Rides, Events, and Reports


If you like sport touring, whether you ride a Concours, BMW, ST1300, FJR1300, or whatever, you are welcome to join us.

Date Ride / Event Contact / Report
  COG rides for Colorado are also posted on the national COG web site's schedule page. On that page, select region: SW . Then click on the Fetch button. Then look for the rides in Colorado. For a direct link, click here:COG Schedule page.  
  We need volunteers to lead rides in 2008, or they won't happen. If you've enjoyed some of the COG rides in the past, this is your big opportunity to contribute back to the motorcycling community. Check the Ride Planning page for information about planning / leading a ride. Phil Tarman
ptarman1 at msn dot com

Ride Planning
2008    
Mar 29 Ride Planning Session at CB & Potts at 1257 W 120th Ave, Westminster, 2-5 PM. Join us if you want to lead a ride this year, or if you just want to meet some other of the Colorado COG folks. Phil Tarman
ptarman1 at msn dot com
Apr 19 Wrench and Retch Session at Rick Hall's mountain retreat from 9:00 - 5:00. Tools available for just about everything; carb sync, tire change, fork seals... "Tech Session" chili as usual, RSVP please! Snow date will be May 3. Rick Hall
rickh at concours dot org
Jun 13-14? Stearman Fly-in. Meet at Friday June 13 4PM at the McDonald's in Fort Morgan (right near I-76, exit 80). Ride about 120 miles to St. Francis, Kansas, where there is free camping (but BYOTP). On Saturday view the planes up close and even pay for rides if you want. Return sometime Saturday afternoon. Phil Tarman
ptarman1 at msn dot com

Stearman Fly-In
Jun 2-6 COG at 10,000, COG National Rally in Frisco, CO. The COG National Rally
Jun 6 Colorado Two-Bits Rally. A 6-hour introduction to 24-hour motorcycle rallies. Will be held in conjunction with the 2008 COG National Rally in Frisco, CO. Details

Randy Bishop
bishoprl at earthlink dot net

Other Events of Interest
(These are not COG rides, but are being listed because they look like something some of us would like to attend here in Colorado and the American West.)

Date Ride / Event Contact / Report
Jan 1
BMW
BMW Motorcycling Club New Year's Day Ride. High Noon. Rockyard Brewery in Castle Rock. (This is a fun event. Lots of bikes, lots of friendly folks.) BMW Club of Colo
Feb 29 - Mar 2
AMA
AMA Arenacross at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, CO. AMA Arenacross

May 1-18
Nevada 1099
Nevada 1099 25-hour endurance rally which starts and finishes in Sparks, Nevada. Nevada 1099
Jun 27-29
MERA
Utah 1088 endurance rally Utah 1088

rallymasters.org
May 29 - Jun 1
AMA
AMA Superbike and FIM Superbike World Championship at Miller Motorsports Park, Salt Lake City, Utah. AMA Superbike

FIM World Superbike

Miller Motorsports Park
Jun 13-15
Cal 24
Cal 24 24-hour endurance rally, starting and ending in Dunnigan, California. Cal 24
Jun 28-29
AMA
AMA Motocross at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, CO. AMA Motocross

Thunder Valley
Jul 11-13
BMW West Colo
Western States Bonanza 48-hour endurance rally which starts and finishes in Grand Junction, Colorado. The bonuses will be located in the western half of the United States and Canada. Western States Bonanza
Jul 10-13
Horizons Unlimited
Horizons Unlimited Western USA Travelers Meeting in Silverton, CO. (Note: Serious world travellers and would-be travellers ONLY. Please!) Travelers Meeting in Colorado
Jul 24-27
BMW Club
Top of The Rockies Rally. Paonia, CO. Sponsored by the BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado. All makes welcome. BMW Club of Colo
Wed Jul 16 National Ride to Work Day ridetowork.org
Jul 18-20
MotoGP
AMA
2008 Red Bull U.S. GrandPrix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, CA. The weekend also includes AMA Superbike and Supersport races. Laguna Seca

MotoGP

AMA Superbike

Red Bull US Grand Prix
Jul 21-31
AMA
From the AMA: If you like the idea of riding twisty, high elevation roadways, but don't necessarily want to travel to Switzerland to do it, Rule the Rockies allows you to discover our own "American Alps" without ever leaving the State of Colorado. During this spectacular tour, you'll never be less than a mile above sea level, and at times you'll ride as high as 14,000 feet in elevation. You'll traverse a meandering loop that begins and ends in Colorado Springs. The itinerary includes legendary motorcycling routes such as Trail Ridge Road, the Million Dollar Highway, the San Juan Skyway, Independence Pass, the Mount Evans Summit Highway, the Peak to Peak Highway, and the Silver Thread Scenic Byway. These roads will bring the tour group through places like Rocky Mountain National Park, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Grand Mesa, the Royal Gorge, and Colorado National Monument, to name a few. Join us this summer and go Rule the Rockies! Report from 2003. AMA Rule the Rockies
Aug 2
BMW Club
Sixth Annual 100,000 Foot Colorado Pass Ride, organized by the BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado. BMW Club of Colo
Aug 6-14
Spank Rally
Spank Rally. 7-day endurance rally starting in Omaha, NE, and ending in Tulsa, OK. Or 5-day rally starting at your home and ending in Tulsa. Spank Rally
Aug 16-17
FreeWheelers
Colorado FreeWheelers 24th annual 1000-IN-24 ride, starting and ending at Fay Myers Motorcycle World (east of I-25 on Arapahoe Road in SE Denver). Several of us are also members of the all-makes FreeWheelers club and have really enjoyed the 1000-in-24 routes and the comaraderie. Join us for this year's ride. Pre-registration is required. An IBA SS1000 can be earned during this ride also. 1000-IN-24
Aug 16-17
BMW Club
2nd Annual Colorado Classic 1000, organized by the BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado. An IBA SS1000 can be earned during this ride. BMW Club of Colo
Oct 4-5
LOE
The 2008 Land of Enchantment (LOE) 1000 24-hour endurance rally. Explore New Mexico. LOE

Reports and Photos from Previous Years

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