Bavorak News

February 21, 2006	Hello Gang Why is it pretty during the week and nasty on Weekends!!! It must be a alternate universe, aliens, or Jupiter must not be aligned with Mars. Its the dawning of an age of Aquarius..haha Now to the news. We are expecting a special guest at our next meeting. Everyone try to attend I guarantee this is one you will not want to miss. Our guest has not confirmed his visit but he is pretty sure he can make it. This is a dealer who attended BMW North America Dealer Meeting, Seminar...etc etc. He has agreed to tell us what is new at BMW (Bikes) and will discuss other BMW related information. March 25th Saturday evening lets go to the Guerst House for food and brew. We are celebrating Spring or their beer list. If interested let me know at the meeting March 8th. We have our Beemer and Brats Rally Chairman's big thank you to Dave Edwards and Chris Hancock. There is a rumor they are planning Pudding Wrestling...but this is not confirmed. I hear they cant decide between vanilla or chocolate. I prefer Wild Strawberry with a hint of Cool Whip. Also our own Chris Hancock will be speaking at our April Meeting. Also Vlad will have info on Heaven and Hell Run. See you soon. Mike and Kathy Muensterman
February 1, 2005	Finally a change for the pallet. A new location for our monthly meeting has been chosen. Until further notice, we will be holding our monthly meeting at Logan's Roadhouse at the Lloyd and Burkhardt. Still on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm.
December 16, 2004	After a tip from Tom Williams concerning Revard BMW, this news source, unlike most others, verified that the rumors about Revard on the internet are indeed true. When contacted by phone this morning, an employee of Revard verified that indeed they had been informed that Revard was closing it's doors by December 24th. However, there is still some hope in that management is in talks with a 'White Knight', (guy with cash), who is interested in discussing taking over the dealership. No matter what happens, I'm sure we all wish the owners and employees well and hope that whatever happens is best for them and their families.
December 8, 2004	One of the most prestigious awards that any mere human may obtain, was bestowed upon our deserving Ex-President, Mike Muensterman. Yes, Mike has won the 'OMGWWIT' award for 2004. Kim Miles gave him a good run for his money with his rendition of 'Sure I Can Pushstart It', but Mike prevailed for his insertion of diesel fuel into his beloved LT. Congratulations Mike.
March 20, 2004	Bad news! Another one of our very own has been injured. While on a trip to Mexico, John Simmons broke his tailbone. This will keep him from riding for awhile. Send him a note to cheer him up if you get a chance.
December 13, 2003	From John Simmons, Grassroots BMW Great news today here at the shop. The new bridge is open. I actually got Dave to close the shop and we all went to go walk across the new bridge for the hoopla. No more soiled underwear while crossing the old one. I hated to tell people from out of town but there were actually log chains welded to beams under the old bridge to hold them up. Pieces often fell from the bottom into the river and in at least one case landed on a boat going by. We were being reassured by the state that none of the pieces that fell off were structural anyway. Right. I think that Steve Shoemaker got the credit for being the last person to take a BMW motorcycle over the old bridge before it closed today. Unfortunately it was in the back of his truck. So when I rode it over yesterday, while testing it before Steve picked it up, I must have been the last Beemer. I failed in my attempt to be the first BMW over the new one. We got out the jumper cables and three nearly empty cans of ether. Stole some gas from Jeff Hutson's GS's gas tank and after a plug changing and some cranking fired up my old 1960 sidecar rig. I roared out across the lot to get there to be first BMW across. It felt great. At least it was great until the sidecar broke an axle. It was even less great when the wheel passed me by heading on to the big event without me. Just for the record it was not a German made axle. By the time we got it wrestled back into the building with no wheel on the hack I was too worn out to worry about it. BUT, I was the first 1994 Dodge white cargo van over it. Wish I could figure a way to make the holiday party but I have 200 pork butts to cook. I can only cook fifty at a time so it is going to take four days this week to do it. Grassroots may not be the biggest shop, but this week it will be the best smelling one. John
July 26, 2003	Because of sickness and everyone's busy summer schedule it was a light turnout for Quigley's party, but like all of Quig's partys it was a lot of fun. One Coca-Cola and John Walters is breaking furniture. We'll have to watch him from now on. A special attendee was Gator, a guy who makes his living traveling with a trailer full of airhead parts from rally to rally. What a great source of stories and airhead knowledge. I want to give a special thanks to Cindy Shoemaker for saying to my wife, "I didn't even know Kim was married". Be looking for the payback Cindy. Great decorations and a tour of Quig's shop made the venue extra special. Thirteen of us, including Gator and Janet from Florida, enjoyed that famous Quigley hospitality at the Tiki Bar and a dinner of dogs and burgers on the grill. Lots of BMW stories and fun. Thanks for a great evening Jim and Elaine.
July 24, 2003	More web site changes and welcome a new member, Rick Wooley. Take a look at the Roster page and drop him a line of welcome.
July 9, 2003	Congratulations and best wishes to Chris Hancock and Diane Webster on the announcement of their wedding. I know they came to the club as a couple, but it's still kind of neat to have two Bavorak Riders getting married. Drop them a line to wish them well at chancock@evansville.net .
June 12, 2003	Tired of being turned down or having to pay a high 'penalty' price at the dealer for mounting and balancing those tires you bought by mail order. Dave G. has a friend that can do the job for you. Call Don DuVall at 853-2073.
June 12, 2003	Check out all the new happenings on the calendar. It's hard to believe we're only one year old.
June 12, 2003	Patch design is finished and we await your orders. See it here.
May 21, 2003	Hey Gang, you had to be tough, but Vladimir gave us a great trip. See Pics Here.
May 20, 2003	Mike and Kathy have sent in a story of how it all began. Click Here.
May 1, 2003	Tom and Judy Williams have given us a start on page 2 of the Gallery with a couple of beautiful photos. Thanks Tom and Judy.
April 26, 2003	Chris and Diane have submitted a trip story about their Easter ride.
April 25, 2003	The door prizes are really rolling in for the Almost Rally, Rally. We may need a Brinks truck for transport.
April 23, 2003	C. C. Muensterman gives us a reminder of being a newbie.
March 12, 2003	Vladimir and Bonnie Roznos submit our first member story.
June 6, 2002	Submission and acceptance of Club Charter by BMW MOA.
June 3, 2002	Website name, www.bavorakriders.org, registered.
May 29, 2002	First official meeting of the Bavorak Riders held at Tumbleweed. Club name chosen, officers chosen, ride frequency set.