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HILL COUNTRY BMW RIDERS

About the Hill Country BMW Riders

Ready to join? Full membership requires ownership of a BMW motorcycle and a $20 annual fee. Associate membership requires only interest and the same $20 fee. Couples can join for $30. Visitors and guests are...
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Ready? Set? Get Published!

Do you have photos from your latest ride? Maybe a lengthy rider report or .gpx file you want to share with the club? Send it to us and we’ll put your name in lights on...
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Contact Hill Country Riders

Need to contact the club? Visit our Officers & Directors page for a list of direct contacts or complete the form below to reach our member service committee.   Notice: JavaScript is required for this...
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Club Bylaws

Need a little night time reading material? Hill Country club bylaws to the rescue! HCBMWR-ByLaws
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Club News

MOA MEMBERS GET UP TO 35% OFF ORIGINAL BMW PARTS

If you are a current BMW Motorcycle Owners of America member you can save big bucks on Original BMW Parts. Purchase in-store from our parts...
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Mexican Minutes

The last significant trip report by an HCBMWR Club rider occurred a few months ago, in the form of  "Scott's Sprint to 'Sconsin" (sic) a...
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My D.A.R.T. Experience

"I've been riding since I was a kid!"  The phrase repeated over and over during a Zoom orientation just days before our class as riders...
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I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas

Thanks to Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel for that line. Of course, in our case it was "…we saw miles and miles of...
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MOA Getaway at Rustic 3 Step Hideaway

The BMW MOA and West38Moto are excited to bring you a one-of-a-kind Getaway and training opportunity at Rustic 3 Step Hideaway. Come join us May...
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HCBMWRA shows generosity again!

Although many of our club's activities were disrupted, altered, or just plain abandoned in 2020, one tradition remained unchanged.  This year the Hill Country BMW...
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Pay Attention

After an incredible eight-day, thirty-five-hundred-mile ride with Rich and Ollie through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah I came away with one undeniable truth---- On...
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MOA National News

Don’t let neglect sting you

My wife isn’t that into motorcycles. She doesn’t mind going for a ride every now and again, and I’ve even gotten her to go on...
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BREAKING NEWS: BMW NA/BMW Canada order “stop sale” on gasoline-powered new and used motorcycles

Official statement from BMW NA, received Wednesday, 20 September 2023: "BMW of North America is dedicated to providing vehicles to our customers that meet their...
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Binoculars, blindness and invisibility

In recent years, I’ve regularly chosen gear bedecked with hi-viz yellow to increase my conspicuity on the road. I also added LED driving lights to...
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Rubber Side Down, by Ron Davis

Well, he’s gone and done it again. Our very own Ron Davis has published another collection of his clever works, kindly saving us from having...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 4: Lower Body

Earlier in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling and the amazing effectiveness of some gear designed to exploit evaporative cooling of our...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 3: Upper Body

Previously in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling, the critical importance of keeping our brains from overheating and the outsized effectiveness of...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 2: Neck Wraps

In Part One of this series, we discussed the dangers of overheating, how our bodies naturally mitigate excessively high temperatures, and some methods motorcyclists have...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 1: The Basics

Last summer’s record-breaking heat provided plenty of impetus to investigate more ways to stay comfortably cool on our motorcycles. Surely all serious riders have already...
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