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Find out more at https://www.bmwmoa.org/
BMW Motorrad Days Americas: https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/experience/events/BMW-Motorrad-Days-Americas-2026.html (click their "Keep Me Informed" link to sign up for the newsletter)

Come to the Builder's Best Bike Show at BMW Motorrad Days Americas/Barber Vintage Festival

To listen to the MOA's first podcast, Chasing the Horizon, visit https://chasingthehorizon.us.

The MOA's first podcast - Chasing the Horizon - turns 9 years old!

Ted & Wes discuss why BMW Motorrad Days Americas is a big deal. BMW Motorrad Days Americas: https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/experience/events/BMW-Motorrad-Days-Americas-2026.html (click their "Keep Me Informed" link to sign up for the newsletter)

BMW Motorrad Days Americas is a big deal! Really!

Ted Moyer and Wes Fleming are here to fill you in on all the goings-on at the MOA, from the ninth anniversary of the podcast "Chasing the Horizon" and the MOA's partnership with Enduristan (including how you can win a set of Monsoon 3 saddlebags) to the Montana Rally registration + T-shirt package and BMW Motorrad Days Americas - which is a really big deal for everybody involved!
To find out more about [this thing], click on [that link]:
BMW MOA: https://www.bmwmoa.org/
Chasing the Horizon: https://horizon.bmwmoa.org/
CTH Episode 188: https://horizon.bmwmoa.org/2026/08/joanna-nguyen-188/
CTH Enduristan Giveaway: https://horizon.bmwmoa.org/enduristan-monsoon-3-giveaway/
CTH Episode 177 with the founder of Enduristan: https://horizon.bmwmoa.org/2026/05/david-jenni-177/
MOA/Enduristan Store: https://shop.bmwmoa.org/
Rally Registration: https://rally.bmwmoa.org/
BMW Motorrad Days Americas: https://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/en/experience/events/BMW-Motorrad-Days-Americas-2026.html (click their "Keep Me Informed" link to sign up for the newsletter)
Chapters
0:00 Plumbing woes & homeownership follies
3:00 9th Anniversary of Chasing the Horizon
5:00 MOA + Enduristan Partnership/Affiliate connection
8:30 How to win a set of Enduristan Monsoon 3 saddlebags
9:45 Montana Rally registration + T-shirt package deal
14:30 BMW Motorrad Days America at the Barber Vintage Festival (including the MOA's Builder's Best Bike Show)
24:00 Wrap-up, Chats with Chad and good-byes

The MOA Today, Episode 14: Enduristan partnership, Rally + T-shirt registration & Motorrad Days USA

Have you seen THE FIRST RT? If not, tune into Ep 51 of the SWB today!

The annual homecoming for the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America happens June 17-19, 2027 in Great Falls, Montana.

Beemers and Blue Sky, the 2027 BMW MOA National Rally

In this episode, Chuck Pryor is back to share his restoration of the first ever R100RT to roll of the line at BMW. Don't miss this chance to get up close and personal with this iconic machine!
The origin story of this R100RT (Ep 26 of this show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD33bihGo3w
Find Chuck on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckpryor/
Get your FREE BMW MOA's Membership. Use activation code "airheads247":
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Submit your Airhead for #followerFriday:
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Find Nick on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/airheadmisfits/
Keywords:
#motorcycles, #BMW, #Airhead, #garageupdates, #bikemaintenance, #motorcycleculture, #featuredbike, #motorcyclecommunity, #podcast, #bikewalkaround, #r100rt, #firstever, #collectorbike

SWB Ep. 51: Restoring The First R 100 RT

Chad Garcia, President of the BMW MOA's Board of Directors, fields questions and concerns about the National Rallies in this inaugural episode of the MOA's newest video podcast. Email Chad with your questions and we'll do our best to get to them in future episodes.
To find out more about the BMW MOA: https://www.bmwmoa.org/
To find out more about the Rallies: https://rally.bmwmoa.org/
Timeline
0:00 Chad's Introduction
1:40 Understanding the logistics of the Rally
5:00 Why volunteering is so important
7:18 How and why rally sites are chosen
13:45 Why is the rally still in the summer?
16:40 Plans for future events
20:10 The Board's expectations of themselves for the Rally
23:30 Changes in the Rally over the next few years
26:55 Wrap-up and Goodbye

Campfire Chats with Chad, Episode 1: The National Rallies

Welcome back to another MOA Garage BMW motorcycle tech video. We hope you'll like, comment, ask questions, subscribe, ring the bell and continue supporting the MOA with your membership.
Here's a simple maintenance task almost anybody can accomplish with just two tools and the key to the motorcycle. BMW Motorrad specifies replacing the air filter every 20,000 kilometers/12,000 miles. If you ride in a particularly dusty/sooty/smoggy environment, you may wish to change your air filter more often.
Tools needed:
* Key to remove the seat(s)
* T25 and T30 drivers
Parts/supplies needed:
* New air filter, BMW p/n 13 72 7 726 799; MSRP (Aug '26) $44.63
* rags to spread the upper panels apart and for cleanup
This air filter is specified for the following BMW motorcycles, listed by *build date*, not model year. The process for replacing the air filter in any of these motorcycles may differ from the process depicted in this video.
R 1200 GS 10/11 to 07/18
R 1200 GSA 09/12to 07/18
R 1200 RT 01/13 to 09/20
R 1200 R 11/13 to 07/18
R 1200 RS 06/14 to 07/18
R 1250 GS 09/17 to 07/23
R 1250 GSA 10/17 to 05/24
R 1250 R 11/17 to 06/24
R 1250 RS 03/18 to 06/24
R 1250 RT 11/19 to 06/24
Thank you for visiting the MOA Garage. Find out more about BMW motorcycles at https://www.bmwownersnews.com and learn more about the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America at https://www.bmwmoa.org. If you're an MOA member in the general Washington, D.C., area and would like to see your bike featured in an MOA Garage video, contact us through the MOA website.

Air filter replacement for BMW R1200GS (liquid cooled)

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