{"id":48,"date":"2024-08-20T22:18:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T22:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmwmotorcycles.local\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:49:32","slug":"letters-to-the-editor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/owners-news\/letters-to-the-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rider to Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48\" class=\"elementor elementor-48\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae6962 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ae6962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046540d elementor-widget elementor-widget-bmw_hero\" data-id=\"046540d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bmw_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bmw-card\"\n        style=\"background-image: url('http:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P90134653_highRes-1-scaled.jpg');\"\n    >\n\n    <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"bmw-card__title\">Rider to Rider<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0adbdbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0adbdbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8262558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8262558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rider to Rider is our version of &#8220;Letters to the Editor&#8221; and the MOA members&#8217; opportunity to voice an opinion and be heard. Use the convenient submission form below to contact our Media Team and submit your comments for publication online or in the <em>Owners&#8217; News<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72beb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72beb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Latest Rider to Rider<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b968ac7 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b968ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8604 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_type-rider-to-rider\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/airbag-vest-could-have-helped\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8605 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8605 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/X2F7597-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Gunnar Holmes' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90593391_highRes-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90593391_highRes-150x150.jpg 2x\" class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><noscript><img alt='Gunnar Holmes' src='https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90593391_highRes-150x150.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P90593391_highRes-150x150.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><\/noscript>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/airbag-vest-could-have-helped\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAirbag Vest Could Have Helped\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My daughter-in-law\u2019s father, Mason Stevenson, was recently out riding on a nice, clear, sunny June day in west New Orleans, Louisiana. He was fully protected with a helmet, jacket, gloves and pants, but when an SUV pulled out in front of him at an intersection,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/airbag-vest-could-have-helped\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Airbag Vest Could Have Helped\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tGunnar Holmes\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8602 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_type-rider-to-rider\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/new-rt-styling-disappointing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8603 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8603 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2026-BMW-R-1300-RT-Preview-3.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Tom Sigerfoos, 227527' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=128&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=256&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x\" class='avatar avatar-128 photo avatar-default lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><noscript><img alt='Tom Sigerfoos, 227527' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=128&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=256&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo avatar-default lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><\/noscript>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/new-rt-styling-disappointing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNew RT Styling Disappointing\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I am struggling to \ufb01nd the right words to express my reaction to the photos of the 2026 BMW R 1300 RT appearing on page 19 of the June issue of BMW Owners News. Several choices come to mind including horri\ufb01ed, grossed out and totally<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/new-rt-styling-disappointing\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New RT Styling Disappointing\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tTom Sigerfoos, 227527\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8607 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_type-rider-to-rider\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/ah-the-good-ole-days\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7052 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7052 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rally_800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt='Pat Dial, 70832' src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=128&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=256&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x\" class='avatar avatar-128 photo avatar-default lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><noscript><img alt='Pat Dial, 70832' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=128&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=256&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo avatar-default lazyload' height='128' width='128' \/><\/noscript>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bmwmoa.org\/news\/ah-the-good-ole-days\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAh, The Good Ole Days\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I recently returned from the National Rally in Lebanon, Tennessee. In the past I have been Co-chairs and one Chair and do realize the complexity of this event. My hat is off to ALL rally chairs past, this year\u2019s and in the future. 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