BMW High Mileage awards

[M38A1]

Robert Krull over at Lonestar BMW and I were talking about the High Mileage award program with BMW, and got to thinking about who has what. The BMW MOA publishes their High Mileage awards every so often, and this month Voni Glaves (Voni on the board here) received her 900,000 mile award as did Ardys Kellerman, also at 900,000 miles on brand-specific bikes. :clap:

Along with this we got talking about who of this group was planning on attending Lonestar BMW's annual holiday party, and the possibility of a group picture then calculating the miles in the group.

So...... who on the board has received a BMW High Mileage award, what level are you at, and are you planning on attending the Holiday Party at Lonestar BMW on December 12th 11:30-4:00?

I've received my 100K award and plan on being there.

Anyone else?


EDIT: (RSVP's as of 11/26/09 on who will be there....)
Ardys Kellerman - 900,000 miles
Voni Glaves - 900,000 miles
Paul Glaves - 600,000 miles
Hank Arriazola - 500,000 miles
Mike Darnell - 500,000 miles
Robert Krull - 400,000 miles
Sonny J - 300,000 miles
Carla Cay Krull - 200,000 miles
Roger Honea - 200,000 miles
Paul Mulhern - 200,000 miles
David Haun - 200,000 miles
Scott Strance - 100,000 miles
Steve Goodman - 100,000 miles
Rudy DiSanto - 100,000 miles

Total: 5.2 MILLION documented BMW Miles (...or as Voni says - sMiles)


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[plugeye]

congrats
i can think of worse ways to put on all those miles

[Voni]

I'll be there ; )
I'll add my 900,000!

And I'll bring Paul with his 600,000!

Voni
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[kurt]

I've probably got 200,000 but not on a BMW. I'll probably go if for no other reason than to drop off a donation check.

[Red Brown]

I'll be there ; )
I'll add my 900,000!

And I'll bring Paul with his 600,000!

Voni
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Voni dear...you and Ardy are total studs!

Congratulations on the accomplishment.

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RB

[wbrisett]

I've probably got 200,000 but not on a BMW. I'll probably go if for no other reason than to drop off a donation check.


That's part of my problem, I end up riding a combination of my bikes everywhere, so it makes it harder to put any real miles on just the RT.

Wayne

[Red Brown]

That's part of my problem, I end up riding a combination of my bikes everywhere, so it makes it harder to put any real miles on just the RT.

Wayne

Yea..that is the case with most of us with multiple bike syndrome, but Voni did the real Iron Butt, which only a very small number of riders have completed that on TWTEX.

We all are powder puffs when compared to her and Ardy, the grandma.

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RB

[M38A1]

I'll be there ; )
I'll add my 900,000!

And I'll bring Paul with his 600,000!

Voni
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Great!
So that's 1.5 MILLION BMW miles between the two of you. Add Roberts 400K, my 100K, and we're up to TWO MILLION miles with four people. Ardys will most probably be there for 2.9MM BMW miles.

We're hoping for others to chime in.... See where this is going?

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[mlinkibikr]

How does BMW keep track? Honor system? Service records?

[M38A1]

How does BMW keep track? Honor system? Service records?

A combination of both. The individual owner primarily keeps track of the bikes and miles per bike, then submits a form with the information the dealer has to verify/sign. There's two different groups that provide awards to include BMW Motoraad and the BMW MOA if you are a member.

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[Robert K]

Don't forget that Voni is going to let Paul tag along so that will be another 600K. Carla Cay who is doing all the baking will of course be there and she is getting very close to 200K. If Mike "Wookie" Darnell shows up there is another 500K. Heck, we might be getting close to 5 million miles!!!
Robert

[M38A1]

Don't forget that Voni is going to let Paul tag along so that will be another 600K. Carla Cay who is doing all the baking will of course be there and she is getting very close to 200K. If Mike "Wookie" Darnell shows up there is another 500K. Heck, we might be getting close to 5 million miles!!!
Robert

OK, first post updated with the new info....

And I found the card of the one we spoke of.... Sonny J., also of Austin. I think he's good for 300, maybe 400K. I'll email him and find out if he's coming.

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[Robert K]

I think I didn't read your post good enough so I goofed up. Again. But I'm old.
Whatever, we are gonna have some heavy duty riders there. And just think guys, the two leaders of the pack are GIRLS!!!!!
Robert

[achesley]

I think Lyle Grimes is up to about 1.2 million. And a few others I've met also up over the million. I had filled out my paper work with him on the 100K just BMW miles several years ago but never sent it in. I missed seeing Lyle this last weekend at the Swamp Scooters Rally near Lafayette, La. Had other plans already in force.

What impressed me the most was Voni's mileage mark when she and Paul decided to win BMWONs annual mileage contest. I forget what the mileage was that summer but for sure she has not forgot. I think she near lived on bikes for that 6 month period.

I still kinda sort miss doing the BMW rallies across the country. Met many fine people here and there and you do stack on the sMiles making them. ;-)

[achesley]

That's part of my problem, I end up riding a combination of my bikes everywhere, so it makes it harder to put any real miles on just the RT.

Wayne

I understand that Wayne,
I had up to 3 bikes at the same time I was stacking up 124,000 BMW miles in 11 years. Only one BMW at a time. If I would of got rid of the KLR and DRZs and DRs during that period of time, who knows.
Now up to 43,000 Suzuki miles in the last 3 years. Sigh!

[wookie]

Add the Wookie"s 500,000 to the pot. I'll be there.

[Voni]

Let's aim for somewhere around noon for the group shot. I'll let the San Antonio Riders know.

We can send the picture to BMW MOA Owners News. A world's record is in our grasp!!!!

Voni
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[valcyr]

Hi, All,
I never applied to BMWMOA for any of the mileage awards, but back in 1999 I received the 200k award from BMWNA, now BMW Motorrad. If I did apply to MOA or Motorrad, I could easily go over 300k now.
Ride safe,
Phil Marvin - El Paso, TX
'95 K75RT
'95 K75RTP
'94 K75A/3

[D Artist]

I bought a 1985 BMW RT100 that has 206,000 miles on it. The original owner put a full 200k.
Still a great riding bike (once I get a left muffler for it)

[M38A1]

Hi, All,
I never applied to BMWMOA for any of the mileage awards, but back in 1999 I received the 200k award from BMWNA, now BMW Motorrad. If I did apply to MOA or Motorrad, I could easily go over 300k now.
Ride safe,
Phil Marvin - El Paso, TX
'95 K75RT
'95 K75RTP
'94 K75A/3

That's a bunch-o-miles..... Are you planning on making the Lonestar Party?

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[valcyr]

Hi, M38A1,
I know nothing about the Lonestar party. I have never visited Lonestar. I know they are in (or near) Austin and I'm in El Paso. It would be a 1200 mile trip for me to make the party. When is it and what will be happening there?
Ride Safe,
Phil Marvin - El Paso, TX
'95 K75RT
'95 K75RTP
'94 K75A/3

[M38A1]

December 12th, folks will decend on Lonestar BMW from all over the state for what basically amounts to a food/toy drive and bbq party with a spread of desserts that'll keep anyone going for miles and miles. It's truely amazing! Robert and Peter have been doing this for quite some time now and it's for a good cause and a good excuse to see old friends and make some new ones.

Twelve hundred miles? Whey you've got a couple hundred thousand, what's another thousand? lol.....

Here's the scoop:
http://lonestarcycle.com/


List updated. We're now up to 5.2 Million miles for who will be there!


~m

[Robert K]

Hi Valcyr, if you will send me your bikes, vin and mileage I can put you in for the BMW mileage awards if you wish. No prize money, but a nice medallion and bragging rights. And the price is right!
I've started to try and put up attendees and interest is really growing. So we are shooting for 10 million miles total. Ought to be fun. And remember, it's two girls who are leading the show here. Voni and Ardys. And I KNOW they would drive 1200 miles for free food.
Robert

[Valker]

Don't forget that it is not Robert (Hi, Robert) but his wife who makes the desserts!!!! Wish I could make it this year. Too many 'on the road' days this year. Tell CC "Howdy" from Eric West

[Robert K]

Hello Mr. West. I'll tell her to look on this thread herself. She is a member! And sorry you can't make it. CC has her mother down here helping out and they are going through the cookbooks looking for new goodies to bake. And the really bad part is that I can't even sample most of these! They are well guarded and then sealed really well. But, every once in awhile I manage to get lucky and catch them off guard.
Robert

[kellenbenz]

I have my 100K mileage award from BMW and in about 1400 miles will be ready for the 200K. All my BMW miles are on K1200LT's (2 of them)

I always try to make Lone Star's Party, but am not going to be able this year due to work schedule.

Tell Robert Hi for me and I expect everyone to eat one of the Chocolate covered peanut butter thingys (bulls eye I think)that his wife makes. If you refuse to eat them due to your diet...you can forward them to me of course.

Ride Safe,

Ron

[Robert K]

Hi Ron, they are Buckeyes and must be hard to make as she doesn't make many since they are so time consuming. And needless to say I don't get to sample any of them before the actual party. Sorry you can't make the party but that means more Buckeyes for the rest of us.
Robert

[CCKBMW]

Buckeyes - yup - that's the little suckers that take forever to make and everyone pops them in their mouth like they were an M&M! Gone! In one gulp. This year I'm making 15 lbs! That should last 3 hours - if I can keep Robert away from them!:eat:

Don't forget to bring a canned food items and/or a toy for the Children Blessing Children Toy Box! Thanks in advance!!

[Lucy]

I'll try to make it. My husband and I have purchased 3 BMWs from the Krulls and we have loved them all! We still own two of them. ...hoping to put more miles on them this year!

[roadfinder]

Most of my miles have been on other brands but I've managed to put 75K on my R1200RT since purchasing it in Februrary of 07.

[valcyr]

E-mail sent to RobertK

Ride Safe,
Phil Marvin - El Paso, TX
'95 K75RT
'95 K75RTP
'94 K75A/3

[Voni]

OK. It's this Saturday. Hope to see some of you there. Don't forget nonperishable food donation and/or a toy for a child!

Picture about NOON!

Oh, we are going to have fun!!!

Voni
sMiling

[M38A1]

Had lunch with Robert today. Yes, this is going to be one heck of a great event.

See you Saturday as well!

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[Robert K]

I've gotten a few more confirmations of some high mileage guys and gals so I bet we make the 10 Million Mile Mark. Wonder how many gallons of gas, tires and cheap hamburgers this is?
Robert

[M38A1]

Making some assumptions of:
Tires - 12K per set and $300 a set
Fuel - 40MPG and $2.00/gallon
Miles - 10,000,000 miles

You'd need 250,000 gallons of fuel for $500,000
You'd need 416 two-tire changes for $125,000
Burgers and Rolaids? Not a clue.
And then there's maintenance.........
--1667 Oil changes if done at 6k intervals
--833 Air Filters if done at 12k
--1667 +/- spark plugs if done at 12k
--Final Drives? :doh:

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[Robert K]

I don't think Queenie has ever broken a final drive but I think she did wear out a driveshaft on a 2002 RT at a bit over 200K. And she's not real good about oil changes either. We got her to stop in on a Sunday when she was doing her record ride 2 years ago to get serviced. She thinks she had at least 30K without changing any oils.
Voni is a lot better on this since she drags Paul around to do her maintenance. Same as what CC does to me.
I'm sitting at 400K miles. Guess I don't want to know what all it has cost me. But I think I got more back in return anyway.
Robert

[CCKBMW]

One of the many reasons I married you was for your motorcycle maintenance expertise! So far you're doing great so I'm keeping you!!:lol2:

[Valker]

One of the many reasons I married you was for your motorcycle maintenance expertise! So far you're doing great so I'm keeping you!!:lol2:

Have you figured out the formula yet? I mean, How many sweet treats=tune up?:trust:

[CCKBMW]

Baking for the Christmas Open House covers a lot of tires and oil changes! At least I hope so!!

[M38A1]

Baking for the Christmas Open House covers a lot of tires and oil changes! At least I hope so!!

Are going to have those little round shortbread cookies with the big dollup of chocolate frosting in the center? Thumbprint or black eye something or other cookies? I'm wanting them in a bad way right about now!

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[Robert K]

Boy, late Friday afternoon is a bit late for special requests! But I think I saw them being made. Or at least the ingredients. But I'm really not allowed anywhere near the goodies as they are being baked. And I think everyone is tagged with a serial number so I can't swipe any without being caught.
Robert

[CCKBMW]

You'll have 26 different varities from which to choose. I'm hoping something will satisfy your sweet tooth desire!:eat:

[Robert K]

Well, the day ain't over yet but the tally of BMW miles is 10,288.000. That's a lot of miles and not every high mileage rider signed up. But, they certainly ate their share of brisket, sausage and home made cookies, pies, cakes and other such sundries. And M38 was met at the door with a plate of the special cookies he requested. Now what did he do to deserve such attention?
Robert

[M38A1]

Thank you Robert, Peter, Carla and the whole crowd at Lonestar BMW for a great day! Judging by the quantity of food at the base of the Christmas tree, I'd say this event was a success.

And then the mileage photos.... Wow! What an impressive group of heavy-hitters all in one shot. I may have been at the bottom of the group with only 100K, but to be in that company was an honor.

Again, thanks for a wonderful day....

[kellenbenz]

Well, the day ain't over yet but the tally of BMW miles is 10,288.000. That's a lot of miles and not every high mileage rider signed up. But, they certainly ate their share of brisket, sausage and home made cookies, pies, cakes and other such sundries. And M38 was met at the door with a plate of the special cookies he requested. Now what did he do to deserve such attention?
Robert

I sure hated to miss that one....will there be a picture posted of the high mileage group?


Ron

[Bob Dahringer]

Well, the day ain't over yet but the tally of BMW miles is 10,288.000. That's a lot of miles and not every high mileage rider signed up.



And then the mileage photos.... Wow! What an impressive group of heavy-hitters all in one shot.
Again, thanks for a wonderful day....

That is some impressive mileage. :rider:
How many attended? Sounds like it was a good time. :sun:

[Voni]

HUGE thanks for a really wonderful day!

You all outdid yourself.

I'm expecting 10.288 million miles in two pictures is a WORLD record!

Voni
sMiling

[WoodButcher]

Good grief, is nobody going to post the picture? I guess its up to me. In theory the fingers are for 100K miles, but I don't have a picture where everybody is holding them up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/woodbutcher/misc/IMG_0057.jpg

[Voni]

SWEET!

Voni
sMiling

[M38A1]

...In theory the fingers are for 100K miles, but I don't have a picture where everybody is holding them up.



I 'dunno Rusty, sure looks like a rogue BMW biker group to me and they're tossing gang signs of some type. :trust:


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[M38A1]

The "Ten Million Mile Club" High Mileage BMW Riders in attendance included the following individuals. These are documented miles ridden specifically on BMW manufacturered bikes. The total was 10,788,000 miles at last count according to Lonestar BMW's site.


Ardys Kellerman - 900,000 miles
Voni Glaves - 900,000 miles
Hugo Salguero - 700,000 miles
Les Rohan - 660,000 miles
Paul Glaves - 600,000 miles
Mike Darnell - 550,000 miles
Robert Krull - 400,000 miles
Peter Evans - 400,000 miles
Rick Rohlf - 385,000 miles
Sonny Johns - 300,000 miles
Phil Marvin - 388,000 miles
Mike Murphy - 300,000 miles
Dennie Clonch - 250,000 miles
Kent McDonald - 250,000 miles
Carla Cay Krull - 200,000 miles
Roger Honea - 200,000 miles
Paul Mulhern - 200,000 miles
David Haun - 200,000 miles
Dan King - 200,000 miles
Damun Gracenin - 200,000 miles
Keith Harris II - 200,000 miles
Rex Wright - 200,000 miles
Del Grosenheider - 200,000 miles
Paul Yeager - 175,000 miles
Dan Cohen - 175,000 miles
Steve Dowell - 150,000 miles
Doug Crow - 130,000 miles
Robert Stallones - 125,000 miles
Marvin Merriweather - 125,000 miles
Scott Strance - 100,000 miles
Steve Goodman - 100,000 miles
Ken Korn - 100,000 miles
Steve Goodman - 100,000 miles
Jerry Squire - 100,000 miles
Dave Schani - 75,000 miles

Not present
*Hank Arriazola - 500,000 miles
*Rudy DiSanto - 100,000 miles

[Voni]

Pictures here:

http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2009%20Lone%20Star%20BMW/?start=all

Voni
sMiling

[GSer]

Like every year, the party was fun. It was great to visit with people and see the bikes. And it was an honor to be included in the photo of high mileage riders. I didn't take many photos, but here is the link to them.

http://rstallones.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Lone-Star-BMW-party/10634413_tuo37#739691248_czJYt

[Robert K]

Wow, what a fun time it was on Saturday! The weather may have been a little cool and damp but we went through more food than last year. More cookies also. Thanks to everyone who made it great. And Many, Many Thanks to everybody who donated food, toys and money to the Food Bank and Children Blessing Children Toy Drive. I think it was a record food donation this year and it is well needed.
We'll get a bunch of pictures up soon. I was the designated charwoman this weekend to do most of the cleaning and ALL of the mopping! But I made sure there was not a camera in sight to get a picture of that.
And Voni and GS'r, wonderful pictures. Can I use some of them?
Robert

[GSer]

Yes, of course, you can use any of my photos.

Robert Jr.

And Voni and GS'r, wonderful pictures. Can I use some of them?
Robert

[Voni]

And Voni and GS'r, wonderful pictures. Can I use some of them?
Robert

Of course you may! I love to share ; )

Voni
sMiling

[M38A1]

Robert sent me this one. I had to chuckle.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/M38A1_bucket/scooterstuff/Granny.jpg

[Voni]

That's my Paul! Just another Ardys fan!

Voni
sMiling

[M38A1]

Just got an email from Robert saying Chuck Wetzel was there and forgot to sign the roster for 420,000. That would be 11,208,000 (10,788,000 + 420,000). Then if we want to add 'accrued' miles, we should toss on another 8,000 for me so it'd be 11,216,000 miles.

That's ELEVEN MILLION+ miles.


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[M38A1]

We thought 11,216,000 was the final, but then Robert just added that Ardys is actually at 940,000 and Voni 925,000 for...... ready for this......

11,281,000 miles


:eek2:
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[Wes]

Looking at that photo it confirms my suspicion, you have to be retired to rack up that kind of mileage. Even when a bike was my only transport I didn't pass 20,000 miles in a year. ;-)

[CCKBMW]

Some of us aren't retired - I just try to ride every chance I get. Sometimes "making" sure those "chances" happen!:rider:

[Voni]

I actually ride less now that I'm retired.

Don't need near as much stress relief, and I don't have that 50 mile round trip commute! :sun:

Voni
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