Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners | Dedicated to the Preservation of Classic and Antique BMW Motorcycles

Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners - Dedicated to the preservation of classic and vintage BMW Motorcycles

The VBMWMO Club has been serving BMW fans since its founding in 1972. We are a gathering place and information source for BMW Motorcycles from their inception in 1923 up until 1987 (our rolling 25 year limit). You can browse here freely, but consider registering in order to participate in our forums. Even better, why not join the VBMWMO in order to gain access to the club member-only areas of the forum and also receive our quarterly Classic BMW Motoräder magazine?

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Read Darryl Richman's Cannonball Blog

VBMWMO VP and Webmaster Darryl Richman has entered the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball event. Here are the most recent posts:

Final Entries Are In!

Lonnie Isam has said that the entry list is now complete. There are 72 entrants on board, which makes this year's event nearly 2/3rds bigger than the original run in 2010.

Other Cannonball Blogs

I hope you've read my Cannonball intro piece at the top of the first page of this blog, and visited the Cannonball web site. Lonnie Isam, the organizer of the event is constantly updating the site...

Happy Holidays to you all!

Best wishes in the New Year! There is lots to do and see in 2012!

Upcoming Rallies and Events

Death Valley Rendezvous XX

Death Valley, California

Fri, 02/17/2012 - Mon, 02/20/2012

Classic Swap Meet and Show by Will Stoner

Medina County Fairgrounds, Medina, Ohio

Sat, 02/18/2012

36th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet

O'Connor Fieldhouse, Caldwell, Idaho

Sat, 03/17/2012 - Sun, 03/18/2012

22nd Annual New Orleans British Car and Bike Day

City Park Campus in New Orleans

Sat, 03/24/2012

5th Annual European Motorcycle and Scooter Show

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA

Sat, 03/31/2012

Veterama - Vintage Motorcycle Market

Friedrich Ebert Gelände, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Sat, 04/14/2012 - Sun, 04/22/2012

8th BMW Veteran Motorcycle "Open House"

Bench Mark Works, Sturgis, MS

Fri, 04/20/2012 - Sun, 04/22/2012

Barnsley Motor Werks Spring Corroboree

Barnsley Motor Werks, Roopville, GA

Fri, 04/27/2012 - Sun, 04/29/2012

NOS (New On Site) Parts

Here are new or updated items on the website in the last two weeks. (This doesn't include forum postings, check there to see what's new.)

Gallery

Hill climbing R11

Updated Feb 2012

Photos showing the R11's hill climbing days.
Lots I can't answer, how he altered the inlet etc. One of my earliest memories as a young child is a very load scary noise coming from the bike and being told not to be scared. The rider in the photo's is my uncle.

Rallies and Events

44th Annual Hanford Antique & Classic Motorcycle Show

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Hanford, California

Classic Cycle Events is pleased to sponsor the 44th Annual Hanford Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet, located at it's traditional venue at the Kings Fairground, 801 S. 10th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93232. This is one of California's premier vintage motorcycle events. It takes all of us working together to keep these events happening. Please come out and show your support.

Rallies and Events

European Riders Rally

Friday, May 18, 2012 - Sunday, May 20, 2012

Burkesville, Kentucky

Riders from all over the country gather to enjoy some of the best riding in the Southeast through the foothills of Kentucky and Tennessee. There is free camping on the banks of the beautiful Cumberland River which runs through the middle of quaint downtown Burkesville, KY.

Rallies and Events

13th Annual Riding into History Motorcycle Concours d'Elegance

Friday, May 18, 2012 - Saturday, May 19, 2012

World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Florida

Presented by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of Northeast Florida, this event freatures 300-400 antique, vintage, race, and custom bikes from all over America. In addition to the bikes, there will be exhibitors, dealers, food, entertainment, and exhibitions. Along with the bike display, there is a charity ride and a biker's ball. The rides will be to Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

Rallies and Events

5th Annual European Motorcycle and Scooter Show

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA

You will be treated to rare single and multi-cylinder road and rally racers to the brute force of multi-cylinder beasts. Restored bikes, custom bikes, new exotics, rare collector's items, and everything in between. All European brands competing together under one roof, united in diversity unique in beauty.

Video

Shaft Driven Motorcycle

This video, created by the US Signal Corps. during WWII, touts the 1942 production of the Harley Davidson XA. You may notice some similarities to the BMW R71, first released in 1938, from which the XA was developed (according to an interview with William Davidson Jr. in the early 1990s).

Gallery

Angry Olaf's 100/7

A few photos to document the progress of my 1979 R100/7 restoration.

Video

Rustoration Video Series!

This three part video is wonderful to watch. Tall Wayne's dry sense of humor adds the right touch to it!

Rallies and Events

28th British Motorcycle Owners Association British and European Motorcycle Rallye

Friday, May 18, 2012 - Sunday, May 20, 2012

New Ulm, Texas

The rally location is in New Ulm, Texas, about 90 miles west of Houston. The event features three days of motorcycles and fun.

Video

The EASY Way to Deal With Springs!

This quick video shows how to deal with centerstand springs (and others).

Current Classic BMW Motorräder Issue

As a club member, you can now view the entire Classic BMW Motorräder magazine in digital format; nonmembers will find a "sampler" magazine.


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Visit our R90S Specialty Content!

The VBMWMO has a specialty page just for the BMW R90S motorcycle -- take a look!

Also, if you're looking for more R90S info, you should visit the home page of the R90SWorldNet mailing list.

Site last updated:
Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Vintage BMW News

Heinrich replaces Robb as head of BMW Motorrad Design Studio

Last updated: Monday, February 6, 2012 - 20:12

Munich. Edgar Heinrich (53) will be taking over the BMW Group's BMW Motorrad Design Studio as of July 1st 2012. He succeeds David Robb. After completing his university degree in design, Edgar Heinrich started his career as a motorcycle designer with BMW back in 1986.

Veteranen Club Looking for RS Info

Last updated: Friday, December 23, 2011 - 21:29

The BMW Veteranen-Club Deutschland e.V. is looking to gather photos, information, history and stories about the famed BMW type 253 rennsport machines. The 60th anniversary of the type 253 RS54 machines, from 1954, is rapidly approaching, and the Veteranen-Club is undertaking a project to put together detailed information about these fascinating but relatively obscure purpose built motorcycles. If you can help, they would like to hear from you.

Quail Lodge Motorcycle Gathering 2012

Last updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 18:12

The Quail Lodge has just released information about the 2012 edition of their Motorcycle Gathering. To be held on their beautiful golf club grounds in Carmel, CA on Saturday, May 5th, the show will celebrate The Evolution of the Motorcycle and Indian will be the featured marque.

4th Quarter BMW Council News Released

Last updated: Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 16:30

The 4/11 edition (4th quarter 2011) of the BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter is now online as a PDF at the Council's website.

3rd Quarter BMW Council News Released

Last updated: Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 17:11

The 3/11 edition (3rd quarter 2011) of the BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter is now online as a PDF at the Council's website.

R90S.com joins VBMWMO

Last updated: Friday, September 23, 2011 - 09:37

Today we announce the merger of Andrew Macpherson's website, R90S.com, which focuses specifically on the BMW R90S model, into the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners club's more general website. By combining forces, we hope to increase awareness of this special model and provide a single place to find information about all vintage BMW motorcycles.

Whitehorse Press to Reprint Bill Stermer's "BMW R100RS"

Last updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 19:27

"BMW R100RS" by Bill Stermer, a timeless book in the Whitehorse Press Collector Series is
back in print by popular demand!

Days of ZAMM Ride - Follow Along!

Last updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 17:33

This past winter, Ron Angert (VBMWMO #6949) had an idea, to ride his 1968 R60/2 across the country from his house in western Virginia to visit friends who are expecting a child in July. By mid January, the idea had turned into a plan, to ride out along the route that Robert Pirsig took in his book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which runs from St.

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