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My riding partner Brad and I left town at 3:30 a.m. to ride the 500 miles to the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds. We and several of our clubmates came to attend the 19th annual Central California BMW Riders' Beemer Bash. It was a typical rally: lots of cool people, great vendors, a nice venue, and wonderful roads. CCBR did a great job and was well-organized. The food was good, too.
The Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds was a charming setting with plenty of room for all attendees.
Riders poured in all day Friday and Saturday.
Remus had the world speed record K1200S on display.
The bike brought back some of the salt from the Flats.
Another cool bike was this R100 (I think) with these factory-optional lights. I've never seen these before.
There were half-dozen or so of these cool British-imported car kits. Each used a K-bike engine/transmission/drive train. They were pretty cool and looked like fun to drive. Encountered them in some twisties and they appeared to be holding their own.
Some of my fellow clubmates. Here Danny accuses Brad of trying to outspend him at the vendors' booths.
Took a nice ride on Saturday out Hwy 70. Here is the suspension bridge crossing Oroville lake, the second largest man-made lake in California.
Hwy 70 is a scenic and fun road. Much of it parallels the Feather River. Here the road peeks in and out of a couple of short tunnels.
There is also an abundance of various kinds of bridges to travel over, under, or through.
There were a number of vendor presentations, including this one, "How to Pack" by Mag's Bags.
There were dozens and dozens of prizes, including a $450 50/50 cash prize and, not one, but two, Roadcrafter riding suites. Danny won $200 off of a Remus exhaust system!
MOA president Dave Swider and MOA director Greg Feeler were good enough to stop by and address a packed room of attendees. Subjects discussed ranged from the MOA Foundation, attracting younger riders, rally site selection, and the need for BMW to keep making airheads. (?)
I can't remember what Dave was talking about here, but I'm pretty sure it was about four of something.
That's about it. The Bash was a great rally and it was my first time attending. The CCBR put on a good rally and I recommend it to those who've not attended. There were plenty of food vendors, gourmet coffee for sale, less-than-gourmet coffee for free, lots of vendors and prizes, an excellent venue, and great riding. The weather was a bit dicey on Friday, and very cold Friday night, but they managed to straighten that out on Saturday.
We departed on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. and hot-footed it down the 99 all the way home. Boring but fast. On the way we encountered this recently-closed, roadside cafe.
Brad quietly observed, "All the good cafes are gone."
Thanks for reading. If you're interested, the rest of the pictures can be found here.
The Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds was a charming setting with plenty of room for all attendees.
Riders poured in all day Friday and Saturday.
Remus had the world speed record K1200S on display.
The bike brought back some of the salt from the Flats.
Another cool bike was this R100 (I think) with these factory-optional lights. I've never seen these before.
There were half-dozen or so of these cool British-imported car kits. Each used a K-bike engine/transmission/drive train. They were pretty cool and looked like fun to drive. Encountered them in some twisties and they appeared to be holding their own.
Some of my fellow clubmates. Here Danny accuses Brad of trying to outspend him at the vendors' booths.
Took a nice ride on Saturday out Hwy 70. Here is the suspension bridge crossing Oroville lake, the second largest man-made lake in California.
Hwy 70 is a scenic and fun road. Much of it parallels the Feather River. Here the road peeks in and out of a couple of short tunnels.
There is also an abundance of various kinds of bridges to travel over, under, or through.
There were a number of vendor presentations, including this one, "How to Pack" by Mag's Bags.
There were dozens and dozens of prizes, including a $450 50/50 cash prize and, not one, but two, Roadcrafter riding suites. Danny won $200 off of a Remus exhaust system!
MOA president Dave Swider and MOA director Greg Feeler were good enough to stop by and address a packed room of attendees. Subjects discussed ranged from the MOA Foundation, attracting younger riders, rally site selection, and the need for BMW to keep making airheads. (?)
I can't remember what Dave was talking about here, but I'm pretty sure it was about four of something.
That's about it. The Bash was a great rally and it was my first time attending. The CCBR put on a good rally and I recommend it to those who've not attended. There were plenty of food vendors, gourmet coffee for sale, less-than-gourmet coffee for free, lots of vendors and prizes, an excellent venue, and great riding. The weather was a bit dicey on Friday, and very cold Friday night, but they managed to straighten that out on Saturday.
We departed on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. and hot-footed it down the 99 all the way home. Boring but fast. On the way we encountered this recently-closed, roadside cafe.
Brad quietly observed, "All the good cafes are gone."
Thanks for reading. If you're interested, the rest of the pictures can be found here.
Great photos and post, Tom. Thanks!
