I remember the year the President of the BMW MOA arrived at the national rally riding her Ducati.Hmmmmm ….. I thought the BMWMOA did the same ??
I attended a National event on a Harley and brought friends on Ducatis and Hondas. They were welcomed with open arms. And heck they’re from Canada ….. wherever that is
I liked to ride my Honda to rallies.I remember the year the President of the BMW MOA arrived at the national rally riding her Ducati.
Ha ... they still have it (I will be there on my way to Redmond ... yeah the LONG way) but Americade has changed a lot!
Conversely, I've ridden a few different BMWs to Americade, when they used to have it in NY State.
It was a plush animal on the trunk snoozefest most years. I'd usually ride out and back from just outside Boston in a day. There was like two hours worth of stuff to look at if you didn't like Wings.
Americade was pretty awesome in its heyday. Lot's of cool bikes and on Canada Street at night it was a mile long bike show. You saw everything old and new. It was a rally devoted to the Luxury Touring segment i.e Gold Wing, Venture, Voyager, Cavalcade, LT and in the 90's the sport touring guys got included with the Honda ST1100. And it was HUGE! And NO LOUD PIPES. They would give you one warning and then a ticket. If you ran straight piped they escorted you out of town. And demo rides from more than 7 or 8 manufacturers. Heck I demo rode a MotoGuzzi one year and a Boss Hoss! BUT ... we all know the Luxo touring segment is a shrinking segment for sure with only the Wing and GTL still standing. Americade is still fun for me as it attracts a lot of bikes (nothing like back in the day) and I really enjoy meeting my friends from Canada who I may not see any other time of the year. Hence my reason for heading north before I head west.It was a plush animal on the trunk snoozefest most years. I'd usually ride out and back from just outside Boston in a day. There was like two hours worth of stuff to look at if you didn't like Wings.
I did watch a most excellent demonstration of BMW's then new ABS. They had the outrigger bike there and everything. I don't think many folks there really realized what a revolution in braking was getting kicked off then.
