirro and anyone else who helped to bring this list together.
• Puppy Dog ride route sheets are posted to the rides page.
• The message board is back with more and better security. You will have to register to use the board and you will have to wait until your registration request has been approved before you can post. This is a necessary administrative change to keep spammers at bay and to beef up security so we will (hopefully) not get hacked again. Messages from the old board were lost due to the hacking. Let me know if you experience any problems registering.