How Many Is Enough? Author’s Essay #3

How Many Is Enough? Author’s Essay #3

By Stuart A. Kirk Author’s Stable of Motorcycles “How many bikes are enough?” asked Bob, my philosopher friend, one morning as we were eating donuts at the Santa Fe BMW dealership. It seemed like a straight-forward query, but I had no answer. I recalled...
Kudos for OCD!

Kudos for OCD!

A traveler wrote a nice letter to the BMW ON magazine about a positive experience he had at our shop last summer. It got published in the August 2020 Issue! This is it below: A Great shop in Santa Fe Last summer, I was staying in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after a long and...
All Girls Track Day

All Girls Track Day

Arroyo Seco Raceway in Deming New Mexico put on their annual “All Girls Track Day” August 8th. Frances and Adah – the only female members of Kraut Racing – took this seriously and left the men behind. Women can go do a track day and help each...
Track Days and Racing Start Up Again!

Track Days and Racing Start Up Again!

After waiting all year, Sandia Speedway opened up and the club SMRI put on a track/race weekend with a Race School on Friday the 14th of August, Track Day the 15th and the Law Tigers 1st Round Championship on Sunday the 16th. In July the club put on a...
“Riding Alone”, Essay by Stuart Kirk

“Riding Alone”, Essay by Stuart Kirk

At the beginning, I had to ride alone. In my mid-forties and under the spell of a quixotic impulse, I bought a new red 1991 BMW K75S. But I was unprepared to ride. I couldn’t test ride the Beemer or ride it home, because I didn’t have a motorcycle license. Besides, I...