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The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (BMW MOA) is a motorcycle club for owners and admirers of BMW motorcycles. As of 2008, it had 39,700 members. [1] BMW MOA was founded in 1972 in Chicago by five enthusiasts. The club is now based in Greer, South Carolina, and was formerly based in a suburb of St. Louis.
The SC 400's 4.0 L V8 1UZ-FE, the same engine as used in the LS 400, was reported to have cost over US$400,000,000 in research and development. [12] The engine sits behind the front axles, which makes it a front mid engine rear wheel drive vehicle. The SC 400 was honored as the Motor Trend Import Car of the Year for 1992.
The Association of Recovering Motorcyclists (ARM) is an independent motorcycle association, founded in 1986 by Jack and Judy Jensen. [1] The association currently have over 100 chapters in the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Guam, England, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Thailand and Netherlands.
A 1930 AMA membership application form, on display at the Harley-Davidson Museum, included the statement "membership is limited to white persons only". This segregation occurred at a time in American history when many motorcycle dealerships refused to sell motorcycles to black riders, forcing an entire population to create their own culture. [3]
A Cannonball MC member in Helsinki, Finland in 2009. The abbreviations MC and MCC are both used to mean "motorcycle club" but have a special social meaning from the point of view of the outlaw or one percenter motorcycling subculture. MC is generally reserved for those clubs that are mutually recognized by other MC or outlaw motorcycle clubs. [9]
Walneck's Classic Cycle Trader was a motorcycle magazine begun in 1978 by motorcycle enthusiasts and swap meet organizers [2] Buzz and Pixie Walneck. [1] The first issues were flyers that listed motorcycle parts for sale; demand for parts and complete motorcycles subsequently resulted in the publication growing into a large, full color magazine that contained over 120 pages during its peak.
The BMW CCA Logo. The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) is a U.S.-based organization of enthusiasts and owners of BMW-made automobiles (including MINI).Organized into five regions and 69 chapters, the club has more than 75,000 active members within the United States, making it the largest BMW owner/enthusiast organization in the world. [1]
Rainbow Motorcycle Club: 1971 San Francisco, California, United States The Royal British Legion Riders Branch: 2004 Satyrs Motorcycle Club: 1957 Los Angeles, California, United States Shrewsbury Motocross Club: 1976 Shrewsbury area, West Midlands region of England Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club: 1949 Worldwide Vintage Motor Cycle Club: 1946