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Club Meeting Minutes from 7/11/2026 at Wolfsmiths
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Club news reel....
o Our 2026 Annual Club Rally will be at the Oak Thicket
Park in Lake Fayette from October 30 to November 1. This
covers the daylight savings weekend. The Club has reserved
two cabins for this year, but we may just release them
unless members want to pay for them. Some of us plan to
stay at the Best Western in La Grange, just a few minutes
down the road (I have my reservations already). Planning
for our Club's 60th Year Anniversary continues.
****** Registration starts Saturday, August 1st ******
o We had 19 participants in the Club meeting conducted
at Wolfsmiths [7/11], which was impressive as we had a
Thunderstorm bearing down on us.
o Fernando's training corner provided a summary of how
to go about replacing and/or straightening the front
forks on the bike.
o Jerry Matson provided a visual slide show on his
recent riding vacation into Spain and France.
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KSUu4VM3iyRuLjjs5
o A roadguardians.org Basic 100 Class is being offered on
Saturday, September 27 in Houston from 9am-5pm. See link
https://roadguardians.org/event/houston-tx-26-1125/
Location is American Legion Post #560, 3720 Alba Rd,
Houston 77018. This is 12 minutes west of Wolfsmiths.
Cost is $50 and they have 18 spots right now.
o BMW Car Club and our BMW Motorcycle club will once again
have a combined gathering of the two clubs at the BMW Car
Dealership in Katy on Sunday, October 11th. Ride your
Classic bikes if possible.
o Next Tech Day will be in early October. To be Announced.
o We had a Ride to Eat (RTE) on Saturday July 18th, that
toured the Kemah/Seabrook area, and concluded at the LONE
STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM (at EFD). The club covered most of the
entry fees as the museum had a $10 day special going on.
Most of the 15 participants ended up talking in the Minuti
Coffee shop afterwards.
o Safety on Two Wheels is offering Advanced Street Training
and Offroad courses. See the website safetyontwowheels.org
o Wild West Motoplex in Katy will have the BMW Demo truck
onsite 8/14-8/15. Prior registration for rides is required.
o Bike Services are available from ....
o MPH Cycles in Hempstead. Call 281-647-6557 for Mike
Haven and Davy Parsons, or check www.mphcycles.com.
o J&B Cycleworks in Conroe. Call 936-266-0300 or
check jbcycleworks.com
o Motorcycles Unlimited in Houston. Call 281-444-0545
or check motorcycles-unlimited.com
o beemerboneyard.com is where you can order parts for
BMW repairs/mods. 973-775-3495
o MOTO 10 - Contact Alex
o Motorcycles Unlimited - Contact Patrick for tires.
Supported Activities ...
o Jerome Istin is looking for more MS150 Motorcycle
Marshall participants to start in October of 2026.
Contact him at jerome.istin@gmail.com.
o Jerry Matson coordinated the IRONMAN Motorcycle
support group on April 18th. He was 2-3 riders
short in 2026, and some riders had to ride longer
than anticipated. As the IRONMAN organization
contributes $$$$ to our Club, we need to step up
and fully support this event for Jerry.
VP Corner ...
o I purchased a pair of EKON RoadArmor Riding Pants from
ekontravel.com. They seem to fit well, but the knee pads
aren't quite located properly. I've also seen comments
that these same pants are sold as another brand on Amazon
cheaper, as both were drop shipped from China. Also they
are apparently not waterproof.
o I purchased a set of ZOUND Earplugs (21dB) to replace
ones I've always purchased from "The Fit Life" (TFL)
(23dB), as Amazon had dropped them. Finally found an
online source for TFL, but ZOUND performs well. I found
that they are a little small for my ear canals so I have
to work to remove them.
o My BMW NAV V internal storage expansion microSD card
had to be increased from 32GB to 64GB as the latest update
from Garmin needed more space. The Garmin required that
it have a FAT32 filesystem on it, but it defaults to ExFAT
from the store. Eventually found that the downloadable
utility RUFUS was able to select FAT32, and it finally
took the latest North America mapping files.
o Who uses Foremost/AARP for your Motorcycle Insurance
carrier??? Are they good/bad? Cost comparison? Have
you found a better Insurance carrier for the money?
I've been getting ad's from them through AARP.
o While creating the Lone Star RTE, I had to generate a
GPX file (to download into Garmin GPS) using a googlemaps
route. Having problems finding a good tool to do this.
I'm told Scenic is the way to go, but it still requires
an Apple/MAC to run. Looking at a new laptop now. Anyone
have any good alternatives?
Action Items ...
o Start a thread for those interested in utilizing the
two camping cabins we have reserved for the Club Rally
at Lake Fayette starting October 30.
o Club 60th Anniversary at the Rally needs to have some
goodies for all to commemorate. Maybe a cake, or
Coffee cups.
o Next Club meeting will be at WOLFSMITHS on 8/8/2026,
and it starts at 8AM again per Fernando!