Bike Night at the Ball Park
BikeNightStL will partner with the St. Louis Cardinals and area motorcycle shops and dealers for “Street Bike Day” at Busch Stadium. The date is September 19 (Cardinals vs. Padres at 1:15 p.m.). All tickets include a commemorative sidestand plate and a parade wristband. Complimentary parking will be will be in the Ballpark Village Lot. There [...]
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 [...]
2nd Runner-up Finish for the S1000RR and Janie Palm
This was an exciting week of drag racing at Gateway International Raceway (GIR) for Janie Palm and GATEWAY BMW. Janie raced the BMW S1000RR at Midnight Madness, Test & Tune and King of the Track (KOT) bracket race. Her accomplishments for the week include running her quickest pass on the BMW S1000RR and scoring a [...]
Runner Up in King of the Track Bracket Race
Janie says, of July 31 races: “Another runner-up finish today on Gateway BMW’s S1000RR. A huge thank you goes out to Gateway BMW!!! Raced Gateway Raceway’s King of the track bracket race.”
Chris “Teach” McNeil at September Open House
Keep September 11th open in your schedule. We’ll celebrate our 3rd year with an open house on that date. Featured will be stunts by “Teach” McNeil and drag racer Janie Palm will be present, too. Get autographs and pictures! We’ll also have food and door prizes. More details later.
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. [...]
Belly of the Beast
Jon Koch, Simon and Honz went riding this past weekend. These pictures are of Jon, taken by Simon on Saturday while the rest of us were eating hot dogs at the shop.
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 [...]
We are Having a Weenie Roast! AGAIN!
For all the out-of-towners that missed it last Saturday, we are doing it again! Beat the summer heat & enjoy a cool drink & a dog Saturday, July 17, 11am-when its gone. What a way to give summer a great send-off with a dog & value card bonus points. Any counter purchase (not on sale) [...]
The Hot Dog Roast is Cooked
Last Saturday’s hot dog roast was a success. We hope you took advantage of the value card deal and got your fill of hot dogs and chips. Thanks to Kevin for cooking the dogs.
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?
Drag Racing the S1000RR
About 25 employees and customers watched as Janie Palm raced the S1000RR at Gateway International Raceway’s Midnight Madness on June 18. The shop set up a tent, grilled brats and enjoyed the relatively cool evening. In addition to Janie’s racing, Honz and other employees and customers paid the fee, filled out forms and submitted to [...]
Morty Rides with Kevin, or Gravel 101
Kevin finally got the water out of his oil and went riding again, with Jeff and Morty. Morty had never ridden on gravel. He was okay but the guys made him get back on the ground for a photo op:
Janie Palm Drags the S1000RR at Gateway International
This Friday, June 18, Janie Palm will drag race a Gateway BMW S1000RR at Midnight Madness at Gateway International Raceway. The party begins at 8 p.m., racing begins at 9 p.m. Come join Gateway BMW staff in cheering on Janie!
30 Year GS Anniversary Smoky Mountain Tour
Reservations - Date: June 12-13. Reservations made by calling 888.345.4269. Tell them you are registering for the “Great Smoky Mountain Tour”. Event is capped at 100 riders. Entry fee of $100.00 includes, continental breakfast at the BMW Performance Center, tour of the Wheels Through Time museum, dinner, gift bag, and guided rides. Registration opens at [...]
What Happens When You Take on Water?
Kevin was swept off a low water bridge on a ride last weekend. When he got the bike out of the stream he started the engine. Oops. He had the bike at the shop to change the oil–at least 3 times to get the water out of it. Kevin was wearing a new video cam [...]
May 2010 Miscellaneous Pictures
It’s riding season in the Midwest!
BMW Bash, 2010 Version
Did you go to the BMW Bash at the Hub Motorcycle Resort in Arkansas last year? It’s happening again, July 4th weekend. See detail here. Come and ride with us July 4th weekend in northwest Arkansas. All brands are welcome to ride in and join the good time at The Hub Motorcycle Motel and Campground [...]
The Open House is History
It was a great day for the open house. The weather mostly cooperated and lots of people turned out to enjoy Liz Huff’s great food, test rides, buy bikes, get discounts, and win door prizes, such as hats, mugs, straps, etc. One nice customer donated a high-zoot watch and a GPS for grand prizes. Thanks! [...]
SMARTrainer at the Open House
The BMW MOA Rider Performance University will provide use of the SMARTrainer at the May 1st open house. The SMARTrainer, pictured below, is a riding simulator. It combines hardware and software to provide a realistic riding experience in which the “rider” negotiates various on-screen scenarios. From the SMARTrainer website: “The objective of the on-road simulation [...]
