Bill Heggarty’s Old Bike
A gentleman from Illinois rode into the shop last Saturday on this bike. It began life as an R75/5 but the owner says the engine and tranny are now /6′s. It has a Heinrich tank and a dogleg kick start lever, which Honz lusted over. The bags are Craven Golden Arrow. The owner says, “It [...]
The Tradeoffs Roadtrip
When I first saw this F650GS back in service I thought, “Oh boy, we got a weird one here.” But Tamela Rich was inside, plotting routes while her bike was being fixed (it was towed in). She’s on a road trip, riding for breast cancer. Check out her website. You’ll find stories, pictures, and links [...]
More Drag Racing–July 23, 2010
Janie raced again in Midnight Madness at Gateway International Raceway. Even though it was a hot evening, customers and staff supported Janie in her latest attempts to lower her times on the S1000RR. She easily beats 10 seconds for the quarter mile now, hanging in there at about 9.8 seconds (146 mph) for the evening. [...]
G650 X-Country is Fun!
The G650 X-Country is the most fun bike for the money in the showroom! Just ask Larry Stevenson or Art Wheeler. Come in and test ride one.
Janie Palm to Race in Midnight Madness July 23
Janie will ride the Gateway BMW S1000RR again at Gateway International Raceway’s Midnight Madness on July 23. Gateway BMW staff will be there under the Gateway BMW tent. Come out and watch Janie race and hang with the group. We’ll be there around 8 p.m. Racing begins at 9 p.m. You can drag your own [...]
Janie Palm Claims Runner-up on the Gateway BMW S1000RR
Saturday July 10, 2010 was supposed to be a 2WheelSpeed event for Janie Palm and Charles Willis of Willis Racing where they would campaign Gateway BMW’s S1000RR. Unforeseen circumstances kept them from making the trip up to Byron, IL for the event; instead they stayed local and went to Gateway International Raceway’s National Dragster Challenge [...]
One Big Reason not to Wash Your GSA
Dan Bolin had a little trouble at the car wash. This is funny, but it’s not funny. He wrote to Honz: Honz, Attached are some pictures of what happened the other day when I fell through a wooden grate at the local car wash. It took 4 guys to pull it outta that pit. Only [...]
July 4th Business Hours
The shop will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 2nd and will be closed all day Saturday, July 3rd. Enjoy your holiday! See you at the BMW Bash, maybe?
1964 R69S Sidecar Rig
Check out this 1964 sidecar rig with Stieb sidecar. The rig was put together by Bill and Bob at the old Motorrad on Forest Park Blvd. The bike is an R69S with 17,887 miles on it. The bike and sidecar are unrestored and it they are in top condition; the sidecar was added in 1995. [...]
’09 R1200GS Sale–$15,990
Honz used to have eight of them. Now he’s got four. All yellow. He wants them gone by June 30. Don’t like yellow? He can swap body panels for those coming from BMW. That’s first come, first serve. The glitch is that Honz doesn’t know what color body panels are coming! It will be a [...]
Too Many Used Bikes!
Honz has too many used bikes. You know what that means. He’s making hot deals. He’s even got seven GS’s, model years ranging from 1990 to 2009. Don’t let this great weather go to waste. Come in a make an offer on a used bike.
May 2010 Miscellaneous Pictures
It’s riding season in the Midwest!
F800GS 30 Year Anniversay Edition Uncrated!
The guys uncrated a 30th Anniversary F800GS today, May 14th. Come on down and take a look!
30 Year Anniversary Special Edition GS Models
The GS is 30 years old! BMW is offering Special Edition GS models: the BMW F 800 GS, the BMW R 1200 GS and the R 1200 GS Adventure. Scroll down for pictures. Special Edition models launch worldwide in June 2010 and have the following features and pricing: BMW F 800 GS Special Edition Features: [...]
Honda CB360
This Honda CB360 was taken in on trade. Need a conversation piece in your garage or living room? This would do it. The paint is silver with large reflective flakes, the frame is red and the mufflers are gone, leaving straight pipes. It’s got 11,000 miles on it and Paul says it’s probably a 1977 [...]
Miscellaneous Pictures–April 2010
Hmm, what’s happening in pix…
Miscellaneous Pictures–March 2010
Ah, March! Spring is here? Enjoy the pics.
1980 R100RS on the Sales Floor
This very clean 1980 R100RS has 48,200 miles on it. Honz wants $6500 for it. Come and get it!
Dave’s 1976 R75/6
Dave Hunter, Gateway BMW’s owner, recently re-bought his very first BMW, a 1976 R75/6 painted Nurburg Green. Only a few Nurburg Green bikes slipped into the U.S., maybe by mistake. The bike was a basket case when he got it back; it had been sitting outside for many years. Greg is restoring the bike and [...]
Online Parts Shop is Online Now
Our e-commerce site is finally up. You can shop for parts by specific motorcycle, like R1200GS or F800GS and by category of parts like Luggage Systems or Exhaust. We’ll be uploading new products every day so check back often. If you don’t see something online please call Jeff at (314) 427-9090 and tell him what [...]
